Episode 231
A sudden moment.
“Is there a problem?”
A familiar voice pierced my ears.
Peng Kunhu’s face brightened as he turned his head and confirmed the identity of the other person.
“Branch manager!”
“See you again. “Pang small cooperative.”
The young man, Yeonsun, greeted me with a gentle smile on his lips.
Did the appearance of an uninvited guest make you feel bad?
The giant’s brow furrowed slightly.
“What are you?”
“I am an acquaintance of the person who is arguing with the warrior.”
“Don’t meddle in other people’s business and go your own way.”
“That must be difficult. As I said, we are acquaintances.”
“This guy and that guy. “Why don’t they listen to me when I say something nice?”
Pang Kunhu’s face became strange.
If you say it nicely, they won’t listen, which is not something a person who started an argument with a high-handed attitude would say.
“Do you want to die?”
The giant growled as he aimed the weapon in his hand at Yeonwoon.
Yeonsun said, staring at the blade hanging in front of his nose without any change in his expression.
“I don’t want to cause a commotion in the middle of the street with people passing by, but would you mind moving?”
“That’s funny. Are you scared? “It looks like you’re finally understanding the situation, right?”
Instead of answering, Yeonsun held the tip of the blade with his thumb and index finger and lightly turned his wrist.
The next moment, something surprising happened.
Kkuddeukduk!
Isn’t a sword made by tempering cast iron bent like a stick of taffy?
Geo Han and Peng Kunhu also had blank expressions for a moment.
The onlookers surrounding them let out a muttering noise.
“Musa.”
“······.”
“Warrior?”
“Oh, yes!”
“As I said a little while ago, I don’t want to cause any fuss. “How about we finish the matter quietly at this point?”
“All right! Daehyup!”
Peng Kunhu quietly turned back and covered his mouth with his sleeve.
As I watched the giant answer with a disciplined expression, I couldn’t help but laugh.
Yeon-woon, who was staring at the back of the giant running away, took a step forward and licked his lips.
-Would you like to wait a moment?
“yes?”
-I’ll take a moment to catch up. To prevent the author from holding a grudge and trying to harm the cooperative.
After finishing speaking, Yeonsun’s new form disappeared as if in a flash.
Peng Gon-hu, who had been staring at the spot where Yeon-yun had been just moments before, looked very flushed.
I became connected to a famous figure from Moorim in an unexpected way.
‘I thought it was a day full of bad luck, but it turned out to be an auspicious day.’
* * *
“You did a good job.”
A deserted alley.
The giant bowed his head as he accepted the gold coin thrown by the young man.
“no. If you need a handyman in the future, please call me at any time. “I will run in a month.”
The Duke of China, who was watching the scene from the side, made a shocked expression.
I can’t believe that Heavenly Dragon, a renowned thief, would carry out such a secret operation.
It was a sight you couldn’t believe even when you saw it in person.
“I will tell you this out of anger, but you must take what happened today with you to your grave.”
“You don’t have to worry.”
Gongja Mi gave a short answer and nodded.
Even if there had been no warning from Heavenly Dragon, he would not have thought of spreading the rumor.
Not only would you have nothing to gain as an accomplice, but no one would believe you if you told them.
“Okay then, let’s go back now.”
“That’s right. “I hope you will be more careful with your words and actions from now on.”
“······yes.”
* * *
“Have you been waiting long?”
“no. “Did you clean up well?”
“yes. At least the small cooperatives will not face retaliation.”
“I received grace. Thank you for your help.”
“Soon we will become a family eating together, so shouldn’t we help each other?”
“······I hate to say this, but I am planning to return to my family soon. Because I failed the test.
Pang Gonhu answered with a gloomy expression.
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The voice gradually became more and more subdued, and it seemed quite embarrassing.
“sorry. “I spoke too thoughtlessly.”
“no. It’s all because I’m not good enough. “It is not for the branch leader to apologize.”
“Don’t be too discouraged. If you fail a test once, there’s no way you’ll fail it again. “There are still many opportunities ahead.”
“It makes me feel a little braver to hear you say that.”
A wry smile appeared on the corner of Pang Kunhu’s mouth.
After taking a breath, he looked directly at me and said.
“Since I received help, it would be right to give thanks.”
“It wasn’t something I did with the expectation of receiving anything in return.”
“Even so, I don’t think I will feel at peace if we just break up like this. “I would like to at least treat you to a meal…”
“If that’s true, I understand. “There is a guest house nearby that I know well. Please go there.”
“yes!”
Peng Gonhu answered with clenched fists and followed up next to me with a very excited look.
The way his mouth twitched seemed quite happy.
Although it stung a little to take advantage of someone else’s favor, I pretended to look calm and chatted lightly with him.
“······.”
It didn’t take long for Peng Kunhu, who had a bright expression on his face as if he had met the ideal partner he had dreamed of his whole life, to harden his expression.
The words written on the signboard in a warrior-like handwriting caught the eye.
Cheonho guest cup (天湖客棧).
It is a large guesthouse located near Dongdong Lake, and it was where I stayed when the Yongbong branch was in full swing.
To put it bluntly, it was a burdensome place for Peng Gon-hu, who was strapped for money while taking care of his ailing elderly mother.
“W, are you saying we should eat here?”
“yes. “I’ve been here a few times before, and the food here is quite good.”
“······.”
Pang Gon-hu, who was looking as if he had something to say, slumped his shoulders and stepped into the guesthouse.
I sat down across the table from him and immediately called Jeomsoy and ordered food.
“Are you sure you’re going to order all this food?”
“yes. Please bring everything.”
Pang Gon-hu’s face became contemplative at the enormous number of orders.
Pretending not to have seen it, I scooped up Jeomsoy and sent it to the kitchen.
“······Can you eat all that food?”
“of course. Actually, I have a pretty good appetite. Oh, if you feel burdened by the cost of food…”
“no. “We are not so poor that we cannot afford even this.”
Watching Peng Gonhu bravado with an expression that made him look like he was about to cry, I felt like laughing.
“Okay,” I cleared my throat, took the bottle of liquor that Jeomsoi had brought, and offered a glass to Peng Gonhu.
“Take a drink.”
The meal was delicious.
Eating expensive food in a place with a beautiful view made me feel like I had become a immortal.
Peng Kunhu, who was staring at me as if I was eating my food like I was possessed, quietly put down his chopsticks.
“Are you not eating any more?”
“yes. “I ate enough to fill my stomach.”
“It looks like you haven’t eaten much.”
“Actually, I just ate some snacks before going out.”
I stared at him awkwardly making excuses, then nodded and focused on eating again.
Pang Gon Hoo looked fed up as he watched me finish off all the food on the table and even call Jeom Soi to order more.
After eating.
“Come again!”
Jeom So-yi came out with a bright expression and saw off Pang Gon-hu.
Peng Gonhu, who had calculated the cost of the food and packed the food bag in his bosom, staggered to his side like a dying man.
I said, looking back at him with a worried expression.
“Are you okay? “Even if it’s inconvenient…”
“no. “I just felt a little dizzy.”
“Then, how about stopping by a nearby tea bar and resting for a while? Since Sohyeop bought the food, I will buy the tea.”
“great.”
I went that way and ended up at a high-end Daru restaurant overlooking Dongjeong Lake and ordered some expensive tea.
As the place was such a great place, all the guests were dressed in cute outfits.
Peng Hao-Gun, who was sitting across the table with a very intimidated expression, sipped his dragon jing tea and opened his mouth.
“I can’t seem to calm down.”
“Is this your first time coming to a place like this?”
“yes. “I guess my family is not that wealthy.”
“Aren’t you a blood relative of the Pan family?”
“Even though he is a member of the Paeng family, he is a subsidiary. Just one of the Gasols reaching four figures. “The matriarch probably doesn’t even know the face of a guy like me.”
“······.”
Pang Gonhu and I drank tea and exchanged various stories.
Peng Gonhu, who was awkward at first, gradually became more eloquent and began to list his personal details.
“You are amazing. “I can’t believe he devoted himself so much to taking care of his sick old mother at such a young age.”
“Isn’t the fact that the branch leader is also young? “It makes me blush to hear someone so great and incomparable to me say something like that.”
“Don’t say things like that. “You are a person who deserves full respect.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
By the time the atmosphere had reached a certain level.
I put down the teacup and got to the point.
“Actually, I have a hobby of collecting things like antiques and relics.”
“Is that so?”
Peng Gonhu looks at us with an expression of surprise.
Of course, I didn’t have any such old-fashioned hobbies.
It was just a bait thrown to catch the opponent.
“If there are any items owned by the Paeng Cooperative that have historical value, please let me know. “I will buy it for you at a high price.”
“Thank you for your words, but you don’t have to be so stubborn and try to help me.”
“It’s not like that. “Didn’t I tell you it was a hobby?”
“······In fact, there is one item that has been passed down from generation to generation in the family. “I’m using it as a storage space to store important items, but I don’t know if it has the historical value that the branch manager is talking about.”
“Is that so?”
I asked back, my eyes flashing.
Finally the fish took the bait.
Now all that remains is to catch it.
“Do you by any chance have that item?”
“I don’t have it right now. “I left it at the dorm…”
I clenched my fists tightly under the table.
Leaving it at the dorm doesn’t mean that you brought it all the way to Honam.
“If you do, please let me take a look later.”
“Speaking of which, would you like to go take a look right now?
“That wouldn’t be bad either. “It happened to be a free car.”
* * *
‘I finally got it.’
I looked down at the colorful box in my right hand and a smile appeared on my face.
‘If you bring it to Damun, he can figure out how to unlock the secret device.’
Mother-of-pearl lacquerware in which the Jangbodo left by Muyeongsintu is hidden.
I paid fifty gold coins and received it from Peng Gonhu.
I felt a little sorry when I remembered Pang Gonhu trying to return the money with a very embarrassed expression.
If I had known what value this had, I would never have shown such an attitude.
‘Well, even if he knew its value, there would have been no way for him to utilize it.’
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