Chapter 119

Chapter 119 – Prelude to the Mafia Game #2

The Takeda family had accumulated wealth through war for a long time . After Japan’s defeat was confirmed, they tried to somehow hide their assets, done through a variety of routes . The majority failed to be recovered .

The descendants of the Takeda family were still wandering the world trying to find it . They gathered together and created the Yakuza group, Kuryu-kai .

Nakada revealed things that he shouldn’t have, like he was drunk .

Tae-hyuk smiled bitterly at the sight . The effect of the magic show was more amazing than he thought . Illegal Surgery was a skill that could be used to perform various surgical operations . He used it to do the impossible in reality and to make the other person think that he was in a dream .

Anesthesia was essential so that they didn’t feel any pain . It was the drug that was found in the warden’s safe . He had to appropriately blend it with the Illegal Surgery skill . He directly injected it into the nerves before waking up the sleeping Yakuza member .

‘Besides the anesthesia, isn’t there a hypnotic effect?’

Tae-hyuk touched the remaining drug and sniffed it . There was a strangely sweet floral scent .

‘I think I’ve smelled this somewhere before… Ah, wasn’t this used in Choi Sung-yeol’s Death Circus?’

Scammer Choi Sung-yeol and Producer Kim Joon-young . The two criminals behind the Death Circus popped into Tae-hyuk’s head . Choi Sung-yeol used hallucinogens to attract customers to the multi-level scheme . The raw material was a real drug .

‘The prison is filled with ridiculous plots . ’

Drugs were grown at the request of the Triads while members of Kuryu were secretly hiding here . The Blue Dragon Prison could be called the den of the mafia .

“I didn’t know anything and was just blinded by the gold…”

Tae-hyuk asked Nakada one last question .

“Then who is Mister Park? He doesn’t seem to be an executive of Kuryu . ”

“Mister Park? I’m sorry but this is the first time I’ve heard that name . ”

“Really? Then it isn’t the name of a henchman . ”

“Well, this person…”

Nakada’s eyes started to come alive as if the drug was wearing away . Tae-hyuk laughed and raised the cigarette that Yoo Cheol-ho smoked to Nakada’s mouth .

“Now that’s it . Have a good sleep . ”

“……”

Then he literally collapsed on the bed . After confirming that Nakada was asleep, Tae-hyuk quietly left the cell . When he woke up, he really would think that everything was a dream .

Anyway, he was able to get information about the Kuryu group . They said that they were going to leave here in the aftermath of the war . Most of the gold buried in Blue Dragon Prison were already in the hands of the Kuryu .

Only a few crumbs remained . These crumbs were revealed to the world in the process of construction . Tae-hyuk finally knew why the amount of gold found wasn’t revealed to the world . It wasn’t that big . In fact, the buried gold was being moved to another country .

As Nakada said that, there were still gold bullions without a master in this country .

Tae-hyuk smirked .

“One ball made it past the goalkeeper . I’m not the type to give up just because my opponents are strong . ”

Thus, Tae-hyuk now considered the Kuryu group an enemy .

Then an amazing thing happened .

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Tae-hyuk didn’t use any skills .

Despite that, a message appeared on the Demon Revealing Mirror . This had only happened once before . It was when he broke the plot of the Doll Play incident and destroyed the conspiracy related to the Triads . As a reward, he got a huge amount of points . He used it to become a Noble .

This meant…

Tae-hyuk gulped and read the message on the Demon Revealing Mirror .

[New mission: Find out about the Mafia Game . ]

[The following rewards can be obtained by clearing the mission . ]

-You will become a King .

“It sounds simple but… Anyway, it is one more reason to go against the mafia . ”

The Triads committed a crime that was hard to tolerate . The Yakuza were deeply rooted in Korean society ever since the Japanese occupation . They were closely connected to the Red Mafia . In South Korea, the three criminal groups were fighting for power . And the ‘Mafia Game . ’

“Hrmm . There is no real game…They might be symbolic words like Doll Play . ”

He could become a King by achieving this mission . When he became a Noble, he was able to do things that were incomparable to when he was a Commoner .

But a King…

What could he do then? Tae-hyuk’s eyes shone in anticipation .

“Then first, I should speak with Choi Sung-yeol . ”

He could only stay in Blue Dragon Prison for two more days . He had to get all the information he needed before then .

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Habits didn’t disappear easily .

Choi Sung-yeol smirked smugly .

“I have a small company and I need talented people like you . I have six months before I am released . I’ll give you my phone number so once you go outside, contact me . ”

“Hrmm . I can really make a lot of money?”

“It depends on you . But if you work hard, you can make a few thousand each time . Furthermore, it is a legitimate business…”

In Blue Dragon Prison, there were a huge number of criminals around . Choi Sung-yeol was trying to gather them for his business .

‘In fact, the whole thing is a scam . ’

Tae-hyuk laughed because he knew what Choi Sung-yeol wanted to do . As the prisoner talking to Choi Sung-yeol left, Tae-hyuk naturally sat down .

“Hrmm? Kim Cheol-su? What are you doing?”

“A long story is annoying, so let’s speak plainly . Don’t you need a card shark?”

“…It seems like the rumor that I am collecting people has entered Kim Cheol-su’s ears . But I haven’t planned for a card shark . ”

It meant that he already possessed enough .

“Really? I thought that superior card sharks were welcomed everywhere? I understand . I’ll see about going somewhere else . ”

“Ah?! Wait a minute . ”

Choi Sung-yeol’s expression changed . B grade card sharks could get a profit of millions of won . If an A grade card shark were to be mobilized, then tens of millions of won could be gained . And there were only 0 . 1% of card sharks who could gain hundreds of millions of won . They were called superior card sharks .

There were in such a minority that the number present in the country could be counted on one hand . Most of the card sharks in the Death Circus were B grade . Choi Sung-yeol knew that the card sharks such as Kim Shin-hyeong and Joo Sung-il were A grade . Yet someone who claimed to be superior grade card shark appeared in front of him .

Choi Sung-yeol said with a smile,

“If this is a lie then it won’t just be your fingers cut off . Well, I suppose I can’t do that in here . ”

It was the most terrible thing for a card shark to fake their own rating . In other words, he needed to show off his skills .

“If you want to see, then I will show you . What game?”

“Let’s play simple poker . I will bring two people to play as well . ”

“Yes . ”

Under Choi Sung-yeol’s leadership, the poker game started in an instant .

“You are missing one person so I’ll join . ”

“Go ahead . ”

A deck of cards was placed in front of them by the human copier . All the people who remained in the dining room after dinner gathered in front of the gambling table . It was possible because there were few guards watching .

The four people playing each shuffled the cards so that there was no cheating . Then Choi Sung-yeol started distributing cards in front of everyone . One for himself, one for a pushover, and one for another pushover . Finally, one to the card shark . This was repeated five times before he was finally ready to draw five cards .

Now that their hands were completed, they could exchange as many cards as they wanted .

Choi Sung-yeol kept his eyes wide open as he looked at Kim Cheol-su Card sharks usually distributed the cards directly or shuffled at the end . However, Kim Cheol-su didn’t do any of that .

“Are you just watching the first hand?”

He wouldn’t know until the hands were revealed . Choi Sung-yeol had received a pair of Aces . It was almost the strongest hand in the first draw .

“I will only change one card . ”

“I will change everything . ”

“I will change three cards . ”

The pushovers also changed their cards . The uncertainty of the cards being changed was the exciting thing about the five card draw .

“I will leave it as it is . ”

“Hoh . It seems like you were quite lucky .

“Really?”

Choi Sung-yeol gazed at the supposedly supreme card shark with narrowed eyes . He hadn’t been able to do any tricks so far . But what was this confidence?

Thus, the full-fledged betting began . The pushovers both forfeited with one pair and two pairs . In the end, the game became a 1:1 match between Choi Sung-yeol and Tae-hyuk .

“Isn’t it boring if we just play for fun?”

“Yes . What about a pack of cigarettes?”

“Yes . ”

Choi Sung-yeol completed a full house of Queens . It was quite hard to get in a five card draw . With two bets, the pot increased to a pack of cigarettes .

“Show your cards . I have a Queens full house . ”

“Hrmm . It was good that you exchanged your cards . But I’m sorry, the cigarettes are mine . ”

Tae-hyuk slowly revealed his cards .

There was a 10, a Jack, a Queen, a King, and an Ace . They were all spades .

“Royal straight flush?!”

It was the strongest hand with a probability of 1/649,740 . The fact that he hadn’t changed any cards meant that it was already completed when he received the cards .

Choi Sung-yeol’s hands trembled . How was this possible?

“The cigarettes are appreciated . But you kept betting . Then let’s continue for another pack . ”

“……!”

The strongest hand wasn’t completed due to chance . The card shark’s confidence might be due to a trick . It was hard to believe what he saw in front of his eyes . When the hell did he do the trick?

“T-This time I will shuffle alone . ”

“Of course . ”

The second game started . This time, Tae-hyuk didn’t even check his cards .

“No change is necessary . I will leave it as it is . ”

“U-Understood . ”

Choi Sung-yeol forfeited with a pair of 9s and the two pushovers also forfeited . Tae-hyuk won the round without needing to show his hand .

“I don’t need to show it, but this is a test of my gambling skills . Let’s open it because I am curious . ”

“Ah…yes . ”

Choi Sung-yeol carefully revealed Tae-hyuk’s cards .

“O-Oh my god…

It was another royal straight flush .

“I hope this is enough to believe that I am a superior card shark .

“O-Of course . But how on earth…?”

“I’m sorry but it is a trade secret . ”

Choi Sung-yeol sighed with a red face . It was hard to believe even after seeing it with his own eyes . This was a superior card shark that was within the top 0 . 1% .

“Huu… At any rate, it is a great technique . ”

He couldn’t figure out what trick the opponent used, no matter how he squeezed his head . Choi Sung-yeol looked at the card shark with respect in his eyes .

“Yes . I just need some work . If you are already full then it can’t be helped . ”

“Ah, no . A person like you is always welcome . However, if you are that good then…”

Working with Choi Sung-yeol wouldn’t be able to get him hundreds of millions of won .

Tae-hyuk quietly reached out his hand . Then Choi Sung-yeol approached and politely bowed .

“I heard rumors that you use a type of drug . It is hard to find in South Korea . If you give me that, I’ll show off my skills . How about it?”

“Ah…”

Choi Sung-yeol nodded with an expression of understanding . Then he spoke in a small voice,

“Of course . I knew a very good route to get that drug . I will introduce you to them if you want . ”

Tae-hyuk laughed .

He had caught the fish .