The God of Death and the God of War - Chapter 53
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Evil Hegemon Martial God
Chapter 53
‘What is this…’
A light of bewilderment lingered in Doyecheon’s eyes.
He tried not to show it, but his stiff face and expression couldn’t be hidden.
But it couldn’t be helped.
The situation before his eyes was so different from what he had expected.
“Wh-what do you mean by that? That Sadocheon’s treasury has been robbed?”
“It’s exactly as I said earlier. As a result of a joint investigation by the Jaegyeongdan and Execution Squad, we confirmed evidence that the Fox-colored Demon Jijung-yeong embezzled and diverted internal funds from Sadocheon.”
“?!?!”
“Furthermore, we confirmed the assistance of an insider from Sadocheon in this process, and we also found traces of where the embezzled funds flowed.”
One of the Five Clans and the leader of the Jaegyeongdan that oversees Sadocheon’s finances.
Chief Administrator Jeung Yubeom was adjusting his glasses with his middle finger while stating all the testimony related to Doyecheon’s slush funds before everyone.
This place was the Main Hall of Sadocheon.
The agenda of the grand meeting was about the embezzlement of treasury funds, that is, public funds.
The participants included Bucheonju Doyecheon, the leaders of the Five Clans, the commanders of the Ten Heavenly Commanders, and key executives.
In short, it was a meeting where all the leadership of Sadocheon had gathered.
Several members of the Bucheonju faction were struggling to hide their expressions.
‘If it’s the funds that Ya-ju embezzled…?’
‘Surely to Bucheonju-nim…’
Only a very few knew about the relationship between Ya-ju and Bucheonju.
But if the investigation continued, the truth would eventually be revealed, and they couldn’t hide that Bucheonju was involved.
In this situation where cold sweat naturally broke out, Taesan Daeju Gwak Dae-mo raised his voice.
“What, there’s an insider within Sadocheon who helped the demon? Is there evidence?”
“Since it’s still under investigation, we don’t have definitive evidence yet. But the circumstances are clear.”
At the Jaegyeongdan leader’s words, Dojuman, who was Doyecheon’s son and Gwanghon Daeju, also chimed in.
“Are the Jaegyeongdan and Execution Squad raising issues based on just circumstances? What if this is a mistake?”
The Jaegyeongdan leader and Execution Squad leader listened quietly.
Their intention was to hear what Dojuman was babbling about, but thinking his rhetoric was working, Dojuman raised his voice even more.
“And where in Sadocheon would there be someone who would do such a thing…!”
Then a heavy voice cut through Dojuman’s words.
“Strange.”
“…!”
That unfamiliar, resonant voice.
The inner power contained in each word strongly pressed down on all directions.
This wasn’t just atmosphere.
The owner of the voice was actually dominating and suppressing everything around.
“Ch-Cheon-ju-nim.”
Dojuman barely managed to speak, but Dokgo Cheon didn’t respond. Naturally, his gaze turned to where his father was sitting.
But Doyecheon also seemed troubled, as if the current situation was bewildering.
“Taesan Daeju, Gwanghon Daeju.”
“Yes, yes!”
“D-did you call us!”
After a brief silence, Dokgo Cheon spoke.
His gaze was chillingly cold.
Dokgo Cheon glared at the two commanders, and overwhelmed by his presence, Gwak Dae-mo and Dojuman could only swallow dry saliva while barely suppressing their flustered expressions.
“The treasury funds are the root and future of Sadocheon. If someone has laid hands on them, we must reveal everything clearly through a thorough investigation. Why does Taesan Daeju speak like that? Are you trying to cover it up?”
“It’s a misunderstanding! Not cover-up, but just to avoid wasting Sadocheon’s manpower on useless places…”
“Whether it’s useful or not.”
Dokgo Cheon cut off his words decisively.
As the fierce light in his eyes and his presence intensified, Gwak Dae-mo’s complexion turned pale.
“I, the master of Sadocheon, will judge.”
“…”
Thud, the meeting room fell into silence as if a heavy weight had dropped.
Dokgo Cheon usually just listened quietly during grand meetings.
The one who didn’t intervene except to coordinate opinions was now revealing himself.
It was truly like the presence of a mountain lord (tiger).
Before his sharp teeth and unblunted claws, everyone in the meeting hall had no choice but to bow their heads.
“We-we’re sorry.”
“My-my thinking was insufficient.”
After Dokgo Cheon’s intervention, the hall underwent a change like the deep sea.
Though it appeared calm on the surface, currents were constantly circulating within.
According to their factions and cliques, they quickly rolled their eyes to absorb the shock and grasp the current situation.
‘Something has changed.’
Doyecheon sensed it intuitively.
Was it because he had positioned himself as Dokgo Cheon’s opponent?
He recognized it more clearly and quickly than anyone else.
Until now, Dokgo Cheon had been a toothless tiger.
Even when Bucheonju coveted power, monopolized interests, and expanded his base.
Dokgo Cheon showed no particular reaction.
Because he thought it was natural for Sapa people to pursue power and strength.
That’s why Doyecheon’s faction believed in this perception and acted even more openly.
But the opponent before his eyes now.
“What does Bucheonju think about this matter?”
“…!”
Was targeting Doyecheon head-on.
As if he could no longer tolerate any more indulgence.
Whoooosh…
Whether it was wind blowing in, or an auditory hallucination brought by the heavy atmosphere.
In the suffocating silence, Dokgo Cheon looked at Doyecheon.
A gaze that seemed like glaring, yet also like simply looking.
While everyone held their breath, the moment Doyecheon also met his eyes.
With that, Dokgo Cheon could be certain.
‘He’s openly showing hostility.’
Those were eyes he had seen countless times in the distant past, roaming battlefields.
Like a beast looking at prey.
The momentum of wanting to sink teeth into a soft neck.
In other words, eyes looking at an enemy.
Not eyes looking at a comrade.
That’s right. Doyecheon now clearly recognized him as an ‘enemy.’
‘So he was looking for a sword to stab me with.’
The slush funds created through Jijung-yeong.
That would be the blade to cut him down.
‘But you can’t push me out with mere money. Financial power is powerless before martial power.’
Then what was Doyecheon thinking?
As Dokgo Cheon speculated about his old comrade’s psychology, Doyecheon slowly nodded.
“I share the same thoughts as Cheon-ju-nim. If there’s someone disrupting Sadocheon’s foundation, they must certainly pay the price.”
“-!!”
Doyecheon argued even more strongly.
That they must find the collaborator without fail.
The reason Doyecheon could be so confident was one thing.
‘There’s no evidence. If there was, he would have pulled out the ledger right here.’
‘Besides, the materials Jeung Yubeom brought out are trivial things that don’t even amount to one percent of the original. The real stuff probably hasn’t even been tracked down yet.’
‘It seems like he was trying to test me, but does he think I’ll fall for it?’
Jeung Yubeom, who serves as both Jaegyeongdan leader and Grand Administrator, is someone who maintains neutrality without joining any faction.
He had no loyalty that would make him fabricate evidence for Cheon-ju.
If he were that kind of person, he would have already sided with Cheon-ju long ago.
“I see.”
Was Doyecheon’s speculation correct?
Dokgo Cheon withdrew his momentum and spoke plainly.
“If Bucheonju shares the same opinion, there should be no problem proceeding.”
“Let’s do that.”
“Grand Administrator, you heard. Cooperate with the Execution Squad leader and track this to the end to find the collaborators without fail.”
“Yes, sir!”
It’s similar to his expectations.
But something, something is different.
A brief look of bewilderment crossed Doyecheon’s face, but it soon disappeared.
Afterward, Doyecheon regained his composure with an even more hardened expression.
‘There are no variables. Dokgo Cheon, you’re too late. You can never defeat me.’
It’s like closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.
It looks like a belated struggle, which only seems ridiculous to Doyecheon.
Doyecheon hid his smile as he surveyed the members of the Grand Assembly Hall.
Everyone present here are executives of Sadocheon.
In other words, these leaders are Sadocheon itself.
More than half of them follow him.
Among the leaders of the Five Clans, two follow him.
As for the Ten Heavenly Commanders, a whopping seven have sworn loyalty to him.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he controls Sadocheon’s leadership.
‘I should move up the promised date with Yukhoenbang.’
There’s one reason.
He’s decided.
To move up the elimination of Dokgo Cheon.
“Before moving to the next agenda item, let me first call the subject of the matter…”
The moment Grand Administrator Jeung Yubeom said that.
Swoooosh!
Crash!
Suddenly, a tremendous energy burst from outside the door.
In an instant, along with the emanation of energy that surpassed the pinnacle and reached the realm of Hwagyeong.
Bang!
An explosive sound erupted.
“Urgh.”
“Kugh.”
Following the shattered conference hall doors that flew in, the gate guards who had been protecting the entrance lay sprawled disgracefully.
Who dares to do such a thing in Sadocheon’s Grand Assembly Hall?
The moment everyone reached for their weapons and stood up.
“Next time, know your place before acting up.”
“Hic!”
The culprit who caused this commotion entered while mocking the gate guards.
Someone hiccupped.
It was the hiccup of Gwi-mong Daeju Jang Bo-heom, who had been sitting closest to the main door.
His complexion had turned pale.
‘This person is exactly…’
Conversely, a gleam appeared in Grand Administrator Jeung Yubeom’s eyes.
“Baekya Daeju, Jeok-un. I’ve come under orders.”
Jeok-un was entering the assembly hall quite boldly.
* * *
“…Pahwan Gwangrang.”
“That’s the one from Jegal…”
“Wait, but that energy just now was definitely Hwagyeong…”
“Come on, you must be mistaken. Hwagyeong at that age? Does that make sense?”
With each step Jeok-un took toward the center, the whispering voices grew louder.
But Jeok-un stood calmly in his assigned spot as if he didn’t care at all.
‘Sigh, that guy never makes a normal entrance.’
Unlike Jeung Yubeom, Hu Seong, who had faced him several times, pressed his temples hard.
He felt a throbbing headache coming on.
“Kahaha! That crazy bastard! Yes, this is what I came to the meeting to see.”
Hwamul laughed heartily, holding his belly.
Originally, a mere clan leader wouldn’t belong in this place, but there was no problem.
Hwamul was here as one of the new Ten Heavenly Commanders.
He had suddenly declared to Dokgo Cheon that he would create a combat unit that combined medical care and combat, and eventually rose to the position of first-generation commander.
It was completely unreasonable, but no one could stop Hwamul.
In the first place, based on merit alone, he should have been promoted to clan leader long ago, and no one wanted to confront Hwamul.
However, those who didn’t know the proper reason for such eccentric behavior were shocked to see Hwamul clapping and rejoicing while looking at Jeok-un.
‘…Don’t tell me that guy suddenly became a commander because of that bastard?’
The personnel of Doyecheon’s faction finally understood the cause of the eccentric behavior.
What kind of relationship does he have with Jeok-un?
As the questions deepened.
“You bastard!!”
One middle-aged man sitting at the clan leader’s seat raised his voice.
He was so enraged that the veins on his neck were blue.
His fists were larger than an average adult’s head, and he looked like a fierce general who would charge to the front lines.
But surprisingly, he was the owner of Sadocheon’s Military Department, the Chief Military Officer, Iron Fist Phoenix Chick Maeng-po.
“How dare you pull such stunts in front of Cheon-ju! Get on your knees and apologize immediately!”
A person belonging to the Cheonju faction along with Execution Squad leader Hu Seong.
Facing someone who looked ready to charge at any moment, Jeok-un said calmly.
“I refuse.”
“…What?”
Maeng-po was rather flustered.
Jeok-un said firmly.
“I haven’t done anything wrong, so there’s no need to apologize.”
“This, this bastard still!”
“If you want to collect payment for crimes, you should collect it from those vermin sprawled over there.”
Clank.
Jeok-un threw the object he had been holding toward the gate guards.
It was a destroyed restraint device.
“They dared to try to put this thing on my hands.”
“…!”
In an instant, everyone in the assembly understood what had happened.
Jeok-un had already paid the full price for his crimes.
There was no reason to wear restraints, but if they forced it, someone must have ‘deliberately’ orchestrated this scheme.
All of them appeared before everyone in restraints like criminals, to give them shame and humiliation.
“I clearly said I would go on my own feet, and that there would be a price to pay if they interfered. They ignored my warning and received their due punishment. There is nothing wrong with my actions.”
“How dare you say such a thing!!”
“One more time.”
Hwaryeok!
Kwagagaga!
At that moment, a sharp energy burst forth from Jeok-un.
“If you dare call me ‘that bastard’ again, I’ll make you lie flat on the ground too.”
A brilliant energy as dazzling as starlight in the night sky.
Shock filled everyone’s eyes.
It had to be that way.
It was unmistakably the energy of Hwagyeong, impossible to mistake.
“You insolent-.”
Fury blazed in Maeng-po’s eyes.
His level was at the peak of Hwagyeong.
He was about to rush at Jeok-un who was spouting such arrogant words, but.
“Enough.”
Cheon-ju Dokgo Cheon stepped forward and settled the situation.
At those words, Maeng-po sat down as if nothing had happened.
Maeng-po’s loyalty to the Cheon-ju was absolute.
Jeok-un’s energy also gradually subsided.
Dokgo Cheon spoke to Jeok-un in a casual tone.
“Your achievements have grown even more in the meantime.”
“Something happened.”
“I suppose you have no intention of telling me what that was.”
“Of course not.”
“Tsk, troublesome fellow.”
What on earth was this?
Everyone present was bewildered.
The sight of Dokgo Cheon conversing comfortably with Jeok-un, who had committed all manner of rudeness, was far too strange.
According to rumors, the relationship between the Cheon-ju and Jeok-un was no different from enemies.
“Then I suppose I’ll have to drink the Geomnamchun I prepared alone.”
“I’ll need to stay up for two nights, so please keep your schedule free.”
“Hehe, very well.”
What kind of behavior was this?
The sight of these two casually joking with each other in such a serious situation was, with a bit of exaggeration, like close friends.
“After hearing this, the Baekya Daeju’s words make sense. Move the injured to the Black Robe Sect, and let’s resume the meeting.”
“…Yes.”
Dokgo Cheon’s following words conveyed a clear meaning to everyone.
That Baekya Daeju Jeok-un was clearly the Cheon-ju’s man.
Because everyone was so shocked, no one noticed.
‘Now it begins.’
That Jeok-un’s chillingly cold gaze.
‘You Dao bastard.’
Was directed solely at Doyecheon.
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