The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 129



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Episode 129

129. At least today.

“The Baekho Guild is holding a demonstration of force in front of Bukpocheon? Are you demanding that the hunters who chased after Lee Sook-young be handed over?”

Hyun Jeong-geon, who heard about the situation in Bukpocheon from Mr. Cho and Go Eul-ji, was concerned about the Baekho Guild’s movements.

In this part, he had the same concerns as Kang Mu-hyeok.

‘Simple involvement or deep involvement?’

He was leaning towards the latter. Coincidentally, the reason was that the time when they were pressuring Iron Will was the same time they were locked up in the prison village.

Even if it was a simple request, it was not something a guild of the level of Baekho Guild would do in such a noisy manner.

‘In that sense, Joo Se Ah’s judgment is impeccable. In any case, protecting the guild is the priority. You never know what the reckless Baekho Guild might do. And it didn’t stop there. It’s also quite right that they dispatched a hunter to rescue the leader. They don’t push things through with brute force like rumors say.’

Having worked with Kang Mu-hyeok in the strategy and tactics team, Hyun Jeong-geon was able to accurately see the current situation.

Putting complicated matters aside, just think about two big things right now.

Rescue Kang Mu-hyeok and secure the injection.

When I commented on this, Mr. Cho and Go Eul-ji showed unexpected reactions.

“Where does it hurt, Captain?”

“Chief Kang, what is that injection?”

Hyun Jeong-geon was surprised by their answers.

“Both of you… didn’t know about Captain Kang’s illness.”

“Tell me more. How is the captain sick?”

Go Eul-ji urged him. Hyun Jeong-geon kept his mouth shut. He could guess why Kang Mu-hyeok had not told him about his illness.

‘The health of guild executives such as Gilma and Bugilma can bring danger to the organization. If their illness becomes known, it becomes a reason for distrust in itself. It is a weak point for the opposing forces.’

Kang Mu-hyeok wasn’t a hunter, and if he was pushed out of the industry once, it would be over. It would be difficult to return to the guild industry while sick.

‘That’s difficult. If Captain Kang steps down from his position, what will happen to the big fun in the future?’

While Hyun Jeong-geon was hesitating, Go Eul-ji took notice.

“No, why did you become a scapegoat? I told you to speak quickly.”

“That’s not something I can meddle in. It’s better to hear it directly from Director Kang.”

“Oh my god. I’ve seen this in dramas. When someone is really upset, they just avoid answering. Sigh… Is Director Kang going to die?”

“What were you listening to? You’ll be fine as long as you have the medicine.”

“Chief Kang, you can’t die. If you die, I’ll be taken back to my grandfather.”

“Hey, Mr. Cho. Is this kid usually this disobedient?”

“In South Korea, there are only two people who can control me. Kang Moo-hyuk and Joo Se-ah. Even blood relatives can’t control me. They’re just my way.”

Hyun Jeong-geun and Mr. Cho came up with the following plan while agreeing on some useless points.

Mr. Joe’s conclusion was simple.

“No matter what, I guess I have to go back in.”

“I didn’t get to ask the captain where to get the injection because I had to escape suddenly. Since escape is the ultimate goal anyway, I guess I’ll have to go back.”

“What is the infiltration route?”

“The place I just came from was the only escape route I could find. It’s probably blocked now, so I’ll have to find another way in.”

“Then let me present it here. Right now we have two options.”

Mr. Joe said, holding up two fingers.

“What is it?”

“One is the infiltration of the county. The other is me infiltration.”

“What kind of car is it?”

“Goeulji is a telekinesis. His actions are unusually high-ranking.”

“What’s wrong with what I’m doing?!”

Although Goeulji intervened, Mr. Joe ignored him and continued the conversation.

“You can infiltrate from the air. It’ll be dark so it’ll be hard to pinpoint your exact location, but if you dive vertically from a very high place, you’ll probably not be detected.”

“That’s rejected. There’s a guy among the Chinese kids who has a high level of detection skill. It’s almost like a passive, so he’ll notice it right away.”

“I don’t care if you notice. At my level, I can get in quickly.”

“You’re making fun of Shinuiju. These guys even have an interception response team. The skies of Shinuiju are hard for even flying monsters to withstand. Even an A-ranked one would have a hard time holding out if they were hit multiple times in the air. Even if they could hold out, if they were caught while entering, they might think the rescue team has arrived and enter the prison village. Given Chief Kang’s current health, it’s impossible to escape while holding them out.”

The town has become a mess.

Mr. Joe raised his hand.

“Then, I guess it would be best for me to go.”

“What is your specialty?”

“You saw it in the subway? It’s hiding well.”

“I’m pretty good at hiding, too. But that encirclement isn’t just for protecting people. It’s a mountain of equipment specialized for detection and exploration.”

“It’s okay. I don’t care if I get caught.”

“What does that mean?”

“I’m just going to go in there openly.”

“??”

* * *

Hwang Dong-su gathered his followers in the middle of the night.

It was night, but the gathering was not difficult. The people of the prison village basically operated a Hashi emergency contact network just in case. In addition, they were connected separately by neighborhood, like a mutual aid organization. Naturally, the young men who followed Hwang Dong-soo also had their own lines.

A group of young men in their thirties gathered at Uiju’s house.

Uiju’s wife gave him the living room and the veranda at Kang Mu-hyeok’s request. They were all familiar faces, and some of them had been raised like younger siblings since they were young, so they weren’t upset even when he made a fuss in the middle of the night.

While Hwang Dong-soo had not yet revealed himself, the young hunters began to exchange opinions on why he had summoned them.

“Brother Dong-su, why did you call me at this hour of the night?”

“Do you know what’s going on tomorrow? I came to Orani.”

“If you called in the middle of the night, you must have made up your mind.”

“What decision?”

“There’s that, right? That.”

“That… If it’s not that… … .”

The noisy house suddenly became quiet. It was because of the anticipation that what he had been requesting from Hwang Dong-soo for a long time would become a reality.

At that moment, Mrs. Ui came out of the kitchen.

“Everyone will gather at night and go out, so pack some snacks or something to eat.”

Mrs. Uiju and Gilyoung Kim carried a tray containing simple refreshments.

“Sister-in-law, please. Why are you doing this yourself? Have your son do it for you.”

“Youngest one. Sister, your hand is broken. What are you doing?”

“Oh, that’s enough. How can a tray break something that even an orc can’t break? Just stay here. Dong-su will be here soon.”

The noisy noise on the first floor could be heard all the way to the attic.

Kang Moo-hyuk asked Hwang Dong-soo, who was with him.

“Lady Uiju… Everyone is very polite to you.”

“Yes. Sister Yebun is the one who made a hundred-year promise with Brother Byeongju, who everyone respects, and she is the older sister of the kids in this neighborhood and is like a mother to them.”

“What about Cheon Deok-su’s gang?”

“Deoksu… The gang isn’t that different either.”

“So you threatened that person?”

Hwang Dong-soo couldn’t say anything. It was because he was thinking of Cheon Deok-soo.

The culprit who split the village in two.

Even though I hated him, I was angry that the village couldn’t run without him.

Even now, didn’t he secretly get his mother’s medicine and food from the black market?

Moreover, he was determined to kill two people using his mother’s treatment as bait.

‘I’m ashamed to say this, but I’ve been so indifferent to the town’s affairs. Let’s not use my mother’s illness as an excuse. We need to fix this now. And I need to get my mother treated. I’ve already bet on this guy, so I have no choice but to go all the way.’

Hwang Dong-soo looked down at Kang Moo-hyuk. He was thinking deeply about something. It had only been a few hours since they met, but he had a rough idea of ​​Kang Moo-hyuk’s disposition. When he was lost in thought, it was best to wait quietly.

‘I keep worrying about Mrs. Ui. … .’

Kang Mu-hyeok recalled the time when Ui-ju’s wife had to deal with Deok-su’s gang that came to her house.

Even though I couldn’t tell what was being said by lip-reading from an angle looking down, the atmosphere wasn’t very good.

At a glance, you could tell that they were not on bad terms, but somehow, the expression on the face of Mrs. Uiju as she turned around was sad. There was no venom in her eyes as she looked at the men of the man who killed her husband. Rather, it was like the eyes of young Gil-young sharpening a sword of revenge.

‘Before Cheon Deok-su betrayed and sided with China, the entire village lived like a family. I can understand that feeling, but… … .’

No matter how much he thought about it, Kang Mu-hyeok felt something uneasy about Ui-ju’s expression.

‘When I have mana addiction, I become overly sensitive. So I read even useless expressions and it’s tiring.’

As the disease worsened, the speed of thought became faster, and scenes that others might miss came to mind vividly. Memories that had been forgotten in the past became clear, and the information that was gathered in this way became vivid pictures of scenes in my head.

A strange phenomenon where the body gets worse but the mind gets better.

Kang Moo-hyuk had the whole of Shinuiju in his head. The first brushstroke of the picture he was going to draw was just beginning.

“It looks like everyone is here, so let’s go down now.”

“Whew~ Will it be okay?”

“You seem nervous.”

“Honestly… . Embarrassingly, it’s scarier than when I was hunting higher-ranking monsters.”

“It’s okay. I’m always scared.”

“yes?”

When someone who was indifferent even in the face of an assassin said that he was scared, Hwang Dong-soo asked back with a look of incomprehension on his face.

Kang Mu-hyeok slowly got up from the bed and said.

“There is nothing more frightening than being responsible for someone’s life, their very life. Hunter Hwang Dong-soo just realized that.”

“… … .”

Hwang Dong-soo was speechless. Only then did he truly realize that the fate of the dozens of young people gathered downstairs was in his hands.

“Ugh.”

“Be careful.”

Hwang Dong-soo quickly supported Kang Mu-hyeok, who was staggering as he tried to get up.

Kang Moo-hyuk lightly patted Hwang Dong-soo’s shoulder and said.

“Don’t be burdened. Let it all out. I won’t make you carry the burden alone.”

Hwang Dong-soo stopped shaking as if it were a lie thanks to Kang Mu-hyeok’s encouragement.

“Let’s go. At least today no one will die.”

“yes!”

* * *

Jang Joong-sun was standing on top of a building overlooking the prison village.

Although it was a building, it was only ten stories high, but it was a rare tall building in Sinuiju.

He felt that tonight was a long night. It was a town shrouded in darkness, as he had always seen it, but he wondered if he was feeling sentimental because it didn’t have much history left.

‘You made me suffer like that. Now that the grand plan is almost over, you’re causing trouble until the very end. Is it fortunate that Kim Byeong-ju isn’t here?’

A hunter with honest and unwavering eyes.

He was the only person acknowledged by Jang Joong-sun in the prison village that was looked down upon as a garbage dump.

There were many hunters with higher ranks than Kim Byung-joo, but it was rare to find someone with such depth and strong will. Although they were from different ethnicities and countries, he was respectable as a fellow hunter.

‘I wasn’t happy about making him die like that. The hunter I recognized died for smuggling. But what can I do? The orders of the organization I belong to come first.’

Jang Joong-sun planned to have Kang Mu-hyeok and Hyun Jeong-geon deal with Cheon Deok-su and then clear out the prison village at noon. He had already brought enough troops from the mainland to do so.

We were afraid that we might be discovered if we entered Sinuiju, so we decided to wait in Dandong City across the Yalu River.

‘Cheon Deok-su was used well enough. Thanks to him, I was able to control the prison village without causing any major problems. I was able to quietly rule over Shinuiju, and my reputation with my superiors went up. He’s a guy that’s too good to just throw away, but you have to know his true colors. If he’s dark inside, it’s better to throw him away than to be useless. The problem is Yeon Jeong-mun.’

Since I brought assassins to deal with this guy, there shouldn’t be any big problems.

“I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Zhang Zhongxun smiled cruelly.