The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 131
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Episode 131
131. I have to eat Shinuiju.
“Why is it so noisy at this hour? Can’t you sleep here?”
Noh Song-rin, who was locked up in the patrol detention facility of the prison village, woke up because the building was noisy.
He scratched his neck and got up, leaning closer to the doorway to look outside. It was dark outside, visible through the small window on top of the specially treated iron door. Unlike the detention cell, there was a faint light coming in through the crack in the door at the end of the hallway.
‘I ignored it because it was a crumbling building, but the prison is actually quite sturdy. They say it’s the site of an old prison. I’m sure there’s a cell block there.’
Noh Song-rin carefully examined the iron gate and wall.
“Let’s see. It seems like it would be hard to break it secretly. It would be noisy if I tried hard. Hmm, even if I leave, the Yeonjeongmun Gate will be holding on, so fighting it is even harder. Should I wait for the right time?
Even if I were to escape from here, it would be difficult to leave this village right away. I heard that there were Chinese hunters holding out around the village, so it seemed like it would be difficult to escape without clashing.
In a way, I thought there was no better place to hide than here, so I quietly locked myself in, but I regretted it because it was more frustrating than I expected.
“I refused for nothing. You could have just lied and said you were going to assassinate me and run away.”
Noh Song-rin thought back to Yeon Jeong-mun’s suggestion.
‘If you get rid of Hyun Jeong-geon, I’ll give you all the expensive loot.’
Noh Song-rin immediately rejected the offer.
It was because of the name Hyun Jeong-geon.
A former coworker who Kang Mu-hyeok had asked to investigate. I heard he was working as a broker in Sinuiju, but I never thought he would be connected to the prison village.
In addition, the leader of the guys who were supposed to keep order here requested an assassination. I couldn’t even guess how evil they were.
“Well, if he worked with Director Kang, he must be no ordinary guy.”
No Song-rin grumbled and tried to go back to sleep.
At that moment, the door at the end of the hallway opened and someone came in. Noh Song-rin glanced outside the iron bars.
Shadows stretched out on the hallway floor. Light footsteps came closer. Soon, a face peeking out into Noh Song-rin’s field of vision appeared.
“mister?”
“Huh? Oh? You’re that kid from back then? The one who was crying in the underpass. That bastard was crying so loudly it was deafening.”
“When did I? I didn’t cry! Something got in my eye.”
“You lied and fell asleep. You ran out crying and then sold me out.”
“Are you selling it?”
“You reported me. You told me.”
“Ah, did you tell the patrolmen?”
“Yeah, you deadly rascal.”
“It’s not fatal. I was just telling my dad.”
“dad?”
“My dad is on patrol here.”
“Then, you told Dad so harshly? Inma, you’re not even a man. Just cut off the pepper.”
“It’s not fatal. And I’m a man. I won’t take off my pepper.”
“Oh, yeah. You’re a guy. But you’re wearing panties.”
“No. I’m not saying it’s fatal.”
“Chi-sa-pung.”
“Ugh, ugh… … .”
“Huh? Hey, I was wrong. Don’t cry. You’re not a cheesy. You’re not a cheesy panties. So really, don’t cry.”
“Sniff. You thought I was just letting you off this once. Sniff.”
“Ha, what am I doing here with this kid?”
As Noh Song-rin muttered and lamented his fate, he suddenly noticed something strange.
“By the way, why are you here? Isn’t it time for the kids to sleep?”
“I woke up because it was so noisy outside.”
“Where did the guy guarding in front go?”
“I don’t know. I heard you guys are busy since morning.”
“No, what kind of a place is this without foundation? Is it worse than Taesung? There’s a kid coming and going from the prison.”
“It’s not a prison. It’s our home. It’s our school.”
“Home? School?”
Nod nod.
“What? Are they putting kids in jail here too?”
“No, that’s not it. This is my house. The kids I saw yesterday all live here.”
Noh Song-rin, who was not familiar with the child’s language, thought about the interpretation for a moment.
“So you and your dad and your friends all live here on the patrol?”
“Yes. There’s a house here in the playground. The school is right next to it. We all live together.”
“Wow, this is really crazy. What’s wrong with the environment these kids live in? Is this a prison that’s both home and school?”
“Isn’t that the name of our town?”
“Oh? That’s what happened?”
It was Noh Song-rin who felt the name Prison Village anew.
‘Even though it’s a closed prison, if a kid like that lives in a place like this, what else could he possibly become than someone like me? Tsk tsk, well, at least he won’t be able to leave here. Isn’t he a little pitiful?’
As Noh Song-rin looked down at the child through the small window, lost in thought, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
“Hey, kid. Do you happen to know Hyun Jeong-geon? I heard he lives in this town.”
“Yes. I know. Mr. Hyun. He’s the man who gives you delicious food.”
“Oh! Then, let me ask you one favor.”
“What are you going to give me?”
“Hey. Are you negotiating with me right now?”
“My father told me not to do unpaid labor. Of course, he told me to do the work properly if I was paid.”
The child shook his hand, making a circle with his thumb and index finger.
Noh Song-rin laughed as if she found it ridiculous.
“What should I do? I don’t have any money right now. As you can see, I’m trapped.”
“Then, as if it never happened.”
The child turned his back on Noh Song-rin. It was hard to believe that he was the child who had been crying just a moment ago.
But his steps were slow, as if he was hoping for something. He was looking behind him furtively, as if he was hiding what he wanted.
Noh Song-rin noticed the child’s clumsy acting, but pretended not to care.
“Wait! Okay, okay. But if you do me a favor, I’ll buy you ten boxes of cookies.”
“We don’t do credit transactions.”
“I’ll buy you a mountain of money with interest.”
“How much is the pile? How many boxes are there?”
“Even if your room is full, it won’t be enough.”
“I don’t have a room.”
“I will fill your house.”
“Hmm… You can’t let it go there. You’ll get in trouble with Dad.”
“Just tell me.”
“To whom?”
“Hyun Jeong-geon. You’re the guy who gives you snacks? It’s okay to say a few words to such a nice guy, right? Right?”
“That… will be okay? Maybe? That old man is kind. Then, just wait a minute.”
“Hey, where are you going?!”
The child went out into the detention cell hallway and returned a moment later with a pen and paper.
He lay on the floor and fidgeted for a while, then stood up on tiptoe and handed the paper to Noh Song-rin.
“What is this?”
“It’s a contract. They say that if you talk to bad guys, you can wipe your mouth later.”
“Did your dad tell you this too?”
“He’s the uncle next door.”
“As expected, the environment here is not good. But I’m not a bad guy.”
“The bad guy says he’s not a bad guy. And now he’s in jail. He’s a bad guy, right?”
“That’s an adult’s business… Phew, it’s hard to argue with that. Well, he’s not a very nice man after all.”
“Write your name there.”
Noh Song-rin read the contract. The word “contract” was written in crooked letters. It was a contract that copied both A and B. The child’s name was written at the very bottom.
“Inma, I’m the one who’s in charge. The one who gives the money is the one in charge.”
“The person who is pitiful is Eul.”
“Ugh. Your uncle told you that too?”
“It’s the lady from the house across the street.”
“How do they educate the kids here?”
Noh Song-rin did not spit anymore and wrote her name in the blank space below it that said ‘eul’.
Cheol-i, who received the contract back, asked with satisfaction.
“So what should I say?”
“Go to Hyun Jeong-geon and tell him that there is a person here sent by Director Kang Mu-hyeok. His name is Noh Song-rin. Tell him to come find me. It would be better if you could get him out of here.”
* * *
The patrol was in disarray because Hwang Dong-su had been sending people since dawn. Then, when Cheon Deok-su asked to meet, the whole neighborhood was in an uproar.
“It could be a trap. Don’t you know that the mood among Chinese kids is not good these days?”
“Captain, Hwang Dong-su is suspicious. Are you saying you’re going to suddenly form a faction at this hour of the morning?”
There were many different opinions, but they were all summarized in one word: Yeonjeongmun.
“No matter how much I hate Cheon Deok-su, when have we ever avoided meeting?”
The aides were unable to refute Lien Jeong-mun’s counter-question.
Cheon Deok-su was known as a Chinese lackey and a traitor, but whenever there was a problem in the village and he had a discussion with Yeon Jeong-mun, he always resolved it through dialogue rather than fists.
The fact that even when disputes broke out between subordinates under the two forces, they did not escalate into violence was also due to the two’s strong control over the organization.
Besides, even though we were distant now, we tended to be cautious because we knew each other’s faces among family members.
“If you’re that worried, call Deoksu to the patrol. Unless he has some hidden agenda, he’ll come without a second thought.”
As expected, Cheon Deok-su accepted Yeon Jeong-mun’s invitation.
As the dark sky gradually began to return to its original color, Cheon Deok-su came to find the patrol unit with only a few subordinates.
“How about we just talk it out between the two of us like we always do?”
“Don’t do that.”
Yeonjeongmun dismissed his subordinates. When only the two of them were left in the office and the surroundings completely disappeared, Cheon Deoksu opened his mouth.
“Hwang Dong-su. If this guy comes out here, I can’t just sit still.”
“Yes. It would ruin the balance of this village. That’s why we made a promise not to touch Dongsu.”
“What should we do? If the balance of power we have established collapses, the map itself will be shaken.”
“What can I do? I have to persuade her. She wants to eat breakfast together, so let’s go and listen to her story.”
“What if he doesn’t listen when I tell him? That guy is really stubborn.”
“There’s nothing I can do about it then. I have no choice but to go all the way… … .”
Although Yeonjeongmun didn’t continue speaking, Cheon Deoksu could tell what she was saying.
“But let’s try not to go that far. It’ll hurt us all.”
* * *
Mr. Joe changed his appearances throughout the night and managed to break through the siege without arousing suspicion. He finally succeeded in infiltrating the prison village.
“Is this it?”
After wandering through the intricately tangled prison village like a maze, the place she found was Uiju’s house.
“If Hyun Jung-geon’s explanation is correct, then that house seems to be the right one. One, two, three. The third house. But why are there so many hunters? It’s a bit different from what you explained? Well, once you go in, you’ll probably get a reaction.”
Mr. Joe transformed into the Hyun Jeong-geon he had copied in advance and came down from the roof where he had been hiding.
The hunters around Uiju’s house discovered her late. Mr. Joe approached cautiously, fearing that the opponent would attack.
“Huh? Aren’t you the current president?”
“Oh my, you’ve all had a hard time. But why are you here like this… … .”
“Brother Dong-su called me here. Chief Kang, here, tell me to guard. I’ll be keeping watch like this.”
“Ah, Captain Kang? Where are you now?”
“He’s in the attic. Should I call Brother Dong-su?”
“No, what. This is where I used to be, so there was no need to call me. Haha.”
“Who is this? It’s not the current president.”
Mr. Joe became nervous when a man suddenly appeared and pretended to know him.
‘who is this?’
Fortunately, the hunter next to him revealed his identity.
“Brother Dong-su. President Hyun just arrived. He said he wanted to see the manager.”
“Oh, I see. You should come with me. You were waiting for me anyway.”
“Why go through all that trouble… I can just go find it myself.”
“I cannot be so rude to someone who came with the village chief for the sake of the village.”
Seeing how he treated himself, who had transformed into Hyun Jeong-geon, with such respect that it felt burdensome, Mr. Cho had an intuition that Kang Mu-hyeok had done something here.
‘What did he do to be able to tame the people of Shinuiju, who are known for being rough? People who are not even in good health.’
Mr. Cho entered Uiju’s house under Hwang Dong-soo’s guidance. When he went up the stairs without railings to the attic, there was Kang Mu-hyeok leaning against the bed with a grumpy face.
Kang Moo-hyuk was writing something in a notebook while looking at a piece of paper that looked like a map.
“Chief Kang. President Hyun Jeong-geon has returned.”
“Haha, Captain Kang… … .”
The moment Mr. Joe took a few steps closer and waved his hand, Kang Moo-hyuk’s eyes turned sharp.
“The strides are different?”
“What? What’s different?”
“And Hyun Jeong-geon walks with his shoulders slightly hunched. It’s a kind of occupational disease. Who are you?”
“This is crazy. Who would see something like that? Arghh …
Before he could finish speaking, a fist was aimed at Mr. Joe’s head. The wind that Hwang Dong-soo blew swept through the attic. Mr. Joe was pushed back by the wind pressure and spun around in the air.
“Where?!”
Hwang Dong-soo rushed towards Mr. Joe, who was trying to get out of the attack range.
“Wow. Look at this guy’s strength.”
Mr. Cho responded to Hwang Dong-soo’s extended fist with a kick. Although she didn’t particularly enjoy fighting, she was not one to turn down a fight that came her way.
However, he was weak in a direct, bare-handed fight. It may not have been different if he was ahead in rank, but after receiving Hwang Dong-soo’s attacks, he could tell that he was by no means inferior to him.
“Resisting is useless! Reveal your identity!”
“Put your fists away and speak!”
As Mr. Joe dodged or blocked all of the attacks, Hwang Dong-soo pulled out the sword on his waist.
“Hey, I told you to put your fists away, who would pull out a sword too? Huh? Even the Mana Sword? Stop! Stop! Chief Kang, it’s me. Me!”
Mr. Joe quickly tried to change his appearance. He transformed into a middle-aged man every time he met Kang Moo-hyuk… … .
‘Oops! Did you erase the save of that image?’
She didn’t realize that Kang Moo-hyuk had erased his known appearance because of his trait of having ten transformation slots.
Among the appearances that he has now, the one that Kang Mu-hyuk knows is… … .
Ssssssss!
Her long, glossy black hair, like silk, grew to her waist. A woman with a petite body appeared, unlike her small face, white skin, close-set eyes, nose, and mouth, and her slender yet sharp jawline, and her sharp gaze that made it difficult to approach her.
“It’s me, it’s me. Chief Kang. Do something about this.”
Mr. Joe’s original appearance.
It was Jo Si-won.
“Do you know him, Captain?”
“Who are you?”
“No, you forgot this appearance? This pretty face?”
“How dare you use that bizarre disguise like a nine-tailed fox in front of the captain?! I can’t just sit by and watch!”
“Hey, put the knife in! Kang Mu-hyuk! Are you really going to do this?”
“Hunter Hwang Dong-su, put away your weapon. We are on the same side.”
“yes?”
“I was just joking. Thanks to that, I finally got to see Mr. Joe’s real face for the first time in a long time. Did you erase that old man who looked like a detective?”
“Hey, you knew it was me from the beginning, right?”
“Yes. I noticed it when I saw you walking on tiptoe.”
“Hey, what the… Look here. Why is there a knife to my neck?”
“Aren’t you trying to swear at the captain?”
“Do you get stabbed here if you swear?”
“Depending on the situation?”
Mr. Joe turned his head and cursed silently.
Kang Mu-hyuk said to her, who had been silently complaining for a long time.
“Since Mr. Cho came here, it seems he had a request from the guild master. Since he appeared as the current president, it means the two of them met. Since he didn’t come in person due to the guild master’s personality, is there a problem with the guild?”
“Anyway, I don’t need to explain anything to Captain Kang. Oh, Joo Gil-ma’s feet were tied up because of the chaos caused by the Baekho Guild guys. I met Hyun Jeong-geon, and Go Eul-ji came with me. So now Captain Kang just needs to get out of here. You said you need a shot to keep from dying? I was quite surprised when I heard you were in pain.”
Hwang Dong-soo flinched at the words that he would take Kang Mu-hyeok with him. No, he was even more nervous when he heard that he could die. It was because of the promise he had made to himself.
Kang Moo-hyuk, who had been chewing on Mr. Joe’s words, opened his mouth.
“Not now.”
“What? Why?”
“I have to eat Shinuiju.”
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