THE STREET KING

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1. The Call That Changed Everything

Jinwoo had spent six months in Busan.

A quiet life.

No guns. No blood. No wars.

He had almost forgotten what it felt like to be normal.

Until his phone rang.

An unknown number.

Jinwoo stared at it.

His instincts screamed at him not to answer.

But he did.

A familiar voice whispered through the line.

"They found you."

His blood turned cold.

And then—gunshots.

The call cut off.

Jinwoo froze.

That voice…

Ji-hyun.

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2. Nowhere Left to Run

Jinwoo moved.

Within minutes, he had packed his bag.

His body had healed from the last war.

But his mind never had.

He had promised himself he was done.

But Ji-hyun was in trouble.

And no matter what, he owed her.

Jinwoo grabbed his gun.

His old life had finally caught up.

It was time to stop running.

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3. The Trap

Jinwoo returned to Seoul that night.

The city felt different.

Darker. More violent.

And as soon as he arrived—he knew.

They were waiting for him.

Jinwoo felt the presence before he saw them.

Then—the first bullet flew.

He dodged just in time.

More shots followed.

Jinwoo hit the ground, rolling behind a car.

Three men. Armed. Professional.

And they weren't street thugs.

They were assassins.

Sent for him.

Jinwoo smirked.

"Guess I'm still popular."

Then, he attacked.

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4. The Return of the Street King

Jinwoo moved like a ghost.

A gunshot to the first assassin's knee.

A blade to the second's throat.

The third tried to run.

Jinwoo dragged him back.

Pressed his gun against his temple.

"Who sent you?" he demanded.

The man shook.

"You already know," he gasped.

Jinwoo's jaw clenched.

There was only one person it could be.

Someone he had left for dead.

Someone who wasn't supposed to be alive.

A name he never wanted to hear again.

Hyun-seok.

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5. A War That Never Ended

Jinwoo let the assassin go.

The man limped away, vanishing into the night.

Ji-hyun's message had been clear.

They found you.

But it wasn't just anyone.

It was him.

Jinwoo looked at the city skyline.

The war he thought he had ended… wasn't over.

Hyun-seok was back.

And this time—

Jinwoo was ready to finish it.

For good.

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End of Chapter 78

(Next Chapter: A Dead Man's Shadow.)