Chapter: 2039

Pyo-wol asked,

�You came to look for me? This must mean that you have made some progress.�

�Yes, let�s take a seat inside first.�

�Mmm!�

The two of them sat in a corner of the private room.

�Well, for starters, I still haven�t been able to find the people Master Pyo is looking for. But, I did find the people responsible for providing them with a hiding place.��

�Who are they?�

�The Blood Ant Gang.�

�The force that has recently grown like poisonous mushrooms around Poyang Lake?�

�I see that you are aware of them. Yes, that�s right. We have obtained evidence of the Blood Ant Gang�s involvement in hiding them.�

�Really?�

�Yes! Disgustingly, however, they discovered that we were tracking them and killed one of my men.�

Ju Seolpung�s face was filled with anger.

It wasn�t difficult to find those who had killed Gu Changhae.

The Shadow Strike Squad had control over the slums to the extent that they were feared.

They eventually located the inn where Gu Changhae had last visited and tortured the innkeeper to find out the truth.

�It was an inn associated with the Blood Ant Gang. The people Pyo-wol is looking for also stayed in that inn. We also found out that the Blood Chamber was behind all of this. Unfortunately, the Blood Ant Gang realized that we were on their trail and went into hiding.�

�The leader of the Blood Ant Gang is quite cunning, as rumored.�

�How did you know about that?�

�Somebody told me.�

The courtesan with whom Pyo-wol had spent the previous night had told him such information.

The courtesan referred to the Blood Ant Gang leader, Deung Chol-ung, as a fox wearing a bear�s disguise.

From the outside, Deung Chol-ung looks like someone who would only charge forward without caring about anything, but in reality, he had a sharp and cunning mind that makes quick calculations.�

That�s why she said if one were to underestimate him based on his appearance, they would get struck on the back of the head.

�I suppose nothing has been discovered about why the Blood Ant Gang helped them?�

�Yes, but it shouldn�t take us too long to find out.�

Ju Seolpung�s voice was filled with confidence.

It was true that the Blood Ant Gang had a stronghold over the shady areas along the shores of Lake Poyang.�

Ordinary people, especially the poor and weak merchants, dared not disclose the Blood Ant Gang�s whereabouts. They were afraid of the gang�s retaliation so they have no choice but to protect and cooperate with the Blood Ant Gang.�

Even the factions in Poyang Lake considered the Blood Ant Gang as a nuisance, but they could not do anything about them. But the Imperial Yuan Merchant Group was different. JrNovels.com