Chapter 181: Chapter 181

“Hmm…”

After hearing the report from his subordinate, Ga Jung-pyeong drank from his cup and fell into thought. It was strange that the merchant group leader of the Golden Ring Merchant Group, and not somewhere else, had decided to go to Beijing.

‘Did they have enough money and goods left for that?’

The alcohol and silk obtained from looting the Golden Ring Merchant Group was a considerable amount.

No matter how much alcohol Hoyeon Ji brewed overnight, it would not even fill half of the stolen amount.

But if they were really scraping together the remaining alcohol and going to Beijing, it would be a breakthrough for Geum Eun-hak, who was in a crisis.

As the capital of a country, Beijing was supplied with a lot of alcohol.

Moreover, since high-ranking officials lived together there, many people would be looking for the alcohol of the Hoyeon Family.

If the alcohol of the Hoyeon Family, which had become better than before, entered such a place, what would happen?

‘The Chu Gate Family will not sit still.’

Most of the alcohol consumed in Beijing was supplied by the Chu Gate Family. If the alcohol of the Hoyeon Family squeezed in there, Ga Jung-pyeong’s single neck would not be enough.

“But…”

He did not get a feel for whether he should touch this or not.

It was none other than Ga Jung-pyeong who had planned to wipe them out using a fake merchant group.

However, that had failed absurdly, and now the Golden Ring Merchant Group was preparing to travel as if they had been waiting.

It was highly likely to be a trap.

If he hastily interfered with the trade, he was highly likely to fall for the same trick.

Still, just leaving it alone was also crazy.

If by any chance the trade was real and that alcohol entered Beijing, it would really be the end.

At that moment, the door opened and someone urgently came to see him.

“Chief!”

It was Mak Chung-heon.

Sweating profusely, he dragged his huge body into the room.

His gaze was fierce, as if he was very angry.

“Those Golden Ring Merchant Group bastards dare to go to Beijing for trade?!”

“Urgh… That is true, but…”

“Then what are you doing now! We must stop those arrogant bastards immediately!”

“That is why, the timing is so exquisite that I was wondering if it might be a trap…”

“Look at this crazy guy!”

Mak Chung-heon raised his voice and huffed.

Murderous intent surged, as if he would beat Ga Jung-pyeong to death with a single club right now.

Ga Jung-pyeong’s breath was choked.

“That is why you get cursed at! Do you not even know that there is a time to roll your head and a time to act?!”

“But Leader… right now…”

“Call Go Chwi-san right now! Tell him to select the kids and send them!”

At the name Go Chwi-san, Ga Jung-pyeong’s eyes sparkled.

Come to think of it, why had he not thought of that? In a situation where no answer came out like this, using a person who could press down with power in any situation was the easiest way.

If it was Go Chwi-san, even if it was a trap, he had enough ability to break it and escape.

Ga Jung-pyeong bowed his head deeply.

“I understand.”

With his head bowed, he wore a meaningful sneer.

If they hit the Golden Ring Merchant Group using Go Chwi-san, there was no way it would fail whether it was a trap or not, so the plan of the Golden Ring Merchant Group and the Hunan Dan Family would go to waste.

And when everyone’s attention was focused there, if they disposed of the stolen goods, they would be able to make a huge profit.

“And call Geon So-chun as well. It will be best to sell the stolen goods to him.”

Sure enough, Mak Chung-heon was talking about exactly that.

“As you wish…”

Even though he had risen to this position with the power of the Chu Gate Family, Ga Jung-pyeong felt anew that the business talent he possessed was also of a considerable level.

* * *

Attacks were bound to take place at night rather than in broad daylight.

It was because darkness narrowed the field of vision and implicitly planted fear in people.

Go Chwi-san was looking at the place where the light shone in the dead of night.

He did not count the exact number, but including the porters, there seemed to be about fifty people.

It did not seem like there were people with such great skills either.

“Will they really give me a hundred silver liang just for crushing that?”

Go Chwi-san asked, looking back slightly.

Ga Jung-pyeong was standing there.

Nodding his head slightly, it did not seem to be a lie.

“Good. It is a simple matter.”

“You may let the others go, but you must kill Geum Eun-hak. Also, you know you must be careful not to damage the goods, right?”

“Of course.”

Go Chwi-san grinned.

He was a betrayer who fled from the Demonic Cult.

He possessed great skills, enough to be named among the top hundred experts in the world, and his fists were famous for crushing even rocks.

Moreover, he was a master of external arts about whom there were stories that he might be the one closest to the Diamond Impervious Body in the history of the Central Plains.

“Today’s work seems to be as easy as pie, Leader.”

“Hmph, still, do not let your guard down. Because it is a job commissioned by those black-hearted bastards.”

“Haha!”

Ga Jung-pyeong burst into laughter at those words.

Clearly, it would look easy on the outside, but if the person wearing the mask was there, it could never be called easy.

“You watch from here… when things are sorted out, come down.”

“Of course.”

Go Chwi-san confirmed that Ga Jung-pyeong nodded his head and leaped.

It was just looting a merchant group, and even if bandits who were no different from a rabble were gathered, they were no different from a single fistful to him.

It was better to finish this kind of trivial work quickly.

Go Chwi-san, along with his subordinates, quickly approached the merchant group. Since it was late, most of them were resting, and except for those on guard, they did not even seem worth being wary of.

However, the strange thing was that the figure of the one judged to be Geum Eun-hak could not be seen.

‘Well, he will show up if I keep killing.’

He smirked and leaped.

Whoosh!

With the sound of wind, his body soared.

Thud!

As he fell into the middle of the merchant group in an instant, the ground vibrated greatly with a heavy sound.

Those who were sleeping woke up in surprise, and those on guard opened their eyes wide.

“Which one is the guy called Geum Eun-hak?!”

At that shout that rang out loudly, everyone was frightened.

Through the internal energy contained in that voice, they guessed that the opponent was not ordinary.

The frightened bandits could not say anything and just had blank expressions.

“Someone has to die for you to snap out of it!”

The moment he clenched his fist and was about to strike the closest person.

Bang, bang!

Two dimly visible figures approached Go Chwi-san.

“Ugh!?”

Go Chwi-san deflected a sword that sharply aimed at his vital spot and ducked.

However, at the same time, he felt two short swords stretching towards his head.

Chills.

It was a sharp move.

In the end, he took two steps back and confronted them.

The two who brandished the swords also easily took their positions and guarded against Go Chwi-san and his subordinates.

“U… Uwaaaaakh!”

At that moment, the guards, including the porters, began to run away screaming.

They did not even think about protecting the luggage carts.

“Save me!”

“I-I didn’t hear about this!”

Since not only the guards who had to hold swords but also the porters started to flee all at once, the surroundings literally became a mess.

“Puhaha… Puhahaha!”

Watching that, Go Chwi-san burst into a loud laugh. He had done many things so far, but it was his first time seeing everyone run away in a crowd like this without a single person left to guard the luggage.

“Is this the level of the Golden Ring Merchant Group? How ridiculous!”

Even Go Chwi-san’s subordinates could not hide their ridicule. At the same time, the two who were pointing their swords at them also slowly backed away and tried to escape.

“I won’t let you escape!”

Go Chwi-san judged that he must not lose these two. Because they would probably know where Geum Eun-hak was hiding.

The moment he was about to spring forward and stretch out a hand.

Faster than that, a blade that cut in aimed at his throat.

It was cold.

A chill went through his whole body.

Go Chwi-san realized that this was a move he must avoid.

As he spun his body and barely avoided the blade, the man who was standing still threw something he was holding in his hand.

Pop, pop!

Smoke bombs exploded.

It was already hard to see properly due to the darkness, but as the smoke spread around, the surroundings became pitch black.

He tried to find the opponent using his senses, but he could not chase those who were already disappearing in an instant.

The lightness art was faster than he thought, and no matter how good his night vision was, chasing blindly in this situation was not a wise choice.

And the opponent was clearly prepared for the attack.

Although the porters and guards ran away, if they chased after them, they were highly likely to fall into a trap. After all, aren’t the luggage and carts of the merchant group all here?

“They are really unexciting guys.”

Go Chwi-san shook his head and sighed. He had just gotten excited, but the work ended before he could do anything properly.

Ten luggage carts were placed intact, and not a single person could be found.

“Hey, Chief… Is it really okay with this?”

“Hmm…”

As the situation ended absurdly, Ga Jung-pyeong approached and groaned.

He saw the duo that made Go Chwi-san back away, but Geum Eun-hak was not there.

They were not even the ones wearing masks.

They seemed to have some skills, but they just backed away.

‘Is there some other trick? Or is nothing loaded in the luggage carts?’

Ga Jung-pyeong looked at Go Chwi-san and said.

“I am sorry, but could you pull back the cloth of the luggage carts?”

“That much is easy.”

Go Chwi-san winked at his subordinates with a disappointed face.

They stood in front of the carts one by one, cut the ropes with swords, and pulled back the cloth.

Dozens of jars were loaded on the entire luggage cart.

“This is the alcohol of the Hoyeon Family, right? Hahaha! They really just left the luggage and ran away.”

“…”

Ga Jung-pyeong frowned even more at this strange situation.

They were indeed alcohol jars stamped with the seal of the Hoyeon Family.

Dozens of them per cart.

If this much alcohol had been released in Beijing, a really big trouble would have occurred.

Then, from the perspective of the Golden Ring Merchant Group, shouldn’t they have defended it more desperately?

That complicated Ga Jung-pyeong’s mind after all.

Frowning, he tore the sealing paper of one alcohol bottle.

The moment he dipped his finger in it and brought it to his mouth.

“!?”

Ga Jung-pyeong’s eyes widened.

His pupils trembled, and he froze like a stone statue, unable to move.

His face looked as if he had received a shock from something.

“What? Is it that delicious?”

Go Chwi-san laughed boldly and threw the alcohol jars to his subordinates one by one.

Since it was a very famous alcohol anyway, he had wanted to get and drink it, and this was like killing two birds with one stone.

The moment they tore the sealing paper and took a big gulp.

“Pfft!”

“Ugh!”

“Cough!”

Go Chwi-san and his subordinates spat out the alcohol they had in their mouths.

They spat several times, and someone was retching, struggling to remove the foul odor that spread throughout his mouth.

Then, Go Chwi-san, who had been retching for a long time, grabbed Ga Jung-pyeong by the collar.

“Damn it! This is urine!”

They were tricked.

‘What on earth were these guys thinking when they planned this?’

Ga Jung-pyeong could not easily recover from the shock.

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