The Clandestine (디 클랜데스틴)

The Clandestine: Chapter 15

Seoul, South Korea (2017)

Irene looked around to find Tae-oh inside the library, but the place was so quiet. She walked slowly to avoid making any noise. She want to know more about Prince Siryeong. Based on the diary of Anhye, it said that his brother was died in the palace.

"Ahgassi..." the old man called her.

She turned back in surprise, "Hello." was all she could say.

"Are you affiliated with that man outside?" the old man asked and pointed the outside of the library.

Irene furrowed her brow. "A man?" then she went outside. She saw a man with a sunglasses and there was a camera in his hands. The man seems shocked as he saw her so he immediately went back to its car.

"Who's that guy?" she asked herself. She was about to go back in the library when she realized the identity of the man. She turned back but the car was leaving, she memorized the license plate of the car. She whispered, "91사 0329..."

She run toward their van. "Oppa!" she called her sleeping manager.

"Oh?"

"The paparazzi was here earlier."

"What!?"

"Why don't you follow him instead and leave me here?"

"No, Joohyun-ah." Her manager immediately disagreed. "I won't do that!"

"Don't worry about me right now, just follow the black van with a plate number 91사 0329." Irene ordered. "I won't be in danger."

"Fine! I'll be back within ten minutes. Go back inside the library."

She run again into the library so his manager left her. She found the old man staring at her with a smile. The old man offered her a chair.

"Grandpa, can you tell me more about Anhye?" she asked as she sat down and leaned her arms in the long table.

"Sure." The old man nodded. "You are here not to ask about Anhye, right?" the old man asked with a smirk. "You are curious about Prince Siryeong."

"How did you—"

"Prince Siryeong's death is still unknown. Did you know how much I read Queen Anhye's book that we gave you? I'm already reading it since I was a young."

"Really? Then you memorized everything there."

"Of course. And you totally had no idea about what Gojeolgam can do."

"What do you mean, grandpa?"

"The real Gojeolgam just started after the death of Prince Siryeong..."

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Goryeo (1214)

Anhye went inside the room of His Majesty with a thick book in her hands. She throw the book to the sitting ruler. "Look at that book and think about how pliable you are."

"What is this?"

"According to that data, Prime Minister Choe didn't pay for his taxes in land for two years and yet he had a guts to stand in front of you!" her anger bursts out. "I don't care about how dangerous to put down that prime minister! But all you need is to throw him out!"

"He is a great military dictator." Gojong throw the book into the ground.

"No, he is much better to rule the country. I think he is the de facto ruler. He rules this country, not you!"