Chapter 452 - Isn't it the curse of Confucius?
Ha Nam.
Buyang Bunam-hyeon.
river bank.
Early moning.
Ten wagons and about forty porters moved slowly toward river.
Fifteen escorts were calmly following at the head and tail.
The first to reach the river was Baek San-wu, the Sangwol sword of the Middle Yangdaeju, and glanced back.
The top matrix was longer than expected, which bothered me, but it's nothing to worry about.
He rode his horse and ran to the ferry.
He had coordinated it with the shipowner beforehand, but he still wanted to check it one more time.
That's when he gets off his horse and approaches the owner.
"uh… … ?”
The ship owner opened his mouth wide and pointed at Baek San-wu's back.
Baek San-wu's eyes widened as he followed his fingers and looked back inadvertently.
Thirty or so masked men on horseback were rushing towards the carriage.
There was no one on the riverside until just now, but I don't know where it came from.
In an instant, his side was stabbed.
Baek San-wu, in awe, shouted at the leading warriors to break their throats.
“It's a thief! Protect the wagon!”
At the same time he quickly threw himself onto the horse.
“Hey!”
He spurred on his words in a hurry, but the masked people were much faster than him.
When the masked men stormed in, the porters screamed and scattered in all directions.
Unlike the porters, the coachmen are in line and cannot speed alone.
While the coachmen in the middle were stamping their feet, the masked men came in.
After breakfast, I woke up from the spot.
I realized that I had been kicked out when I was looking at the vacant place where the white merchant had left.
‘It feels so… … .’
Yangil approached Yeonjeokha, who looked around with a bitter expression.
“Gongja-nim, shall we depart soon?”
“How long has it been since Baekhwa Sangbang left?”
“An examination (two hours) has passed.”
“Then there will be no meeting, right?”
“Oops! Of course not. At this time, it would have been a while since you crossed the river.”
"song."
"yes."
Yangil, who climbed into the driver's seat, lightly shook the reins as Yeonjeokha climbed into the carriage.
A small wagon slowly made its way to the riverside.
'huh?'
Yangil narrowed his eyes.
The road leading to the river was blocked by porters from Baekhwa Sangbang.
I don't know why they are squatting on the road after starting a second.
The porters who saw the carriage waved their hands as if to stop coming.
In the end, Yangil had to stop the wagon behind the porters.
“Aren’t you from the department store? Is there a problem?"
One of the porters recognized Yang Il, got up from his seat, and approached him.
“It wasn’t even a fuss when a group of bandits appeared. They say they will move after the wagon is fixed, so please wait.”
“A band of bandits?”
“Suddenly, a group of thieves in their thirties came out and a big fight broke out.”
"omg! Is it green?”
Yangil remembered from the green forest.
There are things under a rival enemy, but this is because the only thief who will attack even after seeing so many escorts is Nokrim.
“We don’t know that far. I wonder if the superiors don’t know.”
“So how did the fight go?”
“Three wagons were broken. The things weren't taken away, but when I saw the look on the faces of the seniors... … . That doesn't sound like a good thing. Wait quietly for that too. Don't get scolded for installing it just to go first. The atmosphere above is no joke.”
“Ah, yes. We're not going to be busy. I'm going to send the upper room first anyway.”
Yangil put the reins aside.
It's because I don't want to touch the sensitive department stores.
After sitting there for a while, he turned his head slightly toward his carriage.
'Couldn't it be?'
He shook his head excitedly.
Since Yeon Jeok-ha has never met anyone, it will not be his revenge.
Even though he thought it was just a coincidence, Yang-il couldn't let go of his doubts.
Then jeokha who had been listening in the carriage opened the door and went outside.
It was frustrating to be in the narrow wagon, but I was curious about how much damage it had.
A wagon was seen in front of the porters who were squatting and resting.
Overall, it didn't seem to have done much damage.
The escort warriors gathered like a swarm of ants in front of the charred carriage.
To get a better look at the matchmaking, I climbed onto the driver's seat and sat down next to Yang Il.
“Let’s see. One burnt, two slightly broken. Isn't that enough of a good defense?"
When Yeonjeokha muttered, Yangil asked again.
"Iknow, right. But how come the atmosphere doesn't look like a funeral home? Only one out of ten is out of use... … .”
“It must have been loaded with expensive items.”
“Ah, maybe so. But it's amazing.”
"What?"
Yangil pointed to the broken wagon.
“I think only the wagons with flags on the roofs were broken.”
“Oh, I see. Isn't your eyesight normal? Is it the curse of the flag?”
At Yeonjeokha's words, Yangil said as if passing by.
“Isn’t it the curse of Confucius?”
“Oops! I'm not that narrow-minded."
An escort approached the two who were chatting in the driver's cab.
“Yeong Confucius. Let's see me for a second."
"It's me?"
“Then, are there any other practitioners here? Come down and see.”
“Oh, is that so?”
The escort immediately turned around as the ship went down.
“Follow me. Please ask the lord to meet you for a moment.”
“Me? why?"
After walking a few steps, the escort hesitated and spoke without looking back.
"I know you're rude, but you'll have to be careful with your words today."
“Then why?”
“You will know that naturally when you meet Dae-ju.”
Eventually, the escort's pace sped up as if he didn't want to talk anymore.
The escort took Yeon Jeok-ha to Sangwol Sword Baek San-wu and Acting Chief Baek Il-woong.
Baek San-wu said to Yeon Jeok-ha, who was standing there at a loss.
“Confucius Yeon, as you can see, Baekhwa Shop was attacked here this morning.”
“I guess so.”
“I would like to ask you a few procedural questions. What were you doing from last night until dawn this morning?”
“I slept.”
“Have you met anyone else?”
“I haven’t met anyone other than our coachman. Are you doubting me?”
“Don't feel bad. It's because we're investigating not only seniors, but everyone who has worked with Baekhwa Sangbang. I asked the same question to the escorts as well as the merchants and porters without exception.”
Baek San-wu, who had stopped talking for a while, asked again as if to confirm.
"So you're saying you didn't move and just slept? Haven't you met anyone?"
"yes."
“If anyone sees Gong Gong Qiang at another place during that time, we will regard Gong Gong Qiang as one of the bandits.”
“Because I just slept.”
“Okay. Go see.”
Yeon Jeok-ha, who was about to turn around, asked curiously.
“By the way, only one wagon was burnt and the rest seemed to be fine. Why is the atmosphere like this?”
“One in ten, but to some it may be that their whole life has been burned. So don't talk like it's no big deal."
"ah! yes. Then I'm done.”
Yeonjeokha went back the way he came.
Paik Il-woong, who was watching the conversation between the two, asked a sneak peek.
“How is it? Do you think seniors were involved in this?”
“I don’t think so.”
"hmm! is it? It bothers me that this happens as soon as I kick him out.”
“It’s just obirak. If he had been with the masked men, he would have run away already.”
“I must have done that, right? ha! All the things that were supposed to go to Namgung's family were burned. What kind of guys are doing it... … .”
Baek Il-woong looked at the ashes of the carriage with dazed eyes.
"It's clear that he's not a thief, seeing that nothing was robbed in the process."
“Did you see them pick up things?”
“I did pick up a few things, but only three wagons that were all broken. I didn't even look at the other wagons.”
“You mean they were aiming for Namgung’s property?”
“It appears that way. From the very beginning, they broke the wagon and set it on fire. It seems that there is a ganja that communicated with the outside inside the upper room.”
“Is this the work of the forces to prevent Baekhwa Sangbang from advancing into Namjilgyeseong?”
“Other than that, there is no explanation. They only aimed for wagons with flags. It means that you already knew what was on the carriage.”
“If that was the purpose, it succeeded. Everything that should have gone to Namgung’s house has been burned.”
At that time, Baek Seon-hwa, who went to investigate the broken carriage, returned.
“Acting Chief, the things that need to go to Namgung’s family… … . I think it's all broken and scorched and needs to be disposed of. The items on the other two wagons are still intact. As long as the wagon is repaired, there will be no need to move it.”
Baek Il-woong looked up at the sky with dejected eyes.
“Even if nine were destroyed, one should have been intact… … .”
Baek Seon-hwa turned her gaze to Baek San-wu.
“Uncle, did you find out the identities of the masked people?”
“I don’t know yet.”
Baek Sanwu shook his head.
The masked people hit and fell like lightning.
The escorts quickly counterattacked and killed the two, but unfortunately no one was captured.
“It sounds like you’re talking to a practitioner. What about him?”
“They say you only slept from last night until morning. Wouldn't anyone have seen him wandering around? As of right now, it doesn’t seem like they’re on the same team as the masked people.”
“If he had a grudge… … .”
“I kicked him out last night. Even if I harbor a grudge, I don’t have time to get involved with the masked people.”
“But he was the only one who had an uncomfortable relationship with us on this trip.”
“I told the acting chief, but it just happened to happen. Do not mention him unless other evidence is found.”
“… … yes."
Baek Seon-hwa trusted the judgment of Baek San-wu, the lord of the Middle East.
Clearly not if he had met and judged no.
“By the way, acting manager, what will Namgung family do? He must be waiting for ‘Jade Ju’ and ‘Tang Three Cai’.”
“You must apologize a hundredfold. I'm thinking of renewing the contract by bringing it to the next upstream. I don't know if they will accept it or not. We are not the only ones in Henan.”
“If we push ahead before the other side steps in, it won’t be possible. would you?”
"You're pushing? I broke my credit because I couldn't deliver the goods on the promised date. Do you think that's possible? It's better if you don't curse or eat.”
"It's not like we did it on purpose, it happened because we were attacked by bandits."
“Not being able to protect things from thieves is a shame on the upper side. Why don’t you know that the name of Baekhwa Sangbang has fallen to the ground with that alone?”
“I know, but it’s just too embarrassing. We are the ones who lost out on this, unless we even get a chance to make it up.”
“Since the other bosses don’t know about this yet, we have a chance. Let’s prepare a gift for the Namgung family and please them as much as possible.”
"yes."
Baek Seon-hwa went back to the carriage and checked the ledger.
It was to check if there was something worth giving as a gift to the Namgung family.
Baek Il-woong and Baek Seon-hwa weren't the only ones who thought Yeon Jeok-ha suspicious.
For example, the middle-aged escort Hong Jeong-ro and his junior Go Ju-il, who mocked Yeonjeok-ha last night, were like that.
Ko Ju-il, who was guarding the porters at the rear, stabbed Hong Jeong-ro in the side.
"Seniors. Isn't that old man a bit suspicious? Like the fact that he was attacked as soon as I let him out, and the fact that a no-nonsense guy spends money like crazy.”
"yes? Daejoo seems to have just let it go because there is no evidence. When you're dealing with a nerd like that, you can't show mercy. Ask the thief, “Are you a thief?” a hundred times. Does anyone say ‘yes’?”
After speaking, Hong Jeong-ro tapped Go Ju-il on the shoulder.
"let's go."
“Where are you?”
“To get a confession.”
Hong Jeong-ro walked towards Yeonjeok-ha with a spirited face.
Chapter 452 - Isn't it the curse of Confucius?
Ha Nam.
Buyang Bunam-hyeon.
river bank.
Early moning.
Ten wagons and about forty porters moved slowly toward river.
Fifteen escorts were calmly following at the head and tail.
The first to reach the river was Baek San-wu, the Sangwol sword of the Middle Yangdaeju, and glanced back.
The top matrix was longer than expected, which bothered me, but it's nothing to worry about.
He rode his horse and ran to the ferry.
He had coordinated it with the shipowner beforehand, but he still wanted to check it one more time.
That's when he gets off his horse and approaches the owner.
"uh… … ?”
The ship owner opened his mouth wide and pointed at Baek San-wu's back.
Baek San-wu's eyes widened as he followed his fingers and looked back inadvertently.
Thirty or so masked men on horseback were rushing towards the carriage.
There was no one on the riverside until just now, but I don't know where it came from.
In an instant, his side was stabbed.
Baek San-wu, in awe, shouted at the leading warriors to break their throats.
“It's a thief! Protect the wagon!”
At the same time he quickly threw himself onto the horse.
“Hey!”
He spurred on his words in a hurry, but the masked people were much faster than him.
When the masked men stormed in, the porters screamed and scattered in all directions.
Unlike the porters, the coachmen are in line and cannot speed alone.
While the coachmen in the middle were stamping their feet, the masked men came in.
After breakfast, I woke up from the spot.
I realized that I had been kicked out when I was looking at the vacant place where the white merchant had left.
‘It feels so… … .’
Yangil approached Yeonjeokha, who looked around with a bitter expression.
“Gongja-nim, shall we depart soon?”
“How long has it been since Baekhwa Sangbang left?”
“An examination (two hours) has passed.”
“Then there will be no meeting, right?”
“Oops! Of course not. At this time, it would have been a while since you crossed the river.”
"song."
"yes."
Yangil, who climbed into the driver's seat, lightly shook the reins as Yeonjeokha climbed into the carriage.
A small wagon slowly made its way to the riverside.
'huh?'
Yangil narrowed his eyes.
The road leading to the river was blocked by porters from Baekhwa Sangbang.
I don't know why they are squatting on the road after starting a second.
The porters who saw the carriage waved their hands as if to stop coming.
In the end, Yangil had to stop the wagon behind the porters.
“Aren’t you from the department store? Is there a problem?"
One of the porters recognized Yang Il, got up from his seat, and approached him.
“It wasn’t even a fuss when a group of bandits appeared. They say they will move after the wagon is fixed, so please wait.”
“A band of bandits?”
“Suddenly, a group of thieves in their thirties came out and a big fight broke out.”
"omg! Is it green?”
Yangil remembered from the green forest.
There are things under a rival enemy, but this is because the only thief who will attack even after seeing so many escorts is Nokrim.
“We don’t know that far. I wonder if the superiors don’t know.”
“So how did the fight go?”
“Three wagons were broken. The things weren't taken away, but when I saw the look on the faces of the seniors... … . That doesn't sound like a good thing. Wait quietly for that too. Don't get scolded for installing it just to go first. The atmosphere above is no joke.”
“Ah, yes. We're not going to be busy. I'm going to send the upper room first anyway.”
Yangil put the reins aside.
It's because I don't want to touch the sensitive department stores.
After sitting there for a while, he turned his head slightly toward his carriage.
'Couldn't it be?'
He shook his head excitedly.
Since Yeon Jeok-ha has never met anyone, it will not be his revenge.
Even though he thought it was just a coincidence, Yang-il couldn't let go of his doubts.
Then jeokha who had been listening in the carriage opened the door and went outside.
It was frustrating to be in the narrow wagon, but I was curious about how much damage it had.
A wagon was seen in front of the porters who were squatting and resting.
Overall, it didn't seem to have done much damage.
The escort warriors gathered like a swarm of ants in front of the charred carriage.
To get a better look at the matchmaking, I climbed onto the driver's seat and sat down next to Yang Il.
“Let’s see. One burnt, two slightly broken. Isn't that enough of a good defense?"
When Yeonjeokha muttered, Yangil asked again.
"Iknow, right. But how come the atmosphere doesn't look like a funeral home? Only one out of ten is out of use... … .”
“It must have been loaded with expensive items.”
“Ah, maybe so. But it's amazing.”
"What?"
Yangil pointed to the broken wagon.
“I think only the wagons with flags on the roofs were broken.”
“Oh, I see. Isn't your eyesight normal? Is it the curse of the flag?”
At Yeonjeokha's words, Yangil said as if passing by.
“Isn’t it the curse of Confucius?”
“Oops! I'm not that narrow-minded."
An escort approached the two who were chatting in the driver's cab.
“Yeong Confucius. Let's see me for a second."
"It's me?"
“Then, are there any other practitioners here? Come down and see.”
“Oh, is that so?”
The escort immediately turned around as the ship went down.
“Follow me. Please ask the lord to meet you for a moment.”
“Me? why?"
After walking a few steps, the escort hesitated and spoke without looking back.
"I know you're rude, but you'll have to be careful with your words today."
“Then why?”
“You will know that naturally when you meet Dae-ju.”
Eventually, the escort's pace sped up as if he didn't want to talk anymore.
The escort took Yeon Jeok-ha to Sangwol Sword Baek San-wu and Acting Chief Baek Il-woong.
Baek San-wu said to Yeon Jeok-ha, who was standing there at a loss.
“Confucius Yeon, as you can see, Baekhwa Shop was attacked here this morning.”
“I guess so.”
“I would like to ask you a few procedural questions. What were you doing from last night until dawn this morning?”
“I slept.”
“Have you met anyone else?”
“I haven’t met anyone other than our coachman. Are you doubting me?”
“Don't feel bad. It's because we're investigating not only seniors, but everyone who has worked with Baekhwa Sangbang. I asked the same question to the escorts as well as the merchants and porters without exception.”
Baek San-wu, who had stopped talking for a while, asked again as if to confirm.
"So you're saying you didn't move and just slept? Haven't you met anyone?"
"yes."
“If anyone sees Gong Gong Qiang at another place during that time, we will regard Gong Gong Qiang as one of the bandits.”
“Because I just slept.”
“Okay. Go see.”
Yeon Jeok-ha, who was about to turn around, asked curiously.
“By the way, only one wagon was burnt and the rest seemed to be fine. Why is the atmosphere like this?”
“One in ten, but to some it may be that their whole life has been burned. So don't talk like it's no big deal."
"ah! yes. Then I'm done.”
Yeonjeokha went back the way he came.
Paik Il-woong, who was watching the conversation between the two, asked a sneak peek.
“How is it? Do you think seniors were involved in this?”
“I don’t think so.”
"hmm! is it? It bothers me that this happens as soon as I kick him out.”
“It’s just obirak. If he had been with the masked men, he would have run away already.”
“I must have done that, right? ha! All the things that were supposed to go to Namgung's family were burned. What kind of guys are doing it... … .”
Baek Il-woong looked at the ashes of the carriage with dazed eyes.
"It's clear that he's not a thief, seeing that nothing was robbed in the process."
“Did you see them pick up things?”
“I did pick up a few things, but only three wagons that were all broken. I didn't even look at the other wagons.”
“You mean they were aiming for Namgung’s property?”
“It appears that way. From the very beginning, they broke the wagon and set it on fire. It seems that there is a ganja that communicated with the outside inside the upper room.”
“Is this the work of the forces to prevent Baekhwa Sangbang from advancing into Namjilgyeseong?”
“Other than that, there is no explanation. They only aimed for wagons with flags. It means that you already knew what was on the carriage.”
“If that was the purpose, it succeeded. Everything that should have gone to Namgung’s house has been burned.”
At that time, Baek Seon-hwa, who went to investigate the broken carriage, returned.
“Acting Chief, the things that need to go to Namgung’s family… … . I think it's all broken and scorched and needs to be disposed of. The items on the other two wagons are still intact. As long as the wagon is repaired, there will be no need to move it.”
Baek Il-woong looked up at the sky with dejected eyes.
“Even if nine were destroyed, one should have been intact… … .”
Baek Seon-hwa turned her gaze to Baek San-wu.
“Uncle, did you find out the identities of the masked people?”
“I don’t know yet.”
Baek Sanwu shook his head.
The masked people hit and fell like lightning.
The escorts quickly counterattacked and killed the two, but unfortunately no one was captured.
“It sounds like you’re talking to a practitioner. What about him?”
“They say you only slept from last night until morning. Wouldn't anyone have seen him wandering around? As of right now, it doesn’t seem like they’re on the same team as the masked people.”
“If he had a grudge… … .”
“I kicked him out last night. Even if I harbor a grudge, I don’t have time to get involved with the masked people.”
“But he was the only one who had an uncomfortable relationship with us on this trip.”
“I told the acting chief, but it just happened to happen. Do not mention him unless other evidence is found.”
“… … yes."
Baek Seon-hwa trusted the judgment of Baek San-wu, the lord of the Middle East.
Clearly not if he had met and judged no.
“By the way, acting manager, what will Namgung family do? He must be waiting for ‘Jade Ju’ and ‘Tang Three Cai’.”
“You must apologize a hundredfold. I'm thinking of renewing the contract by bringing it to the next upstream. I don't know if they will accept it or not. We are not the only ones in Henan.”
“If we push ahead before the other side steps in, it won’t be possible. would you?”
"You're pushing? I broke my credit because I couldn't deliver the goods on the promised date. Do you think that's possible? It's better if you don't curse or eat.”
"It's not like we did it on purpose, it happened because we were attacked by bandits."
“Not being able to protect things from thieves is a shame on the upper side. Why don’t you know that the name of Baekhwa Sangbang has fallen to the ground with that alone?”
“I know, but it’s just too embarrassing. We are the ones who lost out on this, unless we even get a chance to make it up.”
“Since the other bosses don’t know about this yet, we have a chance. Let’s prepare a gift for the Namgung family and please them as much as possible.”
"yes."
Baek Seon-hwa went back to the carriage and checked the ledger.
It was to check if there was something worth giving as a gift to the Namgung family.
Baek Il-woong and Baek Seon-hwa weren't the only ones who thought Yeon Jeok-ha suspicious.
For example, the middle-aged escort Hong Jeong-ro and his junior Go Ju-il, who mocked Yeonjeok-ha last night, were like that.
Ko Ju-il, who was guarding the porters at the rear, stabbed Hong Jeong-ro in the side.
"Seniors. Isn't that old man a bit suspicious? Like the fact that he was attacked as soon as I let him out, and the fact that a no-nonsense guy spends money like crazy.”
"yes? Daejoo seems to have just let it go because there is no evidence. When you're dealing with a nerd like that, you can't show mercy. Ask the thief, “Are you a thief?” a hundred times. Does anyone say ‘yes’?”
After speaking, Hong Jeong-ro tapped Go Ju-il on the shoulder.
"let's go."
“Where are you?”
“To get a confession.”
Hong Jeong-ro walked towards Yeonjeok-ha with a spirited face.
