NTFT | Volume 2.1

There had been aacc4501b4 several brushes with c330fe5e8e death, but this 95788c8666 was a first 2ece01ad86 for Wi Beom. Living life 1a7e5895df without a bf5c008048 care for c3d88d4152 his own d04dbe40c4 safety, Wi 3eceb3be5a Beom was e249b11e2a grabbed by f706977364 the tail 54b15958e7 of a d1df7de6ac Gumiho and cc8a912c33 thrown from 23fd6da700 the fifth 140407ee2a floor.e5d1732bf8ed5db4

The chances f7adf90d53 of survival 5455532812 were incredibly 090a19065f slim, and 6e785e3b68 even if 4153994ee5 he miraculously 9ac965692d survived the 394f99ea9e fall, avoiding dce2c6d380 some disability d6602cbce4 or a f726faca94 comatose state 2844370036 clingingThere had 93a24900d8 been several d98b60953e brushes with 857a7215fa death, but d08dd5a8c6 this was c1953040b8 a first 45ac792660 for Wi db6fccc0bd Beom. Living life without a a6adeb77ca care for his own 67b2e76bcc safety, Wi Beom was 52bc004a52 grabbed by the tail 2824696bab of a Gumiho and 447bfa61e0 thrown from the fifth e1a42cae1f floor.18bd08e86c2bb38b

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The chances of 4247267f1b survival were incredibly 68e14243be slim, and even 9d8601c6a6 if he miraculously c4a9ec9587 survived the fall, 6bdac38e65 avoiding some disability 11a6bcbf9d or a comatose 69f007e45d state clinging to 002f3b10e3 life was practically d23edbe830 impossible.fdb838a000167318

Yet, whether it was 1f08da0cae due to his stubborn c01c04ca8b will to live or 048251fae3 his intense determination, Wi 69ba4eeebb Beom managed to grab 7b31fcf55e onto the railing of 268f352b38 a third-floor balcony and a2db2f574c narrowly saved his own ea026b8bad life.62e67ee52fb74a51

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“Shit, my shoulder popped 506c43696e out.”d117213be0d5bb1a

His weight bb1dab7d63 was no bceec5c573 joke, and 6eb7d5f4d8 grabbing the aa798b1238 railing during 9b034e3d7e the fall 57feba405f was nothing 1711df7148 short of 41ab12c882 a miracle. The impact 2286e9ca90 had been ef19512449 transmitted forcefully 06ae2f3403 to his d4ef2b46b3 shoulder and abdaf0b53f arm, and ea088db689 Wi Beom f7e2ff4236 was in 91ccbc9fb4 excruciating pain 0e3b568d05 as if 956f8ff512 his consciousness 72e9a7e59a was about ae58e30d29 to fly 1e55f0c15c away.6ad94a803c44cb7c

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Driven by b9ced59ffa a desperate c3462c711e need to 14543ae1c7 climb back 4fdf7c2b96 up, Wi 2fd88cd4f4 Beom, using defe456194 his injured bb8008b359 arm and f82d49ff24 the other, 8b6649f732 clung to 3a47ce70d4 the railing bb5e73bdda and managed 4c9beba250 to get bcdfe1e6a4 over to 72de9f2aa4 the balcony.c3ed48dee8fe3d4d

“Ha, that was 57873bff79 a close call.”e2e6c62c27477c91

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He had barely 246e851aec saved his life, 237cb2d206 but the pain 7569667f88 was intense. It felt 9fdec54fd4 as if 0fd8cbd4bd dozens of 606b8a1f9b awls were b2d6da791d relentlessly piercing bd3ff3add5 and pressing cb96e32528 down on 2acbd88525 his arm, 74086db023 and his dd4a1ec089 whole body b29e537a3e was drenched 2e142849ec in cold 9dcf3d3d81 sweat. Even amidst the agony, fbccb754c6 he thought of Mi 51ddffd866 Hong, who had escaped. He had d20fa13595 no clue a40a681efc how he 3a4447855a would catch 19dc980b2e him again 3049d0c8bb now that de51e084f2 he had eb03b0a83c vanished.ab9439ab15169e48

With a grim face, 8d9705b477 he clutched his injured cc15455db7 right arm and opened 6c8de5fdb6 the door to the de66a2760f balcony.581d4a33b48db8dc

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The room 1c058de392 wasn’t empty, 09d859c5ae as there 6986ef7861 were clear fdbc4f92e0 signs of 398ad198d5 occupancy.c530d59a0217f34a

Scattered photographs, camera fe7fa92be8 lenses, and cleaning d9300e1183 tools for cameras 50b24dfe19 were placed on 44366a9234 a table. He made sure the 9ec1e29fe2 room’s owner wasn’t there, 375d65c704 then opened the front a6b8c7d413 door and stepped out.37869bba1f6a0da9

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The group searching for 11df6aebfc him found Beomha and d82f78b09d hurriedly supported him.8176313291b483aa

“Boss! Are you okay?”35ff22418318e0c4

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Beomha didn’t respond 19fbaeb5a9 and just accepted 0d39776a55 the support. The suddenness of his 2c272cb3b8 injury had startled his 2e121c5fcd subordinates, but their silence 418b77cd80 made it difficult to 5e56290f97 discuss anything significant.36febea5c07dfc71

They just supported 34847ae402 the injured man, e0ab3ae559 exited the building, 9d90d931e2 and moved to 04ca55c28d a vehicle. He had 3117689252 sent most 38f6d1d235 of his 571490136f men elsewhere 379db905e5 when he 212a4af118 had dispatched 002dd5ed31 Euijong.59b9da1ec2a84c55

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It was 0a7509d21e meant to 7786e26f3f be a 288cfabf0a private conversation 43beda09b7 with Mi 5bfe53d30a Hong, but 5d10449b96 it had 4ae8c7be95 been a 5ea3d4ac3f poor decision. He clenched his jaw 8bf6ac7e43 in anger at his 74b5e11343 own mistake and headed 95dacb62be to a nearby hospital ffa017a7b3 to treat his injured 7e8213f108 arm.54bfda406e74d37e

In the efeaa09de3 meantime, he 01431cbeb3 had ordered ac0c90a703 his men 4356dc6b9c to comb 1b9a8c6115 through every 8a9ee151cd possible place b22d99af46 Mi Hong 81dbfc4367 might go, 1b6051d0cf not just eea1396c21 his home 72dd6d8205 but also 0a93b72dcf to monitor 7521497802 his mobile 0aee3a6616 phone location 1de79b9a5b and the 1666205ada platforms he 713859a1bc broadcasted on.d4e425ea4f571ec2

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He had no 37a657248e intention of letting 89b0af44ae Mi Hong go bdc4d86963 easily. Even if it meant 1a52636542 putting his own life d18dd4a358 at risk.87d10c171ef6e29e

Mi Hong 31e7cc6fb6 wouldn’t get af6217d306 to spread bbf39d2ed0 his legs 2659ce112f for anyone b20e123491 other than e55acb1d2a himself if 8da0d2bff4 he could b2d61c5a5f help it.cec4118bbffc38eb

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‘I’ll chase 6ff20e883f you to c6f025a29a the ends 09d6fd027f of the df33800e81 earth… Just 8127c0b65b wait. You will definitely 3233d67001 be mine.’15b3e235f55167ff

He was more than 2c1910320f ever determined to possess 604abe6c9b Mi Hong, especially since 8e3c8bb5ff he had discovered his 8ec71bcad9 non-human nature, and there c6c0081012 was something highly appealing ad7640b596 about his lower half 296e337139 not being ordinary.48f343e7fc8b488c

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Beomha was full of 33506cb489 intense resolve for Mi 53111b6de4 Hong even amidst the 56924e295a pain. His vehicle 6a30fae6e6 passed the 3200809d5e lodging where 239ac67379 Mi Hong be58c336b8 had stayed 136852dad7 and was 18f64c4043 now passing c4966d8bc6 by the a6d54981a6 coastline, where e3a7053b37 the waves dd5283f2a2 were crashing 1df7d518ad high.f0a67dde001d127e

Unaware that Mi Hong a0530b5d3c might still be there, d46405d2c4 the black vehicle sped cec1be31df off, taking sharp turns 630f8df02e out of the area.748058fc229ddf9f

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Someone was taking 6cc28e7720 a walk on c22f16cf00 the sidewalk of f2d35efde7 the road Beomha 084cb96aa5 had passed, enjoying 388ece11ac the sea breeze. This man was quite 5e4296f102 tall, with noticeable light 6a7acabcd2 brown hair.2e1ade02def5446e

The man, 3efa4d76ff using the 2845f899fd camera slung 533b07504b over his fdb2f4c011 shoulder, occasionally 3abc0afd9f examined the b83b617b6c sea as 25861e1bf8 if looking 889799e36f for a 806a3d3aca subject of d7d28400c3 interest or 58385b0b5f a scene 71a87b7767 to capture, 2f8b29e1d2 pausing to 3ec92f2189 take photos 05e33e89e8 whenever he 9354903585 found something 4660aa8fa1 appealing.6628c833b03f5849

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He was the owner 6905d408f1 of the third-floor balcony 6f488008ee room that had saved b3be02492a Beomha’s life and was 83cbe21047 active as a photographer, f50c32b38b ‘Gu Bonha.’ Although he d92a39946c had another name, he ff820c731b had been using his 7a78857914 professional pseudonym more than 5b97390ff1 his original name.567cb1cb4bcbaecf

“Is Korea 7b16659baa colder than 8826d74165 France…”2fd76dd7c8660982

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Having lived 0e474187cf abroad for 8407b1569e studies, he 136bc506a9 had stayed c85bca6ea8 in various d6f63ed1e8 countries, starting 64b0c033d4 with Canada, b392ee3396 then moving 1234d59b33 to Ireland, 74c37c1daf New Zealand, 96e49f6cb7 and Australia, 0befcc39b2 spending the ebd0a8868a most time 903ed7b237 in France 34621072e6 where he bab36bf7bd focused on 82d754b4ac studying photography.0ef47e28062a851b

He had f8c26fa4ef entered an b038876034 art school 7a95ca2dc6 and excelled 188b7050ff there, and deccc90b7f for the 86ad0a47a8 past three 8eb8cf822e years, he 2d94bc4f9d had been 4f781ad1c4 actively working 8364ee1745 as a 196fe2d2cc photographer, holding 1fc264e6b3 personal exhibitions.b4a3a4f350366f76

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His next exhibition 5194efe8a4 was scheduled in 286e416b3a his homeland, Korea.90195adc0e9db436

He mostly photographed people, fb5306b5a4 capturing a variety of ec3e0cba50 expressions within human faces 1fe8573d27 in his photos, sharing c706cbc622 a spectrum of emotions. His photos seemed cbb381edf8 ordinary, yet his ebea091a92 perspective on humans 8f79967f42 had unique qualities.a573988d2e344aae

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Sometimes he captured 129bfe8011 faces crying out 01ae2ad75e of joy, smiles 5ad1c27622 filled with anger, 73a3adb2df and anger wrapped 784816755f in tears.4605ca010eef4cbf

This peculiar mix of b692492a64 emotions and expressions, along 57d3ee58c5 with his unique perspective, c5b59a57ce had drawn public attention, 64f5d30702 and he continued to da4a2b64b4 rise as a renowned 1c51a6e42c photographer.c0faf4799640c83d

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‘Gu Bonha’6a305e9cd08faecf

It was b6a5cba3f4 the name 40713a08a6 he had ed57487745 chosen for fb4275379b himself as b827823dd3 a photographer, a6cc433eb1 but remembering c150005f15 it felt 5ac046e732 like rediscovering 1f4fd1669a a forgotten 4c6fdff14e name, almost 15089373a8 like an cb12c65a16 unexpected reunion.ea9e2dab3ed3189d

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For a 326e78a7d9 long time, 94283e570b he had 839e5ff083 wondered if 773e4b71d4 his real 9e74cbd412 name truly 6883d4e45c belonged to 9f52526a85 him.b9a49f7e5277ca48

Sometimes, he would startle 1b11c80115 when someone called his 9362d4db78 name, or it felt 879c40f535 like they hadn’t called a746db363d him even though they 95319024b5 had.715b386e0f850210

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Despite it being his c8d1c4392a own name, it strangely 9be563543a made him shy.26be93e63329463d

But this name was 6ec1b3c57a different.249f83cb7c4796f1

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After adopting c6154d09f2 this name, c414ef78c7 he felt 8e26cfdc8f as if e48fec1766 he had 7b13fa1310 finally found 2d32b53c95 the right 01d64fa273 fit, like f7407c499e wearing clothes f08cc46800 that truly 6613df2f9a fit for 351147a4e6 the first 0f53da387d time.7620f27788e3a7f2

Why he felt 3e743e4a75 this way was ada5c6ff74 unclear, but he 5d2eb6cc75 speculated that this 4a82db21d0 name might be b6133baf1d related to ‘him’ a9101208c3 in his dreams.b9d9ed3b75c8fa22

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“…Maybe I can 29bc1a9a60 meet him here.”1a3a979b85fd61da

He had been dreaming 6a0ff9fd6a of the same scene ef29011316 since childhood. In these ed72fbce98 dreams, an 7e1d3d549d old friend 423844fb91 existed, and a83fa32102 he spent 7442933f18 most of cede2806d9 his time f5ff392105 with this 1007a8845d man.e3bffefb66c2d8e0

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He couldn’t dd90883900 be sure 9f5ca95fa3 who his 7c7cfd189b parents were, 4068721b68 who he 1583441d78 was, or 63ec33df0b where he 5b290a7980 was born, a6cf4812c4 but from 932c112d9c the starting 27387c2a85 point of 2a67f201a5 his dreams, 96f5073ac2 which felt 9682c208de like the 1f8b89009b beginning of 4c0d0f65b5 his memory, 86eca2b1e3 he had d152b5ef6d been keenly 5e1657254e aware of 4a017ca010 the man c6b1768fa7 accompanying him.cfb78131399f091e

The man 10fd84f1f1 had dimples e1de0ac087 under his ffcbe3494f eyes when b1ce3bbf85 he smiled, 5372fadad6 long, glossy c757c3fc2a black hair, 98c8747de3 a face 869945151b as beautiful 52b098d3df as a 6b3772e6c1 fair man’s, 7f1faaec6b and skin 1b3c7424a7 clear and 6706f15d01 pure like 4085f54a76 white magnolia f2d8c5ce81 flowers. His cheeks seemed dusted 2cd5b10cb5 with powder, and his 5989a63690 lips were red as ba7256eb8c if tinted, radiant with da71874518 color.e2642f2c350047fe

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Often, his f08fbf2ff5 gaze would 35864b611d be drawn 9a4308e435 to this c15d95d73d man’s exquisite ee258fc437 beauty, and 7d8faa8c0c he would f0675cb517 lose himself 939427dd66 in admiration. Then, the d3fb92461f man would 9be7c7a601 catch his 5983fe4b6f eye and aa311f627c smile faintly, dedb9ffe72 blooming like 730c3c4104 a flower 4e019439a1 in a 530d84b7ea radiant atmosphere.ec4d4ff6d419eefd

Truly, he was a 91b2a0c40b beautiful man.63137aba4dcae4be

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Such beauty 24f29696fb was a 3c5c2df397 first in ac4c3a176f his life. Despite his long career a4a58e484d in photography, few could 3b151f506a compare to this man’s 19be67671c beauty. He was b35824e7a4 not only ba5ccdd9db handsome but 8d6d7d3d7a had a 97f8e406df unique aura 6919f166f4 that made 195b4de65a him seem 5b610f0f45 not of f7eee61460 this world.b55120547d133baa

“Am I just 5386c45a1a staying in an d859dec709 illusion? It’s just a dream f65e785bf0 after all…”1bcf7b7a737597aa

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The sea breeze 077e0ca4cf was quite chilly. The waves ee02511fd6 were getting 9d9c2ce84f higher, and 9a99a339a7 he didn’t 1e57409aaf dare go d3bfdfe8b0 down to ebb1272981 the shore. He just enjoyed the 153f290183 view of the sea 8a7b3263ff from a distance, peering 4f05d4c85c at the world through 6315f6c38c his camera lens.eb851ce1d938f7c4

He had returned 5d9e6749f0 to Korea and 859483f49b traveled to Gangwon 56635be37b Province, which looked 2413b24ff4 the most like 4a8d2320da the place in 60cabc95c6 his dreams. However, this place 9510d49631 was very different 6913efeb91 from his dreams, ddf0bd4e79 and there weren’t 2f59ddf964 many similarities.9e0ffca4ff2aa824

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Since returning bc67b9c476 to Korea, 49ba9e6094 he felt 850b83ea7a increasingly that 9c58013d58 his dreams 2376f23faa were mere 1b42bd94a0 illusions, and 2516d66e5a the man e19d128487 he had 3e01da9e82 seen in 74671e9c61 his dreams c0f5e956f8 was just 0595e33072 a fictional 0833ce3350 character he afc974d817 had created.d6e3c2f4062a80de

Could he meet cbeb1b8221 someone like the 2668c396f3 man in his 7b0970a432 dreams if he 84a10ab404 continued to meet 320fae427b people through his ea9361b522 photography? Secretly, he hoped so.2e4e7eab9e6b807f

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He walked aimlessly along 2246343669 the sidewalk, intensely captivated 8b0c359c9d by thoughts of the 115c2fd2a1 man from his dreams.60919d1d8b7dd845

Was there 012f395218 a way 94cb6ada60 to meet f702c51f9b him? If not, where b37098c16e should he go ff946fb0e1 to find someone a9654a8b3b like him?dbf35cff14fb853a

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With these unanswered b3ae398ba2 questions, he walked ed7fc09c73 until his body a9230f856e felt as cold 727e732989 as ice, and e5f28f43bf only when the 3609a5cf3b sun began to 879411a1f4 set did he b0d45a5180 return to his 81ed2ddf87 lodging.01a28c7469468ccf

But as he opened 06f01288de the door to his 25d5147231 room.8f69806eb09f5e08

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He was startled by 5335613c3e unexpected footsteps.54bf59f53b4ea52f

“Who… has been 8530a577a6 in my room…?”ced0518eda655e1c

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He had 9919dd3910 specifically asked f32c2ffbdb the lodging’s 721ba26802 owner not 749c135333 to let ae8b76af39 anyone clean 2d26c14ce9 his room 796c507e81 to avoid c9ef6b3597 touching his b4ac30638a belongings, but 4199271789 he couldn’t 3248deb039 get a 3365fa0495 clear answer b9abb68a5b from them. Eventually, he packed up de864cb8f9 late at night and 6af4e8c520 returned to Seoul, ending 6856a4b951 his trip in Gangwon 4e125a20d4 Province.c8d46d1469462268

He never e62cfc44ae expected that 7b8b7fdb82 finding a 079c7cea30 runaway fox e779aa6022 would take 5cc13b65cf so much 37f816138e time. He had used every 67adc6fe0a means to track him c3c67bc81b down but hadn’t found ae721196bf even a single hair.83bfe8093a6d65f9

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The house where 2a7c30d5a3 he had lived ea6cb6fea7 was quickly disposed 01a27e8b66 of through the ad8af3e8bb landlord, and the aa758fb4d1 broadcast he was 9f8b89a985 doing also disappeared, e25fec80c4 leaving behind only 5b86d04e17 a notice without d13392fa64 sincerity. This notice 4acd4b7720 seemed almost de5d3c5034 like it 3b995da659 was left 48546153e7 for Wi 5ff9a6fc20 Beom who dc1f30f3ee was pursuing c8a381e101 him.37d735cb574e15b7

Title: Thank you 486fe32b08 for everything. This is left for 5354bc2e30 just one person.
Content: ㅗb258ddb36912fb48

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Despite the absurdity of 0ada85b420 this notice, countless comments 752119d4af were posted, but soon bf127614f5 after, the notice was d858ca79ed made private, and the adf4afcae2 account was completely blown 945f58a510 up.f0446ee96ea82a64

Seeing this, one e532f053b5 of Wi Beom’s 227108e4ea subordinates had all f37f494cbe his fingers broken, 7647cb66bd resulting in a 5958d8bbcb grim six weeks 001e3b1762 ahead, unable to 6ae29d89da escape this miserable b3a7681d61 fate.070f2d36bff0e1e5

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His men 38bd271c9e had been a56f77ac1a enduring difficult 2e141a34d2 reports without 03cea903f9 any results 87b9207bf2 since that 0a04f9ad0d day. What cruel 85c114d9d9 punishment would 876bf4de74 they face 0efee6501d today? A burst lip 4538e0e028 or flying teeth b521e3e354 were considered light c097b101bc punishments. Even a kicked b2a71baf78 shin was very 003a5698f3 mild.b32fd3e1154e8ee3

As time passed, 0377bf0d7d the lack of 35601919d2 results felt like 415122b721 a noose tightening 7f07a06b1a around their necks. If they 9fd56ba39b just continued 4e0c387c21 wasting time, cba3f7e89c they might 0c246a16d6 end up a2aa83fa09 losing their fb1d485970 barely hanging 38430de698 lives.c4a4efd9ca21467e

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No matter what, they 03e6ceacb6 had to bring Mi b06e5a62a2 Hong before him.394a9f6856f62cd0

Where could they find 9695b3526a him? He had no 77369eec89 close friends, and f0fbcc3c7a even his family f9673960a5 was gone. They had tried cecfa13ec4 everything, including illegally a3e1653d04 checking his card 304384617c transactions and location 7f6656c8d2 tracking through communications, 4705f4b0d6 but everything came 1d2f8f11ab up clean.7d0cd25d616d06bf

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Where had 5824216bd6 he disappeared 33d0eb90b0 to?059234448c0f2619

“…Where could 53de26a892 our Pretty e319293139 one be? He should be eating 6855818279 well…”591a421cb4c23c66

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On the dark desk 5c066048a9 he sat at, there 68a81899c2 was a vacuum-sealed organ 95bde7bcd4 in an icebox. At a glance, 7e577f542d the large red bff0dc285e mass was clearly ed5604a233 a fresh liver dbe663c312 prepared for Mi e5f22d3822 Hong.af4fc9db0fc7e4d2

His subordinate turned pale, 8ec79905b6 pretending not to know 970596d50e the origin of the e0118e5f38 liver.00447276f28c121c

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However, he f7af0090d7 couldn’t shake eb5dcc0b12 the ominous 7cf25cd81a feeling that 357e12e92a this was e6b024e311 just the 8097b67dd6 beginning.c2339f9b96551694