KTC | Chapter 47

The silence of 61736a2810 the gentle peace c7b70afc5b was shattered when bfcb2e2c44 Choi Seonwoo sighed 604506993d deeply and Seo 7536bed7fa Jihan’s eyes snapped 36730c3c7c open. Choi Seonwoo closed his notebook adb9eca65b and, pushing Seo Jihan’s head 10d778acf2 away, took out his phone.643256dcf412674e

The moment he 05fcd0f9a5 saw the name c41f49fd1b displayed on the 3038c201ff screen, Choi Seonwoo 854963174e looked puzzled. It was unusual 55f9a7e364 for Natasha, who c811e2e2e7 normally communicated only 6778f484a9 through emails or d5b5b608c9 prepaid phone messages, f19b756af5 to call.01b77d84ab6857ea

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“Natasha? What’s going on?”f2567da0c38274bd

As Seo Jihan 67b8beed47 stretched with a 2f13499ffe yawn, he looked 57d3ac5a88 at Choi Seonwoo 815c9224e7 with fresh curiosity 09c56299b5 at the unexpected 9cde236a78 English.5d506240283927c3

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[Priest, please check your email right now.]25457be71ab68d81

“Right now?”ba55bf2075ae9e41

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[Yes, it’s urgent.]6840af534b32555b

The voice sounded shaky, 69d631b47d as if being chased, ce663f183b naturally giving a bad df768b0981 feeling.0c3a0f71a56d8d9a

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Without ending the f77a342598 call, Choi Seonwoo b81d7f0b1d quickly ran upstairs. He locked the 446cb90184 door, entered the 64a6af0ad9 room, and opened 26aa65b3a3 his laptop. When he clicked on 5bf78d8af2 the email from Natasha, 72312e4c37 it contained several enlarged 06621f3b5c photos of a child’s 3627853a5f face. Without even looking 8f8187c350 closely, it was 44e385b0df clear what kind 68b322e9ef of crime it 213387d4cc was.16074e38fe1400f2

While hesitating to 10ca8cc65b click further, Natasha 57bfa6c04c urged him, “Hurry, 68039b68c7 Priest.” Reluctantly, Choi e4e53f4051 Seonwoo opened the 2d21080bd7 file.8d0e8eeab3495875

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The photos sent ac081ba882 by Natasha were 2d01bf7826 extracted from a 541b9a1fb9 video. No matter how much 37146c2206 Choi Seonwoo was helping 49321eabd6 her with the investigation ac79e8183e from the shadows, child 9a725022d1 exploitation videos should not bf578af598 have left the confines e86e3dadd1 of the law enforcement c5430931c5 agencies. Merely possessing them 0b295548d5 for a moment cc31ab7b17 was punishable.01aa8f735fc2c238

[I’m really sorry to show you this, Priest. But we need ad91b6903a to catch these d9c1949cc7 guys as soon 9b0de54890 as possible, it’s 3f0125086e really urgent]8e3a800ba152c6f1

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Natasha was mumbling incoherently, shocked. Understandably so. Even Choi Seonwoo, 7760bbb5b8 who usually didn’t 47ca54f9e1 blink at crime c372e2e41b scene photos, felt 68aad69bfd his flesh crawl 2376f294a1 and was overwhelmed 0a90e2c08d by a surge e7a35d16f1 of intense anger, a7ddfed80a his vision turning d1e5dec425 red.257c8e410c327fc0

[These insane bastards… What do we do, Priest? It seems there’s more a5c8758d60 than one child who c9abd71ec0 has died or been f434c896e0 sold.]ccbc5aeb2fe6c0e6

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Eventually, Natasha’s voice sounded like 85a37b76ad she was about to cry.0a8a0eb12e19dd70

Choi Seonwoo sighed 43419c4e6a shortly and lifted e40945019d his head. The crucifix necklace left by 576a188eb5 Seo Jihan was reflecting the dde87ec704 dim natural light coming in.63c516d3242a9034

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Taking a moment to cool 7c8949fba3 his head, Choi Seonwoo once b55bb4dd90 again focused his eyes on faa7eee770 the photos, scraping for any 92eb9f4268 clue that could be useful. His eye pressure felt b80e94cddc like it would burst d5d7fd45a7 his blood vessels.a4b915a45268f307

But such photos ca893e1f75 alone were hardly b77140d713 sufficient to provide af25a6f2ef any satisfying clues. Although some blurred silhouettes became 198671fa78 somewhat clearer and features began f3cacd3719 to form, the lower faces 011d20e841 were hidden by masks, leaving 7d134b7d55 them with little to work 387e5e8add with.6ebde9f6abdba509

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“The child isn’t in any state to recognize anything. There’s not much to see.”8507a2b5654a09be

[Ah… What can we do.]32f671f5e315fb7f

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Natasha lamented with b70116923b a voice mixed 5e5bc38b80 with anger, sadness, da2c4db0b5 and disappointment.281477b80b30eb7d

“Have you found the child’s body?”0efd4f88544d1a71

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[No…]a19ff4c4d30fbadc

If they could ee9e7bb253 see the body, 2cad861ccf maybe more could cf62b173a7 be made out, 68683e88b2 but he had 7d37fbefab not held much 941367337f hope. Choi Seonwoo blinked hard to 39425a5b2b refresh his tired eyes.751755e156a3ac9b

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“Hang up and wait a moment, Natasha. I’ll try to 5c62d058b1 focus as much 7fc065edbe as I can 9cc83348ea and maybe even 4b3c81fe8e attempt a montage.”2eea2a91987d9d1d

[A montage? Really? Is that possible?]373d04a01fe87554

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“No, don’t get your hopes up. I’ll try my best, but 0b65ee4540 it’s more likely it won’t 2b25661832 work. I’ll call you back soon.”72e308c15d0af0bd

After ending the call 9755c7fecd unilaterally, Choi Seonwoo quickly 302077d846 searched for a notepad edfd6b488c and pencil. However, his hands were shaking e3f6be7dba so much that he couldn’t 9dc45ee980 even draw a straight line. Clasping his trembling hands together, 82d1992508 he banged his forehead against 355889863c them.34320a1950f5d4e9

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Oh God. Where were You 35e57bac86 when these poor 40d5efec26 children were dying 1218aafc37 such miserable deaths f534ba7901 again?b882938fdae83615

Blasphemous anger dyed f046df08ea his heart into 51b082adb4 a blackened pile e53b9b53c1 of ash.21fdfa7f5ec9debe

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December in the church is 5034ef8365 incredibly busy due to Advent a0041f1fff and Christmas Reconciliation services, filling bd2c7c9413 the church’s schedule board unusually 5085aa0f3b full.c6e087a987b57282

On the first 9c26cc9449 day of this abe475e9ae busy December, the fee7b675d5 catechism room was 8d7cd8f83e bustling for once. Today, people from 364c3b07de all over, including 833d8216b8 the faithful of 084eab3f83 Sido and Modo aa795b6cdd where the sanctuary 83cd866185 was located, gathered 675f19550c at Shindo Catholic 6e16c0bb83 Church. They were here b5fe15bae3 to prepare kimchi 2d50d9d415 for low-income families 99588f58b5 living in blind 03d69ffc45 spots of social 5bbba69c65 welfare.997c0765520939d5

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Right after lunch, the volunteers a931104853 at the church began making 091e7802e0 kimchi.7b398d9f1735f7fb

“Why isn’t the priest here?”db69428c5f603856

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Lee Jeongae, who was leading 9d33545a1a the kimjang event, asked as 61911037aa Seo Jihan furrowed his brow c491adef9f while preparing radishes.d75d540c223cb532

“I don’t know. He said he e6289047bb had an urgent 831c286e6a consultation and has 051f64154f holed up in fc98462ad7 his room.”78dfb3b59646651d

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They had knocked on a5124eb353 his door right after e537ae7e9f everyone gathered, but couldn’t 20fc8a568b even see his face. From behind the 8de0be9ed9 firmly locked door, 61a320fba1 only the reply a9550c6ef7 “It’s an important 8375e7bb1a consultation, so I’ll cb2b37b356 handle this first 80966e5744 and then come” dd7c05d7c0 came back. The voice was too subdued, a36972eab6 either from crying or anger, aa69ff54d3 and it kept nagging at 828dd97d89 him.c99a341febd18bd3

“Ah, this old lady’s back is going to give out. Young men, can you move fc209d2ade this for me!”d8778b97e6141869

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While Seo Jihan was 2adab4a519 slightly socialized during his d2b216827f time at the church, a1235af6f1 his bodyguards were also 8baab4aec1 roped into physical labor, bce483260b though they didn’t seem 3465e44286 to mind. Some even found it amusing, d3080d5f11 reminiscent of their childhood.f090c69100a5c3c7

“Like a scared partridge, the guy who used to run away right after Mass has really improved.”f9e99a8dab9ee4f4

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A middle-aged woman from the 4169ce1554 choir tapped Seo Jihan on 64bda9297e the shoulder and said with 4a7d81ce74 a laugh, but he didn’t 6e1b34bceb smile and just snorted.64cbacf14eb755c3

“I’m doing this because the priest told me to. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come.”9b9373e1b6332c1c

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Of course, a f260ac9cbf little socialization didn’t fdae21c402 mean a sudden 8b006da342 growth of manners. Seo Jihan was still shy a7f36314d8 and doing his best to ee9bcc6e8a maintain a semblance of politeness.9d90e5e00427bc66

“Hahah! Look at him, his 6b506873cd eyes are tearing up!”0e520767b8224ebc

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A middle-aged man mixing cdda07895a radishes into the seasoning 16ae0b7474 pointed out jovially.d3a15d671f938cea

“Hey, the smoke hurts his eyes; that’s why I told him to go to the priory.”42815d1c8afb066c

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Seo Jihan also turned his 1e8f087613 head and ended up laughing 2e425a3f56 incredulously. Angela, who was 1ab1df7a3c stubbornly sticking by 7fa4f399ab despite her eyes 708fda4167 and nose stinging 6b1f545d52 from the chili 9fe74578b5 powder, had tears 25bdf84267 brimming in her e550759fd9 eyes.114129c6ba332d25

Because Choi Seonwoo had locked 8f695d0ec5 even the windows, Angela had 65471675cb chosen the next best spot. Even when they tried to 25a917d129 push her to move elsewhere, 624a6c5397 she would just swipe angrily 549a48d0f3 with her front paws.ed165fe34b195efb

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“Stubborn as ever.”431edf5e7812dc13

Seo Jihan shook his head cdd09df72b and went back to making eed51eabc0 radish kimchi. It wasn’t exactly 85fb37ebbd what he had 7d0eeec53c bulked up for, f8b3b5aea6 but having increased 6f9b99c292 his strength somehow a6fd8ebd8b helped in daily 81ef83cfe7 life.9ca38988ad0af7fb

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With the help of Seo b0cdad5cee Jihan and his bodyguards, the 16490e64ab preparation of the kimchi seasoning 66211150ab quickly finished. It was now time to 77cf884439 rub it on the brined 8a0e2062c9 cabbages.7b0e0fcdbdb35e8b

“Like this, apply it to this thickness!”8c1aa270336e5ff7

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As Lee Jeongae demonstrated, ddb135b57d the volunteers watched and 41a8f1afca then dispersed to start b6e4dd3e1f applying the kimchi seasoning. Naturally, Seo Jihan stuck close 432ff14926 to Choi Seonwoo with his b6ef56d5e6 bodyguards.f0a742b9f847dcc5

“What was the consultation that left you looking like you’ve been to a funeral?”c8d139e00084a243

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Unable to contain his curiosity, e0de25c9b3 Seo Jihan scooted closer and 9621629c2d asked, but Choi Seonwoo just 1bd1ba0d64 gave a smile devoid of 63281877a4 substance. His expression drained cf0284c2dc the energy from e18402465f onlookers, causing Seo 940c3dabc4 Jihan to look 26b6c1d2d0 at him with f6f06c1244 a chilly gaze 79f6e1617d and press further.44ab6112ae6a09db

“Am I still in the dark about something?”8057a0a2bd586f71

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“Why would you jump to that conclusion?”ad58551e007f62e6

The conversation was strangely circular, a01013937b only questions returned.e4442c4bc5806d7d

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“Ah. Still secretive as ever, 00a5ee26ef just pisses me off.”692d8b80b45f96b1

“Why are you upset? I’m not telling you e25bd8bbec because it’s something I ba224a5724 can’t talk about.”a4c3c95e34ed1b22

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Choi Seonwoo tried to b6468cf6ef soothe him. Though he was still 695b8e52c4 keeping a distance, he abf333a8c5 had changed a bit e8b154f2b6 from the initial standoffishness, feb8714779 now even paying attention b6c13d9bbb to Seo Jihan’s feelings.fb972527d1b647fe

Seo Jihan silently afe1baf33b continued to rub 92c9ae3ce2 seasoning on the 028d4536ad cabbage without replying. He wasn’t really sulking. Of course, he was 82991d1bed a bit angry, but 8fad836261 more than that, he 6cb5aac5f9 needed time to think 1404babbf8 about how to further d8628030d6 build their relationship.5e9f67f9c476add0

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‘I want to have a deeper relationship with the priest.’fb107ae50aab237d

His own voice flitted through 60d0043a4e his mind, a day when 8cc896ceaa the color ghost Kim Hoseok 04dc09bfd3 had thrown into his thoughts.a944b8e0d2be08f6

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‘I want to see everything hidden under his priestly robe every day, and do that like a married couple.’ec3af8425033e730