Chapter 248
“Step aside! Make way!”
Military troops made their way through the crowd.
A navy blue uniform, silver epaulets, protective gear, and a white scabbard—these were the symbols of the Capital Defense Force.
The military had arrived. But conveniently, they’d appeared only once everything was said and done...
The captain pushed aside the foreign reporters before scanning Jae-Hyeok up and down in a concerned manner.
“Are you well?”
The implication of those words was significant.
Ever since Jae-Hyeok had killed a high-ranking general, the Korean military had been pushing for severe punishment, going so far as to qualify him as treasonous in their public addresses. In fact, the military had been so determined to see Jae-Hyeok punished that when the Twilight Kingdom gate appeared, they shamelessly dragged their heels to pressure the government into withdrawing support for Jae-Hyeok.
However, now with the gate cleared, a military captain of the Capital Defense Force had actually taken the lead in asking after Jae-Hyeok’s safety. From this alone, it was clear their stance had changed.
They must’ve realized the value of that boy.
Ha Yul, the leader of the Jeongdo Party, sighed with relief. In truth, had Jae-Hyeok died... she wasn’t sure what she would’ve done.
Korea had not seen talent like his in decades—just his existence promised a future leap in Korea's national power, and what’s more, he was someone with a personal stake in cleaning the nation’s corruption, so his and her own aims aligned.