Chapter 30: Karma
When Jin had entered the room the conversation which was going on in the room earlier suddenly stopped. All eyes were on Jin.
As Jin made his way towards an empty corner he could hear a few whispers from his surroundings.
"Is it him? The rich kid?"
"I guess it is, He could get a spot in here by just his connections,"
"So what? He won\'t be able to get selected there by connections aswell. The White Heart mansion is known for its strict selection criteria,"
"Haha That\'s true, I don\'t know how dumb he is, if he had money he could have gone somewhere safe why would he want to become a bodyguard,"
"Anyways, he should be the first one to get kicked out today so we have one less competitor,"
...
A variety of voices entered Jin\'s ears as he managed to get an overall view of the situation. He was being seen as someone who had used his connections to get in.
\'Well, that\'s convenient for me,\' Jin muttered under his breath.
"Hey bastard did you say something?" a man who already had an intention to pick a fight with him asked when he found a chance.
Jin looked at his aggressive stance and clearly understood his intentions. He just continued to stare at him without saying a word.
"Are you mute you motherfucker? I just asked you a question, didn\'t I? The man felt insulted by Jin\'s silence and rebuked. He was about to walk towards Jin and grab his collar but just then the door of the room opened and the assistant informed everyone that the bus had arrived.
Jin\'s eyes had sharpened a bit when he heard the man\'s words but just like the man he too was distracted by the sudden words of the assistant.
"Looks like the luck is on your side chicken, ptooey" The man spat on the ground which landed a few centimetres away from Jin\'s shoes.
HAHAHA!
The sound of other men making fun of what had happened here soon resonated.
"Let\'s go, Henry, give the chicken some time to recover from the incident," Another man came and pulled Henry away.
While looking at all this Jin was controlling his feelings from going rampant with all his might. He had already realized this weakness of his and was trying to subdue it.
\'Relax, nothing has happened. It\'s not me they are abusing but William. Yes, it\'s not me. He had not abused my parents...but William\'s parents...\'
Jin kept on repeating it to himself in his mind. His anger which was on the verge of exploding was soon subdued as a result.
He soon followed them to the bus and grabbed an empty seat. On the bus too he didn\'t give any attention to the unwelcomed remarks thrown his way.
\'Yes, this is the ability to train your mind, don\'t mess things up, don\'t mess things up...\' Jin kept on repeating in his mind throughout the journey.
The almost torturous journey came to an end in half an hour as the bus entered the White Heart\'s gates.
"Damn! This place is huge!" They all exclaimed and looked at their surroundings.
Jin too looked out of the window. On both sides of the road lines of trees were planted which looked very scenic. The surrounding was a well-maintained garden with different types of trees and plants.
The area of the property astonished Jin as well as the others.
"As expected from someone who owns several mines," someone said.
The bus soon stopped and all of them got out of the bus one by one and were assembled in an open ground not far from their current place. There they were addressed by two men in black well-kept suits.
"I am the head of this mansion\'s security and the man next to me is the deputy head. We have only 3 vacancies this time as all of already know so do your best in the test..."
"What\'s the test?" An impatient person asked.
The man stared at him for a few seconds which made the person take back his gaze.
The man soon answered as a devilish grin formed on his face, "A free-for-all,"
Everyone became silent the moment they heard the man\'s words and the tension in the air felt tangible.
"So gentlemen let\'s not waste our time any further. No weapons are allowed. Only Hand-to-Hand combat will be allowed. The last three standing individuals will be selected. Any questions?"
"No Sir!"
"Good, Begin!" The man clapped and all the men suddenly became wary of each other and looked left and right.
All but one, Jin did no such thing.
"Fuck Yeah!" He exclaimed out his pent-up frustration and straight away went for a knee kick at the man closest to him.
The man felt like he was hit by a hammer and he lost consciousness. Needless to say, his face was all disfigured.
"That\'s not enough, I need more," Jin shook his head as he saw the man\'s body drop to the ground.
Under the bewildered gaze of everyone, Jin brought out a feverish grin and rushed towards his next victim, Henry "It\'s payback time you motherfucker!"
Henry couldn\'t believe his eyes when he saw the bastard whom he had called a chicken rush towards him like a madman from a distance.
"Fuck!" He immediately took a boxing stance. Ready to face Jin or so he thought...
Jin\'s rushing figure on which the man had locked his eyes immediately disappeared when it was a meter away from him.
\'Where did he go?!\' The man panicked but soon got his answer when a leg sweep welcomed his left shin. His body which had lost its balance smashed onto the ground as he groaned in pain.
Unfortunately, that wasn\'t the end. Jin punched the man straight in the face and before he could even see clearly after the impact it was followed up by an elbow strike.
He lost consciousness there and then.
By now, other skirmishes have already started and Jin\'s ruthless actions didn\'t catch much eye except from those who were keeping an eye on him from the start, like the deputy head and the head of the mansion\'s security.
The two of them glanced at each other and nodded. The deputy head noted something in the notebook and with that, the number of available spots was reduced from three to two.