180 – 180. Talks (2)
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Leaving behind the tense table, Seol Ah-hyun and Ekaterina left the room.
If Ahn Su-ho starts to ‘negotiate’, ask him to leave. She had heard that beforehand, so she left the room, but a shadow of anxiety was cast over Seol Ah-hyun’s face.
“Hoe Lord… ….”
Ekaterina couldn’t look at Seol Ah-hyun like that.
As a leader of a group, it is important to be sure of making and breaking up. And Seol Ah-hyun has led the Black Dragon Society well as a cool-headed leader.
However, why can’t he be so cold-hearted when it comes to things related to Ahn Soo-ho?
“…… You don’t have to worry too much about it. Ahn Soo-ho must have thoughts too. Isn’t it?”
“Kacha… ….”
Seeing her boss looking up at her with her anxious eyes, Ekaterina felt her heart break.
I wanted to say it right away.
Ahn Su-ho is a man.
No need to worry.
As long as he decided to take full responsibility for this incident, it was none of their business what happened to him.
That was Ekaterina’s own thought without any lies.
But.
“…… Isn’t it because you believe in Ahn Su-ho that the Lord was with you in this meeting? So please don’t worry too much. Everything will be fine.”
How could a loyal woman say that to Seol Ah-hyun, who can clearly be seen worrying about that ‘other’ and trembling.
Ekaterina calmed Seol Ah-hyun with her most moderate words while hiding her sincerity. It will work out. While reciting an optimism that is not even in that heart.
‘How things will change when that door opens again… ….’
Ekaterina swallowed her dry saliva as she stared at the tightly closed room door.
***
At that time, in the room.
“Information… ….”
Seong Yu-jin chewed over and over again at Su-ho Ahn’s sudden offer of a deal.
Information is important. Especially for those who live in the dark like Sung Yu-jin, living in the dark. In a whirlwind of power, force, and wealth, a piece of useful information is sometimes worth billions of dollars.
However, that value is only relative and temporary. Information that is desperate for someone may not be needed for others, and information that was valuable until yesterday could suddenly become trash today.
“I will sell useful information… …. A bit abstract for a trade offer. As a merchant, you also need to know how to show others what they want to buy.”
“Information loses its value at the point of showing it, but well, that’s good. I have to tell you how much I know and how much I can sell… ….”
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Let’s see, Suho Ahn muttered and rolled his eyes. Of course, it was a calculated gesture. Long before she presented her deal to Eugene Sung, she had already decided what information she would present as a ‘sample’.
“Then let’s do this. One piece of information that could be useful to you and one that could intimidate you. I will reveal these two first.”
“You are so confident. Let’s try it sometime.”
“Shin Myeong-cheol, an executive of the Winter Alliance.”
His short words landed in the middle of the room like a judge’s death sentence.
Heavy. Clearly.
“…… He is an informant belonging to the Seoul branch of the Ryeojindan. He is on the mission of infiltrating the S-class guild and leaking internal circumstances while spreading the radical superhuman superiority ideology that is advantageous to the Dawning Corps.”
“What is that-“
Park In-ho, who had been listening to those words, became contemplative and asked back. But the words were so out of the blue, shocking, and implausible that he couldn’t speak any further.
“That can’t be. Shin Myeong-cheol is like a founding contributor who has been with the Winter Alliance since its inception. He’s the Dawning Crew’s snitch…….”
“You don’t have to believe it if you don’t want to believe it. I just said what I know.”
“…… Do you have any proof? I hope you are not talking nonsense.”
“Okay. Talking that far is a business that I lose too much. You guys haven’t decided to accept my offer yet.”
Park In-ho blatantly frowned at Ahn Su-ho’s answer. As if he had nothing more to hear, he tried to remonstrate with Seong Yu-jin.
However.
“I see. Is that information useful to us?”
The moment those words were spoken, Park In-ho found a light of interest in Seong Yu-jin’s eyes that he hadn’t seen before.
The eyes of a single wolf facing a desirable prey or a dangerous enemy.
“Yes. Shin Myeong-cheol has a place in the Dawning Team. If you arrest him, it will be of great help in finding the Dawning Corps hiding in the shadows. The reported Winter Alliance will receive great social honor and accompanying benefits.”
“If what you say is true. Then, what about information that can blackmail us?”
“This is also information related to Shin Myeong-cheol, but… ….”
Ahn Su-ho, who was speechless, looked straight at Seong Yu-jin. The eyes of the two intersect in midair.
In an instant, a severe chill ran along Ahn Su-ho’s spine.
Ansuho felt as if he was facing a growling beast right in front of him. He really wasn’t that different. Seong Yu-jin’s psychic ability is to transform into a beast. Half of the blood flowing through his body was wolf’s.
“Sung Yoo-jin. I will ask straight forward.”
However, Ahn Su-ho did not back down. He asks in a clear voice.
“You already knew, right? That Shin Myeong-cheol is an infiltrator of the Dawn Team.”
“Yes?”
It was Park In-ho who responded to those words. Not being able to keep up with the rapidly progressing conversation from a while ago, he was caught between Ahn Su-ho and Seong Yu-jin and was confused.
“You knew that Shin Myeong-cheol was an infiltrator, but you deliberately left him alone. For the benefit Shin Myeong-cheol brings to the guild. And he must have thought it would be nice to be able to see the dynamics of the Rising Team through him. So, it’s already been a situation where people outside the guild have been monitoring them separately. Isn’t it?”
“Huh.”
A laugh escaped from Sung Yu-jin’s mouth at Ahn Su-ho’s confident question. It was like a growl of a beast.
“That’s right. It is all true that Shin Myung-cheol was an infiltrator of the Rising Team, and that I was deliberately neglecting it while knowing that. That’s great. Even in the guild, few people knew about it…….”
“This, Mr. Director?”
“If I asked you how you found out, you wouldn’t answer, would you?”
“Of course. It’s a trade secret. However, if you accept my offer, I am willing to sell you the ‘useful information’ obtained through that trade secret.”
“In exchange for erasing the original silver.”
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Leaving Park In-ho, who was still in a state of perplexity, behind him, the two quickly proceeded with their conversation.
“What are you going to do?”
Now that Ahn Su-ho has shown his ability, what remains is whether Sung Yu-jin accepts the offer or not.
Sung Yu-jin’s worries did not last long. It was a problem she didn’t even have to worry about in the first place.
At last, Ahn Su-ho smiled at the answer he brought out.
Thank you for your wise judgment.
***
– Knocked up.
Sung Yoo-jin and Park In-ho left the room through the door that opened without warning. Then, Seol Ah-hyun and Ekaterina enter the room as if crossing them.
“Suho. That… ….”
How did it go? Before he could ask that question, Ahn Soo-ho softly nodded his head. Then, a bit of relief passes over Seol Ah-hyun’s face, who was still drenched in anxiety.
“Haaa. Thank god… ….”
Seol Ah-hyun sighs as she slumps down on the sofa.
Ahn Su-ho, who was playful at that appearance, said mischievously.
“Sometimes he drew a line like a knife and said he would not help me, and judging from the reaction, it seems that he cared about me a lot even though he didn’t say anything.”
“Ah… ….”
Seol Ah-hyun, who belatedly refined her expression and posture, spat out as if protesting.
“Still, the comrades I fought with…… That’s right. There are also similar business partners. There are also personal friendships. And again…….”
I was hesitant to say something, but I thought, ‘Ah, anyway! Anyway, I’m glad it turned out well!’ Seol Ah-hyun blurted out.
A vague smile spread across Ahn Su-ho’s mouth at the sight of her like that. The reason why her smile is ambiguous is because she couldn’t just enjoy Seol Ah-hyun’s fresh reaction.
‘…… Once you start to be conscious of it, you start to notice little by little.’
After suspecting that Seol Ah-hyun liked him in their last meeting, Ahn Su-ho carefully examined Seol Ah-hyun’s attitude and behavior toward her.
The result is gray.
She couldn’t say for sure that Seol Ah-hyeon liked her, but she had a good impression. It wasn’t that she didn’t think, ‘Oh no way, if something happened between us, will Seol Ah-hyeon fall for me?’, But she couldn’t be relieved as much as Ji Ye-won and Kang Ha-neul’s history.
In the worst case, Kang Ha-neul might get caught by the collar sooner or later. Suho Ahn sighed as she recalled the fearful future.
And.
“… ….”
Ekaterina watched the two from a distance. She was also thinking the same thing as Ahn Su-ho.
Somehow, the Lord’s attitude has been strange lately.
As expected, this man was the culprit.
Thinking of that, Ekaterina let out a deep sigh with a slightly different meaning than Ahn Soo-ho.
At that time, on the ground.
“… ….”
Park In-ho looked at the back of Seong Yu-jin, who quietly climbed the stairs, and pondered over and over again. After a long silence, he finally spoke.
“…… Director. Did you really accept his offer?”
A while ago. Seong Yu-jin accepted Ahn Su-ho’s proposal. In exchange for valuable information equivalent to 5 billion, he said he would leave the original silver case unwritten.
Park In-ho thought that An Su-ho’s information power itself was real. Seeing that he had a thorough understanding of the guild’s internal affairs that he did not know, he might ask for high-value information on the level of 5 billion, maybe even more, and it might be to the benefit of the guild.
‘But there’s no guarantee that the information he brought is really helpful. In the first place, exchanging formless information for real things…….’
As a subordinate, Park In-ho respected Sung Yu-jin’s decision. He respected, but couldn’t understand. He didn’t even understand.
Why did his boss, who always made rational decisions, make such an unreasonable decision today?
‘Besides… ….’
Park In-ho’s thought mixed with concern eventually flowed into the ‘information’ he had just heard.
Shin Myeong-cheol. One of the executives who laid the foundation for the Winter Alliance. It turns out that he was a snitch in the dawn group, and the truth that even Sung Yu-jin knew about it but neglected it.
I thought Park In-ho was also deeply involved in the guild as an executive of the Winter Alliance, but that fact was unheard of.
That’s why I was anxious.
The boss’s incomprehensible decision. The internal circumstances of the guild he did not even know about.
When the vague anxiety stemming from such ignorance creeps up in his mind.
“Mr. Inho.”
Sung Eugene stopped in front of the store and answered.
“Forget everything you heard today. It will do you good.”
“Yes? Oh, I see….”
It was a polite tone, but it was almost like a threat. Seong Yu-jin chewed on her lips while watching Park In-ho answer in a panic.
‘That man never thought he would touch Shin Myeong-cheol’s case… ….’
The truth about Shin Myeong-cheol is the top secret of top secrets that only three people, including him, know in the guild.
Even the guild master, the submaster and his only boss, didn’t know about it. However, it was deplorable for Park In-ho to find out about it out of the blue, even though he was an executive.
‘Park In-ho is a greeting from the guild master who opposes me. Besides, he has a spot in the Yeoil Group. If I keep going like this, I’m sure I’ll be reporting here and there about today’s work. He has to be silenced somehow.’
Whether you physically block that person’s mouth, or win him over to your side completely through threats and conciliation.
Park In-ho, who was paying attention to Seong Yu-jin while she was thinking, asked again.
So what are you going to do now?
Did you really accept Ahn Su-ho’s offer?
“It couldn’t be.”
Sung Yu-jin answered that question. She doesn’t even worry about it.
Actually, contrary to Park In-ho’s feelings, Ahn Su-ho’s proposal was quite attractive to Seong Yu-jin. Unlike Park In-ho, who couldn’t throw away his doubts about Ahn Su-ho’s information power, Seong Yu-jin had a guarantee check saying ‘Ahn Su-ho is an elite hired by Min Chae-ryeong himself’.
Perhaps Ahn Soo-ho also judged that Seong Yu-jin would think so, and she confidently made the offer. That’s why Seong Yu-jin nodded at Ahn Su-ho’s suggestion.
Only on the outside.
‘Because for me and Yeoil, the option of giving up the silver in the beginning didn’t exist in the first place.’
An indispensable artifact for researching multiple abilities. Even if they give us information worth 10 billion or 20 billion instead of 5 billion, there is no way we can give up.
However, there was no way that Ahn Su-ho would change his mind just because he held out on the spot. That’s why Seong Yu-jin accepted her proposal, albeit outwardly.
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Let Ahn Soo-ho be safe and vigilant.
And in order to pierce the gap between security and carelessness, to proceed with the plan to retrieve the primordial silver.
‘Ahn Soo-ho, was it? Let’s see how far you can last.’
Force.
Power.
Wealth.
If the winter alliance, and furthermore, the Yeoil Group mobilizes all means and tightens it from all sides, no matter how much they fly and crawl, they will not be able to withstand it.
A fishy smile appeared on Seong Yujin’s lips, who was so confident.
And as if to prove her confidence.
Two days later. Early Monday morning.
“What the f*ck is this… ….”
Ahn Su-ho couldn’t help but be embarrassed by Seong Yu-jin’s demonic hand that came right in front of him.