Episode 619
After having lunch at an inn with beef noodles and soryongpo, the three set off again.
Smiles appeared on Hong Ye-seol and Soma’s faces, probably because they ate their fill of delicious food.
In particular, Soma was even humming a song that seemed to be in a good mood.
Hong Ye-seol understood Soma’s feelings.
The rise of martial arts due to unexpected insight and the growth of the body. Lastly, delicious food.
Soma had no reason to be in a bad mood.
Hong Ye-seol looked at Pyo-wol thinking that it was all right.
Pyowol was walking, looking only forward.
It was the same expression as usual.
Even so, Hong Ye-seol thought something was different.
It was a subtle change that was recognizable because it was Hong Ye-seol.
She approached the moon.
“are you okay?”
“why?”
“Your expression is different than usual.”
“okay?”
“What happen?”
“Look ahead.”
“yes?”
Hong Ye-seol looked at the front with a puzzled expression.
In the distance, a man who appeared to be a merchant was walking with an ox-drawn cart.
The cart was loaded with a lot of luggage, so the ox was having a hard time.
Hong Ye-seol tilted his head.
“Why is that person?”
“Look Carefully.”
“What…”
Hong Ye-seol blurted out his words.
Because as the merchant came closer, she saw something strange in her eyes as well.
Hong Ye-seol’s expression hardened slightly.
The moon whispered to her.
“Don’t pay a ticket, walk.”
Only then did Hong Ye-seol realize his mistake.
She let go of her stiff expression and walked unconcernedly.
After a while, a merchant passed by Pyowol and the others.
The merchant didn’t even look at Pyowol’s party and focused only on pulling the cow.
But Hong Ye-seol could feel his secret gaze.
It was such a secret gaze that I would never have felt if I hadn’t paid attention to Pyowol’s words.
He did not know the identity of the opponent, but it was clear that he had learned how to monitor properly.
Before that, it was the merchant’s skin color that alerted Hong Ye-seol.
He looked like he had come a long way, but his skin was clean. Above all, there were almost no signs of sunburn.
It also didn’t match the outfit.
The most suspicious thing was breathing with the cow.
If you are carrying that much luggage, breathing with the cow is also important, but it was somehow awkward.
Pyowol said quietly.
“Fourth.”
“yes?”
“Once on the way here twice from the inn and once more now.”
“ha! I must have been blunt.”
Hong Ye-seol sighed.
It was a mistake I would never have made if I had been alone.
After going around with Pyowol, my vigilance naturally became dull.
It was because I trusted and relied on him without even knowing it.
Hong Ye-seol bit his lip until blood gushed out.
When she looked up after blaming herself, her eyes changed.
His eyes were sharp, shining like daggers. He returned to the assassin Hong Ye-seol.
Hong Ye-seol naturally moved his steps and asked.
“Who is it?”
“Will you understand if you watch?”
“You mean you’ll show up again?”
“Four watchers have passed by already. It will definitely appear a few more times.”
“I guess so.”
Hong Ye-seol shook his head and looked around.
The place they were currently passing through was a wide plain.
It was a terrain that was easy to monitor from a distance.
It’s invisible to her eyes, but somewhere on the plains, there must be an eye watching them.
Distant viewing (遠見) monitoring from a distance, close viewing (近見) monitoring from a close range secretly hidden, and interviewing (接見) approaching near the target without revealing it and directly monitoring it.
For general surveillance, sighting is sufficient.
This is because you can monitor the target without raising suspicion.
Near-sight requires more effort than that, and an interview that roams and monitors the neighborhood requires a lot of high-level skills.
Having an interview meant that close and far sightings were already in progress at the same time.
Such a complex surveillance is extremely rare, and only a few organizations know how to integrate and use it.
It was Haomen that made the best use of this surveillance system. However, Haomun was closely related to Pyowol. There was no reason for them to keep an eye on Pyowol.
Moreover, Pyo-wol had been with Hong Yu-shin until just a few days ago. Therefore, Hao Mun had to be excluded from the list of suspects.
Soma, who had been quietly listening to the two of them, asked cautiously.
“Hyung, then why don’t we hide and watch them in reverse?”
“If we hide, they will hide too. If that happens, we may never find out who is behind it.”
“I see.”
Soma shook her head.
Those who observe this closely must have countermeasures in case of an emergency.
It would be fortunate if it ended simply by cutting off the tail, but it could have been hidden and not come out at all. If that happens, it will be more difficult to get the original hair color.
They did not know who was watching them, but they had to root out the grass.
“Let’s pretend we don’t know anything for now.”
“You mean to induce a sense of vigilance?”
“that’s right!”
“okay. I’ll do as you say.”
Soma replied with a smile.
It was a much more mature attitude than just a few days ago.
I don’t know if it’s because of the change in appearance, but the behavior and thinking also seemed to deepen.
The three of them pretended nothing was wrong and walked calmly.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the interview guard didn’t show up all along the way.
However, the three of them were not vigilant.
Good food!
Then a bird flew into the air from afar.
Hong Ye-seol recognized the identity of the bird at once.
“It’s a telegram.”
It looked like an ordinary bird on the outside, but in fact it was a well-trained pigeon.
Looking up, I saw that a small tube was tied to Jeon Seo-gu’s ankle.
It was clear that the watcher was reporting to the upper line by telegram.
Surveillance is still maintained.
A deep shadow was cast over Pyowol’s eyes.
I don’t know who was in charge, but it was pretty well organized.
If it had been someone other than Pyowol, he would not have even noticed that he was being watched.
In fact, even Hong Ye-seol, one of the Ten Bloods, did not realize that he was being watched until Pyo-wol told him about it.
This kind of monitoring system could never be completed in a short period of time.
It is only after a long time and painstaking work to create a system that it can take shape and be used in practice.
Pyowol suddenly murmured.
“It smells familiar.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means they smell similar to us.”
“Then they are of the same type as us…”
Hong Ye-seol’s expression became serious.
If they were of the same type as them, there were only assassins.
However, most of the assassins active in Gangho were under the command of Pyowol under the name of Heukgye.
There was no reason for the assassins belonging to the Black Territory to monitor Pyowol. And now they were all under the command of Baek Guryun.
Hong Ye-seol looked at Pyo-wol.
“If it’s not Kang Ho’s assassin, are you someone outside of it?”
“Maybe… So Yeo-wol and Song Chun-wu have reappeared.”
“Soyeowol?”
Hong Ye-seol made a puzzled expression.
Because I never thought I’d hear their names again here.
Pyowol frowned and replied.
“It disappeared while absorbing the remnants of Guryongsalmak, but it seems that the series of tasks have been completed.”
If Sawyeowol was really targeting him, he could understand.
Pyowol was the one who knew the Guryongsalmak best in the current Gangho.
He understood better than anyone else how to encourage disruption in their physiological organization.
‘It looks like I’ve heard the news that the ghost fleet has collapsed.’
Although it is said to move independently, the ghost fleet also split from Guryongsalmak.
Saw Yeo-wol expected the ghost fleet to keep Pyo-wol in check. However, contrary to expectations, it was clear that he felt a great sense of crisis when the ghost fleet collapsed.
Then the current situation is understandable.
Soyeowol had a very prudent and meticulous personality.
Before there was a ten percent odds, it was a still month of Soyeo.
‘The question is what kind of table she has set up…’
Soyeowol won’t move until she’s convinced that Pyowol can’t escape.
If Pyo-wol showed signs of being noticed, he could have hidden even more tightly.
In order to bring her out, I had to convince her that she had a 10% chance of winning.
Pyowol said after organizing his thoughts.
“Soma!”
“huh?”
“As soon as you arrive at the next town, you have an urgent matter, so pretend to leave first.”
“How far?”
“Enough to not arouse their suspicions…”
“Okay bro!”
Soma nodded without saying a word.
If you pretend to be good, you understand why Pyowol gave such an order.
Hong Ye-seol asked.
“Me?”
“You stay with me. If you leave too, they will surely be suspicious.”
“all right.”
“Instead, keep checking for useful landmarks nearby.”
“yes!”
Hong Ye-seol nodded.
After that, the three of them continued to talk and walk.
It looked pretty natural.
After walking for a while, the sun was slowly setting over the mountains. Just in time, I saw a village not far away.
The three went into an inn on the outskirts of town.
“welcome.”
As soon as they entered the inn, a middle-aged man who appeared to be the owner greeted them warmly.
Pyowol asked the owner.
“I’m going to sleep tonight. Do you have any vacant rooms?”
“Of course. How many would you like?”
“Give me one for now.”
“If you go up to this floor and go to the end of the hallway, there is an empty room. It’s the best room in our inn, so it’s good enough for a night’s sleep.”
“okay.”
“How would you like to eat?”
“What are you good at?”
“That’s all good. If there’s anything you can’t do, order it. Hehe!”
The owner laughed and trembled.
Pyo-wol looked at the owner’s face for a while and said.
“Are you going to eat pork?”
“Dong… Pork? It’s possible.”
“Then, I’d like a plate of pork and a bowl of hwagwa and rice, please.”
“All right. We will bring it to you as soon as possible.”
The owner bowed his head to Pyowol and ran to the kitchen.
Pyo-wol stared blankly at the owner’s back and then sat down.
Soma looked at Pyowol with a puzzled expression.
“Dongpa meat?”
In order to make Dongpa Pork, which was developed by So Dongpa in the old days, good quality pork was needed. Not only that, it took a lot of time to cook.
It was not something that could be sold in an inn in the countryside with few customers. Because the price doesn’t match.
Most of the people who stopped by these country inns were vagrants and wanted a quick bite to eat.
It was strange that Pyo-Wol, who could not have known that fact, had to order the Dongpa-yuk, which took a long time to make.
Unlike Soma, who did not know the reason, Hong Ye-seol immediately realized why Pyo-wol had given such a spell.
If it was a normal inn, I wouldn’t have told you to order as you wish because there was nothing you couldn’t do.
This is because the food ingredients available in these rural areas are limited.
I’d rather focus on one or two foods I’m good at.
The thing that made me doubt decisively was the pork belly.
The fact that they accepted an order for food that took a long time to prepare and that good ingredients were hard to find, such as pork, meant that the owner of the inn itself had no experience in the food business.
Hong Ye-seol muttered in a low voice.
“It’s an interview.”
Monitoring trends by directly contacting the monitored object.
The owner of the inn was carrying out a reception mission.
The target was the Pyowol group.
