◈ Episode 22. I’ll solve it within two days.
Under the guidance of Samjowon, Jinmu-rip and Yongchu left Jeonggajang.
“Daeju. That······.”
Jinmu-rip immediately shut his subordinate’s mouth with a voice.
[Don’t say anything.]
Because from the moment he left the door, there were eyes following him.
The startled subordinate closed his mouth.
Jinmu-rip glanced at Yongchu and calmly stepped forward.
‘Even though he’s so dull, is it true that he doesn’t notice this?’
Yongchu, who was following him, said.
“Don’t you want to eat something? I’d like to have a drink too.”
“You didn’t eat dinner?”
Yongchu’s face was gloomy.
“There aren’t many sheep.”
“Then let’s eat. Let’s go.”
Yongchu asked with a smile.
“Where are you going?”
“Guest room.”
Jinmu-rip’s smiling gaze passed by the building on the right.
After Jinmu-rip and his party disappeared, a shadow rippled in the darkness that had passed his eyes, and a sweaty Yeonseojeong appeared.
‘Is it a coincidence?’
Our eyes met too precisely to be a coincidence.
If he had seen himself, it would have been the first time that a shadowy death garrison had been detected outside of Hwaryeongdo.
‘If it’s not a coincidence······he’s dangerous.’
She ran busily to the guest room where Danryehwa was waiting.
***
An inn so quiet that it was almost suffocating.
The only guest sitting on the empty first floor was a woman, Dan Ryeo-hwa.
The face that had changed due to the change in appearance was extremely ordinary, but it could not hide the unique atmosphere.
The waiter who brought the drinks was so overwhelmed by the unusual atmosphere that he had to leave without even saying hello.
She filled her glass, lost in thought.
‘There’s definitely something up with that guy.’
My father’s sixth sense, commonly referred to as the sense of a dragon, was so amazing that he could even discern the truth in the words he spoke.
Although she did not inherit it, her senses were usually sharp to a level different from that of ordinary people.
That was the reason why the fire brigade was put on surveillance duty as soon as it arrived.
At that moment, the sound of a combustion engine was heard in the empty space.
[Miss. He’s heading this way.]
[Are you talking about the man you saw during the day?]
[Yes. It seems like the shadow image was detected.]
Danryeonhwa’s expression became quite serious.
[Distance?]
[There were three chapters.]
The dark picture is a martial art of the spirit energy, which is the father’s signal, and is a martial art that can fool even the ten greatest masters with only three steps.
‘His senses are on the same level as a teenage master?’
The sound of combustion continued.
[I may have just seen it by chance, but I think it would be better to be careful.]
Danryehwa, who was about to answer, turned her head toward the closed door.
[Go back and wait.]
[yes.]
As soon as the combustion chamber disappeared, the door opened and Jinmu-rip came in.
“If a grown woman drinks alone and has a good time, her parents will be very happy.”
Danryehwa asked, suppressing the strange trembling in her heart.
“What’s going on?”
“Why would you come to a guest house? I came to drink.”
Jinmu-rip turned his head and spoke to Samjo-won.
“Bring all the guys who are watching from the shadows. Let’s have a drink and go. Yongchu, sit anywhere.”
“yes.”
Jinmu Rip didn’t bother to hide the fact that he was watching her.
Because you’ll know anyway.
“Shall we have a drink together?”
Danryehwa looked closely at Jinmurip, who was sitting across from her.
“What is your position in Madorim?”
“The official title is Lord Gwangryong. Some people call him Little Prince.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the faint wrinkle between Danryehwa’s eyebrows disappeared.
‘The person who devised the plan to bring about the downfall of the Grand Inspectorate.’
If seeing the shadow image is not a coincidence, it is quite possible if you have the ability.
She was curious about what Jinmu-rip was hiding, but decided to put that aside for the moment.
Because someone with a clear identity as the Prince of Madorim is not a subject of suspicion.
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Jinmu-rip, who was staring at her, asked.
“Why did you come here?”
“I came to check on the missing person case.”
“Then why don’t you go to the main market?”
“It’s like interrogating the culprit.”
“I’m the one who came to solve this problem. It’s inevitable that you’d be suspicious of strangers.”
Dan Ryeo-hwa, who was staring at Jin Mu-rip, said.
“You see, we just got here a little while ago. We’re not monsters.”
Jinmu-rip smiled strangely.
“I don’t know.”
Danryehwa had originally planned to secretly spy on Jinmurip’s surroundings and meet the villain before them.
But when Jinmu-rip came first, his thoughts changed.
“Let me be honest. We came here to meet someone who is suspected to be related to the case. We will cooperate in solving the case, so please give us a chance to meet the criminal.”
“If you answer my questions honestly, you might get a chance.”
“Tell me.”
“Coming to meet the villain also sounds like you know his true identity.”
“That’s not it.”
“Then who do you want to meet?”
“One of the people identified as the villain in this incident. He is King Mu-myeon. If it were someone else who was the villain, he would have to go back without achieving his goal.”
Yongchu, who was sitting in a corner, glanced over at me.
“······.”
Jinmu-rip’s head had grown cold, but Danryehwa didn’t know it.
Jinmu-rip’s voice lowered slightly.
“Why do you want to meet the King of the Faceless Mountain?”
“Because there’s a rumor that he’s the son of the deceased Palhwangmunju. We have to meet and confirm it.”
Jinmu-rip’s expression was somehow gloomy.
‘What kind of kid spreads such rumors?’
An awkward silence fell over the room as the subordinates came in and sat down at Yongchu’s table.
When the silence was broken by his subordinates calling out for help, Jinmu Rip smiled and asked.
“What if he is the son of the Eight Emperors?”
“I guess I should report it to my superiors.”
“Where are you from?”
Danryehwa, facing Jinmurip’s dark pupils, felt like she had to hide the truth.
“We come from Chilmak Yeonhwabong.”
Chilmak, located in Gangnam, is a union of seven different radish vines.
Among them, Yeonhwabong, which consisted only of women, was the disciple of Baek Seol-ha, the mother, and was famous for her sophisticated swordsmanship.
“hmm.”
Jinmu-rip fell into a deep sleep.
‘That’s a very good excuse.’
The Great War of the World ended decades ago, but the world’s best masters still secretly search for the silver valley.
Chilmakdo, who sided with Hwaryeong in the war, was one of them.
‘I don’t think he’ll listen if I tell him to go back, and it’s better to leave him where he’s visible than to let him do whatever he wants and have his plans ruined.’
Finding the culprit is important, but the safety of the hostages is the top priority.
To do this, variables must be eliminated as much as possible.
Moreover, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that the suspicious woman in front of us is a criminal.
Jinmu-rip smiled faintly.
“Okay. If you’re looking for the beast, I’ll let you meet him. But there’s a condition.”
Danryeonhwa said with relief in her heart.
“Tell me.”
“I plan all operations. Never do anything that goes against my orders. You don’t want a small mistake to cost you the hostage.”
“great.”
“We’ll move to Jeonggajang tomorrow morning. I’ll tell you in advance.”
“Okay. Can I ask you a favor too?”
Jinmu-rip smiled and stood up from his seat.
“no.”
“······.”
A faint wrinkle appeared between Danryeonhwa’s eyebrows.
Jin Mu-rip, who had moved, began to socialize with his subordinates.
‘He is truly an unknowable person.’
Danryehwa, who had been staring at them blankly, emptied her glass and went up to this floor.
***
The next morning.
As soon as the sun rose, Danryehwa and Yeonsojeong came to find Jeonggajang.
The guard, who had been informed in advance, opened the main gate and guided the two people in.
Jinmu-rip, who had just finished washing up, greeted the two with a smile.
“What about food?”
Danryehwa shook her head.
“I don’t think so. Now is not the time.”
“It looks like another body has been found.”
“That’s right. What are you going to do from now on?”
“I have to go to the scene first.”
At that moment, a child’s loud voice was heard from outside the door.
“Brother!”
The moment everyone’s heads turned, Cho Yu-rim crossed the threshold with a big smile.
“oh!”
Strange women I see for the first time.
Cho Yu-rim pointed at them with trembling hands and shouted with her eyes wide open.
“Tongue, is that your brother’s wife?”
“······.”
As soon as the strange silence disappeared, Weisha, who had received a nod from Jinmu Rip, quickly took out Choyulrim.
“Who is that child?”
Jinmu-rip turned his head at Danryehwa’s question.
“I don’t know. Let’s go to the scene.”
***
A detached house with two small rooms attached to a shoulder-high wall.
The place where the body was found was a private house right in front of Jeonggajang.
Jinmu-rip, who had dug into the gap between the Jeonggajang soldiers, narrowed his eyes and examined the body.
‘Strangulation?’
Judging by the fact that the area around his neck was dark, it seemed like he had strangled him to hide the traces of his martial arts skills.
Jinmu-rip’s fingers gently pressed the corpse’s skin.
‘If you see that the skin is white, it is clear that it has not seen the light for a long time.
‘He’s been dead for a couple of hours. The other hostages are likely still alive.’
Jinmu Rip inferred one more thing from the condition of the corpse.
It would be easier to bring him dead than to drag him in alive, and his hideout is within two hours’ travel distance.
The only mountain with a cave nearby where you can hide is around Baekyeon Valley.
In that case, there is a high possibility that the subordinates will come back with something.
Jinmu Rip measured the distance between himself and Jeong Ga-jang.
It’s about five meters from here to the main gate.
‘Don’t you know that Gwangryongdae is here? Or are you so confident in your skills that numbers don’t matter?’
If it’s the latter, then we can’t rule out the possibility that the opponent is truly one of the worst villains in the world.
Jinmu Rip rose from his seat.
“Go back.”
“Already?”
“If you keep looking, nothing more will come out.”
“I see.”
Danryeonhwa, who had decided to follow Jinmurip’s instructions, followed him without objection.
On the way back to Jeonggajang.
Jinmu Rip’s head turned quickly.
‘As long as there’s a hostage, we can’t help but be dragged around like this. We have to drag him out.’
Danryehwa looked completely different from Jinmurip, who was absorbed in something.
‘He’s not a man who is all that light-hearted.’
She followed Jinmu-rip’s back with a new expression on her face.
Jin Mu-rip, who arrived at the main gate, requested a private meeting with Jeong In-ryeong.
She said with a dark face.
“The sixth victim. How should I look at the faces of the bereaved families?”
It was frustrating because bodies were being discovered every day, but there were no clues.
Jinmu-rip spoke before even sitting down.
“I’m sorry, but this isn’t something I can resolve today.”
She nodded calmly.
“It won’t be that easy.”
Jinmu-rip spoke confidently, as if trying to comfort her.
“But don’t worry too much. I’ll take care of it in two days.”
Jeong In-ryeong’s eyes, which had been depressed, widened slightly.
“Two days? Did you find something?”
“I have a way. But before that, I would like to take the initiative in this matter. Would you help me?”
“Of course.”
The next words quietly seeped into her ears.
As the transmission ended, Jeong In-ryeong’s eyes wavered slightly.
She thought for a moment, then nodded as if she had made up her mind.
“I don’t care if it means rescuing the hostage.”
“thank you.”
Jinmu Rip, who had come out with an example, returned straight to Gwangryongdae’s quarters.
Danryehwa, who had been waiting, asked.
“Did you find out anything?”
“I don’t think there’s any need to find out any more.”
“What does that mean?”
“You’ll find out soon enough. For now, I have to sort out my plans and wait for my men to return. In the meantime, how about a cup of tea?”
“Okay. I’d also like to hear what your plans are.”
“You were definitely going to follow my instructions, right?”
“What do you want me to do?”
Danryehwa felt a bit uneasy at the sight of Jinmurip’s smiling expression.
“Let’s talk about that little by little after the subordinates return.”
The two headed toward the small pavilion on the right side of the yard.
Yeon So-jeong, who was watching from afar, felt an uneasy feeling that still lingered.
‘He’s definitely not an ordinary man. I have no choice but to pay a little more attention to him.’
Then Yongchu, who appeared behind her, smiled and asked.
“Shall we have a cup of tea too?”
“Get out.”
“huh.”
