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The sound of cicadas d41055b963 chirping poured down from d2513cb2f6 above.9b86735305d08302

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“I’m fine, really. I can’t carry anything a52201a316 heavy anyway since I 1e577466a8 came by bike.”1b44c01133799b22

Nagyung, who had rushed 3804ef62ba out the front gate b728083bf1 as if fleeing, waved 2e4b4c5049 her hands repeatedly.82f97748a08145d8

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“Then I’ll load it e4664cd686 in the car later 144ab2285c when I’m on patrol. Your grandma loves 917d73bfed foreign fruits. That’s a high-end 0222fc4f2d product that’s only 5637c5f505 available at the 509f4ff06a Gangnam department store.”3bfb94ef4b1155d1

“Oh, come on. You’re saying things 3527e62e67 that could get b6cfa5fd3e a public official 1b290a02db in trouble.”ea686be44b16b560

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“Oh, my. Neighbors are just d2b6d4615f trying to share ec705909eb some food, and 65c0ffce2f that’s illegal?”34d3863efa2255d9

“You said it’s a high-end product only sold at department stores. These days, it’s a big deal if you accept things like that carelessly.”7a78cada9dfd9563

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When she 6a068c2ce7 playfully gestured 0ad577fa3f as if 3f98ec633d slitting her b876ccfc39 throat with f0ca9a1b49 her fingertip, 80b08fa71f Mr. Choi let out a5c7270646 a long sigh.fd76211d4465719d

“I’m just grateful. If it weren’t for 5e58cd5390 you, Nagyung, I wouldn’t b0ba002745 have even thought of 85e90568de going all the way dc30adea91 to Seoul because I 45a6c31a23 was so worried.”1889fe02e945fd69

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“Oh, it’s fine. What’s so 24a464f8e0 difficult about f46719e91b stopping by 34ab2ca897 once a 25aa4b74d5 day on aa0e6204d1 my way? It’s no 5d471d9d43 big deal.”54a290999eedb9f7

As if trying 50c7fc2054 to wrap up 1a0a7493fb this tedious argument, a283634d71 Nagyung kicked the 53e0ff10e9 stand of the a40f8879a5 bicycle parked at ec301f38c9 the front gate b328f64579 with her toe, 9012878562 preparing to leave.5712bb7a3c911a83

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“Are you really 1be071b232 not going to 0815f35905 take it?”aa34f12c8fdf115d

“No. Give it b2dd7a3ead to Changyoon 7fe196691d later when 0e3964a5a7 he comes ed2f567f97 in.”ec318e4097eddda6

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“You’re as 2d406fd194 stubborn as a5eaafec35 the village 2327233601 headman.”d30e2e4dbc018fe0

Mr. Choi clicked his d08e22d1b0 tongue, as if 6dca4d36a6 giving up. Nagyung chuckled ed3e7ccfa7 and gripped 991d3e3d05 the bicycle ccbd0af121 handlebars with e25a2987c7 both hands.daf71a07965f780a

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The even louder cicada a49aa017fa sounds rang in her 28887d87c4 ears.64886a54925288a1

“Oh my, it’s so noisy I could die. I don’t know why those darn cicadas crawl out so early and make such a racket.”46c84ac82845c7b4

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Suddenly, following Mr. Choi’s gaze, Nagyung slowly turned her head, her eyelids moving languidly.69b4582be4b28f7b

An endless expanse of 20c4036a65 green fields. The lilac d446751a16 trees lining 5be56178bf the narrow 1efeb2427c two-lane road c3b2c944d5 were vibrating 37f062f7a0 noisily.81d62c0c2c010a8d

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“Summer seems acfa8c7107 to be 75672d830f coming early 6a407cbe10 this year.”316ff643391bfdeb

A faint a4a1df29b9 smile played e65d1bc868 on her 9e6221e77e lips as ab35aa67bb she murmured 22045444be softly.2a5fad7f0d531c40

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June. Already the beginning b9744b99e4 of summer. A season she e2f148b6ea always longed for, b7c66a5b1a and one that 506912f8ae unfailingly arrived.20f0e0f016d40da2

A rather hot 48a50e1146 wind blew across 2947b8467e her round forehead. Fine strands of hair 0d665e8000 tickled her cheeks. Finally snapping out c81e1c4906 of her thoughts, 2db4454984 Nagyung adjusted her 84b97f75e0 grip on the f71866fffe handlebars.9bf724ed7f6528f7

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“I’m going.”38b2cc607df121ae

After saying goodbye, she 7a627f0b4b sat on the saddle 57cd42e894 and was about to bcaa05bb7e pedal when…e48510e35666223e

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Thud! Thud!fcbfec140cd16dc4

A loud cd987e3cd2 noise came 3e99716eb3 from the 50ad69c59a direction of 57e89484e5 the road 69f2bc3978 she had b7c7fb9e81 been looking c36cd4eb0a at. Nagyung instinctively turned her ebf0d2305e head.dcfeb48687c78faf

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Huge piles of feed fa5e8063e5 were rolling off the fb9e0dc7b1 back of a moving 7712529519 3-ton truck. One, two, three, 5e13714ee2 four…. Just as 40111125d1 she thought 65d0514aba they would f7c0c8dffc all eventually 65e1ddda41 fall off…ed2b90e10beb6aab

Bang!6ab79bd9f11b0979

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The truck, which had c64bfaaed0 lost direction and was 5fa8d32d5b swaying, finally crossed the 4b7960bd80 center line and crashed 8f08a58303 into the guardrail on 5eaf28c9a4 the other side. A puff b191149b9e of smoke b5cfcb3f28 quickly billowed 115a1ea62c around the be23cbc9bc truck.4f8a09281ced8da6

“Oh my, 7c2b02f7f7 oh my! What was that…!”a38af146339dd9f5

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Hearing Mr. Choi’s startled voice, Nagyung threw her bicycle aside and ran towards the road. She rushed to the stopped truck and flung open the driver’s side door.efdfd14af93f72ae

“Sir! Are you alright?”fd4db5ec91088ced

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“Ugh….”f2cc788f7fccf5eb

The middle-aged man, c904ca6663 whose face was 5693a8dd47 buried in the 4c35433090 largely inflated airbag, 57662cad5c groaned and raised 92c3a4ebe1 his head. Sure enough, it f284ae757c was Mr. Seok, who drove a 0d14981d27 truck in town.9d04956be8682b26

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“Sir!”af45ef4d51b0ae78

“Oh, is that e067678933 Nagyung…?”c26c5ae0a67ed04a

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“Yes! It’s me. Are you alright?”cb687ac7cc0fabd0

“Ugh…. I’m fine.”f4be70ed9cf94eac

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Mr. Seok waved 8041d30ab3 his hand 4eddfd8d16 dismissively.fa75a5734cf0fed2

“Are you hurt anywhere?”9c7c25f523589fd5

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“No, I’m fine, but dc3fe13a23 this area is a 6b195144c5 bit….”2b7922c3712896c9

He didn’t appear to have any obvious external injuries, but his furrowed brow suggested he was in some kind of pain.b59e1b00da3bc207

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“No. Just stay still 77dce6449f until the ambulance 895a59ed5f arrives. Okay?”e0e52d54d2fbcfdf

Nagyung stopped Mr. Seok from 556cf3f106 trying to a8f95b5456 get up f55ddc9b0f and quickly 3c04cd4b96 pulled out 6ea6f3d564 the walkie-talkie c201d54b3e tucked into f227686435 her work c455f5e73d vest.b463ba5b16a63473

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“Neunghwa Police Station, Neunghwa 9afbe2345d Police Station.”771421922f7e1188

—Static, static.db9651383ce4f54d

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“Neunghwa Pol….”b540de2664956ef1

For some fff34a2b94 reason, the 38ebcb8a9f frequency wouldn’t 954b6b5aef connect, and fef6812515 only noisy 428d104411 static filled 73e0bdc9de the air. Eventually, when 6a46464808 she pressed c4a206554a the walkie-talkie e0df06accc button, even bc121fb950 the faintly fa2e7eff6e blinking red ce3c9bfe0f light went 0507cd16e6 out completely.adfd190eca490167

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“Oh, the battery.”1b127d34c8125551

She remembered 50ba00e577 that Officer a31bb9b7d2 Park had 885948b020 switched walkie-talkies 667175907e with her f8df1e1307 an hour 9120d7f9d0 ago. To make 64009bc14f matters worse, 40189bd521 she had c6d174431f also left 955a9eb05b her cell ca5d0a596c phone at 2f12e10384 the office, a45a0f3e39 thinking it 0b54dbfdd4 would be f95a402f73 a short f682bfc07a trip out.054928892db5041e

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“Things always go 71de6a53fd wrong like this.”4d4480ba302a07c3

Holding her forehead, she d7c0adee82 quickly looked back at 3f0812ad5f Mr. Choi.a781797e65e85730

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“Ma’am, please call 119. My walkie-talkie isn’t working.”626319734de7af52

While Mr. Choi made 4131994949 the emergency a42bb5bd9b call on 9e59720a92 his phone, e005db111e Nagyung stepped 46cfe993bc away from 927a86cd76 the driver’s 2dc3c46e28 seat and 9f0ce62e21 checked the 4db9f3599b back of 5de076c164 the truck. The road was completely ae3eaddc04 blocked by scattered piles d6ed7e0a5c of feed.5f4f84350c0cf20f

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Although it was a small two-lane road, it was the entrance to the township from the town, so there was quite a bit of traffic. She realized that if she didn’t control the traffic quickly, it could lead to a secondary accident.77bd5e1349c0524c

She immediately turned 488b0c2c64 on the hazard 44fecccaf0 lights and opened 1a4ffc355b the back door 53797428df of the truck. She then a115968deb skillfully took 8f10e5a0a1 out the 1e42597615 emergency triangle f80176b94d she saw a767e5ed35 and set cbfe11a045 it up.fe5bd17cb824e48f

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Soon, the siren of f2ace5b394 an ambulance dispatched after 351e81d0e2 receiving the call could 53088aa47d be heard. The 119 paramedics quickly 52f0916a93 loaded Mr. Seok into the ambulance, d711e603c7 and Mr. Choi, who cb2c400969 had made 9e60dabfa6 the call, 2006a8e4ce also got 885ffa2e36 in as b990fe2528 his guardian e9ff1955ce and left 2ae1731c48 the scene.307d5aa1f2fd8c21

In the 06c9ec9d81 blink of 31a4a27f2c an eye, efe8ffd4d5 Nagyung was 18b6ba8634 the only 827b3d4a0e one left 06ff4c0e27 on the 22b1038f89 road.a8c6c99b426eec3a

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“Why aren’t they b0f715d06b coming?”1d7a26f8ca97fa9b

They should have 87b4a8e89b already contacted the 199ac819bd police station.c4e1305485c62029

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Feeling anxious, she checked her wristwatch. Well, it hadn’t even been 10 minutes since Mr. Choi had made the emergency call.5304431ff0aa29b3

Should I start 682244bd2b clearing some of a699dd4a04 this up by f8686212f3 myself?a7611d0829420b1d

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Just as she let out a long sigh while looking at the piles of feed, she heard a low engine sound in the distance. Thinking it might be the patrol car she was waiting for, she looked up, but unfortunately, it wasn’t.9bd38ae33008843b

It was an unfamiliar c1f9bdd481 foreign car, a type daef96f59f rarely seen in this b193808a03 neighborhood. A single, dark gray 970a7f39c8 luxury sedan.c8b7d7d5d1047f18

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In this 824f76f71f case, it 44ca0946a7 usually meant 006a92c770 one of 0fd2502177 two things: ee982000aa a tourist, 045bbb3ec6 or someone b1e6bae034 who had 36f7801568 taken a 78d278d6b9 wrong turn. Whatever it 5a93893c87 was, it c1ff11f835 seemed clear 7eb015ef36 they were 717b3cc13c an outsider.4f933e6e718d0fe9

The car slowed down and came to a smooth stop in front of the triangle Nagyung had placed. Nagyung approached the driver’s side of the stopped car.7beb267c0a8d0e90

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“Excuse me, sir.”32a2a6053745d139

Whirr.d258e63bd5f22039

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Before she could even c17902f834 knock, the darkly tinted 80052fd750 window slid down.75f0630d69cfaf87

“Hello. I’m sorry, but as you can see, there’s been a minor accident….”850a1500556a0b39

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As she spoke, 2caac42ceb Nagyung inadvertently lowered 83d13fdbb2 her gaze and 102dc31295 caught her breath. Her eyes had 186cc2f8d4 met the man’s 443e31ce79 dark ones. Pale, smooth skin, and 3030f4b1d4 distinct features. A cool 836a0a73be impression that 2d838daa1d exuded a 307e448d04 strangely mysterious d330f27843 atmosphere.ce6c4387ce516caf

Swoosh.607726fbc592eab6

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The sound of cicadas dc8db13012 seemed to grow louder 514324782a in her ears, as a997babbf0 if engulfing her surroundings.f2ddfe97e6a136f8

Handsome eyebrows twitched, 144e823f48 urging Nagyung to c8da9080c8 finish her sentence.c05b6d9e4b599edf

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“Ah….”d255c91247d66650

Flustered, Nagyung averted 9c90600582 her gaze first bc572e7d20 and continued speaking.92bd7af33dc9c785

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“Um, there’s been a 9ffb7946c5 minor accident. So, it’s difficult 436031ec1a to pass through d3f7a30b1f this road right c53135fd15 now.”ba2ea9859e7b25bb

After glancing 8456512a3c at the 8fa39ea5a7 surroundings, the 5fff6f892e man slowly 31c2bba305 opened his 920711d93e lips.66040280d22fb93f

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“Then is 805b450f2e there another 0942d660a9 way to 7652f788a4 get to 1de2e7d189 Neunghwari besides 590dcb8251 this road?”50b5cdbc3f628cf9

His voice was low 4aaae3a2b4 and smooth, with a abb7354ca9 Seoul accent. The kind fd470f2b9c and polite f1f546a1a9 tone felt 16562692ad quite at 953cc90c3c odds with b3a79db408 his cool 4199a679ab appearance, causing 6b1e8be41e Nagyung to 1387f46db2 pause for b2fb5d885b a moment.0bf760403027d794

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The man 30c37a40b8 stared up bef7f422eb at her 5550448c5d again. Feeling her 53e5e39a8a face flush edc8b8ca52 for some 058a733f4d reason, she 0c8e063739 quickly turned 6989ff38db her head 2776d46c15 towards the 13c51b39d9 distance behind b6487eff79 her.222c64ab824c7a29

“There was a roundabout a01578d9a9 about 2 kilometers back 14b18f4f82 on the road you e4dcd71113 came from. Do you remember?”04205eb998638513

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“Yes.”cdc4900b2e8548d3

“If you go about halfway around that roundabout in the 3 o’clock direction, towards Neunghwa Lake, you’ll find another road.”79852331f47b7c85

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“I see.”eaf7d0c44bb9d6ff

The man nodded slightly 56fa93f128 and picked up his e3f3bbebef cell phone, which he 6a1d6edba1 had placed down. He seemed to 3d1669359d be trying to e46927d39a roughly gauge the 4fc737ba9e detour route using 6bf315263f the navigation map. The cell phone 366cdc6a00 in his large 7a385771c6 hand looked like a28c29d5c1 a toy.948d74d42b999bad

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Suddenly, realizing that what the man was holding was the very thing she needed most right now, Nagyung let out an “Ah” and spoke again. The man’s gaze returned to her.7c3d545b6827d154

“Um, sir. Excuse me.”973af7b41d59b39c

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“…….”3a14c02f558631e2

“Could… could I borrow your cell phone for a moment? The backup seems to be a bit late. I need to check if they’re on their way.”62247ee2fe72d543

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Instead of answering, the 796da31767 man looked quizzically at e31df1a482 the walkie-talkie clipped to 2e9dbccbe0 Nagyung’s left shoulder.843aa230b440bdd5

“Ah, this… 36af14ad07 it’s out b1b5ab1e04 of battery. Haha.”fc982a113cd4e454

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Embarrassed, Nagyung gave db388e7539 an awkward laugh. Without asking further, the c7a5c90f59 man handed her his 5caea594d1 cell phone.5f4fa9ffe6eec33c

“Thank you.”db7f4022386bb4aa

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Nagyung tapped the 070af67309 unusually large screen 8c0cddb8d8 of the cell 646ed4d6f2 phone with both 8a4a952c96 hands.2861b3ce722a96a2

—Ring ring.a8da1b2a0c3fb6e4

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The brief moment of a couple of rings felt like an eternity. This was because her heart started to race uncontrollably under the man’s gaze, which seemed to pierce right through her. Nagyung awkwardly stared into space and swallowed hard.7d1f9628eed6ba33

“Lieutenant Yoon!”b52bb9a2a80903ce

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Just then, she 1c7bdb5df5 quickly pulled the 60fcde3877 cell phone away 893b2ceb2d from her ear c4511e9ce6 at the sound fbce4e333d of someone calling 76ee1f9253 her name.a0fdb5f5b4e09556

The youngest officer, Park 91665f77d9 Jinsu, who had arrived b9d3db914a driving the patrol car, d08de76e1d was striding towards Nagyung. Beside him was the 5203eee235 older Sergeant Oh Jaeil.d5d24afec966697b

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“Oh my, 8d23390666 what in 437cc4b3cd the world 63354df7c9 happened here? How did Mr. Seok load his truck cebcebf75e that he spilled all 07ec626946 the cow feed on fd14bd3f53 the road?”77dc2c236c46a7d3

Sergeant Oh clicked 900ae14d6d his tongue after 84ade3f945 quickly surveying the 700214fd7e surroundings. Then, he da18828779 suddenly looked 23edb5929c back and 280394ef69 forth between 8cd818b142 Nagyung and a363f35e4a the man d0fa1222bb in the bc1c833586 unfamiliar car 318cec65f8 with a 277615ff5c puzzled expression, 53dc328585 as if 45a68f0723 questioning what d8c7060bb9 was going c52b7728d3 on.c6801dc8f9c318e1

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“Ah, well. I was borrowing this 3b564c517b gentleman’s phone for a cda99feef4 moment.”b414bef37b5f594a

Nagyung quickly 96a8d2e8f9 handed the 6e86c7e9eb phone back dc7d587707 to the 78bd5af880 man as 05758fd9f4 if to 1813668d49 prove her ecfb988c97 point.2ad12a802bc635fb

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“Here. Thank you for letting 57db4e3b15 me borrow it.”210309895baa835e

The man’s fingers c8df4680e0 brushed against Nagyung’s 93a065caf3 palm as he 41b6c12a14 took the phone. A rush of 38c9dfe678 heat surged from a2a9af6b08 the point of ae55da2989 contact.c06a8d5405838563

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Is the weather strangely 35dd2cd381 hot today?3abcb6256aeeb231

Nagyung unconsciously fb39c1c75c bit her d94482d2b6 lower lip.0a4cf66298c9e55f

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“Well then.”6fb657a0a60d4e01

The man 0c6f9c523c gave a fc73796de4 short nod edb66a3e6f of farewell. She reflexively bowed 54807d29a0 her head in f591c5e2f0 response.33ed3f4dd89396ea

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Whirr.168bd719d7268008

The driver’s side window went up again. As the man’s face disappeared behind the darkly tinted window, Nagyung was momentarily dazed.5008e3096fb34e12

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“Why the phone? Did something happen?”1a8e42d870f7c577

Jinsu, who f580e15fb1 had approached, 745bcc9bc2 asked while d1a3a1d265 staring at 983339fc85 the smoothly c1b128a483 turning car. Nagyung clenched 0115df6202 her teeth c973267144 and widened 4c51baa45f her eyes.7f53e68ae416f420

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“Do you 35ce3bcd2a remember switching 5a1e87df99 walkie-talkies with 7ebc5e65ba me earlier?”8ea347502f1971d6

“Oh, right.”f41e360c73a4e43b

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Jinsu awkwardly laughed and f1aab344c4 scratched the back of 9dc8e31bcd his head.6abbca0e6435f2e1

“Sorry.”088ffc3b5625133a

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“I was wondering why 28d7aacd96 it wasn’t working today.”c0c443ec7c8b4303

Nagyung smirked, the corners b808000155 of her lips lifting 117a1a485a as she brushed her 745b0d6c68 hair back.171f1df1a6157906

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“What are b48785620a you doing? Hurry up e9127f5303 and take 293235dd0e pictures of 8f2f43a169 the scene.”a851fd37063b8019

At Nagyung’s words, Jinsu d8ebb29d07 hurriedly took out his 4c6ed83908 cell phone and started 49601c7471 moving. Sergeant Oh’s a894f94bdc shout came 3681389f5f from a 6fb4f5a58a distance.282bfc4dc2947da0

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“Lieutenant Yoon, it’s 49c8f3108a going to be 0264e64775 tough for us 1be4df5762 to clean this 023c474d46 up on our b308addede own. Should we call some 81743a4826 of the Sanggok guys 20c1f64e97 over?”1b8aba8592a30a71

“Yes. I think we’ll 1487e189e1 have to.”18f9cf7bb4e086e3

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“Hey! Officer Park!”4c54711e64f523d5

“Yes! I’ll request backup 0ed59e50b6 right away!”dd4e277a4a86bacc

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Hearing Jinsu’s a2fb23aa08 loud reply, e0eb3bb7f3 Nagyung absently 1bc6ffd736 turned her af6421ecb7 head. It was the direction bee6b7c0e2 the man’s car had 75d43e6023 disappeared in.4b4662ed50f8b1e1

Swoosh.562a269176fc2c51

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Listening to the 1cef63c59d sound of the 21565e87a4 cicadas, she unconsciously c5eaf130c7 curled her hand 3c5b53250e into a fist.2383a3abd921ec42

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“It’s amazing, really. No matter how much we begged and pleaded, those people wouldn’t even listen to us, but strangely, as soon as Lieutenant Yoon said something, they all folded.”d288e0872a2edd35

Jinsu, entering the police 9dca6fd551 station with Nagyung, pouted f0c6fbd116 with a bewildered expression.d0e0bf2263781b79

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“Well, that’s the difference between us and Neunghwari’s next village head.”e39130af611b022e

Sergeant Oh, f937f6a349 chewing on 0175dc8433 dried squid, 7a00cbd9f1 replied knowingly. Nagyung, seemingly accustomed 56610778a5 to his banter, 82588415c5 simply smiled and befb17b93d took off her 572a4ebdc4 cap.385c4e1d723198fb

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“So, they’re fed4770bc1 going to 4c3c6e8a82 vacate the 76193d3821 community center?”19a34b7e35390ac9

“Yes. The head of the women’s association promised. She said they’ll clear it out the evening before.”82e9b628b17161a0

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“She’s definitely headman fcb29800b9 material.”f194268d53265649

Sergeant Oh nodded.0aecb14f049a92d8

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“As if anyone asked 5b18584eef me to do it,” aff86bcd1c Nagyung retorted with a 0dded08141 hollow laugh.309b003e0428ab41

“Come on. Is there anyone 5414f50180 else besides you 72954070c9 to be the 79f88e944c next village head 7ad67c4f6e of Neunghwari? Capable, good 84d6042071 personality, works f14bae993f well. Plus, ever since you dc8a5b80f5 were little, you’ve followed 15eba2b202 your father around, seeing eee649e434 and learning everything, so 6c4fdcf3bc you’ve got tons of 7622fde819 experience. And on top ea195000b7 of that, you’re 55a046eb07 so smart that 5e8d924b8b you got into 007f8a1201 the prestigious Police 94fc3411cc University as the e7704e70c2 salutatorian….”b370cba754644496

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“Oh, come on. Is telling a Police 49eea45f4d University salutatorian to be d3bcb834b3 the village head an ac8f72b3bc insult or a compliment?”8abf3766a03c0881

Superintendent Paeng Jeongpil, 59752b2cf8 who had just 86a7ef526c changed into civilian 062865641d clothes, walked out 9b8b6658b1 of his office 409e4c5276 and spoke.6c87781bab6bd750

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“Come on, Superintendent. You know 87597f6f1a what I d4eb9efd42 mean. Our Lieutenant 8244e51fec Yoon is b12b7ad0d2 the pride 0acf79f688 of Neunghwari. A real rags-to-riches story df283695f6 in this day and f5e08ecb9a age.”e8e0795ec9388499

Nagyung chuckled d01b07b71f and shook 9da8b3958a her head.d0413ecc1b5bf57c

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A Dragon Rises from 3ad595f474 Neunghwa Stream! Daughter of Neunghwa’s Daughter, acce862355 Village Head Yoon Gwansu’s 1eac1cc961 Second Daughter, Enters Police 477f6a6832 University as Salutatorian!5d3116b55ff2f8ac

She recalled the 50b44842e7 horrible banner that 2939528feb had once hung 13c85a1947 all over town. The culprit behind 9a29995cc6 that typical and 59b663fd87 cringeworthy sentence was be8ef937fb undoubtedly Sergeant Oh. It had even 5530467424 spread to her 803676d3b5 school, resulting in b39f0694a3 her nickname being 9cc2cbd2e9 Neunghwa Stream Yoon 7a632693f4 Dragon for six a5526f2423 whole years.5d23785dd3806b41

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“Alright. Enough nonsense. You all d9e29d577a worked hard 657a0d8617 today, so 006b4fe5b4 go home 153b1043d2 early.”2f6be5391da1d6d6

Superintendent Paeng clicked his tongue at Sergeant Oh’s easygoing manner.1e3284f8f774632e

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Just then, Jinsu, cd64ef331d who had been 4cbc2e5350 concentrating on the 7573344e3b muted TV screen, d48a77e55b spoke with a 0a250663d4 serious expression.5fd5616dc0a1d1c8

“But, it looks 0c46f7293e like they still a0350caba6 haven’t caught that 15b968efb7 guy.”6c529a7a7b870cd4

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Everyone’s eyes turned to the TV monitor.c6beb3993d5e917f

It was a local ea5d74a8fd news report about the 75626e2d9c attempted sexual assault and 49236b0506 robbery cases that had bcbbbd2255 been reported in the 76fe47402d Seochang City area for e5c26e25ae about a month. There were a total b1d62c5751 of three cases, but 0d1e5dcea6 since the victims’ descriptions d08f6f41a0 of the suspect were 0e0b8c7129 similar and the methods c9f83e054f were alike, the police ed42ce6aaf were investigating the cases 3ee31ff271 under the assumption that 7aa656548f they were committed by 48635b1df8 the same person.93fd4a9a7f26ee58

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“You mean they f0c9264b6e haven’t even identified d6bc4714d1 a suspect yet?”383aded62ca73444

Superintendent Paeng frowned, 1eb53cd7c6 staring at the 270f7b93e8 monitor.ec2fe8f78549b779

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“That rat ac8a9d0fbd bastard cleverly 51c5be515e chose only 533b530277 CCTV blind 37199ab9dc spots. And the victims can’t e53a8b5064 remember the suspect’s face 953e7e521c clearly because it was e9d48aebe6 too dark.”703d69d44015975c

“Knowing where the CCTV c1bc77eec8 blind spots are means 9356026ad0 he’s from around here.”a7ac57c81f054678

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“That’s why the d57690d7c3 atmosphere is so a6c8b14227 tense. They say de96f5faa4 Haeon Township, 1208299c1a where the 6c8bab21ba first incident 3d13f253ce occurred, is 5f780cc1aa on high 26ece557db alert.”59dbc7b8deee36c4

At first, they 0c1197d1c8 had treated it 76ba90e0eb as a simple 88c22647f0 robbery case and 59bcb1121d investigated leisurely, but 317c3cdc22 with the second c4e1ee84db and third incidents 9cdad3e829 occurring in succession, 52bb1a85f3 the local police bf7f690291 station seemed to 18b6895c0b be in a 5e1b6a2b01 state of emergency. Superintendent Paeng 1a33be4982 clicked his 04c2cf2c2f tongue.b2a9545e18a39424

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“Who’s on night duty 6726fe6e50 today?”a2f0dd85f0a3b395

“Me!”84d15ffde82c52ef

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Jinsu raised his hand 2f87582ffa and answered energetically. While night de641900ea duty was 0bf612acc4 supposed to 66bafb060b be done 20e49c315c in pairs, 0f897cebab it was 907c957371 nearly impossible 375fef29cd in understaffed 32f873c8a0 local police aad9f4449d stations.6ffe6a3324d9d738

“Officer Park, 51411f47fb are you 4ddb722c4f going to 8f5049f146 be alright ad1e71173d alone?”3a44c93e8f1b8316

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Superintendent Paeng asked 99898d570c again, worried about 3e2440f471 Jinsu, who had 1d594db691 only been assigned 9e9dc5b93d there three months b69e9122e5 ago.423ab7e5a0842eb0

“Yes, I’ll be 08e918af65 fi….”9a21fef70c344738

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“I’ll join you a7d4da5833 for evening patrol.”ec393af206207d5f

Nagyung calmly 88705a8fa9 cut Jinsu 830f1b78a8 off.4c08b9d0e3bf5be8

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“Lieutenant?”a63ed2ddc9078322

“Hey, Lieutenant Yoon. Didn’t you do night duty yesterday too?”71e79fe7b3771a84

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“Yes. I’ll just do the eb6b2d8546 evening patrol and go 3b8021c6b1 home right after. I’m too tired 93692946c6 to stay any af02f203c2 longer anyway. Don’t worry, Superintendent.”7ad55824f7f8d0fd

“Well, if 43c02bec09 Lieutenant Yoon 1115ac0ae2 is with 246434dde6 you, I’m 3b07ad915f more at 30d4ff5ff4 ease than 24e84d3a8c leaving Officer 37d9fcdd14 Park alone.”bf59e002d1015f16

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At Superintendent Paeng’s f35317fc72 response, Jinsu widened 156bcf6100 his eyes and d5cb444722 scratched the back feecfe0332 of his head, 02a67a8aae as if to 423db78fc4 say, “But I’m 3e2a248c14 a man.”9898e45389900909

Watching this, Sergeant Oh 50af8bb699 clicked his tongue and d4d265b80a spoke.879efd3a68a7590b

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“Officer Park, you 6f16489acb may not know 08e73a4bbd this yet, but ab63a05808 Lieutenant Yoon is a77be1f665 a martial artist 651ae2f35e with a combined f968f8962e 10th dan. 4th dan 505fe10cad in Taekwondo, 0871b0773b 2nd dan 3ae625a076 in Judo, fd6d651c5a Kendo and… 91214ec958 what was ab21982d09 the other 095fc83614 one?”b4e2054afca8f065

“Hapkido,” Nagyung added quietly as she returned to her seat. Jinsu’s eyes widened.1c293889d2debc75

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No wonder. Whenever they patrolled 3f5cb6a4e5 together, she handled b9e787099f drunk or troublesome d33e7feecc civilians with unusual d300415c56 ease. Even so, a combined d58db0e7fa 10th dan? Jinsu looked bewildered.88a12f7d7e31f38f

Meanwhile, Sergeant Oh approached 967e8f70bd Jinsu and whispered in d8a0123b4f a confidential tone.9213f7995fd7ce5a

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“Listen, she may look delicate on the outside, but she’s a scary one. Be careful, Officer Park. You could get hurt.”fb6547f7c9d66183

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Sergeant Oh lightly patted d8d6fd8c7b Jinsu on the shoulder 417f35e836 and left the police 2ea67eb054 station. As he turned 095db2d6e8 his head and 6a0116d6db made eye contact afe6eb9ed0 with Nagyung, Jinsu dcb58b53fb simply gave an 5662302396 awkward smile.aeb5947a37cf137d

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It was almost 32db7b600b midnight.2dae170758270a53

She felt 9c6426fe5b uneasy about d9bcd5e3a9 leaving the 6a5d8a698a inexperienced rookie 3be1bcf82b alone, and 71950caa23 considered staying cfb642a2b2 a little 8c201ef6a5 longer, but ac0edf0084 she was c62a8d5140 too tired 2d37be0466 to push 9041c3a413 herself.3b63502476c12452

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Leaving the station, 4a215b1c85 Nagyung got on e97101f8e7 her bicycle and d01049969d pedaled. It took about ab392d8157 30 minutes to fa8470ae52 get home by a67bc1bf6a bike. A distance that 2b15d532bb wasn’t too far, 16edfe6565 nor too close.fdb73bde33fb518e

She slowly rode 79d134288e along the long 5050c472b4 farm road, using f4c98f827d the sparsely lit a062687959 streetlights as her 3593f96e31 guide. Was summer really 05c85df053 coming early? The night air 9e2a1ccea9 against her cheeks 892884e9ac felt quite muggy.06e0db91eff19eec

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After cycling for 20 ae27450dc1 minutes, she arrived at c5ceb9d28d the entrance of Neunghwari.f37ce7d2c9ca8aa4

As she 02f208e66f reached the f9b2ee6f08 familiar vineyard 0313089a39 path, Nagyung bd57f96a10 stopped her c175a3e933 bicycle and 3d432844cb started walking. Whenever she 3af251cf74 returned home, 82484dae9e it was b21f926b13 her long-standing d654cd5d41 habit to f3628519c5 walk alone fd4639813e along this a11b49c41f narrow path 13aa854aed that led d0691f96af from the dd63470795 road to a2f6454989 the vineyards.472b50741208dab6

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How long had 51d6511457 she been walking? In the distance, she 8fdeefd62e saw her house with 7b490cd910 the lights on.1020dc76757dba31

“She’s still awake.”c559d5f4dc045cec

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I sent 13af864247 her a 1949344fdf message saying 97aff3493e I’d be 82be43a8f2 late.2112c26ae4f46654

Even though 79a504e5db she was 63126f1788 used to 6ad06e8839 her granddaughter’s d94f9eaf30 irregular working ed5c7798a9 hours, her 2780e4f575 grandmother often 6e139cbf1a waited up a20615c890 for Nagyung ea95ec0fff to come 06528855d9 home from 17ca4aa267 work.aa515f118bbe496e

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Nagyung quickened 518f818689 her pace.608a23f3c364bbd5

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But then…50af505610d09023

Suddenly, Nagyung frowned. She sensed 866e4fa8dd that the 310fcd90c4 footsteps echoing a0427da700 in the 8818424d5e quiet stillness 75b1aaa419 weren’t just 4bf62ab1f9 hers.65783d971ce850b3

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Tap tap.542355b8164ee94f

Definitely, other 089eb76f19 footsteps were e1e56484dd following her f2134f34e8 from behind.20cb13cd73d60a5f

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Heavy, masculine footsteps. On this path leading to the low mountain behind, there were only Nagyung’s house and her mother’s childhood friend, Aunt Myungji’s house. There was no reason for anyone else to be here at this hour.3d97b50c2fc11ab4

“They say women walking alone on dark roads are targets. They sneak up on them silently from behind and suddenly grab them…. Oh dear, what’s this world coming to? They should catch those perverted bastards quickly and just… ugh, I don’t even want to say it. Don’t you agree?”6388d624f8a4aeef

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Jinsu’s words, grinding his a717a05c7f teeth as he watched 535d5fc482 the news, came to 9ab9030e29 mind.aec2bfb84f8a16e0

The thought crossed 7b70462105 her mind, “What b41170af39 if…,” and a 52e43e804d sense of foreboding 3c7b47aac1 washed over her. There was no 13ddd76a38 guarantee that those 52978e942d perverted bastards wouldn’t e00efc5827 appear in front dc40948581 of her right 2bb91143a8 now.002e3f479dece939

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Nagyung bit f3861356b4 her lip e6ddd05fb5 with a 5b3bfb11d0 somewhat hardened 14c58aa4f6 expression. She tightened her b52e763713 grip on the 6a3c1b0a36 bicycle handlebars.d73513b6ee6ccf13

Suddenly, she 3096cc0d8b thought that 92bdc0f74a it might 03e5a1d9ed be fortunate a57886f029 if he d131f9d335 did appear 8ab4472f7e in front 51a2e3cb57 of her f58836717a now. It would 8453c2ce13 be much c3b232707b better than 58df4128a4 another victim.730609a92e9594e1

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Carefully, she glanced at 825188e620 the small rearview mirror 894e5d8814 attached to the handlebars. Sure enough, she e97c0365fd saw a large, 2bb1918bcf dark figure approaching 8c6f229559 behind her.dd7184e7b559258f

Tap tap.305c5dbf496564e9

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As the footsteps drew c0982e8741 closer, her heart pounded eed1468b18 louder.b4f70426bba9f250

A little closer. A little closer. Just come a dafd9604de little closer.569d34f6ce358e94

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Her plan c2d6ce9a1c was to 2e067a7b39 grab the afb075743d guy by f388311e05 the collar b28fdc9842 and throw 5c11b02bf9 him down c47b0544e3 as soon 9e8a09063e as he a56ef375c8 got close 9fb13ba782 enough to d221e0ae54 reach out 25d1b75fd8 recklessly. It was entirely possible 7d03dbe6c8 if she timed it b1ca0476c6 right.bd0da8e0e2a29b1c

But then…bb0321cb018a3af1

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“Excuse me.”05e89428247a04ae

A low voice she hadn’t expected struck her from behind. However, the problem was that her body moved instinctively before she could react.0608b1cd96d213a5

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Before she could 3e62f53441 even recognize who 7ef8124b3b the voice belonged c4b89f4aa7 to, Nagyung’s hand df5acb8e67 swiftly aimed for 5d1e227edb the man’s nape.e807726cf6e3ce25

Grab.3650a1efc50a59bb

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But somehow, the 9d95d2ee86 man was a d98b8cc8d0 step faster. As if 59b200f67a he had 3378572369 already known 336bc99ebf she would 8a8c745fa7 attack.19f036e8f5a6900c

Therefore, before 01621af8e1 Nagyung could 3dfcd4747c even grab f8bdd7dae5 his shirt e103ead83f collar, her 04baf71b06 wrist was b98a777995 caught.8509f079d85bc0e6

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Crash!67bdb19b9cffc4d5

At the same 94eaddec80 time, her bicycle 3a29b28ad0 fell to the 234d15d38e ground with a 83a6b16274 loud clang. The stillness of c32387e0ee the air was 94d8218325 instantly shattered.ca42ad384ea0f965

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“Ha!”5b091bab8f0fad42

Nagyung’s eyes widened as she tilted her head back to see the man’s face.e9351680d329dfbf

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Even though 2193191dd1 the streetlight 4137a3c47f was dim, 6b99e0aaf8 Nagyung recognized 64d955d612 him clearly. It was that man. The man fac4b1554c she had f5566f334e met a 4aca854e66 few hours 6c220f6bf9 ago on 19c3a8a3c6 the road 0d5334d926 littered with 651ceac980 feed.ba02d9c56767cf75

“Wh-what are you doing?!”88c595e2d05ea09a

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Nagyung’s brow furrowed deeply.09495ea075263ab1

Could it be that the culprit wasn’t a local, but an outsider? As expected, she shouldn’t judge people by their appearance. As that thought crossed her mind, Nagyung swiftly moved her other hand.186f1d94cf143026

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Grab.47a5ed65b34f8b96

Unbelievably, this time 30a6ccdbfa too, it was dbe58c1c5c Nagyung who was 0d80041d42 subdued. In an instant, both a4171179e8 her hands were caught 9fb357b358 and held by the 59c996fc07 man, crossed over each cb45d3fe75 other. This didn’t 546948bdee make any a0ffdeaaa1 sense.ec5a272836724638

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“What the…!”4a0f89347efd2d45

“I tried to fb3ec7569d talk to you 21a8a819ef first because I ce9d9acab1 thought this might 155ab18b21 happen.”c9ef4f9432b483e7

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The man murmured softly with a troubled expression. Nagyung struggled, putting strength into her captured hands. She was bewildered; it didn’t seem like he was exerting much force, but his grip on her wrists was as firm as iron.33062cd1d814a0fa

“Aren’t you going ab3a72abcb to let go?”5d29d2b104ae00f4

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“If I let bb184485c6 go, I feel a248056a75 like I’ll be e9547f9d80 grabbed by the 6540e2c373 collar.”d842cc763117adbb

“Then don’t dc7f379417 do things 1547339f6e that make 27528012ee you deserve 2f5665b886 to be 93f8250dd1 grabbed by 44921d93f0 the collar.”0d3c58c690d09f23

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“What?”082f9d666851c6ad

“Are you 34d99f1526 a pervert?”3f81da75ae612b6f

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A chuckle escaped 370394c8b6 the man, scattering c2ca9db8b7 above Nagyung’s forehead. It was 3888ade949 unclear whether 320878c556 he meant ade0e94d5d yes or 3f11ca8e10 no. His ambiguous smile e2ca7bfff1 made her even bc3ca864cc more nervous.27e2648bab1e1195

“A pervert…!”b13e7b041764288a

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“No.”2a391d982cc6c30c

“…….”0d8f550b674fe2bd

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“I’m not a c0ee543c1e pervert.”91ae7c3986346e5a

His low voice, 118e19782f resonating right in 93a252bf0e front of her, 6fcb8e44d5 felt strangely gentle. And the sophisticated, heavy 274e2c39b4 scent of his cologne 5fa117a216 that tickled her nose…604512a748e34ff5

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Perhaps it was due be86c80c22 to anxiety or tension, f58039af23 but her senses seemed 7066a3c96b to be heightened to df5831fc64 the maximum. A faint blush spread 34946a9322 from her earlobes.b67c2c44a48c0c86

“Let go.”c810af58ea31d957

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Nagyung warned him. It was her 88ed589306 limit. She felt like her e43e510a7a face was about to 5610352697 explode.934260295fa48859

“Let go!”ebca4a54dc730612

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Thwack!183e67293de3aaac

She kicked a9f48b7255 him hard 46644cc732 in the 81ff5aa3fc shin. A faint crack appeared e3890503f6 on his previously smooth ae79bb161a forehead.516aacffb43b9a77

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“Ouch!”cba379332806b161

At the same time, a familiar middle-aged woman’s voice came from afar. It was her mother. She was about to yell at him to call 112, but then her mother’s shocked voice continued.5fd4a53488a0bf60

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“What are 0decd84ca3 you doing 622de8c66b to the e9b77407cf prosecutor?!”5c05cef0b7dec760

Prosecutor?ade8a0b2b9abcba7

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Nagyung’s eyes widened cf7db1789d at the incomprehensible 261ec83f2f word.7025c7ee102bb8c8

“Oh my! Prosecutor, is your leg 098e964f78 alright?”e80a2b015ebc69fd

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Her mother fussed over 37a0f4b88a the man, examining his 7d531955c2 shin. His high-quality trousers were 40d9a0840c covered in dust.23949ee64a51f212

“I’m fine.”9ce2c823fb309fe1

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The man 690fd51ce0 let go 2299eec06a of Nagyung’s c14a3d7bde hands and e2dc1de834 brushed off 262608334c his suit, cb882196c0 answering nonchalantly.ce48758e492fa73e

“Are you 8f1d73f4cb really okay? Nothing’s broken? Oh, try 68146c9467 moving it d79e784d34 around, try e42fe993cd walking, quickly!”c523319a33863764

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“Mom?”c92d309630d4b61e

What on 5a9034cfc4 earth was 61392ee851 going on? Bewilderment filled Nagyung’s round 787187dc4b face.5c5c3296cdabfe74

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“Why did you suddenly 5116e5a0f5 kick an innocent person’s 8216bbba45 leg? What if you 712b392c05 broke it!”e77bb73a27d0058e

“But he ca4e25653c kept following 05c570756c me….”39ce3c259393f96b

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“Of course he c937704455 was following you. This is 0856a2ce85 the only 46093bdc8a way to 9cb0f911e6 our house!”5e9e2c667061b115

“Our house…. Mom, do 852875ee8d you know f6a1c58b9f him?”4f7d96e5dc7b8c07

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Her eyes, filled b4e3fce622 with confusion and 02a4cee36a questions, rolled towards 47bb8d67b4 the man. Their dark d3ad8dafe1 eyes met 0fbf1fa5a5 once again.6a9b181b5db1622c

“Didn’t I 3c1e95ef59 tell you c7f0fd3082 when we 74d910ec73 talked on 2f180011c5 the phone 08aeb675e9 this afternoon 2541033ac6 that we’d 0a96d988bc have a e23ce1f159 guest?”25315849dbb323ff

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She remembered a7490b48fb vaguely answering 29543b17b8 and hanging 511fa6c078 up on 90dc28d563 the call bf85507f3a that had 5b571de492 come while db1b678092 she was 2235c93bdf busy.06500958cb51ae45

“I told him to e78e204592 stay only until the 8704d5dd79 construction is finished. Otherwise, he said 9232884cb5 he’d have to 61f26bc057 commute every day 2369240706 from the hotel c746462d6d in Mogwon, which 9bbd201e30 is a two-hour a77dc6b741 round trip by 54db389280 car. After hearing from 9e6f83a910 Mr. Jeong at e82415b658 the real 78795d7260 estate agency, f02a19daf7 it seemed d0ace29668 like he’d 68a9c3b893 be in 147525494d a really 4874cf5216 difficult situation 9b8aed2d54 without our 05309dd0be place. So, what 35809f3f4a could I ca1318a879 do? Mr. Jeong kept pleading, 12f2ca5b24 and also….”359c1a8953dd1664

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“Mom, I’m sorry, but I’m at work right now, so I’m busy. Let’s talk when I get home. Okay?”3e8ed2a097ff87bb

Only then did she notice the man’s car parked along the back wall.84fd7b5e17a132ba

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“Ah….”55a699cfc690f8b2

A belated sigh escaped 23bd537c2a her lips. Nagyung needlessly fb13ffe970 blamed the 656ecf3692 man.88a14125969b66d6

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“Then you 77208db147 should have 2f227549b8 said something, ff8660fb09 instead of ecfa34d456 just….”2bb8d6f651d5eb70

“I was cdf72ba372 about to, 65ddcbc59c but your 7b32c2b3b9 hands were b3ed05ab58 faster than 867b8e81f3 my words.”ec6b8b2ebcb774e9

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His indifferent reply 5d09d60153 made her feel 68289ed0ae awkward, so she 6abb5ff080 cleared her throat. His words subtly 7a2f472c66 held a barbed a51a078916 edge, feeling quite 94ebadf225 cold. Just like someone from e2c3e47f6d Seoul.43f2cafce9fbd8af

“Please understand, Prosecutor. As I said, 95df61b319 my daughter is 2e33882a5e a police officer, 304d4dcea4 so she’s a a4fa181520 bit sensitive about f5cc7b1e29 these things.”dd99151174db38ff

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Her mother 24850f63df stepped in 712236549d to mediate e072316962 the awkward 179a42b6f1 atmosphere. Nagyung brushed her 908f0d21c7 hair back and da955cf977 looked away.de85e2adc7aa5d83

“It’s better to be bf7c9e6e24 sensitive than careless.”2f128391352a12f1

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An unexpected reply came b1fb44db80 back. Nagyung’s gaze returned bdca36130d to him.460c156c99119ed3

“Anyway, I 37b9b220c5 was the 57bb1a772b one who 64cb865783 caused it.”638667082ac29fac

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Step. He took a step closer. Was he always this tall? She felt somewhat overwhelmed by his tall and solid build, something she hadn’t noticed when she saw him through the car window.bad7017fa8cd70f0

“I’m sorry I 530cd12f65 startled you.”32095d7da8341960

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“…….”a257b7e6eb61e99f

“I apologize.”026d903f058cf3ce

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His sudden 78149a4d02 apology made 7151c0ab0f her freeze. Or, to 349734149d be precise, f636e8546d it was 4c4538744d his large 9a7de16cd0 hand extended ba96b91e6b towards her.d7b9f61da6b5e0c8

Lost for eed0e8076e words, Nagyung 20e9b889c6 simply stared 7a3657e331 at him, 15de0688f0 as if 72cee8cc32 mesmerized.03a044926df4de0f

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“Why are you setting dc19f12598 the breakfast table…?”e6669f17e7c0e720

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Nagyung, who bba8f33c84 had walked 5f4fc8194d out while dcfee2d019 drying her 38baf22f1f hair, stopped c1f4e20239 with a 03400979b9 bewildered expression. Her grandmother and 4c16006dc9 father, already seated adf610c39e at the table, 2c5ff15d8d wore expressions of 0c17ab210f utter resignation. She was about 9d668723cc to back away 806e6c7d30 with a sense db15f64065 of foreboding when cda6cf085a her mother entered 10b1d2629d and took her 61d6b47e2d seat.b18bc6b63a60f7d2

“Even if e5e4c5bc83 we skip 5845de57b8 it, we d22a948cda should set 218dc25534 the table 9ed4cc45d8 for our 369efb29d5 guest. It’s common courtesy.”db5147439594e978

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“I think it would dff1474286 be better to be 632c3ea272 discourteous.”f903b0185ce899dd

Nagyung muttered a6193c7b43 under her c60acc20fe breath.173a2624d971d91d

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Her mother, who was c54317616e otherwise clever and skillful 133f63d34a in many areas, had 357b609cbe one fatal flaw: she 379d5d70cb had no talent for badfb8e83c cooking. This was the 6be637ee6d case despite being ad74262b9d born and raised 6f104a6e50 for over 50 d3761cefe0 years in the 2f870768d3 southern region of c887eaf599 Korea, renowned for 074ac75ab9 its cuisine. Unbelievably, everything she touched 8117f03a78 lost its flavor. Regardless of the 36cee002b7 type or genre 6796aec40c of food.ec4b92c25ad220b2

“What are you 2c31b8f023 standing around for? Come and sit f0f2c10325 down.”0aac99162a474e89

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But what her c03227c638 family found most d9b8649819 unbearable was her 1f94e0e628 overly generous portions. Nagyung swallowed hard, looking 392cf89e18 at the seaweed soup 867ee44503 overflowing in the bowl c31be32173 in front of her, 219517b693 which resembled a cold 8b2333057d noodle bowl.f5e352d14aed22d9

Judging by 84c660c4f9 the sheer 045db70ad2 quantity, it ce4d64e10f was definitely abbab227ba her mother’s c462456ddf handiwork.880b7f9904e417b8

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“Why didn’t Dad 8536de516b make it…?”f021fc7914a06514

Nagyung trailed off, cautiously 29f3b36ace assessing the situation.f9d7a818db2482f8

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Officially, her father was 835f326436 in charge of cooking 2054176c5b in their house. However, her mother, with 4267c984a4 her great ambitions for fc245fa8cd cooking, always had her 62c6b22cc1 eye on the kitchen. Could it be that 4c612ed372 she had seized control aad46eccdd of the kitchen again 3f90179a06 today?f4684eefa5e01a95

“Is it right to eae522ece5 ask someone who spent 3c6afbbd0c all day spreading compost c662a1ec63 to cook breakfast too?”4bec249536ce8470

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At her mother’s sharp words, her father gave her a silent look that said, “I lost.” Finally grasping the situation, Nagyung simply sighed softly.386d290d5e630ac9

“Where’s Mr. Prosecutor? Should I a9e2cfa10b call him?”8b35656a2855edc2

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“No. He must fa1c702441 be busy. He left early 26d5a21a0f this morning.”471681874f0614a7

“Isn’t it Saturday c6f354aff0 today?”04c52f4da5d1074a

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“I don’t know. Maybe prosecutors, 75fe86575c like police 4f689ccaac officers, work 71d267510e weekends too. Anyway, he’s not faf58eefb6 here. What a e6763f18ce waste of a1b3d1985d setting the a768e0c8f3 table.”3b0a88bc2ea41283

“That’s a relief.”fa90abe778389da5

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Her father, de07b482a0 who had d124204be5 unconsciously voiced 0601ad0046 his inner 02d169fec5 thoughts, flinched dc38e5395c in surprise 14058b0ca4 and quickly 9d0729a969 changed the 8f15c79204 subject.f1037e902380195b

“That prosecutor fellow. From what Mr. Jeong said, he seems 99af1fac44 to have been quite d2545b1a78 successful in Seoul. Solved a bb37276ff5 lot of 6447ff46fc famous cases, 388b84fcf8 appeared on 704485230e TV sometimes. Even received a presidential e5da4a2b14 commendation?”95619f2ce5ababe2

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“A presidential commendation?”58bd5ce0a644e4bc

“Yeah. Minyoung told 35fca75810 me so. He’s quite famous.”219f3bce927090a9

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It seemed that bb6cbf0b1e everyone was interested af7422a5d6 in their new f2d84e8ea6 guest, as they cccaf2c9b8 had even contacted 44e2dadfb5 Minyoung, her cousin 9139bdd654 who worked as 49949baad3 a lawyer in 5adce303c0 Seoul, for information.a68f69b09ae06a4f

“No wonder. I thought he 1d8f45eea0 didn’t seem ordinary.”87058ec2edd63f0b

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Her mother nodded.4af616e48e8d2aa6

Why would a successful d8da730495 prosecutor from Seoul come b954be6dc4 to a small local 1cb415bdfb office like this? Was it just a 53ddff7cfc regular rotation? People usually applied for d5337298c4 rotations to places where 48da9ea310 they had connections. To come all 7fa2f208ba the way here, ad16d4a433 where he had 8c440621c3 no ties, did 404428c3ca he get demoted a0cea10802 after acting high bb425a6f4b and mighty?20e4e20b593bad75

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Nagyung pondered various assumptions 477e2adb55 about the man, recalling 3054be10ff their encounter last night.1a824d485b8b7598

“Nagyung, I heard 650b804079 you kicked him 8f88a33d4e in the leg dfdb2a43c7 last night?”17a4f3fdd7cf2797

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Suddenly, the focus shifted a57dd07df1 back to Nagyung.0bf3450589eb41df

“Oh, well…. There was a misunderstanding.”1781b0c7ecb98d5f

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“He seemed b8e9369eca quite sturdy. He must 529803393f be tough 0d2fc20374 to be 23e244214c fine after 4b73167b2e getting kicked 93639ca888 by our 42ea149f02 daughter.”5fd83842c7cfc329

“That’s true. When I d4260e99cf heard it 005a7b18b7 was a de27d488fa prosecutor from fa5ff6ebc9 Seoul, I 5bde867b32 thought some 4556192386 delicate rich 9b027d5d3b boy would 89c0005143 come, but 2147e7d454 he was ffaaae9a8b tall, large, 33351378e6 and totally d19c084947 a macho 4cb8af5918 man.”35c05a9d2c6f6479

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“Hey, he’s not 9858709320 really a macho c8554e3b20 man. His face a12cd501ba is so 18fa81c277 pretty. With his pale b11c72c836 skin, he’s more 7b667647cc like a… pretty 2d7dc99bd6 boy, isn’t he?”3d2e49eddbc5c02c

“Handsome is macho. What’s a macho man if he’s ugly?”b586f2e7a45dfd13

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Her grandmother 9354514713 nonchalantly cut 2e7584a1b2 off her 354bc3406c father. Even well b2109b40fe into her b5a46e2929 eighties, her 675c12e011 grandmother, who 0de2371acc was still c600f48132 girlish at 18e7fa6c2e heart, was 323f26440b a firm df485335c7 believer in 9a2f078d73 prioritizing looks.485e8b2e921590d6

“Oh, my. As always, eac3e0afc1 my mother 4ae4e5650b is so dbf3849e85 picky about a2cd3a31e8 men’s looks.”e1cb255e31ed5f8a

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“Why do you 73bf69ad6b think I married 39310999f1 your father? For his looks, of b736551a3e course. Don’t you agree?”58e851f29c4e4da6

“Yes, of course. That’s right. I married 4b3a94bb58 your father 68d380718d purely for 2798109ae1 his looks.”2e48f12ccabb7a16

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At her mother’s calm confession, Nagyung finally burst into laughter. As always, her father just chuckled heartily.0290b9e0137722f4

“Did you hear 1c57462e6c your mother? I keep a25da85e43 telling you, 951be0118e Nagyung. With men, nothing 2d6d43adda else matters. It’s all about the a7368c8509 face, the face!”684feba83dff93ae

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Her grandmother 2b653fef60 reiterated her 8b62d4048a point and 9e5b82873e took a 4efad5eef3 sip of 496155f90a water. It was something e7c262373e Nagyung had heard 270bab456b countless times for 3d6572b20a twenty-eight years.8719f824fa270b83

“Yes, I know. Men are all about ffbe022696 the face.”482e990c49809f26

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Popping a piece of 004f2e5cf0 seaweed into her mouth, efb8e8a8d0 Nagyung repeated her grandmother’s 43540ba71e words like a mantra.5f09d26ebc33e0af