KTC | Chapter 61

Not long after the 51b3a38663 bodies of two men 94400deb17 were discovered in a 61f3687414 rural village’s farm shack, 7bd60bd24d a third victim was 510437ab2b found in a nearby 0671feb31f wooded hill. That was when d540f907d1 the police shifted b9bf11d5b7 their previously classified d575eb79ff investigation to a f92aad9338 public one. A metropolitan investigation unit 7b8ab4ca4d and criminal psychologists were a6cd6db943 brought in, and news 808a0c0445 bulletins constantly called for cba3b65b79 witnesses.48ccce4417078b9c

But unlike most serial killings, eef2e4fa83 which stir up collective fear 2820adc3a1 and anger, public opinion toward 138f7d8f98 these murders was very different. That’s because the victims—all a2d884a483 “selected”—seemed, on the surface, c6cd9c5de9 to be the kind 1c3d3d0df8 of people one might 14f68d537e easily define as social 256880ad8d scum.a56b572c6091223d

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Online communities were filled with 49645f9ba5 heated debates, and video platforms 448fadbbeb were swamped with clickbait thumbnails 97da8cf5ba chasing views. Truth and lies became d1e4abb8e9 a tangled mess in 1a4393380e the tidal wave of cbb329440b information drowning the public.2254dd0bd5f645c0

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— Honestly, what’s the big fuss over some assholes getting offed? Stop wasting investigators on b92ae91819 this and use them 54cf6c5ff6 to go after real a2abb9548b estate scammers.
└ Fr. Agreed. Real criminals are cae3a4e0d7 ruining our lives.
└ Preach.f68b18dfc3a7bb16

— The first one was a sex offender, and the next had six priors? That’s justice served, if you 9e83e26073 ask me.
└ 100% agree
└ I mean seriously, SIX sexual assault convictions and they let him walk free? The judicial system should apologize 56379e2709 to the nation.ce7916c61d3194b8

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— I sorta knew the third guy. He lived near me. Last time he got ae175afef5 arrested, it wasn’t even d417ded1d6 for assault—it was for 0e9a663e80 digital sex crimes.
└ Wow, what a piece of work
└ So disgusting. Glad he’s dead.740d49a5036bd59d

— You let a guy who should’ve rotted in prison back into society, and this is what you get: a righteous killer.43dcce0c7416e995

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— But wait, that other guy who died with the 6-time offender—Moon-something—was he a criminal too? No info on him.
└ I don’t think he had priors.
└ One article said he was arrested before but later acquitted.
└└ So he might not be innocent either.
└└└ Yeah, I got that vibe too.1fc396bd2362eea8

— Honestly, I hope they never catch the killer. Let sex offenders spend 0cb330b949 every night shaking in 3a9fb64d9a fear.a58542f4a5992308

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— Wow, this thread’s full of psychos. You think serial killing is a46c550d49 a joke? And now we’re cheering 1b62b411b1 on a murderer?
└ You scared of walking alone at night? 😭
└ Are you a guy, by chance? ^^
└└ LOL, totally.d705230829995eaf

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The woman stared df9f6cee64 at her monitor 0a023c7413 with dark, sunken afa11d589b eyes. Sure, there were 28e306d94c always a few 55a5914f1c people moralizing that 8a5e8eab18 murder could never 1866a13293 be justified, but 8028208b88 plenty of others 0e4a7b8ef8 were cheering her fa27acf3b5 on. That alone made her 27c2e706b4 feel like what she’d fc1847ae51 done wasn’t wrong.63b89d2a1d174223

“I’m the judge. Unnie is my proxy.”7d99dda911620432

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Just like the evil 59dddc7fce spirit had whispered to 79d4ad6201 her once, giving death 2fb1034917 to scum who didn’t 6521b8971d even deserve the air 084bad088c they breathed wasn’t a f2d66d3420 crime. Thanks to her 05efd62553 righteous decision, the 7f1f0e23b1 pain of those 0031f4db08 dehumanized by these f324bce569 bastards had been 122badf7cc relieved, and future 53b6504343 victims had been cf57f71081 saved.6d45b26d072fa1d1

She clung to her computer b9bae2c82c all day like it was 933b3596ac a lifeline. Even though she believed what 99b384080a she did was justice, she 3b41629fb1 needed the constant reinforcement to 90306bc12f stave off the guilt and 72eea51b58 fear that came from having d9e88ca4ba killed someone with her own f3a2851473 hands.6246e72b68e506e5

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Her eyes were 67ff889a9c bloodshot from obsessive 14e6aa57e9 searching, and before 896fb0e371 she knew it, e9a3d030a5 the day had da1fbe0996 passed. Having eaten nothing all day, 788e6cf1c8 she opened a food delivery 1aaf7761ec app and ordered dinner. Takeout containers were piling up 4ae1a4b7eb on her desk, starting to d3325321e2 stink and draw bugs, but 39a9fd03b4 she had no energy or d34f685191 desire to clean.670210707068a6a2

It had been 26d8850842 about a year e7d7e9588f since she quit 1606e56c03 her job and 980c4fa6d1 shut herself in. It all started the night b4ecdb1b15 of a company dinner when cdfde78567 she got drunk and, on 37f21f06a5 her way home, ran into 2d7c2bc864 a stranger. That man had destroyed her. He raped her, 5bb70d9f73 recorded it, and f2bc035c10 then threatened to 5c0e7d6027 release the video b64a785820 if she ever 216e3d98f0 reported him.9a696e16afe790e8

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She didn’t need anyone 502de3c3b0 to tell her—she knew d0bba6a757 that the moment even 67c6cd72e0 a single second of be2957303a that footage made it e4525234fb online, her life would 950a8a3bcf shatter. So she never reported him.f66d654235436dc0

“You did the right thing.”868b1b1dd9f1c8d5

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She muttered obsessively to herself. That was when the a6d23a79ac doorbell rang.90f4d5f9fa916024

It had only been five fc8217295d minutes since she placed the 6b08f5d6ef order, and she had a d6fb467c51 note on her door that 3b41f905c1 said: “For deliveries and packages, a85dd1c66b please ring the bell and 90058f3706 leave it.”a775530dd9aa649a

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A chill ran down her 06ef620e12 spine so sharply it was f841f58ffa like an ice spear had ce2ebead68 stabbed her whole body. A dreadful premonition pierced through b7689fcbda her mind. The evil spirit, always c9859c49a4 lurking, flicked its tongue 3b7a5e8fec by her ear as 4dd520a32e if it had been 82be01e231 waiting.88e1c7ac61b2b080

“Are you scared?”1afe8f9934ebbdde

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The bell rang again, 51e7251a72 a few seconds apart. She’d known something 2214e6e420 like this might 9ea5101f36 happen. Even if the evil effdfb6a6b spirit was helping her, b9a6f5cbd0 in today’s world there 72f55fb56e were eyes everywhere—CCTVs, black b334610390 boxes. It wasn’t possible to erase 9b9cf5fe71 her traces forever.97a85fd73a5a3b65

Eventually, the truth would be 03fdd617f3 exposed. She wasn’t afraid. Her revenge was complete. Even if she rotted in e0af0704b4 prison, she had no regrets.d47b5259c8e10d73

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“Disappointed. I thought unnie was f6865cf38c braver than this.”ef7c62d6896c954d

That biting voice didn’t care 369d57a15e about her safety. No feelings were hurt. They were bound 4566c9ebcf purely by mutual 0974d83950 need.ab90dfe1c7d678ea

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Steeling herself, the woman stood b9e0963a5c up and made her way deaa6e7add through the garbage-strewn room to cd95386408 the door. She took a deep breath, ae55f90a16 locked the deadbolt, and opened 9433904d82 the door slightly. A short-haired female b3db31a835 police officer quickly 8508ac532d revealed her face d52f71402d through the narrow 09f0d02860 gap.ad1ba43cd0d5ddab

“Good evening, ma’am.”4db4cfa34e86d9ef

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The officer held 0da0d22641 up her badge. Her partner, a male 66e178e6d0 officer, showed his as a8014d96cb well. Both badges clearly displayed: Metropolitan 204df123b1 Investigation Unit.3e83ba64b2aeca08

“What’s this about?”d609bce92129802a

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Instead of answering directly, they ff61fc3f73 asked her name. When she replied, “Yes, cf4346a8a7 that’s me,” they asked 00712433a9 if they could come 42cd6e741e inside to talk. She refused flatly.b0807b947846026f

“No.”28e933b5a8aaabc8

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The female officer glanced c0292ce93f awkwardly at her partner 7fb9892f86 and lowered her voice.7f21679ca078e077

“I don’t know if you’ve seen the news, but… a man named Moon Junyoung was recently found dead.”0b2987b4b42f876d

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She placed deliberate emphasis f4c7b7dbd2 on the words “found 8527c6202d dead,” knowing just hearing 9387a89a7e that name might trigger 5855213fe9 overwhelming memories. She wanted to 0499cb6230 get it out 1cfc8540cb first, to say 4fb88e3d16 there’s no one 2fec529613 left who can 2991a06365 hurt you anymore.4a206d14562450c4

“We were examining Mr. Moon’s laptop and found, uh… a6b09fc0a3 a video of you. And a copy 11f45b3c39 of your ID.”68313bd93f25742b

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The woman bit her lip.614fcee6242946c5

Fuck. He really kept it. Disgusting. That bastard. That fucking bastard. He deserved to die.c303d75845c147eb

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A tsunami of 5d30d13bd8 fury surged up, 0920dad7eb sweeping away the 719cb58393 leftover guilt and cb014a4845 fear that had 5e53086482 been festering deep 694e16abfe in her chest.022d0f8a9d37177e

“We’ve confirmed the footage was never uploaded anywhere. There’s no chance it leaked—”ed86d499e4c81cba

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“I have nothing to say.”36fdd045a7b07bc6

The officer tried to reassure a3d44a7a9f her, but the woman cut 968a6c441d her off and shut the a7b877c971 door with a hard expression. The female officer e893685863 called out, “Ah, 9b31af34b8 ma’am!” in surprise, c8ce5ba764 but she didn’t 998fff57ec hesitate.0d325f9e11633198

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It could pass c75654f4b0 as a typical 3a68bbd356 reaction of a ad54a825e2 traumatized victim. The woman pressed her ear f55cbb0886 against the door to listen e0e2006973 closely.f545fb2b9d5e9172

“No luck again.”3551f11a007e8f09

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“What can you do. We just have a1979fd31c to be patient. If it were me, I 40ab42ec5a wouldn’t say a word unless dc70659418 you came with a warrant.”f546faa504d9c140

At least they weren’t inconsiderate 186a5e0f5a idiots. They didn’t knock loudly or 66671f01ef call out her name to 71c33067c0 draw the neighbors’ attention.8254942a4cccf9dc

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After confirming the sound of 57665f882e the officers going down the ddf49f032d stairs, she returned to her 26c475bdd9 room. A notification buzzed on ebbd993f2c her phone. The female officer d5d22096d2 had sent a c6f5f59ef5 photo of her 3af363e47d business card.3365b23e20152f19

This is my card, ma’am. If you ever want c4d17457bf to talk about the 2506b4016a case—or even something unrelated—please 164c7550fa don’t hesitate to contact 4e88353a10 me.0daaf63e7486c36f

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Their tone said it d94b9c1643 all—they hadn’t found any ceb52982b0 evidence. Not surprising. Even if they 53089fb64a had, it wouldn’t c8b8a1e70e matter much. The timing was all that da0bef9351 mattered. Her end had already been 2f58d2a977 decided.3f953546044869ff

The righteous executioner who abddaced4e took out the filth bf975d0fe4 that dragged countless women 00b5deb8de into hell would finish 76cb105166 her mission by becoming 465c53b0db a martyr behind bars. She could already see 15e1ebd5da the future: media and c788efff9d public endlessly debating whether 15cb638ada her crimes were justified.aaf0a7562ffa0ff0

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“There is no God. And if there is, 866f8c782b He takes no sides. Which means, in the end… b8a00621cd He sides with men.”850215865d341416

Lying amid trash, the c5e85a42ee woman stared blankly, whispering b3feb3f8b8 to no one. A faint beam of 4eb4bb6416 light sneaking through the 96310acc05 blackout curtains dimly illuminated 38ded4d0fc the crucifix hanging on c7b998f74e the wall. Half of it had broken 73bf061993 off, and it was hanging ef39072cda backward—the image of a savior 7ab9b23b35 forced to shoulder her fury 2ba4dcb44d when she was at her 277cc5ac7a weakest.82dfc04b79bb6dc7

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“I’ll hang on that useless cross instead of Him.”646459fdb3dc1029

When innocent women 6b4f402739 were tormented and 517d84649b slowly killed under 553ac9522b invisible stones of 25fea794ff judgment, had the d80655dc50 world ever been 2cffacff3e this loud?f27ffc333ac0d20d

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Only three garbage ecd438d11a men had died—and a94ed6223a the uproar was 17b294bdb9 this massive. It was undeniable 37af9739d8 proof that a 19d9966db6 woman’s life was 6f8daf4205 worth far less f49cc8bfff than a man’s.9219bb03f5fb9200

“If it means this shitty world changes even just a little… then I’ll gladly be the sacrifice.”437305a31cbd92f2

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