C25 Seo Tells the Truth

The fan clicked in slow, rhythmic pulses.

Seo Min-jae sat in silence for a moment longer, hands resting on the desk like they had never stopped working.

His eyes scanned Ethan’s face.

He didn’t ask for ID.

He didn’t need to.

“I remember the day they told me you were gone,” Seo said. “I didn’t believe it. Not because they don’t kill children—but because they don’t waste assets