Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 431

Chapter 431: The Lazy Bum Intimidates (1)

“Exaggerated?”

Jegal Munin stared at Wei Yanho with piercing eyes:

“What is exaggerated?”

“You took advantage of her, and now you talk about gratitude. It seems you didn’t make her work.”

Jegal Munin’s face flushed red:

“If you fed someone who would starve to death, they should be grateful to you. Don’t you understand that?”

“Ha!”

Wei Yanho looked at Jegal Munin in disbelief:

“How much did you pay her?”

“……”

“Did you give her enough food? Did she seem happy with what she was doing?”

“……”

“Did you give her a good job? Something better than being a rat in someone else’s house extracting information?”

Jegal Munin’s lips trembled:

“You are a heartless employer. Try telling someone you will give them food in exchange for that job. No one would do it. Gratitude? Gratitude?”

Wei Yanho punched Jegal Munin:

“This is gratitude!”

“This guy!”

Wei Yanho clicked his tongue:

“I thought a respectable family would be fair, but you act like a Demon Cult. That’s human trafficking.”

Jegal Munin was horrified.

Why is human trafficking being mentioned here?

“Human trafficking! That’s impossible!”

“It is human trafficking! You take in homeless people, use them as hostages, mistreat them, and exploit them. Isn’t that human trafficking?”

“How is he so cunning?”

Jegal Munin was furious.

He wants to refute it, but he is right. In fact, Jegal Munin was also thinking that it was human trafficking.

“We are the Jegal family. Working for the Jegal family is an honor.”

“Really?”

Wei Yanho looked at Uil. Uil hesitated, but So Ryeo-gun shook her head firmly:

“No! It is human trafficking!”

“No!”

Jegal Munin looked back in surprise.

People were approaching.

They had entered shouting, and seeing the situation, they approached with serious expressions upon hearing the word “human trafficking.”

‘No.’

The Jegal family might be known as a human trafficking organization. Jegal Munin, who had never experienced this, was in shock.

“Y… yes!”

Jegal Munin smiled as he found a way out:

“It could be seen that way. If you see it superficially.”

“But you see it deeply.”

Jegal Munin ignored Wei Yanho. He realized that the more he spoke, the more trouble he got into.

“But the truth is different. We don’t treat them as merchandise, but as servants.”

“Servants?”

Wei Yanho tilted his head:

“Yes, servants. It’s a contract. We give them food, lodging, and allow them to live. In exchange, they do what we ask.”

Wei Yanho asked with a stunned expression:

“Don’t you pay them?”

“What family pays their servants?”

“Don’t you pay them?”

“No. It’s not necessary to pay them. Giving them food and lodging is enough.”

When Jegal Munin said that with confidence, Wei Yanho sighed:

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

“That’s human trafficking.”

“…”

Jegal Munin’s face hardened:

“Didn’t you think that using people without relatives as servants is illegal?”

Jegal Munin, unable to say anything, looked away. The members of the Tang Family who were near the door avoided Jegal Munin’s gaze.

‘No, you guys do it too.’

Am I the only trash?

Are we the only trash?

Jegal Munin’s face distorted:

“Okay. Let’s say it’s human trafficking. What will you do?”

When you are lost in logic, you have to attack.

Being considered a good person is not important. Jegal Munin values his pride, but he can abandon it if necessary.

“You admit it?”

“Yes, I admit it. So what?”

Jegal Munin opened his fan and smiled mysteriously:

“Do you think you can prosecute the Jegal Family for that? No one will support you. Everyone does the same, though in different ways. Your Righteous Martial Alliance…”

“That’s not it.”

Wei Yanho interrupted Jegal Munin:

“You’re talking nonsense. I don’t need to know that. Didn’t you investigate? If you came to confront me, you should have investigated who I am.”

“What are you saying?”

“Think about it. I have several positions.”

A thousand characters appeared on Jegal Munin’s forehead.

‘What is he saying?’

Positions… there aren’t many…

Jegal Munin’s fingers trembled as he searched for information about Wei Yanho.

Prodigal son of the Wei Family of Guangdong.

Temporary martial arts instructor of the Righteous Martial Alliance.

Owner of an unidentified shop.

And…

“C… Censor…”

“You know?”

Sweat began to break out on Jegal Munin’s forehead.

“And you probably don’t know, but my position is higher than you think. I have been promoted.”

“T… that’s impossible. Your position is honorary.”

“Who says that?”

Jegal Munin could not answer.

“Your ability to find out that my position is honorary is admirable. There are many of the Jegal family in the East Palace, so it’s not difficult. But you didn’t know. It’s not honorary. I’ve been promoted.”

When Wei Yanho smiled, Jegal Munin shouted:

“You use the law of the world dishonestly! Let’s fight according to the rules of the martial world!”

“What?”

Wei Yanho laughed in disbelief:

“I am a censor. Why is it dishonest to use the law?”

“T… that…”

Wei Yanho shook his head:

“What will you do?”

“What… do you say?”

“Will you pay compensation, or will we do it according to the law? Since we are in Chengdu, if I call the police, many will come. Can you handle that?”

Jegal Munin’s body trembled.

The government and the martial world do not usually interfere. But that is just a norm. If the government interferes using the law, there is no reason to stop it.

Especially if it is not a power struggle but involves civilians, there is no excuse.

When he was in the Righteous Martial Alliance, he had used his Sword of the Righteous Hero to stop the officer and destroy the gate of Luoyang.

If that guy, who had that power, has been promoted, the Jegal Family will collapse.

No, that would be fortunate.

If the Jegal Family does not collapse, the problem will be greater. The Jegal Family seeks both culture and martial arts, and many members of the Jegal Family are in the East Palace.

What if this happens?

The East Palace is not a place that can maintain its power if it gives a good reason to its enemies. If this causes a purge, the blame will fall on Jegal Munin, who provoked Wei Yanho.

In the worst case, he could lose his position. In the worst case, even the leader will suffer.

Jegal Munin, who had calculated quickly, said with an uncomfortable expression:

“I didn’t think about that. I apologize.”

You must bow quickly when you must bow. Jegal Munin knew when to retreat.

But the problem is that Wei Yanho is like a hunting dog. He doesn’t let go of what he has bitten. He is a bad opponent to retreat from.

“It seems you are apologizing to the wrong person.”

“…I’m sorry.”

Jegal Munin bowed quickly to Uil.

But Wei Yanho had no intention of letting him go. Bite to the end. That was the teaching of his master, Baek Muhan.

“Only with words?”

“……”

“I am very sorry.”

Wei Yanho bowed deeply to Jegal Munin. Jegal Munin blinked at that unexpected apology.

Of course, Wei Yanho did not apologize.

“I can also apologize with words. A real apology is when you compensate the other until it hurts. How much will you pay?”

“You want money?”

“What else?”

Wei Yanho asked:

“How will you compensate me?”

That is impossible.

“You don’t need to apologize in other ways. Just pay. A true apology is when you pay enough for the other to be satisfied. How much will you pay?”

“Who said that…?”

“My master.”

“……”

Jegal Munin was speechless.

What can he say if his master said that?

“How much will you pay?”

Jegal Munin thought quickly. It is unfortunate that he must use his intelligence for this, but there is no other way.

If he can solve it with money, he must do it. If he saves money, he could have bigger problems.

“Young master.”

Even his title changed.

“I don’t know how much I should compensate you. I’m not good at this. So, young master, could you decide?”

If he flatters him, the negotiation will be easier. The problem is that Wei Yanho is not that kind of person.

“It’s easy.”

Wei Yanho looked at Uil:

“How many years did you work for the Jegal Family?”

“It’s difficult to calculate.”

“At what age did you enter the Jegal Family?”

“At ten years old.”

“How old are you now?”

“Eighteen.”

Wei Yanho nodded:

“Eight years. So, one gold ingot per year, eight ingots.”

“Eight gold ingots?”

“Yes.”

Jegal Munin smiled:

‘He is young, so he has no sense of money.’

Eight gold ingots is a lot of money. But the Jegal Family can afford it. He himself spends more than one gold ingot a month.

“Okay. I should negotiate more, but as an apology, I will add two more ingots, ten ingots. Let’s consider this settled.”

If he can get out of this unfavorable situation with ten gold ingots, it is a good solution. When Jegal Munin was celebrating in his mind, Wei Yanho shrugged his shoulders:

“Why would we consider it settled? This is just the beginning.”

“Huh?”

Wei Yanho spat on his hand, rubbed it, and said:

“Miss.”

“Yes?”

Wei Yanho smiled mysteriously:

“How many children are held captive in the Jegal Family?”