Check Mate
17. Savior
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Young Nation... Lee Sang-woon... Lee Jang-hyuk... Lee Soo-hyun... and me. These four were the leaders of the organization. But... why didn't I know about Park Mu-jin's dismissal?
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"ha..."
Tiring- Tiring-
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"Huh? Who is it? Who would call at this hour..."
[Caller ID Restriction]
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"Who are you? You called without even giving out your number."
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"[hello]"
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"[(In a distorted voice) Is this Choi Woo-hyun, the head of the Tax Collection Management Headquarters?"
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"[...Who are you?]"
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"[I see. You don't need to know who I am, just know this: I am watching your every moment. Your home, your friends, and your family.]"
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"So, you'd better take care of yourself, Choi Woo-hyun. Our Savior... doesn't like crossing the line.]"
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"[What the...! Hello, hello...]"
Thump-
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"...What the...you're calling me out of the blue..."
Tiring-
Not long after the call ended, Woohyun received a text message. Caller ID blocked. It seemed to be from the same person who had just called.
-Remember, you must never cross the line. Otherwise, I will shatter everything you have.
The text also included two photos. One was of Mujin and Woohyun meeting, and the other was of Jimin.
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"...!! What the...what the heck is going on.."
Woohyun tried to reply to him, but someone who saw that Woohyun had read the text immediately deleted it.
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"What the heck is this..?"
The defunct organization's continuing website. Someone's phone call. Photos of Jimin and herself under surveillance. There was no one to do all this, and no reason to do it.
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"Something... is very wrong."
dripping-
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"Jimin, are you sleeping?"
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"...z..Z"
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"You must be sleeping. Well... it's past 1 o'clock now..."
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"Whew.."
Woohyun entered Jimin's room and sat down next to the bed.
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"I don't know if you can hear me, but this guy is going to start talking."
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"My father...was always kind and gentle to me. You told me that I loathed and feared him...no, I wasn't."
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"One day, he suddenly appeared to me, took me in, and made me experience everything. Those four years... I felt like I wasn't living."
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"...The day I received my first order to kill from my father was the same. He gave the order with such gentle and affectionate words, as if it were a sweet seduction, without a second thought."
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"It was my first time... I failed to kill him, but he praised me, saying it was better that way. I... loved that so much. Although he was gentle and affectionate, he rarely praised me."
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"When your father, Mr. Park Mu-jin, and your mother were trembling with rage, I was laughing. I was the one who made them like that."
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"I thought you were in a similar situation to me... but I wasn't. I left him on my own two feet... but you had no choice but to run away from home, driven by someone else."
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"I'm sorry...Jimin. Please forgive me for hurting your father...your mother...?"
I really don't know anymore, Jimin. Am I your savior... or am I just the object of your revenge, the one who made you like this?