Chapter 120: Chapter 119: Bringing Up the Past, Part III (2/2)
They had to know if Song Haechang was behind this and yet, they let it be. They even let the Hitman Guild exist. They had to know that I would eventually find the Hitman Guild myself. I put the report and the USB in my inventory for now.
”Okay. I'll figure out what to do with this later. Now we have to take care of this thing between us.”
”Huh?” Oh Taeshik didn't seem to understand what I was saying.
”What? You thought this was it? I took on quite a few injuries then, and I'm still traumatized about that incident. You've got to properly compensate me for that, don't you?”
”That's…right. Of course I have to,” Oh Taeshik replied. He was dumbfounded, but I ignored him.
I did come here to get my revenge, but it wasn't my only goal here. It wasn't like I actually got hurt enough to exact my revenge or anything. I just wanted to extort them as much as possible. They weren't good people, and they crossed the wrong person.
Soon, Oh Taeshik opened his inventory and took out 47,000,000 golden rings. ”This includes all of the Hitman Guild's current profits. It's I have.” It was definitely a lot, but I had more than a billion.
”You don't have a Rank 8 item on you, do you?”
”A Rank 8? We can't afford such a thing…”
I guess that was too much to ask from a smaller guild.
”Okay. This is good for now.”
”For now?”
”I'm just saying. Don't mind it too much.” I was starting to act like a loan shark or something.
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I left the dejected Oh Taeshik in his office and left the Luna Hotel. My original objective was the entire Hitman Guild for trying to kidnap me, and even threaten Kim Jihan to act as my double agent, but now I knew Song Haechang was behind it all. I also wanted to know why Song Daechul had left the Hitman Guild in his backyard all this time.
My next destination was the 97-story Sunbin Guild building. I headed there without using Blink, in case things went south.
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Song Daechul, Song Myungsoo, and a few others were holding a meeting in the Sunbin Guild's headquarters.
”Guild master, we had plenty of chances to deal with the Hitman Guild; why have we let them exist all this time?”
”He's right, father. This might come back to bite us, sooner or later.”
”That's enough. There's no point if we can't get rid of them completely.”
”...” Song Myungsoo fell silent at his father's answer. He knew what he meant. He might act confident and prideful on the outside, he was actually sick with worry on the inside. It was because of his only son, Song Haechang.
Unable to deal with his younger sister's overwhelming success and the pressure from his grandfather, Song Haechang now had a serious inferiority complex. He was also unable to forgive himself for his actions, thanks to his pride, and became even more crooked. It was enough to attempt to kidnap Lee Jiwon, the man his grandfather and his younger sister cared so much about. After the attempt failed, rumors and tales about Lee Jiwon only grew, causing Song Haechang to fall in a spiral of madness.
'How did that piece of trash become so strong?'
'He's so strong after sleeping for four years straight…what does that make me?! Me! Me!!!'
'Gahahaha. I know he'll come to kill me soon. He'll come to have his revenge and I'll be begging at his toes to spare me. Gahahaha!'
'Fuck them all. Fuck them all to Hell!'
No one could try to comfort and ease him anymore. He was already way off the deep end now. His inferiority complex only grew worse the more famous Lee Jiwon became. Song Haechang would constantly compare himself with Lee Jiwon.
Even if Song Daechul could deal with the Hitman Guild completely, he couldn't help Song Haechang. That was why he left the guild alone.
At that moment, a secretary entered the conference room.
”Guild master, Lee Jiwon had just left the Hitman Guild and is quickly making his way here.”
”I understand.” The secretary left, leaving the room in complete silence.
After a few minutes, Song Haein spoke up. ”What do you plan to do now, grandfather?”
”We'll just have to deal with it as is,” Song Daechul said, as he sat back on the sofa. ”By the way, how are things with the Cheng Long Guild?”
”Wai Chung is quite furious still, but it doesn't seem like there will be much of an issue. He knows that neither of us have anything to gain,” Park Manho replied.
”Keep an eye on them. He won't cool off any time soon.”
”Yes, sir.”
”Did you prepare what I asked?” Song Daechul asked Song Haein.
”I did, grandfather. I have the Rank 8 item we found in the King-Emperor's Tomb.”
”Good. That's for Jiwon.”
All of the board members had reviewed the King-Emperor's raid many times. Once again, they saw Lee Jiwon's unbelievable power. They had also reviewed the last part of the video many times as well; if Lee Jiwon was really waving his hand as an indication to choose the fifth chest.
To Song Daechul's eye, however, it was obvious. Lee Jiwon was telling Song Haein to choose the fifth chest, and that was why he had prepared the Rank 8 item. Handing over the Rank 9 item was impossible, but he still wanted to thank Lee Jiwon. A few were against it initially, but quickly gave in when they realized that Lee Jiwon's abilities and power were real. It would be better to keep him as an ally than as an enemy!
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I soon arrived at the front of the Sunbin Guild's building. ”Let's finish this.” I wanted to find out where we stood once and for all. Were we enemies, or were we allies? Or were we now just complete strangers? I slowly but confidently walked to the front entrance.