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Episode 232 – Gold Rush (2)
Lee Kyung-bok and Light headed toward the direction where the gunshots were heard. Finding the exact direction was not difficult.
This was because the mercenaries were gathered not far from the mining company building.
-I think it might be something to do with the mining company.
-What have you mercenaries done?
-Huh? There's a sheriff too?
-You're not sleeping this time lol
-Ah haha you stay up at night and sleep during the day!
There was also a sheriff among the mercenaries. He quickly turned to Lee Kyung-bok and looked visibly embarrassed.
“Uh, uh, why are you here?”
“Of course I heard gunshots and came here. What on earth is going on?”
The sheriff's eyes wavered at Lee Kyung-bok's answer. He glanced back.
“Oh, this seems to have disturbed the guests’ sleep.”
A voice was heard from behind the mercenaries standing like a wall. As the mercenaries took a step back, Oswald came into view.
And in front of him was a miner who had collapsed, bleeding.
-?????
-omg?
-No;;; Was it really a murder case!
-How did it happen, how did it happen!?
Unlike the chat window that was filled with question marks and exclamation marks, Lee Kyung-bok's eyes became sharp.
“He’s still alive.”
His eyes caught sight of the miner's shoulders shaking with his breathing. Then he saw the miner's legs, hidden in the shadows.
The gunshot wound was in the thigh.
“Ugh… …”
Oswald grinned and kicked the miner, causing the miner to tremble and groan.
“Something unpleasant happened. I’m really tired.”
As he gestured, the mercenaries violently grabbed the miner by the hair. His chest, which was revealed with a flash, revealed the gold bar the miner was desperately holding onto.
-Ah… … The miner stole it?
-If you do this, you won't be able to shield lol
-Still, shooting a gun is a bit;;
-Wasn't it brave to keep them alive in that era?
The viewers figured out what was going on.
Oswald's explanation was similar.
“As you can see, I had to shoot to catch the thief. Now that the matter has been resolved, you may go back.”
"no……"
Then the miner struggled to raise his voice.
“I didn’t steal it…! This, this is my share! Money, if you don’t give me the money… … Squeak!”
His screaming words suddenly stopped because the mercenary grabbed him by the collar.
The mercenaries who had soon taken the gold began to kick the miner.
"what……!"
“Okay, okay! Just a moment!”
As Light tried to step forward, the sheriff quickly stopped her.
-?????
-No;; Who are you stopping now?
-Wow lol this is all one set
-Sheriff Shark haha I see you're being cautious.
-But if you get out of Oswald's good graces here, you're screwed.
-You can die without anyone knowing?
-It's a town where public power has no meaning.
-Oswald is the lord lol
Viewers immediately understood the power dynamic: Rich Hills was in Oswald's clutches.
“The boss wasn’t completely wrong. He was exploiting the miners.”
Light spoke to Kyungbok Lee, but his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.
At this Oswald raised his hand.
The mercenaries stopped beating him, but the miner was already unconscious with black bruises.
“I think there is some misunderstanding.”
"misunderstanding?"
“My miners did not ‘not get’ paid. They just got a ‘deferral’.”
Soon he put his hand out to the side. The mercenary holding the gold bar politely placed it on top of his hand.
“As you may know, gold is a volatile commodity. So, in order to increase your profits, you have to sell it when the price is high. That’s the only way you can pay the miners and keep your company running.”
He looked down at the unconscious miner and clicked his tongue.
“But as it turns out, impatient people are the ones who cause trouble. Do you think, Detective, that the value of this gold bar is the same as what the thief deserves?”
Oswald shook his head before an answer came back.
“No, not at all. This parasite is not worth the same as gold! And how can you steal gold that is worth far more than your own without even knowing the subject and run away?”
In the words that followed, Lee Kyung-bok could feel keenly why he was a villain.
“He is not contributing to the company, but rather causing harm. Think of the price of one bullet fired at him!”
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It was the same for viewers.
-What a stupid way of thinking lol
-You're even counting every single bullet, f*ckㅋㅋㅋ
-It's not a joke, it's a real black company.
-Is it okay?
-Bring me the spear quickly!
Lee Kyung-bok, with a serious expression, turned to the sheriff and asked.
“Is it okay to solve it this way?”
The sheriff hesitated, watching Oswald's expression.
“Uh… … Well, it’s true that I stole.”
“What about unpaid wages?”
“No, that, the sheriff’s jurisdiction is not on the miners and the company’s issues… … ”
Viewers sighed at the sight.
-You're a total sham, really lol
-This guy is a sheriff, what the f*ckㅋㅋㅋ
-Are you too annoyed by the Western sensibility?
-But surprisingly, I agree with what you said about it not being in your jurisdiction?
-The emotions of a Korean civil servant felt in an unfamiliar Westㅋㅋㅋ
-Oh! Pay attention!
-Yay, haha this is homework, homework!
-Perfect-Relax, that's what I'm saying.
Lee Kyung-bok was displeased, but soon turned his gaze away from the sheriff.
“Okay, I understand. Since your injury is serious, let’s start with treatment.”
He tried to save the miner first, but the mercenaries surrounded the miner again.
Not only Lee Ki-bok, but also the viewers wondered what this was.
“Treatment also costs money.”
Oswald opened his mouth.
“If he were a miner belonging to my company, I would treat him accordingly. However, from the moment he committed the theft, this criminal is no longer an ‘asset’ of our company.”
“… …An asset?”
Wright expressed his displeasure at the choice of words, but Oswald continued speaking as if nothing had happened.
“Treatment is free, but currently all the medicines in the village are owned by my company. I need to make sure who is going to pay for them.”
A chat window quickly popped up at that explanation.
-Wow lol this is really a money pit
-You really nailed the disgusting point lol
-Aren't you just trying to eliminate conflict by not treating them and killing them?
-Oh? Could that be so?
-Either way, the company won't suffer any losses.
– In many ways, rock and roll was well made, f*ck.
This was the moment when Lee Gyeong-bok was thinking about how to respond to this.
I felt a more acute threat approaching.
“You son of a bitch! Where are you?!”
Everyone's eyes turned to the screams that came with him.
At the end of his gaze was the large mercenary who had first fainted. He approached Lee Gyeong-bok with his eyes wide open.
“You little punk… … !”
“Oh, this is great.”
Oswald's voice drew my attention back again.
“I was already thinking about what to do with that friend who made you two suffer. So how about something like this?”
He looked back and forth between the mercenary and Lee Gyeong-bok, the corners of his lips twisting.
“If the two of you fight, I will grant the winner’s request. Of course, since the duel will be conducted under the observation of the sheriff, I will do so as long as there is no risk to one’s life. Aren’t both of you capable of it?”
The chat window shook again at that suggestion.
-Look at this guy rolling a bucket, lol
-They're all one gang! The invincible right is being used against you!
-Really lol. Aren't the other mercenaries going to take out their guns right away?
-Why don't you just pay for treatment and not get involved?
-No, but that's annoying
-Just kill them all?
-The massacre came out right away lol
-If it wasn't a real gang raid, I would have wiped them all out.
The viewers also had different opinions. Lee Kyung-bok thought about it for a moment.
“It’s a bit difficult to deal with everything given the circumstances. Even if we deal with the mercenaries, we’ll have to eliminate the sheriff and miners to eliminate any witnesses.”
That doesn't mean you can't do it.
“If I kill them all, I think my personality will change completely.”
It was a skill, but it didn't fit with his playing style so far. So he made a different decision.
“I’ll try it this way.”
Action followed immediately.
Lee Kyung-bok pulled out his revolver and fired quickly. The mercenaries, startled by the continuous gunfire, hurriedly looked for their guns.
But there was nothing in their hands.
“How can a duel be legal if you can’t even draw your gun?”
Lee Kyung-bok glanced around at the bewildered mercenaries and spoke to Oswald. The viewers burst into admiration at Oswald's shocked expression.
-Wow lol I thought I was going to kill everyone for a moment
-Pulling a pistol from its holster at rapid fire?
-This is fu*king awesome
-(Gemalcon)(Gemalcon)(Gemalcon)
-Ah lol, how can I have a gunfight without a gun?
-In the meantime, the sheriff didn't fire his gun, but he was so bad he couldn't even react. Lol
The mercenaries' guns were rolling around on the floor. This was thanks to Lee Kyung-bok's skill in pulling out the pistol from its holster.
The mercenaries who found their pistols late looked at Oswald with terrified expressions.
Oswald smiled at this, but he could not hide the twitching of his lips and the shaking of his cheekbones.
“I didn’t know you had such amazing skills. I will provide you with the medicine you want.”
The viewers responded to that question.
-Ah haha, don't spoil the mood, just laugh
-Pakshi! Want to try some of Godple's cooking methods?
-Behave yourself lol
-As expected, you're definitely calculating costs, lol
-Really lol If you do that here, you'll all die
-You can't beat a perfect black company lol
Unlike Oswald, he burst into hearty laughter.
* * *
The unconscious miner was carried back to his quarters by Light. The screen changed and a cutscene began.
A blue glow appeared in the dark night sky. Time passed and it was dawn.
“Uuuuu… … ”
Under the flickering light, the miner's eyes trembled slightly. His eye sockets, swollen from the beating, moved with difficulty.
“Hey, this is… … ”
“Are you okay?”
He turned his head at Alex's question.
“Thank you, really. Thank you for saving my life… …!”
Soon the miner was in tears.
I was deeply moved and sad.
“When I first came here, I thought I would become rich, but in the end, I ended up with nothing. I worked day and night, even taking the medicine the company gave me, but all I was left with were scars… … ”
“Medicine? What kind of medicine?”
When Light asked the miner again, he sobbed.
“There was a medicine that was said to be a tonic. At first, it was really good. When I took it, I couldn’t sleep well and didn’t feel tired. Thanks to that, I was able to dig up gold, a lot of gold.”
He continued speaking, his hands trembling.
“But at some point, without the medicine, my body was too weak. Not only me, but other miners also ended up asking for money and buying medicine. I knew it was stupid, but I needed the medicine… … ”
At the miner's words, Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers noticed the situation.
“This must be some kind of drug.”
-Is it perhaps some kind of stimulant?
-In fact, in the Western era, people didn't know much about the side effects of drugs, so they used them a lot.
-Really ㅋㅋ It was a time when morphine or opium was given as cold medicine.
-But I think Oswald Shack sold it knowing it was addictive?
-This is seriously vicious lol
Viewers realized that Oswald was a more evil character than they thought.
Then suddenly a gunshot was heard.
"what?"
“No way, again?”
The viewers' reactions were not much different from Alex and Light's. But Lee Kyung-bok was different.
“No, that’s not the sound of a pistol. It’s a rifle.”
It was a different type of gunshot than the one heard at first. But viewers were surprised by the explanation.
-????
-Is that the difference?
-No lol I didn't hear it from the side, I heard it from far away
-This is fuzzy stuff, you know.
-If that's what Godple says, then that's what it is!
-Then this isn't a raid?
The viewers were surprised by his keen hearing, but as expected, the situation changed rapidly.
“Raid! It’s an attack!”
“Get up! It’s an emergency!”
“They’re coming!”
“Ugh!”
Shouts and screams were mixed with the sound of gunfire. Eventually, the cutscene ended and Lee Kyung-bok regained control.
“Alex!”
Light shouted urgently. Lee Kyung-bok nodded and pulled out his pistol.
“It’s a gang raid.”
“You were aiming for dawn… … !”
Light looked out the window as if in despair. Soon her eyes widened.
“Even the miners… …! This is not a struggle!”
Lee Kyung-bok also noticed the situation.
The miners who had fallen asleep due to the current situation were also waking up in a hurry and running away.
But the gang's bullets did not discriminate between mercenaries and miners.
'You've completely turned around.'
Lee Kyung-bok noticed that the energy coming from Light had grown stronger. It was clear that he had hardened his mind after seeing the gang committing massacre.
[00:30:00]
Soon, a timer appeared in one corner of the field of vision.
Viewers noticed why.
-Can you last 30 minutes?
-It was defense after all
-It'll probably take 30 minutes for reinforcements to arrive?
-I think I can endure this much.
-Alex didn't say that for nothing!
The goal was clear: survive the raid for 30 minutes.
But Lee Gyeong-bok immediately kicked the door open and ran out.
“Considering the freedom of Rodrigo, there is no need to necessarily endure it.”
He continued, watching the outlaws climbing the slope and the mercenaries taking cover against them.
There were already countless bullets flying around. There were more outlaws than I thought.
-Why are there so many?
-This isn't a gang, it's full-on military level.
-No;;; Was the gang this big?
-Is it because you're a master?
But even so, Lee Gyeong-bok’s thoughts did not change.
“Probably, even if we process everything, we can still make progress.”
Viewers were delighted with that curious declaration.
-Purple ON!
-Ah haha, you could just sweep it all away, so why are you holding out?
-Defense mission (not)
-It ended up being a defense?
-Let's go for another shot and another kill!
-The support troops arrived late and I was dumbfounded lol
Because I knew that Lee Kyung-bok could do it.