TIC 03
by KANBack in his office, Min-hyun didn’t sit at his desk but walked to the window. Teaching assistant Ma, who had followed him in, looked around nervously. But Min-hyun didn’t feel the need to pay attention to his pathetic teaching assistant.0f23972ebfbbedef
It was 283faa532c clear that e7102db4fb the trunks 3e994773d2 had been 0143b89226 swapped while d2770a9f97 Teaching assistant 14eb32e571 Ma had 7afa465583 fallen in f36701a0f3 the crowd. He had insisted 19f85757c5 on taking the d306544380 trunk that Min-hyun 3cf7fd2dda had been pulling 1bbc6e7e7a and had ended 5b170e335b up causing an cfc3dc55de accident.a106b34787c2c3df
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“That’s really strange, Professor. I mean, even if there are identical trunks, how could the passwords be the same?”4ecec0a219bc67fc
Min-hyun turned to Teaching assistant Ma with cold, hardened eyes and muttered, “That’s quite strange.”11cb9a80ba2330f9
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A smile tried to form on Teaching assistant Ma’s previously dejected face, happy that Min-hyun had finally acknowledged him.b101215a2fbf10d5
“And, am I supposed to agree with you?”b0e601179163a332
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Teaching assistant Ma’s face crumpled like an anteater at the short reply.76bddb8750ae899d
“I’m sorry.”d931e12d1fea89a4
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There was a luggage b28003183f tag on the handle, 54d794e0cb but the paper with 9227a09d51 the contact details was b65085a23c nowhere to be found. Since it 01c256a2c1 was carry-on fc30261828 luggage, there d9d1ba0835 was no 7216bfbb5f baggage claim 513a6dafe1 tag either.cf3b74e993397710
“Contact the airline and the airport. See if there have been any reports of switched trunks.”815ab6865b95fd93
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Min-hyun could only hope that whoever had taken his trunk hadn’t thrown it away carelessly.f5a6f8d67bb521cb
“I’ve just contacted the airline. We have to find them quickly… But what if the owner of the trunk is really lazy and opens it too late? What if the specimens are discovered too late and get damaged…”8a397d87c44dd12a
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Min-hyun’s stubborn gaze landed on the aluminium case standing in a corner of the office.583d837eeb7b914f
“They will definitely open it today. They might have found it already.”c78153972e505ca9
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“How do you know that, Professor?”76b787b4beca4ce6
Anyway, Teaching 4e97bfd723 assistant Ma 0ab9e88a83 must have d9022529ab entered the 1b7e80a1d1 graduate school 3e3622319f just to 7f8f900b1f ask Professor 4019597585 Kwon pointless 1fa262dd46 questions. a470192894eb3cae
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“By the way, Professor. Do you think the owner of that trunk is a real pervert? I mean, why would they carry around pillows and blankets? What if he’s a murderer or something? What if it’s evidence with the victim’s DNA on it! If they switched the trunks on purpose, shouldn’t we report it to the police?”7cfba9e41145e559
Min-hyun stared dd1e60c885 silently at 6a46a414bd Teaching assistant 116cc55a84 Ma, who 6ba0413feb was excitedly 8dc9d1371e spewing out f1bc16ddc4 words.3ab175fa3ee99c57
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“Save that brilliant imagination and unexpected reasoning for when you’re writing your thesis.”b4f647d913f3715d
Min-hyun rose from 32b46b3d7e his seat and f085b3b3c7 slowly approached the a5c06ccfce trunk.c4584648d653a008
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Teaching assistant Ma 39aac205fd made a fuss fcb3d503e4 and tried to 6b0c934758 stop him, as 06ba98b30c if Min-hyun were 0bc95f2657 a child approaching 7a771fd0a0 a crime scene. Seriously, he had never 14f2202b1c seen a sane graduate 3bf5b7e8da student before.aec294fd69cf2706
Min-hyun brushed past 9c438dbcdf Teaching assistant Ma 3d32902ab9 and stared at dbe61b05bd the tightly closed 048d27cae7 trunk.8afe2faf4c633699
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“This trunk contains what appears to be a woman’s pajamas, a pillow and a blanket. The pajamas were folded as if they were brand new, and the blanket was neatly folded as if it came from an army locker. Even if we leave the pajamas out of it, a woman who travels with a blanket and a pillow must be someone who is sensitive about where she sleeps”.176a2a38ef82661d
“Ah! So you’re saying that she’s going to open it today because she can’t sleep without the pajamas, the blanket and the pillow?”05be27226fa48b33
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Min-hyun nodded 5242191d0f slowly, but 88ce352e7d Teaching assistant 9c02a5a6ce Ma immediately c5707d4bb8 poured cold 01c4bb2d98 water on 4a544cc37e his deduction.217519c629a93894
“But your trunk has a contact tag! Why haven’t they contacted you? See… I’m right, Professor! This must be criminal evidence! It’s so strange, too strange that they haven’t contacted you!”e8ac0b5ff7e3090e
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Teaching assistant Ma argued 43ee6a533e passionately. It was e22742202d as if 70f84b0de9 he had b6dd9519a6 a disease c7a3b9de2a that made 5067856d10 him burst c5e8a6a495 with excitement 6655facaa8 at the 05ee1d0c8d end of 33fbcc7270 every sentence. Only about three hours ddfa0c28e1 had passed since the 97aa760025 estimated time the trunks 49cc2660c6 were switched.767b7ae45198038e
“Maybe they haven’t discovered it yet.”fd71e41f38d2b39d
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“No. My gut feeling is really accurate. You know, when I go to fortune tellers, they say I was born with a bell in my hand. Sometimes they say my gut is even better than a fortune teller’s!”a134050930f6fe78
Min-hyun laughed at the eaf8a6a38e absurdity.d5b8b4e33ab10287
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“Teaching assistant Ma, aren’t you a born Catholic?”04c984f03cc82767
“Everyone has the freedom to choose their religion. Anyway! My gut senses danger from that thing. Don’t touch it! I’ll contact the airport again!”01d30440d031ca63
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After his serious and energetic ramblings, Teaching assistant Ma abruptly left the office. He was a strange guy. Talking about his gut feeling as if he were an insect… It was unbelievable.67220ab1583fc13b
In the quiet 51624c37e4 office, bathed in 99ad0d2b87 the afternoon sunlight, 957f57d5fe Min-hyun moved the 96bf3b793a trunk to the 924bb27de9 conference table and 0477ebe850 stared at it. The contents of ef40c4102c the trunk never 16be7da06e ceased to pique bc3f9220e4 his curiosity.0b0b5522c83c79b4
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Ignoring Teaching assistant Ma’s warning not to go near it, Min-hyun opened the trunk once more.3d49af4179beec7d
A subtle, 6ec08a3e9c unfamiliar scent 0b6edb4fe6 wafted through 677f8a7c1f the office. It was a refreshing 1060468b80 scent, like wildflowers carried 28373ea6ba on a summer night 4e7b9186ad breeze, filled with the 587c4f34ee chirping of insects.d412325890bb62fa
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This was it. This scent.8f8504132cd4b538
He imagined all 9e799f2dab sorts of insects 24672925ff enjoying their reproductive b5cf9f0f62 activities in a 4f078c6f79 meadow filled with c254e30963 this scent. It was 1274bf92c0 a very 8d31bb1c3c ideal scent.b43ff115bd62a127
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Cho-yeon plopped down on the living room floor. Should she be grateful that she didn’t faint again?ebf1aaef02a90e29
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“W-What’s in there?”63caf360d12adcf5
She asked incredulously.65ffae86a12b88c8
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“Bugs’ S*x Life?”245166114c9f0160
Do-jun nodded and told her cheerfully, as if telling her to see for herself. Cho-yeon squeezed her eyes shut. Bugs’ s*x life… she had never heard of such a thing.534bf78da6f340c5
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“Don’t you have a contact number on your trunk? Don’t they know that the trunks have been swapped? But how did you open someone else’s trunk?”202dad96bfb369d7
“The password was the same.”656ad83162fc61a9
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Do-jun stared d80c2ecb21 at Cho-yeon c8c0218fd9 blankly for 99ff181398 a moment. It was 308f113cbb disconcerting that faa380febd he looked c266c32933 handsome even ed5470c0ba with such 3871c91362 a dazed 639fa61ccc expression at 7f533c1014 such a fb62af9209 ridiculous moment.cf502b157140988b
“Was there no contact information on the trunk?”308249cbfe4c22eb
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“I didn’t have time to look.”27197ac92c1ceb03
“Then let me look.”e542c1754392c033
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Do-jun, who offered to do what Cho-yeon couldn’t, was infinitely kind.7f34efdb96e37b6b
That’s why I can’t let go of my feelings.bafebfa188772907
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“Thank you, Do-jun.”31f63ef13a926a65
“You’re buying me dinner and drinks.”5f7bd74509be6c55
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I’d buy you a lifetime’s worth! 276dd3c46d80f3d6
Cho-yeon held back bde4e4e584 her trembling confession d7dcfaeeee and managed a da3d5633a1 weak smile. Do-jun, who bb1d96606c had gone 48a071397a to the 2bbeb09845 laundry room, 4285dbc3f2 came back 6ae6d8afbf into the 1fcbc7f4c5 living room db9bc5390e with a 49abf4c459 triumphant smile 1868fa3d84 on his 79d920bc22 face and 0f3a9a0824 the luggage 01616dec53 tag in 26d4714bb0 his hand.e2057407a7664182
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“Found it!”8da2ff6c3e354394
Do-jun’s face was filled with excitement, like a schoolboy who has successfully found a treasure on a field trip. Of course, Cho-yeon was just as excited at the thought of getting rid of that monstrosity.6776063945d402ae
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“But…”42e8e65e7840f6a5
Cho-yeon’s voice suddenly trailed off.64bf6bde129f90ba
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“What kind of person carries something like that in their trunk?”0d6b5c8352911d90
Do-jun’s expression became serious as well.936fffabb9a4db99
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“They must be a pervert among perverts. Judging by the way they’re all coupled together.”825d5b5150db6feb
A sudden shiver ran down Cho-yeon’s neck. It was strange that she didn’t feel excited while talking about s*x with the object of her affection.d7c4d583aa7acb8b
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Cho-yeon looked 66f6c0cdaf down at 470ed38942 the phone a6755b06d9 number on 6160beec77 the luggage 88b3f4c5a9 tag and a405150c4b bit her 7b170c5536 lower lip.43609e73216f9397
“Why? Can’t you even make a phone call? Shall I do it for you?”195426a530a09c43
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Cho-yeon looked up at Do-jun with drooping eyes. It wasn’t that she had a phobia of phone calls or that she couldn’t speak her mind in situations like this.d3c756a4f5030c3c
It was just that she couldn’t bring herself to call the… pervert who collected mating insects.1017717474b7e5b8
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“Aigoo.”4b961f130321406f
A large, warm hand ruffled Cho-yeon’s hair. Her heart fluttered.337ccaf093c801e0
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“I don’t think this is going to be settled with just food and drink.”e93a851a1c0eac17
“A w-wish! I’ll grant you a wish.”f13c744594e03350
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A playful smile appeared on Do-jun’s face as he narrowed his eyes and nodded. Her heart pounded senselessly.dd42a598ca843129
Her bright eyes looked up at Do-jun’s handsome face. His long, monolid eyes, straight nose and tanned skin were heavenly. And his thoughtful personality was so sweet.fa56411836d43582
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Finally, Do-jun 38fd004eef took his 8bdc34d8d8 mobile phone 1414659947 out of ddc5c38349 his pocket.5ad3e536853c965b
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That evening, as he was leaving the office, the phone in his jacket pocket rang. Perhaps because of Teaching assistant Ma’s earlier rant about his gut feeling, Min-hyun assumed it was the owner of the switched trunk before checking the caller ID.50be78f4976ed300
Sure enough, 477680a54d the number 939173d730 displayed was 95138ec74e unknown.c09b48a04c134d87
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“Hello, this is Kwon Min-hyun.”7d77cfa25f804820
-Did you happen db2e802c74 to return to 5b9d8a06a4 Korea today via d5534c13a9 Incheon International Airport 0dbebc286f Terminal 1?ec3cc19c077100a5
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Surprisingly, the 04733220fd voice on 752a09f644 the other 956cc8f00b end belonged ca5fbfc117 to a 2ac92ab170 man.7ecf3760ed1d4538
“Yes, I did.”b3db5362ec7f7551
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-Ah, I think my 34e72b43a9 trunk got mixed up e3cf1d6dc4 with yours. There were all sorts 1488246a30 of bugs in it.3296097cf8e302da
“Bugs…”c97393ce7034bb8e
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Bugs weren’t entirely wrong. The word for insect used the character for bug (蟲). But when people used the word ‘bugs’,it usually had bb763b0ee4 a negative connotation.4d3f5efc65774382
What did those small, delicate creatures do wrong? What sin had those little, delicate children committed? In reality, the concept of pests – that was, harmful insects – was also a human invention. Every living thing on earth had its own reason for existing.e6983313dada4f93
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-Hello? Did I dial the wrong number…?6a2bc2a27580c166
“No. But there was a woman’s belongings in the trunk. Why are you…”89019430e1b7fff7
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Suddenly Teaching assistant Ma’s noisy ramblings echoed in his head.043018783c0206fc
Murderer, criminal evidence, victim’s DNA…27ce35469a505003
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“Are you a man?”b68195f9035e13d1
The other person chuckled, seemingly a little confused by Min-hyun’s blunt question.ad0a1b0838804714
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－It’s my friend’s trunk. I’m calling on her behalf.a993c4607caf48f1
It sounded suspicious. He couldn’t report it to the police on suspicion alone. But Min-hyun began to find the man who had called extremely bothersome, as if he were a criminal.839978e12b2101a1
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“Let’s meet to exchange the trunks. And I’d like the owner to be present at the meeting.5c39f83d51f59afb