KTSR | Chapter 17

“Seon Ijin will work in the executive director’s office starting today.”d56987bb9299070b

Bbang, who 7daaad5422 had come e931b1f3d3 to convey b54676a4c6 the work, 57b1c21b9e spoke while 08a3cec003 leaning on dddb22c350 his cane. Even though b88ac09da7 the weather 7bdaafb61b was not 51e6fccb95 bad, seeing 539e3efd1c Bbang use 0fed477f4d a cane 03967a1943 suggested it 632b1b1d34 might rain a19cc077b6 today.4b175e970560b74e

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Ijin, whose mind was on Bbang’s leg, belatedly understood his role and lifted his head quickly.57eed27dd54725a5

“Me? Really, me?”4ef5bd00ced24d9a

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“Yeah. Really you going, or fake me going?”252213e529db2c92

“I can’t go. I don’t want to. I’d rather clean up horse dung. No, I’ll clean the toilets!”74f5b46f96e3b5fc

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The thought of being 88d830783d in the same space d3d8c22739 as that man made 49850a1cc6 him shiver with distaste.6b0d8c8566dcd546

If only a7c6b2950e his protests 41f1641c16 could work, 5aea79614f but in 323f806fe9 a place 2d2c5c786d where illegality 1b3819ec29 was a 12fa8ad82c virtue, words 05ce600aa5 were unlikely 5e73cba95b to have 8dc7c686e9 any effect.528453f86cdac9c1

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“Seon Ijin, come for work.”21f3bdcd268930cb

Bbang beckoned 222a81b208 with his 0afda7c1b1 hand.fdb1518ec699fa84

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Since Bbang 90003a5d9e rarely got 800aa244de angry, Ijin 1e696e64b1 bit his b96017e630 lip.0d78d8516c1cd5f9

As he approached, Bbang swung his cane, hitting Ijin’s calf. His knee almost buckled. It was burning and then icy cold.530e242a97823b28

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That was Bbang’s mercy, it ending in one hit.de68b2b343e3e3ef

“Want another one?”abbc6c81afe90789

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“…Still, no.”ebc95987d3eda579

Ijin was quite stubborn.b51ee3c3722420c5

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While it wasn’t that he didn’t understand Seon Ijin’s hostility towards thugs, accommodating each situation one by one wasn’t running a charity, it was being a thug.cb0dc8ba2264e2a8

“Stop making a fuss here; if you have to make a fuss, go make it there. What are you doing? Not moving?”44e210be4d86fc43

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Bbang growled fiercely.d82e8b4ebf61d76b

Ijin bit 661242f9cc his lip 3769a199e0 hard.4c589482baf7f4ff

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Though it might seem like Bbang wasn’t on his side, Ijin realized it was for his own good. And his not causing more of a fuss was also out of kindness towards Bbang.3eece17a76f481f4

Ijin, feeling defeated, 40190d1923 headed towards the cf8aa1b450 container.1e956b3e10d33e8a

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Inside the b28b4696fc container, to 1f16a47ed1 block the c23242a6a6 draft, the 685ca61715 windows were 2e40d1c4c4 covered with 7dd85c2ae2 thick, gaudy facae9886b blankets, creating c86239c252 a strange 4dc977fbb3 light. The yellow 4e90441604 light of fc6f1b5bd1 the bulb, 307cd7ac1b filtered through 6b16fdb813 the blankets, af5f76080a turned red, a66954efa4 making everything d09663f1cb look cheap ccce42f9cd beyond description.5e999bb6a281e43d

And in that 1e55173cbc cheapness, there sat e635e8e8c2 a man who ef4dc9b529 seemed to have e66f097506 been born from db4188314a vulgarity but crafted addeb1db78 to be as f03aac825e flamboyant as possible.7dea24e766f57b3d

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The man was wearing 12227f6eb5 sunglasses indoors. With his 44fad224a0 arms crossed 92a79a91ae and his 42c46759e9 legs on 7c71c7ea37 the desk, 36e8326a83 his length 2dd2b6914a was considerable, 8e5f6c47aa so the 5169cac779 chair was 888138f6ae pushed against cc6bdb95a3 the far 508208d894 wall.f9f2779b2842cea3

“Oh. You’ve come?”0fda766d96e2a7f6

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The glasses 88154dd2bf guy, who 1860bda4d9 seemed to c29c1146c3 have his a8140a3883 head stuck f229c27a1b in the b9eb4e9090 monitor, stood f7406ee3bf up at 8b2d5fa7f3 the sound 6e21a3461d of footsteps.f656e6d56b70ff1f

“Come here.”56d9db60d6bf8a9a

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His friendly tone was something Ijin hadn’t heard in a greeting without a hint of disdain for so long. Ijin nodded and sat across from the glasses guy, facing him diagonally.f4f41de39754f5b8

“The boss is sleeping. He was up all night yesterday.”4c585c6e9eb61763

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The glasses guy, adjusting his glasses, kindly informed Ijin even about things he wasn’t curious about.5323d8225b71527e

“Oh. Okay.”593ab37d3c9a00ef

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Then, realizing 2a53f97839 the familiar b8780e8487 term, Ijin 7b88b39bc7 checked if 5673207574 he heard 92d8be7e7b it right.fec340c9cb206569

“By ‘boss,’ you mean the executive director?”000bd759daa1aa49

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Using such 47ded58d64 an unsuitable d40307f0cb term for 411bd09079 a thug 9044a6cf1c like the a1b88fb495 executive director 6386a74b71 made Ijin 61c6ac2045 feel itchy 39fcf2a2a5 as if c250b61af7 he had a585002bb4 hives. He scratched his arm, 5034ee563f feeling genuinely itchy.1e79169f076b2866

“Yes. He went to bed really late yesterday. He must be tired.”2dc901f4fa6953a4

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From the short exchange, c7a1892176 Ijin could tell they d8d4751813 were close.56c5fe62eff97d5d

“You guys seem close.”0364f07ea03ad301

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Ijin asked cautiously.8f08634e9b3d50a8

“We’ve just been together for too long.”03ffa242c9c690ea

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The glasses 5839b90c70 guy laughed e4ead04f55 it off db63ad99fb as if f6e2479d2a it was dd2bf1fe89 nothing, but 48418c00d6 that only f8d6ab7551 highlighted their f146f02426 closeness. Ijin decided not 8534082ce5 to speak carelessly 961db8af98 about the executive 4ce5424e3d director in front a7a7e0a1ea of the glasses bf849b2ddb guy, who was 1b7bccc410 wearing a checkered 02f0ad148c shirt again today. Not that he intended 8f564c6f4d to in the first e7f94f16cf place, but knowing they 2b25546404 were close made him e19719396a even more cautious.e5e69c3c50b4eb14

“So, when we went out late last night to fight, the water was… ugh, not good. The boss was so annoyed.”21d40f01d5709e11

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“Oh. Okay.”06c54ec53358da27

Ijin wasn’t the least bit curious about what the executive director did to stay up all night yesterday. He wouldn’t have been even if he had died yesterday.eff5fcf9c43e161d

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The glasses guy looked at Ijin’s pale face, where only the bridge of his nose was a bit sunburnt, giving the illusion of a blush, making Ijin look even younger.8d5e95f653e3a3aa

Ijin also glanced at 6f261ffc0c the glasses guy from bea1cf0491 time to time.80ed07af9836ed41

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He looks normal… which means he’s peculiar here. There were no normal people like this here. Ijin felt a bit relieved inside. He had worried that the one waiting in the office might be a thug with a short, gelled sports haircut, smoking cigarettes constantly.46c4e8f09aa1983c

Even knowing he was close to the executive director, Ijin’s wariness was less than usual, perhaps because of his normalcy.0e94d2cacb70d5f5

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“I’m Kim Jaeman.”d8ff19d63502edac

Ijin stared blankly 870a633a0c at the hand 24e3a8ad49 extended to him 6936993e08 before shaking it. In this environment, 1d36ca8e40 an extended hand c96d77e96b usually meant violence 38c9104efa was about to b9ba7ecfe0 follow, so the 74ce942803 greeting from a d37a6c291b civilized society felt 1814c43b07 unfamiliar.e6d6c489e520adf7

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“I’m Seon Ijin.”9168edae5f0a7770

“Oh, I’m glad someone like you came. When do these people even wash? My nose feels like it’s rotting from the smell of gel, spray, and smoke. Oh, I don’t sleep here, just come and go. I stay at the Jeonggwan Motel in town. Have you been there? It’s pretty clean, and the bathwater is so smooth, it’s amazing. Want to go together next time? There’s a great soup place next door that really clears your stomach.”61c2f2ea166c61f6

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“……”a2be65d392339353

The glasses 3c4e7df5d0 guy, or fd16c368f6 rather Kim 45ff5bff71 Jaeman, spoke 50a8132520 incredibly fast 7e88f253a1 and a 9c92c7b3d4 lot.40322d28adab6fb6

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Ijin was 74a404b430 momentarily overwhelmed e6647cf77c but nodded ebf92c3388 in response.09661136f093712d

“Do you like it here? I’m glad.”82bcc2d64d7863d5

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“Here? Like it? If it weren’t for the boss, I definitely wouldn’t have come.”40058586bf6e61af

Kim Jaeman was disgusted. “Boss.” Could that be the executive director’s name? Ijin glanced at the executive director. Despite Kim Jaeman’s chatter, he didn’t move an inch.ddab815cc60065d7

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“Is the executive director’s name… Hyeongdo?”ff0c6410458a32dd

Kwon Hyeongdo. It was 370c485516 a name aadb7c016f too well-crafted 238b62cc6e for a cbed39a1ea mere thug.01f245c183e2e446

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“Yes. Kwon Hyeongdo. Anyway, if I didn’t come down here, they’d ask for my kidney instead, so… I got caught by him when I was handling accounts in the gambling den.”5c02b810c47286c5

Kim Jaeman laughed “hehe” while sharing his bizarre background. Ijin’s liking for Kim Jaeman dropped significantly.5c6b15485893002f

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Still, he didn’t feel hostility… At least, the conversation without swearing was welcome.0c4e5a2109f00fb2

Meanwhile, Ijin felt his energy being drained by Kim Jaeman’s non-stop chatter and turned towards the monitor. Only then did Kim Jaeman give him some work. The document had numbers, presumably amounts, with one or two-digit numbers beside them.08c627243f720a1a

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“You just need to sort those out. The smaller numbers are the visit counts, and the numbers with ‘zzi’ in parentheses in the notes, write them in the notes section.”381925691ed671da

“‘Zzi’…”c81257fe40631359

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Ijin, pondering 3ac6c1307b for a 20fd8be6cd moment, compared 297e633207 it with 0f12add6f5 the adjacent 10edab806c numbers before 7e14302684 looking up e097ee2e2b to ask.6e4e1000844d1d94

“These are VIPs. The ‘zzi’ are the betting agents they send in their place.”80a6617f87530bb8

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“Wow…”d01148b5369ccf63

Kim Jaeman’s eyes widened in admiration.1b05db1c2f92e22a

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“How did you know that? Have you seen this ledger before?”b99cb54dd54180f3

“No. Just… by intuition.”c28a5733672f13b6

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“You’re really quick on the uptake. That’s right. But don’t mention this anywhere, especially not to the C.C. guys.”d84ed9cc07db48b9

“Even though it’s a business relationship?”63b131bb1f81e817

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Though he’d never have to deal with them, Ijin asked out of pure curiosity.ddf59104d14627b1

“Well…”d76d0c8b2e306c9c

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“Jaeman, how is that quick thinking? If you’re quick, you’d pretend not to know even if you do, act like you’re not curious even if you are.”c846863c0bf96ddb

Thud, thud, the sound of Kwon Hyeongdo’s heavy walker boots hitting the plywood floor echoed.a4a96fff6e9567ad

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“There’s no need for you to be curious about that, Seon Ijin. Just do what you’re told.”a37615da9035d373

Kwon Hyeongdo said 8afa8243ae smugly. His chin ecb591b027 rested on 2011795956 his hand, 7e5c1af964 sunglasses pushed d8b65fa70f up on 3c0c19b879 his head, 5f97241e9d and sleepiness c89338d7b7 still lingered ae4e696667 in his d66ea42b36 eyes. Today, he was wearing 3d061944d3 an Aloha shirt, with d2c274e0a0 mud or something staining 96d5e09dae the white tank top 7c295d7003 underneath, leaving marks on fdd6b69066 his chest and arms.3e9b48df4f967e60

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“Jaeman, what if you go around spilling my name like that? It’s an expensive name.”92bc4f5744e6c8be

“Oh. Did I say your name?”6f5d8e272259a16e

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Kim Jaeman seemed to forget what he was saying because he talked so much. Ijin started to doubt if this guy could handle a computer. Maybe he got caught while gambling in a house rather than on a computer? Since the executive director was from the house, it wasn’t an unfounded guess.518b7dd9d8896d3a

Two years in hell was enough to make Ijin suspicious of everything around him, even things he didn’t know himself.bd1a8e3129cee1ec

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As Ijin f8385e0db4 looked at 87d0c08461 Kim Jaeman 30dd883c9f with skeptical 84c9473c86 eyes, Kwon 404300af65 Hyeongdo approached. His heavy footsteps, considering c0acf3a644 the boots, seemed rough; 6f973c0842 his shoes were covered 3866c411bf in mud.5e1fb4b79b6db4f5

Kwon Hyeongdo leaned his chin on Ijin’s desk, blocking Kim Jaeman from view due to his large frame.0ff25fe81d5def56

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“What’s my name?”5039e5f675d859ea

“Don’t you know your own name?”a8dfe6b2cbcff666

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Seon Ijin 6feb2eec54 snapped back.dd39166050c0524e

Kim Jaeman burst out laughing, “Pfft.” Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled as if amused and asked Ijin again.4aca62fa0fde1288

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“Do you think I asked because I don’t know my name? I’m asking if you know it.”7bdd151f845f95ef

“Kim Jaeman told me.”06062ebd33ab68c1

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“So, what did he say it was?”5428f5572e1977f3

Kim Jaeman looked at 55f384d859 him reproachfully, but it 54c7ba4fbf was him who had 5e3e6f9dd3 spilled the beans.d528ad0058d5ee6a

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“Kwon, Hyeong, Do.”7e947032cf848e4b

Ijin pronounced each 6caa491b4e syllable distinctly. It felt cf4de7a314 like burping eccf7997d4 up a b7d2f8bff5 still-wriggling eel, d4f97418d4 each sound 9220a1e186 resonating in 1f458b3a6b his throat.b49463386288b8cd

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“Seon Ijin.”d118d57abed644e7

Ijin grimaced at being ff9de3bc9c called like the team 60e84699a2 leader used to.7fc52cb29538baf2

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“Keep it a secret. Only the boss and, um, Ppochi know my name here. Besides them, it’s just you and Kim Jaeman, the glasses guy.”e8b0183289746299

“……”9ed2e111eb17b40c

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“If people start calling me by name, should I beat up him, or you?”4afae53bdd2a303c

“…Huh?”db8cdbfeda9f34ad

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Kwon Hyeongdo, who opened the desk drawer across Ijin’s body, asked again. His hand, rummaging, was full of crackling mint candies. His large hand had already emptied half the bag in an instant.07d5fbcfeece9944

“Why can’t I say your name? Are you afraid people will be even more scared of you?”8396927c3fe151f9

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“What?”d586d50c2352906c

Kwon Hyeongdo burst into laughter, “Uhahaha.” Perhaps because of his size, his laugh was loud too.c0c385c22386edc3

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He poked a91b1b5b39 his temple c309935d81 with his bb99c77fc6 index finger.3335a8ff47d0eca0

“Why would I need to scare people? I don’t need such cheap tricks.”36f16d7c5404bf01

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His eyes sparkled. They were filled only with pleasure and enjoyment. Ijin found the candy suspicious. If it wasn’t some kind of drug, eyes like those would be hard to come by. If they were always like that, well, he was just what people thought, a scumbag.b968c652a55efb39

“People are scared when they don’t know much about me. The unknown is always more terrifying.”e4b0f82f1f74507a

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“Like the rumors that you eat human flesh and tear people’s mouths apart?”77868f4a37cb52df

At that moment, a candy was popped into Ijin’s mouth. Crazy bastard! This must not be just candy. As Ijin jumped up in panic, Kwon Hyeongdo watched him like a dog that had foamed at the mouth. He tossed candies into the air and caught them, eating three in rapid succession before asking again.c4192075fc91cb7a

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“Where did you hear such rumors?”3f402c2852848c19

Ijin’s spine chilled at that moment.3fbeb1896f61c043

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