71 Results in the "The Crippled Journey" category
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ACJY C93
The call from Detective Oh came just as Taeheun was getting on the motel elevator with the water he had just bought. It was only then that Taeheun remembered he had sent an S.O.S. from the church earlier. It had been almost 10 hours. He thought it was rather strange. It wasn't just any text; it was a distress signal. It was unlikely, but if he had been kidnapped, enough time had passed for him to have become a corpse by now. Detective Oh, who couldn't have been unaware of that, had ignored that text out…-
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ACJY C92
Yoon Gibeom woke up in an unfamiliar room. It was because of an extreme urge to urinate. He had no time to think about why he was here. He was so dizzy it was hard to keep his balance, but he somehow managed to make it to the restroom and relieve himself. After flushing, as he went to wash his hands, he noticed that someone had showered here. The bathroom floor was damp, and it smelled of soap. It seemed that the person had left not too long ago. While washing his hands, he washed his face as well. His…-
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ACJY C91
I passed through the cramped waiting room, went through the restroom overflowing with people, and was practically pushed out of the theater. The outside was just as hot as the movie theater, but once I was in an open space, I could finally breathe. “That was a fun movie.” I had no idea what it was about, so I had no way of knowing if it was fun or not, but I said so anyway. The man then agreed, saying, ‘Yes. It was fun.’ After that, neither of them mentioned the movie again. “Let’s go…-
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ACJY C90
Before he knew it, they had entered the town. Perhaps because Taeheun was quiet, the atmosphere in the car settled down. Of course, the man didn't seem to mind much, and was looking out the window with a bright face. “Mr. Gibeom, let’s buy the tickets first and then have lunch. Is that okay?” “Yes.” “After the movie, let’s grab a beer too. I found a great chicken place.” “Okay.” The man smiled. Taeheun smiled back at him. The front of the only movie theater in town was…-
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ACJY C89
Shit. So many of them came. Annoyed, Taeheun looked down at the group of men who were each a hand's breadth shorter than him, then his eyes met an unexpected person. It was Nam Jihun. It was obvious he was in the same gang as the suit in the tavern. Whoever was leading the Namchon-ri silver town development, it was clear that gangsters were involved. That meant the person who was supposedly an acquaintance of the Namchon-ri village head was also a con man. This place is going to be wailing soon…-
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ACJY C88
The pastor's sermon was passionate. The village residents also seemed excited. The climax came when the pastor prayed for the prosperity of Dongjam-ri. Everyone raised their hands and began to pray, clapping loudly. Their prayers were almost like screams. "Amen" and "Hallelujah" erupted from here and there. Some even burst into tears. The man and the child looked around with bewildered expressions, merely going through the motions. As for Taeheun, who was confident he could hold his own in acting…-
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ACJY C87
Taking the opportunity while the man and child were asleep, Taeheun went outside and put a cigarette in his mouth. It felt strange to be alone in the darkness after so long. He hadn't expected the raid on Ilgwang Financial to be reported extensively on the 9 o'clock news. It happened to be the first day of the separation of prescribing and dispensing drugs, and apparently, about 3,000 riot police were sent to the National Health Insurance Service to forcibly remove 1,600 union members who were staging a…-
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ACJY C86
For over 20 minutes, the two of them stayed like that. Just when it seemed like they should do something, the phone rang. At the welcome sound that broke the silence, Taeheun hurriedly picked up the receiver. “This is Yoon Gibeom’s residence.” The other end of the line was noisy. —Hello? “Yes. Go ahead.” —Hello? Hyungnim? At first, he thought it was Kwon Yongjun, but the voice was different. Besides, that man had never once called him ‘hyungnim’. So, it couldn't be Kwon…-
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ACJY C85
He walked toward the truck. He opened the driver's side door and the windows of the truck, which had heated up in his absence, and shoved the ID card into his pants pocket. After starting the engine and turning on the air conditioner, he let the heat inside the truck dissipate. Just as he was thinking, 'Time to get going,' and pulling up the handbrake, he saw that Detective Park's sedan was still in the same spot. It was well past the time he should have left. But the sound of the engine trying to start…-
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ACJY C84
Inside a clear plastic bag, as large as the suitcase itself, were seven bundles of 10,000 won bills. Taeheun reached in and pulled one out. He riffled through the money with his thumb and then examined the band wrapped around the bundle. All seven bundles had dots marked on the bands, each with a different number from one to seven. The corners of his mouth lifted at the sight of the familiar object. “Where did this come from?” Taeheun asked. “We found it in the warehouse you mentioned. We…-
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