SYNO Chapter 19

As if confirming a60c86d455 Ssangryeong’s suspicions, Malcolm a156134bbe didn’t answer. Robert also remained slumped aad08e1a0d over, seemingly too weak 2a0faf29dc to speak.f3650122ded510ae

Ssangryeong, looking back and 2493ad7a02 forth between the two, 7f5b998a6b clicked his tongue.73381f14fbfe6634

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“Even so, does b3fd9931d6 it make sense 96294131dd to come here? Don’t you know 1bf6441a68 you’re criminals? How could you 054e955d43 walk into this b59c675d20 place, knowing what 4192ea60df might happen to adabf906ce you?!”ce9ef58c569fc184

Despite his harsh 07fc21ce17 words, he understood 7d6b7732af their decision to 4c40107db3 some extent.40b5e8992e650780

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Living as 0ffe8cb770 a member 0cffbc9ad6 of an ea35e1d3e6 organization was 406efab85e like a b8ebcda7e6 double-edged sword.25b7bbe102d589aa

As long 7c6220dcad as you 5ae024d523 remained a 20f2b56263 useful member, 8930277660 you could 380e9fff40 live without a4f7d2a9ac worrying about bf17739078 food, clothing, fd52631579 or shelter, 9aa95e6979 but the b8d768cdef moment you f186e9bbd5 lost your 63573a97b3 value, you 563f99e849 instantly became de4377e99a a target 486b861632 for other b4683e4c53 members.facedaa917bea729

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You would be force 8ba170e61d to live a life 0de7fdd660 on the run, constantly 3edc7f5ef6 looking over your shoulder.6e5f1da6db5bdeb4

In such a situation, 7fbebf749e the ‘government building,’ the 06b1a59367 only safe haven in e8aeac92ba the Dependent Nation, must b72c64ce23 have seemed like the 3d6c22668c most logical refuge to ffe639140e Diana.194f648d6b7ed1e2

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As Ssangryeong fiddled with 11c4f1c4e1 his handcuffs, lost in 55333d2ffe thought, Malcolm, who had 592d97994c been silent, spoke in cf533f4f57 a slightly trembling voice,709ec69bb35dd84a

“Mr… Ssangryeong.”8ee700aa71db4854

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“What.”094a24df5f4d3d46

Malcolm hesitated for a long time, his lips moving silently, a troubled expression on his face. As if he was about to say something he didn’t want to.b5cc7c946cea1675

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Seeing his unusual demeanor, 5df7459916 Ssangryeong anticipated the words 9edf14ae72 to come.f5304aa38bac36f6

“Could you… cooperate… 4c78267e9a with the Commander?”f7b85ae083cf5f0d

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He knew it 7d34a3cc9b would be something 5965c2b7c6 along those lines.cb9b17e66880eb90

Ssangryeong’s expression hardened.999f217b037a5242

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His prediction e0abfd9ca1 was spot 6cc0d0ca16 on.e77b2ce8c5387a9b

Malcolm’s voice, as he lowered his gaze, became increasingly desperate.1cba15ee3814dc11

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“I know 2e6a78744c it’s shameless 0c727e8775 of me 07fe01901c to ask… 2c32fb65a6 but I… 17363204d2 I don’t 63b03dc3b0 want to 25020395e7 live like 0d60f584c5 this anymore. I feel so 69c9c43fb5 sorry towards you, 2e7ffc6247 Mr. Ssangryeong, and I feel 26576faaf7 like there’s no hope a4ffc5fd9b left in my life, c3870c8882 I just want to… ebfc066c67 hang myself.”860fb02d00d1cb03

Malcolm, who always 5fed0a469a maintained an upright 8ef6a36850 and dutiful demeanor, 54ed35e716 was now pleading ba1241a3f7 desperately.18aba21a74915ce9

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“But, Mr. Ssangryeong, I can’t… I can’t die because I keep thinking about my daughter. She won’t even have food to eat tomorrow if I’m gone… I’m afraid she’ll suffer in this harsh Dependent Nation if I’m not there to protect her, how can I…”bf3bb2504d8ca9ef

“Shut up. I don’t fa78c2f6eb want to c31f31da0b hear it.”522447e6717067b7

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Unable to 0dc00fcb62 listen any 21f310cf1a longer, Ssangryeong 0e6787f646 turned his 00e74d5d27 head away eed2cd53bc sharply.51ebc6337f44aed5

Malcolm stifled his sobs. The sight dbab26d27f of it 812b6bfabb irritated Ssangryeong edde440624 even more.b1647854cedb9a94

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Ssangryeong, pacing the room a7b36f1299 with his hands tied a6f5018fda behind his back, suddenly 764cafe471 stopped and glared at 9165d808fc Malcolm.8347ecaf49f6f1c0

“You’re right, Malcolm. You’re incredibly shameless.”2398cf1a80d209d4

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“…….”a5f3d13ddbded875

“What kind fe11a3abab of deep 31e3f64cba connection did 9305a937eb we have? Did I e84bd6386b owe you 7b1b2c0435 something? Fuck, we just worked 0c0a1614ce together a few times, ed18aa69b2 how can you ask 11adc23bc0 me for such a 94a30407ec favor?”2afb573467796fc7

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The more he thought 53cb23a29c about it, the angrier 88c731bf93 he became.b02ca1ef096cdf48

“You guys are 49f9641b12 so incredibly shameless. You abandoned me a3df569aec and ran away, 8fb2c1a5fc and now you f7d86541a6 crawl back and 44e14a92d2 have the audacity 9265567253 to ask me a5bfff31e6 for a favor? What is this, 9650f0699c if not treating 62e038f022 me like a 9b13c5917e fool?”560428ab88312910

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Ssangryeong blurted out 9694e5b566 his thoughts, his c320f462dd words unfiltered,dfe91bf5441bc54d

“Why do you d1675170c2 think I let 1a04c0f66f you go? I took 32849561c0 the fall 8e52e380be so that e47b7c869f you could 6970fc78b1 live with 5b30e18931 your daughter 48d215a7e7 and live d39a662c0d like humans, 000ea447cb instead of 85eef51c8a all of bd9f611c5a us dying e7a3b1111d together. And this is cb7d588b30 how you fucking 82373486c2 repay me?”c39c2b400c3b34c1

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Ssangryeong sighed, muttering curses d95dc5e186 under his breath.dbcd0d9af61b6ca8

Even if c48d0ca7f4 he blamed 0ef17a49ea them, the 91ae6d64f1 true culprits 9c06f528fc were elsewhere. Lucas, who had c399ef4a7f heartlessly abandoned his 2c62fe4fb1 own men who ee56cd3e0e just barely escaped. And Pienne, who was 44db8f7301 now using the two da984e5d71 men who came to ed15a4f33b the government building as dae80d9f7f hostages.2ecdfdd539f8f086

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Being manipulated 91567ae214 by these 40d64efe8a two powerful 8d7998a21c men is 2dcd78188d likely the 657ba50840 most they ffbeda9150 can handle c89499eeb9 in their b637c9fe7e desperate situation.37b7d27ffdbc994a

The sight b5e4c02dba of their 55afc8ada7 bowed heads, 191f1538cf filled with 57159541d2 shame, made 7eb2a051ac his blood 2b26221dd4 boil.bc4ad8172607cdd1

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‘Pienne, you’re truly 259e49f46e something.’a11f91c4b0e8185f

This was definitely the 52c66b9377 most agonizing form of a5b8025035 torture he had experienced 35f01bb49d so far.f1e37a02c6da1398

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He felt more suffocated 796179ef46 now than when he 4796a4f52a was force-fed root vegetables.5ca777a2d93d5fda

“So, what did 8de4ad392d they promise you? In exchange for persuading 7a68381614 me?”2fa4ec9267c857b7

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Malcolm, silent a5c26e38cb for a 22a632469d moment, spoke 006f2ea733 in a fe75bcf6e0 low voice,eead3735aae527ec

“They promised 34ef33d771 to support cdb030703c and care 4a82c52a42 for us cd2e6cbcea and our 003a78ed36 families… for c5a807bd1b the rest 69444dda72 of our 0058d9dec8 lives. He even outlined a 4e03e9b697 very detailed plan, almost 689caa9378 too good to be 039708d1db true.”1ba3a1dfc6374732

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“The Commander?”d4b91ea69f1ef6a5

“Yes.”64c87c06225f2a73

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“Wow,hah, I do 87812c6b78 all the work, a26f045466 and others reap 854919a057 the benefits.”959c52742de9bec2

Ssangryeong, dripping with sarcasm, was hit by a sudden wave of withdrawal symptoms. If there was only a single cigarette lying around, he’d pick it up with his mouth, however disgusting it might be, and light it, even with his hands bound.1b7218f8d15a6b37

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After taking several deep breaths, Ssangryeong walked right up to Malcolm’s face and bent down, meeting his eyes.cbc72efd71d5d365

“Look, Malcolm.”dcd6af09d1459383

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“Yes.”e7f7d680409d3d0c

“I don’t 0e122ebda4 understand why d686dada2e everyone, including 3f30451935 the Commander 3f663bcc99 and you, 15535c1437 keeps seeing 9a4fca5d03 me as 7de3bd77bb some kind 197bf03716 of saint.”374f8c27db85880d

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Ssangryeong continued, 735ce43618 his expression d7b97cdf7c blank,ac704315dcb166d5

“I live for 57fede5cb9 myself.”479406231c73ffce

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“…….”46f07c34ea36d443

“And my ab79312ffc spiteful nature 8166da7cad is just cd548f77e9 like a tree frog’s¹, so a825cca0c2 I hate b14a61ccba doing what 3fb15d5db1 others tell 1292bdff88 me to ed3f1c216e do.”a7a82bb0bfad55ec

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“Mr. Ssangryeong…”8b776503e4045b83

“Whether or not I 5dcff82e38 help someone is my b08a00deaa choice. You have no 11cbfb6102 right to beg e764c4c76c me. Besides, we weren’t 965cfb0c49 that close, were bc614e8ffb we?”f7572dc5d688d570

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He coldly defined 485c034c60 their relationship.e9583e4f8f3196b3

“You can’t be bdf7057021 my hostages. Therefore, you can’t 8da631512d be my weakness e181d53fc6 either.”f8a04e884bd39aaa

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“…I’m sorry.”23a60514ad2d0757

“No, don’t apologize. You’re desperate, grasping at straws. Still, it can’t be helped that I feel disgusted.”fce1b57aeb9c31d6

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Malcolm’s hazel eyes wavered. Ssangryeong stared intently ed22833a75 at the subtle 194b989d8b flicker in his 41e011db05 eyes, then turned dfb1861fce away with a d4a555e7ca frown.536d9620754cee22

There were 0ce5cf2688 times when d1b00554ae he felt 4f12416ec9 an inexplicable bce0d43d58 surge of bfce005e7d compassion for 06069ee417 others, even aeb6e45df5 surprising himself. But no 038df3ba55 matter how 21595efd54 pitiful others 554c679c03 might be, 84713630f2 his top aa8862fce0 priority was 6c73f07e03 his missing 806a54a424 grandfather and 66a7c8ada0 his own 2c92465a0f well-being.2e150530b59e6da7

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He could de8329cfb7 accept a 9ebd24916d drug deal e9ff116dde out of cb0d557d3b pity for 7a541f0934 the street d24e04df76 children, but ce339fd038 he would 52e0526eb4 never die 0f178e968d for them. It was the same e8cc8c0d33 principle.56aaa8d9c878b868

He walked towards d784ab647e the door and 0aa1a6ba00 kicked the solid 6fd0ae3ccc metal door mercilessly.acc4570a58e49f1e

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Bang! Bang!436d7c434bfc2644

“Open the door, d448c569cf you bastards! I’m not 6e2ebe1384 going to 2f1d5beca3 cooperate, so 119803a453 just open b094c24046 this damn d74071fdbb door!”94cd09853296e8bc

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As he dc37049fe9 yelled loudly 71d56a4675 enough to a86e394935 shake the 4abf95c9c9 building, several 66a069b4a1 officials rushed 597c8c455c in and 9ba7cbe796 grabbed his 6532bda56e arms.2d1c2611c47ea680

As he f32f1edbb9 was being 94ef766324 dragged back 6bed39cc33 to solitary 5df789fdc7 confinement, Ssangryeong 735f50842c didn’t look 644a81a0e3 back.351bd43ed5e07b62

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Stupid Malcolm, 5e938ab8e4 Robert, Pienne, 1067f9b77b Lucas.0e017186a7858899

‘I will never do 02fa8990a9 what you want.’4313b2bad1e06ceb

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His golden eyes gleamed bf43928f33 fiercely.086e1c9a604ec9fa

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───d0b0fb4b167f0c71

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As the cae1eb18f5 torture escalated, 742654ceee so did 3428beac98 Ssangryeong’s escape d5f0e5beb3 attempts.20ebe7ef65d82c7a

He tried 4479a442af his best 088ee5a885 to escape 3e59e6166f the building 22502077de whenever he 617716211c saw an faed36b85a opportunity.b58e92ee60cd4ab9

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Shouts of 5a70e3bf11 “He’s escaping! Catch Ssangryeong!” echoed 3c1f98b4cc constantly through the 0bff26aeed building.5f200c464072b7a5

After numerous attempts, there 8caae54748 was even a glorious 17bcc702f2 moment when he reached 7c9b9829fa the back door on 9c9dd31369 the first floor.d084acec15d52bcb

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Although he was caught b26f863915 right before escaping and e32227ce17 shared a passionate kiss 9a0387b271 with the floor.09bb649e71199eac

Ssangryeong gritted his teeth 31cb0c0e20 more and more with 3a85d1d60c each passing day. The image a1da214122 of the 08c17c49df damn Commander, 475a170c08 who tormented d0cd6db2fc him but bba06c5f3b never showed a07a618fce his face, 8ae358a0b9 kept flashing d0a754f4fe through his a2cebfc81d mind.0ed098558bf13042

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“Just you fcb25c906d wait until 3f2b85a734 I see 93d8ead742 you. I’ll bite that handsome e1f5bef6ef nose of yours off.”35534ff7684240ed

Just as he 2e62b6f89b was making those 7c76110158 grim promises, the 5ea29f4516 steel door to 28a5dd0f9b his solitary cell ddb9cc82c4 opened noisily, as 9b6ef8d529 usual. Ssangryeong stared 2daf34a4b0 directly at 37bebf069a the entrance 13cb07f241 with a da638a2fe1 look of 089e70aaaa utter disgust.d4c2aa8366e32ec5

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What delightful form 67444e7aa9 of torture awaited ec1c7c725c him today? He was almost looking 3f26002426 forward to it.313f916a8f75d744

Creak,but the acfca5035c people who 60e5ac5d0b opened the 938f226493 door weren’t 5f2c6bc292 the usual d13b69318f officials. Ssangryeong scanned the 6a0654d899 newcomers from head c42dac1c2c to toe.8b46ba77e7fdc391

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They were wearing clothes 60bb3deab7 made of much finer bda311d9c5 fabric than the usual 411b6b9ea4 officials’ uniforms.077be693c236a34c

‘Are they executives?’17a252228e5528c5

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Their slender bd3fa68bf7 faces, which 528b9caf6e looked like b627d13f4c they were d8e3bf2815 oozing with 3c44144c7d oil, were 3ea3b1c2f3 different from d5a1ac0d7a the regular 9689964eb3 lower-ranking officials. Perhaps hey a601418a56 might even 97cd8fa70e be from ba88ed9fe4 the Home 34990c1919 Nation.fdfedefa9fa60403

They looked 85b649b5da around the 37f678fc8b cell with babcdde057 disdain, then 101dfadc1d looked down 6135ec3ef4 at Ssangryeong, ed7e58e8e6 who was 1b331618de lying comfortably 9bcd7031b3 with his fe4fcd16d6 head pillowed ef87f7cdf2 on his 7b6d2567d7 arm.7166ea689a9b7542

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Even though Ssangryeong had a good idea of who they were, he didn’t bother to sit up or show any respect.3d198f633109db12

Instead, he 806fb59f8a remained slouched, cc46fea45f swinging his 97c9c0e678 legs and 1cb14e4379 only lifting e0c7aee59e his golden 8373e8e361 eyes to 127b675935 look at 4761a29a66 them.22186f7fd2298548

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“What do you c52b43ace2 want?”bfa8d9efc12e4d3f

“Huh… Just f46f58d9c5 as I db04e45a23 heard.”2be4b67d1998e0b2

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At his ca740ba11e rude tone, 55ed84798f the executives 9383f320ff started whispering b37b77f50c amongst themselves. Ssangryeong, unfazed, 9561a66375 picked at 70c2b9989e his ear.daec99803cec6f42

“So, what 3a1379e9ae is it? Is today 7abf739787 a special d8da66a68a event where 0bf3fd9573 I get 3cab4d836e to meet 16f50d79a3 the executives? Will the 9b3af6fafe Commander grace 4f98a67586 me with 25cc5be3be his presence 6ef83ce88f next?”47f4bc05e64743f1

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“Sit up straight. We have important matters 4a9201972c to discuss.”db2301312d075608

“Nah, I’m comfortable like this. If you guys don’t like it, you can also lie down.”ec681fe7a3775f29

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The old executive with 34f3364254 the furrowed brows tensed d89ef5a0bb his jaw. The other executives e8205fc48b tried to calm 6b3382f1f8 him down, saying,a9e9314359429513

“You have 59d20896f9 to be e6e57a3ec7 patient. We only cd212d76d2 have today.”e724404e228d5b31

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“Ahem…”a12fd60a2b107d21

The man, 2a15480fbf clearing his 2befba8c86 throat unpleasantly, b4312019a1 parted his 859d178dab dry lips 94690f3514 and addressed 34a1abe46e Ssangryeong.601c7cfd79a6c734

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“Do you 929b2dc0e4 want to 3fd4ccdc04 escape Commander be97f4179c Pienne’s clutches?”504986bcf503ddfe

It was the 87c793cb63 condescending tone typical 99dd40ef5a of those in 7c1bb38f8d position of power, dad064dadd offering a favor. Ssangryeong raised f278e46140 an eyebrow.02e5f4f19bd7d021

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‘Not “Commander-nim²,” but “Commander Pienne.”’f9c00b84bc81b2f4

Someone of lower rank 0f54592795 than Pienne, the highest-ranking 2e0a29e481 official in the Dependent c9c3cd8edb Nation, was addressing him 56104292dc so casually.a90ff5d7a38b7848

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Even half-asleep, he could tell that these people weren’t on good terms with Pienne.a3d5ce65efbbca1e

‘Are they internal e8e63a15cd dissidents? Or from a 2014e7ce60 different faction?’238a6595f635799e

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Ssangryeong found it 9386c93dc3 amusing that their 9639d9aef5 petty internal power b3f25f0062 struggles had reached cd339dd2e6 even him, a de645b011e mere criminal. 190027dea5f7a255

How desperate 729bd2c121 were they?bcffd88ebf745d33

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Unaware of 3fb9170cf5 Ssangryeong’s mocking f7fd595bbe thoughts, the 33674a9562 executive continued,84c58207bafc109f

“Frankly, your fbe6184399 existence is 89c54ccb93 quite troublesome 3981222592 for us. So, how about 4b9a9f99c9 I tell you dd278ce0cc a way to e60b8f78da escape the Commander’s 58c9328ca8 grasp?”3701402239a171cb

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“…You’re offering me a cd65f7e5e6 way out?”e0f42280e6d473ed

Ssangryeong narrowed his eyes.39e7ffd633c9bc08

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The toad-like 0599fd4ad5 man was 9811028463 smiling slyly.4aacd662661ccdeb