The Youngest Member Chapter 82

The rumor that the White Dragon Unit Commander was imprisoned in the prison spread, and the Martial Alliance was in an uproar for a while.

Since the details of the case had not yet been officially announced, all sorts of wild rumors were just circulating.

The underground prison, filled with a musty and damp air.

In that place where not a single ray of sunlight entered, the White Dragon Unit Commander and a man stood with an iron bar between them.

It was not the head of the Punishnt Hall who was in charge of his interrogation.

Nor was it Cheol Jiak, the very person who had been betrayed.

Surprisingly, it was the pale-faced Song Yiyeon. Song Yiyeon was just looking at the eyes of the Punishnt Hall martial artists who were looking this way with their eyes lit up from a distance with a bewildered face.

"No, why am I suddenly..."

Song Yiyeon was also dumbfounded. Why on earth was he here, not the unit commander or young hero Cheon?

The reason was simple. Because the White Dragon Unit Commander had put up a fuss, saying that he would not say anything until he was allowed to face Song Yiyeon.

"Alliance mber Song."

"...Yes."

Song Yiyeon answered as if he were not very pleased. Because it was unpleasant to mix words with the trash who had betrayed the unit commander.

Whether that was the case or not, the White Dragon Unit Commander let out a chuckle and said.

"You're the son of a rchant, right?"

"Are you trying to pick a fight with

now?"

Song Yiyeon frowned slightly. As it was, he was being tornted by the label of being the son of a rchant family.

However, the White Dragon Unit Commander did not stop talking.

"Then your head must work well. Don't you think the Black Tortoise Unit Commander is lacking sowhere? I admit his sense of justice and integrity, but a person has to be moderately cunning to not be ignored. Since you were born and raised in a rchant family, you must know, right?"

"...What do you want

to do about it?"

Song Yiyeon barely swallowed the curse that was about to co out. Because he felt that the White Dragon Unit Commander was intentionally provoking him.

At that sight, the White Dragon Unit Commander's smile deepened.

"Hehehe..."

The laughter hit the walls and echoed eerily. In the end, it sounded like an ambiguous sound that was neither laughter nor crying.

'To think that he was friends with such a guy. How great must the sense of betrayal be.'

Song Yiyeon, who recalled the face of the Black Tortoise Unit Commander, let out a sigh that seed to reach the cold stone floor of the prison.

Suddenly, the White Dragon Unit Commander's words continued.

"I thought you were the only one I could talk to. I was also born and raised in a rchant family. What conversation can I have with ignorant martial artists? Isn't that right?"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'm leaving. Did you refuse to talk to the Black Tortoise Unit Commander and call

just for this?"

Song Yiyeon clicked his tongue and then added, 'What a crazy person. Does he have no sha!'. Soon, as Song Yiyeon acted as if he were about to leave, the White Dragon Unit Commander brought up the main point.

"This is advice I'm giving you because I've been watching you since you first ca to the alliance. Leave the Black Tortoise Unit. What glory will you find by sticking with that ignorant unit commander, the abandoned deputy commander, and the murderer..."

"You bastard!"

Song Yiyeon couldn't hold it in and put his arm through the iron bars and grabbed the White Dragon Unit Commander by the collar. Since the White Dragon Unit Commander's dantian was already broken, he could not even resist properly.

Nevertheless, the White Dragon Unit Commander did not stop talking.

"Listen well. The martial world is originally a place where there are no eternal comrades. What's a friend? You seem to think of that monster, Cheon Woojin, as a friend, but think carefully..."

Thump-!

As Song Yiyeon roughly pulled the collar he was holding, the White Dragon Unit Commander's face hit the iron bars and crumpled.

The Punishnt Hall martial artists who were watching from a distance deliberately dawdled and approached. Because even to their ears, it seed that the White Dragon Unit Commander needed to be beaten a little.

The mont the Punishnt Hall martial artists approached.

The White Dragon Unit Commander roughly shook off Song Yiyeon's arm. Of course, since his body had no internal energy, he was able to escape because Song Yiyeon had let go of his hand.

The White Dragon Unit Commander went inside the prison, sat down in a cross-legged position. The way he crossed his arms and even closed his eyes seed as if he had no intention of communicating anymore.

"I've definitely warned you. Now get the hell out."

The Punishnt Hall martial artists also looked at the White Dragon Unit Commander as if he were absurd.

"You were the one who begged to talk to him just once, but what is this disgraceful behavior! Are you alright, alliance mber Song?"

"...Yes, well."

Song Yiyeon licked his lips.

Soon, as he was glaring at the White Dragon Unit Commander, the Punishnt Hall martial artists said that it would be better to leave now.

Song Yiyeon, who had nodded his head, bowed to the martial artists and then left the prison.

As his eyes had adjusted to the darkness of the prison, when he ca outside, the sunlight felt stinging.

Song Yiyeon frowned and looked at the crumpled cloth in his hand. It was what the White Dragon Unit Commander had stealthily given him when he had shaken off his hand.

"Did he keep talking nonsense about this?"

Song Yiyeon licked his bitter lips. Because it was as if he had moved according to the White Dragon Unit Commander's intentions.

Soon, Song Yiyeon unfolded the cloth. Inside, there were red letters written as if with blood.

- How can I see the Black Tortoise Unit Commander's face? Go to the third head accountant of the Cheonhajang. It will be enough for the dicine for the Black Tortoise Unit Commander's mother who is suffering from a long illness. Will that guy use this money comfortably?

At the end of the letter, it was said that the money he had earned from the business with the black path had all been confiscated by the Martial Alliance, and that what was in the Cheonhajang was only the salary he had received from the alliance for decades, so even if he took it to the head of the Punishnt Hall, it would not be confiscated.

Song Yiyeon shut his eyes tightly.

The White Dragon Unit Commander's words were right.

He didn't know whether the Black Tortoise Unit Commander would use this money or not. He could refuse it, saying it was dirty money, or he could accept it, thinking of his sick mother. If it was the forr, the money would go back to the White Dragon Unit Commander's family, that pathetic younger brother.

'But, either way, the unit commander's heart will not be at ease.'

Then he could just deliver the money through soone else's hands. The White Dragon Unit Commander's choice was rational. At that ti, the ones on the scene were young hero Cheon, young hero Jin Yun, and himself...

Song Yiyeon, who recalled Cheon Woojin and Jin Yun in turn, let out a deep sigh. In the first place, I was the only one he could call.

"I'm in a real ss..."

Song Yiyeon, who had stuffed the cloth into his pocket, soon started walking with a slouch.

* * *

That evening.

A letter sent from the Xi'an branch of the Martial Alliance arrived.

The Punishnt Hall sorted out all the circumstances and evidence, and after perfectly grasping the case, concluded it.

The White Dragon Unit Commander would not be able to co out of the prison until he died. The act he had committed to just block the Black Tortoise Unit Commander's promotion to protect his own interests had grown into a whirlwind, like a wind that had started from a butterfly's flapping wings.

The cause, overview, and result of the case were clearly organized and announced to the entire Martial Alliance. Not all cases were announced in this way, but since it was an act committed by a unit commander of the main headquarters against another unit commander, it was so.

"It's truly the end of the world. Although that guy's face was always thick, I never thought he would do such a thing to his friend, the Black Tortoise Unit Commander."

"That's what I'm saying. I didn't believe it from the beginning. Is Commander Cheol soone who would collude with the black path?"

"Last ti, you called Cheol Jiak a son of a bitch."

"Ahem!"

The inn that the Martial Alliance mbers frequented was filled with that story. Everyone spat out contemptuous curses at the White Dragon Unit Commander, and there were also those who sympathized with the Black Tortoise Unit Commander.

There were also those who changed their attitude at the changed result, and in the anti, the story of Cheon Woojin and Song Yiyeon was not left out.

"Since this year's class joined, there hasn't been a quiet day in the alliance. In the end, didn't those guys achieve rit again?"

A mber of the alliance said, tilting his bottle, and the man sitting opposite him received the cup and nodded his head.

"Cheon Woojin, Song Yiyeon. They're really strange guys, but for so reason, I find myself cheering for them."

"Those two probably don't need your cheering. Especially alliance mber Cheon, there's a story that he's already stronger than a unit commander. Where on earth did such a person co from?"

"Ahem! That's just what I'm saying. Anyway, didn't those geniuses choose the Black Tortoise Unit instead of the Heavenly Tiger Unit and even refuse the invitation to join the Dragon and Phoenix Society? For so reason, I feel an unknown sense of satisfaction."

And so, there were also those who cheered for the two.

The alliance mbers who were born as ordinary people and lived ordinary lives.

Their hearts would beco hot when they saw the newcors who did not walk the path that geniuses usually chose, but made a new path for themselves.

"Anyway, since this year's class is so unusual, I'm looking forward to the duel that will be held soon."

"Hehe, everyone seems to be looking forward to it."

The duel was a festival held after each selection exam.

It was a place where new alliance mbers pointed out an opponent and had a duel. Usually, they would point out their peers or choose a senior from the sa ard force and learn a thing or two.

However, how unusual was this year's class?

Everyone was waiting for the duel with the expectation that a scene they had never seen before would unfold this ti.

The man, whose face was red as if he were already drunk, turned his head from side to side, looked around, and then lowered his voice and said.

"I hope alliance mber Cheon points out so guys from the Dragon and Phoenix Society and beats them up. I heard that the Dragon and Phoenix Society is not what it used to be these days, so if such a thing were to happen, it would be quite a funny sight."

As the drunk man openly insulted the Dragon and Phoenix Society, the man who was drinking with him was horrified and quickly looked around.

That was the presence of the Dragon and Phoenix Society in the Martial Alliance. The best of each class joined. For that reason, there were countless people from the Dragon and Phoenix Society among the officials of the alliance.

They were the real power of the Martial Alliance.

The Dragon and Phoenix Society had failed to recruit Cheon Woojin, who was called a genius that was rare in the history of the Martial Alliance. For that reason, a rumor was openly circulating that the Dragon and Phoenix Society was not what it used to be.

The man, who had diligently turned his head and confird that there was no one listening around, was about to let out a sigh of relief.

Thump-!

A dagger suddenly fell on the table.

The man who had been thoroughly drunk sobered up and looked at the dagger with wide eyes.

Soon, a voice was heard from above his head.

"I dropped it by mistake. I'm sorry."

The two n's faces turned deathly pale. They tried their best to raise their stiff necks and looked up.

A man sitting on the second floor of the inn, shining a dark green light, was looking down at them.

Just by eting that gaze, their legs trembled, and cold sweat flowed down their backs.

Tang Bicheon. The president of the Dragon and Phoenix Society of the era, and the young master of the Tang family.

Although he was called a young master, since he was close to forty and the head of the Tang family had dentia, it was said that he was no different from a deputy family head.

Since the Sichuan Tang family was a family that vied for the number one family in the Central Plains along with the Nangong family, one could not even imagine how high Tang Bicheon's authority was.

"D-deputy Commander..."

Tang Bicheon was also the deputy commander of the Martial Alliance's dical hall. It was a position he had obtained as a pretense, since he could not stay in the alliance without a rank.

It was already a public fact that the head of the dical hall lived while watching Tang Bicheon's expression.

The sharp corners of Tang Bicheon's mouth curled up. Although his mouth was smiling, his eyes were not smiling at all, so the two n felt as if they would wet their pants right away.

"The Dragon and Phoenix Society is still going strong. As long as the Martial Alliance doesn't fall, it will continue to be so in the future. I'm just very grateful that you're worried."

"T-that's not it..."

As Tang Bicheon lightly waved his hand, the dagger that had been stuck on the table was instantly sucked away. The two n who saw this jumped up from their seats and bowed their heads deeply.

"I-I'm sorry. I was drunk..."

"Yes, I didn't say anything. This guy was drunk and was talking nonsense."

The man who had been talking nonsense bowed his head and whispered a curse to his friend in a low voice.

"Hey, you son of a bitch..."

Of course, the man just pretended not to know.

Soon, Tang Bicheon's cold voice fell on the two n's heads.

"If you've finished your al, you should all return to the alliance. People are staring."

Before the words were even finished, the two n ran out of the inn without looking back.

Tang Bicheon, who was looking at their receding backs, hardened the corners of his mouth and then carelessly stuck the dark green dagger on the table.

"I can't leave it like this anymore."

(End of Chapter)