Chapter 7 - 6. Diamond In A Swamp
As people with billions upon their names, conglomerates had a dedicated team to manage their security. Some outsourced it from security companies, and some made a team by themselves by recruiting people. More often than not, however, these 'guards' not only functioned to maintain their safety.
Just as a king needed to be seen as a mighty but clean figure, so did the conglomerates. The path they took to reach their level of wealth was built upon stepping on others, and yet, they shouldn't be seen as such. For that, they needed skillful people to do their dirty deeds and solve annoying problems.
Was it one or two years after her mother's death? As she took care of a problem that the second son caused with gangsters in B-city, she knew about the existence of Ryu Hajin. He was one of a few people accompanying her at that time, and that was the one and only time they were ever together in the same space.
Seul-ah would hear about him from time to time while working in the main house, but she never saw him face to face again. That was why she couldn't even remember who this man was working for--her older sister? The third wife? The family in general? She only remembered that one day, the man was no longer working for the family despite being so good at his work.
Rumors said that the first or third daughter--or was it the first wife, even?--took him as a kept man instead of a hunting dog for the family. Seul-ah had no idea how much truth was in that rumor, but looking at the man's picture...well, she could understand why such a rumor could come out.
Perhaps that was why the first son never let her meet Ryu Hajin. If she recalled correctly, the man shouldn't have come to accompany her at that time, but one guy suffered from food poisoning and he was free.
"This man..."
Seul-ah muttered while clicking on the strikingly blank profile, making it the sole box displayed on the screen. The odd was as blank as his profile, which meant no one had put anything on him. While it was still an hour before the game began, half of the tables were already filled, and betting had started to be placed.
For Seul-ah, who knew Ryu Hajin's capability, it was bewildering.
"Ah, that one is new," Lee Sol stroked his chin while looking at the screen over Seul-ah's shoulder. "It seemed like he was living abroad and only came here last week."
So that was it. "Then this must be his first night," Seul-ah said.