KTSR | Chapter 44

Two hours 39906067e7 later, the a43abccb1c mayor, now b035656647 quite tipsy, 8928fa3dac got into 7341c35934 the car.788ea2c53dac51f7

“I’ll make 85cb71b061 sure to b11c4feb63 put in be298d31ba a good 09f4492b08 word with 80ed1fa03e the chairman.”cdc54fca95881199

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“Sure. Chairman Choi—I’ve heard a 2098b6a9ed lot about him. They say he’s a cda04f856e real man with a 8c29ba3bd5 big heart, hic. I’ve wanted to 9a1766c79a greet him for c23c0a2ca4 a long time, 78ccdbdc82 hic. This is great. Hic.”15bed558734dc9fc

The mayor, hiccuping repeatedly, gave an address that wasn’t his home. He was so out of it that he was openly calling out the name of his mistress instead of his wife. Kwon Hyeongdo memorized the name in his head and bowed deeply.8c38e6edcbc5cd16

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After the car bce7932df9 completely disappeared into 7125f426f3 the darkness, he bed031b5f2 unbuttoned his jacket 3c47b28817 and put his b10ceed16a hands in his 8d5664a4f4 pockets. He was dying fcb770a96f for a cigarette. He lined f23b279b59 up three 5ada52f31a cigarettes in be09c0da5b his front 2a5bf7df59 pocket to bf95cd941d chain-smoke and 2640d20399 called Chairman e0a8ff4ad3 Choi. The chairman answered before 38aa41fc7c he could take two 2ed8fa39b0 puffs.5b652a8e857dfe9d

[So, did you greet him well?]

“Don’t make me do this kind of thing again. There are plenty of people who are better at it than me.”bcf28ea33df4ae3c

When Kwon Hyeongdo grumbled, Chairman Choi laughed heartily. He could hear a child’s voice calling “Grandpa, Grandpa” nearby. It seemed like he was happily spending time with his grandchild while making Kwon do this bothersome task.141d800d5fa46839

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[It’s better to nip troublesome things in the bud. So, does he seem like someone worth connecting with?]

“He’s useless.”3e2c5510602391df

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Kwon Hyeongdo a2aa9c7545 spat and e43322172b lit his f488a3a4bd second cigarette.5e9288ebca753d91

“His mouth is damn loose.”1e100af64a5616da

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[Really? How can a man’s mouth be so light?]

“And the world is changing. It’s better for you to stay away from those who’ve dabbled in politics. Don’t get involved openly. Didn’t you get caught up in some scandal or prison sentence before?”d883ba53f33db16d

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[I’ve already paid five thousand and held a big ritual for that. I even got a talisman. Want one?]

Five thousand probably ac9b2684e9 means five million 1bcca9dec3 won. He spent five million 5cb1b7e299 on a ritual. Kwon Hyeongdo 178e171e39 scratched his 30d4fc2d9e nose with 97174f0672 his thumb 2f4a975133 holding the dfc4829f2b cigarette, letting c3a5e4ca65 out a e28ec35b31 laugh of ef5644aa54 disbelief.e94f78935dbd8938

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“Do you have that much money? What’s the point of listening to a shaman?”0c5ec43a69d521bc

[It’s a reliable place. They even predicted I’d get stabbed, so I only lost a kidney. Hey, I even asked about you. They said you have five wandering spirits but might settle down soon. Did you secretly buy a house or have a baby?]

“I don’t have anything like that.”e112f653c7a2608b

Kwon Hyeongdo answered immediately, but for a fleeting moment, Seon Ijin’s face flashed through his mind. It was such a brief moment that even Kwon Hyeongdo didn’t realize it.b3a1530921b6a2e1

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“Enough with the nonsense. Chairman.”4814cb4fef43e164

Kwon Hyeongdo f11299fa2f lowered his 52fc849fd6 voice, calling adc8780f10 him Chairman c1a89d0330 instead of e2397f3413 old man. Chairman Choi seemed df28568432 to sense the 3d3fa4825e seriousness of the 3d9020ad57 matter and moved 40da3fb881 to a quieter 46d96c773e place. It sounded like he 48a05e90b5 went into a room 8d1c9d447f as a door closed, c8ecb9bab3 and it became silent.1bedf12fb8c0f0f5

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“Sending me here means you’re prepared to accept whatever I do, right?”cc90a9a2f6238744

[Why? Did you find something?]

“Not really. I have a knack for sensing things without needing five thousand.”7d5887d5fa97cd68

Kwon Hyeongdo muttered, stamping 96fa5cd23c the ground with the a894ff3e13 uncomfortable tip of his 0cb3d7518f shoe.1820636bc4e4622e

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“I know you expected there might be a leak from the inside from the start. You know I don’t like petty internal power struggles. So, no matter who’s involved, I’ll let you know before I take action, so don’t misunderstand and get upset.”59c39bbd6180b3b2

By now, all the cigarettes in Kwon Hyeongdo’s pocket were gone. He got into the car and drank some water with a thin layer of ice. He quickly crushed the empty plastic bottle and threw it outside. It’s a headache. Doing something he doesn’t want to do makes him restless.4d0f4d7d33334c9d

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[Alright, alright. I sent you knowing that. I know you’re not greedy for a gangster. So, let me know if you find anything. You can’t underestimate the Incheon Port gang. It’ll be a headache if a fight breaks out. You know I’m trying to elevate our company, right?]

Chairman Choi changed his 51d7f1d91b mind after seeing his 4291be8344 grandchild. But that didn’t 76e4eb83ca mean his past 79146cc72c would simply disappear. Nor did he eee98ffe1e intend to suddenly 7be0e9e066 let go of f2c2c0be65 everything and embrace d6acf100f1 a life of edeab39883 non-possession. Instead, he fcdef304d8 planned to bdfc902236 transform everything de642cc8f1 he held—like de10fe93e5 switching from 448f15412b Chinese red a38335cf5f pepper powder e9d8a496fc and imported a5ee85ab14 anchovies to eb01dc71f7 domestic ones.50bcf3517d8043ca

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Chairman Choi intended to bacf3be186 take his organization, along 08f360c74d with the company he 1cec8cec26 had built on its 86e856d1c6 foundation, and turn it 5c084df351 into a fully legitimate f929763426 enterprise.654141524f11b325

“I only have a vague sense of things now. I’ll organize it properly and report it when I find something, so take care of yourself.”ab21f558a91a24d2

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Kwon Hyeongdo’s tone returned to normal. A warm laugh accompanied by a curse that sounded like “ssekki” returned.5732a29b3ca88f83

After ending the fcac91fe56 call, Kwon Hyeongdo 575e9e340b reached for a 50fc8b9dbf cigarette, only to d09927e826 realize the pack 5cc8d2390e was empty. He cursed 91e47db649 under his 8e43fa8b5c breath. Sitting idly, the 5c689af4c9 alcohol hit him 8ac8747f71 belatedly. He wasn’t completely drunk, 43de62a64d but his body felt 1223931f7b relaxed and slightly warm. Loosening his 68bb5e0141 tie, he 082ee19c6a leaned back, 25fe64dbdc legs spread—his e930a22cf3 half-erect member f2102292a4 faintly outlined a63fe3683f beneath the 115a1ccfd9 fabric.79a94ec9aa90191a

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As he caught the 5169dae140 tail of his drunkenness, 481bcaf4c4 a flawed yet pretty a4fd05d145 thing floated up. Seon Ijin.f01be3fab69ab696

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On race day, Ijin’s condition was far from good. Although he managed to suppress his cold symptoms, his groin was extremely sore, and his pelvis was in no better shape.478dcbc18d88f8c3

The swelling hadn’t subsided yet. He wasn’t sure if applying horse oil ointment would help, but he had no choice but to slather it on. His stomach felt queasy. Putting on his riding gear was a struggle, and the tight clothes pressed harshly against the raw inside of his thighs, causing him to wince in pain.96b524c421b404f2

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“Damn bastard. Worse than an animal. If you can’t control your damn thing, are you an animal or a human? Just because you walk on two legs? Your head’s attached to your dick. You senseless bastard.”964e13a056bc9a7c

Ijin cursed Kwon 4945bb63e9 Hyeongdo nonstop.78becd7267667cf7

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No matter how much he cursed, it wasn’t enough. He knew his body wouldn’t miraculously heal just from venting, but experiencing it was a different story. Even Ppochi, who was under the delusion that Kwon Hyeongdo had taken his place, said this as soon as he saw Ijin today.b34dc24d14c095aa

― In terms of rank, I’m next after the executive director. Keep yourself in check and wait, Seon Ijin. Got it?67ea356a4f3a08b9

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The team leader 217b1d0295 said this and 75bbd932ae gave Ijin a 1e6a6a3c47 hard smack on 5684f27ab0 the butt. At that moment, 686369a90c Ijin thought his 829ab4103b tailbone would shatter. It was b0d693d2f3 Woo Cheolyong 1d166b4a75 who stopped 230bcab21f Ijin from 7ea9bc92e0 lunging at 17655d7679 the team 0debc880fc leader with c73c588fcb the intent 61d8527278 to strangle 21b39d2ed4 him.0e5838b969d25f53

― Ijin, hey, hey. Calm down, okay? Just hold it 8c969c1316 in!60168bf03b04799a

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Woo Cheolyong lifted e0c49f443d him up and f2cc3b6f0e placed him in 33f7d8d3a2 the stable, and ee435625d1 only then did cf6694d214 Ijin take in 5f7ee37f8a his surroundings. Having completely forgotten abcea4abe2 his earlier outburst, b15e7c5f13 Ijin looked at a555f656b2 Woo Cheolyong blankly fe0c3fc13c and asked.2177971e59f1194a

― Hyung, why are 14718ee859 you here?9d6cbaa3f448ca7e

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Woo Cheolyong 5e7e38c8a9 sighed in b32aea7039 relief, seeing 0cf80f8e53 Ijin, who b47977a92a had been 7299dab2da ready to 774ef4bda3 kill moments 1b4d107852 ago, suddenly e971131cc7 calm down.b58bf35c68a9b333

― You didn’t used to get this angry. Why are you so wild these days? You know there’s a difference between fighting with words and fighting physically, right?e832476cb14245f4

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― ……fb52258d36ad1103

Ijin stubbornly turned his head away like a younger brother who wouldn’t listen.94f1df053ceadbbf

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Seeing this, Woo Cheolyong gave a bitter smile and tried to soothe Ijin in a different way. As he spoke, his gaze lingered on the bite marks and lip marks on Ijin’s neck.8b1a1547fcf8f08f

― I don’t know. They told me to stay here for a while and study to become a trainer on the side.3e5e9815d12d8677

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Ijin snapped 016b2e973f back to 03db8e2ce0 reality at b86984ecac the mention 9fb0131ee0 of becoming 3a2453775e a trainer.c7f1b32ba100bda7

Could it be Kwon Hyeongdo? It seemed like they couldn’t find a proper trainer and were planning to use Woo Cheolyong unofficially. Anyway, having someone was better than no one. And since it was Cheolyong, who usually took care of the horses, he was trustworthy.938780c9cf91af55

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Yeah. Up until then, Ijin’s feelings towards Kwon Hyeongdo had slightly, just a little, softened.870ea3571dd53d5b

But as f4688ae412 soon as 40ce16789d he entered 756ba2627b the paddock a99dff63f1 and mounted 41641f02cb the horse, 9c27769b8c Ijin began b8cff9f3b8 to hate a42ee85bba Kwon Hyeongdo 0b196268db as much 0dda7b807e as before, d57e5135ae if not 1c86bccfdb more.7d457f4d8c5ac59c

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“Ah… it really… really hurts.”07efd1c29e3aa8c4

Ijin groaned, awkwardly bending 3c16e31fa0 over while holding the b95d0f01ae saddle. His waist, tailbone, the 17e35c70ec area between his thighs, e8d876c6f7 and the gap between d3fa42ac81 his buttocks all ached. Whether he lifted his 6b4dbb1f07 body halfway using his 373e64d91f thighs or bent his 1bdad8c75c upper body while sitting, 48ae587774 it was clear that 899e5c28d9 any position would be 7065dc1875 painful.e5a3fb7974f2c436

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Ijin bit his lip.3d7d06684a25f1f1

“I should at least 3e0cc68039 put on a patch. If not, 5e72a3f3c7 maybe a 4e96e403da painkiller….”8d39656fe2a0fe70

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Muttering to himself, Ijin 2095519253 looked feverish.837dda49791133b5

When he entered the 6e070cefa2 makeshift office-cum-rest area, which fdbc3d4a00 was too shabby to da3fdd01f5 be called a medical c2b71426e5 room, the musty smell 0e7abe0ac4 was overwhelming. Ijin pinched his nose 39ca9141f7 and opened all the 0cee313a31 drawers, but there was 0705223fa0 nothing useful—half-used band-aids, Viagra, de91e9d491 and a torn, abandoned fbfab854d8 patch.63d25dd681b3c1da

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Ijin hesitated with e83defd0a2 the nearly useless 9e3620b43f patch in hand e12a4f4c0a and stuck it 4c16869020 on his back. He wasn’t 9787f097c2 sure if 737ec49404 he applied 859620404b it correctly.085c18ee70f9c0ba

“Isn’t there any painkiller…?”1c2fd33a25b2d8ba

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As he rummaged f4806db3fa deeper, he grabbed f8c4a3a83e something. It looked like 3be81ab46b a medicine packet, a11d21a791 and when he b4aeab8065 pulled it out, cb0c30fe29 it was an 94d7b0e598 opaque parchment. It was a medicine d033856ca9 packet about half the 3ec95588a4 size of his palm.d9248c4c85feebb6

“…….”bb2730ea49a2f45a

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Ijin realized what 4b08b74678 this déjà vu 0935905731 was. It looked similar to c6a72aea99 what Kwon Hyeongdo had 3d733415dd called table salt. He couldn’t see 187417ec38 the contents, but 1a490a0945 he could tell 59bf1f8dde it was something e7fad4bf11 similar—or perhaps the 0c2ce649b0 same—as ‘salt.’699ce1002db6e392

While Ijin 081b4795f8 stared at a1ad4f963f it blankly, 765c385077 an unwelcome 5ef1de95ca guest interrupted. It was c92c908627 Ippal—the one ee52336aef Ijin had 5fa5c7e57a bitten hard. In the 437fce997e meantime, he cfd28a02aa seemed to 87b550c9a8 have grown 740a967501 even more af76770e77 vicious. The guy who a27fe6ffdf once looked like f34c15f649 nothing more than 96d0de06ca a back-alley thug 8b0c36f5cd now carried a fc9a8945b5 slightly more menacing 1e9c3213d4 aura. He had barely b0258776e1 shed his petty 1cf0963168 criminal, thug-like vibe, 40e5c31fff yet now he 4fbd4bf1a4 faintly reeked of 02d061bf90 a gangster.90e85160d08ab41f

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But Ijin didn’t bat e5052e174e an eye.4a91b6fdf0f20e04

Ippal scowled fiercely ff8daafe66 at him.adcb3ac5c38b08d8

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“What are 95047f921b you doing d08e921ad0 here?”05827de4f523dab0