Chapter 109

Chapter 109: Jail War #1

This newbie, what the hell did he want?

Shin Chang-ho’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the person before him . Until now, Shin Chang-ho just saw Kim Cheol-su as a weird newbie . However, he became a presence that couldn’t be ignored as soon as the name Shin Seo-yeon emerged from his mouth .

She was the only family that Shin Chang-ho, an orphan, had . Once Shin Chang-ho left the orphanage, he didn’t get a job and roamed the back alleyways to play . Then he was scouted by high-ranking members of Gallery who saw his unique strength and stamina, thus becoming a member . And 10 years later, the person from the back alleyways became a chief in the huge organization .

But things had turned out strangely . He wanted to live like a human, but then he ended up going to jail instead of the boss . Before entering the prison, Shin Chang-ho said to his sister,

“Just wait seven years . ”

Then she replied with a smile,

“I’ve already waited 10 years, seven more isn’t too long . ”

“Once I return, I will be a high-ranking official of the organization . Then let’s get married . ”

“……”

Shin Chang-ho confessed his longing of 20 years . She waited for a moment before tearfully nodding . It was a little too late, but he had the confidence to make her happy . But the next day, she didn’t contact him after returning home .

At first, he thought she was just sorting out her mind . However, she didn’t contact him for a week . Shin Chang-ho felt irritated and desperately wanted to find her . However, the only thing he could do was order his men outside to look for her . Everything would be over if he broke out now .

Time constantly passed by . One month… Half a year… Then three years .

He couldn’t find her despite searching the whole country . She had been waiting for Shin Chang-ho all her life, but now Shin Chang-ho was the one in the position of waiting . There was a saying that a person didn’t realize how important something was until it was gone . Shin Chang-ho realized that it was true .

In a situation where he had halfway given up, her name emerged from the mouth of a newcomer . Shin Chang-ho’s fingertips started shaking, and he whispered in a small voice so that his bodyguards couldn’t hear .

“…If you find her then I can give you my life . ”

Tae-hyuk laughed and said,

“The Brown Bear of Gallery has a pure love story . ”

“If it is a lie then it will be hard for you to stay here . ”

Tae-hyuk shrugged .

“Don’t worry . I definitely know her whereabouts . ”

Shin Chang-ho made gestures for his bodyguards to withdraw . Of course, he didn’t 100% trust the other person . However, he was desperate enough to grab a rotten line .

“Then let’s hear the story in detail . ”

Tae-hyuk opened his mouth after a pause that was long enough for rice to cook .

“Sooner or later, a war will break out in here . I want to cooperate with you . ”

“What do you mean? You will tell me where my sister is if we work together?”

“That’s right . Of course, it doesn’t mean that you will be my subordinate . You will be treated as an equal partner .

Then Shin Chang-ho’s lips twitched .

“…So what benefit can you get from this?”

“I just want you to do some simple things for me . There is someone I have a personal grudge against . There is information I won’t be able to get by myself . ”

“Personal grudge? Who is it?”

“…Park Sung-yul . ”

Shin Chang-ho licked his lips . The name of a man he knew emerged from the mouth of the newbie .

“That gloomy guy . What do you want from him?”

“I will tell you once we become a little closer . ”

“Hrmm…”

Shin Chang-ho groaned as he started to think, and his eyes narrowed in suspicion .

“…You are hiding something . However, it is difficult to reject your proposal . If you confirm one thing, I will accept it . ”

Shin Chang-ho had an unbelievable authoritative aura after being stuck in prison for three years . He slowly approached the other person and whispered in his ear .

“Prove that you aren’t a spy planted by a cop, and I will listen to your proposal . ”

Tae-hyuk smiled, pulled out a notebook and handed it to Shin Chang-ho .

“What?”

“Read it . ”

Shin Chang-ho accepted Tae-hyuk’s notebook and started reading the contents without saying anything . There was no need to .

Shin Chang-ho stared at the other person like he was spellbound . Something huge was written in the notebook .

“I know a lot that will help with the war . ”

“…A-Are the words written here true?”

Shin Chang-ho couldn’t believe his eyes . His voice was shaking with excitement . It was natural that he reacted in such a way . The contents of the notebook were huge .

There was information on the businesses entering and leaving Blue Dragon Prison, the shift table with the working hours of the guards, and the route they took to get here . In addition, there were numerous secret documents about the Blue Dragon Prison filling the small notebook . If this was known to be in the hands of criminals, some of the heads of the people in charge would fly away .

“You know that I am gathering information here . Of course, I didn’t start just two weeks ago . ”

The notebook contained information that was collected inside and outside the dungeon . But he was giving something this important to Shin Chang-ho? Just to help him stalk Park Sung-yul?

Shin Chang-ho gulped .

“…I understand . I don’t believe that you are a spy . But I want to ask what you are going to do with this? Are you planning an escape?”

“I told you . It is still a secret . ”

Shin Chang-ho slowly nodded .

The other person was bigger than he thought . Just before, Shin Chang-ho thought he was a spy planted by the police, but the chances of that being true was low, now that this information was given to him . Shin Chang-ho could do anything in Blue Dragon Prison is he had the information in the notebook . It would be a tremendous help in the war against the Japanese inmates .

“This much information, why are you giving it to me?”

“I gave you only 30% . ”

“At the very least, there should’ve been a relationship between us in the beginning . ”

Tae-hyuk just smiled instead of answering . Based on his memories, he would imprisoned here four years later . The man in front of him should’ve been released four years later . Nevertheless, Tae-hyuk knew Shin Chang-ho because he caused an incident and a few years were added to his sentence .

“Then for now, tell me how I can help you . ”

Shin Chang-ho was Tae-hyuk’s mentor . Tae-hyuk wouldn’t have survived 10 years in this place if it wasn’t for him . Tae-hyuk looked at Shin Chang-ho like he was seeing a friend after a long time .

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“H-How great . Did you think of this all by yourself?”

Shin Chang-ho exclaimed with wide eyes . Kim Cheol-su didn’t just have information, his ability to plot and intimidate the enemy was enormous as well .

Tae-hyuk smiled .

‘I learned everything from you . Brown Bear . ’

“I boast the best connections in the prison, so this should be enough . ”

Shin Chang-ho said in a trembling voice . He was someone scouted by a high-ranking executive of Gallery .

“But Newbie, if you get out then come work with me . If you join ‘Gallery’ then you won’t have a job anywhere . ”

“Thanks for the offer, but I can’t . I have already made an appointment with another place . ”

Tae-hyuk had promised to go to university with An Eun-young .

“Haha, I see . ”

Shin Chang-ho said with a dissatisfied expression . If the newbie entered the gang, then Gallery would get someone huge . However, Shin Chang-ho wasn’t like the hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, who visited someone’s home three times just to recruit them .

Anyway, there were many opportunities in the future .

“Then I’ll get started this evening . ”

“Please do so . ”

After Tae-hyuk left, Shin Chang-ho convened his loyal men and gave them a few simple commands . One of Shin Chang-ho’s men was called a human copier . He used to make forged artwork out in society .

Shin Chang-ho gave some instructions to the human copier .

“I understand Hyung-nim . I just need to go to Park Sung-yul’s room and draw everything I see?”

“Yes . In the evening, some kids will keep an eye on Park Sung-yul . During that time, you will look around Park Sung-yul’s room . ”

“I will handle it . Please leave it to me . ”

The human copier nodded as he received Shin Chang-ho’s command .

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At dinner time, the cell doors opened and the prisoners headed to the dining room to eat . Park Sung-yul could feel someone’s eyes on him .

“Why are people staring at me today?”

He was a person who didn’t have any close friendships and stayed by himself reading books or writing things in his notebook .

“…Is there something on my clothes?”

Park Sung-yul never imagined that he would be the Brown Bear’s target and started to eat at the place where he normally sat . Then a few oversized people came up to him with their plates .

“Is it okay to sit here?”

The big people were gangsters .

Park Sung-yul looked at the people before him with a puzzled expression . Even though the dining room didn’t set them apart, there was a certain area for the gangsters . Naturally, the gangsters occupied the best place, but why were they sitting next to a serial killer like himself?

Something was strange . However, Park Sung-yul was alone and there were several people in front of him . He couldn’t politely refuse .

“Sit down . ”

Then three or four oversized people sat around Park Sung-yul . It seemed as though they were threatening him not to escape . He calmly placed rice in his mouth . As Park Sung-yul enjoyed his meal, the human copier quietly entered his room as Shin Chang-ho ordered .

“Now, I shall start working . ”

The human copier searched Park Sung-yul’s room and found a few sketchbooks . There were many images and poems that couldn’t be identified . He didn’t have a lot of time, but he could make copies of more than half of the present items .

The human copier put all of Park Sung-yul’s things in their original position with a satisfied expression and headed to Shin Chang-ho’s room .

“Heheh, Hyung-nim . Here it is . ”

After confirming the goods, Shin Chang-ho slowly nodded .

“You went through a lot of trouble . ”

The human copier acted politely towards him . After a few years, Shin Chang-ho would be a high-ranking official of Gallery . Acting like this wasn’t a loss for him .

“It is nothing . Please call me again if you need anything . ”

“Yes . ”

After the human copier left, Shin Chang-ho started to look in more detail .

There were some paintings that looked like the scribbles of elementary school students, as well as some mumblings .

“…Why does the newcomer want these things?”

Shin Chang-ho never dreamt that they would be codes pointing to the places where Park Sung-yul had hidden the bodies of his victims . However, he had received the payment for this in advance . Park Sung-yul delivered the puzzles as promised to the newcomer .

“Thank you Brown Bear . There are people waiting for this . ”

That evening, the newcomer wrote a letter to someone .