Chapter 114

Chapter 114: The Price of their Sins #1

The dawn of a war didn’t mean that there would be an armed conflict . In particular, if the power on both sides was equal, then the standoff would just persist .

Shin Chang-ho, the leader of the prisoners, built his base in the logistics warehouse .

There were a bunch of dangerous items that could be used as weapons . Therefore, the access of the inmates was strictly controlled . Several layers of security had to be passed through to enter it . Without Cigarette Seller’s help, they wouldn’t have been able to obtain the weapons so easily .

Shin Chang-ho emphasized the most important facts to his men .

“Keep the armed conflict to a minimum . I know that your hearts are heating up, but show some restraint . ”

“Yes, I understand . ”

If anybody else gave these instructions then complaints would be popping out . However, Shin Chang-ho was the man who reigned over the other inmates with his charisma and future status in the organization . None of the prisoners refused his orders .

A simple barricade was made at the entrance with furniture . The prisoners took up positions behind it as if they were trained soldiers . It wasn’t that difficult since the majority of them had gone to the army . That experience really helped in this situation .

There was a command room in a corner of the dining room . From there, Shin Chang-ho and Seo Tae-hyuk looked at the prisoners working .

“Cigarette Seller . Is this enough?”

“It is very wonderful . The time limit is 72 hours, which is when the guard shift changes . If we hang on until then, victory will be ours . ”

“Hrmm…”

Shin Chang-ho gave a low groan . Would it work out as well as planned? However, it was better than doing nothing .

In this place, Tae-hyuk was the criminal Kim Cheol-su . His eyes shone with the madness unique to psychopaths . Even Shin Chang-ho, who had lived in the back alleys for more than a decade, was surprised at how frightening he was .

Tae-hyuk said,

“What are the other inmates doing?”

“Most of them are waiting for this war to end soon and are in their cells . ”

If they exited, then there was a possibility of getting involved . In the end, the prisoners chose to stay in their cells despite the fact that there were no guards watching over them .

“I told you already, but the reason I am cooperating with you is because I need your help . ”

“…You want Park Sung-yul to be interrogated for information?”

“That’s right . If you succeed, you will also get what you want . ”

Tae-hyuk smiled as he said the meaningful words . Shin Chang-ho nodded . He didn’t know why Cigarette Seller was so hostile to Park Sung-yul . However, he didn’t need to know . He felt sorry for Park Sung-yul, but he had to accept Cigarette Seller’s offer .

“I understand . I know someone who will do a good job . ”

Tae-hyuk nodded with a pleased face . After a while, the bandaged Park Joon-shik appeared in front of them .

“I’m sorry but I want you to do something . ”

“I’ll do whatever you want Hyung-nim . ”

Park Joon-shik wanted to make up for starting the war . However, that opportunity came sooner than he thought .

“Do you know Park Sung-yul?”

“Ah, that gloomy bastard?”

“Yes . There is something I need you to find out from him . ”

“What is it?”

“Find out the identities of the people he killed . ”

“……”

Park Joon-shik closed his mouth and a serious expression appeared . It seemed like he required a convincing explanation .

“Of course, it is an unwritten law here not to care about what a person did outside . But there is a personal grudge against him . ”

They were short words . Of course, that was enough .

“I understand . I will find out what you want quickly . ”

“Yes, thank you . ”

Park Joon-shik hit his chest with a confident expression and he disappeared towards the cells . He definitely was a man of great ability .

Tae-hyuk asked from where he was watching on the sidelines .

“I don’t see any special skills in that area . ”

“You don’t have to worry . Although Joon-shik looks like that, he is very good at torturing people . ”

It was a compliment that wasn’t a compliment . Shin Chang-ho added to emphasize his meaning .

“His skills are enough to work at the NIS . ”

“Um, the NIS . ”

They were really trustworthy words .

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Park Sung-yul was quietly resting in his cell . Something was happening outside, but it didn’t have anything to do with him .

How could he improve the puzzles that he had completed? That was the only thing he was concentrating on .

“Ohuhu… The eighth puzzle is really good . I think that Cho Kang-suk will like it a lot . ”

Originally, he would’ve sent his second puzzle by now . However, since last week, all postal services in the prison were suspended . This was the first time it happened but it wasn’t a problem . It would be normal anyway . The letter could be sent at any time . Only the police would become frustrated .

Knock knock .

At that moment, someone knocked on the door of his cell and looked inside . It was a single room without a roommate . The person who was looking this way…

Park Sung-yul made a confused sound as he confirmed the identity .

“Park Joon-shik?”

He was one of the people following Shin Chang-ho .

“Oh, there aren’t any guards so I was wondering how you got in . The door is open . ”

Park Joon-shik smiled as he entered and sat on the bed . Park Sung-yul wanted to get rid of him straight away, but his size was too large to deal with .

Ching .

Park Joon-shik was holding the scissors used for cutting hair . Park Sung-yul spoke with reluctance,

“What do you want?”

The other person was famous in the prison . But for Park Sung-yul, they were just crows crowding around rotten meat . When compared to himself…

“You are resting so I’m sorry . In fact, I absolutely don’t have any bad feelings towards you . ”

Ching .

Park Joon-shik opened and closed the scissors with his fingers in the handle . Every time it opened and closed, there was a distinctive metallic sound .

“Hyung-nim seems interested in you . ”

Park Joon-shik was injured, so one arm didn’t move properly . However, one hand was enough to deal with weaklings .

“W-W-What do you want to do?”

Park Sung-yul’s eyes trembled .

“What? Are you afraid? But isn’t it funny? I know you killed a lot of people before coming here . ”

Park Joon-shik smiled and aimed the scissors at Park Sung-yul . Blood spurted as a scream burst from Park Sung-yul’s mouth .

“Kuaaack!”

“The people you brutally killed were weaker than you . Now that the situation is the opposite, you are crying out with a very cute voice . Disgusting bastard . But I’m sorry . ”

Park Joon-shik placed the opponent’s fingers between the scissors handles and twisted lightly . The bones were twisted and the fingers bend in a strange direction . Park Joon-shik looked at his work with a satisfied expression .

“…I am the same . ”

Thus, Park Joon-shik started his one hour torture .

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“W-What, why…?”

Park Sung-yul’s whole body was bloody . It was the first time he learnt that scissors could be used to give pain in many different ways .

“Then this is enough warm up . ”

Ching .

Park Sung-yul glared at the other person . Now his legs would weaken every time he heard the sound of the scissors . Park Joon-shik was an expert in torture . It was very simple to dig at the weak parts of the target’s psychology . In order to do that, he had to put the other person in an extreme situation without giving reasons for the torture .

“…T-This, the reason…”

Park Sung-yul begged .

However, Park Joon-shik constantly tormented his target . By this time, Park Sung-yul’s reaction had weakened .

He realized that it was time to move on . Park Joon-shik placed his fingers in the handle of the scissors .

“In fact, I’ve only twisted it so far . Aren’t scissors used to cut things off? So I should try that out now . ”

Park Sung-yul’s body trembled .

“D-Don’t! I’ll do whatever you say…”

“Ah, it doesn’t matter . It has been a fun time . By the way, do you know what the basis of torture is?”

“I, don’t, know…!”

Park Joon-shik twisted two fingers .

“Work in opposition, and absolutely never kill the opponent . Make it as painful as possible without the person dying . This is surprisingly difficult . Oh, I almost forgot to tell you . ”

Park Joon-shik brought his mouth to the ears of the trembling Park Sung-yul . Then he whispered,

“I’m sorry but I’m used to cutter knives and needles . This is my first time using scissors, so I might accidentally cut some things off that I shouldn’t . I’ll ask for your understanding in advance . ”

“Aaaaacck!”

A pained scream echoed in the cell .

Two hours had passed . Park Joon-shik looked at Park Sung-yul with a satisfied expression .

“Hah . This is a human cultural asset . You can still breathe without being in danger of dying . But won’t it get really dangerous if you don’t receive treatment soon?”

“…K, kuoock, kuooock . ”

“If you want to live then answer my questions from now on . Of course, you have the right to refuse . But every time you do, something precious will be cut off one by one . ”

Park Joon-shik smiled brightly and winked . And Park Sung-yul realized .

This was the Blue Dragon prison . There was no one normal inside .

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Tae-hyuk was happily shopping while waiting for Park Joon-shik to gather the information .

There were a variety of tools in the warehouse . Detergent to clean the inside of the prison, and fertilizer to grow drugs on the farms . Furthermore, there were very toxic pesticides to lower the amount of labor the prison would have to mobilize .

Tae-hyuk gathered all of them and checked the note that Kim Tae-sung had given him .

“He can make a bomb using these ingredients . What a great person . ”

To make a bomb, various chemicals such as: potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate, ammonium nitrate and sulfuric acid were needed . Most of them were classified as accident-prone goods and were not readily available on the market .

But curiously, most of these things were stored in the warehouse of the Blue Dragon Prison . Of course, they needed to be separated from the fertilizer to be used . He would give the materials to Kim Tae-sung and let him take care of it .

“Isn’t this ammonium nitrate? Is the warden completely crazy?”

It was a chemical that exploded easily when exposed to high temperatures or combustible materials .

“Is this used to make ice packs?”

Summer was coming to Blue Dragon Prison . It would be best if there were air conditioners, but it was hard to expect such products of civilization . Therefore, the prisoners were offered ice packs . It was a necessary medicine .

Tae-hyuk looked around and discovered bleach used to wash the sweat and dust from the guards’ uniforms . Potassium chlorate could be extracted from that . With these materials, a bomb could be created that would blow up one of these rooms .

“If there are more materials, then he’ll be able to create an even bigger bomb . ”

However, the materials inside the prison were limited . In the first place, a bomb with huge explosive power wasn’t necessary .

“It is enough to just have fireworks . The prisoners… No, I will use it as a salute to signify the victory of the prisoners . ”

Tae-hyuk laughed and kept collecting the materials that Bomber had written down .

Park Joon-shik would come back soon . Then he could gather everything he needed .