My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 134

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134.

Jegal Jaeryeong nodded her head toward Seol Mujin.

“I’m Jegal Jaeryeong.”

“I’m Seol Mujin.”

“You think I’m a child.”

“Not at all.”

Seol Mujin watched quietly as Jegal Jaeryeong turned around.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen someone as skilled at lying as Seol Podoo. Full of secrets too. This journey will be really interesting.”

Though she said that, her face was completely expressionless.

When Jegal Jaeryeong’s gaze reached him, Hwangbo Hyeonguk quickly turned his head away.

“Don’t avoid my gaze. You don’t have any secrets worth digging up anyway.”

“What, what did I do wrong?”

“Sisters, it’s been a while. You’re thinking I’m cute again.”

“You are cute though?”

“You sisters are boring.”

“Why?”

“People without secrets are no fun.”

Jegal Jaeryeong looked intently at Seol Mujin as she spoke.

“Sisters, look forward to it. I’m going to peel away the secrets of that man you like, one by one.”

“That sounds exciting?”

“You’re not even thinking of hiding that you like him?”

“Why would I hide it? It’s not like it would stay hidden anyway.”

“You really are strange sisters.”

Hwangbo Hyeonguk said.

“How about we get going now?”

Jegal Jaeryeong asked Hwangbo Hyeonguk.

“You don’t have anything to hide, so why are you uncomfortable around me? Do you perhaps like me?”

“Wh-what are you saying! Why would I like you!”

“That’s right. What man would like a woman who can see right through him?”

Seol Mujin asked Jegal Jaeryeong.

“Did you really learn mind reading?”

“What do you think?”

“I don’t know yet.”

“Do you have someone you like?”

“Why don’t you try reading me?”

Jegal Jaeryeong’s gaze, which had been on Seol Mujin, turned toward Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Sang Chiyeon.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Sang Chiyeon shot expectant looks at Jegal Jaeryeong, demanding an answer.

“I think I’ll keep this one a secret too.”

“Jaeryeong! How can you do that! Tell us right now!”

Jegal Jaeryeong turned around with a calm expression.

“Let’s depart now.”

Since the Jegal Family had prepared horses, they could travel to Jinan comfortably.

Of course, the journey was much slower.

Somehow, Hwangbo Hyeonguk’s group had also been decided as companions for the Habuk Paengga.

With a large group and riding horses, it took a full two days from Taesan to Jinan.

Still, it wasn’t boring thanks to Jegal Jaeryeong.

Seol Mujin could understand why people believed Jegal Jaeryeong had learned mind reading.

“Seol Podoo is an orphan. The story about your parents dying when you were young is nonsense. Of course, they might have died, but that’s just speculation. And you had a very rough childhood. You would have been pretty when you were young… but that’s not it. Ah! A performance troupe! I knew it. Haa— The sense of betrayal from a young age stays with you for life. Tsk tsk…”

It was like this.

From Seol Mujin’s lie about his parents dying when he was young, Jegal Jaeryeong had even guessed the performance troupe.

Even Seol Mujin, who could catch lies like a ghost, couldn’t help but be amazed.

“How do you know that?”

Jegal Jaeryeong leaned her head forward.

“Come on, as promised.”

Seol Mujin hesitated, then patted Jegal Jaeryeong’s head.

The way her lips spread to both sides was like a cat.

“You thought I was like a cat, didn’t you?”

To the startled Seol Mujin, Jegal Jaeryeong casually said, “Most people think that.”

“I told you I really am a mind reader.”

At Hwangbo Hyeonguk’s words, Seol Mujin just smiled.

There couldn’t really be someone who reads minds.

No matter how many miraculous things existed in the world, mind reading was beyond human capability.

Still, it was definitely a special ability.

It was probably a superior ability to what Seol Mujin possessed.

“How do you detect when someone is lying?”

After asking that question three times, he finally got an answer from Jegal Jaeryeong.

“You know that people’s expressions change when they lie, right?”

This was the method Seol Mujin used to distinguish lies from truth.

So he nodded.

“On top of that, I can feel it. It’s hard to express exactly, but it’s like a kind of wave.”

“A wave?”

“The intensity of the lie and the emotions behind it. Your lies, Seol Podoo, were sad and painful.”

“That’s a special ability.”

“You seem to have some doubts?”

“It’s an ability I can’t fully understand.”

“You don’t have to believe me. I don’t know why I have this ability either.”

“That must be difficult.”

Jegal Jaeryeong suddenly burst into tears.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon shouted at the flustered Seol Mujin.

“Why did you make the child cry?”

“No, I didn’t…”

“Brother! Why did you make Jaeryeong cry?”

“I, I didn’t mean to…”

Jegal Jaeryeong smiled as she wiped her tears.

“Thank you. You’re the first person to say something like that to me, Seol Podoo.”

“What did Seol Podoo say?”

At Hwangbo Ryeoseon’s question, Jegal Jaeryeong spoke quickly.

“It’s a secret.”

“Why are there suddenly so many secrets!”

When they arrived in Jinan after two days, an Inspection Officer from the Dochalwon, dispatched by the Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa, was waiting.

They had expected it would take at least two weeks for anyone to be dispatched from the Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa, but it was much faster than anticipated.

For Seol Mujin, this wasn’t bad.

It meant Byeok Sejin was that important a person.

However, the bad news was that in Seol Mujin’s absence, the Government Officials including the Six Departments were suffering hardships.

Byeok Sejin had been released and was sitting in the Magistrate’s position, while the Inspection Officer was waiting for Seol Mujin with military officers brought from the Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa.

Seol Mujin left his companions at home and went to the Government Office alone.

Since they couldn’t imprison all the Government Officials, most of the Pokwae were going about their duties.

So the two Pokwae guarding the main gate of the Government Office were faces Seol Mujin recognized.

When Seol Mujin appeared, the two Pokwae were startled and looked toward the inside of the Government Office.

“Seol Podoo! You need to escape quickly! Right now there’s an Inspection Officer here from the Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa! Including the heads of the Six Departments…!”

“I know.”

“What? You know?”

“Podoo imprisoned the Magistrate, so of course the Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa wouldn’t just sit still.”

“You knew that and still came here?”

“You guys just focus on your assigned duties. This will be resolved soon.”

Seol Mujin entered the Government Office and drew everyone’s attention.

Someone must have informed the Inspection Officer that Seol Mujin had come to the Government Office.

A sharp-featured man who appeared to be in his late thirties came running with six military officers.

“Arrest that man immediately!”

At the Inspection Officer’s command, the six military officers rushed forward.

However, they were knocked down without even being able to touch the hem of Seol Mujin’s clothes.

The Inspection Officer, his face pale, shouted.

“Do you think you’ll be safe after causing such trouble!”

“Stop making a fuss and let’s go inside to talk.”

Seol Mujin spoke indifferently as he passed by the Inspection Officer.

The Inspection Officer could only be bewildered by Seol Mujin’s overly confident attitude.

This wasn’t the kind of behavior a mere Podoo could display.

Seol Mujin headed straight for the Magistrate’s office.

The Government Officials who had come with Byeok Sejin were startled when they spotted Seol Mujin.

They looked back and forth between Seol Mujin and the Inspection Officer who was frantically chasing after him, trying to figure out the situation.

Meanwhile, Seol Mujin climbed up to the Main Hall and flung open the office door.

Byeok Sejin, who had been sitting leisurely in a chair, spotted Seol Mujin and sprang up.

“How did you get here! Hey! Is there no one outside!”

The two Podoos that Byeok Sejin had brought with him hurriedly entered, but they didn’t dare attack Seol Mujin.

When Seol Mujin sat in the chair in the center of the office, the Inspection Officer also entered.

Seol Mujin gestured toward Byeok Sejin.

“Come here and sit.”

“Investigator Jo! Drag this man out immediately!”

Seol Mujin slowly stood up.

“There’s always someone who insists on bringing suffering upon themselves.”

Seol Mujin grabbed Byeok Sejin by the scruff of his neck and slammed him to the floor.

“Ouch!”

To Byeok Sejin, who was sprawled out with an exaggerated scream, Seol Mujin said.

“You kneel there. Inspection Officer, sit here. You two, get out.”

When everyone just stood there awkwardly, Seol Mujin’s voice turned cold.

“Won’t you listen when I speak nicely?”

The Inspection Officer, swallowing hard, perched on the edge of the chair.

The two Podoos who had been watching Byeok Sejin’s reaction also quietly left the office.

“You bastards! Are you abandoning me and running away!”

“Be quiet. Close the door and kneel.”

Byeok Sejin headed toward the door, but at the warning ‘run and your legs will be broken,’ he quietly closed the door and knelt.

Seol Mujin spoke to the Inspection Officer.

“Seeing how quickly the Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa moved, it seems that bastard’s father really is close to the Minister of the Left.”

“You knew that and still did this?”

Seol Mujin took out his Geumeuiwi Deputy Commander identification badge from his chest and placed it on the table.

Though it wasn’t visible to Byeok Sejin who was kneeling, the Inspection Officer could clearly see the identification badge.

“This, this is… Are you really a Geumeuiwi Deputy Commander?”

“Does it look fake?”

“That’s not what I meant…”

“I hear there’s another nickname attached to me these days.”

The Inspection Officer’s mouth fell open as he put the pieces together.

“If you’re a Geumeuiwi Deputy Commander, could you be the Nation’s Guardian Hero?”

Byeok Sejin screamed as if having a fit.

“What are you talking about! A mere Podoo being the Nation’s Guardian Hero!”

The Inspection Officer, constantly swallowing dry saliva, asked cautiously.

“Are you really the Nation’s Guardian Hero?”

“Isn’t it a bit ridiculous? Being called a nation’s guardian just for taking the heads of a few rebel leaders. Anyway, that’s me.”

“I see. But why are you acting as a mere Podoo in Jinan?”

“Do I need to tell you such things? Why? Is the Dochalwon trying to inspect me?”

“No, no! How could the Dochalwon dare inspect Your Excellency the Deputy Commander?”

Even for the Dochalwon, which was in charge of inspecting officials, the Geumeuiwi was an untouchable sanctuary.

Seol Mujin tapped the table with the corner of his identification badge.

That monotonous sound strangely pressured the two men, weighing down on their shoulders.

Tap!

The tapping sound on the table stopped.

“The fact that you rushed here so quickly to save that bastard means the Shandong Province Jehyeonganch’alsa-sa has sided with His Highness the First Prince, doesn’t it?”

“What? What do you mean by that?”

Seol Mujin asked the Inspection Officer.

“Didn’t the Inspector directly order the Dochalwon? That’s why you came so quickly. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s correct, but…”

“That means the Inspector made a direct report to the Minister of the Left. The head of the Inspector who handles criminal justice is the Minister of Justice, so why did he make a direct report to the Minister of the Left?”

“How could I possibly know that?”

“Not knowing isn’t a crime, but there are plenty of cases where people die from ignorance.”

Seol Mujin’s voice was monotonous, but the Inspection Officer felt a chill run down his spine.

If Seol Mujin set his mind to it, killing the Inspection Officer and Byeok Sejin would be nothing.

As a Deputy Commander of the Geumeuiwi, and one who had earned the grand nickname of Nation’s Guardian Hero, Seol Mujin had that kind of power.

“The Inspector definitely communicates frequently with His Excellency the Minister of the Left.”

Since he had no intention of risking his life in loyalty to the Inspector, preserving his immediate life was what mattered.

“I thought so.”

Seol Mujin asked Byeok Sejin.

“What’s your father’s official position?”

Startled by the sudden question, Byeok Sejin answered.

“He’s a Bureau Director in the Ministry of the Left.”

“Bureau Director would be fifth rank? Not a very high rank.”

However, since it was a position handling practical affairs, Bureau Director held much more powerful authority than the rank suggested.

“Who do you think your father will choose between you and his friend?”

“What do you mean by that…?”

“If your father doesn’t come here within two weeks, you’re going to die.”

Byeok Sejin’s face turned pale.

“You’re going to kill me?”

“Officials who take bribes can be sentenced to death at most, depending on their position and the amount. Isn’t that right, Inspection Officer?”

“That’s correct.”

“I’ve already finished investigating Magistrate Byeok’s background. Obviously it’s the death penalty.”

“I’m innocent!”

“What are you claiming is unfair? Taking bribes? Or that few officials who take bribes actually get executed?”

“Both!”

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