Chapter 265

Chapter 265

The weight behind Sungyoon"s words pressed down on everyone in the room . All of them knew how close Sungyoon and Hyunwoo were, so the mere fact that Sungyoon was saying Hyunwoo had been acting suspiciously was shocking in itself .

“Do you mind telling us the reason you think so?”

Bruce"s laid-back att.i.tude disappeared when he asked the question, and a calm look appeared in his eyes .

“I’m sorry, but let me ask you one thing first . Did the Mayor ever mention to you how the ambushers move around?”

“No . We never heard about it . ”

“Do you mean those who show up everywhere like ghosts? Did you discover anything about them?”

A look of antic.i.p.ation appeared in Russell"s and Bruce"s eyes .

‘Looks like the two of them are still in the unknown about it . ’

The Mayor had kept the secret about the portal close to his vest .

‘He didn’t tell it to two of the strongest Connectors . ’

Russell and Bruce worked very closely with their respective governments . This could be the reason the Maor hadn"t told them about this matter .

‘I should"ve expected it . They weren’t included in the sweep of the ancient city . ’

“Then I can"t tell you the precise details . ”

“For what reason? No . It"s to be expected . I could see him holding back the information . This is the wily Mayor we"re talking about . ”

Bruce didn’t sound thrilled by this development, but Sungyoon kept his mouth shut . Russell looked at Grace, and she let out an awkward smile .

“It seems even the Princess knows about it . ”

Russell sarcastically spoke . He was just needling her, and there was no ill intent behind his words . Of course, his voice contained a little disappointment, the disappointment a grandfather felt toward his granddaughter for keeping a secret .

“I’m sorry . ”

“No, it"s fine . If you can"t even tell your own country, the matter must be very important . Do not feel guilty about it . ”

“Let me add on to that . Ms . Grace wasn"t happy with keeping it a secret . She fought against it until the end . ”

“I see . ”

Sungyoon’s words washed away all of Russell"s disappointment . Grace bowed toward Sungyoon as a gesture of thanks .

“I see . It can’t be helped . ”

“Hey, aren’t you letting them off the hook too easily because of the Princess?”

Bruce grumbled as he still didn’t like what was going on . However, Russell wasn’t one to blink an eye at Bruce’s complaints . He ignored Bruce and advanced the conversation .

“Let’s put aside the fact that you"re hiding some information . Put it in simple terms . What made you suspicious of Hyunwoo?”

“I believe Mr . Hyunwoo found out about that information . The probability is high . No, I"m sure . However, he didn’t mention it to anyone when he had the chance . ”

“Mmm!”

If the Mayor was making sure everyone kept their mouths shut, it must be a very important piece of information . And Hyunwoo trying to monopolize this information would be enough to make Sungyoon suspicious .

“That isn’t enough . Honestly, a lot of people in this industry try to keep important information to themselves . ”

“That"s why I was only a bit suspicious and didn’t mention my suspicions to anyone else . ”

“Mmm . He did something unexpected, but there was no clear wrongdoing . ”

“If I speak my mind, I doubt Fabion wants to stab Armstrong city in the back . I bet they found something so ludicrously profitable that they want to monopolize it at all costs . They have done something like this before too . I think the Mayor is being too sensitive since Armstrong city is in a precarious situation . I understand that, but . . . ”

Bruce spoke in a monotonous voice, and Russell agreed with his opinion . The only reason they argued over the mission was their mismatched personalities .

“Anyway, we were hired for this job, so we have to carry it out . We’ll follow Fabion and find out the reason behind their actions . If they"re doing something bad, we can just kick their a.s.ses . ”

Bruce stood up from his seat, stretched his arms, and gestured at the others .

“Are we done here? Let’s go . We won’t know if we"re going into a dragon’s nest or a rabbit warren unless we see it for ourselves . ”

He then led his party out of the room . Russell was once again annoyed by Bruce, who had ended the meeting on his own, but he knew that Bruce was right . So he got up too .

***

“We were caught sneaking out . I guarantee it . ”

Jinsoo spoke as he chewed on beef jerky while moving through the labyrinth .

“Armstrong city"s leaders aren’t idiots . We were so brazen in our actions, so of course, they would notice it . In fact, I had heard that they contacted us several times to see if something was up . ”

“I heard it too . ”

“Sometimes, I have no idea what our president is thinking .

Jinsoo complained to Hyunwoo . He had been suddenly recalled and forced to move into a big group in this mission . It had p.i.s.sed off Jinsoo .

“I was so close to seducing this woman . Even though it would"ve only lasted for a while, I was going to go have a good time with her in Bali . ”

Hyunwoo gave Jinsoo a stern look . When the two of them were alone, Hyunwoo didn’t mind Jinsoo complaining about their idiot president . But right now, they were traveling with other Fabion Connectors . Some of them glared at Jinsoo .

‘Of course, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d would have an aneurysm if anyone speaks badly of the President . ’

A man charged toward Jinsoo like an angry boar, and Hyunwoo let out a chuckle at the sight .

“Try saying that again, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”

Grab!

The boar-like man grabbed Jins...o...b.. his collar .

Huge, that was the first thought anyone would have on seeing him . His over-two-meter tall stature was further enhanced by his overdeveloped muscles . With his shaved head, ugly face, and boar-like figure, the man could intimidate anyone .

However, his appearance didn’t work on Jinsoo .

“Huh? What’s wrong, Mr . Gisoo?”

Jinsoo dangled in the air as Gisoo’s rough hands grabbed his collar, but he remained unfazed . He was even laughing, and his words contained sarcasm .

“What’s wrong? You"re openly badmouthing the President! What do you mean what’s wrong?”

“We"re from a free country . I can say what I want . Oh right! Mr . Gisoo, you"re the President"s loyal dog, right? I guess I"m at fault . I badmouthed the owner in front of the dog . I messed up . ”

To deliver the finis.h.i.+ng blow, Jins...o...b..rked like a dog .

“You… b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”

Gisoo’s eyes became bloodshot, and the hands holding Jinsoo’s collar surged with strength . Jinsoo reacted in kind . His face became blank, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes . Just when both men were about to circulate their magical energy, someone stopped them .

Tuhp!

Hyunwoo grabbed Gisoo’s arm .

“Stop it . What are you doing? We are about to go into a battle, yet you"re trying to fight someone on your side . ”

“You stay out of this!”

Gisoo"s eyes flashed in anger, and he almost lost all reason . However, Hyunwoo didn’t back down .

“If you cause an internal conflict here, the President won’t be happy . ”

As soon as the words "the President" was mentioned, Gis...o...b..cked down . Hyunwoo inwardly laughed at the simple man .

“He’s the one who picked a fight with me . ”

“That"s true . ”

Hyunwoo looked at Jinsoo .

“You should apologize first . ”

“Yes, yes! I’m really sorry! From now on, I promise undying loyalty to the President . ”

“Kim Jinsoo!”

Hyunwoo raised his voice a little . He knew it would be dangerous to push Gisoo any further . Jinsoo clicked his tongue as he raised his hands .

“Alright, I’m sorry . ”

It was clear that Jinsoo wasn’t sorry, but it was better than the previous apology . Gisoo knew he wouldn’t get a better apology than this, so he let go of Jinsoo’s collar . But he couldn"t just let go of the incident .

“… I’ll report this incident to the President . ”

Gisoo continued .

“Also, let me give you this warning . We don"t have a choice in this matter . These moon b.a.s.t.a.r.ds might reveal everything to Armstrong at any moment . We can’t a.s.sume they will always be in conflict with Armstrong, and if they spill the beans, all of us are done . We aren’t dumb enough to act so openly, but it"s a desperate time . Please remember this . ”

Gisoo then glanced at Hyunwoo and smirked .

“This is all happening because someone here was unable to tie up the loose ends in the past . ”

“This is embarra.s.sing . ”

Hyunwoo spoke in an embarra.s.sed tone . However, his voice sounded like Jinsoo, and Gisoo could see that Hyunwoo wasn’t sincere . It angered him, but he then remembered another topic . He once again sneered at Hyunwoo .

“Now that I think about it, I heard you"re close with a 1st Gen Connector affiliated to the company of Jungb.u.m’s daughter . ”

“You mean Woo Sungyoon? Yeah . We"re pretty close in our own way . ”

“The President a.s.signed me to kill him . ”

“Is that so?”

Hyunwoo’s reaction was underwhelming . When he didn"t see the reaction he desired, Gisoo’s face turned red from anger . He glared at Hyunwoo and Jinsoo and turned his back on them after snorting .

“You should train that b.a.s.t.a.r.d a bit better . ”

Gisoo stomped away .

Jinsoo mumbled something at his back, but his voice was so low that even Hyunwoo couldn’t hear it .

“Don’t be ras.h.!.+”

Hyunwoo spoke to Jinsoo .

“Yes . I’m reflecting on my actions . ”

Of course, Jinsoo"s words couldn’t be trusted if one took his att.i.tude and body language into account .

After the scuffle, Hyunwoo and Jinsoo moved a little bit away from the group . They spoke low enough that even the Connectors with good hearing couldn’t hear their words .

“He"s getting on my nerves . ”

Of course, Jinsoo was talking about Gisoo .

“It doesn’t matter . We’ll be killing them all later on . ”

“He can only act like that because he doesn’t know death is on the way . ”

“Anyway, are you ok with what he said? He said he’ll kill Woo Sungyoon . ”

The last straw on the back of the camel named Dongin had broken . Dongin wanted to get rid of everyone that got on his nerves .

‘He’s such a short-sighted man . ’

Hyunwoo sneered .

“He can try if he thinks he can do it . I won’t help or interfere . ”

Hyunwoo sounded completely uninterested, but Jinsoo could see the antic.i.p.ation in his eyes .

“Well, it’ll only matter if he can survive that long . ”

“That"s true . How much more do we have to travel before we reach our destination?”

“We"re almost there . ”

Hyunwoo pointed at the ground .

“It should be on the next floor . ”

“As you said, this is unfinished business for you . Shall we go clean it up?”

Jinsoo didn’t hide his predatory bloodthirstiness as he licked his lips .