Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 167



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Episode 167. Impregnable (4)

Beside the small hut, beggar children were playing.

That was when.

A loud voice echoed from the shack.

“It’s lunch time!”

At that voice, the children gathered in a crowd into the shack.

As the children entered the hut, a sturdy beggar came out, scratching the back of his head.

Hanbin tilted his head when he saw him.

“Why are you here?”

“Is it strange that a beggar comes out of a beggar’s house? Pengaya?”

The man was Gwanggae, who had become sworn brothers with Hanbin during the last trip.

Hanbin asked.

“What is the Hanam branch you were in charge of doing and why is it here?”

“Huh? What do you mean? You called me.”

“What do you mean? Madness.”

When Hanbin tilted his head, Gwanggae’s gaze turned to Hong Chilgae.

When Hanbin made a puzzled expression, Gwanggae looked at Hong Chilgae and made a look of resentment.

“Elder, did you say that Pengga called you?”

“When did I say I called you? I said I needed you.”

“Isn’t that it?”

“Gwanggae, if you ever need money, call me.”

“That’s true.”

“I looked closely and saw that there was nothing my disciple did that didn’t make money. That’s why I called him.”

“Oh, the powder work is so busy… … .”

Gwanggae glanced at Hanbin.

Hanbin said after seeing those eyes.

“Master, what you said is right. This is also a matter of making some money.”

“Oh, as expected, he is my sworn brother.”

Gwanggae laughed heartily and tried to hug Hanbin.

At that moment, Hanbin took a step back like a loach and shouted.

“Let’s talk over there without getting too close! Or maybe you should go wash up?”

“Why are you picking on me when you can’t say anything to Mr. Hong Chil-gae? Friend.”

“Master also washes himself when he meets me.”

“Is that true, sir?”

Gwanggae looked at Hong Chilgae and shook his head in disbelief.

Hong Chil-gae looked away and coughed in vain.

“Hmm.”

Gwanggae sighed at the sight.

“A beggar, beggar! Isn’t that what the old man said?”

“You crazy dog!”

“Yes, sir.”

“Do you know what I felt during my sixty years of begging?”

“What is it?”

“Even a beggar has to maintain his dignity sometimes.”

“ah.”

“Stop talking nonsense and bring me some food. Let’s talk over lunch.”

“Instead, you have to pay for the meal.”

Gwanggae snorted and went behind the hut.

Hanbin shouted at that sight.

“I’ll pay for the meal. Go cook some meat!”

“Oh, you’re really going to pay for the meal? Then I’ll prepare a sumptuous feast for you, so look forward to it, buddy.”

After finishing speaking, Gwanggae grumbled and made something behind him.

Hanbin’s mouth watered at the sound.

Seol-hwa, who was watching the whole situation from the side, was a little taken aback.

Is it possible for a beggar to provide a banquet?

Seolhwa asked in a quiet voice.

“Are you really going to take the food I begged for and eat it?”

“Seolhwa, if you eat the lunch that guy prepares for you, you’ll change your mind. You might even leave home and become a beggar.”

“I don’t think so, Your Majesty.”

Seolhwa shook her head in disbelief.

After a while of idle conversation, Gwanggae came out from behind the hut.

“Everyone, come here!”

At Gwanggae’s shout, Hanbin and his party went behind the hut.

Behind the hut there was a bonfire, on which was placed a plate of prepared rabbit meat.

Gwanggae picked up a roasted rabbit and handed it to Hanbin.

Hanbin accepted it, took a bite, and gave it a thumbs up.

“As expected, it’s the best.”

Starting with Hanbin, Hong Chil-gae also picked up a skewer.

Seolhwa took a bite and opened her eyes wide.

“It’s as delicious as candy.”

The ones who were surprised by Seolhwa’s words were Hanbin and Hong Chilgae.

Because it was the highest compliment a fairy tale could give.

Gwanggae tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

It was almost time for roast rabbit to be sold out.

The expression on Gwanggae’s face changed to serious.

“Hey buddy, what the hell is going on?”

“I think we need to prepare for a pandemic, buddy.”

“I, it’s an epidemic… … .”

Gwanggae’s eyes grew wide as wide as they could go. Hong Chil-gae, who had been listening to the conversation from the side, quickly intervened.

“What do you mean by epidemic, my disciple?”

Everyone looked at Hanbin in surprise.

Gwanggae and Hong Chilgae’s reactions were natural.

Because the class most vulnerable to the epidemic was naturally the beggars.

Even if the level of openness was not the same, the death of a group of beggars was a problem that could not be overlooked.

The children who are now eating in the huts are not part of the open society, but they are beggars who are protected by the open society.

When an epidemic breaks out, public sentiment tends to become fierce.

Beggars will lose their source of income.

Additionally, if beggars were identified as the cause of the epidemic, they would be stoned to death before starving to death.

Hanbin nodded as if he knew it and continued speaking.

“So, you see… … .”

Everyone opened their mouths a little at Hanbin’s story that followed.

Hanbin’s story was simple.

It was said that poison was spreading in Jang Woon-hyeon.

The expression “the poison spreads” might sound a little strange.

But, if Hanbin’s words are true, then that expression was accurate.

This is because Hanbin said that food ingredients would be mixed with poison and distributed.

The symptoms of the poison were similar to those of a plague.

After hearing the explanation, Gwanggae wiggled his eyebrows and asked.

“Friend, then why don’t you just stop it?”

“How are you going to stop it?”

When Hanbin tilted his head, Gwanggae continued speaking, tapping his chest as if he was frustrated.

“If you mix it with ingredients and dissolve it, shouldn’t you block its distribution?”

“How can we stop it?”

“You said it was poison? Why is there no way?”

Gwanggae asked, as if he was frustrated.

Hanbin responded with a calm expression to that appearance.

“Have you heard of the herb called ischium chinensis that grows in the northern regions?”

“This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

Gwanggae scratched the back of his head.

He was a poisonous herb that didn’t even know the Sacheon Dangmun of Sacheon or the Baekdokmun of Baekdokgok. Although Gaekyeong was said to have the best information power, it was natural for him not to know.

“In the northern regions, the herb grows like a weed. Whether it’s eaten by animals or people, it can’t function well in the cold. But it’s different here.”

“… … .”

“The poison extracted from the ischium oxysporum takes about two weeks to show symptoms, and those symptoms are exactly like the plague I mentioned earlier. The problem is that before symptoms show, the poison is colorless and odorless due to its nature. It’s a poison that doesn’t show any signs even if you dip a silver needle in it.”

“hmm.”

“No matter how much I tell you in advance, you have to take a bite to know if it’s poop or soybean paste.”

“Then how did you know?”

“… … .”

At that question, Hanbin crossed his arms and looked at Gwanggae.

Hanbin, who had been watching for a while, asked with a serious expression.

“Can you believe it?”

“Of course, if you can’t trust me, who can you trust?”

“I’m talking about your mouth, not yours.”

Gwanggae covered his mouth at Hanbin’s words. Hanbin looked at him for a moment and then continued speaking.

“Now that I think about it, I guess I can believe it.”

“What does that mean?”

“Hey, you know that the nondisclosure agreement we signed last time is still valid, right?”

“hmm.”

Gwanggae coughed in vain as if remembering something and turned his gaze away.

Hanbin, whose expression softened at that sight, continued speaking.

“This is what happened in the Hwangbo family… … .”

Hanbin told Hwangbo Se-ga about what happened with the monster.

It is still a secret known only to the head of the Hwangbo family.

Of course, I left out the story about there being black iron there and the story about a monster disguising itself as this Confucius.

Hanbin, who had even said that he almost died with Hwangbo Mancheong, glanced at them.

Everyone swallowed their saliva and waited for Hanbin’s next words.

Now it was time to tell the story I had prepared in advance.

“He said that because he knew we were going to die.”

“What did you say?”

As Gwanggae swallowed his saliva and asked urgently, Hanbin continued speaking.

“They said they were going to do something in Jangwoonhyeon. They said the goal was clearly openness.”

“This is rotten!”

Gwanggae broke the skewer he was holding as if he was excited.

Hong Chil-gae also gritted his teeth and twitched his cheeks in excitement.

“Are there any such blasphemous people? Why are you saying that you are aiming for the most powerless openness? Those bastards should be killed!”

While Gwanggae and Hong Chilgae were excited, Hanbin spoke with a gloomy expression.

“That’s what I’m saying. But I would do the same thing even if I were the enemy.”

“What are you talking about, buddy?”

“Think about it carefully. There’s a saying in military strategy that if you block the eyes and ears of the enemy before attacking them, you’ll be victorious in every battle.”

“That’s true.”

“Isn’t openness the eyes and ears of the political party?”

After finishing speaking, Hanbin quietly looked at Hong Chil-gae and Gwang-gae.

The emotions in their eyes were burning.

If you put rabbit meat in front of their eyes, it will be golden brown.

Actually, half of what Hanbin said was true.

Even if they were the enemy, they would first destroy the enemy’s information organization before starting the fight.

“hmm.”

Gwanggae swallowed his sigh and looked at Hanbin.

Hanbin nodded quietly at that sight.

Because it seemed like we were halfway to recruiting Chang.

In this operation, the opening is the window.

The Black Snake was supposed to be Hanbin’s shield.

In fact, Hanbin was the one who asked Cheolno about Heuksamun.

I used to wonder if this was fate.

As Hanbin looked at them, Gwanggae asked cautiously.

“Then is there a solution, my friend?”

“If openness is the goal, shouldn’t openness disappear from here?”

“We’re disappearing?”

“Yeah. We’re sending the kids to other places and using some force to prepare to beat up those guys.”

“Oh.”

Gwanggae’s eyes lit up. Hong Chilgae, who was next to him, clapped his hands and agreed with Hanbin’s opinion.

Gwanggae, who was in the middle of exchanging opinions, glanced at Hanbin.

“I know it’s a bit odd to say this, but it would be nice if there was some compensation… … .”

“Haha. Of course I will.”

Hanbin, smiling brightly, nodded to Seolhwa.

Seol-hwa, who received the signal, placed a bundle in front of Gwang-gae.

Swish.

When Gwanggae saw the bundle, his eyes shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Friend, why are you handing me the contract? What do you have to rip off from this beggar!”

Hanbin sighed and said after seeing the waving man.

“Hey, does this look like a contract to you?”

“What else is in the bundle besides the contract?”

As Hanbin nodded at the sight of Gwanggae continuing to wave his hands, Seolhwa opened the bundle.

For a moment, Gwanggae closed his eyes.

I opened my eyes briefly, perhaps out of curiosity.

Contrary to Gwanggae’s expectations, the bundle contained ornaments.

“What the hell is this, mate?”

“This is the reward.”

“This is conservatism?”

“I’ll teach you the value of this trinket later. For now, just give it to the remaining masters of openness.”

Hanbin stood up from his seat as if he had said everything he wanted to say and dusted off his clothes.

* * *

Hanbin, who left homework for Gwanggae and Hong Chilgae, headed to the bustling area of ​​Jangwoonhyeon.

Hanbin, who entered the downtown area, reached out to Seolhwa.

Seolhwa handed Hanbin a fan as if she had been waiting for it.

Hanbin walked through the downtown area, fanning himself with his fan.

To anyone who sees him, he looks like a rich kid visiting a downtown area.

Even his gait was unsteady, as if he was looking for a stray dog.

As expected.

Some of the Giru’s squires even grabbed Hanbin’s sleeves when they saw him.

Hanbin smiled broadly, satisfied with the current reaction.

He still walked down the street, folding and unfolding his fan repeatedly.

However, Hanbin’s eyes were not relaxed.

I looked around without stopping.

In fact, Jang Yun-hyeon’s map was drawn here and there on the landscape painting on the fan.