Chapter 39
-Hoo-ah. My son. Run away. Live.
-And… please, do not walk the same path as this father.
The corpse of his mother, collapsed on the floor.
His father, covered in blood as he leaves his final words.
The boy, Lee Hoo, opened his eyes.
“….”
A horrific past reenacted within a nightmare.
For any other six-year-old child, it would not have been strange to burst into tears.
But Lee Hoo tidied his bedding with his usual expressionless face.
“I have finished waking up.”
Having stepped out of the old, shabby guest room, Lee Hoo gave his wake-up report to the innkeeper, who was wiping a table with a rag.
“Number Three.”
The innkeeper, calling Lee Hoo “Number Three” with a blank, emotionless face.
He held out a scrap of paper.
“Take it.”
After taking the note, Lee Hoo read the instructions and precautions written on it before swallowing the paper.
“I shall carry out the order.”
Lee Hoo answered briefly and headed toward the inn entrance.
At that moment, the door opened, and customers stepped inside.
“Innkeeper, are you open for business?”
A smile blossomed instantly on the innkeeper’s otherwise rigid face.
“Oh, welcome! What can I get for you?”
Lee Hoo glanced at his superior, who had started acting, and stepped out the door.
「Solicit customers near the target’s residence. If a stranger is spotted, keep them in mind and report later.」
Reflecting on what was written on the paper, Lee Hoo walked through the Marketplace.
