“Where did this photo come from?”
Chaeha asked, unable to take his eyes off the photo.
Director Jung was also unable to understand English.
Why the photo of the man they had been searching for suddenly came out of his pocket was a mystery to both of them.
It wasn’t a gift from the heavens, and it was genuinely a perplexing situation.
Chaeha didn’t press for a response.
After all, the crucial thing was not where the photo came from but the whereabouts of the man in the photo.
“Let’s go right away. Director Jung.”
“Yes? Where to?”
“Obviously, it’s the place in this photo, isn’t it?”
“Could it be! Does Vice President recognize where this is?”
Seeing Director Jung with widened eyes, Chaeha gave him a sly smile of satisfaction.
“I don’t know who gave us this photo, but it seems they want us to find out. They are giving us a hint so blatantly.”
“A hint…?”
“Look. Right here.”
Along Chaeha’s fingertip, Director Jung’s eyes moved to a corner of the photo.
The towering edge of a giant building was captured at the end of the alley where the man stood.
The identity of the building was a casino facility, known for its unique architectural style and the largest in the country.
Only then did a smile appear on Director Jung’s face.
Then, Chaeha put the photo back into his pocket, crumpling it, and stood up.
“Let’s depart right away. These guys can trace us like ghosts.”
“Ah, this is like a completely different world! The smell… Is this really where people live?”
Even with the car window tightly closed, Director Jung, his nose even twisted, frowned.
The two men who had just arrived near the casino easily found the location from the photo.
It was because there was a so-called ‘neighborhood’ formed behind the casino.
It seemed to be a place that faithfully transferred decay, ruin, and failure.
Perhaps because it was a place where those who had fallen out of the glamorous world of the casino gathered, the scent of poverty permeated the neighborhood.
It was not just simple poverty; it was a unique atmosphere tinged with anger.
“If we can call them people.”
Director Jung nodded vigorously at Chaeha’s cynical reply.
They, who aimlessly wandered without a clear destination, seemed like zombies or hyenas.
Desperately struggling to catch the scent of money.
“Let’s try to find it on foot from now on.”
After roughly identifying the location by crossing the neighborhood, the two got out of the sedan.
The neighborhood consisted of winding alleys and stairs due to the interconnected small rooms.
“But how do we find it? Fortunately, it’s not a big neighborhood, but it’s not like we can check each one individually.”
“We just need to find out which house he lives in.”
So, as Director Jung was about to ask how, his eyes widened.
Chaeha, dressed in a neat suit, took a bundle of bills from a large document bag.
He squeezed the wad of bills in his hand and explained its purpose.
“They seem to have spent a lot of money on dirty tricks, so let’s use our wealth without hesitation.”
“Oh~ Vice President. I now truly feel what a conglomerate is. Such a wad of cash.”
“Admire later; let’s get started.”
The two of them divided the bundle of bills and began their operation.
The scent of freshly printed bills easily seduced the people in this slum neighborhood.
After showing a few bills and the photo together, the list of candidates quickly narrowed down.
“Here it is.”
Among the run-down houses, Chaeha and Director Jung stopped in front of a particularly dilapidated house with spiderwebs covering the door.
Inside, a nauseating odor permeated the air.
“Ugh, the rotten smell is making me dizzy.”
Peering through a window that could barely fit a head, Director Jung blocked his nose once again.
Even in the middle of the day, the inside of the room was incredibly dark.
As if to show a life without sunshine.
“What should we do, Vice President? He’s not here.”
“Such a shame.”
“Wait… There are traces of instant noodles being cooked just now. It seems like they noticed us investigating and ran away. Did we make it too obvious…”
“I intentionally made it obvious.”
“What?”
Director Jung, looking at Chaeha with astonished eyes, scratched his chin.
Chaeha responded nonchalantly, as if it was nothing special.
“It’s not easy to drag them out if they’re inside. They need to come out on their own for it to be fun, don’t you think?”
“Ah… I see.”
“They probably didn’t go far. It’s likely over there.”
Following Chaeha’s gaze, Director Jung also shifted his eyes.
There stood a massive casino building as if it were in a different world.
“A casino…”
“There’s no better place to hide.”
“Oh no, this is going to be a bit of a headache. How many people are there? Moreover, they’re all obsessed with gambling, so communication won’t be easy.”
As if indicating discomfort, Director Jung touched his forehead.
Chaeha, however, remained calm.
“Mr. Jung, who has lived diligently and honestly. It seems you don’t understand gambling well. If he’s hiding there, he’s like a rat in a trap.”
“What?”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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