Chapter 336 - Decoding The Tattoo (2/2)

”Why were you following me?” Halia asked straightforwardly as soon as the man began to talk. Earlier on, she had asked him a few questions but he refused to say anything.

The man sneered, ”Cos you're a good-looking young woman...”

Of course, he was not going to expose his client. That would be completely unprofessional.

”Are you sure someone didn't send you?” Halia asked with suspicion. It seemed too coincidental that something like this happened as soon as she landed in Korea.

Jackson observed quietly from behind Halia as the man wiggled in his seat. With a laugh, the man replied, ”Why would someone send me after you? Are you someone important?”

As the man spoke, Jackson noticed he was trying to untie himself. It was only natural to make this attempt, but Jackson knew his wife had tied him securely. But, as he walked around to look at the man's tied hands, he spotted a tattoo around the man's wrist.

It was a dragon's tail!

In recent years, tattoos had become more mainstream all around the world and it was no longer just associated with gangs and crime. But, in Korea, tattooing was still illegal and frowned upon. So, a tattoo like this had a unique meaning...

Jackson was familiar with it. The way the dragon's tail wrapped around his wrist like a handcuff, meant that he had been to jail before...

Jackson immediately bent down and rolled up the man's sleeve. If this was the type of dragon tattoo he thought it was, then the rest of the dragon would also symbolize something.

Gang tattoos around the world often conveyed special meanings and code that only they understood. Here in Korea, the dragon tattoo was one of them.

”What are you doing?” the man asked as Jackson twisted his arm to take a closer look.

Jackson was never a part of the Korean gangs, but he had worked with them enough in the past to know a few basics regarding their tattoos.

The dragon had its mouth closed: a sign that the man was not an active member of any particular gang. In other words, he had connections to the gangs, but he worked on his own.

Both its eyes were open, which meant he was active and available for hire.

And, one claw could be seen clutching a pearl.

The claw part was the difficult part. There were hundreds of possible combinations ranging from how many claws were showing to what the dragon was clutching, and each combination meant something different.

He quickly took a photo and sent it to his friend Kwon as Halia continued to question the man...