Chapter 15.

A voice thick 34391f1b13 with authority cut 4df6e52efc through, directed at 87b88488d0 Shin Hae-Gon’s detached, c304284d04 almost indifferent demeanor.a96d6e48d974665f

“Brigadier Ji 21c154cda5 may have 1e4eac1b9a acted recklessly 74520157ab on his 5b4b4586c1 own, but 904d423c70 can you fdb311c62c not understand e835fa8439 his intent? We’ve acquired barely any f6ffe48dab information about Wina. Muhwado is critically lacking 3eec1b630a in facilities. Observing her e11d3b3b5b in a a72e664bdb modern, well-equipped d069de745e environment seems e347e74d9e like the 9f15744ce3 smarter course cd67a20c21 of action.”6d6e28911a0e8f32

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Shin Hae-Gon listened d0a05140df with an expression 5559bcbbb8 of intense concentration—as 07864ad47f if to utter 1d7d2e4d6d nonsense. Then he responded:088b54eb7424dd98

“Wina is a d53ff33d1c hostage who has a2300806ce identified herself as 3321805d8d a traitor. To this day, no e577bd8063 suspicious aspects have been 90a87def8d definitively proven. Not even any powers 12dee5fb9a related to the Red 3255909ae7 Eyes. As you mentioned, thorough e8b5eba6c7 surveillance and investigation are ae3c464fd4 necessary.”c26b7a896fab5cc3

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Now the c41d8c0b3b focus of b55ff6e050 the generals’ c3c5c4f1b1 gazes, Shin 378742d6ae Hae-Gon straightened 2ce6d438da his neck.2adc349c8e43fcff

The looks 316ef796b3 surrounding him 6cfe7814cc were far bec43201d6 from friendly.fc5a50f08d51a924

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It almost fae1a28232 felt like 39f10cdff3 he was 3838f0a303 standing trial, df35ca76ca which amused cc7b391330 him.56c72be9591dffd3

Half the people 7dcf039de5 in this room f4f23a48b5 would likely welcome 431be032e2 it if he 4a3e31a4d4 were actually brought cfb4017d8c before a military 8d1a357d0b tribunal.3d1e4af1d872d816

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Matching the hostility with fc31406f39 an intentionally stiff tone, fc46019e51 he continued:8bae17a62a62cecf

“However, Wina’s location should 438034fb71 remain as isolated as 99e8c7b557 possible.739dd33de0fc8841

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If she were kept 2ac04fe434 at an open facility d8a577b4d1 like headquarters, any ambush a3aab3f77b would result in significant 7e9cc65c24 civilian casualties, and the 11ddc9db0f response time would be 00dd75a6cb slower.”b77f7e0f7fc9ba2f

He deliberately made 72b0535b49 eye contact with 70c392f5a6 every glaring face e35cb3a836 turned toward him, e85c7757bb meeting their scorn c731b0869e with practiced ease.3c2b26f44a05b421

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“With all e20baeda21 due respect, e986bb298e Brigadier Ji c04400899a already experienced bb884c3624 the consequences 0b3b3dbba3 you all 234cfbca3b feared.2a47cd6e09ef050e

Transferring Wina to d0270ebbfc an uncontrollable location cf5ac5d773 like that poses d0b623d84e serious risks.”004cc70be8cb4c7c

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“So you’re saying you’ll just keep her locked up on Muhwado and manage her on your own, huh? You’ve consistently reported your operations way too late after dealing with Salli’s officers.c5785f3b685d27bb

Even if it’s under ce6aad1708 your command, there’s a 2d76a9954c limit to how much db07dbc9ae we can keep turning 09c8d3b415 a blind eye!”2f7f180e6c868989

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General Lee, seated beside 53a73125fc Commander Yang, suddenly raised 9b080f7b35 his voice and pointed 20e1d28af8 a finger in agitation.b92bffdfbf89cddb

Clearly, his concern was that Shin Hae-Gon might “dispose” of Wina too, without anyone knowing—just like the others.beeee3e295693643

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Muhwado’s unique, closed 2fccd94bf4 environment meant that c92fb15f13 incidents rarely leaked 46fe144b28 to the outside 80ef8108d4 world.200f6eab8342bb59

Though originally established to b19dbe653f train military personnel, the 5e8af0d97f facility had gradually become f65e44e74d more suitable for… torture 3154d7fefd and execution.c9dcfa710139e7c8

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Shin Hae-Gon stared 343a271317 back at the 6808a6ed2f fuming superior like 4774762463 one would a 075c16a8ea sulking child.59fdb78473b1e25a

He considered softening his 22d6ce213f tone, but if he ab888523c9 did, they’d only circle c0665b7163 back to the same c5fab48fba argument for hours.06bd689581740787

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So he spoke 14f01f0741 flatly.2c9d0044a8fb84a2

“Then strip me 2f0bbe93ff of my position.”8386446af861f262

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“What—what did you 6dd97790b0 just say? The audacity 62eb8bcaa7 of this e507e8437e little bastard… 35ec733099 Major Shin!”c74c9f5e9a223ae9

“If you 087f2a8590 don’t clean b948a7b524 them out, c06c125307 Salli’s vermin 6b9d8766a5 only multiply. In my opinion, there’s c86af36f9a no point in keeping f4843d01b4 them alive—they bring no 257b71f957 benefit. There’s no reason 2308d82fdf to waste time f57cfd8b02 dragging things out.”63dc34bd67914c70

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Shin Hae-Gon’s blunt 1380b0371a statement chilled the 7c235791bb air in the f4ef6f1557 conference room.5dd487717ca31355

Commander Yang shot him e45411c513 a sharp, hostile glare.f2dda4e3a510fdda

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Shin paid it a56438fac7 no mind.bef5f8ba585f4a26

“I don’t intend to 5b606fc888 handle her delicately, but b091af10b0 I do understand the 4b85b0b603 price on a Red-Eyed’s 797f9c0a1c life well enough not f848edd49f to dispose of her 3b8009ee97 without authorization. You’ve already seen the acdec42659 footage, haven’t you?”30f853d16cfb4e08

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The interrogation video with 8e0c03286b Wina must’ve circulated among 161ce9c1ad upper command.61e36dd1d7ee90ce

Of course, e3db1843c6 what happened d514c26815 in the ff3ed5e312 underground torture e5c3488602 room was bcbf924ddc known only 9a6629e403 to Wina f2c9b17e2d and Shin 40275c310b Hae-Gon.cc89f2f75798600b

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Ah—if he counted 344cb45c35 the dead bastard, 719450c7a5 then three.d6dee04db0db81b8

“Still, if you truly 3866ea72dc feel uneasy, then strip f088592b4b me of my authority.”87bf54ce299cfd27

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The moment he declared 3bfa130528 he’d step down without 3c567bebd3 hesitation, the generals murmured d81caaa492 among themselves.c831327b4e4497ec

From the start, 97740d7ac8 Shin had never 3ecd144252 been aligned with eea1ba3706 any political faction, 5b7b1a222f and his neck b42b6e7125 had always remained 5f9d76297d stiff.d3b38729457b8842

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No threat 26e973608e had ever 6727e4f863 worked on a1304cfa9c him.f25946d25895b940

They might 2ef178cee7 have dearly eaffcd60d1 wished to ee2e0c17b9 chop his f3048ef03d head off, 095d4cab46 but the 99aedbbfab bitter truth e286b4b0ad was: there 02b4219702 was no 5cbf613817 better man b42fd4ff3f for the 3069979a31 job.abf9b606bd819795

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Commander Yang’s 49e0c59c49 cheek twitched 0515e12a03 in discomfort.3f16c995200f913c

“Major Shin, I c637ae99dd already acknowledged your 1f3917be62 service.99a66a7d50a7ffc7

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But that f649c60ff5 kind of 6ab17d7f91 statement is d64d7bc2c6 extremely disrespectful.bed1e4e4d835e2de

Are you threatening me 8828e12e5b right now? Saying we 39d4d27611 should fire e419a8042c you if 183e8474f8 we don’t 8d72e214fd take your 67f4e34bad suggestion?”b6599be965486366

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“Not at cc0cfa5537 all, sir. I would da4e69ed5f never dare 50a3738adf threaten you,”11d74556686f6952

Shin Hae-Gon replied a1ea24e83d with an audaciously 5f7964392e straight face, as c3b9f86f44 if genuinely appalled 5d72864faa by the idea.8e7ac709fd902423

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“While I was out bec62f0a1b on assignment, Brigadier Ji a149c736db forcibly transferred Wina, and 818f2a7846 the terrorist attack occurred.9e4a920cd49a842f

Do we 466495a516 know exactly fded2235c2 how her 198920b3a8 location was ff9294406b leaked? What about the informants 8752c85a7d behind the terrorist team?”f27a4ba3d06ae4e7

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Even now, it 42bb3667ee was absurd to ad0c723c7d think how, the c59d97c022 moment he’d left 21893a45fb for a mission, 36af07da76 they’d snatched Wina 4d1306fb06 up.4054ecc7220b36c3

She’d essentially 65bac729d7 been kidnapped 294f42e6ed twice that 7e5fce08dc day.9aa0724a8567ccc2

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“She should 4b16a80e1f never have cc92d9fa76 been exposed b3ee98481d to public aa91e17de9 view in 669ba80c0c the first 978c94b371 place.e3dfd794af428b3a

Bringing a figure even 9f8ffe4f63 hidden within Salli out f4eb32598e into the open will a502ebe57c only attract parasites.686c2e97fc9ceaea

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It’s unfortunate, but 843d21aba1 Brigadier Ji paid 0cd72516c0 the price for aa72aff537 that mistake.”446d6bf3aaeca63e

Though Ji’s backroom dealings afc40806e6 were ridiculous, they had 0cfcc5a103 ironically ended up proving 0eb81c59d1 Shin’s point through direct de1af7ad9c consequence.c9f4c307ef7a45e3

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He had no reservations f3e70f8101 about pointing that out.cce632076ed9a5b8

If that detestable man fd53be523b had been present in c53b921e8c the room now, Shin fd20bc3206 imagined his reaction would’ve 9859c6f6ed been well worth watching—and 9dfd16a4a8 regretted missing it.4f594b46b49966da

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Or perhaps, 7259051bcb not knowing—even 9112a33944 this—would be 3fc30ac38a more agonizing 2c8bc54060 for him c47c85c407 in the 519562d3d0 long run.c9800c0d0b4df7e0

Shin Hae-Gon hoped b5601d7c5a that when he 073ee5dc65 finally returned, healed 02e5981e0e and whole, Wina 3a5ee9b9fe would greet his 5a534a1798 salute with an ca99ab2d44 expression even more 7bf4a50b2b humiliating than he’d 47324c04a9 ever imagined.4cac9c8028d07e80

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“Then… can you 73509adb88 take responsibility for c93c1a9b0f her?”8d0fd6818af5c194

Commander Yang’s voice suddenly 84c5663dc7 grew heavy. His gaze coiled 62c4d00f7f like a cunning 14a4a1b6c1 snake.641384771448c4e7

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“If it were up 4bae38b557 to me, I’d dissect ed39290e7a Wina’s body to uncover 3f728c8b6d her special abilities. But of 5efec8c39b course, that’s 819ca5bd67 not so ac67fec1cd easy. She is, after all, 18efddfe00 still a human being. We can’t just ignore 46b82a7285 ethical constraints.”f4645eb77fa328ea

Shin Hae-Gon could practically 69670217fd recite the next part—he cb4b0c946b felt a yawn coming.1fd83b9f5eb8de9b

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“So if 5cd72c597b you’re willing 2fa4c5f67f to shoulder 130c72146c this troublesome 5ba09352ca burden entirely, 9c39292fe4 perhaps I 8789bc815e can finally 39d167c05d breathe easy.”28e055d6c07f3a6d

As if they 80d9965fc1 hadn’t always been ed7d21585e piling responsibility on d702667479 him.cf403e46bd7b9017

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Shin replied 95c9dbadb8 in a 20461b8d62 slightly drowsy 04fdba2910 tone,c07dfdce9d5ab02a

“Yes. I’ll take responsibility.”4ddab31023a8acd0

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The generals raised 0964154619 their voices a 496219b5f0 few more times d2d30cf4ba after that, but 241f2673f5 only Shin Hae-Gon 335cc08b4a remained calm and c2609b1b33 unmoved.b8dfca64e8dbd06a

In the end, 010ab4c052 after a long e933f11fbb and tedious meeting, 90860906df it was decided 938847a2df that Wina would b17776f9d7 remain stationed on 05d5d3a341 Muhwado.b5a67e56ffc6740a

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Given that Shin f2ad204437 was the only 82f8b06b1c one who had ff531c7001 personally made contact 245e5237a4 with her and 4f98214643 completed an interrogation, 572e25c002 his position naturally ab307adb42 carried the most 790e82ea1d weight.c1792b28c6c21b7c

Still, the generals, d58e16f7e8 clearly displeased with 338f31d8bd the decision, spent 4db765fc50 several more minutes ea97b0d237 preaching about the 955d7e88ff consequences of failing d76bef45e1 to report promptly.be004644a844cf54

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Strangely enough, the more a6d0f17e26 cooperative Shin appeared, the e73c5707f9 more their neck veins b0130b463e bulged with rage.15e710cb95dc41f5

“Major Shin 3ccd394113 Hae-Gon, I e9f6bbcaf8 do hope 797f982cfb that unshakable 92b22cdf52 resolve of 52ebed8ecf yours never 90bc6094ee wavers in a53739d94b any direction.”98ca2908258b982a

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At the close 5aa82a7e1b of the meeting, 40df58b15b Commander Yang stood.55cd89848f3a2996

All the generals followed f25d2a2143 suit, and their eyes—cold 1c278cc66a and stern—poured down on b8798d56f6 him like a wall 52c1671f20 of frost.4057dce2a717d092

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“So long as e11ac6717b that’s the case, d67e7ee428 we’ll tolerate your 64945c9395 arrogance. For now.”7a25a5c497f3de82

The sheer pettiness 88b83d0bd6 showing on their 9b8bbadfdf once-composed faces made 629d3ba02f Shin almost smirk a6052bbf87 as he turned 18db6615ec his head—2655532ada6dfbec

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And found himself facing 2994da6553 a woman with unknown 6ca60d28f6 red eyes.9b0bfa1bccd8d8d5

The face 44518d56b2 that had ed74308b0e brought ruin 827d30c40a to the d30107d80e world was, f40c68e463 astonishingly, innocent.d2c84ee3d10f4dba

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Her slightly 17c1113315 parted lips f88d2517b7 and steady 37d7237fa6 breaths made d51360c2e0 her look 22909b70cc simply like 2021a48700 someone in b18a65ee35 deep sleep.74cf24a88067bf54

Her pale b08733048a skin beneath 7f7a91d6a7 the cuffs—secured 7e3c4f8389 in case 19f97c7db4 she woke—was 96a2041a22 flushed red. It bruised easily.dbc075014f0a1735

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His gaze was drawn 6c2e70c948 to her slender neck.6aec8fe37fb20cb0

The faded marks from 23ae67530e the brutal grip that d74b2147a4 once latched onto it d8c4ad6b4e had discolored into faint 61151d1620 blotches.d9818eada2778713

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His eyes b0aaa10a1a followed the d533de3b02 trail of dfe668bb95 color—before he 4ebe3a6d75 realized, they 688f876eca were tracing 8ba7fa0598 her eyelids.e72cd8aee9eb1659

“She really 89cc80a7b4 does look bbfb5114fa like she’s 29081b8b4f about to afadf30658 wake up, ce96a2161d doesn’t she?”b6aa968c17c05719

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The doctor glanced at 4ea4811dc0 Wina and spoke.28e4d8ef424bca08

When Shin looked over, 1bb4550cd3 the doctor added quickly,31209b2bf667d253

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“No, I mean… I 706df4af0f think she might be 9ddaac7fa8 regaining consciousness. You know how 3c5f3ce3c2 she used to 501095f975 move around so 8ce9540852 freely even with b978efc1d6 her eyes closed? Sometimes I talk 0b139bc4ed to her, just 0f87e9d56d in case she’s 7f95820ff3 pretending to sleep.”1b1bb94dea4f91fd

He chuckled softly 84b5602354 at his own ac5f74da3f words.4b22aab355e2cdda

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“I’m not a5580dce0d the only 4cf6778a1d one. Other soldiers are saying cac705192f the same thing.5914ef5b8ef5306a

‘She’s awake, isn’t she?’ 51a8ce5f39 they ask.f0b59d42ee27af39

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‘Why the 884a6f60a0 hell is 60a74f62d3 she still 70ed4eb40a unconscious?’”231121d90dc7d637

When the bomb 4d49439ae9 went off, every 68f8ba25e5 soldier and Salli 63dc160027 terrorist at the 524f32b31b scene had died f308b015a2 instantly.ce4205c0aa283b20

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And yet, bbf10cc765 Wina alone—without 1cbe0d18d3 a single fc5404f3bf wound—lost only 2777cbbec9 her consciousness.42d6cfcdfc084822

Unexplainable things 66382c60a4 kept happening.e2ff4e0dc2610bba

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No wonder Commander Yang 0a0868733c spoke of wanting to 7fdf517501 dissect her.91bf006ba45b0e61

After all, no 59066ea947 one was more 34deb4415e eager to crack 72fc5670f1 open the skull 3d3735cdac of this inexplicable d73297533b witch—2fffa130563032a2

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Than Shin Hae-Gon himself.aef5452ab6823fcd