Chapter 86 - CATCH THE CULPRIT

"Mr. Obi!  Mr. Obi!"

The government official who conspired about the incident in Solitute Village had already arrived at the shaman's residence, and as soon as his foot stepped in from the front gate he immediately shouted calling for the person in a hurry.

"Hey! Why are you screaming about? Mr. Obi got some important guest inside if you know what I mean."

Kenta, who is also a subordinate of the fake shaman said while narrowing his gaze to the man as if to tell him to slow down his voice as the spokesperson for the rich people from the south come here today to discuss business with them.

"Kenta! How are you working? When was the last time you were in Solitute Village?" The official asks him. Kenta is the one who supposed to monitor the village constantly.

"I don't like your tone Mr. official." Kenta said in warning there. He never in a good terms with other subordinate anyway. But still he kind enough to explain afterwards.

"I was there two days ago. Mr. Obi said there's no need for me to go monitor every day there for now. Do you have any problem with that?"

"This is bad Kenta. Really bad. Big problems have arisen. This is not the time to discuss business or something else. Our whole plan is now ruined!" The official said in anxiety.

He knows very well that if something is found wrong, he will definitely be fired. He can't afford such list. He has a family to support! Well, he certainly didn't think of that when agreeing to Mr. Obi's lucrative offer.  But now he really regrets that.

"What do you mean by that?" Kenta asks certainly didn't understand a word that has come out from the man in front of him now.

"What this ruckus all about?" Mr. Obi was followed by a spokesman for the rich man from the south asking after hearing the conversation of the two at the time. He and his guest had just come out of the discussion room and happened to be there.

"The village! All the villagers. They have already recovered from the disease." The government officials continued to rush towards Mr. Obi after seeing him there.

Hearing that, Mr. Obi tries very hard to maintain his smiling to his guest there.

"What he is saying? Are the village that he talking about is the same one that we discussed earlier? Is there any disease attacking the area?" The spokesperson asks in curiosity.

"You know, my client doesn't like if there's some bad flow in the area."  The spokesperson added again. 

Send some glare to his subordinate at the time, Mr. Obi try to be calm and said,

"Not that village. I got some other deals elsewhere also. Why not, you get going first to the restaurant that I tell you about before. I will come after settling things here. Kenta!" Mr. Obi called.

Kenta comes forward in fast.

"Bring out a guest to the new ramen restaurant that just opened. That will be my treat."

With that, the spokesperson seems to buy the excuse and left with Kenta out from the residential area. At that time, in flash, Mr. Obi jumped towards the government official and continued to slap him hard until the officer slammed to the ground.

"Are you trying to thwart  my plan or what?! Why do you talk about that in front of my important guest? If the deal is cut off, you will be dead in my hand. Do you understand?!" Mr. Obi started to get angry.

The government officials then just fell silent while still on the ground. He has calmed down a little now, all because of the pain.

"So... What did you say earlier? The village what? I didn't really get you." Mr. Obi who was also calm at the time, then asked again. 

The government official with a still red face looked at the man as if he did not believe in what Mr. Obi said then. So what was the slap is all about?!

But, sliding that matters aside, he once again tells the fake shaman. This time the full story.

"Just a moment ago, Ben came to the office with a lot of gifts from all the villagers because the royal received his reports and has already solved the problem in there just in this two days. They are also have just returned to the palace," He said.

"What?! How can that happen? You said you already take care of the report by yourself?" Mr. Obi frowned then.

"I am! But, I also didn't receive any report saying that the royal has already arrived in this Summer Land. Usually if the King comes they will tell us in advance first. Also, Ben said that all the villagers have already returned to life as usual.. All is getting back to health now. Even his mother is already recovering. "

"Beth is?"  Mr. Obi really looked shocked at the time. He knows well how the woman looked before. She should have been lifeless a long time ago.

"What's really going on?"  He try to think.  "This can't be. Let's go to the village now to check. I also have to do some ritual there. "

"I don't think that is a  good idea.  Let me one here. I just to scare now." The official is begging with crying now.

"Tch." Mr. Obi just glare at the pitiful man there. 

Feeling too lazy to serve his subordinates, Mr. Obi, now wearing his shaman clothes then, called 10 of his other subordinates to follow him, like a small entourage going to Solitude Village. Wants to see for himself what has happened there.

Meanwhile,

Leo, who was on the tree feeling a bit anxious to sit because the shaman took quite a long time to get out of the residence. He can already see Eun-Woo with many other government officials moving from afar.

"Tch, hurry up culprit!" He said in his breath.  While Haru just eating under the tree didn't care about anything.

Like answering to his words, the fake shaman and his subordinates finally got out of there on horseback.  With a fast speed, he move from there towards Solitude village.

"He's gone!" Leo said to Haru while jumping from the top of the tree to the bottom. 

"Nice." Haru said with his mouth full with rice ball now. Leo looked at him in disgust, then.

"What? I'm starving!" Haru explain while Leo didn't complain anything actually.

A few seconds later, Eun-Woo Samoa was there and other government officials continued to enter the residential area without delay.

"Government officials have also sent their guards to the mountains to catch them there. Now, lets go to the village. Lets catch the main culprit there."

"No! I'm not guilty." Just about to leave the area, they heard the voice of the corrupt government official screaming as a result of being arrested.

"Is it fine if we don't help in here? There's a lot of guns and guards inside." Leo asks.

"It's okay. I have already informed them about that. They send the expert." Eun-woo explains. Now, in fast they are moving. To Solitude Village!

At the moment,

The fake shaman had already arrived in front of the gate of Solitude Village but he could not enter, because all the villagers at that time were gathered there in large numbers. All stare at him as if full of anger there. Jieun, Mia and Ethan were also there at that time.

He got off his horse and started walking forward.

"Everyone here looking at me like I'm doing something wrong. Do I?" Mr. Obi said that to see if his guess was correct. He also sees one by one of the villagers there who seem like more healthy than usual not like the last time he is here. 

"Drop your act now liar! We all already know who you are!" One of the villagers start to say something now.

"Yeah! Go away!"

"You big liar! "

"Dare you to show up here again! "

"You are a killer!" 

All the villagers now together insulting the fake shaman.

"What are you talking about? I am here to perform a ritual. Our ritual that our ancestors taught us. Where are Jenny and Akira? I don't have a time before, now I'm ready to perform the ritual for the baby. "

"You better go and don't ever come back to this village or I will kill you myself! " Akira started to get in the front of the line and threatened there.

Seeing Akira behavior, Mr. Obi knows something doesn't seem right. His words that always being embraced by the people here seem not working now.

"Akira, I just wanted to help. Why all of you suddenly get mad at me all of the sudden?"

"Because you're a criminal!" Jenny also screaming there.

"All of us already know who you really are and what are your plans for this village. What? You want to sell this village to the rich in the south? Step on our corpses first!" Ben also began to say.

"Well, in that case I need to take the land grant by force apparently. The negotiation is now over."  With that, all of his subordinates pulled out firearms and started driving in the direction of all the villagers.

All the villagers are now gaps in fear, but none move from there.

"Are you stupid or what?!" Haru who had just arrived there with Leo and Eun-Woo said it loudly.

All of Mr. Obi subordinate is now changing direction and pointing the gun at the three of them.

"If the villagers already know about that, it means the higher up also already knew about the matter." Leo said it in seriousness.

"That's means in this couple of minutes you will be arrested and put in jail. They already raided your house and the pigsty on the hill there. All of your men have already been arrested. Now it's your turn." Eun-Woo said in a smirking.

"You asked for this! Shoot them. Quick!" Mr. Obi ordered as he slowly moved backwards towards the villagers. He knew the villagers were not very threatening. He still can escape like he usually does.

Eun-Woo then show them the royal insignia.

"Only a fool will shoot at the royal. You know, you will face a horrible death for that. Also, the worst is put in a palace dungeon. Which is the scariest dungeon that has ever existed." Leo warned.

"Don't listen to him. Just pull the trigger!" Mr. Obi is screaming, but all of his subordinates now put their weapons on the ground. Surrender.

"Useless!"

Seeing the fake shaman seem wanted to run away, Jieun immediately infiltrated behind him and continued to kick and punch the man as hard as she could. While releasing her pent up anger.

Unprepared for the ambush, Mr. Obi did not have time to do anything and in the end fainted in the middle of the crowd. Everyone is now stunned to see Jieun who are still looking angry there.

"What? He talks too much.." Jieun, in calm, give her reason.