Episode 1304. What the heck is this guy? (4)
Jeokho held his breath.
He didn’t even dare to raise his head to look at Jang Il-so’s thoughts.
People usually assume that the biggest pain they experience while serving Jang Il-so is having to watch out for Jang Il-so’s cruel disposition.
But that’s because I don’t know Maninbang and Jang Ilso very well.
What is most embarrassing for those who serve Jang Il-so closely is not because they have to change their attitude while observing Jang Il-so’s feelings.
On the contrary… I was embarrassed because it was impossible to keep an eye on Jang Il-so.
It’s still the same now.
If you look at it only on the surface, Jang Il-so is angry now.
Even if he doesn’t go to the extent of anger, it seems clear that he is at least displeased.
But Jeok-ho watched Jang Il-so for quite some time.
I knew very well how futile it was to guess about a man named Jang Il-so based only on his outward appearance. No matter
what Jang Il-so looks like, no one can know what is inside.
“You’re fooling me…”
Jang Il-so’s voice was filled with laughter.
“You mean that pseudonym?”
Jeok-ho waited for Jang Il-so’s reaction without even making a sound.
There is no need to think.
All reports that needed to be done have been completed.
Now all I could do was wait for Jang Il-so’s judgment.
Soon, Jang Il-so’s pitiful voice penetrated Jeok-ho’s ears.
“okay. “Is that all?”
Jeokho slowly raised his head without saying a word.
Even though I knew it was meaningless, I instinctively looked at Jang Il-so’s expression, but his face, half-covered by steam, suddenly looked as bored as usual.
“It’s not something to make such a fuss about, tsk tsk.”
“…Lord Ryeon.”
“Is there anyone?”
“Yes, Lord Ryeon!”
The young man who was waiting quickly ran over.
In her hand was a tray with drinks and glasses on it.
Jang Il-so smiled and praised.
“You’re a quick-witted kid.”
Shibi’s face flushed slightly.
Jang Il-so slowly poured alcohol with his hands and raised his glass.
“Go when you’re done.”
Jeokho’s fingertips trembled slightly.
As he thought, his work was done.
It was my job to report what I found out, and it was Jang Il-so’s job to make any judgments about it.
It’s not something he can dare to say.
However, Red Tiger could not easily retreat.
Jang Il-so slowly took a sip of his drink and asked Jeok-ho while looking at him with bright eyes.
“Is there something wrong?”
“….”
“Or would you like to have a drink together?”
“Ryeonju-nim…”
Jeokho took a long breath.
I know it’s presumptuous, but now is the time to tell it straight, even if it means committing such presumptuous acts.
“I know that Lord Ryeon’s trust in the military is strong.”
“hmm.”
“But this is not something that can be overlooked so easily.”
Jang Il-so looks at Jeok-ho with amusement.
Jeokho continued speaking calmly despite receiving those gazes.
“If it only moved small and medium-sized factions, we can wait and see if there is some reason. But personally contacting Hao Wen clearly crossed the line.”
At first glance, heat boiled in Jeokho’s eyes.
“Depending on how you interpret it, you can also see that they are doing something they shouldn’t be doing.”
Jang Il-so’s languid gaze met Jeok-ho’s gaze.
There was still a thick layer of steam between the two.
Jang Il-so, who had been looking at Jeok-ho in silence for a while, laughed softly.
“It’s something you shouldn’t do.”
A magical light poured out of his eyes.
“I want to hear what that means?”
Jeokho bit his lip.
“Ryeonju. The powers given to the military are enormous. Of course, only the leader has the authority to move the Sapaeryeon. But, as you know, the military can delegate all that authority. So, isn’t he able to personally influence the small and medium-sized sects?”
“…so?”
“To put it another way…”
Jeokho says as if chewing.
“It means that if the military has a different mindset and joins forces with Hao Wen, it won’t be that difficult to plot a conspiracy based on the authority he has.”
Jang Il-so stared blankly at Jeok-ho for a moment.
It was as if he had been hit unexpectedly.
Jeokho swallowed dryly as he waited for his next reaction.
“…rebellion?”
“….”
“Ha…. Hahaha.”
“….”
“Nevus? Hahahaha. What a birthmark! Ahahahahahahahahaha!”
The laughter that started small became increasingly intense.
He was shaking his whole body and laughing so much that the alcohol in his glass spilled into the bath.
“Hahahahahahahahahaha!”
Jang Il-so laughed for a long time, holding his stomach with one hand.
Then, he barely managed to suppress a smile by gently wiping away the tears that had formed with his fingers.
“Ah… I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve laughed like this…”
Jang Il-so said, his eyes still filled with laughter.
“It was really fun. So please leave now.”
“Ryeonju-nim…”
Jang Il-so leaned against the bathtub wall again with a bored expression on his face.
“Of course you are doing your duty, but you should also consider my position. Participating in meaningless tasks is also fun at first. “If an alias is a treason, it would be better to believe what the old man in court said about growing his hair out.”
“This is not so…”
“Stop.”
For a moment, Jeokho’s body flinched.
When I looked up, I saw that all the emotions that could be called Jang Il-so’s eyes had disappeared as if they had been washed away.
The moment I looked into those eyes, I felt chills as if the air had cooled down, even though it couldn’t have been that way.
“I don’t think you are slandering an alias. But… you should know what you are saying and open your mouth.”
“I am…”
“I am the one who gave that authority to the pseudonym.”
Jang Il-so laughed.
The lips had already turned red again.
“And now you’re telling me that my choice was wrong. Do you understand?”
“I didn’t mean to…”
“I know.”
Jang Il-so’s eyes were curved like a crescent moon.
“If that was what you meant, there’s no way this soup would still be this transparent.”
Goosebumps ran down Jeokho’s spine.
For a moment, I pictured in my head the sight of this transparent water turning red with the blood pouring from my body.
“Anyway, it’s amazing. “I fully understand how you feel, so please leave.”
But Jeokho stubbornly did not retreat.
Jang Il-so sighed and filled his empty glass with alcohol again.
It’s good to have loyalty, but it’s quite annoying to deal with people who don’t have the same intelligence as loyalty.
“Ryeonju.”
“Do you still have anything left to say?”
“…I don’t mean to discuss intent. “I want to discuss the risks.”
“danger?”
“yes. The human heart is not something you can look into. So shouldn’t we just look at the phenomenon? “If we combine the forces led by the military, the small and medium-sized factions in the south, and the power of Hao Mun, they will have enough power to threaten Lord Lian.”
“….”
“What I’m wary of is not the military. It is a thousand-face investigation. “If he is behind all of this…”
If something like that happens once in a thousand, there will be no turning back.
Of course, on the outside, it may not have seemed easy to oppose Jang Il-so, but the important thing was that it was Cheonmyeonsu and his family name that were driving his power.
If they are not confident, they will never move easily.
In the worst case… we may already be in a situation that is difficult to reverse.
So, as quickly as possible….
“Hmm.”
However, Jang Il-so still looked at the alcohol in his glass calmly, with a strange smile on his face.
He asked, looking down at the quiet drink without any movement.
“A pseudonym is doing business with a thousand-face investigation?”
“….”
“And you’re targeting me?”
“Even if it’s not that bad….”
“Then is there anything you can do? “I have to die.”
Jeokho, who was momentarily embarrassed, hurriedly raised his head.
He asked back with his eyes wide open.
“Lord Ryeo?”
“why?”
“Oh no… How can you say that…”
“Stop acting like a child.”
Jang Il-so’s smile became even deeper.
He had a cute smile, as if he was facing an enemy, but his voice was calm.
“I saw the wrong person, so even if I die, I have nothing to say, right?”
“…Do you have that much faith in the military?”
“no.”
Jang Il-so said as if it was not fun.
“The same goes for you. It is a task I have entrusted to you and the authority I have given you. “If that authority is targeting me, I have no choice but to give up my head.”
“That authority…”
“That is unacceptable. I am not god. “If I hold on to everything, I will end up as a person who has everything.”
The blood turned red, the lips parted, and pure white teeth were revealed.
“Isn’t it better to move forward and die by getting stabbed in the back than to sit and rot? yes?”
“….”
“Go away now.”
Jeokho sighed deeply.
“…If you do that, at least send me to Guangdong. “I will see it with my own eyes.”
“Can not be done.”
“How…”
“If it were you, wouldn’t you try to capture the pseudonym if you thought there was even the slightest problem? “No matter what the alias is doing.”
“….”
“There must be a reason why the pseudonym moves like that. It won’t be any harm to me. So just leave it alone.”
After finishing speaking, Jang Il-so took a slow sip of his drink.
Jeokho’s face was blank.
Even Jeokho, who was truly loyal to Jang Il-so, sometimes could not understand Jang Il-so.
“…I’m leaving.”
Jeok-ho slowly left the bathroom, leaving Jang Il-so no longer speaking.
Jang Il-so, who glanced at the back, turned his head, smiled at Si-bi, and asked.
“Have you prepared any other alcohol?”
“I will bring it to you right now, Lord Ryeonju!”
“Like that.” Don’t run. The bathroom is slippery. And then you get hurt.”
Jang Il-so, who smiled slightly as he watched the young Si-bi run away, tilted his head back and stared at the ceiling.
The steam was frosty and water was condensing.
He stared at this and muttered softly.
“Ga-myeong….”
Hu Ji-myeong is plotting a rebellion? There is no need to even consider this, let alone suspect it in the first place.
And even if that really happens, it doesn’t matter.
Because if I die, that’s it.
But it seems clear that Hu Ji-myeong is up to something.
He also did not report to Jang Il-so and even ignored orders that Jang Il-so gave him first.
What on earth does Hu Jiamyeong have to do like this?
“Do I have to risk my life and not just my position?”
Jang Il-so unconsciously touched his lips with the tips of his fingers.
He slowly traced his lips horizontally and muttered.
“…Is there something there? yes?”
And that would probably be even more dangerous and fascinating to Jang Il-so.
Because they want to get rid of the family name at all costs.
One word comes to Jang Il-so’s mind.
But it can never be there.
Jang Il-so, who was lost in thought, chuckled.
Something that couldn’t have already happened, so what’s strange about something that shouldn’t be there?
“Hmm.”
His eyes twinkled.
“I guess I should at least check.”
The corners of his mouth suddenly rose.
