As soon as Eun-Ho arrived at work, he dropped a thick stack of papers onto the desk.0

“What’s this?” the blond supervisor, Guk, asked.0

“Please gather all the researchers on this list,” Eun-Ho replied.0

Nine names were printed in bold black ink across the white paper. Some were familiar, and some weren’t, but finding the common thread wasn’t difficult. After all, each of them was a rising young researcher who’d recently made a name at the Research Center.0

Guk was dumbfounded. “Huh?” 0

Why would a rookie want to gather some perfectly fine researchers first thing in the morning, especially when he’d be leaving the department tomorrow?0

“I should at least ask why,” said Guk. 0

Eun-Ho, with a calm shrug, replied right away, “Well, they’ve falsified their research results.”0

“Falsified results? What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?”0

Eun-Ho tapped lightly on the stack of papers. “This document contains the evidence. The first page lists their names, and the second is a summary. So please take a look.”0

“What nonsense… Ha. Even if that’s true, how exactly did you find out?”0

“I apologize for not reporting it sooner,” Eun-Ho said. “But after you took the culprit away yesterday, I stayed behind to secure the scene. While checking the lab, I found two copies of a report.”0

“From Iro’s lab, you mean?”0

Eun-Ho’s eyes were steady and his voice was composed. He didn’t over-explain or try to persuade but just presented the facts. “Yes. We analyzed them ourselves and confirmed that the data was clearly manipulated.”0

They’d only known each other for two days, but Guk instinctively sensed that...0