Dislciamer is as stated in chap 1. Thanks for the reviews and I welcome more.
Gi Chul stormed into the meeting last, with Choi Young standing right behind him. It has been a week since King Gongnim last saw Choi Young. A minister passed the King the monetary record books, and as the King sat, the rest sat too.
" Let us begin the meeting. Firstly, I would want to point out that Gi Chul has been holding onto too much money for himself, exceeding the amount that each minister is allowed to hold. In these record books, they clearly recorded his misdeeds and his total wealth. " stated King Gongnim.
Chattering among Ministers started
" Your Majesty, beg my pardon, but I don't understand what you are talking about. I have always obeyed the rules and not go against any of the laws. Could you please re check the record books? I have everyone here to witness what I have said. " explained Gi Chul. He turned back to smile at Choi Young who stared at him blankly.
" Your Majesty, this concerns the reliability and credibility of one of the ministers. It would be wise to check the record books again. There might have been a slight mistake? Could you please allow us to check it? " asked a minister who stood by Gi Chul, trying to defend him.
King Gongnim threw the record books onto the table, as the ministers scrambled to have a look at the records and if their names were marked. Sighs of relief as well as sobs could be heard. Gi Chul found his name and records. He showed it to everyone else.
" All the ministers here. This is the evidence to prove my innocence. This had been a trap, set by the King. Your Majesty, how could you be so careless and overlook such an important evidence? Your words make a difference in everyone's life here. " Gi Chul shouted out, fearless as he stared at King Gongnim.
The King refused to believe what he heard was true. He took the book for himself. No matter how many times he flip the book or how hard he stared at it, the record on the piece of paper would not change. What Gi Chul said was true. Gi Chul had been " wrongly accused " by the King. He slammed the table in anger, staring into the eyes of Choi Young. Choi Young's cold eyes met his gaze. His eyes seemed to tell the King to forgive him, but deep in the King's mind, he told himself never to forgive Choi Young.
The meeting ended with Gi Chul proven not guilty.
" Good job, Choi Young, you have done well. " said Gi Chul, giving Choi Young a pat on his back. Choi Young shoved his hand away from his shoulder. The incident started flowing into Choi Young's mind. That night, Choi Young went masked with other assassins and sneaked into the palace. Choi Young knew the palace well and they managed to avoid the patrol guards on their way to the warehouse where the record books were placed. The warehouse was not heavily guarded. The strong attackers; Choi Young and the assassins, hardly needed any effort to kill the guards and enter the warehouse. They rummaged everything and finally found the record books stating Gi Chul's offences. In the night, Gi Chul contacted many people to go over to his residence and all of them started copying the book and making sure that the sums tally. By dawn, they managed to rush out everything. Choi Young together with the same group of people sneaked into the palace again via the least accessible and most unnoticed passageway. They arranged the books neatly to their original position. When they were about to leave, they heard guards marching over to the warehouse. The guards found their buddies laying dead on the ground and rushed into the warehouse. The few of them had left via the window and climbed onto the roof. They creeped on the rooftop hoping that the roof would not make any creaking sounds and they succeeded.