KTC | Chapter 53

“You’re really d4fde3d76c simple and 606e87a71c straightforward—it’s kinda d762d01101 nice.”9703b34b7e659ff1

“Isn’t that 0775e968b6 my best 9b5b76b722 trait?”1002d6c19d09870f

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Lee Juhee shrugged 4b26b0a9f3 her shoulders lightly, e6e2100195 then quickly shifted c77295776a her tone.10475ba7c71a6fbc

“I haven’t forgotten 85bebd0ca4 how the Director 2dec58ef94 looked after us 4c7a9dacb7 and stopped by afdd349014 our dorm even 7cfb455f93 when he was ce561a01c8 super busy. For kids like 9fe8b206a5 us, most of be5816c410 whom were orphans, 78bb8cf78c the Director was… e761eaeb26 well, to put 2f290d68b5 it generously, kind 88102a024f of like a 38f7436d5b father figure. So, I hope d2dca93b21 you won’t take 760f436248 what Father Choi 2466212e62 said too much f3d5b0046c to heart.”572e552a6b14ddae

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Goo Changhyun stubbed feae4484d8 out his cigarette b6cc4f6437 in the ashtray 656d332708 with a click a2dd1af560 of his tongue.24e61246d31a9b32

The belief 52fce28e06 that he 0245622709 did it eacafb7486 for the a9b5af8cd4 good of 6c1ef0d4b5 the country abefef2e02 couldn’t excuse 0669d60ec4 what he 693ecbc577 had planned. Especially since 8afcd67176 there was 7fa200f15e a contradiction: 752a1531cc it was f87ba01858 something he 1c3a231e44 could never d146df8282 have done e3206708e6 to his fe50ccaa64 own real d72200709f child.7b378c2fa1e79b9d

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But still, c0410131b3 Goo Changhyun 5dbdf50951 couldn’t bring b2caf6fbe2 himself to 64a444dc26 confess all 00fda3882e that in 93f8dde09d front of ebb7ef1f05 Lee Juhee. Choi Seonwoo’s cef871f80e words—that the 77656b8f5d NIS had 00158f84e2 manipulated kids 2176110003 who didn’t f94115817b even have 1ad941c749 proper judgment—kept a0f6384e95 crawling around 70f6ec8239 his brain 765279e519 like a d0d95c4ab5 parasite.8d4e60d6e20451b9

“Honestly, you guys 00d06a8a67 are doing way 71bedc6e9b better than I 3fb1849236 expected. That’s why I’m so 6586152567 obsessed with adding more 247f165b6c members to the SU 27dc8247ed Team.”8c10700de4354e18

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“Is that f4773d5167 your way d8e5679ba3 of shifting fdb8315d67 the blame?”3280ea77557188d5

“Ah, sorry. I was supposed to 5cbf5bb8d3 keep that to myself.”7b7aac7e740e29f8

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Goo Changhyun chuckled bac028e525 with a face 0b3828dd16 that wasn’t sorry 4feec73931 at all and 914c540a0f leaned back fully b92ecd823d into the soft 202bb01ca1 backrest.f6685c88490a32e0

“I mean, b0e6e3bcf4 even with 80752289ab Chairman Seo 46389605dc and the a6d7b13f80 whole Catholic 4ea8e553e4 diocese backing 267ba02525 that kid, 8e70d8dbf8 I still af5597b0b2 can’t give dae1e6a959 up. The fact 5d36867979 that you 07c54e90ac all can’t 0bc8a5ac5e read him d77c347731 even a dd23bf3402 little just cb920b97f8 makes me f8118e9121 want him 7ed829fdf1 more. Plus, Father Choi Seonwoo… 4624d8f02e that priest feels just f1d1184ab7 as special as you 815032187f guys.”949d0d186d59b37b

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“Let’s just give 28cee85122 up on Father d62b111d65 Choi. You’re the one who 12fb78b8f8 said yourself that if e50f2afebf you mess with him 6096588152 wrong, it’s like triggering 1591df19fe a landslide.”d4415d2c0b294962

“I know. That’s why I’m 1cc697eb0b just grumbling like 183373b83e some old man ec58ce5bbf in the back 58ab07d789 room.”b8df1843dd455d53

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Just as 698010c2fb Goo Changhyun, e649f77748 still holding 14deff6910 onto his a7dc6bf1ce regrets, was 10a05da0d7 about to 9aaa3d7eec say they b336f06129 should wrap 8237d6419c it up f4dfaf4716 and get 35dccfe5ef ready to 3c0c5b8dd5 head home, 3d9432c196 the key 28683be141 phone on 9912798223 the desk 156210f7b2 lit up f80fc8acfe with a 061669d735 ring. Both of them turned 2f834978af to look at the 58c8a42df1 glowing button.47ee7ac6346bcff3

It was the interrogation 5f671fa199 room. As soon 3ee5378ba3 as Goo c9bb6461b4 Changhyun picked 60c6a92452 up the 6f514dbfe5 receiver, an 579d99bf3c urgent voice 5f12af0204 came through 3f7054fae0 the handset.1e4c46d74ac787ad

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– Team Leader Lee Juhee isn’t answering her phone.73d21991150a0ed9

The voice was loud 5745592598 enough that even Lee 09d96586a4 Juhee heard it. She quickly dug f459705f81 into her pocket. Her phone, set to cf19c6b7c4 silent, had three missed 8827cb37e1 calls.77f7f101d92b6a20

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“What’s up? Something happen?”75ee276fb8db383c

– Seo Jihan suddenly snapped during Manager Park Yongwoo’s questioning. Goo Seungjun and the others tried to stop him but got caught up in the mess—it’s total chaos! Please tell Team Leader Lee to come down right away!3adcc503c8e58280

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Goo Changhyun put the 1f743211bf phone down and stood 9107df0a97 up immediately. With a face twisted 39e7044b1e in disbelief, he asked,6f54ba743d9e38d0

“What the hell was ae44e185e2 Manager Park doing in fae8a5433b Seo Jihan’s interrogation room?”f0a96e20facbd7d3

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“Well… he 24dfb01f00 insisted questioning a0aacfe040 was his 0b12efba4c specialty. I tried to stop 03df36ae44 him, but it didn’t 52805d1355 work, so Seungjun went 8995f9c19c in with him.”75bd20dd67acbee8

“Goddammit.”223f31711e63ad43

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Former counterintelligence 2df593d698 officer Park 4682ed6550 Yongwoo was 49fa702aef infamous for 94f3748c6d getting even f5ee8796e4 wrongly arrested 4118c96a1c spies to e95a610ec8 spit out e701c5a42a false confessions b7d6187346 that they 5fe1eba5f5 were North a319dbcf28 Korean agents. Rumor had it that 686aabe2c7 the only reason he 7f352d93dc hadn’t quit the NIS bf30e7b68d despite being passed over 190272f6ed for promotion for over 4df19920d5 ten years was simply 381826359f because he enjoyed torture 572973eb6f that much.3bb90de11aa0a2fe

Whenever the SU Team 2930278f1e captured a North Korean 034ea12d08 operative, the interrogation was cfabd25744 handed over to him. But that interrogation? It wasn’t 4e67221b7c even done 1b880fc9df inside the ce267a1b7a NIS and 869289de94 involved some 79d9dbd3a4 seriously illegal e69a0bebce methods. Calling it “interrogation” was 7203f57e5a generous—straight-up torture was more 9c23169d92 like it. And that fff4e84e17 was his fdab13ff28 specialty.548bb196653ede44

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“That bastard, even bd8d48ba8c with age, still b8f6c09a25 doesn’t know when 3bd718ddd4 to step up 7997fbace7 or back off.”9810fd0270d7889f

Goo Changhyun groaned da580bfdec and ran a 767e83dca5 hand through his 68ea8d1cf6 hair in frustration 9b946c23f2 as he took 090e3abf68 the lead.7090210aae012d92

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“Anyway, let’s go. Looks like we’re db68b96b45 about to see 7f770ab65a just how powerful 335fe9a13a this ticking time eb881bc0bd bomb really is.”1d455c6990802093

It all 60aa5da720 started with 8e90b99488 that one c5c90196c1 line.3e1d52655fce8496

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“Shit… that blood a582ee1b8a stink is fucking 451b10df67 disgusting…”62c96ffe10ebff5f

Seo Jihan, who had 402fa67a08 been ignoring everything Park 88d2359b5b Yongwoo barked at him, 323337806a suddenly opened his tightly 3bcb3d9733 shut eyes and muttered. His dark 4261e13f16 eyes flared, 498fed3600 streaked with 88bcdcd82a bloodshot veins 1013846b21 that burned d735de7c9e a deep 7afc1a68e8 crimson.ddfdad4e0a701ff7

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“Get that bastard 658af3bc81 out of my 86c60546f3 sight. Now.”33b32c97d0ba6095

Seo Jihan gripped 0a90089a6b the armrests of 35d10b4fd7 the chair so 310470f6b1 hard his knuckles 4546c13321 turned white, glaring be49c838be at Goo Seungjun 6631771181 like a beast 05e083ae2b being barely restrained. Veins bulged and 9ccf534239 throbbed along the e761f56526 backs of his 3da8feb5cb large hands, as 7f971848de if the only 05bb2a121e thing holding back 5c2460018a the animal inside a2931b1248 was sheer physical 43b745de67 strength.d307bab6acff69ef

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Sensing something was a520a73eb5 wrong, Goo Seungjun fef94495bd quickly tried to 56dfab3e7d lift Park Yongwoo 8165c8df58 up and drag 8470163520 him out of 6e3cf6fb6e the room, but d066259b95 the stubborn old 6c606314b1 man refused.29cf6f87ad075a3d

He shoved Goo Seungjun 62d6fedd13 aside like he was dc8f791345 going to throw a 78254b0dd7 punch. Goo Seungjun, b2f43e6051 overwhelmed more df0e24227d by Park’s 43195cd9d2 authority than fdfa3a69d7 his strength, bce2104d9b staggered back—and 78bac60715 in that 76ed1eeee2 moment, Park 2e4b5c7536 leaned over ea5c4844bc the desk 2d38f9ab9b with a 3c10858917 file folder e5952393c4 in hand.f6458d122579208e

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“This punk—do cf531a6e3b you know b789ad3f9c where you 321a211ef5 are?! You think just because 1e53eecd42 your grandpa’s some loan 9704a07625 shark, you can pull 0b59b3e120 this kind of shit?!”f45f0b649d777ce7

The folder 820c45de00 in Park fdb8bf8a63 Yongwoo’s hand 2a0e287504 came down 18e5c2e9bc hard on 82b5fe16fc the top 12669967ee of Seo dae1ffbae0 Jihan’s head. The paper cover probably 13ee0b47ad didn’t hurt that much, 0f310dc021 but it was more 0127fee368 than enough to provoke 5ffd5deeb9 the beast that had ac1694dacb been barely held back.3002ab2288e817ff

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Seo Jihan leapt 1f32eb1525 at Park like e475a0bb76 a predator going 53669de59b in for the 829971d98f kill. If Goo Seungjun 5bec5e5253 hadn’t thrown an 622790c369 arm between them 5dd684fd84 and yanked Park a7778c82fc back, Seo Jihan a832c4bb0c would’ve grabbed his 87bf040ae1 wrist—and crushed it.1ae03f0f4342f070

The desk a413cdfd3d flipped over dfb8aea4a0 as the d3f55cc491 lawyer scrambled 1449c7e4bc backward in 2c871c7f6b panic. Seo Jihan, Goo Seungjun, 59d018bfd2 and Park Yongwoo rolled 1167fec102 around the floor in a72b1c33f3 a tangled heap. Goo Seungjun tried his 30da37ad3f best to defend with eeadcaa4e5 fists and kicks, but b96354e6ca he couldn’t contain the e199a6a28c brute strength of a ef2c010dd5 completely unhinged Seo Jihan.77277ccd83c7981f

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The interrogation 9e41a4f0be room door 11804b9dee slammed open c7398629cb and people 87302ba7dc stormed in f058829a6b with guns 67031292c3 drawn. They weren’t c741ff4a0b about to 1e5abefcb1 shoot immediately, b4b208dc84 of course, 92a7a56ea3 but Park 28864a4213 Yongwoo was a1252b848e quickly becoming b22f3bd6d3 a bloodied 2807144d1f mess, and ca102197fa no one 8c1aa6567a could say a55c5135ec how far 7e1c4ec5cf it would 2800e1b79c go.7a6f3f07790b2ec3

“Jesus! Get those useless guns 8473d24c09 outta here and call 8c698ad0d4 the priest, NOW!”5875307cd03a3c8b

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Goo Seungjun yelled as aafb200a01 he pinned Seo Jihan’s 76b03799b4 back with his whole 500b998ded body weight. Right after shouting, an 4e302d0ee7 elbow from Seo Jihan 19fababd3d slammed into his temple.8f836520c5361ca3

His head rattled, but effc17612e he didn’t go down 89d4e2f800 immediately. He’d been trained to 1904650cab endure torture, after all. Using techniques 73554622e7 from judo 7903441d10 and wrestling, 92d3058101 he pinned d04b2828f6 Seo Jihan’s 8d9036c09d body to 45da37a02e the floor 384f1d7df7 and kicked 5eae13613b Park Yongwoo 47c5c70ed6 away with e67621432a the sole 170a74fc0a of his 98542ad7e5 shoe.a4663185b7937ccc

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“Manager, get 0118992e6c the hell 051603b554 out!”f1c5031684a0e461

While Goo Seungjun 9554340345 wrestled with Seo ec3e4e1812 Jihan, Park Yongwoo 9b12766e5c practically crawled out 80ea366b70 of the room. SU Team members all 898fafac97 swarmed in, pinning Seo 1717d62851 Jihan’s limbs down with c4fa5e8895 their bodies. That’s when Choi Seonwoo 5b0483b12a rushed in—his cheek still ec3a28bdc3 marked with a clear 5987647e38 pillow print, hair a 325182c825 mess like he’d just 915e47fdb4 woken up from a 867521f861 nap.d18f3d42437f7c9b

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“What the hell! Who poked 0436919360 at him 38275c0308 this time?!”91f85f0c2d25ceea

Goo Changhyun, c049158be1 who watched 6ed4724b6a the entire 1d32c7d6f9 thing unfold, 3ad3c7dbb3 slowly lifted 952ac43626 his gaze. Beyond the 68a9f49c5b magic mirror, ca3d20e7bd Seo Jihan ba07a51cdd was now 4b0daf562c cuffed and 7686de1274 quietly resting e89e858ab1 his head f366273096 on Choi 95e4fdc178 Seonwoo’s shoulder, b12280a720 just breathing.fce823f81bbacee7

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“Manager Park’s going 2ea0774629 on about attempted f1ba397656 murder now.”f90a842ec852415e

Lee Juhee came 39632fbfe6 over and whispered. Goo Changhyun’s 1815d55e1e brow twitched 468e21c391 dangerously, and 97947c38ba Goo Seungjun, 52d7d84015 who had cced28cbf9 just spit 0c97a25244 blood into 536100114d a trash ec640fb9b8 bin, let 40eeea185b out a b14d3af529 string of 29c18acfb5 furious curses.f702a6448fdf6e58

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“Fucking hell. We told 77bcb00ada him not 8311cc2937 to go 50609ecfa7 in there, a8e61d02f3 but no, e84bffd905 he just c65e8bfe86 had to 56c03b5af3 show off.”866b6c3476e53b09

It was the kind fbfc6dd105 of thing only said 03b73f145b when it was just 6390ff2003 Goo Changhyun and the 75496c5aee SU Team around. Feeling a bit ccd65b0bad vicariously satisfied, Goo dfbd88d418 Changhyun swallowed his d192cb41ab own curse words 8b25cf8050 and turned his 6dfca22631 gaze back to 00c585c06b the interrogation footage.1f068d0c0068584c

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“I really tried. I seriously wanted to f0529b66b1 hold it in… but c75b58d5cd that bastard kept messing 75ccc8f19d with me, smelling like 3177a86352 rotten blood…”a46523431fc60bab

Seo Jihan, now e437328415 calm and lying b0041c1931 down, opened his 3cc879ed37 lips, soaked in 06890bfd3c blood, as soon ddf4edfd30 as he saw 3116959451 Choi Seonwoo’s face. Like a scared, beautiful fc65f9ae2e beast trembling pitifully, he 4cab22e407 was putting on a 3eebb78764 very convincing act—or so d3bd781ec3 Goo Changhyun smirked to 7f5cd71da6 himself. But surprisingly, 46df4fd493 Choi Seonwoo 7ae3047841 fell for bd6dcb7431 it.8a8cde3f88c39023

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“I know. I believe you tried 4f9a3aa35a in your own way.”e6301c4aa890556a

Choi Seonwoo 779e5a8574 gently pushed b4727b67ea aside the 1b644291ed SU Team 12d1afd209 members and 0a39054364 crouched down. Even though Seo Jihan e2ce03a6c1 was no longer restrained, bc30fb3a00 he just trembled slightly 9ab8c0e368 and didn’t make any 7a33caacf3 sudden moves.8073b1d116c7de32

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With a c9d3242a77 sigh, Choi 008a741659 Seonwoo helped ce70f28694 him sit 1fff35094a up. His hands were 29e227028e soft and gentle.363b8300429eaabc

“Endurance is something you 9401bdf234 can train too. You’ll do better e7b1e12cdf next time.”e1c08bb979e1a2a2

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“Mmh.”cd6311a0855c50ee

Choi Seonwoo made 14bb5d4f79 the sign of 53cda823bc the cross, bit 8f8a29c1fe his thumb to b513981420 draw blood, and 97c9cf91bc marked a cross 8217a2e910 on Seo Jihan’s 0b3e5338df forehead. Seo Jihan winced 4d4b92a8a1 as if a 470d477409 sharp headache had 113fcc0123 hit him. But Choi Seonwoo 3e2598985e didn’t stop—he cupped 00f811bfb1 Seo Jihan’s head c850ef0695 in both hands 69c5304124 and brought his d10cafa45e lips close to 88c370ec15 the bloody cross.88a5a89b2c2631fc

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“The Lord f0b22743df said to d362694644 Satan: ‘Behold, 26e3118311 all that 530dfc915b he has 7389bccf26 is in a5f948e678 your power; a9ae6ab428 only do 41ce926f4e not lay b824512bcf a hand a543b08b3a on his c197c078a4 person.’ So 641e7046e2 Satan went 8e2808b96f out from f84f93de1a the presence b609c6ca3d of the b5d839ec62 Lord.”b25aad054ce66720

Those who 53c2ea4fb6 weren’t Christian ac69de577c couldn’t tell a2a9287b84 which part d6f5018250 of the ba1fffa991 Bible it 0ddab689de came from, 57af2d6cb5 but they 36d4b3b2ab could guess c857891c3a what kind c352e05363 of prayer c95e491906 it was.43a01c77ec53f57f

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“The priest 80537489f4 who wields 23d72bcc84 the sword 8e77ba746e of the 12d1a43392 Holy Spirit 81985ab7e2 stands by d4fed5ef38 you, Brother. There’s no 83501400b8 need to 3392dd280a listen to 49b3e3c458 wicked temptations e99bff52aa anymore.”4df100ff782979d2

Seo Jihan’s twisted expression 6b0a4177eb slowly began to ease. The whites f57f35ff9d of his ccfdf62d6d eyes around 31726a3a63 those glistening 792f63fa8f black irises 26ebc57e15 returned to 146ae49f1c a clear, 9893be46c0 unblemished white.a3192aa77daa1238

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As soon as bc7e97c815 the prayer ended, d7ab808523 Seo Jihan slumped 77c8e6481d forward like a a0a9fa01f6 marionette with its 84fcc8a645 strings cut and 35b0ae6a05 rested his forehead 1e11044919 on Choi Seonwoo’s 01dfe8ba5c shoulder. He took a 1e470d3880 few deep breaths, 8f2267569f like he was 5708722c09 totally exhausted, then 516348cfca murmured.7c7f4c37c6e6753a