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Mysterious intelligence organization Wolbokdang.

The basement, which can be said to be the main hall of Wolbokdang, was quite cold. Well, since it’s underground in the winter, it’s bound to be cold.

From what I heard from Heukmyo before, there are no martial arts experts among the Wolbok Party members.

Perhaps because of this, the clothes of the Wolbok Party members who organized the documents presumed to contain information were all thick. The black cat also continued to maintain its sultry state.

What’s different is that today I took off my scarf and wore cotton yarn.

“Wolbokdang is, in a way, structured like a coalition of intelligence groups.”

“Really?”

“The individual members of the Wolbok Party are all well-known information merchants in their respective regions. As we gathered these information merchants one by one, we suddenly became Wolbokdang. It’s like that. Since we are working under the name of an information organization run by individual Wolbok Party members, there is no way the name Wolbok Party could spread.”

“The information received from Wolbokdang appears to the information group as information obtained by individual Wolbokdang members.”

“I see.”

“Information itself does not make much money. The real money comes from predicting what will happen if the information is sold or not sold.”

It was quite an interesting story.

“A good example is the fall of the Golden Street and the blow to the Sacheon Merchants Association. ”

“Is that so?”

“If the golden family falls, who will benefit the most? Analyze it…and sell it.”

“Hmm?”

A completely unexpected answer came out.

“Information merchants must stop at the line of buying and selling information. If you actually move, you can’t hide under the water.”

That certainly might be the case. No matter how much Wolbokdang is an organization that holds and sways information, its true nature is bound to be revealed if contact is made from all directions.

“Wolbokdang Most of the Wolbokdang members gathered in the main hall focus on processing information. These days… I’m busy with Yeo Il-ye’s enemies. Wouldn’t it be nice to process and sell information on hidden assets accumulated by Yeo Il-ye’s enemies, which have already been dealt with?”

“Um.”

After hearing Black Cat’s words, I thought about it for a moment.

This is information about the slush fund of Golden Sun, the head of the golden family who held the wealth of Sichuan Province in one hand. It was information that could stimulate people’s material desires.

Could it be said to be the Sacheon version of Jangbodo?

I’m sure there are people who will turn a blind eye and invest a lot of money.

After that, Black Cat’s guidance continued. An information room where information is processed. A storage room where documents are stored. It looks quite organized.

“You did well to build an organization like this.”

“Rather than me building it alone, there was active cooperation from Wolbok Party members.”

The black cat had a rare, wistful expression as if he was thinking about that time.

“Actually, I never thought it would grow to this scale. There were no plans to create such an organization. I just couldn’t find the information I wanted, so I started gathering like-minded people and it ended up like this.”

What does Wolbokdang mean to the black cat?

Even at a glance, we can see that Black Cat has special regard for Wolbokdang and Wolbokdang members. However, I am not sure whether that special feature really has a positive effect on black cats.

I wonder if this lonely black cat didn’t feel lonely in the past. Among the Wolbok Party members, was there anyone who tried to approach the black cat?

Looking at the Black Cat and the Wolbok Party members who hesitated and could not cross the line they had set for each other, I was able to guess that something had happened in the past.

And it should be said that that incident, or those incidents, tied up the Black Cat and the Wolbok Party members.

The Wolbok party members pretend to be concentrating on work when a black cat passes by, but only look back after it has passed.

Even though there was no way he was unaware of the actions of the Wolbok Party members that I had also noticed, the black cat just passed by without saying a word.

I felt like my feet were frozen due to accidents I didn’t know about.

Well, I think we have a rough estimate.

In the end, an incident is covered up as an incident.

Let’s heat up Wolbokdang, which is full of awkward and cold energy, with some heat.

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‘There are a lot of things that have piled up one way or another.’

Black Cat looked at the stack of documents piled up on his seat and turned his shoulders. Wolbokdang was an organization that was created to run without the presence of the Black Cat, but that did not mean that the Black Cat had nothing to do. The amount of work that accrued while I was away was considerable.

The black cat decided to stay in the office for a while.

‘I have a lot of things to handle as the head of the family.’

The eyes of the excited Wolbok Party members are piercing the back of their heads. Just thinking about approaching the Wolbok Party member who always kept a distance from me makes me dizzy. It’s like I have no idea what kind of story I should open my mouth to say.

It was not a decision to escape from such worries, but to truly fulfill his responsibilities as the head of the family.

If you stay in your room without encountering anyone, you will be able to escape from those gazes and concentrate on the work of the head of the family.

With that in mind, I was concentrating my efforts on handling my work.

“Are you working hard?”

“Senior? What’s going on?”

The black cat looked puzzled as it looked at Hocheonan that suddenly appeared. Didn’t you say that today you would find out information about the members of the Wolbok Party and the Giyeon?

“Have you already discovered something?”

“No, that’s not true…I heard there is a forest owned by Wolbokdang?”

“That’s right.”

“Shall we eat grilled meat there tonight?”

“Um.”

The black cat thought for a moment. The proposal itself was not strange. When I was traveling with Hocheonan or staying in Paldun County, I often ate grilled meat.

‘I guess there wasn’t anything that could catch the senior’s attention.’

In fact, finding the cause by relying on rumors was not as easy as it sounds. Why is there a rumor going around that there is someone who is destined to be born by fate? That’s because it wasn’t that easy to find.

However, Black Cat understood Hu Cheon-an’s expectations.

‘If you’re a senior, it’s okay to make that mistake.’

A black cat came to Hocheonan after hearing the rumor that Yeo Il-ye had gained enlightenment. Hocheonan, who met such a black cat, went on various adventures, and tasted the information power of Wolbokdang, would have expected that information about all kinds of events would be piled up inside Wolbokdang.

I had high expectations and searched for information about the cause, but I guess I realized that the information provided by Wolbokdang was not much different from the rumors in the street.

“Yes. Then.”

“I heard there is a hut for the mountain rangers there? Then, let’s meet there in the beginning of Shinshi. I will procure the meat.”

“Okay, senior.”

It wasn’t a bad story for a black cat either. We grilled meat, consoled our senior’s heartache, and enjoyed a warm campfire outside of Wolbokdang’s main base, where open flames are strictly prohibited as there are many books.

It seems more natural to go out than to stay in the office all day and avoid Wolbok Party members…

‘No, what are you thinking?’

Black Cat shook his head to shake off his thoughts and focused on his work again.

There was a lot of work to be done.

The black cat, who was so engrossed in work, suddenly caught the eye. If you measure the amount of melted candles, it’s getting close to new city. Black Cat, remembering his promise with Hocheonan, stood up.

“Ha.”

The black cat, cowering from the cold wind outside, sighed and quickened its pace. When I entered the cabin, there was no one there, as if Hocheonan had not arrived yet.

Black Cat first lit a bonfire. Since it was a place frequently used by Wolbokdang members during normal times, it was well-equipped with firewood, oil, flint, and water, so it was easy to start a fire.

Crack. Crack.

A bonfire lit up, and the black cat, who was curled up in front of it and enjoying the warmth, narrowed his eyes and sighed.

“I didn’t return to the parish to do this.”

The black cat thought as he looked into the bonfire. What on earth did he want to do?

I thought I had grown.

I opened up with Ho Cheon-an and made a same-sex friend named Hyuk Kirin.

After that, I succeeded in controlling the energy in my eyes by climbing to the peak.

‘When Hyeok Kirin Daehyup said he liked senior Ho, my eyes were really dark.’

I thought I had overcome the twists and turns.

Since I grew up like that, I thought that if I came to Wolbokdang, everything would be fine.

And the moment he met the eyes of the Wolbok Party members, Heukmyo realized that it was all just his illusion.

‘I don’t know how to… deal with it.’

The moment I made eye contact with the Wolbok Party members, I unknowingly avoided them. After that, he was busy running here and there to avoid the gaze that was following him.

I have been with the Wolbok Party members for a long time. That’s why I don’t know how to shake off this long-time accumulation of resentment.

Redefinition of relationships.

It was a very difficult task for the black cat, which had just opened its heart and was accepting people one by one.

Just like that, the sound of a human being reached the ears of the trembling black cat.

“Has senior Ho come….”

But somehow it didn’t seem like it was just one person.

“I can see it there.”

“Phew. Hurry up, it’s a little late.”

The black cat froze in that position. There are many footsteps approaching this cabin now. And the familiar voices heard between the footsteps.

Surely…no?

While the black cat was staring at the door, where the commotion was gradually growing louder.

“Look at Hocheonan! We are here!”

Sigh.

“I already lit a fire…”

The door opens.

The eyes of the Wolbok Party members entering the hut met with the black cat, who was warming himself by the campfire while hugging his knees.