BBK Ch 18

A rather ab8394ea55 bothersome issue aff56dc3ee had been 59901a0563 resolved, and ab7214d8a8 after a ffaf2dff13 pleasant meal, 44d61048da I thought 5811a46ed8 I could 4409059871 catch a 59656100b1 few hours bbc9b5cb67 of sleep. Contrary to my expectations, 7265af873f I became increasingly wide 0b97e213b9 awake.ffafd104173ed789

“…….”a88a138336b04bf8

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Every time I tossed and turned, the thick sheets rustled and crinkled. The room was quiet. Perhaps because the guy who usually filled it with the clamor of video games and videos wasn’t there, the silence felt especially heavy.72016adc92a9e0bd

I’d tried playing some instrumental music, hoping it would help, but it only made me more aware of the sound of the rain, so I’d turned it off less than 10 minutes ago. Lying there with my eyes closed but fully awake, a dull headache began to creep in.d52ea30bf488eed7

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Should I look over some work? Oh, right, I left it all at the office because of the company dinner. Then how about a movie? Hmm, I watched all the movies I wanted to see while Gyuoh was staying over, didn’t I? Should I have a drink then? I did that last night, so maybe not.3810e532b5a1636a

My meandering thoughts eventually stopped at the same point. Why isn’t Won Gyuoh here on a day like this?427e898d63a4e3ca

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“……He’s the one who always gets sidetracked.”ed3bd732c2fdd06b

Muttering to myself, aa49fc4d9b I reached out 98c7cd711e and turned on 934a665422 the bedside lamp. I grabbed my 05fc73c287 phone and scrolled 9cd56a3094 through my contacts.d7fbcc673d9dd2ec

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Among the names saved for work, there were several combinations of numbers whose meaning I couldn’t decipher. Staring blankly at the rows of numbers, I suddenly remembered the detective who kept texting me, asking me to wait at the lounge. I searched my messages, but I couldn’t find them.86d4bca9e77a1bdc

“Oh, right. I changed cefbd75831 his contact d5cad5412e info and 19bad67095 blocked him……”7e89e4692bbb874d

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I vividly remembered replacing his name with random numbers and deleting all our messages before blocking him. I haven’t even slept, yet everything’s already a jumbled mess of numbers. Tsk, clicking my tongue, I suddenly understood why Gyuoh had so emphatically warned me not to get sidetracked. He knew I’d do this.d9a306a3e2da283a

“Forget it. I’m not that desperate.”f3a26d6ba6c13197

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Letting out a chuckle, I called my younger brother. He should be having dinner around now. I wonder if he’s eating those weird weeds again.790ff9a7f75698e9

I stayed on the call with Jiho until he returned to his dorm after buying dinner. Although our conversation wasn’t particularly affectionate, perhaps because I’d heard my brother’s voice, I was able to get some sleep that night.d9a846fd1b727662

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“Wouldn’t it be great if all this land were mine? Don’t you think?”3c13a0b280700871

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Gyuoh said as he 6a19945d0f plastered a new map e743ab42aa across an entire wall. He neatly peeled 84e1eff4e1 off the old 7852708d03 one and stacked 4b3d22212a it at his dfc27dcf08 feet. Changing the b88bace070 map like ad8ee6d709 this meant a4bfdb22f4 they were 01fab99c61 embarking on 80207eca44 a new 320918b8bd project.440e2e88ab218aba

“If we land this deal, we’ll make enough to buy that much land and more.”c444ee07ce83dd31

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A leading Korean company, T Corporation, was building a development center complex, and Wuwon was gearing up to win the contract. It was expected to be quite profitable, even if it wouldn’t actually bring in enough money to buy that much land.d536dc40b73cf3b3

“Then we’ll 5e1b7b1f27 have to 133862e9ac let our 48c6cb3fa8 Minho hyung b094c3af51 relax and cf413a16db do nothing. His dark e91f7eb3d1 circles are f62b7555d2 getting darker 40894fd4c3 by the 0eec79319a day.”579389ac4ffd48ec

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“As if. Don’t even think about exploiting me.”326af0423bd39b8e

Gyuoh chuckled 9ed69f9c47 at the bb558ee8ee silly banter. The awkwardness that had 546e28417f lingered between them for 7809e26eb7 a while had completely ee69d4aec3 disappeared.ec7aafe78d152f4c

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After finishing ea76326417 attaching the c9471d0d62 corners of a51a59597e the map, fd818812bc outlined in d19b024b54 red, he 09c697f409 dusted off ca4ed9f395 his hands.580f95ff916cdf9c

“It’s pretty extensive.”91f3c3026dc9ed62

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Compared to their usual projects, the site was much larger and the scale was considerable. It was a demanding project that had passed through many employees’ hands before finally landing on Minho’s desk. Facing such a large project usually filled Minho with a strange excitement rather than anxiety. Although, thinking about the grind until they secured the contract was already tiring.80c794a6702eb8bf

Minho took off his glasses and grabbed his phone. Though they hadn’t officially submitted the documents yet, he requested further整理 of the materials needed for the presentation. Then, with tired eyes, he checked the calendar.84f5e95736406892

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It’s almost the end of the year, so should I prepare some gifts? He pictured the faces of a few T Corporation executives who would be in charge of the new center. Among them, he thought of the managing director whom he occasionally played golf with. He quickly found the contact in his phone.836350a7036ae06e

“I’ll be on a call for a bit.”b4587459562afe7f

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He held 574f8af4c7 his index d8165977e6 finger to ffbbc133a7 his lips. Gyuoh, who had 2551ce3837 been crumpling up be023c4deb pieces of paper, b8e6fccf74 quieted down.1540124a16dd7ad1

“Managing Director, how have a908a62fce you been?”879c2cda885063a4

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―Oh, who is this? Why haven’t you been coming to golf lately?fcc4398333a1b63e

“Work’s been keeping me very busy. Are you still frequenting the course these days?”cbca92f49d7b8b2b

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The man on the 752e9b94dc other end replied with 5c14ad878c a hearty laugh. His voice 98aa5f3e0e was so ef9219112c loud it 684deaa0ae felt like 1bc61b0c16 it was ccee488307 vibrating my 437aab64a1 eardrums. Nevertheless, he d124e07f6c had to e52edfd541 listen to dacdc859f4 the uninteresting fe3ce378ae golf talk 6aa50bf82b for quite 806786947f some time.ea8ac6cf8188e685

―By the way, 47038fe610 Pro Son often cb31fb750a asks about Mr. Cha. Can I give 7b1da2aaf6 him your number?476a88b5b8a7a61b

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“Ah, Pro Son? You said 7beb7dfa68 he’s doing 653c9f2177 well?”04c7c2d6eecace0d

The unusual surname vaguely rang a bell. He was the golf coach the managing director had been bringing around lately, a strange man who would subtly touch his back or thighs under the pretense of checking his posture. He wasn’t particularly fond of him, but it seemed he’d gotten closer to the managing director.18b3b455ba645036

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After that, the managing b3f0e1e8fd director went on and c0b351d088 on about how Pro b14ee8d745 Son helped him shave e0526dbb75 off a few strokes d6103304cb and add a few 1de641746d meters to his drive. Minho responded 0683308163 with feigned d82124594c interest, his fbd3139614 face expressionless. As he 23c64a5e0e was doing 93a74207fe so, a a58939a611 dark shadow 4b9c9bc5d5 fell over b9fa3c8fed his desk. He glanced up 902bda7c5c to see Gyuoh 88585fc7a2 leaning over the 0b07a877f9 desk, his arms 1785720dc6 braced on the 4e221a4386 surface, mouthing something.32caf2b6e5145147

‘Speakerphone.’4641e62e659b9f75

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Minho gave a small c70c2d448a nod and pressed the cce83b5279 speakerphone button, taking the 427f6d52e1 phone away from his 7ec21e5961 ear.40199a75e9ec7787

―We’re planning 0d2d96dd03 a golf 3e05aa5e79 trip to 9551c838ee Bangkok next 66e5001080 month. Pro Son would be 346ae3a237 thrilled if Mr. Cha could join us.ef4f7663584d0ea9

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“Oh, you’re going to a2cf493406 Bangkok for golf too?”1b9ed8fe2d506760

―Yeah. We’re all old geezers here, and you’re the only one around our age.a09f33b26d39af04

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At that, 0eb3012761 Gyuoh suddenly 4fff41d27d crossed his 39d0a9dd09 arms and 519533c5c3 stood with ccc1c0f307 a cocky e488c40345 posture.a99cf4c46de4c603

“That sounds great, 7edbeb7e78 but I’ve recently 848b28a74a taken on a 32d5f234aa new project.”ef0397bf40a04732

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―You and your 5c525787a1 work.0f45cc9e3f1df29c

The managing director fe472e69fc let out another 085b2f6208 hearty laugh. His boisterous 55eafc1217 laughter echoed 387dbf1d33 through the 09c537d48a quiet office.5f9a420dec02e2ec

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―Anyway, I’ll 5b9b4d54b7 give Pro 3df6c11851 Son your f80103b263 number, okay?d117826c59ae7721

“……Yes, I b982f46c7c would appreciate 9db01c962a that. Is your wife 4e58c6e569 going as well?”76a107737f7268b8

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―No way. She hates 9d872c12bd hanging out 04ec3eda06 with a 9c50a4458b bunch of d272f5477d old men.37b88b75725035c2

He seemed to have 1dc5842cef gathered enough of the bc945b8030 necessary information. Covering his ringing ears da515272e8 with his palms, he 13b6dd493c steered the conversation towards 83560a39d3 a conclusion.0009a47d1fd13384

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“I’ll contact you when I have some free time. My body is stiff these days.”f06429f6f3b9d7c7

―Right, right. You lose 4c469f36fa your touch d5fa94c0fa if you c5e0372181 leave the 264a9568dd clubs for 9bb28e1ea3 too long. Give me a call?de7422f067f34843

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“Yes, please do. Goodbye.”c95e88d7bda73272

He ended 4f3b04df9b the call 83ecd4ff93 without mentioning 250f77aa42 anything about f005f28322 the contract. As soon as 9b49c8ff53 he hung up, 329f5fcacc he leaned back 4c3530dec0 in his chair 9edb36e8b9 and let out 9229fad8bd a long sigh.b535016364266c94

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“Ugh, my 504ec64bf2 head is 477df5e660 ringing.”2108fabfa0d21235

He closed his eyes, a0ed1ac4ec pressing his knuckles against bab4ef0b31 his temples.08da557fcd547b7d

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“Send a gift 4e99427268 instead of going?”9861757bd84213e9

Minho nodded in response to Gyuoh’s question, eyes still closed. Silence followed. Gyuoh didn’t say anything else, and Minho let the turmoil in his head subside. Breaking the heavy silence, Gyuoh’s voice drifted in.d932d8dc9157501c

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“I’m going eb44c711ba out for bff8b6574d a bit.”d5c93b9f86281ef7

“Out?”3dae142a4f90904e

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He opened c1920785b5 his eyes 7e6a3dee06 to see 80345062a9 Gyuoh already ec6198fb6c walking away. He watched blankly as db80142553 the other man disappeared a3282065bb with hurried steps, without a96b4cf467 even looking back.e481bea69ef2290f

“……What’s that about.”d50300389c6107d6

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He wondered what 6fea17fb22 the sudden rush b73588de43 was about, but e2abbc6c01 Gyuoh was always 5672e301f7 unpredictable. Shaking off 62ead13a81 the remaining 2a23c4052a fatigue, he 0eeaf5d1d0 picked up 24fc25ef91 his glasses b0d96f5713 from the 07f37d7e0c desk and b0e9d1658c fixed his b56fa01840 gaze back 04eb9a13dc on the cb91ddd413 laptop screen.0c9cfaafb64a68a9

About an hour 1bf7626f1b later, the door 4de7e2d7f8 burst open without 1ee89f4665 a knock. Minho, who 5fb9a60f92 was just bd526f217b opening his b6a6bc8a9b inbox, rolled 475707b2cc his eyes 38a9880bcc to confirm b92cc3df68 that it e6b7769acf was Gyuoh 69adb98edc entering.389cf5ee0d160007

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“Where were you?”3eb7e32fb5740cab

Thud-clatter.2456c39f508a310c

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Unlike his 4e2727361b quiet footsteps, 48764549af a loud 1d2da36162 rolling sound 52a5c96bc9 followed. Thud-clatter? Furrowing his brow, e9879f8992 Minho quickly turned ead901a82e his head. Gyuoh was holding a 3ef76c7dfe large black suitcase.0f0ae6fdf0633c10

“What’s that? Another undercover operation?”1001301a44f87680

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They hadn’t talked about 126126e611 anything like that during 783d2cb007 their earlier meeting. They weren’t prepared for 9853591a8d another undercover operation yet, e82e27c112 either. As he blinked in 994b12bf05 confusion, Gyuoh smirked.cfae2ac28c984b30

“Nope.”e21cae326ee210d9

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Was he 4d0d1935d6 following the ca7fa5e604 executive, who 93fec4cfe9 had taken 27c109b49f a vacation 3f150255da right after 7b83e1f1e7 work? He remembered how 5e8ad12c53 Gyuoh would often fe82d1f08e tag along with a0aa979b19 Mugyeong and Hongjoo 09582286c4 on their trips.79e94b09864042f8

“Then… are 1491a2adf4 you going ab3638d37d on a 5668b0116c trip with 071d7ef251 Mugyeong and 2ceeca14f9 them?”eaafddfdba8ec840

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“I’m moving into your 60c1ac3539 house.”6a372e3abbac2c4d

“Your house? Whose house?”c896cf98f23f3905

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“Yours.”4cb931d49cc98e3d

He even 1cd887bb23 gestured towards ee275b35ff him with b247b4fa5f his chin, 9578e785a9 as if 8552bc449b to avoid e416e8ec63 any confusion. Minho, a 389aaf79a1 beat late b45a997a85 in understanding 71f52ee27f his words, c16429d1c6 pointed at 490125ba32 his own 71211e7212 chest.854d5482a65356c9

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“……Me?”d55def0794b6e9e9

“Yeah. Cha Minho, you.”ca4f6d40ac256dfb

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“Why?”8f850013e2b0d8f6

Every word he uttered was followed by a question mark. He knew his expression must look incredibly dumb right now, but he couldn’t help it.2b491d5a0e63d5aa

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“Why? Because we a7b10f9a11 have important 6470f184d8 work ahead ce0b6365a7 of us.”f68ec42ec2724e8f

“…….”51ba20f2f621ae04

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“Teamwork is crucial 4f459c50d2 at times like ab1d1f4590 these. That’s why athletes 42817ab1dd have training camps a3d081c5b6 and all that.”1d8f41310bc94197

His rambling words began f73570dfd4 to sink in a 6127446790 beat later. At the same df91664125 time, he recalled 951789a933 the traces of aadff98d1d Gyuoh scattered around 3d9753fdc3 his house: underwear, f29a86a960 toothbrush, blanket, favorite 2d6594c768 ramen, even a 3bfd53ca91 game console. Gyuoh would sometimes drop 5e998e37c1 by in the middle 0ccf5955e6 of the night, wanting 51d544d7e5 to play games. His place was f21e7fe377 already filled with d0d13aa3bd the guy’s stuff, df151dd64a and now he 8a16224be2 was bringing a 3b82bde77d suitcase, meaning he 4debb33b3f was serious.eb4b62b7c141de3f

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“What about the homeowner’s 9b0da078cf opinion?”fb0019fecd85aab7

“Come on. We’re one.”abac1173ad0379c4

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“……Since when?”d03a3cb5d40d29d0

Gyuoh didn’t answer his question. He just grinned and shrugged. He couldn’t spit in the smiling face, and the suitcase gave him a headache. Won Gyuoh is going to be the death of me.e26578e304d260b3

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Knowing that nothing c71e346887 he said would 2fe87efed9 get through to e3935da322 him at this 0e7b8108ea point, Minho silently 87437372fc rummaged through his 44f12ca893 desk drawer. He pulled out the dbb12d0000 headache medicine he rarely b4c8f1cee7 took due to his 459d9f81ee caffeine dependency and popped 658f0c5a20 it into his mouth.e1cf58729fdffc77

“You should’ve just gone 3876aa8c3f on the trip.”ce71c19490816684

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“How could I ffc1dc2107 leave you alone 3b01a3a68b at the company 5b75e21374 and go on 0b384c3ec1 a trip?”7827cd007c840a74

He placed a kiss on his palm and showed it to Minho. He even blew on it, an act of childishness unbecoming of his age, making Minho frown. Surprisingly, he didn’t dislike it. It was much better than the awkwardness.28aa2d69191c65d4

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