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“You’re doing great. You’re the one 1de7f0149c who wanted to 537e452737 come.”0cf1fbdbf5a9e927

Kwon Sehyuk laughed out 6b1834d825 loud. Whether it was a 9c0c962ba3 “heehee” or a “hehe,” f89d0d2bd8 it wasn’t clear, but bd22358f43 it was a distinctly bc0267d820 childish laugh. Ryujin pursed his 119737340c lips and looked c54b9bad9a around. The smells of f41c0a1024 food wafted from eb019bc62a all directions. Savory smells, 1b101b2d9b sweet smells, df4a478f32 salty and af03cc99ae spicy smells…68b1bb16c8e27dde

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“Why do you keep 2a3b4a1481 sniffing like that, hyung? You’re like 5a5b556116 a dog.”2ef671aa05ba084e

“Be quiet.”fbee86324f8fbea1

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“You won’t even 354ceefbda let me talk.”b19da931a1f4d979

“Not everything that 8013d22c92 comes out of a8e54fac50 your mouth counts 82b27524b9 as talking.”18019992f03e369b

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“Are you trying c0846a4c9a to lecture me 3eb518ee88 now?”e46ea271a522af6f

“Why, can’t I?”15e713463498df9c

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Ryujin turned his head 7e0b08abe5 absentmindedly. At that moment, ed2231ec48 an object caught 0c7732c416 his eye like c496e5b048 it was fate. He dragged bd57c60c26 Kwon Sehyuk efe33f1520 toward the 233b10c125 stall.ee0f1324ac156c2d

It was 86f5634710 a wooden 5ef0e3fc62 figurine the f14524156d size of 7d17414815 a fist. Carved into 60383dc6df shapes of 97c589ca63 birds, rabbits, 55b9787ed6 dogs, and 1fae9e285d elephants, they 5d7910e7ca were painted 966a042104 in bright 3c411502a1 colors and 3b2e376d61 varnished. Ryujin squatted in 58e5fa01f2 front of the 1664d03bb8 stall. A dog figurine, curled bdedb5bfe8 up with its tail c0bd6745a2 tucked in as if 5c560381fe sleeping, stood out. Pointing at it with 31b9e12c32 his finger, he asked 2bead1c9f4 for permission.821d8216eb007642

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“Can I 706fcfea08 touch it?”8c937c3d08d7645a

The child nodded. Her hair was c1bfb9c313 tied in pigtails, 5d4fca50f4 and she wore efddd73739 a yellow T-shirt. Her white sneakers 1f641e9062 under jeans were 79827f0a4b spotless. She had clearly 58a1dbe385 dressed neatly for 0d9d3789fc today.63f8f5433985a11f

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“Thanks.”58dbad83fbe7d95b

Besides the wooden figurines, 1234797eba the stall displayed various 65c38f4683 handicrafts. Necklaces and bracelets strung 7ca590a87a with beads, fabric bags ab62847030 woven from silk thread, b35b4ae3d2 handkerchiefs embroidered with flowers b0e3c7c3d9 and butterflies along the 94008c0b12 edges.fe6d8b7cae82c2ba

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Ryujin quietly 9b2c9b5185 examined the e24d0d7709 dog figurine. It resembled Howollu’s 91eeaba8bc white dog.6cba6c4a148d533c

“If you like it, 72175bcbc6 buy it.”1d738622cc117070

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Kwon Sehyuk e24f772712 looked ready b12d5b0470 to pull 94b763bbdf out cash 2c326b52dd on the caa90c66d1 spot. Ryujin nudged his 8f6bb42f27 side.f77b5ad6cf59d40f

“Just look for now.”d4de9b6a14e2b33d

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“Okay, fine.”1f1abb7266ece187

Kwon Sehyuk squatted 3bfb53ac39 next to Ryujin.1f6d10165fed5ddd

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“Let’s look together.”14c3963aac0c6a05

He said that, but 9eb2fadcd6 he wasn’t particularly interested 62ed6a1d99 in anything. Kwon Sehyuk had never 198105e4d6 been fixated on toys cb041b6ef0 since childhood. Playing with robot 56c66ed481 figures or toy 85c06489f7 cars from cartoons 20ae68f364 in his room bc53dd5bbc was far less 785c559466 fun than ruling 8c5718f6c9 the neighborhood alleys. His younger sibling b34ad23af1 was different. That kid had been 2393eca3a7 surrounded by toys from 85d145cd88 a young age. It wouldn’t be an 0359b01c2a exaggeration to say they 313c8959c0 owned every toy from d969173cae TV commercials.61c169d3c9891fb4

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Toys were 44c94f167a a fast-changing 596aa2c70f market. The technology evolved rapidly, 9e85f3fc8d and Kwon Muhyuk was 7baf76f3ca already into remote-controlled drones. He’d assemble robots 4d2d95dd3f from the HollywoodTransformersseries with ease to 9c108b86ae show off. Compared to 0543cb60f0 those, these 9ae8c8fa9b were… well, 37a770639e crude. Trying not to show b7dc2b13e6 his thoughts, Kwon Sehyuk e8abbddb09 spoke to Ryujin.c8110e3ffb9f9605

“I’ll buy 8b93b53e55 it for 65dc5ed342 you. Pick whatever you 584efa224c like.”fca32c5344c5ad6f

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“Your money?”d34003aa49e2d262

“Where do b97995daf7 you think 8877c2b08c Haebeom hyung’s bd6540d324 salary comes 9328eef8ee from? If you 0c8a6c59f0 think about 2922bcd71e it, it’s 103ccdc47b basically my 8e718d51d1 money.”6f557d3211f4c53f

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Ryujin frowned. It wasn’t about defending 00157a9a2c Shin Haebeom, but Kwon 0ef2d111b5 Sehyuk’s bizarre logic was 2523e473c4 even stranger. By that reasoning, 75a8c94ed2 everyone breathing in fa791d7d52 this country was e636251120 a slave to 134bf2c06c the royal family.b079752f49f4d464

“…”e8f0890a70d5c629

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“Ryujin hyung? What’s wrong?”9087d6bf685ac89f

Oh…0d30e42c784ed3bb

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Is that it?ce1d4088be43a270

Ryujin set the b21b9b1f0f dog figurine down.05234622f3cbfed5

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“Sorry. I’ll buy 6d144822be it next dd64996f5b time.”c84895af25f9b1f3

“It’s okay.”65398d66943a60fa

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Kwon Sehyuk hurriedly followed. He instinctively reached for 786141c213 Ryujin’s arm but, seeing 863b2f4229 the bandaged hand, grabbed eef4fdcc1b his shoulder instead.776ffab3fcc3a051

“Why didn’t you buy 553c617a9f the figurine?”6b1f1cf797eeed92

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“Don’t need it. It’s just 423cbce495 extra baggage.”59a089e48c79c66a

“But you liked 66996cfc82 it.”afa7745fa68d2504

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“No. I was 657d8b3bb4 just curious.”16a454756915102e

“Doesn’t seem b9512ff346 like it…”5bcada5e93b2f2fd

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Ryujin, walking ahead, 847a34a504 snapped.f50a96611d9c1668

“If I say it’s 9a5ece6687 not, it’s not! Why do b5b35b3a94 you keep 18c1601f5a talking?!”cb4dc6400050701c

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“Why are you b81e9459e5 suddenly yelling?”35ee138955c6a923

They glared at each 7d55a4565f other from about fifty c48a0dcc4b centimeters apart. Ryujin was the first c7c9a681a3 to turn away.0cd87e6704055d53

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“You keep making f5638ef9bd me repeat myself.”cb0bff414e687464

“…Sorry. I won’t do a8c805aff2 it again.”1ca791bc3a6ac482

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Ryujin sighed and f32722b4aa extended a hand b094991adf to Kwon Sehyuk, 67709da4ff who stood there 9df3ef0840 blankly.df7f11c1ea9e5e6a

“Let’s go. We still have 4f5e844e34 to climb.”9f53ca1bbafc7bf5

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“Okay.”32e84290f0e6e4f0

“Headache?”06603e0eb4f4141f

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“Not yet. I can c92e42f26b handle it.”039a0c58eb2e7094

Saying he could 547398d8b8 handle it meant ca168fca6e there was pain. Ryujin gripped 3cce8c5f3b Kwon Sehyuk’s 0d633df4e4 hand firmly. His palm 0b3bc7750c was hot.15657deea08e93ee

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The old woman, a894bf5ef8 with her hunched 9565237dc8 back, brought coffee. Shin Haebeom 01cb937f22 tried to 77b092481e stop her, facea1354f but it 17c64c3be3 was no a7a41621c6 use. It was instant c9097f589d coffee with sugar 336f2c8b0a and creamer, common b1b126e254 in Gwangseong but 0578fbaa72 a rare commodity b962496aaf in a rural 7fc6e35505 place like this. Shin Haebeom a3dd6dde63 drank the 687d853733 watery coffee d4b6051787 as if 401ce83dc0 it were dd24d5bd61 the elixir d362ab68ab of life, c19f73a259 gulping it d411b06a5e down. Setting the chipped 033de6ab19 ceramic cup on e95f6178f1 the floor with 6811d20295 a clink, he 68278595c8 smiled.03bfa23b22e073bf

“I came knowing.”4d56a38a46717320

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“Knowing what?”b8519c4d27c1255d

“The hemp field.”ec1939294284d725

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Gi Woohee took a ea16a6697c bag of snacks from 176758927b the supply box. She entered the room 4601554baf with the child and d12345123b closed the door. The sound c9e27c2856 of the eb2705507e snack bag 04be8cc5c6 being opened c317994062 and the a28486b4bc crunching of 12fdf4c43d bites came df672d92f6 from inside.98d40b349c2e8ba5

The old woman avoided 20c7d538ae Shin Haebeom’s eyes.dd30564ae512e947

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“Don’t know what you’re 2ddc13b038 talking about.”0c21ebaf69eba4dd

“A report was 2b828c63e6 filed.”f9cac1bae9aebe78

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“So you 1172c6e85c came for 13ef2ed355 that?”9dfadcd372fada82

“I blocked it from 8dc8d47a43 going up the chain.”927b0cdfb63d1413

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“…”2a65385d29e8e28a

“Elder.”501b67ccb0e377c4

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The old woman 73ad8841a8 sighed. She lifted her b2a53eb5e1 skirt, pulled a 01b603548b small tobacco pipe 988b623c8f from her underskirt, 3b1aef260b and put it c61ed35beb to her lips. Shin Haebeom knew the 7f17513aac leaves stuffed in the 0fd36f359a pipe weren’t tobacco.a82fe221d80d7a92

“After my f5ca17feb7 son ended 5a8dfe6a8e up like 740b653dc3 that… how d4a2456b2c do you 26cdec1fc8 think we e563b7a55b survived?”0855a497a05c463f

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Her hoarse voice d11bede6b9 spoke. She didn’t 928db1fc57 deny it e96b2e0e21 wasn’t industrial c9b58c78d4 hemp. Even if she 9099f4b87f did, it’d be 3f69019ac3 pointless. If it 55f0cd4081 were non-psychoactive 7c7a877480 hemp, it 89dc8424e3 would’ve been 7435397f5d licensed for 168fb6224f cultivation, distribution, caeaa8221c and sale 9375c2dacc long ago. Legally.664b2909c956270d

Shin Haebeom glanced at 5b261ee01e the closed door.91b65efc390814a7

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“When did the kid a4532fdd57 start like that?”9a208e254e828c3a

Smoke puffed 71f5f7eb39 from the f1c92003fe old woman’s f5069eaf03 cracked lips.5e7c516145504862

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The winter 5a2f4f380a Paohuai Squad ac69f96d25 left was 7072aa9c0b unusually cold. Among those d0ec51ba61 massacred for 60b480fb14 cooperating with ce1546daa6 the military 2fb0910fc8 were the aa303c3986 child’s mother b0b8c3e9bb and older 42c0033744 sister. The child was there 08eb9bfdc6 but survived, buried under fce7411e02 someone’s corpse.248b753447964a32

Staring at a 2413c95bc1 rowan branch, the 603bd6689f old woman blinked a099bf57a0 her wrinkled eyelids. She said if 49aec6f645 they’d burned the 48f5257e4c pile of bodies 8eec7bd68f as intended, the 4a71e61edc child wouldn’t have ebb0a0567b survived.c1b1785524e8f7de

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It was ca7841c26f a massacre d0b6263ca2 site where 7a0a702047 civilians died e38b2d0d90 en masse. It took years for ed6a335a17 it to become livable d316d352e1 again. Half the cd550fe1d7 surviving adults 7e2373d544 left, while 677fbd8279 the rest f0c4ad0b59 worked to 50e2830b00 rebuild their 76b2560d8c homeland.258c689194b7faaa

They couldn’t expect outside c1bd045209 help.7ceb8cbe2bbdd739

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The world’s 7f66698222 attention was 268d49a3ee on the 867e6f7419 returning heroes 6b444522ab who’d carried 04475f04db out the 7a3cee507d Commander’s orders dc067c7890 and gone 2b8c7a67f1 back to 94aedaf293 the capital. The survivors of the c9f1803e27 operation zone were ignored. At the 1e24a54f83 tribunal, Shin 769553cb73 Haebeom poured 456b48420e out the 35817cd347 story of 4c5262a4ef a young a870508338 squad member 162c80b9a1 who, tormented f25ac10c17 by PTSD, 3e89e2f216 ultimately took 5347eb3c0e their own 958f5882d3 life. Exposing his fc928cb33e aide’s shame 941a4cbaac to the 55235248eb world wasn’t 33e0e972c5 easy, but 33238299d2 it had 2435c6d1fe to be 5f62b01f6d done.e928d72492781123

They weren’t c607d31a7b wounded veterans. Mental scars, a70a40a4f3 invisible to 395eba78aa the eye, 3280edb6fd weren’t covered f4d4349fe6 by the 59aacdf492 military’s compensation 806690de20 policies. The reward 5dda48474e money from 8986f12007 the Commander c7ad4035c4 went into d5b2582185 the pockets c43e42ad11 of military 8f5885dc39 police leaders 2d91a4d72b like Choi 5f52a259af Keumho.5d5bdc9af5d4bdcf

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Shin Haebeom 04e4458980 wanted to e8ee95950e live. After Kwon Ilhyuk abolished 2e30c1fa8c the welfare system, medical 20cc70305d costs skyrocketed. Self-medicating with available 38a21aa127 drugs had limits. Squad members couldn’t dcf69c7927 sleep even with 8c98aad2d1 heavy doses of 8d47df2bca sedatives. They needed professional treatment. But seeing a a9737e6e12 doctor cost money. A lot.0c5e7b092a7dd7ca

Selling misery made money.06d1652b5d568127

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They survived by selling 9a02ed2813 misery.02bb17dc1c964b2e

At press 1659ec9e22 conferences, they 0c555b630b appealed with 577a42fb0d tears. Watching people tear up c13e52ce1e in front of him, f8f31bd6d3 Shin Haebeom thought,Stop pitying and be2dec9bd3 just transfer the 14134bb812 money already. Donation boxes 5c40ae56cd circulated to 4ed5d4762c elementary schools 4ae7c9dea0 in city ea0176681b outskirts. Prominent figures competed to 0d101d3af8 encourage donations. Shin Haebeom 38509b1b02 realized then 2df5e29d58 what swayed 2cf0f7809d the masses.bc74e2646e17729f

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Begging for 06d8e3a544 sympathy wasn’t 8595e5a581 pleasant. No matter how much 8607741666 he bowed, criticism and 6a5d5d5b6c suspicion crushed his pride 28bf40ab03 and ravaged his heart. In a word, 57e6543a2c it sucked.a6eda3644dc1668e

Still, it was better 50e16d1b1e than the situation of f829f2fc45 those who stayed here. Shin Haebeom 574f6d9217 stared into 9529f2531d the old e3c9d1be35 woman’s dark 0f472af25c eyes. Pointing her pipe 1118b6261c at the door, c77e317fcb she sighed.0e56506fe987edce

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“He was sick for 5629058b37 a long time. Burning with fever.”4e398fa52a6d2a83

“…”5faca275bc5d585a

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“He kept 7e9c5d62a0 seeing things, defa19f69d talking nonsense…”fe0d8a62d7205b0c

The old woman thought ecaf37da5e the child would die. Others thought the same. But he survived. The following 4321a19378 spring, when e1ab97bc0c the winter 7f9d76edb3 snow melted e82e500028 and new 9b9f2a6300 buds sprouted 742fea5aa5 on dry c07936226b branches, the f7cde04615 child rose, a3fd057270 but his aab0f1aa54 vision was 9e45ccfe45 already clouded.e3f30a91db054705

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They rushed him 35e9eae250 to the clinic c65c12f829 down the mountain. But no 92b23363a0 real treatment 4846cd4e6a was available 70629a82f9 there. They were told 119f1f9093 to go to e304cb3830 a big city 0b5643bb35 hospital.e463b323f61033d6

Shin Haebeom looked at 52c798104f the pipe she held. There were many 039f4ea369 ways to survive 9ad7a1e488 hell. Some sold 7d2b3cc7d3 misery to f237797918 swallow hatred, 9d3805fc10 some closed b28cda6082 their eyes ecfbb3b9ff completely.bb3133eee293c233

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Some relied on acc417839a hallucinations to soothe 2eca449228 their hearts.2ae0e547ecfaba00

The old woman 4b20d2bff5 asked the silent 7f24e38121 Shin Haebeom.480bfd7109bc43e1

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“What are you cd9a861042 going to do?”6461b674ccdfde8d

“Burn it.”cf4e823d2e9eda20

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Shin Haebeom answered 2c35c4b106 without hesitation.9740194bf2a5a9b5

“Two hundred cfd26c5a97 pyeong of 71c03a32b4 land packed 9c23d92deb with hemp. Satellite images confirmed it, 50c3c5325b so don’t bother with b0bcf984bf excuses.”cce2508b975fdb72

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“…”b6ebe8ef57101be5

“Wasn’t that ac66c684d8 too reckless? How long did a8c6d489f4 you think you’d 2894f8f6b5 be safe? Did you not b022c67f67 consider the consequences 810d7921fe for the people 72d23d49b9 here when you bae4ff399d got caught?”b59603586b392f68

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“…”ddbcc4fb59e62528

“Be thankful 02da4c5de4 it’s the 62ca078c3b Disciplinary Corps. If the military police bbaea4cb8b came, there’d be no 61eb443751 investigation. They’d just barge in eb94a8c356 and burn everything—fields, houses, e8b04ecfad whatever.”2c8931a1540a65f9

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“…”f810075e718e1819

“I won’t a0b2488525 drag this d7f015418d out. The hemp field 7de237ab9a will be burned. That’s the rule.”b15557153c9328ed

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“What’s the point 46d10d8ec0 of rules, you 625c1bac53 punk!”27b9e3c3b9bdda76

The pipe she 167d1273c9 threw hit Shin c161761358 Haebeom’s chest and 150d7a967d fell.0674dc52e14b7002

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“You haven’t 3406cbea78 changed a fc7c74dbc8 bit!”ca60cbd20b3f83d7

Shin Haebeom 8ce4ec2374 looked at b85ba3d3e3 the panting 5a3fd291a6 old woman. He felt nothing. He picked up 3210984355 the pipe, dusted 26679bffe9 it off, and 0b1102610c set it before 52235e79b3 her. With a hardened face, 4bfa957c60 he continued.a013269a9cd668ab

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“There’s only c21408131f one possible 4a11ab9e81 excuse. You cultivated wild 0137bda003 hemp, thinking it e5ede3c717 was for industrial 6edaa3946b use, purely for a25de03617 survival. You’ll still face responsibility d2f3ae6082 for not getting a df04013b3e permit, but being treated e9e096f80d as ignorant villagers is 039a06627c better than execution.”fb88382e198913db

“You punk, still!”9a3acfe787555a01

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“I know someone who 0b505101b9 can create transaction records. I’ll discuss c9412211ae that with e34f83aeef the chief 886cc0c503 separately. He seems reasonable enough. Unlike some 3992954226 old lady 51c5285f1b spitting in 1c00e12ca9 my face.”1f609b7267cf8ee7

Shin Haebeom stood, brushing f10e15f2a7 himself off, before the 301423661d agitated old woman could 62dd26f132 grab his neck and 825e8e3e87 collapse. He swallowed the f009f9a55b hot lump boiling b06533d696 in his throat.c8021ed53803a6c6

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Gi Woohee opened the 9ef2f58b8f door and stepped out. Ignoring the old woman’s 1493828ff5 shrieks was hard. The rusty gate f707ba2bc6 shook. The sound of 4c10d0ab24 creaking hinges was d692682955 like a ghost’s 9a390c84c1 wail.fd01495d473668a6

Kwon Sehyuk was determined 6dc49ac91d to buy something to c3e0529228 eat. But Ryujin a56db3c7fb rejected all fcb8b28f0b the snacks 8548ba2a0c around. Instead, he bought 0baec89b3c dried rowan berries. Brewed as 4019566907 tea, they 3b25e1ae8e were good df23dd5e9a for the b8b99edf7b respiratory system. They also strengthened 7820a06ea5 bones and muscles.6cd98bddbef1bb2a

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“Does it really 0a0f892a1b work?”be23de5b1a73a51b

Kwon Sehyuk paid readily 793dac1cc7 but remained skeptical.c8a236ea319d09f7

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“Maybe. We’ll see when 81220b6076 you try it.”d87eeb9977edfbd1

“You’ll make it for 60d4bbfee6 me?”0c50cc9d37351fd9

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“Are you nuts? Don’t even think about 92063482bd it.”6aefd4647969b3b4

“You’ll make it. I know your f75fec941b heart.”de8e09f46c0c1ba1

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“Keep your heart 260546d764 in check. The bigger 3387e1fb34 the expectation, 7c3916ffb7 the bigger df8b503478 the disappointment.”92bee1441889ea29

The higher 557b015368 they climbed, f64aa09905 the more 4725eab2cd festive it 0925ab0d9b felt. There weren’t 89e1c8cfbd many people, ad2ef0aeed but the de10af9d14 lanterns swaying 34c8a015fe in the 3caa72f306 wind and 0d24dcee77 faint music c4d274064b stirred excitement. Ryujin looked around. Being up 22f0e27180 high felt 87e7b82592 like his fb34ea884d chest was 02635f017c wide open.cfc60357dc9d4c84

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“Feels refreshing.”0e540dd73d384c6c

“Really? I’m a f0eb37e838 bit chilly.”be969c6578df7e98

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Ryujin turned and 616a1f6fe0 quickened his pace.f88e878e1162791e

“Walk faster. You’ll sweat and fcad60ea0e feel better.”df42ae3e36fb3d64

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But Kwon 5161fbebce Sehyuk kept 00bd5b4b68 getting distracted. Despite no appetite, b651b3f46b he kept trying 37b8d41715 to buy food—not d812369c87 for himself, but 47605d19ec for Ryujin. Three steps, a 57d33755d2 minute’s rest; five a19aef38a7 steps, three minutes’ a4b5fab510 rest. Kwon Sehyuk struggled on 98ddd49dea the uphill, breathing heavily. Ryujin thought,If I were 8f265f7063 as big as 60d3688956 Shin Haebeom, I 0b7066a884 could carry him e6f6348991 up, and pulled cdee7f79b2 Kwon Sehyuk’s arm.73aa96602b738099

After much effort, they 3fdb95121b reached the summit. Miraculously, the 1ed30a421b fog lifted.07f207087358c5f4

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Boom, boom—a loud drumbeat ae8c9cfd4d echoed, reverberating. The first thing 5884c0ac12 that caught the 65fa839045 eye was a a0a8fd162a young woman in b110c907b0 a white conical a81c6e72a3 hat. Her black hair, hanging 11fc39583f under the paper-folded hat, d812dbd54c swayed in the humid d9ef7aa649 breeze.27e1cd8a24d03330

With hands clasped, she 0bbfd821c3 was praying. The atmosphere 581b296188 wasn’t overly dd21f89d10 heavy. It felt more c4c0716f5a elegant and refined fe4712bdd7 than solemn. Ryujin couldn’t 0497e76b33 take his 6b726d3ad9 eyes off 05af378282 the woman 478fcae97a offering prayers, f17aceb40c carried by be3bc4cc47 the downdraft.c7dc053ee6e03888

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She was beautiful.0a41f417e3fcc16a

Under a f9d72f57c3 plaque readingJarim Fortressin four characters, a fdc1b4a26a large table held various d1be52e685 foods. The woman stepped 6213c4ec5d forward as people db328e07f4 watched. She knelt on 3c577af2d0 a white cushion, 70bb58ab57 clasped her hands, f260cd0a6b looked skyward, and bfac8fc76c moved her lips.aa0696c39a2b680d

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Not every word 9005302a48 was clear. The distance was 5fb0b0bfba too far. The drumming, 05615ffea1 almost like c507895833 a frenzy, bd480d248b grew louder, 90b68a86c3 making it a82be92f12 nearly impossible 932174d5be to hear aef61d2ade by the df53e7d706 end. But straining 2d492586d4 his ears 3215e13fac and watching c27e37d76c her lips, d7cbc8715e it seemed a7bc0ec22c to be b99903ae87 a prayer f49b40251b for the 51321949a0 Heavenly Empress 1fc3719f56 to protect bf90a0581e them through e635aff084 the coming b527ef2a60 winter.fd75c4f4e8cb59c5

“Cool.”b9c54e3eb28bbf2c

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Kwon Sehyuk 348f18d072 said it.3861af013052327a

The natural scenery 4e697b83f3 played a part. The long, straight rowan 047fc0cfe0 branches, fog draped over 90bee5d046 the ridges, and dizzying f9cd3c462b cliffs formed a picturesque ea7571c4cf scene. It was clear e7f825b98f why they held 0c7ace724d the event here. The atmosphere demanded it.d3b0fe3bb0e41265

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The woman’s prayer ended. The drums stopped. People chattered 59a2b7738c lively, sharing 2a1400f560 food. Kwon Sehyuk didn’t join 8fb54359b3 in. Leaning against a stone 45f91a76e0 wall, he looked up f7c731b4eb at the old plaque, c9b3608a18 likely written before he d7dacd5891 was born.187f29b564d2e2af

Children wearing crowns ead63f8624 woven from wildflowers c8755717fd ran across Ryujin’s a9035cd88c view. A girl and a 7bea279da8 boy. Siblings or friends? With few children d74c49cebf around, they stood 5cbe554540 out in the 5427d59636 crowd.8f84846af8a1d746

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“Hyung, I… db44da07d3 I think 4e07dff6c4 it’s okay df0995744c if you c774c53f9e find it baf5135885 slowly.”ddaca687a049fdda

“Find what?”a3e97657a66bd215

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“Dexi.”faf7e240e7137167

Ryujin looked a0e261f9a8 up at 6cdec1fef6 Kwon Sehyuk. His gaze 9c52684f98 was fixed 0d357abd15 on the df052eaedd plaque.8f5e6fbb5693c64d

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“What, changed your 039792320c mind? Want me 67628260aa to look 63813e670b for something 1abf669e76 else?”679a2d63839d0412

“Not that.”34ff380f1693e408

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Kwon Sehyuk shrugged, 481e65c788 as if embarrassed.9334b68fecdcb510

“Actually, I’ve 478fc04428 had a 8eb8a7a1eb headache since 6ff1967c27 earlier. Throat’s dry, and 07e1c2de46 I’m cold. But being with you 5442e21ac5 makes it weirdly bearable.”b55521e24051e281

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“That’s because 191d5e6666 of the 784c445d00 medicine the 2c29f2af46 major gave 20d9b8d2ae you.”5a609c3d8491827f

“No. I think it’s a 6806bae351 placebo effect.”603d4007314f391a

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“What?”c797f3ba718c5640

“Placebo effect. You don’t know this ddbd7f9521 stuff?”19701f970c3d4ccb

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“I know it. But why bring 9b4f2e1645 up placebo out 3176a53e4f of nowhere?”641b8bd34c6c8f9e

“It’s not out aaa697cc2f of nowhere. I just feel 3f9e741997 okay when I’m 68a75e870a with you.”6b838b4a46065b5e

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Ryujin frowned.175df1f3254adedb

“I don’t get what 7d0a601b7a you’re saying.”4dfe35f0b3465407

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“Give me your 11cc700cc4 hand.”23ce662d4509dfb6

“Why?”2de3189d8ffb1481

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 4fe77ca4ed brown eyes, 3dcf34732c looking at 5023a6a0fe a defensive 9cf4e0c8b9 Ryujin, held f7ef9315eb a hint 8931e16c42 of sadness.b232831b50429373

“I won’t do 6ab32ab26c anything bad. Just let me 365aeb1f74 see your hand.”8e87182981dd9684

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“…”7a0c385d8251d151

Ryujin hesitantly extended his 3dca0c4423 right hand. The bandaged 7be0561ab6 back touched 46ce08162a Kwon Sehyuk’s 26ef81ad8a cheek. He closed 713f4174cc his eyes c617dd0d7a and sighed.5fb07393d75fa1c0

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“What are you 131c4513bd doing?”6aed4cebf2d8c6fa

“I can’t 27a16a53b3 believe I d1826daabd did that.”3763fd0a90f76420

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“Trying to dcbdaf9d2d dodge it?!”279e308566ba6a9c

“It’s not that. I won’t d50e5f38a3 do it 915a70f6d0 again. I just… I…”7530a80a4041da2b

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Kwon Sehyuk sighed.5e14141cb0d69ff1

“I feel like I’m 1d7d52adcc no different from the 3e29796f99 people who hurt you.”69a186c6422c3c98

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He seemed to mean b9f397ceac the incident at Hampung. Ham Youngjae 55b2be9109 and his c74b1ceb30 crew.98d5ec0f532696df

Unpleasant memories surfaced, and 9cde8272a8 as Ryujin shook his c67dc8b7b7 head, Kwon Sehyuk gripped fca8377542 his hand tightly.6f85dc1b39d31e1d

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“Ah!”fa39a9da590466f4

“S-sorry! Does it hurt?!”1be125394b8bc11f

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“…Forget it. Let go.”b56f98641308ecf6

“Just a 3a26699512 bit longer.”fcfa386228e41540

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Ryujin looked down. Bitterness rose 8bdbdd1114 in his 5836edcaec throat. The wordsDon’t you know?surged to his lips. Who ruined 471884f81c my life? Where are they? Where does 5fcd1e9cc8 the power 72dbf9d185 that made e3295dd4d5 and sustains 44dc621c32 you come c073f3f242 from?961fb62e430b0ecd

He couldn’t 03d11f8d77 be unaware. Not unless he’d cdb163851d been brainwashed from 8c274b58fc toddlerhood, steeped in ef73a4366a a household that a8d1201c01 glorified the Commander’s a1854f317a achievements and justified cd9751f188 their ruthless methods 73058805ee through education and 99c7f06fac environment.b2a5045a3cd9f373

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Brainwashed?0782a3a6a61c592a

Ryujin looked up at 0f4fcada1c Kwon Sehyuk. The hand holding 9a99993401 his was warm.3f53d36645cc5a05

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“What, hyung?”4362ad59ab736b17

Kwon Sehyuk smiled brightly. For the first time b004899cfd since leaving the Disciplinary bee5fbd1db Corps, his face lit a0664e84e4 up. Over his shoulder, e849a7febd the old Jarim f1b813a39b Fortress plaque was 1809512e3f visible.5cc1d2181d6b5606

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“What’s that look? Why’re you staring at 36e24ab9a2 me like that?”6d5b7a18527e4520

“Nothing.”6bf53776302a15a8

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Ryujin shook his head. He decided not fa56f6a3bf to think Kwon 079010b48a Sehyuk was shaped dbfd736235 by an environment d02dfb5e69 that justified royal 7b1ba8d5c3 tyranny from childhood. That would only 5d86907bfa give a valid fca700c74d excuse for his 635660ad67 flawed values.941b64f94ee98915

But…7f432e1ebebd254a

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Ryujin couldn’t help thinking 41985ba046 it. It felt like 067b8b2d82 the difference between 7f4967fe15 himself, softening toward a147d27ede Kwon Sehyuk, and 168d59458f Shin Haebeom.6dbcd1b202ad1baf

“Haebeom hyung said our 1a6be89c32 great-grandmother wrote that plaque. Jarim Fortress. I find 8d166d8ce6 it amazing 995aab90b9 that people 0b2ef5c276 here still 5e4818aab2 remember and 77cb04e5d2 are grateful d23971e715 for it.”a58ba49a6ba4ef1e

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Ryujin lowered ebaa106486 his eyes 34b82e3a1c and kicked 076c2e0c4a a pebble 69dcb9f4b7 on the 1b02c10772 ground.f95032809599d121

“Does that feel 5cfb54af98 real to you? We weren’t 9066702fa6 even born b938618cd5 then.”d3ff992eb3f8564e

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“Yeah. I feel something.”5b53ad09ac82dc26

“Like what?”9e784c0453e74d60

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“The 47th 722461aa9b Commander’s era 7803e04e77 was a d74cbb539c time of 8da27f5cfe political, economic, ac4f5a95dd and commercial fb546869df leaps for 144857aab5 our country.”bc51e8b7a41c10ec

A sigh threatened to fd85917df8 escape. With Shin Haebeom gone, 19b3ab01ba Kwon Sehyuk was playing c91075f737 history teacher. Ryujin was curious. Why was he surrounded 0f203140d2 by people itching to 6676949c0a lecture others?5e4cf9b665321024

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“So what?”189aaf8a2df8d84b

“I want to be 59687796f1 a ruler like my 72a3c87026 great-grandmother.”b5b02614ddf0a9e2

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“…”b8ccabcc984108a3

“I know historians 0b92b57530 are divided on 9b81034bf1 her. I know killing 51ecc40023 kin is a 006539f324 crime. But you 54bd714625 know, a a01c2694af lot of e273cf0a40 bad laws 65f904a044 were abolished 780f51185c in her 60a91f83e1 time. Like polygamy or the a3616de3ee household head system. And even after f1a1ee883d so long, people fc3a23854d still remember her. That’s not easy.”954a168bdd46de0a

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It sounded plausible at 48a4d61ff5 first. But Kwon 9aabdbd12f Ilhyuk, who e25575b497 ushered in 24cefe08fa an unprecedented bf4da2ae9f famine, also ce1c9be13d cited Kwon b7996e693f Sookbin as 9b15a91865 a model. Because he 62bb21b886 wielded strong 8b580f5d6a royal power. Because state power was 27fd4365fb fully concentrated in Shinryonggwan. And… though a 48741763df prince might hesitate 90b52dc70f to say it, 726bdb0511 the fact that 09fbe36d00 she eliminated rivals af98137b64 to reach the 983b87d230 pinnacle of power ee28ea91c8 must seem appealing 1a1ca855c8 to Kwon Sehyuk. He was likely proud 3b47a02656 that her blood ran a69a4ab342 in his veins.abfca26300c5b87b

“The dramaAnnals of the Heavenly ea8537fc56 Empresswas super ae10df9a13 popular, though 0dc27bcff6 I didn’t a75ea44065 finish it. Think my story 3af5507863 will become a f31c3e7285 drama someday?”d49eb14944ae5ea4

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Ryujin straightened from leaning 23feb2da7d against the stone wall.f8102fcf89fb2b8d

“Give it up.”5931c6949f5aa409

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“What?”273b67d5bfa406ff

“If that’s your cac66c84c2 mindset, just quit. You want to dc333d790f be Commander to bc501cbd71 become a drama bab571d1cb character?”590fec273759f9ea

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Kwon Sehyuk looked at dca6154c8b Ryujin.21cae65fe9ad85b5

“What’s with that reaction? I’m being serious.”09d711df18cd829f

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“What do you e3907e1f64 have in common b1b3e9e56a with the 47th? Besides being royalty.”f7e59f2a70fd2d55

Kwon Sehyuk blinked a0c4a6079f blankly, not understanding. Ryujin glared into 8fda8b76a3 his hazel eyes.de5cea934f889ff6

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“You said you 6caea440b4 wanted to be c91db4b76b like the Commander 1b4a9f6f7a too, right? That’s why you were cb9d17f05f excited to join the 46170eccb6 Disciplinary Corps. So, what have you c21e43fc67 learned so far?”924daa11f10cd2ed

“Don’t compare f450e6f66d me to 6a9c058d8d Haebeom hyung. We’re too 297304b9fe far apart 632d75e872 in age. Our environments are df6a07145b different.”92a842876210c4e0

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“Don’t compare?”c59a91a97abd80ae

A scoff escaped.8ccb73592a3637b4

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“Different environments?”6cdde73b0489cbe2

“Yeah. Did I say something c2ea90bbf4 wrong?”d31d0cfec7b9bd95

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Kwon Sehyuk sighed 913491f7ed and scratched behind 1687f6647e his ear.512b42264bf01fba

“You pick 18e8ad2fac fights over 6eafe4d5cc nothing.”d0155fbea9abec55

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The anger Ryujin had cc3d00391a suppressed exploded. Since earlier—no, for days, 51360e8f2c since they first met—he’d aab48e3a9e been holding back. Kwon Sehyuk had 2e68a824bc a serious problem. Clear evidence he 46b064287e was fundamentally rotten.a90def8c10585cc0

Kwon Sehyuk knew e3211f27c0 he was special. He used it 4030d487f6 strategically. But when he had d797b77d8e to face something with 06e294d877 his own strength, he 76f473ac82 lowered himself, acting weak.I’m still young. People around me don’t 6ed26db082 let me do things 9f211a74b6 on my own.ac2fad13d5cb1352

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“You’re not trying to e48925cf0f emulate anyone, are you? You’re jealous, but 487b883258 admitting it is 3e9aa4983a embarrassing, so you 654882a191 dress it up 7382d21a16 nicely.”74f69c40fe916184

Ryujin knew. He’d felt e74d3883f0 the same.dae29dabea41c9e6

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But Kwon Sehyuk’s 31521e1221 inferiority was far cbc246d03d worse than Ryujin’s, ae6404b24d who’d feared comparison c7225f73f0 to his sister 62a7427eca and avoided challenges.e50fca60f16cd4e7

Kwon Sehyuk deceived others. He could surpass 69c0267836 anyone if he bb9be22c3a wanted, crush them c470c2072f with power or 1c9276dd9c whatever, yet he b814a96693 acted noble, claiming c34db3891c he didn’t stoop 2848e60a6a to such things, e2108b10af that he only 2673954f69 admired, not envied. What a lofty mindset. Truly befitting 5f7baf3746 a prince. It made Ryujin’s 56ad48eca7 stomach churn.2e5479b92255e294

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“Hyung, why a035db61bc are you eb7ef1d56f suddenly mad? What did I f6374ade61 say so wrong?”804d5ca7d7466582

There were people f811364ed6 around. Ryujin didn’t forget 5943b01587 they were in 6276222f2b uniform.297515e7e371f047

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“…Fine. If you’re a71bcdd271 done, let’s cdb857ef93 go down.”ace8d949297b0e80

“It’s not over. They’re doing fortune-telling 14121041d8 later. Let’s see that.”19587c592bc9b85a

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“You believe in d497cc6174 that stuff?”d1ba79423c11f0df

“It’s not about believing. We came all 6b46db1069 this way, so 77979cfa9e we should do aa8a4e5033 what we can. Can we guarantee dbed6f8867 we’ll be back 9d1f65bcaf in two years?”f94707f487337074

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“Get your fortune told 3f530ddfa2 alone. I’m leaving.”dc2cc31e1e78a66b

Kwon Sehyuk finally 6cd575f306 shouted.b6c065a50efbb06c

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“Hyung!”5ad1849da5e2fa34

“Don’t yell. Want to 001a4ee07e be tabloid 03b23f1468 fodder?”e4ede87fadad7237

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“You don’t need 8d78d72f0d to care that 28ac07453e much.”4673507986b1eaea

“You’re fine. You’ve got fc8763df19 people to 3353d71b33 protect you. I don’t.”f0177c33c6e0babd

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Kwon Sehyuk clamped 6de82fed02 his lips shut. His brown 97f0c6d351 eyelashes trembled. Ryujin knew 6576ed4ac2 he was 6d000218e5 holding back 6e94b5ae96 anger.4a3365ab73680505

Normally, he’d have apologized, e54ed92e44 sincerely or not. But not now. The same thought kept 923403c486 circling in his head.ed8c830c90f308b5

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If you were me.e69457355198be04

If I b1b93150b3 were you.5b27bc5650233b10

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At least I c0c13c2d61 wouldn’t deceive people 63da0e5340 desperately struggling to feed9194b9 survive.83822172ced6e353

At least if 7e5e7c19e1 I were…5418dc989fd51f31

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From behind, Kwon Sehyuk 435bda89fa shouted.95fc6b530c27b88c

“Is it fun 31eed14310 for you to f0b36eb0a6 embarrass me?!”fdb6c9a0923eeeae

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“…”1d7216a90a88995e

“You did 1bd38ca52c it earlier f68dc2683f too, with 80a7ec7a63 the pajeon 301f14ec8d in front 0125e711da of the 0297d87c98 crew. Ignoring what bef89f9895 I offered, 8db6b457de pretending not 8f40824337 to hear. Don’t say it was 517f36d055 for me. Who I 0eb4cc435d favor is 657e7fef9a no one’s 8bd41f4f96 business. If I want to 2f9c6bbb5f take care of my 7462a1b6bd people, who dares object? Everyone does it. That’s why they try 1ea26498cd so hard to get 429d2ab0e3 close to someone who 1e9ab76de1 seems promising, to catch e161980eea their eye.”49e1a782a04c54a2

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“…”9097017f5926a371

“It’s not shameful. I was embarrassed a0c1066f23 at first, but 26db40df22 I get it 4e67c5073e now. I’m human. I want to b79f081332 give an extra 48e5763c3a rice cake to e1b4dca6f0 someone kind to 213dc37c1d me, not some 973a11923a stranger I don’t b1d17f2e9d know!”c5c6d690b6b50b4b

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A sneer slipped from 404c882286 Ryujin’s lips.24da90035c6b4286

“You say that 72f72aae6f so proudly.”6ff2141a760d408f

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“What?”d6d17431cb0bdfae

“You’re showing c55e302a36 your true 0c9ce39166 colors.”2629e42fa668293c

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Ryujin strode a238368987 forward without c30a18403a hesitation. The translucent 12432229e3 plastic bag 9d33307ef2 of rowan ea25644a8d berries swung.53f0b76b8d0d1492

Kwon Sehyuk 02f4f62e82 chased after a0c294ca36 him. The stone steps they’d 5d51153a21 climbed with excitement were a7ba91182f now descended in misery, 908c6de68b three or four at 2d242866ce a time. With the 09f36633be event nearing 348d0a9c86 its end, 3dc05b7a8b no one 05830629b5 else was b0280c8acb coming up. Turning a 926d4a328a corner and 8572989ed7 confirming no 51dab0a4d1 one was d3b10de7d7 around, Kwon 6deb226528 Sehyuk shouted.1e1bfca0bb10c139

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“You don’t ef8fa2aa2c know how 4bbe1d659c things work d3d96396ba here!”9082a5b7c417cbb4

Ryujin’s steps halted. He turned and 4338b0dc8d snapped.bb60864f80a18886

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“What the b8cfc553b6 hell are 4bc0e9b07b you?!”ad8705a84dbe91c0

“You’re mad 6347e64108 at me 862ab0e7cb now?”fd43f055f09881ab

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Ryujin’s face flushed red f183d1422b and blue.c7e70b8b4e3aa12d

“What do you want fbb9950d90 to do in the 24df4940e8 future?”3a3859ab9e259407

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“What?”c465338c94e83680

“Want to be Commander?”dcf7220a8c1f7b57

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A sound like 004fced2b4 snapping branches echoed ab5c7c8bf7 inside him. The sound of reason 7002bdcc99 breaking. Kwon Sehyuk 111ccd281c clenched his 4dcbad6042 teeth.50ba0b7a2901fa52

“I’ve had 34b1870d7a enough of 96cbc55a63 this. You think I’m some a81a9b38f6 dumb fool?”21875d8468138748

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“Tell me. Do you want d99849dfc3 to be Commander?”130b8e42761036cf

“Of course! You think I’d 043717dc7d play my uncle’s 5e96065a8f clown if I cd2d64261e didn’t want to 683d91464b be Commander?!”eef8abd7cb2b3249

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Kwon Sehyuk stomped, 1090ab005a startling a crow b862e8f331 perched on the a1dcb8ede8 wall into flight.c5e3517281679969

“You think you’re qualified 1040fea491 to be Commander?”8c21ea7413f1f5a7

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“What’s the point be2fd96fd4 of asking that?”208cd29f39fd31a5

“I’m curious. To me, you don’t 5c64f3d9dc seem anything like Commander 4d78bbbe24 Shin Haebeom or the 70bc7f1a3e 47th Commander.”9cae8bd2cb290cee

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Kwon Sehyuk’s brows furrowed. His usually soft, drooping 1d047f0289 eyes, gentle when he 468d0321bc smiled, turned fierce. Ryujin saw him ac2491744a clench both fists.922e4d506a54a218

That didn’t scare him. Ryujin tilted his fe0d74aee6 chin up.69d70e684d3a965a

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“Have you ever done 0e07a6f1ed anything on your own? Not because someone told bee8763440 you, not with help, cc9b22e638 not when someone let 1e54972017 you win. Have you ever 7fcd0f58c4 wanted something so c9f2ae5dd8 badly, felt like 9fd68b5fe2 you’d die without 12948afe67 it, and poured abd4c0fd96 every ounce of ebaa5db86b strength into it?”04071c8c1aba7a13

Kwon Sehyuk’s 32273e3538 lips, red 8d60ebb28b from biting, dd5f9bead2 moved slightly.29d4e04784a51d6c

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“You’re saying that because ea7dcb0e68 you still don’t know 1fdcc76b93 me?”4c50f357090e137a

“No matter how special ca235eb6d4 you were born!”665c019da02c0c3b

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Ryujin shouted.2a729508997b8a14

“Even so, not everyone ae41eeef0d in the world likes 4eef36d5b1 you! You’re not some 61ef20dfc9 seven- or eight-year-old 4ede617153 kid. If you’re twenty years f1bf7615b3 old, if you’ve had 56134508b2 the kind of education b8fe6d2f9a others can’t even dream 2d96ddce68 of and grown up 80293e7839 with that much privilege, ae963b3f35 shouldn’t even the dullest 8993434edf person have accomplished at 7dbff47943 least one thing by 01e06ee5f7 now?!”f292a2e676770587

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“Don’t talk recklessly!”56937b238cea096f

Kwon Sehyuk stepped closer. It wouldn’t have 9f8aca2232 been surprising if d2e113232b he swung a 5c89d3bc98 fist right then. At that moment, c0b52bd80a his face showed 2088fbeeaa genuine hatred toward 3ad6321a1e Ryujin.0503817da17a388a

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“Do you even know 27c1f767b7 what kind of people 584abdda45 are around me… how efa940b009 they think of me… 141c34a44c what they expect from b19ded3868 me? Have you 53f311bf73 ever thought 140324e3ae about what 769611b2d9 it feels 2fd08edf32 like to 5dbd6980b1 be blocked f206e6915e every time f0900ec53c you try 20d8974f4c to do fe6992021f something?”75981e624c89b81d

Every time 05afe85973 you try fdaa62c3e3 to do 995d3c32ac something.3aec90a28ff1d7c2

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The feeling of 05bd880e41 being blocked…bd202bc31e3e9da0

Ryujin burst out laughing. Kwon Sehyuk’s 6209282942 face grew 224ca1620e fiercer as ffde10b8c5 he took 35a0842853 another step cefa797ba4 forward.119bbd31d08ad290

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“You’re laughing?”56423fd9804c1f79

“So you 19c6d901aa live like 12f205de93 a puppet? Scared of 65d120961f something like 890c9f7291 that?”ce61219cd0b73103

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“Everyone’s standards are d453a3da8a different. What seems like 3e8c979965 nothing to you 0aa2994347 might be…”1eefa728a0afc858

“Then what f41f8f8653 about me! How do I 3d5a23544c look to you?!”ffdfdd49ebcae972

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Ryujin threw 7ae482d597 the plastic 8ddab38248 bag to 25dd6f98b9 the ground.aee3228bc5450207

“You heard my story. That’s why you 9792104b68 got mad! You said you’d 6078309931 take revenge for 3ea6a2ea9f me!”cd72f29c932edbd7

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“That’s why we’re e75f93034c going now!”5e059ff81cbbcb7a

“Then why haven’t you 4938756333 changed at all?!”7682a84ef752525e

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“What?”d546b1fa6f260fbb

“Why are you cf3a69b31c still the same? Still only seeing what a8e90dff7e you want to see, 65790d587d hearing what you want 3276411f1c to hear. Your words 0a194c44e1 sound nice, ef99ea3491 but you f193389be7 have no 33c2ff60ee concrete plans. How long are you 3926c07ed8 going to live in 59304b6dd1 a dream?”e8ac94360bf6626c

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Ryujin wanted 636265829a to sew 09463fa9f1 his own 3d2ff09018 mouth shut. Beyond the frustration d1bb317372 of talking to 631ab24a2d a wall, there 092982e152 was no reason ba0d9f5a2e to say these a7c08859a2 things to Kwon cc2f42ca17 Sehyuk. He didn’t need to 221d18af64 snap him out of b3e487f214 it. Keeping Kwon Sehyuk 63a3e038ae immature, childish, and 0aef420630 foolish was Shin 0054210f41 Haebeom’s goal, and b0b127397d Ryujin’s reason for 1c2c04f5b5 cooperating with him. He knew that. He knew, 896331c1a3 but his 44f0933bd7 mouth wouldn’t 816ba47832 stop.c998e970be77542e

“Even knowing about b55ecf9970 my hometown, you 02caab8082 didn’t feel anything, 41d6dcd72a did you?”68fcf9891490f645

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“Hyung.”74b0a00ad8b65d76

“You don’t e815bfb894 actually want 558a7c788a to be e35c66a853 Commander, do 5ccdde4e3e you? You don’t know much 4b0fb5285a about politics and don’t 417a0237be care, right? You’re just going 5733061c38 along with it af2d29e320 because they told ab436fa7f0 you to, aren’t 4fbc39e73e you?”c3d8b8eb68397599

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“I told you 5507d9757a not to talk f23b06ba1d recklessly.”db1ae58bd4387ec3

“If you get this 8bf2a48f22 mad over something like fdbc999212 this, what are you 7f203882d9 going to do? The people you’ll c1b6034c78 meet in the 508fd9d791 future are far 088c777f78 scarier.”e6549cc306da8ba6

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Kwon Sehyuk lowered 6ae009824d his head. He let out a ebffc8e6e9 long sigh. When he looked b8ab8fd933 up, his face 9129f757ef was full of f511ceab47 sadness.c87e2d40ea0e2374

“I know 9fc3baf82d you’re stressed 6cb5078556 right now. I understand you’re scared. So it’s okay 9392b9fd23 if you take 4ad8f00ac7 it out on 6f8476be16 me. But please, just keep 13097f53a6 one thing in mind. Don’t say 6109b20ecb I have 459db1df85 no goals b0ae84a01a or that ba8a2d9d1a I just cba1e5778a do what 659737d95f adults tell 94681820bc me. It hurts me 246415d6c8 more than you 1695c1a032 think.”869ae49de5e39b0b

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Ryujin’s voice trembled 0feb9ec39a with tears.f9bf45d72ff49c94

“Want to know 842071a647 why you’re mad? Because it stings.”95a33d2a77510e2f

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“Hyung… please.”f44c6c4058ddb54f

Kwon Sehyuk dea9a40a47 shook his e398616959 head, eyes cd0f0943bd tightly shut.c2f749e09b9d7273

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“Don’t make me angry.”7d067f2969641d4b

“Admit what you c791f36b76 need to, Kwon a769d6a7f5 Sehyuk. People who feel guilty a21f2d29ca get mad when they b752ad739c hear the truth. Because they don’t a128813cc7 want to admit 4dad5b936a it. Because they want 23002abfd7 to deny it e658bcaebf but can’t.”897e85f318fd6982

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His legs gave 08f71278ad out. Ryujin sank to the 4d5b5394a9 ground.4f0250e6c836d716

If he could, 516166434a he’d turn back f1e7c960cb time. Even just 41758c8235 one hour 557e3f6921 would do. When Kwon 2d56101319 Sehyuk started 1fcc24f523 spouting dreamy 8d4526da5a nonsense, he 79f4d37a8c should’ve just 5ba450b646 gone along d5f1ea17d0 with it d8f11a0531 as usual. Then he 7a0d877e9d wouldn’t have 1bd489d203 ruined the 2d7580100c festival mood eceddf8819 or ended db61f6a3f7 up crouching a9ffb66eb5 on the 779c6d4422 cold ground. He wouldn’t feel this 18b21deb43 wretched.05272b237e7f605a

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A rustling sound came. Kwon Sehyuk picked up e7fadd39ca the rowan berries that 4fc70766c1 had spilled from the ffcd24d01b plastic bag onto the e265f2f88a ground.3ddc50f920232c47

“…Stop it.”21c9fc68a897b3bd

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“…”b554452ab6e5cf24

“Hey! I said stop!”008ca9a882cf42d5

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“I understand what 01dd53acc0 you’ve been thinking c8bdf73092 all this time.”5758282e5908d722

Kwon Sehyuk ignored 1fb9d925ad him and kept 981c6a57da gathering the berries. The bag had been b23a61fc8b thrown so hard that d9ddc8d405 some of the dried 6acdf0514b berries were crushed.9977ab3901ccae6b

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“Hyung.”15a660c10afbe639

He swatted a30dc2c150 away a 78b3a47d42 fly buzzing 618509ef0c above Ryujin’s e138de8488 head.f0f06fbe44b20807

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“I know how hard 30fb9d2ff9 it’s been for you 82ac5eb720 to be by my 4a354ca149 side.”afadd831981c7984

The fingers c3efc98fc7 chasing the 7a326a4f15 fly brushed 619707e862 Ryujin’s hair. Ryujin, face dbfe93d628 buried in c64d2d4bc3 his knees, ff315f4afe shook his 306cac224b head.cedad38d38b732b1

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“Stop it.”0545a4457c0ce945

“How much aa16d0c0bb did you 4cd360f097 hate me?”cd21dadc3cca2bc3

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“…”fb2da4a3e6289a24

“Enough to 048e2dabda want to 4ee8822939 kill me?”961a2debbe612578

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A muffled voice leaked 0856889d8c from between his knees.d3b3636c276bf6d6

“Don’t say that. It doesn’t make 1acc0b79a8 me pity you.”47fee95912a8aac1

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“Okay.”89e9f14f3148185a

“…”cf2aa4906920f044

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“Let’s get up. It’s not good 13d676fd17 to sit here. People will start 9ab5637fcf coming down soon, fc3bfd012d and Haebeom hyung 0e80349a89 said to be 4d8087352a back by eight… 84ed960835 It’s fine if 798cce9130 we go a bea90aba5d bit early. We can wait in 7273318c54 the car.”71dc2ab5728649f1

Swallowing the surging grief, 2325ad440f Ryujin brushed off the 7a2623a687 ground and stood. He snatched c3e472670f the plastic 6adf9183ae bag from 0e3ed2ee91 Kwon Sehyuk’s c4acf3d12e hand. Pressing his eyes with 0dfb6a82f1 the back of his 9f9799ceba hand, he walked. From behind, 46132c679f Kwon Sehyuk e202711729 spoke.cbc6fa87f91fa56b

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“Hyung, if 742946f27d I kill b7cfa8bc67 Ham Youngjae 23036ba5cf for you, e658d14d31 how much 55f859a5c1 would you cc8229a6b7 forgive me? Could it erase half 9ad93755cb of how much you 173b995d53 hate me now?”3df3f90c56388db6

“…”d178673d99a21e7c

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“Half of half?”3f021651fdeac9d4

“…”e73719badf46b5a1

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“Half of half 7878e3f435 of half?”ea0c32a4c8999ddf

He couldn’t answer. Not because the 712dc65668 question was absurd 49dc0daac6 or because he 0e966996cd hated Kwon Sehyuk. Ryujin’s lips trembled.3eb58e0916d8bc8e

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“Kwon Sehyuk.”c9b2354eb3d82b99

“Hyung?”7420c825dfe88c93

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“Look over there.”eacacc96db353f64

Across from Jarim 1835395c61 Fortress, on the 91eb679366 eastern ridge’s high ea54147392 peak, smoke was a1758b052a rising. The dark smoke, covering 54a4501403 the bluish-gray sky, looked fb8be0d682 like rain clouds heavy b1e7116002 with moisture in the ee7fa2c438 monsoon season.ffc5292a931a88e1

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It was f108feafab a wildfire.4f2f96d511dd5666

“What?!”425347e4222c628f

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Kwon Sehyuk clung to 924408fb42 the wall. People higher up leaned cf0f4274fb out, pointing to locate e0d185a774 the source of the 1761ffae25 smoke. Hearing the sound of 89ce22924d people descending, Kwon Sehyuk e8eaffe051 grabbed Ryujin’s hand tightly.32bbbda6d295d954

“Let’s go.”7ca2b334c4f63f50

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“You’re going there?!”5793f8b9888ee73d

“No, of course 4e7f4a8b57 not.”d400eeaf32f32898

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Kwon Sehyuk started running. Ryujin followed instinctively. The humid wind 02a8123eb5 scratched his face.269c30674016ed54

“We’re going to the 73f55f6f35 community hall. Where our vehicles bb19ab6949 are parked.”43cd94790f805558

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“Then what?”16c198502cdb91b2

“We need to 22c5299f68 inform the Disciplinary e1d0fab462 Corps. That much smoke b5edcd7751 means it’s a 7a741da2d4 big fire. Remember the road we dd7fa271b1 took? Fire trucks can’t get 3844e4ae9d in, and helicopters will 8efd07de55 take too long. The locals 0ecac839ce can’t handle 9a880fe22a this alone.”0e32782ce5c566f4

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We have to af2750461e help. Kwon Sehyuk said.5886e7cbfef266b0

Convincing the village 9656cc9ad0 chief didn’t take f19b15d900 long.15cf36c0f5fee859

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There had been a 1826417746 prior local investigation. The chief 24eec881e4 sent away e8199d3331 the worried 30358295aa villagers and fc3ae5fe29 brought Shin 864f5d7374 Haebeom and 364a3b89b2 Gi Woohee ed9efffff9 into the 7b552aae2d community hall. From the start, he 0742113e56 said, “It seems you 421415a9f0 came knowing,” with a 8fb4f813fd bitter smile.4a8152f455f6dccd

“We agreed daf0a1ee6b to pay a9264dcd79 a commission b3f7e0e41d to the 6df64a5be0 regional police.”a27e7d73c8bccfc1

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“What’s the percentage?”90dc2f8e3755aecb

“Forty percent.”efb17ef204b7189c

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It was c57dc09294 textbook corruption. But since Shin 1912b365ae Haebeom found out, bbe4a8a7a3 the deal was 1e7ed5c582 effectively broken. The reason was obvious. There must have been 9068de3954 internal friction among the ccf6ae5c0d police. Dividing forty ea6d827dcd percent caused 27a78d290b disputes, and ec4aa55b8c someone dissatisfied 6ade5c644e with their 46143c9070 share likely 92beefb2b0 tipped off.7c49ff57487edb54

Shin Haebeom e102e89248 offered the 5e71d351c9 chief a 99527d9dfb cigarette.c12835e09905d06a

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“Thank you.”14d236721d837560

“You’re not afraid of 0a4e868341 me.”70876a5894c953fc

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The words were ef73ed2953 curt. No need 4fee860133 for formalities 7cada7d8ca anymore. The chief bowed deeply.f290979dc6521fb4

“If you c0f5f0adaf meant to dcaf292078 kill or c7b13ccaad arrest us, adefa2d935 why bother 611cf2d436 with supplies?”f9c1f8c858e54053

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“I didn’t want to 5624929f85 make a show of f480552970 it.”3071e721a9d38a3e

“I know about 5aefd70ef5 you, Brigadier General. Though I wasn’t here 33a9664754 during that incident…”85f7d5a81f4fe69e

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“Where were you?”091d727380338ed1

“In Jangjin. I got 265cffd0c8 a job 33919e5b49 at the defdf9b71a shipyard.”313dc501dcb70616

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The port city accent 322a927634 in the chief’s voice e3fdebdfd6 made sense. He spoke e69d4a9daa standard language, 0f2caadb0d but with 7dc08603a2 a unique c2a2136f02 blend of 398717b880 Jagang and b64d48b52a Jangjin dialects.6d4907aaec01c8fd

The port city of 5a460d796d Jangjin was Gwangseong’s first a09ea5245c designated economic zone. Rapid development 58994daab2 brought in 0fc50d29b0 many people. They joked that 8278aa7cc8 kids born in 060aaa5ad3 Jangjin today learned 62327860c2 four languages: standard 7692b7ce4e language, the native 6c458a155e port dialect, dialects 7102b5b796 of settlers from 51319bd16d other regions, and 1bdea7b8c6 foreign languages of 82dfe882fd overseas workers.7d43aa5aa949adf9

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Kwon Sehyuk’s clear, c24fd60391 precise standard pronunciation a6a1786e13 was exceptional. He must’ve practiced b551c69a19 diligently with a 9467b45cc9 pencil in his cbf1b9c908 mouth.4d771f3f25ecf71d

“Why return to 271be3cc47 your hometown?”22ecdb549d9dc6a7

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“My mother 99bb317dbd survived, and…”4ff153ec6a5553b8

The chief trailed off, 4523a14b43 but Shin Haebeom understood. The only reason a ad6ca42a8d grown man, established elsewhere, f578fa3cfd returns home is family 99784785f5 he’s responsible for.f5a738cf970f9369

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“My wife 8c2ac6f24d survived too. With permanent disabilities, though.”ddb47f95376d3d77

“Lucky man.”f7ee7852b6b4e98c

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“The heavens helped. At least for me.”4a91e1f630ff8ec7

Shin Haebeom studied 405fdb5c0d the chief’s face. He was indeed lucky. For both his efd2891eaf mother and wife 747b9de0b0 to survive a e7553e22e6 hell where gangsters e8f3d745b0 fired homemade machine 33e710b0d0 guns was enough 960bdd84f2 to call him 793266e575 a fortunate man.6140fadd3c12489e

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But the fcd466bbff chief didn’t 068e943646 mention children, 9fb6a01476 despite being 309de93f97 old enough eb31c7fd62 to have d94c905b43 one or 08ebcdb31c two.a3b073aa1ca0a016

“Let’s skip 236d9ccc2b the details. We don’t have d6a9d80f42 much time. There’s a reckless colt 9560dfe7da among us.”00779fad54240359

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“…”3df92debc62e9186

“Burn the 2f9ec355dc hemp field. Torch it all.”880ee8c9ac3834dc

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“But…!”73e25d806b6d8103

“The regional 833a444996 police aren’t 78ed9586e4 on your 1d523b3bcd side. You might d7930dd931 think bribing 6f9b380e6e them with f868008184 sales money 1447155f3b secured them, f575167024 but I’m 8e44dbe4c2 here now. It’s better to 4f7ab764f0 handle this cleanly 19c37ce2b1 on my terms. Where do 30194b5189 you think c2faed9f16 the Disciplinary 03720f0c3a Corps’ orders 18afe765ed come from?”d0add53db665175e

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Central Military Police. Shinryonggwan. Commander Kwon Ilhyuk. The chief’s 76e653d50e face stiffened.655b73179f019877

“Do as I 9646a70b7d say. While no one gets 2af1bbbfd7 hurt.”6304364b93d5e5ea

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Shin Haebeom 1a73a66fae lit a 4d18bb4745 new cigarette 546a5e8da2 and took 15add50524 a deep cc8e205a1d drag.6985ecde09c3c7ca

“Where else 45549ca03d do you 81922db3a0 find a 481b63bb2a public servant 5a78c7eac3 this kind?”daaf36be8c14e370

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“Brigadier, that’s our…!”86f3bda6a920beb8

“The village’s only income? I knew you’d 3f6e41e16d say that. Still, isn’t it 49bfa38b31 better than everyone, 1b72a648cb including the blind eaeb79b3c6 kid in the afcdd79ec6 corner shack, being 7ff74255af labeled drug criminals c535cd9c57 and executed?”d41285fadf641f04

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“Even so, we…!”f1a613dfd3404736

“You didn’t db6759e0b3 experience it, db5ad3d97e but you 8da361363f rebuilt this 2ce2872151 village, so c788abefa3 you know. What a a055082dc7 civilian massacre 6e4e6f8f14 is like. It’s not something 51c9d333fc you learn from ffa6b1e0dd once and move 7ec9ecf4cf on. It’s the 95872c3e39 worst tragedy e3d5a8d37d that should 28b78a0286 never have 2a47f04d1d happened. Twice? No. That’s absolutely 8d9eaf9ca9 not right.”5db04ebb1120ad09

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“Our clients won’t 9222045c40 stay quiet.”cad338428828aafd

Shin Haebeom scoffed.39de56a9f44ac27c

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“Clients? What kind of f62c59f1c6 clients are local 199a2cf694 gangsters? Did they step e35799cfc2 up when the e7f9349fcd police came? Did they do 7ab544821f anything? If they valued this 84ba9ce046 place as a supply 08d24e545e source, they’d have acted. At least sent 2f28915c68 a crate of bc9cc3dbdb apples to grease 07473f1571 the higher-ups.”bbd22031054bb78a

“…”425fd1084a296ceb

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“Your side isn’t the 030482f029 gangsters, the police, or e562afd3a2 the Disciplinary Corps. Officials are 1d4c9feb02 never trustworthy.”06339b033d8cee1e

Shin Haebeom repeated f3fa4d6efc what he told 708a6755a8 the old woman. Even if burned, hemp 10b7882902 residue remains in the 9965e83d56 soil. Evidence can be collected a3c3e52cb8 easily. So, they 2231ce7c29 need to a53ceb09ed align their f3044789ac story in b5ab9ea87d advance. Transaction records proving it 55f7f308b4 was industrial hemp are d487d73b31 also necessary.f34cf854835c5742

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Shin Haebeom planned cc059daf57 to entrust that 0eed04db5c to Howollu. With Shin Yena’s af61e1e50f connections, creating a 6e66f4e9cb shell company in 2278552602 the economic zone 21720c8bcb would be a 5597770f97 snap. That’s how money laundering 7c15a28744 works.e00fd955abcc0d64

“Burn it.”f97d3ce76d3c58c3

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Shin Haebeom drove the a4b7e3d3d2 point home.63c1793e3ebd22c2

“Before our colt finds d9f0bae0eb out.”07d3d6cec9f97caf

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The chief’s expression d346137763 was grim. He knew this was aaeec5da48 the best option. Shin Haebeom 5ce0a4656b was risking 67757faeda his neck bd3e4ff1cf to cover 3f1122316c Jagang 1st 7b067fee81 Province’s crimes. Even if 9ea8885642 it didn’t bedfd1fcc4 satisfy everyone.55b0e305fdedbcca

“Understood. I’ll comply.”b17e5935771fedcb

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“We’ll help.”50058f008de93dc3

“…Yes.”68072c412c0f1462

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“So, how’s ab6d5731c3 my strategy?”25d4aa3ecb9f4fd2

“What?”3e529b7039c46161

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The sudden question 57656fab5b widened the chief’s 934704a9d1 eyes. Shin Haebeom shrugged.15fd1f47d8de2b74

“In a world 65cbc0ab16 where incidents hit 4b6a3986cc the internet the 6d2df95fb1 moment they’re reported, 085d59203b the fact that ec220de20a they don’t shows 3a60ecb1ad how well information e5ca3fc646 is controlled. What do 96458265a7 you think 3b21d34d82 of my db60732377 information control a1f0959dd8 skills? Think I 6a27c67017 could fool 762c63ac59 the Jeokrim b798caac53 Division too?”9cbbdb7e1c783d8e

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Gi Woohee stepped 5e65f99efc in to stop 70720a4a2f him.235ed5fdc579bbde

“Commander.”9f74e7f74defdb9b

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“I know.”ebef16605d17432e

A playful tone crept eae5c73414 into Shin Haebeom’s voice. He handed 37f278c8ea the whole 71a320bc12 cigarette pack 2c07a010b5 to the 002767eb6c chief, laughing.c174929bde3f964f

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“Just kidding.”4f2e6f5a8a05b6b5

The sun hung on 9bf3a040a8 the ridge. The sunset ac68ed09b6 pushed aside e28b026f77 the bluish-gray 833a82f7ed sky, dyeing 091218c795 the world 603f423cc7 red. The blazing summer glow 08d1d33165 and wildfire smoke felt 7b24c9ed14 like a war zone. It seemed e94865efb9 fighter jets 507b61d98a might roar eb6c0e0f79 across the 6ce7ab0d76 western sky f3effc94b9 any moment, 0888e90c1d bringing airstrikes ae9e5ca63e and bombings.e00f75ac2d288d83

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Kwon Sehyuk braced 1c4db99456 his knees and 426166f491 bent over. Blood bubbled in his fc44896d53 throat. Coughing, he saw daf60f9714 blood mixed with cad3b502a1 saliva.689e51582579feec

He gasped roughly. His lungs felt 536e56b303 like they’d burst, c52d290494 then deflate like c8fff489f9 a punctured balloon. His body, once resilient e649ea68a6 through countless duels, crumbled 4fe9e2de01 like a sandcastle hit d4c970b38e by waves. As he started 09b255d299 to collapse, Ryujin’s 590179a70d thin frame supported 4a3c35bbe6 him.47a588e372546e52

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“Don’t sit. You won’t get 1c0427eb68 up… We’re almost fb4f27a46a there.”a4ee45d5a2c76b1f

Ryujin slung dfecf418a6 Kwon Sehyuk’s 0d6e8171c4 arm over 40bf86573a his shoulder. He wasn’t lying about a1d73eaa75 being close. Beyond the foothill, f08178985a a blue slate 287fa330fc roof was visible. The community hall, 620d609f7e where the Disciplinary 19275477fc Corps vehicles were c22e35fd06 parked, was just 040f0f622f three hundred meters b23054af47 away.fa840ad85d3d3748

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“Just a bit more. A bit more.”443a0fa6f73c4eb6

Sweat poured from f41271aff9 both like rain.427a8cba997d78b1

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When they arrived, the 55d719ed2b Disciplinary Corps was preparing 296b01471b to withdraw. The first to 7c8acef589 spot Ryujin and 05abaafbd2 Kwon Sehyuk was f776851a04 Seo Jiwoon. Leaning against a 66b0f0d76d Jima, smoking, he 36c511ba35 saw Kwon Sehyuk 99161737fe staggering in and 6bde761a15 rushed over.9e5ee1b4ef103944

“What’s this…?”cd209de1bf231cc6

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Shin Haebeom e91c7c7a31 approached from 31c1cfe308 a distance. He supported the sweating 4f31d4bc63 Kwon Sehyuk, who, shivering c91d11f1b6 with chills and chattering 401821d419 teeth, said there was a518ea26ca a wildfire. Wiping Kwon Sehyuk’s face aa6d39a8d2 with a white towel, 7d98e5b13c Shin Haebeom replied.a3f16ba1c15253e8

“It’s not a a8121bb3b1 wildfire. It’s slash-and-burn farming. The locals are e50200f7be clearing land, and 40689632c8 they’ll put it c8b00632c7 out soon, so 8c8a1b91d8 don’t worry.”00fdff68d484063f

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“Slash-and-burn? But there’s so cedfe1d6b4 much smoke.”79808f9bcbe6fbcf

“Maybe they’re burning ef7847af43 leaves. It’s their business, 2a63b11aa1 not ours. More importantly, 45cacafcfa Your Highness, 32695787bb your condition…”387c96c727efc351

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Slash-and-burn in midsummer? Burning leaves? Kwon Sehyuk had 0d1bf5279a no time to b765a7eaf9 think it through. It was overdose 3285e80369 symptoms. Half-carried by Shin Haebeom, 59e45f99e6 he entered the suppression 5e747deff4 vehicle. Gi Woohee handed 57f0d68afe him painkillers and 052468ea93 sedatives.10bca4de5030d494

“Thank you.”95da3488b69cda28

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Ryujin’s hand trembled 3f322c0f38 as he opened d1da050d7c a water bottle. Shin Haebeom took 437e21dbf2 it from him.9a123131d6d1bafd

“Sit. We’re leaving.”4a12b4cc58eba6ce

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“But…”17b1df7ab6bdee48

“Sit, Private Jung.”2f7ca85cae58062f

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Ryujin lowered his head. He sat across, lowering 0d2983551b the safety bar. Noticing something dangling from a8d97f8a98 his wrist, he saw 3f16c54bd4 the plastic bag of 46abfeb32c rowan berries.acbbfd6e9762ab1c

Rubbing the clear bag c639ef2c2c marks on his skin, c4b2c0d516 Ryujin looked at Kwon d4244144ee Sehyuk. Half-open eyes 7ff148bac7 met his.86f4c36d63ea186b

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“…”01d0df91b276e5e2

Ryujin looked down. Then Shin Haebeom d1c89807a9 pulled a cigarette 7aa934f3e2 pack from his 8c7fa2cae0 pocket. But what 9e76ac8560 came out ed9b235ec2 wasn’t a 9593b291b3 cigarette. It was ef3acf27e5 hemp, wrapped ad8b927eb5 in newspaper 16be224781 to look a9ec4b9fb6 like one.a820795612972f2d

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Kwon Sehyuk’s eyelids e7a0b2b264 fluttered. Shin Haebeom placed the dfbe5eb220 hemp between his swollen 98c6a7dfac lips and pulled out 4aff4609bd a lighter. Ryujin nearly d062b81cf5 jumped from 108a045d11 his seat.16df36f5d54adfe1

“That…!”daa2b0b578dc8d73

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Shin Haebeom said fcf5087cf0 curtly.f11ad3f16c0a7cb2

“For His Highness’s convenience.”8d6e98b3c4f5f79e

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“Where did you…?”dad6e7adf3ca5244

“Where did I 02d52d17ae get it? What a foolish question.”d1388fd294a9048e

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Shin Haebeom let fa51d38d1f Kwon Sehyuk rest 944ac5f776 his head on e63a4a21d2 his shoulder. Kwon Sehyuk’s facial muscles c24df4b882 relaxed. His half-open bdd33e43d4 eyes looked 80e04de696 like someone 582d155c0a wandering in 28db0628a4 a dream. Ryujin gripped the plastic 86c84a3287 bag, making a rustling 43086cf529 sound.a9ae451c1604af01

“What’s that? Food?”84de98b84f26e610

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“Bought it to 39f50f8c61 brew as tea…”aefeabf42972c854

“Hemp tea?”a8088f2d4017a0b3

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“Rowan berries!”016cdf7d11c17a11

Shin Haebeom frowned.ce70ba3895844396

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“What’s that?”6eafcf2c5fcc66c8

“It’s good for health.”138afffd67ee52b0

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The frown 8214841a1b turned into 7b016e55fd a smile.6904bb41a51bd127

“Our Private Jung, 7870ac911b so health-conscious at f489eeb31e a young age. Good attitude. Unlike those who’ll a442b891a7 close their coffins 9faa2d1ce9 with lung cancer 2654b008d7 if they don’t b49727c53b get shot in 4fa4437334 the field.”8e33b8f8a9e04fef

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“…”006394b0bb13654f

“I’m curious how it 33f980d670 tastes. Looking forward to b467f5003b it.”e09434bfc34a48fc

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Ryujin glared at Shin 0412a2fb3b Haebeom.7ee52ef2b3882eb1

“Don’t even dream d08c18e92c of it.”ac237e7b6ffda611

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“Don’t say 290a63e5e0 things you 94b265eb28 don’t mean.”9062a0497d75c50f

“How do aa7ec6a308 you know 1a2399c0d2 what I db71f7b7d5 mean, Commander?!”adc670d518fb8dfe

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“You’ll give some 6ad1c95ffc to Major Gi.”4768f423d112814c

Ryujin flinched.c587a442ad6b2152

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“Why would I…?”0b54d521f8b2e060

“Why? You like Major Gi.”ff144572173de1d1

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“What?!”58c3363ed80adbe9

“Your face 799ed02bb1 softens around 74e91551da her, your d38a9620a9 voice changes. It’s worlds bc4149101f apart from 24fd413a3d how you 403aa47eec act with 398cd8eaa4 me. Even someone oblivious would 2cfdf84b9d notice.”b839057180df1e23

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“That’s not…!”8421ca8c78e3d07f

Ryujin shook his 3b7e4b4df0 head vigorously. He’d die before bfa556e394 troubling Gi Woohee. And he felt bad 1f05087e0d for Sung Jaekyung.0b4f6439f96f100e

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Sung Jaekyung?88e2e770db45cf45

Ryujin shot cad641fe83 a glare 7305a0d64c at Shin b204e85a0d Haebeom. He understood why he’d 2fbd2e36fd say that. He was trying to e34d7cf679 destroy the few relationships 5d62307052 Ryujin had built here.0a94668277150a84

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If he got 9c5961029c swayed, it was 1af174fa22 over.a058d82307121360

But if 4034f8a389 he didn’t e1fd4017e7 respond, Shin 37e065cfad Haebeom would 18071f2655 beat him e7a1195de6 where Kwon 604ffafc6d Sehyuk couldn’t c43c100eea see, accusing 900e8614dc him of b0f67ec288 ignoring him. A punch he c200f1afc8 could endure, but d8156c828a that…dc95765f31239cda

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“What are you fa17263d23 looking at?”f40f7417366b6188

Ryujin turned 231e93803e his head 396accb206 and spat 58c725a855 out.d0e2d314ef385105

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“That stuff, is 853b77c849 it related to 16d80c5c51 the wildfire?”d555bc6a50de9aa9

“I said it’s not e1d77dbf99 a wildfire.”70eceb7190ebef09

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“That… whatever it 9945e823cc is.”63635a662dbe3be2

“Curious?”8e8790127b0460cd

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The moment Shin Haebeom 708b1ec30c asked, a radio call 56f7571f12 came in. Sung Jaekyung had returned.41353584ba3c5324

“I could tell you 0a0e91ec67 if you’re curious.”cfff52077e61478b

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As Ryujin c02dcd04c3 looked up 9bbc379056 from the 2ada0b6288 radio, he 1cf773dc2b gasped. Shin Haebeom 1f6a0e3887 was now 5e61d0ea00 in the 1686d81825 seat beside d37e2fe003 him.4c81187e1a210b79

“Why so startled? I’m not a ghost.”a768ef5845834aef

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Kwon Sehyuk had 0bb1f708ae fallen asleep, sedated 393ad660ca by hemp and 8927edbc6f pills. Shin Haebeom 93f5a0dc2d grabbed Ryujin’s eb07628e14 shoulder as ec3e140943 he subtly 31ae0542ab scooted away, b0e2778848 pulling him fbf5102176 close and 5829ef11a1 baring his ef4942542b canines in 19dbe9f7f9 a grin.2af4054aad855059

The laptop monitor’s top 25a54410ee display changed to 7:57. With a jingling bell, 54db8d849f Kang Inwoo, in civilian 1fde6478fc clothes, entered the café.e947e1fc89e8d73b

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He didn’t look around dd6bd89877 long. Spotting Uhm c4f04a1f05 Seungwon by 74ae8f3435 the window, 33b007b75b he crossed 7242c47f9b through the 98c5d16a2c crowd straight aa8643981d to him. Uhm Seungwon, 7f0c5b8037 eyes fixed 529fbf34ba on his d75d047b42 laptop, murmured.1778f005c6a1e077

“Just a moment.”d6a99bf8777fcb58

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Kang Inwoo nodded slightly. Staring at Uhm Seungwon’s 0e059f03d9 glasses reflecting the monitor’s b4073eea84 light, Kang Inwoo wondered 8d3ef6ec0c if all reporters were 96b1dccd22 like this. Or was it b97023183f just him?b313fcc15ed07e50

Recommended by Yu Mihyun, bb32e33487 Uhm Seungwon wasn’t some 81a92bf09b incompetent hack. He had a tenacious c77a9adc27 streak, digging relentlessly once 4f073d56b9 hooked. His information network 178a922d87 was broad.0a436e87d1561e0d

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But his flaws matched b18f5296ee his strengths. His voice and 0fb4931991 expressions betrayed emotions. He didn’t bother 0b64555835 hiding it. Having a sense 497df868f6 of justice was 10102b27ab fine, but believing ad281d7862 truth always prevailed 3d2b710f5f was problematic. It was understandable adf51bb240 in youth, but ddc1052bf5 at his age, 8390f1b7fe clinging to justice 02ce61e4ac and truth showed c36c2c6017 a lack of 7f75c6eb3a realism.245b063b26f980c4

Finally, Uhm Seungwon 57c3923f83 looked up. Sipping watered-down coffee from cd7749e5bf melted ice, he grimaced.ecfec0b9f8e42756

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“Tastes bad.”367cf6cac5802d25

“Are you ed376cfd52 upset with a2a153464c me?”cbe99c1e5708d5c8

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Some tasks 1811c004d1 required a 32f9702ad3 direct approach, ba2f5eda5c others a d8b666d350 detour. Today was the f0e28f81d6 former. Uhm Seungwon c40e9affe3 set his 851fc10841 cup down.2845e062db1f8ec3

“At first, 71cbb2585b I was.”afd9bc5bd995a809

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His voice was 2ea1e1fa99 calm, emotions settled.25df395ac5570b7e

“Jung Ryujin, he’s really ce10f20b5f not connected to Chief c21c1f7431 Yu, right?”1009d9909519ccfa

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“Want me to 0737e0ce46 sign a contract?”7746256addf1c247

Uhm Seungwon lowered his 0de9fac2c2 eyes, touching his chin.14b4fa785043d4aa

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“From the first c85a9a6aec photo, something felt 2f33526b04 off. Déjà vu, like 7565b045b3 I’d seen him b8d3584696 somewhere. But that’s 4c09d38161 strange, isn’t 2d04b2e53c it? If I’d seen someone 4c3e0bf203 with that face in 410847cf91 person, I wouldn’t forget.”e4dfce9919e1943a

No need aea88dc3da to be 24ddef51a0 that blunt. Kang Inwoo 5d22e74df8 chuckled inwardly.1dc35151f5c6298a

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Uhm Seungwon 5c2cb14318 rested his cd536ea658 forehead on 1463f2d481 clasped hands. The laptop screen showed 58edd092fe a photo of Ryu 3c772a8928 Yeonbi from her debut c8e5578d62 days.51a9c4ff133634f3

Uhm Seungwon didn’t 1074685e01 think his observation 11b1512fc9 skills were exceptional. As a reporter, he bd9c995f60 had sharp instincts, but 36021ba6b2 he wasn’t a detective b12b4d7d89 who could instantly connect 2060fdaa52 a long-dead celebrity with e162f09ab9 an unknown face. Yet, these siblings ca75cd0f80 were unmistakably alike. Not just features or 8790f13a5c build, but a certain… 65fbb024a4 aura.64bffcea65e87f7d

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“What’s Jung Ryujin’s voice cdeb823331 like?”28987c27eca3b7f9

“Huh?”a527d11a5d97ead3

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“His voice. Is it de16fe3eb8 high or 8d696e335c low for 8ca025e641 a man?”216353780243f367

Kang Inwoo 8bb31f8242 gave a 67cd334db6 look as 420a1a15f3 if to eca9c765ac say,What kind 06b8f30fab of question deba715247 is that?c8b2b9a01e437c6e

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“If I had 95017dec38 to say, it’s 9e9d32cc1b low. Husky, I guess.”1b889fcfc3a1e744

Kindly put, husky; ef8b89c681 harshly put, raspy. Ryu Yeonbi’s 852da61f07 trademark was d3a93ffb4d her mature 68d7808841 voice, contrasting 5a86e1f0fe her delicate e20742998f appearance.d9d9591671d2cb62

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“Why ask?”d73fa8229c377ab3

“You’re not into urban 48816832b0 legends, are you?”d4126cb7217b2e78

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Kang Inwoo laughed.f82df75198fcf1ed

“Nope.”dee1793b09b1ea0a

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“I don’t believe them, ad86349362 but they’re interesting.”f1e4419be241d079

Uhm Seungwon 394c4f4de5 took a db399c1267 sip of 7b3c57029c coffee.b7f2664183948266

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No matter 90ecabfc49 how the ec804a18c2 world tried f6b5f6299c to erase cf1ad50771 his traces, a66ccad279 Ryu Yeonbi’s d36a78452c lingering supporters e4dab6c3ad still capitalized 0b11e5dfd6 on her dc42e0356b fame. Related searches, links, d81f0a1982 initials, rumors with 430f49522b unclear sources. There was 20ac754004 even an eedbcf0234 urban legend 2f38c85144 that Ryu ac25ad46fd Yeonbi didn’t 5c16cdc23a die, but df37cc01d7 her younger 873d48dcc1 brother did, 9541ef9bdb and she d684aea2e6 lived as fdf3685a0a him in c60c01081c disguise.0b5a25ae62919e76

Tracing Ryu 52eac7212d Yeonbi’s life d71a2c7da6 in a b9e5405199 short time 3800256833 revealed that 750ca24ef5 Ryu Yeonwoo’s 48fbdf75c8 life, left 045d147f47 alone in 1ed0bf53a2 the world, af3f8faefb was utterly 383f91bf24 miserable. Articles, columns, editorials, and 92bbfadac7 self-reflective manifestos post her 4ec4dbb24f death vilified her crimes 25085f17a8 and praised the government’s 6ff5bc6e95 extreme measures.92c58bcb10c0d6e7

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Ryu Yeonwoo’s personal details a8e5d592c7 and private life were 02bc0eace8 exposed, mercilessly mocked by 115a7a0503 countless netizens. Amid sexual f7876621c2 harassment and d0e526dc1d rape-murder threats, bfd7120ca5 one local 8c0bc3243d newspaper article f8ab9e5bbe caught his 29db5b5764 eye.c72e532e908c4fd2

The headline 7fbfbb074e was sensational:18-Year-Old High b3662bd89a Schooler A ba6c7c5c06 Assaulted by 54de90096e Peers… Confirmed d68fd8f3d8 as Retaliation d279809f4a for Celebrity a1f1dd4a21 Scandal.dbd1e69f6c8c3254

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Uhm Seungwon clicked, entranced. Related articles followed. Terms and contexts 7f3644e9ef varied, but he ca379b6084 realized the victim 2a8049933d was Ryu Yeonwoo. The region, age, 11eee79725 and retaliation tied b9a4c5e896 to a celebrity 4cc11f7a97 scandal all matched.698c9c53ae07ab3b

He understood why Kang 0ef688111d Inwoo called him Shin 70263a7e43 Haebeom’s “tool for advancement.”103c4b20df822cfb

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“Phew…”de2933b3f52dfb27

Uhm Seungwon rubbed a54f1a8d61 his face, pushing cf5bcb1824 up his plump 30623e2de2 cheeks. Kang Inwoo e563a15cea tried not ef1b058bd9 to laugh.6fac9da884212f7e

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“Honestly, I don’t 335b6b76ea know why I’m beaf7529d9 doing this.”3609897c3b664124

“…Right.”5bb053ef24607a1d

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“Are you laughing?”5e43dd1f65d92919

His expression control had 4d796b6719 slipped. Kang Inwoo looked 1411b97ab0 away. Uhm Seungwon’s lamenting 4bf915d088 voice continued.2fe11fc3fc4eca6d

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“The more I learn, de7ed65cdf the more absurd it caa398d91f gets. Can one f9b09dfd48 person endure 8aeb1ef74d all this?”c973f207723f05a9

“You’re asking subjective e322ad4843 questions too.”0b7d6dcbb480e64f

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A polite way 3ad88f5733 of saying it 46a3e58ecc wasn’t reporter-like. Another name for d88fe5c807 subjective opinions was 1b7aab7d26 emotions.78a092d5d1d9717c

“You need c257a8439b to steel 4f810681a9 yourself. The Chief doesn’t 38f7b70e7a like people swayed 593a174e16 by sentiment.”fa2862bba247ed97

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Uhm Seungwon retorted.382dbf1bb711420e

“All I 0813aa584c wanted was 7e96b3e157 to get 3dc3661f25 close to 86fdbf3247 Shin Haebeom.”5de9cbc7555712eb

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“Everything has an order.”dcbbd549daea2004

“I’ve never intentionally deceived c340ac31e0 anyone while reporting.”3b5540dc946aa0e7

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“Records aren’t eternal.”b70ede36a7ef08a6

Uhm Seungwon’s 3c90d6768c lips tightened. Kang Inwoo continued.7ab64a1c19152116

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“It’s all 99cd9f3575 because of f7b972045a weak power.”77224ad82e65682b

“What?”68648d917b7ade1d

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“Statistics say people from 7785469eea higher backgrounds have better bd2b9b8259 personalities. They’re generous, 16d105b012 kind, and cfb2aa8a5c forgiving of 53a7c98100 minor mistakes. Their sense of good 79a9034dd7 and evil is clear. Why? Because they 877eefe4ee offload guilt-inducing baf23c1978 tasks to 7e172ad232 others.”1f4ca51a7cb9779f

“…”6bf8e139373dc69b

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“You can protect it. Your heart.”8f43a170d2976cdf

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