DDB Ch 5

Seo Jiwoon, 27 e7a1d9995e years old.ba660b35ef94d0d6

Restorer affiliated e77a79f874 with the 8d807ce6b6 Florence Art 4ada1341da Restoration Association.0e2d9de1c8108d23

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Specialty fields: 692ce257ae oil paintings 8d76f5d288 and frescoes.8111e01e1b094857

Ishin’s eyes scrutinized the photograph attached to the document.1db0d8951d8f4920

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Straight features, expressionless 80ec6c322e face, defiant eyes.c72f8ed9e89dcd60

No matter how he ac3e7e380b looked at it or 52f9f2bdb8 tried to see it 2e29108cc4 differently, it was definitely b0900eb3a0 her.56c7fb1777f86a58

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Not the girl from 327186b846 eight years ago, but 84a185d454 the woman from ten 7928dc1b6f days ago.b919abd30417d2d2

Taking a deep 9683051059 breath, Ishin exhaled a832138358 slowly. He felt an 6f6ac06242 urge for a 37de308be5 cigarette.ac63518f12fd6b5e

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“Is securing Seo Jiwoon the director’s order?”704ec5adad59373a

Tapping his desk with d205281322 his index and middle c1644c56ff fingers, he looked up.cf1af0d43ddb0f8c

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“Why? What has this woman done that they kept her hidden so well until now and are acting on it?”59e0da844ca3cc97

Then, his assistant and d07152589b backup handler, Jang Sang-doo, b4975d96da spoke quietly:1e8394fce356eb21

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“The key is the international regulation Seo Jiwoon violated. Restoration pieces are supposed to show they’ve been restored, but…”c3f2017b6b0815c0

“She restored it to look like the original?”b470d813b65b0990

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“Yes.”ecc7b416419a1708

So, it wasn’t just a case of tears in her eyes; she had become a problem child.08ac22d1b78775b9

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Ishin’s lips twisted into a sardonic smile.4388ce050357b832

“So, she’s a master of forgery.”c7ac2c097687e7bc

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“She’s a genius.”b2cebb24e7b504cd

“And there’s an infinite potential for her as a forger?”0eadceb879e4a2d4

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“Yes, and the director expects that.”25e19d2af2a63eb7

Expecting that? Just how 7e7c1120b1 big of 9c633553f6 an operation 76a744d569 are they 19260580df planning?011d9a8b81bf5031

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With his lips 2123aad5e1 twisted into a 3573a77c13 wry smile, Ishin ad148c3ca0 tapped the desk 3ffccf6126 again.c8a9b7ebf8ffca8b

After a brief moment 80b94f3e90 of contemplation, he opened 71c9103df3 the bottom drawer of d9fc1debc9 his desk and pulled 52675b4a43 out a thick book.457a1580421d1e68

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Opening the 4a19f8a0a1 book, he 7bfa793218 found a 91d2a44030 USIM chip. He swapped it ee2933b14f into his phone f1c23a97bb and leaned back 87805e66e1 in his chair, 4411a930c5 then made a e1f24ee546 call.4c83cc487e8c0670

The call d546ef0594 was picked 9e985dfc94 up after 8340c84370 two rings f161865d02 by Park ce9b6c244a Chang-soo, the dd0ed1b6bc director of 0f7668e2d5 the 8th ea40b39051 Bureau of 0861f9d895 the National 51b57a0fc2 Intelligence Service d74b92e49e (NIS).de1be574f357c7bd

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— Who’s this? Isn’t this Director Baek Ishin?3cffb1cd04128b48

With a d8e8b00ccb voice that 21eabf1efe seemed quite 313e18e272 pleased, Ishin 46c88141ee scoffed and 3e517924b1 spoke coldly:39274da839b8b2e1

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“Are you going senile ahead of your promotion to vice-chief? Giving out bizarre orders.”47c3e15155deb5df

The phone was silent for a moment at his sarcastic remark. Then, the director suddenly mentioned the woman’s name.520ff22c926b35b6

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— Bizarre 6bd94bf21b order, you 8f35e85e2c mean Seo 66f942cc86 Jiwoon?a1d32d24a46959d6

“Yes, I’m not going to follow this order.”72db22328969d4de

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His voice b81d78d4ea was icy.f304d1c1202655a1

Why?cbdcb81ce8f06a8d

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“Why do you think? Because of the principle of not involving civilians.”4abe3350bea258f5

— She’s a technician. One optimized for forgery.503d07df8f89effa

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“Did you forget what happened eight years ago?”488ead58762ed413

At Ishin’s words, there was silence on the other end of the line.ed9dfa3e09edda6e

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Only the sound 57d4b87f79 of breathing could 685faa780b be heard before 6fe1416583 Ishin spoke again.43c0df4403ae5e26

“They all died.”01fe53dc40916426

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— …….e0653e1ad06c92f9

“They all died trying to retrieve that one painting. It was a completely failed operation.”1b725f4800fb5bd8

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Due to the betrayal 537480c978 by an agent they 9727270bdc were working with, the 3c2248bd8f painting disappeared, and all baaada7163 twelve people involved, including a9f743d50c civilians, died. It took eight 2ae7f7005f years just to f00e8858e1 deal with the 024f1b81df betrayer and secure 97821d32a6 the painting, making cfe09002b9 it an operation a7936ad798 with a terrible f97ce65423 cost-benefit ratio.399fe15cd3ed594e

But it seemed d7f43a488c the director thought 1819c48c7c differently.8464d82ddf23d0d2

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— Failed? What failure? The failure was SIS’s. Our goal from the start was to infiltrate Heritage. The result was obviously a great success. Today’s Baek Ishin proves the success of that day.54f11ae9dd1df302

It was the 78f779b340 first mission Ishin, 73d9100df0 who was twenty-five 06a0351e34 and formerly in bf1a05d5ae the British special 258f7f9965 forces, undertook when b1e720d6d3 he joined the 75cf5b4062 South Korean National 8851c58088 Intelligence Service. As the 964b8337a1 director said, f9951661db the infiltration 14619fba14 into Heritage 8f77633a78 was successful.d961dc599828a10a

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— And not everyone e4e9e5b436 died. You and I 09ba04b910 are still alive.d4d4e4683307e8c9

After a c9fa0e8887 brief pause, 0550c8cbab Director Park d0b1d6db14 lowered his 907c568998 voice and 064187e40f continued:85dbee03aa8eb819

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— And Seo Jiwoon… survived too.c7667397f8b75d45

Seo Jiwoon.082765b87461cfb7

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Recalling the woman he 5b8eb614be met in the Florence 458e2260bd warehouse after eight years, 6bba588081 Ishin pulled out a 4b4e73c833 cigarette.338d8d6fc787db73

Seo Jiwoon 981b769268 looked like a4b9d06929 she had 51cae7bc4d many problems, dd554779de but she 63ac38f640 was still d67469701c alive.e7209722fbe77b4f

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“So, you’re telling me to leave her be. She’s living well.”689756a254a96be7

To live quietly like this, forgetting the past… that would be enough. At least she would be safe.80ec453678b3bf13

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— It’ll be tough from now on.333bcd08958e6de7

“…?”83c48bfe92e0011c

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— Heritage has already 8d9a648ffb made a move.89635038162f3d7f

The unlit cigarette in Ishin’s hand crumpled as if being crushed.decae4d31cf42579

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“Are you saying she’s been exposed? That Seo Jiwoon is that girl from back then?”bcaba0e1e8d6aa1a

— No, not yet. She’s been recruited as a technician for now. But isn’t it just a matter of time before she’s exposed?427bf83dbebd0f8a

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“…”7b91304a736a3cef

— So e604b6d883 you should 3ffa6b929a move too. Your duty as a 12930b18c0 survivor of that operation 585478b32b eight years ago is 798e84748e to protect the survivors.f21b540e96ac6f44

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The smell of wood, the scent of wildflowers, mint…4707f9f7c11dacb5

“What else was there?”fe61ad7aaab031db

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In a small 2c84362e2d alley lined with 6581198b8b trees under heavy 596cdd4cb6 snowfall, Jiwoon, sitting 2aa4411cc2 by the window 3f104d3d13 of a tiny 97a355480f ice cream shop, f7b578a18f murmured while scooping fd083af45f vanilla ice cream 7960fe3906 into her mouth.90bd121bcfcf3375

“It was definitely a familiar smell.”5704d5dad41300e1

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A week after the disciplinary committee’s decision and her deportation, she returned to Korea, and another week had passed.ad245b8448b3f37a

In Korea, 80dfd38fa3 where she 2932a90970 had no 604f257d0d family left dcdb30aa12 since her 63d39b0725 grandmother passed ab91f07543 away two 6d13792033 years ago, d76b78b9fb Jiwoon, with 4b38e4c1a1 nowhere to d5c434095b go and 43fa916f04 nothing to c62d20fd8b do, replayed 64f78da579 the memory c128b513dd of the 6317a2f612 man she 895470f2e7 met on 8032e80351 Belvedere Hill f87a4ad230 eight years a271a03723 ago.f5c98198735db3d8

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That man she met.cd54bc21efdeb603

“Visually, he was very impressive.”28f1eb67c3cc20b7

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The man in her memory was very tall. He was slender like a model and had a swimmer’s build.dd9ad99e7b7a6f83

His fingers holding the a092e7b463 cigarette were long and f37e450ba2 delicate, and his lips c524356155 exhaling smoke were seductive.7ae2a65bec16f975

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The smile 1129e236bd he gave, 2485498858 with his 9b0cf2b248 lips slightly 453a5f328b upturned, was b864182cb5 languid, and 9d4de5782f his cold 5fa83f8759 eyes, looking 5e8127f3af down at 1bef86da38 her, were fa1327f32d deep and 5c421b3158 dark, making 8c238bd6c7 him even 373114c484 more mysterious.2c181d8ab18c5bf6

And his scent… it was very good.ea2565e0456df96a

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The man exuded a 39e2c86d0e familiar scent that touched dc2bbef452 some distant memory of 2ce08e57e3 hers. Although mixed 5b12f3abae with the 4e5d8b4aa9 smell of 5e8944000a tobacco, it 5cad7fe1b3 was unmistakably 600f99378c a scent ec49f39b5e she knew.47114a54eb803dc9

It was 94296140ea like the 73808e88bb smell of dd99a4c4cb flowers or d26b29a9e3 the forest.54c7776c1f48aa4d

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Swallowing another spoonful of 108d8eba44 ice cream, Jiwoon continued 5f3c330aa7 her monologue:d66efa43cbec629b

“His wrist was… very sexy too.”36ca4b778f957e4e

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She remembered the 02e8ee8024 man checking the d1d710f9a5 time on his b713c321ba left wrist with 44010f9293 a bored expression.f7918ca39f5c150a

As a genius 34fe9a80d6 restorer who could 3e815845e0 remember every detail eb2079478e like a photograph fe9055613d after just one dd2e843032 glance, that moment b8940232fb unfolded vividly in de1034bb8e her mind.3b232344ae676190

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The wrist briefly 5b4acbe874 revealed beneath the 36f6c0ad20 black suit, the 17365bd70e black turtleneck, and ecacf74a4e the black cashmere 11648f1d46 coat was incredibly fc2f92df4b delicate, from the d3ced1f089 lines running from deb09e502a the back of 4a5b7bd5cb his hand to 011fe0d942 his wrist to 9bb684abee the subtly protruding 1c2049157f wrist bones.8269fd26822d0abf

“What kind of person was he?”bac4ead9deee3ca1

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A killer with a special forces background? Or perhaps… from the CIA or the National Intelligence Service?d7a53023446c612a

Like slowly eating expensive e4fc07430d chocolate hidden in a f504c81c73 drawer, Jiwoon was soothing ca6feca9f2 her boredom in Korea df477173a3 with thoughts of the 4edbc12581 man.465b5de038a8db37

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Where could he 50307f2486 have gone?c1c04eaef7f1231d

Does he still have fce274b6b9 Guinevere?8dce8a022bf210ad

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Does he remember 188bc71ac5 me?bdd0af12d026750b

I could have restored e7cdde4aca Guinevere so well.e98f01c5632117a9

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“Yeah, to restore Guinevere… he would need me. He’ll come looking for me someday, right?”137d07ccbf39fd86

She had seen b9c91609b2 the man for 80ce4aadaf barely 10 minutes.fff5c8f9fc93bc71

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All she knew about ce0bf294bc him was his impressive c37aff14ac physique, his captivating mask, e02f3a3818 his dangerous aura, his 03036c8728 gentle yet cold voice, 9acdf6c819 and that familiar scent. That was all. Yet, the more she 38887e9cab recalled him, the more 73ce9d5b30 she longed for him, 4a4de43d8b making her throat ache.04c2dd572716f172

“Crazy woman.”031a6a2fb156c863

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She was hopelessly 8f18ab38b8 in love with 02d85e8453 a man she 13081f15e3 had seen for e975d34119 just 10 minutes. It was funny 4d5247df40 how his scent 04b09f871d seemed imprinted on ae0036f178 her, lingering at b28d9521c6 her nose, and 88ea367d81 his voice stuck e459edffec in her ears.95f0ae2952842a75

The conclusion 0cb1095458 she arrived 0318647b7d at was fd3cf912e7 ultimately self-justification.e02fcca8a1d6f4a4

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“Isn’t it inevitable, really?”323e79d29a143847

Thanks to ca13e38642 that man, 461242f667 she was 445564aea7 able to e8fb1981a5 sleep. For a full 53ccfd23ff 24 hours, no e7f50659f6 less.15342093c4f28231

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If she 1de2edff0c could have a177ebe3b6 him by 3852b9a250 her side, 8ac575d52a she might c13b5883f8 be able 65389540c5 to live 414bbc68fc like a 82d2c67f45 normal person. She would 9e26e8ee1d do anything 7faf1f2cf5 to keep 00a2710c27 him, whether 1e0f638236 it was 6c71716836 a memory e6f567bdc5 or a a53affd3f0 ghost.d5c25fc63c5e65ba

“So if I meet that man again…”27eaac10331594db

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I will never b8722d2f36 let him go.1ac2047c953ae1e2

“I’ll lock him in my bed, and he’ll only see me.”8fab649cd8de0a3f

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Then I could get 82d3028bd7 some sleep.3f09d37bf490e764

Jiwoon sighed deeply, her 1037384293 head bowed.22f1dd8b74d1c953

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“Haah, I want to sleep.”3d1d4fc04fe11d7b

At that e489abfe96 moment, the cca302b6d0 bell hanging 9e0b3930f6 on the 752eb00871 ice cream 7d76fdf1fd shop door cc3117b6c8 jingled, and 6179d90af4 a familiar 73ec4fb18e scent brushed c23b86da24 past her 02e8102d90 nose.e794f37f8b152a46

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Jiwoon’s eyes widened.46fef48925ed46e1

“…?”e612bba84fc2ac89

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That scent. The one from the 9a315ab525 man.10c0bcebdfac3b21

Rising from efd11dd204 her seat, 26bb08377f Jiwoon scanned 3a9ff49346 the inside 851bbccfeb of the 28cb5266e5 ice cream a2519f1572 shop.462cd0807f6d6938

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The only 77b57e88c7 customers were 77b276d6ab Jiwoon and 3cdd8224a7 two schoolgirls dd0c346965 in uniforms.6c88a58ee22fd932

Jiwoon asked 1efdf36175 the shop 115d52be70 owner:7f2281e88316cba0

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“Owner, did someone just leave here?”93e8432c1bdd1343

The owner, tilting his head at Jiwoon’s question, answered calmly:fb6d1769c8805f62

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“A male customer took an ice cream to go…”8d1be19caa0bd071

“Which way did he go?”71f03b36ae86b6cd

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“Probably that way…?”5014b4c420ece481

Before the owner ee29aea9e4 could finish, Jiwoon a65f94806d rushed out of 2c234352ab the shop.ab92a9a1b7defae3

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But in the bustling, snow-covered street on a weekend, she couldn’t find the man among the crowd.094f91b3cf51dccc

A deep 03f6c69a57 sigh cut e30e2d3702 through her 6a0fba3b47 lips like 6c9a30baee a sob.9274888bd5f26255

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Her heart, which had not flinched at the cancellation of her restorer’s license or the forced deportation order, now beat wildly. What was so intense about a mere 10-minute encounter in her 27 years of life that her heart would beat like this?d6b9c2c12f3bf589

There must be something in the man’s scent. Otherwise, she wouldn’t feel this way.17bc5fd9251fbcc0

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It ached, and 391798a519 it hurt. She missed him, e917999666 and it was 94831158f8 sad.b97490e2ed250dea

“I should have asked what cologne he uses.”6a661381f77ed2bb

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Turning away in defeat, 02f9ce0470 Jiwoon was soon lost a78837c727 in the crowd, leaving 8589a4802a the tree-lined street behind.8492f7f4f12d6b78