บท 135: 135 Dong-Woo's Resolve
As Heero's figure entered the Xing District, the fifty men came down from the gate. They did not chase after Heero, instead, they were going to the opposite side, going out of the city. Their target was not Heero, but his disciples, Kang Dong-Woo.
These people were Kang Family's men. They were dispatched by Kang Yun-Cheol to bring his son and daughter and son home.
When the group stepped outside of the city, the man that looked like the leader picked up his smartwatch. He called Kang Yun-Cheol, "Hello, Uncle?"
"Hmm, what is it?" A deep voice resounded from the other side.
"That guy has returned, we will make our move now?
... But Uncle, are you sure about this?" Kang In-Chul said hesitantly.
Kang In-Chul, Gold Class Ranker - Rank 11 was also Kang Yun-Cheol's nephew. He was an excellent younger generation of the Kang Family, second only after Kang Seo-Yeon in terms of strength.
Under Kang Yun-Cheol's order, he had to lead Kang Family's main force to bring Kang Dong-Woo back. However, Kang In-Chul did not completely agree with his uncle's plan. Rather than using force, why don't they talk it out?
Even though he did not know why Kang In-Chul ordered him to especially avoid Heero, another matter worried him "Sun Zhou Yi"s. They had investigated where Kang Dong-Woo and Kang Myung-Hee stayed in the last three days.
He found out the two kids were close to the new rising star, Sun Zhou Yi. He did not want to offend this new star, it would be better if they could talk it out. But it seemed his uncle had different thoughts.
"Are you afraid of Sun Zhou Yi? It's okay, just tell him this is Kang Family's affair, I believe he won't meddle. Just do as we planned, understand?" Kang Yun-Chul responded in a commanding tone.
Sigh!
Kang In-Chul could do nothing about it. It was an order from the head, he could not refuse the order. He really did not understand his uncle's thought, why would he prefer to intimidate the opposite side rather than talk it out?
He believed their identity as Kang Family held them a big advantage as well in talking. Then, why would he use Kang's name to threaten the opposite side?
Moreover, there was a thing that puzzled him. Instead of confronting the Noodles Shop's Boss where the kids stay, his uncle preferred to confront Sun Zhou Yi. He really could not understand his uncle.
'Maybe this is why my name was crossed out from being Kang Family's successor? From the beginning, I am not fit to become one…'
And so, the group advanced to the training ground.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Kang Yun-Cheol also let out a frustrating sigh as soon as he closed the call. Of course, Kang Yun-Cheol also wanted to confront the shop's boss, but his father warned him not to touch or antagonize the man called Heero for the time being.
His father did not tell him the reason, but he obeyed nonetheless. As for why he chose this way to bring his children back, it was because he did not want to create a ruckus. He also did not want this matter blown up.
He did not want the rumor about his children running away from home to be known. So he wanted to bring his children secretly. If the other families knew about this matter, Kang Family would be a laughing stock in the core region.
Incapable of educating his children, he would surely lose his face if this matter was known. That was why he chose this method.
"But why did Father ask me not to touch that guy? Is there something special with this guy?" Kang Yun-Cheol looked at the picture on his desk. It was Heero's picture in the middle of making noodles.
He believed the Hero League had secret information about this person. "Maybe it's classified information exclusive to the upper echelon… should I ask Kim Family? If it's them, they should have it even if it's truly classified information…"
Kang Yun-Cheol tapped his index finger against the table as he contemplated. He thought about the pros and cons before finally shaking his head.
He realized he could not ask for help from the Kim Family. If he asked them, they would know his children ran away from home. If the Kim Family knew his children ran away because of the betrothal, it was the same as him offending them.
Kang Yun-Cheol massaged his forehead and complained in a low voice, "Why don't they obey me? I did all of this for them, for our family."
"Are you sure about that?" Suddenly a cold voice resounded in the room. Kang Yun-Cheol was startled and looked up. A red-haired girl stood at the door, looking at him with a cold gaze.
Kang Yun-Cheol was shocked, he did not feel the girl's presence earlier. But then, he was annoyed at how the girl coldly treated him, "Do you come to annoy me?"
"Yes, I come to annoy you, but I also bring good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Kang Seo-Yeon's cold look was replaced with a pleasing smile. Yes, the girl was Kang Yun-Cheol's eldest daughter from his first wife, Kang Seo-Yeon who just got ranked up.
After the expedition mission, she was ranked up to Gold Class Hero - Rank 8. Her rank advanced by one from rank 9. It was certainly the only positive thing he heard in the last week. However, aside from this, he was aware that his relationship with his children was deteriorating.
Hearing his daughter's blunt response, Kang Yun-Cheol furrowed his brows. He felt that he would hear something unpleasant or even worse as he noticed Kang Seo-Yeon's playful smile.
Then, with a helpless tone, Kang Yun-Cheol spoke, "Speak!"
As the father and the daughter were having their conversation, the team Kang Yun-Cheol sent to bring Kang Dong-Woo arrived at the training ground. As the training ground was an open field, the team did not bother to hide or set an ambush. They immediately surrounded their target, Kang Dong-Woo.
Butcher Wang who accompanied the boy to spar was flustered. These people came without warning and immediately surrounded him and the boy...
Such a big movement, of course, Sun Zhou Yi and Musashi Hirata noticed it. They could not sit still as both immediately rushed over. Surprisingly, the group did not obstruct Sun Zhou Yi and Musashi Hirata as they safely arrived next to Butcher Wang and Dong-Woo.
"What's wrong? Do you know these guys? Or do you have a huge debt, Uncle Wang?" Sun Zhou Yi thoughtlessly asked. He thought these guys were the people sent by loan sharks to collect the money from Butcher Wang.
"What nonsense are you saying? I don't know these people and do you think I lack money?" Butcher Wang retorted as he was pretty nervous here, but Sun Zhou Yi still joked around.
"These guys are Kang Family's men, it seems they came to pick the boy!" Musashi Hirata exposed these people's identities as he glanced at Kang Dong-Woo.
Kang Dong-Woo was surprised as his gaze met with Musashi Hirata. He did not expect Teacher Xing's mysterious disciple to recognize these people. He thought the masked man was just an ordinary man from the outer region, but it seemed not.
"Yes, they are my father's subordinates and that guy is my cousin, Kang In-Chul!" Kang Dong-Woo acknowledged with a nod as he pointed to one guy.
Kang In-Chul ignored Kang Dong-Woo, but his gaze fell to Musashi Hirata. He recognized Musashi Hirata as someone who was on par with the Emperor Class Hero, Huo Liang Xun. He had seen the viral video where Huo Liang Xun was beaten, that was why he recognized Hirata.
'Urgh, why didn't anybody tell us this guy is here too? How I am supposed to be doing this secretly with two monsters here…'
Kang In-Chul was put in a tough spot. The plan was to talk with Sun Zhou Yi and if Sun Zhou Yi did not allow them to bring Kang Dong-Woo back, they had a plan B. The plan B was to have half of them holding Sun Zhou Yi while the rest escorted Kang Dong-Woo back.
'I just hope Sun Zhou Yi is not unreasonable…'
Taking a deep breath, Kang In-Chul took a step forward, but before he could speak, Butcher Wang opened his mouth first.
"But it seems these guys came to pick a fight rather than picking Dong-Woo. Look, they are fully armed!" With Sun Zhou Yi and Musashi Hirata here, Butcher Wang was no longer nervous. He was quite confident in his fellow disciples' strength.
"Cough, Mister, you are wrong. We don't intend to pick a fight, but we come here to pick Dong-Woo and his sister back. My Uncle is just afraid that the Shadow Fang will make a move on my cousin, that's why he sent us!"
Taking another deep breath, Kang In-Chul looked toward Sun Zhou Yi and said in a polite tone, "Mister Zhou Yi, I hope you don't meddle in the Kang Family's affairs!"
Having said that, he turned his face toward his cousin and smiled, "Dong-Woo! Let's go back! Your father is worried about you. We will also pick up your sister later, let's go back!"
Butcher Wang and Sun Zhou Yi felt it was inappropriate to meddle. They only looked at the boy and the boy gave the guy called Kang In-Chul a cold gaze. In just a glance, they knew Dong-Woo did not want to go back.
Meanwhile, Musashi Hirata unlocked his smartwatch and made a call. His action, of course, was noticed by the surroundings, including Sun Zhou Yi and Butcher Wang.
"Who are you calling?" Butcher Wang asked in wonder.
"Master! He should know about this and we have to move accordingly…"
The call connected before he could finish his words and there was a rushed voice rang from the smartwatch, "What's wrong? I am making noodles now if it's not that important you can talk after you come back!"
As the call connected, everyone's gaze fell onto Musashi Hirata. Dong-Woo also looked up, he wanted to know Teacher Xing's stance.
Kang In-Chul was left speechless. Hirata addressed the man in the call with respect, but he did not expect the other side would say that. He remained silent as it seemed the guy on the call was the key to whether his mission would go smoothly or not.
Musashi Hirata told the circumstances of what happened here. Kang In-Chul frowned, displeased by the way Musashi Hirata spoke about them. It was as if Musashi Hirata regarded him and his men as the bad guy.
Nonetheless, Kang In-Chul did not want to provoke this guy if it was not necessary. He won't make a move if it was not forced to.
After that, the man on the call went silent. It was ten seconds of silence before Kang In-Chul heard a sigh. He thought the sigh was a good sign, but…
"Haah… They finally came hun took them long enough…" there was a pause after that.
"Ask the boy, if the boy wants to go back, let him decide. However…"
"However?" Hirata blurted out.
"However, if he does not want to go back, bring him back here, INTACT!"
Tuuuut!
The call closed and everyone's gaze landed back on the boy. Musashi Hirata looked at the boy and noticed Dong-Woo was overjoyed upon hearing his Master's last sentence.
"I am sorry, cousin. I know you just ran an errand from my Father, but I am sorry, I don't want to go back! I will prove to my Father that the Kang Family does not need to suck up to the Kim Family or the other families to reach the top!"
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