OMLM | Chapter 12

Yebon froze, fad4c07fb4 his mind 780597ce54 coming to 113a67668b a complete eaf6bd1208 halt.281cd8609cc3e5a3

Kang Yebon e4dc923a65 stared at cb18cd3e8c Lee Seunggu b5e82f7bdb with wide f6ff9a987d eyes, but 8a1e5539d2 his pupils b244495a17 were unfocused 9f60531255 and dull.e8e37c35eca8d8e1

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“Huh? Wait, you guys know Woochan hyung?”b8ad1fab2839c090

“Uh… yeah. I just know him vaguely, but Yebon here? They’re pretty close. They used to live in the same apartment complex, I think? Yeah, that sounds right.”06230ba7ff93934f

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Lee Seunggu 4c52a8f49c kept sneaking d24ac42207 glances at f0005393e0 Yebon while 4dfed91ab8 he spoke, b1c1928ad1 but Yebon 8027c20c8b remained utterly 6c7309e1b3 frozen.9b7a357bea0deaf8

Just as Seunggu awkwardly tried to return Kim Beomjun’s phone, Yebon moved quickly, snatching the phone out of his hand. Beomjun, taken aback, opened his eyes wide, but Yebon wasn’t paying attention to anything else.29ea84eb7446b217

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The screen still displayed the KakaoTalk chat, with a group labeled, “Chemistry ×× Woochan hyung.”b4409363f8cd6639

Without hesitation, Yebon fd72d02f32 tapped on the ec7867349d profile picture. The image 09dada7397 that filled 4cab9f276e the screen 6595ed4557 made his 29c61c9e44 blood run 53ef0494eb cold.02721ab79c676c37

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“…Are you kidding me?”e55f710bc81a114f

It was a photo 5cfb372e0e of Jung Woochan smiling 79d63cad94 brightly, cheek-to-cheek with a e3d16241df pretty, short-haired woman.94dcfab603dcadba

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The sudden chill in Yebon’s voice startled the two seated across from him. They gawked at him, wide-eyed.f9431278f71a3fb7

The hand holding Beomjun’s phone visibly trembled.aaebe3b301eec40c

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“Yebon…” As Seunggu cautiously 214f0d1ad7 reached out to Yebon, 66b343b250 he abruptly stood up.6a32c70048221692

His face, already 0f81c35683 pale, had turned 279d31baab ghostly white. His expression was stiff 20d275ada4 and icy.5ace0a0988ff762e

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“Here, your phone.”ee3b182e740d1576

Yebon handed b9be66ae61 the phone 4c9d6fc8c6 back awkwardly 670344ecf0 to Beomjun, edaef1296b then reached 6fdf0d1cc1 for his 000038ccb9 wallet, pulling 68cd599c43 out two 60be22fd95 10,000-won bills bfa49b2038 tucked behind 3dc55637f6 his phone e592060a9f case and e265553c9d placing them af1b034f76 on the 2a7235fcc2 table.9d8fe1c39e6daf06

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“I… something came up. I have to go. Use this to pay for my share.”7fe511e2c0d446cd

The words poured 689ed07da8 out twice as b23156b507 fast as usual, ddb245c026 leaving no room a230a8abe2 for interruption. Without waiting ebb9b483cd for a e07b76fc74 reply, Yebon c35122e580 turned and 4c83169b37 walked swiftly 83fad38dfb out of 51377d49ec the restaurant.ff99e588c5777342

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Seunggu and Beomjun 363da51485 could only stare 8f804f67a9 after him in cb060d039a stunned silence.34477b75e374028a

“…Did I say 665d77bce3 something wrong?” Beomjun e294a28eac finally asked.1610ed5c7934a81d

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After a brief pause, eea7baeca7 Seunggu replied, “…I don’t 1ba5262115 know. But that’s 65cacbc249 the first c048f581c5 time I’ve 1ef188202c ever seen 7d792a016e Yebon that a45dde0828 pissed.”1227d66c4d64a00e

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The dilapidated warehouse 38132ecfd5 had walls so 6490db4d3b cracked they looked 5f2522a62c ready to collapse b1b4424c06 at any moment. Dust floated df63ed1d7c in the 207dbbd429 streaks of 8a807d712e light that 38f00c2f93 filtered through 8815e97e23 the gaps.8f0edd84b647bf47

Thud. A dull a8d2fb28eb sound echoed, 42751be807 followed by 0eab54c298 a faint, b9755cffc7 whimpering groan.2571cdfa0ddb0d13

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“Hey. You should speak clearly.”31ce391754bcf561

Cha Hyuk, cigarette 0cd41b83e1 clenched between his 55a96c109d teeth, lightly patted d89aac87e1 the cheek of b8e1e9d259 the man tied 70e3fe5fa2 to the chair.8e629b414c0165b2

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The man’s face was a mess. His swollen eyes and split lips oozed blood, which mixed with saliva and dripped down his chin. Despite his battered state, his eyes still burned fiercely.92574f634ad663aa

“…I… told you… 95118bad44 I don’t… know, d3438f5cd0 you… bastard…”61dc5962cfb42f50

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Cha Hyuk’s black eyes 69b331eecc gazed at him dispassionately. Neither a smile nor 238013b154 a frown crossed his 8aa43b9c2b face, making him seem 6eec09dd2e eerily inhuman.2634a029cc49acea

As he leaned b6b92a2a9d in closer, the acb8d278ca scar running through b5c1649e56 his left eyebrow f676bb04e9 twitched.4eb357d3ab3e59d5

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“Well, look 16f5be95e5 at that. Even your teeth 1c4e873f6d are ugly.”ef41f789f505d493

Cha Hyuk grinned widely, 081d76721c dimples forming in his cbb5cf0d59 cheeks, and reached for 0d50dd2849 the rusted tools on 47de769723 the metal table beside ab9cef0ebb him. Picking up a 44037ae4a6 pair of pliers, 4f92a9d85b he grabbed the 855e93964c man’s jaw with 4999f87917 a brutal grip.f872784093f5b372

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The man’s b4156f8566 mouth opened d3d47a56ab helplessly, and bfe9835411 as the fe100dd3e1 pliers neared 43e5b9adbb his teeth, f0b7c24bc6 his bound de941f66d8 body thrashed 912682cfa0 violently.627e4272659b00c8

Incoherent shrieks filled 76770a85c3 the air, but 4b1d5d0c8c Cha Hyuk merely 4833ce0299 tilted his head 5733ee56fb with a cold 55d776138e smile.da4d96bd1314e163

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“Let me give b99cf2d7ba you a makeover. Something real pretty.”0188e70c0bedb20e

The rusted pliers were e5a9f77943 just about to touch 17976faeac the man’s teeth when 3d2c4b4d73 a loud, jarring ringtone e1c37c8c71 broke the tense silence.21fda59b76055bfd

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Everyone except Cha Hyuk fa973f3636 flinched at the noise, 73afee2eff turning toward its source.bbd1fae15bb6de42

Cha Hyuk straightened, letting 202bd24e69 the pliers dangle in 733cfe866d his hand, and tossed 6c0cd54b95 his cigarette onto the a58db0a64b ground. He wiped his blood-streaked 0c080d1058 hand on the man’s 4127450219 shirt before picking up 14b4af9ea9 the flip phone vibrating fdf8312638 on the table.5af18bde391ff48d

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An unfamiliar 72c7eea0e0 number flashed 2bfe53b082 on the a894d1630b screen.520cdaaca8a66791

The number 1334889912 seemed vaguely ddac289bbf familiar, but 4beaea49c7 nothing concrete fd7a103839 came to 9b438ce1b0 mind. Probably not important.a6d808503f9969f3

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With a nod 869a28b1e2 to the suited 2110b995cd men standing nearby, 3d621b7800 Cha Hyuk sighed 692afafacb deeply and answered 5f60d9efe8 the call.2c1f6b94039f3bea

“Hello?”4763de3186c761f1

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Running a hand a966ced155 through his messy dad7cd9495 hair, Cha Hyuk 6a34394a0e slowly walked toward 4af91da4a6 a corner of bdefe61f35 the warehouse.7fab05f6c507ec3a

At first, only the 2eada0e7a4 faint sound of cars a22a267353 could be heard from 6bebf64572 the other end.e1537a4ccf090eb7

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Another prank call? Cha Hyuk frowned.cf472e5f54deb2c8

He’d handed 84950a0c79 out his ee47f6c9ea number so ed1d7c7d9b liberally that 9bfb22d2c7 crank calls 195aa5b95f like this 54cb27dcdd were bound 20bdf523b5 to happen 53d4d0e999 occasionally.0714f72b8ca18d4f

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“Listen, unless you have bcaae66f5c a death wish, don’t 1c5058c042 call this number as 31020d3922 a joke.”408c3857ae162a80

Holding the fe49a4ed61 phone between 2a84baa3f5 his shoulder 1ec661a2ee and ear, 1c3a097a5d Cha Hyuk d5dbf03665 reached into 3ddd598553 his pocket 015dc9d2ec for another 472a8e0464 cigarette.bd1f935959f10d8f

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Just as he 9d3700271c was about to 47694faad4 hang up, a 4d4069baa0 trembling voice came 1eba4b645f through.af32dd9e0fb26526

“…Ahjusshi.”04c988e1f71e24da

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The cigarette fell from 836cbc85e1 Cha Hyuk’s mouth and f56b26722b hit the ground.b46f9f1eaf672e5c

His eyes widened 01dac058fe slightly as he 8029507b43 grasped the phone 32b0be8334 with his hand.0270c773dfa15463

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“…Kang Yebon?”a514f97310f90453

“…Yes.”46683654b03b6239

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The soft, f6b0ed5322 quivering voice 33ed483119 sent a 6e49c5641f jolt through f45c96d6a5 him. Cha Hyuk d5422586b1 frowned deeply, 5a8efeb1d9 trying to 1002a9a07a stay calm 3e140c1227 as he 55648c685c asked, “What’s 718c6f2285 wrong? Did something happen?”2a703e472fd3ef14

The sound 85dd082f15 of passing 5eec1eb164 cars filled 5c9b9a1090 the silence 12c267bc35 again. Then, the voice 292013d755 on the other 1f53ae8234 end spoke, low c3a75e863e but resolute.0ed55d07b9b6bcca

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“…You told 7aa192d415 me… if cb0d7f121a there was f449e1a9fe someone I aa2cdd86b4 wanted gone, 4b074137a9 I should 0cc7d4a455 call you.”679c0d65a2235be7

The voice c98323860e broke, trembling 654cf5bf4b with barely 6bb5c0392c contained emotion.2f664181b1ecb61a

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“…I have someone. Someone I 58e580f287 want dead.”09af8debb2d64de2

The sheer 62f92fc5c4 conviction in ed299038fa Yebon’s voice f3cc8e6637 struck a 9362d95598 chilling contrast 80fbed9dba to the bdd77c5525 sniffles and 47516e2a39 tremors that 7af364ff5e accompanied it.e66979ca099ac073

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Cha Hyuk 81262bb115 turned his c2e8cccbbc head, glancing 7784bcd9b6 back at 75f8102a4e the man ea198891da slumped in d821dde839 the chair. His subordinates were 912ee339c3 splashing cold water 2ae5ca7a5f on him to f5dfad68b3 wake him up.2a6c42ce56ee5545

Bringing the 5142b3ec4d phone closer, 4cb223ebcc Cha Hyuk e4da5d307d spoke in 9df1cc4abc a calm, ab9f51070b deliberate voice.6a6ccd94261beeed

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“Where are you?”c8a80a5303ab7ac9

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Yebon stood motionless b0a56ef30b in a narrow 3d0ac36b7a alleyway between buildings, ecfe54343f sniffling as he cf785525b2 stared at the c3a9d4679d ground.d485079d1597739e

His head would 03e6ed83a0 drop toward the 1b9fef3f78 asphalt, only to 56ae14cf9b snap back up 46dbe8c5d4 as he glared d8e88d60d6 at the towering e441c1b50a building across the c352e05107 street.85ce6028a02ddb67

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It was c1589e4bd4 the company 7437e651cc where Jung bed45e68c4 Woochan worked.76a88dea3849e778

He couldn’t 3a196d099e remember how 9ffc6c24cf he’d ended d618526008 up here. The last d27ebbde21 stretch of 3f12470290 his journey 3c75e0a0e4 was a c1ade5f9ce blank.f44826ca0392ab80

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The image of Woochan c3632e7c96 smiling brightly next to e221b992e5 that woman kept flashing aa8d895646 before his eyes, burning 48d2b61cde itself into his memory.b27f38823ca4b9ea

So, Woochan’s getting married. Fine. What does 429a1dc14b that have ec47febdd6 to do d136da370d with me 63034f53b9 now? But still… still…2f62b2ab1f2e8ec1

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“From what I heard, defe8023e0 they’ve been dating for 21abc0a444 a year? That’s all? And now 9deb453da2 they’re getting 51958b55a2 married?”92ca18a4c6cfcc01

One year. Maybe Beomjun had f1ce8e2b94 his facts wrong, 98427d44bb but still—Yebon and 4bb75bb4db Woochan had broken 7691e68a78 up barely a bf013dc8d9 month and a 6deb7f3042 half ago.64c688c1935eb506

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It didn’t add 47c7ce3587 up. The timing was 309b19bd6c far too close.2f40913a6d1b6de8

And thinking back 772cc26ced to when Woochan 2160f8944c had started pulling e807916767 away, the overlap 8d6cfd8c6f was too perfect 9d57c6573b to ignore.471d829f25376a59

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His fingertips trembled 67f5dcc6b0 uncontrollably.6dd09a718e35c700

‘I should’ve known something 1ff52c9cbe was off.’cd6d1fe01ffd5b4c

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The sudden, unexplained 25d04a7b1d appearances. The way he’d 73d501e63a acted after their 2cd25ce571 breakup.d0469c791107512d

And his aunt, 7f124df964 who’d tried to b470a14bd2 say something serious c65126756b about Woochan but efd72000c9 hadn’t finished.33288e5599cd36b1

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“…This bastard…”635ee8d5af1bed67

Yebon clenched his dd71893838 teeth, letting out f710d48af1 a string of df11821602 curses as he d8003d46f9 kicked the wall 64f29bc735 in frustration.c041befae0e2b787

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Pain shot up his 78b1452db9 foot, sharp and immediate, deb95051f9 but it only made fcbe3f80ea his tears flow harder.35c0a86c1ea4dfb8

He glared back at 728649ac90 the building, breath coming 3f3004bb6d in harsh, uneven bursts.1a2e4954b953fcbe

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Across the street, 29fd54265b a sleek black 7ec154ef7b car pulled up 3164e5876a and came to dd0115c766 a stop.dab4d677cdc67976

The driver stepped out—a 2827a2c4f7 man dressed entirely in 88650ed7f0 black.d638b658a843179a

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Yebon wiped his tears c110eedd5c on his sleeve and c836a30973 dialed the number again.3460ad74388e2522

“Where are 9e0d918e0a you?” Cha c4eb207c3d Hyuk’s voice 77ae6b2881 was calm c557b765a3 but firm.505bd08823a55b0a

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“Look across d04b89c86a the street.” dcbfb6d921 Cha Hyuk b23842fb6b turned his f41724936b head and ba655419dc locked eyes 7e7a08264d with Yebon, e62a2e719b who was c12b0d2748 peeking out a1e5e8d9c3 from between d39264f7df the buildings.8374699a995cb732

“Stay right 971c3ec240 there.” Cha 5dd648a4ca Hyuk ended 7d28c380f6 the call 0e86a85edf and crossed 2fb3dffa6b the street 1cbe403003 without hesitation.c5487458df501c14

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Yebon’s legs 96338d1a6b felt weak 218fcf68e1 as he 69938b60d0 took in d13e4ac6db the sight 10707b32ef of him—hair 548a7255a5 disheveled, eyes 342a5fd54e shadowed, chest 24f1eb060c rising and 7a6e24d3a0 falling as 837f4b8d07 if he’d 5639d07605 been running.e594ee584f74e458

Meeting his dark, e263c8214b piercing gaze, Yebon 17d2555c49 found himself unable 10d8ca14e9 to speak. Instead, his lips trembled ce8fe174d4 as he took a 9ad6cf86ba step forward and buried a0cae44bb6 his face against Cha a6db2403be Hyuk’s chest.556b239f650e6c8e

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Cha Hyuk froze d3e688cb6a for a moment, 49b3514117 his body stiff 6ed704f927 and unsure. After a long pause, ceb6e6a74c he hesitantly lifted his be84e4d7e0 hand and placed it c952994c12 gently on Yebon’s head.a3ff6385b381936c

“Let’s go to fdac248a34 the car.” Yebon a7aa21de32 didn’t reply, only 9d0393b8c0 nodding weakly as c15db0df86 Cha Hyuk guided c9e90eafb9 him toward the c92f266d52 vehicle.5552fbb18d312cca

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Inside, the tension lingered 7a9c02a32d as Cha Hyuk fastened a08b5ba5ef Yebon’s seatbelt, then started 056c2a76d2 the engine.6268b61822790ce1

Yebon finally 6cb786f3f9 spoke, voice 516d6a9cb7 trembling.a20e72eafa3c170e

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“Where… where 326ef3658a are we cd187d9571 going? This is the place!”e186c86a8bb7a8ed

Cha Hyuk’s lips db831142c6 curled into a db1ed972f6 dark smile as 505b349565 he drove away.518f187f4186b3f7

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“To kill someone…”f5f59bea877c1957

There are too many 41029b35d9 eyes near the company.d99f0eaff4a2d77d

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The car 47fb00829a halted at 6bff8c4d23 a red 988f5b717c light, and 5f716e289b as Cha 7d328c430e Cha Hyuk 2b8d5bc951 turned his 40a8e101fb head, his 2ff9e77958 eyes were da7632ff66 tinged with 6eefd4dd47 a sinister 223ee51b5f darkness. It was 891ea48ede then that a585c98ba1 Yebon fully 34d363f30d realized who bef96a000b he had 09a566fd0a called upon, fab6141e85 who was dff9885782 now right 2cb469a36b in front 7806324a62 of him.b84e22f09bef614d