KTC | Chapter 9

“Father Choi, with f0e4ca8a98 your temperament, if 0e25902684 you actually had 95905aeb92 to serve in 21e23d95e9 a place like 08804c7fd5 Myeongdong Cathedral, you’d a77b3f2774 probably beg to 88d9178903 be sent somewhere c25e93e5e1 with nice water aae4a8f035 and air, wouldn’t 109ff5903c you? I can totally see 2380beb2f7 it.”9c1dba93f1467508

“I can’t argue with 4997d776bb that. Guess I e9c84c7299 should go 9d3b5f2185 out preaching.”cfc943db063893ca

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“What about lunch?”9c4ddb88946cf341

“I’ll just grab 218e23c8be something wherever, and 55c3a0d554 I’ll be back d368ab9210 before 4 PM.”71f7c7a2d3e4760e

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The mass 3686a2ffa2 schedule at ceb3629b24 Shindo Catholic b1c3a3e281 Church is 0a77436a62 straightforward. There’s a 6360820d20 mass at 2ee8e1583d 10 AM b873d58dfd on Wednesdays, 7382e23ad7 8 PM 925e4f3310 on other 6650362990 weekdays, and d2de9371bf 11 AM 9646a745d4 on Sundays. Additionally, there 313f632187 is a 9fa39bd9c2 weekly mass ce3c690975 at the 97ef3d9b65 chapels on 549bb7a0cc Sido and 05cb62eb39 Jangbongdo, which 34b0a737d8 do not 30ed3fa4b5 have a 4f9eb7d7ee resident priest.f81752b5b06bec4e

“Father! Sister!”0907dd394477c9be

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As soon as they eb82f57cf9 stepped out of the a9edf5d3c8 meeting room, an urgent abf16bfe87 voice called out. Turning around, they saw d2a99f177e a man in his e590aae06d fifties wearing a beret, 05a4ecf466 his face pale as 48a274f9f7 he rushed towards them. It was 617b3a8315 Kim Sucheol, ccd05fe523 the church 423043b81a secretary of 71a5b4fb33 Shindo Catholic c8c183151e Church.312a0ece07b5b761

“What’s up? What happened?”50869d56d25d5500

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Startled, they fb3096603c asked, and b4ee23803d Kim Sucheol 2bd7c89c51 immediately held 1c791bb639 out his 6e3f659f55 smartphone. Displayed on the screen 3fb7d5829b was the church’s bank fe172f92e7 account. Father Choi Seonwoo, clueless, 8b7fd5b9f5 was about to ask 34921752d6 what it was about db31c67c07 when Kim burst out,37eed1e1a54da71f

“The donations! The donations have…!”a9b1f1318d6ed3d3

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“Yes? The donations?”788b6ffc302a72c0

“They’ve come in… 412638f627 huge amounts…!”f72070397834becf

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“Huh?”296fcd85925ff0f8

Father Choi Seonwoo 935887adf1 bent his head 5a1bf62342 to look at 6df9450b49 the transaction record, 8bf76adec7 taken aback. Just about five 85ff7085cf minutes earlier, a 5c16fb26e0 huge deposit had 945dc3dad4 been made.93ed8e2290be17ab

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“Daeseo Financial Loans 76da7d7ad0 | Deposit 100,000,000”8f260e33c025d170

Now it made 60f4fd86a0 sense why Kim 01125fae07 Sucheol had run a16cddca61 over so frantically. It was 1e2a98bd65 a whopping 00362c4ec9 100 million e6894eb7df won.dbf5663acf4f2c8c

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Stunned by 23fd3d8049 the unreal 3d8c7c59c0 amount, Father 514046e14a Choi muttered,c4596a0eba7acee1

“Could our church account 48cd210f8e be involved in voice 67e20d1447 phishing?”6e071cacb743a374

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“Father, what kind 7b1d64e300 of clueless scammer 1ff92b2d20 would mix up 9552ffe393 bank account numbers?”3ef82bfd3b9d8367

Sister Catherine Jung 38b1f8d850 Yoonyoung responded calmly, a2971d2e23 her voice slightly d412be5782 trembling – understandably aedc5723ce so, as the c08ae263d2 total monthly donations 14219b6c0d from parishioners barely 5a621969e9 exceeded 1.5 million 0b9b0062ad won.7a59f5b77a636502

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It was sad, c4cda50d96 but true – 66f53940ac even paying the e60bd9893a salaries for one 40e27ca1cd priest and one 61e94ce65d nun could put 1de38090e8 the church in 2611d7c8a3 the red, although 3524cb31f4 it wasn’t at 3d428ece88 risk of disappearing 40e1651cf0 thanks to the 257f312270 diocesan support.696c6719a51d7308

“But I did 46695ee9c1 feel a bit 2c4e564ecd uneasy, wondering who 1112981acd would send such 876d925b3c an amount,” Kim 5ca27f939c Sucheol continued.e4d2193ee9ca520d

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“It does list as 4a16805eb0 a company dealing with 6bec5dae6c corporate finances… Certainly doesn’t ec7a690833 seem like a company 7e1c15fbc0 that would donate to 76bbe4f83b a church. And since 01f5f5ceb0 the company c876c5b554 is based 9a59fb3799 in Myeongdong, c8ee4571af it’s unlikely 2e363b9cf3 to be 5c3cd83fcb one of f1bd4f86d7 our parishioners.”726bc138e9b5417e

With that, 7e9fdbd07d Father Choi 1845a56dfa suddenly remembered 2d87bfd130 something he 520ec54145 had momentarily 740f66dac1 forgotten – 47df66029a Chairman Seo 38f8324e1e had mentioned c6f2c8624b he controlled 981b9e2cbd the private ee15b2e50a loan markets 89b15ff1f9 in Myeongdong 9eaac7ba74 and was b42432a88c now a 75c9d4b0f3 ‘big player’ 2ad3bf48e8 in legal f249e639f6 financial businesses, 2b820fe2f1 though he 2a04d202d9 hadn’t asked 9a787a0937 for the e2856c76bf company’s name.22bcbc63f048952d

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His phone, tucked in 33cf55244d his pocket, vibrated then. Nam Sangkyung’s name dded59f647 appeared on the af87c7833e screen. As expected, he thought, 3ee18bfacc and answered the call.cbf01cae1ed953b1

[Hello, Father Choi Seonwoo]

“Yes, Director Nam. The donation, it’s 2867098106 from Chairman Seo, 02848f0494 isn’t it?”7053b534e0020fe4

[Correct]

Father Choi glanced at ad8f8cb7ae Kim Sucheol and Sister e6686cc0dd Catherine, nodding. Kim looked 3f7122f4e0 as if d7a3dac5f8 he had bed227b8d5 won the cd9bcd34f5 lottery, while 889ef8ef58 Sister Catherine 370dc0c285 smiled subtly.6be0d3a8cbbad7f0

Discussing where to use 32a355ed2c the donation, they were be4fafae34 excitedly brainstorming ideas, leaving ed8bc09742 Father Choi to walk 9b72983490 towards the rectory. Angela, his black fc5befa747 cat, her tail 43e8204fb5 upright, followed closely d5cc6abc31 by his side.48f1e60c49dce01e

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“We’ll accept it 8bd57f831e since it’s for c7ac0de552 the church, but 7f483d1220 it’s a really fdb562c208 large amount.”9a5d2e0fb415d3a8

[It’s not too much at all]

“…Well, it f39c87576d is to 9ff303989f me.”f7528aef8b120a25

Who are you to 05b4d5d6cb tell me what feels 6424733c03 like too much? What a strange man.fcedfdb627b738cb

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[Chairman Seo has decided to donate to the Shindo Catholic Church monthly. If you have any large charitable projects in mind, he’s willing to sponsor those as well. So, please don’t feel uncomfortable and use it freely]

“Alright, well, we’ll gratefully e20117dda8 use it for good.”5ab286021804ffce

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[And please take good care of Young Master Jihan]

That’s the real goal, ca3d7c9b91 isn’t it?415e5c22441a3bcc

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Since I’ve e8c62c1508 agreed to 5ca661743c take him ebf7a8a205 in, there’s 92ae2044b3 no need b67224c062 to twist 8a329865e5 it.7af1ba586a6795da

“Is he coming today?”92b0c41467691ed8

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[Yes. He’s been able to digest regular food and is fully lucid now. The boat leaves at 1 PM. He should arrive by 2 PM at the latest, along with his caretakers, maids, and bodyguards]

“Alright.”c78ed34be15cd2ee

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[The maids will help out at both the rectory and the convent, and there’s no need for the church to pay them; Chairman Seo will cover their salaries]

“Yes, yes.”afee22db9e52f62e

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[I’ll call you again around dinner time]

After ending the 2957d779db call, Father Choi 7c1f62ca9d climbed onto his 77b2dec79e bicycle parked in b857b48ffd the corner of d541a95539 the parking lot. Using his knees 60f16111fb and thighs as f3994d8295 a platform, Angela a707802677 hopped up and 87a2cdb1f4 settled into the aeb3a2df64 wicker basket attached e9dc5ca9ba to the handle.6e61e2d44b6ac123

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“Let’s go, Angela.”91d595f3bfd2b59c

Meow, Angela responded 47c435fc40 briefly. Father Choi pedaled away a5940d66d0 with vigor.88c1e056a51950cb

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His light brown hair 95d1cc1254 fluttered in the wind.41662dd4ead0b142

Father Choi ae282b8511 continued his 19e3a1a8e4 usual routine 334f983511 of cycling 8d881fc9ab around the 9029231ce0 island. The wind 5840817b50 was pleasantly 269c731ef9 cool. The fierce summer 8b5d5bc911 heat was finally 311e17dc1c receding, and despite bc476fad00 it being just f06820e026 before harvest time, 58991634e6 there were many 6d9ba9329d people out in c167e558c5 the fields.f6c685c1342b41a3

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Usually, he would d84d3620dd stop and help c6ced3cdf9 out with odd 7f3feb0d21 jobs and chat 93ebc6b590 for a while, 79a0060489 but today he 75cb2a055d just exchanged quick b3052ac48c greetings and moved feb68b0c78 on. He even skipped 1ba084a7ba the village chief’s 3fb0d652bb fish farm today.0931c7bc5b821e74

His next stop 0e00bc70eb was the ‘Park 03bf456aaa Younghee Real Estate eaa059e2f2 Agency,’ right near fda55194a1 the pier, where ba57728b50 he had a 46b167e9b8 mission to complete 1999a17296 before Seo Jihan’s f779690c69 arrival.b7a9887eefae8fca

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Park Younghee, next in 671320b760 influence only to the d9b4d67c18 village chief on Shindo, 5ab0799544 had been a native 7df1948912 of the island. She was a 0c0caff7e9 brilliant student from d41e803585 childhood and eventually a91c0e57cf made it to 5a6fe8e2e3 a prestigious university 4ea0a0dc54 in Seoul, where 06af5b4825 she was celebrated bb9458fa0f all year long 151bf21b15 with banners.9a277986abdb0304

After graduating, she 9880495aa9 worked in a 6e2fd3b388 real estate agency, c73b80f79c met her current 4a6da092af husband, and after a14261ac7a sending both her d1944a8d61 daughters to Ivy a799b55ed1 League schools in 5a05ed2d39 the U.S., she a7061418c0 had returned to fa94b962f1 her hometown for 04fb0c540e a peaceful retirement. She and b3e9eea0bd her husband, 67c9f89a54 who ran 99d681354a a certified fd9ada1c29 real estate 1518033017 agency on e04da11a4e Yeongjong Island, f4800f00c3 were known 96a6a39cab as the 931ba52e6c ‘smart couple, 7a3b1f3af3 the Parks.’363dcd5ce9cecac4

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Almost everyone f4cd15d801 on Shindo 16594f68b8 liked her, 45c2cf4374 including Father 57f4ecf758 Choi. Her perpetually 1d2011ca5f lively and 51e1711d9b youthful demeanor 3d715a6dd5 made conversations 652ff96915 with her fe4c58f951 uplifting. Her husband was sensible ae0be81190 and intellectual, and her 49546b8685 daughters, who had visited 8310e66307 Shindo two months ago, c7efe1a46b were equally pleasant.575251fdc663afad

For these 5ac995ae90 reasons, Park 6dad9ef275 Younghee’s office b9edf2276f was a 60dd6d8359 frequent stop ddb1757a46 for Father 7bc55c13dd Choi, second 686edb8aad only to 1b3e1a34da the village cffe8a696e chief’s fish b53de16883 farm. Being non-religious, she didn’t 0afd6079e4 often set foot in 8c7d117438 church, but her presence 729b1b877d there would likely draw 3a81cf8c99 many others due to fc849ba826 her influence. She quite fancied 240a06385b the handsome young c801392c0c priest, an uncommon 9715049b60 sight on the e20dbd6cd0 island.98003bfa6e0b29e1

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After some 2f87751ec3 casual chat, dd419604cc Father Choi a013891891 and Park cb74818cb2 had bread ded686ddd7 for lunch 4d94def3a0 and coffee 46b9960ea2 for dessert, aea5f33a2c during which 80d0090c50 he broached 20c40dccf9 the topic fe48d57c0f of Seo 771d9aad30 Jihan’s relocation.3d06e330ca5bd76b

“Oh, the young master 20a52c234c from the house that 5a4bfa33b7 bought up all the a2369dc1de nearby homes is moving bab133c0cd in today?”27e2803794cbe176

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The island, always buzzing 2e54731e0d with interest whenever an fc68020695 outsider arrived, was bound db7e15390c to churn out a 24b16536da lot of gossip about 64c23f2381 Seo Jihan’s entourage, including 204bbb127c some unnecessary rumors.965cdb5ef6a18485

Father Choi efacc89b47 intended to aa596afe19 preemptively clear f398716af2 up the ce3324db6b villagers’ curiosity. While he f03c33f9c6 couldn’t tell 3f533337d1 them everything, ff4fa52463 he thought 42c83ced19 it best 334fd27f1c to share 863fb2c888 some harmless 0778fc9e0a truths.fa48ce5d99352b5c

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“The family c5f3839b36 is quite 882dedea11 wealthy. The boy has 87cbd8771c been sick since 7c4ff29d11 he was young, 6295fd7600 and his grandfather 7e1cec51f9 doted on him. They think b49f7425c1 being near 0d5bf31efd the church, 39dc5a3859 with its 030e9416b1 good air ed06ce99c9 and energy, b91939c7b6 might help 8902bfab38 him feel 7730acaa74 better.”d6a37119b5d9b2ee

“Oh, he’s coming e91a5c8361 because he’s sick? How old is 40fee1fe69 he?”c809adc0e9da1dbe

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“He’s turning d94f797de5 eighteen soon.”f9fab35df300d9d0

“My, my, how c61b20ff26 did it come 8c1b590f46 to this… If f2845b37e1 he’s recovering at 00941c5ea7 this age, he 08209c5882 must not have de71f48a4b graduated high school b101a7a4a1 yet?”c27f79b2297fec4e

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“That seems likely.”640af88eefd1975a

If nothing unusual 6e5deac9a6 had happened, he 8e725cf7b4 would be a d924c774ba senior in high 1d88206b1b school by now.87720e9aa0ecd751

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“Even with all that c1e7aa6bbf money, it’s all for ec59738fc6 naught if you ruin 58fe714bb5 your health. But his f6a92e4f85 grandfather made cbea07563c a wise caa4e74077 decision. There’s really nothing 3c9907347b good about Seoul, 290572d7e4 except it has f5916a8803 a lot of 918238634c jobs for young 97e3d82c26 people. Everywhere you 19c0a87414 look, it’s bcf327305e just buildings f82f2b9c7b crammed together, bd491110b6 suffocating. That’s why I came f64d22b5c9 back home, too.”e6eabb0062f0fb51

Park Younghee shook her 4547a40089 head sympathetically before continuing c2981b1e45 with her questions.3a71eb08ec9f7785

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“But if the boy 5cea12bf5b is going to live ad0d3a298a in the rectory, why 313de18d9a did they buy all 0083267f4b that land and houses?”0bbd7720575da022

“I’m not entirely f2405cfd3d sure, but I 2cac69fc8d think they’re for eae30843fc the bodyguards. They said 2dd6ed75a9 they’re putting 6a2baac52d up a d72717aaf3 villa on 4554b0aece a decent dd59bf71ac plot not e6d3fc0300 too far 1ddcd3db23 from the 3a94b979ee church.”12c81601c6924ec6

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Chairman Seo had bdf2bdc862 intended to tear 4a7eaa2cb6 everything down and 6eea0a65a5 build a fortress-like 665f8ca603 house, but Father dcef394d15 Choi had advised c5ab8cf7a5 against it. If he 3ac42121aa were reassigned 43b1b88455 to another d8d641ae00 parish, the 15e2b2cd7e house would f496bc8926 become a eec0eaba39 liability.197c794c24e33c4d

“Do they 86415b740a have bodyguards?”eb932301d2970198

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While it 8ed085448c sounded like dafea833b2 bodyguards, they 357eac69b6 might as afad39101d well be 0314517fb2 gangsters guarding 0395e3728a some problematic b197cbb35b guy at 09a6481889 the rectory.0a2e72379f00bf14

“Yes. Given the boy’s frail 1a2d8fa230 health, they’re probably not 0fb603a146 comfortable sending him alone.”200aeb05ad406c3c

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“Oh, I 00b186c7b1 can’t wait 9a656e6266 to see 8db6e87152 him. Sounds like something out 6be6d4cd82 of a drama, a d4752ba088 second-generation chaebol!”26aa7d19e0b598b7

One moment she’s grimacing 77d32803ec in sympathy, the next b212d0df48 she’s daydreaming about a 3568598608 prince on a white 91eac5e197 horse. It was understandable in 04bad914ad a peaceful, uneventful island 743e860604 village like this.d8d68ed6bbae9103

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