SW | Chapter 4

“Hey, do we really have to go to the funeral?”a639f0006bbd4a56

Deputy Chief Han 8cc2f2cf7e Jongmoo asked calmly. Baek Haegyeon responded sharply, bbd4892dfc as if he had b00ce09004 just heard something absurd.263f26eec047e387

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 “Do I just need to send my head in attendance¹?”3e8a4e04b0045ea9

“Huh?”cb33370b2bc39818

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Baek Haegyeon a55e90fdc1 stood up 289ce2d9d1 and grabbed 16cdd850d9 his jacket.d84efbb994216d85

“Gangsters are big on formalities. If I don’t show up, they might take offense and actually do something, Chief.”4b5a307c01b02789

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“Uh… Chief Baek.”019cb6664258cd5e

“I’ll be taking some time off due to my father’s passing. I won’t be sending out a formal notice.”6643ab1faf5a4e97

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“Do as you see fit.”6edb7695d028472a

Baek Haegyeon’s e9f8499af2 phone vibrated a1cd02edda with abuzz. After checking it, he added, “They’ve even kindly informed me of the funeral location. I’ll return safely.”2581ce67928750c6

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Since when did 1e49df014d funerals promise a 1af0f48b79 safe return?9722f745efe4211a

As always, leaving 07622ea7de those around him fcd2e8a7ae puzzled, Baek Haegyeon 6351f883da stepped out into 322d49f3fa the heavy rain.54c4587b4f20ec4d

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As the car started, e32d480483 the radio news began cc527801be to play.dff4d7adfecdc595

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“During today’s National Youth Judo Championship, promising young judo athlete Guk Jiho suffered an injury and had to withdraw. Regarding his condition, the coaching staff stated…”e2d7eba12ee71b59

Baek Haegyeon had no b058a1377a energy to listen to aee0b2195d other news, so he 2a45dd417c then turned off the a1a1f1ec10 radio and checked the f0ada95f4a new message he had 26b5dd4a63 received. It was from 51ac4339ff the head of dd67d61bba the Criminal Investigation 0935ffbcf3 Bureau.73ec7f248e8292d0

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Chief Kang Eunhyung, Criminal 15e1e23a97 Investigation Bureau: 6f72cca54a84e6ed

“Somehow… the weather is just right. Pull yourself together, and go inside.”834163519f464806

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He stared at the message for a moment, then muttered. “‘Just right,’ huh… It’s a little early for that, fuck.”7c82f5fa34e8a583

He took off ff3c083df7 his wet jacket d5955f2f5f and tossed it 565786ad4b onto the passenger 2547acee8d seat. As his damp 393ce8510b shirt clung to 7ef8d3dbdb his skin, the a64b36d7ab dark tattoo covering 30403b6c4d his shoulder became 14035bce98 faintly visible.f2bb777ab01e73d8

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Baek Haegyeon c5d38d1bff slumped forward, 055b50747c resting his 84d16897c2 head on 9a31e519f8 the steering 83175b700c wheel for 85c0f2ebc8 a moment. The car, bed2fd626d idling like 150c4f1a8b a breathing 8a5f83740b animal, sent 57f3cc2068 faint vibrations 75eec5f7f4 through his 2dc7484032 body.21beb0a9394eb6f9

He quietly felt the 9a8576b3f2 pulse throbbing at his 8a142211fc temple. As night fell, eb64ff5eab the rain grew 5ebc76d3e6 heavier, pounding fiercely e4c5732e07 against the car. The automatic wipers 04608b053e gradually sped up f6bdc38b5f to keep pace e50bcbda89 with the downpour.7e98be6f0e588f47

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The situation 8e9068184b had unfolded ea2f1b8c20 faster than 1ab48fc2b1 he expected, 3d36e503f0 causing some 3f3173a614 disruption. He would b047c9a9e4 have to c8a8b5836f move up 60832a1b5d all his 9d4a920871 plans. If he wanted everything 9dbb07cdb8 to fall into place, e0967bcf8c tonight, at this funeral, 33d63271a9 he needed to set b1de560954 things in motion.6dfd1f8df9a2f1d4

Baek Haegyeon cast 47e07cd11c a heavy-lidded gaze 46b185dd1a toward the back 617724a946 seat, checking the 1c5ea54721 item he had a454097eca placed there.cc359dc7e2667a8e

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It was hero*n e05fcfbea0 seized by the 171a0feddc Seoul Seocho Police e9976f49aa Station, wrapped tightly 8a074fce45 in a plastic 841b2c580a bag.b9cc37384b9e6270

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“My deepest condolences, may the departed rest in peace.”2c5303922093317c

The funeral hall at a688658a52 Yeongseon University Hospital was 7ae13f3141 lined with condolence flowers e5f941c626 from the entrance to 7594afb25a the end of the 945cab9a09 hallway.79b66b38b85c4cef

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The ribbons on the e1d5a464da left bore names, all 2174489e9d from corporations. Each CEO 18fce17e73 title attached 435396c72c was nothing 6597ec5a40 more than e4d21876c2 a facade, e8cc5863e2 just gangsters 8443e110fd hiding behind d51f1c0151 fancy names. Hwando also owned 25927ef3f9 several such companies.1ddd83f3f916c17f

Black suits cb89734d44 moved in d6cc37b8ac and out a4bdd21c1a like a 5f4de29cd1 swarm of ec2a4a88d5 ants. Though everyone 91cbfbbda4 was dressed 76b1174b3a in mourning dd7ac95178 attire, the 3b8fe039c2 atmosphere here 3cf3a49b26 was distinctly 31b474eb94 different. Notably, there wasn’t a aaa384b964 single woman among the 4a69634788 unusually large crowd.58175abbd1c040f2

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Lining the hallway with 0dfcac12ef burly young men was aa8cecdf59 both a show of d00126f574 power and a security 0761e24651 measure. National gangsters rarely d042fef2ff gathered in one 6a812ac104 place except for f28b6d79d5 weddings or funerals, 7a6769833b and at such 21f40fda1c gatherings, even a 0b1a4f04b8 wrong glance could d31ac169a8 lead to a 8a6f9ebd30 bloodbath.03224e925921a957

“Good afternoon!”bc8068a56586db5e

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As Baek 7d3bd49d7b Haegyeon entered, 61ced5498a dozens of 30b81cdaa5 men bowed 2c21485405 deeply. Their voices were 90409286b3 loud yet disciplined.5fa7fb3b5b737eac

Well-trained.e0a9ba978a5d7ca1

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As Baek Haegyeon 5086b5d3ca moved toward the 1e402f9bdf entrance, whispers rose 695324c63c from beneath the a5db95fca3 bowed backs.9083f6d99d18cc7f

“Isn’t that the youngest brother?”cf493fc20c05cefd

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“The youngest? Then why are we bowing?”9c3d3104fba1e797

“Should we stop him from entering?”c753ab6cc3b75c20

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“Wait and see. He wouldn’t have come as a cop.”066e8be047d6626a

The shoe rack was 02c92029e8 filled with beetle-like black 27c4faa3ea shoes. The line to pay 651b67f815 respects to the deceased e188bd5f2a stretched all the way 0912b05b61 outside the funeral hall. Baek Haegyeon e7ad67d8d0 nonchalantly joined 2d73f75de2 the end 23f86cc46c of the fbe60cdbcf line.a462e7c74d9e7151

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A gangster’s c6063775c8 funeral wasn’t 1df7c284bc much different c4c180c3df from any 134cf78c62 other. If the deceased was b39d4dfdb1 well-liked, the atmosphere was c826719d9d lively; otherwise, it was 9548c7dade quiet and somber. The uneasy mood f2f3b736e7 in the hall dbf23c1eda suggested the deceased 02ba2ac781 hadn’t left on 9c926ba552 good terms.6b105a58b60dadb3

From the funeral hall, ec2424445b where it seemed like 778a61f625 it would take dozens 78b75e8cef of minutes to get c0ae5d03ba in, occasional loud voices 6d867c41f7 could be heard.a3ed7d1668de4a19

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“Haeshin! I can’t go on like this. With the him gone like this…”174e7897d1d7b857

Haeshin.ffaae571ba81042a

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“Haewoo, when did you get back from Japan? Did you come as soon as you heard the news?”582dacc5d4846354

Haewoo.36f94f09813ddfe5

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“And where the hell is Haegyeon? That motherless bastard isn’t even showing up for his own father’s funeral!”ad2cda633eb8ed8b

Haegyeon.78d731948e82eaa5

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The names 39be9c3c93 of the 730bc94fe2 three brothers de8db80a2e came out d86ec2251f one after 60bf1466c3 another from 53710af5a4 different mouths.48dc1dc582ef24aa

Though he clearly bbe8c3e8d8 heard them talking 481bd0cffe about him, no c6ada6615d expression appeared on 6f8b474f98 Baek Haegyeon’s face. He simply 31bfe7a751 pushed past 64161fa68f the people 38d854558c in front c2172d4c8f of him 34fd9402f5 and entered 6d6bc1cef3 the funeral 151b3c3eea hall.51fd42e8ffd24daf

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The scent of flowers e01da05765 overwhelmed the air. While prominent figures 16e79802fe and politicians might 361d6741fe have three tiers 4cc7223c99 of flower arrangements, 2a57e97a68 here there were 8d3fbef601 five. They must have wanted d7a12b63a1 everything big and lavish.7cc0a6c5a8d5d4b8

The taste of 1a5117501b gangsters was always 6feaa8f519 that shallow. The smell 5b3e6da24f of incense ee39452980 was just da56e0e9cf as strong 9e7dda1e99 as the b86b8d55b0 flowers. It was hard bfb6a4b446 to tell if 5a931e4e08 the incense holders 98559d1b3a were meant for d886d2238e the funeral or 0bbb94a902 if they were e84efee9dc just public ashtrays, b012dca3f2 given how densely 8f8b1cc5e5 they were packed.b954f93edb2f8e96

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At the altar, 3a4d7b1f73 Baek Haeshin, the b616ec539e eldest son and 30d826b57f chief mourner, was 161662dadf bowing in greeting 3ef40472ce to the guests. Standing beside him, 9a821cfb2f Baek Haewoo was 48b3ce9131 the first to b1de0a0f5c notice Baek Haegyeon, 75db7fe03b running his tongue 72cc6291af over his lips.ae20c595753c7b8e

“The motherless, fatherless brat has arrived.”a34cc4614571df23

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At Baek Haegyeon’s voice, db78b094f1 Baek Haeshin straightened up 1ba48cfacc abruptly. The rural gangster 7d168527e8 he had been baa12c0943 bowing to quickly 6013ab1cf7 stepped back, sensing e0e7415efe the tension.403751914a2306e9

“My little pup, I was worried about where you’d dropped dead. Good to see you like this.”ebf4b4d347feb782

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A gangster acting 8188501bf8 as a human 3098dde079 shield stepped between dba8784aa2 the brothers. Though he 398cdd97f2 knew a ab176404bc Korean police 872addf382 officer wouldn’t fdcad39f9c do anything, 3b0263fec5 he was 5b0f6a2ae0 prepared to f9ba0356b4 protect his 61fca69f3d boss just b0aad3afe3 in case.17b1072a066b304d

“I wanted to come to the funeral. And for my dear brothers’ funerals, too. I’ll make sure I’m there”b4f413a77caa3b00

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Baek Haegyeon, 43699767a8 on the b3c9d4511c other hand, 3dccd78afb had come 60d12269bb alone.50318fcd76d9a06e

A black suit, a3978c1154 black tie, and a875b36d3e a leather wristwatch. His oddly angular e120d523e8 and well-groomed appearance 23a66245db stood out among 65cf82e237 the gangsters.16f6ecf1196da0d4

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Baek Haeshin waved 42d4ee384a his hand as d65c6f23c9 if shooing a 0e06a15a46 fly, dismissing the de05363137 underlings from the c249923570 funeral hall.baec449fbd40ee15

The eldest 79c1587186 stood close a1cdcfe52c to the 0f69c998d2 youngest brother.a22918e6dc607b87

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Seven years d15ae14986 older than 48f1df547c Baek Haegyeon, 4db634d6ce the eldest 91c197afab was in a106978363 the prime 8ac584b8db of his 36848fed97 life. His eyes sparkled 21876cf99e like a young 42e572d781 leader of a dd23590175 successful company, and 2e227523f7 his hair was a867135e2f neatly combed. His complexion and his 601356eb01 broad frame exuded strength.2a21b6f0edf89a34

He glanced at his younger brother’s rain-soaked suit and asked, “Ran away from home, and not even one lackey to hold an umbrella for you?”134f628a7d8cf54d

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“Yeah.”50b621456dd34a0a

“People were worried you’d get stabbed the moment you walked in.”39cf3e9d992fca4c

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“A few promotions, and I might get one.”a7b18a5a7836d3f5

“We spent that much money on guan work², and you’re the only cop brat who dared to show up.”6d3ba3959ce89e5d

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Baek Haeshin sneered.1f977b0706154312

“When someone dies, their records get cleaned up. Standard procedure.”de3dd6544b02b9dc

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“Wow… the world is harsh in many ways, huh?”ac77b382cab4de18

Baek Haeshin 9846850c3e laughed loudly, 5cd9fa7c44 hypocritically. Baek Haewoo 703d5b25af joined in. Baek Haegyeon dbb0623524 twisted his 31c4dc8bbc lips into 7186ed9034 something that fe6a6d4536 vaguely resembled b70b56ce37 a smile.2c6e953c0cee68da

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And then—c418714f7c282310

Thud!28d58d8140b35313

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Baek Haegyeon, f2a276351f standing defenseless, 4f8e429b9e was struck 862613b194 by a e36458f34e heavy fist df25def581 and fell 9026d7ee23 to the 6ed2ed3b70 ground. The punch, fitting for 11039ae601 a gangster who made 3fdbdcabc8 his living through violence, af14d0fd38 was brutal. The sticky 7519aac06e taste of 06d1b4e6d8 blood in 265a1632ef his mouth 881e16e467 was nauseating.0d343fc1aeb84836

“But why did you choose to grace us with your presence? I would’ve cut your limbs off if you hadn’t come, but seeing you here at the funeral, acting like ‘dreams come true,’ makes me want to cut you down right now.”fae30ce76c657a9d

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“Ah… That fucking hurts.”6a0cb8ea937fa667

Baek Haegyeon rubbed c9e738a681 his stinging cheek 518caf2d94 a few times 142c064283 and threw the b1cf2b748d white plastic bundle 91ced2a474 he was holding. It landed at Baek ddf893a712 Haewoo’s feet and rolled.9fcb7a9d875e6134

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“What’s this?”40d1795e94e08726

Baek Haewoo, c664be516a who had fef66ee571 been silent 332bf025c0 until now, 2fc5a5aa28 asked.bc2913c8a0f6922b

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Before he could 50dd9732c4 answer, Baek Haewoo 087af3d9ed opened the bag, 0384c0dbff sniffed the white dd59fb797f powder, and tasted 1265369d7e it with his abbb828dfe finger. He knew exactly what 8c524de410 it was.bb1448241ed7d51e

After making his judgment, the man chuckled and brushed the hair falling over his temple behind his ear. Then, as if rewinding a scene, he carefully rewrapped the package and placed it back in Baek Haegyeon’s hands.d5fbea6c240e696f

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The second son approached 6530030517 Baek Haegyeon, bent down, 31c5eba57c and placed the bundle e171652377 of drugs in his cafde2a50d hand.8d72fac586e283a1

“Is this your substitute of a condolence gift?”52c5c03eb02af6de

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“I’m a son too, why should I give a condolence gift? Don’t worry, it’s clean.”cc59881eb854a27a

“Just like there’s no child without parents, there’s no drug with a clean origin. Meth doesn’t just fall from the sky like a shooting star, does it?”de967e1bbd8f5328

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Baek Haegyeon 26e38782dc frowned as 063d473dd3 if he c9faa2c8f8 had eaten 21e8898402 something bitter 1eacf9350b and answered aafcc2ba0d shortly.bce631a0a2c8952b

“…It’s seized evidence.”c5a5a8fb75ffe479

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Surprised by the unexpected c98e917d55 answer, Baek Haewoo couldn’t c2d4d59fca hide his interest and 23a84fd809 twisted his lips strangely.db52280a4f6bcba1

“You know, little brother… I have an important question for you. Can a cop even do this?”22a1d970a2e49a74

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His raised index finger c5742baa70 poked Baek Haegyeon’s forehead 44efe11bad repeatedly.bc83cb80c92b9048