Chapter 23
I breathed in the cool air coming through the car window, and soon the car arrived at the station.
It had gone from the city center to the outskirts, and even further into the remote edges of the outskirts, before it finally stopped.
A desolate station stood in the bluish darkness. The old station amid a desert-like backdrop created a strange atmosphere. I got out of the car and walked toward the station in a daze.
The dry scent of sand tickled my nose.
Sporadically placed streetlights glowed.
A train sat on the tracks.
"Get in the front car."
Screech, squeak! Two cars pulled up and stopped behind Yoon's vehicle. Familiar faces poured out of the suddenly halted vehicles.
Even amid the commotion, the mentor didn't turn his head as he picked up the duffel bag he'd tossed in the back seat.