Episode 217: Can I step forward?
“Yang Jang-ju, I told you, how can people only see gains? Sometimes, they even see losses. So what? You ask the Murim Alliance for help because you lost a few bucks? Is the Murim Alliance the solution to your life? You always report to the Murim Alliance. The Murim Alliance is busy too. They’re busy eating their own food. So don’t do this again. Got it?”
But the man who had collapsed in front of him, called Yang Jang-ju, didn’t respond. He had already died. The one who kept nagging at his opponent, even though he knew he was dead, was the Golden Pig, Ji-saeng.
He looked nervous. He was very skinny and did not tolerate mistakes, which was completely contrary to his nickname of the Golden Pig, so his subordinates could not even breathe properly in front of him.
“Search through Iza’s house and get rid of everything that could be of value. Get rid of anyone who could be a nuisance.”
“yes!”
The subordinate who received the order went out. As usual, he will treat it as if it had been plundered by ronin and set it on fire.
For the time being, I had to squeeze everything out like this. The reason was because of that damned fresh vegetables.
Jisaeng was harassing other subordinates.
“Did you find them?”
“Not yet. We’ve released more people, so you’ll hear from us soon.”
The guys in charge of the fresh vegetables ran off with all the money, causing a major financial problem.
According to the investigation, Ilseon and Ilseon, who were in charge of the fresh vegetables, came to the battlefield in person to collect the money. They even disposed of all their other assets and disappeared. Just thinking about them made me furious.
‘You idiots!’
If I had continued to work under you, I could have earned a lot more money.
I don’t know about other guys, but Ilseon is a smart and prudent person, so I never thought he would commit such a petty crime.
I don’t know exactly what they were thinking or what the circumstances were. They may have been fighting among themselves or there may have been some other problem. They may have been attacked by other guys.
The smell of money is like the smell of blood, so a pack of lynxes will gather. Whatever the reason, if I catch you, I’ll tear you alive and kill you. Even if it was done by other guys, I’ll kill you again.
“No matter what, find them! If you don’t find them, you’re dead.”
“all right.”
Knowing that this was not a joke, Soo-ha became thoughtful and ran away.
Then another subordinate came and reported.
“A great tiger is waiting for you at Seojangwon.”
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Jisaeng brought in people who were quite notorious in Sapa. He wanted to leave the fresh vegetables to them.
It would be nice to have his direct subordinates do the work, but that was not possible due to the nature of Shinsunchae. In case of a problem, they had to be people who had nothing to do with the Sadomaeng. In particular, if the Murim Alliance brought up this issue, it would cause a headache.
Ji-saeng came out of the building and walked to the carriage. A man with a round face was standing on the coachman’s seat, looking up at the sky.
As the servant came out, the coachman greeted him politely.
“Let’s go to Seoho Hall.”
The carriage set off and the men followed on horseback.
Jisaeng sent a message to the groom of the horse.
-Please check with your elders to see if the iron checkpoint is suitable.
The tone was extremely polite and respectful.
This person who was acting like a groom was the real golden pig, Ji-saeng.
Previously, Lee Sun had told Geommu Geuk that he had seen a tattoo on Ji Saeng’s groom, and that person was this groom.
-Aren’t you good at judging people now?
-I haven’t learned even one percent of the elder’s insight.
-If humility is excessive, it becomes flattery.
-I’m sorry, sir.
-Trust your eyes and judge.
The man had been living as a fake Ji-saeng for more than ten years. He thought like a Ji-saeng and lived like a Ji-saeng. Sometimes, he thought that he was the real Ji-saeng.
During those years, there was no life-threatening crisis. So, it would be natural to think that it was time to reveal oneself and live, but the real Ji-saeng lived by thoroughly hiding himself.
The man thought that Ji-saeng was really great. As far as he knew, Ji-saeng had amassed a huge amount of wealth that he would never be able to spend in his lifetime. He would never wear those shabby clothes and work as a coachman.
-How are your finances this month?
-There is still a shortage of money that needs to be sent to the higher-ups.
I couldn’t report to my superiors that there was something going on, so my taxes wouldn’t go up this month.
That’s your business.
Because this has always been the position of the higher-ups.
-Don’t worry. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that it doesn’t cause any trouble to my superiors and elders.
-Do so.
When this happened, the real Ji-saeng never once said, “I’ll solve this with my own money this month.” Normally, I thought he was a really great person, but when I saw this, I was disappointed. Do you really have to reveal your money like this?
In a sense, even this is a great thing. He is a person who has a firm view on life when it comes to money. He is a person who lives for the fun of earning and saving money. He is a person for whom money is everything.
So I asked you this before.
“Why don’t you become independent?”
I thought that if he was a true genius, he would accumulate enormous wealth wherever he went. Now, he gives more than a third of the money he earns to Yalulhan.
At that time, the real Ji-saeng answered like this.
“No matter how much money you earn, in the end, it’ll all be ripped off by people like me.”
It meant that it would eventually be taken away by someone with a strong backing.
“If you are too greedy, you will get angry.”
The fake Ji-saeng felt strange when the most greedy person he knew said this. If greed really causes trouble, then he would be trouble itself.
The carriage arrived at Seoho Hall.
The fake Ji-saeng and his men went inside first, and the real Ji-saeng got out of the carriage. In fact, this was his favorite moment after making money.
Spying on the world while hiding one’s identity.
The strange pleasure that comes from not having anyone recognize your true nature. The joy of becoming a god and manipulating humans like pieces on a chessboard.
The real Ji-saeng started to walk around the yard with his luggage on his back.
* * *
The one waiting for Jisaeng in the guest house was Daeho, the eldest of the Iron Inspectorate.
Between them, there was a special platform that the subordinates had set up, which made it so that the people on the other side could see the other side, but the people on the other side could not see the people on the other side.
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“Hello, my lord.”
The moment when a fake resident must become a real resident.
This fake also felt a strange pleasure. It was the moment when he became a grand figure called Ji-saeng, one of the four members of the Sadomaeng II-in-ja Yal-han.
Everyone bowed down before him, and he wanted the pleasures of power to last forever.
“You must have had a hard time coming this far.”
“If the elder calls you, you have to run ten thousand miles in one breath.”
Ji-saeng looked at the man sitting in front of him and felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
‘Just right.’
From the beginning, he was the one I liked the most out of the many candidates. In Ji-saeng’s eyes, he looked more like a wild dog than a tiger. That’s why it was perfect.
A person of sound mind cannot do something like Shinsunchae. Only those who do not feel any remorse about destroying a person’s soul can do it. So it was not something a tiger would do, but something a wild dog would do.
In that sense, the Iron Inspector was a very qualified person in many ways. Their past lives told us so. They were people who committed all sorts of atrocities that are hard to even describe.
“Let me be honest with you. Those who were in charge of this job before had second thoughts, so I took care of it myself.”
The fact that they ran off with the money should never have been known.
“Betrayal means death.”
“I will be loyal until death.”
“Once work really starts, even if you say the truth, it’s death.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“If you just keep those two things in mind, you can make a lot of money.”
“I will work hard like an ox.”
The tiger laughed. His laughter revealed a vulgarity that could never be hidden.
“And I hope to see your brothers sometime soon.”
“I’m here with you. Please contact me anytime.”
“I’ll let you know soon.”
“All right.”
After greeting him politely, Daeho left his seat.
As he left the Seoho Hall, a fake Ji-saeng came out of the building and got into a carriage.
-How is it?
―Looking at your face, you seem to be full of greed and narrow-mindedness, but at least you don’t seem like the type to betray easily, so you seem suitable for this job.
– Then let’s proceed.
So the carriage left that place.
* * *
The tiger returned to his dwelling.
He felt good. He had been saying that he was a villain since birth, but he was now tired of his villainy. He was thinking of doing something big and retiring, when Ji-saeng chose them.
“You guys! Enough!”
The very moment Daeho opened the door and entered, he was startled.
Iho, Samho, and Saho were asleep, sitting on chairs lined up in a row.
And sitting among them was a young man whom I had never seen before.
At first, I thought he was a young man called by his brothers.
‘I told you not to invite outsiders.’
But one thought immediately comes to mind. Are you calling me and sleeping? Or are you trying to make fun of me? Doing something I’ve never done before?
These thoughts passed through my mind for a moment.
Daeho’s worries did not last long. Just then, he turned around as quickly as lightning and tried to run away.
The tiger’s whole body froze.
A man wearing a white mask stood behind me, not knowing when he had arrived. The moment my eyes met the icy eyes behind the mask, my body froze. I’ve met many villains, but this was the first time I’ve seen such a scary gaze.
The evil soma slowly extended his hand and lightly suppressed the tiger’s internal energy. Although the tiger had been around for a long time in the martial arts world, he couldn’t move a single finger even when the opponent touched his dantian acupoint.
Two more men came in behind the evil soma. They were the Poison King and the Western Dragon.
“I will not interfere and will just watch.”
The Poison King passed the tiger and sat down at the desk, and Seo Dae-ryong closed the door.
The sword dance called the tiger.
“Come closer.”
Daeho slowly walked towards Geommugeuk.
‘You have to wake up to survive!’
That was all I could think about.
When he got closer to Geommu-geuk, he could finally see the rest of them, Iho, Samho, and Saho. Their bodies were already stiff.
‘They’re all dead!’
Daeho’s heart sank. He had no wounds on his body, but it looked like they had been hit without even drawing their swords. Who on earth were these people?
“Do you know who we are and why you’re doing this?”
“Iron Inspector. You are the firstborn, Daeho.”
Let’s talk about them exactly, said Daeho quickly.
“We were given important work. You made a big mistake.”
“You took on the job of a freshman from the Apostle Alliance? What’s so great about that?”
Daeho was surprised by Geommugeuk’s words.
“You did this knowing who was behind it?”
At that moment, the evil Soma stepped forward, stared at the tiger, and spoke.
“Don’t waste your time. Just give me half an hour. I’ll make you an obedient dog.”
The tiger’s entire body trembled and the hairs on his body stood on end.
At that time, the Poison King spoke politely to the evil Soma.
“Can I step forward?”
The evil Soma looked at the Poison King. The Poison King could not meet the evil Soma’s eyes.
The evil Soma nodded readily and took a step back.
“Yes, that’s right.”
It was the first time the two had interacted since leaving school.
The Poison King took out vials of medicine one by one from his bag and spoke to Geommugeuk.
“Why would you trust a person like that and proceed with your work? Instead, you can definitely trust Luck.”
There was a hideous bug wriggling in the bottle.
“If this thing takes hold in my brain, I’ll cut off my arm even if you tell me to.”
At those words, Daeho became thoughtful. The thought of that disgusting thing entering his head made him feel nauseous.
The swordsman smiled and asked the Poison King.
“You said you weren’t going to come out?”
“When I saw that guy, I wanted to try it out. It’s been a while since I’ve tried it on a person.”
“Unfortunately, there is no time to experiment with solitude.”
“Then feed me this.”
The Poison King took out another bottle of poison from his bag.
“It’s a poison that will kill you as all your organs melt away if you don’t take the antidote every day. If you want to betray me, try it once.”
“You must not leave any poison behind later.”
“Who the hell is that worried about something like that?”
“Then this is perfect!”
The next moment, Daeho shouted urgently.
“Please save me! What should I do?”
The four people’s eyes turned to Daeho. Daeho’s whole body was trembling. It was a strange combination that seemed neither a villain nor a hero.
I’ve encountered all sorts of evildoers, but never before have I encountered someone who instilled such primal fear. An opponent who no matter what I tried, it seemed like it would never work.
The swordsman approached him and spoke in a soft tone.
“Big brother, I ask for your help in the future.”
The moment he heard those words, Daeho knew that they were going to act as his brothers. That was also the intention behind killing his three younger brothers.
The swordmaster offered him the poison of the Poison King.
“Big brother, let’s drink this first and then talk about what we need to do.”
“You don’t have to drink it! If you just let me live, I’ll do whatever you say! I swear on my name, on my parents, and on all of heaven and earth! If I don’t keep my promise, I’ll receive divine punishment and die!”
Then Geommugeuk opened his mouth and poured the medicine.
“I don’t believe you. Come on, go ahead!”
