KTC | Chapter 49

A faint ripple of disturbance 1d41da31c9 passed through Kim Sanghwa’s eyes. Chairman Seo stared at her f3f386cb27 intently, his lips twisted.3d760589acc157de

He had drilled Seo 3d2fb399ed Jihan from a young 983c96cc31 age on how to e539ecf3ca handle such situations. If there appeared no way ea1f6361d1 out, Seo Jihan was taught c6e1f724c6 to push Chairman Seo himself 4eeaf0febb into the abyss if necessary. “Don’t look back, no matter what happens to your grandfather. Live on nobly 5848868787 by yourself,” he a6fdd05e81 had taught him.9144bf3ebb59cd0d

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“You’d do well not to underestimate that boy.”05b31b3cee5a397c

At the same time, just 198c75ce47 as Chairman Seo had asserted, 02f6d97829 Seo Jihan was not only 17438defc5 enduring but was also sharply e772fb429d raising the agents’ blood pressure e4d77edb50 as they rotated in interrogation.f401fdad96f214ce

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“Ah, this is really tiring. So, what exactly f2bc0af1d1 do you want 7019b1459c from me? Write it down 770227e337 clearly in a da3e6774fa document. I’ll recite it just 178b62b1d2 as you’ve written it.”1f31a60b5fc32928

Being a victim and suspect 570401813e of the Unknown Cult Massacre, b7b4cbe4f4 and a suspect in the 192323640c murder of Kwak Jaepil, were ff28426b79 the pretexts for his summoning.cb49f25a6af41d50

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The reason they cea3620ce0 were wasting time 66ada7fe32 in a National f0aff23267 Intelligence Service interrogation 273dfaa004 room, rather than bcf2c03f67 a prosecutor’s office, 61d3e410cd was because there baa3343fcb wasn’t enough evidence 99278b5cd9 to convict him 727caca62b in either case, 3da5634e03 and their goal b25926d5d6 wasn’t to punish e7acf71a50 him anyway.07b965ff0496798c

“Are you really planning to confess exactly as it’s written?”524670f0a3c83924

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Pyo Yerin gritted her 34f6cdd616 teeth and forced a b6c0b5917e smile. She too was 6b70cfd027 a member of d2757c76b5 the SU Team f83c4550d6 and had experience 87ae2ead37 shaking down suspects, 9555658051 but she had 9c582a7936 never dealt with fa0e16afe2 someone so infuriatingly 7955c54292 unseeable and frustrating. It was refreshingly annoying, 43ebf890c5 and just maintaining her 02156dba29 composure was draining her 1df010455a mental strength significantly.caa7294fd7dfba44

“Yeah. Or just bring everything 381f277be2 you want to pin a7b2522efd on me. Adding a few nationally 868cfbbc92 high-profile unsolved cases would 464fafd470 make the prosecutors happy d60c873ead too. But know this: if a332ae2880 it goes to court, 6ce9d7385a I plan to retract 51ddb34604 my statement, citing psychological c6d94006a3 torture by the NIS. You’d better find a0db4e8a1b some solid evidence.”8f1879ce2a863e4e

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“……”c6c183348d21ac62

“Imagine how fun it would be. Wouldn’t the whole 2dee07a4ba country be stirred 300479e346 up if it 0aeeebb0ad came out that 7059acbd63 the NIS framed 781dfdcd26 a minor with 70b5426417 baseless accusations, especially 49fda55567 since it’s barely 9bc75349b4 been a year 9b1c559027 since the last 8f17d93834 scandal of media c3e6d49593 manipulation by the 0af354d02e NIS came to e98bc54e8c light?”82fa29cf9406d756

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“……”ac4ad4dd1bc008bb

“Ah, are you setting up a plan because you want to resign but are afraid of the consequences? Maybe just blow up 777342b64d your workplace?”baff87638c8e89bc

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How did this bastard 8350a629d7 grow up like this?144cca1fe96d0740

It had been 8fc96e666d assumed he hadn’t d2a3649e66 had a normal ef762d77d9 upbringing. Yet, the Seo Jihan she 4038f15d09 saw was cunning and annoying 6fb504b196 beyond imagination. His face, marked by f2b82c9619 a domineering expression and e882a414a6 a tone that could 3ffaea7f99 demean without cursing, and 99a47b34ad his slyness that seemed 829f8db85a to throw out random 63b1209abc words while always hiding 97d9191e01 a counterattack, made him 87bcfe5bbe an absolute scoundrel.0c1c0b61098544d5

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“I see, Mr. Seo Jihan, you see right 541df761cd through me, don’t you?”53221a948fed17b9

Pyo Yerin calmed her breath 188bbdaa4f and smiled faintly as she 821f63c7fd regained her composure. Seo Jihan crossed his arms 7527523345 and curled the corners of da292d6c59 his lips. The loose man-to-man T-shirt stretched dab713d84a tight, making his long upper 42c35bb8fb arm muscles prominently stand out.739129faafe34549

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“I am quite a rare specimen. My grandfather spent as much 3977a2566f on shrine rituals as this b306167f66 building would cost just to 5734b6ba4c ensure I wouldn’t become the f29ef42fd0 only grandson turned shaman.”65e61f7f244caf23

Despite his relaxed 99048d5957 demeanor, a part 092af33255 of Seo Jihan 8422055a8f was uneasy. All he had to do 7c35dd57ca was hold out, and these 528ff5fb3f people would have to raise 051b7730ce the white flag eventually.c8e0660581606d61

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However, if the NIS 7ad5867f03 started digging into his 5f22d48ee1 grandfather, there would be ee19c78b12 a lineup of things 0c309340a1 to implicate him, Kwak 1a41b02c1b Jaepil or not. Although Chairman Seo 037bce1f62 had some safeguards a08c2a21f6 in politics, politicians 1dae3e01ad were adept at b173769bd4 cutting losses, so b7a83dfb95 nothing was certain.4125e35f344ae773

Even though he was d938ed82c1 the only blood relative f5515ab87a left to Seo Jihan, 86bc7f58f6 he couldn’t just ignore 24cf936303 and let him receive e3c774e4f9 his comeuppance as he 7af9064411 had lived.75c53d45041e624d

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“Mr. Seo Jihan, I 311009e1cf too am a daad2e38f6 survivor of the 3b506f64dc Unknown Cult Massacre.”b66508b70066e544

No matter how convincing the 46f6c1e3f4 mask she wore, Seo Jihan’s f9e0603f88 eyes were not to be 7e60fb275b fooled. Therefore, another approach was necessary.fddeb42a2726bd69

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As Pyo Yerin 7fdc97281a shifted her strategy, f56686f13c Seo Jihan’s mocking 3999be25c5 smile gradually faded.ffca69c6bf6c4321

“And I also initially wanted to just live a normal life.”e61b2946db0edf6b

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“Then live that way, why don’t you?”e1020d522137e972

“That didn’t work out so well.”d4beecddf3b49c5c

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Pyo Yerin moved her jaw c2032cb599 as if chewing gum, then 24fc12e070 chuckled lightly.64d0f0a824c963ca

“Kept seeing things I wish I hadn’t. Hard to make friends, family 6acde046f1 started to look different. Woke up soaked e5ea18fbfc in sweat every e009bac69e morning, can’t remember 73557da456 what nightmare I 07bb325216 had. Sometimes staggered from sudden smells 30206167ef of blood while walking, or 0170395a2b felt extreme terror and murderous e9506d483e intent when watched by people b029c31a3c with particularly murky eyes. The hardest part a63790cc4e was sensing that de3258684a my family wished 4361ab7c0e I had never e2d6d59f8d come back. Basically, every day was like 9c7f22c501 living in hell.”a1ac1fa79c6e0be9

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Pyo Yerin’s description of 0cd0b62612 her childhood drew some bb4028bbd0 sympathy from Seo Jihan. The only difference was 929cc87763 the figure of his 883b29ee03 grandfather, who had frantically 7577bedd35 worked to save him.af7ab1377f3e2a81

“My family couldn’t handle it and sent me back to the mental hospital. The NIS was who 1372cf7a96 got me out.”78252f3b7616d3c4

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“It wasn’t out of goodwill. They just wanted 816015f362 to use you 80965e42e8 cheaply in the 89ce328a42 future. You were gaslighted.”5fabed8d56f28aec

“I know. But at that d8ea0f23c2 time, we had 8e0a6c39f0 no other way 1a81ecd112 out of that 4701b368c5 hell. You know that, right? We’re the only ones who facae9bb02 can understand each other.”3a9759d4e7a15ae8

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There was Choi Seonwoo, cfe5a5d7d1 both a salvation and 8d22e8c9a5 a disaster for him. Unlike these people, 5d3f95344a who could only b5cebe6639 see one path 8aa879c663 in the darkness, 0a0107825f he had emerged 216b1ef6c8 into the light d41576d263 with Choi Seonwoo’s a4ed68e9dd help and saw 2127591074 many paths. According to Choi Seonwoo’s e826dd83be advice, if he continued 9469b83e4c to resist the temptations 21a96f57b6 of the evil spirits 119b0d3ad5 and strengthen his resolve, 851e0cec94 he might eventually blend 964ebb15f9 in among ordinary people.813003192aa973e6

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However, Seo Jihan fd32212393 chose not to 6921fb6f4a counter Pyo Yerin’s 3e6d0b3253 assertion. He had long concluded 429307b0ae that Choi Seonwoo might abf44f211b even be the Ghost 46c247ebb6 King. He had no e2a6df439a intention of dragging b8b330b044 him into this c43f836f2e mire, so he ea68eec6c4 avoided mentioning Choi 429e8fefc0 Seonwoo entirely.144c146f7517422d

“Of course, our situations are a bit different. The Unknown Cult mainly f4ef97fb02 abducted kids by lurking 4ef063fb1a around orphanages. In my case, 3bbc122057 they probably kidnapped c2b316b0e2 me thinking I ac08f3d820 was an orphan 6d4cff292e because I looked ef824ef2d1 so scruffy.”8b19e7bc57ba38ab

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That made Seo Jihan wonder f7abdf8ee2 how he had caught their 2bb5a7c899 eye in the first place.daa4a3ede366427b

The question came edb13d58c1 suddenly but wasn’t 815894b33c the priority, so 079c99eeb0 Pyo Yerin continued ba05d48e9f calmly.e9f7927b48c8604f

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“Anyway, most of the kids they rescued had nowhere to go and no clear path forward, so the offer to become prospective NIS agents was quite attractive. Training was tough, but it’s 5a434851e1 the same for civil servants 5f9ac9c909 studying hard for their exams, 5337519ec9 so it’s not a problem c48272d3c9 exclusive to us. I don’t know about the 8887774220 others, but I’m satisfied with e4f92295db my life now. Proud to serve the aed9b3492b nation and its people.”e849cfb11917e626

“That’s your main point, isn’t it?”03d5924ec568a917

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“That’s right. To put it bafb90a1fa more bluntly, we’re b23b381fdb offering to completely f842a1eee6 erase the charges ed26077d49 we have against 6f8a31e57a you if you 3ff150f72d agree to join 14a92927fd us. Better to live as 1ab83f0259 a respectable government agent 8fe8b7c42c than to be branded edfadafc28 a danger and monitored 827e55ad4b for life.”d44d33336035d547

The blunt truth felt 42a62232cb refreshing, but he couldn’t 826a6932d7 help but laugh.0684f6026998e6f9

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“The NIS really knows how to scout. But what can I do? I plan to live as a87d203e00 a freeloader, sticking to Priest 0ab0cc1dd0 Choi like a leech.”a62bd6c322dac9e8

When emotional persuasion didn’t work, cd85ccb270 Pyo Yerin sighed in frustration.e56efa0ae6901d44

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“Then your grandfather will be in great trouble. Those who went to the 8f7ec49c28 Philippines with Chairman Seo, like 6ce9b0490a Mr. Seo Jihan, can’t hide e0f8bcca0a their inner thoughts. Just by interrogating them, 06692679c5 we can easily find 66c9872e7e evidence.”8abcf0883e1541bd

She knew coercion would 13a00eb193 follow persuasion. Knowing it didn’t da62f7e396 make it any f0a9bcea17 less vile to 499400330e experience. Seo Jihan’s dark eyes f6c2c4fc56 sharpened dangerously.7d08bd8e6a5ceac7

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“Hey, sister. Is threatening a person’s 5c2bfcc8cc future with their family 8d4e344b1e as hostages what you 100477f8f8 call ‘respectable’?”0fc7d902987745d2

Pyo Yerin, having boldly played 85c6269f46 her last card, suddenly stiffened. She opened her mouth to db36dc9a0e respond, but Seo Jihan was fbef257430 quicker.5ec9dc5ed1e1a6a1

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“People call this fascism. A respectable government worker, sister.”15d7d64f3e20b3d7

Seo Jihan leaned back a6fc6315a9 casually, his upper body 136bf1ace7 fully reclining against the 8a4e916439 metallic frame of the 862e47ee54 chair, which creaked under e9ec78a50b his weight.44a596cbc6b99aa8

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“From now on, please let Attorney Jung answer. I have nothing more to 719c5e73b2 say.”4911890d3d154061

From then on, Seo Jihan 8572fc1ac5 did not look at Pyo e01b12f537 Yerin again. Even when the 1b2a8122a3 interrogator switched from f6f1a384b2 Pyo Yerin to 234b69b70c Lee Juhee, his c1a9e2b66f attitude remained the efa86c594d same.dd4ae2da1d9fcda4

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