Professional Courtesy

Pain. Soul-rending agony. That was all Gwon knew as the doctor tried desperately to bandage the hole in Gwon's abdomen. It would be so easy to just give up, to die. Then the pain would finally be over. But to die here would be the coward's way out.

This very moment, the woman he loved was being held captive. Namsoyoo is alone, Gwon thought. She is a prisoner somewhere, and she's terrified! It was bad enough that they had nearly killed him, and had succeeded in dispatching most of his crew. But what was truly unforgivable was how they had humiliated him.

The Woman in Black and her henchmen had made a fool of Gwon in front of his own crew, right before they took his love away from him. But that was a sweet lie, for the truth itself was far crueler. Namsoyoo had gone with the Woman in Black of her own free will, and that pain was far worse than any injury of the flesh. Gwon screamed in anguish as the doctor continued his work.