Kang Jin-Ho carefully dusted his discovery, which turned out to be a common exercise book. However, he found himself unable to flip it open. The idea of taking a look at its contents made him uncomfortable. Leery, even.

“Fuu-woo...”

Kang Jin-Ho decided to exit the emplacement for the time being. It was still the middle of the night, and there was no danger of being seen by anyone. However, the unexpected was always there, so it paid to be cautious. He sought out a location well out of people's view and sat somewhere more comfortable. After putting the exercise book down for a bit, he smoked a cigarette to calm himself down.

This wasn't the time to be impatient. The key was to be calm. No matter what was written on the book's pages, he must not get agitated. Agitation sometimes behaved like a powerful toxin seeping into your every pore; it had the potential to ruin everything.

Kang Jin-Ho slowly picked up the exercise book and opened its cover. The initial parts didn't contain any notable revelations. Stuff like various information related to the base that had to be memorized filled its pages, but such things were also written in the memo pads and the books of other soldiers, so nothing seemed amiss there.

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