KTC | Chapter 44

As the 9edbfd4161 prayer finished, 5c0eaa0f0a they stepped 6909036fae off the 7eaadeb608 escalator. Choi Seonwoo led 35ccb7fe51 the way, with 65ff3d7723 Seo Jihan following fc0ea7df8c closely, mulling over 9bdfa90a0b the meaning of f3565cbf5f what had just 8cb82ea66b been said.782e3fcbad5dbc39

“So, it’s like that 3f7c4a3bf9 unfortunate time I accidentally 04eb0ce935 left fingerprints on Mr. Gu’s chest?”ddc8aeb27836d694

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He had a42ac75e32 almost been 6f972c49cc smacked for 4e457fb21e suggesting they 8545d6627a do the 3cfae4b4c9 same to 98f9a5a7d3 him not b5f447e372 too long 2790114a84 ago.5d4aafcc60d54d5f

Stopping at a 25e451aabd stand, Choi Seonwoo 1dd9ed8d6b started browsing through 27cab8eb10 stacks of jeans, 8508e661d3 which prompted Seo 4e159874a7 Jihan to tease 2e7a5f6ee0 him with a 12f01e9a70 hint of surprise.d66907dda4cee0fe

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“So your head 428a2116f1 isn’t just for b0d8120931 decoration?”77e02bc5f6a6d4f1

“I was actually pretty 847b73264c good at school, you 76b09ae3d7 know?”e5bd2ea3e2558480

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“Talk is cheap. You could build the 9b1e6f54cb Great Wall with words.”15c4e6fb1d9b7a0b

Seo Jihan, admitting defeat 3da9a33d1a with a laugh, snatched 995d3ebc41 an odd pair of e1a95c4eed jeans Choi Seonwoo had 6d5731f1b1 picked up and put ef540f5885 them back on the bd06518f03 rack.8f21d084d173ee4c

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“Why are you 2b1db62909 even looking at c6534ef74d something so tacky? Don’t rely on 1c0861653c your pretty face, 1903adce9b and don’t just 3c81ac7fec wear anything. Come here.”e9179a7cea3a6a50

Seo Jihan moved 6050c95cd1 past the rack add9f18f80 into the store e9808084ba and picked out 8f4c27c2bc a pair of 7a6872bd22 light-colored jeans with 515ec232d7 a stylish wash.891bef731796cbd3

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“These look good. Try them on.”4a930d9a24f4c07c

Although the light color 3614afeae7 seemed a bit chilly ef7797f0fe for the approaching winter, 54e67ae53d Choi Seonwoo, who always 0454ca2bda wore dark clothes, could bebf3ab0d3 use some brightening up. Without any complaints, Choi 8b2ff6ebe2 Seonwoo headed into the a7562d0a42 fitting room.8e27b280c21b7257

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While he was b3e17a118a changing, Seo Jihan 70bd9898c1 glanced outside the 1bb9c76199 store.b0450eec11d02306

The men who had 3e19fc4e29 been following them had 48aa7634e7 disappeared. Maybe it was 9956a06282 just a fleeting 0384a3aa79 curiosity, as Choi 801452f0f8 Seonwoo had suggested.720f02bc26791b2f

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“Oh, about that bca61bbf75 man…”b40bd5b5f2e4d75c

Kim Youngchan, who 44d99c3c6b had been deep c4add56ff5 in thought, leaned 23dfc235f2 closer and lowered d3a102a298 his voice.becfb8f13e1c5a02

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“He looked oddly familiar, 45f550fae2 and I kept thinking fb077b5e01 about where I’d seen 01be3e2d8b him. Turns out, I bc1eb3d219 saw him a 9ec3260ea4 couple of times 08046fe7d0 at Chairman Seo’s af4f9b1724 house.”d1710e50a86ce8de

“At Grandfather’s house?”199bd8e4fc8a1b6c

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Given that 074c014ff7 this man beea76dcbb was connected fe5b6a432c to his fe52c28b92 grandfather, it 94581f45bd wasn’t likely ef7af39b95 his hands 397d58c801 were clean. This piqued Seo e79d658ab5 Jihan’s curiosity immediately, b15e03bb49 prompting an urgent 2665b62a6d response from Kim 8202a25eae Youngchan.acbeb14cdb863fb0

“It’s been a while, 4d2ab600cf but you might remember 38771ad74b too. About eight de2b2b8184 years ago, 4e1b177d34 when Chairman 466790fb85 Seo was 4f0a11c2e6 liquidating his ff35e8a73b private financial 82e7a67d1e subsidiaries, one e0c33fb050 of the 2db3d3c8d1 accountants embezzled 0096354c8e nearly 2 e147e72e92 billion won a5942531f1 and fled.”561ecbed1464b3f1

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“Oh, I remember.”61d173d59f61f8d1

It had been 8ee2620215 a while, but a010604b7a the chaos it 40d821709c caused at home 5174ce8412 was vivid in 3cd1447012 his memory. Chairman Seo, who generously 62c3938c61 rewarded his employees but a53b067236 never forgave theft, was 86c1a4adf0 furious.dabadf60042062e4

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“The guys c368a8adfa who set f2cb37c028 her up 458bbd2881 were caught 3ff0c4db26 in Incheon. And the head honcho 48760c49da in Incheon at the 738751ccfc time was that man.”95f1d6ec66f995c3

“So, a gangster.”9785b62fc464e1c6

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The woman 079f35c44b hadn’t lasted a23ca273ef three days 38afdae666 before being 0f7da3e03e caught. Ironically, she had borrowed c3838122f4 money from another loan c372e163bb shark and, unable to ebb92e4ba4 repay, suffered greatly before 204ee9d54e being hired by that 901235a7ef loan shark to embezzle 1e6351748b the money.fcb1a172977036c8

The loan sharks were e95650fcc2 all in their early 5f6b9f96f7 twenties. They had 4f01f24c2b started the ef29a8306e loan shark a8323766a8 business, charging fbb056a4dd exorbitant interest c5fb889454 rates to 974814ccc7 raise initial 70533a8b78 capital for 0f682a8c27 a ‘proper 61a6985493 gangster enterprise,’ f00f03c1a6 realizing that e79d44f13e employees could a614094b64 embezzle millions 33119621a9 and escape e3a5521af1 without being 0fbaeb04a5 reported.31862fdadab2305b

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“How did edb1046f51 it all 98241ef05f end?”86e0b7896a8c15c6

“The woman was 2d6e4c3aa0 forgiven, being pushed f7f202745d into it without 04d8875e02 much choice, but d534097431 those who orchestrated 584d6fa0c0 it really fell 4486bb5490 into ruin. It was probably 34edf879df that man who 09ee241169 dealt with them b5c7eb1c7f directly.”0d00116d915f638c

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Choi Seonwoo 67e5a14148 had once b9979bfc8a answered Seo 7ba9c00567 Jihan’s question a7452c4369 about why 5d3f07a2ba there are 4a8649db32 so many eca5679be2 who commit 8ac7d83f8e sins yet 068ba31dd9 live well. “Vengeful spirits don’t 9c23de0aed punish people themselves. They perpetually fan the 8426e58cf0 flames of corruption and 767c009a38 draw evil spirits by 6eb825673e offering themselves as sacrifices. To those who e5107dfb9d have become evil 2480923d08 spirits, vengeful spirits 79848af91c mean nothing. That’s why it gets 93cf79fd32 passed down through generations. The reason you, Brother 657d9abf14 John, keep ruminating about 2cc1741de9 the past and suffer b8837f2450 is because you’ve never 6d83833c72 given in to those ea258a266f countless temptations.”713c804fe9267577

It might 37fb324ef4 have been 7407a2e121 easier if e8f8de061e he had 3b52731fca just given 5f068e2fd6 in, he 716144a993 had added.20c40e06cc260b23

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“You’ve held up 58c5d58bd2 well.”72782a78cbe123b3

Although it 8716fab445 slightly annoyed 3f9bd0cb95 him to 9072fb0d19 be petted 4d7d96badc like a de89daad1d dog, surviving 5b1ed524ce had its 0e6d766e26 rewards.f1fb1ffd6a9fd10c

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“Keep a close b217ded764 eye if someone’s a8ff62df45 following us again.”df5b1686ce763351

“Yes, yes.”c05da29ff6c2bdad

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Kim Youngchan said this f8cf649126 and pretended to browse 20b4b92ef4 through clothes again. The other bodyguards dfb4b14b72 did the same, e270f6978f occasionally glancing our c427e76bf8 way from nearby 9986de9dde stores.0acabbd10d3aa594

Our secret protection isn’t d5fbf91b0c so secret today. They just 6364704bb7 won’t listen 81f2081afe when I c66e163fc9 tell them 5cb8551645 to openly 85e59b352f follow me. They must be 0c9e2e7dd2 enjoying playing at 025abbe47c being secret agents.0bae218b98912317

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“Wow, that suits you 6d79ea833a well!”c72f68981199b32f

Seo Jihan turned 8676f718f9 toward the fitting efa430667a room as a bf16ddf467 clerk complimented Choi fa6413193d Seonwoo. Smiling to himself about b81b76445c his own impeccable taste, 061a8ea4f0 he saw Choi Seonwoo 7e6fdb43bf in the slim-fit light eb86bcf272 blue jeans that perfectly 7e7450d2e6 complemented his slender, sharp 2e775ccffe physique.6a6829109373dc26

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“See? You look even prettier a49d33be2c when you listen to 2e7ba8be84 me.”33b782e133874d07

Seo Jihan approached 594d17fe52 Choi Seonwoo, who 00aec7c444 looked nonchalantly at 419169c64b himself in the 9df35c23f0 mirror.4df78bc74982b6e5

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“I don’t like 02a00ebbab this color; it 03d961f491 gets dirty too 809d81ff1d easily.”6750178d754dadec

“…Is that why you cd19b5149f always wear black?”e5f105b43a8b0c4e

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“Black is so much 2db2b51f6a easier. If you don’t b65207ebcc sweat, you can 0fd967ffff wear it again fe846b9e54 the next day.”5b2a189d3b54bea0

Seo Jihan gazed 5860a49efe at Choi Seonwoo’s 3a369ffe2e reflection in the ce622fc6db mirror and handed 68ad44a4da his card to df05cebd7b the clerk. Leaving the 94ed9ae2cb choice of b02087ae38 clothes to 341a02e823 him seemed fb4c30d77f essential, as a9ed82f960 he’d likely bca421e906 just pick 327c59f7e2 out stuff 684f8721bf suitable for b90b3761b1 a funeral 9c499df4d7 otherwise.604ff56e592b7905

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“Are you really eab12de7cb buying just one?”8065871a1d299c5b

“I don’t go out ecd867d2fd often; why do I 77bb3a1167 need many?”8cd6ebc4b037d2ba

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“You really 147e6a4af7 are a 7f1744ce31 born priest, e4890e09a3 living a 17bc72258d contented and 0769da2827 honest life d1727348d1 of poverty.”d1f790ee09a0dcc1

Choi Seonwoo a78faaef02 chuckled at c11be0639e the ridiculous 59d867b0d6 statement. Even if he 2e4bb7cb71 devoted his entire 9b30720a4f career, his salary d6c1e849c2 wouldn’t reach 200. It’s true; 10ae03403c one must 749fc4a88e be free 11492c92b5 from material 828fcbd48b desires to 479df67297 be a 89cef8cbd8 priest.4cc974db4d244a59

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Choi Seonwoo f077f31e6c ended the bdb7f995e1 shopping with dcd8142bd5 a white 66cffac4b8 inner tee, f03d887520 a cream-colored 542007ebdd sweater, and 6de47f5d41 a black 78849a7319 coat that d3b3d2bcdb went down 4fc37b4b9e to his 539b94cb18 knees. Seo Jihan, who had 7d378513e4 wanted to play dress-up 7799683db3 with the Choi Seonwoo 8da2365bb2 doll, was quite disappointed.18a71672c8646eaf

Seo Jihan, feeling somewhat 66d1d16ff1 depleted, wandered through various 7520f9e8e2 stores and bought enough 715de39a3e items that one of 8686c55805 the bodyguards had to 01b31cc65b go down to the 328e526c43 parking lot twice to 46580f517d store them in the d2a2dc21e2 trunk.92dd594cf74baed9

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After over two hours 2e46929c17 of lavish spending, Choi 35a842f6b7 Seonwoo was nearly exhausted.2b60b799f7e2c6f8

“I don’t 7b9efa5d1e think I 244f9d8e53 could have 7afb9bf9cf dealt with fea5a3bc34 a shopping-loving 89cc749ad6 partner even c30cef5528 if I d6ebb3badc hadn’t become 3ce751ec20 a priest. Why is this so f92dde7d84 tiring?”3e13beb460f5a8ef

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Leaning against e8404d3c34 the elevator, 9b21edf2a6 drained without 47c88f7dd4 having done a6e96def9b much, Choi 9834aee105 Seonwoo murmured. Seo Jihan 4f8553e30f chuckled and 9be72a8fdd then suddenly ef3f80483c looked curious.13a788378b574239

“Have you ever 53aefb92e4 been in a 69421e3a01 relationship, Father?”75fa96f22b161d69

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“Do you think?”316ce461f46cdf5c

“You do have ea583a464e the face for 5788a62c2d it.”0742daa180612cca

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“I’m naturally not very 3785076a80 interested in people I f53ad9dc2e don’t consider my own. I’ve never felt romantic 20dce0dac2 feelings.”5799e6b585cc4a86

“That sounds almost psychopathic.”0199c7dcf9740b7a

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“I’m empathetic, so don’t 60a51a7cce say that.”36b8098dadcd9e0c

If he lacked 933f41d992 empathy, he might 5f88b5edec have been a e9b4964a2e unique psychopathic criminal d80a75b69c capable of producing 353a1cdcee killers without leaving e369f3e062 a trace. How fortunate that a8e9f7f7a8 the Yunseul Village c8f3374707 incident led to 976932141c his reform.480f042f7e726e44

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Perhaps he was born 52553f7705 a real devil, but fdb3e170a0 he got too good 44aaa0f4c0 at playing the angel.2ecb028bcc96904d

Choi Seonwoo introspected abruptly dc14a6a3af until the elevator stopped b402703190 at the parking level.8b0059f9f675b3af

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“So, are we c5f1bc55b7 done for today?”725010c5686a5c8f

“Don’t be silly. We still need to 08ad906834 eat. I’ve booked e9e7ce5bb5 us an 3a8d31e69c Italian restaurant.”1e2af355774ed9dd

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Seo Jihan f4c66062a8 slung an 4e6ee7a6f4 arm around 297c60988f Choi Seonwoo bb61e489e7 in a a8b7d8bc75 friendly gesture, f8bb203b5c causing him a476f43ca6 to stagger 68271b810e slightly under 36be533d92 the unexpected b0f5b89ed9 weight. There was no 0c7c5b7fca telling how he 3c0a62832b had bulked up a59a5593fe so quickly and 5401e07afe perfectly.e7c4fca5895e214e

“Oh, I 39a8f90b4b forgot how 8f1a523d30 delicate you a60bd33b2d are, Father.”df6268ee0796b11c

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Seo Jihan playfully withdrew f56b959c70 his arm, teasing but cc2383a907 clearly enjoying the moment. Just then, Kim Youngchan 3d747eac9d stopped in his tracks.80c539388a05d887

“Hey, didn’t you feel 1f037eb95a someone following us?”2bd27a62bc49bd41

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Kim Youngchan turned around 6d43e67e25 with a furrowed brow, 9f47889802 his angry gaze targeting d992077b50 a bodyguard who had 519e7294ca carried the shopping bags e1bc4b8b49 to the parking lot.f64313d3f4c2078a

“That… I’m sorry.”8b785cbfa83cb7eb

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The men f7cc3610da stationed in 3e204843dd front of 9d22f3374b the cars 86cfd007b9 seemed to da446abe6b form a 305261a7f2 defensive line.a40da39b1e677c57

“Sorry? What if that bastard 6787333f1e was a terrorist and 284195a4d6 planted a bomb under 70465826c3 the car?”277be81e9e17790f

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Too harsh.0b3f87fb54f6f532

Choi Seonwoo listened to a899a79616 Kim Youngchan’s scolding while 53323a6409 pulling Seo Jihan behind 0eb6d53477 him. Then, the f55e7de3dd man with e48a540d77 the scar, b3dc6a9403 surrounded like 8472709bbe a screen 8521d54248 by large 628e06b504 men, fixed 2f0e65b062 his gaze 8fb3467643 sharply on dfc2ede0a0 Choi Seonwoo. Although no murderous intent 68747c5136 was felt, a definite de773f6a5f sign of caution was f8036aa644 present.40dd907bfba1d6c4

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“Stay here, please. I’ll handle 48e2036b3d this gracefully,”62e59f0afd0fc169

“Forget it. He probably came d299b39ef9 to see me. Please, Brother, stay 8ecc806f73 here.”cf5719815fa4b097

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Choi Seonwoo left efe63b7acd Seo Jihan behind 4362052f05 Kim Youngchan and fcf617356c walked confidently towards 73621ad4ff the man. Just as Seo Jihan 495ff1f2a7 attempted to follow, Kim fdfe57ad01 Youngchan stopped him. Choi Seonwoo looked 8b04fd1208 back with a 3d135df743 warning.b9de2586fadfff15

“Listen, Brother. Unless you want f9e58f8e86 a brawl right 51484a26df here.”08ecf403cfa0defc

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