Tying up loose strings

After his fight with the assassin Jin first seeked a hidden place in the forest and in there he sat on the ground and closed his eyes, he meditated and reviewed his fight against Fleeting Shadow ingraving each and every moment of it especially the part where he first manifested his Qi.

And at the same time he was also recuperating, after that he got up from his position, he patted his suit and then with a stride he dissapeared in the darkness.

***

Inside the Southern Blue Sky Merchant Hall Chong Han Jin was there contemplating something while looking at the documents in his hand.

"I need you to do me a favor."

A sudden voice came from behind a familiar voice and an unexpected one.

"Ho?" He gestured surprised.

"What? Did you really expect me to die."The voice said stepping out of the dark, it was Jin.

"Honestly I didn't expect you to survive." A bussinessman indeed.

"Seeing as you are here it's either you escaped from The Unknowns which is unlikely considering their tenacity or you have completely eliminated them which seems to be the right." Chong Han Jin said impressed.

"So I guess that raises my value huh." Jin said joikingly.

"Haha that indeed is." He said with a chuckle.

"So how can I help you?"

"I need you to spread the news about my victory against the unknowns."

'So your finally ready advertising yourself to the world huh, it seems that you've gained something in the fight'

"Consider it done my friend!"

Cupping his hands Jin did a brief bow and said.

"Thank you." And after giving his thanks he stepped back once again submerged into the darkness completely dissapearing.

***

Inside the leader's room of the Golden Merchant, the leader was there looking at the documents and paper in front of him but even though he was busying himself with paper work there was a certain inpatience in his eyes.

"Damn it!" He shouted slamming the papers on the floor and standing up.

"When will that damn assassin finished up!?"

It has already been a week since he commisioned the Unknowns to find the one that killed his son but ever since then there has not been yet a news or even some heads up.

Then suddenly a frantic noise of hurried footstep resounded through the wooden floor, follow by that were several knocks on the door.

"WHAT!!"He shouted.

"M-merchant leader! There's some bad news!"

"What is it this time!?"

"M-merchant leader The Unkowns failed and the news about you commisioning the assassination have spread throughout the city!"

Upon hearing it he gritted his teeth and his mouth foamed in anger, and suddenly as if the dam finally broke he thrashed around the room punching the wall, throwing the papers and kicking the furnitures.

"GAAAAAAHHH!!"

"FUCKING HELL!! FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!! GAAAAAAHHHH"

Grabbing his hair and pulling it the leader continued to thrash around like a rabid man or a kid throwing a tantrum.

If anyone is there they will not be able to help but cringe, seeing a man around his 40's or 50's throw a tantrum like a nine years old is honestly unsightly and an unpleasant to the eye.

Outside the room the poor servant can't help but flinch hearing the angered shouts and ocasional sound of something breaking, but as if the storm stopped the sound of the chaos stopped.

"L-leader?"

"Is everything alright there?"

"Leader?"

Finally noticing something wrong the servant called, louder this time.

"LEADER!!"

After receiving no response the servant panicked and started to knock on the door loudly. Seeing no response again he decided to checke and opened the door.

Upon opening the door what he saw curled his stomach and made him pale as a sheet of a paper. In there a man lying down the floor headless with blood flowing out of the neck, lifeless.

***

After the shocking news about the famous Assassin Group's demise the name of the Nameless Mercenary spread and became the hot topic of the Quangho City. And even after that the news about the death of the Golden Mearchant Leader caused the flames of rumour to spread bigger.

The news spreaded fast and I mean incredibly fast, you see here in this world were there is not much other form of entertainment hearing and spreading gossip is one of the juiciest way to entertain oneself.

And thus it was always very fast when it comes to news and juicy rumours.

Especially when someone's misfortune is what were talking about.

***

Name: Chong Han Jin

Age:

Status: Dead, Previous leader of the Golden Merchant

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