Chapter 16: The Owner Of Elixir Already Exist(3) (2/2)

My face froze. “Are you playing with me? You want me to search the whole city?”

She quickly replied, “No sir, how could I allow you to do that? I know a way to find him. There is something that he really loves.”

“What is that?”

“Gambling. He loves gambling so much that he would even sell his family for money. If you look through the gambling parlors you will probably find him.”

“So you are certain of this information.”

“Yes sir. He will be at one of the gambling parlors. There are reports saying that all the murders that he committed was to provide gambling money.”

“Alright, I will believe you.”

“Please take a look at this.” She brought me a piece of paper that showed his appearance.

“On his left cheek, he has a peculiar scar, which will help you to find him rather quickly.”

This was true betrayal.

“After I find him, I will help you become the director in one of the Central Branch Offices.”

To make it more believable, I continued, “Although, it might be one of the smaller offices.”

Even if she became a director of a smaller office in the Central Branch, it was a win for her, since she was just a director of this rural side branch office.

“I will serve you faithfully.”

She kowtowed to me right there.

“Make sure you keep this a secret.”

“Of course sir.”

“And what’s the bounty on his head?”

“Five thousand Nyang sir.”

“Twenty thousand Nyang? Oh, not bad.”

I raised the price by fifteen thousand Nyang on purpose.

It seem like she heard me wrong the first time

“It’s not twenty thousand&h.e.l.lip;”

After seeing my cold face, she quickly said, “Yes, it is twenty thousand sir.”

Since she was someone who received bribes before, she understood me right away. For her advancement to the Central Branch she had to offer at least this much.

She must have this much money hidden somewhere, so I was just taking back the money that she took from my father with interest.

“What kind of payment method do you wish sir? I could sent it to&h.e.l.lip;”

“Give it to me via traceless bank note.”

“Yes sir.”

“Come to Jae Nam with the money in three days. After giving you his useless head, I will head straight for the clan. Wouldn’t it be better to finish this business as soon as possible?”

“Yes, of course.”

Then we made arrangements to meet somewhere near the Jae Nam three days from now. If everything went according to plan, I would be able to meet the deadline that the manager gave me.

As I was leaving she gave me a warning.

“Please be careful. He is a crafty one.”

He was someone who would kill a whole family in cold blood for his gambling addiction. She was someone that worked with him to make dirty money. We would see what happened to the pair of them.

“See you in three days.”

After our conversation, I got on a horse and left for Jae Nam.

This was a new experience for me, since I was always the one giving out orders and not actually doing this sort of stuff. But change is good, since it brings experience and a new atmosphere which allows you to see things in a different light.

As soon as I arrived at Jae Nam, I went into one of the gambling parlors and started looking for him, but there wasn’t any sign of Kwak Do Su. There was a high possibility that he was wearing a disguise or face mask just like me.

Since I couldn’t find him, I decided to look around for mercenaries who had decent Martial Art skills. However, this gambling parlor was full of people like this. There was no way a gambling addict like him would be in such a small parlor like this.

‘Did Kong Jong fool me?’ Could she have contacted Kwak Do Su after sending me here? But... I knew that she wouldn’t do that. She wasn’t the type to sacrifice her own life for the sake of others. She would rather betray her ally than be chased for her entire life.

‘That means he is somewhere here.’

Since he was someone who had such a high bounty on his head, he most likely would be in hiding somewhere.

Then something came into my mind.

‘Could it be? Could it exist in this place?’

Kal Sa Ryang reported about these places almost daily. There are many hidden places like this throughout the Kang Ho. There was only one place that he could be at.

The illegal gambling parlors.

Illegal gambling parlors were created because the Murim Alliance kept close watch on all gambling parlors and heavily taxed them to prevent people from going bankrupt. So, to avoid the watchful eyes of the Alliance, illegal gambling parlors were created.

Every year we cracked down on multiple parlors, but we could never get to the root of the problem.

‘I must check it out.’

To gather information, I went into the biggest inn in the place. The reason was that inns are the places that hold the most information. People from all of Kang Ho, like merchants, travelers and mercenaries could be found in a major inn. The ones who knew the most information were the waiters. As they wait on others, they hear every story and rumor that is happening around the Kang Ho. So in all of Kang Ho, waiters of a major inns were some of the most knowledgeable about current news.

With this in mind, I went around asking for the most senior waiter. Then one youth pointed out an older man. I called out to him. He seemed relatively old and his eyes showed signs of experience. The fastest way to open their mouths was through money.

I put ten Nyang in my hand.

This waiter was relatively surprised. Usually people only gave him one or two Nyang for his services, but I gave him ten Nyang.

“If you can answer my question this will be yours.”

His eyes wavered, since this was a chance that only came once in awhile.

“You can ask me anything.”

“I want to win some money.”

“There are few gambling parlors in the area.”

“But I like the quiet ones.”

His eyes lit up as it seemed he understood me. Of course, working as a waiter in this area for many years, there was no way he wouldn’t know what I was talking about. However, he couldn’t say things too rashly, since others could get angry at him.

After looking between my hand and my face, he finally said it.

“I know a place for people who like the quiet.”

“Where is it?” I placed the money on his hand.

People usually give the money after receiving the information, but I gave him the money beforehand.

It seems to have been effective. He lowered his voice and said, “Go about ten li south from here and you will find a place called Tasteful Market.”

“Thanks.”

“But you can’t just go in there. You need an invitation from someone.”

I got up my seat, saying I understood.

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

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