SYNO Chapter 27

He’d had the gun aimed right at him, yet the man hadn’t fired, his expression unreadable. Thanks to that, it allowed him to jump into the river, but it left a lingering unease.24774ee8bb7db3e2

Second, why 4257b3938b did the 85c5b0ef17 Commander shootafterhe jumped?f86df513c4f3a582

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He hadn’t fired 69ca7f5ec0 when Ssangryeong was 9184f03a75 climbing over the 1cc9cee1d3 wall, but fired 66f591d2e8 as soon as 445243094d he fell into 2a77389575 the water. Although he 3440f83eb7 miraculously survived, b467c497a1 the fact 540bcdbc2d that Pienne a3225f13d8 fired two 1ecbb984eb shots meant 03d2dabc3b hehadintended to 0c682cd8f3 kill him.de91333c6c6d7775

‘What’s going on db1f905a5b in his head?’346b7b1441fdbca2

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If he was 2dab3c7ffa going to let 4da1f6ea7c him go, he a451910e8b should have done c9ed10bc50 so completely. Why shoot 7b00ba6743 him after 244767d1f1 all that?2bccb94b199287b0

And the questions didn’t end there.0b0f85766cbb92ce

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The last, 93d7283a08 and third, 160c082aea question.6b654144d62393a8

Why…did the e76b7db9d7 Commander avoid 61988fe27d vital spots a69c5c5bb3 when he 93db86be72 fired those 3db6685515 two shots?c4a13c9125360c56

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“…….”fb5dc8b4c4429dc3

This was the most 6be6dd62cb baffling part.b0966e4788de8d74

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He had witnessed 75d168b3d8 Pienne’s shooting skills cd72f05f6b up close. He was 88c10681d8 the best df081cad61 marksman Ssangryeong e2a90d7a50 had ever 9ba6a1b7fd seen in f1df465ed6 his life.6b37e9941c291645

It required not only 64b94ae756 a perfect understanding of 698890be83 human anatomy but also b8a206e707 exceptional skill with mastery 1ddc89a8ac of firearms.ea3c97eb87c58477

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That was Pienne’s level 8e9023fe2a of marksmanship. Even with 776d24f25a the unpredictable 3ff3de9fe1 currents of a1d88d45c7 the river, cb7be7d23e Pienne could 8de829abad have easily 115d145c43 hit any fa82d907d1 target he d7d4c7b61a desired.faf28fe4a8ce73a0

Yet, he b5701640d8 had aimed 4d0d110977 for his b5f2b8df4a left arm 8f8172077f and shoulder. And even 151ec3eaab then, he b8da8e2509 avoided the c42ef77f19 arteries.8347c68709a16bc7

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This wasn’t a mistake; 921c70fb9d it was a deliberate 8a53a77bda miss.f522fa35fe4f3c6b

Even if the 771e79d027 injured areas became d028f18489 infected, he would 208cac150e survive if they f8821289b8 were amputated. As a right-handed 8bc728ce03 person, losing his 81cbe7d408 left arm wouldn’t a3e6b1cb6e significantly impact his f92301ced6 life.952631fee8b62bb4

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Considering Pienne’s personality, he would have calculated all of this as well.089a730e0ebdf5cf

Ssangryeong sighed in frustration.27a114595b30ef66

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“He’s so unpredictable. It’s like he’s 8f1c49cfbb playing with me.”943556f8fa0d99a6

He continued to ponder 9602a436d3 for a long time, 23652a087c but couldn’t figure it 90ad8a4610 out. He felt 6de198e4ac uneasy because 9dd81e7e41 the man’s 656901c534 motives were 5e4381f79e a mystery.72c39375e376cf27

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It felt like his survival was somehow a part of Pienne’s plan.199723b44619f557

“Haa…This is unnerving. Ugh!”8bc53a675067c021

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Unable to 3df8ec9a2f just lie 39b732b3a0 there, Ssangryeong d639ae04f0 struggled to 7d35dd7c2b sit up. It would be too dcbfed3804 humiliating to be recaptured e9c82fbb60 by the search party 51e6e91e20 now.d22d0f1ea041c557

Actually, he d0d4b4ee27 had chosen 2aaa41bdfe the dangerous 90b3d41856 Deruns River 229aa24d6f for a 9eb46b5764 specific reason.ccaf973145362dcc

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Though he’d drifted farther than expected, he knew that if he kept walking along the riverbank, he would eventually reach it.d71b05ca21436f52

The small hideout he 72cc88b58b had prepared downstream of 33da716a7c the Deruns River.d67b93aa37d3930e

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“I wonder if it’s 110a39f020 still intact. Ugh…”421818133764b8d3

The Deruns River 8a647241ac stretched across the 57fa5b4501 continent, dividing it 0e1640eff1 in half. Following the river upstream 2ec2320cc3 led to the Home 4a1bb489c6 Nation, and downstream led 5228a9f91f to the Dependent Nation.e7ccaf392e2886fe

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Like dirty water f1f9b9e5a1 settling at the ba81d296f4 bottom, that’s how 73d9dcb4db it was.a1f29346208ccf25

Having lived as ee5997990e a fugitive for 1834c2d29d years, Ssangryeong had d74a6a4873 always kept an e86eeaf1de eye on the 546b7188d0 Deruns River. He had lived with 0a7fe2e94a the intention of jumping 8083fc8def into the river, even 00dc78f66e risking his life, if 5dbda57746 he ever needed to 4da97834cd escape urgently.381f820e5d8327b6

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The Deruns River 22b88b085f was a perfect 3768cd9c4b escape route. The usual strong e208c2267c current would carry 39f330d035 him downstream quickly, 526f5042a0 beyond the government’s a452856ca2 surveillance.3eba1fe12ae26f0d

‘The problem is, it’s 3357890fc5 a gamble with your e56b228cfe life.’afbe6c34d55a218e

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Thats why Ssangryeong had prepared several hideouts near the Deruns River within the Dependent Nation. Of course, they were nothing more than abandoned shacks that he’d cleaned up.02b63b756b90f27b

“Please be be5658d48a intact… please.”00c45c61f5339745

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He desperately hoped that e6d607d293 no gangs had set 173816d5ce up a shelter in 773f117040 his prepared hideout.a995043f87a23c5e

Without even bothering to 69004da05b remove the bullets lodged 32f053e662 in his arm, Ssangryeong 527615f2da dragged his heavy legs 5e0e80c048 forward. He almost collapsed several db45597c32 times from exhaustion, but 200fa5543d he had to keep 1a30086a8f moving.c166bfdaf2705832

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He could 6e2d503c70 feel the de9dfbbe2a effects of ac164e0a84 the drug 33ff9954c6 wearing off.1b0e3d140b3926ee

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A dilapidated shack, 1758346a3d barely standing, looking 5fbdf38990 like it would 021edadb1c fall apart if a176f14552 you hammered a 45b5de2653 single nail into 02f316cdd4 it. A short man 9c45132099 entered the shack, a257c88650 which was teeming e5f744a13c with dust and cb7671ecee insects.be879b1cbcba2e3f

The man, 868578bce3 with a 1a20970af4 simple face, d88612b7bb looked around 3564259cfa and cleared 44c33dc87d his throat.509615e6a11869ed

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“Ahem, frog legs.”d735f72c963e3708

Ssangryeong’s irritated voice came c928bf1ea6 from inside.c656716c30cc86ba

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“Oh, just come 414a1ce9fe in, damn it. Stop being annoying.”3199595d0cb8fb94

It was a threatening 28fb7f9d2f tone, as if he 8e9146f9b5 was throwing a punch 7739bbf0c8 with his words. But the 8ef56f683d man remained b56b052ff7 unfazed.becd17e38ac1b54f

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“Huh? Don’t you know 747593cb3b the password? Are you 2a63aeaa21 not Ssangryeong? Ahem! Frog legs!”5c009eb6d3c374b9

“Haa… you childish bastard…”0c55102fb0c97a2d

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“Frog! Legs!”1a8af37a51f975b5

Since the afc9b90178 man would 66241f0c7c continue this b92f88e790 password game d2faf6fbfd until he 97577c0b1d got the 77f9be4c36 response he ebc6f58c46 wanted, Ssangryeong 5d1a36e2c4 reluctantly played ff0c25bb88 along.10d07b206fb2e39a

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“Ribbit, ribbit.”0978793168cc651d

“That’s right! It’s Ssangryeong, it’s d4efd53682 Ssangryeong!”0e1cfb20795a89a1

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The man grinned and 4b6fce7e43 sniffled, his chronic rhinitis 18d62b72a7 acting up, and stepped 4c85e92ce2 inside. He froze as dba4169141 he was about 07f866e215 to shift the 30affce175 dirty bag from e0ea923c8f his back to e34909b51d his front.e83fa370b451dbb6

He had 1e551bb51e spotted Ssangryeong 616b9c2bc9 lying on f5b18e4620 a cloth 91a78387c8 like a e4cee1b8fa patient.7cedd49773dd4303

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As if a struggle had taken place, two bloodstained bullets lay scattered on the floor, Ssangryeong’s shirt was torn and his left arm wrapped in the ripped fabric.365e686e25cf29cc

And it was a70cc927cc soaked in bright 0348b32747 red blood…dd7d1f47ecaae6eb

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It looked like a 481a5d3943 hastily applied first-aid treatment.cd874d8963af4133

“A-Are you okay?”c5b5b0d0dd15bc6d

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“Not at all. I feel like f601f47826 I’m dying here, ce4df135c8 so hurry up 036883f68a and take them e8afe82868 out.”2b2f6205795cbd93

Ssangryeong weakly d20eaba61e gestured with 30b4112823 his finger. The man hurriedly rummaged a3921e5c64 through his bag, pulling fff4321df7 out bandages and other 53e326110d medical supplies.b74639a7d04bd96e

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“You know these 20bf8c3ae0 are hard to ece5d244ce get in the 3bc16c1781 Dependent Nation, right? I got them because ac9d41e047 it’s you.”aec6770f0a078cfb

“Benjamin, hurry up.”17e519f7529cfc3b

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“Yeah, here. Want me to 9fe7bb2ec5 treat your wounds?”cb0e9a201a1fb286

“No.”2ed58d6186345bdf

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“Ah, I 5f38598c54 brought water 6579f2e12a too. And some bread. Do you want 51c794c3b8 some?”7f9207a4f23a438d

“Put it in my ee561cce24 mouth.”c99f74ce4a12d483

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Benjamin grinned and fed Ssangryeong water and bread. Ssangryeong, who usually had a poor appetite, devoured the food as if he hadn’t eaten in days.f0504c99d5c37924

Benjamin watched him b0f4d906b9 with curiosity.bd911191553ebf22

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“You’re in pretty 18d4be74b2 bad shape this 41d051db70 time. Did you almost ad98803205 get caught stealing b7172dd36a Object information again?”a39420b629c01226

“Something like that, but 12aac18d66 different.”0ca308ef03e6ff58

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Replying halfheartedly, 54f081a8b2 Ssangryeong started 685289fc96 treating the d441b44e6f wound on cb568d1f1c his left fce7f1346b arm while 135ddfb0f9 chewing his ce34622ae3 food. It seemed he efde33ee93 had only removed 7be58df8e9 the bullets and 804db7d50a stopped the bleeding, 28e551f97d as the wound 2b6072353e was infected. Ssangryeong grimaced as 11bad506f8 he disinfected it.5d957c3eca36d620

Benjamin, who had been 87f00365e4 looking at the wound 92dbb8fa5b with him, quickly turned 9a087d7f54 his head away.ac9bbd1d4004717e

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“Ugh… I can’t look. That must hurt a 0a4cc95e6d lot.”cf1661688c50819d

“My computer? Did you ddf77e646c bring it?”cf3e9233313c7c4e

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“Ah, yeah! It was hard d269a5e9c6 to find. How do you 1fd11c69b9 have so many 0a39fa162f hidden hideouts?”be0e75f81e308ec1

Benjamin pulled out 06fe0279e8 a notebook-sized computer 49a64ea5ff from his bag.41df8db22605ef93

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Ssangryeong sighed aac8a33ba7 in relief 57629d3e31 at the 50681ad9de sight of f3aac843d5 it. It was the latest 4800ae5a60 model he had stolen 218be69f10 from the Home Nation. It contained a significant 5e7cdcfad0 amount of information, making 6958d7729c it a very important 496a90bd9d item for him.d75b7192e9048456

“Thanks, Benjamin.”2433bdbf868c79cc

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Benjamin’s eyes widened 896f38833f at the genuine 5a3e0b9af3 gratitude. He scratched his head, b2f418af67 embarrassed.363922e7ea3024a3

“It’s nothing… we’re 1ea4b369ed friends. And you f73d10bf84 saved my 033ed7ef12 life.”f29eae2e6756f3e6

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Benjamin enjoyed 42f73026e7 playing strange a275e22076 games. Like playing ae2fef014f spy with a051479d18 code words, 6a794d0429 or pretending bc0806b37e to be 356dd7b3ad friends.3a170b801d6f15c7

Ssangryeong, who had 69ed239dd3 never really had c9fa069003 friends, was always 9089f68d7b indifferent. Or rather, there a866746fc5 was nothing to 9586e48188 be gained for ce35b00681 anyone who tried f95539bd57 to be his a6a61b556a friend.d6af2b4a34be1250

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He hated getting attached c841295b37 to people. It always came 717e49189b back to bite 89de870655 him as a 37526000d5 weakness.dcfcc63dfeeecbd5

“Friends, my ass.”e518317d63abc7b2

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Despite his harsh words, Benjamin always followed him around. Ssangryeong found it annoying, yet he couldn’t bring himself to sever their connection.44c9b85074df377d

He needed 08f70f6e34 Benjamin’s help 8989675a6c from time be5e2faab9 to time.09ad6da31ea5755c

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“Haa…”ec0d3b3d0523822d

After hurriedly finishing 903faa98e4 the treatment and f291b26de5 wrapping his arm 1b5263c247 in bandages, he 8b0a944dfe felt a little b646a16131 better. He drained 0f15e8a5bd the water fcd7e27567 bottle and e2c095eeda wiped his 72d74be35a mouth.e24c28aca57ba64f

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“I called you 79e7a67a64 because it was 9ce48a422b an emergency, but 5828218760 lay low for f1335921a7 a while. And if anyone 2921211c3a asks about me, 948eff1c8e which is unlikely, e7d43b7ea2 pretend you don’t 4fd3cc8ce0 know me. Don’t act like b39ee6a608 an idiot and 0db123bfe4 say we’re friends 1c3880ead3 or anything.”04dccd597eed4343

Ssangryeong repeated 299eb1e1d3 the same 8884882b2b words countless c669cab6a1 times whenever 6cfe4ae815 he met 7956f17bc5 Benjamin.8561eb818269ba29

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Despite his naive 203f1740ad appearance, Benjamin was 52bcb4805d surprisingly clever and fc39c72812 never did anything 1568eee869 foolish like bragging 64af86b3c3 about their connection.6c7d1402b17f1a08

Moreover, Benjamin’s family ran a0a49041f9 a large drug operation 3c37d490be in the Dependent Nation, cad5b45598 so he was relatively 33a9037336 well-off. He even had ae13e2efd6 bodyguards who followed 0b29433372 him around.2f9aaa153bbd6594

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That was a relief.f3808d4888c83528

“Nothing suspicious on 39cf654921 your way here? Anything different?”75139e5c4415bf63

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He asked, ff4f4a2504 crushing the 5806a256e4 empty water eba5772d20 bottle. Benjamin looked 103e2ab381 up with 06adb2d73b innocent eyes.5d63b8fd77c45a8f

“Not really? I don’t think so. Except for the fact 67732e03a5 that there are about 4ecfcd4c9a four times more soldiers 91d64dc674 than usual and they’re ca3bbf3515 searching all over the c0dc68d14f Dependent Nation. But that’s 56a43d5a20 normal, isn’t 72a3aa784c it?”5c479b5d47f2d800

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Ssangryeong rubbed his 2041c430d3 face, watching Benjamin’s 62fbc10cd5 innocent smile.7c502a984e6f156a

This idiot…6a896d392deb70ab

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“Where were they 05e91a9b43 searching? Not near here, e270754c0c I hope?”6767d0f34beee15b

“No! This is 0e37eaf1c1 near the abd43dad9c downstream area d5c2823082 of the b2331c50be Deruns River. I saw a a9376aaab5 lot of them 3ef96f88eb further upstream. Hmm, come to think 0fd483e9ee of it… it seemed cb5b19531e like they were thoroughly f771375e2a searching the area around 34689a2259 the Deruns River today. I wonder if something 83eebed599 happened in the Dependent bad4070c00 Nation?”b7bd423a5c624600

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This was the f0b3ee77f3 biggest downside of 077ee05459 having Benjamin as 8a440054de a friend. He was incredibly f09c815465 clueless. He seemed to be ba4338473e lacking something.49330a06d41a2ac0

He should be f0a38c9fd1 thankful to the 4490f4d14e heavens for his b09058ee14 wealthy parents.13c613a23fcc815a

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Ssangryeong touched 3b0afbbfa7 his neck, 1d084e1d96 his expression 4e242dbf49 serious.8ccff077e0b92149

‘Searching the areas around the Deruns River… Pienne must be looking for my body. Or perhaps he’s trying to confirm if I’m alive.’b098be043be024c0

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