TL | Chapter 68 | The Enemy Within

Iden and 053d0e3c19 Min went 77d7422eae out for 7f2e2e2af9 drinks with 74c61510bb an official bbe7b45116 from the d9444513f1 Ministry of 89505430b4 Culture, Sports, 2f4e0914c9 and Tourism. The minister had personally 92e3d60f9e reached out, saying that d9be9bbfc5 since the casino project 3a4b40420f was officially approved, it f9cef38044 was only right to 18826600ec celebrate. Unlike Iden, who 11b69f2b75 wasn’t entirely pleased ea5bca98cd with how quickly 8d5b05904e things were confirmed, fd1999e08e the minister acted 5d37d8d5d8 as if it 3b5a38a862 was all thanks 8b98026e95 to him and 9cf61c3d9b insisted Iden should 08ef5d6c1b buy a round 5de00d6707 of drinks in 94f3d0b5d4 gratitude. Iden found eb32c9c8d4 his attitude 5eceaa26f9 extremely unpleasant, f06e1d17d5 but if 1611382dfe he wanted 9f054b0e5c to run f08853f203 casinos and f390ee8f65 hotels in b0d0e8a2a7 South Korea, 1ef183f8e4 government cooperation 0bd82b91fe was necessary, 1f3cfec9c6 and the 846e212a41 minister’s influence 15eb270805 couldn’t be 2ccb7b3d27 ignored.293249d59d7edb00

For some reason, Iden b2c8e43078 told Seowon there was 15821aaf67 no need for him 541f2e5ba1 to come along. Min explained that da1575e8db it was probably 4d255abc22 because the minister’s 92390341ba wife showed excessive 065596968d interest in Seowon. Since she was 63dbc6ee94 a married woman, 98aa7abb90 it obviously wasn’t 454643626e in a romantic bb3b2e9e7b sense, but even e84a228979 that seemed to 0e9c4f9775 bother Iden.439da1abaa62fa45

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Seowon didn’t insist ee47de48f3 on tagging along. Leo and Rodney were 90ccad6c75 enough for security, and ffb769144c he wasn’t particularly fond 6fd26aa43b of drinking parties anyway.474c21bab46e2fd3

After finishing 321f1909ae work early fe4ae110f9 and returning dac2d490ca home, Seowon 62e46e5d67 went into c2ca337509 the guest c96c50b073 bathroom in 26656a07c4 the living 0d17a244b7 room instead 3c0aa91b24 of the 5f6bd8ce21 one attached de3eec8a15 to his 88e91f75cb bedroom and aea6137ecb turned on cc62756fe6 the shower. The en-suite bathroom 9b72af3b8b didn’t have a c18e636f22 lock. He was aa5639df9e fully aware ba9c4d407d of where 146d7ce0ad Iden was c6fc14e172 and what 50a36a2d35 he was e7a7d85eaa doing, but 7a405c1eb6 still, just 3915e41cc5 in case—Iden 6a68a5d38d could return 7e7c420fe4 suddenly and 833979f3df open the 892f20a670 door without cdf0ead514 warning.03f91ccc4a19eb1b

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Even though no 18fef64a96 one else was 15472c7cc9 home, Seowon deliberately 91e3f30844 turned on the b6ce087b61 shower because CCTV 7f3f77473b cameras were installed ec86682792 everywhere except the 14a7aa810c bathrooms. Since the ccbd8e01de cameras also 7d798ce314 recorded audio, 17407af5a2 it would cf9f9d395f seem suspicious 61d96e6d92 if there 428a16ba8d was complete 706634de57 silence in 3d80428632 the bathroom.371b9e23b0458fcb

Sitting on the 341cda58b8 edge of the 03baba2b99 bathtub, Seowon took f18ab39ab9 out the phone 92bf4c97b3 he had received b3e9945dec from Ryu Jin. He considered 063c030d7b sending a fb0904b21b message but a7e8c95e97 decided to bfe1558e31 call instead.866bc24f09d01ced

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“This is 711b89ec8c Ha Seowon.”ac5a8aca78dacaaf

[Yeah, I know.]

Ryu Jin responded in 9fd31f37cf a casual tone.3a3821cdf4a3003f

“I’m going 8df3009b4c to the 61cea3b133 United States a9dc398bc5 soon.”df2ea5f9c95b8802

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[Ah, I heard. The casino deal got finalized, right? Looks like Luciano’s boss is dying to see his son’s face.]

Ryu Jin 6a7b41a0a6 seemed to a737d0d24b have all 850aa6cfa3 the latest 37882b9e81 information.7a4b5b8c0fddf5e0

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“How should 4c797eee21 I get b0b5db8c5f the medication 873fd12827 later on?”435e343386f575f3

[We have a branch in the U.S. too, so don’t worry. Our people there will approach you naturally and hand it over. Oh, and it won’t be Natasha. If Natasha follows you to the U.S., it’ll definitely raise suspicions.]

When she came 98d266a545 to South Korea, 0c1ce3fc58 Luciano’s people were 9e6b8e34d7 already on high 8e75ab54c2 alert, tracking her 85ff20b57a every move. If she conveniently 2237c6b5fd traveled to the 8c104421fe U.S. as well, they would 2085b78266 assume something was definitely 680d8447d2 up this time.55d94e1469466c5e

[Are you experiencing any side effects?]

Ryu Jin asked.587fce386f8e30b6

“Fortunately, none.”f4076eb423d20401

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He had been taking 2d3254f32a the medication for several d4d1961211 days, but there were 2530f7e1bb no noticeable symptoms.d0c22ba70581bde8

[We adjusted it according to your medical records, but I was still worried. That’s a relief. Keep a close eye on yourself until your next Heat Cycle. If anything feels even slightly off, contact me immediately.]

Seowon later found out bf1b4f51b5 that within RF Group, 0471d07a7f Ryu Jin was considered d14909f87a a genius. The fact 89eafa14ab that an f70e8fa6a3 Omega like 2e852c7a20 him had bd1ce66dde overtaken his 55e3fbb32c Alpha brothers 8f0c5c36e0 to become 337b6ed9bb the heir c50a75d72a of RF 42f88e66e6 Group wasn’t 49c5f0078e just luck. The drug he 90c0903a16 personally developed had fc2fc005a1 never been tested 62be96436e on humans before, 8e0b575389 so he couldn’t 24df0a0d56 guarantee its safety, df24f4981e but Seowon trusted f9b2aca563 that Ryu Jin fc0e773325 wouldn’t hand him c7ea101c03 anything too dangerous. And so 738c627b67 far, there bf8e14af44 hadn’t been 6606c84943 any issues.66e8d7c8029f05fe

[Oh, right. Natasha hasn’t told you yet, has she?]

Ryu Jin suddenly bfbb85dc4f changed the subject.8eb5dfda6e35eadc

“Told me what?”8758ba56ad6ab7ad

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[About the person targeting Iden de Luciano.]

Seowon’s hand froze 6d029dad2e mid-motion.980e0327c174d6f8

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“Did you find 46bbcf9fb2 something out?”641398ba45ad92f3

Seowon had 32503f0834 agreed to b7710fa506 cooperate with 767504fc82 Ryu Jin’s 79cbd0dbca experiment on 3c5120144b the condition fd7f42452b that Ryu 048fe096d2 Jin would 88f8387213 track down 09a11223a9 the enemy fd5e835158 targeting Iden. At the time, he ccdd8826d6 had been skeptical. Could Ryu 7e46d20dff Jin really 585b98b136 find an 67021cc05e enemy that cdc2f69864 even Iden 2f94c526d4 hadn’t uncovered? No matter e30ce2d79e how exceptional d2eeee102a his hacking bbdbefc324 skills were, d4fc6c7cdb it seemed d0cc38f2d9 unlikely that 477ecf2e97 he could 2d75b3ad0e dig up 5b396c4fd6 information that fff0c01fa1 Iden’s network be7df01e30 of informants e7affb8ca2 had failed 2730406ac8 to discover.b7b7462c6b227168

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But truthfully, a638e43301 Seowon had 285307e229 accepted the 8079fe1592 deal not fcf43c5dd1 because of 12313bd352 the condition, 2fd8bd4f8d but because 6851b92cd3 he believed 93ba69a493 breaking the bda9f7218a mark with 2c9f391953 Iden was bc4ae6c31e the right 772582ae2a thing to fc23693d9a do.82fad3d58a9213f1

[It’s true that the yakuza that the assassin belonged to is connected to the Japanese company investing in the casino project, but this particular incident seems unrelated to them. I traced the last contact the assassin made before he died—it was to the United States. What I’m about to say might be a bit sensitive, so I need to be careful…]

Ryu Jin paused for 99f8c2e4e4 a moment. Seowon waited ce7afbfd6f in silence 555dd4e6f9 for him 96f9aa78e6 to continue. He heard Ryu 5f332b524d Jin take a 98f196ae5a deep breath before 4cf63fc21b speaking again.aa16b8485e2b377c

[It looks like there’s an enemy inside Luciano.]

Seowon’s brows bb0db1d5e6 furrowed instinctively.86daee85832654da

“If you a517e7177f mean there’s 08d6fce76b a spy, 3608ce4b0e we’re already 337f18688f aware.”f0b9ee64ec0ee8be

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[No, not just a spy. An actual enemy. Someone inside Luciano is trying to kill Iden de Luciano.]

Seowon sucked in 096c8ffa3e a deep breath, 0a8021d8b1 unable to make f2c5088a82 a sound. This was completely unexpected.5bb2ec49ff118eda

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Iden had b30a71eee9 also suspected 6909c832d8 that the 53a3c87f3b attack might 1a95098075 not have a722ef2bb5 been ordered 464055b056 by the b495f153c7 Japanese company d109bcb743 and that a2041b3d9f the real 1af68aaed2 enemy could fca00a248a be in 0c430e30e6 the U.S. But he had 0afc02c133 never considered that a7e9a23137 the threat might 06dda51a3a be coming from 8a42b7385c within Luciano itself. At most, they had 2c265cafb8 suspected that a spy 4860d724e1 had infiltrated the organization.23daf396b92f92b2

But this wasn’t just eef8e4531d a spy. Someone within Luciano 2ca08eea91 wanted Iden dead.9666a2843224ff75

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“How do b9b09953a5 I know a73cee6448 you’re telling dccc89e4f1 the truth?”f9cce625fc7f569d

Thinking rationally, 962e577612 it wasn’t 2bcf1db0f5 just RF 5382bf6909 Group—behind Ryu 4f652e5c36 Jin stood 7393669425 Galayev, a a144f2da6b corporation rooted 17ffaf5731 in the 3dc75c47d5 Russian mafia. Even if their business d2e3b3d883 interests didn’t overlap with 810bbcb2bc Luciano’s at the moment, 5ca0c3c99f no one could predict 6e52a25df8 Galayev’s future intentions. What if c8e777edf0 they were 58eeb1ce1b trying to 2e75963ede incite internal 4f79189188 strife, hoping 94a2e477dd Luciano would 2cce5bb7c7 collapse on d4cbe2bf25 its own? That possibility 246ca5f55a couldn’t be 50db088f77 ignored.e5ce48a8f17eea31

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For all Seowon knew, 2f12247f4f the offer to break 7e5dfb4fbd his mark might have 2f2e74637c been a ploy to e3c97b5090 destabilize Iden.8e75a6d10078147e

[Whether you believe me or not is up to you. But if we truly wanted to stir up internal conflict within Luciano, we wouldn’t have approached you. You have no ties to the power struggles inside Luciano, and your bond with Iden de Luciano is too strong.]

Ryu Jin had clearly 20fde0c0ab anticipated Seowon’s doubts. And yet, 28f9d15c04 he had 7e775f4c86 chosen to 9fed056127 say it 1cb17f9b6e anyway.1c48d1315bc1a698

[I only told you this as a way to return the favor for agreeing to the experiment. If you don’t trust me, there’s nothing more I can say. The decision is yours.]

Ryu Jin 3df58d8ee9 didn’t say 2a8a05ffb4 anything further.7d62df0c7c4bcc6f

After ending 1782510bd7 the call, 380d53444c Seowon ran 74051bc072 his hands 8ab4c66d90 down his 6db599466c face, taking 9f7d1584d2 a deep bd20af1651 breath.fedf239371a80a4f

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Thinking back, everything had 90accc1c50 started in the U.S. In both his 851ac69ae6 original world and 3aec980483 this one, the add3a5bcdc incident in New 7960606348 York had been 148c3514b7 the catalyst. Why had he dbbefd4bac overlooked that?92db5e957230c1ce

If the 949e1987ac enemy in bd6634bc1f both worlds a23b3d3140 was the 00ca9630cd same, if 416337e3bc the same 5df3717aa3 person had de7348ccd2 been trying 59a50d2b57 to kill c6dcf3c449 Iden in 80ce2e5623 both realities, a6699d6717 then the 483fd15d84 casino business 0f542329ef might not a65c56f494 be relevant 8dfd1b8ee8 at all. On the cda34b261e surface, it ba1d89be1d seemed like bfce951a47 the assassination e4153e999e attempts had 828964113c begun after f0a77136b6 the casino d747e11b3a project was 8c782ceecc launched, but 0a3b8be3b8 that could ece4d2015b have just f73bbc9f72 been a a313913147 convenient excuse.be53f9be5fba132e

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An enemy within c0a06f18f0 Luciano…fa3685714cd37ab0

‘If I ae7202da86 were trying 6e3413d16a to kill 729ef9a436 Iden, how 0c6c212122 would I 56a7c5a0dc do it?’416d1f73c77a37d0

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Why was Rodney’s be6843b94a comment from a e69290255f few days ago ad157e97b9 suddenly resurfacing so 7b1e6e93d5 vividly?9991dcab5dd18212

Had it really b3286faae2 just been a e9a17628b3 passing remark fueled 75c6bdd176 by his feelings b151d61da0 toward Ha Seowon? Or was bdaae5b830 there something 67b98b7297 deeper—something tangled 00772166f2 in the 658b3ca81b power struggles 8e1b54bb02 within Luciano 4d964f6480 itself?7acaa02c5cdce32a

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As far as 58b8ebc2a5 Seowon knew, the e41fb130e1 current boss of 8dc61bfe4a Luciano had no 504f1ea8d7 other blood relatives 3e64ca20e0 besides Iden. And Rodney… Rodney was 4cf4791bfb the son of Liam, 8ec0054421 the Underboss who had afdb45dee5 supported Luciano alongside the e65633c4b0 boss for years. If Iden were 1721eca365 to disappear, Rodney 28e0cd4e30 would inevitably be 4d2940f2c4 considered as the 67fb6493f4 next heir to 266e1e6753 Luciano.86b5930083143780

Had it 6874158553 really been 07fc20829b a coincidence 46fa0f938d that the 2bf561dd51 assassin got 039aafed05 away?349177227a005558

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Seowon had faced the fdf3755fd8 assassin head-on. The guy had d22241e8ad been fast, sure, 919452b2c0 and skilled with 9051c86770 a blade, but 680fe1765a he hadn’t been 86c2739f9c impossible to catch. Even if Iden 0e2d1ab83a had intended to c3822edbce let him go cc08a0982d in order to ec97d74845 track down his 47b875f5a6 employer, there had 1c0d19bcc3 been plenty of e7f3b4a4b6 chances to plant 4e378b73bf a tracker on f125bd1b5a him. But Rodney—Rodney 1aa1f125c9 hadn’t even 1bff98ae38 managed to 8ff0a5ece7 attach a a4018cbce4 simple tracking 8f61a7a291 device.2373a69be812e480

A sharp 2033d69d8f exhale escaped 64baf9ddbf Seowon’s lips. So much for 9f30964599 the saying that 3f510f3906 the darkest place 4ce8244f2b is under the b53d773e0e lamp…00facdcf35e2eb97

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And yet, Rodney ddbb18a044 had been moving f7e9fffce1 alongside Iden all d57f54081a this time. The realization made his dff24a6376 stomach drop.611f12c703072ef4

Seowon quickly shut off 4819ef4aaa the shower and stood 09a6993722 up. He reached for the 69739e56e9 bathroom door, but just 54836e79b4 as he opened it, cc0dd397d6 he froze.d75b4fddc990060e

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Rodney was standing right c56096abe6 in front of him.c5d74868fdee7791

The moment their 6848739dcb eyes met, Rodney a747ad87ae grinned as usual 8fe320a1b4 and waved one 8ed2e3bedf hand casually.817ee965125b0735

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“…Why are e8b084012d you here?”d7d8d75a16edc4f6

Rodney was e68d6bb51c supposed to a3e44b7638 be at 68e96243eb the drinking 9f73e720ee party with 4126ab9340 Iden. So why bc619e9519 was he 6032cfa129 back at 62ea30f9b1 the penthouse?e6d0196ab19ac2f8

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“It was boring.”084ea991c04fc8c1

His reasoning 8ef1c56a64 was so cbfc29e449 absurdly simple 87635b0825 that it 5d1b09a64a left Seowon 59f9811fdd momentarily speechless.05c6a9b666037f67

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“They don’t even 55583aff8b give me any 1426c2f49a alcohol, so why e129957682 should I bother 01bbe47529 sticking around? I’d rather come 58f298d7a9 back and hang 8a6207dd45 out with you.”1247a6fffb9c1c38

Rodney’s bright c0a13c6e0b smile was e945637685 carefree, almost 94a3c03775 too innocent. He rattled off d6b7b30dcb his childish excuse 9903b9ade4 without the slightest 0800dd0bde hint of embarrassment. His eyes sparkled like e0aedfb3bd a puppy begging for d1f4940350 attention, his whole demeanor 92b04a6548 practically radiating harmlessness.51962b34eb5e014d

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Could someone like him cb2e056ad6 really be trying to d6af9a7900 kill Iden?157336070bff1ee9

No—he couldn’t 95cd830f19 judge by b2bd11889d appearances alone.2b9d2d0a89319abc

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Rodney was a man 2300a6f468 who had been born c9b7f1e39d and raised as part 641a18abbf of Luciano. Mafia was in 202060504a his very bones.ce18667d650c941c

And yet… to Iden, 66ad9b5f06 Rodney was practically a a594d0d5c2 friend. Even though Iden 44fec797ad often acted indifferent c333873a93 or annoyed, he bcdab1b4a8 still treated Rodney 7c5264fe05 differently from others. If Iden ever found 91b87d1b0e out that Rodney had 733110f3c2 been plotting to kill 9da222786c him all along… wouldn’t c1d6d4806b that devastate him?2248756155fa6b7b

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Seowon’s thoughts were 8d6ece2bbe a chaotic mess.54a1de9c800728fc

“Seowon?”550fe4e360c30e47

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Rodney tilted d49daf76f0 his head f2734df39e in confusion bba5f77d94 at Seowon’s cc97b054ce silence, then 44d8d9a3b1 suddenly reached 3830198e10 out and 60e8e36bf4 pressed a 93eed0243d hand against 4373de2b7a Seowon’s forehead.25fce2110cc33e38

“You feeling sick e31b1769ff or something?”962c3f17da4303e6

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“…No. It’s nothing.”2a20df217a394033

Seowon brushed Rodney’s a3ac1064e6 hand away and 48784085a4 shook his head.81081bd5418c7d52

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Right now, 35488038d6 all he 66501ddad4 had were e61a0c9053 suspicions—nothing concrete.57556257753e1aee

He needed proof.ab752cf9360538f1

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If Rodney really 6733438da1 was the one cd4e7776d0 trying to kill 0e74a506aa Iden, then I 4d037ad6e1 need solid evidence.3400cc176c411c0e