As Kim Hannah guided a person into the reception room, Seol Jihu got up from his seat delightedly.

The guest was a thin, brown-skinned man wearing a white turban.

“Mister Tong Chai!”

“It’s been a while.”

The man was Mister Tong Chai.

“This building sure is huge. Are you really the owner of this place?”

“It somehow ended up that way.”

“Well, you distinguished yourself from the rest even when you were in the Neutral Zone. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was completing the missions with you. This is bringing back old memories.”

The two men sat down around a table and caught up.

“I was greatly surprised hearing that you personally visited our branch in Eva.”

“We needed an intelligence agency in the city.”

“Isn’t there Red Hwaru? Seeing as how you kept them alive, we thought you would use them to gather information.”

“The intelligence group I want is one that will easily encompass a district. Red Hwaru will step down soon and go under Dongchun Merchants.”

In other words, the Assassination Guild was an organization that fit Seol Jihu’s criteria. A joyful smile spread on Tong Chai’s face.

“But still, asking if we would be interested in being in charge of a district. Do you know how shocked the branch head was when he heard that?”

Tong Chai guffawed, saying that Seol Jihu was just as generous as ever. Seol Jihu also smiled faintly. Just like Tong Chai said, the branch head had quite a face when he heard the news.

Although the Assassination Guild had branches in all cities, their branch in Eva was no different than a small candy shop. Because the Eva Alliance suppressed them thoroughly, they were only barely managing to sustain themselves.

Then one day,...