Many presences could be felt from the Dragon Sky Escort Agency Master’s residence. Could Gam Hu-jeong be waiting there? Not knowing what kind of trap might be inside, I pressed myself close to the wall with Tang Hye-seo and listened carefully.
Do Gwang-il, who had come down to the ground, looked around the building once, then kicked the door open without hesitation and went in. At the sharp sound of a sword being drawn, I hurriedly pulled out my long blade and followed after him.
“Have you arrived?”
It was a familiar voice. When I stepped aside, I saw Geuk-hwan sheathing his sword.
“When did you get here?”
“Just now.”
“What about the others?”
“They are at work.”
The reason the Underworld Information Clan’s party had entered Dragon Sky Escort Agency was not far from what I had expected. We passed through an empty reception room and study, then entered the agency master’s office. In front of a large safe, two master thieves were locked in a contest of skill.
Dong Ho-sak had strained himself and rushed at it, only to fail, and now it seemed to be Ho Yeon-geom’s turn. Ho Yeon-geom crouched before the heavy safe, examined it this way and that, then spoke in a triumphant tone.