# WebtoonLib — The Origin of Species #45

## Series
- title: The Origin of Species
- slug: the-origin-of-species-d4bb2a

## Chapter
- number: 45
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The current chapter plunges the narrative into a suspected human trafficking scenario, sparking intense and divided reactions from readers. Following his paranoid flight, Lee Youngjin is manipulated into a clandestine meeting, culminating in a horrifying confrontation with an unsettling old woman who inspects him like property. This confirms audience fears that his former boss, "Sir," has orchestrated his sale, using a decoy item as a ruse. The overwhelming reader response is one of extreme frustration directed at Youngjin, who is widely condemned as "stupid," "dumb," and "illogical" for his continued distrust of Seo Seunghyun while naively believing obvious antagonists. Many express that their "blood is boiling" over his poor judgment and inability to communicate. A smaller, more empathetic faction defends his actions, citing his deep-seated trauma and the disorienting effects of the recent drugging as reasons for his flawed decision-making. Alongside this debate, there is a unified, visceral wave of disgust and revulsion for the new female antagonist, who is universally decried with vitriolic insults. The chapter leaves the audience in a state of high anxiety and stress, questioning the purpose of the mysterious injection and desperately awaiting Seunghyun's seemingly inevitable, violent rescue.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The current chapter plunges the narrative into a suspected human trafficking scenario, sparking intense and divided reactions from readers.

### Spoiler summary
The current chapter plunges the narrative into a suspected human trafficking scenario, sparking intense and divided reactions from readers. Following his paranoid flight, Lee Youngjin is manipulated into a clandestine meeting, culminating in a horrifying confrontation with an unsettling old woman who inspects him like property. This confirms audience fears that his former boss, "Sir," has orchestrated his sale, using a decoy item as a ruse. The overwhelming reader response is one of extreme frustration directed at Youngjin, who is widely condemned as "stupid," "dumb," and "illogical" for his continued distrust of Seo Seunghyun while naively believing obvious antagonists. Many express that their "blood is boiling" over his poor judgment and inability to communicate. A smaller, more empathetic faction defends his actions, citing his deep-seated trauma and the disorienting effects of the recent drugging as reasons for his flawed decision-making. Alongside this debate, there is a unified, visceral wave of disgust and revulsion for the new female antagonist, who is universally decried with vitriolic insults. The chapter leaves the audience in a state of high anxiety and stress, questioning the purpose of the mysterious injection and desperately awaiting Seunghyun's seemingly inevitable, violent rescue.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Origin of Species #45](/series/the-origin-of-species-d4bb2a/chapter-45)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-origin-of-species-d4bb2a

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