“He used to trick me all that time, and I’m sure that fucker is hiding something this time as well. Something will probably come up after we split everything up, which is why he insists on splitting the money and stocks as soon as possible. He wants to do it before a problem occurs and he’s forced to give it to a different and unrelated party,” Seok Kang-Ho told Kang Chan.

Maybe he’s right.

Kang Chan looked at Smithen.

“If you’re still in doubt, then you can hold onto my share of the split as well, Captain,” Seok Kang-Ho continued.

Kang Chan thought Seok Kang-Ho’s words carried weight.

This was Seok Kang-Ho’s prize for surviving hell, making Kang Chan wonder if he even had the right to tell him what to do with his share of the split.

He honestly thought about passing on the money to their deceased unit members’ families, but his crew rarely talked about their past. And they all grew up in solitude. They didn’t have affectionate family members that Kang Chan could search for and give the money to.

“Understood. Let’s go with your suggestion after we ask him a few more questions and after we’ve ensured he has no other schemes.”

Kang...