1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 10
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Episode 10
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The 30th and 33rd Security Battalions, which are subordinate units of the Capital Command, head to Jungjeong first. At the same time, the Security Command and its subordinate unit, the 71st Division, prepare to head to the Prime Minister’s Residence.
Led by Colonel Jeong Je-dong, commander of the 30th Guard Brigade, and Colonel Kim Young-jin, commander of the 33rd Guard Brigade, approximately 2,000 soldiers quickly advance from Seodaemun to Namsan.
Kim Young-jin and Jeong Je-dong were both key members of the Hanahoe. In particular, among the Yeong-gwans, they were the most advanced members of the Hanahoe. In particular, Jeong Je-dong was Jeon Dae-hwan’s most trusted junior along with Min Ha-pyeong.
The distance was approximately 4km. It was a distance that was bound to be closed within 30 minutes no matter how long it took due to the large number of people.
“Chief Jeong. When do you think the other troops will arrive?”
About halfway there, Colonel Kim asks Colonel Jeong, who is sitting next to him.
“Only we will go to Jungjeong. The other troops will head to the Prime Minister’s residence, and if there is strong resistance from the other side, the 1st and 3rd Airborne Divisions will be deployed.”
“I hope it will be successful?”
Colonel Kim asks with a slightly anxious voice.
“Of course. We will definitely succeed. Now all that’s left is for us to start on our journey.”
Despite Jeong Je-dong’s confident voice, Colonel Kim seemed uneasy. And soon, the two thousand troops arrived in front of the central government.
“Chief! We’ve arrived!”
Jeong Je-dong’s adjutant gets out of the car in front and shouts.
“Everyone, arm yourself and get out. Get going!”
As Jeong Je-dong got out of the car and shouted, the soldiers behind him also got out of the car in unison and gathered in front.
As all troops assemble, Colonel Jeong shouts to his soldiers.
“We will now enter the inner court to catch the culprit who murdered Your Majesty. If anyone resists, you may shoot them dead! Do you understand?”
“”yes!””
The soldiers’ loud voices shook the entire Namsan Mountain. But strangely enough, despite hearing this sound, the central government did not respond at all and was as quiet as a mouse.
Colonel Kim asks Colonel Jeong in an anxious voice.
“But… isn’t it too quiet even though it’s the middle of the night? Is Manager Kim not here either?”
“No. The Security Service confirmed that His Majesty has passed away and Director Kim has never been home. He will still be inside today.”
“Is that so..”
Colonel Kim felt a lingering sense of unease. But the dice had already been rolled. The soldiers quickly entered the central building.
There was no need to break windows or smash doors. The doors to the courtyard were all open, as if welcoming those who came.
“This… Even so, it’s amazing how lax security is in a place called a counterintelligence agency. Hehe..”
Colonel Jeong bursts into laughter at the ridiculously easy operation.
“Let’s first rescue the former commander. Then let’s arrest Director Kim as well.”
Colonel Kim opens the rooms here and there to look for Jeon Dae-hwan. He wants to find Jeon Dae-hwan and shake off this anxiety even a little.
“Okay. Then, how about Chief Kim looking for the former general, and I looking for and arresting Vice-Chief Kim?”
“Okay. See you later then.”
Colonel Kim Young-jin started looking for Jeon Dae-hwan by opening the doors one by one from the left, and Colonel Jeong headed straight to the director’s office.
There were a few central government officials in the middle, but they were not key personnel, but rather administrative assistants who did not even need to be arrested.
I couldn’t see a single person who looked like a team leader or higher.
“No way… Manager Kim isn’t here either..”
Colonel Jeong also begins to feel uneasy at the sight of the extremely quiet courtyard.
If we don’t arrest Chief Kim, this coup will fail. If Chief Kim isn’t here, we have to go straight to the house where he lives. And if he isn’t at home, we have to search all of Seoul to arrest him.
Che Jeong-Dong, who was feeling so anxious, arrived in front of the manager’s office without realizing it.
[Office of the Director: Kim Jeong-guk]
The nameplate on the door indicated that this was his room.
Jeong Je-dong signals to the soldiers behind him to be quiet. After a while, he kicks the door with his combat boot and signals to the soldiers.
“Enter!”
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‘That’s strange…’
No matter how much I search, the changed history cannot be found. To be exact, the changed history has started to be blinded.
“What is this..”
[Noh Dae-jun and members of Hanahoe, who were afraid of losing all power to Kim Jung-guk, staged a military rebellion on ** ** day ** ** hour.]
In this way, all important information in the changed history was blinded.
‘It was a tasting service before… something like that.’
It didn’t matter. Even if it wasn’t a smartphone, they already knew when the coup would happen through wiretapping. If not today, then at the latest, they would definitely do it by tomorrow.
‘It’s starting to come soon.’
As the clock on my smartphone reads a little past 10:30, the previously quiet courtyard becomes noisy.
‘They say even a tiger will come if you call it.’
I put my smartphone deep in my desk drawer and waited for them to open the door.
The door opens with a crashing sound and soldiers rush into the room. And the person commanding the soldiers is clearly someone I’ve seen in books and on the news.
‘Jeong Je-dong. Three Roses of Sharon.. Is he a colonel now?’
He was a close confidant of Jeon Dae-hwan and served as the second-in-command during Jeon Dae-hwan’s presidency.
“Everyone, hands up!!”
Dozens of soldiers enter the room and point their guns at me.
“What are you guys! You know who I am and you’re pointing a gun at me!”
I acted as excited as possible in front of them. I acted as if I hadn’t expected this to happen. That way, they would make sure they wouldn’t give up halfway and would carry out the coup until the end.
“Director Kim. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to come with us to the Security Command.”
Jeong Je-dong points his gun at me and says.
“What… Security Command? Are you guys crazy?! I’m Chief Kim of the Central Intelligence Agency!”
“If you refuse, we will have no choice but to take you away by force.”
Although he spoke politely, they would forcibly take me away at any moment.
They point their guns more and more at my head.
‘If we provoke them any further here, it will only end up being dangerous.’
I pretended to give in and raised my hand, complying with their demands.
“Ah.. Okay. I’ll follow you for now.. Put that gun down..”
“Thank you for your cooperation.”
As I take a step back, Jeong Je-dong looks at the soldiers behind him and says.
“Even the Security Service should be treated with respect.”
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“Kim Jong-guk has been arrested and is being taken to the Security Command.”
When the radio report comes that Kim Jung-guk has been arrested, the waiting Hanahoe members cheer.
“Good!”
“It’s all done now!”
“What are you doing! Let’s quickly head to the Prime Minister’s residence!”
As soon as Kim Jong-guk was arrested, other generals, including Noh Dae-jun, departed for the Prime Minister’s residence, accompanied by troops from the 71st Division and some troops from the Security Command.
Lieutenant General Noh Dae-jun takes command of the troops in place of Jeon Dae-hwan and heads to Jongno, where the Prime Minister’s residence is located.
They ran for about an hour and arrived at Jongno. Then they headed to their destination, the official residence village where the Prime Minister’s residence was located.
Security is tight as it is an official residence village that houses not only the Prime Minister but also many ministers’ residences.
But even so, it was only about a hundred troops. It was nothing compared to the coup troops that led the division.
The guards in front of the Prime Minister’s residence are terrified when they see thousands of soldiers approaching. And as the soldiers get closer to the Prime Minister’s residence, they all start to run away. And eventually, only one guard remains to block the approaching soldiers.
“Hey.. This is the Prime Minister’s official residence! Please step down!”
“Get out of the way. We have something to tell the Prime Minister.”
“I haven’t heard from you. Unless you step down..”
The bodyguard takes a pistol out of his pocket and holds it.
But he knows that a single pistol is no match for that large force, as the barrel of his gun trembles.
“If you don’t step back… I’ll… I’ll fire!”
Then one of the captains behind him steps forward and subdues the bodyguard by striking him in the head with the butt of the rifle he was holding.
puck!!
“This kid! Doesn’t understand the situation!!”
Everyone must have thought that the coup was a success, so they are all trying to flatter each other to get a piece of the pie.
“Ugh..”
The bodyguard who had been left alone to fend off thousands of troops eventually collapsed on the spot, bleeding from his head.
After pushing aside the fallen bodyguard, Noh Dae-jun knocks on the front door of the Prime Minister’s residence and shouts.
“Prime Minister!! Prime Minister!! It’s me, Noh Dae-jun!! I came in the middle of the night because I have something urgent to report to you! Please open the door!”
If the door wouldn’t open, I was thinking of breaking it down and getting in. But the door opened faster than I expected. A trembling employee came out from inside the door. He spoke to Noh Dae-jun in a trembling voice.
“The Prime Minister… asks you to come inside.”
“Let’s all come in!”
As Noh Dae-jun went ahead, the Hanahoe generals followed him and entered the Prime Minister’s residence. They looked like the victorious nation going to receive the surrender document from the defeated nation.
Upon entering the official residence, Prime Minister Choi is sitting on the sofa in his pajamas. When he sees Noh Dae-jun, Prime Minister Choi raises his voice and asks him questions as if he is reprimanding him.
“General Roh! What on earth are you doing at this hour, bringing all the troops here! If you can’t give me a clear answer, you’re all guilty of treason!”
He wasn’t blind either. He kept receiving reports from inside the embassy that rebels were coming to the embassy.
When the Prime Minister, who had seemed weak, came out quite forcefully, the Hanahoe members, including Noh Dae-jun, flinched for a moment. But that was only for a moment, as Noh Dae-jun walked up to Prime Minister Choi and handed him a document.
“Prime Minister! The situation is so urgent that I know this is a great rudeness and wrong, but I came here. I apologize! I will accept the punishment for this later! But for now, this matter comes first!”
“What on earth is going on that makes you do such an absurd thing!”
“Please look at this document, Mr. Prime Minister!”
When Prime Minister Choi opened the document, it contained a request for permission to arrest Kim Jong-guk urgently.
“Are you going to arrest Manager Kim?..?”
“Yes! That’s right! Our military regards Kim Jong-guk, the chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, as the prime suspect in this assassination of His Excellency! Please, I beg you to permit the arrest of Kim Jong-guk! Prime Minister!”
They looked like a victorious nation that had won a war.
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Thud!! Thud!!! Thud!!!
As soon as I was taken to the Security Command, they took off my clothes, leaving only my underwear on, and then the soldiers started beating me with iron clubs without asking me any questions.
“Just hit him until he becomes more docile.”
“Eww..! These.. crazy kids.. Kkuluk..!!”
Blood is gushing out of my mouth. I never expected that I would be doing something like this on stage.
‘Ugh… I totally forgot it was 1979…’
And after about 20 more minutes of beating, a sharp-eyed soldier enters the room and asks.
“Kim Jung-guk. You killed His Majesty, right? And you covered up the crime with Chief of Security Choi Cheol-gi.”
I opened my eyes with swollen cheeks. The man who had been asking me questions in an informal tone was only a major.
‘But Kim Jung-guk… is a former lieutenant general…’
“You punk..! Stop talking nonsense! The culprit is Choi Cheol-gi! And even though I’ve been a lieutenant general in the army, I have to talk to a punk like you! If you want to hear anything, at least call the colonel from before!”
When I shouted, the major flinched for a moment. The major went outside and talked to the man outside, and then the man came in. The man who came in was Colonel Jeong Je-dong, who had arrested me earlier.
“Yes, Manager Kim. What did you think of saying?”
“You crazy kids. Let this go when you have a nice conversation. Otherwise, you’re all going to die for treason! Understand!”
“Haa… You still don’t understand the situation! The moment you were arrested and brought here, the situation was already over!”
Soldiers nearby fill buckets with water.
‘Is it water torture this time..?’
I was caught to make sure I was guilty of treason, but I never thought I would suffer this much.
“Let’s get started.”
As soon as Jeong Je-dong says to start, the soldiers hang me upside down and put my head in a bucket.
And when my lungs started filling with water, the soldiers pulled my head out of the bucket.
“Awww… haa.. haa..”
He went to the brink of death and barely regained consciousness.
“Since we’re going to talk anyway, let’s just talk without making things difficult for each other.”
“Ughhhh.. you little punk.. if you don’t let go right now.. you’re really going to get crushed by me for sure..”
These words were more sincere than anything else. If he were to go out and take power, he would definitely start by punishing Jeongje-dong.
Despite my final warning, Jeong Je-dong ignored my words and looked at the soldiers who were torturing me and said:
“Whew. This won’t work.. Keep going until you turn yourself in. And then call me when you open your mouth.”
“all right!”
And without looking back, Jeong Je-dong went out the door.
I swore at Jeong Je-dong as he left, but before I could finish swearing, the soldiers’ torture began again.
‘It’s going to be a long day..’
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“I can’t sign! Everyone, get out of the building!”
When the Prime Minister refused to consent to the arrest of Kim Jong-guk, the Hanahoe generals, including Noh Dae-jun and Choi Hyun-gyu, surrounded the Prime Minister and began shouting as if to threaten him.
“Prime Minister! Sign it! We can’t take one step back from here until you sign it!”
“Prime Minister! Please approve!”
“Prime Minister! Please approve!”
“Prime Minister! You must make a decision!”
But Prime Minister Choi continued to reject their demands.
“Get out! If you leave now, I’ll pretend that nothing happened today. But if you keep doing this, I’ll charge you all with treason as soon as the morning comes!”
Prime Minister Choi doesn’t support it either. He was originally a weak person, but the actions of these people are simply difficult to understand.
However, the generals, including Noh Dae-jun, showed no intention of stepping down despite Prime Minister Choi’s warning.
“Prime Minister! Then we will not move a single step from here until you give your approval.”
Noh Dae-jun and the Hanahoe generals sit on the floor of the Prime Minister’s residence and act like loan sharks looking to collect their debts.
“Uh.. really.. these people are really..”
Prime Minister Choi looks dumbfounded and just looks dumbfounded.
But then, all of a sudden, Colonel Min Ha-pyeong, who was commanding the troops outside, rushes into the official residence.
“General Roh..! Ugh.. We’re in big trouble!”
“What! What’s going on! Can’t you see I’m talking to the Prime Minister right now?”
“Well… I think you should go outside..”
Colonel Min Ha-pyeong, who was usually calm, had sweat on his forehead and his eyes were shaking as if he was very anxious about something.
“What the heck! What the heck is going on..!”
Noh Dae-jun senses that something unusual has happened due to Colonel Min Ha-pyeong’s strange appearance and hurries outside.
‘What the… Could it be that they came from another unit…?’
‘No… But there is no place that can deploy more troops in a shorter period of time than we do now…’
All sorts of thoughts ran through Noh Dae-jun’s head. And the moment he stepped out of the official residence, Noh Dae-jun was shocked by the absurd situation that was incomparable to what he had imagined and sat down on the spot.
When Noh Dae-jun left the Prime Minister’s residence, he was faced with thousands of soldiers. However, what he was faced with was not the division he had brought with him. Of course, it was not another unit under the command of the Yu army.
Noh Dae-jun What he encountered was the US military stationed in Korea. And as Noh Dae-jun came out, someone from the middle of the US military stationed in Korea approached Noh Dae-jun.
He was a person that Noh Dae-jun knew very well. The man who approached Noh Dae-jun, who was sitting down, and greeted him briefly in English was the commander of the US Forces in Korea, David Wickham.
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