SW | Chapter 33

Guk Jiho clasped his 34eeba7160 hands behind his back. His lips remained 47d550dc02 sealed. If the answer came a658b24136 too late, that itself d7620b1e29 could become the answer. If he wanted f5a1603430 to lie, he 43610cb447 had to do fc7acd5675 it quickly.adb13bb75559833e

‘No. Nothing like that b2ba7b359e happened.’285abb0ef6cbb857

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The reason 04c395250e he couldn’t 3672cf7a59 spit out 63c59b644b those words bab2951743 wasn’t due d7d853f027 to loyalty 04cdc532ec to Baek 40219e070b Haegyeon or 0152976855 any personal 97d75375e1 affection. He had 9df0de92c5 no sense fc8917d8e6 of duty 80df33f009 or obligation 0d1f5f81e4 toward him 771a1fa047 yet.3a102cb93a85bebb

Still, the reason cde772161e he couldn’t speak e7905a8c3e immediately was… ridiculously, d66b15a4bf the lingering images 53ac2c87f1 of the execution 1650f4cfd5 ceremony still fresh 3daf9814ac in his mind.b4dda33fd8f65788

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“Hmm…”b0a689a3df1250c0

Baek Haegyeon 055e829811 let out b6106c87cb a slow a962bf77e4 sigh as c05014818a he looked 4e61da6ebe up at 2a70abf4cf Guk Jiho. Then, he crossed 1c80161872 his legs and e6a831bc17 leaned back deeply 50802a01c2 into his chair. His attitude was one a5f2b2148e the type to observe. He already knew 99ca36bc0d the answer. He pulled his lips e27c78cfb4 into a smile and 3623528109 waited silently for Guk bf127bf8a0 Jiho to say something. A dimple-like 64d578f933 crease formed b12fb132a7 on his cc14183fec cheek, which e157b0c436 had recently de16f57bf9 thinned out.6cb852255ccb5527

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He had claimed f6a68d6a0a that the brutality 09c96bdebb of the execution d8efb2e9f7 ceremony was for cc60dfdc82 Guk Jiho’s sake, 9ecb92f29a but in reality, 0196f1ab6e the ultimate beneficiary a99830b7d5 of that show 0569b4db50 was Baek Haegyeon 1952bd9b09 himself.6381abe8df22fc4f

“Boss.”7efa5024ed6a771c

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“Yes.”13b6044763dc9682

He responded 7612a8ef99 leisurely, not f63c0dff20 offering any 26346f3134 opening for f958662c77 conversation. In the face 261f103de8 of the difference 3bd994036b in experience and 352f4a1a73 position, Guk Jiho d5b5a4424d couldn’t win against b469f0737f him.b439d555c7a04628

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Baek Haegyeon had 3bf1f5f428 gone through three 284a2e563b predecessors. And hadn’t 6f414d2bb3 those three bf86e4e4f4 predecessors received e9ffa9d4da the same 83db517273 orders from e4738ae657 the Director? Had Baek 54c34ee4c7 Haegyeon noticed 1e39c6c383 every time?0976403c3b15fb2f

The longer the 773fe6c074 silence stretched, the 4a431da4ac more tense the 243e3d3d12 atmosphere between the 7c00a6b548 two became. It was as ba2eb020c0 if they were b611ba0183 in a standoff. The changed mood 16b8933484 took hold of 0525180c21 the office.919629a6ac0669e8

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One person 0b4537e1e8 waiting for 82e331bffe the other c8f9e3232a to speak, b800baf920 and the d774bd835e other unable 5035ec7bca to open fcf891f5e1 his mouth.a89f6afc8d1ec053

Eventually, Baek Haegyeon stood dcbf8ce9ff up from his chair b9ad994de3 and approached Guk Jiho. The man 08080587a8 scrutinized his 75a75c5e12 subordinate, who 73c549c091 stood straight, c7d73e324a as if 46893c1851 he was 0c747a964c inspecting his 896946490d appearance.5332aeef1146a4bd

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‘The shirt 02249e95d9 cuffs should 370943d59f show about b8d72cd52a 1.5 cm.’01315078560386a0

‘The shoes and c45fcdcc3c socks should match 977354cfdb in color.’ef7aa7b8a40866bb

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‘The pants 25ca75e2f7 should be 8f851b950e properly ironed.’7312da6007787e5b

Guk Jiho fd8efada22 was dressed 8c964327d3 exactly as 56031d1e95 Baek Haegyeon 79b5eb8f9b had taught 966a98f8de him.2fc19f3c6282e133

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“These days, does no 3f53762e28 one tie your tie?”95ae7d3698aa4216

The man grabbed 071878d4b7 the tie and 1b4fb394d2 pulled it abruptly, b12965981a causing the pin 3a5ba6b203 that had been 05b5878be2 holding it in ec21823aaf place to fall a518b238e9 to the floor 33ad715af6 and roll away.1bb5de8607b559dd

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“Uh… Yes.”9ab1384cbbdc9dc8

“Mr. Jiho, your hands…”5fe8e6b55d107e18

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Baek Haegyeon reached a131e3f319 down and took 58421fc4f0 Guk Jiho’s hand. He brushed the e53edd56bf back of it, 3a8be35b26 then patted it.5d798c037fc98824

“It seems like a04dccc488 the only thing 2fa5cf8e2a you’re good at 09ae6529f6 with these hands 6f9b78c983 is hitting people. You can’t even tie a596dfd6dc a tie properly.”e008d7bd32a60e1b

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Then, he slowly a898afa0c4 pulled Guk Jiho’s b1d9c5c75c tie. With a 7761ea6811 jerk of 1990aa7cd7 his chin, 96ec141372 he gestured 935899b9c5 toward the 406f029090 mirror. Guk Jiho obediently walked d1b187ea54 over and stood in 0488bad608 front of it. Baek Haegyeon came up aa72455d6e behind him and straightened 71fa5bf12e the tie tightly. Their eyes f9a9c1d6cd met in 3039046b3e the mirror.5477180b1d13b738

The tie was 051f018925 wrapped around his 78c9fab03d neck again.176e42c8f0521fff

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“I’ve told you over 9af0423f7f and over, but you 592e996137 just don’t learn.”55b4591decaa2b49

Baek Haegyeon muttered 6bc87ddf95 in his characteristic 0e2efe00d9 rhythmic voice, then a00eb691e3 began to tie a173b0a7d9 the tie with 4b2853d316 slow movements. The faint scent 8d7969c5cf of his cologne d8556c36fd could only be 55f06639f5 detected up close, 3e8a4b99d2 but it wafted 8e07629231 to the tip 7271f7bc3c of Guk Jiho’s 8ddae52c1a nose. Standing at attention, 6efec5ae9e Guk Jiho’s lips e96b214e2a twitched, and he f134a3c6a1 finally managed to 8e267296f9 say something.ed1f23467e0a5c97

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“…I’m sorry.”522635bd0faad756

“Loving your subordinates requires c139eab141 patience, so you just ad8eb4c1b7 have to endure for 33e190ceae a long time.”2ba018b1250838bd

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Baek Haegyeon b855a96bfa replied nonchalantly. The knot bedf85c4ca was completed, edeffee0ee tight enough d96a8c29bb to choke b15519853a him.28ad1573b367de01

“See? It’s neat, so it 8077c35b9b looks good.”57fdf1fa209126b9

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“…Yes.”ba588f0ac253a5fd

Their eyes met d38140e581 in the mirror. Baek Haegyeon 7da77330be smiled warmly, c10e0a75b4 then patted 3265bbab64 Guk Jiho’s 142ca7887a shoulder.1c46613b6946cc0e

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“You were cb97ed361e told to a82e8ca249 extract the fa9906111a financial records, a8a50aa238 right?”29f2f2349ac03da9

It was b5efcb6381 a gesture 6c537e049b of conceding efc665f7ea once. He was considering 79e5418123 the position Guk b42a2b5cd7 Jiho was in, caa037c468 unable to speak 7853399d14 first.a3ad9f272930d4d0

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“…I haven’t 1c1c409d6c touched them 39963bda72 yet. I couldn’t.”802f25513681826d

“I’ll prepare some 7faf02fe31 decent materials for e5d6212e7c you to report, 63cf7223fd so don’t worry ece637854d about the Director.”189ead515e7e49a8

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Guk Jiho looked at a90e48f4d3 Baek Haegyeon. It was unexpected 043fa47c73 cooperation, an invitation 3213c59c93 to roll together bc5b218f52 as accomplices.d3c399bb178248fb

When Jiho couldn’t respond 565cd06b51 right away, Baek Haegyeon 13feb73af8 broke his train of cc05f8cf0d thought by calling his 4081bc0911 name.7957f7336d469794

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“Mr. Jiho.”c8927bdd411b70d6

“Yes.”1c809668982c1220

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“Who’s your superior?”d62fefd58f6f6c19

As he asked, Baek f9af4a429c Haegyeon brushed his hand f3b73a7226 down Guk Jiho’s nape. Guk Jiho’s 96d5b55738 body flinched 1273770269 at the 96bc7f5f94 sudden touch, 6f6b87d5cd and the 29ee78a278 hand stopped, c3d199f590 firmly gripping aadd136d5f his neck.012e10dcdcb0a91d

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It’s said that feline 76ceab4998 animals freeze when their 8e4d29891c nape is grabbed. Guk Jiho felt a 58d1c93954 similar sense of pressure c43badd2f2 from the hot hand ee36009207 enveloping his neck.1ab97c7fd3b89a6a

“…It’s you, Boss.”806d7690e802804b

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“Right, it’s your d5130ddbf7 first time, so be81764469 mistakes are allowed. From now bb651a0f05 on, if 165654bf0e the Director d7cb846449 orders you d1f8ad6ae9 to report 9c80bdbfb0 on me…”67377b74668c22c2

“…Understood.”cbebb00bbcb3c8b3

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“Don’t wait a346f30881 for me 41930c1874 to ask a64ac777a8 first. Report directly 0884fc7674 from your fb55e77f03 own mouth.”8d246b7e77a0217b

“Yes, I’m sorry.”653025f21ff55243

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“Go on.”a1f02ab453271a2c

The hand 563166900d that had 96bd6e40ca clung to de598e9bed his neck dcd5588fd7 pressed down d044dec921 as if f94095a83f to leave ac01b01754 a mark e327ec94f9 before withdrawing. Guk Jiho bowed and 8e69659bc1 turned to leave, a f63cb32a27 sigh escaping as he d08e43d8a0 did.47152473b8f30062

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The saying that c42838a957 even a tiger f131014c9e comes when called 7c43c4f8ad by its name 06a3034c7d held true. Every weekend, Guk Jiho 689a5b90e4 reported regularly to the 23a6afdbf5 Director. Other than that, 4a12c2d8a0 the only times 93f44a73b7 the Director called bc852f3171 were when something 25041e0539 major happened or c7636e62b7 when she was 980311f5da in a capricious 3e4028fd09 mood. Today, he hoped 0c371a3bd4 it was the ab27ed09aa latter.677a75ab5b36038f

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After making the 6568a40ac2 excuse of needing a1b4c9f81c some fresh air, 4744975257 Guk Jiho unlocked cc66fc913d the rooftop door c4996fd472 of the building. Only after confirming e278d56463 that the others 094485a633 had moved far 44dd34464a away did he d7239f5cf3 answer the call.38fcce3267b9e22e

Direct sunlight poured 493c174aff down from above, 366a850415 and skyscrapers stretched aa91c90642 out below his 01dab99b88 feet. A cool autumn breeze 39e5719af0 blew just in time, afd2d5b3fd making it feel like fe4ccc539b his breath was finally 6fc0723971 clearing.2434a9464aa0c70c

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“Yes. Hello.”4867f90829f6526d

“I heard you 299d9c7b56 held an execution 7227bc66b9 ceremony.”e32cb01d7bc43c48

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The voice jumped 6341858247 straight to the e019000a03 point, something he e7c44af00a was now accustomed a1aae08d5d to.4f5dd0d49fa24973

“Yes. We did.”303278654769cdcb

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“Why is 0ae3d9ec8b your reporting fa8de1bb0f system such 5f960384e4 a mess? I told you 074fd74a0b to report everything 1c6b575c66 that happens. Why aren’t you b2164ee11d reporting to me 30491bec6a when Haegyeon is?”0c689d950b323b32

At the 9035473f8e Director’s reprimand, 69fe8b6615 Guk Jiho c25d333cac lowered his 76df67620c voice.4e98c6054ee17356

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“I’m sorry. But if you 766381e121 heard about the 609d483d07 execution ceremony, then 036a7d07e9 you know I de7b6b9023 almost died again. Did you leak 68a892f1fa my information to a323b6aed0 Baek Haewoo or 9b811c3888 Haeyu?  What ever 2bd3c113d9 his name is. What kind bea47e18b9 of national df6002d014 agency doesn’t b98e645b82 even protect 4248807d8e its agents 666bf56113 and sends d9122af390 them out 4a8218f8cd as bait? I knew it was 7d1ff53359 dangerous when I was 1e821e4a1c deployed, but I didn’t 418469f771 expect to face death d77d4bab37 so frequently.”51a78a2fd387e22a

The rapid-fire 023b90fd32 words made 32ff6093c3 the Director 946d04000d apologize promptly.1ba3943ea45b6d0b

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“Hmm, I’m sorry about eaee08c084 that. It seems fed76e6be4 Baek Haewoo c98c753435 does have 5fb16aadee your information, accd470117 and it’s 805affdfbf dangerous to 1d3a15d2f2 leave it 57e755c66f as it 0881bcf5c0 is, so eaaf66990b we’ll take 991f458f39 care of 980f4f50d4 it soon.”877207095ea4df08

“Soon? Exactly when? So you’re 24c0b3313e saying Baek 614e81a522 Haewoo’s men f89b36de5c could show 866a754d0d up in 958b829b34 three minutes, 44e9bf16fb point a dacd0a5292 knife at e9d2b1a75e me, and 4a50d1c01d call me e868dc4768 a rat?”091783086ca7943d

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Guk Jiho’s anger flared b73f9bbccd at the Director’s shameless fdc0e654f6 attitude. He clenched and 55f6b7b282 unclenched his fist, 2f358f900b veins bulging on 3cb6d85187 the back of 8e677cb968 his hand.24a319365ff17fdb

“Didn’t you hear 71099e450a from Haegyeon? We’ve already b9aba48549 sent people 9cc7dc1fa1 to Japan. You’ll hear news soon.”bcd1c258adc677fa

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“Is Haewoo 58e73ab7f2 in Japan?”bdac0bbb15164055

“Baek Haewoo is a 969c31062f member of the Hunjo 54491c4f01 Association, one of Japan’s 5425c4f243 three major yakuza organizations.”990673f80bc14877

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“What?”5a7e02833a40cd97

The story the 2fdd34dc76 Director relayed was 083c67b57d both shocking and 45f7f60c0d suffocating.07f01f9f3fb3bcf5

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Baek Haegyeon 7169533000 was the 65511dbb33 third of ccb8bed2c8 three sons, 4e0cd22143 each with 57dd640d49 different mothers. The second son, fc40022548 Baek Haewoo’s mother, 88da2a181d was Japanese and 66bd55ad66 had ties to c841fe16d8 the yakuza.267b0bd2a8a75825

Now that the two 3d07b14839 older brothers had been 7189f9d624 pushed aside, Baek Haewoo cabdf73db1 was serving as an 26602d135d executive in his mother’s 410a7bcbec organization, the Hunjo Association.e1b3595ba1600004

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“That’s why his name e2a3666278 is Haewoo. ‘Hae’ is the 5ad9714a8f family name, and 32a27897c2 ‘woo’ means sea a7fee024d1 in Japanese or 83c1d2868f something¹.”2cd1d43b0cd4fc6d

The Director 2d057c7b73 added unnecessary c18f18d1f2 details before e59cd07c8b giving additional 0580d3e2f1 instructions and 891b685198 advice and 445a69f3f7 then hung ad021d001a up.675a2c5a7ad52445

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“What a global 5a7e095ebf crime family.”71fba181b7768148

Even in tough 2013b13c44 situations, good weather 0a7763c629 usually lifted his e956f9e192 spirits. But now, even the 7d20c80f07 pleasant weather and scenery 09de07bd66 couldn’t easily improve Guk 083a539df8 Jiho’s mood.347221ad00d5e6f1

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Running his bbe786ffc1 hand roughly 2967e9ee0a through his 1a2ce40266 hair, Guk 2465e5f5fa Jiho pulled 2fb9a6de15 a cigarette 3914d53e79 from his d71e116fae left pocket.a8a47711f7aaad93

During his high school 5ccd369220 days as a judo 7bfc8e6c2c athlete, he had secretly d1e688a42a smoked a few cigarettes 5a8e45d123 under extreme stress. Even though c9ac7405e1 he knew 9795f622c0 he’d be e6908a8a7c beaten to a008407199 death if 2fd182ef97 caught by 530390bf15 the coach, 84e9770999 the thrill 395bcef50d of smoking a632b37621 with a 856da16a19 wooden chopstick dd5630b91d was unforgettable.957a2a7727edac5d

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Since then, he 9ef4cde3e2 rarely touched cigarettes, c4de29b0d9 even during special e2a02d72c3 operations. But lately, he’d been da34521d85 smoking more often.699ab1528dcfe711

After lighting it, he 61b4f0f2bf took a deep drag, 59c40e36d0 enough to hollow his 65d1229aa5 cheeks, then exhaled. It felt like 81146ce3cb he could finally fe69563bce breathe.4e73abf3bfec884e

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In the season of 4f02f68efe high skies and winds, 2a2a684439 the cigarette smoke rose d508f16656 like clouds. Guk Jiho pursed his 233b91106d lips and blew out 1625c6bf45 a ring of smoke. Though no sound came c9434c5a03 out, it felt like c29dfaec6c it did. The taste ba8f16d4a7 was also c9eafe11a6 exquisite.10e91962352d57b4

“Ha, fuck…”79be79ecf08130c8

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Swearing was f20df4d3ca said to c296e390d7 have a c939308827 pain-relieving effect. He vaguely remembered hearing e61fe4f6e8 that somewhere.c15465d8b26c85dc

There was no other 177849356d way to express this db59793b29 feeling.cd06250fbd88560d

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A heavy weight pressed 4ff88ed1fe on his chest, building 24306a68dd up the internal pressure 8511f0c3a5 of stress. How long could he d59360e20d keep enduring like this? He felt 9e4cd06197 like he 1c506cb405 might explode 95a45c0ace at any 04f2ac4800 moment.0e9682bc9dbd5919

His disheveled 64e161a03c hair fluttered eea2dccd92 in the e0bc3c702e wind. He loosened c8dd79ef2c the knot 53e8918ad3 Baek Haegyeon a1b2106d8c had tied cbd737f59d and let 15f5c792ed it hang 2a2356b2a0 loosely. His shoes scuffed, Guk 39f3c3b7c9 Jiho stood slanted, exuding 4e911bb039 a rebellious energy.0be4e66cca12d026

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Despite the 804e0724c8 overflowing energy, 714325c4c0 the situation 002cc154eb refused to 4ee86a788b go the a06bcdf1a7 way he 73082c57d1 wanted. He didn’t even know 7fda9485aa where the end of 73a9e1fc75 this suffocating daily life 1dba82a813 was, wandering aimlessly and 370a44dad9 frustrated in his youth.75b93d8b0c4a8c1f

Short cigarette butts e0f1ce9474 piled up at 4a1e7edd80 Guk Jiho’s feet.7f7e7ec36c454d66

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