How To Live as a Civil Servant in Murim

Dampoongho went away without looking back. Yeon Woo-hyuk bowed his head at the place where Dam Poong-ho left.

* * *

O Fodou had a nephew, and this nephew was also doing a lot of fun.

Unlike Oh Po-du, who belongs to the axis of martial arts master among the exhilarating spirits, Lee Oh Pok-kwa had little interest in martial arts. Rather, he was more interested in hwahwajak (禾花雀, sparrow dishes) or sweets sold on the street.

When he first saw Oh Po-kwae, he wondered if Yeon Woo-hyeok had learned martial arts that valued weight.

Of course, Oh Pok-kwa was just big.

“My uncle told me to take care of you, so I will take care of you. ruler. Look over there.”

“?”

Yeon Woo-hyuk narrowed his eyes at Oh Po-kwae’s words.

It was just a thriving market street. Merchants of all ages seduced them into buying goods with their own melodious tunes, shirtless workers were carrying luggage while sweating, and servants from nearby bases brandished colorful flags and boasted of their affiliation.

A country boy who had just come up from the countryside might get dizzy at this sight, but to Yeon Woo-hyeok, it was just prosperous.

“Freaks from other districts don’t know what’s delicious when they come here. But I know the inside out. ruler. See the stalls over there? The somen of the two old men is much more authentic than the other somen. Follow me.”

Oh Po-kwae sat down in front of the old man and received the noodles. It was a familiar attitude. A wooden bowl was placed in front of Yeon Woo-hyuk.

‘no. Isn’t it delicious?’

Yeon Woo-hyuk was slightly impressed.

I looked down on Oh Pok-kwa a little bit when I saw him talk, but he had an outstanding talent.

The dumplings with no filling and a bowl of vegetables that the owner of the inn tossed in each morning and evening were meant to fill the stomach, but they didn’t taste much.

On the other hand, this noodle had a sharp and deep taste no matter what the soup was made with. Oh Pok-kwa emptied the bowl the moment Yeon Woo-hyeok lifted one of his chopsticks and set it down.

“Is it slow?”

“…Ah, sorry.”

“it’s okay. Eat slowly.”

Having said that, Oh Po-kwae waited, tapping the floor with his feet until Yeon Woo-hyeok finished eating. The moment he finished eating, Oh Po-kwae jumped up.

“Oh, oh, Pokkye-nim. Didn’t you pay?”

Yeon Woo-hyeok was willing to punch his opponent if the opponent said something like, “A newcomer has to pay.”

Even though he was the nephew of Podu, he could not be looked down upon like this.

“What are you talking about? Why are you paying for it?”

“yes?”

“hey. What’s that on your waist? Isn’t it a spirit of exuberance? Protect the people!”

“Yes?”

“But why pay? You have to come out proudly.”

“……”

‘He must have been a thief!’

Yeon Woo-hyuk looked at Oh Po-kwae as if he were looking at a madman. What was even more surprising was that the old man selling noodles stood still as if he wasn’t too surprised. Looking at his expression, he seemed to want it to go away soon.

“That… I see. I learned one.”

“okay. okay. Be sure to tell your uncle.”

While Oh Pok-kwa turned around, Yeon Woo-hyeok took out an iron coin and handed it to the old man. No matter how much I thought about it, my conscience was pierced to just eat the radio.

When the two old men received the iron coin, they looked at Yeon Woo-hyuk in surprise. It was as if he were looking at a rare beast he had never seen before. Yeon Woo-hyuk was even more embarrassed.

‘Crazy guys…’

Yeon Woo-hyuk felt his face heat up for no reason and chased after him. Somehow, there was a subtlety that reminded me of the inaccessibility of the low street merchants, and now I seemed to know the reason.

Even if Yeon Woo-hyeok was a merchant, it seemed that he would not like them. But if you show up, they’ll come running and f*ck you…

‘I have to make money, but I don’t want to earn it like this!’

It was a situation where he fell into the forest and was in danger of his life, but no matter how much he thought about it, it didn’t seem like it was a bit much to ask the merchants to give him money every time he saw them like the cheerleaders around him.

From Yeon Woo-hyuk’s point of view, no matter how you look at it, it was a matter of building resentment one after another.

‘I think I’ll get stabbed in the back while trying to extend my lifespan.’

However, despite Yeon Woo-hyeok’s thoughts, Oh Po-kwae visited the street stalls and ate only delicious food. Every time the bowls piled up, the eyes of the merchants became ferocious.

“…Aren’t you going there?”

Wanting to quickly get out of this street, Yeon Woo-hyeok grabbed the old man’s hand and stretched out his finger. But Oh Pok-kwa was startled and cried out loud.

“Have you ever seen someone in such a big trouble, that’s a bunru!”

Hankyung was a prosperous place, and as such, there was not only one market. A market selling fish near the river, a market selling rice and meat to the north, and a market selling vegetables and medicines to the east…

There were so many street stalls that it was hard to count, just like the exuberant roaming around.

Among them, it was easy to see the central Bunlu as the most prosperous and luxurious district in the city. All the liquor stores, coffee shops, and jewelry stores that run in the city were all over there.

“Can’t we go to Bunlu?”

Yeon Woo-hyuk was puzzled.

Certainly, Bun-ru was also included in the area of patrols of Pok-kwa mentioned by Po-do Oh.

“The people of Beon-Lu are thieves, they are the ones who won’t even give a glass of cheap wine to Po-Kye who protects the people. If I say anything, I’ll just get beat up!”

“……”

In a word, they were merchants with high authority, so it was said that the words of a low-level person like Pokke did not work.

‘I think I’ve been beaten up.’

From the way he spoke with great enthusiasm, it seemed that he had once been beaten up for asking for a free drink in the Burning Road.

“hmm. Then I will go over there and patrol.”

“what? What did you hear me say?! Do you have any reason to go?”

“no. Oh Poke! Oh, Pokkwi-nim, you can stay here because you have accumulated a lot of achievements and have a high reputation, but what would Podu-nim think if a new Pok-kwae like me is here?”

At Yeon Woo-hyeok’s words, Oh Po-kwae smiled broadly and then fell into thought.

“Ugh. You can notice!”

“yes. That’s right.”

Yeon Woo-hyuk wasn’t particularly interested in being on base, but he just wanted to get out of this position as quickly as possible.

‘I’ll just have to pretend to turn roughly.’

“I can’t help it. let’s go.”

‘Not this.’

Oh Porque reluctantly stood up because of what Fodu asked him to do. It was unexpected from Yeon Woo-hyuk’s point of view.

“I can patrol alone, but…”

“No, no. You wouldn’t even know the way. let me follow you I know the road well.”

Just as he was about to step forward, shouts erupted from the battlefield next to him.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I’ll find the hermit even if I hang you all upside down! No one will get out until they find the missing hermit. If you want to drink even a sip of water, tell me who stole the hermit!”

“!”

It wasn’t normal for a battlefield store to lend and receive money like that. While Yeon Woo-hyeok was startled, Oh Pok-kwa lowered his head and whispered.

“Feeling exhilarating. Hide the ghost and turn around. We’ve never been here.”

“……”

Gourmet oh exhilaration (2)

While Yeon Woo-hyeok was admiring the outstanding ability of his senior, Po-gwae, the door of the battlefield store opened roughly, and a man wearing a silk long robe came out strenuously.

“Hello! Come on in and bolt it… Wait. Aren’t they exhilarating!”

“Oh, no.”

Before Yeon Woo-hyeok could once again admire the excellent camouflage of his senior, the man strode forward.

“Help me with some work. hurry!”

“Uh… um… uh…”

Oh Pokke was embarrassed for his size. Yeon Woo-hyuk did not understand.

Of course, I understood that I didn’t want to get caught up in trouble, but this reaction was a bit excessive.

Did he borrow some kind of hermit from the other side of the battlefield?

“Why is that? Of course, there’s nothing good about being involved, but since I’ve been called like this, I have no choice but to go.”

At Yeon Woo-hyeok’s words, Oh Po-kwae looked at the ignorant rookie with resentful eyes.

“You know nothing. Apparently some servant stole the money, but what if we don’t find it?”

“How is it?”

“If it’s a battlefield that’s big enough to set up a shop in Bunlu, I’ll tell the judge. then…”

Poh Kwae pretended to slap his palm hard. It was the look of exuberance that was severely beaten.

“Then can’t we find it?”

‘Isn’t this crazy?’

Oh Po-kwae looked at Yeon Woo-hyeok as if he were looking at a crazy person.

No matter how cheerful it was, catching the culprit was harder than I thought.

This was especially the case when looking for the culprit who stole the money among the servants who worked in a large store like now.

Oh Porque was well aware of how clever and worn-out the people who worked in these bunrues were. The servants who worked here were the kind of guys who would just melt and eat at least one cheer.

Would those guys stole money stupidly enough to be caught easily? Absolutely not. If so, he would have already found the money on the battlefield.

“You understand? As an exhilarating character, an important ability is to choose well what can be solved. A case of love affair where the culprit is obvious to anyone, or a country thief or a pickpocket. me really If it wasn’t for my uncle, I would never have told him about this vision.”

“But since I was called like this, shouldn’t I go anyway?”

At Yeon Woo-hyuk’s words, Oh Po-kwae’s shoulders instantly lost strength.

That was right.

If you ignore the man who just came out of the battlefield and run away, you will definitely tell Fodu how they look, and you won’t see a good look.

“yes…”

“Do not worry. I will solve it.”

“???”

Oh Po-kwae looked at the back of the newcomer Po-kwai who was walking in front of him in bewilderment.

‘Did I hear wrong??’

* * *

Fortunately, General Gong, who came out of the store in Bangajeonjang, was well aware of Oh Po-kwae’s abilities. The commander-in-chief did not even make an outrageous request to Oh Porque to find the culprit who stole the silver coins from the warehouse.

“Protect the servants here so they don’t run away!”

In the large backyard connected to the back of the store were several buildings used for storage, and in the vacant lot in the middle, servants sat on their knees with sullen faces.

“ah! Can I just keep it from escaping?”

“okay! If you keep standing, I will tell you someday.”

“Just leave it to me! hahahaha!”

Oh Po-kwae’s face turned bright and he pounded his chest. Yeon Woo-hyuk, who was standing next to him, was puzzled.

‘Isn’t this kind of exhilarating?’

Puffaek’s job was to patrol and catch criminals, not to replace other people’s battlefield work.

However, Yeon Woo-hyuk didn’t say anything because he thought it was time to show respect for his senior as a freshman.

“If the cheerleaders are watching, they will complain less. If you’re being cocky, give me a slap.”

“Do not worry! Any bastard will get a taste of my club!”

“Can I ask you a little question?”

“uh?”

“?”

Oh Pok-kwae and the Gong General were also taken aback. He hadn’t thought that Poque would ask questions instead of protecting his servants.

“Ask me. What are you curious about?”

To the extent that he was free to pamper him, Gong tried to explain a little instead of getting angry.

It just couldn’t be ignored.

“What are you doing this for?”

“I can’t see it! There’s a thief among the people who work here. Reckless bastards. I treated you so well!”

Gong explained what had happened, shaking his beard as if he were still in a fit of rage.

Looking at the warehouses in the backyard, there was a separate warehouse located in the deepest part.

As soon as I saw this shed, I could tell that it was different from the others. There was not a single tree to hide in and a moat had been dug around the wall.

It was possible to guess that it was a warehouse for storing valuable items, that is, the hermit of the battlefield.

Every month on the fifth day, the governor-general had to check the hermits in the warehouse, record them in the ledger, and report to the top that there was no problem, but this month was a little different.

There were far fewer hermits than recorded.

The shocked gunman called all the servants in the store, got them on their knees, and talked to them until the thief came out.

Oh Po-kwae, who was tapping the floor with his sword, shouted in sympathy with the commander-in-chief’s anger.

“How heartbroken you must be! Like these thieves Can’t you just jump out! Hiding a criminal is equally punished as a criminal by the law of the land!”

“Well, we really don’t know!”