My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 94

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94.

Seol Ryeoseon glanced back at Podoo and said.

“That bastard needs at least two bones broken.”

Podoo flinched and broke out in cold sweat at Seol Mujin’s following words.

“Will two be enough?”

Seeing that Pokwae’s club didn’t work, he was clearly a martial artist.

Normally, he should scold the thug for touching a martial artist, but here in Wuhan, that wasn’t possible.

There was only one underworld organization in Wuhan, and all thugs in Wuhan belonged to that single organization.

Cheonmu Association.

That was the name of Wuhan’s only underworld organization.

It’s often said that the government rules the day and the underworld rules the night, but in Wuhan, even the day was under Cheonmu Association’s influence.

Cheonmu Association had the Wuhan government officials firmly in their financial grip.

The officials already caught in the web of money had no choice but to act like it was their parents’ business when it came to Cheonmu Association matters.

This was different in nature from the tribute money Seol Mujin received in Jinan.

So whatever Cheonmu Association demanded, the government office would blindly comply.

At the pinnacle of Cheonmu Association’s puppets was naturally the magistrate.

When the upper water is rotten, there’s no way the lower water can be clear.

For this reason, the officials received requests from Cheonmu Association and came to arrest Seol Mujin.

Podoo Yang Jotag felt very uncomfortable arresting Seol Mujin.

Because Seol Mujin was too calm.

‘Is what he trusts his own martial arts?’

But his confidence was excessive to be just that alone.

Yang Jotag, who passed through the main gate, thought the government office was excessively large.

It took one gak to walk to the judgment platform where criminals’ punishments were decided, and another gak from there to the government office prison.

Among the government office’s numerous buildings, less than fifty percent were properly used.

As Yang Jotag passed one of the useless buildings, Podoo Gwanchwung came around the corner and asked.

“Is that the bastard who assaulted the Cheonmu Association’s warriors?”

Gwanchwung, forty-four years old this year, was the most senior among the Podoos belonging to Wuhan government office and enjoyed the magistrate’s full trust.

Yang Jotag thought ‘Warriors my ass!’ but answered respectfully.

“That’s correct.”

Gwanchwung’s brow furrowed.

“Why is this bastard’s face so clean?”

“If you can rough him up, please try it yourself, Sir Podoo.”

The words came out crooked without him realizing it.

“What?”

“That’s how it turned out.”

“Take him to the judgment platform.”

“You’re going to pass judgment right after he’s arrested?”

“The magistrate happens to be judging criminals right now. Since the charges are clear, it’s better to quickly pass judgment and lock him up. Let’s go.”

Gwanchwung led the way as if he had arrested Seol Mujin himself.

Yang Jotag sighed inwardly.

The time when Magistrate Wang Bongju, who spent most of his day idling, worked most diligently was when he sat on the judgment platform.

Because only when deciding others’ fates with his own hands did he feel like he had become a god.

At the judgment platform where Gwanchwung led the way, one person was already being tried.

The enormously fat Magistrate Wang Bongju sat on the chair above the stairs like a drooping blanket.

Twenty officials with spears were lined up on both sides, and among the officials were five criminals.

Four criminals waiting for trial were kneeling, but one stood upright.

“Kneel down immediately!”

Hyeongbang shouted until his face turned red.

But the old man (judging by his graying hair at the back) didn’t budge.

Seol Mujin, who was following behind Gwanchwung, was startled to see the old man’s back.

“Master!”

The person who turned his head at Seol Mujin’s call was Bongwon Daesa.

“Oh? What brings you here?”

“It just happened… What about you, Master?”

“I also just ended up here.”

Seol Ryeoseon clicked her tongue.

“That monk beat someone up or killed them.”

“Hmph! I didn’t kill anyone. Underworld thugs aren’t even worth killing.”

“Then you were also arrested for assault and battery, Master?”

“You too?”

“That’s how it happened.”

Hyeongbang shouted angrily.

“Be quiet! Do you think this is a place for you to bond?”

But Seol Mujin and Bongwon Daesa paid no attention.

“Why didn’t you just leave instead of letting yourself be arrested?”

“I thought the national law should be observed.”

“You’ll have to take a beating and live in prison for ten years.”

“I only beat up a few scoundrels while protecting innocent people.”

“The problem is those scoundrels and the officials are in cahoots.”

“Hmm. Then what should I do about this?”

“Just leave.”

Bongwon Daesa could easily break such ropes and disappear like magic.

But he couldn’t understand what he was pondering so much about.

“If I just leave, won’t those corrupt officials continue to torment the people? But as a martial artist, I can’t harm the officials either. This is troublesome.”

“I’ll handle that matter.”

“How?”

“Just watch.”

Hyeongbang shouted angrily.

“I told you bastards to shut up right now!”

Then the magistrate’s quiet voice rang out.

“Since you’re only talking, the criminals don’t know to be afraid and keep their heads held high. Cut that young bastard’s leg tendons.”

“What? But the trial isn’t even over yet…”

“Didn’t I just pass judgment? Cut the young bastard’s leg tendons and sentence him to one hundred beatings.”

Without even reciting the charges or allowing defense counsel, the magistrate just passed judgment.

Even if the magistrate ruled like a king, he couldn’t so blatantly violate national law.

“Hyeongcheong! Are you there!”

At Hyeongbang’s shout, one sturdy-looking middle-aged man appeared leisurely.

“I was standing by.”

Hyeongcheong, who wore a sword at his waist, was an official who carried out punishments.

The fierce-looking Hyeongcheong approached Seol Mujin.

“Cut that bastard’s leg tendons immediately!”

At Hyeongbang’s shout, Hyeongcheong drew his sword.

The large cleaver that bandits might use was too crude for executing precise punishment.

Hyeongcheong pointed his sword at Seol Mujin.

“Lie down.”

But Seol Mujin didn’t budge.

Hyeongcheong approached with fierce momentum and shouted again.

“If you don’t lie down, I’ll cut off your leg instead of just the tendons!”

When Seol Mujin didn’t listen, Hyeongcheong turned his gaze to Hyeongbang.

As Hyeongbang nodded, Hyeongcheong swung his knife toward Seol Mujin’s knee.

The unhesitating blade strike carried the will to definitely cut off Seol Mujin’s leg.

So Seol Mujin also had no reason to hold back.

The foot that dodged the knife went straight to kick Hyeongcheong’s jaw.

Crack!

“Urk!”

After a short impact sound and an even shorter scream, Hyeongcheong collapsed forward.

And he could no longer move.

After a moment of silence, Hyeongbang shouted angrily.

“You bastard! How dare you attack a government official!”

A Pokwae who cautiously approached examined Hyeongcheong and said.

“He’s, he’s dead!”

“What? Killing a government official in the government office? You bastard! You really want to be torn apart by five horses!”

Hyeongbang was foaming at the mouth and the Magistrate frowned.

“Truly the dignity of national law has fallen to the ground. Cut off that bastard’s head immediately.”

Having said that, the Magistrate leisurely settled into his chair.

Hyeongbang shouted.

“Quickly bring the military officers!”

While Jinan didn’t have them, Wuhan had separately selected government officials with strong martial arts to create military officer positions.

Seeing one official running off, Seol Mujin broke the rope that bound him.

Bongwon Daesa asked.

“How far do you intend to go?”

“If you try to kill others, you must be prepared to die yourself.”

“So you’re going to kill them all.”

“I don’t see how they’re any different from bandits except for wearing official robes. Those who squeeze the lifeblood from the people to accumulate their own wealth and kill innocent people are just bandits in official robes.”

“What they’ve done deserves death, but without officials there’s no one to enforce the law, and it could become a lawless land.”

“If you have no teeth, you can chew with your gums.”

“If you kill this many officials, you’ll have to live as a fugitive for life – what will you do about that?”

“That won’t happen.”

The military officers called by Pokwae appeared in a rush.

The twenty or so military officers each held weapons in their hands.

Hyeongbang shouted at the gathered military officers.

“Cut off that bastard’s head immediately!”

As the surrounding officials cleared the area, the military officers took their place.

Among the blue-clothed military officers, one with a red belt gestured toward the Triplets.

“You children come over here.”

His concern that the young Triplets might get hurt was visible.

Seol Mujin pushed their backs before the Triplets could speak.

“Go over there.”

Since there was no way Seol Mujin would be harmed by mere officials, the Triplets obediently moved away from the battlefield.

The Magistrate said.

“When that criminal dies, make the children government slaves.”

The Magistrate’s sinister eyes persistently followed Seol Ryeoseon.

Seol Mujin spoke to the military officers slowly approaching.

“If you don’t attack, I won’t kill you.”

Even at this final warning, several military officers snorted.

Since they usually dealt with thugs with good physical strength at best, they must be confident in their skills.

The fight began when one military officer swung his sword at Seol Mujin.

Actually, it couldn’t even be called a fight.

With one gesture from Seol Mujin, one military officer’s life was lost.

Truly in the blink of an eye, the fight ended and nineteen corpses were created.

The only military officer Seol Mujin spared was the one who had moved the Triplets away from the battlefield.

Jo Cheongkwan, the sole surviving military officer, couldn’t believe this reality.

They were administrators but also martial artists hired for money.

Thanks to the enormous money spent by the sin-laden Magistrate, they had become the government officials that martial artists so despised.

They all had skills beyond second-rate, approaching first-rate, yet they couldn’t even touch Seol Mujin’s sleeve.

The Magistrate and Hyeongbang turned pale.

No matter how high a martial artist’s skills, how could he kill officials so carelessly?

Hyeongbang pointed at Seol Mujin with a trembling hand.

“Do… do… do you know what you’ve just done?”

Seol Mujin’s indifferent gaze took in both the Magistrate and Hyeongbang at once.

“Magistrate and Hyeongbang, come down immediately and kneel.”

His indifferent voice sounded as chilling as late autumn weather.

Hyeongbang shouted at the officials.

“Kill that bastard immediately!”

But no one moved at that command.

When even the military officers died so easily, the result would be obvious if ordinary officials attacked.

“How dare you defy orders!”

Still no one stepped forward.

Seol Mujin’s mouth opened again.

“This is the last time. Magistrate and Hyeongbang, kneel before me.”

Now Hyeongbang looked to the Magistrate.

Judging by Seol Mujin’s expression, it didn’t seem like he would show mercy to the Magistrate and Hyeongbang.

The Magistrate barely opened his trembling lips.

“If, if you withdraw now, I won’t pursue this crime.”

It was the best offer the Magistrate could make at the moment.

Of course, if he saved his life, he would try to kill Seol Mujin by any means necessary.

“You.”

The one pointed to by Seol Mujin was Jo Cheongkwan, the only survivor among the military officers.

“Me? You mean me?”

Since he was his life’s benefactor(?), his response came out respectfully.

Seol Mujin’s hand moved slightly.

As if invisible strings were attached to those fingers, Jo Cheongkwan went before Seol Mujin.

Seol Mujin took something from his waist.

A golden gleaming identification badge was placed before Jo Cheongkwan’s eyes.

Though it was an identification badge he’d never seen before, he could clearly read the characters written on it.

“Geu… geu…, Geumeuiwi!”

What rank within Geumeuiwi was also written, but that wasn’t important.

Even the lowest Geumeuiwi agent was like a grim reaper to officials.

Geumeuiwi had the authority to imprison and kill people without trial.

Seol Mujin’s voice fell onto Jo Cheongkwan’s head.

“Immediately arrest those two and make them kneel before me.”

How could he disobey a Geumeuiwi agent’s command?

“I, I will follow your orders!”

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