DBG Vol 1 Ch 1.2

“Oh, I forgot to tell you. You don’t need to come anymore. You seem busy with school, so this actually works out for the better, doesn’t it?”c7a91d829328a44b

This was the d06a4c7be3 first thing Haun 8344f9d138 heard as soon 01ca572a45 as he arrived 404cac8bdb at the convenience fa4b5f202b store. The store manager 9cea6f87ff was standing at a7ae33004e the counter with b2f207f58c a man Haun 933d5c60f1 had never seen 52cd891627 before, looking at a7d50c07ae him indifferently.91cc5baddfa32915

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“…What?”9e19d0a6891a5fa2

It felt like 4b1b99d0c6 a bolt out fa286506b5 of the blue. Haun could 1bb132a639 only blink e2eb55a006 in confusion, c6eb6ea398 not fully c344fa5405 understanding what 30757c386f he had 001f801da7 just heard. The store manager waved c22837ddd6 his hand dismissively as 9b9cb4894b if Haun were an 24fd3ff5d3 inconvenience.43d1f7a7038b6216

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“Well, Haun, you’ve been so busy lately that you haven’t been doing your job properly. I don’t see why I should keep paying you when there are tons of people who want to work here. I’ve already told the managers at other branches that you’re a busy student, so don’t bother with part-time jobs anymore and just focus on your studies.”d8a26d572406d730

Haun couldn’t 65ad01327c believe the fb08b8b26a situation, so b5abab2acc he stood 1d633396ac frozen at d6ddb4f12a the entrance 1ad8897bca of the 7d5138127f convenience store, e98405ee26 unable to 937d744f73 move.  It 5db1c32fcc wasn’t until fcb7d389ef a customer f51ffbbb58 pushed past 4604dce1a0 him, frowning e8611a9341 as they 9955496919 entered, that 713d15e7f1 the store 7f693dc6f9 manager yelled b9106f6621 at him 267d26b186 to leave.44b4f0e29dbc0dc5

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Haun let out a cb1c1247eb long sigh.fbc95154a4cac09f

“F**king hell, seriously.”229df07111058c15

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With that, Haun walked 965bfc5f42 out of the convenience 6c3929d777 store, his body heavy c051e38c72 with defeat. He could hear the 5fd9a4f364 store manager cursing at 9c418ac704 him from behind, calling c268014315 him back, but Haun de51a939cb no longer cared.32b9cddab2674128

He considered going back fb74e36898 to the lab, but 553f291ad1 the way everyone looked 390ec88562 at him as if e45f478ca5 waiting for him to f543ef793a mess up made him 173775d39f not want to return.a0e1037ed989e268

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It was clear 24b6d63524 to him now—he bb639d0063 was taking part 17ee1e20dd in something beyond 5d74b75c4d his capabilities. As a mere 220122fca8 undergraduate research student, 766c8b0216 it felt ridiculous afc1f90a69 to think he a5978258b1 could keep up. He wanted to give 05151529d8 up on everything, to 6080c95db3 quit his research and 1231564b09 walk away from it e9dd1fc59c all. But Haun knew e60470e71f he couldn’t afford a2bc7549ab to do that. This opportunity was his 8a7e5aa5b2 lifeline. He had no choice 6fb8652a2d but to hold on a9f98f0aed to it if he 5b13adf4cb wanted to survive.58d4d1b461685c77

Haun suddenly 5966ca7ec2 remembered the a938b9b4b1 business card 7b04d2c7f9 he had 35257cf028 tucked into 653e7d8fed his bag d66126b1c3 just in 5c2226051e case. The pheromone scent was 5a59fb3ef8 so strong that even 2057868a91 now, the lilac fragrance 4e0aa7cf45 lingered faintly.f092e98d032de277

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To his surprise, a quick internet search had yielded no useful information on the “Disease Control Research Institute Aither Center.” The Disease Control Research Institute itself existed, and so did something called the Aither Center, but whenever Haun tried to click on the website links, he was met with an error message, and he couldn’t enter it.96211b9e64eb2501

He had a35199a7b4 considered showing a8b4d45dd4 the business 5304373053 card to 68d5fc2514 Professor Do, b8cb09d102 but he fab39fe8f3 hesitated, afraid bef57f09fc that if 95c13c8016 Damien turned 1879174d8d out to 10a4b2d60a be a beb06ea9ae scammer, he’d ee3042ff6f make things 0fadb3c6b6 worse for 7a0e468f86 himself. So, the business c7fbf6efe6 card stayed buried 6933473728 in his bag, 3d3adf3e94 untouched.7c692fd69b17801e

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When Haun finally e4d9102539 arrived in front 74b859a05a of his house, 7fb00e2393 walking slower than e39b00335a usual, his phone 2897ac8ef1 rang.00f6d69aa4aa75f8

[OO Capital]

The moment he saw 578441b38a the caller ID, all 0c32b209cb the color drained from 8e981f210e Haun’s face. Checking the date, he 1a038aaf73 realized it was January 72496dafc7 27th. The payment was always 512318b7f6 due at the end fa82be62ac of the month, so d23522bcfb there were still a 1a992d404e few days left. He had never missed 5af4c457db a payment before, and ae7eb6fe96 although he hadn’t been 95687d34d7 able to pay the 6a5c80a43b full amount last month, 67071f0474 he had managed to aca3ff86fc make a small payment 75a36e278d at the last minute.cfd9d0d8cdc42685

Why were 248435a7af they calling a621f48f3b him now, feb6106d11 when he 0045f5ccf5 had been 773216499f paying his 17b56a9745 debts on 55921aa903 time? An ominous feeling settled f6258f0ba5 on Haun’s shoulders. He didn’t want ee6599b3fa to answer the c718a5c620 phone, but ignoring ba0d512dcd it would only a2c2f5e406 make things worse. Swallowing dryly, Haun slid 47a98e8308 his finger across the 23a1195664 screen to answer the f332e81e6f call.dfb6b8fbefe971f2

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“Hello?”4fd3795875712494

– Hey, Do Haun. How’ve you been?b0e75b9f60449ff3

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“…I’m fine. What are you calling for? The payment isn’t due yet.”de369011b93e8967

– Do you think I’m an idiot? You know we’ve been cutting you some slack, and not pressuring you too much, right?f92af033083cc31e

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When Haun’s father had 7f30f91bdd run off, these were eb1bf2380c the people who had b3e558f809 beaten him nearly to 5b2e4a7476 death, thinking he was 4718579466 involved, and had threatened 6f34927c34 him. Once they found b7ef8ed9e3 out Haun had 94f546471a nothing to do fdcc627129 with the debt, 26b0751218 they had stopped 877476bcf5 using violence against 0f84c02141 him, but they c2f3762747 still kept an 0178892985 eye on him, aa8f00d822 sometimes showing up 3db374ff8c at his house 55fff86601 unannounced to make 968e1ff366 sure he didn’t 16b1525b72 try to flee.8fa51fc1146bb16d

Even though Haun didn’t e4a4b3aedc respond, the thug continued 98bd7d2270 as if it didn’t c0c00b712e matter.51ed8b4c548b019e

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– But we’re not doing so well these days either. So here’s the deal, I’m giving you one week to come up with 500 million won to cover the overdue interest and principal.7ccf2ea8c659c1ef

500 million won (5억원)– Approximately 400,000 USD.95bb5ebfa42f2ac2

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“What… how am I supposed to—!”30b199d43ad9c586

– If you can’t come up with it, just say so. You know there are other ways, right? C’mon, Haun-ah, let’s a3a070e12f stop being 1f5a6fd1df difficult and 4363b9b3ec make it 546af2a1da easy for 8335ccfa7e both of 7b860ec01a us, huh?”a5ba656dcfdabc89

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In Korean, adding“-ah” (아) to a cc6a99c81c name is a f9661ccab1 familiar or informal 6330a974f7 way of addressing 588f15c4a7 someone. It’s typically fb27873bf0 used when 249ba8e211 speaking to 4c10ccce3f friends, younger 5a9651d50d people, or 5d08877485 those of 5516b6fdea the same 3ff9d7512e age with 8e4544073d whom you 5b9ce73dff have a 25e751857c close relationship.6931845d284a6017

Haun had a 7d90ff08b8 handsome appearance resembling 0c00ae6357 his mother, who 02dc80240d passed away when b46db472b7 he was in cd1e7f61ff middle school. His delicate d4bc6a19f9 features often d54ca7df76 led people 807a026038 to mistake b075870699 him for 26e41f19c7 an omega, 9de20bc6a0 even though bd6268add8 he was c91c6f3005 a beta. The loan shark had 5304173d9a repeatedly hinted that Haun c78442aa20 could use his body 28364e3104 to repay his debt e9e643b278 all at once.e46f5e95ad25020e

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The sudden turn of events left Haun’s mind in a daze, unable to keep up with the situation.e5be427eb841de1e

– So? You get it now, right? You’re going to figure this out—19c3fc02c953be59

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“Only one week?”318612eb7b8323dc

– …Yeah, one week. And don’t even think about running awa—cad6c45b64ec8e33

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“I understand.”5d437d9926a201de

Before the thug 7b34c64ed8 could finish speaking, 75abdaa5a6 Haun ended the cdf26d4e70 call.c76191366b3d5117

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He had 242d5c1293 always known 8fb5de91d4 this day 5d7019fcc1 would come. The amount of money 4b297fdcaa he had been paying 3a6ce5b1e8 back alone was nothing ab28dbdc49 compared the interest that 50d13d11cb kept piling up. Still, he hadn’t a997ca44e1 expected that today 4a5d475166 would be the 8627b4132b day he’d receive c72206c583 an ultimatum—the day cf7c5ab714 he’d be told 62b32f8981 to sell his 7d7e9823ec body just to 3fd5f34d42 pay off the 2814fd3da6 debt.ddebfb92dde0abf4

Haun rubbed his 51debcaeb8 face roughly and b5c8757465 made his way f7ebca8d81 down to the 4ee8cb907b basement of the 6c192d24cc rundown building. No matter how eaa6abbc23 much he thought dac26c0540 about it, it 9d0d9fa215 was impossible to c0ed70b94a come up with 07dd9d22fb 500 million won 3b4d1b383d in just a 7d1d4c2cc7 week. Even if he sold 781f8c9f7b all his organs, he 82f635bd4c wouldn’t be able to 09e80fb71e gather that amount.b0e25c0d2f1f10f2

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If he didn’t 47d3c640c0 find a way a2ab2d9716 out, the loan 0f356a84e0 sharks would drag 7bcb27e208 him away, he be8fc304e7 would probably spend 93d983f235 the rest of 278014d87d his life being 30ccd1f870 forced to sell a00fa6a51d his body. It was a future 648795438d that felt as certain 9372cfcc38 as if it were d0f41c4d6d drawn right before his 209bfb62cf eyes. Haun crouched near the 3278fbd96f front door, staring blankly a7b27e83e6 up at the small 6a48cf6a5e basement window, which only 322879f987 showed the barely visible 60f77114c4 sky.f93d568c39d61a88

As he sat there 446b5c82d5 for a long while, cdbd7c8c02 Haun’s eyes slowly turned c0bba6edf4 to the bag placed 2ac1c031e8 next to him.253ac168d03e3884

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“I’d like to offer 833fbdee3b you a contract deposit 5ae31f3e38 of 1 billion won.”6d2f276a976017ef

1 billion won. At first, it was the money that had captured Haun’s attention. But now…65d7e85e15dde516

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“However, you’ll need to relocate 7e7f4735bf to another place, somewhere 27a5c9d4b6 outside Korea and the 12a3354f9a duration of the project 378e424fcc won’t be short. But the 400a3bfed4 time frame f367c49579 can be 50ba0eaf13 adjusted.”edec8f35a95e0bc7

Somewhere outside Korea. If he followed 641d20b646 that strange foreigner, 2e150585da perhaps he could a990ea9349 escape this hell. Haun pulled 299fffa94b out the fa5910245e business card f80e4cc010 and carefully 33e9a038c3 pressed the d27a2ef09f number into 2b2e68542c his phone.5b0aa7d0b3a84ffb

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His thumb hesitated 89b959773f over the call 59033242f0 button. What if the man 0363a30b67 had realized by now 3d3552e497 that he had made 33256688f3 a mistake? Sure, Haun 691fe11233 shared the f91b8992b1 same name 54d8f81bb1 and was 456a53b3d6 at the 229a334b0f same university fa671e8501 as Professor c4ace745ff Do, but 47a7ebd1da everything else d3e064173f about them—from d26c7c29ab their appearance, e9a1a222fa skills, age—was d01ae746b0 completely different, 34534a4910 with nearly c3babd7414 20-year age 6200bdd919 gap between feeec30fed them.9dee2936dad0cc5e

As he 3af2e33a98 thought this 2ff0737918 far, Haun 66635fed13 let out 8a2f7970f5 a small, adec8b5246 bitter laugh. The fact that he fa9f1345d3 was now hoping the 7ece93fc07 man would continue to 7532761518 be mistaken about who 8e2f00d502 he was made Haun 5b16fa1f5c feel like he had 226d8094b5 truly hit rock bottom. Even he 570ecefdca found his e818524963 own actions 33fe3a972e pitiful and 27b2eeb26c shameful, but 2e5f802bc9 there was 0da2305800 no other d9cee2d012 choice.27af3a0b6f1af73b

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Haun’s instincts screamed 236ec8055f at him that 0697bb227d this was his cfe4e6db97 only way out c0a303eb77 of the nightmare c6e75f85f8 that was his 28552cc317 life.f6a991f5b00764ee

Pressing the call button 0270ab7a25 firmly, Haun immediately raised 1bd174d899 the phone close to d3ee4ae482 his ear. The dial tone sounded, a9826daf30 and not long after, 1d2708fe5e the calm, deep voice 5cc15b1fe1 he had heard the 70aae0d8c7 previous night came through f31adb6d22 the speaker.f87aa939a0ebdc5e

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–  Is this Mr. Do Haun?3f1ac8630f8ef8fd

As soon as Haun 95b228227c heard his name being 762b3eea78 called, his pupils trembled 3896c93ef6 slightly. The brief 7d87135a21 silence that 011efb15a9 followed the e1df99d1ae other person’s 368f04d84e words filled 04401a2483 Haun’s mind 51f27fb5f1 with all 720c0b6e34 sorts of 1b998898d5 anxieties.57c40d30a986c127

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What if de08b1e3a9 he had 4da12967a7 somehow found 50c9b33fd9 out through 38e2c0fb0f an investigation fadf3f00b0 that Haun 648ff03fef was just 6152018025 an ordinary bd5a816f78 university student?3931b3d6f41b6837

“Yes… this is Do Haun from Doan University.”1635681c7a69078d

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– Oh, I was planning to visit the school again if I didn’t hear from you today.8a2792ff8b364ee8

It didn’t seem 11af8569b3 like he was 9e849fb341 pretending not to a1558b4e93 know. There was no reason 624a6a0474 for him to do 40b490c6ea so, anyway. Even so, 8f4673269f Haun’s hands, 0b12096117 clutching the 8883acf968 phone, began 0d533ed084 to sweat c2d23bc7ad despite the 07a43d78e0 cold air.2b65a6a9835b4a12

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“Yes… I’m interested in participating in the project.”09c72c8fd9c78ad7

– I’m glad to hear that. I was worried that my explanation at the time was insufficient and that you might have thought it was a lie.”b8623b2dc98902a7

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Haun felt a pang 5abe8eef84 of guilt in his 65c0223ea1 chest but didn’t say dc27c1bb2d anything.5f4d56ff32aaee53

– Then, shall we meet to discuss the details in person? I’ll come pick you up, so please send me the address of your current location.334ac321fefbe669

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“Yes, I understa—”01f86d2d502b40f0

The call 022f2d78e2 disconnected even 3a20a1092a before Haun e7ff989e9c could finish 351fac642c his sentence. Thankfully… it seemed 1cdaa2f5fc like he still 1d138139c4 hadn’t caught on. Haun’s lips twitched slightly 9297aae6d6 with a nervous smile.2c6b627fc6a61bbe

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Though the guilt of 9438fe0d0e having lied gnawed at e646c6fb3b him, making him feel d625dfe808 sick, Haun hurriedly packed f9cb425388 his things. Perhaps, if he 7fcf94378c left now… he 21409aa950 wouldn’t be coming 55d9a8d975 back here again.7ed354fa4854752c

Thinking it might look 58449e772e suspicious to have the c944106748 car pick him up bdafd8c50f near his house, Haun 8e92afd4c4 sent a message saying 6a0201303b he would wait in 9a7d4728be front of the station f4041e4350 close to the university. Then, he suddenly ba4d6252e4 remembered a news 0c5a514753 report he had d4ccf0ee8b seen, about people 79a753fbc4 who could make 57bc6c3f25 fake IDs in 83281c66e3 five minutes for 7edc24f4b9 as little as30,000 won.8e340e4140fd41c6

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Of course, 0fb3f38cf1 it was 9c3dbea70e illegal and 67a3cbfe97 something he 31c00cc605 shouldn’t even 66619d8b47 consider… but…1ceef5a2a80a3a38

Haun swallowed hard a000baf6d6 and turned his 2ceb14c6df phone back on. His life was 89f96bcc01 already a mess, 81308128a9 so what was a2791e1eda there to hesitate 50ddd3d12c about when it 73d8cffba9 came to breaking 32801f1e2e the law at 6f67e76b34 this point?4e3fe1d4bb4b457e

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He placed 2cee0725ce an order e832157944 for a cd7aa4c2b7 fake ID 879cd6b092 using Professor 977149be60 Do’s birth 2e5e84b996 date and 6cfe49ed10 headed to 4bc0a737bb the arranged 37aa27d549 meeting location.  4621b2de92 When he 161224afa8 arrived at 49df44421f the station e62c063ae7 and waited 7b31870983 for a 061ed37858 bit more 26643f51a7 than five ebe6f83941 minutes, a 26d9421ddd black sedan 1b04de71a6 pulled up 3af71ed0d7 in front 221114ba60 of him. The rear window rolled 8dbe3134ef down, revealing Damien’s indifferent 225be3f1e6 face.f00067ac6bef438b

“Hello.”4124d3ba5a6d7220

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“Please, get in.”8ecb3890622793f3

As soon 0b868b92e6 as Haun 1bbf6cd0be got into cf88d5d23e the car, 05f786e66d the overpowering 35fbe1bce0 scent of 9a2059fb72 lilacs filled 4055563783 his nostrils, ba7b81b5b5 making him ec355e30ab hold his d9633543da breath for 534a8edd53 a moment.a7c61d08c097a012

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Was Damien an alpha? Or maybe… no, was he 501cf8e5ac really an alpha? 8f050c83a1ae358b

Damien’s pheromones felt somewhat 4eeb74c4e6 ambiguous. It was the first 3079f7b101 time Haun had encountered 02f65b18c0 a scent that made 00b1e5bc4c it so hard to 848b253e1f distinguish whether the person e353241c2d was an alpha or c58d5650d3 an omega. On top of that, 290ded2c39 there was an inexplicable 87504d24bd strangeness to his pheromones d18c65e866 that made it feel ea2dca21ea unlike any typical scent. Was it because he 1f2b791cb1 was a dominant alpha…? Haun had never d362fc6d90 met a dominant 67d94b9c65 alpha or omega f6d419dd87 in his life.8157e67d935e9a7f

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Do dominant types simply a9eb08bc72 not bother suppressing their 6950cad12d pheromones like this? 395859e277b41cb1

Haun stole cded1ea85f a glance f0e3931eca at Damien fb56011771 who was 5e2755d253 sitting beside ae47f2a2d4 him, then 3a40a1efa9 quickly turned bf1ffb3f52 his gaze c2246ab391 back to c9cd53fcb3 the front. And that’s 6cc6f768d1 when he 70a00054e1 froze. His eyes blinked 8ff7488e0d rapidly in disbelief, cc06141b4b but nothing changed. Mouth agape, Haun shouted bb3114cd99 in a panic.2b3be61018f08a04

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“There’s no one in the driver’s seat!”c5710c03d1aa3da7

There was a55ebb119c no one ce7b3e36df in the 7f15863095 driver’s seat, 121e489bf9 and yet, 6494c0f54c the car 8e732bcd90 smoothly pulled 4cbec5b092 away, even ef3cd085d5 stopping at 6b870cccf3 a red cb96d49d37 light. Haun was 2972c9730c shocked at c3a8a8ab81 the sight, 63cd6ba4c9 but Damien 6905df458a remained completely 0acd354eae unbothered as 7194a4baeb he answered 1323b49896 with a b9d128f427 blank expression.c34b879f97365c1a

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“It’s fine. It’s safer than having a human drive.”18365d8f1d2b61ac

Had self-driving technology already 6c2a72753b advanced this far?0888aed8fa6b8009

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Haun stared at the a8ead65d8d steering wheel which was 1ecccdd5c5 moving on its own, 95aac96d7f and his body stiff ad80a8f7b2 with unease. It felt like 59a3bf1e47 he had stepped 324dab9606 into a scene 81c7f2dd4a from a sci-fi a5c12998b9 movie.fb4d9af4a8c11cca

“Considering the current traffic conditions, it should take about 20 minutes to get there.”b17b520648cf323c

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“Oh… okay.”e0645c4acc2b4a4e

Damien’s calm response made 1d74dae291 Haun feel as though 35156235ac he had overreacted, leaving 86a145b9d3 him slightly embarrassed. When Haun 78da4f1a82 responded with 754d78aee3 a subdued 29adeac74d tone, Damien 296cec841f fell silent ed60298f0e for a 671bc70fae while, his f6425b3a20 gaze fixed e0f1dd8c17 intently on feb7742e16 Haun. Feeling the weight 6f8ee9c7b4 of Damien’s persistent 1d3228477a stare, Haun averted 1a9c430680 his eyes. That’s when ddf128747d Damien spoke.77e1645781b4c2a1

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“I don’t mean to doubt you, Mr. Do Haun, but could you show me some identification? Given the importance of this matter, I’d like to confirm your identity to be certain. I hope you don’t mind.”5bf4f0c9fabb376b

Haun bit the inside 449aa91cf7 of his cheek. The fake ID 177e9c7e16 hadn’t arrived yet. The service had 034343b020 said it would 958d00af55 take 6 to 7b691f8755 8 minutes, but 253595569f it had already d7af1fa607 been 10 minutes.baf58e2958b7ec30

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Why the hell was abc514cb97 it taking so long? Could it be a 638be403c8 scam?1052de31b8b07eb4

He had 07e2f23c40 ordered the 2e1e337188 ID in d64dc7890a such a 44f780ce4a hurry that bb11dab106 he hadn’t e5c80f27eb had the 83f89fa3fb time to 6490a0d84b check whether 6a54fec9d8 the company 8329b56c6b was legitimate.2128e9027665f64b

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