episode_0311

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A day has passed.

Sa Chae-yong realized that he was in too much of a hurry. It was too much to expect that Yeongyangru’s business would be resolved within a day.

Two days have passed.

Sa Chae-yong consoled himself and thought. Yes, time would have been needed to come up with a plan to deal with Seobokpyeon Jikjik. Hocheonan will move soon.

And three days have passed.

Ho Cheon-an did not appear.

And fraudulent gambling was still rampant in Yeongyangru.

No, it has now reached a point where it is difficult to even consider it as gambling.

“No, hey, doesn’t this keep getting 6!”

“What?”

The customer who was protesting flinched at the gambler’s harsh look.

“What, are you saying I was engaging in fraudulent gambling?”

“No…Isn’t this strange? Anyway, 6 is too often…”

The customer who was mumbling flinched when he realized that there were three fierce warriors behind him.

“Mi, I’m sorry. I was mistaken…”

“No, if you kill someone and say it’s a mistake, that’s it!”

The gambler put pressure on the customer, raising the blood pressure on his neck. The customer continued to sweat profusely with a pale, exhausted face.

Sa Chae-yong looked at the scene with gloomy eyes.

Jikjik added interest to the amount that Ho Cheon-an stole that day and used it as debt from the gambler and his subordinates at Yeongsangru.

In the world of Safa, borrowing money meant having to pay usury interest.

The money that Ho Cheon-an won that day was not much, but it was a fire in the foot for the poor fake gambler and his subordinates who were no different from Giru’s security guards.

After that it was like this.

“I apologize! I’m sorry! So, this is it…”

“Where are you going? Shouldn’t you check to see if the dice are strange or not?”

In the end, the customer was forced to gamble until his pockets were empty and then he was kicked out.

Such things were happening throughout Yeongyangru.

This was because gamblers and their subordinates, desperate to escape from the shadow of usury, would do anything to target customers’ pockets.

As rumors spread that Noegeomnangin enjoyed gambling at Yeongyangru, those who came to Juru out of curiosity soon became victims.

“Hahahahaha! Now I’m finally doing things right!”

Jikjik watched the scene next to Sa Chae-yong and smiled in satisfaction. Sa Chae-yong looked at Jik-jik, who burst into laughter with gloomy eyes.

Jikjik saw such a private hire and motioned to his subordinate behind him.

The subordinate quickly spread out the contract on the table between the employee and private employees.

Sa Chae-yong quietly read the contract.

At most, 10 taels of gold.

It was a contract to hand over Yeongyangru to a Jikjik for 10 nyang of gold.

“Are we about to see something even worse? Let’s end it here, right?”

Sa Chae-yong was out of breath. It wasn’t a frustration that came from what was written in the contract.

This was because the wonder radiating from Jikjik weighed down Sa Chae-yong’s body.

“Isn’t it time for you to realize that even that proud Sichuan ronin has no will to save you? The guy who looked down on Sapa while holding on to a petty kid at best realized how strong Jikjik was and cut his tail!”

Aren’t you the one who tangled his tail? Even though he was accompanied by his subordinates, he was so scared that he even sent a money bag to a nobleman, and now he is in good spirits.

Sa Chae-yong had such thoughts, but did not say them out loud.

“Can you tell me what he will do? That guy will evaluate the strength of the carriage and Shishik and fight against the one he judges to be the weakest. He also has pride, so shouldn’t he at least save face! Kkkk…! There will be news that a horse or a carriage collided!”

Jikjik looked at Sa Chae-yong with shining eyes.

“Then, after colliding with Noegeomnangin, he eats up the power of the weakened guy and becomes the greatest Sect faction in Sichuan Province! At that time, there will be no need to worry about anyone. If you eat up this crap, you won’t have to worry about contracts anymore.”

Sae-yong thought that Jik-jik’s plan was empty, but it was difficult to ignore the transfer document presented in front of him.

Sa Chae-yong looked down. I saw a customer getting up from his seat after losing all the money he brought in a scam that could hardly be called gambling.

Sa Chae-yong was also a regular customer who was familiar enough to recognize him.

‘He knows how to enjoy competing with gamblers…’

Customers who came expecting to compete against a real gambler ended up losing their money due to a cheap and ridiculous scam.

The guest raised his head, took a look at Sa Chae-yong in the upper class, and left the base without saying a word.

Sa Chae-yong let out a long sigh.

With Sa Chae-yong maintaining his position, the regular customers’ belief that Yeongyeongru would one day regain its original appearance was very strong. Since the rumor that Noegeomnangin enjoyed gambling here spread, the number of customers who have given him such looks of trust has increased.

Wouldn’t it be better for customers like that if I sold Giru instead?

Sa Chae-yong couldn’t shake those thoughts.

Jikjik frowned as he saw Sa Chaeyong still unable to make a decision.

“If you’re still hesitant, there’s nothing we can do. Hey!”

“Yes! My lord!”

“Starting tomorrow, loan sharks will be placed in Giru! Even those who are penniless should be shaken off! Do you understand?”

“…I’ll pass it on.”

Sa Chae-yong said in a trembling voice.

“I will pass the kiru. So stop now.”

“Kkkk. It would have happened long ago! I feel it! I’ll make it clear that you never tried to place a loan shark in Giru!”

Sa Chae-yong clenched his fists at Jik-jik’s attitude as if he were benevolent, but soon relaxed his grip.

I’m tired of holding on now.

Sa Chae-yong thought of Ho Cheon-an.

‘…I’m sorry.’

Sa Chae-yong still believed in Ho Cheon-an. To be precise, I believed in the love for gambling that Ho Cheon-an showed.

Since his days as a second-class warrior, he had been a man willing to throw away over a hundred gold coins for a single gambler, and he still seemed to be able to do so even now.

Sa Chae-yong still thought that his last gamble was right.

however.

‘I don’t have the strength to hold on anymore.’

Sa Chae-yong did not have the strength to hold out until the last hand of the gambling game that he had risked everything on turned the game upside down.

Because he was an old gambler.

Kuuk.

The seal of private hire was stamped on the contract.

“Kkeukkeuk…Khahahaha!”

Jikjik accepted the contract and burst into laughter. Finally… Yeongyangru, one of the three major gilru in Sichuan Province, is completely in your hands!

‘Now even the arrogant red-light guys who were sneaking around will become a little more obedient!’

Acquiring one of the three major pilasters did not mean simply occupying one gilru.

Because Samdaegilu had the symbolism of representing the entertainment district of Sichuan Province.

In the end, if they heard the news that the famous Samdaegiru’s base had also surrendered to power, even the rebellious figures in the entertainment district would realize that they had no choice but to bow their heads.

In the future, your sphere of influence will become more stable, and based on that stability, you will be able to plan other people’s territories as well!

And even if the Sichuan bastards show up, we won’t be able to do anything about Yeong Yeong-ru anymore!

It was a time when Jikjik, who thought everything was going well, was bursting into laughter.

The official’s direct subordinate rushed over in a hurry.

“Great, we’re in big trouble!”

“What! At this auspicious moment!”

“Sacheon people! Sichuan people are coming!”

“What??”

“Dozens of Sichuan people are now attacking Yeongyeongru!”

Sa Chae-yong and Jik-jik both looked surprised at the news delivered by the official’s subordinate. However, Jikjik immediately burst into laughter.

“Luck is with you!”

“Yes??”

“Kkkk. Just let him come into Yeongyangru! Now, Yeongyangru’s Rouge is my job!”

Only then did the subordinate understand the situation, become angry and threaten Jikjik.

“Reduction! Mr. Jikjik!”

“Hahahaha!!”

Jikjik laughed happily, and Sa Chaeyong lowered his head in despair.

‘If only I had held on a little longer…!’

“Hehehe…Sorry, I’m Rouge! Hahahaha!”

Jikjik got up from his seat, laughing at Sa Chae-yong, who narrowly missed the opportunity.

The Sichuan people were coming into the main base to welcome guests.

“Welcome everyone! It is truly an honor for Sichuan people to visit this place in such large numbers!”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not here as a guest today.”

Even though Ho Cheon-an, the master of the brains, continued his harsh words, Jik-jik still spoke in a hesitant tone.

“Hehe, really? Then what brought them all here?”

“I received a request to return the current Yeongyangnu to its original form.”

Jikjik’s eyebrows twitched.

“…Is this Rouge’s request?”

“Was there a rogue who revealed the identity of the client? I don’t know about you, but there are a lot of people who miss the original Yeongyangru.”

Jikjik’s mood sank as he saw Ho Cheon-an speaking calmly. I don’t know what expression the face hidden behind the black lips was making, but looking at the Sichuan people, who gave off the spirit of a hunter aiming for their prey, made me feel like I had become the prey.

However, Jikjik consoled himself by consciously twisting the corner of his mouth.

Because the contract was already in his possession.

“Yeongsangru is not something you can modify at will!”

“That’s correct. straight job. Yeongyangru was not a place where you, who were not the owner, could modify it as you pleased.”

Ho Cheon-an said calmly.

“Isn’t the base running belonging to Rouge?”

“Hahahahahahaha!!! Hahahahaha!!!”

Jikjik burst into laughter. In response, the subordinates behind him also laughed and laughed at the Sichuan people.

“Hahahaha! I’m Rouge! Did you hear? It’s said that base running is for runners! Hahahaha!!”

Sa Chae-yong looked down with trembling eyes. I liked the ridicule of the official.

“Now, look! Do you see this contract? This document proves that this Yeongyangru legally belongs to Jikjik! Hahahaha!!”

however…

Hu Tianan’s gaze looking up at the upper level of the base was difficult to bear.

‘I’m sorry…’

Noegeomnangin kept his promise.

However, private lending did not hold up.

Now that Rouge has changed, the justification for stopping non-Rouge officials from pretending to be Rouge has disappeared.

It was a situation where all the Sacheon Nangin had to move, but they had no choice but to retreat, and this was a huge blow to the reputation of the Sacheon Nangin and the Noegeomnangin.

All of the Sichuan people came out and attacked Jikjik, but in the end, it was a waste of time without any results.

for a moment.

If I had just held on for a moment, this whole thing would have been resolved.

Even though he held the best hand in the gambling game of a lifetime, with everything at stake, his grip eventually gave out and he lost the hand.

Did I just miss the opportunity?

They even made the situation of Sacheonangin and Noegeomnangin difficult.

I couldn’t raise my head because of anger, shame, and regret.

It was a time when the emotions overflowing from Sa Chae-yong’s heart turned into a wisp and flowed down his cheeks.

Sa Chae-yong’s head suddenly lifted up.

[Well done.]

This was because a single electric sound rang in my ears.

‘You…did it well?’

Sa Chae-yong’s heart began to beat. The situation is all over. No matter how much you think about it, there was no justification for the Sichuan Langs to attack Jikjik since he had become Rouju.

Nevertheless, he said he withstood the challenge well.

The meaning of those words was simple.

Noegeomnangin was saying that this game was not over.

‘Is there really a reversal?’

Sa Chae-yong wiped away his tears, opened his eyes wide, and looked down. It was to see the number of reversals that Noegeomnangin had prepared.

When Sa Chae-yong opens his eyes like that.

Jikjik, who burst into laughter, sensed that something strange was happening.

It was because of the Sichuan people who did not even move a single inch.

The Sichuan people, who should have looked embarrassed as if it was an unexpected situation, just looked at their officers and subordinates quietly as if they did not feel the slightest anxiety.

The subordinates also stopped laughing, probably because they sensed something strange was going on.

When Jikjik felt an ominous feeling materialize and tighten his throat, Ho Cheon-an opened his mouth.

“From Tongdeok, Hebei, working in plain clothes.”

Ho Cheon-an’s words rang out in the quiet Giru.

“He was subject to extermination in Hebei’s Wulin, and a proclamation was received from Hebei’s government office. A criminal chased by both sides of the government. I heard that because of your evil deeds, the people of Hebei still get angry when they hear your name.”

Jikjik gritted his teeth at the sudden mention of the past.

“…What does that have to do with your current job? In the end, there is no change in the fact that I am the owner of this base running!”

“It does matter.”

Ho Cheon-an’s tone was still calm.

“You are a sinner, so any contract concluded in your name has no effect.”

“…What? What?”

“A criminal who escapes after receiving a proclamation, and especially if the crime is heinous, is subject to the death penalty unconditionally. All that remains is the execution of your sentence, but legally you are already dead. Job position.”

Ho Cheon-an continued speaking while pressing the bamboo lip.

“How can a dead person make a new seal and take over the gilt? The contract you are holding and waving right now is just a piece of paper that has no legal effect.”

“What a pun! This video is mine!”

“You have gone too far with nonsense. Job position.”

Ho Cheon-an easily suppressed Jik-jik’s struggles.

“It was your mistake that you tried to hide behind the law because you were afraid of me. You, who lived your whole life believing in power and lawlessness, thought that you knew anything about the law and could hide behind it? Even if everyone in the world finds out about this, they will hold out their tongues at your pettiness and laugh at your stupidity.”

Sa Chae-yong felt an assumption pass through his mind as he heard Ho Cheon-an’s words.

I wonder if the Noegeomnangin’s decision-making process began when I visited Yeongsangru three days ago.

‘Noegeomnang-in was fully aware that Jikjik would take away the ownership of Yeongyangru.’

Jikjik was weaker than Noegeomnangin.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have let go of Noegeomnangin, who came to Giru alone. Even though Noegeomnangin was alone and Jikjik was accompanied by subordinates, the fact that Noegeomnangin was sent away meant that the level of power was certain.

Such a person like Noegeomnang showed off his relationship with Yeongyangru in front of the official.

What did Jikjik think when he saw that?

You must have thought that Noegeomnangin might be targeting Yeongyangru. And he probably thought that he needed to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

Therefore, he whipped his subordinates and gamblers and harassed him in an attempt to take away the ownership of Giru.

Because I know better than anyone else that I cannot subdue the Noegeomnangin with force.

It was a struggle to prepare a shield other than force.

“Ah…”

Sa Chae-yong was truly impressed. Is this Daoshin’s plan?

What is the most difficult part of the process for a gambler to win money through gambling?

It was a matter of putting Hogu on the board.

Ho Cheon-an made his jobber, a professional, step up to the plate by believing in a contract that was no better than a piece of tissue paper.

Is it just that?

In a situation where all the Sichuan Longans were coming for his head, instead of running away, he personally stepped forward and made everyone here understand the reason for the Sichuan Longin to move!

“So, Rouge, would you mind solving my request here today? It might be a little noisy.”

“Of course! Of course!”

“That’s right.”

Wow!

Ho Cheon-an drew out his sword. Accordingly, the Ronin also took out their weapons.

Jikjik pulled out his weapon and his subordinates also drew their weapons, but it was clear that Jikjik’s subordinates were being overwhelmed.

Jikjik, aware of his disadvantage, struggled, blood forming in his neck.

“You bastard! Think carefully! Besides me, there are two other supreme experts in this underworld! If you touch me, those two will feel threatened too and will try to eliminate you! Are you willing to risk your life on just one tile?”

“Ah, it won’t be easy for those friends to take care of their own lives.”

Jikjik’s expression hardened at Ho Cheon-an’s unusual words, and Sa Chae-yong chuckled and hit his knee. Was there another plan to tie up Xu Shik and the carriage?

Giru’s guests burst out in exclamation at Ho Cheon-an’s meaningful words. Seeing the guests’ reactions, Ho Cheon-an whetted his appetite.

“I was planning on using only my body for this, but I may have used my head too much.”

Absolutely!

Lightning began to fly from the chamam sword that held the Hocheonan.

“Well, the head is also the body, so it’s okay.”

Kk-le-rung!!

From Jikjik’s point of view, a thunderbolt flashes along with Hocheonan’s muttering, which is completely unknown.

Waaa!!

Sacheonangin! Brain swordsman!

Soon, cheers and the sound of chanting for Sacheon Nangin and Hocheonan rang out in Yeongyangru.