RED STAR IN THE SKY GORYEO (The Scent Of Life 2)
CHAPTER 18 INFILTRATING

The night began to fall when the Wang brothers gathered not far from Lady Hae's house. Three male figures were sitting under a thick tree some distance from the road. Those figures were hidden from the sight of the passerby. They were waiting for the gisaeng group to come.

The guests of the invitation came in groups. A man sitting on a stretcher chair lifted by his servants and several bodyguards were seen entering Mrs Hae's house. The figure of the old man who became the attention of the Wang brothers was Minister Park, minister of public health. The minister was in the faction of Queen Shin. Wang So and Wang Jung glanced at each other.

At the end of the road, a troupe of gisaeng from the gyobang Madam Chun is walking in a line to the house of Lady Hae. Their group attracted the attention of people on the streets. There are about twenty beautiful gisaeng with a hat covered in thin cloth. Their beauty is a mystery and only certain people can enjoy it.

Among the women was Byeol walking awkwardly with the makeup and clothes he wore. While pinching the skirt she walked looking to the left right looking for the Wang brothers. Not far from Madam Hae's house, Byeol's eyes could catch the shadow of the three of them. Byeol took off his hat-covering cloth, when close to the Wang brothers, then nodded slowly to them.

"Hyung-nim, it's Byeol," said Wang Jung pointing to Byeol's figure in an emerald red and green shirt.

Wang So looked at the beautiful figure of Byeol that night. There was a subtle swish and butterflies flying in Wang So's heart exactly the same as the one felt when Wang So first met Byeol under the rain rinai back then in the palace.

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The gisaeng troupe made it in. They began to sit among the hundreds of guests in the courtyard of Mrs Hae's house which was brightly lit by the many torches and lanterns. Byeol saw the figure of Madam Hae sitting next to an old man.

"Who is that?" byeol whispered to a gisaeng next to him.

"That's Minister Park, minister of public health. Among the many officials, he was the most royal to give us a gift" said the gisaeng

All drinking meals served by the gisaengs. Some gisaeng people started dancing on the stage when the music began to be sung. The low roar of joyful laughter lit up the party atmosphere in Madam Hae's residence. Then Minister Park stood in the audience.

Byeol's heart was not calm. He spread his eyes. Did the Wang brothers make it in? inner Byeol. They're looking for Mrs Hae's transaction book. The party's getting nightly. Byeol secretly put sleeping pills on the drinks served to the guests he accompanied. Byeol looked with disdain at the man beside him who was drunk and lying unconscious. Byeol quietly moved away from the festive center while pretending to carry the urn. He sneaked into Madam Hae's residence.

Byeol sneaked into room after room in the house. Check out what's in that room. Whenever someone walks by, he hides. Until finally he was in the very building behind the residence. Suddenly someone smothered his mouth and pulled him into the dark part of a building. Byeol almost shouted in surprise, but seeing that it was Wang Wook he just felt calm.

"Where are the others?" byeol asked while whispering to Wang Wook.

"They went to the mountain to check on something. I've been combing through the rooms but I haven't found the book yet. Only this building has not. But the door is locked" said Wang Wook

Byeol checked the door and it was indeed locked. Inexhaustible, Byeol pulled a small skewer of his condition and then tried it into the hole of the padlock. When it had not managed to open the padlock, from the other direction there was a group of guards passing by while carrying torches.

Wang Wook pulled Byeol into a dark part of the building, far from the guards' eyes. Byeol was so close in Wang Wook's arms. Her face was hot. It felt in the palms of his hands that the man's heart was beating fast. After the guard passed and moved away, they breathed a sigh of relief. Being aware of their position close together made awkwardness created between them. Spontaneous Byeol away from Wang Wook. The man cleared his throat, then left while taking over the skewer from Byeol's hand.

Wang Wook tried to open the padlock with a konde puncture.

Claaacs!

Finally with great difficulty the padlock was successfully opened. Didn't wait long for them to enter the room. In the room were arranged books on shelves lined up. They tried to search in the pile of books, and finally got what they wanted.

In a book there are recorded transactions of buying and selling drugs with palace officials and the most is with Minister Park. They throw smiles at each other with their efforts that are not in vain. Byeol secretly returns to the unfinished party venue. While Wang Wook went through the back wall of the unguarded house. Madame Hae turned away without realizing it.