Episode 1486. I didn’t come looking for you? (1)
The clear cry of the golden drum spread through the quiet base.
‘This is…’
Rouge of Cheonsangru. The owner of the golden instrument.
It was clear that he was the person they had been trying to find so far. However, the moment Baekcheon reached the answer, he had no choice but to fall into an even bigger question.
‘But why did this guy try to find this person?’
Baekcheon’s gaze was just about to return to Cheongmyeong.
“indeed.”
“…hmm?”
“It would be difficult to tell whether someone is pro-India based on appearance alone. “It is definitely worth deceiving the public’s attention.”
The gap between Baekcheon’s eyebrows narrows significantly.
“There…”
Cheon Sang-ruju’s eyes turned to one side. Lee Song-baek, who received that gaze, chuckled and lowered his head as if he was in awe.
“If Jongnam’s Lee Songbaek were with someone who looked like this, no one would dare suspect him.”
“Hmm.”
Lee Song-baek’s mouth keeps clearing his throat.
“I…”
“No need to worry.”
Joo-ru said clearly.
“I won’t bother to tell Jongnam about this. “There is no need to share what I know with anyone.”
“….”
Baekcheon and Lee Songbaek’s complexions hardened slightly at the same time.
It may be that he is willing not to spread rumors, but from those words, I can sense his intention to use this fact for his own benefit someday.
“That is…”
Baekcheon was trying to somehow control the situation, but Luju spoke again.
“I don’t think it’s your turn to ask questions. Because you haven’t answered my question yet. I’ll ask again. “Why are you looking for me?”
“….”
The initiative is immediately transferred to the man.
Baekcheon, who was caught with a weakness that was not a weakness, found it difficult to have a conversation on equal footing with the man. Or perhaps he would have been a difficult opponent even if he had not identified his weaknesses.
‘As it is…’
I am being swayed by the other person’s intentions. If things continue like this, you might get kicked out with nothing to gain but only losses.
However, as soon as he felt that sense of crisis, a sour voice came into Baekcheon’s ear.
“reason?”
“…It’s more of a business than a reason.”
“Yooongmuu?”
“….”
Cheongmyeong’s face twisted. An incongruous embarrassment bloomed on Cheon Sang-ruju’s face when he saw that.
“hey.”
“…yes?”
“Do I have to have a reason just to meet the bar owner?”
Rouge’s expressionless face suddenly looked perplexed.
“What kind of bastard who sells alcohol is so condescending? In my day, when a customer called, even the tenth-floor baseman would run barefoot! Anyway, these days! Isn’t that the death penalty?”
“…Isn’t it a little different from that?”
“What’s different? Same. “That guy says he’s Rouge!”
“okay. “Well… then it’s the same thing.”
If you are, then yes.
“is not it? “The owner?”
As Cheongmyeong shot back with a sullen expression on his face, a hollow laugh escaped Cheon Sang-ruju’s mouth. But it was also true that there was nothing to say. It was none other than himself who introduced him as the owner of this base running.
“…It is said that the Hwasan Sword Association is so free that it cannot be judged by common sense. It seems that the rumor is true.”
The man sighs briefly and nods.
“That is correct. No matter how much you try, it’s just base running. You don’t need a great reason to find the owner of the base running. Especially if the opponent is the World’s Volcanic Swordsman Association, he is not someone that a mere Rouge would dare to deal with.”
“Hmm. Well, it’s not like you’re going to praise me like that. Hehehe. “Doesn’t Sa-suk seem like a better person than I thought?”
“…come to your senses, you bastard. “Before I lose my mind.”
“Oh, right.”
Cheongmyeong quickly calmed down his face and opened his mouth again.
“It’s nice to be evaluated so highly, but I don’t think you’re the kind of person who can be called Rouge. “I never thought that there would be someone who would set up something like this in the middle of the opening, where open beggars are swarming like ants.”
“That is wrong.”
“hmm?”
“It’s not a big deal to set something like this up for release. “Because this is the opening, we can run the bases like this.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes sink slightly.
“Hmm. “Are you saying that clumsy Safa bastards won’t be able to come near because they are afraid of the opening, and those who are open to the open will have no choice but to keep their distance because of their status as beggars?”
After hearing Cheongmyeong’s words, a brief flash of color appeared in Lu Ju’s eyes.
“That’s correct.”
“Even if that were the case, those bastards with oily stomachs wouldn’t have wanted to leave a place like this alone, right? “How much did you give?”
“you’re welcome. “We are not giving them a single penny.”
“huh? why?”
The man speaks calmly.
“Because they are the ones who need this place the most. “Hwasan Sword Association.”
“…This way?”
“exactly.”
The man nodded and continued speaking.
“You may not understand this, but ordinary dignitaries always worry that their words and actions may be discovered by someone. “As the weight of their conversation increases, their obsession with secrecy becomes stronger to the point of being pathological.”
“….”
“So, those people need a law. “A place where you can have a conversation in peace without worrying about the imperial palace or the powerful kings.”
“Why not just go to a place with few people? “Why are you so stupid…”
Cheongmyeong stopped talking and burst out laughing.
“iced coffee. I guess they can’t tell if it’s really a deserted place or not. “Because it’s not unmanned.”
“That’s right. And… for people of that level, the very act of visiting a place with few people attracts attention. “It’s as if you tried to completely hide your coming here.”
Cheongmyeong nodded as if he understood.
“But no one thinks it’s strange to have fun at a fancy base nearby?”
“exactly.”
“And there’s nothing particularly strange about meeting another high-ranking official by chance while running the bases. “Is this it?”
“That’s correct. “The stigma that comes with it is a cheap price to pay for hiding what you say.”
Cheongmyeong scratched his head.
“This is why I don’t know what dignitaries and rich people are thinking.”
Cheongmyeong took a deep breath and looked at Lu Ju with somber eyes.
“so? “Are you the kind of person who makes money by making people like that talk freely and picking up those words?”
“There seems to be a misunderstanding.”
“hmm? misunderstanding?”
“I don’t listen to their conversations. “I just let them talk.”
Qingming grinned.
“You talk about me like you know very well, but it seems like you don’t know one thing. “I…”
“I hate people who lie to my face. “It’s a lie that will be obvious.”
“….”
Qingming glared at Lu Ju without saying a word.
“I know this is difficult to admit. “He must be well-versed in information to be able to recognize your identity right away, and he probably thinks there is no way he would just let this valuable information go.”
Everyone nodded. Doesn’t this make no sense in common sense? Otherwise, why would you create a place like this?
“But Hwasan Sword Association. Do you know what must be prioritized in order to use information to gain advantage?”
“…what is that?”
“The information has to exist.”
“….”
Qingming looked at Lu Ju with blank eyes. It’s not because I’m surprised. It’s just that I couldn’t figure out how to react to this very obvious story.
However, Rouge calmly continued speaking as if it was obvious.
“Information does not occur where everything is open. But this is where information comes from. “This information would not have been created without this place.”
“….”
“The more information is created in the world, the more information is available. Merchants make money by selling grain, but without farmers who grow grain, merchants cannot exist.”
“so?”
Cheongmyeong glared at Lu Ju with cold eyes.
“Are you the one who grows that information?”
“So to speak.”
“Hahaha.”
An absurd laugh leaked from Cheongmyeong’s mouth.
“I was wondering what kind of big game would come out if I chased that sparrow.”
The corners of Cheongmyeong’s mouth were strangely twisted.
“…This is a male lunatic.”
Rouge looked at Qingming without answering. His eyes were still calmly sunken, but his gaze was clearly reaching for Cheongmyeong.
“That assessment is fair. but.”
Cheon Sang-rooju quietly shook his head.
“It wouldn’t be fair for that evaluation to come out of your mouth. “Because you’re probably more crazy than me.”
“….”
“Now that we’ve talked, it’s time for you to answer my questions.”
The man paused for a moment as if to brighten the mood. Then, after receiving everyone’s attention, he opened his mouth again.
“Why did you come to see me? “Hwasan Sword Association?”
Everyone turns their attention to Cheongmyeong this time. Because it was a car they were also curious about. But this time, Cheongmyeong did not give them the answer they wanted.
“I didn’t come looking for you?”
“hmm?”
Cheongmyeong shrugged his shoulders.
“I was just following that sparrow. “I thought I could free the beggars and meet the guy who’s watching me.”
“….”
“Yes. In other words, he is a person who can manipulate those who are the proponents of openness as he wants and can use reporting lines that are different from the general openness reporting lines. “A person in power who can accept my movements more quickly than the General Assembly of Openness.”
The corners of Cheongmyeong’s mouth curled up.
“Do you understand?”
“….”
Rouge’s face hardened.
“I thought I would meet someone like that when I came here. “As far as I know, there is only one person in the world who could do something like that.”
“There is some misunderstanding…”
“Openness…”
“…”
“Ark.”
Cheon Sang-ruju’s eyes sharply pierced Qingming.
Ark of Openness.
It was not Rouge who was embarrassed by those words, but the Five Swords.
“Cheongmyeong. What does that mean? Opening-ju is currently bedridden and in serious condition…”
“That’s what I’m going to say.”
“huh?”
“I came to meet the Today and Tomorrow inspiration, but when I got there, I realized that the Tomorrow inspiration was not there and some kind of crazy person was here. “Wouldn’t you be embarrassed if it were me?”
“Ah…”
Cheongmyeong chuckled.
“Then the conclusion is one of two things.”
“You mean one or the other?”
“Did the Ark of Openness deceive the world and play innocent games here?”
“….”
“Otherwise, the openness had already been taken over by someone who was not an open-minded owner and was being manipulated as they pleased. “That guy must be the dark one.”
The heads of the five swords turned violently towards Lu Ju.
“Isn’t that too much?”
“Then how should we interpret a person who can give orders different from those of the commander-in-chief to the governor of openness dispatched to Luoyang?”
“That’s…”
The five swords fell silent.
Clearly, no other interpretation of this is possible.
“Then which is the answer?”
“You should ask that guy, not me. hey.”
Cheongmyeong’s smiling eyes reach Lu Ju. At that moment, Rouge’s body flinched slightly. It was as if he felt strong pressure from those insignificant eyes.
“Who are you?”
At the same time, strength goes into the bodies of the five swords.
Everyone understood that depending on the answer, a life-threatening fight might take place here.
However, Rouge, who holds all the keys, could not easily open her mouth.
“I…”
Rouge hesitated for a while and eventually shook her head. It was a declaration of surrender and surrender.
“It’s the Volcanic Swordsman Association… I was so careful.”
“….”
“What you said is correct.”
“what?”
“Eh?”
“what does it mean?”
The moment when suspicious voices burst from the mouths of the five swords.
“I will formally greet you. I am the ark of openness for our time.”
A smile of triumph bloomed on Cheongmyeong’s lips.
