Chapter 51
"This is outrageous. No matter if you're an illegitimate son, you still carry the rightful bloodline of the Palace Lord. How could they conspire to have you killed? By some second-rate clan like that?!"
That was the correct reaction.
That was how any sane person would respond—but those drunk on power never think that way. And worse, they’re often more cunning than expected.
"Chief Steward Seong, you're good at investigations, but do you really not understand people?"
“...Excuse me?”
"If Han Janggwang had killed me, do you really think the Hanbing Sect would’ve cleaned up the mess?"
“...What are you saying...?”
"The Hanbing Sect never intended to clean up anything. Han Janggwang was nothing but a disposable knife to them—used and discarded. If I had died, the Hanbing Sect would’ve been the first to destroy Juryung Sword Gate themselves."
"...Wipe out the accomplices... and then..."
"A classic case of discarding the hound once the hunt is over."
Unwi cracked his neck as he spoke.
The picture had already come together in his mind.