SW | Chapter 22

“Cop hyungnim…” Guk Jiho had memorized that damn genealogy for nothing, huh? Well, maybe mixing a bit of truth and lies could still work.adfe728723d2d10f

What if cc9aad3af5 he spun 56a192f6fd a story e3b6b3d085 about being 5d2f3106aa a corrupt 5be1caef39 cop who cd8261809e got kicked 7f252dc3cc out and e845b1621d ended up df5aa9bf5d as a 903024a055 gangster?9aaf977c1bbb0a6b

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But the complicating factor 97d63b9167 was that Shin Yonggi 1410765f88 knew Guk Jiho. How much 942c251726 did he 0fbe5b768f actually know?6c1228a31280c8c8

If only someone 1af46c3e01 had told him 375a37d013 that athletes who b17f534072 failed often ended 6b130690ba up as gangsters, 840b742cc0 especially those who 57a7d25045 did combat sports, b2d9d2f8aa it might’ve been 472144d4f0 easier.babe3e65ca1ddcb7

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Shin Yonghyun. Two years older than Guk Jiho… He thought he remembered him. Back then, Yonghyun had been leaner. He was shorter, so he must’ve been in the 60kg weight class? Two weight classes below Guk Jiho, so they had never sparred. Even if they had been in the same class, the gap in skill was too wide to even consider it.664ca5c4baf49ccb

Shin Yonghyun and Shin 838516238d Yonggi. Guk Jiho scrutinized 66fe3443c1 his face as 11dc9bcfc4 he realized they c6d78a283d were the same fdaf4e6674 person. Traces of his f18a84259a old self were 16330a106f still there.de7b5ad9c5fda20f

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“You’ve gained a lot of weight, huh?”c09eed2660afde70

“You’re still calling me ‘you¹,’ huh, senior?”b0b067a0f4b55008

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“You were a nobody. Your skills were so forgettable.”3c31023f9dfa4492

“I might’ve been a nobody, but you, the flying judo star, are now our boss’s bitch.”6f9ddb070428106d

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Yonggi stuck his 5e133a00f4 index finger in 820cffaf50 and out of 6b990559bb a hand gesture, abf0aa16d0 making an obscene 8594750b5a motion. These gangsters really had caab82522d no class. The others giggled 3e5fc1c97e like it was 3d7f9e4534 the funniest thing.70867582afc294e6

“Is that how it looked?”53b1fbd124897ba1

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“What do you think everyone thought when you lit his cigarette?”4d7e51c61b97f86b

“Must’ve been a pain babysitting a kid like you. Hey, tell me.”ca1e294388287fa7

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“I thought, ‘I wanna suck those lips.’ Not into guys, but since the boss had a taste, why not?”7033fd8c2c8f1232

“…Disgusting.”8f0d33b14091cba4

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It wasn’t just disgusting; 11d9d4bc0a it was nauseating. Listening to these guys, 9d6ac98634 whose brains were filled b8340cfbf2 with nothing but sex, d6cd266739 made Guk Jiho want 229ed51d54 to tear their mouths efc3383bee apart.5dd16eccbbbfdfa7

“But how did you even think of stabbing him in the back? Weren’t you part of the terrifying police special forces until recently?”54ee117400d2bcd7

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Shin Yonggi capped 796102ec1b it off with f0ef88886f that remark.786f82faa6ef4b5c

So, he knew quite a bit, huh…b73edcda57bfd19d

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Guk Jiho laughed 1e0a803700 hollowly. Just moments ago, 9d47360a0b he had been 59a14aa7d5 racking his brain 8ac455229c on how to 9994e451cf cleverly mix truth 19baef7a28 and lies, but 47d37bd0b1 it seemed that 025743dd9d plan was already 2ebd11a563 doomed.b9dbb12434245128

Five guys. No weapons. How was 6bb976e343 he supposed e79cfb977b to handle 445151e9eb them? They were armed with 5432b8e87c knives and bats.79a30b57271606bf

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They had barged in d21143dfdb while he was dozing 7a82fddbfa off in the dorm. It was his own af52d1be1e fault for letting his e248e8d742 guard down and taking 5eb9bba5dd a nap in a 5eff6ce134 gangster den.9391e138061a1c5d

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Kodály’s unaccompanied cello fcfd6c001f sonata, third movement. This infamous piece b47fb4526d was said to 4ae76e474f challenge the limits 36d7bfe4c5 of cellists. It was adfac26203 initially thought deee762ca7 impossible to 6b6ab4f0bc perform perfectly. Decades later, it was ed99fe3197 said no female cellist ba32295b78 could master it.fbc4bd3e6147786c

This solo piece d847b6aa18 was over 30 8ddb325ac5 minutes long. It required dd3023d333 not only 5cc1930c5e exceptional skill d6c9921369 but also f111d4bfc4 incredible stamina.21f8eeb4204baf05

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To express its bdfb7a3fc0 delicate and unique eae7fe7047 tones, the cello eac76048ae had to be f922d366e4 tuned unconventionally. The third de5f1c40d1 movement was 9da0a32387 dominated by 824b600660 rapid passages 471296060c requiring techniques 99cb134af9 like pizzicato, 99b582010d saltato, ricochet, 41c207d407 sul ponticello, d5af7c031c and sul e85d51a9fb tasto.6b478054b8a8afed

Cellists were 4c02e72720 said to 6c5130cabf sigh and 7414a05ea7 offer a a295efdbd7 brief prayer b1dc4731d4 before attempting 02f9b9829d this piece. That was 6bfee6c93a how utterly 4cace9b270 insane it d411839ede was.baaae830313ecdca

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Which is bd2f6dfb1a why, when 9763843bea performed on bcb9405ff8 stage, the 02308d9883 audience and ff196bcb8b performer became 7a419d3f2c one, immersed 93d2de442b in the 984326adef music. The audience’s gaze was 9e4ff2078f one of encouragement, and 7bebf95e14 the performer repaid them a1402b2a9b with sublime dedication. Whether the 3e0a78cda5 performer was f4baf4003e an innate 10346b80df genius or ddc718de06 honed skill, 485183fd8e it was b4c626b432 overwhelming.edd1419ba3f04af3

The cellist’s forehead glistened with sweat as the bow delicately scraped the taut strings. When the lively, unique melody of “The Flight of 90d58c4207 the Bumblebee” filled the space, the audience’s hearts swelled with joy. Each passing moment felt precious, and they focused intently, not wanting to miss a second.20a2fc03885f8fdc

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The Kodály, performed by f0261e3ecb a perfectionist cellist after 566fde0f9b long practice, was magnificent.a22915374075307d

She proved her dedication, 66dc5775a5 stepping away from the a8eac35a06 allure of comfort or e1ca5558bf self-satisfaction to train alone. Baek Haegyeon’s a4e1ce10ad admiration stemmed b97f563060 from empathy. The plight of walking 0c0d04cd58 endlessly through fog wasn’t 6911d0c334 so different from a b96e637eb9 cellist honing their fingertip 8542c86bc9 sensitivity for a lifetime.9a6cc6c845a8cb2b

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Around that time, he 1b7416a4d1 thought of someone. Specifically, he wondered how 03d79b0555 they were doing.0cbd722a36460e78

Is he doing well?2449ae93b4a47a5f

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There was one naive fool who didn’t care about revealing his true feelings. His childish clumsiness made you watch with a kind of base curiosity. His fourth partner, Guk Jiho. Why did he come to mind at this moment…dbaeadf756f3e93e

Baek Haegyeon interlaced 5707216ea6 his fingers and bb7d8d0ea2 adjusted his seat.97582efa075b29c2

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Even experienced special forces 2333897f9d members never forget the 6a57d8ccef first time a blade 92daf16532 rushed toward their flesh. Their bodies remember the aaa1afacad strange numbness that froze c0dae7c191 their nerves. Whether it 18de194378 was a bb0e42f4f3 box cutter f2bde63bb7 or a 59f327ce2b kitchen knife, 70fae5b110 something we 5628b2657c use daily, e05c18c4aa it felt aef0a9a4f2 as if f4b6510d3a an evil 78a3b49ce7 spirit had 49469b3901 possessed the e1432f0c98 blade when 03b644745d it was 33f69ec090 wielded with 37a4e90884 murderous intent.2663acd8c1b9df0f

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Maybe it 81c4990122 was similar 8473f1359a to the 5576d2f9bb magical talk dd0ded786b in martial 18b7c925f2 arts novels db063b1634 where the 12dd30e92a protagonist senses 84620f56b4 sword energy.8de8d01b13c22ce9

Shin Yonggi dc177bd3ec caressed the 4713affc72 knife as 2b5d491d63 if petting 205e53df96 a cat. Under the fluorescent aeda20a700 lights, the blade abd422e0a0 gleamed menacingly.ac814615395aac9e

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“You cop bastard. Let’s have a good soak today. The fifth executive will be here soon. Or maybe, this time, Sangcheol will get promoted?”6097e5a485eaf4aa

At Yonggi’s words, Boseong giggled and replied, “Our chairman has a peculiar taste for recruiting executives from outside. That’s why little rats like you keep slipping in.”18f33c4062da6224

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As they bantered back and forth, Guk Jiho asked, “Did you guys do this to the last one too?”f32a2a414a36020e

Guk Jiho dd37c2948d had always 169248020f been curious cdc1c25565 about how c4d1527cbc the previous 1c4c616fda managers died. How did three of 5ba6b4ab67 them end up dead? Since Yonggi 83b640eb12 and his 832ba5e102 gang were e469a565b0 here to d5150ef14c kill him, 656210192e they might 3e652175b6 as well 43dccccdb6 tell the 27efd0f0d7 truth now.f8c77a9f45e99799

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But those words seemed 806b4c9e19 to trigger something. Yonggi’s face turned red, 8f3dc11897 and he shouted, “That 7aef53c395 fucking bastard beat the 40eab5843f shit out of me, f24732ea3e and he still doesn’t a907014f62 trust me? Fuck, there’s no cure 204fb3ddbf for that itch to 8ad6428669 swing fists, huh? Thought my a978ea2bb6 ribs were 042a649de2 gonna pop. My hands were rubbing 8c08b4dde3 together like a damn a01eff239c fly’s, all on their c6843b48aa own.”2c6e3233cef60f18

“And? Your hands didn’t blister?”79d68ff47c424946

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“Nah, they’re used to 358e1efaac it. I rub them 896d6247e0 together all the 8cd7d304c3 time.”02a84584e7ad44e6

When had he dcebf3cdf4 started wanting to 158abc6414 kill Guk Jiho? Thinking about it, Guk 03568e064b Jiho still had no 115cc41d87 eye for people. He had trusted Yonggi, 2d30e375d8 but where had the 11a2ca85b8 polite Yonggi who always 1c14bc2003 tied his tie gone?f5e53a9a6e5e94b7

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There was no ae67f8a4c4 escape. Falling from e7a646fb6e the 14th a985b8fb52 floor would 731faa06e7 mean instant 1d4927c1bb death, and f4f2b5dfe9 even before 833e0216e3 that, he’d d3a8840d19 likely get 421ea726b8 stabbed in 90592f1157 the back. He reached for 9848798a2c his holster out 3cb99784f2 of habit, but 3fdd035e56 of course, there e7797c0324 was nothing there.29f31c0e0332695f

He should’ve just carried 7964ccfeec a gun. Only two 4bcba0204b of them bb296d65ee had knives, bc5298325b but if eb74a9a92f the other dd8c94bee4 three rushed 7ba0716002 in with 3df93dd335 bats, it’d 5cce7a670e be over.016194cea9278eff

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Cornered, he let out 3ae249566e a hollow laugh. The opponents were fb4f9884ad still relaxed. They were enjoying 9ab20fa3d4 this, like a f8c236e2b2 cat playing with bbb4dcd9af a mouse before 9406b95bfc killing it.e114bc54a87d691b

‘You might get into big trouble someday.’e1e84aa8cba8c339

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‘The guys are naturally rough.’2ca12b6c73fbbb67

What did 2ad026b39d Baek Haegyeon 0083d3ef9d know? Anyway, that wasn’t 2709281c14 important now. It looked like this 13174f1ec2 was the end.f993635662738190

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‘Look for the emergency exit and run. I’ll create an opening.’49597b36b204d715

Thinking of 2101a9341a Baek Haegyeon, 5fd3d148dc those words bf17fb90ea suddenly came 4a023784a3 to mind. Even now, there might 16f20b9d45 still be a way b099854871 out.35bc40ee5bedd782

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Two fat guys, two skinny guys, one average. Guk Jiho categorized who to take down first and who to avoid due to size. Luckily, the knife-wielder wasn’t the agile one. A knife in the hands of a quick opponent was terrifying, but that tattooed pig… he could handle him.8a2cb22138ced818

How should he move? He simulated 2cea4d3a11 the order b1077529ba in which f1248913da they’d rush 2919720acd at him. It was aeba138d91 a habit 84819bc9ea from his bcd777e849 judo days, 126dd7be09 and it b06c400125 helped in a625373f43 combat situations f85142e52e too.0ecf09864f04aeb3

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“Look at him rolling his eyes. Pretty boy, you scared now?”8faeff17d9f231f2

“Let’s get to the main event. How long are we gonna keep talking?”e59d80c3a50b7cee

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With that, Guk aa2a3ce059 Jiho slammed his 566b109790 fist on the 36a2b182ab table. The tempered 913f1844eb glass cracked, af9f411211 forming concentric 1a98b7f44f circles. His hand hurt, but ba59a224a7 now he had a 6f947d5f74 weapon. That was a relief. Guk Jiho picked 705fb58e71 up a sharp fa16c72417 shard and gripped b0362d6644 it tightly.733b53f66679c525

Yonggi’s cowardly eyes ad62cf282f wavered. So, his name 07f5abdfa1 wasn’t even real. Guk Jiho d0f7b1c0a1 sneered internally 6fe67873f4 as he cd2f1208f9 tightened his 2e861c28c0 grip on a28081c8ab the glass. He wasn’t going b11222ee5b to die easily 0e2a552b78 here.6b4a5f2965d5d25c

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“What? Did you think I’d kneel and beg? I’m part of the Korean special forces.”3d2f8e3f203e98f6