Chapter 102
Shin Ara, she's the head of Sura Sect and the older sister of Shin Sooah.
Shin Sooah was glaring at her sister as if she was an enemy. anwhile, Shin Ara had a pleasant face.
"I ca to see Seo Gangrim-ssi, and to see you too since we only talked briefly at the hospital after you got out."
Shin Ara quietly approached Shin Sooah and tried to grab her arm but all she could grasp was an empty shirt sleeve.
"...Looks like the treatnt didn't work in the end."
Shin Ara's voice trembled weakly. She looked like an ordinary person worrying about family.
For a mont, Shin Sooah seed startled by the sight of her sister like that.
"It's no use. Co ho, Sooah."
"I'm not going back."
"Everyone's worried about you. Losing your arm like this and not even coming ho..." Shin Ara spoke in a mournful voice.
Just looking at this, they seed nothing more than a caring older sister and a rebellious younger sister.
Nevertheless, even as Shin Ara clung to her desperately, Shin Sooah remained unmoved.
"I'm not going ho. And why did you co to see Seo Gangrim-ssi other than ?"
"To recruit him into our sect."
"No. He said he'd join the sa sect as ."
"Then you can both co to , right?"
Shin Ara kept clinging to her younger sister but Shin Sooah coldly pushed her away.
"I have nothing more to say to you. Leave."
"Sooah, please. Let's talk. Father wants to see you too. He hasn't been well lately. He might pass away soon."
At those words, Shin Sooah seed to waver for a mont. She seed shaken by the talk of her parents dying.
Shin Ara carefully said, "I know you hate . But... if you change your mind, please contact . Okay?"
Just a mont ago, Shin Sooah was resolute, but this ti, she couldn't respond.
Shin Ara patted her sister on the shoulder before quietly leaving the room. With her departure, the atmosphere felt gloomy, like a storm had just passed. Even Yoon Bom seed bewildered.
She glanced around before quietly saying to Shin Sooah, "Is she really the head of Sura Sect?"
"Yeah."
"Amazing! It's a really powerful sect now!"
"Well, they're just gangsters." Shin Sooah spat out. Her tone seed contemptuous.
Yoon Bom was surprised and said, "I'd heard rumors Sura Sect were gangsters but didn't know it was true... She didn't seem like a gangster earlier though..."
"To be precise, the Sura clan's boss is my father. My sister probably took the head position just as a public face..."
As she spoke, Shin Sooah's expression grew progressively darker. Of course, she disliked her family.
In Seo Gangrim's past life, he didn't understand Shin Sooah well. She was born into a rich and powerful family, yet abandoned it all because of her convictions. If she had remained at Sura clan, she could have lived without worries.
When asked why she cut ties with her family, Shin Sooah said regretfully, [Every bit of power and money my father gained was through killing and harming others.]
She even demanded her father to dismantle Sura clan, but of course he would not accept such a demand. In the end, the least she could do was leave that house. She made that foolish choice all because of her principles.
"And now they've set up a sect and are actively expanding... There's no guessing how much bigger the organization will grow." Shin Sooah muttered weakly.
She wiped her face with one hand before saying, "Bom-ah, sorry but could you give us so space? I need to talk to Seo Gangrim-ssi."
"Ah, yes! Call if you need anything!"
Yoon Bom looked worriedly at Shin Sooah before leaving her seat. anwhile, Seo Gangrim just stood stiffly in place.
'What does she want to talk to about?'
"Um..."
Shin Sooah fidgeted with her clothes before saying, "Do you want to go to Sura Sect? It seems my sister wants to scout you, but I refused in your behalf without asking you..."
Thinking about it, Seo Gangrim realized he didn't respond to Shin Ara's offer earlier.
Sura Sect. One of the sects growing in power. They have the financial backing, connections, and unity to make joining early advantageous. More importantly, even if Baek Young cos to kill all the sect mbers, Seo Gangrim wouldn't be bothered. The conditions were good in many ways, but...
"No, I don't plan on joining."
At those words, Shin Sooah's face brightened a little. She had been tense and stern until just now.
'Is it that much of a relief to her that I'm not joining Sura Sect?'
Seo Gangrim stared blankly at her before asking, "So was that all you wanted to talk about?"
"Ah, no. There's a favor I need to ask... I think I should go et my sister and father, could you co with ?"
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As they descended the stairs to the eting place, shouts could be heard from inside the rooms, and the unique underground sll lingered around the place.
Entering the dim basent, Seo Gangrim asked Shin Sooah, "Is this the eting place?"
"Yes. This is definitely where my sister said, but..."
He found it hard to understand why the other party chose a place like this for the eting. The room specified in the ssage was deep inside.
Upon opening the door and entering, Shin Ara was visible sitting in the darkness. "Ah, you both ca."
Since she had a mic, her voice bood loudly. Seo Gangrim frowned and stood across from her.
She handed him the mic, saying, "Seo Gangrim-ssi, want to sing a song too?"
"No... I'll pass."
The place Shin Ara designated as the eting location was a karaoke room. At first, Seo Gangrim thought the location was incorrectly marked, but it really was a karaoke room. Shin Sooah also seed a bit confused.
Seo Gangrim sat on the couch and said, "This doesn't seem like a good place to have a discussion."
"But we needed a quiet place to talk privately. Here we can talk without interruption, right?"
"There are places like hotels."
"Huh? A hotel?" Shin Ara jumped up and said. For so reason she seed embarrassed.
"A hotel! Ah, I'm not even married yet, a hotel!"
"Shin Sooah and I have been staying at a hotel."
"What? I thought there was sothing suspicious between you two, could it be...?! Sooah, I think it's too early for that..."
Shin Sooah lowered her head, covering her eyes. Her expression seed to say 'How can I call her my sister...'
This was my first ti eting and talking to Shin Ara face to face. She was quite different from what I had imagined. To think an eccentric woman like this is the head of Sura Sect. It was the kind of impression an ordinary person might get.
Shin Sooah spoke to the flustered Shin Ara. "Sister, why did you call here? I thought we'd et at a hospital or sothing."
"Why a hospital?"
"You said Father was critically ill. Isn't he bedridden at ho?"
"Ah, that. It was a lie. I had to say that to get you to co."
Shin Ara smiled innocently, without malice. Shin Sooah, on the other hand, did not smile, and she imdiately tried to leave the room, but Shin Ara grabbed her.
"Sooah, I'm sorry! But I really wanted to talk to you."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Co to Sura Sect, Sooah. Sura Sect needs you."
At that suggestion, Shin Sooah bit her lip tightly. She twisted her arm forcefully to shake Shin Ara off.
"I'm not suitable."
"No, who would be more suited for Sura Sect than you?"
"I can't be a gangster!"
When Shin Sooah shouted, Shin Ara made a seemingly hurt expression. Seeing that, Shin Sooah's gaze wavered. She hurriedly turned her head away.
"Then I'll get going first. Don't call for talks like this anymore."
Shin Sooah flung open the door. As Seo Gangrim moved to follow her out, Shin Ara grabbed .
She spoke desperately, "Um, Seo Gangrim-ssi. You're friends with Sooah, right?"
"...Well, I guess so."
"Then I'll speak plainly. Gangrim-ssi, could you spare so ti?"
'A talk?'
When he glanced at Shin Sooah, she hesitated briefly before nodding slightly and leaving first. Seo Gangrim could guess what Shin Ara wanted to talk about, but still... He sat back down and looked at her.
"So what did you want to discuss?"
"I have a favor to ask... If anything happens to Sooah in the future, could you let know?"
It seed like an ordinary request on the surface. Family worrying about family. But this was clearly surveillance.
"I don't intend to monitor Shin Sooah."
"No, not monitor! I'm just worried about her as her sister..."
She had a slightly shocked expression. Just looking at her face, it seed like an innocent request out of genuine concern.
Shin Ara looked at him with faintly tearful eyes.
"It would all be resolved if Sooah joined our sect... And it would be good if you joined too, Seo Gangrim-ssi."
She slowly raised her head, then gripped his hand tightly.
"Our sect is really great. We'll support you completely. Ah, I prepared a gift for you!"
Saying that, Shin Ara went to get a suitcase she had left in one corner of the room. Next to it was a large carrier bag.
Shin Ara flung open the bag and slid it towards , saying, "When you join our sect, I'll give this to you. It's small but..."
The bag was full of cash. Around 500 million won, Seo Gangrim guessed. It was definitely a large amount, but...
"No, I'll pass."
With his knowledge from his past life, 500 million is easy to earn. So it was too cheap a price to betray Shin Sooah.
Seeing Seo Gangrim refuse, Shin Ara had a contemplative expression before saying, "Hmm, I guess this gift was too half-hearted... Then what about this? I prepared one more thing."
Saying so, she dragged over the large carrier bag this ti. It was an enormous bag, like she was going on a long trip.
Shin Ara spoke shyly, "I prepared sothing I thought you'd like, but you might not."
'More cash stuffed in this?'
Given the size, there was probably several tens of millions inside.
"Open it, go on."
Shin Ara kept urging him from the side. She's like an excited child giving a gift.
Seo Gangrim had no interest in whatever gift it was, but if he just left, she'd likely cling to him. So he grabbed the zipper of the carrier bag.
As the zipper opened with a ziiip sound, Shin Ara fidgeted happily.
"I heard you have the talent of stealing Destiny, so I prepared this specially."
The zipper opened fully, revealing the 'gift' inside. Seeing it, Seo Gangrim froze up for a mont.
Inside the carrier bag was not money or items. A terrified person with their mouth taped shut was looking at Seo Gangrim.
From the side, Shin Ara said in a shy voice, "He's one of our clan mbers who betrayed us, and we were about to dispose of him, then I heard about your talent and set him aside separately."
Shin Ara crouched next to Seo Gangrim, eting his eyes.
She smiled gently and said, "I hope you like it."
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