“It's not as complicated as you might think. Just expose yourself.”

“...Expose myself?” Kang Jin-Ho cocked his brow at Lee Hyeon-Su's recommendation.

“Yes. All you have to do is show your enemies that you're not with anyone. When you do that, they will act on their own.”

“Mm? I don't get it. Am I not exposed already? I don't recall trying to be more cautious until now...?”

“No, not true,” Lee Hyeon-Su firmly shook his head. “Mister Jin-Ho, you've been under the protection of... civilization all this time.”

“...?”

“CCTV cameras are everywhere. And places with people will be like a natural air-raid shelter. Especially those coming from foreign countries... They'll have no choice but to be extra cautious.”

“Mm...!”

“To bait your enemies into the open... You need to discard all of them. Only when you are at a place where civilization can't reach will those people feel like they can do whatever they want.”

Kang Jin-Ho slowly nodded. He could understand that much.

Bang Jin-Hun didn't seem to have realized it yet, but Lee Jung-Geol's biggest achievement as the Assembly Master was forming a 'perfect' synergistic connection with the political world. At least, that was what Kang Jin-Ho believed. Of course, Kim Seok-Il should've played a big part in that as well.

Considering the level of hostility between the people of murim and the ruling government in the past, even Kang Jin-Ho could see how much effort Lee Jung-Geol had put in to create the current status quo. Even if the situation in the modern era was markedly different from the past...

The fact...