Free Web NovelA steady autumn rain drizzled over the Incheon docks.
Members of Chunha Group were moving busily around the area.
“Hey, hey! Be careful with that. That thing’s worth more than your life.”
“Hyungnim, how many times have we done this kind of work? Don’t worry and go get some rest. You standing there is more uncomfortable.”
One of the men unloading cargo from a container waved his hand dismissively at Kim Pansu, who was nagging them.
“These bastards complain even when I worry about them!”
“Ah, hyungnim, please just go! Let us work.”
The men from Lim Hwasu’s faction had a friendly atmosphere, more like family than a rigid hierarchy.
They joked while working, and laughter occasionally broke out.
Kim Pansu watched his subordinates for a moment before walking away.
Avoiding the rain, he moved toward the warehouse eaves and lit a cigarette.
“Winter’s almost here and it’s raining like this. What a damn pain.”
He exhaled a thick stream of smoke and looked up at the dark sky.
“What are you doing?”
Kim Pansu’s quiet reflection was shattered by the arrival of a man.
He turned toward the voice and, after recognizing its owner, frowned.
“Tsk! I knew my dreams were bad today.”
“What?”
“Nothing. What brings you here, hyungnim?”
Kim Pansu flicked the cigarette butt to the ground and crushed it under his shoe.
“Why? Am I not allowed to come here? Why are you so sharp?”
“We’re not exactly the type to greet each other with smiles, are we, Lee Deoksu hyungnim?”
Kim Pansu didn’t like Lee Deoksu.
Judging by Lee Deoksu’s expression, the feeling was mutual.
“Hey. Won’t you lower your eyes? I’ve been letting things slide and now you’ve got no respect. Did you forget your manners?”
“Yes, yes. I ate them for breakfast. They were delicious. But this is our territory. Why are you here, hyungnim? Just say what you came for.”
Kim Pansu responded bluntly.
Lee Deoksu looked like he had reached the limit of his patience.
“One of our shipments got delivered here by mistake. I came to take it back.”
“What? That’s a new kind of bullshit. Why would your stuff end up here?”
“That kind of thing happens. We should help each other out. I’m asking you a favor.”
The word favor came out of Lee Deoksu’s mouth, but Kim Pansu felt deeply uneasy.
“I don’t know anything about it. Go get permission from Director Lim Hwasu. I don’t even know what the item is. How can I just hand it over?”
Kim Pansu’s stance was simple.
He couldn’t give something away without knowing what it was.
The same exchange continued several more times.
Even after repeated requests, Kim Pansu refused.
Lee Deoksu’s short patience finally snapped.
“You little bastard... You think this is really a request? Hey, Hyeoksu! Go bring the guys.”
“Yes, hyungnim!”
The man who had been standing behind Lee Deoksu like a shadow ran toward the parked vans.
Kim Pansu glared at Lee Deoksu with a fierce expression.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
“What else? We’ll settle it by force.”
“This is our assigned territory.”
“You’re making a big fuss between family.”
More than ten men poured out of several vans.
Kim Pansu’s subordinates stopped working and moved toward him.
“Go back. If your shipment really came here by mistake, we’ll find it and send it to you.”
“I have to take it today. Move aside. Otherwise someone’s getting hurt. I don’t want bloodshed, so I’ll just take the item quietly.”
“Go back. This is your final warning, hyungnim.”
A sneer formed at the corner of Kim Pansu’s mouth.
Seeing that, Lee Deoksu’s eyes flared.
“You bastard. You’re laughing? You can laugh right now?”
“Well, I can’t cry, can I?”
Lee Deoksu finally lost his temper and threw a punch.
Kim Pansu didn’t dodge.
The punch landed squarely on his face, and blood flowed from his nose.
That was the signal.
The men from both factions rushed forward at once.
At first it was just a fistfight.
But as time passed, weapons began appearing.
“Die, you bastard!”
“Come on! Come at me, you bastards!”
In front of the warehouse, the men tangled together, blood spraying everywhere.
Shouts and screams drowned out the sound of rain.
“You started this, hyungnim. Today either I kill you, or you kill me.”
Kim Pansu licked the blood running down to his chin and pulled a sashimi knife from his coat.
“Die, you bastard!”
The gleaming blade stabbed straight toward Lee Deoksu.
“You crazy bastard!”
Lee Deoksu twisted his body in panic.
He couldn’t fully avoid it.
The blade sliced across his right forearm.
Drops of blood scattered.
But Kim Pansu didn’t stop.
“I’ve hated you for a long time, you son of a bitch!”
He swung the knife wildly.
Lee Deoksu dodged while shouting.
“You want everyone dead, is that it?! You crazy bastard!”
Lee Deoksu finally pulled out his own sashimi knife.
The sudden chaos drew workers from nearby warehouses, who rushed over to join the fight.
What had begun as a simple scuffle turned into a full-scale battle.
Dozens of men were now tangled together, bleeding.
After some time passed—
Lee Deoksu was stabbed in the thigh and collapsed.
With the numbers advantage, Kim Pansu’s side seemed about to win.
Then several vans suddenly drove into the warehouse yard.
The men who got out were Yang Uguk’s subordinates, coming to support Lee Deoksu. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
“Get out! Get out! Kill them all!”
“Block them! Block them!”
With the sudden reinforcements, the tide turned.
Kim Pansu was stabbed in the abdomen and collapsed.
With Kim Pansu down, the fight ended in Yang Uguk’s faction’s victory.
The door of a black sedan that arrived with the vans opened.
A man stepped out in polished shoes.
The man from the passenger seat quickly opened an umbrella over the suited figure.
The man slowly walked toward the fallen Kim Pansu.
Kim Pansu glared up at him while kneeling.
“Hey. Kim Pansu.”
The man waved casually and smiled.
“You should’ve just listened. Why make a pointless show of guts? You’re pretty hurt.”
“Director... why are you doing this?”
“How would I know? Did we start it? You started it.”
The man spoke in a soft voice and crouched in front of Kim Pansu.
Ignoring the rain soaking his suit, he lowered himself to meet Kim Pansu’s eyes.
He glanced at Lee Deoksu lying nearby and clicked his tongue.
“Why is Deoksu lying over there? Tsk.”
The man frowned and held out his hand.
“Hyeoksu. Got a sashimi knife?”
One of the men grabbed the blade and handed it to him.
“Director. You said there shouldn’t be any deaths. It’ll be hard to cover things up.”
“I know. Just shut up and watch.”
“Yes, hyungnim.”
The man stepped back.
The suited man waved the knife in front of Kim Pansu’s face.
“Pansu. You want ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) to live?”
“......”
“I’m asking you. No answer? Do you want to live? Then beg. If you beg, I’ll let you live.”
“...This won’t end like this.”
“Oh? It won’t end? We’ve all gotten too soft. Every dog and pig dares to come at us now. Gangsters should live on knife wounds. What are we doing pretending to live in the sunlight... That’s why people like you don’t know your place. Right?”
“You’ll regret this.”
The man suddenly stabbed the sashimi knife straight into the back of Kim Pansu’s hand.
“AAAAAH!”
“Acting tough like that. You’re just the beginning.”
Kim Pansu glared at him, swallowing groans.
“Should I gouge your eyes out? Lower your gaze.”
The man muttered coldly and twisted the knife embedded in Kim Pansu’s hand.
“AAAAAH!”
The unbearable pain made Kim Pansu scream.
“Hyungnim Pansu!”
His subordinates behind him tried to stand, but the thugs kicked them back down.
Just then, several buses entered the warehouse yard.
Men quickly got out and lined up on both sides, waiting for someone.
From the final sedan, Chu Dongbin stepped out.
He looked around, frowned slightly, and walked forward slowly.
“Jeong Muryul.”
Jeong Muryul, who had been squatting, stood and slightly bowed his head.
“You’re here, Vice Chairman.”
“What exactly are you trying to do? How do you plan to clean up this mess?”
“...I’m sorry.”
There wasn’t the slightest trace of respect in Jeong Muryul’s voice.
Chu Dongbin’s face hardened.
“Jeong Muryul. Do you want to die?”
“I must have misheard, Vice Chairman.”
At that moment, Kim Gimu, who stood behind Chu Dongbin, stepped forward and pointed at Jeong Muryul.
“Jeong Muryul! Are you really going to act like this?!”
“What did I do? I came to clean this up too.”
“Is this your territory? Why are you making a scene in someone else’s area?”
“We’re family. Why are you talking about territory? I heard the news and rushed here.”
Jeong Muryul answered casually.
Kim Gimu was about to speak again, but Chu Dongbin raised a hand to stop him.
“Jeong Muryul.”
Chu Dongbin called quietly.
“What makes you think you’re someone important? What are you relying on to act like this?”
“......”
Jeong Muryul said nothing.
“Hah. Gimu, clean this up first. If the police come, it’ll become a big problem.”
“Yes, Vice Chairman.”
Following the order, Kim Gimu began directing the men to clean up the scene.
“Treat the injured and send them to the hospital quickly. This must never leak outside. Understood?”
“Yes, Director.”
The men Chu Dongbin brought moved quickly.
After watching briefly, Chu Dongbin spoke again.
“Jeong Muryul. Did Yang Uguk order this?”
“The Director knows nothing about it.”
“Really? Then you can take responsibility for everything.”
“Why are you blaming us? We didn’t start this—”
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Dongbin punched him in the face.
Jeong Muryul’s head snapped sideways.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
He must have bitten his tongue.
“Jeong Muryul. Who do you think I am?”
“......”
“You really don’t see anything in front of you. Talking back like this.”
Jeong Muryul clenched his lips and stayed silent.
“This won’t end quietly. Whether Yang Uguk ordered it or you acted alone doesn’t matter. You broke the rules.”
“We—”
“Who told you to open your mouth?”
“......”
Chu Dongbin stared at him with cold eyes.
The rain was beginning to lighten.
* * *
After finishing breakfast and entering my study, I saw Manager Ma standing outside the door. freēwebnovel.com
“Boss. There was a large fight among Chunha Group members at the Incheon docks early this morning.”
Manager Ma followed me inside and began reporting.
I frowned.
“A large fight?”
“Yes. Weapons were used.”
“...Ha.”
None of them are in their right minds.
I let out a deep sigh and sat down.
“Sit and explain. My head already hurts.”
As I rubbed my aching forehead, Manager Ma explained the entire incident in detail.
The more I listened, the worse my headache became.
“What about the police?”
“Someone interfered. Despite the chaos, the police never showed up. Nearby workers reported it too.”
“So it wasn’t an accidental clash.”
Manager Ma pulled painkillers from his suit pocket and handed them to me as he continued.
“Fortunately, Chu Dongbin arrived quickly and handled the situation.”
“Any deaths?”
“There are many serious injuries, but no deaths yet.”
I swallowed the painkiller and sighed again.
It hadn’t even been long since Yoo Seongjin disappeared.
And already this kind of incident was happening.
“Who pulled the strings?”
“Most likely Yang Uguk. His right-hand man Jeong Muryul moved directly.”
“Did something like this happen when Chairman Yoo Seongjin was around?”
“No. There were small disputes, but they were usually mediated before they escalated.”
Hearing that made Yoo Seongjin’s absence feel even heavier.
“Manager, take care of it. Before I return from Pyongyang, clean out everyone involved and reorganize the entire structure.”
“Yes, Boss. How far should we go?”
I decided it was time to remind them who held the leash.
“All executives involved in this incident... throw them into the sea—”
I paused.
“No. Forget that. Just throw them to the dogs alive.”
