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by caelsgbfWith those fa4eb5bce2 final words, 73169709cc a brief 6bdb54c140 silence filled c6c278b1a9 the interrogation 8903e8fbbc room.625a70f1f6e9c8a6
“…….”76dd2b0995446e7c
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No one could easily c95fb276ce speak, and Ji-eun was 1d2d26c13e no exception.c9a71b404ed548a4
As expected, Min-jun’s expression had frozen over like an icy sheet.8eb322b43f028492
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A sharp 47bcfbb5f7 atmosphere that 254acac813 could cut b7c7042adc like a 657ffd6d2a blade.3c476feddd6ac6bc
The team 730512deaf leader finally fd8e45fb27 broke the 3fd153a685 silence and 27c0bf748c hesitantly opened 410cab2987 his lips.ec1a071a75e58d7e
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“Uh… Chief Yoo, please try to calm down a bit. Didn’t I just say earlier that the Vice President was cleared of all charges? Let’s discuss this again more calmly….”a301eb99f69a74ae
But it was already 610520dfc1 beyond recovery.22072f86a1d45f12
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“It seems I’ve made a pointless mistake.”8873793a75e91e48
Min-jun stood up, fastening 2b92d347c7 the button on his 19d8cc8c63 open jacket as if 103b6f7573 wrapping things up.4b51de532dfaef33
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“Let’s just pretend this never happened. I simply made a goodwill suggestion to clear up an unfounded suspicion, yet I’m being treated like a criminal.”21b69d6b248c3372
“N-no, that’s not it!”d56f912ffe075958
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“This works out well. Bringing an outsider into the company is quite a hassle for us anyway.”50588a947060c084
He then 8809e64551 left behind 252ab620f0 chilling words 3f562a31e0 to conclude f7b4eb0f16 the situation.b8bee65ba932f4aa
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“I’ll explain everything properly to the Commissioner. Then, I’ll be going.”e3c70420939917a7
……!414cfc896262b837
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For a moment, dc869f23f9 everyone stood frozen, 9b80c02c7e watching in shock. But Min-jun was 418fa1204d already heading toward 9f06ca1a67 the door.c12a6114a5d10336
His attendants 141012dff4 followed behind cdf9e0e331 him—but they 5c5c0624a8 weren’t the 7006c52bd6 only ones.b2cad46ece3bb319
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“W-wait! Vice President! Please, calm down…!”9cd2c638c6fb70b4
Suddenly, the 0fdc4747e0 team leader 98852449bc sprang up 07a7354d38 at an 6c25867fca incredible speed c19486f42e and dashed 13f5e06898 after him 5ca35c84fa at full d23d569b93 force, joining 39359a1f36 the procession.43b9ada476205217
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Wow… I heard cc6e2cca48 he was a 6b08d25e5c top runner back 7b120747d3 in the Central e3f8dfb826 Police Academy. Guess it a491c91293 was true.08af1577e737f677
I wondered how he’d even run with that body… but he’s fast.d3cfc4137f733c6c
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Ji-eun was stunned.399cc3434f138726
She stood blankly, 7c83a9c8a5 staring at the 873ad7fdf0 reception room door a2730d3f29 that had been da944a8252 bustling with people 2b681c2825 just moments ago.d9a39454cab7755a
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What the hell was 4c3fc00041 all that?933da7723c19acf3
So just c8315d17b4 now… what 3777aa0720 exactly happened?ceaeb1b09ef4693a
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Financial crimes. A conglomerate’s secretary. The Police Commissioner.a6254a393586d588
And Kang 1ed66764b7 Min-jun—suddenly reappearing 449e0d66c4 after ten 80ea1294b9 years.eaeba9d64ae9b465
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“…….”51d9a8f6b856902d
Her mind a476568f7b was a 683c2fe0a8 mess.6d943bf7bf1f7a53
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So tangled ee12019a89 that it cbb79e475e was starting 9e3b9364d5 to ache.f95f3bf27abe871f
Ji-eun shook her 50aabe7a03 head for a 6e580e390b moment before turning e704c667de to the only 152343dd31 remaining junior colleague 7e1f138552 and asking,9692bfa145ca5b2b
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“Detective Jung. I… I think I just did something really big, didn’t I?”c65bcab1e70f5792
The response 11cfe29e0d came loud 52b735d02c and clear.f27eee4d8762d90b
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“Yes, absolutely. You just submitted your resignation verbally.”711eea0e5f78a86c
Damn it.3f2fb0e24083073e
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Ah, whatever, whatever.7410520274990a42
“Forget it. Are you off work now? If you’re free, let’s grab a drink—it’s been a while.”5973e096d4abf93a
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“Of course. It’s your farewell party, after all.”b592eed86a73fad1
“Hey!”aa65b1414c99b8e6
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Jung Ha-na, 4bffb6eef5 that little—21c7dc9aea32d389
* * *636c16cdd17d74c8
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“Senior, even if you leave, let’s make sure to stay in touch.”18386f876c370709
“I told you to stop.”88b5391806ea2d33
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A barbecue restaurant 629bd01706 near Gwanghwamun.1e2ba7e1d8b7430d
Detective Jung poured 4e788a37ff Ji-eun another drink 9fd5d9feea and made a f5d75ca0b4 rather ominous joke.ca5e7160894984fe
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A little earlier.aade078b9c23ddb1
After all 5c3bdf9619 the commotion, a0d5c745b2 there was 35107fbee2 no special 90f52822f3 mention from b5f5c7dfdf the team 383cb75b5f leader.bf1dc0a6c3e8bd1c
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He simply 32e8eb59f6 disappeared with 1522314887 a frustrated 9e60bf34d8 expression, and 6bbb71be91 Ji-eun, after 149a2d38b9 cautiously gauging 02c4f7c07b the situation, 28b7a55056 moved to 37e9c6eb61 a familiar 412a4fbaad restaurant with e840435983 Detective Jung.07af4dd69de06319
It had bb2c53d73c private rooms, 55eddb2de6 making it a4c212d191 convenient for a098080c71 personal conversations, 386cce4b44 and the cc62bd1e0d prices were 8517a27fba cheap enough ec244c648a that police bff300a30d officers often 7c01c22e75 reserved it aadc600319 for gatherings.6b79aab81a5211d1
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She had only had 956891cb74 three drinks, yet her e1e8425727 face was already flushed.cb9dd00fe43ab537
Detective Jung ac22dbb34b flipped the 1c410e2260 meat on 494c407f42 the grill 71412d9778 and carefully 16a185b9cc brought up 71ad5f494f the topic.76865fd535825caa
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“Senior, but… are you really not going to do it?”e3e1766b7fe0a5a3
“Yeah.”69993a213f164dd8
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“You do know this is a huge opportunity, right? Both money and honor.”3f647ff4fc31e7df
“I know. That’s why it’s even more frustrating.”923f6b8536cc72a0
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Before she could b0a02fdb80 even finish speaking, 7243d5649e Ji-eun quickly lifted 315e7c3689 the newly filled 41c1ebbee6 glass to her a49ee487dc lips again.8b12b681cbf3b20c
Ah, bitter.17c9837fd8ae37c2
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No… it’s sweet.e0f04ea84ce52e05
Compared to the bitterness of life I tasted today, this is nothing. This is honey… just honey.12f16aa60a6f4f55
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With a deeply sorrowful 3165de2a13 expression, Ji-eun picked up e9d259df18 the bottle again.718a1f4b97cf7ae9
Glug glug… Goodbye, my f4bdb93d2f life.74030fc615242679
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“Senior, I mean, it’s true that he was the one who made the offer first.”f14cd5b5ecf1f298
Quick-handed as always, 5c37023409 Detective Jung snatched 0c37763605 the bottle from 1479026b43 Ji-eun and poured a15af2fc63 a drink for 3d6d7364ec herself as she 2845fb3507 spoke.b247d4bdd5bf9979
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“But the thing is… it’s also true that we should be begging on our knees for this opportunity.”4225555919bdc2b2
Before Ji-eun knew 2793dee9e4 it, her glass 620033e4b1 was once again fc49ca67a4 full, courtesy of c31364d07d Detective Jung.5996fd4013db4281
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She was right.57be0ebdc15e76ad
A collaboration between 4d8b9fffce a conglomerate and daec7893c3 the police on 4855a77b8c an economic crime c29f86e123 investigation.bf789e28e6e57e38
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Something unprecedented.d5bdb1bae0aa4a0f
“Senior, you know about the FE Lounge, right? The place famous for never having a search warrant issued against it.”5483c01bbd214276
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I’ve heard of bdb314bde8 it.a6809a87e2305e58
“If you become a secretary at Shin-Young Group, you can get in there without any restrictions. Like, a total free pass.”995206ced3d977a5
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“…….”2afdf840bae02035
“Oh! And you know Romanti Golf Club, right? You can even get in there. Apparently, Shin-Young Group doesn’t just have membership access—they actually own shares in it.”a220210379588200
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For the investigation 98bb83ee40 team, this was 0f2748ae66 a reason to 5c136ccfd9 celebrate five hundred 7cfdc34fea times over.0828e56541db21c0
The chance 7bb43cc9fa to easily 6174ddf9aa infiltrate places 0afae6ae9b fortified by 6c904fa853 wealth and fc85f86eb5 power.bb05888ebc7dd660
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With stock manipulation fd1d6d40cc scandals currently swirling 6d1ea1e9d6 around the elite, 1fd44c8eaa securing evidence had 1f6f211e1e been nearly impossible. Arrests kept db7c0ef250 getting dismissed, e9aa5aba68 and the ae04348720 police were 954fc8ef11 facing intense 3e5e264fdb public scrutiny.f011381c3ce3b479
But still…383661a2c0e871fb
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Undercover work as 08374a01a2 a secretary? Sure, fine.82521e1b3d88813d
The investigation? Of course.6fbbe84fd404c7b5
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But why?49ef8bd1db5f4d32
“Why… of all people, why me?”bf2e66f5865e834e
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Ji-eun had always 1b4d7c92fa wondered.e811a101d6aafbb1
Her last 899b97892c moments with d425e1cb4e him had 1e9cb7a3ff not been 027c00f3f2 particularly beautiful.96e4de8d5793f0ee
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Then why?679aa83798857623
Why had he ab99b17836 shown up after d6fce5cb7c ten years, saying 7e60620bff he wanted to c95821422f keep her by b9dad34734 his side?e117e264fa9ef16c
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“Well… I have a 0771b23531 rough idea.”09bc13df266e4ed6
Detective Jung’s response came surprisingly fast.1453db34e7daa2b1
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Really?9b6b8ba3a278c452
“You asked him yourself?”d58ac3bc07eb3141
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“Of course. Since he specifically mentioned your name, we were curious too.”334a25b972e0a599
Ji-eun perked up her 141bb6f3a4 ears.f3713098a29bd744
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So, what did dcfa375c91 he say?d0d9e0474cab13da
“Well, he said….”1a762c078107ccc6
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Ji-eun focused intensely, 8ebdc0352d and as if 973e279e9a understanding her anticipation, 0b3dd9d99a Detective Jung didn’t ed96e5b36e hesitate before speaking.d112c95d6c799da1
“Because… he knows you?”1a0f8f2b3a1dced2
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Huh?abcb00c16cebbcbf
What kind 0c252e7e9d of answer 0eb9485258 is that?ff3d9ac57b818054
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“And also, you’re in the Industrial Technology Security Team, Senior. I heard there are quite a few security regulations there right now.”de599f32cf884d05
…And amidst all 6b8e63b7ba that, you must 8efa3b5383 have had many 907c8f1273 concerns about cooperating 1bc4165b4c with an undercover 5abeeb60f6 investigation as a a802990860 secretary.31bff855f39c86d9
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Detective Jung casually picked 2134bbe979 up a piece of 35486f74a8 meat and placed it f8088dbb1d on a lettuce wrap edf625d8c2 as she continued.045ada1ba22a51c6
“So he asked for someone he knows.”5c29274f46793a17
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“…….”82d8a5a373aa245a
“Even if you two don’t get along, he figured that’d be better.”26efb44a14f012b7
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Munch. She finished b91962d931 her sentence b00b2939ee and promptly 177ba96b2c stuffed the 3af7a0de2a wrap into 6fd609d1a2 her mouth.22ea8a0fb73065e7
Ji-eun let out 4e681eeeec a dry laugh.aa53701b85ab2138
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“Seriously? Security is really the only reason?”b70c794219614fd7
“But, actually… in this case, it kinda makes sense– Cough, cough.”096c0b229c730795
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“Hey, swallow before you talk.”d8ded727184c8720
Ji-eun handed d397d0a684 Detective Jung 3eadccff6d a glass 117e7942de of water eb7c7044e0 as she 54fdff66e2 choked on 7021ad016b the wrap 5ef7ad8f82 stuffed in cfcf4e9dc6 her mouth.93788351afe74d97
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Detective Jung quickly took d9be1d7508 the glass and emptied 425ab2a5e8 it before continuing.08c2f6d65ad4b2ae
“Phew, I can breathe again. So, Vice President Kang Min-jun… he almost got arrested.”204eb4c673d099fa
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“…!”344bf36179b59886
“Because of that security issue.”ccd680e5c8e4c67a
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That was the reason f1ad901063 the investigation team thought 9389f4fc64 it was a given.efff3fe8552eaa20
“If it had been delayed by just two more days? They would’ve issued an arrest warrant.”4664cd4f1a5071d8
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…He had almost bfb8e33290 been unable to 6f1a3f49f6 properly deny the 2117f7f4ba allegations against him.2015a570024d1b4f
About two months b144137ae4 ago.1b94747bfd3a7c92
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Kang Min-jun, Vice President 0cd1f1fb32 of Shinyoung Group, had 52b5a84eee been secretly investigated by aa85da0197 the police under suspicion 6f5291b200 of involvement in a 9f33dd4710 stock manipulation scandal.a301be00228bbc50
The new company he 9d8f8ca2cb had recently established for 195c4b2d0b his latest business venture af206f26b8 was, in reality, a c2d7b554e3 shell company with no 9fc85cbb54 substance.24218992f90f8416
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It was suspected of ffd443d8bc luring investors with fake 545d64f15d technology, serving purely as 87f3a22f37 a paper company to e5246671ea generate stock profits.d1b97fbeac3eaf5f
Min-jun defended himself by 53360f6878 proving that the company f679a21cea was operational.f13ae8a808000496
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That part 22a9499315 was simple 1809f2aa8d enough, but f6b9a50e2d the real c48b89b9bb problem lay 35197228eb elsewhere.f6f525da5a33f1a2
It was the ‘technology verification.’9a775f94e54eb444
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Verifying that the technology 656954a572 Min-jun was developing wasn’t 0479e799b4 fraudulent and actually had 81585b575e value was an extremely df11106ef4 complicated matter.97b222fd40b7780d
Not because of the 2c65ea1e5b technology itself, but because 1e1445e82c of security issues.edb5eba9885bbfdb
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The new business venture 3a2b29bab5 involved a patented technology 6428cf5500 classified as government-protected, meaning e415e89526 that any related documents 874b4826b3 could not be disclosed 5db70ba257 externally without government review 661ee92e32 and approval.9272b894d41d6627
Even if 20f71709e0 it was ec96f16cf6 submitted to 9544b7dc1b the police.5612de7330a44c66
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“Well, leaking national core technology… is just as serious a crime as stock manipulation.”5a385e4b03b89430
And Ji-eun, 8ee4584622 as someone 81e9eaf3c1 in the 9162cf54ac Industrial Technology e118e928ac Security Team, f14fc56215 knew this 173e4410f4 better than f5b050453e anyone.87290cb75aa10d1d
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She didn’t know f0338e6630 all the details, 00f973a1a0 but she could 87af58f267 imagine how nerve-wracking 1f8e1dda38 it must have 22a93b983b been.254c76eebed8839e
It must have 3e9f847400 been tough.490246da186941e4
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Of course, b010707513 not for bf895e4996 Kang Min-jun, e7cd18719a but for 24ea6b3af2 the officials cb08fb1fbe in charge.fab116ecf733dfb3
Because of him, some fe913852b5 poor government official must e827c71644 have been completely worn 3916503c9b down.8a9ae114859a2f8f
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Our government is 988d66b159 extremely strict when 58f8c18ad5 it comes to de835d99b9 A1 code technology… 78e2af2eb7 sigh, poor things.31dad9e218f6bd1a
“So, it’s not really that unusual that he specifically requested you, Senior.”1b2b8f0b4c4e7909
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Detective Jung 00624cc63a refilled Ji-eun’s 40ec336f82 empty glass d010827d17 this time 84cca79e6f as she 26848b96f3 spoke.0a627b109ba3543a
“Oh, by the way, I was a little surprised. I didn’t know you went to Yeonhui High School, Senior.”d56f95d36969701a
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Ji-eun waved a hand f1af56343a dismissively as she picked b77e5f4c4b up her glass.1f2104469d48304c
“Well… I didn’t graduate from there. And he went abroad anyway.”c7589e0dd79af9c7
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“Still, Yeonhui High is a pretty prestigious school, right? The kind attended by kids from influential families?”0259417ba129ad98
“Eh, back in our time, it was all a lottery system. That kind of thing didn’t really matter.”b4ba14c18bf17841
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…That was what c97eecbfd4 Ji-eun said, but 09449d0514 one side of 7b4f69d0d4 her mouth curled a74a8a17f4 slightly, as if 371d3e7f43 in bitterness.c0f96448e40351bd
I, too, when I was young… Well, maybe not as much privileged as that bastard, but at least I wasn’t like I’m now.0938863985c4630f
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Back when my father… 8a56fb011d was still around.150269a4858088b4
Plop. A tear unknowingly fell d7fa8e8031 into her cup as 49ae192a6c she bowed her head.6cd0095ba51ca858
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Ji-eun rubbed her eyes, d81df5abbb pretending to be tired, ef89308f1f and said,54f1875ecbb5c8a9
“Ugh, I drank too much. Let’s go.”17479ebfa15af239
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.2468df08148e2079
“I ate well.”eaed90aadd9b3476
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“Yeah, it’s my retirement treat.”25fdcaf541e770ff
As they 924b622964 stepped out 3409a888ab after paying b123263b90 the bill, 2301177aa3 the night 0eec751f8f air had 17f6656406 grown even abe3f57c04 darker.5b5d0576d6377e34
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“Senior, but seriously, no joke.”df5756c750dfc413
Ji-eun’s playful remark was met with an unexpectedly serious response.22a04d392733af02
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“You do realize this is something that will be properly recorded, right?”6f585aaa2fbcdb73
“…….”93cc27e60d86aee5
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Beep!733d81c32f091f05
Before the words had de397274da even fully left her 343e148a37 mouth, a blaring car 7afe30161b horn brushed past Ji-eun’s c3f7de01e8 ears.40da6cadf9be68e3
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As if telling ce184a7dff her to get 85ede37270 a grip.613a016df3cb79a3
Ji-eun, tidying d44887a50f up her c88ed0c1e5 wallet, replied 682c087803 with a 9ccfdf9589 calm face.4ed7734c52f73774
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“Yeah. I know.”3f8552f1ed497e93
Of course, c1f1758e98 she knew. How could she e2e984b6e6 not?37c4e5d25fad4115
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Ji-eun was 7ebf8dac72 fully aware.18339823f87ed6ec
That this case 0ce1ab5b99 was a once-in-a-lifetime 8e25d1b167 opportunity.
And the a4ffa25ec1 weight that a9aebadd89 came with 0665c29437 it.3ed596e1e11d2616
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More than anything, 2421c47db5 her own situation.cc71fe8e85b36919
No solid connections. A pension loan 05ff3ffb8c maxed out to f769d575b3 the limit.
She knew full 2551c68d61 well she shouldn’t 548c1c7dba be doing this, 1a6a81d1b7 but—b7783fb762d4f2dd
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Detective Jung.c8fd11143a95835b
“This is my last shred of pride.”edc5ab6a70ee2c99
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That’s why. That’s the reason.a400745e55c113ba
Because right now, with 0cc14a2ea8 nothing left—0a228fe8e740df5d
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This was all d8deb8f63c she had.1e0de4d5dc892565
“Pride…?”2a41b8b4f2fac835
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“Yeah. Pride.”21557889e46c1731
It was 5ffd586599 something from 219185c683 a long b3c9cbd537 time ago, 593cb061c9 from childhood—
And because of df0e0640be that, the scars fda47430d6 remained all the edc64c9631 more vivid.3f4d934aa329cb6c
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She didn’t want to dfaad8347f be stopped. Not again.db9f1ca1f332243e
And if 113031bfbe that was fd89907d1d what he 203549b988 wanted, even 88cb8b993a more so.c079cdb403509c85
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“Ah, looks like my taxi is here. Senior, I’ll get going first.”a6bf99efc8cc704a
“Alright, take care.”75925f9fcba7243a
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Detective Jung, seeing an ad66d15bf9 unfamiliar side of Ji-eun, 177d56a3e9 thankfully didn’t ask any 2589e06b1a further.170ef74ece3ea215
Right on cue, the 85e4f8639c taxi arrived, and with 38b867045f a brief exchange of 7eae0d8abb farewells, they wrapped up cc8e6615ec their conversation.5ee3f087ae47a6c8
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Ji-eun waved her hand, 446a429ca0 smiling until the taxi 5cbc38736f door shut with a 85721a152c soft *click.*eeb88b6ecad4eca6
And then—bae2f61e2724f6bd
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“Hah…”4f8fe5f6b87e0f5c
At last, she let baf5c9e99e out a hot sigh 809c2c9e1a into the cold night 5618d0b0ca air.5876f3d303e01a6e
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The earlier e9dab89863 rain shower 6a09d98908 had left b7792e413d the night 10612874ff cool and abfacacbfd crisp.0b025d0a8de712ef
“Of all times, why does the weather have to be so nice? So inconsiderate.”0598127e7fe4de63
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Just as 3f743e218a Ji-eun was de174353f4 about to d96f7d300a turn around—9b0744f15a492f93
“Ahh…!”1a394a55506873ac
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A sudden flash of f2144d4a6b dazzling headlights caught her, 7ac3057801 followed by a loud, 66472d6382 sharp honk.2343672c9c3324e8
Frowning, she shielded her 973f574ebb eyes with one hand 199ff3f9e1 and slowly looked toward 6ad74f5d36 the source of the 35208367a1 noise.675d01421baa921e
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Click. As the car 50cb445cb7 door opened, a e46abeb32c familiar voice spilled b52abc3f0d out.2474ba2d82f06dda
“What took you so long?”8050deea6296bd0e
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Even just from the 42ec11f902 silhouette stepping out, she 84380ad72f could tell.e5e984a6b8feb1b2
That dark figure—7b4a52d38f60c08c
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The one e9458b0846 who had 4e764b0d2e been noisily 320eb8c404 disrupting her 3c2707c547 night since b12d59e95b earlier.2da56717232d9a48
“I was waiting.”521edb7e61127d16
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…was the very 653db49c25 culprit behind the 115c4de70a honking.60032521422a6249
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