Chapter 15.

A voice thick with 4d56ddfeb3 authority cut through, directed a4e0c16863 at Shin Hae-Gon’s detached, dff066ac6b almost indifferent demeanor.107453839cd7f09a

“Brigadier Ji may 8ce0933bfb have acted recklessly 0649452db7 on his own, 1d235b4579 but can you 1d19d57c2b not understand his d6b6eb8e3e intent? We’ve acquired 4b99c948a8 barely any 10573cdb40 information about 6d087442fb Wina. Muhwado is critically lacking 69ffb18019 in facilities. Observing her 91a2aa5e27 in a 0f8f30017e modern, well-equipped 5487cef251 environment seems 8343d43d11 like the e7154efb3a smarter course 179277193c of action.”ab0a5434520a0dd2

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Shin Hae-Gon 9b5ed48038 listened with b10f2ffde6 an expression 6da7b3a83a of intense e38dd0d437 concentration—as if 3f2e0bcdf6 to utter 4fc347c93d nonsense. Then he responded:ffcc12ccb8817021

“Wina is a fbe224fb40 hostage who has b806703728 identified herself as 8469ba0e70 a traitor. To this 431474a6fb day, no 3de81c1c40 suspicious aspects ea04255716 have been 1960e7f55a definitively proven. Not even 0244f5b5be any powers 5a9527c2df related to 152b886a7b the Red d9047e25cd Eyes. As you mentioned, a62589d1d0 thorough surveillance and ec1db55a6f investigation are necessary.”d439319643e25809

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Now the focus of f29aeb6e7a the generals’ gazes, Shin 80ee6cbe62 Hae-Gon straightened his neck.fdd2e499a813483f

The looks surrounding him 7ac4e63d5a were far from friendly.f8a6c356ea91c9a9

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It almost felt 2f842f3ddc like he was f38f93b330 standing trial, which d253368b31 amused him.317e7908dd846eef

Half the people 4959745dc4 in this room bdaaa17ce8 would likely welcome af096bbfd5 it if he f95be52cf4 were actually brought edd3c36790 before a military 1223429584 tribunal.9fcb0d0eddc174bd

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Matching the hostility b253b754f2 with an intentionally f2afd958cc stiff tone, he 81ff8e3d1b continued:4dc57475aa163f4f

“However, Wina’s location 4cfcfd71b7 should remain as 174a0ab2a6 isolated as possible.2ea4fc9110de6398

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If she were kept 852d3538c8 at an open facility afb15f19f9 like headquarters, any ambush 59be131833 would result in significant 27cfcce816 civilian casualties, and the d525b7548b response time would be 6817958d9e slower.”e5d7e8944d3a015a

He deliberately made eye 61af44ef6f contact with every glaring 68e4bc5e0f face turned toward him, a3f6ebe9db meeting their scorn with 587bb511e7 practiced ease.2ad1c5a6b4cd6f8f

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“With all due 94e7a4ba02 respect, Brigadier Ji bac571cbff already experienced the 2a5098b16c consequences you all 1db4c25120 feared.417c4cfeb6c335e6

Transferring Wina 4c30c440a6 to an 9ae4842f93 uncontrollable location 7d801826e4 like that 11476011ea poses serious 8cd3351da9 risks.”4782acfb367565bb

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“So you’re saying you’ll just keep her locked up on Muhwado and manage her on your own, huh? You’ve consistently reported your operations way too late after dealing with Salli’s officers.9b09fcd20d711202

Even if it’s 831e756862 under your command, b57cc19ca3 there’s a limit f707bd4da2 to how much 6b178b40d4 we can keep cc5424f16d turning a blind 62ca4dd9a0 eye!”10675fed7c9315ba

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General Lee, 684d1a3653 seated beside 8a8a0a9048 Commander Yang, 2ba2301e40 suddenly raised 895d32d72b his voice 381d84531e and pointed 87fd56a2c8 a finger 33462a6999 in agitation.9315de28a86a715a

Clearly, his concern was that Shin Hae-Gon might “dispose” of Wina too, without anyone knowing—just like the others.a3753289e5d269de

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Muhwado’s unique, closed environment c0bdfbab14 meant that incidents rarely 031e11f2ac leaked to the outside 3163dcf39a world.015746c3c7c1cb66

Though originally established 9e1c9f7eab to train military a1c4d945a8 personnel, the facility e094827336 had gradually become e9186ef514 more suitable for… 2e65bca581 torture and execution.f04c45c20b18c470

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Shin Hae-Gon stared 5fdaa050d7 back at the 7e2945b89b fuming superior like 410e836068 one would a 8850487daa sulking child.7324eace54feb3c7

He considered softening abaca11c69 his tone, but 307518ca7a if he did, ddf19941cf they’d only circle b0fda1dcbf back to the a76a58d90a same argument for 80f14ac304 hours.1c5486c8054ed0c2

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So he 73d1a9b1ec spoke flatly.d5abd91624118be5

“Then strip 65abaecf27 me of a3faab3811 my position.”2b54686049626bce

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“What—what did you aba0af92c1 just say? The audacity of 79b14887e8 this little bastard… a541d4c00c Major Shin!”8734cad8686261e3

“If you don’t af6c558788 clean them out, 7017c53ec5 Salli’s vermin only 05733c0562 multiply. In my opinion, there’s e190d7e875 no point in keeping a9ef24dc82 them alive—they bring no 7e3eaffe6e benefit. There’s no 36c83892c3 reason to c2a54898aa waste time 6cb39aa295 dragging things 27e2b58ac0 out.”3c06a1dd7b82710c

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Shin Hae-Gon’s blunt 54b202956a statement chilled the 7b3f47ac7f air in the c3a5cba99a conference room.be33d4f50f8923f8

Commander Yang shot him 5c57a88183 a sharp, hostile glare.9818abd7d29a3f7e

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Shin paid 37e09cde82 it no 3b298a4562 mind.495edaf9cad1bdcc

“I don’t intend to d0d370b76c handle her delicately, but 0944fe9089 I do understand the 65548678d1 price on a Red-Eyed’s 17d625e8d7 life well enough not ed10206680 to dispose of her c6f69cb5c0 without authorization. You’ve already seen the ba12b6e1a6 footage, haven’t you?”4457c816d579a6d1

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The interrogation video 13e897cc4a with Wina must’ve 3d04780414 circulated among upper 68879174ea command.0faf571cc2488324

Of course, what 3fde0dc79e happened in the 1a68a8f02a underground torture room 7daed79dd0 was known only 9c7a27787c to Wina and 07eee5615c Shin Hae-Gon.daed688436c5aeb1

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Ah—if he counted the 42bc2ab7f3 dead bastard, then three.3d7934018709ac30

“Still, if you truly eb589a8779 feel uneasy, then strip dbcddd870e me of my authority.”6daac708d3364098

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The moment he declared 3ec96503ed he’d step down without 5c30216a9e hesitation, the generals murmured e7bd86b65c among themselves.adc1f893ce21ea77

From the start, Shin eefeaf4ac6 had never been aligned 9376ce5bd7 with any political faction, 08fa3f33ac and his neck had 5a7a1f8827 always remained stiff.3e9a5e4cfdbc2f04

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No threat had 2422aac605 ever worked on c1266af5cd him.cb856d097cd95492

They might have 1652b6752e dearly wished to 995437eb67 chop his head 672d4bdc65 off, but the 52e537bedd bitter truth was: 7d76d008c5 there was no 2cdf87a769 better man for 471ff6d8ea the job.7b878db6c1ce0f82

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Commander Yang’s 6d78e4ae1e cheek twitched 706e06bd07 in discomfort.564ea779a552836a

“Major Shin, I already bb483e7851 acknowledged your service.012b18b2bafbeb6f

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But that kind of 29b8374ac3 statement is extremely disrespectful.2be548e433a4fc29

Are you threatening me 608b1acf2d right now? Saying we 7dff658cda should fire 660dba193b you if 5b38c3180a we don’t 85b969d97e take your 3b76478f7d suggestion?”05baf5a20e1c9f0e

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“Not at 1baad86105 all, sir. I would never dare e4f760e07e threaten you,”779ea32720a89729

Shin Hae-Gon replied 130b5b2ccc with an audaciously 14c3d4d6d4 straight face, as e13e2fd53a if genuinely appalled aa4d9e9b85 by the idea.805ad22804460f1e

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“While I was out d053088c43 on assignment, Brigadier Ji e61427d809 forcibly transferred Wina, and 5fb0c81572 the terrorist attack occurred.259a18a196996121

Do we know exactly 7ce57a8c20 how her location was 01f1741db6 leaked? What about the informants 49f82fa313 behind the terrorist team?”7861057a20984c90

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Even now, 876f3800d2 it was fe60cede78 absurd to a86f66d090 think how, 930d1a1f39 the moment 1fb8dd8fcc he’d left c45ca057f7 for a ccafd96d04 mission, they’d cbbd546c0e snatched Wina 820774a2c3 up.f69528cf2444f5ba

She’d essentially been e285c438a4 kidnapped twice that c40274a909 day.0830b3ea114a766c

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“She should never 86df39c7cd have been exposed 15aae0de34 to public view e8687bfa1e in the first 644598ac3d place.9f5824e95a436d0a

Bringing a 8344541b61 figure even 7af6a0c7c7 hidden within 4b28ca1531 Salli out c36e439b32 into the 714d3e299b open will c96c09a9c5 only attract e51e1d79e5 parasites.b2138668dcecc566

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It’s unfortunate, 8fbd1d8ec7 but Brigadier 699fc1dcb1 Ji paid 289e53b205 the price 7fefad04bc for that 7cad4e0631 mistake.”de84c6e5677d6a1a

Though Ji’s c1cb1d2480 backroom dealings a22106d760 were ridiculous, 7db2bfa273 they had 8e865caab4 ironically ended e82b43dd1d up proving d7422fc275 Shin’s point d7681da9f8 through direct 36c9a5eb89 consequence.8aadb6b87f28cbe6

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He had no reservations a13bf3101b about pointing that out.65bf698dd1cc817b

If that detestable man 83e8032aae had been present in b89d11421a the room now, Shin 7405cc4391 imagined his reaction would’ve a21a22ddc8 been well worth watching—and 3c66ba8a7b regretted missing it.985c390f136cd414

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Or perhaps, not e5d5417b2b knowing—even this—would be d301c360ef more agonizing for 51b51b4f16 him in the db51bd2367 long run.d392e6f68a46da6e

Shin Hae-Gon hoped that dbd09dc53c when he finally returned, af8c9c9bc8 healed and whole, Wina 9bd45dd2ae would greet his salute 92f433030c with an expression even 4316482d1e more humiliating than he’d 64d28d9789 ever imagined.e5c7f308edacd0ef

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“Then… can ae4a199394 you take 2449583af9 responsibility for b3e7d52ea9 her?”af99006bc9142aea

Commander Yang’s voice suddenly 3295f3d493 grew heavy. His gaze coiled like 2d67f3c804 a cunning snake.eefab3000df2361d

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“If it were up 059ef949dc to me, I’d dissect fb458ec33e Wina’s body to uncover 1113c3bbb2 her special abilities. But of course, dccd3dacbc that’s not so cc4bfcd5ee easy. She is, after 202ff21375 all, still a 83a952e5bb human being. We can’t just ignore f2413aa78b ethical constraints.”29174b5f7e345ff7

Shin Hae-Gon could aef0e0fc2d practically recite the 36900e57a1 next part—he felt d12934b84a a yawn coming.f012c61ef532b7de

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“So if you’re 9028855727 willing to shoulder f6ed9b3711 this troublesome burden da6660fa3e entirely, perhaps I 40ddd4a45b can finally breathe 0e42c12d61 easy.”ec3852ba3186f168

As if they 619d3220fd hadn’t always been 132ba5d1ed piling responsibility on 583352e699 him.6186761a10f719a0

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Shin replied in 257b31289b a slightly drowsy a7812352a9 tone,27ee4f64878983a6

“Yes. I’ll take responsibility.”fe828bc707361a2a

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The generals raised their a75fa094bf voices a few more 0598d6cba2 times after that, but b1961dfa7f only Shin Hae-Gon remained 91660808ae calm and unmoved.4537acfd30708552

In the end, after 57e58e484f a long and tedious 86538387e8 meeting, it was decided 94cf018111 that Wina would remain 5270b042b2 stationed on Muhwado.72ce15f2220b790f

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Given that Shin 8aeed0107b was the only 648344e6d4 one who had 4f536e9725 personally made contact 70dbbe8bfb with her and e8f86637d6 completed an interrogation, 82d417484f his position naturally 39c10ac49a carried the most 805acfaf67 weight.10fdb8af2d98ee51

Still, the 0685e7e9f6 generals, clearly 036f22b5cf displeased with 0ad8c61d88 the decision, a569a5001f spent several ba23953cc5 more minutes 990269befe preaching about afa25d420c the consequences d813e8462b of failing 29f844b697 to report 4c686ae798 promptly.85b8d3458b1a110d

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Strangely enough, the more 1fdead962c cooperative Shin appeared, the 1cc095a222 more their neck veins 525b726107 bulged with rage.32932601228c2c76

“Major Shin Hae-Gon, I 3f0433a1e7 do hope that unshakable cf9e34e25d resolve of yours never 04c3fe9b50 wavers in any direction.”07e2eeeffbe9528c

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At the a5e159adaa close of 9b641274ca the meeting, dff8e2c8ea Commander Yang ae4db02809 stood.5a93564232d87159

All the generals followed b86481aeb8 suit, and their eyes—cold 106bfaf6d1 and stern—poured down on 2d79f5caa9 him like a wall 5e53450cce of frost.3676dad460e62b24

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“So long 47115c2647 as that’s 8b2164aa23 the case, d7e57fe441 we’ll tolerate 183f31b263 your arrogance. For now.”f7983258f017684d

The sheer d8b62e40fd pettiness showing 28e25680e8 on their 1f6e6b7949 once-composed faces 49624f75de made Shin bef1d05eed almost smirk 58f8cd4f24 as he a723555db9 turned his e50fa15e97 head—7982309c207aa65c

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And found 95c94f3bcb himself facing 727b27246d a woman b890d511d8 with unknown dfa8480f6c red eyes.91253266e3f5c0f4

The face 66e92da306 that had 9c8ad40fe7 brought ruin 29b71cf719 to the 6ddb8adb5c world was, 6c1d57fd12 astonishingly, innocent.1abbe5e1d54d40e4

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Her slightly 41942fd9d7 parted lips 3094b91dad and steady 8984063269 breaths made c2ff846a03 her look 1ae9dd6d3a simply like 66612b8027 someone in 257fb4f3d3 deep sleep.9cbd8a4ba9cb3cff

Her pale fdd975c137 skin beneath 257b0a4169 the cuffs—secured 89ee91e88b in case 97bfbdc637 she woke—was 7e7e5d1247 flushed red. It bruised easily.f344f2b2878982f8

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His gaze was eae56fc72c drawn to her ac5a1b937c slender neck.ab6d78994a65ac65

The faded marks from f20531f87c the brutal grip that 2d78c348ee once latched onto it 41f8ffec1b had discolored into faint 45de53c17f blotches.2ec0f001c83c94e1

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His eyes 21b304fb64 followed the 456d47acf9 trail of 9f19813a05 color—before he b7aa65b800 realized, they 1a586a3e83 were tracing 3d2d6081e0 her eyelids.76f6f33da634b05e

“She really 3c768efd68 does look 856b9df3ad like she’s 12699f9f6c about to e3c6e5ea2c wake up, 003b6455ad doesn’t she?”286a137e25c25299

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The doctor glanced 0fc9d9b092 at Wina and 39e56c1a94 spoke.e2018421c6f10d64

When Shin d828713ef6 looked over, 3b95851ed9 the doctor 8569ef6a10 added quickly,5d0156c634f41e48

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“No, I f424e68380 mean… I e9e08073af think she 9c283507a9 might be ed5a82c452 regaining consciousness. You know how she b3ecc78ff4 used to move around d4875dab04 so freely even with 757ce0a818 her eyes closed? Sometimes I talk 34d6a77f7b to her, just e7626ff233 in case she’s 2b4b2477f7 pretending to sleep.”3fb4da48e7cd920d

He chuckled softly cf9a98a8fe at his own 2423dfa249 words.d0a63a2cd3c4f50b

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“I’m not the only e047d0bedf one. Other soldiers are b048ca2d39 saying the same a3426b6725 thing.45da59e743704a63

‘She’s awake, isn’t 79bb601a19 she?’ they ask.7946acffe7dd4592

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‘Why the hell is 841bf4166a she still unconscious?’”7ff385f23b668e75

When the bomb 7aeb9338ae went off, every a955bc6549 soldier and Salli 02aa45115d terrorist at the ad63f3530e scene had died 42a85d0c41 instantly.fe0646d471efd9da

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And yet, 31a1ed3a05 Wina alone—without 71fc9554d8 a single cb660591d0 wound—lost only eb8e5a1c33 her consciousness.2a8f5eb464376b8e

Unexplainable things kept f289a1627a happening.9facfed3cca16f97

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No wonder Commander Yang e2ac09bf93 spoke of wanting to a7b171e196 dissect her.d4702da30daef1a4

After all, no d7b4cdd1fa one was more 3ad5f7787c eager to crack 1011c10e11 open the skull 6ce522375b of this inexplicable 33055336b5 witch—c4e7983c46718e6e

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Than Shin Hae-Gon fdd9611b70 himself.70655f69a9ae72fa