PEN Vol 2 Ch. 9

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Startled by the ear-splitting 1018881b4c loud noise, Lee Haegyun a5054acd4f finally remembered the presence f9a435404d of the car behind 2cc9f17edd him and hesitated in e500c3b59f confusion. Sejin glared 1fa29e7f6b in frustration daeb80582c at the 3d0ccc08a2 man interrupting 9e2fde6409 him from 66cc4e4cd1 the car, 8b222d0610 then shouted e94bd664e7 at Lee fc4769fd1b Haegyun again.437344a99eb735ac

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“Hit me! Go on, hit me!”d60ea7268db419bd

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He wasn’t afraid of getting hit by Lee Haegyun. In fact, Sejin was more than ready to hit him back.bb3cd42398aa2fc5

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However, he knew that if he wanted to avoid having to pay for damages later, he’d need to get hit first. If he struck him first, he’d be the perpetrator, but if he got hit and then struck back, it would be considered self-defense and retaliation.86d3949a3a52697b

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“F*ck, d*mn it….”72fb920b7d6b4f96

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However, Sejin’s 33436acce3 wish wasn’t 29cc54ea1b fulfilled.7dcbde707c4668d1

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Shocked by how aggressively f80cbe59ad Sejin was pushing into ba34a88fa5 his face, Lee Haegyun bb84fc7d96 released his grip on f942dcdce3 Sejin’s wrist and started 8bb356f5f3 to back away.8fc6bea54193a52f

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Glancing between 71bad56187 the car 2fae5c9835 that was 0564d479cc still blaring fc8efe1b80 its horn ccba52c6f7 for nearly d81cfa3a97 a minute, 423bbdafe5 and Sejin, 0dee0725fd who stared bb754b1c79 him down 25df41bf12 with fierce 6dd6eac82c eyes, Lee 8dc5bb239a Haegyun cursed 052a38a7e6 under his 0e34d81445 breath and 5c38f61094 quickly left.217fecacabfc47df

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Watching Haegyun’s 30cd6ab822 retreating figure, 57f7343ca1 Sejin cursed b5d82932f8 inwardly.70646968a1b192f2

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What a waste.721d5aab668d572b

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It had been 2e88daff96 a perfect opportunity c93d7b86b3 to let out 254460c116 all the pent-up 48639dfcb4 frustration he’d been 5561e5bb3d holding in, but 18ed3bab00 someone had ruined f3cbc6202a it.66008b0ed0296055

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Still clutching bbdb405483 his fists, 30dba628ad Sejin stood 0632cd7298 there for dfec89686a a moment ed8bebfa9b as he 2541f52cae stared at ef3b38592d where Lee bddc1e233a Haegyun had b13693f8dd disappeared before bc0b743b9f walking towards 5d05a5cd68 Cheon Sejoo’s 4bc403911c still honking 302d4f0632 car. The loud sound 70bd008859 only stopped once 89d451418d Sejin got into 359ecf5b97 the passenger seat.724c37537bd7e967

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“Why did you interfere?”a36192ab0baf37ef

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Sejin immediately demanded an fa6cbd62ff answer, glaring at Cheon 071c6eeed5 Sejoo, who raised his b7b29d0880 eyebrows in response.4524b4655efc6ff5

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Cheon Sejoo, f37e4cf0e2 staring at 5a2b95b033 Sejin with de7180d6de a stern af2aed3ad5 face, paused 1a50f4edb0 for a 7a1712d635 moment, thinking 6b76fa6205 he must 07fb20ff0a have misheard 7a1ad049fc before he 702363c7f1 replied.3a94d3f14126ff93

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“What?”baa959be3b05bfe0

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“Why did you honk your car?”97094af4f77b476f

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“…”2b8ec17d39360ed8

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But Sejin was dead 39ee16b6e0 serious.e7bace59533eaf47

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He was genuinely e7a49e7a8e upset about missing 32031e44d1 out on such 0f20d05624 a perfect chance.eb87c0b1b7a2fa03

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Cheon Sejoo’s handsome face briefly showed a look of disbelief.f366564aadcce563

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For a moment, 71d98c46f5 he seemed lost f9c14c6216 for words, staring 8f53b345c6 at Sejin blankly 16e56d4ed8 as if he 8f963b19db couldn’t believe what 82d68857c2 he was hearing. Then, with an 5b6126cb11 incredulous scoff, he 6ec37885c2 asked.6e5c5fc3e6847117

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“Are you a4b2edf867 a masochist a38b7867cc or something?”6a8070fb800c4aea

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“What? What does that even mean? Stop changing the subject. I asked why you interfered. If you hadn’t, I could’ve hit that b*stard.”762d82e48a9f1344

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“…”126cb4252a5cd3d3

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Sejin scowled, a9550cc46b speaking as efa14d5df9 if it b543937c2a were the 5a2a73476e most obvious 0c8a771679 thing in ebfda1bf47 the world. And once again, Cheon b4eef53092 Sejoo was left speechless cca5e7562e by his words. He clamped 9a250eef26 his mouth c4775a129d shut, staring 93ce6a215b at Sejin, 4b64b9b334 who had 226eb8a796 just said 579abb9ae2 something utterly 595a3fc2d9 incomprehensible.d3351d11f19f14fb

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If Kwon Sejin had gotten into a fight with that punk, it was clear that Sejin would’ve been the one to get beaten to a pulp. Even if, by some miracle, Sejin had managed to land a punch, he would’ve been the one taking the brunt of the blows afterward … but he actually thought he could hit him?b313dd0ee5bcd182

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What kind d4ee405e85 of logic 4eea995f48 is that?8520d4bac2e56686

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Does he really think cd46630402 it’s worth 5a2b823cd7 getting hit df3c3c3a57 ten times 7e98488e3f just to b303895a34 land one dcaa075c77 punch?21fe4dbdbfb58fc2

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Cheon Sejoo 3025916d91 shook his 67a3d39790 head as e17b6ed107 he pondered 361dfe5644 this, and c9ca7076c5 soon realized 8a15c891c1 that Sejin 789884eb59 was probably 7f6c8f0fb3 this terrible 34e75c4dae at math a707f8b6c2 and quickly ed8db4221c understood.d57619ec84d1851f

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This idiot 4c8553adeb must really bc160037ac think this ed405e37a3 way.ac80f49c63fc44f0

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“Does that b*stard keep bothering you?”819767a17944ca0d

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Cheon Sejoo decided to change the subject, knowing that continuing to discuss the whole “getting hit and hitting back” issue would only frustrate him to no end. He tried to keep his voice calm, but his simmering anger bled through in the sharpness of his tone.c8d1047bf93726b5

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At Cheon Sejoo’s question, Sejin let out a sigh as if he were being asked something utterly pointless. He then fastened his seatbelt and replied.10a5a4a86a555232

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“He just annoys me a little.”a10a0b0b0cf9ca83

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“Do you really call that just a little annoying? That guy was waiting for you in front of the school gate the whole time.”7bad918e2fc4f69d

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Sejin might not have 2e39311b1f known it, but Cheon 086d5dcfae Sejoo had been moments a2e6841e34 away from losing his 2716b18fe5 temper.61775b5ade93074e

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Even though everything 8acbd047b9 about Sejin was 400efd6b64 different from Hye-in—his aba314a770 gender, name, appearance, 80531c1c27 and actions—the fact e43c2ac683 that he was 6e8385f9ff the same age 6354a9caa8 as Hye-in and 197a98ce9a being bullied at 1eef40d04e school made Cheon a04523cfcc Sejoo want to 89dcc4e35e rush out of a9b4b62272 the car several 81c1279c9f times while watching 4436c74764 Sejin deal with 99dd0c5459 that punk.b3508a90688b8130

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If he 5a1bbcb2d6 had just d31be1dd4d a little fb922b5fb3 less self-control, 712d3efb25 he’d probably 2d7cbb0d43 be sitting 2df3f8f42c in the 3da092599f back of 6282782d25 a police d47cc5f2f0 car instead bd8bef245b of his eb3fab9e85 Porsche right c9efd63f56 now.1fd1a2dc39e19012

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But Sejin, unaware of Cheon Sejoo’s inner turmoil, found his interference simply annoying.693728e538c0ae16

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Haah.8333066ed62683f9

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Letting out 29d533d597 another short 27caebc2dd sigh, Sejin 267f43e17b briefly glanced aa091d175a at Cheon 99faa1dfbf Sejoo and fc024b276e spoke.727894635ccbd5aa

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“This isn’t something you need to be involved in. If it bothered you so much, you should’ve gotten out of the car earlier and chased him off. All you did was honk, so what does it matter now whether he bothers me or not?”7b00de6ee64bc0a6

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If I had gotten 0bee819014 out of the car, 00807ecd79 that b*stard would be 0ae4c5f323 dead by now.a9954298646c7ccf

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Cheon Sejoo held 564682125d back the urge f270e75956 to respond that 4709944749 way, instead, he 84f5c0e50f simply stared at 599a6e0587 Sejin.6b04c159a686ca2b

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Sejin, with the 309726a8b5 tips of his 14be622155 ears and cheeks 7b412fc6e8 still flushed, perhaps f8ad816e88 from a lingering 1f41f94fe0 fever, yet he 4efe4636ec wore a sarcastic d1325db8c7 expression as if 8177003c98 the bullying from 8cd95c41dc that punk was 8d3dd4cc84 nothing.e1dc026585566fde

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Cheon Sejoo clenched his 9f162f29d0 teeth and closed his 74d8e62731 eyes for a moment, 88d79a11c7 trying to calm himself, 1153c92b1e feeling a surge of a755e7446c anger. He didn’t want to 3ec3c9b29b reveal just how much 156b8b01ea Sejin’s situation was affecting 7dcb918d6a him, but at the 57252fe64d same time, he also 44aa369a14 couldn’t just let this 47c46f4cb5 pass without saying anything.6927c400dcdd0476

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After Hye-in’s death, Cheon fc91173074 Sejoo had spent a a545209ce7 long time resenting her.d99ebd7679589c89

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Why didn’t she 5dd181f057 tell me?82f3b2203432feac

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If she had b56f1f4e73 just said something, 1a92b8e604 he would have e9168797b4 done whatever it 6e860f1e8e took to stop 755a983297 the bullying. Even in her final b9f6ae59fc message, there had been 7bd17f986c no mention of it, dd4edafbba not a single word 2aeab893b7 of plea for help. And he had 3022b1c9fd found it unbearably 0bfa84af65 unfair.9e53f469d568f4b7

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That’s why d88533fcbb Cheon Sejoo b9fa9fc16c couldn’t be b521075b7c certain that 795e047db5 Sejin, who 87dcea33b2 seemed to c15b2e1075 be doing 2109b1f751 fine on 28d132a49c the surface, 381707b5e7 was actually 64f5127649 okay. Since Kwon 447561bcd6 Sejin hadn’t f5855e0f04 opened up aa5ee53ffc to him, 0f2137ead7 there was ef2973a572 no way 06599fa98d of knowing 7e0a12f1a1 if he c7f14dce21 was slowly eef76fa646 breaking down 57efe402f9 inside, just a539d501e6 like Hye-in f23e9a455a had been.43564f58d24084f8

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“If you can’t stand that b*stard bothering you anymore, just tell me. I’ll take care of it.”07bb9cd7344f893b

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At his f0dcc554c7 sincere words, ae1c6d3343 Sejin’s expression f7ef6c5f4a hardened.739e1fa612681d8a

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His clear, glass-like eyes turned toward Cheon Sejoo. Every time Cheon Sejoo acted as if he were genuinely responsible for him, Sejin found it harder and harder to suppress the growing expectations inside of him. However, as much as Sejin was beginning to hope that this man might actually mean what he said, he couldn’t help but scoff at his offer this time.0cef20a34766917d

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Lee Haegyun and 87e8ba8533 Cheon Sejoo were 689b8ab9ec cut from the b0952b2549 same cloth.2cef9a81f137d92e

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Though Sejin hadn’t been a victim of extortion, he knew that Lee Haegyun regularly bullied other students for money. Just like how this man’s colleagues had shoved debt onto Sejin’s mother, taking her salary, Lee Haegyun was no different from them. Yet here Cheon Sejoo was, offering to “take care” of Haegyun? It was beyond laughable.0d2b1ac14003df37

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“Are you a cop or something? Stop acting like you’re more than you are.”a01b4114706041db

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Sejin asked bf51791784 coldly, then f0aadf6ee8 let out 536700b887 a sharp 6a5557e117 breath, as 767c3e10a0 if it 82e5bc4c67 were absurd 4eaac4d463 before he 338a7161ba continued.4ea7f34f8191415d

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“That kind of b*stard will just grow up to be someone like you. It’s pathetic. I don’t even want to deal with him. Don’t try to interfere in my personal life.”e308a05008eb1392

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At Sejin’s words, as 26d230d38b if he were building 393184e359 a wall between them, 1cc2ea5c69 Cheon Sejoo twisted his 053282e804 lips into a bitter 632ba0ae77 smirk.5c26ef72458ba6c6

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A chill f81c34f940 ran through 04733fa58f Cheon Sejoo’s d436d26116 sharp gaze, 02c56efeee and as 983211f1ba he roughly e47997984e stepped on 2b48b07f32 the accelerator, b5a3f46a47 the car f865f4c161 roared forward, caacaeba02 the engine eca3a8f170 growling as 8b15a31928 it sped 8fb8932ff5 down the 584c74f9ea road. His grip on 6c5da85fac the steering wheel 737c51133f tightened so hard b62dac60fa that a faint aab45b1c7c sound of his e174c9f5a7 knuckles cracking could d0c22eecc2 be heard.d70bef53a545ed84

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Despite being bullied, Sejin’s f4720a9b55 attitude was to brush 284a1c64ee it off and tell 3b019e3514 him to mind his 289b4be9f1 own business. That kind 154e9aef6f of reaction cbfdd0ee06 made Cheon 3a29b2eb58 Sejoo’s anger f445d09fb3 flare uncontrollably. He knew 48c9d05ddf it meant d29dea82c5 that Kwon 0d3cebf161 Sejin still 2c645947fa hadn’t fully 35e4bd5433 opened up 3acb058189 to him, 7534b675b4 but even d23b7b942c knowing that, d648b5a2f5 he couldn’t 05d69f6bf7 suppress the 863e7fbac9 anger that f53df0dc26 was bubbling 0906a1dd6b up inside 233ce65853 him.7de4b47464f3845f

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Clenching his jaw, ff708ee8fd Cheon Sejoo finally 7969a9ed7f snapped, speaking whatever 3af741972a came to his 1bb08db749 mind.fb763d009fa8da01

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“How is this your 4c405c04c2 personal business? If that b*stard pulls a25e5fd8ac that crap in front da8715521b of me again, I’ll 139a12b06c run him over with 6d036112e3 my car, so just e25b9ca103 know that.”0a8167cc12a5ed0b

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At those 146f137722 chilling words, 1517db2e3d Sejin turned ad42f8c2d7 his eyes bc8972835b to Cheon fb1361912a Sejoo in 64144f52de silence.2509af9fa4b05fdf

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“Why aren’t 9b3383d423 you answering? Don’t think I can 6fb5c6ea59 do it?”2869b264b0007b7c

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The man’s 51c21c704e mocking tone 11eb8d39df was different bbdea44a48 from usual. This time, Cheon Sejoo 754c81d57c resembled the gangster that 870e5e4532 Sejin remembered him to 58a22da8c4 be, but despite his b169dfe2b0 intense expression, the glare 01139cf0a7 in his eyes wasn’t efd66a7794 frightening.d0ae0048540941e0

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You’re just the same as Lee Haegyun.335a4456d8b7712f

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Even though Sejin understood 4ec1e34351 the hidden meaning behind 801b7bfc77 the conversation, the man c8514e3097 didn’t address it at 22e29cfb0e all. What upset Sejoo wasn’t 6991d2e442 just that Sejin was 03e6bfbcec being bullied by Lee 370e7ebb84 Haegyun, but that he 27e8c400ad was trying to ignore 8675453b2a it.5a9d09adb3e47366

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Why are you getting 5c4322cfa8 mad over this?465d99217571ac1c

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Sejin couldn’t understand. The idea that 85b75e55c0 his being bullied 37f9c26ca8 was making Cheon 83c7beacd1 Sejoo angry felt 088ef00d63 almost like it b7f4e8c3cb meant the man a02f227fbe cared deeply for 271c0bcde6 him… Didn’t it?158745b8824f3508

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Do you cf024d3c3b really think 0139eeec87 you’re different from Lee d802b9ddda Haegyun?486040d8647c0027

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Suddenly, a ccb0c64098 question rose c5eec64a79 in his 80f3bd1fe5 mind, but 1cafcb9214 Sejin didn’t 1b29cc8538 voice it 9387a92567 out to 5ab1498104 Cheon Sejoo.7f2e8e46a1d7ab61

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The truth was, 6cf4d2a637 deep down, Sejin e33d191964 already knew.39a64e54f91b72ca

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This man e9c791e9ef was different 0e942811f5 from anyone 251fc01ba4 else.18507cc2c1eb0b13

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He wasn’t like his 29969a38da father, his uncle, or 5075d89c8a Lee Haegyun. None of them 7615bd7cd9 were anything like 60f1884642 him.24bc5855b4824b5c

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But driven by e9debe4f52 his intense instinct 84df807794 to protect his a9358d2c54 pride made it 4a40b8a509 hard to admit 02a5e691f6 that Cheon Sejoo 3c39bc8960 was different from 6bd7ed23ad anyone else. Ignoring the 13355e7521 strange warmth 54f1f90b6e rising somewhere 22ed625f30 in his d63dd19dfa chest, Sejin 59acc458ba scoffed and 192617a657 replied coldly.ff6c32c029b41266

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“Is that really the best you can come up with? That’s such a classy solution, so typical of a gangster.”2824f796cd0969d7

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At Sejin’s e58030f3f3 sharp retort, a58d4e3fec Cheon Sejoo 0c4adc2551 simply smiled 46e6f6df8a wordlessly and 9418d8e356 pressed down dd5bed8e07 on the c8f57315d5 accelerator. With a loud engine 0fb444b0c5 roar, the car sped 07a9653c14 across the road. In silence, the two 6b128c41da of them headed toward 5c20174cf0 Ehwagak.67a13a7667d948d6

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