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“What the hell are you doing? ”

“No, I'm giving you an artifact as a gift. It's a hoax. You just have to say thank you. ”

The old man smiles bloody.

“Throw me a piece of junk that I can't even give you, and the color. ”

“Garbage. I think it's the perfect use for low-level tankers. Isn't that right?”

A smile fell over the old man's mouth.

“Looks like you have some eyes. But you would hand something like that over to me for nothing? Did you really think I'd take a dump like that? ”

Hyun-Seok smiled at that. I knew it was yellow.

“If you feel bad, do me a favor. ”

“A light favor? ”

The yellowman smiles bloody. And I scoured up and down the marble with the same eyes.

“This isn't working anywhere? I bet it's light. ”

“I haven't told you yet. ”

“Pretend you know who I am. Stop screwing around and tell me what you want. You give it to me for the right price, or you drink it. ”

“I need some laundry. ”

“Buy a washing machine if you need laundry. ”

The old man laughed as he laughed. And I waited for his real answer.

After a while, the look on the old man's face changed. He carefully examined the stone once again with a dazzling eye.

“Look at this guy? You've been stirring it up pretty good, huh? So you want me to get rid of the poop? ”

“I was a little careless because I was in a bit of a hurry. ”

“A little bit? A little bit? And it's not light. ”

The old man's gaze touches the shield for a moment and then falls. Calculations should be cold. But for some reason I didn't want to today.

“He's interesting. ”

Along with that, the yellowman picks up his shield and tosses it into the box under the table.

“Go ahead. ”

The eyes of the stone were slightly larger. In fact, I was willing to pay for one more stall. It was because I thought the Yellow Man would make such a request.

But I missed my prediction. This was not the style of the Yellow Man.

Old Yellow Man calculates calmly no more. And that gives faith to the people who trade with him.

That was the old man's way. Hyun-Seok is the first person to see him do a losing business.

“Is that really enough? ”

It was unexpected, so I asked. Usually, you just have to turn around like this. But I couldn't.

Even if it was the Yellow Man's mistake, it is enough to turn around. After all, he wasn't the one who let his mistakes go to someone else.

I didn't think it was a mistake. The Yellow Man was not the only one who was foolish enough to make this mistake.

“Why? Would you like to join me for a table? As a little one?”

Saying that means the Yellow Man has just learned everything there is to know about this.

Perhaps Hyun-Seok entered the black market and found out through what channels he sold his horseshoes, how he traded and who he tracked down.

The great thing about the black market was this: All the information here goes to the Yellow Man.

However, the old man found out that the original price he was going to pay for what he had just proposed was a shield and a small stable stone.

It was equal to the price stipulated by Hyundai.

That means that he deliberately discounted the price as Hyun-Seok thought. The Yellow Man who never did.

“What are you looking at people for? If you're done with your business, don't go! ”

The yellowman waves his hand.

Hyun-Seok glanced at the figure and turned around, bowing his head.

‘The Yellow Man had a side to it. ’

The mouth of the stone rose. I knew he was a decent man, but I thought maybe he was better than that.

Away from the Elder Man's Booth, Ryu Ji-hye who had followed me silently asked as if she had endured it.

“What the hell is he? And why did you give him your shield? What's with the laundry? You're not a criminal or anything, are you? ”

Hyun-seok opened his mouth with a bloody smile. Of course, I didn't slow down or slow down.

Perhaps the Watcher who's been chasing Hyundai won't be able to find him again. We'll even have a distraction. It was one of the costs of handing over the artifact to the Yellow Man.

“I'm going to catch my breath. One question at a time. One at a time. First things first. Most importantly, I'm not a criminal. ”

Ryu Ji-hye stared at the stone with a dazed eye. Who didn't know that, I just added. I did a thorough background check on the status quo before I entered the mission.

That's why I asked. You have to know what's going on to be next to you.

“Now, what did you want to know next? ”

“That grandpa! ”

Hyun-Seok smiled and replied.

“I'm the owner of the black market here in Jongno. ”

“Yes? Were there any owners in the black market? ”

“So we built this huge space in the basement, and we're going to let it be used for free? ”

Ryu Ji-hye nodded her head unknowingly. If you think about it, the black market was actually a little different from the other black markets.

That's what happened from the location.

Who would have thought there would be such a huge market in the middle of nowhere? It must have cost a lot of time and money to make this.

“So this black market is all my grandfather's? ”

“No way. You take a booth for a few conditions and you do business. ”

“Somehow……. ”

Ryu Ji-hye nodded once again as if she understood.

Jongno Black Market was a little different from other black markets. Fewer fraudsters and less robbers than I thought.

If you want to go to another black market and make the right deals and sell or buy, you have to go through all the star robbers and robbers.

But the atmosphere here was different. That's why growth was dramatic compared to other black markets.

Perhaps these empty booths will fill up soon enough. If there are many customers, there are many merchants.

The black market here is run by its own owner. so there's less chance of accidents than anywhere else, and it's stable to operate.

“Then why did you give me your shield? ”

Ryu Ji-hye asked with a curious face. In fact, I know you gave me something in return. And I know it's laundry.

What she wanted to know was a deeper story. That way, you'll know more about the status quo.

Hyun-seok replied unequivocally.

“It's another job for my grandfather. It's informational.”

“Yes? He's an informant? ”

The informant here is not the usual informant. It means that it is an information merchant directly related to the player.

‘That's why you can trade artifacts. ’

Detailed information was required to buy and sell artifacts. Artifact business is perfect for getting scammed at the last minute.

You need to have a thorough understanding of the artifact in order to trade at the right price.

“These informants are more powerful than I thought. because people with a lot of strength have always been informants. In fact, he doesn't do it himself as often as he does. ”

Ryu Ji-hye listened to the story of Hyundai, shining his eyes. This was not easy to hear.

She looks at the side of the stone with her admirable eyes. He was a great man.

‘Maybe…… he had a great job or background before he was a player. ’

That was the best way for her to judge the status quo.

Hyun-seok only told me that much and didn't tell me anymore. Eventually, she couldn't figure out the deeper parts of the stone.

What if I told you a little more? Chet. '

Ryu Ji-hye puffed out her lips with a slightly puffy expression. However, I had to go back to my original face with the words of the string.

“Now that we're really done here, let's go finish talking about your brother. ”

Ryu Ji-hye nodded heavily with a complex expression mixed with tension and expectation.

* * *

The yellowman sits relaxed and snaps his fingers. Then a man popped out of the black curtain behind him and politely stood beside him.

“Did you look into it? ”

“Yes, it shouldn't be harder than I thought. But there is one part that takes place. ”

The old man smiled and asked.

“Changsoo Choi and Red Dog? ”

The man looked surprised and looked at the old man.

“How did you know that? ”

The old man sticks out a note between his fingers.

“Read it. ”

The man received the note and opened it. His face distorted strangely.

“You don't need to touch Changsoo and the Red Dog? ”

“Looks like they were put together when I put them on the shield table. I guess you didn't want to tell me. ”

The old man muttered, thinking of Ryu's wisdom that came with Hyundai.

The man said politely after reading the note several times with a firm expression.

“Apart from this, the rest of the work isn't that hard. I think a little oil will suffice. ”

“It's really easy. Did you feel anything when you saw what he did? ”

The old man's question made the man's face stiff again.

“It seems…… they did their calculations while they were working. I think it happened without thinking, but when I dug it up, I finished the job in the easiest direction possible. ”

“Right? That story……. ”

The yellowman shoves the note back between his fingers and waves.

“That means they still have business to attend to. ”

The man did not answer. But he also admitted that there was enough possibility.

“Be very discreet and discreet about this, too. ”

“Are we just going to break up relationships? ”

The old man shakes his head.

“Just watch. And if he misses anything, please be quiet. ”

I was surprised at the eyes of the man. It was the first time his master, Hwang Ying, had ever been so interested, and had never been so kind to anyone.

No, it was surprising that the Yellow Man was secretly helping someone.

“Why? You think I'm old enough to do something I didn't do? ”

“Oh, no. ”

“Not really.”

The yellowman smiles bloody. Though I thought about it, it was a little harsh.

“How long have you been working with me? Twenty years? ”

“23 years, to be exact. ”

In the man's answer, the yellowman nods with a satisfied expression.

“Yes. It's been a long time under that shriveled old man. That's enough to talk to me. ”

The old man said so, then looked at the man and asked.

“Why do you think I made so much money and succeeded? ”

“Well...... It's because you have a different boss, right? ”

“Sangjae. Yeah, that's important. Merchants need their talents. ”

A sharp light flashes from the yellowman's eyes.

“But that's just the basics. Without it, we shouldn't have started the business in the first place. What else do you think is out there? ”

The man could not answer. Then the old man smiled and patted his head with his finger.

The man thought the yellowman was the head. But it wasn't.

“I have a feeling. ”

“Yes?”

“I'm very tenacious. It's like it's been waiting for a big moment. ”

“If you……. ”

The old man turns his head to look at the direction where the stone disappeared.

“There's a very strong one coming this time. Catch this one without fail. With a heart, not with money. So I pretended to be crazy and invested a little bit. ”

The man looked at the old man with a look that he still couldn't understand.

The old man's face reminded me of a satisfied and happy face that he had never seen before.

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