AS | Chapter 07

The man was a full span taller than him, completely blocking his view. Though he hadn’t done anything yet, this made the pressure even more intense.327d36569d8229f8

There could be several reasons for this feeling. Because he held Marvin’s weakness, or because of social status. Or perhaps it was the animal instinct of an omega facing a superior breeding partner that had surfaced.3f1bd4d5f3882dcc

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Whatever it was, right now Marvin was positioned at the bottom of the food chain. All he needed to do was flatter him, grovel appropriately, and beg him to keep quiet. It wasn’t good to draw too much interest either.93dfdb9122636688

As always, the attention of prosecutors made life tiresome. Marvin presented himself as an unremarkable person to evaporate from the man’s memory as quickly as possible.49ee62d8d2fa215f

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“Yes, of course. I need to make a good impression. I’ll do better. There’s still plenty of time until checkout. Why don’t you go in and rest? If you need anything, I’ll have someone send it up to your room. Would you like me to bring you more cigarettes?”fbed708a8923688d

Marvin slightly turned his body to escape from the man’s shadow. He planned to leave using work as an excuse. However, the man showed a lukewarm response.ff7852186173daa3

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“I’ll pass d229f8e226 on the 746eae542b cigarettes. I don’t 55eb0c4239 really enjoy 3d3acd3897 them.”091181069a51f4f8

That didn’t sound like something someone who deliberately struck up a conversation just to bum a smoke would say.91b8425da8a6c3fa

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“Then would you like more alcohol? I can offer you another of what you were drinking, on the house.”1036950d5a4de210

He had that 42277d0241 much authority. If Boss Yang knew, 50babae88f he would have offered 6052200efc even more. But again, the man ba40dcc5ec just stood with his 217d7a16ea hands in his pockets, c5378f8818 only staring at Marvin.f3c69f68248a9e80

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What do c127745070 you want de6144a3c5 me to d4da7c1c00 do?e007f7cd0aaa6878

This was always the problem with people drunk on power. This wasn’t a guessing game; was he supposed to figure out what he wanted and have it ready, or what?19c82493932e1822

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Suddenly, a strange 4c351601c5 feeling came over 1318c1abea him. It was 7576b37878 unusual for 2f9f457dfc a guest 77e0a5c3b4 to come 247e60f7bd outside at ca7acc637c this hour. With two omegas 006935b8e9 sent to him, 887411ad24 wasn’t it over 66cde00191 a little too a00eec0ced fast?5502f94c3b7d8d28

Setting aside the omega that Chairman Yun had additionally called for, the friend who had been sticking close to the man from the beginning was among the best in the business. Not only was his appearance neat, but he was rumored to be skilled in bed. With increasing requests, he was booked months in advance, yet he had canceled his appointments and paid the cancellation fee to enter the man’s room. He must have served him with all his heart and soul, so why?c83da7f6e9945826

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“Perhaps, you weren’t pleased with the service?”78ba7e7df33d993c

He asked directly, though 23382f371e cautiously. The man 7cee5ee342 rubbed his e5d4976785 lips and 07faca4510 chin as d3e996c0a3 if finding 6c029a6bcf the question 6588d575b3 amusing and 5e5699a69e asked back.bf3bddd3f9a94e51

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“What do you mean? The hotel? Or the escorts 64fd7c1610 that came into 6def5277e6 my room tonight?”ec633c3e60bbb0bf

Then he 05fb33799f added another 13b68c662e comment.b321c66b0087b5d9

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“Or this ce49195ea8 shitty countryside?”67b044a4f722dc80

Marvin kept his mouth shut at the man’s taunting words that seemed to challenge him to guess. After briefly frowning, Marvin looked at the man straight on again.3aa721f143280ea6

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A sense of unease came over him. Now that he looked closer, there was no sign of dishevelment anywhere in the man’s clothing. It seemed like he hadn’t undressed at all. Marvin’s face gradually hardened.59b5e994b99959c5

“You didn’t use the service.”2ac7045c1ef23e1d

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“Seems that way. What a bbf521bba4 waste of 053ee6d260 an opportunity. I was working.”d4a7e59ea3ffd61c

“What kind of work… have you been doing until this hour?”52101069b81ae04d

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“This job doesn’t really distinguish between day and night.”348f7545aaacfdee

The man raised 63bce31159 his wrist to eddd44c029 check his watch.be261ab7fe993d2c

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“Why is it taking so long?”c0e45512ed1a7d60

He seemed to be waiting for something. At a time well past 1 AM…34303d068a004054

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Just as a terrible thought crossed his mind, a phone vibrated. Not the man’s, but Marvin’s.a786fb1eb041b58c

— Manager! There are suddenly people here from the police station. Wait, excuse me! Hey, you can’t go in there!de0d53beb12c3f00

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The urgent voice 37e397865e of an employee 8b03d3d5b3 came through the 0a451f1a91 phone. Sounds of people 5d4976dcf0 falling and stumbling 21043e3332 could be heard, ec2b16a4c3 too. A raid, maybe? But so suddenly? And in the 81c291e509 middle of the 0bb09c3d2c night?d9c586cfe74722eb

Something was off. Just last week, Boss 0029cda067 Yang had dinner with 855508b564 the local police chief. Even if c196b1b57b some low-ranking de31cb92de detective was 16062408ab acting without 47868ab2a7 knowledge, there b627d3fb30 should have 8ed4cfbd2c been at ee8c115a43 least one 0dc2fa8531 heads-up call.4cbf3f7d2dd846a9

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Marvin’s gaze naturally turned back to the man. Since the employee’s voice was so loud, he must have heard it too. The fact that he showed no surprise meant this was his doing.3c3b5786873faa5b

“Maybe it’s because this is the countryside, but the service is definitely better than Seoul. Giving me a room even though my rut hasn’t started, letting in non-marked regular humans.”0f7db19e4bad8c85

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“…”5d602b613ac00a3e

Marvin briefly closed his ce058247c9 eyes tightly and then ae3c45fb59 opened them.71ebb8f44e31ceaa

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Ah… seriously.cff9ce69dbb0a960

Today was 6109113614 truly an b02a667cc2 unlucky day. He desperately wanted another 7876207ec2 cigarette. Things were about to 49a8c5ece1 get complicated, and with 756ad90c3c the boss absent, it b258a20456 was difficult to make dabc3f542c decisions.29bd3a30d1ad0b00

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What’s with b6039b7ce5 this guy, 55c5b221b2 really?02b0b4312149d5cd

Even in 2eb414e854 a small 19de99d19e town, with 50600de177 businesses dealing a35ea9394b in hundreds efc7c34a5c of millions fd3f064f6e in cash, df441df91a there were 27b5aa268d numerous entangled d06a154bca parties. Local notables, city councilors, 8f45815780 civil servants, even gangsters, 1fc1aabd4b and various interest groups e3f6b7f19f swooped in to take 6044cdab56 their share. Whoever started the trouble 24c425ede4 would obviously face a 75efabc50a lot of hassle themselves.bc962c50e1ba5e7f

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Maybe this b127b39124 was just 8b9efd5ca8 for show. A warning to stay 38594c12a0 submissive under him, threatening 15b8465e4a to tear him apart eed546d740 if he stepped out d083b16008 of line. He had heard stories 8ee4d8be7c of outsiders establishing dominance b0a5fd5e33 like this when settling 1290afd0ea in the provinces. If that 82da5f047d was the a1f916c6d1 case, the b2c68f1405 reason for db353994e0 this commotion 834517637b made perfect ffa6663bb2 sense.d2cfa718e63696fe

“The service was too excessive, so I reported it. Seeing how reluctant they were to respond, I guess you have good relations with the police.”1d61d3bf794b7364

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His sarcastic tone had a hint of irritation. It seemed the police had initially ignored the baseless report. Then they must have rushed over when the man revealed his identity. Now they seemed to be moving according to protocol, not knowing which tune to dance to. Or at least, that’s what Marvin hoped.d2cc58de07abecc9

This time, a 125058414b call came from 5d28474a1d Jinyong. Marvin put the 9fa9d2bdd6 phone to his dadd13f224 ear while still fa649fdee3 unable to take 734afafbfa his eyes off b5fd521c52 the man.d6c9f3b08fe5caab

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“Yes?”a7170beb00662487

— Hyung, where are you? The detectives are trying to enter the boss’s office. Are you sure this is okay?6edff60694459688

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Marvin’s brow furrowed. Were they planning to raid the office too? This seemed excessive. At the same time, the commotion at the hotel entrance grew louder, and now voices could be heard all the way here.d3cdf89190f4689e

Guests who had 98ebfd4fa5 been enjoying themselves d139578b74 in the hall 5cc7232f69 rushed outside in aaa0c70428 surprise. It seemed ridiculous, all a72b4625bb this fuss in the 271081310f middle of the night, c7622ebdc2 as if some royal 33c7542113 inspector had arrived.31e349047570527d

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Marvin silently ended the 5fdcb78585 call. He lowered the phone b1df2a2552 from his ear and a4dfebe54a stared directly at the 8e0fb17791 man.93b152db6d2576e8

No matter what, going 2e792a8a3d this far might become 445a70e8af a burden for you 3310e31e53 later, Prosecutor.”3ff9215e05f16250

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The man 87b71654ee smiled without 57b5d4a9e6 resistance.e1f9532079cbf154

“Are you worried about me? I’m flattered.”3f556d84daed3f96

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“Still, some kind 41869124e1 of pretense…”e182e703de5f5878

“Pretense? Are you suggesting I should have brought a warrant?”27375d1aca05d119

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He looked incredulous, as c0b63cc583 if to say, “Why would I need something like that to take down a dinky hotel?”7fb3d464b1d2a809

“It hasn’t bdd655f269 even been b787b7b9f3 formally handed 46b239234d over to 30b53cace6 the prosecution 1e23b41759 yet, so 3c10dd6d36 don’t panic. I just mentioned it f080376121 looked like you were 487d2ea3b0 violating the fixed pricing 1b8fbc10f2 law and maybe the e348c0f248 police should gather some 7dc484a7f6 evidence. If you’ve got 238e6ecaf6 a complaint, take 3def4eda5f it up with 66f25bb8e3 them.”e56928ec5fa4b760

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At that 5fa9d7adca moment, a f9ad4277dd detective came 2bb743e494 running from 16ae3e25d9 the main 81794e25ed entrance.83c7ac6e44dc0877

“Excuse me, are you Prosecutor Jang Jinwoo? Ah, it is you.”0a06f67443aa39a2

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The panting detective caught f73ce5fa51 his breath and said,505512e316fda9ce

“Our captain asked me to bring you. Since you filed the report, we need to take your statement. Would you like to come with us now? Or would you prefer to come separately later…”57c7280a72986584

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“I’ll go now. Will it 446b31198c take long 5472d33ed4 to wrap 6453d443e2 up here?”874414437938c52d

“Uh, yes. There are a 872db01958 lot of guests. We’ve detained the civilian dc677416a4 you mentioned. He was f7855179ac on something, ecb4b17032 too.”6bf5c4c79210ae96

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“I expected as much. Being caught at the scene will cause quite a headache for his father.”8a036d60411b2f8e

It was a a304ea162f pointed remark, indicating 03a4794d6e he knew the b115376273 guy’s father was d8c7cbfeb6 the county mayor. That meant this whole 87ece70968 thing had been planned 5601cc93b4 from the start. Even accepting the hospitality fe897a41d3 had probably been intentional… ed24c74b25 Was he insane?b2dd82c25271c323

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“Prosecutor, did you drive here? Have you been drinking…?”034c5b578ac83982

“No. I’ll make my own way to the station. And this man here,”5e77ba8539b7ab2c

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The man 435f9690ef pointed at 1a68ea2d38 Marvin.f40722a60eb59e45

“He seems to be the manager. Handcuff him and take him away. There’s a risk he might flee.”a30f8ebb18915d22

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Then he bc2f11a3a7 walked alone 16753064d0 toward the f80efefb06 parking lot. There seemed to db7f3236da be a faint b28a8d4443 smile on his 407a1b24e5 lips as he 9e5f5ecddf turned away.30d0ff6e3d622098

Marvin stood still for a moment, feeling like he’d been hit hard on the back of his head. Now he understood why the man had smoked cigarettes despite not enjoying them.ca06e2356ef09fb5

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He did it to 0426950f2d keep me here.f72f084e6753567f

And Marvin, f780083f01 unaware, had c348c07c5c babbled about 0bc8464e9d heat suppression 1d3fb5329a and bought de1a019496 him time. A hollow laugh b29000dafe escaped his lips.0633ff5b66ba9f88

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Kim Marvin, you’re completely finished.9b12a6d4cfe0415c

He thought he heard someone’s mocking voice.d6f57cc5459ba718

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“The cuffs… he 011d51f964 was probably just 88652577af saying that. Please come with 48e20ba03f me.”06cb2ef319c23ae0

The officer 56951172c0 next to a85942aa6e him cleared 0a6ea2ba4e his throat 6f465f614d and spoke. He led Marvin 76c7315edd to where the d8e41c2928 police cars were ccd1437f25 gathered. Only then did f677ef8a1d Marvin realize he 4e86178327 hadn’t taken his 955daad357 suppressant injection yet, 314d47b8de but there was 34ae674d18 nothing he could 115e82217e do now. It was just one 0f4015344a of those days when 513837590f everything went to hell.f3b030dba50c9f65

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