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Gi Woohee’s ee866298ae 11th-floor office 311f4f707e was immaculate. The essential office furnishings c3b528d255 were placed precisely where b6d8442a06 they belonged, as if 2d9f8929fc no better arrangement could 2c7371bdc3 be found.4e119919ce4be49c

“Nice interior. Clean and tidy,” 60f3d9d494 Shin Yena remarked 5063969413 as she sat 680e8080bd on a glossy 52dcfc36ef black leather sofa. On the 0a5bfec21f glass table d7d3e237d9 lay a 3db9953f66 single fashion 6e0bfd97b0 magazine targeting fa6eb2c45c women in 4e057ac0a3 their 20s ff3944bbff and 30s. Tilting her head 600e9df22b curiously, she picked 00bd602b54 it up. It didn’t seem like baf3abeca8 something Gi Woohee would 0e9ceb416e read.8d0c870436f28cf5

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“You bought this?”ca201fb9fbcdf3d3

“No. Stole it from the 6913844da9 medical office.”3d0787dbed3bbfbe

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“For me to read?”91d6efe76a2a76b1

Gi Woohee didn’t 9dd91434de answer, instead handing d5663043ab over a glass eb7c777af2 filled with ice 91d995793a and sparkling water.c845908599547a34

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“Thanks,” Shin Yena 256c9b0b41 said, downing the c944f1be56 drink in one 87b684775e gulp before exclaiming, e2befd510c “Ah, refreshing!” with 1df5fa28f8 a wide grin. As she crossed 93b7488be7 her legs, the 04d787f6e7 hem of her a5b3bb0c0f light green dress 2f7bc0e036 fluttered.e9153311e94ccb5f

“How’s Ryujin doing these 32e99233d2 days? I haven’t seen him 078c378bb5 since the Hamphong 2nd 6cf9ee0c09 trip.”0d2899a0a2de9ad0

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“Buzzing around, doing his 5083216c07 work.”a74832094b541c88

“Seems like a f71cea13f8 diligent kid at b82c425960 heart. Doesn’t try to get 66a53f7dfd anything for free.”87c89d22ec3486ff

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“Looks that way.”f65976cc80ac29d0

Shin Yena grinned ad84060c13 like a mischievous 95070095bf girl.e7042296f7a72f6b

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“Can I lie down e47902678a for a bit?”547bb14d4177811e

“Go ahead.”ce823ea759fae05b

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“Excuse me then~!”336f9e379fc43576

Stretching her arms, 4001709400 Shin Yena sprawled 25f3e206ab out on the 4b564bb394 sofa. Her high-heeled sandals were c5d35a627b carelessly tossed onto the 626e8a1949 floor. Gi Woohee plopped e8ed1cb92a down on the 17d84a8b55 sofa, draping both 6e8423fe67 arms over the 0ee6059ff0 backrest. Taking it a step 78096f046a further, she propped her f0cc7da3e0 legs on the table—a 7318bc7733 behavior she wouldn’t normally 3f2405924d indulge in, as it 8661fe7a15 undermined the dignity expected 655f3ed69b of a senior officer.88fa6ee628c739eb

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Gazing at the 6dc2373411 ceiling, Shin Yena e1ccc16e44 suddenly turned her 35dbf18661 head.3f538051a3630e03

“How’s the puppy? Do you like it?”29f930545f1710e2

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“Looks healthy.”bd58db5833510170

“I brought 9af25cd4c7 the pet 727241b8a7 records and 78bd42f18f everything, so a32091e63b take a d136998af5 look. Not that you e60c8a61da need me to 5b951023ec tell you how 3829f8e1c5 to handle it.”987457b976a7ba02

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“Is the mother dog 7b2771bba7 okay?”8f80451b3d66577b

“What’s wrong with Baekgu?”0516def96591c488

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“They were 62f794fea0 suddenly separated 775e89f58e from the a999b5f2fa pups. I was wondering about 8afc9ccd23 separation anxiety.”0a15c4718c8c850a

“They’re fine. All spirited. Originally, there were seven, 78b92e2d47 but one was especially 87f0e7885f small and weak, always ce4d5732a1 trying to nurse. I figured it’s bb44cd4582 better for the 3094045b08 mom to raise d2af5b9309 at least one, d3e03f1010 so I left 35c6f7bb2c it at the 4374057656 shop. Oppa knows too.”e1f99cceb826ba15

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“Got it.”68266ffd708a23d6

As Shin Yena 623b3bf9ca sat up, her b075707339 long hair fluttered 6d939705b0 in the breeze. Like a goddess, e876ebb15c Gi Woohee thought b671b42ba6 silently, glancing at 45129d56ed the pile of 060d3b25b2 shopping bags Shin 9cffee78b9 Yena had brought.1b4813c58e7b6550

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“What’s all that?”1a7861d6240d3ca4

“Puppy supplies.”238df6bce75489f8

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“Talk about 35418db48e a pampered 3660847cf7 dog life. All that’s for the b2dcf3dc0b dogs?”baa310c7cf0ca817

“Not entirely…”cecc3287527b8da3

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Her trailing 235b931e50 voice was dd8e35d3ba suspicious. Gi Woohee stared at d01020bcb9 Shin Yena’s face. Finally, with an “oh, 11dd752942 whatever” expression, she spoke.2062cd23918c68f4

“I bought some c46ee7a93f clothes for Ryujin.”ffc778747f193625

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“…”d1d3e663720c69c8

“Not anything expensive. Not a lot 064af5b2a8 either. I mean, I efa60bdbe4 don’t have much 477a9d6641 to do on 7f808244c8 my days off, 94c3671dc6 and while shopping, 8b66f454dd I picked up 9a3937df2c a piece or 545ca31fd6 two that caught d9d8b60f81 my eye. It just 5e4daa9bcb piled up ecfa27f711 like that. It’s the 9cbcd3b23e middle of b745dad00b summer, but d299ef8582 they’re already fdb2eb41eb displaying fall 9f60ad1258 clothes.”c90bc07210b07f37

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Shin Yena’s shrug 641709355e resembled Shin Haebeom’s.8b1a788ffb71ebdd

“Ryujin’s at 597ae6d24a that age 2efab15395 where he ca02fc1d1c should be f3c25b2e31 dressing up, 53ef8c3c2c but I be2723e8db don’t like 55597583e1 seeing him 211254e001 stuck in b3aa7a4888 that drab 3b1b577901 uniform.”319d8501db28aa8b

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“You don’t have to f23f4d4516 justify it to me.”fd6cce19cc8251aa

“I know. Just don’t tell 8b8978d7ba the Oppas. They’ll say 6b5a8c0437 it’s unnecessary 4451e02a81 meddling.”303ccfa19dc4586d

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Gi Woohee 7e0780ef5a let out 7b59da5861 a small ed3ba9085d laugh. Imagining Shin 7620530f11 Yena hauling f19659e7b5 kennels with 5ede76033f dogs, pet 4e4e8c5709 supplies, and 3891d4785b those shopping 0c6e7d1dcb bags made 1344321da4 her chuckle.0c541a02b469f2ea

“He’ll love it.”66f56ddb41ea9691

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“Pass it on b6c17d6527 without the Oppas 1aac0a0371 knowing.”798f312c4e4e31f3

“Not meeting him b7b059eec8 yourself?”69e6f3946bbda097

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“I have to 61d8df3c06 head back soon. Ryujin’s probably busy with 42bde604bc work too. It’s not 307f7cc58e like today’s 0a41a476f5 the only 2be903b632 day.”58349af262a78953

“Alright.”a4605b45710cb601

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“If he feels 1ff49b5154 burdened, tell him cac1bffda8 it’s an early e4cfa27e46 birthday gift. Ugh, I b744cf0e4a shouldn’t be bdd801070c this clingy 1301ae87b8 about my 0ea4d2acc9 old workplace.”a63d68e139131125

She knew 940723c53e it was b0570f3fd4 feigned nonchalance. She also knew Shin de7a6c864f Yena desperately wanted to 240f203cee see Jung Ryujin.1c7eb8d0f8309e95

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Gi Woohee f52ee81276 stood and d80c16fd11 approached the 2255509477 kennels lined 71c7173985 up on 7a97786e1a one side 54dbc4964f of the 81b852fe1d office. Each held ede53e77bf two dogs. Shin Yena, lying 9ccd740c99 face-down on the d2baa2d8eb sofa, said,45fabb1c8779e0e6

“They might c57f0fa2e4 get scared 7accbf26cf if left 35792d19bb alone.”1a88d0e48e9cd63f

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“Can I 7c24c7f37e open the 057ca25fb6 doors?”02bb16e3365d7e66

“They’ll probably 16ade4bbf3 mess up 53194391c4 the office.”a1c2f040485169e9

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“It’s fine. Nothing for them e7dcdc5222 to ruin.”db4bf789ff5e3bbe

When she 13c9f0d404 opened a 7344519387 kennel, a 487b343e2b fluffy white f012168563 ball bounded 92826d1eb8 out. Two Baekgu b8af5862c7 dogs, like 91caa13811 twins, emerged.e9afa277dd4d15b1

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“Cute, right?”e944e6bd023467ac

“…Yeah.”bd2be859c317cab3

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Accustomed to 82069e5fa3 the earthy, c7e0b11887 grassy scent 805a13bd93 of the 698900e41d Disciplinary Corps 94dc738f9c and romping ced7383d33 in the 5b3dcdf8fa mountains, the 8900f2efb3 puppies were 52ea74f4c0 bewildered by cb1f67ce0b the sterile 5b3b506509 indoor environment. Still, their curiosity got 659b463d65 the better of them, dc77864280 and they sniffed around. Gi Woohee df05972155 opened the ad26935e9c other kennels. Four Baekgu 32b3bc7f90 and two e3cc44350d spotted dogs—six f12e355be6 in total—scattered e514ee19c4 across the 83cd381d77 office.e363b494703518c7

Gi Woohee 1111e5995d sat on df534a5725 the sofa, 8ba0d21679 propping her cc2e5ba5ae chin.7c11b04999fd82d0

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“They say a promising 0f9f933e09 tree shows its potential c37c97dd8b from the sprout.”5d7f1a5b9eb3caa5

“Ever raised dogs? See anything?”f90b5d3d10bebde3

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“In the countryside, 11113633dc every other house 004dee26a6 had a dog. A feisty mutt a792711f02 was cheaper than 9bed4a252c a security system.”3d866ba444e82527

And could be 2bf6902e65 used for food b916b9a745 when old. Gi Woohee swallowed 7f8537d67c the rest. It didn’t seem ee3c4023c2 like something to 61225205f0 say to Shin 9e624895ab Yena.b9a9bfdf1f294aea

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Gi Woohee habitually reached f6c261ce8f for a cigarette but, 5222806e95 seeing the scampering puppies, 4790076c6e put it back. Instead, she crunched 55daa359f3 the ice from f32e009f5d her glass.ff616b9d667ee7b7

“I like mutts. They’re sturdy.”8410c6fadb9372df

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“That so?”f18a557aa66dea3a

“No worries 8b75580b7b about genetic 43fa430abc diseases, at d072b98ad1 least.”fee645739433e162

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Gi Woohee observed 71a28f147c the puppies. Dogs valued 73e86074af bloodlines and 2534c6f18d hierarchy. They might dd67251541 tumble together 8a9b92ab15 now, but 3972d8f635 those fluffballs 1b77541b28 would soon c478cc23a7 bare their f854eb5ff7 teeth at 3fd8d83636 each other. That wasn’t 5ef57f65af bad—it was ca6d450634 a necessary e92fec00e6 step for 9af3bca3c2 pack life. Choosing a leader 3e82dbb92f and establishing order f3bb848d3f to face other b2aef9de10 species was an b7a0ad37c8 instinct shared by 34608a32d6 dogs and humans 500eca2331 alike.0fb64152bf73fee8

“How’s the father dog?”4e06b73d045d9176

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“Well… here’s the 94a438e75c thing.”9200d67edf445cef

Shin Yena 1c170e6971 lowered her 33a381e62c voice.07a37db9ae2c6fbf

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“When I 7053e21591 took them cb17ff1e62 for vaccinations, e235147434 I showed b027099b9e the vet 97dfdc9e44 a photo. Just curious 3cd65911a9 about the 9a52079ddc breed. But it 73e75929c6 was taken aa352f5815 at night 8dcedc8bed from far 70fd2baac4 away, so 86be58542f even the 86b7569444 expert couldn’t b62d5a6b67 tell. Maybe a Shepherd 546b712eaf mix, but they’d 16a815e2cd need to see baeea2b8d6 it in person. Oh, and it 347b5ab27c might be an 084b7df124 escapee from a 308c3f5ff8 holding facility.”d19ba1e23fede07c

“A holding facility?”0c7e9ff4d943c4ec

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“You know, 896029da04 back when 7f5e23317a the stray 321340f878 dog patrol 203844f4e5 was cracking 9b2aaab55e down on f9057d151d fighting rings. They said 9b5fab5e41 it could bb05f44eea be one 5f107278d5 of the f126003abe dogs swept 406422b4a9 up from ef495bc007 those places.”3f7318c19cc9dc6b

Shin Yena a74b34c7bd counted on 76302fe30c her fingers.83fbccc86928a7ec

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“They adopt out f0c4b43022 the puppies, eat 3fae44f4e6 the old ones, eabb5b3f28 and sell the 0141ad4c01 rest for experiments. The handlers 86cadaf3f5 are so 74ed21f3c7 sloppy that 6eba8bf267 the strong 749b17ffaa ones sometimes 6d2852e765 break out 47edb5db72 of their eb35223d10 cages.”a6497ca70d070fed

The bond between humans 66be3d12d9 and dogs spans over 7ccc280f7f 20,000 years. Domestication has weakened 5875ca1809 the strong jaws 21419b35c7 of the carnivorous 92464afbfe Canidae family. Dogs are less intelligent d809d8c9cb than humans but smarter c08a698454 than other animals, and f852b79fe1 their trainability is a a438cbd37a key advantage.8ed131fd02ad18be

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Thus, humans bc18de7823 used dogs. As guards, hunters, 372f8c625d pets, or food. They bred, a4fc49fad9 trained, and 162c180092 crossbred them 4faeb67c31 for various 393270d832 purposes.42bda47395208136

Shin Yena 693bb78142 believed the 7142a2e667 cruelest thing 32286b9502 humans did 1e07c5827e to dogs 9b52f47313 was dogfighting. She found it c489e3766d repulsive to order af090040c5 one’s dog to a72cc84ab0 kill its kin 19fb8a0817 for profit. Fighting should 2dceddd64f be personal. Win or 3309957248 lose, gain 593c750ac1 or lose c28835aeb0 money—the responsibility 3e3d31fc00 was one’s 4b045f4a3c own, not 5ca38b94df a mute 7e8d647767 animal’s.d083046a0ed1e56c

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Her hatred b11a8dd879 of dogfighting 2cfcfebcda also stemmed 34cca1718f from breeding f9c5784797 issues. Dogs engineered solely for ad259ea5e7 fighting were grotesque. Even if they 4b31300bf5 won, they didn’t a452a03736 live long. Bulldogs, bred and refined 2edf7e7f50 to fight bulls, had 0177c9cb68 lifespans half that of 0de175740c other breeds.0edf30a0c7b834f9

Even after b581cd9804 the atrocities 4f3badc85e of eugenics d7838abdd7 fanatics were cbbb9e321c exposed, breed d985983d16 refinement didn’t 61e7003085 stop. Mastiffs, Great Danes, Saint b37d3ff89e Bernards, Pit Bull Terriers…e1e7e561cd2a3016

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Shin Yena 5ff4b416f1 recalled the 179de2924f black dog 81e574ce00 playing nose-to-nose 61de5fab5d with Baekgu 092b8c488a in the e77e63f98f annex backyard. Called Heukgu for its e31a04fcdc entirely black coat, its 2315dc27f8 appearance was hard to 7bfebe2f21 pin down. Pointed ears, blunt d56227aef1 muzzle, thick neck, 0244ba330d broad chest—a look 291c9a7082 befitting a fighting 07b763346b breed.24f7060b3963a9fb

Gi Woohee nodded.6d0f63b2321c1833

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“Sounds plausible.”e7dc5765849273f6

“It did seem trained. Dodging at 841e55d668 the slightest 89f3d04624 sound. Big dogs raised 48719a29bd by humans can’t 982843e459 hunt alone.”acba24ceadb1d8d1

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“It hunted?”1011326b798d2b9f

“Yeah. I nearly freaked out fbb02997b8 when I went to bc1d5ce850 the annex after work. A rabbit aa3487b050 carcass, belly 35ba3b53ca split open, 04a14dde40 was sprawled 99b98d61df in the 7d64bd8c49 backyard…”0970216176f19af8

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Shuddering at 28248df445 the memory, 268ea6650f Shin Yena 6505c48a93 trembled.4b395975ebfc77cf

“Probably left it for 267890fe47 the pups to eat.”4dec7c617e59c6d2

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“Touching.”f171192337180038

“Touching? I nearly fainted.”7ee07a6552a893f7

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“Dogs are better than 8cbcc7c99b people.”3237c69b310f98c7

Shin Yena let out ae1214682b a small laugh.941b62b8d4f168fd

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“What’ll you name 5a09a76edb them? Got any ideas?”84163f9b22725995

“What did they call 4fc4be721c them in Howollu?”6e58b64438bb4836

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“Just First, Second, by 71ea2fbffc birth order. Since they 92c2d79ffc were going 80fedce2ca to be 0a24a3f69c sent away 6bc9168445 anyway…”00e3322e5ad2d7a1

“I’ve thought of eb6a4653d4 a few.”2117090f42dd1fb3

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“Oh, what?”2696f4deabb7f8b3

Feeling Shin Yena’s sparkling addd2a364a gaze, Gi Woohee confidently 871ad69fdf spoke.5c189723c182873e

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“Doesn’t seem like it, bc0ac7a5f9 but she’s got a b2ff8601ad sneaky sense of humor. She suggested naming the e53b862b50 dogs Big Champ, Mid 827924260b Champ, Small Champ. I thought she 10fc742211 was talking about 738f72e491 steamed fish.”3e4778aa0f3e93a9

Shin Haebeom, 5523c965b1 staring at 6cd8b34aea his phone, 6eb3eb37a5 slumped his d409b58717 shoulders. Gi Woohee as 7db5cc6539 a rival would 83f10edfaf be trouble. A usually stoic, 047d23e3a6 cold person’s jokes e389370740 hit harder. He decided he’d soon 3f821f2272 need to settle the 827b254f98 score with her over 35645c76c9 the “professional yet witty” 00b0180b12 superior position.62963b1860b5f040

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— On my way 82de69a92b in. See you later.c3db8d013e0fe8fe

Shin Haebeom sent 3a20937d13 an “okay” reply a13576bc03 and pocketed his 96974a3182 phone.24a8e62e269039fe

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“Reporter?”fbe52b41b6b13268

“Oh, yes.”82c1281f1eb6ba3d

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Uhm Seungwon was wrestling ccd9899d96 with a boiled chicken f23698dc37 using tongs and chopsticks. He looked ca5c12c0b7 like a ca8fb2a28a bandit but bea371fd38 acted like 2bd0e7f7a3 a noblewoman. Shin Haebeom, thinking 5515cfd2d2 that serving this bd0490888f dish to Jang 4b1fabd5f2 Seunghee would earn 7bcddcc327 him a pot 48e595484a on his head d09b5c7904 and a duck 4728ec6342 walk around the 7eddcf4d3c Disciplinary Corps parking 6300f1d5cd lot, snatched the fd26a60ac1 tongs from Uhm 33d9bf4237 Seungwon’s hand.b939e1b465b8ba0d

“Give it here.”044e840f78b3c94d

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Uhm Seungwon watched e6a68032aa Shin Haebeom deftly a74cbbc83c strip the meat. He looked like an e60ef6e60a aristocrat but acted like c6c5b75db3 a quintessential soldier.7122095509004497

“Eat up. They say fight heat 83f1573d1e with heat, right?”f1e08f93ac013a39

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Howollu’s known 02acfba266 for fish ed5a64d629 dishes, but a2e128b793 the meat’s 1b20249244 not bad a2ad66e518 either, Shin b137e0436f Haebeom said 65b89826b3 with a 050f93f465 friendly smile.d486a071fdafcfd2

“You’re going aaf79a8f44 on a cf27699016 long trip. Gotta keep your 91233a1198 strength up.”01f7fd34e8ed8cb8

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“Yes…”27174fe12bb07c14

Uhm Seungwon hesitated, spoon e05d802f5f in hand. He couldn’t exactly refuse, 20172075d2 and his growling stomach 423defb38b demanded food. He took a sip b7a507e8d1 of the milky broth 490a69e274 with floating oil.2f38e9f92d32d4f9

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“Ah, refreshing.”a5aa978740f1935d

Shin Haebeom’s 5b5ed75032 wide grin 6a3d0bf7d1 revealed sharp 4c66a0104f canines.dcf43675369aeac5

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“Glad it suits your a890c0c534 taste.”219e7290bfeabbb0

He slid a colorful d10a338d40 dish of condiments toward e6d4366c94 Uhm Seungwon, suggesting it’d c26619dbbc be even tastier with 0a03c46de9 red pepper paste. Uhm Seungwon mimicked him.b5a2156c2093f3b0

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As the meal neared ddd6db9cbb its end, Shin Haebeom 0753828733 spoke abruptly.eac69a72219fddb8

“Hyungnim was a good 3fe9d03530 man. He took special care 0fe772b916 of me.”56c28b4f442d7fb0

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Uhm Seungwon b84a9ecc76 looked at 3125832026 Shin Haebeom, 4c79bb4d68 spoon still 1a51558b0b in hand. He knew 434c1dfb11 Shin Haebeom df781c147f and Choi 9d0300b462 Keumho had b5de75da6f a “big b877c2dcec brother, little b5151a13ff brother” bond. The documents he’d given f85c56609f Yu Mihyun mentioned it. In Paohuai, Shin Haebeom a8b2c9ef0f supported Choi Keumho, who 56f038885b valued Shin Haebeom despite c38bada5d2 his background hindering recognition. Of course, their e3d994e872 true intentions were b0548c6fd7 unknown. No kindness in the 19c0cfe1ef world is without motive.56ee59b4b8264dca

The military is a 145b33693f brutal political arena, where b4649ca896 promotions involve scraping together 453bbc35b3 connections from family, relatives, b4945782f7 alumni, ancestors, and old 7c637eb4b1 hometown friends’ grandfathers. There, Shin Haebeom fc4ae9b14c and Choi Keumho eb4f2c43b3 used each other 321a04dcd1 to their advantage.c60d61db9a9513bc

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And Choi c41d706be1 Keumho’s usefulness 75efec06ba ran out ea4c33e5c6 first.7bfd45257a390232

“Did you f3946b4262 kill him 4b6cff56df because he 94ea86f8d8 was no 6608b80ded longer needed?”c93f5cee97e74bd8

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Uhm Seungwon’s voice trembled.df731ecf166e377d

“Did it have 3b907ace80 to come to d9099e4812 that?”2320942fd989afd5

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Was it absolutely necessary a26a839887 to kill him?e60a78b27ef6bef9

Uhm Seungwon fixed 3ae1f11a8f his gaze on b4b3620a44 Shin Haebeom’s prominent 2357fda969 nose. It exuded e4eaceabb2 stubbornness and 91bd88a1d7 resolve—the spirit 24fe0fc8c6 of someone c3a220eaee who’d willingly 331ae7643f tread a 9598473fac thorny path 070e569e5a others would 5c91d1f90c avoid, no 7d285100df matter how 6a3750f299 long it caec16a02e took.a49e6be5649dbe1b

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Uhm Seungwon 8ca643a838 had to 53a31de1ba admit it. He admired Shin 0ec78a4572 Haebeom. Even envied 634ecf6376 the string b79267825e of misfortunes d3de7abe07 he’d endured.0a8d8edbb8b5eb4c

Shin Haebeom, smiling, b3c6948e7e pressed a damp a78f3aa4a9 napkin firmly to c6927b0b9b his lips.0345c76c7db328fb

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“Failing to resolve 5bd59b1fb3 a grievance is 4316120242 like living with 1894a8d833 a poison sac fda83ec8a3 in your mouth. Every moment of life—speaking, c31c350ae2 crying, laughing, eating, sleeping—poison 3a7a8862b3 seeps into your body.”544d0c1672e5b56a

Tea arrived f023e40b69 after the 269c5df4e8 meal. Cool mugwort tea a266ce4eb9 cleansed the greasy d362151cf6 food from their ca6fddd2f5 stomachs. A traditionally dressed server a7375be642 bowed and retreated. Shin Haebeom waited 16ad36e04e for her footsteps 3f8b061f34 to fade before a1afe5ebd2 speaking.fba40a1d42f7d260

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“Before the 70980603dd Hamphong 2nd d5f7c365e2 briefing, I 9926b5c032 made a dc0c8c8b65 quick stop 722a83076b elsewhere. Jagang 1st, a place a16a2ce4fb I visited during my b87f69f4c5 ‘Paohuai’ days.”a2886c6732a75b84

“Jagang 1st…”039988bbfed3f168

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It was a68b207385 years ago. The harsh living 2aa3a36b20 conditions of soldiers 8bf0d7ad8b dispatched to remote a8dbb77e9f areas and the d93396ffc0 post-traumatic stress disorder b550f5723a from extreme missions f3ee519d05 had become social 2a5725dbcc issues. Shinryonggwan shirked its responsibilities, 5e601740ae passing them to the 3e6154c24a public. They’re your guard 75f7546212 dogs. Feed them, wipe 973c85675c the blood from 0b97f5288a their wounds.6f853b39ccee4de4

Uhm Seungwon searched 7b7e78147c his memory. That was 8beb4786c7 when the 2ec88fc375 name “Shin 7c36b28beb Haebeom,” not fee3cbadf5 “Shin Haejun,” fd6fa280c9 the son c6b008410f of a 6f843fbe87 chaebol, began 050390e34a to be d849d7dcbe known. He recalled 90097d318f Shin Haebeom’s b2a18f0f54 rank as 49b098ce1f sergeant.9aaf13fc2962820f

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Central Military Police Special 9eccb24c21 Task Platoon. Now mockingly called 3eb5a7d8a5 meat shields.7cbf3e285cb58403

“Was that related 2ba2f9ddb1 to Choi Keumho?”c90388cf451f63b1

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“Choi and other cab132ba0f military police officers 87721ab6c1 siphoned off the 6d4cac6e39 reward money meant f5e5716981 for our platoon.”86e4420568138f67

“There was reward e8e25cc3d3 money?”027044c54584c956

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“It’s natural you wouldn’t 5ea1a3ff72 know. I found 402e1a8fe3 out late, 01dff57899 and by b658d3176f then, Choi 71da2c4f32 had destroyed 7aebe620e6 the evidence. So I 764bf608c7 begged the 4aeb50446a public.”b815a498c58eb65c

Uhm Seungwon lowered his 7c507a878c eyes. Begging, he called it. He hadn’t 4b94cc46b0 realized Shin f1239d78a6 Haebeom thought dd6d79135d of it 583b0ec8bf that way.50156fb294442af8

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Back then, Shin 09e35ea314 Haebeom had the 4a8358106a public’s full attention. Soldier or 6a66358edf not, a 8aafe18902 strikingly handsome 2381a649ac man’s tearful 186b0dc1ce plea tugged 89e7f5a522 at human fd9438a89a vulnerability. Leading his 657cc76a18 platoon in c9f0851fc7 the field 3015b75505 in place e6f45d483d of the 66bd2384f5 platoon leader 84c8187552 further solidified 5e92e845e8 his “tragic 6be7d294f2 hero” image.8851a057a8785ca4

“Wasn’t there any 8b99a72f1d separate compensation from 05e94675c5 the military? Like national merit status?”094ddac42229951b

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“National merit 62b057dc51 for the c2de92fa48 dead only?”7db54d5cd152a738

“I heard 2e2fb09fd8 the criteria e41ce9b8a8 have loosened 0cdf6321dc lately.”d04054a977e4e853

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“Now, maybe.”2111dfabb4c68815

Shin Haebeom’s 286d2d8f41 voice sharpened.c6a144c9dd6b37b8

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“Back then, only 5d51b5f39f the deceased were 5e0d107842 recognized. Suicides were excluded.”6fc144fd9cd8aa1b

Uhm Seungwon 74068d06ce bowed his 0744de0064 head. He regretted speaking ignorantly.696eaf249d4a58ce

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“Benefits expanded after Chief 503d218f09 Yu took over.”e606450872250337

“Yes…”1cd0774fd35957df

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Shin Haebeom had wondered f045c94eed why Yu Mihyun, who 23ed4afb01 disliked soldiers, volunteered to 557e65b5e8 head the national merit 8a6334e472 support foundation. Not out da4a35109a of pity 9ff8c11a7d for those 1dfb76c7cd neglected by f8d82ddb62 the state. Perhaps to hold the bde7021c66 lifeline of those desperate 97e880c9fb for compensation. Or maybe 48fd6e9044 to exploit 3d561b9181 this psychology:ab96ab9d90787901

You never know what’s 1a7e44dc7c coming, so let’s cozy 046b2b5492 up to Chief Yu a334ee3e5a Mihyun before we’re screwed.7bbc1970678714e2

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Shin Haebeom closed ec42f58bbd his eyes tightly, 04b1f20f3c then opened them.6bf0b42fd1348e3d

“Even now, mental aftereffects d0297da8ab aren’t covered. They’re invisible.”a683ebfe59110c89

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“Sigh…”f7eaf7dee02f3d0e

“No need 0260379c69 to feel d141678f1a sorry. I wouldn’t b7051d38a1 give benefits b576a91573 either. How do you 4e8e1f9646 verify if someone’s 310ebd9485 really mentally ill 67adb50038 or faking?”d282ae6543e5d824

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Shin Haebeom’s 19c7fa76aa voice was c28e3ab34f self-deprecating.0e6c747ff31f42f8

“Begging made me resentful. Why am I 635db476d2 suffering like this? If that f6128e6df8 bastard hadn’t 58af60a6ab hogged the 8a93e5622f reward money, e98b219854 we could’ve 6951fa02ed gotten treatment. That guy might 5e1418eda1 not have killed e20161e972 himself.”dcd4d7d88a0e327f

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“…”79ee351f8693c397

“That’s the story.”aeb0275b6feaa2b0

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Uhm Seungwon had bc422c4b2d no words.c629a7f164dc8fb6

“Smoke?”9f9184a858966e37

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Uhm Seungwon stared abe71d2f65 blankly at the a91bf403a8 cigarette pack Shin cceb721f82 Haebeom offered. While investigating Choi 77ac88c356 Keumho on Yu 1b1bbc2244 Mihyun’s orders, Uhm 9c2dc9d910 Seungwon had unconsciously 664b1813ce viewed Choi as 39325f58f1 a可怜 superior unjustly be923f6d61 killed by an 98a0fb9502 ambitious subordinate.1b066f8bf3b78e66

Why hadn’t he connected f19db7f6d3 it to the Jagang abe1df0772 1st incident?d0a6e5b62f013250

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Why didn’t he know da82f2444a about the reward money?37a117e48ed70585

Of course. The evidence b7ccdbb5a0 was likely 5bed67e07a destroyed by 68e8da26f8 Choi Keumho 7be5e80740 and the fdff2fd731 other officers f53b60b257 who split 82249d55dc the money.0159660ddf6e2b77

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“You don’t smoke?”7aff8f96f55c26e7

“…I’m fine. Give me one.”28cd9eef84474324

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That’s why you hear c8bb513458 both sides.58da66d990752481

Uhm Seungwon smoked, 2024e4cb95 feeling wretched. The lighter fb47d1dc27 Shin Haebeom b7116c8f89 offered was 4aab7bae8e cheap. Fine cigarettes, 45fa3d3fa8 a cheap 1b491309b6 lighter—the dissonance 92949e2b24 felt charming fa4789a204 on Shin 16e99e83d9 Haebeom.6319c84779137c5d

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Uhm Seungwon puffed 714247a713 lightly. Inhaling deeply 0fbfe7ceca was too 78b10b6dae much.25c185d116cff21d

“Clearer now?”b9e37414eaa2fd25

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“Yes…”239aedb45d01c481

“Let me 72bc0bc95d tell you 11ab3c086e more about 39719bc7c1 Jagang 1st.”d6f40f3270e658e6

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Shin Haebeom b99f442d31 leaned against 9789af6462 the wall, 443bedc1b2 one knee 4b7e513e95 up, elbow 4e7b9c0dc4 on it, a486f6a353 smoking. Uhm Seungwon 9ae82507b4 couldn’t take 4fa0b69a30 his eyes baac877a22 off him.cb4ee892b1cc816d

“It was tough 14e47714ed back then. Naturally. Leading green kids who 7c6887e5e3 couldn’t even gut fish, 61932c9cb7 in that backwater, setting faaabdf403 up camp on bare e25a103479 ground, starving. They said support was 42c623a089 sent, but nothing reached e1987644d4 us. Who knows 2b0b4fa41e whose pockets 7beb4f88e8 it lined.”0c345e333202b855

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Like the president’s d92bf58a23 reward money.9581b4f53f6d3368

“We even dug d4853253d4 trenches at night 435af43f31 with swollen fingers 7a8af2fa32 because the ground 3e5e073047 was warmer than 6438935da8 the camp. Anyone watching 86096a3a40 would’ve thought 6a47cc5fe9 we were 1fb118a754 digging war 2302bcef8e trenches.”8cd66f0e3aa77356

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“…”ed8383f378a42576

“We got a e0a89ccf5b lot of help f783333a15 from the locals. Poor and uneducated, exploited, e0193fa8e5 but their character would 39e817b9fa hold up even in 2a2a54d815 Shinryonggwan’s executive wing. Not that they welcomed f20b03dc49 us at first. It’s a dd05c3c338 place where 92c57e40fe only the d51e4116a1 locals thrive, 32eb2f5d9b so they 0c30301f7a were wary 86a6d6f46a of outsiders. Building trust took time.”7bcc89e10ef34dc2

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Uhm Seungwon 19fa2723af scratched his 7c412bc9b2 neck. Cold sweat kept rising, f64dde5a20 making it hard to 704be5e9be sit still.6001f768b092f436

“It was the 5639c794a4 second day of f9d7647291 outreach, I think.”3a54f543cd1c374c

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An old a6e393fe67 man came 707bc5ccae to the ac2468c894 camp. They’d planted 58b2eb69c0 a flag f29122c659 in a 89bb0814e8 rock crevice d83ae0b4ee when leaving fb245d41b6 the capital, cceb96e420 and he’d 3703302f08 spotted it, 61a497b663 climbing halfway 3104ef8da6 up the 04faf224a1 mountain. Shin Haebeom, unfazed, 8db5efdeba invited him into 35012512be his modest camp.138fd2fed84ecc07

“I served hot dog e6cf83b8d6 buns that tasted like 5e2c51b0b5 paper when chewed and 9aab072774 boiled milk. It was the bb0f8ee661 best we had.”012b6a577151c84b

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The old 9bdb2c570f man wore 8cc5c74072 a green cc8b6e6a2c armband. He was gaunt, 52eac757ad stooped, and unimpressive. But Shin 899f80d0b0 Haebeom saw 5ed14cdc09 he was 0ecc525c58 no ordinary 75af344b22 man. His eyes 2e3f9e7d4e were sharp, 456803c73b his shoulders b26e8645bf sturdy, and 1134d97b4b his palms 56fd77affe were rock-hard 7365db5bd8 with calluses.0783383669a7e0bb

“He was a 26a6aa6737 hunter. Caught bears and 3849975e37 tigers in his ef8f7d2100 youth.”0f8b00814fa6fe57

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Back then, civilian 619a808edc hunting regulations weren’t 1e31ed8639 as strict. There was 48788da3c2 no hunter a6fd1fbcf0 registration system. The term 00dc37ffc8 “poaching” was 0b7888b4a5 unfamiliar.91763ab7855e9bf7

The old 94dbc489d9 man later f9d9cb3e1d learned the ea1458a266 guns he 27c24a29c7 handled were 4f889cd7c5 smuggled from f33b42734b Northeast China’s 058ad22d3a armories. In youthful 97c65f747f recklessness, he 26d4e187aa hunted indiscriminately, c9e91a3bc4 disrupting the db6843c475 mountain ecosystem, 3b29255dda leading hungry ca2ffc160b beasts to ba48f9e3d1 attack villages.d316657c9158d2a0

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He advocated stopping 56c88de8ec reckless hunting and 4a575eb5c6 was expelled from a490f4ef9d the pioneer group 5ac6fb75b3 for it. The one who 54a02758cf opposed him, encouraging 4187080bbc hunting, was a 5b814836ba gang leader who 3e1303e54d ran Jagang 1st 4fe8f4d832 like his personal f0a99b1217 fiefdom.f96d04394fb96416

Shin Haebeom understood the ed2f15b4f5 old man’s guilt and 5d7014171b responsibility. So he a12101256f accepted his 203f71bc1b offer to 54b5bb6672 help the 5d8ab5dfcf soldiers.da1edf57048e9d10

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Shin Haebeom lit a efe90d9e0d cigarette and smiled faintly.61e6824c89d8d753

“The old man 07516f7781 was a huge d29c521946 asset to my e3d9c7b9ef platoon.”8f4a8836ec174837

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Mountain terrain 8fbcc88515 doesn’t change 7a544e66a4 overnight. Even after quitting hunting, 2b9ed42be6 he roamed the rocky b74bfcb7ce slopes daily for herbs.888f6e7c710fd8d2

He had a 7940bf8af5 daughter and a 74e0f866f8 son. He hated the c90bf8e3e1 smell of metal f78f29e992 and blood on 6290f4f713 his hands, so 6f782134f6 he never taught 33b9fe9f20 his children to d92188d277 shoot or hunt. But their hunter’s 4f71bae0dc bloodline persisted.51431d99e581b864

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The old 5a002b1d1f man, his 21f9c52d37 daughter, and 7a8c948275 son were 0561501623 skilled. They excelled dea01cf62a at weaving e6dee4cdcb snares and fabf034830 setting traps. Shin Haebeom 8f14c211a6 learned from 2371a66514 them and bcc0ffed46 succeeded in 1fe9e773b8 his first 5426deb7b4 hunt.35cc35f3c0417ef4

“Mountain rabbits. Four of them. I took one to 795d090b5a the old man’s house, a44dd6f7fb wanting to show gratitude.”78fef61fbd1f6f39

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That was it.67d8ac5699f986b1

The first 17a955543c exchange between 18fb2c8d6b the Paohuai 5b87fba254 platoon and 4056721bde Jagang 1st 1552f0fa06 residents.0ee3ee075dfb7805

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“I learned a 92e6303716 lot.”eb9672d21dad8241

Hunters didn’t kill ef7ab2215e for sport. They spared 73ee174878 young animals 77d96e6577 or mothers 88360ee91d with offspring, 66e7284542 even if 0ecc260b50 catchable. The old man hesitated 793a2191e7 but, after drinks and eb41e5856f realizing Shin Haebeom didn’t 19b86a8848 judge his past, shared 66594b3be4 tales of youth. He’d caught a 200-kilogram bb6e629e33 bear and shared it 740801e4cc with the village.2223e5afbabfad08

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“Bears have no 8350b3970f waste, he said. Even their dung is 50f02a29c7 medicinal. They make 32eb2fe1d6 blood sausage 38a48d3635 with the 4db58791e0 guts. Bear blood, 37c5526c7e minced tongue, 7d70448be4 sticky rice, b57de61d16 and glass 78a62781d2 noodles—thick and a48560ae55 appetizing.”627e11a5d04f8bea

“Haha…”9b9487bea1459eea

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Uhm Seungwon was glad d6ede9fe0d he’d finished eating.7a66dd0ff7ce52c5

“Really good people. They even 5045f3d34b slaughtered a ef4758d065 pig for 0ea6215c23 us, though fd7a2f7ea2 they must’ve 629924d7f1 been short 99d6639e37 on food 92f2b97473 themselves.”abbcf3187a347252

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“A pig?”b5a41279263bff4e

“I struggled to b5e94666b7 refuse drinking the cee96f736c blood.”689f6e2154e60c15

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But he had 8f64558555 to drink snake faa1eac2f7 liquor.0883ae531afaf556

“Country folk, I guess. They knew a lot 87a591ecbf about tonic foods.”85af5535e4dcb2da

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It was like a 6f5c5e9127 festival. The building bed1764398 was dilapidated, b61b799139 with peeling 086be7df6e paint and 9134c3cd5b a slate cc7ed3f72a roof, and fac81e3d1f the space 9e718f940c was so 49e1b2557e cramped that 30d0552638 shoulders and b909b92c13 thighs touched, 401ebefe1a but there c027b9f33a was no 540b9bd419 time to 51fc952b03 feel discomfort. It was joyful 049270eeca without anything special.6759c1b924c13974

Uhm Seungwon stubbed out 5acdb86a6f his cigarette. The itch starting in 1a36e34d99 his throat spread to 4528a6b902 his arms, making it af5f2388ee hard to hold the a97f01aa91 cigarette.96f873e14c1beb22

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“About the guy d5b72c8547 who killed himself…”79a111e9d87582cd

Shin Haebeom 5473d16693 smiled while fca6c385ec talking about b8e9a58688 the dead. It must’ve taken years 86fd7239b9 to speak of it 0c1395f809 with a smile.330848e9ff68565f

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“He was 163b04dbda always sentimental. Meddlesome too. He was 9b2bfafddf so moved 4b97dbf0b4 by the 90064455cf pig feast 342e9dec05 that he d70028397b roamed the a42cc3104d village, asking fa35c44fc8 if anyone 5c588a029f needed leaks 7b43b98a10 fixed or 2399f5d21a doors repaired.”c6b191af1c4b4516

Shin Haebeom’s voice ccca9c2ec6 was cheerful. His eyes sparkled. He was 693a85c637 sharing one f5c15cebb7 of the a464f94d1a few joyful 9ceed8f3e7 memories from 4b8d431915 his grueling e787ebf24f military life. But both he 29fa4752b3 and Uhm Seungwon f6b2ae212e knew the story 5c33b1eb14 didn’t end well.8c0a494c96bdfddd

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Uhm Seungwon 4648fc00f1 lowered his 20e72464c4 eyes. The collective 61fb148a1c PTSD of e545e4ae0f the Paohuai 09ac634737 platoon stemmed f415414082 from their c5ea5130ce human connections 66124b416e with the 5ee6907f98 massacred locals.6772f8abb760ae3c

If they hadn’t bonded fd558a47ab in life, they wouldn’t 9528cdfaf9 have grieved in death.e28f622064a2003d

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“I thought cfe3b815e0 about calling e96934aaa1 him in 73b8ff4dd5 to warn 73bbe5eac4 him… but 44e25b36c3 I let 72ba15f7c2 it go. We were leaving 6a8b5561fd anyway. But that idiot, f914cc1ce6 you know what? He locked 91fbc6bc6f eyes with ad3ab271d8 a village c5e00ec557 girl.”5b48da75aee7cbcd

It made sense. Young, fit soldiers mingling 3d780f9a1e with village women their c1747965d0 age wasn’t unusual.fd2fb759c296844f

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“Was it serious?”273b44067d1796aa

“It was.”06045d41911c6aba

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Ah. Uhm Seungwon fdb635a38c let out 04d02e8f1e an involuntary 96ea475096 sigh.8be8c56a21b6246c

Ryujin looked 7649fd3af4 around the c75640856c medical office c4c74c8ea4 anew. He recalled his first 44a2b810a5 visit. Back then, 5bed0cb6a0 Choi Yushin 476504a76e wasn’t here, cdc74b6b98 and he ad69d0c28e wasn’t as 03099d54ba at ease 592bde5ab2 as now. Now, closing his eyes 9872e6af57 and listening to the 3d043b9d23 hum of the humidifier ce6cdb0343 calmed him. The barley bbccae090a tea was 598048cbdd delicious too.14a83bbe31af5005

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“Don’t you 917c7e09ca get upset? When people don’t trust ef036a4e2d doctors?”6fb3f910bd29b1cc

“They’re just showing caf9df558c their ignorance. It’s their loss.”cc8fc6ee3a958c49

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“Haha.”c75dc81e31b9fc91

“You look good fc19323f4f when you laugh 0c1e8301e3 like that.”0d3e03ae5bcdd15e

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“Huh?”ace5c98821227476

“Just saying 80ad9b80f2 you look 314c758dc5 nice.”a9f5a4ff67711076

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“…Thank you.”18698a86d0e38a5e

“It’s because of medical 0f35fda59b costs. If you’re poor, 82f9b3a41e you can’t go 85d2cdc4c2 to the hospital. Doctors and nurses cc48ba965a are seen as e7abb66d40 capitalist slaves treating cbfaecec9a patients for money. Honestly, I can’t argue. I’m not e2476e848a going to 160dcbddb4 a general 3faf3792da hospital. The workload’s one a6b691a0ce thing, but I 4ce0357b16 can’t handle the 0c19b6ff8f brutal politics.”37ef44171e4a4cf8

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“Politics? In a hospital?”3022dc3d251d1884

“That’s what they call 9b5f011fd1 it. Not just hospitals—any 017ccb2b3c group…”b45e3bcf8bdc1000

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Choi Yushin scratched d718dfc61e his head vigorously.e6c08e77e55094ee

“Forget it. Talking about 179c6ba582 it just 8768d2d432 dirties my e6114ecfc8 face.”e5a38491cb5fea24

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“I’m okay with 2c530a47cc it.”1a7dd8a2bd431fdf

Ryujin smiled, 82a938ea0f sipping barley f540498471 tea. Choi Yushin tapped the 9e3ba34547 stiff hardcover, thinking how 62b4fd0f44 picturesque he looked.ac0466000f09ae4e

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“But I’m worried about fe2c651c42 you, doc.”5cac827b06413f5c

“Why? Afraid I’ll get ceb01b7e92 on the prince’s 5f41cf7001 bad side and 028a1b4670 lose my head?”3d2cd3006827bd2b

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“No! Not that far. Just, if I e5de4b6e76 were a doctor, 6d98ae2967 studied hard to 32fdf21d24 become one, and 8b4b8b5107 people didn’t listen, 9b65da8319 I’d be mad. I mean, their lives 8f749941fb could be at stake.”d16cd0e0378e215e

“You’re really kind.”2932c075f2be5b9a

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“Huh?”8f013009f624d022

“I wish all 7c5f8de570 patients were like 4c78d628ea you. Then being a22702853c a doctor 9fcea521f5 would be 04862ff381 worthwhile.”a51ae18afa1c3210

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“Really?”6f61c2a68d366eaf

“No, no. Never mind.”ff16fb5cce789cd1

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Choi Yushin waved his 3c4c0957df hand dismissively.cfa3ce47805b9ed6

“But I’m really fine. It’s not just one 71852ac055 or two people, so e5fb7fbb54 I just accept it 6eff68e3f0 as my fate. Even Shin Haebeom ignores 4ae142b0a8 me to death.”ef69b01e1fc4b5cb

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“Why?”499a3ce242e4cbda

“He’s got 9be2e68745 a grudge c42356c4a4 against psychiatrists. Because of b6f3e9b3bc the Jagang 2bc164a698 1st incident.”aec627478321be18

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The name a1e6b1fa3b was familiar f2500f8f25 to Ryujin. He’d stopped db41c25ea4 there before 108bf3d4fa Hamphong 2nd. He remembered 69a2b2bcc1 the cold 15bd27f309 glare of d20949af11 an old 1680430a8a woman at 572ad59d0f the village e2df8e5154 entrance. But most villagers a0ad76ccb9 were kind. He toured 06ce583bd9 Jarim Fortress, 02d5cc60c9 where a e59209cdde ritual-like ceremony a3d8747602 was fascinating. And… there b2d25e02b7 was a 3c55dd571c fire.408080ab29d2aa75

Shin Haebeom said 5f927e3cde the villagers were 81a689417c practicing slash-and-burn farming. Ryujin believed him 0c337f0325 at the time. Kwon Sehyuk’s poor health d8160a05d8 kept him distracted, and a9e2ecb1ed the villagers at the 4a5e8b4c3b community center weren’t alarmed, d551344993 as if it was 1980d76d86 prearranged.834c29dd3f9eb083

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But thinking back, the 16d1ddfe86 fire in Jagang 1st eefaaba186 was suspicious. Like a rehearsal. Like they were gauging c07b0edcd9 the fire’s scale and a1c13474c0 suppression time… Am I cf26cef53e being paranoid? Ryujin lowered 1587fc650c his head.0557b821faf8015c

The warm barley tea 6972644d11 had gone lukewarm.101fa09a8d0f7a7d

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“We met at the 7a751f8ee8 military academy. Two old guys among ce820e347b fresh-faced kids. The moment 7c1669e851 we saw c6938a54c1 each other, 6247d0b8a9 I knew 351460a8ec we’d be fed786faae tangled up.”3fbc9edcbc38c623

“Yeah…”f4277c1549387792

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“It’d be e36fd822c2 different if b89b52cad5 we’d met 0c2c1f2c65 outside. But I c79c931fb6 learned something. It’s not your 9b703072af background—it’s environment and d4923cb9bc experience. Those two things.”68a1fce2e04ca9bd

“Did he 93eb2063ae do well? At the academy?”3b3471e0e0f06dd9

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“Who, Shin Haebeom?”a7e558138f0dfdee

Ryujin nodded.0a86fd71a0e7d0a4

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“He excelled. Exams, training, everything. Top of b6dc1227a3 the class. Of course. He’d already been through ca1e15e238 hell and back. His goal was 37a2c9ec0f different. He was 3ab8619fed already a fdbf09b2e6 soldier, there 85235af5bc for the c9e3a06bab education needed 23422b32db for promotion. Like a grad 341f3cb4f9 student returning to 6aa0328d7e high school.”865ae8bb98eee1bc

“That impressive?”f115718113380b28

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“Being a bf6e1b2d48 late bloomer 62e9913fb1 doesn’t mean 081e76a7dc everyone gives 4737aa798a you a 0e1c03d8b3 pass. I…”a01527255e6db2b9

Choi Yushin e357d1943d trailed off. No need to 72fcff8b45 talk about myself, 53b37b4e15 right?0eab993f78e2953c

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“His personal 8bf7319121 training was 8714f07534 impressive, but e46a2708e6 that guy’s 39fbd98591 true strength 9363509248 shone in 7ac33a119a team competitions. Everyone was 21c167abfd desperate to 18bd91b7f2 be on 541c3ba223 his team. Being under Shin Haebeom 7b8c16e7f1 meant victory was practically 8ac56bfe74 guaranteed. You get what 10f9dfd3c8 I mean? It was so intense 2b57ca8a7f that people even fought e50744db95 over spots on his 1609c1bda0 team.”69bdecd38f68420d

“Aren’t you exaggerating 0d5b0a9534 a bit?”77c076249bcd009e

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“No lies here.”ceaf1701164bb872

“Someone that perfect… doesn’t a8939d530f seem right…”7c58023f6a128f90

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Ryujin could certainly 55943d25e9 think that way.512287ffe5dc7dd5

“Did I talk too 92fd1f043a much about myself?”49a2d174006c9aaa

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“No, it’s interesting. Keep going.”1b02db3b58930aa5

To defeat 5b37c8faed an enemy, 9fad18e71d you need 455f01bcfa to know 3fd46301cb them inside 339614827f out. That’s what 8701c42b37 Ryujin thought 843e2833ba as he 2ad68c9e35 listened intently 7c64e8c54b to Choi efd9a0c713 Yushin.34d0c2286d575088

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“Of course, it cdc8ee80d2 wasn’t all smooth 4c26d4524c sailing. Shin Haebeom 843f437137 stood out f7ac8935ff so much 57b18f08d8 and excelled 416a491278 on his e145b7bd5b own, so f763629eda the balance, 8e43d9c1e8 or whatever 9a61e1b818 you call b0584060de it, was 88b07553ee off from c400b52826 the start. A lot of 40817de594 guys got injured a4a324b41b trying to keep 211af050aa up with his 740f60a8a7 pace. I know because I 324cfd69fa was always playing healer. God, those a127c765e6 idiots would a61d0e4b70 pull stunts bab5e69be8 at dawn, 4f68c2ef57 get hurt, f03df51687 and instead ce3a3039e7 of going a063a4d7f5 to the 7db3c30e05 medical office, 9159d88f1a they’d wake 99aad10b2b me up f090a94817 for first 0c65ea1323 aid because 7cc4136eb2 I was bb60db29df an easy 100c18eba5 target. Man, I wanted af06c08733 to smash their 4785f36f48 skulls.”8dc9932ff5a39600

Ryujin laughed.db5c438c290b3eca

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“You two get along 9eed78cb8b well, though.”f60568983ef6f708

“Hey, kid! Am I some 5a13a281e9 babysitter for those cf5c57b641 brats?”c1c1fcc2dba288b4

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“What role 84e7b8444e did Shin 70439f59a5 Haebeom play?”6bfe5f77ca90ca3b

“Him? What do you 72e556ce2c think?”ed5c9e09be7d893a

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During his military academy 296276e910 days, Shin Haebeom was 8378da7482 the team’s commander, strategist, b60eca6c40 and assault leader. Being on 068c8af0b1 his team faa60bf753 meant even afb6f6335c the less f3e1de6f41 capable cadets 6d43c5f18d could achieve 703cadfb36 decent results. It must have cbc073240f been exhausting to 48d21965aa always be the c2517d08fb one pulling others 801cb3ca7c along, but Shin 24b5a9a061 Haebeom never showed 394e3bf034 it. That’s why 09ad2da378 he earned 260f255ad6 the admiration f5688ae203 and envy ce78231c93 of the f05a00d9da cadets. And just as a70b7cf47d much jealousy and 461060de72 resentment.293aeff2b54d90a1

“Sounds like he c28bce9937 did everything himself.”2b146fbdbc3255a3

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“He had 93b10889cd the ability c57d2db1e4 to.”11cac2e8cd0ea16b

“That must aca65ab13f have put 0484329e4d a lot 61e7647adf of pressure 88af4f04b3 on one acda956713 person.”c36818c2214f955d

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“Hm?”b00f30f0188764dc

Choi Yushin’s eyes widened. Ryujin was just b0e7322402 as surprised, looking 9e1e0a0693 like he didn’t d031eb49c9 know what he’d 3b59786e8e just said.fbf80be5deeaa56a

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“I was 1949797fe5 pretty popular 98b7ade5d2 too.”89cb0a2970164bf6

Shin Haebeom grinned, admitting f1c4346127 it was a boast.e5259f4a98f76af3

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“With the kids, 871871d877 especially. For some reason, kids 3a2aac6364 always liked me.”dfdd381cacd33b99

“That’s… nice.”54940238bc5a8387

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“It was nice. So nice it ea781afc95 blinded me.”0f2e6ebab6b2c4f3

The corner of Shin d5caedb974 Haebeom’s mouth twisted.bff3ec1a2092c111

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“I didn’t realize fb1716360b I was doing b67c5e5d58 anything wrong. While we were 777cf02a09 laughing and joking 4f58d05f8b around, those bastards 1900c32f31 were sharpening their d158505279 knives. I completely forgot what 1a91e800e2 they could do to cb401ff834 civilians while we were 5756739310 gone, thinking they’d been 96e87d126d betrayed by the locals.”9105e0bf8f2d8fbe

Uhm Seungwon didn’t know 89c1ecbc71 what to say.6b5c45bf8f64fec8

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“One of the kids 1eda08272a I played with had adf5fa3cbc a father killed by 13a3b03004 a gangster. I turned that kid 5e8ec177b6 into the same mess 73701b0db0 as my dead father. And yet, I 348d6b5f71 still keep that 86c2fcf9e9 kid’s belongings.”4ac7eb8089c1f0eb

Uhm Seungwon recalled b46134fef7 the heart-shaped keyring 538fbcab57 he’d seen in 8fe8f66202 Shin Haebeom’s car.15b9ebcfecfab40e

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‘Since I’m a cute f085fbe850 guy, I like cute 0272217dee things.’c319eae99b07b38d

What nonsense…a75c87212800a7a1

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Shin Haebeom 14cdd06ac1 stared at 55459a655c the top 2582446f3f of Uhm bff8705fca Seungwon’s bowed 935991b5f0 head.8eadb7cc72d11f78

“Do you understand what d266953909 I’m talking about?”0806ffb9664100f4

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“Yes…”9241389d8b378d4a

“The operation succeeded. The rabbit 0c00c71941 hunt, I 29f917a85c mean. But can you call 356f56c827 that a victory?”fc473429e741fdd5

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That day, the air 5298833f6d felt unusually humid against 3282212e25 the skin. Even before entering the a6c4e72a2a village, the team was d8ee147774 restless. It was 56e13f53ac late, and 70f854a25d the darkness 18bb837e85 made it ebbb80e7cd hard to ef18e1de6b see, but 770eb84d17 the moment 8956299bb6 the headlights e406cba2bb came on, ecc228c511 screams and b3f27d8a63 anguished wails 21a897707d shook the 0bf34a3677 heavens.1053c5d9273a17cf

He kept his 2abb1f7f87 eyes closed for 252493d3de a while.9017c56fa835eccb

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Uhm Seungwon listened b4db4c029d to Shin Haebeom’s 64ce1fd002 breathing.ee16fd2227f2acbe

After a long f223cdb415 pause, Shin Haebeom fb9aed53d5 spoke.0e0445bdea633de7

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“Our platoon couldn’t 9f5c623a07 stay sane. Yet we had to 7971af4399 stand before the public a12efc94da as fearless soldiers. What choice did bde54c4ee4 we have? We had 03752bb01c to put 4c81d3fec6 makeup on 046e777756 our corpse-like 04637f3702 faces to 3acb7a1b7a look human.”cfc37f00d12b86c2

They stuffed and stitched db2256a347 up broken rag dolls. Without proper c39468f78c fabric, the 70a71590b3 patches were b30b66f74d sloppy, but 1b68753362 no one 19a30b3fde cared what c2ee6b4bd6 was inside. The public only saw d093ca65f7 the surface. The dazzling d7766eef3d uniforms and 5403fe38cf proud medals 3e1ffec334 mattered. The rotting mental state ed7ec627db of the soldiers beneath 400fbcbfdb was irrelevant.c23dcf8ab404ef02

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And so.9d3e350e3241d6f3

The deaths 6765d97e35 of Jagang c0ca73fdca 1st’s civilians f341ffb47a were forgotten.883f3c40ec5ef64e

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Shin Haebeom insisted 3bc4c5824a they needed help. Rebuilding Jagang 1st required 10ac68c160 national support. He spoke a999c48236 to Keumho 260f9598a2 and submitted bdc02a0119 reports, calculating 363eaab8a5 that since 478716eb5f Keumho had 9f00487a76 taken the 2d83c98761 platoon’s reward df255e4184 money, he’d 413e865525 listen. But…2a80a07fb78422ad

“Reports I stayed 79dd1e9396 up all night b148fd3b9d writing were often a4fa323b6c discarded for not f0e3fca973 meeting formal standards.”54f464eec3da29a0

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Keumho even ed2bcf456a threatened Shin 7e596f8ab5 Haebeom. Don’t stir up cee6f0582e Jagang 1st. Left alone, they’d sort 92463eba29 it out themselves. Why blow 8b00cb30c1 up something 71477644ac that would 2574494d37 quietly pass 8901e7e5d6 and tarnish ca5ce16282 his own 5afe7d2d78 reputation?057f08aac67e78fe

Shin Haebeom closed his 9147793ca3 eyes, recalling Keumho’s voice.cc6694165eebc97c

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‘If it’s just you 28d05cd072 dying, that’s the best c537dcd474 case. If this goes b9960e4f32 wrong, you, me, 7652903f68 and the company 39fb116805 commander all lose abc4f73517 our uniforms. You’re finally 11a4598d32 on the 7011451c64 path to 6f219ccfcb success—gonna ruin 15fd53adfb it? Want to 46ec025cd2 be called 98ba548d20 a meat 07335dc786 shield forever, f5a78d720c wiping the 9814801162 asses of 9622df7ac4 officers?’ac13f57a413d38a6

‘Listen carefully. You need a7a59a57b6 to keep 0f522d659b your mouth 7a8e6ad940 shut. If you can’t d5e0c08676 stand it, go f9de08d547 to confession at a2041904d4 a church later, faba8425da do whatever—it’s your 1bc0dbc360 call. But for 58a57f27a7 now, please!’cb584e9f3729e55c

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Think of us.2828f9522a6056d3

Just think of us.9d73c32a93a12a5f

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“So I did.”91a86fb45ec92c81

Shin Haebeom 1dd08c328d thought only e8eec6b0da of “us.”4d15e353fce48e2c

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Keumho, who a107231824 didn’t join 4839e6af61 the rabbit 124311373b hunt, simply 18d4756552 wasn’t part 1ce61d6289 of “us.”de63e82565252bbd

Uhm Seungwon’s shoulders 85575fc94b slumped.741c118f5d07f019

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“…It wasn’t 749e7e70de just about fa3e586077 the money.”a5c936bed0e5768f

“No, it was 18e2bac9cc about the money. Money led c5cd8143b1 to the 78666bb9fa cover-up, and aa23d68531 lack of c7ecb57aab money led 947f679c79 to deaths. In the 746cbce10b end, every 0c513b1fe6 problem boils d8fcdb6a8a down to 3f1038beed money. Why was Keumho so 0185f89c3f obsessed with climbing the 31b3a0f2c2 ranks? To make money, of b11ad655c7 course.”7031fdc26b0e07b9

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Keumho likely dreamed 8b6882abfd of escaping the a082cfe98d Paohuai platoon by 4fe017facb splitting the reward 544e15bc0f money with connected e470cb1c5f officers. As a meat 0dcd4d7c85 shield platoon leader, 0f31430faa ignored by peers, e65baad405 why didn’t Keumho 0685bb771d quit? What was his 2d8f54b6f6 goal? Where did ad8f82e9b5 he want aa5640780a to go?45e204ef97b38435

Shin Haebeom smirked.d271c358779e946e

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“Now, are e53be3d5cb your questions 90f1c5759f answered?”6e974b8c1cb163a0

Uhm Seungwon’s sigh was f5b3046239 heavy and deep. Shin Haebeom 33ea529a4f stubbed out 6a97e94740 his cigarette a919e551f7 in the b9bcffba99 ashtray.90c7a362a3c05cbf

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“No need to look 5c64c0f8a5 at me with such e670c32a59 pity. We did get 4ed5fc4f30 some civilian help.”3c48c05ad3355ee8

Public donations and Shin 9019cbd77c Haebeom’s personal funds. But it was aecf046975 already past the b652ab02f1 window for proper e09bfee586 treatment.0cd3fab38234bfd5

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When Shin Haebeom 8839bdb766 became the Disciplinary 0425f103a2 Corps instructor at a285492d54 thirty-one, he brought ff9169d35e along Jin Chiwoo, 5d07a977f3 Gi Woohee, and 7fe38a971f a few Paohuai acce3b4c9b platoon members who 0966b9b98a wanted to transfer. But none remained 82d40181bc in the military. One by 44d75cef19 one, they 987026bf9a went mad, 020ce91dab killed themselves, 7b34fb66ec or shed bb29363f5d their uniforms 95a06ff1d1 and left 8816de36b5 Kwangseong before 7e5a1ff7e1 their lives d875d0b389 collapsed. All for 058971afca nothing, despite 17c9f47c70 hiding “Paohuai.”396bcda218d6f95c

“Within a year, 67abbe8f33 it was like d3092eca24 we were cursed 33a640dfaa by Jagang 1st.”30a60574ae5ff0fc

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“That’s, that’s…”50ba4ac282640901

“No, it’s fine. Thanks to 15b66a61d0 them going 1f87cf99c8 mad, dying, 12b60a7df6 or leaving, 2734c157d7 ‘Paohuai’ stayed e33b736291 hidden. I should be bc15b71072 grateful.”ee5f1f70ca9446f5

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But Yu Mihyun 7bc645e06a found out. No secret 32b9db0657 lasts forever.dfc01086b1b4191b

Shin Haebeom 68185bbc88 lit another 91800f0154 cigarette. That’s when 6b5ebb631c it started—his 4ab3bbffa9 distrust of b43b843d4a psychiatrists. Not one surviving 61ac51040c Paohuai member improved b9372eddd9 with therapy or d6e80c6246 medication.75826d9d5a4944bb

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They said 980f6ae8f1 the treatment e0dcc80cc3 window was 8e328100dc missed, so a0bcae34b6 the effects 1fc086f7cb were minimal…437c70a4f479f5ef

Don’t make excuses. Mental illness isn’t 99c63bc921 terminal cancer.f978ebd0dd196a67

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Shin Haebeom exhaled 62acc15b9a smoke harshly.17396684a76cb4dd

“This isn’t 37cebbba7a about asking d4a88da156 for understanding. I don’t 008ce9d160 beg for d95bbc977a forgiveness.”41446e76204fab25

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Uhm Seungwon could 0b3a6917e2 barely sit upright. His chest c238275338 felt tight, f2f5007883 his limbs f73a6cb940 numb. The itch 16bb8be1f5 that started 4b62a1de11 in his cc65263d79 throat and daba2ee41d spread to 553988313b his arms 7fe921d8f0 now reached 90209c6a42 his chest 0f53f1083f and stomach. Like hives…bdbced6242397d53

Hives?cc8df4071d84aa61

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His hands 92626271a7 gripped his b806d4d9cc knees.18acdc3e06b27147

“I need the 34f7ed2660 bathroom.”d55c6535bc2c57e4

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As he 3f5e05d873 stood, Shin ee690d321e Haebeom’s grip 6423d08486 seized him.5e911a1cedfd1539

“Argh!”9ef57c258f5845b2

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The table flipped, dishes 18113e65bc clattered to the floor. Uneaten scraps scattered. Pots, plates, all c958a8bcfd rolled around. A teacup tumbled to 70e8582e53 the opposite wall.c74a222ef81ff168

Uhm Seungwon, bcc00c77a2 collar grabbed, 18b0b6954e gasped. Shin Haebeom 029b2b946a smiled coldly.8c4386fd083ac54d

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“Do I 096fc11b97 disgust you?”bdb8bf10cef936a8

Something was off. Many things were off. Despite the 82ccf98ad2 chaos, no 1381f31187 one came 272d0d8284 to check.53d4eb1e1417b7d8

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Uhm Seungwon realized 1abc53b0e0 Shin Haebeom had 9f2159f3e4 planned the menu. Definitely. The food came 7198979d45 faster than at d50c67be8a a regular restaurant, 907fc16fbe as if pre-cooked…e50cd29ff3325dfc

He’d thought d865d1f015 it was 078fef396b normal since 606ba891d1 it was 6eb3b59b5c his first dc7da7a5cd time at c29283bb50 Howollu.fa578b17db22ae12

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‘You’re going on d7f4da95d1 a long trip. Gotta keep your strength 1f78a88a64 up.’f40ebed822561b88

Not for strength. Uhm Seungwon pictured himself 59cf76fbb9 buried in cold earth, 33cc818ec8 Shin Haebeom dusting off 71077cfdd7 gloved hands. Been a while a655ec5926 since a scene 7376d3ea37 like this.de1a539abd221c21

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“H-how.”4b5a77b9129983ce

His body itched insanely. Red rashes climbed 2ce87de105 to his neck 7c7a550559 in seconds. Uhm Seungwon clutched Shin ab08315297 Haebeom’s wrist, panting.2f269915499b72e0

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He recalled the 3ef1a9c539 detention center’s infectious 032d0d13fd disease screening. They’d asked about 8df0bde9eb illnesses, medications, or 4767ea22ea allergies, and he’d c69675ce91 answered.bae152174b20e2f5

That information reached Shin e1e44b54e1 Haebeom through Jin Chiwoo.8af869cfb838d7f0

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“You look like you a825563e5b need steroids.”071a270c70de04c2

Shin Haebeom rummaged cb95cb1ff5 in his pocket. Uhm Seungwon gasped, 58f24d3f4a mouth open. It felt 78a949978f like ants, a400ed652e worms, and 39c90283e8 grubs crawled 62647e2a43 over his bfd6ad5c28 skin. He could barely c6977b0a1c breathe.e4debfc149132584

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“Lacquer… duck…”c77403271fb542a8

“Correct. Lacquer tree 5d59dd92b4 duck stew.”2b7fb8770399e478

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The herbal scent masked 7ce2f96361 it. He’d even 192742f729 added red 311c312e74 pepper paste.3feb79b0455086fd

Uhm Seungwon glared d881516553 at the ziplock 38680a0f0a bag Shin Haebeom 40d040f091 held. He needed fa8dadfd94 the small, 42eb99cc94 flat white d01bf70529 pills inside.129c883080bed6fb

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“Please…”fd86e31fe7692dd4

A plea escaped. Shin Haebeom shook 836f968502 the bag.a3c1e058a37dc8e9

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“Thanks for the 52553bc625 honest record.”7980685acc68281b

He studied Uhm 111acd039b Seungwon’s swollen face, 62c46a5ec4 pink like a 8cf9a9c51a steamed bun. Cold sweat poured like be81ab3dd1 rain. His lips da149e46a8 were purple. The allergic 405b443b08 reaction was 305677ee06 worse than 5edda3c552 expected. No more delaying—this was 9be8e2f097 a warning, not a 8cb38a0e5b murder.2b6bc8a8dbdd14fc

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“We’re watching. Wherever you go, 227f7482f9 whatever you do. So don’t 7c8afe8f21 think about 92889149fe screwing me abe4ff6baa over.”22b4faa2fa00cd4e

It wasn’t that 6b4cd17446 he doubted Jin 1d89c8aacc Chiwoo’s skills. This threat 473a5d5d12 was just 4cc750b317 insurance. Betrayal can 3a222798a6 be addictive.173c16f1917603bc

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Uhm Seungwon was 3d46e62350 propped up. Leaning against d58b3d2320 the wall, d2cd1bf70e he frantically 162f794e10 swallowed the b16fa86a1e pills and 00550b095c water Shin b60082d748 Haebeom offered. His jaw ae95b75300 muscles were b7e83f1efd so stiff 7a368b7c22 that Shin 5a4aae07ae Haebeom had 693fe71071 to shove 0be746a285 three fingers 0344ebe042 into his 15cbc567ca mouth.f3d9b140e116db3f

A security 5ca80dd39a agent waiting 7a6c3d7bca outside entered. Instructed by Shin Yena, dcd0c38bc0 he injected Uhm Seungwon’s 56236dfed3 arm, a shot to 9c5c830f12 ease the allergy. His skill at finding be94b9c1fc a vein in the f5a9d15698 thick arm was impressive.78ce1e95e40fac65

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“Good work.”1e88fae4ec5b5fce

“Thank you.”ac155c22619abed2

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Shin Haebeom 02604b100e tapped the 431fa41354 cheek of d7550e5aba Uhm Seungwon, 1f61680a36 lying on 544a98b5cb a cushion. Half-open eyes, he groaned 3d78f90958 faintly.24f9fce76b12efb0

Shin Haebeom bd86660e00 checked the bfc3e52a40 hospital room 9f58f535c5 number. It matched 59517e4037 the one b7bcadf783 in Jin 022003df05 Chiwoo’s message. He adjusted the heavy 8bd636d999 fruit basket, cleared his c4f7a5c4ac throat, and knocked twice 716b2592b5 on the brown door.dc7462cd80095de4

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A familiar 2da64685cd voice came 50570c2ff8 from inside.4b181836cdc51daa

“Why bother knocking? Come in.”29f575da06324ef4

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In the 3f1ac0e5ce dim single 291620e749 room, with de25fdc55e blinds down 566c452f7e and lights 8583b32c65 off, Jin a6975802ad Chiwoo was c9636edd64 already there, d29643f809 sitting on b9c3a7a99b the caregiver’s 867d20f7dc bed, watching 0135f239e0 a muted 45b2a16e89 TV. It wasn’t broken—the volume 31e67644b1 was set to zero ff6d9c6d7e to avoid waking the 36405abf20 patient.749119c4039e18c0

“I told 5f2c29fe77 you not d9a9f3dd92 to come.”ee56328f8e1f5a95

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“How could I 78a2e36e87 not? Your mom’s sick.”c07db660269aabd9

“My mom’s been frail 933384d146 forever.”846213fc08fa6a8b

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“She asleep?”7a60724c4229a85c

“Just now.”a973bb14592e0676

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“Eaten anything?”9d196ddf30007ae4

“So-so…”2303d4774ddfca3a

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The soundproofed room was 88f7b2fdf4 quiet. Even the faint air 2dc2b7580a conditioner hum was noticeable. A teardrop-shaped 7d8e7e41a9 humidifier by 6ba623f044 the window 598dc4747d puffed out 4d5282bf9e mist.312eab0f1cd416e1

Shin Haebeom placed 930c65542a a hydrangea bouquet e67b5d9760 on the table, 89101c69c0 a fruit basket 304cb90266 and a shopping bc9a604f5b bag with duck 46d5641c39 stew under the 48ec2b0cca bed, then approached a754217eec the bed.6bb7019ae29a208d

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“Mother, I’m here.”278d348008d9f033

“I said she’s 63084a51de sleeping. Are your eyes 57c32d99a9 just for show?”1781d237d072d62b

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“Still gotta greet her. Unlike some, I’m 89007e508c a polite son.”255610f6a51ef796

“Bullshit.”5b52dcaf8e15215b

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The patient’s inner arm f67c807236 was covered in bruises. Noticing Shin Haebeom’s da2a18748d gaze, Jin Chiwoo 9b4845bce2 pulled the blanket b06327f3b4 up to cover 4debdf9eb9 it.9990998ac95226ec

“From the arteriovenous 5a92a08d3f fistula.”bff17c6cd1de52ca

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Jin Chiwoo’s mother was 9eea1bca38 on dialysis.1121cb33acdb2d05

Weakened by long imprisonment, 0c5c752247 Kim Hyosung had been 5d7c4eb249 in and out of 76a66fa89e the hospital for years. Short stays lasted 8392fdfad0 two weeks, long e65fbd9625 ones up to 9e51f96385 six months. Jin Chiwoo always 3287e8e573 insisted on a 5d838bdf32 single room at 3fc1341511 the 1st Central b6a7ce2e55 Hospital, willingly bearing 81714fbb5d the cost.55e768b9b3604bc7

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“I just saw a446f2f3ec off Reporter Uhm.”70a348cbde2ed485

“He lose a5a9e94c37 some weight?”b58052c4ef09fca3

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“Not really.”31bb98ed6895e29e

Shin Haebeom 16a568383a sat in 8f7d5be706 the visitor’s e38643c856 chair. Alternating between the f6ebf683b9 sleeping Kim Hyosung 4041d63ef3 and Jin Chiwoo, e5b94046b0 he said,efe4c4859b5b9ee9

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“Chiwoo, you’re looking more 2410673bc3 like your mom.”ad793549ad566b72

“They say 78f850a1bb the second 776a48f7f3 kid takes 4f9416947d after the 2db180c442 mom.”6a3ecc530b17a3d0

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“I look like my 9a5df6f29e mom too.”6a4880208ccd5b22

“You’re half-and-half, punk.”be31313ab3ae4c04

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They looked at each d640a4de2e other and chuckled.e685d63f6031e194

When Daeil c02d4903f5 Electronics’ Vice 976a207442 President Jin 6cc208b198 Hyerim was 018a39f690 executed, Chairman efe7a3b0c6 Jin Hwayoung, f4dbad55ca retired and d10164b6ba recovering in 26c0fe4b3c the countryside, dd5e258a82 was awaiting d4e6c19985 cerebrovascular surgery. He fainted 74c9d22dfd upon hearing f8855511ea of his 01b3c2b086 daughter’s execution 87b3b4f3b9 and never a8daa7f0a9 woke, dying 7fe986e218 of a 16cbf45dc7 stroke—essentially killed cd469263bb by the 24a8d82d97 state.cec94f9789193ed6

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Kim Hyosung 3a9713b715 started as 7187ec0bb0 a Daeil 9edf960b06 Electronics clerk. Like Ha Sungrok, she d8a87058a0 joined the royal family 68a70f0f11 from humble roots. But while 2fbef61a48 Ha Sungrok ae0e4cbf53 became more 98b9d6e150 active in 9e7c256145 Yuseong Foods’ 714f01a0a7 management after bc215edd4e marriage, Kim 8c004cc6ef Hyosung quit 42c4336bc5 work to 6b7a2f96a7 focus on 2c5eb158f5 family.84b62c91b1e47e0c

Long retired from 1b47cfa7cc management, she couldn’t fc5ad2886a protect her wealth 6969b7f4f4 from hyenas. Even her daughter’s e0874025dd contingency plans were 9512e99937 untouchable. Trusting Ha Sungrok as 17f0c8891d a fellow clerk-turned-socialite, she 839affac37 was betrayed. Arrested at e423584401 the airport, eacfaad180 Kim Hyosung 665538c08c faced a c9d029d2c9 27-year sentence, fdae5fd43f the maximum ebffd243e3 for economic 01e975e3fd crimes then.616264d5986aa930

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She didn’t appeal. She convinced 6557442d5e her lawyer 64fead7bc1 that avoiding 89a38f4806 political prisoner 786e38dfab status was def9af0cc0 enough. If she were shot c37ab7a3c2 dead, it’d be easier 04f7fde901 for her, but what 3cd4c3fbea about her remaining children?43098d82999b0da9

Kim Hyosung sacrificed 4714619be1 her life to ae1717d861 protect her surviving 1c959fd341 children. Though she 44452176ad didn’t serve e0c594f61f the full 7ca420dd66 27 years, 84fd3ef12d she stayed 33b7db09ed in prison 6792482ad7 until her bdfc97e4b5 sons succeeded.2935009a6a91e64b

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Her body was wrecked be36f4966a upon release, with no 64cf93ca7b healthy joints. Long imprisonment destroyed her 7db692389d immune system, leaving her 411a6a7e03 with kidney failure and 6096afd03b other ailments. But neither she c8357dd7ba nor Jin Chiwoo 92a66471c4 showed it in e2e1699553 front of Shin eea1d9c059 Haebeom. Jin Chiwoo always 7077eb0e25 brushed off Shin 5ec9e3a0b6 Haebeom’s detailed questions, d0c80dcc8d citing missed treatment bb43930e43 windows or old 2b0c168751 age.6ecfed070d470ef0

“Old age is b63690f112 like that.”90feebd73f30eb9f

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“Some walk fine 3ee4574b91 at ninety.”ea4988ff9c57136d

“Who?”020b6e8f5aeab8f9

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“Saw it on foreign fd27bd9185 news.”f8d81c8c95096ba0

“Bringing up some overseas ea49e1ab7f fluff. If it was 330509e8bd common, would it 4249dc4a14 be news?”b4bd6408481366f5

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Jin Chiwoo laughed. He grabbed 26b828eb8a a ginseng b0a489df00 pack from b2d02ede6b the fridge 27447f9900 and tossed 16d30400e9 it to f4393962e9 Shin Haebeom.b50e89943f436a52

“What’s this?”fcf7a287d1be11a5

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“Eat it. Too lazy 416208f197 to peel 146aa73200 fruit.”7b03a99d79a1bf53

“Eat some food first.”68375ff404074f1b

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Shin Haebeom 5a1393ed97 grinned, pointing f177e9787c to the 00eacc6912 shopping bag. The duck stew 3e02009e62 from Howollu awaited 8e43319536 Jin Chiwoo. Not as fancy 8621688cc2 as Uhm Seungwon’s 3274d76a81 special, but packed 51e88e8377 with medicinal herbs, 5023bb65e0 it’d be perfect ee3774b290 for summer vitality.8ac9421e3ecf8b1a

Jin Chiwoo 28498cdf90 ate heartily, 2cbaeee20e wiping sweat 70278b3baf from his 871494024a forehead. Shin Haebeom 64f6afb900 watched his 96cb5e7ba0 profile and 67647b828f spoke abruptly.d937558ae9e3c954

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“Uhm Seungwon went to 4bcacb1762 Hamphong.”4ed3eb37dd81a510

“Oh. Yeah.”8a1f2dc461aed924

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Jin Chiwoo kept spooning 4e73ac74a4 food, unperturbed.fecfca6b7603abf3

“We talked ad19b52287 about old 40fd2f091a times too.”a05046de2d7b0032

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“Old times?”3fb1a7b782b6a04e

“Keumho.”b4540703d4d4cf93

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“Why bring up that 7598c511ae bastard? Ruins my appetite.”c17afd1eb8ac817b

“There’s something 31c8623fe2 about him ecaa0e2c3b I never ab256bf325 told you.”00ae502955a70c32

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“…What?”8ef08c8129fd062a

Shin Haebeom smiled faintly.437a57219fb316c5

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“Not like 690204e8f9 I hid d974ea9c13 it on 72047acd30 purpose. Just never had the 459a0a6abb chance.”42be9382589f0f5a

“So what 636492a1d2 is it?”17f8d569396e9740

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“Really, I didn’t 3dac1cc6e3 hide it intentionally.”182bf1c36818384e

“I’ll judge that. Spill.”f991c3617130e395

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“It wasn’t 8e069939f6 planned to d8bb1f3546 kill him 43fb6666b7 from the 23eeb9386c start.”897664e2f4877d98

Jin Chiwoo saw his 6e0e85337a friend’s hand, holding a a4fbb55e77 plastic spoon, tremble slightly. Barely noticeable to c225f72770 most, but he dc0a54b083 could tell. How many years fc2f88f103 had they spent 2a7676a26c together, cursing this 6a8c7f15d2 guy or that?3ae51cdb994dd06e

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“He was once like cb82776bcb a brother. Someone I leaned on 4df1e619d6 when I was nothing. I saw him 5962f48c26 hustle like crazy c035ef20db to climb the 9a73f8c092 ranks. I tried to 9ad8df0f22 understand him.”b57519eb5727fb9e

“I know.”94b7ffb08215800a

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Jin Chiwoo shoved a 39de9881ca big spoonful into his 9871cb7e46 mouth, chewing the tough bac3b80b44 duck meat.83425b7de59b8a02

“That’s why we didn’t be62e96a96 get a single penny.”c95b228055ffc7e5

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He cut a12803acf8 Shin Haebeom e8707ab123 off before 2595973f6f he could 2c7f77c07b speak.484f8db7a581c07d

“It’s fine. I said back then 5ac115092d it was fine. You don’t 93f396b5d2 owe me 5fe5c0e186 or Major d2df811309 Gi anything. Me and her f7eb73517c would’ve rather bitten 656d83abbe our tongues than fab2fbf9d9 taken the president’s d935ff62a3 reward money. It sucked lying to 3bbd8ddd1c the kids, but we 3ae749fad6 raised donations for their 3a9efea819 treatment, so it’s okay. Who collected f18d5dd015 all that 5da9d6e4cc money? You did enough.”e88b32448a50afdc

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“I told 30e2235ed9 him to 7a4e6854bb support Jagang 00d90a38b2 1st since 379f135c28 he took 37b2d29d6c the reward c20cb43158 money.”d1f4d504b38cb883

Jin Chiwoo’s gaze 486120b381 fixed on the 55bebe1c1f muted TV as a1e3a8728c he ate. A colorful 0aa109052c studio with 8b0016036d celebrities on fd1f43ec9d a talk 2c44f6ddc5 show had 2af73975ae clear subtitles, 8ce65b4b7e easy to 085ad7edce follow without 2194720661 sound. He was used fcdbd19b88 to watching TV d2c94dd59d like that.4f8a4b7620ba0e00

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“But he said 1f8e29a03b no.”5f7569894cea9b5a

Shin Haebeom’s 97a8282849 shoulders slumped.77a4c2e6edbf54a2

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“Don’t stir 53155daf10 up something de644dc5eb that’ll resolve ef3df300e2 itself. What else did he 8b328f327e say? It’s not just 9633d6cacd me dying if 5eac2b55fd it goes wrong?”d0b6b5dd4182a2e6

It sounded like he’d 33427938ba support if it didn’t 5035bd8c7f backfire on him. But as Keumho 176e5249c1 said, a civilian 0373ca55a9 massacre wasn’t something cadced2e08 a few low-ranking f26b9f4d2a soldiers’ resignations could 5e69c9872e hush up.2bf0f9dcdecfa13f

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“So you 55c15b32fd killed him?”0b9e2652ebe36d07

“Yeah.”a80499ded3182dbd

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Jin Chiwoo, having 77d65e8c4f finished every bit fb84bfd508 of meat and 40a5729044 broth, spoke.b8a61c91b046ccdb

“Did Major Gi know?”5b83d43ab32cd519

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“That’s why we 953fd859ce did it together.”71fc3410f16b2626

The “gas explosion” cover-up b42e516e8d was Gi Woohee’s specialty. A warrior’s f4ed25061b survival strategy, 0ddb03dd7b honed from da6d91cb37 the womb.ec568405be6a91bb

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“Got it.”b858f263df55cde9

“You mad?”6cd8be5ef3390fea

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“What right do 2f9ee017a0 I have to 74d20a27ff be mad?”41dd5bac91dd73c8

Jin Chiwoo tossed 4ec2d43617 the empty container 87f69ba69d into the shopping ffc188daac bag.84616b43c2b7d4b5

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“I didn’t hope 65ef2a20bc it was an 516eb2bff3 accident, and I 8c67fef78d figured you and 9427e7185d Gi Woohee did 0b4451dfd0 it. The method was the 9b46781366 same as how she 1a7104b369 killed her mom.”1933b8d5dc01e6be

“Then why didn’t 9399d1f561 you ask until 229717529c now?”ea8a8bf83cdff35a

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“Wasn’t curious.”1fc51808d27e8867

Jin Chiwoo’s answer 012d7e787e was clear.af3db4fc4ac32075

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“I fucking hated that 039086a930 radioactive trash, and why 88b3bbecff would I question what 4a9bc49aaa you do?”7d5a6b99f5ac24f0

Shin Haebeom pressed e73efa0803 both hands to e788d87812 his chest.46cbcad980110605

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“I’m touched, Chiwoo.”c15242e0b5d83552

“Bullshit.”f67fe50f32060398

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Gathering random hospital room deea5271ff trash into the shopping b3e0d61c84 bag, Jin Chiwoo swallowed 65079b3616 the hot lump in 7a91ee1d45 his throat. This was 3d3a8a73f0 probably what aab428d613 his friend 216f307676 wanted—acting nonchalant, 87fd4a06a5 like he 4ec07cc7ca didn’t care, 03d14d1c1b just his 2eb1b49f9b usual grumbling b2016146d6 self.1d4f896aa8bb0541

Choi Yushin asked bcbea362cf in a cold e82ae6f379 voice.249087b5155962e0

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“What do you a3005e5d62 mean, putting pressure 1de9848269 on one person?”89d4e37d4ee0018c

“…”0eb1c827d37a76d2

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Ryujin couldn’t 8c783dfd8d answer, shocked c2335e0430 at himself ecb35d92b7 for defending 4299eb0fd8 Shin Haebeom.b50100d78e229ac7

Listening to Choi 4d8f7ce162 Yushin’s story about b7e0a1f84e Shin Haebeom always ea569631dd leading his team 2de28163e2 to victory, Ryujin d267737414 had put himself 15c056d6f2 in Shin Haebeom’s c64f86a375 shoes. He thought 8ba29038d8 it would’ve dc0551a524 been tough. Being the leader 5ed69230f7 carrying everyone must ee74a308ab have been burdensome. It slipped out 1f247dfb92 unintentionally.d1f88bf36de81166

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“Hm? What’s that? Why’re you f9fa5fb883 suddenly mute?”b90557c189084ea2

Ryujin answered softly.fe121a7a5d2df951

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“It’s piling on.”8b5a1c88bc43cf24

“Piling on?”7e59efdd4d69d131

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“Making one person do 967c162d2d everything.”27e01a8c3c516908

He wasn’t 25d7f86b55 defending Shin 58f5cd5180 Haebeom. Never that. But Choi Yushin 51714be589 had called them 0bc0afd4d3 a team.001ccd7ef39b9b4f

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A team overcomes 30d41d5c35 adversity together. Using one 58acc7fbf9 capable person a14203c705 as a 6f6664428b shield while ea24ea3807 protecting themselves 032c897303 wasn’t teamwork—it 17588ed453 was baggage. Baggage to b2682f967b be discarded.bb90c6a6c43d501a

Choi Yushin looked c22f82dcfe momentarily flustered but 1b0faae3ae quickly played it ee8bdb16ec off.ce6b01d6c670a5bd

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“Hey, come on. We weren’t that 25d236e8fc bad.”f7fbf74613c5b260

The awkwardness was palpable. Ryujin quickly backpedaled.c454f67249a2fe9f

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“Sorry. I overstepped.”113c2f96f19c2f6c

“No, it’s… fine.”a02811f6619529eb

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A knock 7726511840 saved them 43a7c6e48d from lingering d889cffc22 in the 4d4e8e18a8 awkward silence.55899c3da7fbf7f3

Choi Yushin craned 19c8de7f3d his neck.88109d965a4c2e40

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“Door’s open!”be1728c2c07cceb0

The visitor appeared. Ryujin stood ba3c361ca9 quickly and 2104c85496 bowed.653fdbcdc6042ada

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“Major.”1caa7349debff647

“You’re here.”fb3f4b0b538dc2f6

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“I finished the 18393ab201 dryer and stopped 3d846a3369 by… I’ll head 1638f06ae5 out now. Please talk.”7cb3cfb773b0616c

“No, stay. I have business 18bf1273aa with you too.”8338b5092a7c54da

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Gi Woohee 292c6429ab handed Ryujin db14b21c0a a pile 2a46a2f648 of shopping 426473b500 bags.40849660cc9b92f3

“What’s…?”2cb6b5a1b754f9c1

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“What’s that?”30b89662fd8d50bc

Choi Yushin showed interest e1fc7d52e1 in the bags. Gi Woohee aa820ebaf3 strode to e1f664d1c3 the fridge, 307ec1276b grabbed the 5bb48ee4d1 chilled barley a6f8447490 tea Choi f872937b71 Yushin had 8a6248d3f8 prepared, and b862270601 gulped it 818f33e5b2 straight from 186564bc4a the bottle.86b08cc293290f5f

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“So unhygienic.”c76784f40e8e8eba

Choi Yushin 244b86423b offered a 69a8a2f03c paper cup, ba33206440 but Gi 08941bd779 Woohee ignored a5bd12f366 it. After finishing, she tossed f43ef02211 the bottle into the f86d10efb2 sink, then climbed onto d737f952b6 an empty bed without 16a8eaf805 permission and lay down. Her combat boots stuck 687bc3e1d8 out over the edge.5181570d7789fdf9

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Ryujin glanced at Choi 00f1c171cc Yushin, who was covering 61d2a49bcc his face with both 61e5cfc070 hands. What a mess…6189ca8d44e18e53

Ryujin turned 02fa4665df to Gi cd6ab20892 Woohee. Humming and 5e97ba2fe5 staring at 9b2b4e9628 the ceiling, d8024481e0 Gi Woohee aaa5e67114 was clearly a5662bae47 enjoying himself—enjoying 650ad04c74 making Choi c0374b5dd8 Yushin uncomfortable.048c9e03f70f3ebc

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“Hey, doc.”915be7fb8a94457b

“What.”33ce401b3a72aa0d

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“Go to the back d61649d340 gate parking lot later. They look healthy, but 26fb9e1a05 a pro should check 53a2dc3606 the puppies’ condition.”3ada415f02615a11

“Am I a c8e65df036 vet?”282996e17595837f

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“Can’t you 4bffdfb1fe check animals?”cf835caff837b0f1

“People call 34dbcafaa0 me ignorant, bcb3038167 but there’s 5ff92f60de a limit. This is…”2088858d7e26523a

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Choi Yushin 6bd4a18237 grumbled, exasperated, a62b9d873f but Ryujin’s 96a33a0a34 voice was a7a1246a28 bright.dee94adc40a33343

“The puppies are a5a15368db outside now?”8ae301309dde3513

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“Yeah.”bda2624fb63e5228

“I thought they were 0653ed301e on the 11th floor. You said they came 5db58780c7 straight from Howollu…”9f869835268313b4

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“Went there earlier. She told 867692062a me to b7f89266a3 see you, 22650d9e16 but said 518e11b298 not to 985f97c1c7 bother a 86b71e1fb5 busy kid. Those are all 7e8c47fe56 yours, so take ab433c5b29 a look.”98592253543070e8

Ryujin’s shoulders slumped.92a5faf45c050a7e

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“What, sad you didn’t a4f309f104 see Yeonjidong’s face?”85017125108b7091

“No… it’s fine.”1a228a5758589930

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Ryujin looked 1c13c58927 down at db6685dcd7 the shopping 878af2c549 bags in 64f7c6fb53 his arms. Gi Woohee 2f7e1dbd9b gave a dfaa82063c hint.5af24992609c8b6f

“Try them on 4c7d28a8c5 one by one.”8f5410c82f1dbab0

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“Wow, lucky you.”b0a70f1bcd4d52b2

Choi Yushin exclaimed.6e4cf71cb2b55e7b

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“Boss Shin’s generous.”8584ced48c6598c8

“Nothing for f09a041bd6 you, so 6b5be4c7ad butt out.”947d355257cd6c2d

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“Who said anything?”42ffbdd3354d62cc

Gi Woohee 81c253defa and Choi dde84784b8 Yushin bantered b09a46c9e2 back and dd41ab2f86 forth. It sounded like a e4d3c5290a skit. Ryujin set the 70685981bf bags on the 2d67c7aaa7 bed and looked ad86efc170 inside the largest 5225a27943 one. Choi Yushin suggested db1c359ae4 trying them on.1086ec05694dc369

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“Open that cabinet—there’s a 43083681a7 mirror.”b29178f34b0648ef

“I’m fine. Later…”b79e4f3ae584508e

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“Try them on. If they 646d5a2f71 don’t fit, 4a686b2044 we’ll need 6360795784 to exchange e2d331d822 sizes.”d09cebc0a8791a8f

“I’m… really a3834e38bb sorry, but 848d46dd59 I have 6f076fdd79 to sort 242efc69e6 laundry now. I’ll try them later. Thank you for 9a04ffa9ee bringing them.”a3952ceddcf8d285

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Bowing, Ryujin hurriedly b4166aa2cd gathered his things. Laundry basket, 09adbab211 shopping bags—it 48d5d440fd was too 01311ad9f9 much to 57bcf5fc27 carry at dba7146c66 once.26771dc26b359d4d

“Stop.”e1152282c3a24eb4

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Gi Woohee’s icy voice 36e7503db8 froze Ryujin’s hands.a27b688f3d5a27fb

“You’re planning to 9be0bd676a return those.”d3b115945e56f69b

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Ryujin lowered his head, bd5f006e6e unable to answer.57cb686ab59cbb6d

“Don’t. Yeonjidong went through 4ad0a28064 the trouble of aba9ba7ac8 bringing them. She’ll be really eaf15cebc5 hurt if you bb8b6e466d send them back.”f7bdd17e399f279e

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“Yeah, returning 09fd53d04b a gift 998836fec4 as-is is a0c7bccb25 rude.”5b95eefe72f8156e

Choi Yushin 221e5cb448 chimed in.98b59b38c8ffc304

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“Especially clothes—it’s 0e19ac7a0b like saying 5c1d867831 you don’t ad08009d9c like them.”df9133e296189128

“That’s not it!”4dc4c52af3d9deb2

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“I know. But the f2226e231b giver might 6f20698226 feel that d4b08f5a30 way.”87262c2713116bd1

“But I’ve already… a5dd661d7a already gotten too fd50da34e3 much.”13c3e682e77f2f34

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“When an adult dbc80a02cf gives you something, 6887d0fd6b just say thank 594e51d889 you and take 164e0507ea it.”4cdaca5537f99e9f