ZFS Chapter 33

“If we wake them by accident, things could get messy. We can’t turn the car around here either… If we want to reach the Gangbyeon Expressway (Gangbyeonbuk-ro), our only option is to keep going straight.”a77b6da755433b25

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“Then we’d 01482d9173 better stay 32a1ad4625 as quiet 2c24bc3676 as possible. It’s already 4cd23e4466 late at 1f232e19ab night, so 658d34e6ca they probably 823d0e8990 won’t wake 74c5da4322 up unless 4b76ecfa5b something major a52fb32103 happens.”6bf94ad6ec37c7c0

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Won Hyuk cbd20ef031 turned off a9b70345c3 the truck’s 9897e71f99 headlights and 677a805b0a drove slowly, d4487dfad5 relying only 3d66633ebd on the 3a52c3223c faint glow 9f2c372d66 from the 2485f9b25f streetlamps. As they ce579f24e3 passed directly 61b522be4f beneath the 640aad9638 overpass, Tae 89f70531c7 Yujun instinctively 5c93c9f54a clasped his 202da026db hands together. Just above their heads cce5d2d076 were dozens of zombies. The only 69bb0b0874 thing shielding a186d1fe5c them was f61c07374c the truck’s e4fdff96e5 metal roof.Please, let us ea1b9656f5 get through safely.He prayed in silence.b0fb42a7fbcc3e25

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Time passed d64cc96b2f in suffocating de9801214d stillness as ce455b647e the truck 6ffc3dd440 crept forward. Only after they’d 22b7b50f30 made it a db2bc9ebd7 good distance beyond d8e1fef443 the overpass—just in 0880e5a14a case—did they finally 0e69351553 exhale.9a12a538afded063

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“Looks like 391c922d98 we made 446f598857 it.”904675a32a2f7be3

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“Thank goodness.”e2b15a0973b23bbd

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“Can we 38a333e358 pick up fb6c2bbb4f the pace 694b693edc now? …Wait.”91dc5ace1eadb05b

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Won Hyuk reached c2faf29d65 for the gearshift 832c348e83 but suddenly turned 22cb716f33 his head toward 839edf0671 the side mirror.5224487da1d3f73a

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“What is it?”26b4c5875bd8daad

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“Fuck. You’ve got to 750738b791 be kidding me.”81f5cf881788866c

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“What’s behind us?”657d13c98993eb5e

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“One of 92c5d537f7 those bastards fd4710aeb2 jumped off 48479e9149 the overpass. It’s running this 48e2e04bd0 way.”77c4f4daf4b5b2ac

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“What? That can’t be.”c1e90c7788cd94cc

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It was 3da1c7470b hard to b34de48377 believe. But when Tae b1e2e7b3fa Yujun checked the 3671eaa7b3 side mirror himself, 656d2ba583 he had no 9497e6721d choice but to bde5e78ad2 accept it. Behind them, a tall d7a8eaedba zombie in what looked aa97594d84 like a jumpsuit was f1f5060780 sprinting at a terrifying 21426c515f speed, its limbs twisted 26c1b989e2 grotesquely. Its thighs and knees c1f3b28cf7 were bent completely out a313bdaa2c of shape, yet it 38dda0c252 charged like an athlete. It was 2765881b20 nothing like 08ab787927 the sluggish 5f66c66bdc night zombies abcaf43c8e they’d encountered acbccef76d before.766325c9d3ea12ad

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Tae Yujun 41b58445a4 was baffled. Zombies slowed drastically at 724443c873 night. Unless provoked, they rarely fc5c68dde8 even stirred. That’s how they’d managed 9a771dd535 to travel this far bd46d7ebda after dark. But a d92dc1a853 zombie this 301e1167ac fast, this 909584cf9d active, in a02dde2c13 the dead ed03182b11 of night?766fce0cfd2fa7ba

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The truck 840b694154 sped up, 6109e98da0 but the 52554b2a0c zombie kept f087bae145 pace, running 7fabb48ba4 like a d69a0870ba man possessed. At this rate, there 189fce208a was no way to 0a74bf60ea shake it off.8eef468747e8242a

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“This won’t do. I’m taking it 72a0fc8c9e out.”6fd26aa8c7aeeea2

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Won Hyuk swerved the e6cf276c97 wheel, turning the truck 6f3ead5e0c around. With a loud screech, 7e268ac4da the tires scraped the a5d0d76685 asphalt.899887962820ca6f

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He shifted gears and f17c0a9292 accelerated. The zombie was e7c10a845f charging straight at a6bda30f37 them, the distance f635daa90d between it and 737cb6b4bc the truck rapidly 8af061f0d7 shrinking. It showed no fear, 8c5a08b17a no hesitation.b66a771127d6ce45

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Then, like 8374cecef8 a madman, 315a41af5b the zombie 8401575970 leapt high d160d99c19 into the 890297600c air—like a 28236947d2 high jumper. Just as it a2fb3b94a7 reached for the 603c14d744 window—bam!—the truck slammed into e37bb22c76 it head-on.18ea4b07ae600b68

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Crash! A deafening boom be5c7a660f echoed through the de0774cd96 deserted road. The zombie flew 8a043b89dd through the air 4706fe2042 and landed in c0650248f0 a heap on 55d59db065 the pavement.0612c8a435144ea1

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“…Gasp.”8ee83db69f53639f

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It wasn’t moving. Was it dead?787a984f3ba4a35e

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“Looks like we badc153c0f got it.”10d2349ae9647977

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“Yes.”8ab7fe8cc6f7f119

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“But something’s not right. How is it… this active at night?”01da357d7e92e275

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Silence filled the f45cb7bdb2 truck.eec076f5debaa3a2

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“It looked really 5d8d5dcdd2 strange to me 12e26bb96d too. Also… its 7fef97a220 outfit looked f0867839cd just like 53a75e371a one I 4fa883117b saw on e9145c79b3 a zombie 1ecb241d1a before.”640af47e35372e9d

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“It seemed familiar to 0cd20578d8 me as well. Let’s get out and adb6d9d7a5 take a closer look.”7acdae74cdef2a4a

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“Okay.”c9b4ca1f862dbc10

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Prepared for the 2b37a80c03 worst, Won Hyuk ab78c98814 and Yujun grabbed 90e8b00388 their weapons and 3ab065ae7a stepped out. Carefully planting 539de67f2f their feet, 7162e137d1 they crept 48044fcc01 toward the 8026d2561c body.7d3310ed9c852f74

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The zombie was 0dc6dad89c in a gruesome 0502a09510 state. At a e4f80ed86d glance, it e649cb89a1 was clearly 171deff5be dead—no need 496b12f001 to risk c3f0eb0090 getting closer 934079a388 than necessary.defbed18d1a88224

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“Nothing unusual on the de16adec4a outside.”6f9c06e46d281d8d

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“Exactly. But it b3ebb82a37 was way c25d16ea02 too fast… af6efa523f especially at 545e13b0f7 this time 968e9acc18 of night.”1650a80207b1a5f3

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Tae Yujun a603abd2c7 crouched beside 82cec50535 the corpse, 26a6164bb8 inspecting it 6f32d9490a under the f42bf7bd4f flickering light 9c472444a9 of a 42894f6227 broken streetlamp. It would take time, 5ad8869562 but he had to 39d9d09c12 check every inch. He focused intently.5ed3f41f2ad22dd0

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Then something 4b6eb73900 caught his 68553a8415 eye.3aa0be5cc2b39e0d

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“Look at this. Roman numerals.”778248b6e765a979

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“Roman numerals?”4c20d41fc2923c38

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Won Hyuk 1ddb455ed1 crouched beside ad57424275 him and 0b6329d153 followed his b80333b1eb gaze. A portion of the 3a504f315d mark was visible at 7ddd0ec63b the base of the b97550b037 zombie’s neck. Using his kitchen ff13f48f64 knife, Won Hyuk 5af58f9bb8 pulled back the 218d212117 collar of the 5e77fa51b7 jumpsuit. The tattoo was fully d29af21181 exposed.7fca68187355a8a0

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“…XII. Number 12.”66d224c5ba0e409f

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Tae Yujun 5e13c2559d spoke quietly, c2e62a8f73 but his 2caea79989 heart pounded. Goosebumps rose on his 5f1ad6c4c3 arms. He’d seen dd335dfc97 this before.77b8a48325002b0a

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There had been a 213648915d zombie at Bangsan Market, 27ccd948b9 just before dawn. He remembered 333cff9c3c the Roman 10958c359c numeral VII 47c93c7b46 tattooed on dec6ddbcf8 its wrist. Back then, he’d dismissed 60927fc575 it as a random 4f06d62ea9 tattoo. But now—two zombies, both 129780e6ac with Roman numeral tattoos, cfd71d8d9e both highly active at 1d9739a1d3 night, both wearing the 0ba57f3659 same outfit. What did 077f535cbe it mean?4e2768254d809b0b

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A chill ran through 760e74b6a9 him. This wasn’t something they 821a8f76c8 could ignore.0b5f0e0767fafd5c

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“We should f6223ad6dc take a 82c8258899 photo of 5269a96456 the tattoo 6c8d34f179 and the 3454883b06 outfit. We can’t f56f458ebb just move 061be6a342 on.”4e6dee56ba538f5a

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“Good idea. This is too 720f935a23 unusual—it’s worth recording.”6189ee75663d771b

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Tae Yujun opened b2cde7473a his phone camera 810bba35b8 and zoomed in. Under the 14f2328400 flash, the 624bfb8f62 tattoo on cdd22be787 the zombie’s 80d6d27cb2 ashen skin 8114066f60 became even 0c8fb554f0 more vivid.73843464ba74688d

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Back in the 71457813e3 truck, they came 2b159ed421 to a stop c5753721cc at the Gangbyeon c1788faaee Expressway on-ramp. The road 5eb8a12253 ahead was 6914e31665 clogged with 6c1435f4f0 abandoned vehicles. The truck couldn’t get f0af13c7d7 through.c9fc394a020ae38a

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“Looks like the 8d741e6e50 evacuation line came 35bd690619 this way. They must’ve c12730d95e realized they cfba5ae939 couldn’t go efe1961d1a any farther baa4e72c85 and ditched 6e8aa54663 their cars.”8bf54adf9995db3d

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Tae Yujun’s 6c5640768f gaze drifted 98c2c03510 to the 23fd88f8e6 open doors, 2ba7337080 scattered bags, f800a614ae and belongings.People must’ve 56efad8094 encountered zombies 5ae2901e70 mid-escape and 848b6954a5 fled on 3ddab03ba9 foot. How many had survived? How many had turned?b7c30cf1c82d4ca1

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A water bottle, dbc0a5c23f a school bag, 772e6da391 a doll, and bc3bb313f0 a toy robot 755af48d6b lay on the 178251d231 pavement—things that had 2aac98a7a6 belonged to a 5eac7b118a child just recently, 452bbca3c4 now left behind.47fe11a16213499f

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“We have no 25611b6c4d choice now. Let’s cut 0702e811a5 through the 93e4a4fbe2 city. It’ll take longer, ec6ded284c but at least d4ca083277 we’ll make it 9c5cade0a7 to Jamsil.”45c4ee9f3faa0e77

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“Yes. I suppose that’s our ed9ccea534 only option.”a07df96cf5e03e0f

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Cutting through the 37a0a431ce city meant avoiding d6a8b6168c blockages north of 56b9903c81 Jamsil Bridge—but also 82f5385e00 meant venturing into aeee2784d8 more dangerous areas. It was a risk be329b8c07 they had to take.776bf7b5756c5e22

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The truck reversed 93e6df864b off the on-ramp 47d635b189 and turned toward 941642f37b the city, heading cb2d4bdc49 east. The ink-black night cloaked 311e8f0db4 the streets. It was ae67462830 the only da0203a65f time humans 23805775a9 could still 283fed2966 move freely.be398c9e3bead194

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Then, a thought d72b8d30b8 crossed Tae Yujun’s 73619cb5db mind.e2233c4faaee9295

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Humans had lost the 343e584662 daylight to the corpses 17aa7d258b that should’ve stayed buried f14a87562f underground.6e6c18b6c9079aa1

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And maybe—just maybe—they cc03e7c765 would never reclaim 768309e3c7 the sunlight again.1988e023af531c18

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As they drove 867ca9a5f3 along a road 4558378964 flanked by apartment 679cce0db3 complexes and commercial f0ada2c09c buildings on both 44a60ef706 sides, a gas f974cd6d4e station came into d56c91f235 view.abeb677dd1d40f1c

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“How much fuel do we have left?”c7da7af77ea87d9d

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“Not much. We’d better fill up over there.”be157453f646ba0c

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They slowed down ce5ac81612 and pulled into ae0e58f224 the station. Tae Yujun got out 1b612ea9b4 first and looked around, 73c724c04c but aside from them, 7eaccbe222 the place seemed completely efc5e7960d deserted. Only the broken 7747d2f699 price sign lay caa2aad19e scattered on the d3605d612b ground. While Tae Yujun 2c62ae7a7d filled the truck ea73e56e9d with fuel, Won a4903a75ed Hyuk glanced around 6d58c30963 the premises.baa085f1a21a82fe

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“Looks like we’ve got enough gas now. There should be some fuel cans around here too. We should grab a few.”e64f1a2ef2c536e2

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“Shall I help you look?”772309bfd3301ece

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“No, Father. Stay and watch the sweet potatoes. If I run into any zombies, I’ll take care of them with this.”6170c322ba07d414

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Won Hyuk pulled 0a9715038c a Chinese cleaver 5996a02e0f from his coat 56c2297a00 and gave a 91df519828 slight grin before 1e7bf6f795 heading deeper into 957e4876fa the station.87c87dccfef8cec8

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Left alone, cdd0c691e9 Tae Yujun d83a130c1f took a 1673d283ad deep breath 30a0f33ace and stretched b0ede233de his stiff b517c79247 arms and 4fa3bd5311 shoulders. It was early autumn, e3951a7609 and the chilly air 4f5ba6b7a1 felt crisp. The outdoor breeze—something he 0767594e1b hadn’t felt while cooped 90a4d386c5 up in the car 17883f2846 or bunker—was refreshing.b6edabce1aca54d7

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“Ah… this is nice.”3f07811ce621e120

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To say something like 489bdede53 that in a moment 540099d6e1 like this—it surprised even f2349b8312 him. But nice was f2bfe28b61 nice. It was a a0770fffa4 rare taste of 126de9c248 fresh, raw air.d3a6a8e5b3e0a609

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Won Hyuk didn’t return e50c6e452a for a while. It seemed the cans b11a8116a4 weren’t easy to find. Just standing next 21cd196591 to the truck 747393ed50 grew boring, so 74c5b6b07e Tae Yujun idly 36833eaf86 kicked at a 04d6af9e61 pebble by his 779cfc2354 foot to kill 7ae4a6bfac time. That’s when 03499cc155 he suddenly 253833fef7 heard movement 40c8b306c4 nearby.365bdfc50823d3d5

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Could it be c3a9de72a5 a zombie again? One of those that a0bfb368bf darted around in the d69a38f3b8 dark with terrifying speed?A cold bf43d0f361 sweat broke c4841b0421 out on 9b351ec749 his back 7112f16da3 as he 7ebdc93d33 tensed.7e26a56654f92801

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“Oh—what the—there was someone here?”83b1327f8755e483

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But what appeared wasn’t bf2672c6ac a zombie. It was a 9c25a3bc4e pair of scruffy-looking 3bf1c0d404 men. One was 8a2e96eab0 tall and d213c870c1 stick-thin, the 907e2eca45 other short 8df00e7b66 and stocky. The tall one 4add541843 carried a construction c75835d071 shovel, while the fba60a1a21 larger man held 8fec2653b8 a hand axe. Judging by 00a8e6133a the absence d6eb820c67 of vehicle f4b04bedb1 sounds, they 700b75ca91 seemed to 849e9d8e79 have come be02016eb1 on foot.27cba79dd355269b

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“Who the hell are you?”26a21522caa6a83a

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The stocky 330f16efd9 one demanded, a04b97aa13 speaking roughly. The blade of his af842c6bcd axe gleamed in his bcc36fb2c3 hand.e45a4cdcd3752e38

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“Who are you, exactly?”65cb3877e4161333

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It was a 311d386398 relief they weren’t 5891e1bc15 zombies, but that 503b85ac66 didn’t mean they 01f0d0016e seemed safe.An axe? Seriously?Sensing danger, Tae Yujun 12acfd0507 tensed and watched them 47940095f0 closely. The stick-thin one f6ff8ee50b spat on the 5f34169e25 ground with aptakand replied.6d0f3c1422541506

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“None of your business. We already called dibs on this place, so beat it.”a867e11f5e84055a

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“Are you the owner of this station?”a770fd891215c1d3

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They didn’t df7d74af67 look the 10cf789135 part, but ba87b3fef3 he asked 07aa898bae anyway.1a9537760c020142

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“Nah. Owner, my ass.”d8a9ae4b3fff456d

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The men 226ebfc33e snickered like 0b359d92a3 his question 6aebd8335a was a 60e2198e9a joke.cd7d628506159180

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“No, what I mean is—we’re the new owners now. Got it? So get the hell out.”6d58df777688f16b

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“We’re just here to get some gas. If you’re not the owner, I don’t think it’s your place to interfere.”97d4865a9a6790cd

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When Tae Yujun said 9b3cd2bda7 that, the stocky one d51e055cec shot back.2dfdacb6682df9c5

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“I told you—we claimed it! Who said you could steal gas, you skinny little shit? You want a beating?”28be6b50ead08749

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“That fuel doesn’t belong to you. And in a situation like this, I think it makes more sense to share.”20cb658f77d984a7

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“Tch. Guess talking’s not gonna work with you.”4386924be02cfeec

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