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WhenJunwenttothearchivestorequestthefileonthecleaner''sarsoncase,hiscolleaguegavehimastrangelook.Thesecaseswerealreadyconsidered"settled"—noonetouchedthemanymore.Jun''ssuddeninterest,hisfrequentvisits,hardlylookedlikesimplestudy.
"Doyou...needtheUSB?"theclerkfinallyaskedafterapause."Ithastherecoveredevidencephotos.Butyou''llhavetosignanadditionallog.Youknow—there''salotofsensitivematerialinthere."
ItwasonlythenthatJunrealizedwhathiscolleaguethought.Thathehadcometoseethoseimages—thewomenbrutalized,caughtoncameraintheirworsthumiliation.
Awaveofdisgustroseinhim,sharpandcold.Heshookhishead,hisvoicetighterthanheintended."No."
Healreadyknewthosephotosdidn''tcontainReya.Andhehadnointerestintheothers.
Insidethefilewasaworkphotoofthecleaner,Linisan,tuckedintoaformlistingherbasicdetails.Jun''seyesskimmedoverit—thenlingered.Therewassomethingstrangelyfamiliar.
Inthephoto,Linisanwasfarthinnerthanwhenshehadturnedherselfin,heavilypregnant.Herfeatureswerenotdelicate,yettheyheldaquietdignity,touchedonlybythefaintdownturnofhermouth—afaceetchedwithsorrow.
Thefacereflectsthelife.
Achildhoodwithoutafather.Asickmothertocarefor.Fendingoffthefilthyhandsofdistantrelatives.Whatkindofweighthadshecarried,alltheseyears?Atlast,asteadyjob—andthenstraightintotheclutchesofthatbeastofamanager.Stepbystep,corneredintothis.Truly,pitiful.
Junstaredatthephoto,andastrangeachestirredinhim.Herduedatewasnear.Thechildwouldbebornjustasshewentintoserveayear-longsentence.Whenshecameout,therewouldstillbeherfrailmother,andaninfantwaitingtobefed.Alifethatstretchedaheadlikeatunnelwithoutlight.
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