“If it’s the Dark Guild Alliance, it’ll be difficult to negotiate with them.”

“I’m getting a headache just thinking about it. I don’t understand how they safely brought the goods to this distant city only to put their guard down now and have it all taken away. This transaction would have been very straightforward, but now it’s become complicated.”

The three Han-Sung Clan members were chatting in their quarters. They were staying in the same hotel as San and Biyeon. Outside, heavy rain continued to pour down with heavy winds.

“Is there any chance that the two deliberately took the goods away for themselves?” Hanya, who was drinking tea, threw out without much thought.

“Intentionally?” Hanjun said as he looked at Hanya with a surprised face. Hanyoung looked at his granddaughter with an interested expression.

“Why would they do that? What would be the benefit?”

“That's because… it doesn’t make sense that such powerful figures would stoop to assist a rural Count to sell his goods unless there was another reason. Could it be that they deliberately approached the Count for the exact purpose of stealing his goods?”

“Well…”

Hanyoung stroked his beard. He was also contemplating that exact scenario. He...