Chapter 565

Lee Jung-sook kicked back and responded with a soft chuckle, “Yeah, she did. She completely fell for it, hook, line and sinker. How stupid did she have to be?”

“Thus… Choi Tae-min’s daughter, Choi Soon-sil, also ended up becoming Ms Park’s BFF.” Lee Jung-sook gently swirled the coffee in her cup as she glanced up meaningfully at Qin Ye, “Have you… finally thought about the implications of this?”

Qin Ye gasped.

How could he not?

This was the world’s most shocking BFF revelation! All this while, Ms Park had been acting just like a puppet on strings, manipulated by her BFF Choi Soon-sil, right down to the things she said, the clothes to wear and even the bag she carried! Choi Soon-sil had undoubtedly been given full access to the state secrets whilst Ms Park had reigned in power! This was the greatest scandal of Daeian politics in ages!

And to make matters worse… Big Momma Choi was none other than the daughter of the cult leader, Choi Tae-min!

“You finally seem to understand something.” Lee Jung-sook sneered, “But… that’s not all. In fact, this is only the beginning.”

“Do you know the name of the religious sect involved in the MV Sewol incident?”

She leaned in close to Qin Ye and then mouthed the words slowly, “Evangelical Baptist Church, otherwise known as the Guwonpa, or the Salvation Sect. [1] Their tenet is that mankind is close to extinction, and must be inclined towards death. Doesn’t this feel… somewhat similar to what we’ve been talking about?”

Qin Ye’s jaws dropped slightly, and he shook his head with great exclamation.

The MV Sewol incident, otherwise known as the second act of the script of death, has actually been brewing for such a long time?!

That’s not merely 15 years! We’re talking about a time frame of well over 40 years!

Is this all under the hand of the Russian Underworld?

Is this how an underworld sows the seeds of myths and fabricates miracles?

It all starts discreetly, budding and growing without anyone realizing it, until… it culminates with a volcanic eruption of despair and despondency!

In that instant, every notion he had about the process of casting myths was completely blown away, and he wanted nothing more than to learn about the entire truth surrounding the script in the hands of No. 2.

“That’s right.” Lee Jung-sook leaned back into the sofa, “The president of Cheonghaejin Shipping, Yu Byung-nam, was also one of the believers of Master Choi. The Salvation Sect is an offshoot of the Church of Spirit World.”

“And the day that MV Sewol sank…” A frigid smile crept up the corner of her lips, “Was none other than Master Choi’s 20th death anniversary.”

Qin Ye’s facial muscles twitched uncontrollably, and he gulped in horror.

No way…

You’ve got to be kidding…

Not even the King Yanluo of Hell could achieve something like resurrection from the dead. Even if they managed to make something rise from the burial mound, it would be no more than a monstrosity like the living dead. This is the incontrovertible way of the Heavenly Dao. Yet, to think that they’d done all these for a fragile myth propounded by a mere human being…

“And that’s not all.” Lee Jung-sook continued to deal blow after blow, “Master Choi had left a note in his will stating this - ‘I will not die. I’m merely sojourning in the lands of the dead. I shall be resurrected 20 years later through the execution of a ritual. Mark my words.”

“I knew all about them. Just one week before the MV Sewol incident, Cheonghaejin Shipping called in favours and reduced the number of ships sailing out to sea. I caught wind of it. After all, this was one of the collaborators of the god of death. Nobody can hide anything from me so long as it occurs here in Daehan.”

“I called in my own favour and banned the voyage of the MV Sewol. Unexpectedly, an order was issued directly from Cheongwadae, or the Blue House, directly allowing it to go out to sea. Like you guessed, the god of death had other important chess pieces that they could move in order to achieve the same end. And to that end, this other influential chess piece that was able to overrule me in that instant… was probably none other than the incumbent president at that time, Ms Park.”

“It was already night when I next learned of these developments. I can’t possibly be monitoring the situation all the time. After all, there were too many things that needed my attention. Unfortunately, it was all too late by the time I finally arrived.” She sighed wistfully, “I saw the pictures of the MV Sewol incident. It was undoubtedly the Resurrection Ritual.”

Silence.

Qin Ye rubbed his temples as he sorted through his thoughts.

Yin and Yang do not intersect, but they are still two sides of the same coin. These seemingly antithetical maxims had come together in perfect harmony at this very moment.

Everything in the netherworld stemmed from the mortal realm, but they cannot reach out and communicate directly to the mortal realm. Therefore, the next best thing that all underworlds have done since time immemorial was to promote faith in them through legen