With a red bandana wrapped around his head, Yoo Il-seok scanned the yellow booklet in his hands. The booklet contained a list of the items that arrived at the port today.
With this booklet, he could track what goods were loaded on each ship and where they were being sold.
It was a treasure that only Yoo Il-seok possessed.
It was also thanks to this booklet that the Red Bandana Association, a mere group of workers, managed to stand on an equal footing with a giant force like the Sea Dragon Sect.
Yoo Il-seok would analyze the contents of the booklet every day to predict which merchants would make the most profit, and invest in them accordingly.
As a result, the size of the Red Bandana Association grew by at least fivefold in the last twenty years since he became the head.
Then with the money the organization earned, Yoo Il-seok made sure to train his own martial artists. And now, the same martial artists boasted strength not far behind that of the Sea Dragon Sect.
But while this was how the world perceived the Red Bandana Association, Yoo Il-seok knew better.
He knew that in reality, the Red Bandana Association was still far inferior to that of the Sea Dragon Sect.
This was the exact reason why he was now doing his best in trying to come up with a way how to increase their organization’s power.
“My lord!”
Just then, a voice interrupted Yoo Il-seok’s peace.
Sensing the urgency in his subordinate’s voice, Yoo Il-seok knew that something must have happened. Otherwise, his subordinate would not have come looking for him at this late hour.
“What’s the matter?”
“Something big has happened!”
“Something big?”
Only then did Yoo Il-seok get up from his seat and hurriedly walk outside. Once outside, he could see all of his subordinates standing with their heads down.
“What happened?”
“The Third Young Master has been seriously injured!”
“The Third Young Master?”
“Yes!”
Yoo Il-seok furrowed his eyebrows.
For someone who had heard of the news of their child being injured, his reaction was not very emotional nor intense. It was far from the typical reaction of a normal parent.
Yoo Il-seok then continued to ask his subordinate,
“How is he?”
“He’s in critical condition. One of his arms is completely broken with its nerves severed. I’m afraid he’ll end up being a cripple.”
“How did he end up this way?”
“Well—”
“Is it because of his sodomy habits again?”
“I’m sorry.”
“That useless fool bringing shame to the family–!”
Yoo Il-seok’s face turned red and his eyes glowed with anger.
He was not upset at the fact that his child was injured, but more about the fact that his child had brought shame upon himself while trying to sodomize someone.
“Who did he touch this time?”
“He didn’t even manage to touch him.”
“What do you mean?”
“He received a beating from an old man just right before he was about to touch someone.”
“An old man?”
“Yes, and he seemed to be someone from outside the Central Plains.”
“You mean to tell me that a man from the outskirts dares to turn my son into a cripple? In my territory?!”
Yoo Il-seok took the humiliation of his son being sodomized in stride, but the fact that a stranger from beyond the Central Plains caused trouble in his territory infuriated him.
It was a matter of his pride.
Even though his organization fell short against the Sea Dragon Sect, they were still considered a strong powerhouse in Haimen. The fact that an old man from outside the Central Plains was running amok in his territory was enough to hurt his pride.
“Let’s go!”
“Pardon?”
“Let’s go to where that person is.”
“Understood.”
“Summon the First and Second Young Master as well.”
“Yes!”
Yoo Geonsang and Yoo Sangyeong, the first and second sons respectively, were both recognized as strong figures in the Red Bandana Association.
They both held key positions in the Red Bandana Association.
Whenever this kind of incident happens, he would turn to them. After all, the only people he could trust were his blood relatives.
The subordinate quickly informed Yoo Geonsang and Yoo Sangyeong that Yoo Il-seok had summoned them. The two immediately led their men to join Yoo Il-seok’s procession.
As Yoo Il-seok stepped out, there were nearly a hundred or so martial artists from the Red Bandana Association.
“What’s going on?”
“Oh my! Looks like something big has happened!”
The people murmured amongst themselves in surprise after seeing that their head, Yoo Il-seok, had come out and moved personally.
It was extremely rare for Yoo Il-seok to personally take action. But once he did, it usually meant that something big was happening.
A bloodbath was about to ensue.
It was in this way that Yoo Il-seok manage to protect and defend his own territory and the Red Bandana Association.
If there was one flaw in him, it would only be his third child, Yoo Cheolgwang. Other than that, everything about him, as a man, was perfect.
Now that Yoo Il-seok himself was on the move, people assumed that whatever problem had risen would be resolved quickly.
Yoo Il-seok was a man of great strength, worthy of being the head of the Red Bandana Association. Moreover, he had over a hundred subordinates following behind him.
These men were the real power behind the Red Bandana Association.
All of them were rough and fierce individuals who grew up in Haimen, known for never retreating until death in times of war.
They were so fierce and formidable that even the Heavenly Sea Dragon Sect was said to respect the Red Bandana Association’s territory because of them.
Yoo Geonsang, the eldest son, asked,
“Why did father summon us?”
He still didn’t know why they had been summoned this late in the night.
“Cheolgwang had returned critically injured.”
“Really?”
“That’s right! He tried to cause trouble again but got his ass handed to him.”
“Until when do we have to clean up after that brat?”
In the end, Yoo Geonsang lost his temper.
The second, Yoo Sangyeong, couldn’t hold back his anger either.
“Damn it! How could a piece of shit like him be our brother–!”
Bang!
At that moment, Yoo Il-seok’s palm forcefully struck Yoo Sangyeong’s cheek.
Yoo Il-seok’s cheeks instantly swelled up.
“Watch your language.”
“Father?”
“That trash is still my own flesh and blood. Insulting him is no different than insulting me, the one who created that trash.”
“I apologize. That was not my intention.”
“I know. So, be careful next time.”
“Yes!”
Yoo Il-seok looked around the area.
A large inn came into view.
It was the same inn that Yoo Cheolgwang had gotten himself injured.
Yoo Il-seok looked at his men and said,
“Prepare yourselves, everyone!”
“Yes!”
Swoosh!
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