Chapter 63
Golden Sun.
The club that had once thrown all of South Korea into an uproar through the so-called [Golden Sun Incident].
It was called a club, but Golden Sun was not a place where people danced to music and drank alcohol.
It was a private club that only those who had been thoroughly invited could enter, and its interior was nothing less than a breeding ground for crime.
When Golden Sun’s existence became known and its true nature rose to the surface, even Eunseong had ground his teeth and clicked his tongue at it......
The ones who created Golden Sun were Nine-Tail Crew, and the person in charge of its actual management was Yeom Taeksu.
“Golden Sun? What is that?”
“A club this guy runs.”
“A club......?”
“You will be shocked if you go there.”
Eunseong gave Choi Yura a meaningful look as he answered her question.
“So it is a rotten place?”
“Incredibly.”
“How bad is it?”
“You have to see this for yourself. No matter how much I explain, you will not even be able to imagine it.”
“Really? Hmm.”
Murderous intent flashed in Choi Yura’s eyes.
“So, this guy is the one who runs that Golden Sun?”
“He is more like a front man. The actual owner is Nine-Tail Crew. Of course, Incheon Union is probably behind them.”
The eyes inside Yeom Taeksu’s buttonhole-like eyelids shook ceaselessly.
Golden Sun was a club whose very existence was top secret, so he had no choice but to be shocked that Eunseong knew its true nature.
In truth, Eunseong knew about Golden Sun entirely thanks to Choi Yura.
Before he returned to the past, the person who had exposed Golden Sun’s true nature had been none other than Choi Yura.
“This works out nicely.”
Eunseong put a little strength into the cutter.
“Urgh!”
A pained groan flowed from Yeom Taeksu’s mouth.
Quite unsuited to him, blood flowed from his plump finger, which wore a Cartier ring.
“From now on, you had better tell me everything you know about Golden Sun, Nine-Tail Crew, and Incheon Union.”
“Urgh......”
“I cannot promise anything else, but I do promise to kill you in the most painful way in the world.”
“D-Do you think you can do this and still walk away unharmed...... Gaaaaaaah!”
A sound like a pig being butchered burst from Yeom Taeksu’s mouth.
The severed finger dropped with a thud.
“Whether I walk away unharmed is not something you need to worry about. Shouldn’t you worry about your own life first?”
“E-Either way. Urgh. I will not get away unharmed either. Ngh. Whether I die this way or that way......”
He was clearly talking about retaliation from Nine-Tail Crew, as well as Incheon Union.
“At the very least, you could be smuggled out.”
“Smuggled out......?”
“Isn’t it better to save your life, at least?”
“......”
“If you cooperate obediently, I will make sure you can flee to China or Japan.”
As Eunseong said that, he searched Yeom Taeksu’s clothes.
The miscellaneous items aside, there were no fewer than three phones.
“From now on, tell me everything you know about Golden Sun as quickly and accurately as possible. If anything differs from the facts, or if you are hiding anything......”
Eunseong scanned the phones as if to show him, then slowly lifted the cutter again.
“You had better be prepared to lose every protruding part. Fingers, toes, nose, ears...... What do you think will be last?”
“Hngh!”
“Then first question. Where is Gu Taeil right now?”
Eunseong asked while putting strength into the cutter.
***
“......This is nothing short of a slaughterhouse.”
Captain Im, who had hurriedly flown to Bucheon by helicopter, furrowed his brow deeply at the sight spread out before him.
A scene from hell lay before his eyes.
The ceiling and walls were covered in blood.
The floor was not merely soaked, but pooled with it.
And corpses lay scattered everywhere......
No matter how much the world had become one where the Transference Crisis and Gate creation were everyday events, this was not a sight one could easily witness.
Was that why?
“Bleeergh!”
“Urgh!”
Several Hunters who had come with Captain Im clung to the wall and vomited up the contents of their stomachs.
It was a sight even Hunters, who saw horrific scenes every day, could not easily accept.
Captain Im did not blame them for being weak.
In truth, Captain Im himself felt like grabbing a toilet and throwing up right away.
But that was not what mattered.
“......Of all the things to touch, he chose Nine-Tail Crew.”
A hollow mutter flowed from Captain Im’s mouth.
“He is a true reckless bastard. What on earth was he thinking......”
Perhaps because of the stress rushing over him, he desperately craved the cigarettes he had quit.
Gulp, gulp!
Captain Im picked up a bottle of water nearby and chugged it straight from the bottle.
It was to soothe his surging urge to smoke.
“Phew.”
After barely composing himself, Captain Im called Minister Ahn.
“Yes, Minister. I called because I have something urgent to report.”
“Eunseong...... I mean, that brat Cha Eunseong......”
“Phew.”
“I-I apologize. Eunseong has caused such a major incident that......”
Captain Im trailed off.
“Eunseong...... appears to have touched Nine-Tail Crew.”
“When I arrived at the scene, it appeared to be one of Nine-Tail Crew’s offices...... but it is difficult to explain in words. I will send you footage of the scene.”
Immediately after the video was sent.
A heavy silence flowed from the other end of the receiver.
Minister Ahn slowly opened his mouth.
At last, outright profanity burst from Minister Ahn’s mouth.
It was extremely rare for Minister Ahn, who usually did not use vulgar language no matter how angry he was, to curse outright.
“I will do my utmost to complete the mission.”
Captain Im could not bring himself to say that they had not been able to determine Eunseong’s location data.
If he did, he could not even imagine how Minister Ahn would react.
‘Damn it.’
Captain Im checked the last location data of the phone Eunseong was using and bit his lip.
Eunseong’s last location had gone dark at this office.
He had clearly turned off his phone when he left the office.
***
Taeil Transportation.
A taxi company located near Bucheon Station.
However, it was difficult to see this company’s taxis within Bucheon.
When night fell, the drivers of Taeil Transportation left for Seoul one by one.
Because public order had deteriorated, there were few passengers in Bucheon who used taxis.
As a result, the drivers of Taeil Transportation gathered at the company without fail by early evening.
Today was no exception.
Nine o’clock at night.
The drivers who had finished eating in the cafeteria were huddled in front of the vending machine.
Each of them held a cheap instant coffee mix in his hand.
“Did you get any yesterday?”
“I got three.”
“You got three?”
“Made some money for the first time in a while. Heh heh.”
The taxi driver with an irezumi tattoo on his forearm grinned, showing yellow teeth.
For a taxi driver who took passengers, his appearance was utterly disreputable, but the other drivers were not exactly neat either.
Even if they looked sharp in suits, their impressions were somehow chilling and threatening.
“Wow, you must have made a killing.”
“You bastard, are you lying? How do you get three in a single day?”
They all spoke with envy.
“How were they?”
“Good.”
“What was the price per head?”
“They were young and fresh, so not bad.”
“Wow, you lucky bastard.”
One driver asked the driver with the irezumi tattoo.
“Where did you snag that many? Did a good hunting ground pop up or something?”
“Hey, where would there be something like that these days? If there is, you tell me. I would like to know too.”
The driver with the irezumi tattoo spoke as if it were absurd.
“Come on, do not be like that. Tell me if you know a good place.”
“I am telling you, there is no place like that. This bastard does not believe a word I say.”
“It is because I have come up empty three days in a row, man.”
“Then go out and work harder.”
“You disloyal bastard......”
Just then.
“Today’s luck is rotten, fuck......”
A taxi driver limped over and spat out a curse.
His name was Jo Bongsu.
He had lived as a gangster in his younger days, and now worked as a taxi driver at Taeil Transportation.
For some reason, one of his legs was in a cast, and bandages were wound thickly around his groin like a diaper.
“Huh, Brother Bongsu?”
“Did something happen?”
The drivers asked Jo Bongsu in alarm.
“I stepped in shit today.”
“What?”
“I thought I had caught one during the day, but it turned out she was a Hunter.”
“Ah......”
The drivers let out groans as if they understood.
“You lot, be careful for a while. If you happen to pick up some crazy bitch plastered in tattoos all over her body, do not even think about doing business. Call the office first. Otherwise, you will end up like me. Ngh.”
As if he could no longer endure the pain, Jo Bongsu took out green powder from inside his clothes and inhaled it through his nose.
Soon, Jo Bongsu’s eyes grew hazy.
“Fuck. What kind of treatment costs 100 million won just for one touch? I swear, Hunter bastards are all thieves, whether they are Damage Dealers or Healers.”
Jo Bongsu grumbled.
“Well, 100 million is not a bad price for avoiding becoming a eunuch...... but still, isn’t 100 million too much?”
“What on earth happened to you? Do not tell me......”
“It is exactly what you think. I got beaten properly. Haa.”
Perhaps the drug was starting to take effect, because Jo Bongsu answered while drooling slightly.
“You had terrible luck, Brother.”
“You should all be careful too. I called the office, and......”
“But, Brother.”
“Hmm?”
“Uh. Hm. Did that woman, by any chance...... have something like a chain?”
“I do not know about that.”
“Then did she have a good figure and sharp eyes? A rose tattoo on her arm?”
“How do you know that crazy bitch?”
Jo Bongsu furrowed his brow.
Clink, clink......
The sound of chains clashing rang out.
“B-Brother?”
“What, man?”
“Uh...... I think you may be in serious trouble.”
“Are you making fun of me, you bastard? Fuck off, asshole. I already went through hell during the day and lost 100 million, so what kind of dogshit are you spouting?”
“That is not it...... I think you should turn around.”
The drivers edged backward.
“What, is there a ghost or someth...... Huh?”
Jo Bongsu, who casually turned around, froze where he stood.
It was that woman.
Clink, clink......
The chain in her hand was wrapped tightly around the neck of the boss of the client company to which the drivers delivered their “goods.”
Like a dog.
Choi Yura approached Jo Bongsu, tilted her head slightly, and said,
“You were talking about me just now, weren’t you?”
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
Rainy Lotus
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