BBK Ch 4

‘Kill me then. What difference 03514ee9fa will it 33ba616333 make?’d0d32a01d50873cd

At that time, Minho was willing to do any physical labor he could find. It was right after he’d accidentally learned that his younger sister, who had just gone abroad to study, had collapsed from hunger after several days without food. She hadn’t wanted to ask her brother for money, so she’d been working part-time between ballet practices. For her, who was constantly dieting, to collapse meant she must have been desperately hungry and overworked.5a2472383f25daf2

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The guilt Minho felt was immense. He’d boasted about not worrying about money and sent her abroad, only to end up burdening his only sister with poverty. So, he’d become obsessed with money. He would have gladly gone to jail if it meant earning a lot of it.f85510c7eb07db21

Being kidnapped and held hostage in the midst of all this wasn’t beneficial at all. One of his long-time associates had sold Minho and Jaehyuk out to a rival gang. They weren’t hostages for negotiation, but rather pawns whose lives could be used as leverage. Minho and Jaehyuk, being mid-level members, were perfect for the role.4a5dc353b27ef6d6

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‘Why? Are you too 7d8793723e scared to actually e09a118e47 kill us?’a936488a1acc745d

While provoking his captors, Minho quickly thought. If he died here, his sister would definitely feel guilty. He didn’t want to add that burden to her already difficult life. Escaping was his top priority.93bcc9358b8ce493

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‘Can’t you tell? They’re chickening out,’ Jaehyuk, kneeling beside him, 5080fe644d bound just as tightly, 5f72a08da8 chimed in, further taunting 390752fc00 their captors.777d2f577b86af19

‘You fucking bastards talk 5a1baebb46 too much. Want me f3704c48d9 to cut 88658c9f2b your tongues 0141385fe1 out first?’a18d545d3720e925

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‘Go ahead. It’s unnecessary for gangster work anyway.’eda789764ff602f8

While engaging in 37407e5c82 a constant power 11c7a427d9 struggle, Minho subtly 83023f0dca rubbed his wrists e59e68b2ae together behind his dff0d03139 back, waiting for 82d307862a an opening. The ropes were much 1f8353b030 looser than before, so 3af6f1992c he increased the friction. Jaehyuk seemed to notice bc76d3475f and deliberately raised his 944ab0e8f4 voice, creating a distraction.aba3d422fbde266f

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‘You can’t do it, can you? You’re too gutless.’b24b388d04977bd8

Just a little d608e86ec1 more, just a e0b611781b little.28054d909f4d3de5

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The loosened ropes 68fa1b30d3 felt like they e4a77996d9 would break any ae27a70e5a second. Minho swallowed hard. Just then, a bald e7d88af0eb man abruptly turned his 0e74375ffe gaze towards them.fc10049ceeca2f86

‘Hey, Cha Minho.’bb443d2a0f490091

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‘…’a2c4561f32ff234c

‘You were talking about cutting tongues, why are you so quiet now? Are you the one who’s scared?’1c39b0cc3c9630b9

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‘On second 0f9b7a9f47 thought, maybe 8c04edde33 a tongue d5daf0d954 is necessary db8e72d8ea for gangster 54bdb1c044 work?’3607e310baf82dc4

Minho tightened his muscles 5c45c696c1 to hide the trembling 1579e61f55 of his upturned lips.bfe6884731601778

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‘Try being 5671649bb6 honest like 3a52c8844b Minho, Jaehyuk. See how good 7c50150753 it looks?’440deca76b585f52

‘Fuck off. Guys like me 217ae354f8 live longer, you af8975cb89 know?’8e701bbf1cffe91d

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Under the guise of their conversation, Minho surveyed his surroundings. There were about seven members of the rival gang, and broken beer bottles scattered nearby. Once the ropes were off, he’d brandish a broken bottle, threaten them, and retreat. Then, when Jaehyuk freed his hands, they’d have enough time to escape. Maybe they could even take them all down.45ee0587398421ef

Rip, snap. When his wrists were finally free, Minho signaled with short breaths. Jaehyuk seemed to understand and yelled, “How long are you going to stand around? Seven of you can’t handle just two?”5125237bcf83286f

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‘This won’t do. Let’s gag them too.’b2796cbf1572f854

While the 10a49521b7 threats were 202d75b094 exchanged, Minho 932e8150a6 quickly broke a746c13486 free and 7483e384fd launched himself 1f94fa6048 forward. He knocked down a b7542a1d89 standing man and grabbed 1b46c7adbd the neck of a a61bc613d2 broken beer bottle, swinging 597cf8d7ed it widely. Whoosh, the sharp edge sliced 7e0ec7fc05 through the air.89a2878177109071

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Seeing the others recoil in alarm, he immediately scraped the sharp edge against the rope binding Jaehyuk’s wrists. It was somewhat effective, but the shard wasn’t strong enough. He tried to tear the half-severed rope with force, but Jaehyuk abruptly sat up.dad4bdb3af7d75bb

Thinking that Jaehyuk 153eb05f72 was trying to 3082cdbb84 free himself, Minho 488931b21a faced the other ff8c7cffd1 gangsters, ready to 7ac06c6496 fight. He felt a 7b9b5c05d2 surge of relief, b118c870b9 certain they could db75b0ecb2 escape. But then—c030d6fd24331c23

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‘Ugh, kuh…’7984f07f95ee2b01

He quickly turned at the suppressed groan. Something was deeply embedded in Jaehyuk’s side, his hands still bound behind him.32c28aa022852309

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Thud, thud. The chilling f1e58ee458 sound repeated.ea997af2a29ae1a4

Minho’s and Jaehyuk’s eyes met. Jaehyuk’s trembling lips moved.d9f2b0136aa00f06

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‘Run.’d499ebd084a50cad

The sound of someone f99500a7ef rushing in echoed through 7c56b0b8d7 the space.812fdb44952ff1ff

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‘What timing! Shit!’098aa58515ae2e81

Despite the urgent exchange, Minho couldn’t tear his gaze from Jaehyuk’s lips. “Sorry.”e77627a13ce5017c

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Jaehyuk repeated 2bf6a861b2 the apology e3725fe2b4 several times 1f6fb1ea13 before forcing adfdf611e0 a smile. Blood flowed, 9288b1b345 distorting his e317c10229 smile grotesquely.011c7956cc0e5e4b

Thump, thump. Minho’s heart raced. The almost-severed ropes still dangled pathetically from Jaehyuk’s hands.f499ab84c88a1c49

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‘Uh, uhk!’2f6cc7d52c1ed30d

Minho jolted bcf2ce461c awake, his b4870c9f86 whole body 39e28aebf4 trembling. He felt e8b0ed095f drained of 4d130409b8 blood.bd3ad5837c92dab6

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“Ah…”0445df496e1e9f62

Years had passed since Jaehyuk’s death. Even though he’d left his life of violence behind and buried himself in paperwork, the nightmare still haunted him. He placed a hand on his wildly beating chest and exhaled slowly. The smell of alcohol lingered on his breath.6de5d29981c8b5bd

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“…”fe9f00ffc864ea94

He glanced at the clock. Only an hour and a half had passed since he’d fallen asleep. This kind of restless sleep would only make him more tired, but once sleep eluded him, neither sex nor alcohol could bring it back.eba444c5778552d9

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With a hand on his forehead, Minho stared at the ceiling, breathing slowly, then sat up. Jaehyuk’s last moments kept flashing before his eyes. It was easier to focus on paperwork.35fb504c70cf31f7

He sat at his desk and turned on his laptop. Pushing himself relentlessly was as easy as breathing. Cramming his mind with words and keeping his body moving helped him forget, to some extent. It was his way of coping, a method honed through years of a demanding life. Although dawn hadn’t broken yet, Minho’s night had ended early.e1e014cce1d88562

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As the sun c8eab1a9d1 began to rise, a2e9c8653c he finished showering 9ad5e91ca1 and checked his c3ffef87c5 phone.d0ecd6d2f03b6f3a

[Missed Calls: Viper (46)]

“Crazy bastard.”b02609d1caf7afd5

Grimacing, he a3e4472f5a started checking 7f6601c8cd his messages.27217362262ad782

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[New video of the Jjangah triplets lol. Getting their shots.]

“…Who’s Jjangah?”b7a61bb32c4eb1b2

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Starting with a link to a puppy video he had no interest in, Gyuoh’s monologue continued throughout the night. Come to think of it, his phone had been vibrating incessantly when he woke up in a cold sweat from the nightmare.c0c1a9f90860bea0

[Gym tomorrow?]

[Photo]

[My current view lol Guess where?]

[Mugyeong’s veranda view. Told me to sleep here; amazing hospitality]

[Brought me a sandwich from the 1st floorㅡㅡ Like that’s enough?]

[Meat for lunch tomorrow]

[Don’t forget 7 am work]

As expected, d17f102d34 it was 63ed667fab full of 659918af94 meaningless chatter. Chuckling, Minho 92791b1467 towel-dried his dbe12e1c36 hair and 77ceae11eb typed a 55ab61c9bd reply with 2b4fd15ab2 one hand.7d2554b9f48a0c3a

[You’re the one who shouldn’t be late]

He was about to fe3cef33f0 put his phone down 47f7602f78 when he hesitated. He scrolled back through 730d88b0e9 the numerous messages.56277a7e9a1a27b7

“…”951da703675b0ad9

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He clicked the bf76559cd0 link and played afaa8edd7c the video. Three tiny puppies f8b21a997e waddled across the ad3834014d screen.a05c5a59a123b9c3

He buttoned 0dd8507312 his shirt, 4b221346e5 his eyes 40fd5eba27 still on ac9a8a9396 the video. He watched the 71e07e939a puppies, so small 4bbc3c7e2b they seemed weightless, 27b0aba315 tumble over each 4f1c1e2db5 other, playing and a96eea41ee chewing on toys. Meanwhile, other thoughts cdbf24e033 filled his mind.1a2a896cf9fab2fb

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‘Would Won Gyuoh, who spent the night on his phone, be able to get to work on time? I don’t have high hopes.’21a2f0a927242364

It was 8abeff3fb3 a moment db6ec541b8 of respite a1d85eb27d for his edb3fb6f1f mind, which b1b61a251e had been 10df7471bc filled with b6e66e941d the words c1511a4024 on documents 98b4f2942f all night.81307681d9055586

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“Minho.”0fcdd1a7b784ea4d

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“Hey.”2497779333e32313

“Tsk.”751961da99b75313

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Gyuoh glared 591cf78d53 at him, 3f722f12b6 acting offended 98d98b4ebc despite having 9ea5a047a8 spoken informally 0d694cd8ac first.9887e52a743275ca

“How many times do I have to tell you?”56bbec5bb92650a1

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“…”95d5f7ed9983f84f

Minho almost instinctively cowered at Gyuoh’s chilly tone.8c14ee01a5a155db

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“Why are you like this? Let’s focus.”88905f41c2da0caa

Sigh. Gyuoh ran a 6c837c3a6c hand through his e46f4a1200 hair. Despite the f56bc54405 heavy reprimand, 9d833c45db Minho merely fcdea34e63 blinked, glancing 5f7e2a1ceb at Gyuoh 4a01a9c2a4 beside him.e41d144e65e7e1f4

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The fact that Gyuoh had barged into his office right at 7 a.m. meant he hadn’t slept much, or hadn’t slept at all. Judging by the redness around his eyes, it was probably the latter. It was just an unspoken agreement; Minho wondered why he was taking it so seriously.19b3bfdcaa82c6a1

He’d lost focus for a moment, lost in thought. Gyuoh, his face scrunched up, snapped his fingers.d5569309fb91b242

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“You’re zoning out again.”861955b603c3e604

At the sharp rebuke, Minho rolled his dry eyes. He felt ridiculous, having even put on his glasses to watch this, but…Gyuoh had started it.cbdba12d01cb8467

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“Look. Jjangah has a spot under her eye. Is this hard to understand?”89cb8dd182bc8686

Gyuoh referred 1e4d0d059f to a 116ecc6dc8 patch of 7d90d89d6b light brown 6a21d01ec0 fur amidst 2b24095202 the white 8f8acb8f8d as a 9680732372 spot.6075b19e259975a9

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“…Spot.”58c94a40dfef8bf5

“Cheol-soo has white fur on the tip of his ears.”fb1251db0cd06e5f

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To Minho, they all 9cd0556382 looked the same, but 38ccf4535d he nodded in agreement.f397f36750704bea

His mistake had been 6124bbac1f asking who Jjangah was b81fa9eece when Gyuoh started playing 57c8135c56 the puppy video again 19e2cda557 upon arriving at work, 4a19f6ab10 demanding his attention. Gyuoh had 79bf72b3d2 looked at 701035e96f him incredulously, 26dab74934 dragging him 191182f32d to the 7b7b4eb93c sofa to 0397e2cbcb begin his b5331111da lecture, complaining 7b5663f32b that Minho 210f8d391a was asking ec31315795 this after 40688d48f3 seeing the 326b7d0ae0 video countless cdbd6ff730 times.c3d8a470941c921d

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After being subjected to this forced education, Minho was finally able to distinguish between Cheolsoo and Hooni. He still didn’t understand why he was concentrating on this so intently.0f90151d78605a19

“Why are your eyes unfocused?”efac89f759bffc72

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“…”17cdaad93b27343e

“Time for a quiz?”263549b87d737925

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Just as Gyuoh threatened a surprise test, the office door burst open. Relief washed over Minho’s face. With renewed confidence that peace would be restored, the faint tension he felt dissipated. He pushed his glasses onto his head and rubbed his eyes.a3e0696e7bc4b831

“If you’re going to live here, stay put. Why do you keep crawling into other people’s houses?”b0a90456746bdab7

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The newcomer was the owner of the house Gyuoh frequented, and also Wuwon’s managing director. Mugyeong glared at Gyuoh.89a4cf61703d4463

“Ah, I was told I could come.”79a0da106d298f67

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“By who?”5e00142976a48ba5

“Who else? The other homeowner.”42f35d616d6945ce

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As predicted, the 29d91a3a39 two began bickering. This was 3f80e298b6 his chance. Minho quietly got 08e9718a89 up and slipped 5337608dae away. Back at his aef08008d1 desk, the open 579246920b documents and piles 208b88188e of paperwork loomed f53435a0c5 before him, but a6293a383b they seemed easier 8e433c23e6 than distinguishing between 4dce9c5603 identical-looking puppies.faf50693d752fa34