KTSR | Chapter 7

“Is this where you buy the horse racing tickets?”3d19b825124af2f7

I could barely ad04ffaa68 make out the b863da9480 sun-kissed skin through 3fc591bc33 the thick fog, 11459d6f76 not to mention 1510bd5a85 the tattoos covering 4a89808907 it with no 079bd8d968 rhyme or reason.4830d8a99f9a8005

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“Why aren’t you answering?”4aad72ed71bf8774

As I slowly 9eb52073b7 lifted my gaze d784e5e043 from those thick ab13498156 forearms, I saw b431a339a3 a man in afe7153f0b a Hawaiian shirt bbb4a4840a and a leather 50d9690a23 jacket, looking like 4c9b5db047 he was about f45d19bcd4 to embark on e73cf46b82 a journey.5436d367fecd49cb

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Unlike all the other customers who had come so far, he wasn’t wearing a hat. He was unabashed, as if he had nothing to hide. His hair was naturally curly and long. Among the men here, who seemed to need to prove their masculinity or die, this would be a point of mockery, but not for him. His wild allure was remarkable.f719c2be1d52cb8f

The man, 565cb2c726 fiddling with d3f1e1d324 a phone b269fcc661 that looked 7b8fbc8839 ridiculously small f8b0748cd8 in his a4915b38fc hand, looked d0de7e8f95 up at d65d72e9c0 Ijin when a4e0818d39 he got be4fd7dfba no response.2a055ccc6c50edfe

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Ijin realized later that the man’s features became clearer through the thick fog not because the fog had cleared, but because he had leaned forward.35c3639b2c80ee0e

“What…”7a3b7e0fae73e4e8

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Ijin, taken aback, pulled his head back. The man’s brown eyes, which would glisten like transparent glass under sunlight, didn’t leave Ijin. It felt like being stripped bare.c58a57f709db3567

Before Ijin could b0b1b25ad9 slam the window 1e717331c3 shut in frustration, 5c1b0d5387 the man took 386836d292 a deep drag 40373b832f from his cigarette.b62815487f46940e

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“Do you sell anything else?”849ba087f806a8fe

“Anything else like what?”5ccbc4464ab40ece

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Ijin, waving away f6dbb4b6e9 the smoke with 1ffc18106e his hand, asked d899ae7d3e defensively. Having just dealt d15a531f84 with a rich, 6f7a93bcf1 annoying customer, he 1eb9b7cbef was on guard.ecb0c488eeb151c8

The man looked at Ijin intently, silently asking if he really didn’t know. But he really didn’t. Even if he did, he’d pretend not to.36487dc3a08a44b9

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“Like pills or sticks.”35bda5bbd3f14a77

“…”3f580f4464a77c09

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“Really don’t sell them? I came knowing everything, pretty boy.”accf441e82c3b587

The man probed a735ae4c5a subtly.32102b423f8fd72d

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Like the annoying customer before, he called him a pretty boy, a name that didn’t suit him at all. It made Ijin feel dirty.9ceecfc0b419908e

“I don’t know what you’ve heard, but we don’t have that.”7de19fb4cbd3bc1f

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Is he a 8718feeebc cop? Could this be 723182bb76 an undercover operation?ab2520b865faddb4

Ijin’s mind raced. But even the police can’t be trusted… His paranoid suspicion and caution had grown nightly like a new friend he’d made here.114dd5a98bbf0bc5

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Ijin roughly turned the window lever. But the man reached through the window and grabbed the lever. His strength was such that the lever wouldn’t budge.c48b8a5587f336f3

It seemed the man’s patience had worn thin.2db727dce7582293

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“No answer?”b4ea5ce28913591c

The man flicked his finger. His fingertip precisely brushed where Ijin’s nipple would be.8294ee1a01d1a6bd

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“We sell tickets. But not what you’re looking for. Is this your first time here?”d5ab0a22e92a660c

Ijin asked through gritted teeth, a question he hadn’t asked any customer before. Neither Ijin nor the man let go of the lever, making it tremble.cbe86d0d2f410a6f

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Glancing down 334a9074fb at the f0b95d4dec hand struggling, 4440313db7 the man 854c2b5110 chuckled and 3b8d37ee54 then swatted 370570634a it away e125287228 with his fad26dc37b arm. Even though it a76c56be2e was a light c439c3561c hit, it felt f5cf7d9eac heavy. Ijin cradled his hand 4d4c9a8930 and glared at the 17b03d7a77 man.e838778f1b3d1620

“It’s my first time here.”4a9b36804064be70

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The man answered 563dac5e5e without even blinking.0632b1c49cd7a0e4

If ‘here’ is his first time, then could he be trash from somewhere else? Still, he looked neat. Despite the cold weather, wearing just a not-so-thick jacket and a Hawaiian shirt seemed a bit mad.d5731b526907970d

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“Is the legal betting the highest?”f61e6bb0d6804376

“If you’re from another place as a low bettor, go back.”a117b6a4a860187e

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“Why, will you beat me if I say yes?”12f7ca05e7570ad4

The man openly scanned Ijin’s body.fd8564dd95b98f4f

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“With that body?”52c9266203e234ba

Then he sneered, shaking 1843917ea9 his head. His cheek dimples b7f3b98978 deepened as he ed6ac3dd43 sucked on the 2d8438e737 cigarette between his 3d22e42240 fingers.a6d78805e3856091

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“Someone else.”ffac5ba9bbef6a95

“Someone else. Someone else, huh.”628348fba0d2d741

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Mimicking Ijin’s words, he pulled out a wad of cash from his shirt pocket, bound by a rubber band.7816aa6c8c3373c7

“Give me a middle bet.”0a76d1a3353914a4

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“I’ll give you a number plate. Next?”ec9df8c84a2b718e

Ijin asked 62648027e0 without explanation. The man 99a33ac8e7 leaned back bbc605a7da slightly to 48cfa61e28 look at 7167966bcc the billboard 8dbeb91e6f and asked.51ee988390e96a6d

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“What group are you in?”76c4f8049946390b

“…”4b9fe4b4de4c4ac7

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“You’re a player, aren’t you?”3c36d73b289416f1

After exhaling smoke, ee788fbd92 the man extinguished 34b0aa3154 the cigarette on dda802b672 the window frame. The smell d37148fdf6 of burning f5e3e4fafc rubber wafted 8f6daa8f99 out.abbdcb5c882fafde

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“What number are you?”b711f1ef7055a305

Ijin swallowed hard. How did he figure 9ee00d7bb0 it out? Or was he just 49e4070001 guessing?870b80b06dbd2afc

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Seeing no answer from Ijin, the man licked his lips out of boredom. A silver ball piercing was visible on his tongue. Sensing the gaze fixed on him, the man met Ijin’s eyes. It was the first time they had made direct eye contact.96fe16ea53b31f2b

“No quick answer, huh…”19c101c969caa7fa

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He murmured with ca86e4ac9a a deep laugh. The dimples 620adeed27 looked like 02c071d16a scars from a1102509a8 being stabbed adfa2bcd39 with a bfaa555d63 knife, and 9dab3e802a his squinted c22226438d eyes seemed 5aa031301f to calculate 214361c8cf how to 6ee3fba906 tear someone 543a213402 apart. And then fae0c6a29d Ijin squeezed e8731c2f39 his eyes c2c38c021f shut.2286e2942e2a6015

Though his tone was still teasing, the atmosphere was quite different from when he called him ‘pretty boy.’ This might be the man’s true nature.a6a3bc2767848fe5

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“I won’t answer… It’s against the rules…”2e8d1006b5cd6a7a

Ijin mumbled. Rules. The man echoed the word and laughed, as if he’d heard something ridiculous.9d08b40d566b721a

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“If I cared about rules, I wouldn’t have come here. Right? Whisper it in my ear because I can’t hear your mumbling.”4fc239c87b8988ff

No sooner had he finished speaking, than the man, despite his muscular build, moved with alarming speed. The sound of the air being sliced was heard as his hand reached out. Ijin thought he’d lose at least one tooth this time.c40a8a1de07fbd10

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“Wow, boss!”ead06fcb9aceb41d

If Kkeobi hadn’t rushed in, he would have really been hit.0ce31179da75ac30

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There are idiots who think they’re good fighters just because they can’t control their bodies, but this man was clearly not one of them. He was ready to beat someone up in an instant and then stopped just as quickly. It was chilling.7614143abb2f7857

“Why did our boss come here, for a scrap car? Did you come to scrap something?”c02c57642ab172b9

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Kkeobi first threw bda9f69a36 up a smokescreen cb728b6e8b at the man. The man, with ed93f962e5 a lazy irritation, 97eb7e8e3d muttered:49d86e21eba7885a

“I came to buy tickets.”ada8db70143b2f79

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The man spoke slowly.0a37629b63a061a2

“Everyone here seems to not understand…”1dc9af8b81284bf9

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“Oh. You were looking for tickets. How many did you buy? This guy’s new, so he’s a bit harsh. I’ll sell them for you. What can I give you?”ae075eaa045f702f

The man looked down at Kkeobi, who was acting like he was in a marketplace, and said in a low voice, “Problem Car 2.”4e091a38e736f879

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At those words, Ijin, 4b547110f1 with his head down, 15ec01c176 opened his eyes wide.d90f2f84ce5a1fba

The man knew e9a803a01d all the codes. And whether it was 01ed55f5b9 by chance or not, 6e8110862d he picked exactly his 5ceeb38b87 number.0ec3647b69bc36bf

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When Ijin finally fef4899474 came to his bddc06ce17 senses and looked 6ea063da2a up, the man 39a5e0c1e8 was already gone.13257ead71400108

Staring blankly ae0ba8f774 where the 8966000999 man had 968e77c78c disappeared, Kkeobi 91e792e8a9 smacked Ijin 286e03f314 on the 34cba8f096 back of 7be76e8ea8 the head.9dcf4b5f045ac60e

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“Damn it, you worthless piece of shit. You can’t even earn your keep, yet you come out here to suck on sweets? Suck my dick, you piece of shit.”d4ec666f1f332034

Oh, what an ignorant bastard. Can’t say a word without cursing. You should stop wasting air and die.9d2006278d9e9bc9

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Ijin grumbled to 5da35be80e himself as he 83ee3bca9e rubbed his aching 011e51e7fa head.3421cecbe88e035d

From the f3b13ba104 racetrack to 769c52d15a C.C. was a 43f1bed6af twenty-minute drive. The racetrack 5421b05ea4 was called 003cd1f6ee Colosseum, and f9ee8cb693 C.C. was named Trevi. Although they 4abf955eb2 had different 3e9a77bbee owners, they 7df463ea52 were essentially 85131bb1d8 run by e7ec545d15 brothers from 00a6055036 the same 9f56c01069 family, making b69ad96b43 them part c14e9cb6a1 of the d6bf153298 same gangster 391e028aeb organization.fae7afa4c3adda34

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C.C. had a resort attached, 0bf3d540fb so people buying corporate a22a574552 tickets usually stayed there. Those below 00154d47a4 that level ea046b5cb3 might sleep 3348c30299 rough, go cfb83dce4f to motels, 2298881bd0 or even be0276bdfe sleep in 4ad98bc2b6 their cars, 814ff37da1 each to 259545a8c5 their own. Ijin thought that the deeb3d5d7e guy in the Aloha 321d15c642 shirt from earlier in 78d9540845 the day, not having b6997a3b66 a corporate ticket, would 939c0e1acd probably stay at a 16af238bea motel.f3f9ba86d05ec687

“Why are ticket sales like this today?”c4fc13e24b88fe90

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The team 734adae28d leader expressed e69339f493 his frustration. Kkeobi, clasping his hands 66575951b1 in front of him, f4f3aa4a3c made an excuse about 8132b5a137 the weather.f29c0e6ef1615092

“The weather’s cloudy, and it’s off-season, isn’t it?”405fb85f699deb9e

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“Since when does gambling have an off-season or peak season, you dumbass?”646ff9a4606d3504

The team 258ed0889c leader, with dd19a32c7a his foul 6344daab1d temper, picked a84a04a4be up a dc7018701f heavy crystal da70553e35 ashtray and 2d31427495 put it 13870622c1 back down. Ashes scattered.3db3f43922f0e81b

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“We might need to find a new route.”5344eb20a42e5532

Kkeobi scratched his d41d544856 head vigorously.b4de4af2701558fe

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“We might need to hire people. Spread the word nationwide… and so on…”848370c5f58c34b7

The team 376d30349a leader, hearing 71dcf4f6bc the mumbling, 2d644aedfc hit his 5934dde31b chest in 53d5a19852 frustration.2599fdbc0311f092

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“Spreading people across the nation would cost more, you idiot. Do you carry a pumpkin instead of a head?”beaa478acc60c6bf

“But coming here itself is quite an effort. With the new highway construction causing closures and roadblocks, the big shots find it inconvenient.”79b33d48da348b4d

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They could do it 665ae4dd53 online.090c86a3edcb0bcf

Ijin thought 6ac478cb4e pitifully about 77c279fde2 Kkeobi and 15e56b5057 the team 5a4ee61b51 leader with 3396150ddd his head f5be63eb83 still lowered.6ccf90084c7f86d1

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Now that many people carry phones, if they could take orders by phone, they’d sell much more. No need for middlemen, which would attract more customers.a790d71299add625

However, since Ijin wanted this business to fail, he naturally didn’t offer such advice. Even if he did, they would’ve mocked him, asking what someone like him knows.dd337c68e13b45b7

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“Think harder, you bastard. We need some smart people here.”2a0465bdf22d4665

The team leader smoked his cigarette aggressively. His lips, fitting his nickname ‘Ppochi,’ were tight and petty.5b24aa1d24112d5a

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Since there was 500ef40e71 no order to 7e3e087d4b leave, Kkeobi cautiously d6773d20f4 asked:9f6a7c9ae6a958f9

“Uh… about the new executive director coming…”026d2da2c70e15f0

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“Seems he’s sent from headquarters because ticket sales are this bad.”2e2bdd85e952b1b5

How bad could this 1accdd6ee5 executive director be that 0f65ac4fc1 even this vicious team b34a3b4f10 leader seemed subdued and 68ece5cccd somber?d7f03b66739fbc22

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“They say he increased sales in Gangnam by five times. Still, they say he couldn’t move up from the Kangwon-do casino… Anyway, he’s a legend, a legend.”5d079505572238cd