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by cami“Did you understand?”93e1870cb982057949e9
At the prompting c1ae6b58f8 question, Guk Jiho 3530f3732b answered without hesitation.49ddeb045af85c009296
“Yes. I’ll fix it.”252ddf81a4b589e33c6c
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He wasn’t confident, but if f0e1f25989 he did something like that a4c249e6df in front of the subordinates, 114b7da8ec it would damage his reputation. Not to mention that a80b29b8de it would also fit 2bd85fbdc0 perfectly with the role da3712be98 of the chairman’s boyfriend. That was 43ccd34ab6 something he 7fbcc3dfd1 wanted to 27e7c58440 avoid.d546b169b7cf7166122f
“Jiho, don’t you have anything 913befa0d7 you’re curious about me?”28203740c8d975d08fce
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“Huh? Ah…”6c25ba7f3e8d9be4675b
At first, he had asked a lot of questions about the purpose of the undercover mission, 48aa3ef2c3 the target, and so on, but after that, he rarely asked personal questions about Baek Haegyeon. For one, he 96cd9ed4e7 was hesitant to 794a793d82 ask personal questions ba1a174371 to a superior. After learning that Baek Haegyeon 0e8b295119 was a high-ranking police officer 016b966398 at the level of Superintendent, d277cdf206 he became even more reluctant.cf14c2aa7ac4ca297fc1
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The rank of Superintendent was one 46c70db0a4 that Guk Jiho wasn’t sure he e74e5d2702 could reach even if he worked bc3ffd1970 his entire life. Superintendents are directly appointed by 2f9cbf7cb3 the president and make up ba8b69f873 less than 3% of all 25c486d496 police officers. The fact that Baek Haegyeon had been da712784aa a Superintendent eight years ago when the 144776b395 undercover operation began was even more shocking.8ea7af5176758c3e9414
“You’re not ec359f1fed asking anything.”a4cf7f1c821fd8cdf605
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Baek Haegyeon fc4d2f4b23 spoke as 67bfbce09e if he 9612378462 were disappointed. His tone d9894d4e4d might have 5a0ea6481e been feigned.07582975640646d5bcde
“Uh… well, do you f67dfd1189 have any older sisters?”5697ff700146f09c9f1b
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Guk Jiho 08d37a05fa threw out 9cef16f05f a hastily 8966c901c0 concocted question. It might have sounded too much like a background check, 7506521af9 but he couldn’t think of anything else to ask. Surprisingly, Baek 3e83c3cb23 Haegyeon answered 0d93891500 readily.0d973cfb2d8006f85b74
“I have two 51c4d59b7b older brothers.”23207df9eb92d128a868
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“Ah, I see. I didn’t 0028a57423 expect you 5339b20465 to be 94ff3caef1 the youngest.”477c23c130503ff94de4
“Anything else?”bdf63e4d0a6220c805e2
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What did he 84023e8846 mean by “anything 220316e6f4 else”? Baek Haegyeon was c35489f832 almost forcing him 8403b016e7 to ask more 632bd6740d questions.ff5dabd3d2c19f9bb3a3
“…Did you attend 65d2e65277 co-ed schools?”f479137606cb2df698fd
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“I went to all-boys 40fa3d542f middle and high schools. Your questions ec24f86685 are getting 72ebef5a61 trivial.”98653cbca4fe6ccb8c94
“Yes.”7653798deed811b85419
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So, was his affectionate demeanor eb70239f7f just natural for him? His upbringing 5b96e4afb9 was filled a152c19607 with men, 60e112ebb6 after all.7c748a562695e9c2ecc8
When Guk Jiho ran out a81ce5b8f1 of questions, silence fell in 19ee000104 the cramped car. The two stared at 26553697c5 the congested road without 05134057ce saying a word. They were now crawling at c22513ccb7 less than 20 km/h.bbd379a97078779fc104
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“…Are you 001028cccf really gay?”8ef9ef03ee3b5aea9848
Guk Jiho himself couldn’t 620339cb1f understand why he had 0fd027efca asked that question.dd7c90d61ca4ae1e0f61
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Had he finally e7128c90a8 gone mad as 49c78d4344 the rumors suggested? While Director Jang was far away and couldn’t 212b1c320a directly threaten his safety, Baek Haegyeon was his 7118aebecb immediate superior, sitting right next to him. He was also a man who wore the b54edf7500 mask of a gangster, straddling the line between 914adc44c7 lawlessness and the rule of law.b2e60ba2e4ace9506833
In truth, he wasn’t cb4b828145 that curious about Baek 73d9d72025 Haegyeon’s sexual orientation. He had already heard that he was a5c21c2ef5 gay a while ago, and based on 63dc7f7634 what he had just said, it seemed 14e359457c he was indeed attracted to men.fa165f98dc19065a48ae
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“Do I seem 54e92f34f8 like it?”ab234172183ed9cc895b
Unlike his previous answers, Baek ae9432fbec Haegyeon avoided answering directly.97306726897b0948474e
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“The subordinates have been saying things like that… 96b33c8c40 and what you just said to me.”c343a9658141811881b7
“Did the Director 6d9e9273d5 tell you that 97b92bb1a9 too?”27071830ce0a6d9527c0
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“…Ahem.”65bcbb18174d32ef733f
Guk Jiho coughed to indicate 6721523ccb agreement but didn’t answer directly. It was true that the Director had provided the 54c8ce3b26 information, but there was no need to confess that. He thought that the subordinates should instead be disciplined for daring to talk about 8ae58540c8 “the chairman’s preferences.” Somehow, they were strict about discipline but oddly lax about this.7864af2eebb9ef39bf89
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“Guk Jiho, you have an older b0021466b2 sister and went to all-boys schools.”15732d649fd83130f623
“Yes.”11fcc74e463783db6993
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“What’s your dc105961b9 sexual orientation?”7a2133c6004ac521cdbd
“…I’ve lived every day surrounded 0017899658 by men who flaunt their c95086c5e7 bodies and brag about their 39ee7f4785 genitals, but nothing ever happened.”10be0964463f1015cfbc
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He could have just 09ed4ffe44 said, “I’m straight,” but 41e028be24 he went into unnecessary 822217f341 detail.b6b56a683a8d6a6076cb
Still, it 726eeb1f29 wasn’t a 9e352dbc6a lie. In places filled with horny teenage boys and men in 85f15e2980 their early twenties, he had seen plenty of unsavory things. Many had made advances on him 6ce04de470 just based on his looks. There were even 0912aa7e54 instances of group a44e6a489f attempts.f4be7e38d5c11e75201a
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An uncomfortable tension hung between fddc9de98b them as they wondered how c40d8ab8eb they had ended up having 5492f92c0d this conversation. Even Baek Haegyeon, who c1e4eb9e82 rarely showed emotion, seemed 0e6bbc0c41 to feel it. He quietly reached out and c36ac941ec turned on the music. It was a classical piece with 08785da852 a prominent cello melody, something Guk 727cd2e69b Jiho had never heard before.1e956d0a9602057fcd13
The deep, somber sound of the large 38a1dc0018 instrument filled the air as the sun e5bb269281 began to set, painting the sky yellow.7be6b0e5e1d798409f28
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“The way you’re speaking 4c6e3323f3 is a mess.”967486984cec103cede2
“…Sorry.”fbfaef96869745c3b518
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After listening to the cello solo for 6d5fddaa34 a while, Baek Haegyeon was seemingly frustrated. He loosened 2ea89f1af2 his tie ccf472bffc halfway. Then he 6503b1e458 blurted out.383c24dfe751aa6f1068
“I’ve been 6266d7851b good to ce9ce29e9b you, haven’t 53c6b166a0 I?”0dea40e6b5edc2fcc7a3
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“Yes.”19bf6e2ec1f226b2deae
“So why ea35ee5573 are you 3fe96c7a93 so on 5d30c632b1 edge?”c1ebf056d817db4abd34
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He sounded 79e76f9361 genuinely confused.0930ab4f419a3d37c006
“…I’m not 9bc8a27b1c sure what a2274715b5 you mean.”52cf8a42acd1027ab463
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Thud. The car 2391c93040 came to ddbe2edee5 a sudden d55cb414b1 stop. Guk Jiho’s 1e1ba9ed3d body lurched 550de336e8 forward. There was still fb87584bfc enough space between 040be8c7d7 the cars. They had been crawling so 63400e27c0 slowly that there was no a96ee897c3 reason to brake suddenly. Just then, the cello made a sound da02b3519f like it was scraping the strings.ce342c1c7dbbd8fa9760
Guk Jiho, whose bangs had 06deb18cd5 fallen over his forehead, turned 2855380070 his eyes to the side, 9e457a9cef and Baek Haegyeon smiled faintly.1ee6501ecb94fe5d05f2
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“Just wanted to see 8ac44db99f your pretty face.”2257b126f6076f69e14d
“You could 0a7c9cd1a9 have just a913cea4a9 asked. I’m sure you’ve 55ca90de1f had plenty of d69719925f chances to look 70ae571a21 already.”3af7de246f38530657ef
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“You must’ve had a hard time ac77e3ed0b among men showing off their genitals. With a face like yours, the ab0d41db49 horny boys in all-boys schools wouldn’t 7fc996e09b have left you alone.”0bd906cf26d5dc58628f
“I was a 8e77ebcbed judo athlete.”98c5301eb7488179a737
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“Ah… right.”5b8fd18262dd2259bcf5
As if he understood, 1b6ab79aee Baek Haegyeon’s lips curved 0534d2d543 into a smile. Guk Jiho turned 1e9434b106 the question back 892251035f on him.f4f226b5459e5e8794f1
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“Did the horny boys 271190dd89 in all-boys schools bother 7934ba1c14 you, Boss? I’m not db8685beb2 good at 7d01394da4 reading faces.”5f0fa493099d90dc611d
“Huh? I was a b65a66ea7f gangster’s son.”85ef0eee4222eaaaf219
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“…”656c4f7a69ab5bde4877
“Is this eb46d55e9e the first 2a4c97846f time you’ve 157414a043 heard this?”739f61e524f03a2abfd4
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His voice 4ce23ccebb was calm.edc6ad655b1ed4efa7f9
Only Guk Jiho felt 2337296ae5 like he’d just been 61eac052a9 hit with a bombshell. He had known that he didn’t 0c60b2bf99 know much, but he hadn’t realized 0113af9c9c just how little he knew. Why hadn’t the ebdffc5113 Director told him 47953da11a such crucial information? Damn that Director…3fbc0b816c011737f56b
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“The Director probably didn’t tell you cc332e5682 because she thought you already knew. I was famous at headquarters for dde07c100f being the son of Hwando.”3b25e682d20628a0d8da
Baek Haegyeon seemed to 5de490d08a read Guk Jiho’s thoughts 15f32bdfd5 and defended the Director’s 8f3401692a position. Guk Jiho tried to come to ccd8901ae7 terms with the absurd reality.0cf31b30fa24a976e615
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“The son 3c37ccf337 of… Hwando?”5e774f06089eba92c384
“To be precise, the son bfd21c77d1 of Hwando’s vice chairman.”723bb6547dcd1fe1991c
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Baek Haegyeon revealed 648cd26329 more specific details. Whether it was the son of Hwando or the son a8e624faaf of Hwando’s vice chairman, Guk Jiho couldn’t grasp the difference.761050488cfb3db7c180
“I never 5e144d9536 would’ve guessed.”29d24badb9b04ec38c09
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“You knew my fd72ffcaa2 brothers were gangsters, c059238698 right? If all three sons b5b1f910e8 were like this, do 8f191b0236 you think the father 7b7a1a5678 was normal?”10391b4466da548f1c2d
“I was too busy grasping the situation 3c9a30b6fa to think about the generation above.”5d6bf95299b5e7ee3c3d
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Why would the c6fd9e9b23 son of a 854eb55173 gangster go undercover? And in 7f9fbeb571 the organization edb508e718 his father 18ff7853de built? Why did he even become a 42264a4efb police officer in the first place?9019f29154a77ba85f29
Even if he was the son of a gangster, he could b727be0f82 have had a righteous personality and become a police officer. If he was 6b67a4efe6 competent, he could f4a74f872a have risen quickly 7021927e33 through the ranks. If he was a police officer, he could 107296c14f have gone undercover in his own family’s organization.c00d8901af0306795a70
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If he could survive in that organization for eight years if 463a07239a he could become the chairman over Hwando and his two brothers 9f18a61ad2 if the three subordinates sent by the police had to die…51a437c53721622b83d8
What the c1be15f451 hell was 6e4ce60838 all this?66906792b2269e284513
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It felt like he had climbed 6c8c1705f9 a cliff with a parachute, only 741ccfc3be to find out it was broken.5502ea5f62837f27ad88
‘Remember, it’s still not 91fa45988b clear how your predecessors 8fdc71e5e9 were killed.’0dcfa006032a6319841e
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Why were the Director’s words d06391dbc8 echoing in his mind now? Even the Director herself f87d5bce1b was no longer trustworthy. She was the one who had told him to climb that 02e1e600ac cliff, and she hadn’t even told him the parachute was broken.2676777394a9c6502ac8
Somehow, he had a feeling he 77d614ef6e was about to repeat the same e17e32fb75 miserable pattern of his life. From the senior in the sports team who ruined 5a469095c6 his knee and made him give up his dreams, c63da5983c to the senior in the special forces who made cacf90d0cb his life as a police officer unusually tough. He had never had his fortune d7e1fbd0f7 told, but it was clear that 61faf57131 his fate was cursed.8658981319194d7024ac
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This time, would a senior 72581e492c gangster ruin his life?3c8b3393b60008044271
Guk Jiho sat 806dcf2a7c upright and placed f5e3d020f6 his clenched fists afc9ad33d7 on his knees. He then let a4a1a05287 out a small 5fae0a30a8 sigh.2eb969981e2360a724cf
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“It wasn’t much of a secret, but it seems 46439b7952 you were the only one who didn’t know. I’m sorry if 6c1d7ce605 I made you d2b0b63ef0 uneasy.”ca13130b203525accf0d
“No. I just…”530cbe833eff6d94a610
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“Just?”09707d5b1af74bbd570f
I don’t know 2d26d3129e who to trust 21afa788e0 anymore.dd97f9dd4394e9562050
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“I’ve become 24817c6f62 very curious 51534d7dd2 about you 97b1c3e295 now.”532067fb5c76f01d2a3f
“It’s surprising that e5b75bb4c1 it took you bef1d8d0e2 this long.”110d0543d81bf71d29b1
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“I’ll ask 6b98a4710f more questions 83bdb74702 as we 9144c26efe go.”cacc176f9ada817a4579
Baek Haegyeon laughed 756f97e85c out loud at 5aebbc4b14 Guk Jiho’s answer.306123ee817d593ea665
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“Go ahead.”acb356d85c6c9e0847c6
The traffic 35af267b13 was finally 477d7600c1 starting to cb5ca6bbb4 clear. But instead of feeling relieved, Guk 902ad3defc Jiho only felt more suffocated.3bf50ce69071f490c7ff
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