Chapter 120

Chapter 120 – Prelude to the Mafia Game #3

Choi Sung-yeol’s attitude changed and he started treating Tae-hyuk like a VIP .

It was because the technique Tae-hyuk previously showed was akin to a god’s ability . Someone with those skills would be treated like a king everywhere he went . It was like Liu Bei holding onto Zhuge Liang’s talent . Such a great person suggested to work together first .

Choi Sung-yeol started releasing information as if to show his greatness . Tae-hyuk clicked his tongue as he listened .

‘He is a scammer, so he is both lying and exaggerating some things . ’

However, Tae-hyuk didn’t express his thoughts and acted moderately . Then some useful information popped out from Choi Sung-yeol’s mouth .

‘Once he becomes excited, he tends to talk more . ’

“Meeting a great person like you is enough to feel like it was worth entering Blue Dragon . It is a pity that we will be split apart tomorrow . ”

He spoke like he was a businessman on a business trip, instead of a criminal stuck in prison .

“Then where are you going?”

The dissolution of Blue Dragon was decided and the inmates would be scattered all over the country . Most of them would go to Red Pheonix, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger .

Tae-hyuk replied with a smile,

“Are you going to White Tiger? Unfortunately, I am going somewhere else . ”

Choi Sung-yeol dropped his head in an exaggerated gesture .

“Kuheok . It is really too bad . Still, it is destiny that we met . I hope we have a good relationship in the future . ”

“I hope so as well . ”

“Please contact me as soon as you settle . I will send you the goods that you want . ”

“Huhu… I will be expecting it . ”

Choi Sung-yeol was grinning since he thought he brought a superior card shark to his side . However, he had provided free access to information that was difficult to obtain . He would make easy deals if he knew what the other person wanted . In particular, it was difficult to hide his desire to become stronger in a place like this . Tae-hyuk had memories of many criminals in Blue Dragon so he fully understood it .

‘After all, it is the Yakuza behind Choi Sung-yeol . ’

The Yakuza dominated Japanese politics and economics in the darkness . But they even had their hands in South Korea .

‘Choi Sung-yeol and Kim Joon-young’s power alone couldn’t organize something like the Death Circus . ’

Dozens of executives from many large corporations had become involved . No matter how large a multi-level company was, it would be difficult to establish connections with large corporations . Thus, he had felt uneasy when dealing with the Death Circus .

Afterwards, he found out that the Yakuza was behind Choi Sung-yeol .

‘It seems like the Yakuza had entered more deeply than I thought . ’

Tae-hyuk recalled when he shattered Doll Play a few months ago . He had fought against the Chinese Triads . In the near future, the mafias of China, Russia, and Japan would wage war in South Korea . He had thought that it was due to the massive profits that the Triad received in South Korea .

‘…I thought the mafia war wouldn’t happen because I destroyed one of the Triads’ major businesses, but I think I took them a bit too lightly . ’

The condition for becoming a King was to win the Mafia Game .

A mafia war and mafia game . Maybe they were the same thing?

Tae-hyuk’s head was complicated . He knew the future, but not everything . In order to complete the puzzle, he had to find the missing pieces .

“I’m sorry for disturbing your thoughts . ”

“It is nothing . Then I will contact you after moving . ”

“Please do so . ”

Tae-hyuk nodded lightly and rose from his seat . There was still work to do before leaving Blue Dragon Prison .

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Kwang!

The door to the investigation headquarters opened and a man in a trench coat entered .

“Sunbae! I heard that Park Sung-yul decided to confess!”

Kang-suk looked up from where he was writing a report and said,

“It finished well . He called me . ”

Phantom’s work had revealed the identity of the victims killed by Park Sung-yul . It was a tremendous achievement . Currently, detectives and support from Busan were bustling around the investigation headquarters .

He didn’t know what magic Phantom used, but Park Sung-yul confessed to all the murders .

“Hu… I ran like the wind as soon as I heard the news . I never thought that he would confess . ”

Joo Hyun-ho was a huge fan of Detective Columbo . He resembled Columbo from his style of dressing to his investigation style . Therefore, he didn’t like the situation where he had to use an information source . He preferred to solve the mystery using his own head .

Yet not only didn’t he find any clues, he didn’t solve the case at all . Was there something happening? What forced the confession from Park Sung-yul’s mouth? He wouldn’t have confessed, even if Columbo popped out from the TV .

Kang-suk laughed as he saw Hyun-ho’s face .

“I heard that one of the victims had a executive of a gang as a family member . ”

“W-What?”

“That person was also confined in the same prison . ”

“It is like two enemies bumping into each other on a bridge . By the way, the executive of the violent organization… Was he someone recently caught?”

“Yes . A member of Gallery called Brown Bear . Do you understand?”

Hyun-ho muttered with wide eyes,

“He is a tremendous person! How many coincidences are there? This sounds like a prank from the God of Fate…”

“I don’t know about the God of Fate but I’m sure the God of Crime has something to do with it . It is that person’s work . ”

“But Park Sung-yul, he is still alive . I thought he would immediately murder the killer of his family member . ”

Kang-suk printed the report and replied,

“Even though he is alive, it feels like death . Park Sung-yul never imagined that the person he killed was related to someone so big . If they are living in the same prison, it won’t be weird to eventually find his body . ”

“In the end, he confessed so that he could live . ”

“Yes . He would confess everything he did as long as he is sent to a prison without Brown Bear . ”

Hyun-ho’s always smiling face distorted .

“He really is a rat bastard . So what does Sunbae think?”

Kang-suk rubbed at his tired eyes .

“First of all, he has decided to confess . Then the trials for the other murders he committed will begin . After that, the sentence he receives will likely be 100 times his current one and he will be sent back to prison . ”

“A prison without Brown Bear . ”

“Well, I did promise to do that . By the way, why am I the director of the investigation headquarters?”

Kang-suk looked at the reports stacked like a mountain in front of him and the documents that needed to be processed . The investigation was over, but it seemed like he would have to work overtime for a week to handle all of this .

“Well, there are so many reports that maybe you might mistakenly misplace one or two?”

Kang-suk laughed at Hyun-ho’s words .

“Well . Maybe that will happen . ”

And Hyun-ho decided to buy energy drinks at the convenience store for the tired director .

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Tae-hyuk looked at the face of the man sitting in front of him, He wore thick glasses and gave off a gentle expression . Who would imagine that the identity of this person was the ‘Bomber?’

The mafia was on a completely different scale from the criminals Tae-hyuk dealt with so far . Even if he had the crime skills, confronting them with the power of just one individual was limited . Therefore, Tae-hyuk needed the abilities of the ‘Bomber . ’

For that to happen, Kim Tae-sung needed to escape from prison .

“This seems interesting . ”

Kim Tae-sung said with a smile,

“It seems so . ”

“I will go with Yoo Cheol-ho to Red Pheonix . Furthermore, you said that we will be in the same room?”

Kim Tae-sung sipped his coffee and nodded,

“It might be easier than you think to break out . ”

“What do you mean?”

“Oh, I’m talking to myself . ”

Yoo Cheol-ho completely lost his desire for a prison break a few days ago . However, his eyes became alive again once he heard he was going to Red Phoenix . It seemed like he knew a method of escaping . Obviously, he would start formulating a plan to escape once settled in his cell at Red Phoenix . Tae-hyuk would use that to break out the Bomber .

‘Then I will leave the tunnel to the mole . ’

Kim Tae-sung smiled and said,

“However, it appears as if Shin Chang-ho’s revenge is successful . ”

“I thought that you didn’t listen to rumors . ”

“I can hear a lot of things if I just sit and drink tea . ”

“Don’t worry, I will ensure that you get your revenge as promised . ”

“Yes . I look forward to it . ”

Tae-hyuk decided what to tell the Bomber .

Then he came to the conclusion . He hid the fact that he was the Phantom . Instead, he would let Kim Tae-sung know who the enemy was .

“I’m sorry but I have to leave before you . ’

“Is that so?”

“And I will fight against the Yakuza in South Korea . ”

Surprise appeared in Kim Tae-sung’s eyes .

“The mafia people from Japan?”

“Yes . It is also relevant to you . The Yakuza is the one behind the Taesung Group . ”

The face of Taesung Chemical’s chairman, Song Won-jin appeared in his head . He was the one who watched the show created by Kim Joon-young in a lion mask .

“…Kim Cheol-su . How do you know all of this?”

“Don’t think too hard . It is just a coincidence that I need to get rid of the ones you want revenge on . Isn’t that good enough?”

“…Indeed . I understand . ”

Kim Tae-sung nodded with an expression like he realized something . Tae-hyuk pulled out a photo and handed it to Kim Tae-sung . Kim Tae-sung, his wife and his daughter were smiling brightly at the camera .

“T-This…”

“I brought it back from your home . You don’t need to worry, since I didn’t touch anything else . ”

Kim Tae-sung looked at the photo with shaking eyes . The image stamped there was a trace of the past that couldn’t be realized in reality anymore .

“Don’t you look happy in this picture? Don’t forget that the people who took them all away from you are still alive . ”

“……”

Tae-hyuk saw that Kim Tae-sung’s were now burning with hatred and anger .

Yes, explode . That was his role .

Tae-hyuk quietly rose from his seat and muttered .

“Everything I need to do here is over . ”

The moment that Phantom left Blue Dragon Prison, he would show himself to the world .

This was the prelude to the Mafia Game .