A Spy’s Demonic Life - Chapter 54



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54.

#Rights of the Winner (1)

Soo-oh said with his mouth wide open and both hands raised as if to tell me to calm down.

“No fire, no water. It’s a guest’s cup. If you don’t have the confidence to serve it, don’t even ask. There are a lot of customers, so you have to protect what you have to protect. Otherwise, how are you going to run a business?”

“Master… … . What’s the use of doing business if you’re dead? Do you think I’m joking when I ask this?”

Ssuk. Sahojeong took out a small axe from her bosom and placed her chin on the counter. Soo-oh raised both his hands and shouted.

“Someone help me here!”

“… … .”

As befitting the reputation of the inn, not a single person looked this way. Everyone pretended not to hear and laughed, each busy with their own transactions.

At this, Sahojeong burst into laughter. On the other hand, Soo muttered with an indignant expression.

“Starting tomorrow, I’m going to double the rent for those people.”

“Shut up and talk. What’s wrong with the slaughterhouse?”

“that is…….”

Soo-oh scratched the back of his head and then held out his hand with a look of annoyance. Even if I die, I will take the money to tell you, that’s it. That’s the rule of the inn.

“Ha, cute little thing… … .”

Sahojeong took out a silver coin with a face engraved on it from her bosom and placed it on his palm. Considering the average market price, it was just pocket change.

“Okay.”

If you refuse this time, the next time will be the axe blade.

“Try it.”

Then Soo took out a magnifying glass and examined it with a displeased expression, saying:

“That’s right. Buddha-headed silver issued in the Western Regions.”

“You’re all sorts of things, kid.”

As Soo-oh put the silver in his bosom, Sa-ho-jeong raised an axe and warned him in a murderous tone.

“Tell me. If you talk nonsense again, I’ll really split your head open.”

“I heard the slaughterhouse went bankrupt?”

“You little shit! Do you want to get screwed?”

Sahojeong swung his axe in a rage and stopped it right in front of his neck. Soo-oh responded with a frightened look on his face as he pushed the axe blade with his index finger.

“No, brother. Seriously. Where is that place? Wolha Village? Yeah, that place. They said they went there and got beat up.”

“T, f*ck… … .”

Sahojeong clenched his teeth and trembled. Wolha Village? Could it be that he failed in his hunt? It was none other than his older brother, Sa Do-cheol?

“Oh, right! And I heard that the Saekhwaru was also completely emptied… … .”

Soo-oh looked around and trailed off. Then, bang! Saho-jeong slammed the axe down on the counter. His eyes were filled with fiery anger.

“If this is all nonsense, I’ll set this place on fire.”

“Brother. I wouldn’t lie for money.”

“F*ck… … .”

Sahojeong pulled out his axe again and signaled to his men. Then, his men followed Sahojeong out, carrying the chest.

Soo-oh called him urgently and said.

“Hey, bro! Just go? The seat fee isn’t refundable?!”

“Shut up. Before I rip your mouth off.”

“huh.”

Today’s meeting with Cheolmajeok was canceled. Sahojeong headed straight to Cheonsan without hesitation.

If what the owner said is true… … .

‘I’ll tear them all apart and kill them.’

It was the moment when a new revenge began.

and…….

There was someone watching him with interest from behind.

‘Sahojeong. Your temper is just as I’ve heard.’

A man adjusting his sunglasses with his index finger.

The owner of the inn was So-o.

He looked at Sahojeong’s back for the last time with meaningful eyes.

Then he flicked his fingers at his sturdy subordinate and left him in charge of the checkout counter, then went up to the second floor.

He passed the gambling hall, which was full of men, and the kitchen, which was armed with knives.

The destination is his windowless room at the end.

So-oh, who entered the room, leisurely opened the door and took off his sunglasses. Then, the dark blue eyes hidden inside, like the night sky, were revealed.

But what was even more surprising was the strange costume hidden at the end of the room.

A completely black leather suit, black gloves, and black boots.

Finally, a pure white crow mask placed on top of the clothes.

“Jang Yi-seo… … . Did you ask what martial arts Sa Do-cheol had learned? You should have just paid three nyang for it back then. I don’t think it’s worth paying three hundred nyang for it now.”

Shh. A smile of money appeared on his lips.

So-oh, the owner of the inn.

His real identity is the rumored owner of the crow cleaner Baek O-mun.

He was the very person who disposed of Sado-cheol’s body.

He looked inside with an excited expression at one of the red masks, then closed the door.

This mask will always be more valuable than an ancient golden Buddha statue. No, more valuable than a navigational map containing treasures.

Waiting for the day when it will become much more expensive.

Creak, thud.

* * *

Two days later.

From early in the morning, the Chilsogung Palace was filled with the sound of people chattering and complaining.

“Hey, Jang-seo! Isn’t this too much? At least let him rest for ten days! I even killed a piglet in a counterattack.”

Mao frowned as he ripped off the bandage wrapped around his head.

That was understandable.

The war with the slaughterhouse had ended just two days ago, but Jang Seo had ordered training without exception from the morning.

Jang Il-seo, who had just finished washing her face in the garden, said while wiping her wet face with a towel.

“Is that a counterattack? It’s just grabbing a pig by the throat and beating it. And if it weren’t for the Sixth Prince, how many people would have died there… … . Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.”

Ugh. A knife flew into Mao’s chest and stuck itself. To be honest, even now when I think about it, I feel angry. If only I had been a little stronger. That humiliation wouldn’t have happened…

To be honest, it was the first day in a long time that I really felt like becoming stronger.

But that’s that.

“What did that guy do, Prince Yuk? I told you, I saved him!”

At this, Maeng Hui, who was listening from the side, muttered with a red face and moved eyes.

“As expected, Assistant Jang knows everything?”

What the hell do you know? Jang Il-seo shouted, looking up and down in disbelief.

“Your Majesty, you haven’t done anything right either. Did I ask you to help me or to get beaten up together? You should be ashamed. There’s no need to say anything else. Just know that today is your special training day.”

“T, special training?! Really? I can do it!”

Ha, this kid. Jang I-seo pressed his temples and waved his hands.

“Go. Come in.”

“huh!”

It was Maeng-Hwi who joined Jang-Iseo’s teachings.

In any case, the war with the slaughterhouse was over, but it was an incident that made us realize that there were many shortcomings.

And this was also the case with Jang Seo.

‘The longer I fight against the strong, the more disadvantageous it becomes for me as I have the old system. I might even get hurt. I have to find a way to cure it somehow.’

The homework the pastor gave me resonates even more deeply in my heart. Of course, I still haven’t figured it out.

It was at that time that the three people welcomed a new day with new hearts.

Shh …

The bamboo grove swayed and a loud voice rang out, as if to announce the arrival of guests.

“I am the new Horongdang Lord. I would like to meet the Seven Princes!”

The leader of the Horongdang clan, Ji Dae-ho.

He visited.

*

At the news that Ji Dae-ho had arrived, Mao’s head turned, and Meng Hui, who had been in the annex, also opened the door and peeked his head out.

“I will go in.”

Then, the alarm bell rang at the entrance, and he, with his mighty body like a tiger, strode into the passage.

“No, wait!”

Jang Yi-seo shouted belatedly, but he had already stepped in.

Wedge!

With a sharp sound, iron bars protruded from the walls on the left and right like magic weapons.

“hmm?”

Then, Ji Dae-ho’s eyes suddenly changed and he swung his hand down and bent the iron bar. The rest was the same. He charged forward without hesitation and used his fists, palms, hand blades, knees, and elbows to destroy everything without stopping.

All that was left behind was a miserable pile of rubble.

Then he asks with confidence.

“What is this?”

“You ask quickly, human.” Jang Yi-seo bit his lip with eyes filled with regret before letting out a deep sigh.

On the other hand, Mao welcomed it with a joyful expression as if he had been given revenge.

“Hey, Master Ji! Don’t worry. It’s nothing. You did a great job.”

Well done. How much is all that? It’s good that there’s nothing left to train for. Jang Yiseo frowned. I’ll have to call Zhuge Liang again soon. I’ll have to make it bigger and more dangerous.

“I came to investigate after hearing news of a fight in Wolha Village. But… … .”

Ji Dae-ho said, scanning Jang Seo, Mao, and Maeng Hui with sharp eyes as if he was going to write them down.

“So we get to see three suspects at once.”

“Suspect? Who? Us? No, this guy. Why are we suspects? We’re the victims.”

“This is an incident with a hundred casualties. It’s not something that happens often at our school.”

“What? I got hurt too? Look at this. Do you see the puncture in my palm? How much blood is there… .”

“I understand that you have admitted to being at the scene.”

“It’s a reverse pattern!”

It must be a conspiracy. As soon as Mao shouted, Meng Hui shook his head and approached him.

“Master, it’s been a while. I don’t know how the investigation is going, but Mao is right about this. Assassins broke in late at night, and that guy was just trying to stop them.”

“… … Among the casualties, there were thirty-five who seemed to have been hit by a single spear. Their skills were so outstanding that I wondered who they were. I didn’t expect to see the Sixth Prince here. Should I assume that Meng Ga was involved in this incident?”

“I, I… … !”

As Maeng Hui became speechless, Ji Dae Ho took on a more solemn expression. Then, behind him, the warriors of Horongdang gathered and lined up as if they were going to arrest him at any moment.

Then Mao and Meng Hui run behind Zhang Yi and hide.

“Hey, Jang-seo. What is this? Did we do something wrong?”

“Okay, Assistant Jang… … Are you sure you don’t have a connection to Meng Ga? I was wearing a mask, but I guess they noticed! What should I do?!”

I can hear everything, Inma. What if I fall for all the questions you ask? Jang Yi-seo shook his head.

There is no way Horongdang wouldn’t know about the relationship between the slaughterhouse and Chilsogung. The reason they are making such strange threats is because there is something else that needs to be heard.

In short, this trick is a strategy used to gain the upper hand in conversation.

Jang I-seo took a shallow breath and turned around, nodding to Ji Dae-ho, who was already staring at him, to follow him.

“Please go in. Don’t bother our Confucius.”

Meng Hui and Mao shrugged their noses in amusement at the word “us.” On the other hand, Ji Dae-ho followed after ordering his subordinates to stand by as if he had been waiting.

*

“A lot has changed in Chilsogung in the meantime.”

Ji Dae-ho, who had entered the annex, muttered while examining the thick pillars on the red floor.

“Yes. Thanks to you, one of them broke. Please have a seat.”

Jang I-seo sat down in the wide space in the center. Ji Dae-ho shrugged his shoulders and sat down in front of him as he spoke.

“Customer treatment is a mess.”

“You don’t call someone who breaks down the door and comes to interrogate you a guest.”

“So, let’s get to the point quickly.”

“They said they would charge me for it.”

Hmm. Ji Dae-ho froze for a moment with a surprised expression, perhaps because of the unexpected answer, before shaking his head and answering again.

“It was an accident.”

“It’s the same. The incident at Wolha Village a few days ago was also an accident. An uninvited guest came in and we just stopped him. It’s just that the iron bar was stronger.”

Huh, Ji Dae-ho narrowed his eyes as if he had been hit once.