The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

a few days later.

Seoul welcomed its first heavy snowfall of the winter.

The sky was overcast, and snowflakes fell in a flurry, turning the world into a vast expanse of white.

Four p.m.

The gates of the Seoul Southern Detention Center are open.

A specially modified white prison van slowly drove out of the detention center, its wheels crunching over the snow.

Inside the prison van.

The young escort officer in the driver's seat kept complaining: "This damn weather! What are the people upstairs thinking? Why did they have to choose a time like this to transfer the prisoners!"

He cursed and pounded on the steering wheel to show his dissatisfaction.

In this kind of weather, you can't even see the road clearly, and accidents can easily happen!

but...

Being of lowly status and little influence, he only dared to vent his frustrations at this time.

In comparison...

The middle-aged guard sitting in the passenger seat looked much more composed. Only after the young guard stopped complaining did he sigh and agree, "Yeah, it's really exhausting!"

There was a pause.

But then he tried to comfort and persuade us, saying, "Since the mission has been assigned, we can only follow orders. On the bright side, the higher-ups said that this mission is urgent, so even if it's tough, the compensation will be more generous than usual..."

"Hopefully they'll keep their word..."

The young escort replied instinctively.

Even so, his expression improved somewhat because of the benefits.

But the resentment in his eyes did not immediately dissipate.

Besides the two resentful guards, there was also a young and beautiful female police officer in the prison van.

It was Wu Huijin, who was specially transferred from Incheon to assist in this escort mission.

Unlike the two escorts, she did not join in their complaints. Instead, she sat quietly to the side, gazing at the snowy scenery outside the car window, seemingly lost in thought.

Snowflakes kept falling onto the car window, but they melted quickly due to the temperature of the car's air conditioning...

Her eyes were expressionless, making them difficult to read.

The interior space is separated by a wire mesh, forming two areas: front and back.

Sitting in front were three escorts, including Wu Huijin, while behind them were the people being transferred—Cui Wuzhen and Yin Bingxu!

now...

The two men were dressed in prison uniforms, their hands were handcuffed, and their feet were shackled with heavy leg irons.

They sat on either side.

They silently watched the scenery outside the car window, one on each side, seemingly oblivious to everything happening around them.

However...

The two men's expressions were completely different.

Cui Wuzhen's face was ashen and calm, as if he had seen through everything and was completely indifferent to what was happening around him.

But Yoon Byung-wook is different...

His expression changed constantly, like a chameleon...

Sometimes calm, sometimes flashing with a hint of sinister ruthlessness!

Apparently...

His heart was in turmoil, and he could not calm down.

Aside from the occasional complaints from the two guards, there was almost no other sound inside the prison van.

This also created a dull and oppressive atmosphere throughout the space!

...

It's snowing heavily.

Due to the heavy snowfall making the roads extremely slippery, the prison van moved very slowly.

What should have taken just over an hour to reach the destination has now taken more than two hours, and the journey is only halfway through.

The two escorts sitting in the front row became increasingly agitated and began to complain.

Time passes by minute by minute...

at last.

The prison van arrived at a fork in the road.

The young escort consciously reduced the vehicle's speed and turned the steering wheel, causing the prison van to turn into a narrow and winding alley.

This path is also the only way to reach the destination, Sin Chew Prison.

The tall trees on both sides of the road are lush and green.

The snow on the ground had piled up even deeper, making it even more difficult for the prison van to move forward.

However, no one usually comes this way.

So the young escort stepped on the gas a few more times, increasing the vehicle's speed, and the prison van moved forward smoothly.

I do not know how long it has been...

After the prison van rounded another bend and traveled for some time...

The young escort, who was complaining, suddenly noticed several figures looming ahead, seemingly busy with some kind of construction work.

However, due to the heavy snowfall, visibility was poor...

By the time he truly realized what was happening ahead, he was already very close to those people!

In an instant.

The young escort's heart suddenly raced, and his mind went completely blank!

But his body instinctively pressed the brake pedal, attempting to stop the vehicle urgently to avoid a collision.

However...

Things didn't go as planned...

Despite his best efforts to brake, the snow-covered road surface drastically reduced traction, causing the wheels to slide forward several meters uncontrollably...

"Bam—"

With a loud bang, the prison van came to a sudden stop.

Everyone inside the car was startled by the sudden impact.

The young escort's face turned pale instantly, his heart pounded rapidly, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.

"what happened?"

The middle-aged escort officer hurriedly pressed for more information.

He was a little distracted and didn't know what had happened.

"S-senpai, I...I..."

The young guard's lips trembled, and after a long pause, he finally managed to say, "I think I hit...hit someone..."

"What??"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged guard's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively looked out the window.

At this time...

The figures outside the car also seemed to be stunned by the unexpected collision.

They all moved and gathered towards the prison van.

He walked along, waving and shouting something...

The middle-aged escort was quite responsible; he took a deep breath and was about to get out of the car to check the situation.

But halfway through reaching out, he seemed to suddenly remember something...

They stopped moving instantly.

He paused for a few seconds.

He first turned to look at the young escort officer next to him, who looked completely bewildered.

Then he turned to look behind him...

Choi Moo-jin and Yoon Byung-wook remained sitting there quietly.

There doesn't seem to be anything unusual.

Then he looked at female detective Wu Huijin...