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Taejonbirok Volume 3 Episode 21
Chapter 23 – The Descent of the God of Gambling (1)
“Where on earth did you go last night!”
Wi Yeon-ho let out a low sigh as he opened the door and saw Jin So-ah barging in early in the morning.
“……I’ve never been married, but it feels like I have a wife.”
“What do you mean?”
Wi Yeon-ho didn't answer and just stared at Jin So-ah.
“Khuh-huh.”
Jin So-ah looked away from Wi Yeon-ho with an awkward smile.
“Yeah, what are you whining about now?”
“Don’t whine. I just wanted to discuss countermeasures.”
“Countermeasures?”
Jinsoah nodded vigorously.
“Didn’t you say you would pay the debt within two weeks?”
“Was it so?”
When Wi Yeon-ho tilted his head, Jin So-ah grabbed her clothes tightly.
This happened just yesterday, so what the hell is going on in this guy's head? Does he erase his memories while he sleeps?
“Didn’t you do that yesterday! Yesterday!”
"I?"
“Didn’t you say that you would pay off the money you owe here within two weeks to that gentleman who is called the Left-hand Man?”
“Oh, that’s right.”
Wi Yeon-ho nodded as if he had just remembered.
“Yeah, I think so. But why?”
“Why is that? Isn’t it because there is a way to raise money?”
Wi Yeon-ho answered calmly.
“No?”
"……yes?"
“I just said that because I thought it would be quiet after I sent it away because it was noisy. Anyway, I bought you two weeks.”
“……A small business?”
Wi Yeon-ho was confident.
“Anyway, shouldn’t we be thankful that they postponed a potentially serious situation for two weeks?”
Jinsoah's face turned red.
'This sounds right, but… … .'
If it weren't for Wi Yeon-ho, Jin Ye-ran would have been dragged to Gi-ru without a fight yesterday. It was something to be thankful for, just for preventing that from happening.
That is definitely true.
'But why are the clothes turned upside down like this!'
Jin So-ah asked herself if she was a petty person who didn't know manners and etiquette.
But no matter how much I thought about it, Jin So-ah was not someone who did not know such cases.
“But why am I so annoyed?”
“Huh?”
When Wi Yeon-ho looked at her as if he didn't understand English, Jin So-ah finally exploded.
“So you’re saying you made that promise without any plan?”
"huh."
“Then wouldn’t there really be a disaster after two weeks! There might have been a way to resolve it, but now there’s no way to fix it!”
“I don’t know about that.”
“Ugh.”
Jin So-ah groaned and then suddenly got up.
“What kind of person is so clueless…….”
At that moment, Wi Yeon-ho called Jin So-ah with a gesture.
At the gesture that seemed to be telling her to come closer, Jin So-ah stopped talking and slowly moved closer to Wi Yeon-ho.
“Listen carefully.”
"……yes."
“I thought about it, and it’s not like there’s no way.”
“Is there a way?”
“This is the best method passed down from generation to generation. When you’re being harassed by debt collectors, there’s no better way!”
“What, what is that?”
“I don’t know if you’ve heard of it. It’s called a midnight escape.”
“…….”
“In the art of war, there is a saying that among the thirty-six strategies, running is the best strategy. If you cannot fight the enemy, running away without looking back is also a method!”
Jinsoah's head lowered endlessly like ripened rice.
‘I never thought I would trust a man like this… … .’
I felt so betrayed.
“You're saying that now!”
Just as Jinsoah was about to throw a tantrum, a clear voice was heard from outside the door.
“What are you doing?”
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Jinsoah closed her mouth like a clam.
I turned my head slightly and saw Jin Ye-ran looking at Jin So-ah with a stern expression through the open door.
“Sister.”
“What are you doing to my guest and benefactor? Haven’t I repeatedly emphasized to you that you must never lose your manners no matter what happens?”
“I'm sorry.”
“Come out.”
"……yes."
When Jin So-ah went out with her head bowed, Wi Yeon-ho felt a bit of ambivalence.
It's satisfying to see him get cursed out after being teased, but it's also a little pitiful to see him get dragged out like that after being so dispirited by a single word.
“I have received a lot of help from you, but I apologize for not being able to properly greet you yesterday. I am sorry for my rudeness, but I hope you will understand.”
"yes?"
As for Wi Yeon-ho, he couldn't understand what proportionality meant.
“If it weren’t for my benefactor, I would have suffered miserably yesterday. How can I repay this favor?”
“……Ah, no.”
Wi Yeon-ho began to feel uneasy.
'I'd rather have Moon Eun-ji.'
That bastard was a girl who grew up in a family of Confucian scholars and was a total idiot who had no manners or formalities, but it was easier to deal with her because of that.
A person who was so formal and rigid was not a natural fit for Wi Yeon-ho.
Besides, if her face was at least moderately pretty, it would be less burdensome, but it was even more burdensome because she looked like a fairy descending from heaven with her head bowed slightly.
“Don't worry about it.”
Wi Yeon-ho waved his hands.
'Hasn't my daughter changed?'
If Jin Ye-ran was Moon Yu-hwan's daughter, then it would be understandable. If you listen to Jin So-ah, Jin Ye-ran's father wasn't a very good person either, so how did such a daughter come from him?
Although her family circumstances were so poor, she was a woman who was perfectly suited to be a daughter of a noble family.
“We are beyond grateful for what you have done for us. We will take care of the rest, so please just step aside from this matter.”
"uh……."
“The person I saw yesterday isn’t that scary. However, the people behind him are ruthless black bandits, so I’m worried that if I get entangled with them, something bad will happen to Eun-gong’s safety.”
“I’m fine…….”
Jin Ye-ran laughed lightly.
The smile was so radiant that even Wei Yanhu's heart fluttered for a moment.
“Eun-gong, you are a gentle person.”
Wi Yeon-ho couldn't answer.
I had heard that he was lazy, but I had never heard of him being soft-hearted. Everyone who knew him was busy criticizing him for being poisonous, but no one had ever praised him in this way.
“But this is our business. If His Majesty suffers a calamity because of our business, we will not have the face to see our deceased father even after we die. Please take my words to heart.”
“Ah, yes…….”
When Wi Yeon-ho nodded his head in bewilderment, Jin Ye-ran bowed her head again and went out.
widely.
As the door closed, Wei Yanho fell backwards.
'This feels a bit strange… … .'
I keep getting a ticklish feeling.
* * *
“Say that again.”
Guo Do-san, the master of the Black Spider House, which dominates Hubei, frowned and looked down at the throne standing before him.
The left-handed man mumbled and couldn't answer.
“Why don’t you try talking?”
“That, that…….”
The left-handed man opened his mouth in a voice as if he were a dead rat.
“There was a master at Seongsujang.”
"master?"
“Yes, he was an expert.”
Kwak Do-san let out a fiery rage.
“What are you talking about! Why is a master in that ruined congressman’s office?”
“I’m also good at that…….”
“Did the old man fall down on the street? What are you trying to fix by sitting in a hospital full of young kids!”
“He said he was there as a guest.”
"customer?"
“Yes, that’s right.”
Kwak Do-san rubbed his face vigorously.
“Guest, guest… Are you an acquaintance of the former owner of Seongsujang? If so, things will get complicated….”
When Gwak Do-san looked uncomfortable, Jo-geol couldn't open his mouth and held his breath.
Anyone who has ever been in the Heukji Kitchen knows how violent Gwak Do-san is. However, because his military power was so outstanding, no one had the guts to express their dissatisfaction.
“So? Are you saying that you ran away as soon as you saw the master? That you wanted to save your life?”
“How could that be, Your Majesty! Don’t you know very well that I, the Left-hander, am not such a coward?”
“What do you know?”
As Kwak Do-san's face became distorted, Jo-geol immediately explained the situation.
“That old bastard said he’d pay me back within two weeks. So I backed off to see how things went.”
“Pay me back within two weeks?”
“Yes. If that’s true…….”
At that moment, Kwak Do-san picked up the vase that was on the table and threw it at the left-hand man's head.
Clang!
The left-handed man, who had been hit by a bottle out of nowhere, blinked his eyes.
“You idiot! Who told you to get money? Didn’t I tell you to take down the signboard of the Holy Water Market using money as an excuse, or to tear it down so that it can never be rebuilt! And what? You’ll come up with the money within two weeks? Are you saying that you backed down after hearing that?”
The left-hander slumped his head on the floor again.
“I thought it was right to first figure out what that guy was.”
“It’s like you’ve put oil on your tongue. If this goes wrong, I’ll cut off that oiled tongue!”
“That will never happen.”
“Damn.”
Kwak Do-san's head began to spin quickly.
“If we don’t handle this properly, they will be angry. Then, our Black Kitchen, even the cornerstone, will turn into a handful of ashes!”
Fear settled over Kwak Do-san's face as he spoke.
The left-hand man shuddered at the sight.
It's surprising that there is someone who should be so fearful of Guo Daosan, who is known as the legend of Hubei Black Swordsmanship.
Who the hell is controlling this?
“Left handed.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“I’ll attach the kids to you. Do you know what you have to do?”
“……Are you going to hit him?”
“Hey!”
When Kwak Do-san frowned, the left-hand man began to grumble.
'If I just told you to listen, would you be rolling around in this world?'
“You don’t even know how much skill that guy has, so what are you going to do? If you mess with him and it turns out to be a beehive, will you be able to handle it?”
"no."
“How many times do I have to tell you that if you want to survive in the dark world, you have to knock on the stone bridge a hundred, a thousand times before crossing it! And that guy called Gosoo is young?”
"yes."
“The people you have to be most careful of in the world of martial arts are children, the elderly, and women who seem weak. If that young girl came forward and interfered with our work, there must be some corner that believes in her.”
“……Your words are very reasonable.”
“So let’s hold off on hitting him. What you have to do is use whatever means necessary to prevent those holy water lords from paying. Do you understand?”
"yes!"
After that, the left-hand man, who had received a few more instructions, left the room and came out.
“It’s easier said than done.”
The left-handed man let out a sigh.
I joined because I believed in the name of Heukji Kitchen Master Kwak Do-san, but this workplace also feels like hell.
“I need to do it in moderation and then change jobs.”
When I thought of my rabbit-like children and bear-like wife at home, I couldn't just throw them away and say they were dirty.
“Why did I get married…….”
Dew formed in the eyes of the left-hand man.