Goblin Library - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165.

As I stared at the door with mounting tension, I heard the doorknob turning slowly.
Click, click.
But naturally, since I had locked it, the knob stopped mid-turn.
At that, Salim and Hamad exchanged glances. Just as we prepared to spring into action at any moment, Lee Gang-hun spoke quietly.
『We must move only after they enter. Don’t rush out as if you’ve been waiting for them.』
At Lee Gang-hun’s words, the two of us nodded and brought our glasses to our lips while keeping our eyes on the door.
And then….
Click!
At the sound of the lock disengaging, Lee Gang-hun’s eyes narrowed.
It seemed they had obtained an emergency key from the Hotel Staff.
What did this wretched Hotel think about guest safety?
As I grumbled inwardly, the door suddenly burst open and a group of people rushed in.
And… the intruders froze momentarily upon seeing that besides Lee Gang-hun, there were two other people in the Hotel Room.
『Just grab them all!』
The moment someone barked the order from behind, the Chinese men charged forward again.
At that, Salim grabbed the chair beside him and swung it directly at the nearest Chinese man.
The man hastily raised his arm to block the wooden chair swinging at him.
Crack!
『Argh!』
The old chair proved sturdier than expected—it didn’t shatter from a single impact.
And as everyone knows, when impact is applied like this, if the wood breaks it hurts less, but if it doesn’t break, it hurts far more.
The man screamed and collapsed on the spot. Seeing this, Salim clicked his tongue softly.
If the chair had broken, he’d intended to use the legs as weapons like wooden batons. Swinging the entire chair was powerful, but it was bulky and heavy—cumbersome.
Chair legs would have been far more effective. Especially in such a confined space….
So Salim held the wooden chair up threateningly toward the Chinese men, then brought it down hard against the floor.
Crack!
As the wooden chair shattered, Salim stepped on the seat with his foot and twisted his hands.
Crack!
Having broken off a chair leg, Salim hurled it to Hamad.
『Hamad!』
Hamad, who had been striking one of the Chinese men’s faces with his fist, extended his hand without even looking and caught the chair leg, then took his stance.
And Salim broke off another leg and gripped it, then charged at the Chinese men.
Thwack, thwack, thwack!
『Kill them!』
『You bastards!』
Unlike the Chinese men who cursed and shouted, Salim and Hamad swung their chair legs in silence.
Thwack! Thwack!
The Chinese men were being struck from all directions. Seeing this, the man behind them shouted.
『They won’t die from hits! Push forward with your bodies! Keep pushing!』
At the man’s words, the Gang Members flinched before suddenly roaring and surging forward in unison.
Thwack! Thwack!
『Aaaah! Aaaah!』
The Gang Member taking the blows from the front screamed, attempting to retreat backward as if he’d never intended to advance.
But….
『Keep pushing!』
『Aaaah! Aaaah!』
Though he wanted to retreat, the men pushing from behind forced the man at the front to surge forward instead.
However, unless the room was completely packed with people, this was hardly difficult for Salim and Hamad.
As they pushed forward, Salim tripped the man’s feet, grabbed his body, and hurled him backward.
『Aaaah!』
The man flew through the air with a scream and crashed directly into the window.
Crash!
However, the man wasn’t thrown outside. Because of the security bars, he struck them instead and fell to the floor.
As the Chinese man collapsed, Hamad caught another man rushing toward him using the same technique and threw him toward the window.
Boom! Crash!
The glass shards remaining in the window shattered again and began falling.

One of the Chinese men sitting in a car in front of the hotel rolled down the window.
Crank! Crank!
The Chinese man Peng Ying, rolling down a window that was rare to see even in China nowadays—one opened by turning a handle by hand—lit a cigarette.
『Sigh…』
After exhaling a long breath, Peng Ying glanced up at the hotel. Though it was called a hotel, it was merely a dilapidated motel.
While the city center had tall, fine hotels, the outskirts still only had these shabby motel-level establishments.
『Why is he taking so long?』
In response to Peng Ying’s complaint, the man in the driver’s seat spoke quietly.
『He apparently knows how to fight.』
『So what? It’s just one man. And that local isn’t even there.』
『Perhaps they’re not trying to bring him quietly….』
Boom! Crash!
At the sudden sound of a window breaking in the quiet dawn, Peng Ying turned his gaze in that direction.
The hotel window was shattering and falling.
Crash!
At the loud noise of glass hitting the ground, Peng Ying squinted his eyes.
『I said bring him quietly.』
As he spoke, Peng Ying stepped out of the car and looked up. Then his eyes caught sight of the security bars, bent and dangling as if about to fall at any moment, and the glass shards falling through the gaps.
And….
Crash! Clang!
Another impact erupted from the window, and glass shards cascaded down like rain. The man watching flinched at the sight.
If his subordinates had thrown a Korean through the window during a brawl, once would have been enough.
But twice meant the fighting inside was intense—which didn’t make sense given the number of men he’d sent in.
『So Chang was right? This guy isn’t easy after all?』
Peng Ying muttered to himself, flicked his cigarette away, and entered the Hotel.
Inside, he spotted a Hotel Staff member standing there looking anxious.
『You said you’d just quietly take the person away… but this isn’t what we agreed on.』
At the Hotel Staff’s protest, Peng Ying’s lips curled into a smile.
『You already got paid.』
『That’s…』
『If you got paid, you need to earn it. Otherwise, should I split your belly open and get a refund?』
As Peng Ying made a gesture of dragging his finger across the Hotel Staff’s abdomen, the man flinched and averted his gaze.
Peng Ying laughed, pressed the Elevator button, and stepped inside. He soon arrived at the fifth floor where Lee Gang-hun was located and exited the Elevator.
Peng Ying could see that many doors were open. And from each open doorway, people were poking their heads out, staring at one spot.
At the sight, Peng Ying shouted.
『Don’t stick your heads out!』
At Peng Ying’s harsh, loud English, people quickly shut their doors. Whether they understood English or not, the meaning came through loud and clear.
Peng Ying approached the room where a door was still open and shouts could be heard.
『Kill him!』
『Grab him!』
『Swarm him!』
At the sharp Chinese commands, Peng Ying clicked his tongue and drew a knife from his chest.
He looked into the open room. Inside, his subordinates were fighting two locals.
Observing them, Peng Ying muttered in a hardened voice.
『Soldiers?』
Peng Ying could tell. These two locals were not ordinary skilled fighters.
They were… military veterans.
And one more thing… the two locals were deliberately avoiding killing his subordinates.
At that, Peng Ying spoke.
『Stop!』
At Peng Ying’s shout, the noise gradually subsided, his subordinates hesitated and stopped, then retreated backward.
As his subordinates withdrew, Peng Ying’s face darkened.
『Aren’t you taking the others?』
At Peng Ying’s words, three men still standing looked at the two locals. Then Lee Gang-hun, an East Asian man in the back, spoke.
『Take them away.』
Having spoken, Lee Gang-hun suddenly leaped onto the bed. He was worried they might rush at him under the pretense of taking away the fallen people.
Peng Ying watched this with bewilderment, then gave orders to his subordinates.
『Bring them.』
At Peng Ying’s command, three subordinates helped the fallen people up and carried them out into the Corridor.
Peng Ying entered the Hotel Room. Upon stepping inside, he surveyed the utter chaos before him.
The room was strewn with liquor bottles, crumbs of snacks, and an electric hot pot. As Peng Ying observed water spilled across the floor and pooling around the hot pot, he spoke.
『If you’re going to have a gathering, shouldn’t you choose a nicer place? Did you do this here?』
『I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but I’m a rather poor peddler.』
At Lee Gang-hun’s words, Peng Ying glanced at the two local men.
『A peddler who keeps good employees—impressive.』
『There’s likely a saying in China as well, but isn’t personnel everything?』
At Lee Gang-hun’s response, Peng Ying nodded before moving to stand.
He flinched.
As Salim and Hamad immediately positioned themselves in front of Lee Gang-hun, Peng Ying raised his hand.
『That’s enough. We’ll stop here for today.』
Then Peng Ying unplugged the electric cord from the hot pot.
『If you don’t manage electricity properly, fires start.』
As Peng Ying turned to leave, he looked back at Lee Gang-hun.
『Let’s do this tomorrow morning instead.』
『Will you be bringing a knife?』
『I always bring a knife even when I visit my wife’s place.』
As Peng Ying exited the Hotel Room, he glanced back at Lee Gang-hun.
『I’ll arrange a different room for you, so don’t bother cleaning up—just pack your belongings.』
As Peng Ying left the room, he spoke to his subordinates.
『Let’s go.』
『Boss? Are we really leaving like this?』
『Do you want to get beaten too?』
『If it’s you and us, boss….』
『How much money is it worth? I don’t want to risk my neck over something like this.』
『Sir?』
『Let’s go.』
As Peng Ying led the way, his subordinates either shook the unconscious men awake or carried those unable to stand, following behind him.
Once Peng Ying and his men had departed, Lee Gang-hun exhaled deeply and turned to face Salim and Hamad.
『You two… oh no!』
Upon noticing Hamad’s condition, Lee Gang-hun’s eyes widened in alarm.
Blood was flowing from Hamad’s side.
『You’ve been stabbed.』
At Lee Gang-hun’s words, Hamad glanced briefly at his side, moved slightly to test it, then spoke.
『It’s merely a graze.』
As he spoke, Hamad lifted his shirt to show the wound.
A blade-cut wound came into view. As Hamad said, it wasn’t a serious injury, but Lee Gang-hun remained concerned.
『You should go to the Hospital right away and get treatment.』
At Lee Gang-hun’s words, Hamad retrieved a towel from the Bathroom and pressed it against the wound as he spoke.
『This much is manageable.』
『You should still go to the Hospital.』
『I can go tomorrow morning.』
『Regardless, you were cut by a blade.』
As Lee Gang-hun continued to show signs of worry, Hamad hesitated for a moment before speaking.
『The emergency room at dawn charges premium rates.』
At Hamad’s words, Lee Gang-hun looked at him, then pulled a credit card from his wallet and handed it over.
『Go to the Hospital. And buy yourself some new clothes as well.』
Salim chimed in as if to support him.
『Yes, go to the Hospital first.』
At Salim’s words, Hamad hesitated briefly before nodding and accepting the card.
『Thank you.』
As Hamad bowed his head, Lee Gang-hun smiled and spoke.
『You worked hard today. Thank you for your efforts.』
Just then, Mahmoud and the Hotel Staff entered together.
The Hotel Staff sighed as he surveyed the Hotel Room, then looked at Lee Gang-hun.
『I’ll move you to a different room.』
『Please do.』
『And… many items in the room have been damaged. It seems there will be repair costs.』
As the Hotel Staff spoke, rubbing his fingers together slightly, Lee Gang-hun squinted at him and replied.
『Intruders just now opened my door with a key and entered.』
『Pardon?』
『I said they opened the door with a key and came in.』
『That’s… they must have forced it open.』
『If they forced it open, there would be marks, wouldn’t there?』
As Lee Gang-hun began to walk toward the door, the Hotel Staff hurriedly spoke.
『Ah… no, that’s not it. Since this happened at our Hotel, we should take responsibility.』
At the Hotel Staff’s words, Lee Gang-hun looked at him and spoke.
『Don’t you offer any compensation service?』
『Pardon?』
『One of our staff members was injured by intruders in your Hotel.』
As Lee Gang-hun gestured toward Hamad, he pretended to be in pain and lifted his shirt.
When the Hotel Staff saw the wound from the blade, his face turned pale.
『Compensation service?』
As Lee Gang-hun pressed further, the Hotel Staff finally surrendered.
『I understand. I’ll move you to a better room.』
At the Hotel Staff’s words, Lee Gang-hun smiled and began packing clothes into the trunk.

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