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Chapter 306 – Nothing Strange at All

Jeongtak was a beggar.

He didn’t know when it started. From his earliest memories, he was already growing up among beggars.

If not growing up under his parents, then being part of the beggar’s den, which was considered one of the most prestigious factions in the open city, was his fortune.

“What brings you here?”

“I heard that a priest with a serious injury is here… a young man in his late teens.”

“Ah! You mean the patient! Could you wait a moment? Someone will guide you soon.”

But even though it was an open city, beggars were still beggars, and they were often treated rudely by ordinary people. However, everyone here was kind and friendly, which made Jeongtak feel that famous doctors were different.

The building was also well-organized, and the size and prestige of the single clinic made him feel a little intimidated.

Thanks to this, Jeongtak could finally relax when he followed the guide to where the priest was lying.

“Father, are you okay?”

“Jeongtak! How did you get here?”

“How did I get here? The beggar, Jeongga, who brought you here, told me.”

Erasing the expression of a swindler from his mind, Jeongtak continued.

“Well, you were in a very bad situation, but you look much better now.”

“Don’t say that. I barely survived with broken bones all over my body.”

Unlike Jeongtak, who was recognized as a master among the latecomers, the priest was barely able to escape the third-rate level, which was why this happened.

He was beaten severely by a group of thugs who called themselves the Black Dragon Society, half of whom were members of the Sa Pa faction, and the other half were gangsters. His ribs were broken, and his lungs were almost torn apart. It was a miracle that he was alive.

“But you still managed to come here, right?”

Even after hearing this, the priest still smiled.

“What do you mean? Father, are you…?”

Recently, the order had come down from the Bangju to investigate the Four Heavens of the Open City.

The details were only secretly transmitted to the Four Heavens, so Jeongtak didn’t know the whole story, but he thought that maybe the demons had infiltrated the Four Heavens.

The order was to find out if there were any violent groups suddenly appearing, and they were busy investigating this area every day. Of course, this clinic was also within the scope of the investigation.

“Did you come here on purpose to hide?”

“Are you crazy? I just came to check things out since the situation was resolved.”

But this doctor was the first to be excluded from the investigation.

It wasn’t just because he was doing good deeds. It was common for bad people to do good things to deceive others.

It was just that this place was too noticeable. An office that usually only accepted women, or one that accepted both men and women if they were seriously injured.

They were openly sponsored by nearby celebrities and used their name to receive money and treat patients?

“It’s a foolish thing to do.”

But the priest in front of him argued that this made it even more suspicious.

There was no solid evidence, and he didn’t accept the opinion that it was suspicious based solely on his intuition.

“The more I think about it, the more suspicious it seems. Why would they fix a worthless guy for free? Do you see this?”

The priest lifted the blanket, revealing a clean cloth outfit.

It wasn’t a great outfit, but the priest, who looked like a beggar, looked much better after taking a clean bath and wearing clean clothes.

“They keep talking about hygiene, but where can you find a clinic that gives away clothes for free? There’s something here. There’s a foul smell of something being hidden.”

The pharmacist who had been dedicated to treating patients was frustrated when he heard this, but to Jeongtak, the content seemed quite plausible.

There was no denying the possibility that they had stabbed their sign to deceive information organizations like their open group.

“But didn’t you say you were stable? With that body, it would be difficult to move around freely.”

“That’s true, but in this situation, the executioner came to find me. Isn’t this heaven’s help?”

“Oh, are you going to use me as a substitute for the executioner?”

Jeongtak chuckled, but the priest didn’t just say it recklessly.

“I would never think of using the executioner as I please. But I heard that this is something that Bangju personally ordered. It seems like he has one foot in the martial arts world.”

“…Didn’t you say you weren’t interested in the leader position?”

“But Bangju is interested in the executioner. And so are the others who are aiming for the leader position.”

As someone who was pushed in between those who were aiming for the next leader position, regardless of whether he wanted it or not, it was an unpleasant situation for Jeongtak.

“Even if you don’t become the leader, don’t you need to establish some sort of position to avoid being left behind?”

The priest, Songmun, who was interested in the affairs of the martial arts world, was insufferable with his sweet talk.

Jeongtak, the top disciple of the Open Gate and one of the Nine Dragons, had to sigh several times while listening to the priest’s explanation.

After ejaculating a lot of semen into Yanghajeong’s uterus and sending her away, my desire had mostly subsided, and I was working with a philosopher’s mindset.

After diligently stamping the documents with my seal, I would go to the clinics and ask if the newly introduced treatments were useful or if there was anything else needed.

At first, people were uncomfortable with the owner doing this kind of work, but since the actual leader, Juyakseon, was a leading example, it seemed that they didn’t care much now.

Moreover, the money needed to run this place was borrowed from the clan and repaid or donated, and since I was young, everyone treated me quite kindly.

I was returning from a successful meeting with Juyakseon, where we discussed the plan to put up a large inventory board in the herbal medicine warehouse, focusing on the major consumables, when I suddenly stopped in my tracks.

‘Huh?’

Someone was wandering around the area, not only dirty but also looking for something.

It was suspicious, but I didn’t show it and approached him to ask.

“What’s going on?”

“Ah…?”

The beggar looked at me in surprise and quickly opened his mouth.

“Oh, I’m looking for someone, but I don’t know where they are, so I’m trying to find my way.”

“Who are you looking for? If you tell the receptionist, they’ll guide you.”

I asked while preparing to take action at any moment.

The words that Dangyeong said (Open Gate is searching this area) came to mind, and I was indeed able to catch something.

This beggar was likely a master of the Open Gate. The problem was that if he had business here, it was suspicious that he didn’t ask for guidance, especially since the signs were placed faithfully.

Then again, it was dangerous to assume that he was definitely from the Open Gate.

‘He’s a little lower than me.’

I had thought of a few places to take him, but the beggar, whether he knew I was on guard or not, spoke up honestly in response.

“To be honest, I felt uncomfortable asking for guidance since I’m also a wanderer. Is Jegal Mireyeong Yeohyeop here by any chance?”

“…Yes?”

The beggar explained that he came here because his priest was being treated for injuries, and after hearing from the priest that Jegal Mireyeong, a senior in the martial arts world, was here, he thought it was proper to pay his respects.

I didn’t need to guide him all the way to my mother’s location. I could ask Danghye-won to help and have her come out.

I didn’t know if he was from the Open Gate or not, but I had to find out what he was doing here.

I introduced myself as Jeongtak and guided the beggar while staying alert, ready to subdue him if he showed any suspicious behavior.

Jeongtak’s purpose for meeting Jegal Mireyeong was not just a simple greeting.

The Open Gate was aware that Jegal Mireyeong was pregnant and here, and the priest judged that since she was trustworthy and intelligent, she wouldn’t miss anything suspicious here.

“I don’t see her.”

“Is that so?”

But the conversation ended shortly, and although it was a waste of time, at least it was less trouble.

“This is strange… It’s definitely suspicious.”

“Enough already. Do you know how embarrassed I was because of you?”

Jeongtak scolded Songmun, who couldn’t shake off his suspicions.

Due to his suspicion, Jeongtak was extremely cautious around Kang Yoon, who didn’t look like he was in his thirties and whose martial arts skills were higher than Jeongtak’s. It was only after meeting Jegal Mireyeong that Jeongtak realized that Kang Yoon was the head of the guards and Jegal Mireyeong’s chair, and he had to suppress his embarrassment.

If Jeongtak had known that his former classmate and head of the guard, who was called to the medical center to guard the women’s area, was following him with the intention of knocking him unconscious at any moment, his thoughts might have been different.

“Since we’ve confirmed it, isn’t it over? Just be satisfied with that.”

Other than a faint intuition that tickled his mind, Songmun couldn’t offer anything else, and after that, they couldn’t find anything suspicious, so they eventually accepted Jeongtak’s opinion.

In the end, the report they submitted to Bunta-ju only included a short summary stating that they had checked but found nothing unusual, just in case. They had no idea that the name included in the report would attract the attention of the granddaughter of the Murim Prince and the Open Gate’s interest.