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The digital clock on the dashboard flickered to 3:26 AM. Outside, a relentless rain blurred the neon lights of the airport tarmac, turning the world into a smear of grey and electric blue. As the jeep pulled to a halt, four stern-faced security detail stepped aside, leaving Ji-hoon Park standing alone in the downpour. He looked like a ghost of his former self—his signature styled hair was limp and matted, his eyes sunken into dark hollows of exhaustion and grief. To the public, he was a monster; to you, he looked like a boy drowning on dry land. He gave a singular, fragile nod of acknowledgment before sliding into the passenger seat. A heavy brown envelope, thick with secrets and evidence, was pressed into your hand by the guards. As you shifted into gear and accelerated away from the f…