Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor

Episode 119

The man in the lead looked back at the branch leader with narrowed eyes.

The branch manager sighed and nodded.

“That young man is right. “An official letter came down a few days ago.”

“Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”

“When did we talk about it in detail?”

“…….”

I was dumbfounded by the conversation between the two.

Doesn’t this mean that even basic work details have not been delivered properly?

“ah! Now that I think about it, I think I heard a rumor that the winner of the Yongbong branch will be assigned to the Sacheon branch.”

A woman with a pale complexion clapped her hands and let out an exclamation.

I couldn’t check the official document, but it seemed like they heard rumors about me somewhere.

“Wasn’t that a rumor?”

“Why would such a great person volunteer to apply to such an unremarkable branch?”

Tap the armrest of the chair with your index finger and watch them argue for a moment.

I took out a bundle of documents from my pocket and spoke in an annoyed tone.

“It’s true that I won the Yongbong branch, and it’s also true that I voluntarily applied to the Sacheon branch.”

“omg! really?”

“Hey! “A great new person has arrived?”

The training ground became noisy, as if a beehive had been disturbed.

I felt absurd as I watched the kites talking excitedly without understanding the situation.

Is it possible to be that oblivious?

“But why did our great newcomer invite the seniors here?”

“I heard you didn’t check the official document, so I’ll tell you now. “My position is Deputy Manager.”

“……what?”

“I’d like to greet you again. “This is Yeon-woon Yeon, who has been appointed as the deputy director of the Sacheon branch of the Murim League.”

“Khahahaha!”

The man in the lead burst into laughter.

He held his stomach with both hands and laughed for a while, then suddenly glared at me with a fierce expression.

“So you’re saying you’re going to teach discipline on your first day of work? Deputy manager, will you get better?”

“Be disciplined? “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

I tilted my head and asked back.

I didn’t wake up and gather all these people one by one just to do something so trivial.

“Other than that, why did you bring us together like this? Even by being rude to superiors!”

The branch manager was in the direction the man was pointing with his index finger.

The branch manager, who had suddenly been hit with a point, touched the back of his neck with a disapproving expression.

I muttered with a sneer.

“What about superiors?”

“What!”

“I have no intention of having a criminal as my superior.”

“It looks like you can’t see anything!”

“Also, I have no intention of using people who don’t have basic skills as my subordinates.”

I unsheathed the sword from my belt and held it in my hand.

Teuong!

As I struck the platform with my energy, a heavy wave engulfed the entire area.

The man’s eyes trembled slightly as he looked at the sunken platform.

“What are you doing!”

Contrary to his excited shout, he looked very frightened.

Instead of answering, I pointed the sheath of my sword at the woman in the corner who was rolling her eyes with an anxious expression.

“That one first.”

“You mean me?

“yes. Come out this way. “Moyong Sojeo.”

“Why do I…”

I kept my eyes on the document in my hand and read its contents.

“Suspicions of habitual absence from work, absenteeism without permission, entry into gambling establishments, collusion with loan sharks, embezzlement of funds for activities sent from the head office, etc.”

“……?”

“You are expelled.”

“yes?”

“I’m saying I’m going to fire that person. “After today, don’t come to work anymore.”

“What nonsense is that!”

“An additional 30 lashes. “If the public money that was stolen so far is returned, there is a possibility of a reduced sentence, but that will probably not happen.”

“What right does the small cooperative have to punish me!”

“Those who have power naturally have rights.”

“There is no way the headquarters of the Meng Army will sit idly by and watch such violent acts happen!”

“I will just sit there and watch. “Just like it has been up until now.”

“…!”

As I spoke assertively, I pointed the sheath of my sword at the man in front.

“There is a record of colluding with dark thieves in the red light district, receiving kickbacks from them, bringing in courtesans to work places, promiscuous morals, and molesting women of the Hong family. In addition, like Moyong Sojeo, he embezzled and used funds for activities handed down from the headquarters. ”

“…….”

“There are so many crimes that it’s difficult to read them all. That one is also expelled. And Taehyung is in his 30s. “If you have any complaints, please tell me now.”

“I can not admit it!”

“What do you mean you can’t admit it?”

“What about the evidence? “Is there any evidence that I did that?”

“there is. But I won’t necessarily show it here.”

“What nonsense does that sound like?”

“There are not just one or two people who need to be punished, but there will be no end if the evidence is presented one by one before the verdict is made.”

“…….”

“But don’t be too upset. “The evidence we have obtained will be used when submitting a report to the superiors.”

“What a shame!”

I ignored the man who was screaming in excitement and continued to recite the gangsters’ crimes.

There were no proper people in the Sacheon branch.

Embezzlement and bribery were common, and some people committed serious crimes such as illegal usury and rape.

There are four people with lighter charges.

Although they also committed misdeeds such as leaving their workplace, they were relatively clean compared to others.

I ordered all the members except four to be expelled.

In addition, he even declared that he would be flogged depending on the severity of the crime.

Naturally, there was a huge backlash.

Not only was there a lot of shouting and swearing, but there was even someone who pulled out a weapon and pointed it at me.

I raised the corners of my mouth and stood up.

Then, he unexpectedly kicked off the ground and rushed towards the man in front.

Wow!

I swung the sheath and struck the man in the face.

A light hitting sound rang out, and the teeth protruding from the man’s mouth flew through the air.

In the first place, I had no expectations that the matter would be resolved smoothly.

If they had been willing to admit their mistakes, they would not have committed fraud in the first place.

“omg!”

Perhaps not having expected that he would resort to such violent violence, the other gangsters let out embarrassed groans and stepped back to increase the distance between them.

I bent my neck making a ‘tap’ sound and spoke in a voice full of energy.

“I will carry out the flogging myself. Right Now.”

* * *

“Off.”

“Oh my gosh.”

The dead demons were crawling on the floor, making wailing noises.

I left the training center, leaving behind the commotion that made me cry like a child, covering my ruptured and sore buttocks with both hands.

Damun, who was blocking the entrance to prevent the bandits from escaping, handed me a dry towel as if he had been waiting for me.

“Are you going to be okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“They may have a grudge against you.”

“I understand that you are worried that there will be regrets, but that doesn’t mean you can’t just kill them all. “What should I write in the report to be submitted to the superiors?”

“That’s true.”

“Besides, holding a grudge doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily seek revenge. “It goes without saying if the object of resentment is strong enough to be scary.”

“If they are trying to kill by poison…”

“It’s okay because they are impervious to poison.”

“…The captain might be okay, but I’m not.”

“I will visit the Tang family soon and ask if I can lend you some poisoned wine.”

“Please, please.”

As I was heading towards the pavilion along the road leading to the training hall, I said something like throwing something out.

“It’s hard to say this from the first day of work, but under the authority of the deputy manager, I will ban the Sacheon branch’s external activities for a while. “I guess I’ll have to work on internal maintenance for a while.”

“I thought you would say that.”

“Please make a request to the headquarters when submitting the report. Please send people to replace the bandits who were expelled. There is no need to fill every empty space. “You only need a minimum number of people to have an assortment.”

“All right.”

As I entered the palace, I looked around the messed up interior and sighed.

First of all, it seemed like I needed to clean it and repair the worn-out parts.

‘Well, there are plenty of people who can be used as handymen.’

* * *

Fifteen days passed.

In the meantime, the appearance of the Sacheon branch of the Murim League has changed beyond recognition.

All the weeds in the garden were uprooted and the old wall was neatly repaired.

The dirty interior of the palace was thoroughly cleaned, the moldy old furniture was thrown away, and new, shiny furniture was replaced.

The warriors of Seokgajang helped in many ways.

I thought I should visit sometime soon to at least say thank you.

‘Shijiazhuangju might not like it.’

It was still a garden and a palace and had not been properly decorated, so it had a strong feeling of desolation, but it was still much better than before.

As I watched the branch changing day by day, I felt like I gained a little motivation to work that I had never had before.

“Deputy manager. “I have finished everything you asked me to do.”

“Now then, take this with you.”

“……yes.”

Instead of being expelled, I stayed in the office with the four remaining members and concentrated on paperwork.

Originally, I was going to leave all of these miscellaneous tasks to Damun, but I couldn’t do that because the workload was too much.

This damn Sacheon branch didn’t do anything right.

I was very annoyed as I was looking at the four bastards who were completing the accounting work that should have been done last year, only now, a year and a half later.

A woman with a pale face, a bald-headed man, a thin young man wearing glasses, and a young boy who must have been fifteen now.

Everyone poured their energy into their work without a single complaint so as not to offend me.

With a bored expression, I stamped the branch manager’s seal on the edge of the yellowed paper.

Currently, I was performing the role of the branch manager who was expelled.

‘Still, if this continues, it won’t be long before we can put out an urgent fire.’

The experience I gained while working as an assistant under Wang Chun-seong, the general of the Wanzhang family, was helpful.

‘Would it be okay to stay up all night for about seven more days?’

Of course, this is the story of the four men and women with dark shadows under their eyes due to the continuous vigil, who held out until the end.

As I was reducing the pile of documents on my desk, forgetting the passage of time, I slowly raised my head when I felt a presence outside my office.

Damwoon, who had been away for a while in the name of working outside, seemed to have returned.

“Deputy manager.”

“Is there a problem.”

“An official letter has been sent from the headquarters.”

When Damun entered the office, he held in his hand the traditional paper that was tied to the ankle of Jeon Seo-gu.

“contents is?”

“I haven’t read it yet. I think the deputy manager should read it first…”

After opening the sealed letter and taking out the contents, I opened the letter and looked at its contents.

Damwoon asked with a puzzled expression as he looked at me with a deep smile on my face.

“What does it say?”

“It is said that the Demonic Cult has declared war on the Murim Alliance.”

“yes?”

“They say they used the justification of holding the murderer responsible for killing him.”