WhenJuothearchivestorequestthefileontheer''''sarsoncase,hiscolleaguegavehimastrangelook.Thesecaseswerealreadysidered"settled"—ouchedthemanymore.Jun''''ssudde,hisfrequentvisits,hardlylookedlikesimplestudy.
"Doyou...heUSB?"theclerkfinallyaskedafterapause."Ithastherecoveredevideos.Butyou''''llhavetosignanadditionallog.Youknow—there''''salotofsensitivematerialinthere."
ItwasonlythenthatJunrealizedwhathiscolleaguethought.Thathehadetoseethoseimages—thewomenbrutalized,caughtoncameraintheirworsthumiliation.
Awaveofdisgustroseinhim,sharpandcold.Heshookhishead,hisvoicetighterthaended."No."
Healreadykhosephotosdidn''''ttainReya.Andhehadnoiihers.
Ihefilewasaworkphotooftheer,Linisan,tuckedintoaformlistingherbasicdetails.Jun''''seyesskimmedoverit—thenliherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliar.
Io,Linisanwasfarthihanwheurnedherselfin,heavilypregnant.Herfeatureswerenotdelicate,yettheyheldaquietdignity,touchedonlybythefaintdownturnofhermouth—afaceetchedwithsorrow.
Thefacereflectsthelife.
Achildhoodwithoutafather.Asickmothertocarefor.Fendingoffthefilthyhandsofdistaives.Whatkindofweighthadshecarried,alltheseyears?Atst,asteadyjob—araightintotheclutchesofthatbeastofamaepbystep,eredintothis.Truly,pitiful.
Junstaredatthephoto,andastrangeachestirredinhihechildwouldbebornjustasshewentintoserveayear-loence.Whenshecameout,therewouldstillbeherfrailmother,andaninfantwaitingtobefed.Alifethatstretchedaheadlikeatuhoutlight.
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