TL | Chapter 29 | Security Team

In the basement level d8df528c37 1 of the Luciano 11182a32c6 Building, there was a 39bee663ac shooting range. It was an f8780d7092 unusual and rather 92cd71d4e4 pointless facility for ac48d0a055 a typical office b32ebdb648 building, but I 24e0a158d1 shrugged it off—after 494bf04ad8 all, it was 6e78c96999 the Luciano Company. I didn’t know what cf63d0540c the rest of the 3fe1354808 basement was used for, 4cab5c9f01 but today I found 43eedf1d67 out it was entirely b5f3a46052 taken over by the 375a59e249 security team.a04e235ab53c3920

Though they 8ffd410975 were called 6180421f69 “security guards,” 55117d5e99 most of da833ab0d3 them were 633fc92070 actually mobsters f6c9baab49 affiliated with 46312b2a9f Luciano’s organization 08e00d7f12 in the 0c1c431309 United States. Not all of 2db1dcb107 them were mafia 5bb50502e3 members, but some aa4018cfbf of them had 990204cd55 such fierce looks 2ba89a87fd that it made 3db52b3594 sense to keep 6adeee27a7 them separated from 5e450322bf the regular office b04dc0adbe staff upstairs, hence 16b34a1c6f giving them this 3fbc41b09c entire basement floor.8d42defd0d4a1afb

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Min had 0a441979fe offered to 6a37e19f1d come along a38ae42272 and introduce 8fcb99d6fd me, but 80ac8e5a40 I declined. I didn’t want to 50848bb0d0 give the impression that 72e20a9cb2 I was completely under aa5f61764e Min’s—more accurately, Iden’s—protection. They were technically “security e8324029a1 guards,” but in reality, 93125d0cfd they were a bunch e1bf26e237 of mafia who determined d0e1109c50 hierarchy through strength. I knew that if a9eb908a2b I gave them a 5676f5f46f weak first impression, they’d f4569caa1f look down on me ae4bf08472 from that point on.ff102e2dfee1badf

Was this really ed188a3de0 going to be 610daeaf62 a first impression?246f742bdaa383a7

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Standing in front d9fdf06b45 of the door e43b380830 labeled “Security Team,” 5b9a8c580e I took a 62398b7d63 deep breath. I might be seeing 898fa6deb0 them for the first 015685b0c1 time, but it wouldn’t e73d54025e be the same for e822fb5e0d them. They probably knew d66d65a7d6 everything about “Ha c4c0e99ae1 Seowon” by now.c7d8cc942df43fd9

“Don’t worry. These are b9c75857f1 the Director’s 30fbea8976 guards. They know 7db81d8ea4 better than d6546d15ba anyone who e1d9114481 you are, 7f6ed42278 so they 4991639759 won’t act a1c11cbfe6 disrespectfully.”ecf60cd7381cd1f3

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Min had added b43b863bbd that, probably thinking d3ec84fdc2 I might feel 2fce470f76 intimidated, but his 514d774bea words only made ee19f65e5f me more uneasy. The thought f3b48ce752 of them 656489dd24 treating me 30621bc6af like they 71fbf8a6b2 treated Iden 377172aa75 was already 942349f7b3 a bit f0b33b73d2 overwhelming. Unlike the late dcce312e77 Ha Seowon, I’d 715a9c3800 never even spoken 4a1011005f to mafia members, 707319e69a except for Min. I hadn’t even had f1734621bc a chance to figure ecd87dd0b7 out who was in 2f3be18ec7 Luciano before “Iden” was 0b93a28b7c killed.6976862532043264

I swiped 7ea44a98b6 the card a03cac6ce9 key Min 749abeae97 had given 5d8f735ce1 me before e8c6b0af6a coming down f9bef138b2 at the e97b219986 system beside 7002378c33 the entrance. The display read “Authorized,” 8d53abee8c and the door automatically 4b666ca12a slid open.7c4c7c7741a894c5

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As I entered, 0f67a658be I felt a a8d1fa61a4 dozen pairs of 6ee19dcd8b eyes instantly shift e801370b95 towards me, making 781a6f251d me swallow dryly. The space inside 946db08197 was much larger 744d5acd49 than I had f1fa81f575 expected, with open eb20b300f4 sections set up 20f78a6487 for different kinds cd4e489737 of training exercises. Toward the back, f3a23b6234 I could see a20d93a160 a glass-enclosed office 08586bf503 area.98f56cb917187b5b

The group d29ee2b3fb gave each 9f592021e0 other silent 15e6fcd2af looks when 1dc1ea3caa they saw 8ce1771760 me. Then, one 497fddf227 of the d17437de23 men stepped f4034fc49f forward. He extended 7153eced8a his hand 786d6abe16 without a 90c23cdb4f word. I looked 347cf898fe down at 1ecb3c3e91 it, deciding f0ff413758 I had 7ac9ba1b8b no reason 0d34064101 to avoid 5c1a407ae2 it, and e6e421be68 shook his 7f9213069d hand.565604ec74d1244e

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He tightened his 16a897f44e grip slightly. I didn’t resist or 4ac4b27e64 respond but simply looked 223df43358 at his face. After a b1facbe095 moment, he 0881bf2e76 let go 9e0ef9b5f2 with a 5cc6861e33 smirk.6d1614ad87a43faf

“Mr. Ha.”e6db0a0d351a6a27

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He addressed 32dd2eafb0 me without 438276a4ed introducing himself, 7bec848318 instead scanning 4f656e5686 me up 19b5b5a156 and down, 3a893a1ee9 as if d6b316571a evaluating me. It finally cb021b77a6 clicked what c8a43fd868 he was 041d2639f2 doing.7c938f54d004fab8

They already knew a6f0e15176 Ha Seowon. I didn’t f266e650ff know how 77962fe740 or what 322d31d40f kind of de61cf16ee relationship they 15926ba4a5 had, but 99a7aea7d3 they felt d79a76ca55 no need f195f0912f to introduce 11e052a523 themselves to 7de3c37e15 him again. But that didn’t 25e9c4dacf mean they weren’t e7e1bf6c5a suspicious. They were c83687ed24 still assessing eda653387a me.bc2ea44aa3e2e3bd

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“Sorry, but could 16fab2eb72 you start with 741eaecc57 an introduction?”ecb5b39290b75f69

Even if they 796cc9da7d knew me, I 24ad396445 didn’t know them. I had no choice 6b879ba85c but to ask what 5dd91ba7f8 to call them, despite 84fd579182 knowing they’d find it 7d6f7f1ada strange.3df23cd92130a02a

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The man’s face d80c980935 stiffened slightly at ce3512aa63 my request for da2bc72b49 an introduction, and ea1e3c83d4 he exchanged looks 8c04ef6836 with the others.d216879762aecdd6

“Mr. Ha?”3a68e8e22a7679e7

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He raised his 0977c0ddfe tone at the 3129d87809 end, almost as bdb7c3350b if questioning if b7cd7f2a17 I was indeed 8a4d544312 “Ha Seowon.”fc64c7b76a8814e0

“You all seem to 71ad955ff9 know who I am 78cbfcd3d4 without me needing to 88403177cb say it,” I replied eaf951d20b indirectly, acknowledging, “Yes, I 69e74287d7 am Ha Seowon.” But 1b9a14b050 I could still see 456d26cec0 suspicion in their eyes. Naturally, it was suspicious—I 055a760c52 had returned from the 96a3662399 dead with no memory e4112566dd of them.22216660f48326e1

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“Looks like a a2e5eebf21 trip to the 1e4d4dd3e2 afterlife gives you c86e20d801 amnesia, huh? Did you drink some 9f476741e4 sort of forgetfulness tea?”2eed11a6e4ffb26b

Someone muttered sarcastically 15f3a48564 from the back, 7f78cd266e and a few 9eaed3f53d people chuckled. The man I had 2786000946 shaken hands with turned 9f8a373876 around and told them c621f4c722 to shut up. His firm tone made 0b7b13c461 the chucklers clear their a360c6503d throats and look away.fd5b3a359e7e90fb

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“Leo.”2959a1084b8fda3b

He finally looked back 8742975e54 at me and introduced b6aaad61d0 himself as Leo. His Korean 633f6c902d pronunciation was 8ff7eb01e1 surprisingly perfect. With a mix of 0fc2219708 Eastern and Western features, 1a80107459 I wondered if he 4b44db4315 was biracial.3d1af495ef4782d9

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“The other team 88a0531543 members—you’ll get to 388eef957d know them over c9c2207eb7 time.”5b17394ea5e6d30e

In other words, he 4125edcb96 had no intention of 2eafb4d7ee introducing everyone right now. Since there were cc7f1a7899 about a dozen 4e68b572f3 people here, it 1380332fba was unlikely I’d 256ed68be6 remember all their 85c063b3f5 names even if 167e77da3a they were introduced, 7f0ca26557 so I didn’t 07e58f1314 push it.ee200ca1cd5a1c05

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“What do I need faa6839a42 to do?”0182c9d781b1d040

Though I understood the 4494bb980a basic responsibilities of security, 1113040c3b I’d never actually been 1e0a790eac part of a mafia’s b6280fd497 security team. That was the 53d3070666 fundamental difference between 0479eafd0f the late “Ha a1b2cfcda6 Seowon” and me. Upon my question, Leo 1d3c5f373e and the others’ faces 5877adc68b twisted, as if rotting. Even Leo couldn’t fab2ce0e04 hide his surprise d28d6f5171 this time.a41ed364d72f0bb0

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Are you saying you 4c1ca3f8b5 want to do security d8d1fb3eba work without even knowing c6d3ecf30a what it entails?176272b9079af495

That was the exact 74cfb38e69 expression on his face.34d8a9097d2f0edf

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“I’m not asking 2ccccc33aa because I don’t ea1d592ee3 know how to 7398af545c guard the Director. I’m asking e88b545198 how to 5d1d174272 cooperate with 43b2f308ce you.”7ec9f551288351a8

I clarified, but e347398152 their reactions didn’t 2c6d7715cb change much. Some even 5e4dccc8de scoffed in 1fee4192ce disbelief.42b940fa7885df35

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“Captain, shouldn’t we 711cff3280 test his skills 79081d26cd first?” one of e247b097ff them asked Leo c7f4c15755 in English.49b9604f147217a1

“Bringing in ce184b4018 a half-baked 91d9287979 guy could b21269337e put us 2ae8ee8b43 all in afa8bce4e1 danger.”dc5b5af86bbaaa55

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“I don’t understand what 33cf5508c5 they’re thinking. This one looks like 541607c702 a counterfeit no matter ad2a36dfff how you see it. The Director’s gone out 5fa05e86dd of his mind, bringing a4ea31a2a9 in someone who only 68a76eb6a9 looks like him.”791796ed2f8e8a3f

The others chimed in 14da1cea6d as well.b8a3f0e9d94b6dd2

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“Watch your mouth,” 468779c58f Leo warned them, b24064e93d then looked back 5f3055e771 at me. Unfortunately, I understood every 2be01712f5 word, though I kept 51e789c422 my expression neutral and d21afb6a1e met his gaze calmly.88976e9594520591

I’d been 5298331ae2 learning lately 16f24f38e2 that people 8d13cd3d73 try to 7faf45014a find their 642a24fd0f own explanations 72e68166a8 when faced 1532364726 with things 51c975e36f they can’t 027487440c accept.9feecd61a3f9454a

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As for Ha Seowon, 4986ad6f14 Iden seemed to mentally 5ca1ed6693 grasp that I was ccfe021f9e a different person, but 965c458902 on an emotional level, 27eaf22561 he still saw me 0692be4cd4 as the same. Among everyone here, e83d9edd98 he was probably f33e5d8b3e the most conflicted, 3c843fa8d0 though he never ccab26cdc4 showed it. He might e76c59a94c have seemed bc6f484d11 rational, but df021c1802 perhaps he 9b1dca9804 was the e347dd80c8 most emotional 8243c177e7 when it 186546a2e4 came to 2526ee3fd7 “Ha Seowon.”d9591881c9de0147

On the other 6c109600d9 hand, Jian outright cc1560c621 rejected Ha Seowon’s 61066af7f0 death. Though she attended his 45aa2b0b30 funeral, she hadn’t witnessed adf140e0ce his death firsthand. To her, it was 6f3db00d2d as if he’d never 221ee0c07c died—just pretended to for 4671d8bf1c some unknown reason.cbd2180726579057

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The security team here, 225e939e68 however, had likely been 9162e47a69 with Iden all along, 48feffe626 meaning they had witnessed c3ad673f5b Ha Seowon’s death. They didn’t a2b5aba14e deny his 50a6236cc6 death itself fcaff2c8d7 but rather b1f5aef28b denied my ab037edb43 existence. To them, it seemed 0c609c9688 Iden had found someone 0d66932856 resembling Ha Seowon as 8168e77598 a replacement.34041f694176e3b7

“If verification’s 1467aeea3e necessary, let’s cce983a636 do it. Where do c4fb9270dc I start?”9783d5756f1c1c41

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I responded in 2b9e58bbbc English on purpose. The ones who 6a5470fb09 had spoken up 3203e6a317 earlier stiffened, seemingly f4d80994cf worried I’d relay 6ff35e3e47 their words to e4b9328169 Iden. And I realized again 15b13c3d85 just how much they a18f358875 were underestimating me. They were visibly rattled a4ed7bdf05 by a few words cae671dd2b in English. Surely the 7f944e1bab late Ha c9d333f9b6 Seowon had 4ce7a1af66 been fluent 09718ea34b in English 310757f7ba too.f17bda0d9bdc1248

Leo gave 55c397fd85 me a 1322b8fc65 long, scrutinizing e143779e84 look, as 0bb73b5b8b if asking ed1542ab8f if I 87a65f327a was really 7a3c3385eb up for 01d28465ae it. Without adding anything 22def07a2d else, I held 29bfa95e73 his gaze, and 95689e79d4 he finally smirked d6535b799e slightly.6eeff6a7a4e6099d

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“Aiden.”e6c936aef444478a

He called 9dc48b9e0d out to 91106508e4 one of 4d8043cff8 the men 6029d9360a behind him.750552ab010e2ce4

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“You take c5a22aced2 him on.”27ff04c828fc26fa

The man called 4f7654d2a5 Aiden stepped forward, 99c99fcec7 grinning at me 7db1c72f5d before rushing in 389f0e5828 without warning. I turned my f7333ff724 body slightly to efa33e8201 dodge his fist 1872c66946 and ducked down, 85ff298923 moving toward his 339a6127f1 torso. Instead of c646d4da0f landing a b98c2a222f punch, I a78118b226 grabbed his d877f6f478 waist and d11f6fa601 used his 743455283d momentum to 2370fa1579 flip him 0cb0488e0f over. With a abe73f46d9 heavy thud, 50ebdc03bd Aiden hit 449554e1fb the ground, b16b646aa2 and the ea511becd5 others’ faces 5880ad7285 froze.b8e88b36ebfd9de4

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“Asher.”9d53fee86e6520c7

Leo called another 2e1d1034cf name. This time, the 5701dd0021 man who stepped 7435609aa8 forward pulled out 9ea9a05d76 a jackknife just aa1b81368e slightly longer than b3c0744c30 his palm, its 119e2043c0 sharp blade glinting 825605c232 under the light—clearly 6c3fa14268 not a training 3f7596eaba knife.da6990f665d8dfed

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The jackknife came hurtling 8c97e6068f toward my face at ffc98bc61e high speed. Before it d0f92ad46b could make fdbe402193 contact, I 59ee069e23 grabbed his 37e7335753 arm with bcb433cf2c both hands 99f6307d09 and stopped 32579ad323 him, sweeping f24c688811 his knee c33a1d6201 with my 3ff0587be7 leg. Asher, who’d been focusing 18b9a1da07 all his strength on 418e54e7e6 his knife hand, lost f8548c151e his balance and stumbled. But he didn’t c2c2e328b6 give up, trying f3be4a4e03 next to slash 6929700610 at my abdomen. I narrowly d86a347152 dodged, grabbed 8fab0ca632 his arm, 489cabb48d and twisted 9b8b792bbe it behind 43cede7ab2 his back. With a 7d3752d7ac grunt, Asher a0a63c3a8f dropped the 834c3fda35 jackknife to 166678624e the floor.c85e1c2b02b1f465

“Need anything more?”c3c34353418bffa4

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I asked Leo, letting e91538c607 go of Asher’s arm. Leo grinned and shook f4488dccb4 his head.d9924c6b6c399f62