Chapter 49 (1/2)
Chapter 49: Closer than Ever (2)
Translator: Hwarang
Editor: Klaurem
The headquarters of the Dark Merchants was turned upside down after it was discovered that the person that they killed was Si Gon of Heavenly Dao Gate.
”You crazy punk! How could you kill him?”
Koo Chul expressed his chagrin, ”I didn't plan on killing him. In the blink of an eye, he charged us with a sword in his hand. You can ask the others.”
”Regardless you punk!”
Koo Chul quickly retreated a couple of steps since he thought he was going to be slapped in the face.
Ya Chun said with a sigh, ”Why does it have to be the Heavenly Dao Gate.”
”Don't worry, there were no witnesses. We also got rid of him without a trace.”
”But there is someone who knows about this.”
”Who? Who saw us do it?”
”The person who told us where he was.”
”Oh!”
The reason why Ya Chun was so agitated was also because of this. There was someone who knew what happened. This was even more of a problem than them killing Si Gon.
”We were played like a fool by him.”
”I am sorry.”
This was when Koo Chul understood the gravity of the situation and lowered his head.
Ya Chun decided not to blame him any further. This wasn't Koo Chul's fault, it his own mistake for sending him to a place when he should have gone himself.
However, he wanted to know why the person who told him where Si Gon was would go to such lengths.
What was that person's motive?
'If he was able to steal the money from San Dong Merchants and make such a trap… then he could have easily got rid of Si Gon. So why?'
Then he thought of something, ”Is it because he was targeting us?”
”Of course, that must be it.”
”Whoever it is, I will rip him to pieces.”
”If you want to do that, we must first find out who it is. This must be something related to Ma Jung Soo. Try to find out anything about Ma Jung Soo in secret.”
”Can we put our hands on them?”
”Since it came to be like this, be proactive about it. If we don't then we are going to die without knowing who it was. But first, find out everything about Ma Jung Soo.”
”Please leave that to me”
Koo Chul left.
Ya Chun went to a window and gazed outside. He was certain that something was happening without him knowing about it. It had been a while since he felt his heartbeat and his skin tingle, but it wasn't this terrible. There was bound to be a huge reward after such a dangerous situation.
Ma Jung Soo was walking back and forth in his room aimlessly. Si Gon didn't come back the next day.
At first, he was angry at him. Did he leave just because of that? How childish of him.
In the afternoon, he started to worry since Si Gon wasn't back yet. Though he shook off his concern thinking that Si Gon wasn't someone who would get done in so easily. During that process, another table was broken. No one knew how many tables he had broken now. Then in the evening since Si Gon wasn't back, he determined that Si Gon was dead. Si Gon wasn't the type to disappear without a note, he believed that something must have happened to him.
Ma Jung Soo was boiling with anger, ”Son of a b*tch. No matter what you do I will never back down.”
The people he was angry at were his brothers. He believed it was done by one of his brothers since there was no one else who he could think of who could pull off such a thing.
Ever since he was young, he never wanted to lose to them. He was bullied by his brothers since a young age because he was born from a concubine. Thus he couldn't forgive them even more.
”Watch and see how I will get my revenge.”
From a half-opened door, there was someone who was looking at him. It was that woman.
”Hey look!”
The woman was always emotionless regardless of what happened.
”Yeah, report everything. Make sure you don't leave anything behind. But make sure you report how I overcome this. You understand, b*tch?!”
The woman didn't say anything.
”I said, do you understand?!”
She didn't say anything and left.
”Foolish b*tch. She must not have any emotion. If I become the successor just wait and see what is going to happen to you.”
His words slipped through the crack of the door and into the woman's ear. Listening to his words the woman's expressionless face became colder than ever.
The next day, Ma Jung Soo went to look for Jung Yeo.
Since even Si Gon was gone he couldn't forgive what had happened.
”Why are you looking for me this early in the morning?”
”I came here since I have a couple of requests that I must ask of you.”
Although he was surprised by the sudden visit he tried to stay cool.
”Please tell me what you need.”
”I am sure you must already have heard the rumors. My deal with San Dong Merchant was canceled.”
”I heard that there were some odd circ.u.mstances. But I am sure that you will recover soon.”
”Regarding that, I might need your help.”
”What do you mean by that?”
”I cannot start the construction of Martial Arts School like this. Could you, Jung Bangju help me?”
Jung Yeo couldn't reply immediately. What did he mean by helping him? Did he want money? Maybe his men?
”I am just afraid that my men and I would only hold you back from achieving your goals.”
Jung Yeo declined nicely but Ma Jung Soo didn't back down.
”Isn't the Yang Clan the strongest Clan in San Dong? If you help me this time I will never forget your deeds.”
Ma Jung Soo was in a position where he had to set up the Heavenly Dao Gate's Martial Arts School. If he couldn't do this, it meant that he failed his successor test.