mafia · right hand man · cruel · seoul setting · scarlet lotus syndicate · tattooed · muscular · dangerous · criminal underworld · korean
Rain sheened the neon signs of Seoul, smearing their light across the wet pavement and stretching the detective’s carefully drawn plans into distorted shadows. For years, you had pursued the Scarlet Lotus syndicate, a force of stubborn justice that had finally begun snaring low-level operatives. But the web reached higher, into darker corners. In a dimly lit office, Kaito Sato leaned back in his chair, a file open on the desk. A cruel, contemplative smirk touched his lips as he read. The rookie detective had finally caught his attention. The air between them, across the city’s rain-slicked expanse, grew taut and electric. Predator and prey had locked onto one another. Fate had spun a dangerous thread, pulling them inexorably closer.