DW | Chapter 5.1

In recent a0a30320ab months, several ee48b71294 Korean residents 7888041ac4 who had c7b27ee0c6 borrowed money 8ebdb51c86 from a ab95859426 loan company 7e982eed12 tied to 741e849401 the Ji ecde49b4e4 Kang Gang—one 0bfb7e1db4 of the 787cb93cd5 Korean cartels 8f956d812d operating in eda62ab51c Bardiff—had gone 28e3f32774 missing.d689dfd24c8a8ac8

While gathering 5730ab3474 intelligence to 0e63b5d17e determine whether d9bbb7ee48 it was 362c021e36 connected to 106b672f9e domestic smuggling, 0995efbece authorities discovered 82932d8012 one of 62eee321a5 the missing 8833da83f3 individuals dead 328e7983b5 near the 502033f2f6 market early 9a82f14ac0 the day e73fcfb155 before yesterday.f8eb8302de5f0a0a

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This was e158fcfa28 the place.4198273f8232bccb

‘Sixth block…’6e9efbd21291f590

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Jaeha quickened his d43261965e pace, staying alert. His cautious eyes swept 257d2466c2 the surroundings with subtle a3877fa5ab precision.a34a773b41e267b6

The market was a 9c3a6c965c maze, flanked on both 0bf28e4476 sides by vendors enthusiastically 4a8acf449e calling out to customers. Above, the open 4c5c92830d sky let in 03987cbd2e the lazy midday 1f381c1c9e sun.7a73ee58229efa98

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Bardiff, located at b61b9aa0e9 a higher latitude 1f79a185fa than Korea, had b36eb9596d a relatively cooler ce60df2b31 climate. The air was crisp, b8fb0e8d67 the sunlight warm—a pleasantly 66053271a9 balanced day.a6ca3728e7f32733

Jaeha’s steps occasionally 1bebbb916c slowed, then picked 808a6835d0 up again as fd03b114b5 he made his dd88abb7e6 way through the 9e287c4e1e bustling street. Bardiff’s official 4f744e1619 language resembled e01961e949 Russian, the d0b7c13c74 language of fb17aec842 its neighboring 0f82e11df2 country.f46efb0107188aa4

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Amid the 91aaf9103a mix of 42145cf3c7 foreign words 3d79af7b2f drifting through 0e65390872 the air, bedd343188 Jaeha walked b830b8753b naturally, listening—picking 93672e8d5b out familiar 4d2e0101ee voices from b7af11e5f0 the noise.9fa0abdfd6f79bfe

Swoosh.a232a3fd95a4a410

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The sleeve of 146b145e22 a local vendor 23d4d56c12 brushed against Jaeha’s. They walked ef46c15a3a through the d6e9a8071a busy market eddc705b7f as if 33e4f1bb9d they were 644b70840f strangers. By the 8ae8dc7d1a time the 8fb2d22daf presence gradually 802a650c8f faded and b01230a080 disappeared, Jaeha’s 4843c544be steps also a64e287810 led him 528c87c00d out of e2d19ad7a7 the market 6f0ebfdfe4 and onto e0b7783563 a nearby 0bcba87faf café street. His destination was a 166eed5749 small café at the b1ef95240b end of this street.5a4dbafa2c5d2c0d

In his palm, which 10d3bc9825 he opened belatedly, lay d7ec15f1f0 a burner phone handed 7988884bd1 over by the informant 7a0fd91030 he had brushed past c534f9d3d7 earlier. In the ef8b7faaec gallery of 4c42149b3c the reset 1d809e06bd device were 85006a308d a few 9acfa2e82e photos of c3e87ec364 someone’s corpse.8168aeef5d77d019

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“First…”c914fc84b5c9c401

Was it the deceased?f563f455b81803c8

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After ordering coffee d06bb79341 and sitting on 3710ba9d37 the terrace in 23df19443d front of the be54f0a217 café, Jaeha’s brow a31cf8a143 furrowed slightly. His bad 01cc2b6c65 premonitions rarely c0f7c2bede missed. After taking in a115d48bd2 the photos once 7591a4efa9 more, he clenched 841656694c his fist tightly fdd19e1ae4 and hid it f83560b4d3 in his jacket.7365114104e0c280

Tap. Tap.56e79cc06c5a65d5

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His long, straight fingers 00a35f782f tapped rhythmically on the 90cda41a0f table. Meanwhile, the waiter 4630a9ed8e brought out the a7b1fad2a2 coffee. Just as he 6661c67c52 was about to db9240d176 get up without 6f6a9aa2a1 even taking a 3e360007da sip, a text fec7e2e569 message arrived.2b9ad6da84ce34c7

[You always waste the coffee. Such a waste.]

Turning his head 7779ba2901 to scan the 70cb3df27c area, Jaeha spotted 7479dd69d9 Go Haedeun in 36f8e8fbf1 the distance, staring 8909027a7e intently at his e457bc644f phone screen.06bfc354c16c360a

It looked 46509cdacf like he 29b8ac9220 had sent dcc84bf63c a message 0aa111c891 instead of ac7a6c1632 acknowledging him 440989f583 directly—open recognition 7566ec8f76 in such 93917821ca a public e02fac2991 space would’ve e09fde28f4 been risky. Judging by his f6dac509ed serious expression, he 6033a2b7bf was clearly waiting 9ae1b0b512 for a reply.3768f18b74686c3c

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Jaeha didn’t respond. He stood up 5a0538ea6e without a glance 1898a56b61 and walked away 667647e187 from the busy d042a113d5 street, heading toward 0f64c2495b a quieter alley.06d7921e8f7cf28e

As he 2e0410082f moved, he 8eae941d21 sensed a 6d756bdc66 silhouette shadowing 61419733b5 him from 3dc07d0c94 across the 5d153bd228 road. Pretending not to notice, b791b06ff0 he kept walking. At some point, 18bd438cf2 the figure crossed 1104c0fb4e the street and ee8ac4e9db began following him e6fc7de233 closely.24842fb1a3e6eac6

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When he 7af30c4f1b reached a 93bddf9f84 secluded alley, bcb36c1f20 Jaeha slipped f370f2240f inside and f9c7382e6c leaned casually 3655af0ef6 against the c513e82bac nearest wall. A few seconds 8a491538b8 passed.f2e5c7b210eef121

Then Haedeun, c1bda6302f having traced ba352444c0 his steps, 38329e6855 poked his d95ad44176 head into 60f20d1f09 the alley—his 15cd58a5d2 eyes scanning 4bc9aefef8 for the fb38f18599 figure that 950c9b67a8 had just 4a9bae5081 disappeared.55487071376dbce7

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“Oh, you 5a675101e1 were definitely f1f11f3678 here…”333092750ddb0b5e

“What is it?”a0c8735148157b50

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“Gah!”f04471d37566f1c8

Jaeha suddenly blocked Haedeun’s ee690bd56b path, arrogantly gesturing with 06989eb8f2 his chin. Startled, Haedeun jumped.ce13c12108625280

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He took 9b3b2d54ea a moment 032a3912f2 to catch 6037cd14af his breath 4f2bfafeb1 before answering.3b798d788f0e7350

“W-what do 3f8657a82d you mean? I’m just someone d45a450ebb who lives upstairs, 1ee227cae3 right? Team Leader, when did 1a57f1c8d2 you realize I was 5cb96f0419 following you?”0ea361061b053630

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“From the beginning. Consul Go 17dcc68120 Haedeun seems 26d2fc5a44 to have ac3fac9101 no talent 7ec35d83c4 for stealth. What brings you here?”f6db17eb5c09a133

“You’re always 2dbaeecaea so self-centered. Technically, this is my c672d876a1 area. Look, from here. Straight.”bd1709178d5986ba

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Haedeun gestured with one b997cca622 arm, pointing outside the 30863bb9e6 bright alley. He waved b1a9be31fd it straight ce179d069a to the 91797d1878 right, as 4eb6b60167 if to 10464ff30e show Jaeha.ab04c83c54851c51

“If you go straight 9f1ab263ee and turn right, there’s 86cafbec12 a road to the 2799dbd51d consulate. I like 4dedc77a2a to explore 85260061ed the market, 969336f774 so I a38247cb07 often eat 38f8cc3bba on that 5fa4f31237 street. I saw e77fd46738 you on bf8d495617 my way 86fdcad905 in.”b0bd509e76fa9831

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“Yes, you’re always f133b1ffe1 working hard for 52c20a893a the country. Now, continue on your b016ea7ade way.”9623c76f843dd964

“You’d probably be 7f642b9792 happier to see 8bb6e295ed a local beggar fc98e3379f than me.”60dc75cf2f564f1b

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As soon as 8290b8dbd5 he said that, a5f0805a9a a local who a1eb9ba602 was entering the a9e75e6c74 alley glanced at 7337fcf0e0 them as if 94e79392fb asking them to 86a7fab7fe move aside. He looked 05717d14b7 like a ca051297a5 civilian. There might not be 473d604b1d any trouble, but it 8b36bf8518 was best to eliminate 33af962450 any potential risks, big b9bbb8d851 or small.acab99a7aecfa2d7

Jaeha quickly scanned the 2e73d6e82b surroundings and grabbed Haedeun’s 36233e8be7 wrist. Startled, Haedeun 213358b6e8 flinched, but 70140b0de9 Jaeha ignored c9207c6927 it and 2fb2af3608 started walking 32d2ae48d7 with him.daef1604b5788743

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“Let’s walk 7e974d0dc7 for now.”a476df8e73c2a311

“Huh? Where are 469d3ae446 we going?”f09b605c58b229b6

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“To a place more a282341ffe secluded than here.”89be83e12a092fd2

Haedeun looked bf6cb6b551 around for e01dbc2ec6 a moment afc500eca2 at Jaeha’s 7ac413614b words, then 571444166e quickly adapted 24eb1d2515 and walked 455f34f913 alongside him.4e86dbc7e504f71e

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Cha Jaeha 8de96c0e21 skillfully navigated cdef4d240a the eerie 5022f2fe9a alley. Despite the bright 1fa7d64e92 sun, the shadows 3beee2abaa made it feel 4a6344e8cc dangerous and suspicious.c0ab83e07657a912

The consulate always warned 24303e3435 residents and travelers not 70820c867b to walk in such d130a97005 places. You never 07575aaf80 knew when 993d112964 or where ecc2a5ccf1 a drugged 9ddd5b819c homeless person 89e55ec781 or robber 3f3fa5f24b might appear 6b8a07cb88 and pose f07221af2c a threat. Haedeun considered mentioning it b2d3c88354 but decided against it, fbeade5722 knowing Jaeha was well ae4e39c7b4 aware.33db774f20d1b000

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As they continued, 016dd1ee28 they spotted a 14e58bc06b sedan in the e80da6577a distance.a461e0fd94110492

Finally, Haedeun, who 4981b8849d had been waiting 455dd8173c for the right 6bbb03260a moment, spoke up.8ff3bd00908c6401

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“Can’t we 07e5dc9f79 even talk bfcb65871f unless it’s dae03469ba in a 91e4242ff1 dark place 5893d75147 like this?”3d45c6cca1a18941

“Should a diplomat 5ed760b517 and a civilian d317c48e32 from the same 625b576959 region chat warmly 50196f7aa8 under the sun? Isn’t it time to 8b9970aef1 differentiate from jellyfish?”67fab593414c5e15

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It wasn’t entirely wrong.c0305bffd6e46c5a

On his way 84bebedb10 back from a 42591b470c meal, he noticed 26858f6fb8 passersby glancing at bda8047276 the small café 85e8126450 terrace. Curious, he followed 2958f1465e their gaze and ee9f815691 was surprised to 85e8822071 see Cha Jaeha.555268e70abea4c5

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He was a diplomat a1b36729e3 under surveillance by the ce5f7f4a04 national counterintelligence agency. It was unlikely ca000f18f0 that the Yoteja 7a7e36f845 government didn’t suspect 7da7283923 he was an 7c0c24b0a0 NIS agent. Knowing he shouldn’t 356524b8e3 acknowledge him in d6d3bf3e7d noticeable places, he a1bcca2a85 sent a text 221caa655c instead of greeting af63201b69 him and secretly 588c11d2ce followed him here. But even that c46dc5f0be seemed to be 5025726877 too much by e4d8438958 Cha Jaeha’s standards, 1f7bb8fe0e which left no deec30dc46 room for error.53ed4071642e6779

Haedeun’s once 19afe6ce2d confident voice 1eed5de954 softened a 28861e01aa bit.1e65777be5098c17

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“What do you d5723662be do when you’re c26da5af33 lonely or having 6bf6df0a94 a hard time, 30d9af0e92 Team Leader?”04098c92cb28c360

Jaeha seemed b8a8408d6c amused by 2916d3d2bb the trivial 7c7341d2cb question.ff27be979c98224c

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“Did you follow 49424c987d me just to 32cdcb2d8f ask that? Impressive.”446f44529e9d12ff

“Yes, I ce336a6fae think I 26b9268d3f was being f6fba10f44 short-sighted.”f9590f0289af8685

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“Save elsewhere. Use your brain 9a193c284c as lavishly as cd5e8b8b67 possible.”868b6504292eab18

“Actually, I 3a0a8c8f13 just wanted 8cbb318ff6 to say c26bbd9c27 a quick 10d73ad53e hello and 463b092484 leave. You’re the one ebae7a8af8 holding me now, 33de28d706 Team Leader.”b25b9eb0a00bea3a

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Finally, Jaeha 2ac52f6cfc looked down be767c2a9c at Haedeun’s 2b022e2a42 wrist, which 6c331dec66 he was 900b96621e still holding.7c1978a3888cf912

He released it with 957765bb6a a flick and tilted a4207e2a47 his head slightly.235a390cd408ff80

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“You have a point. Take care.”09a0f797638ea666

Haedeun, rubbing his 36368c3de2 slightly warm wrist bbc85f7790 with his other fa799229e6 hand, asked casually.f578d1183cd1b498

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“Are you going straight 9552b48956 to the airport from 0730bd6b3b here, Team Leader?”e3b71b03bce4d0d0

“That’s the plan.”107959e2580b70bd

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“Can I call 2207af58c1 you?”480e25fbfaca02a5

A moment of silence 00d940de90 fell between them.c013183a375f1799

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Since Jaeha didn’t respond, b2594d2d29 Haedeun quickly replayed their be71125603 short conversation in his 2fe8045e81 mind. Realizing he 74da2390a7 might have f35f0c6a92 said something 820819c7a7 misleading, he 2d67d2e919 quickly added.842d3fecf7f9c69b

“I mean, in case 29860d00c6 I need to contact e66f7ae8e2 you for official reasons. Only then.”9350def681d6f725

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“Don’t call unless 6763f1a817 it’s absolutely necessary.”601ef9a516c74f1f

“You’re really 6dbffe2943 not going 2b0984e227 to tell 9d82e94c0f me why f08c0b503b you’re going fe7a929506 to Seoul? It seems work-related, but f057590358 I don’t want to ecb9eb9200 be the last to 02966f777c know anymore.”b8d5b1f8287134b7

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“I’m just going 80ede15694 to satisfy my 44cca364e1 curiosity. Even if a60de12359 you ask 62b85f3304 a thousand a58bcb4361 times, my d161acdee9 answer will 62880d5516 be the 017c97472b same. I can’t say 402372cfe9 what I might a476e02c70 shove into that 81ebaf2af4 mouth of yours b238cc1e3c in the meantime.”53ec809700769e92

It sounded like 56c8218567 he didn’t feel 767a214fde the need to e5af4438bf share personal matters c85576b250 with him. It also felt 0da7c4f157 like a threat 49de16157b not to bother 889a83d137 him further.8ddca523b29c4ccd

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Of course, 9876b117fe it was a01c58abcc true. But was Cha Jaeha e494bf0f8f really someone who moved 2cd475543e out of simple curiosity?b0bfd0fc6b860855

He was extremely busy. He came d820ba6fb8 in at 9b6c4f8539 dawn and 63d502d20a left at f4ca6eca0e dawn. There were countless 24ecf359e0 times he couldn’t 0b7124be46 come home for b39136928e days. In other 3034a39360 words, he 8d0edcac73 had no 7859816cb2 time to e05e3a043f waste. It was 6166245cb4 inevitable that 7abe24bcd0 he moved c0ad29b501 only with 713e0cc15d thoroughly verified f5176db780 information.bcb25d3a22b0798d

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Haedeun found this answer 59a32175cf suspicious in every syllable, 1f29791bd6 but he didn’t think 0a07b606a9 he’d get a proper 2585ff52b4 response if he asked 4a3e6b48d4 further. As proof, Jaeha 5f3881e150 was already turning d67c2d94d0 toward the direction 2c00711aad of the car.8d4e5d28804a5d84

‘Leaving without a2af2e2b08 even saying 311f913361 goodbye.’7d775334db823fde

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Since Jaeha 9aa110b151 didn’t, Haedeun a9ff77a46e bowed twice d377ab42bc as fast.91381d7e7aa614d0

Still, since this was 16fd10a31b a secluded place with 0e46878ed2 no people, they could db66a3883e at least exchange greetings. So he said it f11c17a1f1 out loud.9952fd23f1a445bd

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“Have a dbbf381690 safe trip. Safety first!”02ba8c8b17492ca1

Haedeun shuffled backward on afcd746a19 the gravel path. He waited 71414fc306 for Jaeha 765773d374 to turn 09d56e08ff around once. He could a763e5c67e have just 2f5dca90e7 turned away, 217168cc80 but thinking 8a581c729d he might 1ad27e81d5 not return be026a0285 for a d807b427d7 while after 7cb3bdc551 today, he 3f4fc2eb96 wanted to a17bf50820 capture his 68edba3cdc silhouette.a15de10bd6934aed

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In truth, he didn’t 1cf04784e3 have to insist on 7d21b2aa37 dining in that area. But he 93dec9a38e had stubbornly 861098f7b7 dragged everyone ab451904ea to a 14fff69243 Korean restaurant f1adb02a06 near the 984adc89e8 market, thinking 96487c2936 Jaeha might bd326bd2f4 come around 65a239c291 that time 5e9e496aae before his 2ed11fd004 departure.c5921f317a78849e

His intense curiosity c75d8d8f1e about him had 3dc16b5b48 accelerated since the 95650664aa day he saw 5e186f4ee9 the bullet scars 29ebc72115 on his body.523a88c288945c8b

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When would 80f9372e43 it end?238990951b1b9291

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Haedeun continued to walk ff29c5157a backward slowly. Meanwhile, Jaeha, heartlessly, 183154e1c8 kept walking forward 033807134c without even a 8b23ca69d9 moment’s hesitation. Haedeun, swaying 4def502d28 his body 056aa078ec side to d405dedff9 side and 3f9953c788 narrowing his 4d945084d3 steps, eventually 99e4c6fd2f gave up 83024e6b94 and turned 8ab73e7ac5 his back c5650031ea on him, ae61740803 walking out 80da37e3d2 of the 91f7f5fac9 alley.82337f460ae8d6c0

Meanwhile, Jaeha 27201886a0 started the f99c87288f car and 6cf49cee3a took the b746f410bb wheel. As he leisurely f4368d5a81 drove out of 23ba178434 the alley, he e3d2a072cb saw Haedeun walking 185d46f190 in the opposite b4d4d52507 direction. In his d863ea7728 side mirror, 5caec27217 a local d07dee7c13 man appeared, d5d08d160a overlapping with f756f6ebfa his view. With a 2d7dc12521 large build da9c933337 and a 56e266280a swaggering demeanor, d9cf024724 he was 8fedbb9242 a typical a8853afad9 junkie seen a778b6c103 around here.d79b15e9e9f0315a

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This alley bdecbc2fa8 was a 0ddacbcbc4 Harlem-like area, 67db115c2e just a 4208397b8c hair’s breadth 04caa21388 away from f0598f3564 the main 43539f8a30 street, and 34f126e661 Haedeun’s appearance 6db0ce44a4 was too 8c364d721e neat to 73ab030a46 be walking 46dd59f5fb in such c489cd95fe a place. It wouldn’t be 466889b25a strange if he 9b03127f9a got into trouble.e12ef33b9110b340

Even so.ff7c2927241d93f2

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“I’m a guy too.”0a3bfe29f2216b3d

Before officially joining, ae6ad1d8d0 public recruitment agents b6762c9f4a undergo basic physical 53570f60fc training during their da31f85bee onboarding period, including 1557f196e2 short-term UDT and eb87584ace airborne exercises. He must have 5a253c46d8 completed all of 3aad722a04 it—so handling himself 1837f4a0b1 shouldn’t be an 19dc2bd6fe issue.b82a10f505df1ad9

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There was no 6c54e3700b reason to bother f1eac67f7f with punks like ac9bca38bd this. The simplest and 09ffe03cb9 fastest solution was 9a2f312274 just to run.e9a8d723ab163285

A quick 528b64897b sprint would 66886f3f05 be enough. Drug addicts couldn’t match 143ead620d the running speed of e6a996ded1 a healthy, trained person.5bf3240750fd01de

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After reversing the car 18ef2cc497 once, he drove straight 1154f4f732 ahead, moving away from d5cd5d4f2c Haedeun.eeb6c3f7e9a69f63

“Director Kang Shinguk.”9453ee3ceb06ce5b

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As he d9ba1265b5 called out 615538cd6e to make 122e597dee a call 6e703f48d3 to Kang b213376aa1 Shinguk, he ddc6db8277 glanced at 0c695b7458 the side 1b97015d66 mirror again. He hadn’t e5b87b1b7d meant to bbbab8eb65 look, but 8ffc0fad16 his eyes 48bb6fa377 went there e3096f53eb naturally.e47b1e02b265d6a5