Episode 174
The surroundings instantly became a mess.
Dozens of smoke bombs exploded all over the place, and the surroundings were so hazy that it was impossible to see an inch ahead.
The guards tried to clear the smoke by waving their hands, but it didn’t seem like they could stop the smoke bombs that kept exploding.
“damn!”
The guard leader swore and pulled up my ball.
The purpose was to create a sword wind and remove some of the smoke around it.
But a black figure suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
“what?! “Wow!”
puck!
With a short sound, the guard captain’s body went limp. After falling from the horse, he could only groan and not stand up properly.
Beep profit-!
And then a whistle was heard.
Then, dull hitting sounds were heard everywhere.
What on earth is going on here?
The guards somehow came to their senses and tried to protect the cart.
One of the carts in front suddenly started moving, and the carts following it rushed out. Even if I tried to catch it in surprise, there was no way I could retrieve it as it had already disappeared behind the smokescreen.
About a dozen carts at the top disappeared literally in an instant.
“Leader! Are you okay?”
Coughing and coughing, one of the guards helped the fallen guard captain. Fortunately, he was still breathing and it didn’t seem like he was seriously hurt when he opened his eyes.
“Ugh… How is this happening?”
“I do not know. There was a smoke screen everywhere and someone attacked us. “They took all the carts and ran away.”
“Any traces?”
“You can’t see it yet because of the smoke… but the weight of the cart will leave a mark on the ground.” The guard captain nodded at the subordinate’s explanation.
If there are traces left, you can follow them as much as you want. Also, since there is quite a lot of luggage, it will not be easy to get rid of the cart.
The guard captain took a deep breath and moved his body.
Eventually, I approached the carriage at the very back.
He went to the side of the carriage, bowed his head, and opened his mouth.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Fortunately, I heard a voice from inside.
There was a calmness in his voice, as if he was not injured.
“sorry. “I didn’t have enough, so all my supplies were stolen.”
“It’s okay.”
“yes?”
At that moment, a sound of tired laughter was heard.
Then the window of the carriage opened and the face of Gongjuk, the commander of the Honam Sangdan, was revealed.
He had a smile on his face. Anyone could see that it was not the expression of a person whose goods had been taken away.
“I said it was okay. “Everything is within the expected range.”
U…?W
The captain of the guard could not understand its meaning at all.
A group of people quickly drove horses pulling carts up the mountain path.
They seemed to be only thinking about getting out of the place in a hurry, not even paying attention to the loud shaking caused by the uneven ground.
Drip drip-
Besides, I was lucky today.
We even dug out a waterway to remove the traces, but then it started raining.
Looking at the dark clouds, it seems like a considerable amount of rain will fall, so the rain will erase the traces of the cart.
“You just have to run a little more!”
“know!”
The group grinned. Dong-ho Dong-ho will be coming out soon.
You can make enormous wealth just by loading the cargo on a ship that has been prepared there in advance.
My heart was already racing at that thought.
They have been watching the Honam Sangdan for a very long time.
As expected of people who roam around and commit theft, they prepared a meticulous plan and even created several workarounds to prepare for the unexpected.
So far they have never failed to steal.
Perhaps even compared to the most famous thief in the central plains, he would be no different.
The leader of the group, Yang Cheol-sang, smiled faintly as he looked at the cart full of goods.
As expected, it was good to watch the Honam Sangdan.
I believed that they would let down their guard as they had never failed to ascend the mountain.
So, as soon as I heard that a large-scale commercial trip was being planned, I prepared several plans and the results were very good.
All plans are now complete once we arrive at Dongjeong Lake.
“We’re all here!”
Hearing the voice coming from ahead, Yang Cheol-sang came to his senses and raised his head.
There, I saw several people waiting in front of a large boat.
Everyone had their faces covered, but they were not enemies.
These people were hired by paying money to move the load on the cart.
After that, it will also be used to discourage the pursuit of Honam Sangdan.
The tin merchant who had set up his cart there shouted loudly.
“There’s no time, so move quickly!” People reacted quickly to that sound.
The ronins moved in a hurry.
Quick movement is the first factor in completing work quickly.
They moved quickly here and there and stood in front of about a dozen carts.
Finally, the moment when the pitch-black cloth was removed.
“Stop!”
People jumped out of the cart with loud shouts.
There were not only police officers but also those who had learned martial arts.
From the beginning, there was no load on the cart and people were hiding there.
“what…?”
Yang Cheol-sang looked at it with a blank expression.
As soon as the cloth was removed, the police officers and martial arts men appeared, immediately pulling out their spear knives and pointing them at the group of robbers and tin merchants.
“If anyone moves, kill them all!”
Loud boom!
That one word, echoing around, greatly shook Yang Cheol-sang’s heart.
He knew the face of the person in front of him.
The tin merchant gulped dry saliva.
The current order of business was being rescued.
Even the people next to them were Mulim people who were quite famous in Honam, and it was clear that they had been hired by the Honam merchants.
Their deadly spirit is so strong that if you move too hastily, your head will be blown off.
“That’s ridiculous…!’’
Yang Cheol-sang couldn’t believe it.
Did they expect that they would attack?
So you deliberately hid these people in a cart and disguised it as a commercial trip?
Parr –
The corners of my mouth trembled.
The voice of Gu Hwang-jung that he soon heard shook his heart even more.
“Arrest them all! Anyone who resists can be killed!”
“yes!”
I have never been more afraid of the police officers who answered in loud voices than I was today.
“Nyeah….”
There was a group of people watching the scene from afar.
The three masked men watched everything from the moment they first attacked Honam Sangdan’s commercial route.
I was embarrassed.
Because there were people who carried out what they wanted to do first.
But in the end, I just watched and watched, thinking that things would be easier if they ran away with the goods.
Eventually, when he stopped in front of the stream of Dongjeong Lake and looked like he was about to move his luggage to the boat, Dan Woo-hyeon tried to move forward.
But something completely unexpected happened.
There were no objects inside and only people on board?
Even people who looked like police officers and county officials appeared.
“That’s amazing.”
“Yeah, that’s cool.”
“If we had approached without thinking, we would have been harmed.”
Namgung So-hye smiled awkwardly and agreed with Kwon Moo-jin. Who would have thought that there would be a person riding on that cart?
Even Dan Woo-hyeon was fooled.
In order to be safe, I stayed far enough away that I couldn’t see them unless I was an expert, so I couldn’t sense the presence of those on the cart.
“It must have been a trap dug in advance to catch us, right?”
“I guess so.”
Dan Woo-hyeon sighed and stroked his chin.
If he had come forward instead of those thieves, a difficult situation would have arisen.
It was obvious that if the opponents were officials who were not martial people, it would be a hassle in many ways.
“Are you saying you were reading our movements? “I don’t know who it is, but it looks quite like this.”
“I think it was the plan of the person in the carriage earlier.”
Dan Woo-hyeon nodded in agreement with Kwon Moo-jin’s words.
Something seemed strange right after the attack. Even though we had to chase after them right away, the Honam upper part was very peaceful.
“Even if you’re caught in a trap, there are plenty of ways to get out…”
I couldn’t be confident that something like this wouldn’t happen again.
“Whew, this is why you can’t do bad things
.”
What came out of Namgung Sohye’s mouth was undoubtedly a sigh of relief. As Kwon Moo-jin said, there may have been many ways to escape, but it might have been a disgrace to catch the masked trio in the Honam region.
Rather, this was a good thing.
Dan Woo-hyeon watched the whole scene.
The police quickly moved and began to capture the thieves.
Among them, several masked men tried to escape, but the Murim men, who appeared to have been hired by the Honam Merchant Marine, moved quickly.
Several people have already died and become souls (M souls).
Dan Woo-hyeon watched the scene and mumbled.
“It was planned from the beginning… I guess I took them too lightly.”
Dan Woo-hyeon frowned as if he didn’t like something.
When I thought that all of this happened according to someone’s intention, I felt like Son Goku playing in the palm of the Buddha’s hand.
I felt dirty.
Dan Woo-hyeon, with a completely empty smile, turned his back.
Anyway, if there wasn’t anything stolen here, there was nothing more to look at.
“Are you going?”
“okay.”
Dan Woo-hyeon, who was walking ahead, was walking quite quickly.
From the quietness of his voice, I could tell that he was in a very bad mood.
“Do you know why Son Goku tried to kill Buddha?”
“well…?”
“Because I don’t want to play in the palm of your hand anymore.”
After saying those words, Dan Woo-hyeon’s eyes narrowed.
Just looking at his cold expression made me feel scared.
Kwon Moo-jin and Namgung So-hye followed behind with their mouths closed.
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