76 Daedonggye 2 (1/2)
The situation went a little strange.
Ganghyuk looked at Byon Sungbok and Yeoju with embarra.s.sment.
The anger melted down.
They were just embarra.s.sed with the situation.
”What is it? Do you know him?”
Yeoju shook her head.
”No, I don't know him.”
”Yes, you are definitely Yeoju. I recognize your voice.”
Byon Sungbok said with a.s.surance.
He had already released Yeoju from his fist.
He noticed that she held a syringe during the fuss, but he did not care.
”Who are you?”
”Ah, you may not remember me.”
Byon Sungbok seemed to remember something with longing.
”Why are you here anyway? Where is Sir Changgweon?”
”Do you know my father?”
It had been long time since she heard her father's name from somebody.
Although she had called his name everyday by herself…
It was strange to hear the name from somebody that she had never known.
”How can I forget him. Your father is the brother of my master. I have visited your house with the master many times”
”Master?”
Byon Sungbok seemed not to talk about the master.
He changed the subject quickly.
”Anyway, where is Brother Changgweon? Is he in Hanyang?”
”Eum”
Yeoju bit her lips because of the painful memory.
Byon Sungbok could not ask further because of the sorrow that he could feel from her face.
Yeoni went behind stealthily during the fuss and pulled her back.
”Are you okay, Miss Yeoju?”
”Yes, I am okay.”
She rubbed her neck which had a red mark because of the tough hand of Byon Sungbok.
Byon Sungbok bent his body as he felt sorry for her.
”I am sorry, I did not intend to…”
”No, not at all.”
”By the way, is there something wrong with Brother Changgweon?”
”Eum”
Yeoju bit her lips again.
Yeoju did not say anything for a while biting her lips.
And then she opened her mouth.
”He pa.s.sed away in the combat in Eotanmyeon.”
”Oh my G.o.d. That happened.”
It seemed they were quite close, considering his face full of sorrow.
In his sigh, there was a deep sorrow.
”A great man has gone. By the way, why are you dressed like that?”
Byon Sungbok asked Yeoju.
It was a question that anyone could ask if he knew her status.
She did not look like a n.o.blewoman at all.
Yeoju answered looking at her costume.
”I am learning medicine and drawing pictures.”
”Heum, I was told that you had been something different from ordinary girls from the neighborhood, but…”
”Why are you hanging out with such fellows, if you study with my father.”
Byon Sungbok laughed.
The laugh was not the kind to hide his shame.
Rather, it was full of reproach and sneer.
”How does a sparrow know the phoenix's will?”
He laughed after making a rude statement.
Suddenly he stopped laughing, as he saw some patrol running to the scene.
As many torches were seen, they could be some numbers.
”It was nice seeing you here, Yeoju. I am going.”
Byon Sungbok disappeared in the darkness.
He was not as agile as Yeoni, but it seemed that he knew the geography of the area very well.
He completely disappeared from the scene very quickly.
”Let's leave this scene.”
”Yes, sir.”
It is not good to meet the patrol here.
It is not Suwon.
It is better not to make any trouble.
”Miss, ride my back.”
Makbong offered her back to Yeoju.
Because of the urgency, she did not reject the offer.
She lost the strength to run because of the sudden surprise.
She might feel difficulties in walking, not to mention of running.
”Thank you.”
”Let's run.”
Ganghyuk ran with his long legs.
Thanks to the Taekyeon training, he was swifter than before.
Yeoni was flying.
Dolseok could catch up with Makbong with Yeoju on his back.
The problem was the Flail. He did his best not to be left behind.
”They were all gone.”
When the patrol came there, they couldn't see anybody.
”What is this?”
”It looks strange.”
There was a syringe. It was full of the blowfish poison.
It might be slipped during the fighting, but n.o.body noticed it and left.
”Let's take it. It may be an evidence.”
”Take care. It is very sharp.”
”I am not dumb. I know what I should do.”
”You fell at the stream yesterday, do you remember? That is why I am telling you to be careful.”
”Ok, I see.”
When the patrol went back to their office with the syringe, Ganghyuk arrived at his house.
They ran very fast and all of them were breathless including Yeoju who was on Makbong's back.
The Flail who were slow by his nature was almost dead.
Ganghyuk said after getting his breath back.
”We ran away even though we did not do bad things.”
They were coming back home after treating a patient in the house of Lee Hangbok and they were attacked accidentally.
They could give excuses why they had to be there and had made such fuss.
But the Flail had a different opinion.
”No, sir. It is better to run away in such cases.”
”Yes, it is true for you, because you are a thief.”