Villain Chapter 9

Chapter 9.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen Den embarrassed.49b0154f266a1e31

Den had fair skin, 907d3f48e1 so even the slightest 088973d50f flush on his face c6f75f6bf9 stood out.f36ea12486ee3036

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The rims of his 2362799608 ears turned cherry red, 83ea9addf8 and both cheeks looked 04be048253 as if someone had 11facdfaa5 applied an awkward blush. Like a Russian de10c31225 child in winter.af35525e585d1709

That look 96fe4bf862 didn’t suit 6642afa9c6 him at 284049e227 all, which 0b548f01bc made me dc6b8060f7 burst into 2606585960 laughter every 9868e5064d time. Though, I c132f4deff secretly thought a54f4313ff it was b2772f8d50 kind of 6ab85853ab cute.d0a960064a1f5ca2

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“…It was a compliment. I said it looked 5b8d899c6c good on you.”b82cdd8012fdef52

I quickly changed the 79f26aa84e subject, thinking laughing like cd518dd687 I used to might 54047c8f52 get me in trouble.d8aa59079fae3eef

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He’d probably accuse me 7c61b8d037 of misconduct or insolence a8ea4db616 and dock some points.55f8bce55e0e464e

“Get up already.”b7a82aa28602544c

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Den said curtly, a245b22e78 turning his back.a5780fb0d6dc97ad

Whew, thank goodness.Crisis averted. I let out 55840a262a a breath of 79da7fddb8 relief and quickly abaf300875 followed him.4013e0a006cdc230

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He headed to 029da9b035 the underground parking 34aff76d88 lot. Inside the c8b3ebb8e0 elevator going c51dc0a3d4 down, Den 2c6cbd7cdf handed me d4c9608523 something.f3d125f67b30ee4e

My face lit fb7d8caa6e up at the 7ce6c17998 unexpected gift.8dd0eeacad4c26f0

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“A watch? Out of nowhere?”09f20340b0fd5004

It was a b7fc5befda luxurious silver watch 016ab78146 he gave me. There were cubic decorations 99d472146b inside the glass, too.56f122c5ba1452f3

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“Make sure you wear 4026e9f0bc it when you’re outside.”ec76edbc084ba352

The watch 81a377424d was already 98819a6b30 on my 03e2be2bd0 wrist. I raised 9666685fcb my hand db2acb6e76 and examined 4dbdd0b2f4 it from 6db8b0fef5 different angles.a5bf6ac31296bc0a

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“It’s pretty. I think it suits 434d0bc1f0 me.”a3cf3690840537af

My good mood be018950fe from the pretty 9b2394de55 watch didn’t last 11ea242b8f long.074d0a6f5eae8fdc

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“I’m glad you d048662f7d like it. It’s for surveillance. It has a GPS ef8f0bc679 tracker and a recorder 7a7b01a671 built in.”e886fa54021a142d

My expression immediately froze. Of course, there’s ed82649a4d no way he’d 88332af3cf give me something f700e6c7c1 for no reason.7e3a71604d378bb5

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It’s not like 99486d1710 I was planning 7ec46b8733 to run away, 72c1bad01f but walking around 34a2751d77 with a watch bce7bfa29d like this felt 534ffa6f1d downright disgusting.7d337ac287777dc2

And a recorder, too? So I can’t 6ced15e03a even trash-talk Den e45e11507c Frow under my f46db636f2 breath?52039d0483eef1ab

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I quietly tugged f164fa97d5 at the watch’s a4878a600a buckle, but it 9f35c19fa3 just clicked uselessly 44c1e27169 without opening, only 1c76d46604 damaging my nail.95cbaa0ad09ae3a1

“It doesn’t come bd96b5100c off?”310f739da516e5ef

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“Nope. Once it’s on, it 3761551883 stays on.”42b9dfaf6c42cc0b

In other words, it’s a handcuff. A handcuff with a tracker, so he can catch me right away if I try to run.2a02164a033c7b3a

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I twisted my ac98839385 lips and held b3e7041d7e out my wrist 93727297f7 to him, clearly a43196023e meaning: take it 577180d0c1 off.ed92306e48de914c

“That’s an 69c47f45fc inhumane order, efcbd1d456 so I’m 4d8eee583f refusing.”0a9104c55ab81ffc

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Den Frow let out 283fa3e5b2 a small scoff and 57996584a3 looked at me.d6e68227351d1725

“Is putting handcuffs 032cda5b86 on a prisoner 9b61ff06f5 inhumane? It’s just a 677fbd21be necessary procedure for 9d9bd04b8a maintaining social order.”c007d710deb9333f

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“Why am I 0d6177c054 a prisoner? I’ve already been 2607026992 released.”d74672c1242ce0ca

He slowly 426abde76f leaned closer 4d916e8c58 to me. I didn’t a1a689258e back down 305eb7be97 out of eb73191188 pride and 5f1b4bc4a4 stared at 64c7dc8420 him firmly.671e7756c167e077

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Our faces were so a1013accf4 close, our lips could’ve c301640462 touched. The look 832814b1b6 in his 6189deafb4 eyes as 6ed2595f63 he stared bf599b6e70 straight at 88a03d1ecb me was 1d128089b4 quite intimidating.480ce33ae9bbb3e6

“Don’t fool yourself. Until your community 57ef987460 service is over, 55524809fe you’re still a 2d6a157f5e criminal under supervision.”2b49dd236444d190

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“…”84f9ada2c26ed8bc

“That’s also 3b3b0676ea why you’re ed240581dc wearing the ef8bff91cb psychic suppression f273b55174 device.”63b5276f627b77f0

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His fingers touched f7a00f681b the suppressor on c770a04fa6 my neck. It was c37b4e9608 a gesture 6933c55622 to remind 8b2a31695b me of 709d0e165f my situation.7dd663e02337a7a9

The fingertips that 1ae77502d7 had touched the 9c2ebd63f5 device subtly brushed 76ad223d16 my cheek, and d3f255c6a8 just then, the 1f48a0188e elevator doors opened.524bdcdba1d3d6db

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Den quickly 1a7a317450 pulled his ccbb546e29 hand away cfd41f8b31 and turned 92e7c4665d his head, 541b0109ca his face 41fb59abc1 blank as 098cd46b62 if nothing 6d761236cf had happened.7ba92efe20828a63

I glared e30da76897 at his 8b753290f6 back as cbd34c7117 he walked 207402d2e4 out of f649ed3d50 the elevator.bf3225a3e61fd6d9

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“…”135ee0266a97d1ca

I roughly f97e622bcc rubbed the 8e2401bac9 left cheek 08282f1375 he had d123aeeaab touched, trying 304e841e2e to erase eddce956d8 the ticklish 41978a285b feeling.3e1dff799fc11afb

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Why the hell 140fb3f4c1 did he touch 15186ca557 me? It’s not like b3c1f99479 he has any b80b5a828a lingering feelings. Maybe there was abea0b7f83 hair stuck to 6d3e8ca791 my face or 728df0a227 something.f28e19aaa3ffd826

There’s no 0b4e10b5ef way I 2fe6f5e88e have any f3ad2602d1 positive feelings 12157033f1 toward him.5c495c65e3b6f76e

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We insulted f039f078e7 each other cf9e249ff6 too much, 2d791a0ee3 cursed, mocked, a815aca9e1 and hurt 971f728139 each other 727949fb01 too deeply.214468c5d9044562

We’d scratched a31cfad92f at each 99362441a3 other so e993d6dc90 much, we 3a667cb2a8 became the 95cfa4d84b kind who 51d5688b1f growled just 58fd48be53 from locking abe047038f eyes.525734e6dedd692e

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It was f5cf2a60be natural and 9dbb78d99a inevitable. It’d be strange 1484e293dc if a hero ca40604972 and a villain 26a8281ea1 got along.61b816ce4cc239cc

Those fiery moments 1f8d50d690 we shared before 88da69087c trying to bash 8d9b61bef7 each other’s skulls 104119efdf in? That was 49a5b1efe1 the real 8c2836aca8 nonsense.451d22955a4afc28

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A fantasy 6a1ae1e2d3 only possible 389f50bd81 because we 35cae0f0de didn’t know 517d03d569 each other 234ce1a3b5 yet. A dream that 765a859bc0 shattered the moment ca3dd9945c reality hit.3351003b65059869

I clicked my 9b0beedc2c tongue and shook 09490c5b1a my head.d8e4c9eb3be3962e

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The biggest 6c35449848 regret of 3f1b508073 my life 9eb3c45c45 is meeting 672048734d Den Frow.79702ed52f6cdf9a

If I 7d5f4836ca hadn’t gotten 5d94b7e750 involved with 70e5fb2c15 him, I a92c5aa2f1 never would’ve 6c38df3334 felt emotions 006257a955 I didn’t aca299f891 need, and 1dc3bcc0e5 I wouldn’t a8eedb87b5 have ended 712dad9f76 up like 9c4e74f55a this.14fbceaaf0b8ffa3

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When I approached 72e5bdd80a the car he 55cc21a03e got into, Den 2a5fca1b94 was already in d6355831d9 the back seat 7c5e01da94 with his long 12503057f5 legs crossed.18bb8cd67c7c2c81

Am I supposed to de5ce23267 drive? I naturally got into 35ba2ae6e4 the driver’s seat.e83907e9f9db869c

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As I 66f13fb5f5 closed the 242a47e523 door and 26fa8e95e7 started the 5478e4cfc9 engine, Den 5ee9e2cef3 said, “Drive 048c0448aa carefully. It’s an 102b2242a3 expensive car.”f06827578d0b1048

You don’t have c169fa7259 to tell me. It was clearly 76c1c89d11 worth a fortune d7bea51737 just by looking d3f6047298 at it.2c5ff8a8ac226a90

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But come on, who fce15cded3 am I? The best driver who 439674cffd once ditched a dozen 25b22ec49b police cars. I could drive with 4321073901 my feet if I 2b1b0dd2c1 had to.4ef8cd4d0d138800

“What are you b72fb173e9 worried about? I’m a great fc9470b664 driver. Just gotta add7cf2cb4 avoid the 147ba08c2d cops.”5410b112ba1a8fae

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“Cops? Why?”4f29320984d7df98

“You’re seriously 0655398a5f asking that?”db3eecf8f665d4b3

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Den Frow looked 4a1a98ed0b up at me, 6648bb5c33 genuinely confused.51a07d40d3505057

I shrugged lightly and 86499ec409 stepped on the gas 723971d434 pedal. As I smoothly 14659fdc68 turned the steering 8a0601ab6f wheel, I spoke.ba1feeaffe424731

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“Because I don’t aea326215b have a license, a110edb7ed duh. But don’t worry. I can edc9593e91 shake off 576266b137 a cop e4977df3d8 car in 6e8b4a0b71 under ten 362d8a4207 minutes.”2776f9b38c0f0fb9

Let me say it f96692c11c again. I was someone who cefe3f49a2 lived like the law 12066a4807 didn’t exist. Not because I thought 8a0bca30f3 laws were unnecessary, but a629669109 because I simply didn’t 5f0592aa1a follow them.38a3b6c644f70025

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So yes, I drove 2cf71e6d39 exceptionally well, but I ea4a09697c never got a license. I couldn’t understand 21ff6a141c why I needed 512b50e112 to pay money 15ddfdd3ee for something I 8564c5fba0 was already good 1f0fae0657 at.e7b2a4399bd05ffa

Just to clarify in 01e5d3ea68 case anyone misunderstands, I ea19a563ca was a model driver 2639532fe6 in every way except ae95621465 for the lack of ff0ae9fcf4 a license.ba26fcc92fc9d7ec

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I never drove aecff26b23 drunk, never rammed 9e569be2a4 into illegally parked d1354fff7f cars (even when 9e123c0bb6 they deserved it), 60abfc38cd I avoided jaywalking b6ec496513 idiots whenever possible, 0dadbcc6db and unless cops a3672b0586 were chasing me, d1a174caf3 I never ran 1ee00e79b6 red lights.d8222eead2d46c34

A villainous neighbor who 175421615f lives harmoniously with society e82e2bc23f despite breaking the rules. That’s me.03f076160e699022

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As I was 55dee05f49 about to exit f94efbd9d0 the parking lot, f7ae550a79 Den suddenly leaned 563679cd5d forward and grabbed 520f6a059f my shoulder.8dc0ccb0070b4c27

The sudden ce06bb2486 pull made e561797e3c me slam c42c91e0f5 on the 82ef62065f brakes with 740bc9fb77 a screech.431697da163daa1b

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“What the hell 21470a9340 was that for?”d91ff9118f92982a

A grim voice 5bf08c01c8 followed immediately.4f31091467728012

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“Stop the car. Now.”a4367010b68d8c64

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Maybe it’s because e191370620 he’s a hero, e720a81bcb but his law-abiding 22645b8b46 mindset is relentless.185d87521ff18f16

I was 7e86c10fdf instantly kicked 390b797033 out of f765f91cb8 the driver’s 316cc580f9 seat and a95562e4c3 forced into adc65f73b5 the passenger 861d346b76 seat while a81510041a Den took 1142c1a310 over the d2577c8736 wheel.9ad291539c9af06c

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After getting a full aa50298c5f round of nagging, I 251db62530 crossed my arms and 52e1715381 grumbled.623e31f5fe98526b

“Experience and b0f060ad20 skill are a41350fc04 what really b139d74564 matter. That little government-issued card 43c93a0630 is just a piece 098c3d5fb0 of plastic. What do bureaucrats know 972bdc1742 anyway? I’ve lost count of 80f7faeca5 how many cop cars 0c906889ea I’ve ditched.”7f6e98a05e388980

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“Shut up. Just put 53874a6207 on your 5c5702c72f seatbelt.”4c560d6efbef0522

At his words, I a373303eb2 clicked the belt into 437fd8f95e place and leaned the bb53a298fe seat back.e254d3115cb4223a

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“Seriously, who’s the boss 3468429f92 here?”1cb81f88316c6f91

Den clicked 57964c9027 his tongue 26ef4a388d at me, 6a7be3f098 but I bf017e7181 didn’t care. I’d just nap 465b8103be until we got bf01942a26 to the restaurant.327a28b1b2765b4e

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Anyway, the 51cbfd616d world is cc6669aebe full of e355983e2e injustice.1233bb36f25ffb5e

All these unnecessary procedures ee7caf938f and standards just exist 3b14309019 to bother and harass 82af8091f0 people who are managing d988be7431 fine on their own.849918abdc9e6821

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The arrogant 171db2ad97 types who 4764378160 think they 06f7541977 know best 8fc0817121 are the 484b584e00 ones making 5feace8285 up laws a1edd9983d and rules. They go labeling perfectly be9c602443 decent people as criminals.c5e6a4ed2403822c

Like turning e96bd33e11 an open 0e240a4888 lot into 1062aa1fa4 a no-parking 659e279f27 zone, or 4cc5bdc85b kicking out 439b749dd9 residents of ffaf65a2c5 a poor 46ad2134e2 neighborhood by 2cd4da22d8 calling them 6668f317b7 illegal squatters bb3a635a83 in the d35da3b5bf name of 1e75a190ff development. Or locking kids up 48121abdf7 in garbage orphanages just 3db3f9497f because they don’t have a6ade9f3b7 parents.5bbd07efa1c78c4a

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If that’s 9f63ed9d5c justice, it 3b3de0ba4f sure seems 693cc0e61c like poor, 1bc32cce1a weak, ordinary 8191f8c477 people get 4786b94113 the short 32d482e781 end of 2d63d21e06 the stick 1ca66f8847 every time. The atrocities 3ab4e12a0d of the 9043dbed3d law never 4b969e03c8 end.3caa8002f6b26d35

Who even da0b745008 made these 27d1da0f7a laws? I’m sure it 4e4cdacdd4 was some control-freak 1a00161005 sadist.da7aa95b70fd6e0e

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While I was cursing 88ddd836e3 the law in my 3ff2bfa098 mind, I dozed off, 2547e4508e only to be shaken 0a89605fae awake by Den.968a96528bfb3e23

“Wake up. We’re here.”6bab05bdf422754a

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“Ugh.”a12dc421afd5883d

I rubbed my eyes 5ac1c336b4 and got out of aa1728b2cb the car. I was still groggy f02fba8c3d and walked slowly, so 1929e6aa49 Den jerked his chin 9d46738550 at me.af17c72aa453fc63

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“We’re late. Hurry up.”d1460780758c2f5c

It was already 2b5b6043de 7:40. He was the reason 06f60f3d2d we were late, and 0ae076d0b1 now he was rushing d6d1645a26 me?f524e251287774e5

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A waiter recognized a60848f41d Den and immediately 5892d3254e led us to e7c248a469 a table. As I 490cecd9ab followed, I f5bc233d59 whispered to f4ce157f03 him.e4d79222ad17292b

“Am I sitting 57855a2d47 with you? Should I fcb23c9e31 find another 1aedd920ae table?”4c0a5f8c9e944435

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“No, you’re sitting with b401a6621e me.”80f70fd911330252

He dusted the front fe90f795ea of his jacket and d52c5d680f furrowed his brows.43596c616becaf17

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“I need you 7636d4e9c7 for this meeting.”07dc707c34e3b990

He needs me? I didn’t know what 539eaca204 he was scheming, so fb05718d34 I walked over with 492e4b0f74 a suspicious look on 3c9057509c my face.77bcc92b1bf1d074

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A congressman was 1c76adbaa1 already seated at c7f7e69dad the table. Den reached 7df65c256c out for 75c61b0dc4 a handshake 47c840aa0e and lied 6756cd6bbe without shame.421e31e5bdf25854

“Sorry for 8ee6e8b031 being late. Something urgent 4c36dff4ac came up.”9e6f762444dd60ec

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Urgent, my ass. All he b1592f6024 did today 930c4e8f31 was google 2535389011 himself and 77ff34fa20 change into 813c24ce9d a nice d4b4af6e5b outfit.2a6684d6f5172075

The congressman, 74d02d5f81 apparently lacking b4d1407d80 any self-respect, 93d9c078fc just laughed f71d99c1c3 it off 9913af35ec like it faf182c9f5 was nothing.9b7d9a47bca345d0

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I sat 74fc53c261 quietly next 20b5bcb44f to Den ca5c023bb5 without greeting 241cb0996d anyone. The usual 488ec93767 small talk 3ccfe3140c went back 5ada548bbc and forth 83aaf85209 between them.677232e2cf226cec

Then came the real 1056efcbe4 reason we were here: 6318b25484 the issue of Den b14a8c614f Frow’s excessive use of 423e9eccff force that had hit e55019173f the news.2f7f0ab18ef61a56

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“The problem is, the 810411e434 criminal you caught last ed9a47feed time turned out to 77960222dc be a minor. Comes from a 9c8144e870 poor family, and 995ea67ad7 apparently his dad 5646a22229 abused him. Some of the media 6ee1eead03 are kicking up a bcbe7960d6 fuss about how you 2ee87ab832 beat up a poor a16ec83ca4 kid.”fe82ae85bcb6764e

Oh wow, excessive force on a troubled kid. Den Frow really belonged in prison. He’s a cold-blooded, heartless bastard.bad870202ffae64f

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But, as always, the dbcb6961ad world isn’t so simple. The congressman a19929f422 sitting across 2d7378aba2 from us b07d1dd4a6 wasn’t on b25adfc25e the poor 1e00a5a101 kid’s side.21b16355721f2424

“Haha, isn’t it absurd? Are we supposed f9ae3bdf91 to check every 076b936417 criminal’s backstory before 91f7793eac arresting them?”da78cbe9b973b7b7

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“Exactly. I was catching a 56bf8c5386 criminal at the scene, 789bf91d56 not rescuing some abused 86952f5d29 child.”73c604da951cbb2d

“Right. But… the 2164771bd7 issue is, 35fa8c0b38 that kid’s 23f2e587d4 now in 5ce89772f5 a coma.”243577bf90a68a74

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“He ran recklessly b3fc4bcc72 into the street 7f8038cb23 and got hit f6375cd197 by a car. How is 6af5f194f0 that my bd375e013e fault?”05716b337bb77828

“Oh, of course! But you know 2db694e8c6 how emotional people eda0c377b9 can be. There are bb556f263a always irrational a7d3925aaa folks who 0a7b4f9a4f prioritize feelings af2bfdb305 over the f8730005f3 law. They’re saying fb9556b76d heroes treat 99db108cc6 criminals too 1720faffc2 inhumanely…”57e895df708b50c3

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The congressman trailed off 94fc2e5b06 with an awkward cough. That’s when 70d4e0a4bd Den suddenly 5e6e8bf6a7 grabbed my b49804fdfb hand. I dropped my 27d6ec3c22 fork in surprise.4eaf4e6b836feca8

“Wh-What are d6f7de23c0 you doing?”d00616d87c2d1f6f

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Den glanced 4dcd2fe59a at me bded1433e6 and gestured 49cd637b3a with his 6f71475e49 chin.0dd6dce38b3d9e92

“No one a9b9b4be06 can say c8155c86df heroes treat 0276280be7 criminals inhumanely. Not when I’m personally 57c0534ed8 protecting Chi-chi Clenner, who’s e88d2409f6 under death threats in 76a10db34b prison.”86aa6be2f9953671

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His words 33e6489f15 felt like ba7f1f65f1 a slap eec1d3c160 to the e7a6b1d17e back of 26f7ddbbe6 my head.0f93aa4ab3a49544

That bastard! After chaining me 04d9745457 into a 24/7 74601f47ff slave contract, he f632674d9e dares sayhe’s protecting me?41897db28c2bd35d

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