Episode 7. The Corpse That Runs (5)
Thud— thud—!
The boy struck the man over the head.
But the man made no sound.
With every blow, he merely swayed like laundry hanging from a clothesline.
A short while later, the boy tossed aside the blood-soaked trophy.
Clang—
Then he sank limply to the floor where he stood.
The smell of blood filled the space after all sound disappeared.
—Jae-gyeom, check the man’s condition.
At Cha Si-eon’s order, Gwak Jae-gyeom abruptly came to his senses and moved.
“He’s dead.”
—Seal the body immediately.
Cha Si-eon’s composed voice made me feel as though I might lose my mind.
“Hyung, please help me.”
Jae-gyeom spoke while opening a foil blanket.
I helped him seal the body that had suddenly appeared.
“Are we using this to get Ha Yu-ju out?”
—No. We cannot seize a means of survival that a civilian secured through their own efforts.
“Then…….”
“It’s fine.”
An exhausted voice cut into my conversation with Cha Si-eon.
“I can’t even move that bastard by myself. So do whatever you want with him.”
The speaker was the boy who had killed the man.
He sat carelessly in a pool of blood, head hanging low.
His posture was listless, as though he no longer wanted to do…