The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 193

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Chapter 193: Why Did You Come Here?

Tae-ju had given black cards to both Swordsman and Dok-seon when they came in the past, telling them to spend freely.

Since he never knew when they might come to Earth again, he wanted them to enjoy themselves without regrets.

But Swordsman…

“I don’t need it.”

“Why not?”

“How can I keep imposing on you every time I come? I can engage in economic activities with my own power.”

“You’re going to make money here?”

“Money you earn and spend yourself has more meaning.”

Where on earth was he planning to make money?

Was he perhaps planning to rob a bank?

It seemed like he really might do that, which made him anxious.

Gwi-gok said he’d be at the Imperial Library, so there was no need to worry about him.

The problem was Swordsman and Jecheon Daeseong.

After the two had whispered together separately with the Emperor and Geum Su-ho, they made that decision.

When asked what they were scheming, they wouldn’t answer.

He wondered if they were relying on the sponsorship money.

But that doesn’t come out immediately just because you apply for it.

“I’ll lend you money. You can pay me back when the sponsorship money comes through.”

“Oh my, the closer the relationship, the more careful one should be with money transactions.”

“…”

There was definitely something going on.

That confident expression saying he’d earn and spend his own money. He probably planned this before coming to Earth.

‘I’ll find out later.’

Tae-ju decided to trust the Immortal and Swordsman.

‘By the way, when can I go to Gurye?’

That place was still swarming with people.

Paju was the same.

The TJ Group family would surely suffer hardships because of him.

He couldn’t help but feel sorry about it.

‘It’ll die down a bit as time passes.’

A week passed like that.

* * *

Gurye, Samhan Empire.

As Tae-ju predicted, people receded like the tide.

The cause was social media.

Testimonies of sighting Swordsman and Jecheon Daeseong in New Seoul kept pouring in.

Also.

– Chairman Kim Tae-ju is also in New Seoul.

– The Immortals and Jecheon Daeseong must be there together too.

Then we should go there.

Gurye and Paju became quiet as if nothing had happened.

The TJ Group people, who had practically no privacy during that time, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Baek Hong-pyo was one of them.

He had refused all positions at TJ Group and was living solely as the village chief of Happy Village.

Gurye’s ‘Happy Village’.

It used to be Taehong Orphanage, but the name had changed.

He thought this work was his calling.

Watching the children grow made each day enjoyable.

He had also watched the live broadcast.

His sworn brother standing shoulder to shoulder with legendary beings.

The other world that Tae-ju traveled to must be a place where Immortals dwelled.

The mana rejection syndrome cure, the flowers that were MRC’s main ingredient, peaches, mysterious alcohol, and the metal that repelled magical beasts.

Where else could all these things have come from?

‘Meeting Tae-ju must have been heaven’s will.’

He always lived with gratitude.

Thanks to Tae-ju, Happy Village was always blooming with laughter.

They brought children who had lost their parents from all over the Samhan Empire.

Children who had parents but were abandoned, and children in the blind spots of welfare.

They brought them all to feed, clothe, and educate them.

As a result, the childcare facility had grown large enough to deserve the name ‘village’.

The village had everything inside it.

From elementary, middle, and high schools, to libraries, gymnasiums, recreational facilities, convenience stores… there was nothing it lacked.

There were so many residents that the amount of food ingredients coming in daily was enormous.

Even now, there were quite many children in the cafeteria.

Since there were no set times and they could come eat whenever they wanted.

Ten refrigerated trucks parked at Happy Village’s main cafeteria.

This was all the amount to be consumed within three days.

Baek Hong-pyo opened the truck doors to personally inspect the food ingredients.

Since these were for feeding the children, he couldn’t let any poor-quality ingredients slip in.

‘The meat quality is good, but the quantity is too small.’

He’d have to order more next time.

How could the kids grow tall eating just this much?

“Pass. Store this meat in the freezer.”

“Understood.”

Food ingredients could only be moved into the kitchen after Baek Hong-pyo’s approval.

Next were the vegetables.

“They’re fresh.”

“These just came from the greenhouse today.”

This passed too.

Merchants supplying Happy Village always brought only the best ingredients.

They couldn’t deceive him.

If they tried to deceive, they couldn’t do business in Gurye.

Baek Hong-pyo knew this fact, but still didn’t neglect the inspection work.

He had to open and check all ten trucks, one by one, to be satisfied.

‘Is everything finished?’

He had checked all the trucks.

But.

‘Hmm?’

There was one more.

The scheduled vehicles for today were ten, but including this one made eleven.

So he asked the drivers.

“Who drove this truck?”

There was no answer.

“Who’s the driver? Is there no one…?”

This was strange.

No driver either.

‘Could this be…’

He had an ominous feeling.

So he opened the truck door.

Click!

“Uh….”

A locked door.

Click, click, click….

There’s no other way.

Baek Hong-pyo forcibly tore open the door of the refrigerated truck.

Crrrrrack!

Then the interior was revealed.

It wasn’t food supplies.

Boxes packed full inside the truck.

A strange smell wafting heavily.

And an unidentified electronic device placed on top of the boxes.

Baek Hong-pyo was horrified.

“N-no way?”

It was obvious at a glance.

“Damn!”

This is a bomb.

The entire truck must be filled with explosives.

‘If this explodes?’

It’s close to the cafeteria.

The children are inside eating.

“Tell the children to evacuate.”

“What?”

“Quickly! Hurry. This… this might be a bomb.”

“Gasp! Y-yes, understood.”

Baek Hong-pyo rushed to the driver’s seat.

This truck can’t stay here.

However.

‘Where did the keys go?’

Just then, he saw the playground ahead.

No one was there.

In that case?

‘…I’ll have to push it with force.’

Screech!

The wheels were locked, but the truck was pushed by Baek Hong-pyo’s strength.

He was a Suitable One.

Usually, whenever Tae-ju got good things like elixirs, peaches, etc., he brought them all to him.

Although he hadn’t awakened, pushing a truck wasn’t difficult for him.

“Everyone get out of the village! Don’t even come near the playground!”

Creak! Crrrreak!

Baek Hong-pyo shouted at the top of his lungs while pushing the truck.

“Everyone take cover! Don’t come close!”

Once the truck was placed in the middle of the wide playground.

‘Done!’

Now it was his turn to take cover.

He was about to turn around and run away.

KABOOOOOOM!

The truck exploded with massive flames.

It was such a tremendous explosion that a small mushroom cloud formed.

“Kuhek!”

Baek Hong-pyo, caught in the blast, was sent flying through the air and crashed to the ground.

Whoooosh! Thud!

Crash!

The windows of Happy Village buildings shattered into pieces.

A huge crater was created in the playground from the explosion.

* * *

Tae-ju was still in New Seoul.

He had been avoiding Gurye and Paju, but now this place was even more crowded.

Because of SNS rumors that they were in New Seoul.

‘This isn’t even hide and seek.’

When people couldn’t meet Geomseong and Celestial Sages, they started looking for him.

TJ Group’s New Seoul branch, Leaders Club, even the lodging where he was staying.

What choice did he have?

He had to move again.

‘Where to….’

Well, it’s either Gurye or Paju.

Or maybe Yangsan.

So just as he was about to pack!

Bzzzzt.

His smartphone rang.

It was Baek Seo-yeon.

“Seo-yeon, it’s me. What’s the matter… What?”

Tae-ju’s expression hardened.

“…I’ll come right away.”

Swooooosh!

Manribibeom flew south.

Gurye General Hospital was visible below his feet.

Tae-ju landed on the rooftop and rushed to the hospital emergency room.

People filled the hospital corridor.

“M-Mayor.”

Lee Jeong-hak, Gurye’s deputy mayor, greeted him with a somber face.

“How is he?”

“W-well….”

“Never mind. I’ll check myself.”

Inside the emergency room, Baek Seo-yeon was with a doctor, her face covered in tears.

And Baek Hong-pyo was lying on the bed, connected to an oxygen respirator and life support machines.

His entire body and face were wrapped in bandages, apparently from burns.

“…Hyung-nim.”

Tae-ju slowly approached the bedside.

He held his hand tightly.

His heart felt like it was being torn apart.

Then the doctor cautiously spoke.

“You should prepare yourself mentally.”

What?

“He’s brain dead. There’s no way to save him with modern medicine. Unfortunately, according to the patient’s will, organ donation….”

Brain dead.

All brain functions had stopped.

He couldn’t breathe or maintain a heartbeat on his own without machine assistance.

It was as good as being dead.

Thud!

Baek Seo-yeon collapsed to the floor.

Tae-ju absolutely could not accept the doctor’s words.

Why would hyung die?

He just needed to bring him back to life.

So he said firmly!

“Absolutely do not remove the life support equipment.”

“…Yes.”

“I will save him, without fail!”

“Ah, understood.”

There was a way.

He would find the answer in the Immortal Realm.

‘They said there’s also a resurrection flower.’

However, it would take some time.

He needed to explain the situation to Dok-seon and get the flower from the Heavenly Realm for delivery.

In the meantime, he would catch whoever did this first.

“Who did this? Has the culprit been identified?”

Tae-ju questioned Master Lee Jeong-hak in a cold voice.

“We’re investigating thoroughly. Right now we’ve issued a movement restriction order for all of Gurye. No one can leave Gurye.”

“Please request the Ministry of National Intelligence to come. They’ll help.”

“I’ll contact them immediately.”

“And call me when you catch them. I’ll interrogate them personally.”

Crack!

He clenched his teeth tightly and swore.

He wouldn’t let anyone involved in this matter live.

* * *

Hwangcheon-gye.

Gangrim Chasa was holed up in a corner of Eophwagung today as well, smoking an electronic cigarette while watching music videos of a girl group that had newly debuted on Earth on his smartphone.

‘Oh! The center is definitely the center.’

She sang well, danced well, had a pretty face, and a good figure too.

What a wonderful world this was?

To be able to stan famous girl groups from Earth’s Samhan while in Hwangcheon-gye of another world.

It was thanks to Dok-seon and Kim Tae-ju.

Because of them, the boring upper realm was transforming into a world full of vitality.

But the Dragon King was getting thoroughly beaten for acting up without knowing his place.

What was so great about the Dragon Orb anyway?

Wasn’t it just a decent inner core?

They said a negotiation team was being sent to adjust the price, but in the end it would be completely taken away.

Still, it was cheap.

It was all self-inflicted.

‘Oh right! They said new liquid for electronic cigarettes was released in the shopping mall…’

Gangrim accessed the Immortal Realm shopping mall on his smartphone.

‘The price is decent.’

He added it to his cart.

But right then!

“Um, Gangrim Chasa-nim.”

Somehow knowing where he was, one of the Jeoseungsaja came looking for him in his hiding spot.

Ugh! How annoying.

“What?”

“A troublesome situation has arisen.”

“What is it?”

“An unprepared soul has come over…”

“Tsk, just handle it yourself.”

This kind of case happened occasionally.

A human who wasn’t supposed to die yet coming up to Hwangcheon-gye due to a twist of fate.

Souls whose fate had gone awry still had life force remaining.

Because they had many days left to live but died at a moment when they shouldn’t have.

When something like this happened?

They just sent them back.

It was a more common situation than expected.

For example, a corpse placed behind a folding screen at a funeral home suddenly sitting up during the funeral service, or even knocking on the coffin with their hands at the moment of burial.

They were all people sent back from Hwangcheon-gye.

“Explain the situation and erase their memory before sending them back.”

“Th-that’s the thing, that soul seems like a Cheonin. The soul is too pure.”

“Hm? A Ch-Cheonin? Then that won’t do.”

Cheonin were noble beings.

But to think they came to the underworld through incorrect procedures.

This wasn’t a matter to handle lightly.

Cheonin souls had to be treated with utmost care.

“Where are they?”

“As an urgent measure, we created a body and escorted them to the Honored Guest Room of Eophwagung for now.”

“Really? What kind of body?”

“A Cheonin’s body, naturally.”

“Well done.”

The body given to Cheonin and the body given to sinners were completely different.

A sinner’s body was designed solely to inflict pain.

It had no other purpose.

There were limits from the start.

Though occasionally crazy bastards like Cheonma and Hyeolma appeared who transcended those limits.

On the other hand, Cheonin received bodies meticulously crafted for health, happiness, and pleasure, far superior to the bodies given in the human world.

Moreover, their appearance and age from life were maintained as well.

If they died young, a young body; if they died old, an old body.

Of course, it was possible to change according to choice.

Gangrim hurriedly took the ledger of names and rushed to the Honored Guest Room of Eophwagung.

“Oh my, such an honored person…”

A middle-aged man sitting in the guest room wearing clothes of fine cotton.

“Is… is this the underworld…? Am I really dead?”

“Hahaha, this is the underworld, but you came too early.”

“…Too early?”

“I mean you haven’t actually died yet. So it seems you’ll need to return to the living world.”

“Ah!”

The man showed a relieved expression.

He thought he was dead, but he could live again.

“There are a few procedures to confirm, so I ask for your cooperation.”

“By all means.”

Gangrim Chasa opened the ledger of names.

This was also a kind of treasure.

It contained the names, ages, and residences of all humans living in Gangho Murim.

It was easy to search too.

The book opened automatically with just a thought.

“Where did you live in the Human Realm?”

“Gurye, I’ve lived in Gurye the whole time.”

“…Ahem, Gurye.”

Was there such a place name in Gangho?

It sounds strangely familiar though.

The ledger book didn’t open either.

Which means there’s no place called Gurye.

“May I ask your name?”

“It’s Baek Hong-pyo.”

“Oh! I see. Please wait a moment. Let me check.”

Flutterrrrrr.

The ledger book flipping rapidly.

Multiple names of Baek Hong-pyo were visible.

But they were completely different people from the celestial being sitting in front of him now, just people with the same name.

Kang Rim wore an expression of confusion.

“…Are you certain you came from a place called Gurye?”

“Yes, Gurye in the Samhan Empire.”

“Aha! You came from the Samhan Empire. So Earth?”

“That’s right.”

“Haha! I didn’t even know that, hahaha, hahahaha… Huh? Uhm, ahhh… Wh-what did you say?”

Earth?

Kang Rim doubted his own ears.

“…Sa-Samhan’s Gurye? Wh-where Kim Tae-ju is?”

Baek Hong-pyo was also startled.

Why is Tae-ju’s name mentioned here?

Could it be?

“Did Tae-ju come here too?”

“…He c-came and went.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“A-actually, th-that’s… Anyway, why did you come here?”

“What do you mean why? How would I know that?”

This is absolutely absurd.

What on earth is happening?

A completely different world’s Human Realm.

Why is a soul from Earth in Hwangcheon-gye?

Yama King might know.

Since he’s the one who governs the laws of Hwangcheon.

Did that fellow do something perhaps?

‘I should ask.’

And contact Dok-seon too.

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