Chapter 95: Didn't I Say You Could Break It? (2)
Drugs were widely favored by villains.
The villain from that faction who had previously declared he would eradicate all drugs could be described as not just strange, but an oddball.
“…That’s correct. We acquired it during a power struggle.”
Seung-yoo answered in surprise.
How did he know?
「Surprised?」
“Honestly, yes.”
Seung-yoo soon smiled.
As expected.
His expression seemed to say that.
Hyeon-yul wasn't fooled by that expression.
They were not human.
They weren't Black Eagle either.
They were beings who couldn't even lean on something as flimsy as trust.
“Even so, I was planning to tell you when you arrived. By your command, we have decided not to handle drugs anymore.”
「Are you keeping it well?」
“Of course. We are currently recovering all of it. We have a considerable amount, so we’ve made several separate warehouses to store it. Of course, we will reconfirm if it has been properly recovered.”
「The ones in the drug manufacturing plant too?」
“That’s right. There was some minor friction, but that much is no problem. We’ve completely… dealt with it.”
「That place, search it.」
“I was already preparing for that anyway.”
Hyeon-yul was quite satisfied with Seung-yoo’s answer.
He thought he was good at one thing.
「Seung-yoo.」
“Yes.”
「That earlier incident was a bit much.」
「Do you know you’re really good at your job?」
“…Ah, no, sir. I will work harder. Didn’t I make a very big mistake today as well?”
Seung-yoo immediately bowed his head.
A compliment.
He couldn't even remember the last time he had received one.
It hit him too hard.
「No. You do good work.」
Hyeon-yul held out his phone so Seung-yoo could see.
Seung-yoo’s head bowed even lower.
He was trembling.
‘Compliments are indeed good.’
Hyeon-yul, seeing the effect, thought he should buy a book.
He needed to know how to handle people.
“…To-today, an offer came.”
「What kind of offer?」
“It was a faction I had never heard of. They said they knew we were collecting drugs and strongly demanded that we get rid of them.”
Seung-yoo slightly raised his head.
He seemed annoyed.
But to Hyeon-yul, it sounded different.
‘…It’s that faction.’
The villains who erase drugs.
To think they would make contact like this.
“I was about to get rid of it, but I remembered your instructions and stopped. Will you tell me how to handle it?”
「Tell them to meet.」
“…Understood.”
Seung-yoo answered for now, but he hesitated.
Was there a reason to meet them?
「What did I say about drugs?」
“You said you wanted to erase them.”
「Then we erase them.」
「That’s why we’re trying to meet.」
「Do you need any more reason than that?」
“No, sir.”
Only then did Seung-yoo’s expression relax.
If that person wanted to do it, then he should.
That was the right path.
「Seung-yoo.」
“Yes.”
「You need to look far ahead.」
“Far ahead, you say?”
「Yes, far.」
Hyeon-yul, seeing Seung-yoo waver, intended to rein him in.
He himself had seen many situations while killing villains.
Especially while observing those who professed to be cult-like, he learned that even nonsense, strange talk, if spoken seriously, could sound quite plausible.
Since he hadn't yet achieved his desired goal, wouldn't he have to continue using this place?
「Black Eagle is watching us.」
“Yes. I am more than aware of that part, so I absolutely did not engage. I chose to flee.”
「And what was the result of that?」
Seung-yoo had a momentarily blank look in his eyes.
The result.
He hadn't thought about that.
Of course, the moment he mentioned ‘fleeing,’ quite a few people had looked at him with displeased eyes.
Since the leader had changed in an instant, it was natural that order hadn't been fully established yet.
But what was there to accept as ‘natural’ about that naturalness?
Isn't opposition here synonymous with death?
If they didn't like it, they shouldn't have set foot here.
There was only one voice that could be uttered.
That person.
If they didn't like it, shouldn't they not have crawled in here?
So, he wiped them all out.
Whoever it was, he dealt with them.
There were plenty of people coming over to this side, so it didn't matter if they were talented or not.
As a result, Black Eagle's interference decreased significantly.
Black Eagle hesitated.
‘…Black Eagle is… hesitating.’
Seung-yoo looked at Hyeon-yul as if he had realized something.
「Do you understand now?」
“I… I finally understand. Only then did I realize how foolish I was. I barely… understood how far the King had looked ahead. Please blame my foolish self.”
Seung-yoo’s voice trembled.
「Some will mock it as running away.」
「Some will point fingers, calling it foolish.」
「But look who’s really foolish.」
You.
Hyeon-yul wanted to say that, but his fingers typed something else.
「There is someone manipulating us from behind.」
It wasn't entirely wrong.
Isn't there actually someone behind Poison King?
He had greatly expanded a small fact, but even nonsense sounded plausible if delivered seriously.
「My enemies are them.」
「I’ll say it again, don’t mess with Black Eagle.」
「Don’t mess with civilians either.」
Hyeon-yul uttered the warning once more.
“I will not touch them. I will be sure to keep that in mind.”
Seung-yoo answered smoothly.
There was not a hint of hesitation.
「If you disobey my orders.」
「Kill them.」
“That is a matter of course. This is the King’s domain. Whatever lies in the path you take, I will handle it.”
「Then, let’s call that guy.」
Hyeon-yul sat on the sofa.
“Understood.”
Seung-yoo bowed his head, and as he was leaving the room, he briefly looked back.
“You may look as much as you please. I apologize if that was presumptuous.”
Hyeon-yul quickly waved his hand, urging him to go.
‘Two CCTVs.’
It wasn't something to worry about.
He had checked on his way in; it was an angle that only missed that desk over there.
In other words, it also meant that if he sat at that desk, he couldn't confirm what had happened.
He didn't know if it was intentional or if there was something else, but Hyeon-yul willingly sat down.
Nothing happened.
He looked up and checked the CCTVs again.
There were only those two.
‘Why is nothing happening?’
Hyeon-yul checked Seung-yoo, not the computer.
Right now, it was correct to check that guy’s tail.
Since he was wearing a mask, there was nothing to hide.
His eyes and ears melted away.
He quickly followed Seung-yoo.
Seung-yoo entered a different office, not this one.
All the villains in that place stood up from their seats as if disciplined.
“Contact this place and tell them the King is waiting, so they should run over within 5 minutes.”
Seung-yoo took out a business card and handed it to a subordinate who approached.
He took out his phone and contacted somewhere.
“Yeah. It’s me. Tell everyone to gather.”
After speaking briefly, he took the elevator and went down.
Only a few minutes had passed since the order was given, but numerous people had gathered.
It was surprising how orderly they were, but Hyeon-yul wasn't surprised.
He was used to it.
Day, night, or dawn, if called, they had to run.
That was the basic rule there.
All those standing in a crowd seemed to have no soul.
‘Was I like that too?’
Hyeon-yul thought it was rather novel.
“You.”
Seung-yoo walked among them and then pointed at someone with his finger.
“And you.”
He mentioned them one by one.
All those pointed out turned deathly pale.
Hyeon-yul had a hunch what he was going to do.
“Come out.”
At Seung-yoo’s command, all those pointed out came forward as if pushed from behind.
“Kill them.”
With those clean words, Seung-yoo waited quietly.
Everyone who was standing, without exception, rushed forward.
It was an act to share the guilt equally and to lessen their own guilt equally.
Seung-yoo said nothing until their last breaths were extinguished.
Only when dark blood flowed and flowed onto the floor did Seung-yoo open his mouth.
“Remember our master who visited a little while ago. It is because of him that we exist.”
He warned them quietly.
“Our master is only that one person.”
It was difficult to find any pretense in Seung-yoo’s expression as he looked at them fiercely.
‘He’s saying this even when I’m not here?’
Hyeon-yul felt a sense of doubt.
Was there any reason for a figurehead president to go this far?
Separate from the unexpected development, Hyeon-yul did not abandon his suspicion.
Because that guy was a villain.
Hyeon-yul continued to watch Seung-yoo until he returned.
“Have you been waiting long?”
Seung-yoo approached, smiling.
Hyeon-yul rested his chin on his hand and looked at Seung-yoo.
「When are they coming?」
“They will be here soon. Isn’t the mask uncomfortable? I will have a more comfortable one made.”
「It’s fine.」
“Understood. Would you like something to eat or drink? I will fetch anything.”
Seung-yoo asked with excitement.
Now that he had killed the bothersome ones, his mind finally felt at ease.
「Are you curious about my face?」
“Wouldn’t it be a lie to say I’m not curious? But until you tell me, I will do nothing.”
「I look like a person.」
「It’s tiring if my face becomes known, you know.」
“That is correct. The CCTV does not reach that seat. If there is anything you would like to eat or drink, please tell me. I will not let anyone in. I myself will also stay outside.”
Seung-yoo revealed the truth.
Had he anticipated that he would have already searched?
Hyeon-yul nonchalantly stood up from his seat.
「Why would I leave it alone when I can just break it?」
「Just organize the data I need to see and give it to me.」
He sat on the sofa and then lay down.
“Understood.”
Seung-yoo smiled brightly.
He wished he would stay here for a long, long time.
Because it finally felt like this room had found its owner.
Tap, tap.
Seung-yoo turned around at the sound.
「The interior has changed, huh?」
“…Ah, did you notice?”
Seung-yoo’s voice trembled.
He had completely redone it.
“By any chance, do you like it?”
「Where did you get it done?」
“I did it myself. Before I set foot in this line of work, I worked in interior design.”
As Seung-yoo smiled, Hyeon-yul nodded.
「Nice.」
His current house was nice too, but he also liked the interior here.
Seung-yoo looked at the woman.
Because of her short hair, her already large earrings stood out.
The corners of her eyes were upturned, giving her a sharp look.
“What are you staring at?”
The corners of the woman’s lips turned up.
It was close to a sneer.
“The one who should be here isn’t you.”
“I’m going to inherit it, so I came to act as the heir. My qualifications shouldn’t be lacking.”
The woman answered, looking at her nails as if annoyed.
“Seeing as they sent you, it seems they got scared, huh?”
“No way. I don’t think that’s something you guys, who abandoned your own leader and quickly switched to another, should say. What should we call you?”
“……Ha.”
The corners of Seung-yoo’s eyes turned up.
A fierce wind blew around him.
“My master is not Poison King, but only one person. So shut that mouth of yours.”
“Why? Did I strike a nerve?”
As one corner of the woman’s lips curled up further, Seung-yoo took a deep breath.
“I want to rip your throat out right now, but my master wants to see you. So, watch your mouth.”
“You shut your mouth and open the door.”
The woman expressed her displeasure.
Seung-yoo hesitated countless times.
He wanted to kill that arrogant woman.
Whether a power struggle broke out or not, he was confident he would win.
‘……That person said they wanted to meet her.’
Then he should let them meet.
Seung-yoo suppressed his killing intent and opened the door.
As the woman entered, she stopped, looking at Hyeon-yul lying on the sofa.
“…What, it’s really a rabbit?”
She had heard talk of a rabbit mask and whatnot, but she thought it was a joke.
What kind of faction leader in the world would wear a tacky rabbit mask?
‘It’s not a tacky mask, but still, this is a bit…….’
「Hello.」
“Can’t you speak?”
The woman, seeing the text浮かび上がった(to emerge) on the phone, spoke as if dumbfounded.
“…I told you to watch your mouth.”
A wind like a blade rushed towards the woman’s neck.
Tiing!
As soon as it touched her skin, it bounced off and bizarrely gouged the wall.
Kwadeudeudeuk.
“Oh dear, what a shame.”
The woman sneered, and Hyeon-yul observed.
‘The direction of the air suddenly changed.’
It looked like it was blocked on the surface, but in reality, the direction had changed.
‘Does it change the direction of the attack? Or can it reverse all directions?’
Hyeon-yul, imagining how he could kill her based on her pure ability, slammed the desk.
Kwaang!
「Stop.」
He moved his phone.
「Come here.」
“…Yes. I will.”
Seung-yoo ran to Hyeon-yul, and the woman sneered at this.
“No different from a puppy.”
「Woof woof.」
Hyeon-yul barked for her.
「There?」
「Satisfied?」
The woman burst out laughing at those words.
“That’s amusing, but you see, I have something I’m a bit curious about.”
The woman blinked her eyes.
The rabbit mask that was in front of her eyes disappeared.
As she was turning her head, her gaze shifted slightly diagonally downwards.
Instead of a sword, she saw a phone.
「Something like this?」