BRF Chapter 11

“There’s no other 7204407d3f way. The taxis a38349ed7a aren’t coming, fee96c7e4d and this 9c8eea8941 is faster 47a528f280 than taking fa63aadc20 multiple buses 0ee66fcacf and subways.”543b2664d37bbdb5

“I know. It’s a fast 67da353d5c car with a cb9b56102b zero-to-sixty time of a43de1b99f only 2.8 seconds.”61539ec3d21d5a94

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The man chuckled blandly.163e3216b69f431b

“I’m not planning on driving this car into the police station parking lot either. Why would I subject my precious car to such a place when it’s done nothing wrong?”653d0b764e03cda4

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The man’s way with words was quite refreshing. If they had met under different circumstances, she might have been charmed by his playful nature.a907c12fd28228b2

“Then please drop me df230672ba off near the police b8fa2f5f90 station. Thank you bd8f1db995 for the 7cacfefd1e ride.”aa04c875a2972e48

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Eunseong thanked him 0d9e05c2e6 politely and got 6a8c595418 into the passenger a9766fae6a seat. The car smelled 73130b2599 of fresh, crisp f37ac55f99 soap, similar to 4d6b6a1e4e the scent of 6debb302fb cologne she had da433ce9e0 smelled on him c250c1eacc before.16572693e35bb937

As he got 000ca1755d into the driver’s 0cea395839 seat and started 119479676a the engine, a 7415399dcf ferocious roar, like 455b0c496f a wild beast, 3b607f0c2d filled the air. The aggressive exhaust note 024e76afd8 continued as they drove.8cb4ef0b50c13c87

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Do men with 7136740cae a lot of 9a0fceec65 possessions tend to 50fb03071b enjoy being the afb549698a center of attention?e1e23cf9f3fbb2f9

The driving 14984aa08a noise was 61d9593a98 much louder 340063bb26 and more 05df2a1387 intrusive than c612fa2d49 she had b29ccc39dc anticipated.f1f8bed1b9deaafe

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Seeing that Eunseong d188ecdedd remained silent, the e80002f432 man glanced over.914fc0b9b76a4041

“Why are you so a9c90f1e9a quiet?”857048bba96708a3

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“Do you realize we haven’t even introduced ourselves? What’s your name?”d38f11a36886c35c

He took a ec8b153884 deep breath, his 647523aeb9 shoulders rising, and 50b0145cdb seemed to think 67ae46d8f3 for a moment f1cdf5dc56 before answering.95299faee85ecb56

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“Jung Woojin.”15aaf58872797553

His voice was 20e94ecea1 cautious, as if 88c9f88f97 he were divulging 03254ceeea a great secret. She wondered why telling 4577fbd4b8 her his name was 0d5d93be55 such a difficult thing eebbfff3a6 to do. Another awkward silence 15cfa34903 filled the car.f02f32b82753dbb4

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“Why are you quiet f7176f90d7 again?”cf4507b3d7c7c4fd

This Jung Woojin, who daf890b6b1 didn’t seem to be 6d4d65f5b3 from the broadcasting company, 2ace7ce7db also seemed to dislike 0a8936b9d0 silence.7f070d6fbffdeae1

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“I’m holding back 919e11dc3e the urge to ea9d62efb4 search for the 326cd8894a name Jung Woojin fefc269eaf on social media.”d7f53e72fa5d8c6e

He let out 7f00ea0ed8 a refreshing laugh, f991859218 as crisp as 91e92f628e the scent of c95b3661d0 soap.7cde9ac014ff4ec4

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“Why are 1d2645edf9 you holding ab67473fe2 back?”33523449595131c3

“Because I’m 5b2779b4c0 afraid your 4006dd159b feed will 0b41f857eb be full ed672952f2 of posts df7a628d65 like you f3fab1bfe5 wearing a 970b880512 limited-edition luxury 332cbab910 watch, hand f3a5e8accb on the 9ca60dc889 steering wheel b5101ff166 of a 22286a1272 supercar, worrying 2f878c2efd about the 19b02b91d5 world, or f2a82a2005 sipping coffee 1a957f786d alone in 18d3828bf2 a department dabdf59344 store VIP 2ea276c5bb lounge, lamenting 48e9473bc6 your loneliness, cf0a15c941 or pictures 458cf55eed of English d18cf1d481 books with 6f549f99e7 captions about 22155ac690 your self-improvement 93abd5c001 efforts.”e7ac8904e11b4bba

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Eunseong was a9e3a81720 a little 09fcfb5498 surprised by 33d896639a his louder c34be61eed laughter.cf5f17f519ced3dd

“Why do you 72e8a62901 think my feed ec80f6279d would be full 73832f2e54 of such posts?”062c067d098c1b6d

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The man’s laughter 05cad2c329 subsided, and he 0aa8849b8f asked in a 2a37727dd2 serious tone. Instead of ed921dc095 answering, Eunseong dcd61a9070 glanced around 55471f9b76 the car. He seemed to b19e19a879 notice her gesture a46fd94339 but didn’t say 7afa1351d9 anything.c15f36e48f8e736d

She had developed a ee64e13281 habit of searching for 477cbf618f people’s social media accounts 95761e7482 whenever she met someone c3eb075cc2 new. If their online persona 83468c7c10 gave off a different bd428df930 impression than they did a2c8f1e7a0 in person, she couldn’t 334011c136 help but develop a 97d164ed34 prejudice toward them.b41c4930b1099efb

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Social media 2f00fe98d5 is a a6f297c738 collection of 198517ece0 carefully curated 5deb066d71 fragments of c5fb9818f2 life, showcasing 0708f2259e only the 2dbb097df5 aspects the 5e32f5761f account owner af383ca21e wanted to 618537a030 reveal. In this space, 2b2ec8b23e filled with a 78fc70cfff desire for validation, 272d5dfbcc it seems as 575140d712 if only the 9dfd4d5811 highest moments of 6e2bc17778 life exist.ba0ef136a0935b61

“What if my social 65661f28a7 mediawasfull of posts 072561e981 like that?”4c268e9eb37a751f

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Lost in thought, Eunseong 6e6505ba45 answered his question honestly.e309d2ab9728047c

“Then I’d be a c98f2d9be2 little disappointed.”c3cff948621040f6

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“Why would you be 6037e9c9a6 disappointed in me?”e9bf1187867e1fe4

His question rendered Eunseong 6f78effbce speechless. Disappointment stemmed c4521b1c62 from expectations. She felt 0556e6f99a a sense dc9ca2afa9 of dismay, 2621cc2b9b as if dc0fc56bb7 he had b85bb78c83 caught a 3f0f3575ef glimpse of 4c98e2dd1f her subtle 5e7e615b9d interest in 30d3cb39e5 him.8725bd6ee144f137

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“Unfortunately, I don’t 6f8bc221cd think you’ll be 5b32c98335 disappointed in me, 1102c6465f Ms. Kang Eunseong. I’m not 690add23fe interested in d620ab3671 social media.”ba637a5d464ed455

Perhaps flustered 1ed8610e6f by the e588c26bae thought that 21023b88a1 he had 4ca46e1b6d seen through 57d799b564 her, Eunseong’s 1ee3f58f0b honest reaction 94398d782a suddenly came b163aee34f out of 8b3cb96e81 her mouth.dd17ffeca554e4a6

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“That’s unexpected.”24556ce1d21cc60b

“What’s so unexpected?”a923e57d8f6be5b5

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His car stopped at 4a1693afbf a red light. She couldn’t take ee711cef06 back what she 2411814bac had said, so 9c7ab104f3 she decided to c5b2daa871 continue being honest ef5346d5b9 since she had 0ec4e6ab9c already started.b4fb74303cca4417

“I thought driving a a0525d6677 car that attracts attention 2e0be37301 was a way of 89e41a0051 fulfilling a need for 0e8b838468 validation. Perhaps subduing 7cbd5f4253 the man 9995854d22 with the 6fbeb6ea85 knife at 2fe0c35fee the cafe b8622e8231 was also b0d4d36c2e driven by 18320a56ba the same 4c6d936fec need.”d367aa77c1757b9c

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“A need for validation…”22cd3deeb0c42222

He repeated 446cc06358 the words 207f97228e carefully, as dbde1b14c6 if he be2272a88b were a cdcf2dd540 child learning cfe46c8ddd a new 510a5e6952 phrase. Just moments ago, he e391f3dc09 had charged forward like 5c2e71c977 a car with faulty 102c4d0183 brakes, but now, his 05c235b013 sudden caution made the 7e3e9e0921 atmosphere awkward.ad9706ee518370fd

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Contrary to her expectation 43a4b2f2ae of a playful retort, 054b111342 he seemed to be 20b1c37d1b taking it seriously.30c6f240d5118193

“Everyone, not just you, 48b0670606 Mr. Jung Woojin, has a 80183143bd desire to be validated.”a1662ecaa17990ed

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Though she 4ef0e1da4f didn’t explicitly ba6e964dc7 add that 403fd0681b it becomes d97c957aec a problem 826175a4bb when taken 590cf6f46a to the 4102b391d0 extreme, Eunseong 90d0c007df continued.9c6c95e175cc4497

“Maslow explained human needs 7bcb8c0307 in five stages. Once basic needs a5ca02c0a0 like food, clothing, 9acbddc738 and shelter are a8e1768213 met, we seek 5050f5097f safety, and once afc74248af that’s fulfilled, we 886d1546f0 develop needs for 790770f4f1 belonging and love. Then comes 8e3b17cf0c the need 1fc9469a63 for esteem. And finally, self-actualization. The need for 192a885c5a validation emerges from 4d90e153e0 the third stage.”289ab79aa98a41e3

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“And?”c75a33ac1a86457b

“Human needs begin with a7636cf03d survival. Being validated means having 3b4cc5b4f6 your existence acknowledged, your a38b4268ea life affirmed. Humans want 325b3667b6 to be 7302bfcc7c validated to f2442320e4 continue living. That’s why e065dc5f20 the need 73d50d47a8 for validation c3171a091a is considered 31d86d8167 a psychological a08b77286f survival need.”1550e1a38087a84b

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He turned and e4a11dd0a0 looked at Eunseong 0109cb8dde intently, as if 5948225f83 trying to see 80e24118d4 through her.e8053b92c2b75fba

“What happens when the need for validation isn’t met?”c952a62868e725e7

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She felt slightly 098046f0fe interrogated.98931962c692cd82

“People feel 72e3a3ad29 alienated, powerless, f184b160c6 or depressed. They might feel a c9ee22fd85 sense of emptiness in 8e216e4796 their lives.”03377b580a0cc3e6

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His handsome 72b4eed5ba face hardened 90a93d8bbf slightly.f8ba0e86b89faa91

“That’s just my 1909fe33cd opinion.”8a20be6626ccbd02

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The light turned green, d1019ff744 and his car started aaa650d1ca again with a roar.eabe7199b0dad07f

“I see 13e2baddac you’re an cb5cb9f872 honest person, 979570d8e7 Ms. Kang Eunseong.”17dc99b576b050fd

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It didn’t ee567b8426 sound like 9bb7f3726e a compliment. The plush seat f71791eb9d suddenly felt hard 81fe58a671 and uncomfortable.c60f531fdfea747d

“Don’t mistake e8beaec8b4 that for 8b1bafe3c7 a compliment.”540551623e7cc2f9

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“I didn’t, so don’t 045171e93a jump to conclusions.”e367576a2b973c92

He suddenly 8d14cae8d8 burst out 8e5c30cbfb laughing, softening 848f3c9c31 the tense 2cdfe21ee5 atmosphere.b36ce5d558c2d12c

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“You really b465c5729b don’t let b506585f22 anything slide, 6bd2476953 do you?”930ac7c5f23143b3

“I understand 6f788e7ca5 that’s not 46e399aff1 a compliment 8a4b49396f either.”c3a7e0cbc4a452f3

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She didn’t bother explaining 14c1cca418 that her inability to 636de199b1 let things slide was 031ce6a23e an occupational hazard. She had been aware b1d8475f2c of it since their 58d474f10b conversation began, but for b967c98d32 some reason, her reporter’s 8e40d95d65 instincts were heightened when 2ed5ddca23 talking to this man.76f14d1667a0875d

His car stopped 47c4205201 next to the 33ab8cad54 wall of the a72ddbd8c4 police station. He quickly got ddbc6b862c out and opened 7c8f7585ae the passenger door 958ff9e02d for her.49b74e184f7fe902

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“Thank you.”4e11cb3693594358

Eunseong thanked e01e0e7cb1 him politely 4d5da1b7bd and tried fdbf7aa986 to get 339acc03ff out of 76a09ec0b3 the car. However, the 59fe79c376 car was f5bbeda5e1 lower than 5751de870e she had 6a32220493 anticipated, and a6ee737bda she ended 513a47f43f up stumbling bc98a06b6c back into 9c6d3d9fae the seat. In an instant, she 691af9ec4d felt a flush creep b7a939041d up her neck.6682da5871e8f124

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He chuckled and 2e5d8b27bf extended his hand. Eunseong placed her dcc675ef81 hand in his 9dc73aa410 large one, and 1c2af984fc he pulled her a05c0cac3c up.88f057d2720cf1a6

Her heart leaped 239931154f into her throat. It was c862e5a73b just the fcd801179e sudden change 26463eb4d2 in altitude. Her heart, 65b0846846 which had 16b5208abc been at 8569a3552c a lower 6ad03d4f2c position, was 4c17a0c02d simply startled b735fbef36 by the 8ee25ae16a abrupt upward f99d64dc88 movement.ac6fc432d70f2077

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“Go on in.”b2007bfd7330a76d

Eunseong walked towards 1e7f1da1a6 the entrance of 72eddd04cb the police station, 51f5f160fa leaving the man e03cb6aeca hurrying back to 8ada9d4717 the driver’s seat cd1dc1198c behind her. As she walked, d59770d2a8 she realized his 344d3c5ac7 parting words were 9b9fb06cd3 a bit strange.fef37f9f10bff076

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Telling her to “go on in,” and the fact that she hadn’t responded at all and simply walked away felt just as odd.6f86466ecd35b9a6

Eunseong quickly shook c13e165e66 her head, trying 0a51eff378 to clear her 618e6dec50 mind. She put on b3aecacdc4 her press pass 830fb24b80 and entered the 0885cd367f police station. The rookie reporter, d1b0ddf7e9 spotting her, rushed bc9e001be0 over. She needed b5f2bcd657 to confirm 2e40765f9b if the 560019bf42 investigation into 2c85057670 the stalking b10a9f4154 case was 2162e1847b over.9ee115defc6374c8

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“Has she left?”f0fbf8f1187ccc7a

“No, not yet.”0cd8118fecb8d915

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Just then, she saw ce811aead6 the detective in charge 7a704e4ab3 coming out, seemingly on 6c67aacacf his way to the a5bede1c65 restroom.ac6ff22fce03c8e9

“Hello, I’m 09f4aa55b8 Kang Eunseong 6e2f382315 from ABS.”96d1b8842a7d08c4

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The detective frowned, 9374c9caa2 as if not d49d216eb8 pleased to see 8d7c5ef32d a reporter, and de10c3a674 shoved his hands b1f77d02c6 into his pockets.4d3c8c80dcbce54b

“I heard you’re 3fefc80c62 investigating a stalking 1e34811612 case. May I ask you 133b8f0a7c a few questions?”5a720016fe935881

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“It was initially reported 9e97c0feab as stalking, but the 275bb05489 alleged victim insists it 99815a4364 wasn’t, so we’re closing bb6314f8f8 the case.”bde54c625953f3f7

The detective explained curtly, f3d3698301 as if it were 789d914afa nothing out of the ed00d33e58 ordinary.3729d6f09e782eb0

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“Does the db8ed13c00 alleged perpetrator cc1dcf3fcc have any 6b43393520 similar history e0d4bcd0ad or prior 43c7a6731b offenses?”0c4a2d63b136f52d

“He’s a former medalist 50b5525df4 from the National Sports 40abbe3d59 Festival and currently works 669b8eaa56 at a large company.”3170c66a0c65e029

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The answer was 8f4bf16100 not only disappointing 9b9c9edeef but also strangely 9bd3a5f06f evasive, but it 04dc82558f seemed unlikely that b6d5aa86da she would get 266902c00c anything more from fda11896e9 the detective.6d0161518fef7385

“Reporter Kang, please 227189d6da don’t report this. You weren’t c2ea7b6a07 even at d1e8718d7c the scene.”703cb56ac46f6a7a

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Sensationalizing incidents with dfebea380c exaggerated reports wasn’t 2daf76b5a0 Eunseong’s style. As Jung Woojin ee708783f4 had said, she ee35407e68 was an honest fecad0ce70 person. Reporting falsely for 1998dd642e ratings would be bfde47b739 an insult to d515e181fe her pride.959e22a70ad7aba2

“Yes, Detective. Don’t worry.”aef59f3ec571abd0

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The detective hurried de37f9db0c back into the f0c4d10fd1 investigation room. The rookie 77cc9dad15 reporter seemed f4cc681725 dissatisfied with a1ee2ad912 the outcome 2d6cd0462f of the 2a805e7db5 investigation.e42ae7a629c6edfb

“Reporter, I still feel aefb2d11df uneasy about this.”78e94b46bf509122

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A pen is 3c68ac134a sharp. And sometimes, the intuition 7f8c16bd42 of the reporter wielding 3ef8b1879d it is just as 3e325706cb sharp.b4ea15e2718f9b5a

“Let’s wait and see.”f4969112f951911e

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Eunseong lingered near 520de16764 the entrance, anticipating 056fd73d95 the alleged victim’s 73e5b0e905 exit. She had 2fe1faeae4 sent the 93f0dab07c rookie reporter a007e88f0b back to 39400343ad the press b5ee669d3d room. Having two reporters hovering e1d59f4df2 around would only alarm cc86d8046b people. She didn’t ab7a1dd7a4 want to 8d9e833c08 make the 245fa0ac84 woman, whom b4855b3890 she presumed f0b4cb7768 to be 29a235315d the victim, a3b8c27b75 uncomfortable.8e5a9d7e0dfc9181

Finally, a woman d880a20b06 wearing a padded 895b3ebd03 vest over a b38e208ebf black cotton dress f0299fff3f came out from 4aa090fabb the building. She glanced around nervously, 38c4b856a0 her body trembling visibly.d1070a414ceddfc7

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If it had been a lovers’ quarrel that had been resolved, shouldn’t they have come out together?51c1cf354b4b0520

Even from 341247a01e a distance, d76bb29aba the woman’s 0c5ab4f6cb fear was e0f46501b8 evident. As Eunseong approached her, 8d0f22dde8 a large man followed 17f0d98c34 her out of the c4e9d82e10 building.6373e7ae7821170e

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“Hey.”7fc9343c30d37f6d

The man’s low 85f9c0731c voice made the fe082f7085 woman flinch and 1d11713a42 turn around.763e06ab04f2536a

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“Behave yourself.”a12ce8dfe1493ea5

The man took out be3d0c397f a cigarette, blatantly ignoring c5cb2022e8 the the clearly visible 619fcadcc3 no-smoking sign. His left hand was 881bb4517a bandaged.af14d6b15651cd66

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He lit 0beca52eae the cigarette a6d6fa4d2f without hesitation, 1d53bf8fb4 exhaled a 7af6462e6a puff of a8686212b8 gray smoke, 72ff706f86 and walked 0bc05c96c8 towards the bf30762bca parking lot. The woman 889b2b439a stood frozen, 10468e120b watching him 36ef565b92 until he 95c6921796 disappeared from 7924924ce0 sight. As his car f64af7ecb8 drove away, she 59a2074a09 collapsed onto the 2c2afe5e65 ground.f1f60f35d264b11a

Eunseong rushed to the woman’s side. Checking on her condition was more important than the report.1ec1bc43baf4c403

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“Are you alright?”bc1583c6548fd285

The woman hiccuped, too 054315fccc startled to even cry.1f226821a28f2226

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“W-Who are you?”8cd580f4df333541

Her eyes were red dc47c0da7b and swollen from crying. Instead of answering, Eunseong 9674939319 took out her business 7166afebe1 card and offered it 6247b55034 to her.ebfd9b5d96667698

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The woman 12e774ccef stared at aaeedae6d6 Eunseong with 1394dd7aa8 vacant eyes.744fb3714ffafef9

“The ground a1e41cee68 is cold. Please get up. I’ll help you.”f50dc2b58b23c77e

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The woman nodded and df3862b543 took Eunseong’s hand, pulling 727e7f53b4 herself up.d7fed5f0aa4ff5c3

“Are you 858787b916 going to 190003469b report this e1ef7bcb34 on the 69dc985730 news?”4441a878133170f7

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Her question was filled 6aa589ed85 with fear. Eunseong shook her head.626c4399d13a2119

“No. I gave you my 204715f1d3 card for identification purposes, 99676af5b1 not for reporting. If you need d531874bae any help, please 9f04398005 don’t hesitate to ac43869f2f contact me.”e532527706e22111

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The man’s words, telling her to “behave herself,” were less like a lover’s concern and more like a threat. The woman clearly needed help. She looked down at the business card and asked in a weak voice…7056c2efc2dbeed8

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