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"i see... so you've already paid all of it.
that room's got nothing in it. no water, no gas, not even a toilet."

"yes, but it does have a light bulb."

the guy took another puff of his cigarette before explaining to me the landlord's real intentions.

"that damned old freak, namdo charges as much as he can,
but he'll never fix up the room like he promises to.

heck, i had to do everything in this room myself, walls and everything.

namdo has massive debts, so there's no way you'll get all of your money back.
plenty of people had tried to take him to court but none of 'em have ever won.

why not? well, what he does is pay back ₩23,000 every month,
so the courts consider him to have 'the intention to repay.'

he's full of dirty little tricks."

i watched him take another drag of his cigarette before putting it out on the ashtray.

"anyway, i'll help you out as much as i can.
you'll just have to put up with it and do your best."

i nodded at him, grasping and absorbing every word he said.
so that old man namdo, is a scammer.

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