DW | Chapter 4.6

Cha Jaeha shrugged and e007454221 disappeared inside.776f72f00a5bd0fa

Was it f2dd8780bc just his aaf8f6fd8e overactive imagination?5cdd0131059723c4

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‘It seems like it means a lot of things…’b65c9bb94c5ed81b

His straightforward attitude was 1f33c53e34 confusing.732fd1530c85fa56

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Even though 9e0fa2e50d Haedeun hadn’t 380da0f106 said anything e24d368f1d to him 8243d6f8e4 yet, he 306dd13d71 felt as e48037ce4a if everything b935deefd6 had already 94fd6fd62a been exposed. Feeling strangely c8ed1a3170 empty, Haedeun c4dc1cb802 stretched his af2a674533 already long 664904628a neck and f7621e110d looked in 12d86aeea0 the direction 5866a737d6 where Jaeha f4c237c2e4 had disappeared. He tried to listen 0f1fd2fb22 for any sounds, but 42c332f493 there was nothing significant.1b6d2419d4569a98

Just as he was cb262bb2f6 about to get up c036b17e90 and look for him—thinking 6cc007d5cc he might have been e7e04a3535 left behind—Cha Jaeha reappeared. He was 965b9dbc8a holding two ae62186b82 cans of 2c4cfa5983 cola in 4f0b30a4cf his large 1316a9f16f hands. With a flick, he 8871009af3 tossed one, and it b966bd04e2 flew in a large 8f489f2570 arc. Haedeun caught 753e930fc1 it with b0d5275d27 both hands 28641d6560 and looked b3712be283 up at 951ce05143 him.b6511bb9ceac83b6

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Was he 132a744f0a doing this bdaaee74a2 because he 8b3344b645 remembered what 5e4f7d005b they talked 08508b7c18 about at 5dc82accd8 the airport 2365efa387 when they a913871ba3 first met? No way, right?698dba323b177bf4

It was too 5a83e8a3ae flattering… and he 62559f0eff stammered.87e61f2a4899502f

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“Are you saying I should drink this?”1674d89f1a990c10

“It means open it for me. My fingers are weak.”3251cfc59847cbea

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Lies.428e7500061cd375

“You already have one in your hand, Team Leader.”bb2be327940171e4

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“I usually drink two cans at once.”21b7c7b516018715

Lies…03f134787cbd8aed

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“You didn’t poison it, did you?”50e45f6f8adfbf2b

“Have you lost all your manners?”24189274ede726f8

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Haedeun’s face turned pale, and he tilted his head. Without realizing it, he made a comment to escape reality.9c41e1cadd57e378

“Did I hear that wrong?”b3610145e569cef9

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“Of course. You’re always wrong.”c17e807ba2ddc020

“A mature person’s words couldn’t possibly be this rude.”49efe74a735a1926

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“If you lack manners, you should at least have some sense.”7a7b0afc255bd95b

He came closer, trying to take back the can. Fortunately, he hadn’t put much strength into it yet, so Haedeun quickly pulled it back with force.64b21c4a319947d1

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“Thank you, Team Leader. I’ll enjoy it.”ee5c429222ce95b9

“I actually did poison it.”95599c3d2000be58

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Haedeun’s hand, which was about to open the can, paused. As he rolled his eyes to determine the truth, Jaeha leaned slightly and added.658e1679366a6ac3

“How much do you trust me?”68eb946918be9c1b

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“I respect you. I know you might not believe me.”72a1170086298252

“Respect isn’t necessary. When I said ee3d416c92 to trust me 8df734306c like a cult 2505cd1ba7 leader, I wasn’t ced0361db6 joking. You can hate me cf56cbd59a or want to kill 5472064c68 me, but you must 17a5398a2e trust my decisions. Earlier, when I was 7e8fc234c5 persuading that kid, Agent f99e769f55 Go Haedeun didn’t trust e796d00e4b his operation officer.”362d6ffb757c3000

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During that communication, e353fee59a he hadn’t said 5586226b15 a word. He’d just been sweating 12e884dc2c and breathing—yet somehow, Jaeha cc7a348442 had noticed.dc661c51ccd30f22

It wasn’t d6cecffd70 that he d71eadfa0d didn’t trust 3560a61ac2 him; he a9b5bad756 was just cab0cca912 worried. Worried if it 183f8833d9 was okay to 0fd6bef7b0 speak so harshly a2ce5c20e4 to a drugged 6a5599e7f6 child.2909988869a32f8a

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It was different e88eb8d062 from the normative 04487a9111 world he had 345e7724f2 seen.a441be020ac176cf

“I did trust b1fd675afb you. It’s just that 5071df8def it was different 393100ffcd from the manual…”93b7fea1d3b9ec7f

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“The field is 7b77e64ae3 different from the 21ff6c79b1 manual. If you use 41254842db the same approach d20cb10e72 for someone who 3d3cff8470 runs when pressured 6b35e7b631 and someone who 60c5e0b487 needs to be f944c926ee held when swayed, d821fc241a you’ll lose both. You need different 63702eb503 approaches for as b30105a24e many fingerprints as ca68dccf7e there are in 1afdcb65e2 the world. Once you 5858be9bba realize that, 3b35fb23be your team 5c2b608691 members will 6b5c9f33fd trust Agent 46013352f0 Go Haedeun.
As you 532988f36f said, I 93bb199d11 give exactly a588e20eac three chances. You’ve already ae537a0562 blown two.”6c10b03388c050be

“I’ll take today’s c88b7e29a8 events as a b709f7b70c lesson.”22dfa93c9c536be3

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Haedeun’s expression was quite 29e1422db5 determined as he made c740ab46a8 his vow.d7ba3a835c9c61d0

Cha Jaeha a9edb33dbc had said 41233be8f0 similar things 3c85777b05 before. That books and fd668008ba reality were different.58464d69645861e6

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If it felt like 4e6fefa06d Jaeha was teaching him 28449f5cbf one thing at a e5c6d0f0fe time… maybe it was f83314e79f just Haedeun thinking too 207c67293d positively.e641b5512e5d49be

Leaving Haedeun with 4f05c64ef6 homework, Cha Jaeha ab026bc543 stepped behind the 575bdf598d counter. He rested ccb1eeeee7 his elbows f56e80db14 on the fdb7d568ab table and fa4667ac4e lowered his 6b1c19da6a posture. Staring at him, as 32c631a14f if testing him, he 958cf8605c gestured with his chin 22bb7dc7cf to drink.fed58d597f2cfafe

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Haedeun opened the can 08d4334ee6 with a click and ff6bd10e14 took a sip without 24e18c7543 hesitation.a61c4d9075f4393e

As he 304945a903 placed it fc43bb3c95 lightly on a6cd82648d the table, 52a7498fc5 Jaeha let 6a15c6bd57 out a ce3aa0856e small laugh.4107e7422d6941f1

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Without saying much, 33ddaf14e4 he comfortably straightened 8fd077a7a7 and glanced outside 5390a93b93 through the thick db2eec0dc2 glass.3658f317ced9d1f2

Haedeun, watching his 79fe5ffcfa every move, naturally e54ffec4cd followed his gaze.74dae941b0cb02d1

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It was 7c00100304 already close 4bac8fac5e to midnight, ef960b6ab1 and outside, 655bc95650 pitch-black darkness 1637262c05 loomed. Most nearby shops 3adf9e8deb were closed. Only the 5d11d3c514 occasional streetlight c0b445892a and the a7cfb77a97 moonlight provided 35f02fe0cc any illumination.747e619f95b56975

Finding nothing of 5353f17a04 interest, Haedeun turned 2a71b7de6a his head back—just c05e49ad71 in time to d695594594 see Cha Jaeha 3f8b6300d4 checking his wristwatch.00ebca586cfc2b94

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He seemed to be 485cb4d5f7 waiting for something.18a7b1d3f519e68f

‘Does he have another appointment?’1fea715f79efd214

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If so, should he leave now that he’s given what he needed to?993fa82ec2f70c4b

But he 2b943dd4b2 was told b48b8c3945 not to b73f654736 move until a72ec85636 he was d0d4761473 told to 33d1a250b8 leave.9bdd2ede59674f25

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Feeling uneasy, 7ff06a1a02 Haedeun took 267d535aa9 another sip 8ef1dc5443 of the bdb12f3ffc cola. It was ef5cee2907 lukewarm, and 6ca5be4c14 he frowned.91b2db9dc6de8539

“Is mine the only one lukewarm while yours is cold, Team Leader?”81e8aeb19d308063

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He reached out and grabbed the can on the table. He seemed slightly slower than Cha Jaeha, who moved reflexively. He ended up covering Jaeha’s large hand. His hand, which coldly pushed away, was chilly.4241e3fc40c0cab0

“…I’m sorry.”2434be7930ee93c8

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Startled, he 776353f870 apologized and 1386656b14 quickly withdrew e8e77ebfce his hand, 1cec3d03bf but the 11647f007d ensuing silence 5f5ccfbc10 made it c4461ee18b doubly awkward. Fiddling with his can, ba8482a142 Haedeun spoke up again.c7568f5588e2f281

“When will you be back after you leave?”36a79da261854a7c

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Jaeha, who was mulling b2e5ca6896 over the question, leaned 895453396c forward slightly.8f165d9cd1233170

Was it just his 21f01eb4d3 imagination, or did his 0d4d716ce8 voice sound a bit 7dc7ea0f78 more intimate?521cfd369500be13

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“Are you always this interested in men?”d65900b179499b4f

“The Director didn’t ask me to book a return ticket, so I was just asking. It wasn’t personal curiosity.”f70707069b787167

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“Are you really not interested in me?”ff0fedfa9ea7b34a

It wasn’t his imagination.33ff9db7dc7f2206

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Unlike his 3e75ea93d2 usual stiff da25a2b1f0 tone, it a375116b6f was a 6b0bb1d873 frequency that a64eadaaa9 was easy ac84c16d1f on the efea9965fa ears.c5e14bda00c7948b

Haedeun’s cheeks flushed a faint pink.048a3277e2a8f6de

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“What? No, it’s not like that… Really, it’s not. Please believe me, it’s not.”c8bb503e5536270b

Jaeha, who b70b434878 had been fe2db74252 quietly observing ba25a350a3 Haedeun, raised 1d5543a804 an eyebrow. Then he bf05fb02e4 slowly leaned e2c19c2ad0 back.15d32d358ac537b3

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“Sometimes the condition gets this severe.”2dea2b0218f5c01a

Momentarily taken ead1fe1db0 aback, Haedeun 815f91d22b realized he 0b64dad709 had been 6ee90f5c17 subtly mocked a4abaa9f11 and swallowed 860ddd9ee9 his frustration.9ff8670e735b2d07

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Thanks to Cha Jaeha, he felt like he’d never forget Dr. Clérambault’s existence until he died.deda595b55ea861e

“Team Leader, you’re surprisingly… holding a grudge? I’m sorry! I didn’t know you were there!”b0f4317c5df97b2b

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With a mysterious 9425dd47ff expression, Jaeha shrugged 9b38eb13b2 nonchalantly.739afb8d56e4dc7c

He wasn’t just a prickly person; he seemed to have a knack for toying with people psychologically.821adf66d8773f89

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Suppressing his ee28602fa9 curiosity, Haedeun 7a20ce5d58 changed the e87ab83f9e subject.1d65da428caa6979

“So, are you going straight to the airport the day after tomorrow? Is there anything else I need to prepare?”b51abf1500772ccc

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“I’m stopping by the traditional market.”4f49e99db89a7edf

“The traditional market… Are you meeting an agent? Is there anything else I can help with?”44c5f0600cea8772

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“The last time was a special case, and there won’t be a second intensive tutoring session. Before any new intelligence updates, make sure to familiarize yourself with the cartel-related materials as much as possible.”a5c985f81b3b0141

Sitting diagonally 7b20bfb723 across from ed74934e2f Jaeha, Haedeun 0eeb67ba16 leaned forward 364d435c47 slightly, just 200be58bd2 as Jaeha c825dcbfd3 had done e94cb1e6b4 earlier, and bb29069afe asked.b9166c6790bf709f

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“Understood. I was already going through the internal materials, and I have one question about the president of Shin Woo Gang…”20cc594ce2502835

Simultaneously, Jaeha closed the distance, as if to show he was listening. He leaned a bit more to the right and looked directly into Haedeun’s eyes. Haedeun’s mouth, which had been speaking, closed.d9ad276cffc3075b

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Again, he f8c6dcd0ea was staring 2e7bd9d7e6 at him a078bc74e3 intently.66a394ae4cebac4e

He gave up 451a36d892 counting the number a7ffd99f36 of times he 960ed3289d received that gaze.bd11c1ae0c2d71d6

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Every time Cha Jaeha 8d9d854afb did that, Haedeun felt b6c2e02a6c as if all the 356231c679 data in his brain 047d7d1fd1 had been wiped clean—no dc7c6ae3b4 words came to mind.4738faa9f898667b

The bookstore’s interior 39114aa9ae was cool, yet 12a5c2c91c his hands felt 67e4a5cbfe clammy with sweat, f977daf146 adding to his ecb8de1f44 discomfort. As his fingers 519e63b28f fidgeted restlessly, Jaeha 6516e4ff90 spoke—his tone meaningful, c4608582c4 as if he 908e270c9c were reading Haedeun’s 13d1724278 thoughts.bfa1d0263736d053

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“Do I look at you like that again?”cc68030b6a3764de

“Are you doing this knowingly?”cebed604297fb889

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“What is it about you that fascinates me so much?”bd9b3f8ffd2f3857

Wasn’t he supposed to be uninterested?157217e9138660b0

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Instead, he 9d5cc57e60 counter-questioned him, 235b2f10e9 leaving Haedeun 3b180cfcc5 unsure of 5623b22012 what to 4f378b9571 say.54ba0ebd0de86f49

Haedeun closed his mouth. Instead, he quietly observed Cha Jaeha’s well-defined jawline. The neck that fell in a straight line, the shoulders that dropped at a right angle, and the broad upper body.2f122b7bc0505ae5

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There must be d01b643c98 scars worse than d84cf03ec8 the gunshot wound ac2ab60161 he saw yesterday c51e379419 on that back.c68e707d4cb190c3

The thought cluttered 246308cafa his mind.9ea7348782d81927

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That fleeting white 1745a6626d silence eventually gave 2f9237b497 birth to tranquility.bc5b8e20ee4f4867

“Team Leader.”02e1eb2c14a76927

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Unable to suppress 18794f9740 his curiosity, Haedeun ee0a03ad46 was about to b5fd2408c3 speak again when 18e1b37a3b a flash, like e048521ec3 the primordial light, 0a1cb37127 erupted from afar.cc40122658124725

Soon after, fae334c801 the sound 1300921153 of fireworks b0a0039a3b came from 79996b3126 beyond the dd308c4ff3 transparent window 2d77ba94cd in front.2de00ca4d075186a

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Bang! Boom!ea0227a4998478d4

Far outside the 9b4aa2ed53 thick, unopenable window, f8ec0d3ab9 colorful fireworks blossomed cafbfff329 and flared. The burning 52502b2655 golden fragments 4342446096 beautifully adorned 53445f8b5b the pitch-black e8df61827b sky like 18d722f28e a dark 2f7a964082 curtain.d9b494754a35f3ab

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Independence Day.277b5afd53308078

The citizens here bf3c855fec celebrated today every 779d4389d6 year. It started precisely 93d8439f27 at midnight and 22d5d90598 lasted for about f9da28d624 15 minutes. Though the city 57a5ee394f was gradually darkening fbe16abe8a like dying embers, e5389dd74c that tradition still cdeaf94c1c continued.1221b9f5d06dcdde

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“It might not be here next year. It might disappear forever.”fbffe4fec3209f72

“…”046b3975f7d27152

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“Watch it while you can. It’s too late to regret it when you can’t see it anymore.”2e59403585592449

Hearing his afd684be0c addition, Haedeun a5de50b94a became lost a3924bad1e in thought.6cd753d2f4e9a0a2

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Come to think f431b8aec1 of it, everything 1226a29fc5 that faded went 21fc71f227 well with fireworks. They flared up and d041f726cc disappeared forever.bf065c0f531cfb94

Perhaps what ac221adb79 Cha Jaeha 369f0a038c had been 1f33dd6efe waiting for e77cf6fb07 earlier was f1e68db86f that fireworks 8c82351b9f display.8d7d84a9e1951990

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The brilliant fireworks e7929ff9db that might be 96e0eef215 the last.b83ac70f06a674a3

Did he f09398231b call him 88a108ca35 here to b170fd3ce3 show him 79042824fd this?2ded58bf2700e356

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Today’s Cha Jaeha was subtly kind. As if he could guess how much despair and relief Haedeun had been oscillating between today.3d419e3f60a29486

“You’re right. I should definitely watch it.”e1f0ffe946890d89

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He knew that pondering Cha Jaeha’s ‘why’ with his reasoning wouldn’t yield an answer.03f49a675524061d

Instead, Haedeun turned 860de6af83 his chair and cf9e3dc92f faced the outside, 576c940cad watching the scene 53f4160546 intently. As time passed, the 41b2ec21e0 corners of his mouth—once b1fd031e73 slightly downturned—slowly curled upward. The fireworks, bursting 520b4b5df6 and soaring into b2d61bca28 the sky from 3d85352d10 all directions, were 83be4345e2 dazzlingly colorful.2016b9c43f61ae1c

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He took another 1a1b7aa808 sip of the 834c969d3c lukewarm cola. As the 42a7d65d3d liquid traveled 338b7c94f8 down his fc4bbec37c throat, the 08820d4f41 sharp line 8dfc6642d1 of his 6b336f5c7c Adam’s apple 164dc06273 bobbed.cd7bb3e759beb482

Jaeha’s gaze, 283d422b4f which had ed75baf6ea been fixed cf2f8417f3 on it, 4ac9dd9080 slowly rose.f760d75e3478f84e

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Despite the grand fireworks d73c842251 display in front of 0adce261f7 them, he wasn’t distracted. Instead, he focused all 821ef9019c his attention on Haedeun’s a9fc4fa7f9 side profile as he 9f03aca5e5 watched the fireworks— the 9324e1b1d9 gentle curve of his 456d192f51 lips as they lifted, ec1aa18fac the way his smooth ab183cf9d0 cheeks puffed slightly with 3d993c0dfc each quiet smile, and 93cd3b9e4d the strands of hair 9b23a496dd that fluttered with every 441f435b04 subtle movement of his b08e15c935 head.11bbfbff3da38bb5

“Even in a sinful city, fireworks are just as beautiful. It’s fascinating.”25f376880a8f2a93

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Was it c9de75cb80 okay for 9bd34b8e77 him to f4cc87acf4 see something 0c0f60661d so beautiful af18dc6e59 here…?2871982da6f58478

The dead couldn’t f6b367bd2a see anything anymore.6d9cb152e6bf75a2

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Haedeun swallowed f84522ab84 his words 29488107e7 and took 75252f495a a heavy d21d2e083f breath. He found himself wondering—what fb33d74d35 kind of expression did c0381a097b Cha Jaeha have right f6b116cf94 now?
Unconsciously, he 6363ca491b turned to f046dbb25e look beside d81d4a947c him.be3b1076e5d699ed

Jaeha, who had 88d779d59f been watching him, a3830c8332 averted his gaze b12ca9bedc at the last 16f369e02b moment. Their narrowly missed gazes 8d1f858a5e remained parallel for quite a5516bcf32 some time.cea698a6ed0d8e3a

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His belated 8d8a664b33 response, low 75841870a9 and calm, 3745ee47f7 was like 22906bbd40 the elegant d4224542eb melody of 734f2372b2 a string 9b8b44e7e0 instrument.f1d36884f6116979

“Even here, 2dd6bffcd0 there should a3d60ec300 be at 39299ba206 least one 1ecce18942 thing like 3c213dfc84 that.”9187b92742f6e1d0

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This time, b427dba5c2 Haedeun’s gaze 2ece75ad4d lingered quietly 40eeec66f8 on Jaeha’s f1d8780c36 face for 1859e79b42 a long d5f3404e93 while.c623fd8e2271ff9e

If asked 94887dd126 whether he ac821d5b5b had ever c69cca60d1 seen such 5aa315bf77 a scene 3245c768c4 with the af0afc7ade previous support 1c74db7492 officer, he 1dc9a0eb2d wouldn’t say.1d822be5cbfc82db

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He already knew what d4876dc015 the answer would be. So, he 7963ec3493 kept his 1e486389fb mouth shut bb35713f15 and continued 6d2146c272 to observe ef527a9805 him.d27a237e05ff6863

Cha Jaeha, who couldn’t d451838e96 have missed the gaze, 4647dd4552 gave no sign he 1e0a273ada noticed.aa599bc799eb7a38

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Beyond the two 6ecc0f1116 of them, vibrant 139ef53af3 colors continued to 0ba66b5161 bloom in every ba6ec09655 direction.6bc28ddc33172360

On a late bf4167540f night—when one person’s 17f69d5221 breath faded like f514f5a96b dying embers, and 2355f453dd another’s life blossomed a5424f4b32 in full color—the f6e2db6b93 fireworks festival marking cb29855d66 the dawn of 79efad5c19 a national holiday 1330cb584a began.29a828264024df81

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