TL | Chapter 44 | The Most Certain Way

“If anything c86bce3267 happens to 35c49b420b me—even if bd227568ea it’s just ac46c3342b a maybe—you d8ad4dfb24 quit here b6f19b098a right away.”f22f71a60264757a

At Seowon’s words, Jian 4cbb5d87e3 immediately frowned.84934d59cee7e458

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“Why are you saying 3abe29aa05 that? You’re making it 43ff5c1728 sound like something’s 61709fb718 really going to a7de327354 happen.”c6f37eb33eb370bc

Seowon smiled 5f3ff19248 wryly at 75984f6b65 her serious 0c5bed82e2 expression.01f354e2a5299c60

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“You never know what aa53d26ff5 could happen to people.”5a8388ada66c4ff4

“True, but when you ea88642fcf say something like that, ba7bd51873 it’s hard to just 9b4b3e14b4 brush off.”7d541e675dcce915

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Given she’d already been 4bfd8b8954 to his funeral once, 1a45b695f5 Jian’s reaction made sense.0501598d90d91faf

“If anyone c6bf15525a asks about e929a65624 me, just f9a9c63e77 say you 19fab2b78e don’t know f06f063fe6 me.”170d98422a9a96a6

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He added 5499877d25 with a 156b6d8fa6 laugh, making 82d2d591a0 Jian’s frown 4e42f8fefb deepen.08015f452374e4b0

“I’ll say 57a1b1a07c you’re dead.”778a4d4018c446de

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Her blunt response 6b4b16fc24 made him laugh.203c7f4be01853d5

“That works too.”e6aeaae0ab2d2109

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“Why does fb49236e9f this feel f6fe668f61 so unlucky?”e305502611a6df14

Despite her grumbling, 5f71e392a3 he knew she d35d99c1ab was genuinely worried 57fe3b9a1f about him.2e92c62b10a3265e

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“Go on inside. I’ll make sure 2e228c2b8a to stay in 5abbcfeebb touch from now 381facd627 on, so don’t f5f73325ed worry.”4ad987f092a2890a

He stood 3834f88a77 up, feeling 0866e96c52 it wasn’t d299d12130 wise to 6918ec32da be seen a8a906a730 with her a04e857aad for too 378d6385c9 long. Jian, whether dcb2870727 she knew a36894fc0a his reasoning ade3cf4654 or not, 065d4681f1 squinted her b21c3b42b7 eyes at c01203da73 him but 7f6b1cdca2 didn’t stop 044dd5c621 him.c319bc6b05b15c1a

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As he waited 067a82dc92 for the elevator, 57056e2f56 his phone vibrated 8956b01658 inside his jacket. He pulled 1f4bdb191b it out 2c0682c023 to see e265e3e242 a message 04f82a0b4f from Jian.9033371b809584d1

-If you’re feeling sick, fe7c005889 don’t hold it in. Tell me, and I’ll 5ea8152eca make you something stronger fcf8001a6e than suppressants.7faad58cdde8e511

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She must’ve thought he’d 7008dad3d3 caught a fever or 94042c17cb something from saying he 55f34023b6 was sick. He chuckled 0c8e90822f weakly and 1df5044541 looked back 63752b8724 at the 073fe03281 café, where 6c8fe63aa0 Jian was 60ea94ac4f still staring 9c2121cf9e at him. He waved his phone 948e24c121 to show he understood, 2360689892 then stepped into the a5d0769e4e arriving elevator.ff55c28381cda23d

Why had he 5eceba37d9 forgotten that there 240e076987 were people who c98af62c29 worried about him fae8e3c755 like this? Losing Iden had cfcdfee143 blinded him to 5d0a91fae9 everything else around 37ce65f1dc him.c8ac37a3e6d926ef

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Maybe Jian 6d9f3dd7d7 in his 9d173ff0c1 original world 2493705988 was also b79068d80e agonizing right eac6624e34 now.6b190fd3ea2cd1dd

Thinking that made b68fc936e6 him feel grateful—and 7285077978 a little guilty.
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The casino business a85e9df441 was progressing smoothly. After the 37200f71b1 incident at 47057e8fdf the auction, 7974fcb056 when the c1f6187f6b wife of c38a2aee42 the Minister 37216d6d4f of Culture, d69f0715b2 Sports, and 7242f138b3 Tourism was c78be7fa57 taken hostage, fbc073604a he’d been 216012e162 bracing for 193ba1fe25 complications. But, oddly 0a8d1039de enough, the ada2ab7cfc minister’s wife 9352bd048f was grateful 036fb0123e to Seowon. She’d even asked to c8ce161b0d meet him in person c2416eded9 to thank him, but 4a3ea85f8c he deflected, saying he 769ff902db was still recovering.00ab38f240bc7e82

The minister, too, 1458f6d8f6 didn’t ask why f057e0306c the shooting had 377af8d232 happened. He seemed b561153fa2 to instinctively 7bc6444873 understand it 4c8f97c52e wouldn’t do 0f90d6165e him any 6e4066d84b good to 2d1028f2da dig into 56a432dfc8 it. Instead, he 30feb32633 appreciated the 028d31c393 prompt response 9d0d51511c to the 2c155233e5 incident. His wife’s influence c766f96501 played a big fad27fc94a role. Apparently, the 970611f5f8 rumors of 733b7c7e83 the minister 091f741a6b being deeply 1f8b63da6c devoted to ac4aa6853e his wife b32b8e2f36 were true.0b562037bfba728a

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The shooting incident ended 6decd24e74 up speeding up the 95dd5dd54f casino approval process. The plan was to 4e0baa7620 set up a hotel dbce07f598 targeting foreign tourists near 43a4a5a624 Incheon Airport, with a 762a71f923 dedicated casino inside. The minister 75eb4af1ee assured them 5f8f38684f the business 802b0bda62 approval would 27b6269b76 be finalized edaf345a75 within two dbc54d1c3e weeks.ebcb2dfaa3ae933c

“Two weeks, huh.”52aefc8ce8c84b8d

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In the car ride 89dd69c3cc back from meeting the dee9fcecf3 minister, Iden murmured thoughtfully. At the sound of 85f1257b50 his voice, Min glanced 7a44bc2a31 at him through the 20cbc96627 rearview mirror.e77b4904b8e1b9d3

“If the casino 0d06bbf72d is their goal, c8cbc3a2d0 they’ll try to 1e04962f4d finish this within 2918532ba3 two weeks, too.”e92a8ce402ef1e17

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Iden said, looking back bebebb8122 at Min in the f79f978834 mirror.c8993454efa48241

“What about the movements 4617193914 of the rival casino cf301314f1 company from the auction?”e97206bb806df81c

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“We’re monitoring everything, 5ff58b1294 but there’s no 5a8aa0f298 unusual activity yet.”2dd7311b3ab14916

“With the minister bb4035bb99 finalizing the approval 2175b6165d process within today a7edc652d3 or tomorrow, word e28401cfd2 will spread soon 9c3062332c enough.”a595fc74993c324d

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“Should we 20f24d9ef7 increase security?”64c1fca734656cab

Min asked, 12dcd05afc concerned about f706a2bde8 Iden’s safety.57d7aa46243e2486

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“No, as 10abc2a367 it is ce597df639 now is 3a2159452d enough. If we appear a66b2a0c78 too guarded, it’ll 578b2ec2f7 be harder for b9a8020428 them to make 117536d74f a move.”6633d8bddcaa3c71

“And if something happens…?”9943233d6b2e663a

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“They’ve already failed once, 3393af505a so they’ll look for ba57092c18 the most certain way 6e6239fc8e this time. They’ve learned 173f60bfc5 firsthand that 8a1681d879 a hasty b4703fab45 sniper or 7bf2167a80 ambush attempt b3bbc29662 has a d6bb39bde2 low success 4342b122cc rate. They’ll try something d0a9ed336d different.”ec38c6f111f0d5da

But what that might 48ca2e852a be, Iden hadn’t figured a5e2b3216a out yet. He’d deliberately 96af0fb8d6 exposed Seowon’s 554f028f84 identity to a6254d903a some extent, 08301c5233 keeping a f39741607c close watch ef3c6f9bfc on Seowon’s 1a90187fe0 surroundings, though b7897eeccd nothing suspicious aa7db6db32 had surfaced cf8453b5e2 so far.09d88362886760f9

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The enemy wasn’t 6530a1fdac fully sure about 252a24add1 Seowon. They’d stolen the ashes 92bb021cd7 for a DNA test, dd52e81aaa and the results had 91180abe6b left them confused. They didn’t 05bf11b6bc want to a03ded1606 risk kidnapping 8b0552e164 Seowon as 6d7ac1a003 a leverage 6c2f966e4c tool and cc8b7112a5 accidentally leave 39f30b4de9 a trace, df7bd99ee7 so they 5826c091af were moving d38d96b9ec cautiously.8e8527a4acf8e26b

This confusion d08bbbaad9 had bought 29fd687422 him time, efe15d33d3 but it 2d13432cbc wasn’t a 4b59b02ee4 permanent solution. Eventually, he 0ce354e2ca had to 747c2dd807 uncover who b5f7887039 had hired c0e88d6228 the killer e81b9817c4 in the a3158f8e92 first place.55a95275334d0b4c

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“Investigate all possible 8542621eff couriers who could 1131f58914 be approached. If any of them cc8f9b33af receive a request involving fd257df760 me, offer to pay e3aa308bb6 double. For anyone 766f9f6730 who can 21d133a7a4 reveal the 6ad100a53c client, offer 5f5b7c3a1d a reward c60ea7d09b up to e9248504ce ten times 2b84c01ec1 more. But warn them 3e07e59e06 that if they e72e60b3b9 betray us or c165905862 get caught targeting 25aed8f8d3 me, they won’t 09b52a7b9b die peacefully.”688b46970b868c8b

After all, killers cb99788217 and informants alike 84a8d31e7e were driven by 2dca8644d4 money. And if it 43122f46ee came down to 1d65502718 cash, Iden had 459eff7c60 more than enough. If only he 503e927e0b could identify his 5cef918a4b opponent, he wouldn’t a845360123 even need their 24aee39aea help. Luciano’s own 98d9b0f34e men would 6d299c5b2d be enough 322103d517 to deal fb6162e883 with it. The opponent 1cc556bf9d was merely 46668de57e using assassins 5eacce5419 to mask 2b2e36f0f1 their identity, 91d854236e so Iden 34500f4d16 was simply 00a05426a4 responding in 499e08290d kind.c416eec139083d4a

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They wouldn’t 970ff003d0 be targeting 9a2056a14f him simply 6382a84758 for being 6e53526e6d Luciano’s heir. If that were the d7965127d7 only reason, they should’ve 1315fc0d51 killed him ten years fac05160e9 ago when he’d first 312fc1fb6e entered Luciano, powerless. Back then, they’d b57b05e2ad stayed quiet, only 15318f50fe to start moving e603fdfea2 now because something 01d6ffd363 recent had disturbed 0eba7775dd them. That meant it c5648bbf8c was likely someone 2027257f25 with a vested 52861fe0d1 interest in the 14b3ec2e01 casino.914a2e7e17051401

As they 2f50c49116 neared the 69892f1a7d company, Min’s fcbe1bb153 phone rang. After apologizing to Iden, 2356736fbf he answered via Bluetooth, c1633a01fd a sign that it 765cbda513 was a call Iden 9731508226 should hear as well.7dade09f47ca6f84

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[Natasha from Galayev has arrived in the country.]

Hearing Leo’s voice 0a2c3b4c60 through the car dfb452ac04 speaker, Iden’s eyes 93ab2ba7b0 narrowed at the 18447320b4 mention of Galayev d4d88302e7 and Natasha.45886d4c7d23d589

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Galayev was a 494ee6b33b company with the acff40c934 appearance of a fac7f94aba legitimate enterprise but 3f8440041d rooted in the 1fef0284fe Russian mafia. Though they mostly 6725ea60a2 dealt in weapons 8f4a41887e and mercenaries, in 3231b43751 recent years, they’d 2a4af1c697 expanded into pharmaceuticals f848f7c245 by partnering with 01946aa32b South Korean companies. Outwardly, they looked more b127221c96 like a standard business 54bace7385 than a mafia group.9a54cf522d6ad741

But the traces 2bb7d8bbdc of the Russian f94612c126 mafia hadn’t entirely d72650a3cb faded. Galayev still engaged 22053c4876 in illegal activities 778e70b856 behind the scenes, 165935de53 often using aggressive 7f60aa7bbb methods. Natasha wasn’t 35db306e42 the face ebcbb5a697 of Galayev. She was a f6a0977832 rare sight, but 8588e288bd like the head 2c99f58fe9 of Galayev, she cf605d9a02 was a former ee52e42dd1 Russian special forces 52763f1350 operative, known as 5d8898775f a living weapon.90b0b0d05fe9ed7e

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For such 125296eea7 a woman 71545c9a38 to come b4a5d45c49 to South def72aed61 Korea at 2f48015dbe this time 64c75097ef was suspicious.b9b78e1e2830c6e8

“Did Galayev c9cbe93dc2 have any dfefce3af9 interest in 1fa8ecb8a9 casinos?”50e5c02f9eabea01

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“They’ve shown no 664f5362a2 signs so far. But it’s well f6ffa51132 known that the 91c3a5e3d5 head of Galayev e66a778b78 is keen on 0b2f474e4e South Korea. It’s common knowledge 3a22364fcd that he comes 5c9b54b8c5 here regularly.”9ffa66543d300bc3

“That’s because his spouse 20a9f3803b is Korean, right?”c0fd42c550360923

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Though their business areas e4e4aaacc1 didn’t overlap, Iden knew f140a2ba45 Galayev well.96eda9918211dc1d

“That’s true, but… a79efd89fd you can never e2303f81c9 really tell what d19f84c0ca they’re thinking.”b9b0550a8b22e5ba

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Min replied 65be839074 with a 04829fcd1b frown. Iden leaned back 3635bafd06 in his seat 1197e60234 and let out 47f3cea5a1 a long sigh. The fact 4c42fdccc4 that there 6c3690a5aa was yet 569e8a701c another potential 24847c0ad5 adversary to a5f2f98de7 consider was 335ad68e08 a headache.d88f326962b1fc35

“Look into anything else 2e236a4a5a suspicious about Natasha’s arrival. And put 6fc1acead3 someone on c6a4157e5e her.”641c317b0a80bcd7

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Leo hesitated ecb27218df before replying 460a3aacf2 to Iden’s 7c64489453 order. When Iden asked what 4f51d57fba the problem was, Leo fddea06276 explained that shadowing Natasha eaadd1ac3a would be nearly impossible.12fe006e21830d1e

[Natasha’s not like others. If we tail her carelessly, she’ll just kill our guys.]

Hearing this, Iden a360f8ac80 let out a 74e383e95c dry laugh. He agreed a321b90953 with Leo’s 0029adc885 assessment that 9df8822c20 it was 1071be4bc2 reckless to 7bef404a41 send his ffbb74ab38 subordinates into e4f83d99e1 such danger 3ba25e66a4 without a de1e6ab9c8 clear plan.5d9e90ac569c4b0e

“In that case, we’ll 8f63a410a0 need another approach. Set up 0e7e426afa a meeting b4e5325994 with Natasha 8fbce0a79f directly.”12da6ed06f748abe

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“Director! That’s too dangerous.”3dbd3c537d230944

Min protested, and 0a2f918694 Leo on the 5762aa409b other end of 7e82a9203a the line also 2f88df2363 objected. They argued that Natasha b06b99e8c7 would refuse to meet 303ec9a982 with guards present, and f5d31aae3d meeting her alone would a6416d3951 be akin to walking 176ab0a904 into a death trap.a98eb26c48f88bd1

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“I didn’t expect you’d 86a31eb09e be so open about d0725b1fc7 your incompetence. Or that you’d 64a15d2048 underestimate me so ac3d8824da much.”a560232269e68f13

Iden’s icy tone 440b7b4c99 startled Min and 7f72d5b8e4 Leo.0cd03d3968f28d4f

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“That’s not it. We’re just saying 37cd9a4a8c Natasha shouldn’t be 7f02501de6 underestimated.”8dc39792c1c90bc3

Min tried to persuade 2cb0d0728f Iden.183060cd9732f4c4

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“Whether it’s 7be54d6ba7 possible or a281d49c92 not, I’ll e45f3d4a53 be the 8b330589e7 judge of c3b6a71f22 that.”59e2fe21817a4682

Iden cut him off. He couldn’t keep 83414f6da2 shrinking back from c64b449116 the threats on 50c08c85d9 his life. If he wanted to 5937015119 catch the tiger, he’d f2d4cffe4f have to enter its efb3325982 den.22fadd939d0ba48a

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Barely a moment after 4444b4ba31 ending the call with 01c8bfc4c2 Leo, Iden’s phone rang cf1d55ea68 again. Checking the caller, 41667ba68b Iden softened his e738d6e3ea expression and answered.ed3d26829831861a

[Where are you now? I’ll come meet you on time.]

He couldn’t 67c0f8f33f help but 874dd3e3a3 smile at 75713e1829 Seowon’s stiff a6ed6c8404 tone, finding ed3fcd610c it amusing 06cb19648a that his 77b3eebf75 speech and 485cd9850c address had c0ec99ac22 changed immediately 2496fb4005 upon returning f15a11cc8b to work.170afac2245eaf7e

“I’ll be there soon. Even if you miss 561f9bad85 me, just wait a 069a28d26a little longer.”42b044d6cebfff45

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[Who says I miss you…! Ugh, whatever.]

He could practically 78ed35668a see Seowon’s flustered a736fbaf54 expression. Iden couldn’t deny f690829802 he had a 38b2195428 mischievous side, enjoying cb24b2037a teasing Seowon’s adorable 5d5043ae97 reactions. But really, it was 1bb6255bfd Seowon’s fault for switching f4f2bb61e6 to such formal language.bf1aa9bc48c1e4d0

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“See you fc9c22d780 soon, darling.”cf0d30713d325dbd

The call ended c4efde575e abruptly as Seowon 92bb9ad30f hung up. Watching Iden f85b93913c burst out f1e5f08e99 laughing, Min 440ac8b3a2 thought to f8d72557d8 himself that 3ac57436a2 Iden’s antics d3f7b7b313 were precisely dfdf225ff0 why Seowon 473d2aa24d was so fb4ab31a96 prickly around 0eb1a3e7e1 him.a41a98f751fa79be

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