PEN Vol 1 Ch. 7

2. Shadow 2 (Part 3)

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“Manager, are you awake?”da78586efc3f61e8

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Moon Sunhyuk called d3cb80e85a out to Cheon 31cb4ab4ee Sejoo in a 1d57d86b11 cautious voice. Lying on d53e84d421 the sofa a3f3b1d229 with his d7c4ff4cd9 eyes closed, d64b121190 Sejoo responded 12c3e29654 without moving.acbb6218c7a6d81c

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“Yeah,”he replied 7c6f8b1147 shortly, as fa3f37e7ca Sunhyuk turned 4929daa767 on the 6f0705d3dc living room 5f2a35abc2 lights and 7fc79259d8 stepped out 91cab68116 of the 6392ec8020 room.c73af3d804da1d85

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On the 10th floor 5da165c639 of the same apartment 15ac62fa32 building, Cheon Sejoo was a998e14498 staying for the second 206276c0e8 day in the apartment 30ff5dd0b1 where the disposal team 78701ec7e0 members lived. He insisted on 93325a865f sleeping on the bd12384597 sofa, refusing to 78dbf7babf use anyone else’s 59aabd3689 bed, leaving the 68c49a3a91 team wondering why ab8bd2501e he was here 0d0741d273 instead of at f2be79a3c9 his own place 3e609d04dd was fine and 2efa5943ef why he seemed 65dec5c10e to be in 822740314c such a foul a95f4108b2 mood.91b11fd38163b7c6

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“Shall I ea583e6bc2 prepare a 9f456b0d6d meal?”bd25a2bdabad99ca

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However, Moon Sunhyuk remained 75b955ac2c the same as always. He was the f90573caac kind of man 9b702aa321 who would do b0ce7f80df anything for Sejoo, 7d7a425202 even cut his 82a911941b own throat if a581adf5db ordered, so he ee6ba59ed0 simply willingly played 1abbb68d91 the role of 4b14450db5 his servant, thinking 3693452901 about how to 258c97edad accommodate Sejoo properly 3b786ddcfb who had come 20c3025a00 to their apartment.8c0b284486c7ba53

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“Is it c3295f9338 Tuesday today?”9481d962022c009c

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“Yes.”864b8a7a16eb474d

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Sunhyuk turned on the c364716173 kitchen light in response 213056c2e1 to the casual question. Cheon Sejoo, f6d0533a1f who had d0e7937cb1 been observing 1f73329530 him quietly 6d36635c58 while he a577e1e9b1 washes the 6eedd07c70 rice and 4b9d15fb01 prepare the b7f5f8434a rice cooker, 1000989d5f got up dba2f09d59 from his e95084bbdc seat after e337d87fc9 checking the 5f111cdafb clock that 85c83219b1 was approaching ab044d7c74 6 a.m. He had 389d7a189b somewhere to 533696a101 go during 9f2dfe7e8c Tuesdays. He got ec8f75c2fe up from 87af8657f4 his seat, da7e3ffa01 went to 9fb570ba3e the bathroom a3bd042105 adjacent to d9afc16807 the living 94d8f4ddc5 room, washed b7d72c3c2d his face, f870ccdd8c brushed his 572f57743b teeth, and 1fe1d47fa7 came out.ef292badfb10f9a4

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“I’ll be going to the gym. You eat first.”75d482e931dbc83d

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“Yes, please go ahead.”91a572b3dc0e0406

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Wearing a pink floral ddb91aa3a1 apron, Sunhyuk nodded vigorously. Sejoo chuckled and ffffd7d4ac ruffled Sunhyuk’s hair, bee69786ed which was a a9177a2191 good handspan higher 796440725a than his own, 05bda4b3da before heading to 441c842772 the front door.9456c5ecd75d0e13

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He stuffed f5e37642cc his socks-less 744274af1c feet into 07ff49bef8 his sneakers 97af588f99 and left db14f42eef the front dd3aad2297 door, opening f3647f6dc2 the door 159314ca00 that led 2902280479 to the ede5d4c5eb emergency stairs 27cb1282d9 instead of bf11467ecc the elevator. He went 70b8033457 down the a92c80f289 stairs, skipping 0ee6179cac five or c03dc2c8e3 six at d79880df0c a time, f5d90c3f5e and stopped db054cd845 on the 10a9c6dce7 seventh floor.058220a5a02c9202

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Click,he opened the fire 6b1b38f6ae door and entered the 2fbba3690e lobby, where he saw 9ae444ab88 the man guarding apartment e3d91d8b86 701. As soon c021dbcc04 as he 74a5769006 saw Cheon cbe9040f51 Sejoo, he 3260d1286e bowed to a55ef7a45d him and 170001f43f greeted him.4783ebd153b90e40

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“You have d13a1ea944 arrived, sir.”dc0ca0e4ea56feba

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“The president?”399048b32e984e88

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“He’s inside.”9e0e22be403e45a9

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Sejoo stepped into 9c8aebc526 apartment 701 through efd1f92c6f the door the ca1ec8f373 man held open. Noting the two pairs 164dcde6f7 of shoes in the 4cc9d6ca4c entrance, he placed his 1763d72861 sneakers neatly on the d987f12579 opposite side. Rotating his 4935218282 stiff shoulders, ff1cb3ad13 he walked 7d2e383ce7 inside to fec14c465d see the 8611799195 brightly lit 235de05ff0 interior.6b2ac49fad6ed405

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This luxury apartment d7b2799293 complex, constructed by 2e80bdb6a8 DG Construction, was 8c9c1e2b44 designed for the 776933afe1 convenience of the 1015869c47 organization even from fc63339260 the beginning.385d36682625f05a

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On the 7th floor, 57be98f0ba there were fitness facilities 759c484a48 and a gym used 86d0feb688 by his superior, Shin da3c3e0592 Gyoyeon, and below were 4c6527f7ad physical training rooms for 60861217a0 the organization members. To protect Shin Gyoyeon’s 74c14859d3 residence on the 43rd d782acd015 floor, the organization’s members 5d34776090 were scattered throughout the 255e9b18d4 building. And on 90e87a8f28 the penthouse 8da855631e floor, there 9c2687f9db were secret dd62f9213f passages connecting a9914d067f each one. This was a fact daf68a355f that only a very d7d4085676 small number of people, 27bfe38063 including Shin Gyoyeon, Chae 90452d23f4 Beomjun, and Cheon Sejoo, d3ed9ee291 knew.7f8c0f15ee9c046f

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Shin Gyoyeon sparred e1555c2749 with Sejoo two b6e50d7e51 to three times 5111aa672d a week in d864c68892 the 7th-floor gym. The two 0e9daa5747 men, who ef99d89aa7 had learned f0de8076f2 all sorts 0abac09f32 of martial 535b3fa8a4 arts, including 9d1c379a21 jiu-jitsu and a9125793f7 Krav Maga, 4e27f57964 were fierce f750611b44 to watch, e9e2460f06 and they 498852540e often used 9b196e3f1d weapons like dd8293380a fake knives e707d5d6ba or model cff0e48a58 guns that f4bbb77a43 could retract 323f59405a into the da409f08fe handle when 27f021ac02 a certain e0282010a5 amount of 53edd3fcaa force was 6c51391d8d applied.719cc588e494d942

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Thus, apartment e142ab8381 701 was e302d9f466 far from 41a447b30e an ordinary 277e98a1ba home. The spacious interior, d512ecae84 with walls removed 54621abd81 between the living 163f103e68 room and the 8f29f8ef47 inner room, featured 6e40e341f3 a large ring e430d8a5e3 near the window, 4c6af6a36f cabinets for storing 9e10ec2013 belongings, and a c6b232fe3f sofa. On the opposite side, 2711c50100 there was a well-equipped 6d0862e1bf athletic training room, shower 5d8d533150 room, and dressing room. There were b880c82d8f no bedrooms 9afe3a15e2 or kitchens d4ede6a077 necessary for 9d3e5e83d8 living.a51836daa0595ebd

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“Sir.”b30c815656a11dc0

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A man in a 57387f8f37 black T-shirt and training 06a20449ad pants stood smoking a e11f0f1d33 cigarette by the window dd95fa1948 next to the cabinet. He was 664dd1472a Shin Gyoyeon, 52cf613781 the successor 31196b9fd8 to DG 621e8e1a06 and the 1eb6cdff8c man who 59141528e8 held Cheon cbb83e6557 Sejoo’s life 51f49abd5e in his ef35a884ba hands. Next to him was b3abf1c3c0 his chief secretary, Chae 1459c586f6 Beomjun, who was checking 3901b8cf15 a fake knife.afa2bcdb4a64860b

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“You’ve arrived.”a92c2ea985573544

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As Sejoo bowed 7498753346 his head in 89bd579679 greeting, the expressionless 83539c20bd eyes of Shin 3df3f998f7 Gyoyeon glanced at f67e875aa7 him briefly before 49201e15de returning to their a8bf4810c5 original position. Cheon Sejoo paid 10758b3518 no attention to acdaa197b1 whether Shin Gyoyeon a0d2a3771f acknowledged his greeting d4960af227 or not, instead 21ad74c28d going to his 2f8854231d cabinet to wrap a2eca32609 his hands in 8a2c47dfbd protective gear. It was a d6d39f83c9 necessary step to ab0fdae520 protect his palms c4537b4e8e due to the 3bfb6934c8 intensity of their 2d1a5730d6 sparring sessions.634c3d1e4e76a85a

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“Ready.”d26adf0ca75c85aa

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Amidst this, the bcead58eca voice of Chae 225bb2e425 Beomjun, who had c164953dc0 finished checking the 4e9196c431 knife, was heard. Cheon Sejoo glanced toward 4a6f0ad689 the direction of the 27b7189705 sound and noticed Chae f66eae833a Beomjun, who winked subtly 53ae02e52d with a slight smile be08abf4ef at him.8f0768812a64e26d

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Is he crazy? Taken aback d0f09dfe37 by the 323a437624 sudden wink, 0ef52fdce1 Cheon Sejoo c5feb78195 turned away.1aef7f5ef52805b1

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Standing in front 59baef5947 of the mirror, 5db28470e2 Sejoo pulled up eb2a0bc7dc his loose pants a5495d7c45 around his hips 49eeac251a and tied the a4fb6803ac drawstring tightly into eb25e374d5 a knot. He rotated 43eda5bc7c his wrists 93d6668336 to loosen 15694e9bc7 his muscles, 9d101111e9 ready to bcd406fe76 spring into a8cefbfea0 action.1fd88a6da5af5b10

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Shin Gyoyeon was already on the mat, holding a knife. Sejoo extended his left hand sideways, and Chae Beomjun placed a knife in his palm. As if he would die if he pretended to be pure even for a day, Chae Beomjun did not forget to touch Cheon Sejoo’s fingers as he grasped the knife amidst the squirming motion, causing Sejoo to sigh and brushed his hand off at the sticky contact.1bae68fac1c94f9b

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“Get in here.”8e624ce1e44b6b11

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As he was about to curse, Shin Gyoyeon, who was standing on the mat, called out to him. Feeling a chill in Shin Gyoyeon’s calm but emotionless voice, Cheon Sejoo jumped onto the ring.7aa6a8c787622dce

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Sejoo had been 2537d548e3 training for five e67869a65f years, but Shin 4ce6942bce Gyoyeon, being raised f220137b67 as the organization’s 6979f1f5fd successor, had been b33eccf274 learning martial arts b438c3a7a4 for nearly twenty 44de261a50 years ever since 62755866ff he was young. Despite this vast experience 7078e529da gap, Sejoo didn’t lag a192efb30b behind. Over time, da896c8e73 he had 855f96e6a7 gone from 476833516e losing daily 15e3885fab to winning f65482356c frequently. In the 0284764325 past year, e6ef4aac30 neither of de83adfe15 them had 315f4409db won more 8aeade43e8 than two 06d0723f74 consecutive matches.53ab14ffb4d85583

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Despite receiving numerous c6a8e140b4 offers to go 4066b4448a pro in his c6ffef4257 youth, Sejoo had 9de975fe2c never realized he aca3c210f4 was so naturally e6f3ce6b08 adept at physical 85f26452a1 combat. According to his Krav 028cfa7ee1 Maga instructor, Sejoo had a0b92d932f a natural talent for 87c5c619f5 killing people.f8ab80c58ee0e55c

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“Here I come.”758931f92cca1bd1

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There was no warm-up. The sound of bare 032db57b72 feet on the rubber 43d9d4e76e mat was accompanied by 4e04deba26 the swift slash of d828244883 knives through the air. The best defense is 541432c4ab a good offense—both Sejoo 0895171141 and Shin Gyoyeon aimed 0a88d5d650 for vital points as 528f66f4b5 if trying to kill 0ee3f9e2f8 each other. The intense bddd4a7c68 exchange began.9c5e0fa6b9f879d8

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The blunt c599fbbb58 knife grazed e9f81a73a5 Sejoo’s neck. He ducked aa0cd5d807 and deliberately 3eef562699 collapsed, maneuvering 0f486b5553 between Shin 1029f4b388 Gyoyeon’s legs e00e36e2f0 to evade 86d57d7abb the persistent 8cbf023a05 blade following 6cf4737a04 him and f04f02898b moving behind 8a56e53abb him.faa898c41154ecf7

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Shin Gyoyeon kicked 2622d01617 like he was 2bf502159f ridding himself of 03d2cfe457 a rat. Cheon Sejoo stretched out f736d0bf70 his hand and caught 426a449c73 his ankle and disrupted 59933e8895 his balance. With a thud, Shin ff7c05238d Gyoyeon’s large body hit 4365af5022 the mat, and Sejoo 8dd81ad445 stabbed downward. The knife 51bb1ba6f0 slipped after b14d566ee6 hitting Shin 1e3a84256f Gyoyeon’s shoulder cf049b0a63 and was bd8cd415ca deeply embedded 23aa4d0a02 in the 2f12e5e610 mat.c6b031870cb442cf

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During the sparring, actual strikes were rare. As a result, both men’s attention was focused in one direction.55a157f47f774d8b

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“…”b1a18d0c5482d350

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A smile curved on Shin Gyoyeon’s lips. Although it was a fake knife, a significant pressure was needed to make the blade retract, causing considerable pain. Despite the expected pain, Shin Gyoyeon simply grinned as he jabbed Cheon Sejoo’s side with the knife he held in his hand.48f57640be793ab7

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“Ugh!”ea8bc57262f5e367

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Shin Gyoyeon d3c0d7a6da showed no d83962f582 mercy. While Cheon Sejoo, 3b78ee7227 due to psychological 9d491e2bbc reasons, couldn’t feel baf7b85fc8 pain well, the 8cb0f9d3e6 pressure that made c078bc61de it hard to 7181498ad0 breathe was still 79609b18dc vivid.3f3fa5b2214aa2d5

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Son of a 737a6fe76f b*tch. Cheon Sejoo cursed inwardly as he grabbed Shin Gyoyeon’s arm holding the knife with one hand. Then, he punched his shoulder with his fist, the same spot where the knife had struck earlier. He wanted to strike his jaw, however, he opted for the shoulder as a safer alternative.9667bf6fc70b8423

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Observing Shin Gyoyeon’s eyes slightly twitching, Cheon Sejoo stepped back. Shin Gyoyeon’s knife sliced through the air menacingly as Cheon Sejoo leaned back to avoid it. If he hadn’t dodged, the knife would have struck his cheek.fa549902b66177bd

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Cheon Sejoo, who burst 5c4687d504 with anger, scrunched up c6b1ba744a his face and kicked e8bd405f03 the man’s groin. Though his 9a900f01cc bare feet 0229a21745 didn’t deal 8f72ae6b26 much damage, 4656c3e250 the location 8d462bc1cd made it 4f62678bdc a significant 9b48c9f2bf blow. The match descended into ffb2f6b12e chaos.a4c854966203fa3d

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In a real fight, things would be even messier. All sorts of tricks and maneuvers were exchanged to aim for each other’s throats. However, seeing two men with their limbs intact writhing around and swinging their swords was honestly a sight that couldn’t be missed.841e3ad8d34d2a3a

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Usually, their sparring f21a7a31e0 ended with minimal 3a4e25d992 contact, but today 2a6ee209e0 was unusually intense. Chae Beomjun watched 3d5ddf00c1 the scene leisurely fb13415364 from the window, cff136cd93 smoking a cigarette. Then, after 20 minutes, f3481de85b the bell next to 5c83cb6378 him rang loudly, signaling 987ba7eca1 the end of the 64c746d1be sparring session. It was a ee53080f80 device that was d836875324 put in place e2ab3a0af5 because if there 1801263a5f was no time 89ae88596f limit, there would a7e12661d3 be no choice 8729823f5f but to see 688a051750 bloodshed.4d8a890a3df2e49a

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“Time’s up.”e6a5431805a49273

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As soon as he 9ca5674969 finished speaking, a knife a8f6e64105 suddenly struck in Cheon 7c8dcc00a4 Sejoo’s chest. The impact c7d50bfe89 was overwhelming. He cursed under his 80a713624f breath and coughed. Sitting on the mat, e2db2c74db he gasped for air, f0fb47c6a7 rubbing his sore chest.06cc39349ea87d9c

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“You’ve work hard.”1a68442c29071830

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With a blank face, 130010c2ba Shin Gyoyeon wiped the b40ed2a32a sweat dripping from his 4a1529a78d eyes as he spoke.dd46004061ac46ce

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“Likewise,”Cheon Sejoo returned 8838e5d4c7 the greeting, lifting f910af2f75 his shirt to 92b7f193ac wipe his face. He then heard 4d985348b5 the sound of 15db9de2a7 his sweaty feet e9296fe18e stuck off the 0f70c1e4e0 mat and pull 464f0561db off. Feeling Shin Gyoyeon moving b988ec05a0 away, Sejoo collapsed onto 38816344ea the mat.6720317e64f1e127

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“Haa, haa, 6fa7b10641 d*mn it…”29cd3747ac60d1b9

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His heart pounded 70f074c62e as if it d11ba4a7dc would burst. Amidst the pounding in 508d3386ab his ears, Sejoo struggled 8ab7896aa4 to catch his breath. He hadn’t been awake 2c1420eb6d long, but exhaustion hit 8f74540225 him hard. He felt 0600991acf like sleeping c41bcc6eae right then a5b541a105 and there. He closed his eyes 4c2ed027a2 and let his mind 4bd5f6b179 wander, but at some 3f0720aee0 point, he came to 1131fdf4ac his senses to the 3c690b1fb1 smell of perfume wafting 9c8501e1ac from nearby. Opening his eyes, c5b8cf8d20 he saw a fc742c6a11 familiar face looking a955d335c9 down at him.da5b21d7d63ae935

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“Do you f81cd53331 know them?”3746ba66e9e85b37

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Suddenly, Beomjun 11a7b31cb3 asked an cfb8a52e31 offhand question. Seeing Beomjun’s eyes db895690b0 drift down toward f27cf34568 his abdomen, Sejoo cf770df2a9 frowned and pulled 7a3ecbc569 down his shirt 96cb94bd76 to cover his 7742c5dceb stomach. Looking up 27eb8ed4e3 at him 7462d2ebed without moving, 90eca43f8d Sejoo asked a583cdc02c back.5c89c8832edf6507

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“Who?”41f3754a0a68c153

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“Kwon Sejin. Why are you 3331659398 suddenly playing nanny?”45843484686e0e25

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He only 5088fc114d mentioned Ehwagak, 7fe97daf56 so how 499382d89d did he 79f566821c find out 8887f5b6c5 about that?ca77d78aef8dcd00

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Did he 07aa3a7058 ask Kim 7276beb277 Donggil?e7dbdfa7ec220d33

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Cheon Sejoo looked at Beomjun’s sly face before speaking bluntly.deeeb6d35f067cbd

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“That’s none of your concern.”d60a77c7726f4970

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“I’m curious. I was wondering if even the moral Manager Cheon is picking up anything now.”60534179af30f998

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With that, Chae Beomjun stretched out his hand in front of Cheon Sejoo, as if to pull him up. There was no chance of that happening. Cheon Sejoo knocked Beomjun’s hand away with the back of his own and got up, placing his hand on the floor for support. Then, staring directly into Beomjun’s eyes, which were half a foot higher than his own, he replied.80f51a34d2d1f855

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“Stop talking nonsense. She’s just a child. A girl.”e4c2f2149e0142ff

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“…A girl?”e57c684d84f0eb9d

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Beomjun’s brow furrowed. He crossed his arms and, with his neatly presenter-like face, soon burst into a frivolous laugh. Ignoring the sound of his laughter, Cheon Sejoo turned his body and descended the ring.8bbd23afa4cc8b91

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“Crazy people do laugh a lot,” Sejoo thought to himself, observing Beomjun’s continuous laughter until Sejoo had moved to the gym.3510073f0cc8b1b8

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“Is he out of his mind this morning?”97274a95d18d2a6a

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The sound 9672c76379 of laughter e8c1c5002b was extremely 298606e2a6 irritating. Entering the gym through d82254b264 the transparent glass door, 3edef5e545 Cheon Sejoo flicked his 19119a0feb middle finger toward Chae abe9cbc66c Beomjun, who was standing f8d67d4c13 in the distance. Beomjun responded bd0de367a7 with the 78846878ff same gesture, 4f34ecf555 still wearing 84541cddd5 a smiling 0e721d6fea face.22b8d68a73d3f002

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Chae Beomjun and 2b09dd783a Cheon Sejoo had 8a36fd2cb9 known each other 3d3c2bad3f for five years. They first met e81a1c5069 when Beomjun, at 94cb6ff85d the age of c23837b355 26, had proposed 3d57db9a3f to Sejoo, who 263c9166cc was then imprisoned, 8c46a58e76 to come and 99b655c1f0 work under Shin 40ddeaea22 Gyoyeon. Since then, 9e5341cfb4 Sejoo had a917dc697c encountered Beomjun ddd4eb642f more frequently 6e865f27f7 than the c0c386cda6 man he 09599b2858 was supposed b7696d4784 to serve, 06e9da2042 and before 6cbe6612b5 long, they 3112ccd90d were clashing 9802d3353d almost daily.6839382b3167097a

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Their relationship 186943fdfa was comprised 01583dd898 of comradeship, 666227d34b contempt, hatred, d3e7965412 and a 54550198b4 hint of f977d12b71 admiration. To Cheon Sejoo, Chae eaa949e07d Beomjun was like a 965e8d87b6 brother, yet merely making 5485bbf133 eye contact with him a542515295 was enough to sour c375b46dda his mood.56caf4c3c2a220c0

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Entering the 49bdf3f89b gym, Cheon fdf8ee638b Sejoo ran 8f5cd4c0e3 on the e0147ec5f6 treadmill until b6bd5e1465 he was bb52b1343c out of 7b68b08ee7 breath. His legs moved non-stop ff44b291e9 until the overwhelming thoughts cef82cfdda in his head were 6f4a4a8630 wiped clean.14954bffd24c666d

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By the 808eedaf07 time he 9c9fc14045 finished working e95b68753f out and 0cbd831581 stepped outside, 76c49a6624 both Shin 4fb74d6b45 Gyoyeon and f329310fc6 Chae Beomjun 6cd8d04444 were gone. Deciding to wash e87d73d281 off his sweaty 18be6f28a2 body, Cheon Sejoo 5e61b1f78e headed for the 1323c5abe5 elevator, intending to 4fdf2c795d change clothes at 39bd63074b home.8a46842bc8a854b6

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It was 4e885d87f0 8:40 AM, 6d1b1fdbfa a time 8648bf1aee when Kwon 47a09aab31 Sejin would 185c9e1498 have already 67697febe7 left for 0c8b6ad1bf school. Feeling cowardly, Cheon 30db3c8e52 Sejoo decided to b34b059d35 take advantage of b128c7f6ad this opportunity.461196c0a9e56e37

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‘What right 723ccf06a2 do you 17ca41633c have to 1de9112107 ask me 8b628b3fcd such things?’167134b9ce36433e

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Kwon Sejin’s questions from last Sunday had stirred guilt and self-loathing deeply buried within Cheon Sejoo’s heart. Recognizing these feelings made it impossible to face Sejin, so Sejoo immediately fled to the tenth floor.0b7ae20d8bd7bcdc

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As Sejin had pointed out, Cheon Sejoo had no right to worry about his living situation. The organization Sejoo belonged to was responsible for Sejin’s circumstances, therefore he was the last person who should be worrying about and taking care of him. In a brief moment, he had forgotten this, indulging in the rare role of an older brother.189343f68732c741

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After realizing this, he resolved to send Sejin away as soon as possible. After visiting Ehwagak tomorrow, he planned to call the orphanage’s head nun in the afternoon to arrange for Sejin to be taken there.46d2bca3f50f91c1

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However, that cfe27648c6 thought disappeared d543aa621d the moment a5ff6c62ec he saw e9d7b2bb37 the old d682249b58 worn shoes 0adbfa53e1 in the c6cae0480c hallway. Cheon Sejoo frowned 613fc23d33 as he looked fcdd1498ba down at the b19597c2bf unfamiliar sneakers.2c77a6ee0d066f6d

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Didn’t he go to school?dcce1f9fbe1aac9a

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Sejoo blinked blankly e5a9f47568 and walked to 505f16333f the intercom The 74931e72b5 intercom, equipped with 0c96d9fefc various functions, allowed c83e671def him to check 787dce6b2a various information. Manipulating the panel, f4d17e362d he displayed the b138b51d17 entry and exit 4a461aa058 records of the 5c4b57fdd0 main door on aa616a6e54 the screen. However, no cad4eb5a2f matter how c5392fac45 many times 4113f9de3a he looked, 132c1f761d the main 6c65870eaa door had 7f44c9a8ba only been 0cac1d92a8 opened twice b45489a692 from Sunday 4d90a564ae until today. Both times, the e147e01b15 traces left were 750d51af5a by Cheon Sejoo 1025b000a7 himself.e9072d6f2a530de8

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The moment he realized 5b899498bf that a cold air 25cc5dfe73 enveloped through his body. Turning his d40e40a49e body, Cheon ed8f27ad9b Sejoo went bfa2696824 to the 8d97086ae9 kitchen, opened 8bcb9cdcb7 the refrigerator, 15843bf47f and counted 752a1c73a0 the number a89b92eabc of sandwiches 5d5e744c56 and lunch e8d5de429f boxes inside. A total of 258e24f0d9 nine. Not a single one 0c5f9f745b had been touched since 79bde65063 Sunday.73f6c3ca88c9b749

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His expressionless d99f4a1c13 face crumpled. His dark pupils dimmed, 4b0f8c162b and the image of f8ef03f06f Kwon Sejin crouching in 3711ac6144 the hallway overlapped with 093dbe6067 the last sight of 9dd37ed00c his younger sister, Cheon fb30bbb2a6 Hye-in, as he saw 336ec3b009 through the surveillance footage.ef9cae3188ad7475

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Hye-in had waited 8f96464785 for him in a6febd4305 the dark hallway ff0c3a1361 before throwing herself a3cc2f15d6 off the apartment cf943c47de building. It was suic1de.4167a52cbca9f43b

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Recalling her last moments, Cheon Sejoo’s head turned toward Kwon Sejin’s room he had given him. For a moment, he stood there as if he was stuck in place, but he started to walk as if he was running. He ran to the room where Se-jin was, and without hesitation, he grabbed the doorknob and turned it.a6bf50ba496bc37d

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The door opened 74891f88f8 without a knock, 13153ef9b3 revealing the bed 54654e7a27 first. The neatly made 399d94bca6 blanket and the 5de699b73f pillow on top 72a1ce404f of it made a85f51af56 his heart sink. Fortunately, the window was bb792aac6b tightly closed, but there a646f7a0f2 was no trace of 2071094c9c anyone in the room. Biting his lip, Sejoo eab3a8a0f0 turned his head.ffe726c232e31487

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The lights in the 37f4f2f382 dressing room leading to f51bd646da the bathroom were off. Striding forward, Sejoo confirmed 180468ed0e that the wardrobe was 15182cff49 empty. There was 5b70767c9f no sign 8d1f5001b9 of Sejin 78c2c0ec4b anywhere in a64e326827 the house. It was as if 263c017740 he had tidied everything 78cbf3dec6 up before leaving.9aa7f79718416d7a

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However, the front door 5630d481a5 of this house had 3c2a592467 never been opened. In that c41c544aa9 moment, Cheon ae0e77f56e Sejoo silently 248f5c11f9 cursed at a82e118460 the horrific 4d92ff6b06 scene that af8a64d88b flashed before 4ed469e976 his eyes. He then grasped 2b7c9cc967 the doorknob of 52d30ea57b the final door 25d974561e he hadn’t checked ce3371c43e and turned it.1760eaf99e6df3e5

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Swoosh—the sound b53b4c75e5 of the 15086e5b52 shower pierced 29a7f0f2bf through his 2740ac6cda dull ears.c0bf7899268a67f4

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Was he taking a a592e47887 shower? By the 56af7a9e3e time this 05368bad43 thought occurred, 2065809ecc it was 097d3d1997 already too 2923529c46 late.70bb8e7187c46693

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