ssly with his fingers.

     Then, Moon Issak pressed the recorder button again.
He stopped the recording.
I was uneasy at that action, so I kept my eyes fixed on his sturdy-looking fingers.

     Then, in the quieted reception room, he asked in a softer voice, “Actually, there was something else I wanted to ask Choi Lee-kyung-ssi.
That’s why I came out personally.”

     “……”

“”

     “Do you know a User named Jung Garam?”

     His question raised goosebumps on the back of my neck.

     It seems that Moon Issak had delved more into this situation than we expected.
Of course, I knew that Garam-ie left his signature at Park Hoseok’s murder scene, but asking me if I knew Jung Garam was on another level.

      Moon Issak must have gotten a lead and believed that I was a connecting factor!

     I had no idea how to deal with this.
I couldn’t say anything and tried to calm down my shaking body.
There was no way Moon Issak couldn’t have noticed my agitation.

      He eventually burst into laughter.
“How cute, Choi Lee-kyung-ssi.”

      “……”

      “You don’t look like the type to be deeply entangled in these sorts of things… How did you get here?”

       It felt as if he were sympathizing with me, but he didn’t even try to hide the smirk permeating through his expression.
Even though I thought I had already misstepped, I managed to continue with my denial.
“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

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     “I have a hypothesis; would you like to listen to it?”

     “……”

     Moon Issak didn’t seem to care about my response.
As if he had been set, with or without my answer, he continued in a clear voice.
“You know that the Red Lotus had been exterminated one day, long ago, right?”

“……”

     “It was very unnatural, though.
Well, it wasn’t any of my business, but the whole thing smelled fishy.”

     “……”

     “And at that time, there were many businesses related to the Red Lotus; the impact when they had all collapsed with the guild was shocking.
Many companies went bankrupt.
Since the situation and the entanglement of different interests were so complex, somehow many people became obsessed over finding the truth.
Choi Lee-kyung-ssi is probably connected to one of them.”

     “…….”

     However, the more Moon Issak spoke the more my anxiety gradually decreased, little by little.

     He seemed convinced of his logical flow, but he had no understanding of the Necromancer class nor its skills.

     He didn’t seem to think that the Red Lotus were resurrected but, rather, that I was involved in working for someone interested in the Red Lotus’s extermination.
I was shocked when Jung Garam’s name left his lips–I thought I’d been caught red-handed…

     ‘He has gaps…’

     Perhaps, Moon Issak’s arrogance can be used.

     “On the contrary, as time passed, more people benefited from Red Lotus’s collapse.
Some of those people would definitely have been involved in the guild’s extermination.”

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     “……”

     “One of them must be Park Hoseok.
Even I think that vaulted 1 man became a big shot after the Red Lotus incident.”

     “……”

      “Furthermore, Park Hoseok was originally a part of Red Dragon, yes?” With that said, Moon Issak stopped and threw me a look.
It was as if he was daring me to try and refute what he said.

      If I couldn’t speak properly here, Moon Issak would investigate me at an even higher intensity than before.
My mouth felt bone dry and my heart began to pound, but I squeezed out courage from the depths of my stomach and looked straight at him.
Moon Issak continued to look at me, unbothered.

      I swallowed my dry saliva once and closed my eyes–I thought I’d be caught out in this lie if I were to look into his eyes.
Once his gaze was blocked, suppressed the shaking as much as possible, and opened my mouth, “Park Hoseok is…As far as I know, he was Koo Kyungman’s right hand man.”

     “You think I wouldn’t know that?”

     “That’s why, he went to HaHae under Koo Kyungman’s order.”

     “……” Perhaps my words were intriguing, Moon Issak did not respond, urging me with his silence.

      I clenched my fists and continued, “However, when Koo Kyungman disappeared, the person who protected Park Hoseok-ssi disappeared.
So… From what I know, Park Hoseok tried to untrust his being over to the newly crowned guild master, Koo Hui-seo.”

     “He was discovered as a double agent?”

     “Yes.
We’ve been in discussions, but… Do you know who Park Hoseok met on the day he was murdered?”

     “……”

     “He had a meal with HaHae’s executives.
That’s all I know.”

Footnotes

Once again, 양반, a derogatory way to refer to ‘well off’ men…literally meaning ‘nobleman’ was used here. 

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