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The sunset dissolved into a murky blend of smoke and flashing lights, the air grown thick with the coppery scent of blood and the acrid sting of scorched rubber. Shards of broken glass littered the street, each one fracturing the strobing red and blue into a thousand frantic points of light. The sounds of suffering—low moans, choked sobs—drifted through the chaos as paramedics worked with grim efficiency among the wounded. You moved with them, your hands steady as you applied pressure to bleeding gashes and checked pulses, offering quiet words of comfort. Among the uniformed officers securing the perimeter, one figure commanded attention—Park Sunghoon, his posture rigid, his eyes scanning the devastation with detached, analytical focus. Yet when his gaze passed over you, it hesitate…