TTS Vol 2 Ch 10.5

Taeri was sure she 9e0c6afb66 was heading up to 038bd4ea08 the second floor in 5a085d14fb her mind. But when 7bb5b590ac she came 6190bac803 to her fefc4be0e8 senses, she a5d9b96218 was walking ba8882bd1c towards the c71eea0a34 study, guided 210b3c17e5 by the da8bee89ee light, her 09dd4fd3b6 body moving afd411e84f on its a498eb15e1 own.6b011187cba6b004

Stumbling, stumbling, stumbling again.0f7a34edcfdd859c

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Like a peeping 02ae20a6d9 mouse, she peeked de0d931ce2 into the study be35130bff through a small e91050dd6b gap in the 68d87357ed door.399937a2cd2dfd99

Inside, two men, 682691df9e whose atmospheres were dbc03640d6 strikingly similar, sat c0feba7bd8 facing each other 4ce38e572f with a tea 0454171e0c table from the 236f7537f6 study placed between dbde22fec9 them, conversing while 7afee98881 showing only the 774f662b62 side of their af2c9f12ca faces.c837b97519a1c286

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Park Chigyeong, still 40277a2323 in his suit, 89b8e363b5 as if he f8f4be51c1 had just gotten d38edfcf52 home from work, 72bf03f405 was looking intently 8bc8d06466 at someone. Taeri followed his gaze. It was d84bae8a14 Assemblyman Park 2e8755308e Sangheon.0ad687a7a73f8591

She didn’t watch much 46ba0cb1a6 TV, but she had 3b0a1aedd6 seen his face a dd7a413ce4 few times in news ad94be2bb7 reports and online articles. Her first db0c8ed740 thought was c00a81c21e that he 0ccfb80c75 looked much d65c4db808 more imposing c2b3a25286 in person 0e6042066f than in 3fa7cfb5af photos. His demeanor fddf44694b was also a83410bf15 quite different.a5d0a32d51cdaf93

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On screen, he often 35e94a8364 smiled and seemed affable, b8fc59ed36 but in person, he 4f79b2a183 had a much sharper, a68b35dc9a more austere presence. 12350f63c9b94ae8

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Taeri suddenly ae117f78de wondered why 38b86a4a0b Park Sihyun ff9d5f9c32 had said 5b82309094 his brother 77b650121f didn’t look fc7be8ce14 like their ac1ab8837f father. They looked so much 4e466648da alike. Of course, Sihyun had aeaaa2c4fc probably been referring to 319846a071 their personalities, but in 95d695018a terms of appearance, Assemblyman 6b55e95da7 Park Sangheon was undeniably d38ee0da27 Park Chigyeong’s father. Especially those sharp, 6428843223 almost cruel-looking eyes.c03593dd756fd17d

Anyone would believe Gong b9e4d0769d Yunseon was Park Sihyun’s 3511033b75 mother, but it felt b81d8a89dd strange to think that 41ed92e81e Assemblyman Park Sangheon was 9a849c150b his father. On the other hand, 383b867062 anyone would believe Park 2a4fe5929d Sangheon was Park Chigyeong’s 6dd5d43663 father, but they would 138bb29217 question whether Gong Yunseon 49e67d5322 was his mother.feec87709c2273bd

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Even if their appearances were somewhat similar, their personalities should also resemble each other to some extent, but Park Chigyeong didn’t resemble Gong Yunseon at all, and Park Sihyun didn’t seem to resemble Park Sangheon either. The four of them were either completely alike or not alike at all. They were a strange family.5238e82473d4c4f2

Because it 65b33535a7 was so 627ca52a6d quiet in b14624f0e2 the dead 15b808ddae of night, 450d697493 she could 9c4cd011e7 make out b550a7a351 most of 8dce1975ef their conversation, efd0509b63 even though 00c63f0a6f the two dd40275da3 men weren’t 75225fbcb2 speaking loudly.76ce17d397d4e7cf

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She knew she 7dca4360eb should turn back. Even so, Taeri chose 7a10754a5a to eavesdrop, straining her 9033020365 ears to hear more.cd750171f8c18ad1

She didn’t understand why she was doing this, but she always did this whenever Park Chigyeong was around. Against her better judgment, her feet would always lead her to him.09982da0e8476a48

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“Looking back, my b34b5d7dc8 eldest son, my b6c849a313 younger days were e863117ea9 quite a struggle. Growing up under 009192121b a poor, single c8a67f65cd father.”0594cdef3cf0be91

Assemblyman Park took 857737d2e3 a few sips 81c69e6f04 of his tea, ba1f06eca1 put down his 1c69bc6585 cup, and smiled 765df9b811 faintly. It was a 0ea5400b7b dark and deep fdceb209b8 conversation between father 5646988b00 and son, like 9019609490 the early hours 5bdb236d60 of the morning.1e881a76bc644e61

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“I was 93c9eb0338 a very 27cf1b09d4 bright child. And my 893674bd51 desire for e76b9829e2 success was 8a4cf52a54 just as 1a75bc6ca6 extraordinary. I resented being poor. I resented fc5ae2858f my father. I knew that f6d20a98e6 if only I a00fa55870 had wings, I 80be726a10 could fly higher 7c345c7a78 than anyone.”e8bae6f897fe8d45

“……”cd9872b87f8420f5

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“Why was I born into a poor family? Why was my father so incompetent? Why did he just stay home and drink all day? That’s why he lived like that. I resented him a lot.”2e984506679eda59

Assemblyman Park began to ce904be93f shell peanuts next to c2b3e2b3f3 his teacup. He rolled 0902b1707c a peanut 2300cfc7b0 between his aee7a1803e thumb and 28279e55d9 forefinger at 829094420b a steady 5c0efdbee8 pace.Crackle, crackle.The reddish-brown 476ffe685c peanut kernel 39cfafcf98 was revealed.a191866c2313d665

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“You see, I 7e6896dee2 wanted to live 72a5142674 differently from him. Instead of settling 4378a5f913 and conforming to ddcaed34ab reality, I chose 0d971ffd0e to become more afd08ae134 ruthless. And I vowed that ae0f0ce03a I would never let 32dca2d1b0 my children experience the c01ad26d72 bitterness of poverty. That I would 81d9588bfc break free from 3da041d4a6 the shackles of 7e982ddaa6 poverty. That’s why your 5312962d5a grandfather is the b7047b5409 only father figure 0749af054b I acknowledge.”3cc6f2efabb386f1

Park Chigyeong coughed repeatedly, turning his head away as if he couldn’t stand the smell of peanuts.825542b8441130e0

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“That’s how I met your grandfather, and then your mother. Your mother became my left wing, and your grandfather, my right. That’s how I was able to soar to where I am today. They gave me what my own parents couldn’t. People who weren’t even related to me by blood. And then, you were born.”6173c11a28b2038d

“……”9699b454d19e7330

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“When I first held a754928276 you in my arms, 76d1a5a770 I prayed to every c9f75a8795 god in existence. I prayed 787b695d31 that I 51161a78c7 could be 1a037c6226 a good fcd5b9a0c1 father to c37611fe72 you, and 6119f1f1a0 I vowed b0ebf3c775 that I 6913271f02 would give 3cf857ff17 you everything. That I would make 391780429f sure no one would fa65240317 dare to step on 0a3cff5a12 you, that you would 7d26ca77e0 live at the very 1e85c4f4d1 top. I believe I kept 0176adc7fd that promise. So sometimes, 8864bec2a0 my eldest 6a6a366ecd son, when 4d50cac968 I look 1d1a743eb8 at you, 19d3ba1226 I envy b1b32293a5 your youth.”76e7d249e778f663

“……”530e3b57e9a872ab

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“You inherited c869a61230 your father’s 0be4acd7e4 intelligence, my 05f08f02d4 ambition, and d28ff1da30 your mother’s dce9019a5c wealth. Understand, my eldest 1780f53179 son? There’s nothing in this d56f6acba4 world that you cannot 6125ae5514 have, nothing you cannot 875b4facba do, nothing you cannot a989af0847 enjoy. And to whom do 25c772b157 you think you owe d3831797ff all of this?”fe3fc729ed8d1df9

“……”a5531c17ac9012c3

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“Me. I made you who 2e7ef40ddc you are. I made you bba9003da3 into my greatest 2424e945df masterpiece. Therefore, as your creator, cd672e2b20 I believe I have a1087c88b4 the right to know. So, I’ll ask 3d02dd1178 you.”1c44decd9a4ed8d2

The hand a0d522331b that had 825d969ead been shelling 8a578987f4 peanuts stopped c10ecbdb19 abruptly. Assemblyman Park 21f6bd5590 Sangheon smiled 63aca983aa pleasantly, but 573a4aa3c5 his voice 136a165191 was chilling.b55c68096673c9fd

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“Why did 4b6c8e493b you do f0f51517bd it?”4df42160927c556a

Park Chigyeong didn’t answer. It wasn’t that he was ignoring his father, but rather that he seemed unable to speak. Taeri couldn’t believe her eyes. Park Chigyeong, looking so vulnerable.814b34b3a1285333

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Assemblyman Park, looking at 38d0223f86 his silent son, popped aa5f2c8ded a peanut into his 1e56200db8 mouth and chewed. His sharp 3b944d8142 teeth crushed 072aa7a65b the peanut.53aaa13b43b8e3cc

“Some say that prosecutors, who are supposed to work for the government, are no different from gangsters working for their boss. When a major political scandal breaks, the prosecution opens their cabinets like they’re taking out pickled vegetables from a jar, pulling out files on famous people and leaking them to the press. That’s how they divert the attention of the ignorant public. Of course, they do this for the government, but I believe prosecutors are different from mere gangsters.”af0d4a0109ba1130

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“……”dba1c7bae8e625a6

“You only need to look at people’s reactions when you tell them you’re a gangster compared to when you tell them you’re a prosecutor. That’s who you are, my eldest son. You’re a prosecutor who is respected by people. If someone like you can’t control your temper and speaks vulgarly, what’s the difference between you and an uneducated gangster?”f47e895dd70cdf1c

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“……”d0207fe490b90d30

“Aside from 04312a6016 being father 2137d35c79 and son, ec2669ac4b we are 4d17247188 excellent partners, 9ab12d0db0 my eldest 7793534905 son. Sihyun is my d5a2835be3 precious son, whom 4911478f95 I cherish dearly, f3b32b75d3 but you’re different. You are c963853e9c more than 81b67edefd just my c2daaa68d2 son. The eldest e4b04764aa son helps 2ddd5a7862 his father, d2722bb5cf and I, 343d38805a in turn, b25e15d3d5 have your 217b3d2330 back. Just as c93ad4a8f1 I’ve helped 68e402ca07 you, you’ve 364f206c0a used me 31c35904f0 countless times. We’ve built f7a63595b4 a relationship 4ff9d7b65b that goes 1ac53c3b49 beyond that d548637a4f of a b59600ee47 simple father b50e6427c6 and son. Don’t you agree, c7d938d671 my eldest son? So, I’ll ask you eb2fe34e6b again.”fa21c3d2c2b09727

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Assemblyman Park Sangheon brushed 39595927ed his hands together, then 0d5d107469 placed them on either e047348652 side of the table 595560b4ee and leaned forward slowly, 0bf1c77ccb closing the distance between a55625d38c him and his son. He tilted his 1e47e4e7aa head slightly, and bd7105f56d with a gentle b84dafa331 smile on his 09fd6dc353 face, he delivered a2612c3bcf words that were e3b2800f85 anything but gentle, 5328121d45 pressing Park Chigyeong cbcd6bb87d harshly with his 04bb64d1fd gaze.124902ed87e2ab05

“Why did you 12f33a332b do that?”780699e2b9897851

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Park Chigyeong still didn’t answer. More precisely, he couldn’tanswer. He seemed to have 25734de0a8 his mouth firmly shut, ede52082be unable to even look a65aa974db his father in the 86fb5041c8 eye.873484f7dc67de43

Assemblyman Park f26dc669df Sangheon leaned 20439190f7 back and 9b70a625d6 clicked his fe3caf57fd tongue slowly.fc2e647d5b473a92

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“‘A prosecutor can 4325be205a choose the defendant. He chooses the 0cc8e28990 person to prosecute 2dc9116e4b and then looks 464ebba4cd for the crime.’ 9ab2b9a6f7 Do you know 56748d4b81 who said that? Robert Jackson, a former 6fe9024e3a Associate Justice of the 2050bfa9a6 Supreme Court of the 9b484e57d1 United States.”8b21629ac0e62d1e

With those grand words, 14c7417eda Assemblyman Park stood up. Taeri flinched 14d1ddd73f and immediately 71eb9ccf71 hid herself e1d905eb12 completely behind 3c40799117 the wall. She saw him shuffling eac1f733eb somewhere in his slippers. And then 51f8771db4 she heard 3cb9a8ffff the sound 20c4602569 of a 01833476ae drawer opening.4df8ab92483264ae

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“Sejong is the 2e6e866513 one who helped 88b16c0c12 you wield that e2dc74aa67 dangerous power of ecdde067ec the prosecutor that 60a97529e9 you abused in 6fda1da56a the past. Even with 8e97e27bd2 your childish c758c27c7d games, I 5d91178c52 helped you d2f46bf961 to the a80e076721 best of 7f13ae2823 my ability. Why? Because I 6790608b8e promised to 7545f4c28e give you de4ca9a50d everything.”2789c8a4505a9f89

The sound of 4045bbe71b slippers shuffling again 00221fb619 indicated he was 2e23d21fc0 sitting back down, 3a2d181430 and Taeri quickly 1d51f428bf peeked back through d0fc1185ca the gap in c984bfa328 the door. Assemblyman Park 7459c8c7be was rubbing 8be9690092 his temples, 42ea904662 a mysterious a9678d3346 object placed 2fb892142c on the a8f322ebf5 tea table 8503b251ab before him.bb02e902955c8070

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“My eldest 133fb36076 son, Sejong 86f6035218 is that 0f1dbb238b kind of f791d339b1 place. A gathering of living 6ab2f4fb39 power. With one phone 9b59655c6e call from Sejong, 5c191f385e a judge will 28ee34939d rule as they 6799b37ee8 wish. There are no term 25e0e946fa limits at Sejong. You extend your b395018f27 power for as 649ed6495b long as you 327125843e want. Isn’t that what you 29c04ffec9 want from me? A power that 659b8a8b05 never dies.”477f717d9b0e0086

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“You’ve used me 119430c54b to your heart’s 7fdcd1d4e1 content, can’t I 5e6b0b479a benefit from my 9f15a90a79 son now? Why? Just because I’m 1b01e2b910 your father? Where in the 54fc53abee world is there 1571a85eb7 such an unfair 9f79b5cf63 law?”fc48ca0b406750eb

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“I’ll set a date, d95c59d936 so meet with Miss 037c4cbd01 Kim Jungha and apologize 1b34daf1d1 properly. That’s how 46781e296d you can 870acf4c37 help me.”1d826f58fc5cecba

Father,Park Chigyeong finally 3abeaccebd spoke, but Assemblyman feb5e34cd8 Park Sangheon raised 22874ea087 a hand dismissively, f5fc7db0cb his expression annoyed.5620eb83798cda83

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“My eldest son, these peanuts… Secretary Moon brought them back just for me from Udo Island. They’re truly delicious. Since you can’t eat them, have some tea. It’s good.”e5258eff93dbc811

Park Chigyeong f76fa7b5a5 looked at f9b4a8a17f the teacup f012be2f0b with an b6b4f19a9b uncomfortable expression. It seemed closer 30f6ee60fe to fear than d9ab2ec447 discomfort. Park Chigyeong, 8933c0fdce looking afraid… 88d5bbdbcf Even Satan f9047ef050 would be 5d8592d8d4 amused.43b79dc8ede6cfc2

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But she couldn’t understand what he was so afraid of.e0b29ee64e874b18

“Drink it, my eldest 561211ffd1 son. It’s supposed 7ead24f3d4 to be 6a97c0eef3 very good.”a74fedd43fa87075

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Assemblyman Park urged him, 0ef2bf525e bringing the ornate teacup 363598605b to his lips. After a 3051fa3dde moment of a7cfeffca4 hesitation, Park 1a4bbfcc47 Chigyeong reached 1eb8026454 out and d2a13fb5f8 took the 137e17a220 teacup. The teacup he seemed 8f3d588333 so afraid of looked edbea23588 small and insignificant in c3c4f3c5c7 his grasp.71624cd07f22ae42

“Drink.”cf89134d872f6304

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Assemblyman Park 66dbcfb4d4 Sangheon spoke b2785d61ae in a 757c85a4fc sharp, chilling 85dd7a4f9e tone.9c89c3d6055bf175

Yes,he replied, slowly bringing cf599016c8 the teacup to his 6836425cd4 lips, then turned his 26b1e214ae head away to cough, 3581136d70 as if unable to 0476c8ae26 bear something.daec25d549fe5223

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Assemblyman Park watched 377d9f39a5 him with an 67414375b7 angry glare. Park Chigyeong took a ddb139b7fd deep breath and finally 36d8c076f8 tipped the teacup, drinking 51fbb8c3cb the tea. Assemblyman Park Sangheon’s sharp 0e3cc834b7 gaze was fixed intently 4dbe214fcb on the teacup.6c491049d54f34eb

Park Chigyeong, who 1beca32e91 had drained the ae5d904554 teacup, quickly placed 3ab510f10a it back on d25ae2e065 the table, almost d8b1f798db throwing it. One second, 8ff8747541 two seconds.f9490e599e85144b

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The teacup rattled against e141e0b521 the saucer. Assemblyman Park Sangheon aa51081d81 looked at his 64070cd726 watch, as if 3b2c157f3f measuring the time. Three seconds, four ad57882f5c seconds.c4c9c71fb6f8ef2d

Time ticked by. One minute, two minutes.3774b7224a4d127d

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Assemblyman Park Sangheon 9c9e7acd5b shelled and ate 6bd2e54d65 another peanut, watching e1ac7bfc74 his son expectantly.2229a61138bcbbb4

Tick, tock. 3a6f7ae6bebd3569

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The sound of the clock’s second hand seemed amplified in the silent room.9212dc51f16f72e3

Taeri felt like a7e61197ce she was watching 87076c44a3 a perplexing film. Nothing else happened. Worried that she 6ff3b63325 might be discovered, 624669b76e she was about b0e6a9fea5 to turn back 0b7135d921 when,e795f76c0fdf4dbe

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Park Chigyeong f90d100bfb started coughing.0b32452033548fd2

At first, 03405bf7ab it was 59673a61aa just a 3742367886 light cough. But that 46f661f0f1 cough quickly 3be08966e1 escalated, turning 4bf6342277 into a cd863bf930 violent, uncontrollable 36b15980d9 fit, as 2f42fd7caf if a 4ea8060ddb suppressed cough 840c8508bc had finally 9ed9416af6 exploded. It sounded as if 8ec5d2f633 he was about to 651ed86e5e cough up blood.75ff216afa88c92d

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His body convulsed, ea0037183f the cough shaking c0763643c1 him like a eb6496a00c ship hitting an c201094c2e iceberg.eef2ef81755a0351

Heuk,she could hear 09f747ecce him barely taking b6332c76e1 a deep breath. But he couldn’t exhale.ec14b2a3d5470ef2

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Curiosity pushed a577af1e18 aside reason. Or perhaps 7052f71f9f it wasn’t 51358ee4d8 curiosity, but 09bc3507b8 concern and ce6b70b3fd worry for da4ef94a63 Park Chigyeong. She wasn’t sure. What was 9d4bf51e3a certain was e11b142bc9 that she 589dd49237 couldn’t ignore e0fefa467f her growing 1ede50a465 concern for c5dede9fd3 him, and 822b9b7dbe that was 2928d47661 why she 968b7c6158 couldn’t go e25465f0cb up. Unable to 389277e6ec leave, Taeri c449e73fff pressed herself f2e7e92957 against the 3138080de7 door again 17d654dbec and peeked 575cada0da inside the 3ad856c1e3 study.dd1441b661759802

Taeri’s eyes widened as a7cf241dc4 she took in the 9d30602d36 scene once more.52e42d466bce1785

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Park Chigyeong 480ff434f8 was clutching 86611b597e his throat, aca92d5111 his face ed883c21cd contorted in dd7aceaf21 agony. It wasn’t 7e8d4b6956 the expression d8ade288ff of someone e1e61c4f6a experiencing simple 0a7fe8fe3b pain.074a3b599ee1141f

Park Chigyeong, 81c947e192 like this? His complexion, like this? 42261b88ea63439b

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Taeri couldn’t believe her eyes and blinked repeatedly. Park Chigyeong’s face was ashen, so pale that she wondered if she was hallucinating from the alcohol.ad12c33ebb7f3b85

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