I knew it the moment I saw
episode 315 .
The masked person is unrelated to Yongolchae (龍骨砦).
First of all, the martial arts he learned were different from the actual swordsmanship used by ronin or bandits.
It even has a pure aura, as if revealing that it has trained in Jeongjongsimbeop.
He was born to learn and practice martial arts from a prestigious family.
‘first.’
Instead of answering the second question, he firmly grabbed the masked man’s chin.
When I took off the mask and put my hand into the open mouth, something that felt different from teeth caught on the tip of my index finger.
‘I thought so.’
The masked man tried to resist by keeping his mouth shut, but there was not even a scratch on his hands, which were covered in strong force.
I pulled out the molar with poisonous poison in it and threw it on the floor.
‘It seems like he was trained to commit suicide if the situation arises. For a shadow raised by Baekdo’s Murim Sega, it seems to be treated quite badly...’ I
clicked my tongue and looked down at the back of my hand, and saw that it was covered in a lot of dirty foreign substances.
With a frown, I tore off the masked man’s clothes and wiped my hands.
“.......”
Despite the warning that he would be tortured, the masked man seemed to have no intention of opening his mouth.
After subduing his acupuncture points, I grabbed him by the back of his neck and escaped the underground space.
“Boss!”
“What happened?”
Cheonan Gambu members rushed over after hearing the metallic sound and asked me about the circumstances.
After briefly explaining the situation, I gave Sa Woo-yeon a mask and gave her instructions.
“Take him in and interrogate him.”
“What can I ask?”
“What was his identity? Why did he stay in Yongolchae? Even though he saw the bandits being subjugated, why did he hide and wait for an opportunity instead of running away? Find out everything and report back.”
“All right.”
“......Please wait a moment.”
It was then.
Damun, who showed up late, called Sawooyeon over with a stern expression.
He took off his mask, looked closely at the man’s face, and asked in a low voice.
“Why are you here?”
“.......”
“So you decided to join hands with Nokrim to make up for the lack of power?”
The man, who appeared briefly shaken by Damun’s appearance, closed his eyes tightly.
I felt a firm determination not to answer any questions.
As I was quietly observing the situation, I turned to Damun and asked.
“Do you know this face?”
“Simah Jeok. “He is one of the leaders who raised the secret killing squad.”
The eyes of the Cheonan police officers lined up around him widened significantly.
Bisaldae was one of Sima Sega’s main units that was completely destroyed at the hands of Yue Yeo-ryeong in the past.
‘Even though it was the main force, it was not an officially active unit.’
If he was the person who raised such a despotic force, his status within Simase would never have been low.
That kind of person was staying in the bandit’s stronghold, especially in Yonggolchae under Nokrim?
It was not a matter to be taken lightly.
The party’s current location is on the border between Anhui and Shandong.
It was not far from Sima Sega’s sphere of influence.
I thought that perhaps, as Damun said, Sima Seju might have joined hands with Nokrim to supplement the insufficient power.
I don’t know what they were trying to do by going that far, but it was clear that there was a big change in the plan.
‘More information is needed.’
Sawooyeon’s responsibility has become greater.
We had to extract information from Sima Zhi by any means necessary.
‘Tsk, if I had known it would be like this, I would have brought along the party’s warriors.’
For example, when more pain than allowed is inflicted on the host’s body.
“Why Ko...”
“Probably one of two things. “Either you cut off the head of a Demon Cult and gained ashes like I did, or you betrayed the Baekdo Martial Arts and secretly joined hands with the Demon Cult.”
“...!”
“It would be nice if it were the former, but I think it’s probably the latter.”
It was a confirmation work done out of curiosity after seeing the condition of the body.
Still, I thought the possibility was low, but I felt absurd when the assumption I had in my head turned out to be true.
‘Sama Seju, this guy has gone so far.’
At this point, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
It occurred to me that things might not turn out as easily as I thought.
* * *
Shandong (山東) Hwang Bo-se.
My group and I finally arrived at our destination and unpacked our luggage at our accommodation.
Because they had made contact with each other in advance, the members of the Hwangbo family warmly welcomed the members of the Cheonan Gambu.
Of course, it was visible that they only welcomed it on the outside, but were very wary on the inside.
“So, may I ask why Director Cheonan-gam, who is renowned throughout the Central Plains, visited my home?”
My living room in Gajujeon.
The head of the Hwangbo family and the head of the Taesang family sat across from me across a long table.
Both of them were strong players with high reputations throughout the midfield.
In particular, Hwang Bo-gak, the previous head of the family, was an absolute master who occupied the first seat of the Ten Heavenly Emperors and was the King of Fist of his time.
Originally, he would have died at the hands of a blood-sucking demon emperor, but as history changed due to his return, he was still alive and well to this day.
“I have a suggestion for you, matriarch.”
“proposal?”
“yes. “It will be a mutually beneficial deal.”
“When you say that, it makes me curious. “Tell me about it.”
“Don’t you want to get rid of the Yue family from Shandong?”
“...!”
“Although we are currently unable to exert our power properly due to the pressure of the Hwangbo family, I believe that the head of the family knows how great the power of the Ak family is.”
Hwang Bose-ju’s eyes narrowed.
I would suddenly wonder why I was saying this.
It was a fact known to all martial artists that I had a close relationship with Eum-gwi, the head of the Taesang family of Shandong music.
“Didn’t you say it was a mutually beneficial offer?”
“That’s right.”
“Why is it in your interest to get rid of the evil family? “I just don’t understand.”
“You misunderstood. “I said I would remove the music, but I did not say I would eliminate it.”
“Isn’t that what you mean?”
“no. “I may have used some harsh expressions to upset the head of the family, but I have no intention of destroying my relationship with the evil family.”
I had no intention of arousing suspicion by lying needlessly.
Just revealing the facts as they are will be enough to achieve the goal.
The important thing was to gain the trust of Hwang Bose-ju.
“if?”
“I plan to have the Yue family leave Shandong and settle in Jiangsu.”
“...!”
“I hope Hwang Bose will help us with that.”
Now was the point.
It is said that the relationship between the Hwangbo family and the Shandong music family was bad, but that was because the two families were competing with each other for regional interests.
If a common goal existed, it would be quite possible for the two generations to join hands as long as their interests did not conflict.
For the Shandong Akga, it was good because they could gain a strong ally to help with the migration plan, and for the Hwangbo family, it was good because they could drive out the thorny Murim family from the region.
Of course, it was unclear whether Hwang Bose, who had nothing to regret, would simply try to help the Shandong Musicians.
You could just stand by and let them take care of your own affairs, or you could just pretend to help them a little and then get out of the way.
What I have to do from now on is coordination in that regard.
I continued talking with a smile on my face.
“I can assure you that it will be an alliance that brings good results to both the Hwangbo family and the Shandong music family.”