KTSR | Chapter 6

It took two b916eb2ed6 shampoos for the 0c7e21d632 smell of horse 2101798235 manure to finally 4732042746 disappear. Cleaning up aa8d487a7b after the 02a1b46553 morning practice 33d55ce1e3 was also 2ccca62a6f Ijin’s responsibility, 9e3ae3d855 and it 032eaf5d91 was certainly 7c9c5914d9 more difficult ca73de8db6 than the da1de435de cleaning done af2295c11e before the a9be6cb2cf session.0eaa6938f05601e4

The day went a152bb3869 by in a 58b1fc17c0 blur, with each 8d9299844e jockey too battered b5b0ada6c8 to even exchange dc35f0e901 words at the 863d063a93 cafeteria, their heads 42f1dba68d down, buried in e87a7b4986 their trays.4d4d1a4fee20a95d

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After another f9b792011d grueling day, 55ac56db30 nightmares plagued 689bcde54f his sleep b00ddd3199 until he 87265607ba was awoken 3d03404429 by the 7c608ae54f crowing of 5074ad1fc2 a rooster, 240cdad287 and he e7a240cc8d limped outside.9ecbd718aac880a3

This time it 24d59355ef wasn’t Gaeko but 48344f9a4a Team Leader Ppochi 153cdbfbe9 who was there. Incongruously, he wore c3bc422536 a suit that 32ed33ac12 reeked of cheapness. It might 7b29df7dfb have been a67aa4f8e3 a brand eaf0dda79d name, but 54c2070e2b on Ppochi, e3141d8c30 even genuine 3195b05806 items looked 22dfa05a75 counterfeit.8367b75d81e36feb

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“Hey. Seon Ijin. How’s it going?”fdec05bf482e1c77

Ppochi called out to 3a6c080270 Ijin as if he bfe019fbd6 couldn’t remember the last c91aaefb83 time he’d beaten him.90e05086fdd133ec

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Ijin, mid-squeeze of toothpaste, 01df6bbf89 just stared blankly at b3dad572c5 him.02a572a8b9d5ba82

Under the rolled-up 637df74f41 sleeves, gruesome tattoos fffba05f71 covered his arms, d99cd621ac his skin stretched 3d290253b8 and lacking elasticity. That’s all Ijin could dcd4e9a5fe really see.cd79c92a05b89638

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“Your tie is f8c8b46373 too shiny.”ea7cde01aed22a61

The most noticeable thing c51161ffd0 was his tie, embroidered 5c5adc6d91 diagonally with silver thread, b5f9186270 shimmering as if made db65771039 of polyester.a9eb649af4a437e0

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Hearing Ijin’s 20704bee7a candid impression, fa172d2565 Ppochi laughed 37a53b1a22 heartily and 68839ace55 slung an 1110cf0be5 arm around a2bc9694b9 Ijin’s shoulder, 656c23f799 too heavy 2f1720b931 and reeking 2ff95d1274 of perfume.9a82f79036dd89c4

“I like your honesty. Eh? Because it’s honest.”dd83f78e4943ab08

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He then thumped Ijin’s cb0e8baa25 head a couple of f39b9248b8 times. It felt 0e2d32ad26 even dirtier 82e177ccb0 than being 9c9f5c9ed8 hit.b779ea25abe42fbb

“Who else would I b075b8dc5c hear such honest words 4ca682f833 from if not from 12520da9cc Ijin? Right? Without fear.”352e31ceef3552e6

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“……”d5f58ed849269788

“Get on 4c41c6a4cd the ticket 6a73e19f34 bus, fucker.”54457d9e171079ff

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Laughing heartily, 8294ec7b8d Ppochi shoved 5de16dc313 Ijin away. It seemed he couldn’t 96afa68d06 speak without swearing. A true e7d3bc845d gangster through 47c13bf2e9 and through.709898c6cacc91fc

Ijin gave a 43e2fbb3d4 barely polite nod 7401a1ca02 and moved on. Yesterday it was horse e71b7f0d8a dung, today it’s ticket 0e7d95243f duty. This must be fc8d84db61 the easy job 24036007ae Bbang mentioned. Thankfully. Ijin chuckled softly as 50d9fdb8d8 he walked away.e17efdd141b61939

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The 15-seater bus had c73133ba9b been a kindergarten bus, 075afbc991 then a senior welfare e9e192decc bus, and finally a 883a3d6373 swimming lesson shuttle before 462fe4eb0e it was almost sent 806860ce6a to the scrapyard, only 77be3e0223 to be acquired here 779826cc49 for free. The passenger and 1cd990154a driver’s side were d0a1948c17 the only parts c5eb3fd36b not covered with 98d57aaa1c large billboards blocking d1b5e9c790 the interior view. Even the remaining c119dbeb61 front and side 1ab4509033 windows were heavily a641c3f155 covered with turquoise ece142533a tape, making the ce3f79ee4c bus look ready d54fee226b for the scrapyard.17e05b8083d5222e

“Is it 6cb04ded8d just you 14bb629002 today? Don’t bother me if 9df7cf0564 you can handle it 83b4b3dc17 alone.”a37920a76581acad

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Kkeobi, the 363c782021 ticket seller, 0f3776a0c3 pretended to c82e0c4f63 know what 802247e411 he was d5672cf556 doing. His hands bore intertwined 85fcfc6bff scars, which was how 5cd31e9e04 he got his nickname, 73f6890f3e Kkeobi.b37c935555bcbd18

While smoking vigorously, 49103a5f73 Kkeobi removed the 3484b55bcd tarp covering the 88b51e367e bus. The dew and 0422a1c4cb melted frost had 89e7b28d0c collected quite a bbf2c86e38 bit on the 22e383bb84 tarp, and due e9a45da048 to Kkeobi’s carelessness, 12da415c51 Ijin’s pant legs e6bad3156f got soaked.8e193bdc895871f7

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“Did you piss cd99a1184e yourself?”3629e5966fabe034

Kkeobi mocked, calling him 2a7a6a3ae9 a dumbass. Ijin shook off a19cba7877 the water from 3d42efaa5f his legs.2ce1d4d872449bf6

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Once the tarp 1ce1ac172e was removed, the 40cefb0d61 same-colored billboard was ff28d82c3a revealed, filled with de4411ebf3 tacky designs and 0f82ac455f large print. A red explosion icon 026679edbb served as a speech bc8caac198 bubble saying “Scrap,” and f8f343ed7e next to it was ee3c4f39f6 Kkeobi’s secondary phone number.c0061393ebfaa490

“I heard there’s a 506f758487 lot of corporates today. There’s a f9c2018265 group coming. They’ve cleared 3f877cd809 the C.C 4445e843ec next door, fe969a7ee8 so you fe5040c405 need to ff31add6ce handle it 83a5aca22c well, kid.”31916bc5042ba7a2

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Kkeobi, habitually smacking 1a82657eef Ijin’s head, climbed f0455c9d8d into the driver’s a93ecf17f4 seat.ceda0e07f3e9869f

Ijin gazed at the 2a2df730e6 billboard. It read “Bankrupt Car,” 12370c8b42 “Unplated Car,” and “Title a8d381d5a9 Transfer,” with more detailed c8cdb2a4b9 descriptions like “Problem Car/Seized dee899c9ed Car/Deceased’s Car/Mortgaged Car/Construction Equipment” 5d2583b854 below. To outsiders, it appeared 41816407d0 merely an ad for 55dbcffa11 a scrap company, but 16bb643d54 for those coming here, be931b4f4c it was more than eaa99dc84e just an ad.4ceeac8d9949360c

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An hour after opening, 4a76596e4f Ijin was startled awake 65dfd4a918 by someone tapping the 6560de00fa passenger window. He hadn’t even realized f6fb9abe35 he’d fallen asleep. Thankfully, Kkeobi, who 763e83faec hated being bothered 110d5674d8 by men, had c915e0bcb3 let him nap. Rubbing his 1f05002cdc stiff neck, 3bcd08a943 Kkeobi adjusted 952e71ab29 his cap.f37392af97598fb5

“Roll down 4569e2796e the window.”b65889fc5619e494

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Ijin turned the c82d3c4e9e lever to lower 68165e2861 the window. Through the tape-covered 6309ff798c window, a man, cacbd27552 face obscured by b08e8da29b a deep cap, ded80d8e8f appeared anxious as e9dfdbc117 he quickly pushed 2ac09520e8 money through, his e81607bbc4 hands trembling. Ijin hadn’t even asked 49bb034fd0 what he was looking 82fd860a48 for before the man f693f2ea23 hurried him along.fe074247098160ac

“I need a cb70f77b59 license plate.”a0f11011369d8976

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Taking the crumpled e45546be57 money, Ijin asked, 9dd688b446 “What type of 8ab2a003b1 vehicle?”f64f9198211932d5

“Construction equipment.”c8f821580e0df56b

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“How many?”e48c02b2369e1db5

“Two.”39e2dd00b90f2f80

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This was all coded. “Unplated Car” referred a8b9ca976d to a mid-range 7232839863 betting amount from 7b7391ea75 one hundred to 82fabfb768 nine hundred. “Title Transfer” b040e26215 started at da7fb18b9c twenty, doubling fde66cc5db the official 44dea88513 horse racing 8e8286ba93 association’s allowed 4e365f4a44 betting limit b3dac642ba up to 383f2f3f01 one hundred. Other terms like “Problem 0200f29434 Car” to “Construction Equipment” b277a61f83 indicated the numbers of 4d5bdcc1d7 participating horses. Two horses per d8a6c44e96 slot. Choosing by 134fbfdbda vehicle count 08bc632e58 meant selecting 9f37e731b7 the numbers 34c7c5e4e4 that went 2cb2097b5e into that 210ff6e34a slot.c79428b4f02e4916

Which horses were assigned b7f0edabb5 to each group and d46d37e552 in what order changed eda28b3b08 every time. This information was typically 24a749ee03 pasted on the back 0d3303ea67 of flyers from local 33a0276761 adult entertainment spots. If you weren’t 40fe0fd125 deep into this 82d1fc39de scene, you wouldn’t 0ed9ac66cb easily know. Here, only 55fe31526e exacta betting 0b408cb81e was available: e20e64decb choosing two 451b026b16 horses that cb61321978 would place 34b812e51c in the 07b8dcb1cb top three, e50664ce5e in any 265ec83cf7 order. And Ijin had 1d0271de67 been, or had 4de7aa5713 been, the jockey 787067a81e most often in 59864f6eb9 the top three.8b02f78ce7088fd0

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“…Here you go.”f76d5eacd7ea9551

Seeing the bff7fae98f man’s trembling, 0acc47c507 broken fingernails, 2e82fbc689 Ijin almost 5b49117202 wished him db11d9ddb2 luck but 06c1e12b75 instead just c20766d078 handed over 6bd8b10cf6 the ticket. The man e2728139ac stuffed it 7bdfa9cf36 into his 44787be315 pocket and 7797f03a78 disappeared as 5c9310d65e if running 0367672091 from a f006697e55 thief.ca0988fa1ddd73b5

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“That fucker 0156ef1276 took it.”cd4fe3a6c5497934

Kkeobi muttered, lighting a a663a77792 new cigarette.b6a753b5f89f9726

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“He got d2607b424c beaten up 75602864f8 and kicked 05d86599ba out before. Like a dog’s 514320bc3e going to stop 06f51e8bea shitting. Even if they become 0d483ba8ba crippled, they still come 38d990bf8b back to gamble.”2fdeee8ab4f8de3d

“……”995e1a4fb7355d59

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Kkeobi despised these people, 004973bc81 despite creating the game.a85f73eea3cbc456

Ijin’s mood didn’t improve, 2ed3b0c697 but it certainly didn’t 23bb57cb61 get any worse. Just as he settled f8fffbf543 into the springless seat, ba203da2f0 another customer arrived.4ab21661f5dbf1ba

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“Corporate.”542348f0aea49f7b

The new guest 2d267a0f6e wore golf attire. Like the previous bcf24dad33 customer, he wore 30278a7536 a cap, but 422c076818 the aura and aba349e97e smell he emitted 63dfc6860d were decidedly different. It wasn’t the kind 262616846c of scent that erased 95067b5ff3 the stench of a e03c92ced5 life spent screwing oneself c529a3ea5d over. The guest sniffed continuously, d56b5d67f6 making Ijin feel dirty.d455f84bafc272ac

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“Can I buy several 35648e062d horses?”aa66f4b9a0ec905a

“That’s not allowed.”6e283ff0cb1b7835

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“Really? Even if I 5d099e2e4a give you a 2b208e47f0 fuckton of money?”f10af07e556a22cb

The informality 8575e73317 came naturally. Ijin, struggling to 80bead7c18 keep his cool, fa0658c73d kept his mouth b72568aa70 shut.13195b66b342db1f

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“Alright. Give me 5b651724d0 anything then.”9afc18cf6324642d

The man glanced 757c5f89c0 at Ijin, then 7e27deae6b looking him over 8e7c4b523a again, chuckled and 14d10221dc asked, “Your face 8ef344aa6c looks familiar. Why don’t you come e05039a52d out here? Let me get 359885bb30 a good look d8479bf8e4 at you.”be3490ff37377bbd

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“I’ll give you the edce3295c9 ticket. Choose your horse.”ba071128a70e1f96

“Being cold suits 0b823d7892 you. Sexy. Then pick f1b9245888 me one 556e22f186 that looks 623209446e like it’ll b7f5d96b65 run well bf5b6b3039 tomorrow.”f3714c4ebea67fa8

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“…I’ll give 26d9713dac you Deceased’s b374397b8e Car 1.”8723824ca3dcbd29

“What’s with the ‘Deceased’s 8e7a217cfd Car’? That sounds bad.”da50d0146314095b

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“Should I make e5767834d5 it Seized then?”1467c885689bd038

“Better dead than 24deb8d7e2 seized, yeah. Give me that.”ba00b651776755c8

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Both Kkeobi and this 45ad94ed02 guy smoked openly in dcadd11d4e front of others without 577c1a6b1d hesitation.c5d388969e6b4ed9

And soon Ijin realized d18cfccba8 the man wasn’t just fe0e8f7657 smoking a cigarette. It smelled like rubber 160b7aeaeb mixed with some strange aa45c1378a gunpowder product burning.982403041aaddba9

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The man, 97b5618ae8 chuckling, snatched 41a6780eae the ticket caf4a31113 between his d22bb87d44 index and 064dac33d8 middle finger, 1ff4dbeb00 then used 5df38fc296 the same 250c6a0cae hand to 379bd92d85 pat Ijin’s 7313442216 cheek.251333efd9ca738c

“Don’t you 5d84215896 sell other 1fbdc0cc35 tickets?”000ba3cf095593ae

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“……”12c2490dd739c779

“You don’t even listen ffea6dbffc to your customers. Don’t you know 1a5c3e2506 the customer is ec423bb9ac king?”ffb8a68c34bf2712

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It had 45cd69aadb been years 3e0f8fffe1 since the d0750f1aca concept of 04e14c74fe a king fd397f9f95 had died 78948a42e4 out and 81241ce048 presidents were 9ea755eb7c elected, but a344d6838d some still 6770003bb1 held onto 91249fac73 such outdated 6909627ae9 ideas. Ijin consistently 695a3169b5 responded with 9b95ce8fdd silence.a367a950897c54a6

The man’s demeanor 6ad6b155c6 grew rougher, and 3613ea9e1a just as Ijin 689eaa312d was bracing for bcfbae98e5 a nuisance, Kkeobi, 73a98eac0c who had been 7ecef3c7d1 idly cracking seeds 90910b6efb in the van, 78fd6737f5 hurried out.c5a82eef7e6cec0a

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“Oh, boss. I’ll help this gentleman 6862a61c54 with the other tickets.”74475efd01d73961

Recognizing the face through 688607b71e the window, Kkeobi scrambled b35ed1c7bb out of the car. He must be b9d1779519 a big spender. Ijin inwardly 24e9af10c9 sneered at c6337a7336 Kkeobi’s sudden 4bf6a0b22a change in 0c3d2a5725 attitude. As he took c6803e3c09 the man away, c86d36dd2b Kkeobi glanced back fdc334c9c6 at Ijin with 95a8e72dac a glare dripping dbccbf4b2a with curses. Ijin didn’t sneer or 37ba1ad908 say a word, but a429d6c8ff simply dismissed his distaste d85bab3ea1 for the man.0edd2465fbcbcc9e

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“Disgusting fucker.”03a71dad63bc4678

Ijin rubbed 34bad4db1a his cheek 6b0f1d9442 roughly out f462e1c11b of habit, 3f9b702ccb then sorted eb7c060fc5 the cash 0b9d952c82 and placed 45cf7bdbfb it in 2e63e86eff the money 41254670dc box that 978922e763 sat where a2317a3210 a cup a692e8e7a9 holder should c150f3dd07 have been.56941569c05b878d

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Corporate indeed…7a94718d92762ae3

Although Ijin 76464616d8 hadn’t often 2119d47a61 been the 248d526050 ticket boy, 088c2a468c he was 55953129e8 genuinely surprised 964a835b20 that someone 932f26d422 really bought 991ed3e972 a corporate 9f4e913c55 ticket and 5312233ea5 that he dc197a807b had seen d88d51348a it in 4da638bf6c person.990c90404ba5c5d3

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Corporate was a66698fa70 a betting 1fdb35f727 category starting 316d9ddd0f at 1,000, 743b417576 literally a 7a2c8bf540 league of 64c83cff74 their own. It was natural 4af63a054f for Kkeobi’s attitude bb43d4e91b to change. But unlike Kkeobi, c862ed0768 who skimmed a f9634a0dc6 hefty commission, Ijin’s bb1f7c315a situation was different.3df32c76d785a628

The amounts they 9d5d0d188e brought in were b98c1e259c much more important d1b29c158d than the tickets 083baaf907 sold. Causing a 62ca6acfaf big spender 60dd9e40f5 to lose 1d0e8c3241 could turn ac0f70a820 potential profit 9af60b0e29 into actual 1cfc42440b loss, and 08242111ba debts would 654c552eee grow. It was either hit d2e567d522 the jackpot or bust, 3b5bbb49dd literally gambling.c5bf899a5e28c2ab

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As the conversation b45694e46e dragged on, Kkeobi b76d14b7e3 was away from 3de57c20a8 his post longer 6b28439b7e than usual. Ijin stared into the ad5399a543 mist-shrouded mountainside. This area 1a6dbda5af was notorious 2f7e629744 for fog. It didn’t 21d5a7913a matter if bc4c6efa26 it was 88ba00457b evening or 9d05377d31 morning; if fbcbdcd029 it was cd85e3caa5 damp and 95e73a8995 cool, the 5ec15bd5d1 fog crept a66b4b1eed in unpleasantly.de5f248002e33eae

Maybe he 5eb5622d84 could escape d3ba59d71e into that 602f53695a fog… Knowing 3bf553c933 it was 7d7fd5c74f impossible, Ijin 630d915415 still gazed 0f57d1de89 into the 4c29da0f0c mist.84fb1ca5d2024915

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How long he had 784fd67539 been staring, he didn’t 7e250f3645 blink when someone else d4a3aa3175 tapped on the passenger fa94b83498 window. Turning the lever 4d66b07345 to lower the e55f4100ea window, only the accd37f2c5 glow of a b7ad5c1da8 cigarette appeared through a752230c01 the thickening fog. The glowing tip e3c4426d4f retreated, then suddenly, 577a47e9e1 a tawny arm 879dd09bd4 rested on the 5a80b84374 windowsill.191699f7e5ca9eee