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“He’s a really hard-working person. Isn’t that right?”

The voice behind me disappeared and came from a little distance away. Before and after, his body remained rigid and did not move at all. Since he didn’t know what was going to happen, Jeon Hudam just rolled his eyes and looked down.

I saw the shadow of a woman hanging arbitrarily in the lamp. A woman wearing cotton yarn with a curved body reminiscent of a jar.

A rumor I once heard passed through my mind.

‘this this…’

In this industry that is half-immersed in darkness, there are rumors floating around about certain legendary beings. In the world of thieves, there is a man named Muyeongsintu, who is said to have robbed the royal palace’s treasury, and in the world of assassinations, there is a story about Emperor Am, who is said to have wiped out a sect in one day without a trace.

There was such a thing in this information industry too. It was a rumor from a group called Wolbokdang (月伏堂).

There is an intelligence group that serves the beautiful woman of Hwayongwoltae. They are the Wolbokdang, and their information gathering and manipulation capabilities are such that they can control the world.

Even though their leader is an unprecedented person in the world, there is not a single rumor about it in the Jungwon Murim, which is proof that they are the best intelligence group in the world.

‘I thought it was just a rumor…!’

Information about the most beautiful woman in the world would be worth a fortune, so why would so-called information dealers hide it? Since it was a completely contradictory rumor, I didn’t pay any attention to the back and forth.

The black cat laughed as he looked at the before and after story, already sweating profusely.

The black cat has had the power to drive people crazy since it was young.

Everyone who saw the true form of the black cat was captivated by the beauty of the black cat and burned everything to protect it and keep it from being polluted.

‘If it weren’t for the Myeonsa of the Thousand Years, he would have suffered a terrible fate before he even became an adult.’

The cotton thread made from the Millennium Imoogi reduced the burden of running Heukyeong Qigong and, more than anything, alleviated the unique atmosphere of the black cat.

The black cat was just curious.

What on earth is it about me that drives men so crazy? The first curiosity that penetrated the life of a black cat took root within her and she gathered information.

Black Cat found the answer.

And I felt it for the first time.

The thrill that spread through my mind when I solved the curiosity I had been longing for my whole life.

Achievement!

Heukmyo, who lived a desperate life just to hide his face and only learned martial arts to protect his body, could not forget the feeling he felt when he unlocked his secret.

That is why Black Cat operated an intelligence organization. Because I wanted to know everything I was curious about in this world. Because I wanted to feel that thrilling sense of accomplishment again.

‘I don’t know if Senior Ho knows.’

The black cat thought of Hocheonan. Although he was a strange, mysterious, and unpredictable person, he was fundamentally not very sensitive.

“I don’t know if they know that I’m being treated like this~”

The Tang Dao Sutra appeared in Heukmyo’s mind. And Hocheonando in front of it.

Then, laughter came out automatically.

This was because Tang Dao-gyeong, whose eyes had become red due to the blood vessels in his eyes bursting due to pushing his eye technique beyond its limit, was reminded of the image of Ho Cheon-an, whose face had turned blue when he glared at him.

‘What kind of trick will senior Ho use to solve this problem this time?’

I still don’t know if he really has the Tigereye as his name suggests, but Black Cat was already curious about the existence of the Tigereye. As much as the existence of the secret Ho Cheon-an, the gambling skills that Ho Cheon-an showed stimulated the curiosity of the black cat, and the person named Ho Cheon-an itself stimulated the curiosity of the black cat.

You can solve it by enlightenment, you can solve it by gambling, or you can show another number.

‘miss you.’

He is like a ball of thread. A person who can’t wait to roll it when they see it. A person who approaches you to quench your thirst but makes you thirstier.

The black cat laughed, picturing the thrill of that moment in his mind.

“Who am I? And why did you come here? And what do you want? Do I really need to say it in words?”

“….Oh, no.”

“Yes. If you’re an intelligence merchant, you should be this quick and have extraordinary insight. Only at this level can it be considered an information trade.”

Jeon Hudam’s whole body trembled as he heard the black cat’s satisfied voice. There is already no need to talk about the gap with the opponent. This is an opponent who has quietly infiltrated Gongramgak, which strictly protects confidentiality and has installed numerous security measures.

Even though he praised me in a down-to-earth manner for a long time, I felt more fear than insult.

‘Hocheonan…’

“I will forget…and destroy all information about him. I will make an excuse because it is unknown to the golden family. Besides that…is there anything else you want?”

“Hehe.”

Black Cat thought he had found someone useful for the first time in a long time. Anyone who has been in this situation knows that their life is at stake. However, in these situations, there are very few people who maintain their thinking ability and choose the appropriate option.

‘Anyway, since I’ll be in Sacheon for a while… wouldn’t it be okay to absorb at least one person?’

gulp.

The tremors of the back and forth conversation grew even louder. This was because the black cat moved to the forefront of the post-war conversation. Why didn’t the front and back take any action? That’s because it was the safest choice.

It was an option to obtain as little information as possible about this uninvited guest, a beautiful woman who is believed to be the owner of Wolbokdang.

Murderous insect.

The reason why the rumor about Wolbokdangju did not spread. When I thought about that, there was no answer other than the murderer. Since the dead don’t speak, there wouldn’t have been any rumors.

Jeon Hudam, who did not want to become the target of murder and destruction by looking in the direction of Wolbokdangju for no reason, never turned his head.

But you really come forward to show yourself? Why bother revealing your information? Couldn’t it just be that they decided that there was no need to be careful because everything would end if Jeon Hudam died? In a situation where the possibility of murder and destruction was increasing, Jeon Hudam gritted his teeth and stared straight ahead.

In the end, it was the woman in front of him who held the power over life and death, and responding to her intentions was the choice with the highest probability of survival for him.

The black cat nodded to Jeon Hudam, who made the best decision.

“Correct answer. It’s great.”

“Ha, ha..”

Jeon Hudam stumbled and sat down. The brain, melted with tension, refused to judge what was correct and what was excellent, but it recognized that the instinct was still alive. At that moment, my legs became weak and I couldn’t stand.

In the meantime, Jeon Hudam could not take his eyes off the black cat.

At best, the light from the lamp alone was enough to attract attention. The curves of the body that stood out in the night clothes made me wonder if such lines could exist in the world, and the hair that was turned up for the secret act was so classical.

My mind was filled with regret without even realizing it. The face must have had unusual pores, because there was no part of it that wasn’t covered by the cotton thread.

I will give you a “prize.”

The cotton thread came loose. And the black spirit qigong disappeared.

Jeon Hudam’s eyes widened.

An elegant and neat forehead caught my eye.

What about below that? Beautifully extended eyebrows and eye-catching double eyelids below. The eyelashes are so long and smoothly curved.

Of course, the highlight was those eyes.

Her big, clear eyes could not be described in words as simply beautiful. The moment Jeon Jeok-dam met those eyes, his body trembled. The beauty seen from the outside alone was enough to renew one’s perspective after the war.

The beauty in those eyes completely captivated everyone.

I couldn’t see the sharp nose underneath, the textured and moist lips, or the slim jawline.

Slurp.

“….Ah!”

The moment Heukmyo put on his cotton thread again and started practicing Heukyeong Qigong, Jeon Hudam unconsciously let out an exclamation of regret. The black cat gave something to Jeon Hudam.

Whick!

The lamp went out and the black cat disappeared. Before and after, I was briefly intoxicated by the eyes of the black cat and the lingering impression left behind by its beauty. How long has it been like that?

Suddenly, I became curious about the items that the black cat gave back and forth.

Relighting the light on his back, Jeon Hudam looked down at his palms.

“Hehe…Hehe,,,”

Jeon Hudam couldn’t hold back the laughter that came out when he saw the object in his hand.

moon rock.

Rather than being a rare stone that fell from the real moon, it is a bead made of the moonstone that people call a moonstone because its color is similar to moonlight.

The moon rock had a crack in the center so that anyone could see it. Two moon rocks form a sphere, and when this sphere is opened, there will probably be something hidden inside.

“Haha, hahahaha…”

I could tell the story behind it without even looking at it.

Wolbokdang. Why is the name of an intelligence organization called ‘Groups who surrendered to the moon’? The post-war story clearly resolved that question today. What is Wolbokdang? It is a group of people who were unable to overcome the temptation of the moon rock and gave in.

“Hahahahahahaha!!”

Hwayongwoltae. Even though I witnessed with my own eyes the beauty that should be called the color of the country, I cannot tell it to anyone before or after. The moment the story spreads, he will die and the story will become untrue at the hands of Wolbokdang.

Just as Jeon Jeok-dam had just dismissed the rumors about Wolbokdang as nothing more than nonsense.

This world. I found out what the best off-white color is, but I can’t tell anyone.

Jeon Hudam remembered why he became an intelligence dealer. Before and after, he was a village newsman. I became an information merchant because I liked disseminating information that the villagers didn’t know, and bringing people together to share that information.

Why do rumors spread as quickly as the wind? This is because the desire to spread what one knows to others is as strong as the speed of the wind.

He had forgotten it because he was focused on collecting it to sell, but at this moment he realized it again.

A face that is good enough to be called Gyeonggukjisaek, a body that is good enough to be called Hwayongwoltae, and the beauty of the eyes that are good enough to be called Baektaegubi (百態具備)!

That I can’t control my desire to talk and share with someone.

“Wahahahahahahahah!!”

He realized why Wolbokdang was the best intelligence organization in the world. That’s because it’s a proposal that even he, one of the most famous people in Sacheon, would be helplessly absorbed in. What information merchant in the world wouldn’t get sucked in? If you are someone who takes pride in being an information dealer, if you have the luxury of wanting to share it with someone else.

Is there anyone who can refuse this proposal?

Jeon Hudam looked at the moon stone bead. To find information dealers like him who couldn’t resist the temptation of the moon rock. To find comrades with whom I can discuss the beauty of Gyeonggukji’s colors. To talk endlessly with them and admire the beauty that cannot be shared with anyone else in this world.

He willingly opened the moon stone bead.