Episode 1220 Who will help? (5)
Those who were watching the cart moving precariously through the narrow alley spoke in whispers as best they could.
“⋯⋯What do you think is on the cart?”
“It’s like grain.”
“Why is Sapaeryeon carrying grain?”
“Maybe it was conscripted?”
“If it was requisitioned, it should go the other way.”
“⋯⋯I see?”
There is a question in everyone’s eyes. But the question was resolved not long after. This is because I could hear the conversation between those pulling the cart.
“Damn you!”
A grumpy-looking man riding in the front of the cart growled in a very irritated voice.
“Why do we have to do this!”
Then the man with a literary style who was following behind him smiled and answered.
“If you tell me to do it, I have to do it. “Is there anything special?”
“Shouldn’t you be asked to do something that is acceptable? I never thought that in my lifetime, I would end up handing out grain instead of breaking up those worms. “I’m so embarrassed.”
At that moment, the members of the Cheonwoo Alliance exchanged puzzled glances.
‘You’re giving away grain?’
‘Sapaeryeon?’
Their heads were confused for a moment, but the conversation continued before they could gather their thoughts.
“What on earth is that guy Jang Il-so thinking…?”
“Shh!”
When the tough man got excited and crossed the line, the person next to him looked around with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Cheon Woo-maeng and his companions, who were surprised by their own actions, lowered themselves closely and hid their presence even more thoroughly.
“Is this guy crazy! “Why did you say something like that to get yourself into trouble!”
“What a shame! “Is there anyone here but us?”
“The mouse listens to what you say at night, and the bird listens to what you say during the day! If you keep talking like that, you’ll be hanged before even a month has passed! “I wonder what kind of world it is now.”
“⋯⋯Fuck it.”
The man with a grim expression gritted his teeth.
“We don’t have enough to eat and die for, so you pour out this precious grain to those worms! “What on earth are you thinking!”
“The higher-ups must have their own thoughts.”
“thought? “So you’re saying that Godfather Mangeum didn’t have any thoughts?”
“Uh-huh! “Why did you bring up that name again?”
As soon as the words “mangum loan” came out, the man’s face turned white. His eyes were busy as if he was afraid that someone might hear him. But her grim-faced man shouted loudly again.
“why? “Can’t I even bring up your name?”
“No…”
“Truly speaking, when Godfather Mangeum was alive, did we ever have to borrow money for drinks? There was nothing to be afraid of in the world back then! “After those damn Maninbang people took over Sapaeryeon…”
“This guy, really shut up! “What are you really going to do?”
“I don’t even have enough to eat, so I’m upset because I’m giving this to people who don’t help me! “I’m so upset!”
Hwasan’s disciples, who had been listening intently to the conversation between the two, looked at each other.
“It looks like they are dark ghosts?”
“…It seems like that.”
“It looks like Jang Il-so is pecking a lot…”
Lim So-byeong’s eyes sank solemnly.
It may sound like just a common complaint, but the information contained in that conversation was much bigger and more important than I thought.
First of all, the grain loaded on that cart is being given to the common people under the order of Jang Il-so. And no matter how much it is Jang Il-so’s order, the internal response to the order is not very good.
‘I guess so…’
Jang Il-so is probably stockpiling a huge amount of supplies in preparation for a war with Gangbuk.
No matter how much the Sapaeryeon acquired a huge amount of money by swallowing up the entire Black Ghost Treasure, it would have been difficult to prepare for war and at the same time pay the subordinates a satisfactory salary. In the meantime, he was said to be giving the supplies he had acquired to the common people, so it was natural that it would be difficult to come up with good words.
“Speaking of which, what good was there for us because of the creation of the Sapae-ryeon? “I was dragged from a place where I used to live well, I was forced to stand in that damn Yangtze River several times, and now I thought I was finally released, and now they’re pulling a cart for me!”
“That’s it…”
“The conquest of Gangbuk will be frozen to death. What else can I benefit from doing that? Anyway, the superiors are good. If I just make a decent amount of money and drink a lot of alcohol tonight, that’s fine! Isn’t that right?”
The grim-faced man looked back at those following him, as if hoping for their agreement.
No one dared to open their mouth to answer, perhaps because their rank was lower than the two leading the way, but their eyes clearly seemed to agree with what the man with the grim expression said.
“Arthur. Who doesn’t know that and keeps their mouth shut? If you keep saying things like that out of your mouth, you will be ripped off alive. “They acted like I was a Shinju oppa, but those Maninbang bastards aren’t real people.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Have you forgotten what happened last time when the guy who gossiped about Hyeonju got caught in the public meeting? Oh my… “It’s already been twenty years since I heard Sapa, but I never imagined that someone could be killed so cruelly.”
The man with the grim face seemed to sympathize with those words and snorted without replying.
“They say the Demon Cult bastards are cruel, but they too will get angry when they see the Maninbang bastards. “If we just end up in their ears without even going all the way to Yeonju, we won’t die well!”
“Oh, damn it!”
The grim-faced man gritted his teeth.
“How did the world come to be like this…”
“Tsk tsk. What can I do about it? Still, we are in a better situation. They are better than those who were conscripted on the Yangtze River side and those who were conscripted on the Haenam side. “There is nothing to notice.”
“That’s better. “Is this something you do while wearing a knife?”
“Well, even if I kill my temper.”
“In this case, I would rather just cut myself and die. “All I can do is…”
The man who was speaking suddenly made a strange expression.
“⋯⋯How long until the village we are going to now?”
“It will arrive soon.”
“Was this the last time?”
“You just have to stop here and then go to Hyeongyang.”
“Hyung-yang…”
The rugged man grinned and nodded.
“It’s a village located very deep in the mountains. “Then we should go quickly.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Hurry up. “We must arrive before sunset!”
“yes!”
The cart accelerated again and began to move forward.
Only after the group had gone so far away that they could barely be seen did Cheon Woo-maeng and his party, who had been hiding, stand up.
They stared in silence in the direction where the cart had disappeared with complex and strange gazes, then soon turned their heads and exchanged glances with each other.
“Well… it’s nothing special, right?”
“I heard that Jang Il-so told me to share the grain, but no matter how much of a Safa bastard he is, I don’t think he would do it.”
“yes. “You guys probably know that Jang Il-so is scary.”
“I have a busy way to go, so I guess I’ll just be wasting time.”
“That’s all true. So…”
The people who were exchanging glances and saying obvious things nodded in unison.
“Let’s go.”
“Let’s just follow along.”
“You just have to watch for a little while. “If nothing happens, you can just go on your way.”
“But there may be a delay…”
“If you don’t sleep, that’s it!”
Lim So-byeong held his face in despair.
‘I only went on mountain paths to avoid seeing this.’
It’s not scary for them to stand out. It’s scary for people to notice these things!
“Hey… it’s probably not possible, but I’m telling you this out of anger…”
“yes?”
“⋯⋯Where we are now is in the middle of Gangnam.”
Lim So-byeong spoke clearly.
“Even if you tell me to just go anyway, I’m not going to stop you because it’s obvious that you won’t eat it… but no matter what happens, you must not come forward. If things escalate, something truly irreparable may happen. “Do you see what I mean?”
“Oh, of course.”
“No way, we don’t even think about it that way.”
“We need to find out what the Sapaeryun is doing. “This could be important information?”
Turn off the light in your eyes and speak… Anyone who saw it would think that a pack of tigers had emerged from the bush. Why are you putting so much effort into your eyeballs?
Baekcheon glanced at everyone and opened his mouth.
“No one is allowed to come forward without my permission.”
“Yes, Assistant Manager Jangmun.”
“good.”
Baekcheon’s eyes shone sharply.
“Let’s just check what’s going on.”
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Cheon U-maeng and his party quickly advanced through Soro and soon discovered a small village.
Considering that it was not very large, it seemed to be a small village that made a living through hunting or slash-and-burn farming.
“Looks like this place?”
“Shh.”
They lowered their voices and climbed the mountainside. It was a place where you could clearly see what was happening in the village.
The grain cart they had seen a little while ago was stopped in the open space in front of the village, and about thirty people who appeared to be villagers were standing awkwardly in front of it with scared faces.
“⋯⋯Is this starch?”
At those words, the villager in front of him trembled and answered.
“Yes, yes! “I, this is all the people who live in my village.”
The rugged man frowned.
“This is what is done in Sapaeryeon. “You know what will happen if you lie about the number of people, right?”
“Oh my, I’ll get better… What courage would we have to deceive our superiors? These are the only people who live in our village. “Everyone gathered together as instructed, not even a single baby was left out.”
“Hmm. okay?”
The man nodded and counted the number of people standing in front of him.
“Thirty-two… “For a village deep in the mountains, there are quite a few of them.”
He nodded, pounded the grain sacks on the cart with his hands and shouted loudly.
“listen carefully! Lord Ryeon took pity on you and sent you grain. “All of this is given to you by the Lord, so please receive it gratefully.”
“Are you sure?”
“So you’re saying I’m telling a joke by gathering you all together?”
“Well, is that possible? But we are so thankful…”
Chonro looked at the grain loaded on the cart with an expression of disbelief.
Suddenly, sword-wielding Sapa bastards invaded the village, and I was trembling at the thought of what kind of disaster I would face, but I couldn’t help but be surprised when they told me that grain would be distributed.
“You can express your gratitude to the leader. “Remember the name Jang Il-so, leader of the Sapae-ryeon.”
“Well, that’s right, that’s right. If you don’t know grace, how can you be called a human being? “I will never forget this person for the rest of my life!”
Tears welled up in the corners of Chonro’s eyes.
As of now, there has been a severe drought this year and we are surviving on bark bark. If this continues, it won’t be long before people starve to death, so I can’t sleep because I’m worried. Who would have thought that the famous leader of Sapa would share grain like this?
It was natural for people to feel more grateful to a villain who gave them food right in front of them than to a Buddha who said kind words from afar.
The rugged man said with a grin.
“okay? “Are you thankful?”
“yes! yes! I’ll get better. Really… thank you. “Ryeonju’s grace is like a blessing.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“And on behalf of the village, I would like to express my gratitude to the heroes who brought this grain here.”
“haha. “I have nothing to thank you for.”
“no. How can we…”
“You don’t understand what I’m saying.”
“⋯⋯Yes?”
At that moment, the man pulled out the sword from his waist like a sword and cut the villager’s chest open with a single blow.
Wow.
“W-what are you doing!”
It happened before the man next to him could even do anything.
Chonro opened his eyes wide, looked down at his wide-open chest, and collapsed on the spot.
Torn screams erupted from everywhere.
“So, I told you so. “There’s nothing to be thankful for.”
The grim-faced man with a lot of blood on his face grinned.