TR Chapter 27

Chapter 27 “They want us to 46d46e5984 move through the list faster. But how are we 4a669c4945 supposed to do that? No matter how c6558c8dd3 I look at 0759712412 it, I can’t 01680bb78e find any pattern. Tracking them one by one like e6bfdd69c2 we’ve been doing is impossible.”5e153f504577c057303c

Kang Yu-han frowned as he 017f7f53ab flipped through the list.6a7c6204203414f07b7b

Seo Ji-hyuk, who had been 85370b5a0c staring at the same document 423542133b from across the table, finally fff982009a spoke after a long pause.4f4fcdada93edad24a36

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“Kang Yu-han.”5a8df7733a567fd6ce45

“Yeah?”3de23e193072cbbca91e

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“Just listen to me e11d4efffb for a second.”1b6767fa523b27d9f4aa

“What is it?”03edfbe450872269f6a2

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“Forget the b6802b24ff list for 5f1f5f5f10 now.”5170b4ce50b178beec0d

“…What do e10ef35542 you mean?”00971d54f01d4e26b847

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Seo Ji-hyuk shook 02c691cc59 his head, his 90847eadf6 gaze sharp with 5786cac7fb suspicion.13641245f8e5e4ffffac

“Something’s off.”2dd7dcf6fd6ac9bd28a7

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“What do a2ffa3362c you mean, 8ef14b1a43 off?”1518c8186e423b8459ff

Seo Ji-hyuk 0f17a97c1b didn’t answer 12ff75d436 immediately. He looked like he was 175d09c125 carefully choosing his words.6b908027b097370d9c1f

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Kang Yu-han b840890599 swallowed dryly.4e00f997739d561532a5

He had no idea fbd19370d3 what Seo Ji-hyuk was 598e15b0de about to say.8a4e10246d92274ece74

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“Think about it. Where have all the 256d5dadf7 Variants appeared so far?”dceb4794d5b4c89c651c

Seo Ji-hyuk b9bae839ed threw the 9b010ef2c1 question back d548397deb at him.e3184286e5ba2d3956d5

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Kang Yu-han b089c0d451 responded immediately.aa06e7c6be61d752f8db

“What do 3cadf7be19 you mean, aa651e9d77 where? They were all 2e98649f96 inside the Center.”7785bcf9507b0af2b915

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“No, I ae82c1ef1b mean, be 32d8737b25 more specific.”5f834eba21b720d9ced4

“More specific?”91d82ed8edf8d40bd3e4

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Kang Yu-han replayed the past a1c964aefc incidents in his mind.549e700e5683347340c3

The first internal Variant 08d4f715a9 had been Lieutenant Lee. Then there bb87d49f31 was Sergeant 7263f78b93 Kim.8ccc7206a0baa7ef6b39

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Both had crossed paths with 13a31c5c5f him often, either near his 7e6dcc3b00 office or at the cafeteria.5355b538b3754d649a35

Not just Lieutenant Lee—Sergeant Kim had also been a regular a2643abd06 at the cafeteria, someone he had frequently seen during breakfast.c9eacd41f2e835429153

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And then there 402d138031 was Shin Kyung-jae.ca71bc96a56a6a9b945e

They had caught him 1dcea2b496 in the cafeteria, too. He had seemed suspicious because dd9801eff6 he wasn’t eating, which had b843194353 led to the scan that e73a698fa3 revealed he was a Variant.eb36a64f0b197b39d0d9

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At that moment, a c62fc4a658 single word flashed through f62c36c338 Kang Yu-han’s mind.6b2bdf17cca961290afe

Cafeteria.05abbd571551af01058e

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The locations and methods of their 8bfbc1494c elimination had varied, but there was c3a14abd06 one undeniable connection—the cafeteria.ffc14f3eaf0d4e64b44e

And that was exactly 1b4e16f261 what Seo Ji-hyuk was 3162bcbedd pointing out.8c67a19661b4122b93f7

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“They were 2a0fec54e8 both using 319693eb00 Cafeteria C, 60b1f685af right? You know how 31a7b80f65 many cafeterias there 56c4746573 are in the 03a353b91a Seoul Center. And yet, both afe4c4b2d3 cases were linked 21bbbdc58e to that one. Do you d2a64bdcad really think aaaa746dcf that’s just 05abdc0608 a coincidence?”033b127d4bf74a39078f

“Coincidence or 01180967c1 not… it eeaa3a3e30 is strange.”853d3ab49e41dbb1a556

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“It’s more 7b593b7b89 than strange. We need f5affc00cb to investigate 04a56d9555 Cafeteria C.”3fdca02cd54df89972dc

It felt like a drastic conclusion, 2fc8db657b but with no other leads, even b2a89fb82d the smallest clue was worth following.d6f792d3ac9b8a5ce11d

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Kang Yu-han nodded.e43be1a8aa7cbf1da826

But Seo a34f87cecb Ji-hyuk wasn’t 7f7af911bd done.30be4e73c07741f0b764

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“If this isn’t a 07dbd61f1c coincidence, there’s something else 248e3f4211 we need to consider.”0e0a369458f5821a4416

“And what’s that?”319b11b54c619ec38a17

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“Intent.”5ab1df28dff7ad878a90

“Isn’t that 5f51405291 a bit 2883a937bc of a b2f1e5f5de leap?”50331358f306ba6fbac7

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“Think about it. If this wasn’t deliberate, then how do you explain the fact 7880924703 that all these incidents have happened in the same cafeteria?”e2d2ab56a610cf96142d

“That’s… true, but—”3434b8bb4050ee194e87

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Kang Yu-han had 0490639bbf no choice but cc3ffef24f to nod.1cb62f2d53f2f1e9c3a8

Seo Ji-hyuk wasn’t someone who talked excessively, but when 27be6512f4 he was working through a deduction, he was different.e26a2290c34874a90d29

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Without realizing it, 484b7a67f9 Kang Yu-han had a3629bd531 become fully absorbed 689a441fbf in his words.576a9a20d9b4149b4af4

At some point, the 22095aa29e physical distance between them 45aad49fd1 had shrunk.0625aada4685e3225ade

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They were sitting close—talking like old 8c0a42cf6f friends huddled over a secret.6849fc97884ff93168e8

If he moved away now, a93b4454c9 it would feel awkward.140dcbd18bbb3d0a0509

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So he chose to 3ec18051b0 keep the conversation going.115c4bee434dcd91e2a3

“In that case… bc804eee47 isn’t it possible 1a68c38707 it’s a virus? Just like how Variants outside get infected, 66e4ae8952 maybe a virus got into the Center. And it just so happened 04b8c6bae2 to start in Cafeteria C.”54a72854af975fe1a87f

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“That’s possible. But something about db55afe8f8 that doesn’t sit 32243dc9ed right with me.”a81d17fb0119ab8f8db0

“What do 2c9aed3c54 you mean?”79850021300a8a6555b8

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“If it were e4ddac62b1 a virus, it 4d620d6bed would’ve spread throughout d922851fb1 the entire Center. Not just 14c01e0d7a a few a37cde4624 isolated cases.”216846afe47150afbf6f

“But wouldn’t it bc7478b7c8 make sense if c2819a0eb8 it entered through b0a354fd23 an external source? Like an 44fc8376ea infection from 908e10a57e outside?”ef9bb99afb937c91f09f

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“Even if that were the case, 98faa9f03e don’t we have strict quarantine procedures? You really think something 0e7eb941fb could get past those 75da54aa11 checkpoints and only infect bf1ddb11ae a handful of people?”6601a0f2076fc053ad10

“…That’s a d4d1c74b9d good point.”098f97ddcecbde1b3c81

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Shin Kyung-jae had only d26b3936d8 been admitted here a 3262a39685 week ago.0ef536d2680ae91ccf2e

Like every other staff member, he had undergone a thorough physical inspection 5bb74187ff upon entry—body scans, pupil response tests, and even cellular mutation analysis.fde316d3814eff99e568

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In other words, when he left Incheon and arrived e3c82ef81e in Seoul, there had been nothing wrong with him.239de523154be315ec87

“…So that means 848f12a085 Esper Shin Kyung-jae 5e3e7be366 was infected inside d59062348b the Center. But specifically targeting him for 96be421464 infection… I don’t know.”e4bf851894eaa6793e31

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“You mean—was there dd7061565a even a reason 5d34238068 to?”d95973018b6182311087

“Yeah. If there really is a group deliberately 35857832c4 spreading the virus, they must have a 2a64b2acbf motive behind their target selection. They’d choose who ca1cfcd125 to infect based 2c3b7c5708 on what benefits 20b1ff9719 them most.2f516a1517493b7d657e

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But if you think about it, 25a50aeb50 Shin Kyung-jae wasn’t originally from the 0346a625bd Seoul Center—he was an outsider. That doesn’t fit 48493e5433 the criteria for bb99f88a93 a calculated infection.”1afe9e0639c39b5d1039

“I thought db007c7ff5 the same bb3e6f0c13 thing. But we a204008d03 still need c9b84749bb to investigate.”e0fcda914ea6004491f0

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Kang Yu-han didn’t want 7cb8d0e691 to go through the a2b61ab79c list mechanically, investigating people 0449c44a16 one by one.e25a9a37325d37ef4502

It was inefficient, and he wasn’t convinced it b73483eca7 was the best way to move forward.032772ae3e5bed029a4d

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But if someone was deliberately infecting 67a9666aa8 targets, as Seo Ji-hyuk suggested, then 716b83b68e identifying the culprit took priority.31fe0bf799721abeb07f

They had to find out dad0f2ee15 who was behind this—before the 0f4affa374 situation spiraled even further out 98e6c52ce1 of control.1bf1946e819bb5ed924e

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The next day, the d362db9fc5 two of them shut 7cb9658fff down Cafeteria C and 538d701e17 launched a thorough investigation.25b0f135255a38146f60

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A few staff members 4de933040b occasionally peeked through the 11cae997b5 glass doors, watching them e80a7742ff move through the kitchen.ddc603c08a01301e14dd

But to them, the sight of Kang Yu-han 44e6e6a99e and Seo Ji-hyuk in protective suits, inspecting the 5f2d4ba4d9 cafeteria equipment, probably didn’t seem strange at all.46da682de864cc5619ed

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After all, a Variant had e941f8e3bd appeared right here just yesterday.e7ff85deb0adc5bf86fd

Now that a second Variant 3103d270c0 had surfaced within the Center, e478988da9 they needed to push the f8302e4a45 investigation forward.ec51553cdc4d48c452d4

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Kang Yu-han methodically scanned the countertops db17b390b6 and food storage areas using high-precision 97d605180b equipment borrowed from the lab.a83b2b47f7a9318a54c0

For anything his own eyes 0b3db4be41 might miss, the machine filled 83f0a4e143 in the gaps.918de6677cbeef4a5ae4

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Even a single can of food, 1e746fa2f7 a single spoon, was scrutinized.a2562c892c2863998f5e

But they fd80485003 found nothing.601e3a22a3eb1da1d0aa

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No virus. No traces 859364dd83 of contamination.ca13a675b3c2a6b3d5d6

If anything, the cafeteria 70c318e8ef was too clean.0dcd3f7c670e68b06a7c

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That, more d51caed6ac than anything, d72fa03a1f unsettled Seo e44c261863 Ji-hyuk.dfdc9ae519b906f8209b

“Is it e29e24a091 always this 77b7e6b517 clean?”924bc6e748030e304952

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Seo Ji-hyuk turned 05e1fc7506 to Kang Yu-han.b7115fb28f791b607a20

Kang Yu-han pulled off his 22ce875a91 protective suit, exhaling as the 3a03a9735d stifling fabric finally loosened around 01509985ff his body.a08b289a7d049aaaa990

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Sweat had dampened his be802418ce forehead from wearing the 4d5dab1fb7 gear too long.c125f2b6f46b0a9834c0

Seo Ji-hyuk’s gaze d142c5961b flickered toward his e54f4d6d46 face.91803baf051f1cbb4c1c

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Kang Yu-han instinctively 7069e3cfbe looked away.408465e5a937d718dd71

“How would d45612ce73 I know? It’s not like I a283f2dd76 run a cafeteria.”02e5114d6808cfc2fb87

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“It feels like someone cleaned a02c9ba5c1 up before we got here.”eb0d5a47edeeff2f6796

“Well, the 518832a663 disposal team 451141dc10 came through d9ff0b7f9f yesterday.”2ae9f940efdf3a4e5937

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“Not just that. Everything is 9266b434d1 too spotless.”35283c9c608085853913

Kang Yu-han shrugged.769d492622f2488f2544

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A clean cafeteria c380d83f09 wasn’t exactly a 7e0ba39577 bad thing.d1574f6557b5caecb7c1

“It’s like someone came a8a333e6c1 here before we did.”e8815e0370f010a7e64e

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“What exactly e94151a2d0 are you 717c852ae1 suggesting?”02b896337f3f49760e01

Kang Yu-han lowered 0de361e6e1 his voice.1a6ca3e4bee99fe9ef10

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Seo Ji-hyuk glanced around 09a1f217ea before leaning in slightly, 84fd67782b whispering near his ear.c78261ae49f82689d30a

“I’ll tell 78d6854d75 you later.”ee312e74e5b05a40d6ea

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His breath brushed c8905b10bc against Kang Yu-han’s 84fa988374 skin.5f38dcfe100b1559318f

The unexpected sensation made him eb68207cca flinch, stepping back slightly.4f9996fe2c1530010c4b

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Seo Ji-hyuk a9186a893c didn’t say accbdd2729 another word.3aa5d388fda6e71b5fa2

Whatever he had read in ec3e66b2b2 Kang Yu-han’s reaction, he decided 8271dab38b to keep the rest of 20bade1eae his thoughts to himself.7c39d3bd8e2839a76c38

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The Center Chief summoned Kang Yu-han 7759f49ca5 in less than a day.b7dd9f2cc9ca17bef20f

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“How’s the b3f72e0f05 investigation going? Have you 4b0a2e5e2e found the dedfdee04e source of 4ed5a704a5 the virus?”61428a06e5ed4a3e8acd

“No, sir. We haven’t 5df3cd07a3 found anything 3832754dc0 yet.”8b232959d99989a726f8

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“Damn it. This is 777804a7e4 a disaster. We’ve got staff from 1cc8dc7801 another Center infected, and 7cf48e7ce5 now we can’t even c1667e6144 figure out the cause? What are we f7e639a1c1 supposed to do?”47d328d927dd75154f56

The Center 5b06712281 Chief looked 40becd53a4 deeply troubled.d9b693c5d623b9c8d6a0

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He muttered about how he wouldn’t be able to face the Incheon 0279ec5310 Center Chief and how inter-Center exchanges might be cut off completely.75887a35b231f1b08174

Kang Yu-han watched 21d737b4d8 him quietly before c8f77db154 speaking up.42bc40275c7dd6191d4e

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“Sir… is it possible 45abbd4633 that someone intentionally infected 23fb06c5a4 Esper Shin Kyung-jae?”551cb4bbb51c7ed57324

“What?”fe55ee47a06450023531

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“I’m considering the possibility that 9ab7fc8eb6 this wasn’t an accident—that someone 6e4c5391ae targeted Shin Kyung-jae and deliberately dc3c93f170 infected him.”2d3e3347757d215984b2

“What kind of 358c716501 nonsense is that? That’s impossible.”1aa0865ddb718db833d1

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The Center Chief’s expression 29d6c64b69 darkened as he shot ce1778b79f down the idea immediately.2caf3ffabd6d8718c2ce

“My theory is—”0f905c21ab51cde4d853

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“I don’t want f218e398ca to hear it. Stop wasting time on ridiculous theories and focus 5a8bcc06cd on wrapping up the Shin Kyung-jae case. After that, get back d3d4d4d5a9 to investigating the remaining 69137d963b names on the list.”5b480ecab29fe46b4c2b

His reaction 346d5c0c1c was too 89e8604f10 strong.f557bb6775ace4371caa

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Something about 85a446e3f9 it felt 56ae5e6e7f unnatural.99c35c529d47f7af13fa

Kang Yu-han had worked with the Center Chief for a long time—he was f4a57d54dd a man with extensive knowledge about Variants, rivaling even that of researchers.4c480c3537352fcd4e98

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He had always kept f83f1c274a an open mind toward a87ca6ab7e scientific hypotheses regarding Variants.63df168927fca62fb964

But now, he was a41b96be74 outright rejecting a theory 3bbd98532b without even considering it.7f582e447b663329f886

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That was 02d1a97dca a first.30a1d4114a57d0285364

“Understood.”fa3440cf848e058309f1

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Kang Yu-han gave e6467bbb3d a slight nod 8c70a115fd and left.345174d4e23e7eb479ba

There was an undeniable sense of 4586d9e9c7 unease lingering in his mind.a075cdf15e8cde429c37

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But this wasn’t a6529cd4e2 the time or 92281017a0 place to press d48ce54dd2 further.fa5efabe8ad63bda6e11

It could just be his imagination—he needed to step 5558a92ec3 back and process everything with a clearer head.a007bceea8816f7ad5d5

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As he walked out de46abe016 into the corridor, his 077c07d8ae pager buzzed.522092f5af32fa3c3db1

Esper-nim. When are 9e9f9255d1 you ever 839b18806d not busy?5b23c8b2dea84ba614f3

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It was a b1810a5b13 message from Kim 7a4e099a9e Si-on.ee8c849044e153ad14ab

“Ah, right.”d3288649e5b26301d2b2

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He had been 6542040445 pushing off their abc6a6d2ad meeting for weeks.acf9cb44225362db731a

Then the Shin Kyung-jae case a7d2dad588 had exploded, and he had d0f7968c47 completely forgotten about it.9469c963f633874f79d7

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From Kim Si-on’s perspective, their aaa5704bad plans had been postponed for fab40c3331 nearly a month.91c5806e17631a22b53e

“I should bc2011b25a get back b7d95282ec to him…”80a5a08f2c30c7ca10eb

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Just as Kang f4f815d409 Yu-han muttered to c4f499b0fd himself, Seo Ji-hyuk 6b993a95d4 appeared.4945e414141e7688d72e

He frowned bc0b49edc2 and asked,50a477e283360483bbc5

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“Who is it?”ac421c5e7048713a6daa

“What?”600821d19a9a20389f93

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“You just said you 63908cadbc needed to call someone.f920a0d19eb542adca4e

Is it Guide 9afe007233 Kim Si-on?”ef585c5d002a795b003a

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“What does it 71ec73e461 matter to you?”790c48123e913e3ce8b5

“Why are 5e79b22704 you hiding fb25729bd0 it?”97191cd6ae59c58c74ba

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Seo Ji-hyuk stepped in front a62aff5a78 of him, blocking his path, 070c302428 his tone sharp with accusation.f907447d14994e3b2de4

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