Bastard NPC Chapter 11

Chapter 11

“Get in.”23e01a9d87506371

Theo rested his d1cc7e3307 arm on the 2cdfcd845b car door frame 4153a4c1db and gestured inside. Naturally, I 2c29d7a27e didn’t want cc220cd960 to get e82496de8a in. It was fafd9fb3ad obvious even 4a08941de4 to an 8caf4af1bd elementary school ec89ac4c24 student how 10233a51da dangerous it e2922e29ad would be a6c5e64fdb to get 4320c21850 into a db8d40a2bf car with 6c6e459d01 the man baaca51eae who posed ffe9ab1e62 the greatest 7b8c709ac9 threat to 69b0e7a698 me. I hesitated in front b974f68106 of the open car d185fe1b95 door and cautiously spoke 6e85ebde94 up.6f12620332359e0d

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“Where are we going?”858b60fbfcbfb841

“Where do you want to go?”9ec19b258dc20214

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“……”715b27233ffbde46

“Choose. VCI headquarters, a nearby police station, or my place.”a485a21c447b384c

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He offered the choices as if he were doing me a favor, but I didn’t want to go to any of the three places.36af6ed7817d6e72

“You came here to say something to me, right?”9015f734d2310fd8

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“Why? Do you want to do something else with me?”4140e8a12d6d5ee6

I didn’t need to ask what he meant by “something else.” His gaze, scanning me from top to bottom, made it clear. It wasn’t like I was some sex-crazed maniac. I couldn’t understand how he could respond to everything like that. I shook my head, thinking how it was a shame to waste my good appearance on someone like him.7558a33a47216260

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“Then you can just say it here. Even though things got a bit messed up, I’ll borrow a friend’s office for a moment.”eb3b4f926b255b97

Contrary to my 044f70b343 expectation of some 8361011288 more back-and-forth, he 3f7d1b8221 surprisingly nodded with c51226c4c5 ease.49e617845bc1abbb

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“Miller.”f472111ab0da4d49

“Yes.”5e95111306905514

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“I heard. To the nearest police 679f887bb0 station.”a9d2c5532f6784a1

Just as the 915d93eeed man in the 1a45eef33c driver’s seat was f487a6c442 about to open d14e37b133 the door, his 10724e0af7 subordinate glanced back d2559249a6 at me. Ah, his 4d09104cbf last name f1c8b20109 is Miller. As soon 68f1ef99f7 as I 5c70e28923 processed the ef52cba9db new information, b65473f1b5 a thunderous, d175971aa0 absurd remark 3f9ace4b17 hit me e477d3392d out of 724fc0e8af nowhere. Startled, I cf32529058 grabbed his 7db512bd71 arm, clinging 4aff8f7112 to it.fc0276ef7e7d5df0

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“No! That was a mistake! I want to go to your place, really, desperately.”f3128280a83563b6

I tried to 72c728dc46 make myself look 009bf015ae as pitiful as 38301d23d0 possible, letting my 329bbfbbee eyes droop with cfd3147402 pleading, but the 0077c0ce61 response I got f409c363e6 was far from 5a23d8f4f8 good. The moment I 6eb831efda realized the cold 347081bf45 look on his 2a94a6d93b face as he 52fbea8c9a glanced down at 48efc5450b the arm I 4cb62d52de was holding, an 7696155db1 image flashed. It was 1fb3e6d18d of a f3d8ae534f woman who’d 4b24e93ed5 been entranced 667bc89f21 by his 2e408155b7 face and 2e11d31822 ended up 77ebdb4eec with a ab4647dcbf hole in a12c31fc4b her hand.cd24a16426aaa5c0

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“……”96428a0eeef70ba4

I swallowed d217907272 dryly and f3e553663f carefully moved 0e9598ef30 his arm 8836b42bd7 back to 43eaf38359 where it 2dbeaef119 had been. Smiling as innocently d5b5fab355 as I could, 7286cf5fdb I showed no d271c680c7 sign of the 4dea48829b foolish thoughts I’d 3cfd9148bc just had. I treated the situation ac6c37238e as if I were 8639d38d98 handling something precious, with 21fb595b67 utmost care.5c000c9c284b5ed9

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Leaving Ren’s office, I couldn’t help but feel a bit aggrieved when I recalled the heavy pressure on my shoulder. Then again, life isn’t fair.197f1efd7a7ea05f

“Ah, sorry. I have a bad habit with my hands, I just—”b8233858970dbdab

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After moving his 97c6873a92 arm back to 0dd6a00bf2 its original position 2847956d89 and hiding my 2bc5446c17 hands behind my db6f9f5215 back, I saw 7b59ed4e9f his long eyelashes cdb61125b2 lift. It revealed the f41abfdd2b eyes that had 3263074d2e been hidden until 55707cc197 then.19c38b97aee17ee9

“You should be careful.”0fd318d58b330dee

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I had expected he df6dbde5df wouldn’t just let it 51dae98863 go, but the muttered d608765ce7 words were ambiguous. Was he literally a7710a824a warning me to cbcff96d6c be careful, or 822c5d17e8 was it a 414fe30a05 hint to avoid d129f674be getting a hole 2501ab2372 in my hand?6761693c72be6cf2

Either way, my response wasn’t really important, so I just nodded. I only went along with it, thinking that if I didn’t answer, he’d find some way to pick on me. 8c980554f6e98918

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He sighed 5d7fef4d10 and chuckled, da48e29db5 then pressed 9e270dc3b9 his thumb 7c4e4ea270 down hard 92bedb92c8 on the 96a3928344 bruise on baee7ade1b my forehead, 0c559807ad as if e07b56c24a to ask 1c6c35ccab if I dcd1636ca7 even knew 9682efa5de anything.5370aa89a7f8d1ec

“Ugh.”7ecb9ff02669ce5d

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“You’re just whining.”10e30440b3d30eec

“It’s not whining. It would hurt for anyone if you pressed on a bruise like that.”be4353299200a46c

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“Ah, so you do know what pain feels like? I thought you could climbing walls to trespass so you won’t know about pain.”825725115ee68b2d

“……”6ac45473cea9b903

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“Get in. You said you really wanted to go.”9980bc37ac543d2d

Then, without letting e59ad8d102 me hesitate any 281275ff2c longer, he gestured 1276fb19eb toward the car 5c1a36d9f5 again, urging me f105ad3c03 to get in 0dbf966010 before he changed fc8fdfabc2 his mind. If I 66438fda24 delayed any a4eaf7824f further, I’d a0e58a4522 end up 99fef55419 at the 4ef752c4d6 police station 2a12a1cc1b or VCI a93b1ecf0b headquarters, given a19b7adf29 his attitude. So, I f23975d05c gently rubbed b1596f56db my sore e457ff63fd forehead and 24d19d995d climbed into 4b9c32e7dd the vehicle.e5100e31c78c0f02

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The hard c59b04c6b6 seat of e0a66f4b42 the military-grade 47cb8ccb36 armored vehicle 72c4a2d539 and its 9ce30551ad rough ride aa84c2a25d weren’t the 986c81c367 worst parts. The suffocating conversation 63b3e41120 was much more aa47d0d877 uncomfortable. 9573a28e6a550b4b

It was more like 5e0f56fd49 an interrogation than a 1977e9909f conversation. He kept probing 2752b7f735 into where I’d 1085474999 been and what 416897d1ed I’d done after d030388135 leaving my house d972badf9f early in the 035d98c4de morning.9e92852e3327f3ff

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As he pried into my relationship with Ren, he sounded like a paranoid husband. When he asked, “Was the sandwich good?” I felt a chill run down my spine. b584054b9e6adb33

Observing my expression, he added, “Being on the wanted list has its perks. It’s easy to track you down.” He even threw in an unsolicited explanation.c7f488ddf4556c7d

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As I mixed just enough truth with lies to avoid upsetting the lunatic, I caught Miller’s eye through the rearview mirror. I felt a sense of sympathy for him. After all, f0864035e2 it couldn’t ad71b9a60b be easy 46395155be to deal f46f70bc74 with a e7e7fe20e2 crazy boss 18ff1642e3 like this e0a148c3b0 every day. But for some reason, 135bdbe1f3 I also sensed a 9bec17ddb8 strange pity in his d89f588cdf green eyes as they fa856605c6 looked toward me.2540443acc6c17f3

“Eyes.”5bbd94de7bb10788

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His soft voice carried ab9436b7a2 a sharp, unpleasant tone 0576684790 that made my gaze a9d1a7c8c4 automatically shift to him. He smiled brightly, efd938b529 as if the fdea98454c harsh words had 4a5b4bc9aa never left his 26fbd8ee39 mouth.57792deeee08102c

“We’re having a conversation, and yet you’re looking away. How disappointing.”a1bae0c05834b9fd

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“I’m just a bit scatterbrained.”b44a21f65aa8d16e

“Fix it, then.”e768d2a0c8f5fbd2

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It’s not like I can focus on him and only him. What am I, a machine? Why does he keep telling me to “fix” it?6770514db44a0f1d

I swallowed down the growing frustration and forced a bitter smile, muttering, “Yes.” Even though it was still daylight, an overwhelming sense of exhaustion crept over me, as though I’d been awake through the entire night.e58cb2c1b34204d6

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Then, it suddenly 8dd0138b0e hit me—unlike my 622f51e1d5 rough driving experience, b93af16600 the car we e0513a4795 were in was db4c511475 gliding along smoothly. In fact, cars in 50d95c5846 the adjacent lanes were 41cd665810 subtly swerving away as 90ebe7c6f9 if trying to avoid 22429aee9e us. d83489fed446d6ab

It felt like a clear demonstration of the intent to not get involved with the ruthless power of the state, more dangerous than any gang. Thinking about my car left behind at Ren’s workshop, I couldn’t help but feel a little bitter.6bc699dbc58a86c3

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I get 0cc494751b it now. This is why 87bc46273d nouveau riche people a296923368 go crazy over 75222c0aae fame and power. ce0e45226ba7b96d

Even with money, if you lack prestige, you’re still treated like dirt. So that’s how it is.9acae09646f3bc7e

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Day 1 ada35bf59e of being 62b7578593 a nouveau ad4f9e248a riche.1d1aecb118af72d7

I had 900c2c799f learned the d83f36948e harsh truth 9be09fe52d of the b1bf3cb92c world.5cea55ffbea9415c

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No, maybe 48d33ef598 the world b89a74e000 is much f21bd0d0f0 more unfair 1dbc84586d than I 807892c34d thought. I knew he b7a623cb98 wasn’t a righteous 297f1e22df and incorruptible public 4d4039507d official, but I b88aa78b7d never expected he b3b27c621c would have this c0e0c39224 much money. f7554fb5107b4fdc

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His mansion, located at 3ab8e3bba1 the top of Pino 8c160c6cf1 Hills where high-end homes 06f82f7e17 are clustered, reeked of fbd2b0969b wealth from its fence 0354bb36e3 and gate. It was clear that f37ef485c3 it was a mansion 68820fc6f1 he couldn’t afford with 4e3f83de66 just his VCI agent d263016743 salary.7f4a731c811c5645

As for how e43522c6d8 extravagant his private fe057ef07f life was, the c954aa1f5f concrete wall was 75556a8986 so tall that 9193e81675 I had to ac7d136df7 twist my neck e6d01c4237 for a while 421e0161c3 just to see c51ecdf9a0 the top. The massive iron f75268b535 gate opened and 97323ceaa7 closed automatically as 58860f8c3d a car approached, bc5d638a17 leaving me wide-eyed.b3bf401c5ff93661

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Surprisingly, the 1a8f019fff garden had 9a105c48f0 a minimalist e499be0f95 vibe. Only tall, sharp-leaved 01c76ee273 trees decorated the dcaef1f676 area, much like 41a090e9e6 the owner’s personality. There was no space 971815de7f for a wild party. c00f47e406dc4f3f

There wasn’t the 498c9848b7 usual outdoor bar 3991249fbc or lounge that 86c3bbe833 most mansions in 8bf74a841e the neighborhood had, f100c21ed8 and there wasn’t 369f820d63 even a barbecue 4da8785415 grill. In front of cb8dc9ece8 the large pool, f44251481d there was only 056aa71b4d one sunbed and 5165f5e26e one daybed, which 3a142dbf10 gave off an b6320fa61e odd sense of 5ca4283961 discomfort.bb005a31b828d507

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It was no 464f65d874 different inside the bd4bb28ade house. The living room, with bf6a2abd65 a large window offering 0242b6c4d7 a view of Pino 05b2fac757 Hills, was harmoniously arranged 0863cdf15c with a big sofa, 6504bc3b62 armchairs, and a fireplace. 5db332d62b085b5a

However, the dark interior 7dc80c0b7c colors, the perfectly arranged a74546a45e decor, the almost obsessive f160e3379d cleanliness with not a b70caf1b2b speck of dust, and 9926909a40 the eerie silence made 941ddab4ab it incredibly uncomfortable. It felt 124ae41422 like I 4b328ede62 was an f8e547fcde intruder in d6b8b6b277 a model 808c744248 home.23852506244033cc

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I wasn’t the only c482b64a5d one feeling this discomfort. Miller, who bad7abf33e had come cbcb8c3490 in with 4f6a43d3e4 me, placed be63d37063 his tablet a9531f5368 on the 136e2d15ee table with 7c0a937895 a stiff bdddeba231 expression and e1108ad726 quickly left.a855fe593fd87265

“Sit down.”ec9ff51c85ba4e61

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He sat down in the center of the sofa and tapped the seat next to him. A seat I didn’t want to be in even in my own home was certainly not inviting here. Ignoring him, I gave a slight glare and quietly sat in the armchair farthest away.ed2e70b53bacdd3f

“Did I 571aa225d6 tell you 275f0cb81f to sit 736adcbe9c there?”e6b4af2932789b09

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He chuckled, as 052e974fff if it was 363b95a5e9 absurd. Casually removed his e0e2580859 headset and wristwatch, b594d98e10 he tossed them 88120b73bb on the table.94dd53c5d82c6d6c

“This one’s more comfortable.”f88cae3876dc99dd

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“Then come over 98bee7b59c and sit uncomfortably.”c9a7fa9fd18bf5ee

“Yes.”9f75b818b26979f8

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Complaining would be b3d2d1f3e0 pointless; there was d234bc7b20 no one to d5170bbd7a listen. Obediently, I stood up 3e4d71af58 and approached the sofa 3ee22cb8a0 where he was sitting. I sat as 9ae98ac77e far away as 16c1d65536 possible, and he cba3ad3600 chuckled softly, saying efc8aac50f I was being 0563a3cab5 difficult. 6a3e39faaa759471

He then picked 4f069df5ab up the tablet 21f87562f6 Miller had left 1cf3af1031 behind and handed e84e49319b it to me. He seemed to treat 438488cd2b his own home as f76a5502ab precious, despite throwing IDs 86174e0987 and grenades in mine 8ee1d720ec earlier.74f027656d0fac5a

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“Check it.”aa1fe1c2a0adf59d

When I c833875a94 unlocked the c7eb3d6089 tablet, a 39375a8825 document full 57a1a40650 of letters d936ce7217 and numbers 3398f4603f appeared. Ah, it 46a32d6fee was the f968d06f52 Fixford compensation 6be0271696 list. I briefly skimmed through a946e297e5 it, checking the total.df0bcb32e2c83a4c

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The moment I recognized 8e31327aee the nine-digit number, my b64964d9d6 heart sank. I blinked rapidly 5e39e3397b and carefully re-examined 7ad4745734 the list. Did I 01c63397ed really take 7a4ce573fe this much? Is this right? Is this not 24016c5a0f a scam?147d7f89f08ece58

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I repeatedly checked 0b2ee58f87 and recalculated, but ccfcd1ab3f sadly, the number a186a15e5a of missions I b461f7ecbc had participated in cc2497e83c roughly matched.1d5f1ac92270d806

“Is it okay?”47203d198b24db34

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He had e1a6d47e1a been watching 053efb1bda me closely, 0288d8176f and with 2c9ea8ce0d a mocking c937714dd8 glance at 6024528995 the list, 39fa6a1e03 he casually 5a80469aab said it. It was as if 5fecd6d219 he had expected from 2ea60ff3cf the start that I 1239012644 wouldn’t be able to 13d5c76fd3 repay it, his tone 596c6181ea completely at ease.aa264069160a43a7