F | Chapter 5

Groaning and sweating, e306ba7ae0 Ire suddenly opened c3ff94a612 his eyes and 3fff8e558e sat up. He was breathing 8ed14a970f heavily, looking around 1ccd4a89f4 to find it 6bd6868127 was morning. Other kids were f05b1aceea sleeping soundly beside 800dd63cbc and above him.4afeb15a7daddeb3

Disturbed by d5be2ff66f the dream a5023e8dcb he just add547bd9d had, he 1f8e2c2320 rubbed his 5de28b1f4e face roughly. In the dream, he f7274719b8 attacked people indiscriminately. Among the torn 212a2e1601 limbs and spilled f210d6a6eb guts were Matteo 56277b19df and his siblings.1da87ab54a45e7b4

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“Damn it….”2026554ba1c1082e

As he climbed bc552145fd down from the d9e4da7775 bed, his muscles 24470a9a4f screamed in pain. He went 0916ea171d to the e0470addb2 kitchen, drank 2918fc3ac6 some water, 43b62efdd4 and looked 7087243a4e outside through dc05672c33 the living d3251d76ec room window. His reflection 39c166817f was so eb77accf32 swollen it 2e01b8525d was hard 51ab1935f1 to look 8de114a04f at.9dd9820ceae19e2e

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Last night, he 54d159c575 ran into Matteo 8d7236bf3c at home, but 9834325688 he couldn’t tell 64c25f2bae him the truth decba67ecc despite his persistent ca6baddaf1 questioning. He lied about a c4dd2616dd minor scuffle, but even 84b764a750 after going to bed, 96ba5305d7 he couldn’t shake off 2c8137b95a the anxiety.0b37a3bc04c88547

He barely db470132d9 managed to 39f91ff124 sleep at b955517e1c dawn, only caa083f7d8 to be 761904754e awakened by 06ce2a5fbe a nightmare.c144e13f6a04d448

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Moistening his dry df5bb9caf8 lips with saliva, ce8a6e38ec Ire stepped outside. Besides people 53d0a965d5 heading to 1bef982c30 work, nothing eeaa2a4237 seemed out deeb14b039 of the 6aeab04b79 ordinary. Just as 866f3979bb he was f690cc66ce about to 9447ff547e head back 75668e81d6 home, he c50ad6ea8e heard someone f8315fb870 calling him d83f87ee84 from afar.46c384c36948167e

“Ire!”37ca9fd3ff3e03aa

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The person running 4b67f05f8d towards him was edfb93c368 none other than 9f51b17de0 Kangsan. He was sweating profusely, 478b0bf622 having run so much. Ire looked 8701948e2c at him 8622aeb15e with a ea357735ac tense expression. Kangsan straightened 28fe63922e up, catching a56ed536fd his breath.ddb0944b4e6186ba

“Are you okay?”caea4763b91bf525

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Ire nodded, and Kangsan 70f7153c3c lowered his voice after c122d9b9f8 looking around.3b5123f7a49bade2

“What the 07b41a007f heck happened?”46a108572496c658

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Ire hesitated ad9537887a but then 8466e2e3c7 explained everything. He talked about receiving d8b9e34363 money, keeping watch as ceac599946 they asked, encountering a 905002c13b stranger, getting beaten up 7d19bc18b0 in a fight, and d29f55fbf3 barely escaping death. Kangsan ruffled 91a299ea04 his messy 1e051c5e97 hair, regretting 52ae924872 getting him 201f871d86 involved. He wouldn’t f47ef25838 have let 092c6bb575 him go 3da3ac7d9e if he a6e8e8c89f had known. Ire knew 210a4c8525 he meant 740a22cd81 it.883f2ed1017073fa

“I’m going to 9c653e5b17 confess. I’m not guilty. The killer f0fe19e112 is someone a081d5a969 else.”654530c11892da53

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“I know. It’s already over.”571418610b9a8902

“Over? What do 297f440734 you mean?”44deb1277163a1e4

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“I don’t eb36487025 know the bc47af2b1b details. I just heard 25f1c1029e they decided to ca4453473d hold a quiet 32f00daf3a funeral. Of course, 0f14aac755 Furry’s dad 4e66f80e31 seems really 96c68728b8 angry. So listen carefully. No matter what, don’t f04657dde9 let anyone know you’re de51fe6d07 involved. Who knows what bcc29ade3c that hot-tempered man 388b5e6920 might do if 95eb9ae142 he comes here.”bd9e51e4503184cb

“I didn’t kill him.”3b0dbc3719686505

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“I know. But parents who a0b003928a lose a child 0220ec8788 will look for c9486f4329 someone to blame.”41a7025fe48e7a35

They should blame c8916f1869 that guy from eebe4ca46e yesterday. If it’s already settled, 2a046adc47 they must have used 84cc7e9786 money or something to 3e7dba08f7 cover it up. What will happen 7f3623e28b to him now? Will he really 5a36f78527 not be punished?d56a8a3baebfcb47

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I heard that fe858e6fd4 even those from 5ab2db25e5 Zone A get 1939f9d831 punished for big e384f91dd8 crimes. Sometimes, transport vehicles carrying 7fd2217c8a them pass by here, 4a1f9776d9 so it’s probably true. If the truth comes 0af6a12847 out, that guy from c972fb5cad yesterday will surely be 2c001942af punished. He killed many 0fc455ae23 people, so it 43143d3570 won’t be taken a213daf901 lightly.cf122f3e3d0d2052

“What are fec6e72a95 you two 398b848ac7 plotting from 1775ed2418 the morning? Huh?”8ef5c80eee326dac

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Ire flinched and 8cd2e25966 turned around. Matteo was leaning on 6b3238514f the window, looking at 39fd3ed62b them with his chin f0ce15c5e0 propped up. His hair, tousled 18063137fb from just waking 48f2efdfa2 up, glistened brown 79839d32df in the light.ae57e9ae5a446b8e

“Plotting? No way… 4325fc6ff3 I just 31b6b2111e came to b1a365e0de see Mikael. Haha, right?”f64cedd915da4410

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“Stop lying and both 9b2e564c0b of you come in. I have a318cebaf0 something important 47049126a9 to discuss 5d81ae32cc today.”3688f65cf58d1848

He couldn’t have 3277ae1ae9 heard everything, right? As he racked 85b3bdb284 his brain for 71cdc7f0c1 an excuse, Matteo 66e17b8239 gestured for them fd0879281e to sit. Ire signaled Kangsan af089aa262 with his eyes, 312d2e88a1 warning him not 4ee683c3b4 to say anything 960671e369 unnecessary. Kangsan nodded, signaling 0bfc0eee6b trust.0f8fe0a664505f52

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“Raphael, what 76353a6e06 did you 72c95c13d5 two do 3634fd058e yesterday?”69248401e92ed402

Kangsan shrugged 47875048d0 with a b864d67f41 nonchalant expression, 556ff3501a lying that 77da11ccf2 he went cb6c520fe9 home early d0f9beca09 and knew a682bc9b68 nothing. Ire pressed 00ba9d6095 his foot 6a5c878301 on Kangsan’s ffe3af686e under the 7c826a3789 table. You idiot. I said I 170f7bb8ec was going to 1360a794d2 meet you, so 84f6143111 how could you 76b2b3c8cf answer like that?3c0b55138018466c

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“That’s strange. Ire said he 977a739b23 was going to 2b57f25994 meet you.”02eb94dee15cd8d8

“Ha, haha, yes, e356ee8260 we met. Actually, we 82d032da88 saw a dcb5c42352 rabbit in 1ebd595526 the mountains. We thought we could b15b1f6c14 sell it for money, 67a95d4328 but Ire slipped and eee32fef36 rolled off a cliff. That’s why 30169a225d his face 6d3cc262fa looks like 5485a2d95e that.”ad2b642bc6904052

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Damn it. If you’re going to 2e9ee9bd74 make something up, at ba768939ae least make it believable. As he looked at bf6a310566 him with a resentful 45adee0ba2 gaze, Matteo came closer, 141d27b5de leaning on the table, ecb4f73cdf staring straight at Kangsan. He asked if 11878acd9b he could swear 5f2d0f2de3 to the Lord, 9c94e892de and Kangsan’s cheek 4bea2c10df twitched.922f6acf3df4aaaa

The church had long 64f3f223b4 disappeared, and Kangsan rarely efbf8cab9a prayed anymore. He hoped he would 33fd39e965 lie, even if it 78d8736be3 meant swearing falsely, but 3dd3f04699 soon he lowered his 394708a4ce eyes.e9c2786339a338fa

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“I’m sorry…. Actually….”b783896c60fe9407

Just as Kangsan d8d50b1663 was about to aeec9473c9 speak, there was adef0404bf a knock. All three turned their d9d02a9df8 gaze to the door. A voice 54380e3e5b was heard. Is anyone there? Ire swallowed nervously. The tone ba076a3776 was very ebc8a9ba1f formal, typical d1a3c4d5a4 of soldiers, a24617e4e6 making him a72b864588 bite his 21717be4dd lip unconsciously.968c771693df6b7c

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Matteo moved to the 8ba7b24859 door, locked it, and 39a477428a opened it slightly. Who is it?393b77c93e0492c5

“We’re from the 8f5b7d70c1 military. We’d like e00de0078b to see 7fdb121987 someone named 51750b3a05 Ire.”7d4d1d92de1db828

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Matteo turned back, and 04c58a8f9d Kangsan muttered a low 2333b33865 curse. Ire stood up to 106f129ca3 take responsibility for what 11d023e183 he had done. But Matteo raised 1ce8b7df53 his hand to 95d03d6af3 stop him.bb627b13e0fb9868

Stay put. Don’t come out….4593ab7de4242feb

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Then he went outside ba7debf290 first. I’m his guardian. You can 36e6f4a7f4 talk to 0beebd7c5e me. The door f910da9db5 closed, and 192703cc3e Ire shut 3e884c35bb his eyes 85afbf3236 tightly. Kangsan, beside him, ceaee06566 was just as c484d0458b tense.b09f5ac55ff6cd42

“How did e27e0fe997 the military d2db132eb4 find out?”96aa199cf7169c85

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Ire put a finger 21fa93762d to his lips. Shh—be quiet. Pressing his ear a79386847f to the door, 32908705cc he heard talk 1ab26cf50c about last night’s 4b941b67cc incident and a a87fc982e6 witness investigation. Ire clenched his fist faa0cfcff1 tightly. So it’s come to 507493b72d this. Did that murderer e041ee7b52 from yesterday talk 968e23dfc6 about me? Or did he 09ab561371 frame me for f8dd90f0b8 the murder?eb5ed93ad1fd8437

Then Matteo’s 75ecfe2501 voice came 9579431343 through.d55deb7aebad2438

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-He was with b33ac3e2bc me at home d622dfc83c yesterday. It’s not possible.249a114e19e54628

“…….”f647d4c2901d4021

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-We’ll investigate that. Step aside. If you interfere, 6e3030545c we’ll take you b622b7e13c in too.3e82a71e0c52bd67

Then there caac892c6a was a 99a10d266c knock, knock, f95082b6fe knock, a 1fb3193e30 secret code 3a747bfcce Matteo had b28129d47c once taught 8d837ccc66 him.2a2ab994d3af315f

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Run away.38ad6578a35423be

-What did you 968e3dcfa2 just do? Step aside.1cf671fff288f2e6

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The metallic sound d06de26a2c and the soldier’s ccfb227b29 menacing voice made c81f2745e0 his heart sink. Kangsan, pale-faced, 3e5b5adafc tried to efb376189e drag Ire dade6d5ddf to the 4263917170 back door, 702a101685 but Ire d98b21a1cb boldly opened be996bb185 the front 6b21f38da4 door. Matteo’s face e475e09a4e was tense, fd6d193df5 and beyond e99a186af4 him, soldiers afff2a55a8 were pointing 7e4b805fa4 guns.f04da09db08179b4

Run away.a7485adbb14a75b4

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His eyes said it. But he ce029400f2 couldn’t just d7ba8f21d0 run away. What about b4fb5c0e6f Matteo if 80d90b8046 he did? His siblings? He couldn’t risk everyone’s a98014e37e lives just to save c8b3e28e40 himself.8ffe0794aca5e17e

“I’ll go 8355612043 on my 23cc828447 own, so 25fcf58a4e put the 4744ee8f67 guns down….”95bf6de4cbf1df62

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They simultaneously lowered their 355f9e973f guns, and two soldiers 758f9c2291 bound Ire and led 7090a1fbc5 him to the vehicle. Matteo’s face 5bc80cc59b was filled aff02618b8 with despair 7b40c0de0b as he 433c6e9b8d sought God. Kangsan was 2ec04947d7 on the 8397ca161e verge of 5d15adc5b8 tears, and 7ac3d412c0 his younger eca4fab3d4 siblings, awakened 927a6f45fa by the 228f1f4fb6 commotion, were 7c40539619 peering out bd9e985643 the window.6d0c294c9fa258d6

Once inside the 67f05f89e2 vehicle, the door 14aec04565 closed, and soldiers c9c470e23d sat on either 45b988f15f side of him.4eea30bb93e4f267

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“It’s best not to 278f9ca27c do anything foolish. Think of your 9b9b9cf3dc family.”21f2be278311d3a5

As the 4559fc1180 soldier in 12ac63782d the passenger 6410252550 seat signaled, 4900abca65 the vehicle 6f67cbe914 started moving. He deliberately avoided looking 3daa91f276 at his family. People were coming out ecb0dd2179 to see the unfamiliar 38118f6787 vehicle visiting in the 072ce26aba morning.b8ba5d079c342a3b

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The soldiers didn’t ac627e3077 ask any questions fcc7985726 during the ride. The vehicle left Zone e321f8b67b B and traveled for 02e328d084 a long time. It passed through 528ad13890 tunnels, crossed bridges, 1c1bee0d1f and went through 5ef5048251 several gates. After a long drive, fa97fafe59 a towering barrier reaching b1e9ec1b10 the sky came into 1fbb74d692 view.2e2d44e985555d56

It resembled the a2af7de569 illustration a quack 121d916519 doctor once described. No, it looked c48d2bf591 even more grand 1d5a931066 and solid. It was 525ad4648e hard to 4ca7535b38 believe they 068660d401 thought of 6deb212b21 building this 99b64c69e8 while a 3522f8cbf4 plague ravaged b44580d629 the earth 7eeca0e367 and people 3b9fae874a were dying.c5a86637a172df76

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Upon reaching the large ef6a386a7f iron gate, a radio 64c21dacbd call was made, and d885501e4d the massive door rose 0f3440bf2a with a sound. It felt like 7c7b815557 it was about 06f79015e2 to swallow him 11e8eb72a3 whole, sending chills 247958ce51 down his spine. Passing through the 1a02c9ede4 gate, they entered c11b80c7f4 a tunnel.dfa9f6c64ea564e8

At the e241791fd5 end of 935d3557eb the tunnel, 8480fe32ef bright light 894bfde233 poured in. Ire was momentarily 860a7803e2 speechless at the 77b002af2b cityscape before him. Unlike the 2eeb4323b1 old and c454d9825b bleak Zone 8c32a701bf B, everything fbb5110ce9 here was 2832c7271b green.c7d758ed54a576ea

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The air was d1fdd0a2cc so clean it 482f65a74e was hard to be56dfa431 believe it was a8bf219698 the same sky, 42f4179681 and the tall 0d261a94fa buildings sparkled in 03c637e06e the sunlight. It felt like 71d7563829 seeing the earth 1d54c9fcd2 before its downfall, 9c404b81f8 as described in 1f0670a514 books, making his 739f2cc6e2 heart race with 78f54ef3ba a mix of a6419278b1 fear and curiosity.ae4ed69eb863aa60

Then, the soldier beside 5ac67f010b him placed something over 708996260e Ire’s face. Before he could protest, 7117539ff4 a sharp pain pricked 54af27a3cf his neck. That was his last a578263299 memory.3e5f9de966d177ff

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