Chapter 184: The Butterfly Effect (3)
Wol Seong-Cheon, the Director of the Secret Pavilion, oversaw all of Heaven's Summit's information.
That made his influence within the organization powerful enough to be counted among the top ten, and he possessed the authority and strength to match. He had the power to easily erase a moderately sized sect from existence at his discretion. His martial prowess was formidable as well, and aside from the Ten Great Elders, few could match him.
Consequently, he was accustomed to gazing down at countless martial artists as they looked up at him with reverence. Right now, however, Jin Mu-Won was looking him straight in the eye, regarding him as an equal.
This made Wol Seong-Cheon extremely uncomfortable. Worse yet, the simple fact that his opponent was the successor of the Northern Army filled him with revulsion.
He gritted his teeth. We should have wiped out the Northern Army completely back then.
Jin Mu-Won could sense the fury and killing intent in Wol Seong-Cheon's and his subordinates' eyes. An ordinary person would have been intimidated, but not him. He had crossed the line between life and death countless times to become who he was today. His nerves, forged in adversity and hardship, were not weak enough to be shaken by this level of killing intent.
"What are you doing here? You were colluding with Head Inquisitor Seo, weren't you?" Wol Seong-Cheon pressed.
Jin Mu-Won snorted. "The word 'colluding' does not seem appropriate."
"Hmph! He concealed your information from me completely. That would be impossible if he wasn't colluding with you. On top of that, he deceived us by giving us false intel. Such a crime can never be forgiven!"
Seo Mu-Sang stepped forward again. "I have never deceived you, Director. I reported that Young Lord Jin was present when the Northern Army Fortress burned down, and Heaven's Summit verified it. Ultimately, it was Heaven's Summit that concluded he was dead. How exactly have I deceived you?"
"How dare you use such sophistry…"