Chapter 18
##18fury. I found the will?
“Can't you hear me?! I told you to bring the old lady right away.!”
When I went downstairs, I saw a drunk man acting out, throwing everything he could get his hands on..
Next to them, some guys who looked as if they had 'neighborhood parakho' written on their foreheads were grinning and harassing the women..
“Hey, hey, Heo Il. If we do this here, we'll be in trouble..”
The name of the rascal is Heoil.
He was the son of the dead old man Heo..
The middle-aged, short man who was embarrassed in front of him was the commander of Jeokhwaru..
Heo Il smiled and looked at the Commander-in-Chief..
“General Secretary Jang. How long have you been working here??”
“It's been over twenty years. Haven't you been working since you first came here?.”
Heo Il looked younger than 40 at best..
In other words, it meant that he had been going in and out of the stoma since he was about six years old..
I had a rough idea of what kind of guy he was..
“okay. Well then. Who do you think will inherit the deceased old man's large fortune? Who do you think this stoma will belong to? huh?”
“…….”
Heo Il laughed evilly, pressing his finger on the forehead of Secretary General Jang, who was unable to answer..
“You bastard. If you want to work here in the future, you better get in line. understand what I'm saying?”
“Can't you stop?!”
Mrs. Son, who had come down with us, stepped forward and shouted angrily..
Heo Il saw her and walked over, reeking of alcohol..
“Look at this, look at this. Grandmother. Why did you pretend not to exist when you were here??”
“……If you came here to drink, you should just quietly drink. Where are you doing??”
“Hehe. What's the problem with saying I'm going to feel better about my stoma??”
“My stoma? How dare you… … . Jeokhwaru is mine!”
“Phew. That's when inspiration is alive. I still don't understand the situation?”
“……As long as you find the groceries... … . What are you doing! Get this guy out now!”
Mrs. Son looked around and shouted..
It was not because Giru had no power that he left Heo Il and the Parakhos by his side alone..
Usually, soldiers trained in martial arts are employed in Giru..
But everyone was in a situation where they couldn't do this or that and just looked at each other's opinions..
“Who kicks out who? you me? Servants take care of their masters?”
It was because that Heo Il was the only son of the dead old man Heo..
Although the inheritance issue has not yet been resolved, there was a high probability that the government would pass on the property to the only son..
Even Heo Il knows this and is so confident..
The guy grabbed a woman by the waist and pulled her into his arms..
“Hehehe. Sweetie. Come here.”
“Hey, don’t do this. I am not a prostitute who sells my body…….”
“Would you say something like that even if I stripped you to your core and kicked you out??”
“Ugh…….”
I clicked my tongue when I saw his dirty behavior..
‘If a guy like that runs Giru, it won't be long before it gets ruined..’
The dead old man Heo was a notorious usurer, but his son was a piece of trash that even the moneylender would cut off ties with..
The misbehavior of the Parakhos who came with Heo Il became increasingly severe..
He arbitrarily took food from other guests' tables, harassed women, and even took out a knife and threatened them..
“Mr. Podu.”
When I turned to the side at the cold voice, I saw Ak Yeon-ho looking at Cheongcheon Podu with burning eyes..
“Are you going to keep watching even though the situation is like this??”
“……It's a family matter, so I don't think it's something to leave the coffin..”
“that……!”
“but.”
Cheongcheon Podu said while looking at the swords worn by Heoil and Parakho on their belts..
“If you are a martial arts person who cannot tolerate injustice, this is a situation that could easily lead to conflict..”
“yes?”
Unlike Ak Yeon-ho, who did not understand and asked back, I immediately understood what he meant..
“Inviolability of government affairs. As much as possible, the government does not interfere in disputes between martial artists. Those guys are holding swords at their waists, so they are also martial people.?”
“I guess so..”
Cheongcheon Podu nodded bluntly with a face that looked as if he wouldn't shed a single drop of blood even if he were stabbed..
Because that was a kind of permission, I smiled and looked back at Yeonho..
“Yeonho. Did you hear? As members of the martial arts faction, can we just stand by and watch the gangsters of the dark island harassing helpless women and civilians??”
“Absolutely not.”
If you told me this, I couldn't understand..
Ak Yeon-ho nodded vigorously and joined the fight..
“You all lost, you bastards.!”
Powok!
Ak Yeon-ho's flying kick landed in the jaw of one Parak-ho..
And the one-sided beating that followed.
Every single movement was exciting..
“Hey, what is that guy??”
“why suddenly……!”
“Buy, save…….”
As I was watching the fight being organized quickly, Cheongcheon Podu asked from the side..
“Aren't you fighting??”
“I'm a little sick. I'm not good at fighting.”
“……Aren’t you from the Murim Alliance??”
“Do all unmanned people fight? My advantage is that I have a sharp mind and am knowledgeable in martial arts..”
“Ah, yes…….”
Before even a second had passed, Heo Il and all of Parakho were kneeling respectfully in front of us..
“hey.”
I crouched down in front of Heo Il and pressed my finger to his forehead..
“Who are you?…….”
Heo Il, whose face had turned into a bloated steamed bun, asked with a scared expression..
It looks like he sobered up while getting hit..
“Heo old man. did you kill it?”
“What are you talking about? Some guy says that kind of bullshit!”
I looked straight at the embarrassed Heo Il and smiled coldly..
“Heo, you are the one who benefits the most when Old Man dies. Just look at what I'm doing today..”
“This is ridiculous! He was an old man who would grow old in a few years anyway, so why did I kill him?!”
“If you were disowned and held a grudge, and the money you were receiving was cut off, it would be reasonable to make that choice. also… … You killed it, right??”
“I really didn't kill you!”
“hey. It would be good for your personal life to confess when you are saying good things..”
“I, I, I really don't!”
I deliberately created an atmosphere of fear and then applied strong pressure to see his reaction..
While working as an instructor in a blood cult for a long time, I saw countless people telling all kinds of lies..
Eye movements, hand movements, even changes in speech and voice.
I don't know if he could consciously control his physical reactions, but Heo Il was third-rate at best..
I knew enough to know if he was lying..
‘They're hiding something…….’
subtle.
If you killed your father yourself or incited him to commit murder, there should have been a more definite response than this..
Heo Il seemed really aggrieved and said that he never killed Old Man Heo..
“And I think I'm the only one with a dirty mind?!”
“Have more children? I heard you are the only one..”
Heo Il snorted at my question..
It was a tone that conveyed hatred toward his dead father..
“Not the children listed on the family register. I wonder if that old man was one of the few things he went around hanging out with gisaeng bitches and making a fuss..”
“you! How can you tell your father…….”
Mrs. Son was so angry that her body trembled, and Cheongcheon Podu's expressionless face also hardened..
There was no need to say anything bad..
If I hadn't warned him with my eyes, Heo Il would have been seriously hurt..
“What am I! You saw a lot of old ladies, right? Have you ever had bastards come and ask for money once or twice?!”
“please shut up!”
“You damn thing, shut up!”
My voice was caught between the two growling like dogs..
“I wish you both would just shut up..”
“…….”
Both of them fell silent at my words..
I sighed as I looked at the two people who were fussing with their blood vessels raised..
“That's all for today, so both of you don't go far and stay at home..”
“But who are you?…….”
Wow!
Heo Il was hit on the back of the head by me and fell sideways..
Actually, I wanted to beat you up earlier..
“You don't know, you bastard.”
When I looked back, I saw Cheongcheon Podu looking at me with a bewildered expression and Ak Yeonho looking down at the stunned Heo Il with an expression as if he were looking at a bug..
“I think I've heard everything I need to hear here, so let's go. Mrs. Son. I'll come again next time, so don't go too far.”
“…….”
Leaving behind Mrs. Son, who had a pale expression, we left Jeokhwaru..
Yeonho Ae gritted his teeth and said.
“How can a child say something like that to his father??”
“It's all about money.”
Most problems people face in life are ultimately money problems..
Parents sell their children for money,
Children kill their parents for money.
Decades of friendship becomes an enemy in front of money.,
Even couples who swore to love each other forever become anxious because they can't eat each other when they suffer from poverty..
So, if you don't want to live such a miserable life, you need to have a lot of money..
“Why on earth do you come to that conclusion? All you have to do is meet a woman who will love you without looking for money..”
“You idiot. Where is a woman like that??”
“there is! clearly!”
“okay. search hard.”
Anyway, if I want to make money, I have to pass the entrance exam for Cheongryong Academy..
To do that, we need to catch the culprit in this case and get a definite bonus point during the interview..
Phew-.
I sighed lightly and walked down the streets of the city where night had already fallen..
“Let's go meet the last suspect..”
* * *
“I didn't kill you.”
The bodyguard of the dead old man Heo was a tall, grim-looking middle-aged man with a very impressive eyepatch over his left eye..
‘I must have killed dozens of people in my life..’
There were several scars on his bronzed skin that clearly indicated that he had lived a turbulent life..
You shouldn't judge people based on their impressions, but just by looking at their faces, they were the most likely suspects..
‘Of the three, he seems to be the strongest in martial arts..’
Among the suspects, he was the only top expert..
Perhaps sensing my suspicious gaze, the one-eyed guard spoke with an uncomfortable expression..
“It's not like you judge people based on their faces alone..”
“Mr. Bok Man-chun. I heard you had a brilliant career as a ronin in the past..”
A ronin is a warrior who wanders around and sells his martial arts skills for money. At worst, he can be said to be a pararakho with a sword, and at best he can be called a romanticist with an evil spirit..
Most of the skills were mediocre. Bok Man-chun was a considerable expert among ronin..
“……It is true that in the past he was rumored to be a ronin..”
Due to the nature of their work, rogues were often involved in crime and all kinds of dirty work..
As a result, when a crime occurred, people from Ronin backgrounds were suspected..
“However, I got married a few years ago and settled here, and now I have reformed and am living diligently every day..”
“Gaegwacheonseon? The loan shark's servant?”
I deliberately tried to provoke him by speaking sarcastically, but the woman who had gone through all the hardships of childbirth nodded with a sour expression..
“I also know that this isn't a very honest thing to do. But as you can see, finding a decent job with a face like this and at this age is not easy. Before that, I did manual labor, but I was quickly kicked out because the other workers were afraid of me..”
“…….”
“At that time, the person who offered me the position of guard was old man Heo. He was a benefactor to me. I probably killed my benefactor?”
You don't know that.
There is no guarantee that everything they tell us is true..
However, if my eyes are not wrong, Bok Man-chun was the most honest person among the three..
“I swear I've never done anything embarrassing to my wife or children..”
“Where were you when the incident occurred??”
“I stayed home after work. The original contract was to escort you only when you go out.…….”
“Anyone other than your family who knows you were home?”
I asked Fu Manchun a few more questions, and he answered sincerely..
“But what?.”
One of these stories caught my interest..
“The criminal is also a criminal, but did you find the will? They say they will pass on all their assets to the person listed there..”
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