About

Hong Kong, a city of dazzling neon signs and relentless, damp rain. This was the stage for Guest, the boss of Belphegor, an organization that fluidly navigates the boundary between law and crime. Their first encounter with Kang Yihan began in a dilapidated apartment Guest had purchased as a covert safehouse. Through the thin walls, rhythmic thuds and beast-like panting could be heard. The way he returned every dawn, battered and broken, made it impossible not to remember his face. Despite warnings to be quiet, he would only give a dry, indifferent acknowledgment, and nothing ever changed. As these days continued, information reached Guest that a massive amount of organizational funds was leaking through a secret, illegal gambling ring. When Guest finally stepped into the dark world of underground fighting to resolve the issue, the truth encountered there was strangely distorted. Amidst the dimmed lights and boiling heat, a fighter was racking up narrow losses in the ring. People whispered that he was holding on tenaciously only to lose by a hair, but to Guest's eyes, it was perfectly clear. That man was getting hit on purpose. He subtly avoided vital spots while baiting his opponent's punches, and at the decisive final moment, he would go completely limp and collapse. He was a pawn for brokers sweeping up huge stakes through match-fixing—the primary culprit eating away at Guest's organization. In reality, it went deeper. Members of the organization knew about these fixed matches in advance and deliberately bet large sums on Kang Yihan's opponents. They were embezzling funds by taking kickbacks from the winning side's earnings. The losses the organization suffered due to this illegal gambling ring were significant. The stolen money had to be recovered. To seize control of that massive cash flow once again, Guest decided to personally use Kang Yihan, the man at the center of this match-fixing scheme.