In the elevator heading to the first floor:

After taking his seat, Seong Guk-eon left a brief, formal greeting and boarded the elevator.

Kim Shin-rok tried to escort him to the first floor, but Seong Guk-eon declined.

After Cho Yi-shin speculated about Unsa’s whereabouts, Jeok-ho became noticeably agitated, and as a result, Kim Shin-rok’s condition worsened.

‘Yi-shin is highly trusted by the Hojok. No, it’s not just trust, it’s something far deeper.’

The Hojok were deeply pained by the thought that Unsa might be in such a position, but no one questioned Cho Yi-shin’s speculation.

Furthermore, no one from the …