Chapter 203 (1/2)
Chapter 203: Chapter 76
Now, the atmosphere of the room was somewhat strange.
With a perplexed look Kanghyok took turns looking at Sungbok and Yoju.
His soaring rage melted away.
What? Do you know him?”
Yoju shook her head from side to side.
“No, I don't know him.”
“Hearing your voice, I now know you must be Yoju!” said Sungbok in a confident voice.
He already released his grip on her white and slim neck.
Though she was holding a syringe, Sungbok didn't care.
“Who are you?”
“Oh, it is no wonder you don't recognize me.”
Sungbok made a wistful look, saying
“By the way, why are you sticking around here? Where is brother Changkwon?”
“Do you know my father?”
She heard someone mentioning his late father's name in a long time, though she murmured it every day.
“How can you not recognize me? I've been to your house several times with the lord.”
“With the lord…?'
Apparently Sungbok didn't want to tell her about the lord because he quickly changed the topic.
“Anyway, where is your father Changkwon? Does he happen to be in Hanyang?”
“Oh my…”
She bit her mouth as if she couldn't bear to tell him.
Sungbok couldn't approach her after he noticed her overwhelming sorrow.
Yoni quickly pulled her to the side and asked, “Are you alright?”
“Oh, I'm fine.”
Yoju caressed the red spot on the back of her neck.
Sungbok lowered his head as if he was sorry.
“Sorry. I grabbed it against my will.”
“That's alright.”
“By the way, what happened to brother Changkwon?”
“Well…”
She bite her lip once more and said, “He was killed in a recent raid by the j.a.panese invaders.”
“Oh my G.o.d, I didn't know that…”
Given the way he lamented a lot, it was obvious that both were on close terms.
“What a big loss! How come you are here, dressed like that?”
Looking at her own clothing, she answered,
“Well, I just get by, drawing pictures and learning medical skills.”
“Hummm..I thought you were extraordinary from your childhood.”
“By the way, you said you studied with my late father at the same school. Why are you hanging around with this group?”
Sungbok burst into laughter at her asking.
“How can a woman like you figure out a man's big ambition?”
And then Sungbok laughed for a while.
It was when he saw patrollers in the distance that he stopped laughing.
Given the stream of torches, there were a number of patrollers, not one or two.
“It was so great to see you here like this. Let me leave now.”
And then he quickly disappeared into the dark.
Obviously he must know the ins and outs of this place.
“Let's get out of here, guys.”
“Yes, master.”
Running into the patrollers wouldn't be any good for Kanghyok's party.
And this was not Suwon, Kanghyok's playground.
“Please get on my back,” said Makbong, looking at Yoju.
As she could hardly walk, she didn't want to refuse his offer.
When the patrollers got there, they couldn't find anyone.
“What the heck is this?”
“Hummm…it looks very strange.”
They were talking about a syringe with the poison of fugu, which one of Kanghyok's party dropped while fighting with the acrobatic guys a while ago.
“Let's pick it up, just incase.”
“Be careful. Its tip is pretty sharp. So, be careful.”
“I'm not a fool, man.
By the time the patrollers returned with the syringe, Kanghyok already arrived at his lodging.
Yoju, who was on Makbong's back, was short of breath, as he tried to catch up with Kanghyok who was racing to his place.
After catching his breath for a while, Kanghyok murmured,
“Looks like we didn't have to run away like this. We didn't do anything wrong, right?”
Come to think of it, he treated Hangbok's wife until late at night and then he was on his way back to fry chickens at home.
Even if he was caught by the patrollers, he had a myriad of good excuses.
But Dorikke disagreed.
“No, sir. It was the best policy to run away.”
“It's because you're a thief.”
“Not me, sir. I've washed my hands off from it.”
“Did you? It's me who made you turn over a new leaf in your life.”
“You're right…anyway, I don't want to be entangled with those hooligans. Even if I'm innocent, they will punish me once they lead me away.”