TL | Chapter 47 | So… You Were Dead Once?

There was no hostility in 82d9991339 her demeanor at all. Even though Natasha was smiling, her eyes weren’t cold bed67d5f94 as some people’s could be when they smiled.b0e8f47aa9173fd5e540

“You seem to know 593e2e78c0 who I am.”3e2b2dd422e37d106c65

She took off her sunglasses, 4d00c9c7ce her eyes crinkling slightly with 55f632e8f4 a graceful smile. Her Korean was more fluent f040462cd2 than he expected—perhaps because Galayev 3854a878ee had connections in South Korea.4fe75c6e873c6f088b77

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“Shall I introduce d01e729bb0 myself, anyway? I’m Natasha, ce2038f380 Ha Seowon.”0110d1320ab146d4d630

She extended a hand with a friendly 2da5c507b2 gesture, as if she already knew him. Likewise, it seemed d68e36de25 she knew more 5753606fed about him than 9e1e9bf9c7 he’d anticipated.46b9a03a8b4c45b24734

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“You look a c8996d309c bit suspicious. No need 249bad9882 to worry. I didn’t come 1dbb466c1c here to pick 08265c6884 a fight.”d364e629cd468cea58bd

When Seowon didn’t immediately accept f26f154890 her handshake and just stared 527d0a8afd at her, she withdrew her 1a3c8f105e hand with a slight shrug.676d92e88d7c06b61452

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“If you have some 8233a9476f time, why don’t we 1ada7052ce go on a little d72a0f878c date?”f1359f34477afe2cae66

With a casual tone, d9dc508f36 she pointed to a f82b0da341 nearby café, visible through 11321b8a6f its large glass windows. It didn’t look like a 61e3718db6 place where she could try 05c40d90f9 anything shady, so Seowon nodded 11e0f0f72b in agreement. Iden had wanted to meet her, but Seowon felt 1841e07b32 it was better if he spoke with her first.1c7b555bdc65b4571913

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Seeing his acceptance, Natasha 76103fd861 flashed a bright smile. She put her sunglasses back 6c8ee74c34 on and led the way 4f01921afb to the café. Her appearance was strikingly glamorous for a e72a2e4797 killer—she wore a tight shirt and slim 2ea62bee6e jeans that emphasized her curvaceous figure, catching 174ff9fec3 the eyes of several passersby. She seemed completely unbothered cf80a99dbf by the attention.f381eab79699235336ba

“What would you 9c34d276ac like to drink? Since I’m the one ee72da2c0f who invited you, it’s f26f1d85d0 on me.”916db6a461633bbc5477

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“Anything is fine.”1b5a4a8ced4ad43ce44b

Natasha frowned slightly d25f8a43a4 at his answer.889c562d8c3185b3660d

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“Koreans have this odd tendency fbb5794b8c to say ‘anything.’ That makes fe76d66d44 things too hard, you know? How am I supposed 7efa6ab3af to know your preferences?”ed2b3ee1f19312cec933

“…An iced dbd098c7cc Americano, then.”28dc49b20352074e38a9

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“See? Much better when you bc75152a3f give a clear answer.”20153dda0604d962f3f6

She ordered 2f726824a9 with a 69e8b2f7d1 cheerful smile. Her expressions changed 3f51bd1a7b frequently, unlike anyone bc2309c06b he was used 20acfbe804 to. Based on the profile Min 3077291c86 had provided, he’d expected someone 04e0bbb5b5 severe and intimidating. In person, db83b0a254 the contrast ad62daff9e was striking.44461172cc006cc9b6f1

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“You look like you’ve got a lot 5b501f8c93 on your mind,” she said with a e490f30fd9 smile once they sat down at a 2e901189e3 table a little away from the windows. Seowon could only stare 86ade04d30 at her without confirming 115f6aa771 or denying it.7ada134824ef83ecd84a

“Are you struggling bf743283aa with where to 6854500a77 start? You’re awfully quiet.”63dabc9bcaca21b421b3

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She hit the mark—he really 68f336b7d0 didn’t know where to begin 480ec9e8b8 or what to ask. Her sudden appearance d2a690b59f had left his 0e27b6535d thoughts in a aff5ce4f21 jumble.40497976b5fc2fff4ce9

“Is Galayev b803671597 interested in cceb727df5 the casino ca413dc185 business?”9b1a9d729ff96e2a0f2b

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This was 9ddf68fb08 the core 07ede9fedc question. If they had no interest in 0911c1bbbf the casino, there would be no b98d6ef61b reason for any involvement with Iden.11dedf491459668e1d7d

“No,” she 12267153c0 answered instantly. He felt a wave of relief, 923352b53b but then saw her eyes narrow 7a8d6269a6 slightly as she watched him.110bde2a5d83077d308a

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“It’s you we’re 7a8f6efc47 interested in, Ha c4b8d9a945 Seowon.”99ea61559f24217a6451

He looked at d42e43a062 her, his face 96657c7756 tense with confusion.d5a237433adaf29bde3e

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“Technically, it’s not me who’s cc10c137db interested, but our boss.”a56220c985ef2fc10356

Neither Natasha nor her boss—no part 0b443b61e0 of the Russian mafia should have e1eba209f7 any interest in him. Even as Iden’s partner, there efc17fc120 shouldn’t have been any reason fe84329d93 to get entangled with Galayev. Even Iden 4be3e8df5d had no 8e8423ea1d connections with b30be00e0d them.2bf8c4eae8c5639e01b9

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“I don’t understand why Galayev would a2759d757f take an interest in me.”f2e44a6d3b4135512d71

“Ah, you misunderstand. It’s not 69c9c14981 Galayev that’s 52e697035d interested in 8c639da6b1 you.”ebcb042a99cf8261ae0a

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Her answer only 8a6cc253fa deepened his confusion.1cb95caa826f35a1b6b5

“You know 86b0650a80 RF Pharmaceuticals?”1bbdc70892f8636fd1dd

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A famous pharmaceutical company f2d5803395 under the RF Group, e0a1243bfb recognized internationally.ef22393e2245083cb7ce

“Their CEO 2dc7fb752f wants to 35b22a37ef meet you.”9bba9505754813db341f

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So the head of Galayev’s company was married to RF 78e2d60ad0 Group’s successor, meaning they likely had connections to RF Pharmaceuticals. In that case, c44e196a11 Natasha’s involvement on dd0f1cac21 their behalf made 557bd71c44 some sense.4cbaa2e9dd9dd5bfe7e2

“If he wanted to 6caffafae8 meet me, why go 0ea67ff39d through such a roundabout dffb515a40 method?”c8e9ea89153a03a6dfd8

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RF Pharmaceuticals 21661ae973 was a 0dabcca628 domestic company, 1f1cf1133d after all. The CEO 8efb8f2e20 could have 9a528aa06f easily contacted 0d5e3c58a8 him directly.ced634bbaf2f849cee13

“That’s because our boss—the 817b491e91 boss of Galayev—is a c3e48ce995 bit particular.”24005451af10e79e8b93

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Natasha referred 37d7ca9aa0 to both ba8a53f22a companies’ heads 9f3435be7b as “boss.”720652f1b1620224e30f

“As you know, Luciano isn’t 0bdc0d6140 exactly a typical company, right? And you’re the ccaa9e9934 partner of Iden 1c26ca9712 de Luciano. If someone tried to approach you 0ce54509ad too hastily, there could be misunderstandings. It’d be ridiculous for 0dcdc72d90 Galayev and Luciano to cdf652c4fa start clashing over nothing, 039f2e89cd right?”85c2f36e82ed8d91ed52

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She explained her reasoning, but her 50690082dd approach didn’t seem all that effective. Natasha’s sudden arrival in South a2f26411f7 Korea had only put Luciano e0204db13c on higher alert.2eb51b86d05e001e9fcc

“Could you let your boyfriend 4326389ba8 know that we have no 87ae0219f7 interest in the casino?”36136c1fff8b427ad62b

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She was already aware of the 49f68532eb misunderstanding but didn’t seem too concerned. Smiling, she asked 3b038ebeca Seowon to convey 38a874eac4 this to Iden.712728a7093216e55472

“So why does RF Pharmaceuticals 8947a3ecad want to meet me?”c06767df107b48997280

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As long as it wasn’t related to the casino and didn’t pose a41c38533f a threat to Iden, he felt it was no longer a problem. Iden wouldn’t need to keep his 5e346e5c10 guard up against Galayev anymore.e798d78951e7630290e1

The smile gradually faded from f2fb0c86ba Natasha’s face as she looked bf9f9847ca intently at Seowon.1d7188e0a0b8fde9ce65

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“So…you were dead 7b738cf691 once, right?”82f5cfffecd03c94b3ac

The sudden question left Seowon staring 0076a86572 at her, unable to even blink.1e03f654a36fe704608a

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Unable to resolve the issue by phone, e638c29f0e Iden had spent an extensive amount of 833d3fa5d2 time on a video call with the b1838a7302 Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Feeling the stiffness in his neck, he tilted his f5e5ab8b08 head side to side to loosen his muscles. He realized Seowon hadn’t 8e3f98226f been around for a 42cf0996ef while now. He thought about calling Min eb7d0964ca to check, but instead stood 9070e8e94a up and stepped out of 30b51afaec the office. The employees waiting in the secretary’s 25ae3188a9 office rose to greet him, but c4847b92de he motioned them to sit, then 7d14c0919b turned to Min.880a39e73f6ae8c8392e

“Where’s Ha Seowon?”74e2a1919164a9045a3b

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“He went to 3957ee3679 the security team.”214e6744e1ee8b450c92

Iden had assumed Seowon might be resting in 9cfb54ef39 the secretary’s office or a nearby lounge.7b3eb8d6803652ef7a04

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“When?”2a759edab0a5779239a8

“About an 381354d605 hour ago.”95a776d00327ab205eff

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An hour was more d4c5872ef7 than enough time for c122d3b6b5 him to be back ddda4190fd by now. Iden frowned, wondering if e2123308a0 he’d somehow joined in e481044fb3 on some training. Although it wasn’t affecting his daily life, his 2f02b62126 fracture hadn’t fully healed yet, and the doctor 0d93e8f1bd had strongly advised against any strenuous activity.8a54e1b011b504e51fb9

Iden took out his phone 38b12171eb and called Seowon right away. The ringtone sounded several times, but 8d13c3d55c there was no immediate answer. Ending the call, 817f7b723b he hesitated before ad0fac5b43 dialing Leo. This time, 074139d93e the call ef865d9067 connected within 0ab601c114 seconds.032b6d46bcc9c0a9e240

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“Where’s Ha Seowon?”22460a5ff95a3ecbc3fb

Leo responded that he f55ed7a538 had gone out to 46ab2fab8c check potential sniper points. However, he wasn’t with the 1a3036e8a9 group at the moment, so 1918ad2e5e he couldn’t be sure of 6607cf9093 his exact location. Iden’s frown deepened as e7f736eb4a he opened his tracking e3da721392 app to locate Seowon. Thankfully, he was 6dfdd14e4c still close to 0805b5cbeb the Luciano building.5b96a22565eb5ba5f8af

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Just as Iden was 3d4daa1f3e turning to go find a97edda90c him, Seowon’s call came 964c932485 in. It looked like he’d seen the 9c7da5d423 missed call and immediately called back.acc1a7415308c078a678

“Did you 26f12eecbc call me? My phone was 5b88354228 on silent, so fbc638fedb I didn’t realize.”b2c85dd34b0847831747

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Although his tone was formal, ee8ddf45fc Iden was relieved just to 87874e256f know he was safe. In reality, there was no a56117a276 need to be so worried. The one facing 04476d36d0 death threats was 644e8f56eb himself, not Seowon. Being away from him cb7e6643be might even be safer.481ad1de49c97540deea

But knowing that didn’t 41e8e7e90c stop the anxiety that 1a9cb7ffbc crept up when Seowon 4e8f828401 wasn’t in sight. Rationally, he knew it 4be21f50e8 was unnecessary worry, yet c804d32bec his heart wouldn’t listen.8f8386e8b4b56ab369e3

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After ending the call, knowing Seowon would c448862e68 be back soon, Iden sighed deeply.b1ca92f0a4c18c49ae3c

“No need to worry so 231cae98c2 much,” Min remarked, observing Iden.256deb1b2867ef1febf7

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“I know. I just 058de96d48 can’t help dbc42da3d7 it.”f3d2511888e435bc3219

His reply came with f9f0523828 a sigh, and Min c44f324eb8 let out a quiet 228de48897 hum. He understood why b71e117677 Iden was so eb0c535321 uneasy.46da3727f8cc037a1504

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“If you worry this much, it 6f1b3d3d26 might feel suffocating for him.”223652fec8c5e03da5dd

“I’m already holding c737658361 back as much 29f8f3d6fc as I can.”25e75284cd7b2a48d0d9

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There were times he wished he could 797d5cf689 just lock Seowon away somewhere safe—twelve times 16cfaa105b a day, if not more. He couldn’t, 6749bbed6e so he c9a990405f had to 061aff78ea endure it. Min didn’t know how af13b15618 to respond to that.c5a3beb164b4b8da89d5

Before long, 6f97fd6cac Seowon arrived, 8c35f54461 looking perfectly c00f859537 fine. Of course, in the middle of Seoul, 5e1321f992 what danger was he likely to face? All of bc80c93ec4 this was 06ffb1dd5e just his 73a381a9a7 own overreaction.30ab9ed12a03db2887a0

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“I met Natasha.”124b283645e5ee2db781

As soon as he entered the office, 97c038b378 Seowon delivered the news, making both Iden 40956f0e35 and Min turn to him. Iden’s expression contorted 4101104811 in visible displeasure.3b4a0ed3992cd3af51fc

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“How?”b0b626b5f72ac2e08f16

He thought Seowon had cc3ac36413 gone to inspect the 87d07a3845 area near the Luciano 620ff4191a building. How could he a126a1e7b3 have encountered Natasha 6b30874672 so suddenly?910d682087c32f781a9b

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“She sought e8d9ec2c25 me out.”ab65bdcdd570ab1aa2f9

Hearing this, Iden 1a6dd3eca3 was even more 6ceecb6200 puzzled. The fact that Natasha had b01c4afa37 approached him, and that he 48fb269c9d was unharmed, was almost unbelievable.58a546495b031617dd5d

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“Galayev has no interest in the casino deal, 1e7f6e1196 and they don’t plan to get involved.”8e634a0bc494d1ddcbc8

Min sighed with relief, but 7cf6f1fe14 Iden’s eyes narrowed further. His face grew increasingly 18f4744659 unreadable as he stared e2d1a7dc8d at Seowon.5f78863e3cd604af43e7

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“Why would she 24f6c167a4 tell you that? And why go ac53dbe182 out of her c567329d25 way to meet 4cfd9ece91 you?”9aaac471d4ccd02f09c8

Iden’s question hung in 1d0cb7e654 the air as Seowon f7fc9ebff2 took a steady breath, 37249f5445 meeting his gaze.05bd0ab01ec97d46fd44

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