◈ Episode 6. Northwest Office
The teahouses on Seobuk-ro were empty.
The iron cage that had passed the guest house took not only the furniture inside, but also all the people.
Jinmu-rip said as he looked at the desolate interior.
“It looks like the iron ark is a bit disappointing.”
Judaeha said.
“There is no one in the neighborhood who does not know that Yuk Mu-bong is narrow-minded.”
“It doesn’t seem to have a bad reputation.”
“He may be narrow-minded, but he is kind-hearted.”
“It’s not bad to keep someone like that under your command. Get out of here. I have somewhere to go for a bit.”
“Where are you going?”
“Northeastern Department.”
“Now that the appearance of the young prince is known, it is dangerous to travel alone.”
Jinmu-rip turned his back and smiled at Yudae’s worries.
“Haven’t I shown you what happens if you mess with me? Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”
As Jinmu-rip left the inn and turned the corner, secret gazes followed him from nearby rooftops and walls.
‘Still, I guess you still care.’
When the rumor spread that the Qingha guesthouse had been overturned, the breakwaters on the northwest road began to keep an eye on Madorim.
Jin Mu-rip, pretending not to notice their gaze, went straight to the Dongbukbu-gwan on Dongbuk-ro.
Songhwaru, a magnificent five-story pavilion that was busy preparing for business, also served as the Northeastern Office.
The unmanned guard at the entrance recognized Jinmu Rip and bowed.
“Meet the little prince.”
“But you still say hello.”
“······.”
The man’s face turned pale.
If my colleagues were with me, I would have skipped greeting them because I was worried about what they thought.
Among the people, Jinmu-rip’s reputation was not good.
Jinmu-rip said without paying attention.
“I need to meet the governor. Show me the way.”
“yes.”
Jinmu-rip, who went up to the top floor, arrived at the office of Guan Chu-geol, the Northeastern Governor.
As I opened the door, a middle-aged man with a generous appearance opened his arms and smiled brightly.
“Welcome, Your Highness.”
A skilled worker who protected the northeast road between the suffocating grand checkpoint and small and medium-sized fire brigades.
Unlike the other unmanned vehicles in Madorim, Gwanchogeol’s attitude was friendly.
This is because he has an open mind compared to those who are locked in a gun shop and only practice martial arts.
“I received a call from the headquarters. Congratulations on becoming the governor of the northwest road.”
“Thank you.”
Jin Mu-rip nodded in acceptance and sat down on Guan Chu-geol’s chair without hesitation.
“Sit down.”
Jinmu-rip is sitting, and Guan Chu-geol is standing looking at him.
Suddenly, they looked like a superior and subordinate, but Guan Chujie, who had heard a lot about Jin Mu-rip, paid no attention and sat on the chair opposite him.
“Hahaha. It’s really as the rumors say.”
“Are you talking about the rumor that he was a brat who trusted his bloodline and acted without any manners? Or are you talking about a ruffian who got caught acting like a guest and got lucky and got his inn room back?”
Guan Cho-geol smiled brightly.
“Is that a false rumor?”
Jinmu Rip also smiled.
“No. Both are correct.”
Guan Cho-geol liked the honest Jin Mu-rip.
“Doesn’t that rumor bother you?”
“I’ve heard worse things, but it’s nothing like that.”
In the martial arts world, he is known as a monster with three heads and six legs who eats children.
If you were going to be concerned about that level of criticism, you could have passed the test some other way.
“More rumors?”
“There is something like that. I want to talk about work first. I need information about the northwest route.”
“If it’s information, you can ask the Secret Service.”
“He told me to wait ten days.”
“Ten days?”
Kwancho-geol, who tilted his head, noticed Biseondang’s intentions. He did not want to just give information to Jinmu-rip.
“What if I don’t give up information as readily as the secret service?”
“I guess we’ll have to make a deal with information as a condition.”
“transaction?”
Guan Cho-geol, who had tilted his head, hardened his expression at Jin Mu-rip’s subsequent words.
“I’ll put the position of Vice Minister of Chongqing at the table as a condition. Isn’t that a good offer?”
The term “Zhongjingbu-gwan” means that he will eat the entire Zhongjing.
After a moment of silence, Guan Chugeol spoke with a hardened expression.
“This joke is too much.”
Even maintaining the northeast route is difficult with Madorim’s power.
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To Guan Chugeol, who knew the situation better than anyone else, Jin Mu-rip’s words sounded like a joke.
But Jinmu Rip’s attitude did not change.
“If I had announced ten days ago that I would get the guesthouse back, how many people would have believed me?”
“Are you saying that there wasn’t even a little bit of luck involved in that process?”
“If I had been unlucky, I would have thought of another way.”
Jin Mu-rip pulled his chair closer and looked straight at Gwan Cho-geol with confident eyes.
“That day, I promised myself that I would drink the Qinghagukjan, and I did. Now, I have promised myself that I will drink the Chongqing, and that will soon become a reality. There is nothing impossible for what I set out to do.”
After finishing speaking, Jin Mu-rip immediately stood up and patted Guan Chu-geol on the shoulder.
“Organize the information and send it to the guest house by this evening. We also need a skilled host and a courageous hostess.”
Jinmu Rip left the office without even hearing an answer.
Guan Cho-geol, who had been staring at the empty space as if possessed by something, slowly looked at the door through which he had exited.
“Who the hell is that guy?”
It was only yesterday that he was beaten up by a group of black men and laid out on the street, but he speaks confidently as if he were the best in the world.
The guard was perplexed.
Of course I knew it was just empty boasting, but it felt like the empty boasting he left behind would really become reality.
***
Jin Mu-rip, who had left Songhwaru, stared at the window on the top floor.
‘If you don’t act and only reminisce about past glory, there is no future. If you want to gain and have something, shouldn’t you cause a bloodbath like those guys?’
In order to regain the glory of two hundred years ago, the Palhwangmun went so far as to start a great war under heaven.
I don’t agree with their methods of repeatedly slaughtering innocent people, but I know better than anyone that if you want to achieve something, you have to take action.
Jinmu-rip, who had left Songhwa-ru, stopped in front of a small house in a remote alley.
Jin Mu-rip, who had been quietly looking around, opened the door and went in, and a man dressed in black from head to toe appeared like a goblin.
“I see God.”
“I told you not to come, but you came anyway.”
The man was Seo Jin-hwan, the leader of the Eunmu-dae (隱武隊), Jinmu-rip’s personal escort.
“Have you forgotten that their eyes and ears are watching us?”
“I am sorry. But it was everyone’s will that we could not send God alone. Please let me follow at least.”
Jinmu Rip is special to the members of Sangcheon.
A benefactor who brought those who were destined to live in darkness into the light.
To them, Jinmu-rip was like a god.
Even if you refuse now, Seo Jin-hwan won’t go back, Jin Mu-rip asked, clicking his tongue.
“What about your subordinates?”
“We are standing by outside the castle, ready to move at any time.”
“Is a life where you get hit by rain and wind really a life? Move Anga to a bigger place and bring everyone here.”
“You might be exposed to them.”
“You wouldn’t come all the way here? I don’t care.”
“All right.”
Seo Jin-hwan raised his head and habitually scanned Jin Mu-rip’s entire body.
“The height of God······.”
The moment growth ends is the day when the great law of the prehistoric times that limited power is released.
Jinmu Rip is almost the same now as when he left Odaesan.
Jin Mu-rip smiled faintly at Seo Jin-hwan’s expectant gaze.
“Not yet. But soon.”
“I will reduce it.”
Seo Jin-hwan, who knew Jinmu-rip’s true power better than anyone else, was already feeling excited.
Jinmu-rip shook his head.
“I told you not yet. Since I’ve come here, I think I should do something for you.”
Seo Jin-hwan immediately prostrated himself and his eyes lit up.
“Please give your order.”
***
That evening, people sent by Guan Cho-geol came to the guest house on Seobuk-ro.
They returned, filling the beds and bedding in the guest room, the tables and chairs on the first floor, and even the kitchen utensils.
Judaea’s eyes grew wide.
“Are you saying that the Northeast Governor sent all of this?”
Jinmu Lip said.
“It seems so.”
As soon as the cleaning was over, a young man with a skinny face and prominent muscles and a boy with a young face greeted us.
“I am a deputy chief who worked as an assistant at Songhwaru. The governor of the Northeastern Government sent me here to help with the work here for the time being.”
“I’m Adan, who was a waiter at Bongrae Guesthouse. Please take good care of me.”
Jinmu-rip looked them up and down and smiled.
“Looking at your body, it seems like you’re not like me, going around getting beaten up. Let’s get along well.”
As Jinmu Rip said, the two of them were people who had learned self-defense techniques to protect themselves.
Considering the situation on the northwest road, the guards were quite careful.
Adan took a thin book out of his bosom.
“The Lord of the Northeast asked me to convey this.”
Jinmu-rip said as he flipped through the bookshelf and sat down at the table.
“I’m hungry after being busy all day. Make something you’re confident in.”
“All right.”
As Bugyo and Adan entered the kitchen, Jinmu-rip sat at the table and opened a book.
Judae Ha asked as they sat across from each other.
“What is that?”
“This is the situation on Seobuk-ro. Cheolsabang, Junggyeongmu-gwan, Seokgajang, Socheonmun, Childomun, and Muhwabang. So many people have gathered in this one small area.”
“The only places that are maintained solely by business establishments are the Heukdobangpa’s Ironworks and Muhwabang. The main income of the Chunggyeongmu-gwan comes from the officials of the Mu-gwan, and the Seokga-jang will be working with the Socheonmun for the Sanghaeng and the Childo-mun for the Pyohaeng and Bo-pyo.”
Since Chongqing was located at the crossroads of Sichuan and Huguang provinces and was a strategic point where many goods traveled, the profits they earned were not small.
The book sent by Guanchogeol contained detailed information about the six breakwaters and their key personnel.
It seemed like they were settling down on Dongbuk-ro, but they were also prepared to move at any time.
Jinmu-rip asked while reading a book.
“Why do you think the relationship between the Iron Ark and the Muhwa Ark is not good?”
He spoke his mind.
“They both have something in common, being the Black Swordsman who handles the work of the Grand Inspectorate. I think it’s because they need to prove their abilities in order to continue their relationship with the Grand Inspectorate.”
Jinmu-rip nodded, collected his thoughts, and spoke.
“Your Majesty. I need to run an errand.”
***
Eleven men with swollen faces knelt in a row and raised their arms.
It was so right that no one had their eyes fully open.
Yuk Mu-bong, who had been soothing his bitter heart by pouring alcohol into a jug, glared.
“Your arm is coming down?”
“no!”
The arms of the men who had been swaying suddenly went up.
“You should be thankful that you met a kind-hearted master like me, you little punks. If I were a heartless bastard like Muhwabangju, your heads would have been blown off long ago. Do you understand?”
The men gulped.
This is because there was no one in Chongqing who did not know the evil nature of the Muhwabangju.
As Yuk Mu-bong was about to take another sip of alcohol, a voice was heard from outside.
“My lord, we have a guest.”
“What kind of guest is this in these times······.”
At that moment, Yuk Mu-bong’s heart sank.
“Are you a guest of the Grand Inspectorate?”
There was no one who did not know the rumor that the guest cup was stolen in return for the favor of the young prince of Madorim.
If the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office uses this as an excuse to strengthen the power of the Muhwabang, the position of the Cheolsabang will become difficult.
“No. The carnivorous Madorim has come.”
Yuk Mu-bong’s face was completely distorted.
“Hey, shit, this is ruining the taste of the drink. Get out of here.”
“I brought something to give to you, Lord… I will send it back.”
Yuk Mu-bong jumped up and kicked the door open and went out.
“Why are you telling me that now, you useless brat.”
Yuk Mu-bong, who had gone out into the yard, could see Yu Dae-ha holding something in both hands.
“What is it?”
The same thing was not good for Judaism.
“The little prince told me to tell the ark.”
He turned around as he put down what he had brought.
After looking around, Yuk Mu-bong went into the room carrying the bundle that Yu Dae-ha had brought.
After sending out his men and unwrapping the bundle, Yuk Mu-bong’s expression turned gloomy.
“What is this?”
