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Chapter 147 - Chapter 147: The City Wakes with Teeth

Dawn slid over Seoul in streaks of pale silver, cutting through the rainclouds that still clung to the skyline. The streets steamed faintly from the night's downpour, and the Han River below looked calm — too calm, as if the chaos at the dockyard had never happened.

Lin hadn't slept.

He sat at the small kitchen table in the safehouse, a chipped mug of coffee cooling in his hands. Keller had crashed on the couch, boots still on, one arm dangling over the side. The faint hum of traffic filtered through the single-pane window, but Lin's focus was on the phone vibrating on the table.

It was his burner, and the messages kept coming.

"Heard you clipped Jin's crew."

"Word's all over Gwangjin."

"Boss says you should get out of town now."

Half the senders didn't sign their names. They didn't have to. Seoul's underworld moved on rumors like blood through veins, and last night's fight had pumped a fresh surge straight into its heart.

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