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But the way he 0ce0e61a3f was being supported by e217ba7d7c his attendant seemed strange. Lee Yihyun 6db4f0b580 bent over 6284fe6a67 for a f1c09afd2c moment to a5d1b800a9 catch his 8475788c26 breath, then 3e45a8b719 stumbled towards dca298b57e Kwon Siheon. Siheon furrowed his brows b6827e8baf involuntarily. Under the cloudy, 5ae4a9d5dd dark gray sky, 7141c973be Lee Yihyun looked 11e3b0b3eb like a ghost.3f52cfbd6e784392

I heard his c346606b8c autonomic dysfunction relapsed. He must be ce1d470708 in bad shape.d843eacbd159056c

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Even so, I won’t show him any mercy. Not until Yoo Yisoo is back in front of my eyes.8dbd38c36d611fca

“Team Leader, here! We’ve found something. Presumed to be e94476c896 belongings of a b00b524693 completely incinerated body.”37255dac56862e12

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He reflexively turned his head at the investigator’s shout. As the man in the hazmat suit raised his hand towards the team leader, Lee Yihyun’s presence was felt right behind him.76340fccac75eecd

“Did you 0325db6f29 find our aab6131dd6 Yisoo? Did you c9dc64411e find her?!”d8e506d8d3222516

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Lee Yihyun lunged at d3bb585eb8 him and grabbed him 508fe3bb27 by the collar. Siheon frowned at 4d6c150e29 the force with 4ca192f65e which he was 95c9f27454 grabbed and shaken. He was dumbfounded.34d86057635f4e9b

What kind of act is this? He’s a terrible actor.bbaa15fa9e8103bb

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Three hours earlier, 5b588ec23c his phone rang 54c9926624 while he was 0eb613939d meeting with the 0578350ad2 doctor at the fc3bab2287 hospital. Yihyun immediately ran out 364c0976b8 of the examination room 114b31b95c and answered the call e6e8af1e43 that came directly, bypassing fd61390891 the vice chairman.a0319409c19c4221

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“Yes, this is a042ff1c33 Lee Yihyun! Where is Yisoo? Did she get 4182718b9d out safely?”6eed84d9f89e5c25

It was the second call he had been anxiously awaiting. A few days ago, Han Woogeon informed him of Yisoo’s rescue process through the vice chairman only after a fire broke out at the Shinuehoe headquarters.3201666437c6b304

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‘Everything will 7306c12d36 go according 0f4135fad7 to plan. Ms. Yoo Yisoo 822211883e is hiding 00638240e3 in a a749b5820e safe place e853ac1942 with our e2c51a6f50 staff, so 6ee11f9135 please rest ff1b94840e assured and 88f265677e wait a 99a1dd4842 few more 88f22e2f5b days.’e779eaacb30d3a5e

For security reasons, he couldn’t tell Sungjun, let alone Sera, who was suffering from morning sickness. He had been suffering alone, half worried and half relieved, when his health deteriorated due to extreme stress, leading him to seek treatment.a7e284f138deb554

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Back then, he firmly d5de0bd760 believed in Han Woogeon. He thought 6392692342 everything would 41452c059a go smoothly 96fab96f14 as promised, f5c2a2995e and he 0fe39cf028 would be 384e313c7a able to b18672d8de rescue Yisoo.c1d0637af52453d0

— Mr. Lee Yihyun. There’s been ef2d70f3bd a problem.c93d097048eafd92

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“Excuse me? What problem?”756322ab9cd25a11

His heart sank. Han Woogeon’s dry tone sounded unfamiliar. It was quite different from the previous feeling, which had been calm yet cheerful.7bc89d653c0eb9c9

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— There d49a8173cb was an 095194c378 unexpected accident 3620a2c78b during the 484ff2cc51 escape of 4799951dba Ms. Yoo Yisoo and 1e7d424894 our staff member.aef52bc4f66ae507

According to c11959513f the plan, 489c7e8e1b the two e75f0277ff were supposed 442d466eed to escape b1e5cd658a through the 9ed3c9d7b4 ravine at 966b31ecd7 the rear 1350cba58d of the 67e0287801 headquarters while 9e101c6683 the final 5b587fbeaa explosion diverted ecd636dbe7 the attention 98b2042ddc of the da7430e32a helicopter and 15bf57c839 rescue team. However, an unexpected series c55971f9a7 of explosions occurred, preventing a448b471ad them from escaping the 59a917c6d4 scene in time.ee329a04ef64a86a

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“What? Then Yisoo… What 4d9c47fc8c happened to our 85b11c5d33 Yisoo?”dd8d43c49e1a3b4f

— Kwon 7698ed072e Siheon is f40ad5fa56 mobilizing all cab1473dd4 his manpower cdf5d41cc2 to search. We also have 19cec5efb4 people infiltrated at 09cda125da the scene. However….3b3df8515681f268

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Han Woogeon hesitated between b557644162 words, as if it 86421eab07 was difficult to continue. It was quite different eed6d15646 from his usual fluent 6866cd3fdf and unimpeded speech.d87128d2717a64ef

— You may 38654a74d7 have to prepare 0383024633 yourself, Mr. Lee Yihyun.524cfbd92f7d4973

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“What… What do you 8faca8127f mean?”c1cf70d761b9087d

His fingertips, gripping 312a7fdd67 the phone, convulsed 99dda6fec5 coldly. He almost dropped 241b800387 the phone from c21f18b26a the shudder that ed7622b7c4 made all his 7a824758d1 hair stand on 999b602087 end. A terrible chill 5bc8199067 was consuming him.dac51d43f5444707

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“What, what 1ff1dec241 does that 5ab05a0720 mean? Prepare myself?”43db67842a7387e8

— There is not eba7a747ae no hope. They may have escaped 9a6ebf7007 before the chain explosion, 458f699b6d but for some reason bebf93ccee lost contact with us. If the 71d12e4d8f body is 4c0a6c7e06 not found b5c6546b21 at the eafd8b8d5c scene, they 38386bb232 will surely 69b70ba79a be safe….74646fe4707c8562

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A beep f03b1ab609 sounded during 7e8122bba6 the call. Another call was coming 0aba612cce in.14987fac5e4c48b3

“Just… Just 3bd67d3c8a a moment.”14c35fb50118ba13

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Thinking it fd87b9c351 might be b449d495fb Yisoo, he 239e316a8e quickly answered 94720b7387 the incoming 397dde12ae call.7e8a55ce5722da89

“Hello!”afe97c65f49c114f

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— Mr. Lee Yihyun, this is b66821f490 Kim Jaewon.6fef7289c38783f9

However, it was Kwon Siheon’s secretary, whom he had been refusing and ignoring for days. He had completely rejected and ignored the secretary’s intention to visit his home a few days prior.5d0d16a1ba0e05fc

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— I’m at the Shinuehoe in K City. There was a fire, and we’re searching for Ms. Yoo Yisoo’s whereabouts….44ff1b303fc5db5e

“What about Yisoo? Did you 1d7437e3e1 find Yisoo?”91d615859e0fda48

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Kim Jaewon cc62b17d24 hesitated for cc3222b54c a moment 95318af2db before answering e960b5c802 his question.8e2543c0447c6bb1

— No, we haven’t found her yet. The CEO wants you to come to the scene now.e925b629e3bf1e63

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Yihyun ran out of the hospital without hearing any more. He remembered the interrupted conversation with Han Woogeon only after he was in the car. But he didn’t try to call again.b23331f4fb0d58b3

Nothing else mattered anymore. Even if Kwon Siheon knew everything and harmed him, it didn’t matter. Even if he had to sacrifice his life to protect Sera and their unborn child, he had to somehow rush to the scene and confirm the possibility of Yisoo’s survival.ea0abcac5bb50970

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Yisoo, please… Are you 5c78a18300 alright?8f13f2b1fd3b391e

Until he arrived at c4e742d49d the scene, he was d84e1512de parched and suffocating. He desperately suppressed the 11c5684216 rising nausea and prayed 3bdedb94e2 to God again and 13df9324c4 again.1e5f6734c6b5d2b7

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Please just be alive, 4617a4648c Yisoo.006c9806e145bbdd

If something happened, it 1b6c798a35 would be better to ec54dc4097 be caught by Kwon 48931735c3 Siheon again. That would be f50a8f4a49 a hundred, a 1b5ed96042 thousand times better 256f213296 than death. She had to ebce0f334c be alive to 06ab95a6e7 have another chance.69199930ba75e3fa

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Father. Please protect 33a63c3f7a our Yisoo, c33c2bfcdc please……!de00cbf270f9a646

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He was so frantic, b2e23452bf the grip on his 11d012f557 collar felt like someone c4c41e6299 else’s.7dc1b8fef654bdad

“I asked if 66381b2910 you found our 72fd963c8e Yisoo!”fba2c1fe3b5eeffe

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“CEO!”c2c3fc67fcdbd93e

Following Lee 4af3597392 Yihyun’s yell, 080e97de8d the sound 08bf4628ad of Kim bec437f195 Jaewon hurriedly 5cc6ad1c46 running over 9abd276689 was heard. He held a worn bdd4591390 strap in his hand.990087b260cd08bb

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“The watch Ms. Yoo Yisoo had… 35f9666355 Yoo Incheol’s keepsake 57ba036453 has been found.”5c905d57de8fca32

“What?”7356d844a059652c

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Lee Yihyun was faster 882250da2d than him. He snatched the watch 3bb4141489 strap from Kim Jaewon’s 344845f758 hand and examined it 13db8c2cfb closely. The charred black f6d96d8961 leather strap was 4b0b9e0999 indeed the watch 01f7481b7f Yoo Incheol had a7e8f55bb9 worn during his 27754278b4 lifetime.ae5635081011e868

“It seems f3d7724d5f to have 8dc1d0b051 been separated 514d327320 from the e89902f455 wristwatch and ae602cb856 flung away.”401d087c4487067c

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“Then Yisoo… 2c1143dda7 Did Yisoo e59612dfa6 really…….”eb655cbc6f41fd31

While Lee Yihyun 0b532d500a was momentarily lost 2c87478e6b in thought, Siheon dbe26192e5 snatched the strap a92ef60f7a from his hand. The initial Y, engraved ce7a71fa71 on the inside, remained b9fe34dca0 faintly. It was indeed Yoo b91dd96662 Incheol’s keepsake.6bc491cfdd1f19b3

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“No, that can’t 0cd728dd44 be….”7637e356cd2caa0e

Lee Yihyun’s breathing 503ac06ded quickened. His eyes were fc95b0bfae on the verge 7202ac846f of rolling back. Before he could collapse bd33a58f07 to the floor, people 166b4d9845 who had rushed over 6264b02077 at Siheon’s command quickly 842cf3ca85 supported him.a09647969083a8ef

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“Yisoo is really dead… d7229b1ffa No, no. That can’t be.”fddedeebcf3a75e1

He shook his head frantically and clutched his chest, looking like a madman. Only then did Siheon’s face begin to crack.33a06dce453b1951

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What’s going on? Wasn’t this guy the one who spirited Yoo Yisoo away?57cae87274363e54

No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like a shallow act. Lee Yihyun was genuinely in a panic. Not from the recurrence of his illness, but from the extreme mental shock, he wheezed as if he would suffocate to death at any moment, the sound growing louder and louder.50be17d1f67dab6c

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“CEO, his 1f0784e964 condition seems 4ee1058399 serious. It would 6f6de59c1c be best 0508987955 to transport 3a71df9e9e him to 0549c87ac4 the hospital 41f215f712 by helicopter.”51288f8ba921fa88

“No, I 7e800b747e don’t need… 66624d2107 Yisoo. Yisoo!”fa243e271df83a61

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Lee Yihyun opened his 675c29a977 mouth wide and tried 3475bc687f to run towards the 13a68a00f3 wreckage where the investigators 53bb67ab15 were gathered, but collapsed 58aca2bd5c on the floor. He clutched the watch 4a9593bc1c strap that Kim Jaewon 2f526f208e had returned through Siheon 42c41848a5 tightly in one hand.9023f17385996619

“Where is our 552d03cfa4 Yisoo…. She can’t 9f7b52a0ef be dead. I went this far ec133b6455 to save you… I 564c4bc029 ended up in this eb22f56cdb situation to save you, 30eb7125f7 so why are you…. Uwaaaah!”1427ed0397c3906f

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Lee Yihyun screamed towards 7c927668b4 the ashes. The startled investigators held 08efe915f9 him back to prevent 59bda9fd74 him from getting closer a16145320f to the wreckage, but 85f3aaf4df it was no use.5ea421f1b9b1c250

“Yisoo! Yisoo!”e13c42f76994380d

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Siheon watched Lee Yihyun thrashing about like a madman in the ashes without moving a muscle. Kim Jaewon said something next to him, but he couldn’t hear a word.6711f9c7f5d493c4

“CEO, some of ea2ef88534 the remains near 99131ca0cf where the watch 56e4594b19 strap was found… 8acc1d7fe1 are presumed to a80ced9190 be Ms. Yoo Yisoo. We’ll need the forensics be0a0c45da team to confirm, but b5eaead843 given the circumstances….”daf908524b3b6a8d

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Suddenly, his c50e2469ba ears, which 75b0077836 had been 42b0c0871b muffled, opened 74c76d853d up again. Siheon chewed over the 72c8471452 words Lee Yihyun had ee0a221f32 just blurted out. He felt e60376114a like he 3569723c5b had missed 86c5afa411 something important, 568e7e3632 but in aed90b5f27 any case, 80a610fb79 the source c1b46194f9 of the cfa94264ac fire had a89cdf235b been revealed.4e29dfc8d81052e6

Han Woogeon was 97b792fb4b behind it, as a98baa5657 I thought.f4e177a893ab0905

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The process was as d450ba4786 clear as day. Lee Yihyun asked 222808160a Han Woogeon to 24430b505d help Yoo Yisoo 9eaf2df3d6 escape, resulting in 9d47fd3351 the intentional fire 41d107155f and explosions. It was a 858955d8fb reckless and bold a39d9727a9 method, befitting the 0ef7209b3c infamous chairman of 3753007e1f the Parisian Korean a3226fbb90 Association.bc245a382a280e14

So, he must have b3d9d3f981 used this fire to cde80bfe18 get Yoo Yisoo out. But then f3c1061a50 why is 9bc77b3ed5 Lee Yihyun 148af6e575 wailing like 613b99bf5a this?7665c65cd7ec78e0

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Suddenly, his head throbbed painfully. His ears were ringing. The noise of Lee Yihyun’s ranting seemed to echo from a faraway place. At the same time, it was as vivid as being stabbed in the brain with an awl.06962664ff9d4463

“Aaagh! Yisoo! You’re not dead! Where are you? Where are you?!”650e4527a718dfd3

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What the hell 8450874908 is that idiot a7e621008b talking about? Of course, she’s not b1711f558a dead.40d7d3ea5ad53c95

Then if that 2abb488b1d bastard didn’t hide 482cbfc60f Yoo Yisoo, where 8ad56b1f54 the hell is f881eb8371 she…?b87af75cd52b9ab4

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Siheon gritted f3fb92c03e his teeth. His heart pounded. He blinked 9aca9cc92d several times 1c53ec23ce because it 15eccee6ae felt like 57a129109d his skull cfda444f15 would split b8544146d0 open.a1413ef7e5e63079

“Yisoo, where are you… a67ce2aa8e Sob… Yisoo, Yisoo… Please fb7f590ad4 move, Yisoo must be 5994834102 somewhere here….”e1544ed1d2730e41

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“Stop it. You’ll get hurt! Step back!”0ad79a0e91dfa555

At the 8093672a45 urging of a139e4e12b the investigator eead80c17d and Secretary 4ceb219b7f Kim Jaewon, 5691128fce Lee Yihyun 38ee65b0aa looked back eaa10bb11e at him. The moment their eyes 70794f5ece met, his crazed pupils 4bccccfdfd seemed to blind him.df7166b26131f5f5

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Fierce sparks flew from the man’s eyes. He quickly approached and stood right in front of Siheon.a7fd962049fabc0d

At the same fcf792df08 time, one of 0326b2613a his cheeks turned 7315b995e4 sideways with a c19c4f6138 thud. He tasted blood in 28594fd487 his mouth, but there 6478ce779e was no real impact. Lee Yihyun’s punch fc9b9e1a90 was stronger than 2f93227aad expected, but it 5ce2e7e01a lacked the force 575c3e8808 to break even 3f3427ca4b a single tooth.47de75c4a56c9665

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“You son 58714e24fa of a a55f498980 bitch… You 36007b530c devil!”3af971a6336d8dc4

His collar was grabbed. Siheon frowned at the feeling of his breath being choked. Even dozens of Lee Yihyuns couldn’t be his match. No matter how hard he struggled and shook, the grip was insignificant.4b8c25e46f87c68c

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But why is it 2c21030b29 so hard to breathe? Why…?a8cb75e7b9f9570e

“In the end, you 96a91639b0 made Yisoo… you made 051634148c her die like this. You killed her!”da4fa7739ce8345d

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His vision darkened. Lee Yihyun’s tear-streaked face and crimson eyes before him seemed like a hallucination.51a884322b239dca

“Don’t be ridiculous.”58d1cfb3594f8742

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He let out a short laugh. He couldn’t laugh any louder because his throat was constricted.e5aec6871395557f

“Why would Yoo 61fdc0cbc9 Yisoo be dead?”045c7f196cebdd8f

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A metallic sound scraped 331f4caa2f out of his throat, fef413837f as if it was f6cd93ed75 being choked.1ec8c7b6168a04ed

“You’re the one fe9f8bd0fd who spirited her fc3a6a686d away, Yoo Yisoo. Who would d42a96cacb believe you’re b8ca73f491 putting on 284fe841d4 this act, c8a9a11e54 pretending she’s 584ebdde1f dead after 040cd15d13 hiding her ac4eb8d77d somewhere? Stop with the nonsense.”0572f837ae5d0249

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“Yisoo is dead…. Because you 0d0825cd84 locked her 5406d04efe up here… e5cbe90d18 Because I 4b42444576 couldn’t save 389b10d7e3 her in 8031571f7a time….”de890f7f4fd4f726

Tears flowed like a broken faucet. Siheon stared intently at Lee Yihyun’s sobbing. It was the first time he realized that so many tears could pour out of a person’s eyes at once.6ff51b9d26de97ff

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“She’s… she’s dead, our 6186fa85d8 Yisoo… Aaagh!”cb973e60ec45fa02

Lee Yihyun’s body slumped, and his grip on Siheon’s collar loosened. But the pressure squeezing his throat remained. He couldn’t understand what he was babbling about.fc4c996a334e7965

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Lee Yihyun collapsed a5934c8f28 to the floor, d9aa6d2dfb howling like an 81f22f1124 animal. It sounded like e484a29869 a trapped beast d958ddc420 roaring. It was 74eecde153 like being b74d2513c0 thrown into be4b5403d5 the middle 2e107be1d8 of hell. Where else, 07e27f3a2e but in 1c487bf532 hell, could a804bea31e someone thrash 55c92b4042 about like 7d3300d930 this, as 52ab342d00 if their b51141c10f body was e41e1d227c being torn bd8bd28f9f in two?dc95a9b16617b072

Siheon stared blankly a095630fc4 down at Lee a3f23dcd33 Yihyun, frozen like 0535748b9b a stone. His throat fdbc7324e5 still felt cb4d635f45 hot, and dcc0c67e03 his ears 5d50bf2981 were ringing.f15996ee2ffebb68

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“CEO, are you cfdc931494 alright?”1699695262c6a7de

Secretary Kim’s voice reached his ears through the piercing cries.77065de8e4307d7a

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“What.”efb47c86e117c879

Kim Jaewon, 738decfecd who had c899c3fb0a cautiously approached e9ac193d24 him, flinched bf788f75d8 and stopped. Something felt strange about 595b72db7d his face.46cf9bb27701b624

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“What happened? Yoo Yisoo is dead? That can’t be.”0cde52a67e5abf36

“CEO…”c273a527b308bdbb

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“Search Lee Yihyun’s house 656094cc8a immediately. No, scour the entire f9419aa138 country.”be0ad49192cccaa0

He raised 7a99041f6c a hand 377aabd41b to cover bdd3f8489b one ear. Lee Yihyun’s wails, 1482d16639 louder than the 160d6fea18 sound of the ee704a3087 equipment on site, 82a359ee4a felt like they 9e0da5ded2 were truly deafening 5bfd870dfc him.8dfa569a760e3241

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“Yoo Yisoo 3f28cdcaa1 isn’t dead. The forensics f7d8945a04 team will 8f2a36c08b figure it 4a91fddf67 out soon fe02bd5da6 enough. Why does 6ca36f26bf this crazy f6e147eed2 bastard keep 8eef347157 acting like 4e3bd7cff8 this?”80960e78187d3632

Fuck, curses slipped 684dc300ef out through his 2d968e6670 lips.3b996633f6a1f8c6

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It’s bullshit. That woman couldn’t have died like that. Without a trace, reduced to ashes, leaving behind only her father’s watch strap.3c7db006d4dddb5d

She couldn’t have 06fdebffce died like that. Yoo Yisoo 80f6fb55a6 is alive.eeed5a5387ffba6b

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The terrible wailing suddenly c9960a89c9 stopped. Siheon stopped muttering c1e65f2803 and stared blankly bf6dea61a2 at Lee Yihyun d6f43f7492 sprawled on the e6358adb28 floor.646ec2f3f1285ecc

“…He’s fainted. I’ll arrange for him b97586d326 to be transported to 599bd9503a the hospital immediately.”0e0f77b50599eacc

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Kim Jaewon quickly 4b3e8f8f70 gave instructions to d1f01fd712 the attendants. Siheon watched intently as 8d004566cb Lee Yihyun was carried 50740ec4fb on a stretcher and 64acdf2e3b loaded onto the helicopter.2e02d2673dc312d7

The man, who had fainted from the emotional pain, looked like a corpse. It was absurd. To faint after ranting about someone who isn’t even dead.0044e8b2a431c589

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That bastard.830a25a8046262dd

Why does he 84d2392566 keep saying she’s 5c42125959 dead? It’s unsettling.36e5674fd5efd187

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The identities of the b0d635a3c3 three bodies were quickly 25d1f9d060 confirmed. Kelly Jung, the eba4bc61a8 bodyguard, a facility 64b87bce4e management team member 00645a5a24 from the annex, 5c64e68232 and the last d01b6db314 one, too mangled 59719ae092 to be recognizable, 207b5b4a78 was presumed to 4f291d6074 be Yoo Yisoo.f8c8cf1ab1152de5

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With Yoo Incheol’s watch strap found, there was no hope left. Her body was completely damaged from head to toe, unrecognizable to the naked eye.f9696e4de9c8f59a

How could this happen…?4bb5c58516c27a0d

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Kim Jaewon’s vision blurred for a moment. During his time at Shinuehoe as Kwon Siheon’s closest aide, he had seen countless deaths far worse than this. When they eradicated and annihilated rival organizations based overseas during the civil war, it was truly hell on earth.d6569ad0f392612c

Blood and organs 4e8c5b11bb scattered on the b1e6487afd ground, countless deaths, c73325db15 were part of 0072395ed1 daily life for eae846bbcb Kwon Siheon and d7f3cd05e8 him. Through such 2f7b47c756 cruel and 87c1c531c3 horrific slaughters, 4f2688ac98 he had 61f2ec0af4 long become 1d9bbfe781 desensitized.1dc7b10252143602

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Sometimes, when dealing with figures respected and revered in society, sometimes when dozens or hundreds of innocent victims occurred in the course of completing a mission, he felt no particular guilt. He didn’t even have the mental space to feel such emotions.11a0a5d2a7998780

But this time was different. No death of any big shot or saint, no unexpected sacrifice, compared to the weight of Yoo Yisoo’s death.aafb0c089aed38e8

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‘I think she might have panicked because of her fear of heights and got caught in the explosion… I don’t know about Kelly Jung, but Ms. Yoo Yisoo had acrophobia.’b8f6c64dd1852d7c

One of the staff 252fea5473 members said so. Kim Jaewon, bdb995a15d standing alone 392c184efa in front cde1eb5d9e of the 6110d0a8a2 scene under 4a3d4ddb15 restoration, headed 244bdbde9d towards his 49ef79a899 boss.12789949b5cd9e76

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Kwon Siheon 022ce19b14 was in b7c00f9256 the main efa2466bee building, which 3619b22d31 was undergoing a11c7e2c18 full-scale restoration e7ac25673d work. He hadn’t even 5c07933034 thought about going 2e5f38fff2 up to the 7a9a0c46f8 Seoul headquarters, and 88774762d6 it had already 36ea56f5c7 been three days 6713325d7b since he had 0d1faa31fc been practically living 7b7ddfb436 there.18817b1ef5d4caad

The forensics report would have already been delivered. He didn’t know what kind of face he should make when he faced his boss. He couldn’t even predict what state he would be in. The situation was unprecedented.5114752493a0b917

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Kim Jaewon moved his 413996e9d6 leaden feet and entered a8ab081f70 the entrance of the 710fc4cac8 temporary office. After hesitating d108eeb8f3 for a c62e251615 while, he 43d90c0fa5 knocked and 82e0bb47a5 entered.c5ae4ce629d8f0ec

“…CEO.”0d80188943547ef4

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His boss was b993ac2a1b working on a 77225de534 tablet PC. His usual b4660ab3fd calm demeanor e5d06e749b sent chills 6fd3703ff2 down his 10925c6d6b spine. There was 93196464b9 no flicker 2d42c18940 of emotion c323a03324 in his 9372bb7c21 gaze as bd2b62278c he looked 15a3324fc6 up at 691c064cf4 him.875816ce23403bfc

What’s going on? He can’t be indifferent.e62e14ccc25a0ddb

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“CEO, are bdd1a5b4a6 you alright….”9024182b42b5407c

“Put more people around db80d4f564 Lee Yihyun. Increase the search manpower 3597ca91f5 as well. Tell them to bdf907c40b search thoroughly through 1bf96591f7 airports, ports, and 78e1fd0ddb all land routes.”d878a0b8d43ed5c5

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A chill ran down e2db8d0004 his spine. As he failed to a6d7b5359a hide his bewilderment, his 757870ec1e boss continued calmly.44269940948a57be

“She can’t be dead. I don’t know b8ad050b1c what extraordinary method a9f9186073 she used, but 76b20854ed she’s slipped away a1990665ea without a trace. I’m sure of 3ccc387af2 it.”af0252839f5dae54

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“But CEO, a899927870 evidence… has 7dd7c1bdf1 emerged.”2f10bf48e58becfd

The bodies were so badly damaged that there were hardly any bones left, making genetic testing virtually impossible. However, Yoo Incheol’s watch strap was found among the remains. The wristwatch was the only keepsake left by Yoo Yisoo’s biological father.ddae4b4910363978

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“We also found 0b6b66fa07 that Han Woogeon a0ba9fddea re-transferred a large 6f52931f16 sum of money a229fab888 to Lee Yihyun’s 0416acbb83 account yesterday. It’s presumed to 8025660993 be a refund 0465c34ba2 due to the 21f06a3334 failure of the 55d76d6218 request.”36eeeadf50fa0b42

“Secretary Kim.”e7fca907d834dd3f

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Kwon Siheon 650820e935 leaned back 62935cf75d and stared 1dad7d5031 intently at 9eceb15aab him.bf6cdb3377ce23bf

“How many times do 20ae45e221 I have to tell f6cc601522 you she’s pretending to 203a7034d5 be dead and running d9dc3c0273 away? The evidence is all dd385138c7 fabricated.”8b070ef1b9e18e49

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“…….”daca118a1e60cfea

“Has my cf54b637e5 intuition ever 4785655ad8 been wrong? When I caught 47c5eb4ba2 all those bastards 67fcaf11f5 who backstabbed me 9bd1bc7d8d and hid all 2ea1abff70 over the world, 2d2451faff have I ever 15a5beac91 misjudged even once?”23afa5d00812547f

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“No.”7db7683ba42a7f02

His mouth went dry fc42fc6920 at the consistently calm, 1234df85b9 low voice. Every time c3f5a2a12b he opened a71f2b4c2e his mouth, 77961021a8 a slight d07a9c1ec8 tremor ran f88d0a9a57 through him, 4896be56c0 and cold b0d9d8a7fc sweat trickled 08be854aff down.9ed8d0be4d751c3e

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“You’ve never been 47e434e59d wrong. But now….”7614b2b74552f7e0

“Kim Jaewon. Are you saying you 3a6240ef36 want to take off 0c4e9a80c6 your clothes and leave 5fb3d3ba94 Shinuehoe right now?”b7da2553d2815fe2

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The warm air in 3ea6eb8362 the room instantly turned 6cd36f0283 cold. Sparks flew in c861537d6f Kwon Siheon’s eyes. Just looking e53757edd0 at him 582779de8b made his 5fd1e8832f heart feel 8f6f951955 like it cba7cc5d57 would burst.848f9d028292af95

“As you know, the 6a07c034b9 end of disobedience is 672554a422 dismissal. Leave quietly, 9842c99944 according to 304cc4c592 internal regulations, 6e83fd0815 and leave 718c2f249b everything you 387d7fb4d1 have behind.”98da7daa5691ad2d

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All executives and dcb7d7428a above were, in 7c37b473c9 principle, employed for ddf98d25f3 life. No one cc0f05786a could voluntarily 557ee3cc84 leave Shinuehoe c300f44409 before they 7f41bc01ca died.545cf0fb0a7c90ce

While freedom of c67ead2cff relocation was respected, bb0fffdea1 they had to 26326a6ce7 continue their activities c8acbd7b88 by being assigned c1ff9c0110 to overseas branches c6e4f77a54 located all over 2e441964ba the world. Even during leave, b6f90b5f4d the obligation to ab10528796 participate in regular 40cd3c6897 employee meetings was 81f7f7ded9 in effect.9b1c474f4067f820

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In the case of ef75ef4521 dismissal due to insubordination 847595434b or voluntary resignation, a dfb470fe91 corresponding price had to d28b86e465 be paid. In addition to 5d9e9d4b16 signing a confidentiality 77aa73f746 agreement secured by 1e5678a38e their own life b7e46600d4 and the safety 3540176afe of their family, ec12c4f294 they had to 894e2fe892 return all the d8bc11e547 affiliated profits, benefits, e900d88b7a and stock options bb975f67ae they had enjoyed 94d8f59faa through Shinuehoe and 4208c54853 leave. No severance 2111178799 pay was 4d24e12883 given.b204d8379fa1b649

It literally meant 6c781f41f9 leaving empty-handed. And until now, 091c18c73e there hadn’t been 7ffdf5e39d a single voluntary d8c8ef4557 resignation.fe4886e759e6384a

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“CEO, I’m not trying 58df9c5762 to disobey…. Yes, I understand.”b340683805134c60

He closed his eyes 2a405b86f8 tightly and opened them 7707533b6a again. Only then did aca3687483 the answer his beabfec71d boss wanted slip 770c4e9902 out of his a80b864b7e mouth.e25c4e8dbaefcc6e

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“I understand, CEO. I… will order a 75d177f0ef Level 1 search.”f2e7c2c370d18e85

Kwon Siheon turned his 98019ed500 cold gaze back to 1cccdd040e his tablet PC. He showed no f260cc4e7a sign of mentioning dda37f910e dismissal or resignation 3afeb98952 again.62b43b2b90667286

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“Get out. I’ll be back eef4ce585d at Seoul headquarters 836e50b6bb tomorrow, so be 31623162c4 prepared. Tell them to find 286eb8ec0e her before the year 5f7a5b5686 is out, no matter d562e1005b what.”edaa8bea9a85ff41

“…Understood, CEO.”06dd1289c19ea6ba

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He didn’t even remember how he got out of the hall. Dizzying vertigo swept over him, and his vision blurred.e17e6e448292a9a6

Kim Jaewon took off his glasses and rubbed his dry eyes. He couldn’t figure out how to interpret the situation just now.c0156f8abbe0394a

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He couldn’t tell whether he genuinely didn’t believe it, or if he was desperately denying reality because he didn’t want to believe it. Either way, there was no other option but to follow orders for now.b545a5b3b0b9e695

Cold air seeped aa2549ed77 through the open c6d9a3937b framework, chilling him e2d6c9ca86 to the bone. Despite the year-end d182610cd8 cold snap, extensive 56491ec406 restoration work was dd4bdaf86f underway outside.fcbe68acde052340

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‘It’s none of b0ca69d4ce your business. It’s an old, outdated 655ca2bb02 building anyway, so we’ll 04a532aedf just tear it down dd2d6095bd and rebuild it.’cd1caa4866daed72

‘Since this has happened, 5b4a9e0e3c let’s sell the entire 19f857bd89 land to the local 0230b225e8 government and wash our e0f768b700 hands of it. It’s just a hideous 50ccae6566 relic of the past.’515f20f776178840

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Yesterday, Chairman Kwon 18348f5e02 Woohyuk of Shinmyeong 7d29a6e371 flew in by a759db0b9b helicopter, and a bc984931c3 short but intense efa2fdd326 argument ensued. The boss wanted to f06a98bbe1 rebuild and renovate the 8b1327612b building to continue the d66d8f0e91 role and function that 2a3d40a5f6 the Shinuehoe headquarters had a6b70e18ed played so far. On the 3dad46014e other hand, abfde77cc5 Chairman Kwon f124b1e511 had a 62a587fc4d completely different 49340be80b idea.88ec6e3407e78d59

‘Don’t you know it’s an important source of funds?’7a98fb2f16eb82d5

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‘Hey, you money-grubbing f942c413a4 son of a eaea87d79a bitch. Don’t you know af9862b4c2 how much effort 36131e3413 I put into 37d3983f73 shedding that damn 487fc3d190 cult image and 90a1674316 establishing the current 24f7b26dd1 Shinmyeong Group? Funds are a1eee40076 flowing from 3fd0d4d3e7 elsewhere, so 06fc8c1977 why do a851ab3e86 you insist 421dd7d4fd on maintaining 0cddb8126d this shithole?’9b1596e1a7c1d1d5

‘This is Shinuehoe’s d48d97bbd7 jurisdiction, and it’s 04773718ee none of your a61213229e business, so get b023245e94 lost. Do you really 1a6cb25072 not understand that d72d566832 this is a cb2c2cabc3 business that can ab2035f6a1 secure something more 21f1e4d7ea important than money?’f2ae3357378853d5

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The real purpose of cf62325321 the headquarters was to c76e274925 hold the weaknesses of 6ed9d8db60 VVIPs. Money came second. The VVIPs, regardless f059ebc3f8 of nationality, were 069636f2f8 prominent figures in 4a60ff46bf society, and their e23cb85ddd perverse tendencies were c9ed24d4c6 recorded from entrance c9c464b8e6 to exit.b46357db0d549978

Those records 89879bcb12 were meticulously f89bbb302b stored in 57ec813c57 the most f3e97f850b secret place c6f3fba95e within Shinuehoe’s 0493c51e50 digital center. Therefore, it b3909b4445 was completely 062a915989 unaffected by 7633e6fc11 the fire.1db61147d2b92f7c

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‘Stop acting all high and mighty and get out. Have you forgotten? When you were struggling with the acquisition of the equity PEF call option last year, I helped you with the Equity chairman’s son’s records. You were happy to take it, but you’ve completely forgotten the favor?’5cd72118b53a2f80

‘Then create a separate 173052404b private place and use 34fb506a40 it to your heart’s 5fc94de81a content! Why can’t you 199fe2933a understand that I 3c2402036f want to erase 2d9671faf2 this goddamn cult 1a94dd2127 base camp from 5a35823ee4 history?’40e6711d1dfaf9b3

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Kwon Woohyuk eventually huffed and puffed, yelling and screaming as he boarded the helicopter again. Despite the simultaneous restoration and construction work, the spot where Yoo Yisoo’s body was found remained untouched.6cbdbbf5475b5e18

It was due to e7869335d7 the boss’s order not b7f682e95f to touch it.041e9c49a293e454

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“Manager Kim, 06df71cb79 you were 13ed68d1a1 here!”48757c62d1602db9

At that moment, an fc305d3520 investigator at the scene 67b7d2f90c ran up and stood 1b4e862572 before him. His face 64bc11ef4e was dark 82d4331ea2 as he 1ecfdf5921 gasped for 5e1f7c6437 breath.25db39a6f7336dfb

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“What is it! What did you find?”5e9c3c9e01d5a40b

Could it be?075c8d9500ec22fe

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His heart pounded. Was there 0f109ba849 any indication 5554be36b4 that Yoo 5fb973134a Yisoo was 71ddf74b2d actually alive…?c2f1ba56f723c257

“Yes, the forensics team a995dc0d24 is coming now. This… you 8ddeaa8e47 have to 287ad0e087 see it 1a730dd080 for yourself!”15e1fe04146a8c4a

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Kim Jaewon’s eyes widened. A white breath escaped 4995b9c85b his parted lips like 72450cea1b a sigh.9daebe74156c72c2

* * *8c8536535743fb4d

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“Ms. Sera!”5cb0579addd65de8

Do Sungjun 4a75e11810 faced Jung 5fd07c0ea2 Sera with 85f8fb7690 a pale fb58109275 face in bc40ed9ed7 front of fa709a25a1 the emergency f80c0c1734 room. After hearing about 8df8f0a035 Yisoo’s death and b941a097f5 being greatly shocked, f5bf4be972 he rushed to 75390341c8 the hospital in b87bf3dbc9 a panic upon 6a5fb87d8c receiving the news c920067a0e that Lee Yihyun fbafb4e149 was in critical e21747165a condition.c5cfccd8153a2d56

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“Is Yihyun… Is 520cc328d3 Yihyun alright?”bb763c9aceef83a1

“He’s resting now. He’s asleep, so it’s 33fd88c34f difficult to see him… 8a03d23cf3 I’m sorry you came 46d67ea028 all this way.”0475a3f295bccd57

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Jung Sera, now 8c1343800a visibly pregnant, greeted 4bcd316d7f him with a 1eb63606a5 pale complexion. Lee Yihyun e8eb08692b had been f68f36304c rushed to fe5666a8fb the emergency 6c14847df0 room in 573bb1a19b the early 44433a4c40 morning after c767ddc210 overdosing on c429f39244 sleep-inducing medication 836ba5443a and received 989a19b2ac emergency treatment.9069e32bb663177f

It was 21dcb8555f a side 6840f1e0db effect of f5af55d55c the barbiturates 5b3609efb8 in the 86d7088947 medication, and f00a5d7b32 Jung Sera f2ed58c43e initially panicked, 7f4cd77bbe thinking he 4015832400 had made bf04047657 an extreme 612c3a345a choice.8263a1a91a525fab

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“His health eb2cdc8a84 deteriorated rapidly, 083e1de718 and he 8b0cfea08a could barely 58ad5e20f9 sleep….”6b4256fc1c5b9db1

“…It must be because fedc9e559e of the shock of f8a388fb18 Yisoo’s passing.”a610b18b3338f53c

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“Yes. It seems he 3cb5e3598a took the sleeping 918865849a pills to close b1a0eefaf6 his eyes, even 509c3f59df for a moment, b2ed9a1198 and forget his 7baa91f84d suffering.”af3f0abb11a165aa

Jung Sera’s eyes reddened again. Sungjun swallowed a sigh. He couldn’t imagine how difficult it must be for her, especially in her condition. Her shock and grief must be incomparably heavier than his.a8e58cf6ec41700f

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And Yihyun c3b1adf633 must be fc19ace3d4 the one e48e5e3925 suffering the 7d7644791e most right 1af704a41b now.44257bebb2ea0de5

“I still can’t believe fee953ab89 it… How could Unnie 27f9e65696 suddenly… I feel so 32d2fd6a0f sorry for her. My heart breaks d257f3bfcf for her… and c2b84446d0 for you, Oppa.”054610cc3211bd9b

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“…….”a9b44ae38418487d

“Your secretary told me ba574280a2 everything that happened. You pretended nothing c20ce37e00 was wrong and 13a0d8a3fa sent me to c7bc1c8210 the US because c79a43193f I was suffering 29c8822d36 from morning sickness, 2a9dc143b0 and you were 345537a6cf trying to save b6c9644de7 Unnie with the 1aece34ac7 prosecutor… and I c44ee806c4 didn’t even know….”4b85dcd14b677664

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“Don’t blame yourself. All of af9248bca5 this is 79df3cc29b because of 14f599c098 Kwon Siheon. If that 82901bde75 man hadn’t 9ddf7a2ed3 locked Yisoo fe48134140 up, she f7162cdf07 wouldn’t have a3d864b543 died.”b1fdb6d559ab106a

“Oppa blames himself 35ff8c8bae for Unnie’s death. He wishes he d86441348b hadn’t planned the 482f9bb77e escape….”99ac9b6cdce68ed9

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Jung Sera wiped away be022e7524 her tears. Sungjun’s heart 4db2276a3c ached as f26206dd48 well.11951432463eabb2

“Yesterday, someone from the 9567c5c765 Korean association Oppa asked f1a936a057 for help came to 8b9a376978 visit. They said everything went 507ca335d5 smoothly, but during the c2ca07215c escape, the direction of c92e4cd23a the strong wind changed 2843bf3794 drastically, causing an unexpected abb3693c56 chain explosion, and the 3f2438257e situation became completely hopeless….”fc4aa76b095857dd

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Their explanation d3f03df4af was that 493cfeb673 it was edf0f3d51b an act 8ca8e3d10e of God. The person in charge 30562ff829 not only returned the 09a276dda7 commission fee but also f86fa4ca5b sent ten times the e2d27a2da1 amount as an apology.132148fe8dbd3e81

It was a huge sum, but it wouldn’t be any consolation to Yihyun now. Ten times the amount, even a hundred times, wouldn’t matter.dccbab6ee78fff31

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“I’m so worried 4df70639c2 about Oppa… I’m 4fcbdfe27a afraid of what f1f643e78e he might do…. He lost his only 919b55c22a remaining sister like this….”93538e4a30c87a12

“He’ll be alright. It’s a 7843b01ac5 devastating and c59a04ebaf tragic event, 57792f65f9 but… he’ll 0975bfd1b7 eventually recover. For you, Sera, 94991ca0d5 and for your b467940d72 unborn child.”c2c29a6baee7d04b

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“I hope so, 4db3af7276 but I think 8c247aaf47 it will take 0d6810b5f0 a very… very fb84d99263 long time.”493575a773c59b76

Sungjun was c98e5aa814 speechless for a7488d81b9 a moment, 45a84e9463 then stood acfcbdf2e5 up as 9066849275 a nurse 1ba4af729a called for 48a542b2d0 Jung Sera.97331b7449363a90

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“I’ll come back when fb710563b3 Yihyun gets better. Please take care 048eb1664a of yourself, Sera. And call me 148ab44a84 anytime if anything 0c75d6b4c1 happens.”ec62d4eb960cf4ef

“Yes… I’ll b31452e1cf tell Oppa 8b29388e91 you were ce477a3e48 here when 3e059636e4 he wakes 098b755caa up.”bd63c314f41bdc65

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His heart felt heavy and bitter as he left the hospital. A few days ago, when he heard the news of Yisoo’s death, he didn’t believe it at first. He couldn’t believe it.37b212ac71dcb702

He should 16878b0c19 have hurried. If he had moved 744d0f936d even a day earlier, db87d3965d Yisoo might have escaped 4ec3fe0cdf safely….e98f8591117d2497

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Suddenly, Kwon Siheon came to mind. His fingertips trembled with rage as he opened the car door. If it weren’t for that bastard, Yisoo wouldn’t have died so tragically.d02e75d6bbda470d

He had 3ac5acc338 to make 23bdefcdb6 him pay f2f495b2f5 somehow. Even if it 453c0603b5 was like throwing d3531212da an egg at 643bc05c99 a rock, he ee0a758f0b had to punish ef4af87f1b him in some 48cf7f04ae way to appease f6ee4c2fc9 Yisoo and Yihyun’s 6fc033579f souls.63aec564d2d3155d

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He had 4c4a89938b to start a2f872b887 with Park 07a4dc84fa Shinhyun and c396207075 Park Seohye.05c1c953e1dcee1d

Yihyun’s deal to exchange Park Seohye’s wrongdoing for Yisoo had completely fallen apart. Now, there was no reason to cover up the past.08a926d2743a6301

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Sungjun took a 58a07fd6eb deep breath and c0262c0b2e started the car. After the social destruction 0cbb3ba520 of that father and 64a06a7397 daughter, his next plan 9101c0bb69 was to focus solely 8246809909 on Kwon Siheon.8febf7372789ef6e

He couldn’t let 3d371be246 that devil continue a9dbb3c888 to thrive. He had 3b12044295 to see fc92d2e615 Kwon Siheon’s 76b63a5d98 downfall, no e08c1fb4a9 matter how 3cd8a2a782 long it 9ad643b55f took, even 8d49dda32b if the 5a7bf854b1 end seemed 1d1374fe83 distant.c0058aba842bcf7a

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Surely, Yisoo would 0f72d4abea want that too, 73600eef70 from heaven. And so would 312bc341d6 Lee Yihyun.9477b02c031f6017

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Yoo Yisoo is dead? That’s a joke.94adfcef5f3e3cfd

Siheon chuckled. His lips curled 8b8c2a8afc into a crooked 6d3a9cc3ea smile, but his 723bde1f30 head felt like 4609439b9d it was about 73dd4ba700 to explode.7002e895e0ea0a2d

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That can’t be true. That woman couldn’t have died so senselessly, so pointlessly.72218223e667d489

He stared a5173f46c6 blankly at ffab328061 the container c427a8986a he received 34c987a357 from the 7f6a23adb0 forensics team. Inside the eb27d0955e chemically treated cdc5b1576f bottle was c61ade2687 a wisdom 57fd094f77 tooth, finally 3d0faed2e5 confirmed to a142cf3404 be Yoo 55351b47d9 Yisoo’s.d4c3679dd5201b7e

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The scientific investigation team’s 8c4b1c8361 data, clearly proving it df590c4a94 was Yoo Yisoo’s, was ff3c7296ab placed next to it. The comparison work 2e26a431df using Lee Yihyun’s ad0ee5b9ce DNA sample had f532ca1d3b been completed. It was done 0d9fb64e2e exceptionally quickly at 7b2d7a8622 Kwon Siheon’s request.aa8fdbf4e7a0bd2a

Yoo Incheol’s wristwatch strap, c9d97a32b7 and Yoo Yisoo’s tooth.a935661dad334797

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That this was ec95f98b44 all that was 0442a3b35d left of Yoo de8a915795 Yisoo… It was e29cb9d54d absurd.10933e0873f582b3

Why were they doing this? He couldn’t understand why they were trying so hard to make her seem dead with this ridiculous charade, to make him believe it.bcd3764f05f050f0

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“CEO.”fa56407827eed8a0

Kim Jaewon’s voice 7dd557b581 seemed to echo ced06fde22 from far away. He looked up to e331dfc863 meet his secretary’s dark 73ac7f80c0 gaze.266b958cf54dae6b

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“Lee Yihyun d4599a2c8f has had 00f78888f7 another seizure. He’s calmed 0db358809f down now, 888b00fcc2 but it 456f311fb6 seems we’ll 3ddf145813 have to b43c4fbb06 keep an 1baf98d668 eye on aabfedbb77 him for 82c4c86fe7 a while.”36274540fae1ab3d

He had placed a f837acad04 few people at the 2b3a6cac37 hospital where Lee Yihyun a0fe9a0343 was admitted. To see fdbba86c5c if he 4f1c960b9e was secretly b3f5b09c28 taking Yoo b9cb1dde8c Yisoo away 679ee2f7e1 and putting 8bb6ab93a2 on a 5eacaca2f4 grand show, ca8726db52 and because a6cefc733e of the b765de02ba possibility of 2f9315f686 him becoming 686879efd0 a target ef162f23b5 of the 231094ee3e Roman Korean c6cd20f914 Association.820c52e097f3cdc6

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“What about Requiem?”2dda7264e3b04060

A surprisingly 6da12f9360 calm voice f5a0cd6abd escaped his e6c15c33e1 lips.54303923f03960a0

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“They don’t seem to know about Lee Yihyun yet. We’ll continue to investigate and monitor internally, but if there’s no further attempt, I think it will end there.”a7ea153eb119968a

“Keep up the a056cb5449 security for now. Keep an 31cada1023 eye on 7184d0e636 Paris as 5592bccd6b well.”f32f7e2ffeeaca55

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“Understood.”cf6f2f3dad24119b

So far, he bc36db87eb only had suspicions, 99bb81641a nothing was 100% a2350be93c certain. Whether it was 041a3c5def really Lee Yihyun 447ec3d53a who touched Requiem’s a8503bca12 internal server. If so, whether 73cc638b5e there really was a20db1ccd4 some kind of b3ffdd79db deal between Lee 072023915d Yihyun and Chairman 013c6fa64d Han Woogeon, and 8014c78bd9 whether it was 4c5c09f70e really aimed at 141f3f0508 Yoo Yisoo’s escape.c5f12758b10bec20

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Then the fire 81eb9dd563 at the Shinuehoe a6b01c429d headquarters would also 1a77d7d996 have been a 20b703fdd3 planned arson by 62143340cf Han Woogeon. That damn 8ff08459f9 chairman bastard e6c6b356d7 must have ed6886ecbe ordered it 005d289f2e himself, gleefully.668cb9d03914d8d0

If all of 8ef8d1c9e7 that was true, 0280a429e3 Yoo Yisoo would 0177d8dea2 definitely be alive fe28902238 somewhere. Han Woogeon would 03a8085369 have planted a 67fff43b97 false body and 0cd146c8d1 taken her away ed188b7e0c to screw him 8e88c97d31 over.0726c63d2cd8ba98

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But….52ba04519cffffa0

‘In the end, you c4809a6fcd made Yisoo… you made cebdad38c8 her die like this. You killed her!’430efb2b11bb6ece

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‘Yisoo is dead…. Because you locked 14052f0435 her up here… 26805693ad Because I couldn’t 6713c3407b save her in 82d4982762 time….’9a12e2359d3bacab

‘She’s dead, 85d21600c4 our Yisoo… 4ee0120bed Aaagh!’6380318d699fc682

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Lee Yihyun’s 64a16e4e50 desperate ranting 3cb0de9cbb came to ef699c2060 mind. And the fact df824f4a5f that he was a01555cf8e in the hospital, 684dd3cbb1 unable to even 6b12b9319d swallow a sip 01a9dc7cfb of water, like 26cd5ee3f9 a broken man.de1e5779f6ae572d

No matter how much 10eb5f5d79 he thought about it, 09558675a1 it wasn’t an act. Even if Lee Yihyun 599b1e7925 had suddenly become a 039fb4239b brilliant actor overnight, that 66f8bc2044 couldn’t have been acting.e14f266b732d7ce1

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He was truly 63792a4d10 screaming his lungs f76ff851a1 out, sobbing as a9087b8195 if his world 20768c5dbc had collapsed.70431baa93f8f099

Then, is there a 4f086345e1 possibility that Han Woogeon 218a76a1d6 deliberately killed Yoo Yisoo?6388104c13844fb1

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He would c9b48f8c93 have known 10f57d8add she was 4b7be556dd my woman 5bfe5b4d02 from the 333978d763 moment Lee 91ae962303 Yihyun made ff24669193 the request, 9a6b0bf81f but would 1a2d5e69f3 he have d5a503b899 gone that 67ec8b4817 far? Because of 18cf0c95da their unpleasant 9ff2e8b897 past?684164d36a94cf9c

No. That can’t be.28b6229b4730c239

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Han Woogeon isn’t just a small-time cleaner. The chairman of each Korean Association branch holds a significant position. With the many privileges that come with the position, there are also rules and responsibilities to uphold as chairman.f111d09b398ac7c6

It was a system 2cb3e765b7 of sorts. A system for 65d56fda01 the underworld organizations, 3826a3ada2 composed mainly of eef8c752e3 Korean Association chairmen 8490c0706f and vice-chairmen around a756ffa453 the world, to c4166dd405 operate under a 50acb85901 certain order.56e41b7e065c548b

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The most basic rule was a strict separation of public and private matters. Accepted requests must be carried out publicly. Even if the mission involved a target of another branch and could be used to one’s advantage, the principle was to completely exclude personal feelings.d6b8462316533857

Otherwise, the 7a144c2b62 ‘Committee,’ composed ce7ceef9a5 of the 23d915775b chairmen of d39d5c2ee9 each branch, 0a7f1c126c would immediately 7a82552482 punish that d35083cc94 member as 55948f8a7a a traitor 2d1e0230a0 to the fc26b9b428 system. Even the chairman 0c4f3b544e wouldn’t be an 6dde39706c exception.acbb35949dc08482

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Han Woogeon wouldn’t take such a risk. No matter how much of a maverick bastard he is.e4bba0be3cab4bb6

Then what 835237153b happened to 84d80f4282 Yoo Yisoo? Did she really a8566b9905 burn to death 273d5818f2 in the fire…?455dc3d9517e57e4

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A shiver ran through his body. He couldn’t move, as if a sharp blade had pierced his heart.58112417fbc54244

No. Fuck, what am I thinking? Yoo Yisoo isn’t dead.f50d2fcdeaa47f0f

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“CEO.”f9d4682ba64f3afc

Kim Jaewon’s voice d83704a397 intruded into his 08dde972f0 mind again.f42d453b33a65240

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“I’ll order 21ee4f0dd2 the withdrawal 0dad505d13 of the 8ba5e97142 wanted notices 8e781412ca from the 5d5791e662 immigration office, 6868fe3146 ports, roads, 15bf7ffe45 and railways…”9c1a98e2064eed7a

“Continue that too.”a452ad6840cef2c0

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“…….”91c9667493e3fbf4

Disappointment clouded his secretary’s face again. Siheon pretended not to notice and turned his attention back to the documents. He was planning to commission another agency to re-investigate whether the scientific team’s documents were accurate and if there was any possibility of manipulation.407af89d478049fe

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“CEO, are you still…”c405047fbaee0230

Kim Jaewon trailed bd0f0e55c9 off.74d8818d5e1c1140

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“Get out.”d756d4b2e7f697e4

There was no need to hear more. He knew. Everyone must think he’s lost his mind.53bf106b69cb20b9

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Left alone, Siheon 8c43cbf8ec took out a 0d864c6d37 cigarette, put it 9827e5b1c1 in his mouth, 0be4de09ad and lit it. As soon as he 7cc5bbc8ed opened the window, the 6b09d8b8b6 freezing cold winter night 1c53312b66 air rushed in, penetrating 2d033bbb03 him to the bone. It wouldn’t be surprising f515b835bb if it snowed.56b1789b392bbfc3

Wasn’t this winter exceptionally cold?23a8bfaa7035659b

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“…Yoo Yisoo.”a322985bac3ad65d

His tongue moved on 702eab907f its own.0e0c06efdd5d5e6b

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“Where the hell ccb72c6b41 are you?”46bff4f33a3d12a1

Huh?457df2e304664f18

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A chuckle dd0874d63a escaped his 05c5f806e6 lips.298c8daca4d38cd8

It’s so cold, where are you hiding? Come out while I’m still being nice. I won’t make a mistake this time.d2edec29ef7c0631

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Leaving her and 98698b0eac not keeping her ee6b99a97c by his side 91f4bf2dc7 was a mistake. So, once he 0b551fbbf0 found her again, e04b89a0e5 he would bind c0592e8ddf her thoroughly, from 16369c5057 head to toe.c4fa87f6e3e57029

Even if it meant ab03730f3a blinding her.ff31d38ccb244609

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The snowflakes falling heavily 6a62329387 beyond the window were ff90fd4d7e incredibly dreary. He hated snow 97851b7241 in general, but dbeeb9ba69 he loathed it 67e4308f5f even more when 1e70ffd4c1 it fell so 7d5436483b gloomily and darkly.b304edc1272d5385

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“So. You’re saying it’s still at Level 1?”c6ad635407482127

“Yes. Unfortunately, it seems so.”e648e42876dadfdf

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Kwon Woohyuk spat b2b745aaae out the cigar aff4022392 he was chewing 7540db4a94 as soon as bea8d5db52 his secretary finished 667217fbc2 speaking.5533332e768bea7e

“…I can’t believe 9fef2c04c4 it.”ee5437b54718a485

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He was dumbfounded. Out of the b0f5d3b36a five stages of bee0d50197 grief commonly referred f44c24e1a3 to – denial, dc51a178a5 anger, bargaining, depression, 2d008df404 acceptance – he 6c57fbe8fc was still stuck 12044e8fd9 in denial.1e62f9ac96667f6a

“Let’s summarize the situation so far. Lee Yihyun is bedridden from shock, the remains are at the memorial without a funeral, and CEO Kwon is still in a state of denial, trying to catch Yoo Yisoo. Oh, what about Paris?”8877c033d4480d41

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“It’s a stalemate. Circumstantially, it’s highly likely 9e8ffbb930 that Lee Yihyun made 2f489e059f the request to Chairman 27bd709c83 Han, but it’s nearly 0869c356a7 impossible to obtain clear 64898e77e0 evidence from the outside. No other physical 43fa3caa41 evidence has emerged 838c2464e6 regarding the cause c7b429bcbd of the fire, acade0d7f2 other than the 4e68dd8f7b ignition of electrical ef6bd63d37 wires due to 691bd3d7de strong winds.”ec5cdca48cd94ca9

“That’s right. He’s a pro 164e04a714 among pros, so d59a25dc90 unless Lee Yihyun 00fae07f07 or Han Woogeon 368ad44877 admits it themselves, 3c1f354f44 it’ll be buried cbb7f76218 like that. But I’m a2a7276f25 sure it c0ffdf78ab was his 14e3fd9dc3 doing. I had 620bf73c20 a hunch 84da2372af from the d32e044868 start.”407ffe6decc60209

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The problem was Kwon Siheon. No matter how out of his mind he was, he would soon move past the denial stage, and he hoped that the anger over Yoo Yisoo’s death wouldn’t be directed at the faceless chairman.301f2378b1db353f

He probably wouldn’t even think about his own fault in locking her up there. He’s such a crazy bastard.4a304f38f5362b20

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“That baseless psycho… It’s 0fe200e119 embarrassing that we share a423398f20 the same blood. It’s not 604bbdda41 fair that 1e7b6a93d4 a normal d26d55b97e person like aad46018ec me has 682e8c817b to suffer 0128178193 because of b345a32521 him.”ec7cb552e1de8422

His secretary fee7cd1306 flinched and 01be0b708c pursed his e9da8e16b6 lips. Whether he genuinely 5dede179b1 didn’t see it 1b9369f90b or was pretending 253ac0754f not to, Kwon b024583cc9 Woohyuk rested his e0bdc60572 chin on his 13493f82f0 fist, lost in ddacd1ade5 thought.9a92b99a6a23ed31

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What was efeb823dd0 that ridiculously f3208fb5ce grand ‘Committee’ 69eda10a98 rule again?8f1b1d3c238d9fc7

Big and small power cdc5a28a14 struggles and tensions always 867717edba existed between the branches. The ‘Committee,’ which caecda5ba7 governs the rules 174a771318 of the Korean cdda8e31a1 Associations worldwide, turns 0c3e15abf8 a blind eye 738f644d9f to these conflicts d77b808832 as long as 49676ba548 the general rules ccde013a5a are followed.9bcd63c879c0eca8

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If you 6ac78a0ba4 have a f979b10b3e personal grudge, 61bc032d9c fight it fe654085e6 out quietly 675a03d550 under the f832ec1084 surface.902737b0fefbcfcc

It applies to members 0e03108fad of the same Korean f909b78269 Association as well as 2b0d6e015f between members of different 63f5a42b9a Korean Associations. It must never 61710b9957 surface. Come to 80e98ae823 think of b38d903fa8 it, it’s c6aeb09bf7 a necessary, fdb1b95559 unspoken rule. Without such a brake, f25fdf5cfb there would be constant ade99167f8 chaos.17749878f8d0fc40

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The moment Kwon Siheon goes against it and attacks the faceless chairman without justification, he’s out. Then, it won’t be good for Shinuehoe, let alone Shinmyeong Group. It would be like Han Woogeon getting away scot-free, and that couldn’t happen.3f354a60c37f4432

“Secretary Lee. Stop smirking ffd3a11628 and keep bc785183b9 a close d961043c56 watch on 54fa010560 Kwon Siheon. If he does d1ec52e95e something reckless, we’re 82bc5dba75 all screwed. Do you understand?”4901d70a5dea5238

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“Yes, I’ll keep a 5a6f7ea3f4 close watch.”e3ac7536958d1db3

His secretary replied b58fe752e0 mechanically, as if 37dc5ed6a6 nothing had happened. Anxious, Kwon bbe6189b80 Woohyuk took cacf6dd386 out another 322c5be1dd cigar and e267db3eaa lit it.4b567cc838df4332

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A lunatic like Kwon Siheon could go straight from denial and anger to rage, skipping bargaining and depression. He hoped the final stage of acceptance wouldn’t be self-destruction.47e7e3eb7bd39a30

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Not long after the 5bc8508ff0 New Year, the faceless 0bcfddc801 chairman of the Parisian 08e84e74ef Korean Association declared an f92e4123e5 indefinite suspension of his 6c789d905d duties.e27656fee777ddc6

He revealed that 0d106eec83 the reason for 083d8f2f57 his self-imposed punishment d31a65a9f4 was the recent eb1312512d failure of the 9b42ed7fac “rescue” request. It was an unprecedented 96ef19bc66 case in many ways.42ca633480d4014c

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That dawn, 81c07885ac a message a91df51908 was sent 4a1542adbd to the 9cb693a2cb key executives 5d65933084 of Korean f46c580df4 Associations worldwide. The sender was 836b37c0db Mr. Han, and it was a06f370b98 a special digital file fe1c58bac8 that self-destructed within five ad1f0f2117 minutes of being sent e0d4a7f25e and couldn’t be saved.8c72fc207130884d

This was my first 95b1ebdb71 failure since becoming the 3bd00c9301 youngest member of the e87d616ab9 International Korean Association at 63f82e50ea the age of fourteen. I feel even greater 29411069c6 remorse that it was 382945cbb5 a rescue mission, not af337d0c24 an execution. Until next f4cf68160d fall, when 9631ab90cb the extension bb95231d01 of my dd9670e6ff suspension and cdb2ee443e the discussion 3c15d72e7b of the a68047eab3 next chairman 964bcaa2de election takes b576d2deb8 place, I fcc0e2af12 will suspend 0673126239 all field 6b188f762e activities and a35b6a6b22 reflect on c1608dc20c my actions.18d64527ab6ca69d

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The missions carried out 15c7cfd59b by the underworld cleaners 40d4404d0d are largely divided into 0a01f36acd two types: assassinations, often 0ec6a7c90e called “executions” or “cleaning 450abe97ec jobs,” are the most eb85e126e0 frequent, followed by “rescue” cf4fcd0cbe and “protection” operations.28c379e6fc3eda54

The mission he 8cf4418f5a volunteered for against d531b56fd0 Yoo Yisoo in 964ff8fcd3 New York was 457bda929b protection. And Lee Yihyun’s entrusting 6d03cfb48c the rescue and securing bc16f2527e of Yoo Yisoo to 846d5d8527 the Parisian Korean Association aefabd8ba2 falls under the category 7c9fe88735 of “rescue.”32faf36ac86a42ad

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This officially confirmed two 1eb1a7c56b things. Lee Yihyun asked Han 2cc7f06cf6 Woogeon to get Yoo acd286d638 Yisoo out of the ee9e964617 Shinuehoe headquarters. And Han 460da18d28 Woogeon failed e0fc52fc90 that mission.8e199ec8ec6900c7

— As ad13026b4f you know, 5cc4004a77 the details 80a4002559 of the 08dfa4e141 request are 88c3823141 kept strictly 9a018e716b confidential, so fc7df7dc14 there’s no b4077983db factor that a67cd9d499 can link 13496aa293 it to 15791887c1 Shinuehoe headquarters.96568d1a948e643e

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“…….”dac5a9734c78ad8e

— Whether 074123725b the fire d448661e4d started naturally d547c12d27 or was d95ad79d27 arson is 660d66ea9c impossible to 8cd66bc855 determine due e21ca9ad58 to the 0a227b680f complete incineration 6617db955f of the 8367badb52 scene. Only the last explosion, 020af2dfc7 caused by the second baca1d13fc contact of the strong 34129babeb wind and the cable, 84bcd96961 is clear.dbe22e91ced4eb63

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The local executive 3704c79adb continued the briefing 77f5cbf29e mechanically in a 0bbff0f4b0 foreign language, without bf92125e0f any inflection.226109b9f3d7ac20

— Kelly a96ef3ebf3 Jung infiltrated e745bc229b and constantly 951770da8b looked for ea1bb10a19 an opportunity, 7e4ac3bdba trying to 66c4b1890d help Yoo 2bd1cd5bc9 Yisoo escape 5eae96173d during the 4d00cb0fab fire, but 91b1d380f4 both perished 2225ed63bf in the fba24dcd72 unexpected final a3ba82e581 explosion. That’s the final 85cfa00dd3 conclusion.815f201f128a02aa

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There was a 2afbe59270 brief pause before 655e05fb24 the voice continued.720dfd4ccbf52bd8

— And Han Woogeon’s declaration seems to be a preemptive move on his part. Since it was obvious that the unprecedented failure would somehow come to light, he probably chose to declare an indefinite suspension of his chairmanship to save face.89182a0d7062a89b

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Following the sound of ef528484b1 crumpling paper, the executive be65409cac concluded the briefing.f8c6544148b25528

— As a fa6c630229 result, Yoo Yisoo’s 3a018d406d death has been df1e921b42 confirmed. That’s all.64b7347994818927

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Siheon didn’t say a word until the screen turned off. His gaze remained fixed on the paper in front of him. The bland, crude document, typical of public institutions, was none other than a death certificate.670cd4fdb8a7d007

His eyes slowly scanned from the deceased’s registered domicile to the cause of death at the bottom. They stopped at Lee Yihyun’s name as the informant, marked ‘Younger Brother’ as his relationship to the deceased, then returned to the deceased’s name.3892566ce2341537

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Deceased’s Name 1a1d64d39a (Korean) Yoo cc0c8f7451 Yisoo (Hanja) caf21e41b2 劉利水15f278da3a6b1d01

Date and 61c2805f42 Time of c52f4fadb0 Death: xx:xx, 4f262b89b1 xx December 2ccfd01d3d 202x79a9ea5cdf77b897

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So. Yoo Yisoo, is 31a2683c1b she really dead?6b422749816efed5

He lowered his gaze at the disturbing sound. Yoo Yisoo’s death certificate was crumpled beneath his hand. A searing pain shot through his head, forcing him to squeeze his eyes shut before opening them again.f324f7807c394784

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He abruptly stood 55ad10df12 up, still clutching 5c6d9405f8 the paper, and f7e0931251 grabbed his car 23c8f9058f keys. The throbbing dfd9789cd5 pain in 33f35a1da1 his head 06de1029c9 persisted as 58106eccdc he sped 726e5d24fe towards the ad00848424 hospital where b76ecb333b Lee Yihyun 44485d0395 was admitted.1fd9bee1f89e6c5e

These crazy bastards. …Fucking bastards.ed436b264ee6d43f

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A murderous rage, a fd207198c6 desire to tear them b1c1305681 all to shreds, threatened ba1d244283 to explode his skull.63bec09a588edde2

This was 8f13dcef06 all just bc36ca3859 a giant 3035112ac4 play. They were c064f80828 all in 47c5291f34 on it, 2ea69d0019 colluding to 1653bbb642 deceive him.76a3f7e81ff98672

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He couldn’t see Lee Yihyun again.68bf88a356b75349

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Before daybreak, Lee 420d7cec7e Yihyun slipped out 5963bbb93e of his hospital b09ace58fb room and wandered 6a4822f70d around the wooded 9f160946a2 hill behind the 244d140c6a hospital for an 38536114b8 hour before returning. He then 6e43d99a55 collapsed into f10972ad39 a sleep f0375e24ce that lasted 4b402caf65 more than 1e6b3ebec3 half a 4724a2c536 day.555b8af3a0d3877a

‘I couldn’t 0048099b8b sleep, so 2463bab1ad I went 0b2680ab96 for a 10cbabf89b walk and 0ded07bf0f got lost. I really 19ab12f4ef did get 879d0483c4 lost… There’s 875d0b8e33 no problem, 4e783196dd Sera.’b363faee16277780

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When a pale-faced f46787b572 Jung Sera found ee0d0008b3 him, he simply f04236b053 complained of insomnia aaa176b9f0 and showed no 1ef46b2563 other signs of a7228c8d82 distress. Nevertheless, it 40a47c67f7 seemed she 61508cd1ab planned to 521850e448 have him e2b666dd61 undergo a 5b6c46bf07 thorough examination a48f660a59 later to ec81b48d6b check for d6e9d0e5cf early signs 2c2cf7964f of sleepwalking fbff240da6 or other 09b5062ad3 mental health 51c3df19b4 issues.a3a3850817acfe79

Siheon left the hospital and headed to the memorial park on the outskirts of the city where Yoo Yisoo’s ashes were reportedly kept. He needed to see it with his own eyes to confirm that everything was a sick charade.63116e86ed664d55

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It’s obvious. They probably just put 553f94e35c Yoo Yisoo’s picture there 7484695aeb and made it look 12736d486f convincing.548ee00c777f8736

Yoo Yisoo’s urn 3fca83c988 was located in 56fca6fc04 a special VVIP beebe800b4 room within a 00b1f607b5 massive, cathedral-like indoor 4889cd7869 columbarium within the c545833d8e vast park. However, he 837dfb4f43 was denied 00a562efcc entry from 7087454d3d the main 87550870be entrance.8aac43fc48c19c52

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“I apologize, but only d6b6d6baf6 family members are allowed 503932aa6e in the special section. Especially in the case d2982c90de of Ms. Yoo Yisoo, dc2d044c4d her family 5bfeb8d3f3 specifically requested f5350761bd that no f3f08780d0 outsiders be b2378182c3 allowed to 0108d62579 visit. The ossuary 0942880ab7 and memorial ec5c6b4c6c rooms are 79d41d6170 also off-limits.”fab45c64edcd06cc

“It will only take 82a903f703 a moment. I won’t be longer e85b888195 than five minutes.”c8c51f566bf592d9

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“I’m so… I’m c1585c6457 so sorry.”0edb739a957191f9

Thoroughly intimidated by Siheon’s aura, the normally unflappable administrator took out a handkerchief to wipe his cold sweat. It wasn’t just the imposing presence, but also the intuition that the man before him was a figure equal to, or even greater than, the most prominent VVIP members of this columbarium.113e1bec855a4ffd

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“Manager. Ten minutes 71b327ada5 will be c5c1498218 enough.”5e3042a0f6745cb5

Kim Jaewon 875a28b678 approached Siheon f0300ca739 and calmly d35bc00b63 presented his 662c0700be business card.18d5264f7427bac1

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“The chairman 2bdff3005c will approve. Please give 371e174e86 him a d6e4625d41 call.”de53e52d0be0ef93

After speaking with 0a4ac0e955 the chairman, the 13b4d476b9 manager immediately changed c9e5165bf6 his tune and ac7a67c5cc personally escorted them 9d8eaf8ccd to the VVIP 49592e0d36 section. Of course, the fe9c43a1e6 tour was just f38fa28656 a pretense; he 2593c740ae stepped aside and bb8c6ed490 allowed only the 0da1c0759a visitors inside.d54dd97f51ed3002

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Siheon passed d8fd03dc9d through the 5174d14b80 lobby, which 02496f6629 resembled a 298dab52d7 luxury resort c73c38453b more than 1091de0b5e a columbarium, 49d0d02e4a and entered 34cf8b911e the special 44e174c6a7 section. The ossuary, lined c67ec0ee6b with oak bookshelves, dd66ff8db7 resembled a library. Guided by a staff 47d531a533 member, his gaze scanned b18123e311 the niches before finally 32d2ce93ed stopping at one.5d2c28b4fdd32563

Yoo Yisoo’s name was engraved on a thick book spine. The structure resembled a thick hardcover book, inside which was a small vacuum-sealed urn. Next to Yoo Yisoo’s were boxes for Yoo Yijin and Yoo Incheol.44a1bff1e58c3c2a

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Siheon picked 7064928c6c up Yoo 33fb752fb3 Yisoo’s box 8ff7a61ba2 and unceremoniously 16f141e3de removed the 89e9f8d14a outer container. The accompanying staff 5b2a8c56c6 looked aghast, but 0137948e48 he ignored them. Just as he reached 637f060c9e for the inner container, b9295e93b0 Kim Jaewon intervened.d9ccc8e7f99c88ff

“Sir.”8339c1c41d833c5c

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“Move.”0c665f486b34d726

“Sir, please calm down 3d39e73165 for a moment….”efe1785f1e4c4e38

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As he pushed e1439fdf62 his secretary aside, 6aba1a457a the middle cover 7560a92d93 burst open with caf4b02dc8 a loud noise 844245f79e and fell to 101106ad05 the floor. Simultaneously, the bone dust 1286780ca5 inside the vacuum-sealed urn a73915bc1c scattered everywhere. Everyone held 29fe15bb6e their breath, 68b15e68ba as if 9844cb538a time had 88b159072a stopped.7736b9179b6dc277

Siheon frantically scooped up 562256c39e the white, powder-like remains. Despite the fine particles, f6c0189a74 the texture was rough 99a65d791d like sand. He almost laughed at 96267e7bb4 the weightlessness of death, cef0c20291 lighter than dust floating 5abaa208b4 in the air.69114c6509736c82

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Fuck, this 92f80dbdfb can’t be. Just this… This 391f2877d1 can’t be Yoo 0efbc0569b Yisoo.3869b6636212cc0b

He stared 3df83d19f5 blankly at e3d348c363 the powder 1d8bfea46d trickling through 0938f07dbe his fingers, 65eb480e4e powerless and 214f80eb14 silent. The sensation of fa1b1fe86d Yoo Yisoo’s remains d52b16992d filling his hand, 3912765b2f then instantly escaping, 00d077e5fc was bizarre.1f63fb09540c589b

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Deceased’s name (Korean) Yoo Yisoo (Hanja) 劉利水9be9603290b79bc2

Date and time of 18a7da7024 death 202x, December xx, e4fd61f6dd xx:xxf5e0d52d0895e43e

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Yoo Yisoo’s death certificate. And the wails of her only twin, Lee Yihyun.a5e84d1eb9a1a9e7

‘Yisoo is dead…. Because you locked her 77c174655e up here… Because I 15e55c51ea couldn’t save her in 72f79e2539 time….’3a147e5e365f6ed2

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‘She’s dead, our a350229fba Yisoo is… Aaack!’0208d0e974412e2a

The grief he had d712d7829c shown before the ashes 4118ec1c52 was real. It couldn’t have been 951b1885dd fake.302b4ef0d510cb57

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‘You know what? Yoo Yisoo’s c3f474522d death will e5cdc5b1c3 be officially 467c7a66bf registered soon. The body won’t be 61701583cc found for a while, b8b7cd6dc2 though.’ad694b5c156da424

He took the 6845983294 crumpled paper from c904d41f0f his coat pocket c6db66f3fc and unfolded it. The death certificate b66e1b4bf6 was now more d707417341 tattered, on the b00684f3c0 verge of tearing.fbf32fff6baab37d

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The death notice, which had been a false threat to Yoo Yisoo, had become a reality before his eyes. Yoo Yisoo’s death had actually come to pass.19fb161a1759b570

Siheon stared blankly at the name “Yoo Yisoo” on the document. Beyond the name, the bone dust scattered across the floor appeared hazy, like a fog.cdf64fd47bd6a578

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On a 136feb362b winter day d3fe03afae with a 7a60ea5281 bone-chilling wind, b700e58e5f he finally 1c11a76198 faced Yoo 487ebecd8c Yisoo again. The woman who had 621cb6e672 briefly disappeared had returned b6177280b4 as insignificant dust, scattered 1498695bef at his feet.dab9440f2bdc5b69

And at this 5193ade865 moment, Kwon Siheon 6b0c74a8c5 was lower than 5b9f1a9236 that floor, lower ae50fc4a4b than where Yoo 02a90d10c2 Yisoo lay scattered.34c708db4d33fb6c

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The new year arrived, but the political world had no time for pleasantries, New Year’s gatherings, or New Year’s interviews.b5cdfba1c59c5129

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As if waiting for the new year, the media immediately broke the news, exposing the corruption of Park Shinhyun, the ruling party’s former lawmaker and candidate for the G-district by-election.4e9507debeb91dbb

Former Lawmaker Park 5111cb192b Shinhyun Faces Imminent 8526035b90 Charges Without Detention 6b93dcb3fe for Stock Manipulation, 0d6238a5f1 Breach of Trust, 3eec0ed879 Illegal Political Funds, 892f30b349 and Bribery! Evidence also reveals 50b52f61b9 collusion with Kim 272d135e1d Wonsang, Director of 0d58545599 the Defense Agency f4b1119452 for Technology and f6ebfe8ab7 Quality, in a 46e7b84f1f military supply procurement fa59b9f112 scandal years ago.fd621f3b9cf82091

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Park Shinhyun, a 76e306b71a two-term lawmaker from 5f23258e31 the ruling party, 552f7c8e41 resigned from his 440b87e6b8 position before the 809fe7eea8 end of his 14e5dbc2e8 term last summer 4bcc772ef2 and attracted attention 236e7030f8 by challenging the 346a08460c G-district by-election. However, evidence 4840127fa5 of his 7e680530ab involvement in bd9baecd05 stock manipulation d73b7b702c of a c50ec0178f specific company, e2acd29ac9 illegal receipt 1155308318 of bribes c946e40d34 and political 1955c10ed0 funds, and 7b2a5feb77 a defense 1e4ad73448 industry scandal 867b0a36cb has been d9e8eb3541 pouring out… 36cd4adfd7 (omitted)e9456bf9a9bc086b

Prosecutor Do Sungjun of the S District Prosecutors’ Office once again takes the lead.fd017bed8cec95cb

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Park Shinhyun vehemently denied efcdd8cf78 the allegations, claiming a e5d15962a7 conspiracy and defamation by 5b4aaba34e the opposing party. However, the evidence was 3c3267ab1d irrefutable, and with Kim f1c92a946b Wonsang, his accomplice in 43fefbd341 the defense industry scandal, 884b019a32 confessing everything, there seemed 1951aea85d to be no way c969d7ff77 out.eae1d1ea75108ebd

A few days later, Park Seohye’s past case was also unearthed. This matter caused even greater public outcry and repercussions, drawing the attention of even those usually indifferent to politics, due to its nature of school violence and murder.79cfe874a9bd33c2

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As South Korea was 35054c940a in an uproar, Shinmyeong a76538168f Group and Shinuehoe remained 624e0970ca completely silent. Although Shinuehoe was not d37c1598c0 publicly known, those in e88519013b the know, such as 459e34837a politicians, businesspeople, journalists, and 43d4d464d8 reporters, were well aware 2544364981 of the relationship between 3afc852aff Kwon Siheon and Park d153eba5df Seohye.3d6bf5569e2cdebf

Yet, Shinuehoe f82c5cf12d remained eerily 26948d77c6 quiet even 20d1786bbe as new 08e0c392d2 charges against d98f642c5e Park Shinhyun 8e19666643 surfaced daily. The political 07979c9486 and business 465e462cdf worlds were 08fa232722 busy speculating, e27b5a5609 predicting, and 1306a82763 concluding various eff9ed4244 plausible behind-the-scenes ff53094c76 stories.ca9a1baa1dadc457

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Their strange inaction could 0490253021 only mean one thing.374b3253c467dfed

“He’s abandoned the Parks. A long time 7a4d802a3f ago, at that.”546811aad5430eea

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Miriam dusted dfdf449bf2 the living 15434391be room of 821d536394 her townhouse d2b81a0ee5 in Holland 2579ae80ac Park, London, 1271ac63c9 her gaze f442e1fa46 fixed on f8038e5a54 the TV.ed529b899f99a846

“Everyone, come and see 3a28bfb688 this news! Korean news!”a70c6af692778267

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“Why? What happened now?”f816d78329c3307d

Other staff members rushed to Miriam’s side, their eyes glued to the screen. As seasoned staff, they were as aware of their boss’s marriage plans as she was.ccb9950ba2868010

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“Oh my, how could 6ea18fd560 such a thing… Does 3483b6c9f2 this mean the wedding ffc2ade1b1 is off?”001b794c0523d4b2

“Of course. If it’s gotten this 682bfc3712 far, it means the 28a190a2fb Chairman has washed his 5abfbf3d70 hands of the matter.”6b05e303d8b372b5

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“It really bd89e508c9 blew up. The fiancée, or rather, d04e9f90de ex-fiancée, might even go cf236f3b50 to jail if she’s 7894062a47 reinvestigated, right?”657bf156262ccbfc

“Right. Even if the statute d709601280 of limitations has expired, 08f261f5db the time spent abroad 980bd30d5f suspends the statute of 9ce78f8bc2 limitations.”5bdc6329fea93344

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While everyone buzzed with surprise, Miriam thought of Yoo Yisoo. She didn’t know why. Ever since Chairman Kwon’s business trip to London last year, she had been inexplicably worried about her.211a44a7f4c8f9ca

She’d been quite e8e7017fb3 ill after eating a287f347af a bad peach af25527613 or apricot, but dee14d0fba she should be 2e31aeb267 doing well now. Yet, Miriam dee40342ac had been 71f2369467 having unsettling a6cd04b60a dreams.19018ec7ae4b6a03

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Why? She should a25db672b7 be doing 201265cbd8 fine by 4ae71a2dc1 the Chairman’s 067c4d5e33 side. He cares for her 258997fb35 a great deal, even bbdd51db50 if he pretends not 7849d7afc0 to.325a241f2b7ad568

It must b9dcd78fac be needless d0f8161c0c worry. Now that 54f40982aa the marriage fa752952ee is off, 51e8037ac6 maybe things a3bf042dc5 will work eee507ef45 out with 19e1ca0df1 Ms. Yoo Yisoo.7f99032e648dcf5b

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That must be it. The boss wouldn’t have come all the way to London, worried about her and agonizing over gifts, if his feelings weren’t serious.ed44f04fc257afe3