Chapter 318 – There Was One More (1)
Not only my mother but also other women already knew enough about me as a person.
Even a single exclamation of a tone that suggests there might be someone who can help the Muryeongmaeng was enough to guess that the person is a woman.
They all knew that unless the other party was a pretty MILF, they wouldn’t make any effort to establish human relationships.
“Haah…”
Pyeongyeonhwa lightly patted my mother’s shoulder as she let out a deep sigh. Meanwhile, Dang Hye-won, who was next to her, said in surprise.
“I didn’t know that Hwangbo Yeohyeop had that kind of relationship…”
Everyone knew that Hwangbo Hyoseon had clashed with my father since he told us who my father was, but they probably didn’t know about what happened in Magyo.
“It’s inevitable. How could they know what happened in Magyo between the Muryeongmaeng and Hwangbo Yeohyeop… Haah…”
“…”
After a while of silence, I finally spoke up again, and fortunately, the conversation resumed.
“So, does that mean we can get help from Hwangbo Yeohyeop?”
“Well, I’m not sure…”
As my mother asked a question, I recalled Hwangbo Hyoseon on the day she left the Magyo headquarters.
Although my emotions were still hurt because I was used as an excuse for a magic treatment, I did not doubt my opinion that I would calm down Magyo and bring long-term peace to Muryeong.
“If we persuade her properly, she will definitely help us.”
“Then we need to think about how to persuade her first.”
“By the way, do we not need to talk about how to get help from Magyo?”
When Pyeongyeonhwa intervened and spoke up, my mother slowly shook her head.
“No. There’s already something going on around the hospital, and it’s chaotic enough… We shouldn’t wander around for no reason.”
“Ah… I see.”
“Of course, if things don’t go well with Muryeongmaeng, we’ll have to consider it again, but for now, it’s better to postpone it until later as a priority.”
And we went back to our original conversation.
“Has Fahrenheit made a decision yet?”
“Yes, he said he would let us know as soon as the decision is made.”
Fahrenheit had not yet included Muryeongmaeng in the Fasiilmun. They had not decided whether to move their base to Muryeongmaeng or not.
So, if we contact them through that side and ask Hwangbo Hyoseon to come with a long story about me, she will definitely come.
“Then the problem we need to solve first is…”
And the conversation continued smoothly.
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My mother had already given up on the possibility of getting help from the Cheongsan Yusu, but she still organized her thoughts and explained the situation to us. We didn’t have much to do other than nod along.
After we finished our conversation, we received news from the Fasiilmun that they had decided to rely on the Muryeongmaeng. And on that very day, Hwa Uncheon, the most skilled fighter in the Fasiilmun, set off for the Muryeongmaeng in Seoan.
“Wow, this place… It looks like a neighborhood with good mountains and water that would have the name of Seonpungdogol.”
“…Bangju, we’re going to greet our guests. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to go in a drunken state?”
“I’m perfectly sober. Besides, that mission is something that the members of the Jujaekdan can handle on their own, so the leader doesn’t need to worry.”
No Hee-bang, a woman with a flushed face from drinking, giggled and waved her hand, while Hwangbo Hyoseon let out a deep sigh.
“Still, isn’t there such a thing as courtesy? If we’re going to accompany them to the Mung’s event, we should consider the Mung’s position as well.”
“You’re right. Then I’ll stay behind and try not to attract attention.”
Hwangbo Hyoseon wanted to scold No Hee-bang for her reckless behavior, but this mission was not assigned to them. The Baekho Dan was divided into smaller groups and focused on gathering information, and the Jujaekdan was more suitable for direct combat and escorting, so they were sent instead.
Hwangbo Hyoseon had personally followed them at the request of Hwa Uncheon, who was her younger brother in the Hwaun family, but unexpectedly, No Hee-bang had also joined them.
“Kang Yoon…? The new Guryong with a high post-war index from the last Guryong battle?”
According to Hwa Uncheon, Kang Yoon was almost single-handedly crushing the enemy and was their biggest benefactor.
And upon hearing that story, No Hee-bang seemed to be pondering the name repeatedly before suddenly requesting to accompany them.
As No Hee-bang moved closer to Hwangbo Hyoseon, who was walking at the back of the group, she spoke up.
“Now tell me. What does Kang So-hyeop have to do with anything?”
“Oh, did the leader keep wondering about that?”
Hwangbo Hyoseon kept her gaze fixed ahead as No Hee-bang closed the lid of her gourd filled with alcohol and spoke up.
“Well, it’s nothing special… I just wanted to see his face once.”
“Why?”
No Hee-bang thought of many reasons in her head, but they disappeared just as quickly. However, she didn’t have to tell Hwangbo Hyoseon all of them.
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“Didn’t he do something amazing? It’s not strange to want to see the face of someone with such a high post-war index, is it?”
“…”
It was a valid point. Even though he had received help from other experts, facing off against dozens of them was not something that an ordinary post-war index could handle.
However, aside from that, Hwangbo Hyoseon also felt that No Hee-bang was hiding something, although it was difficult to pinpoint what it was. But it wasn’t something worth prying into, so they didn’t discuss it further until they arrived at Hwasiilmoon.
“What is it about Kang So-hyeop that you’re so interested in?”
“Oh, did the leader keep wondering about that?”
Hwangbo Hyoseon kept her gaze fixed ahead as No Hee-bang closed the lid of her gourd filled with alcohol and spoke up.
“Well, it’s nothing special… I just wanted to see his face once.”
“Why?”
No Hee-bang thought of many reasons in her head, but they disappeared just as quickly. However, she didn’t have to tell Hwangbo Hyoseon all of them.
As they arrived at Hwasiilmoon, I tried to meet Hwangbo Hyoseon first, but a strange woman interrupted.
“Who is this woman? Why is she here?”
“I’m No Hee-bang of the Gaebang. I may seem a bit strange, but I’m not a bad person.”
As I looked at the beautiful Hwangbo Hyoseon after a long time, suddenly a strange woman appeared and stared at me blatantly.
“My introduction would have been done by Hwangbo Yeohyeop, I think. You’re Kang Yoon, right?”
“…Yes?”
“I’m not denying it. In fact, I thought it would be you since there doesn’t seem to be anyone else here who fits the bill.”
This woman was difficult to follow because she only spoke what she wanted to say. But Gaebang?
“No, No Hee-bang… Is that your name? What brings you here?”
“I heard you’re holding a medical clinic in Sachun? I’m just a person who doesn’t know anything about medicine.”
“Yes, but what business do you have here?”
“After the Guryong battle, he hasn’t been involved in any other external activities except for Namgung Se’s wedding…”
“Bangju, what is this woman talking about?”
Pyeong Yeon-hwa, who was next to me, intervened with a bit of force, and only then did No Hee-bang stop talking.
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“I don’t know what the situation is, but he’s my friend’s chair and a child I cherish. If you continue to be rude, I won’t be able to let it go.”
Hmph, Yeonhwa-mama…
“I apologize. Kang So-hyeop isn’t well-known in Gaeho, so I lost my composure for a moment.”
No Hee-bang stepped back and surrounded us. It was strange to see her eyes, which seemed to have turned slightly, return to normal, making her seem like a strange woman.
It seemed odd that she would lose her composure just because he wasn’t well-known.
Plus, it seemed like she smelled of alcohol.
“Kang So-hyeop, if you have time later, could you spare some time to talk with me?”
“Yes, that’s not difficult.”
She spoke with a reasonable attitude, so I had no reason to refuse.
I thought there wouldn’t be any millet fields in Gaebang, which was a beggar’s den, but there was millet here too.
No Hee-bang naturally stepped back and waved her hand as if to say goodbye, and I raised my hand to wave back but quickly put it down when I realized my mistake.
“She’s a strange person…”
“…It’s not much different from dealing with Grandfather.”
After my mother’s words, Hwangbo Hyoseon nodded in agreement, and after a moment of silence, we were ready to talk.
“…So, shall we hear why you came to find me?”
When Hwangbo Hyoseon spoke with a tense expression, I stepped forward slightly and opened my mouth.
“Hwangbo Yeohyeop, if you have to hide the truth to avoid the wind blowing against Kangho, can you hide it?”
“…What are you talking about?”
Hwangbo Hyoseon furrowed her brow, but I didn’t answer right away.
If Magyo commercially ties up with Jungwon Mincho and takes root in Jungwon, the faction will have to give up the home advantage they have enjoyed so far.
In doing so, Jungwon will eventually find peace, but as a faction, it is not a very welcome development.
“If you don’t tell me, I can’t decide whether I can hide it or not.”
But of course, Hwangbo Hyoseon didn’t just accept my words. I expected that much.
‘I have to package it well…’
This was just a pretext anyway. A pretext to set the mood and make it seem like a trivial matter when I brought up the main topic later.
“Well… then I guess there’s no choice. It’s better to start with something that won’t cause any problems if I tell you.”
Then my mother took over and began to explain.
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The reason we came here at the request of Ju Yaksun, the incident where many people ran away and we had to go after the few who were left as bait, and finally catching the suspicious female high school student who suddenly appeared.
“What? Treason?”
“Yes. It’s just a guess, but if she’s a female high school student on the same level as Paeng Yeon-hwa, then it’s unlikely that someone else…”
“…Damn it.”
Hwangbo Hyoseon’s expression twisted as she cursed before I could finish my sentence.
While the news of a top-notch expert being present was not necessarily good news, her reaction was too dramatic, and my mother and I exchanged a glance.
There was something there. Something that we didn’t know, but Hwangbo Hyoseon did.
We began to discuss how we could coax that information out of her, secretly exchanging signals and discussing the best approach.
