Chapter 35
Episode 35: Rather Don’t Forget.
“It's unfair. It's not what I did.!”
The person complaining of injustice in the Hwangcheongak interrogation room was Bae Jong-tak, a member of the Bukcheon Geomga led by Ilhwa Geomjon..
He was accused and arrested on charges of raping the young daughter of the Geom family. In the past, this would not have been an incident, but this time, Bae Jong-tak was immediately arrested the day after the complaint was made..
“That argument is slandering me! Please confront her! I feel unfair..”
“Why would the dispute frame you??”
“You don't know. Maybe I was instigated by someone, or maybe I made some mistake with that child. But at least I didn't rape that kid..”
He looked really mortified..
“Okay, let me cross your line..”
“Please bring me here now.”
When I gave a signal, Seo Dae-ryong, who was waiting outside, came in with a girl who looked to be about thirteen or four years old. The child was very frightened.
“hey! Why are you doing this to me?!”
Bae Jong-tak screamed at the child..
I raised my hand to calm his excitement..
“Quiet! If you scream one more time, there will be no newspapers to confront you..”
“yes. I'm sorry because it's unfair..”
I asked the girl.
“Is the author the one who raped you??”
The girl nodded slowly..
“Look at me! He nodded without even looking at my face..”
“I know someone, but do I need to look closely at their face??”
“You can't look at me because you feel guilty..”
“Isn’t it really your fault??”
“No, I swear to heaven, no. I feel so unfair if they only believe what the child says and punish me like this. Think about it. If you miss a woman, you can go to Giru, but why would you touch a child like that??”
“I don't know. you tell me Do you get excited when you see a child??”
“Didn't I say no??”
Bae Jong-tak glared at the child scaryly..
“Don’t you know how scary false accusation is? I will forgive you, so be honest. say no!”
The child cowered as if frightened..
“Look at me! You're shaking?”
“That's because I'm scared. He said that if I revealed the rape, he would go to my family back home and kill them.?”
This incident was not reported by the girl. The child told another sister-in-law, and that sister-in-law went to the Hwangcheongak branch located across from the Pungryu Bar on behalf of her friend and reported it..
“Why do you only believe what that kid says??”
“Because I trust that kid.”
“Isn't that too biased??”
“Because I'm sure you raped me.”
“So, provide solid evidence! Don't just believe that kid..”
When I looked at Seo Dae-ryong, he went out. And then he came back in with two children. They were girls who were a little bigger than the ones who came in before..
The moment he saw those children, Bae Jong-tak was startled..
“Don't you remember? These are children who previously worked for your husband..”
“I know. You've grown a lot!”
Bae Jong-tak greeted them warmly, but the children bowed their heads and made no reply..
“While listening to the child's testimony, I suddenly became curious. I did it this time, but I didn't do it before.?”
As a result of researching the previous victims, it was discovered that they had also been raped..
“All testimony has already been completed. The way they raped the children was the same. The threats are the same. After fooling around like that for two or three years, I replaced him with another child..”
Bae Jong-tak's expression changed when he realized that it was no longer possible to escape. Those who complained of injustice disappeared and their true nature was revealed..
“I made a mistake after drinking. please take a look.”
The guy's suddenly calm appearance was so different from the one he was complaining about a while ago that it felt like I was watching the performance of a gang of street performers..
He spoke calmly to the children..
“Honestly, you guys liked it too, right? You gave me money every time I finished.?”
Then the youngest brother took a coin out of his pocket and threw it on the floor. Coins pouring down. She kept it without spending a penny and brought it back today..
Bae Jong-tak pretended not to see me and turned his head to plead with me..
“I heard that in the history of Hwangcheongak, there has never been an example of someone being imprisoned for interfering with a dispute..”
“I studied in advance. that's right.”
“We will make sure this never happens again. I swear to heaven. If I have to write a memorandum, I write it. No, I won't fight over women at all..”
“you won't go to jail.”
The children raised their heads at my words. Everyone had a scared face.
“thank you thank you.”
He smiled and looked at the children, and all the children lowered their heads to avoid eye contact..
“Instead, you have to go somewhere else..”
“Where are you??”
“here.”
Hiss! Puuk!
My sword decapitated him with a single blow. The guy fell backwards along with the chair, dead, without even letting out a single scream..
The children were startled by the sudden situation and screamed. His blood spilled on the coin that fell on the floor..
I immediately turned to the kids..
“The person who tormented you is now dead. Your family won't die. So from now on, just live without worrying..”
The children looked at me with surprised faces..
“I will never forget what happened to you until I die. If you can't forget it anyway, don't forget what happened today. Let this moment when this guy pays for his sins cover up what happened to you. The author's appearance is just remember this final end..”
This was the best I could do for my children..
The children looked at the corpse and then back at each other..
After a while, the eldest child among them stepped forward and bowed his head politely..
“Thank you so much for your revenge..”
The other children also bowed their heads together..
“Thank you, old man. Ugh.”
The youngest child burst into tears, and the other child hugged her. Tears also flowed from the eyes of the child I was hugging..
No one cares how the right and wrong are treated. I was like that in the past too.
“You don't have to thank me. It was thanks to your brave testimony that we were able to punish that guy. This is the punishment you brought about. So live bravely in the future.”
“yes.”
“And there will never be any retaliation from Lee Ja's friends or family. From now on, Hwangcheongak will protect you..”
Now even the oldest girl was in tears..
“really… … thank you.”
Father, if we fail to protect these children under the pretense of being strong, our heads will be cut off by the political faction you hate so much. No, it has to be cut. Even if my head is cut off, I have nothing to say..
Investigators came in and took the children out. I told them to pay special attention to these children in the future, so there was no need for them to worry..
This will also become known around the school, so there will be fewer people who cause trouble. We need to correct the wrong thinking that this kind of thing is natural because we are mine..
Ian, who was watching the investigation process, shook his head..
“When I saw that guy being taken away earlier, I thought something really unfair had happened. It's really scary.”
“Humans are scarier than ghosts.”
“However, the author belongs to Bukcheon Geomga. Will Ilhwa Geomzon just be there??”
“His subordinates continued to rape the young monks. Are you taking issue with this because I killed someone like that? It would be better not to do that.?”
“Master, you are not afraid.?”
“It's scary. I'm afraid I'll die without being able to clean up all this trash..”
“Since you became a member of the Hwangcheon Province, our school has become more and more kind. What if it becomes full of people who are better than the Murim Alliance??”
I immediately corrected her joke..
“Not getting into trouble is not a good thing, is it? It's natural.”
“Oh, right.”
“We haven't been able to do that obvious thing until now..”
At that time, Seo Dae-ryong came back again..
“Sir, why are you doing that??”
“what?”
“You killed him intentionally, right? Isn’t it your opinion that people like that should be locked in prison and made to suffer??”
Because our school’s prison was a place more painful than death..
“yes.”
“But why did you kill me??”
As expected, Seo Dae-ryong is a smart guy. I deliberately handled the case related to Ilhwa Geomzon myself and, as he said, I intentionally killed the guy..
“Because if I kill you like this, I will have an official reason to go see Ilhwa Geomzon..”
Seo Dae-ryong was surprised..
“The Hyeolcheon Doma issue alone is a headache, so why do you want to meet Ilhwa Geomzon??”
“Because I need a second tiger.”
“yes?”
I gave an order while looking at Seo Dae-ryong, who said he didn't understand the meaning..
“Send a message to Geomzon right now. During the interrogation process, a problem arose and I met in person to explain it..”
* * *
After one visit, I took Seo Dae-ryong and headed to the Northern Heavenly Sword House..
“Do you have to take me with you??”
“It's an official visit, can Gakju go alone? The right arm should follow.”
“When did I become your right hand man??”
“A man with a power-oriented and heartless personality but who only loves one woman. A rebellious man who raises his hand alone when everyone else is silent. My right arm is enough..”
“oh my god!”
“Which expression do you like??”
“I don't like it all!”
Eventually, we arrived at the entrance of the Northern Heavenly Sword House..
If the Namdo branch of the Hyeolcheon Doma occupied the southern part of the main school, the Northern Heavenly Sword family of the Ilhwa Geomjon controlled the north..
“This is my first time at Bukcheon Geomga. Until now, there have been no cases related to the Northern Heavenly Swordsman in the cases I have handled. Unlike Hyeolcheon Doma, Ilhwa Geomjon was managing his subordinates well. The swordsmen of the Sword Family also valued honor..”
“Is that so??”
When I reacted indifferently, Seo Dae-ryong asked:.
“Do you think not?”
“When I look at it, it seems like it's the same place as a demon sword or a demon. That's why people who value fame look like that.?”
The eyes of the magic swords guarding the entrance were not pretty..
It seems that Bae Jong-tak's death was already known, but rather than a reaction of saying he died because he committed a crime, it was closer to a feeling of 'Did you kill our Bukcheon Sword warrior just for stirring up a dispute?' Of course, they couldn't dare provoke me at a time like this, so everyone immediately bowed their heads politely..
Seo Dae-ryong spoke softly to me..
“As a pacifist, this is a look I often see these days. When I'm with someone, I keep seeing them..”
“Let me add pacifist to your description..”
“ah…….”
A drone was waiting to guide us..
“Mazon is waiting. I am Saujong (沙佑鐘).”
Saujong was a man known as Ilhwageomjon's right hand man. He was one of the top three powerful swordsmen within the Northern Heavenly Sword Family, and his momentum was as sharp as a blade..
I know this man well. It wasn't because of a personal relationship or friendship, but because his ending was quite impressive..
“Nice to meet you.”
“follow me.”
Saujong took us inside and continued on. I passed through the buildings where the demon swords live and entered the deepest part..
There was a small teahouse there..
This small, well-decorated place is the residence of Ilhwa Geomzon..
“Hwangcheonju has come.”
At Saujong's message, the door to the house opened and a woman dressed in white walked out..
“Welcome, Sword Footnotes.”
The woman with the soft voice was Ilhwa Sword Zone So Yeon-rang (昭蓮郞)..
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