1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 110



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Episode 110

“Please have some of this while you do this.”

As I sat down, an old lady casually brought out a cup filled with hot coffee.

We just stared at the glass cup without taking a sip.

On the other hand, the village chief, who had downed his coffee in one gulp, opened his mouth with an exclamation of admiration.

“Our Budeok-ri is a place with a deep history and many great people have come from it. And the scenery is so beautiful that tourists flock here in the summer.”

“Yes, it looks like that.”

“The roads are especially good! They were built with the money the villagers worked hard to save.”

Judging from the way he went on and on with his explanation, it was obvious what he wanted to say.

I quietly folded my arms while looking at the village chief, Jo Deok-gu, who was making a fuss.

“Let’s get to the point quickly.”

“Haha, this is true. Looks like the customer is a bit busy.”

In response to the direct question of what he wanted, the village chief coughed and got back to the main point.

“Our town may look small on the outside, but it’s actually full on the inside. It’s a place where there’s nothing lacking, whether it’s food or clothing.”

So you were trying to starve the old man? I wish you had lied to him with spit in your mouth.

I continued to listen to the village chief’s words, trying hard to suppress the rage that was about to burst out.

“But there’s just one thing! I’m a little worried about safety. As you all know, this is a very dangerous world. We don’t have an army to protect the citizens, so we have to protect our families and neighbors.”

The coffee, which had been steaming hot just a moment ago, had now cooled down.

Likewise, in the cold atmosphere, village chief Jo Deok-gu finally brought up the main topic.

“I want a gun.”

“… …Why are you looking for a gun here?”

“You have one. It’s about this big, and looks like a gas gun. I used to catch sparrows and pheasants with it when I was little.”

Are you talking about a modified air gun? How would you know, I’ve never taken it outside.

It seems like they sent someone to spy on me, but that wasn’t what was important right now.

What was important was that they had been caught, and now the gun was brought in as a condition for negotiation.

‘Are you really going to give it to me?’

‘I’m thinking about it.’

We now possess a variety and abundance of firearms that may seem a bit excessive.

It’s because I’ve been collecting it for a while, and especially because Captain Kang has been so generous with it.

I was thinking of handing over the surplus K-2s or one old M-16.

Of course, it would be better if we shared the ingredients, like the potatoes we ate this morning.

But this was just my opinion, and it seems the village chief thought differently.

“I’ll only take five.”

What? Five?

At that moment, Jin-kyung Kim and I, dumbfounded, raised one eyebrow and glared at the village chief.

“It’s excessive for a toll.”

“Hmm? That’s strange. I thought I got it for cheap. Is it just me?”

Looking closely, I could see that one corner of Chief Jo Deok-gu’s mouth was turned up in an unpleasant manner.

This kid clearly knows there’s no other way now and is just being pushy.

Kim Jin-kyung grimaced, clenching and unclenching her fist as if she wanted to punch that face.

“for a moment.”

But this time, the one who stepped forward before us was an old man who had been standing quietly with his arms folded.

“Antibiotics are more urgent than guns. There aren’t many left in the pharmacy.”

Food and drinking water are items that can be sufficiently supplied by the village.

However, materials that require a production plant, such as medicine, must be procured directly from outside.

Was it because they had run out of medicine? Thinking this was the moment, I bit into the bait.

“Antibiotics are enough.”

“Okay, how many can you give me?”

“Fuck! Who cares!”

However, there was no way that village chief Jo Deok-gu, who had suddenly found himself in a situation where the roles were reversed, could just watch this.

He jumped up from his seat and raised his voice at the old man who had suddenly barged in.

“What the hell are you doing! I’m the head of this village! I make the final decision!”

“What, Chief? A passing dog would laugh. To be honest, I didn’t even know I had run out of medicine.”

“Hey, profit!”

“It was the village chief position that was passed on to others because they were too lazy to do it. It’s time to start coming to grips with reality.”

I was so embarrassed in front of outsiders that I just threw it in the trash can.

“Oh, shit! That damn old man!”

At this, the village chief’s face turned red, and he ran towards the old man and tried to grab him by the collar.

bang!

But the old man grabbed her wrist as if it was nothing and threw her to the floor.

“Hey, chief!”

The youth group men were shocked, as if they had never expected to be treated so helplessly.

At the same time, some of them tried to rush towards the old man with their faces distorted.

Crunch!

But at that moment, the old man took out the gun he was carrying on his back and aimed it at me as if to show me off.

It’s a gun.

I’m talking about a real gun, not a toy.

The men who had been rushing towards her stopped almost automatically and froze.

“What, what are you doing you little punks!”

“shit…….”

Even though it was clear that their side had the upper hand in numbers, no one moved.

The old man, who had been quietly glaring at the sight, rebuked her with a voice as cold as ice.

“It’s so funny to see you wearing armbands and making a fuss. I have a piece of advice for you: Don’t act so strangely in this tiny town. If you don’t want to be searched for on your way back without anyone knowing.”

This is no joke.

This is the face of someone who actually shot someone.

The youth group, who knew the old man’s personality well, took a step back, looking at each other’s faces.

‘Negotiation will be easy.’

As I was watching the scene closely, I thought this was the moment and quickly clapped my hands.

match!

Then, the eyes of everyone who had been in a standoff for a long time naturally turned this way.

“It doesn’t seem like a good time to negotiate. I’ll come back in two hours.”

“2 hours later?”

“Yes, please decide the real opinion of the village by then. I will wait for the representative.”

Currently, this village called Buduk-ri is holding onto a bomb that could explode at any moment.

If you throw a small stone here, which way will the scales tip?

After throwing a spark with ambiguous words, I left the village hall with Kim Jin-kyung.

“… … !!”

At that moment, shouts of insults and accusations could be heard inside the hall.

On the way back to the bus, Kim Jin-kyung, who was following me, whispered in my ear.

“You did that on purpose?”

“yes?”

“What I said earlier. You could have just left quietly, but you insisted on saying something.”

“Did it look like that?”

“Wow, really. Are you going to come here and act innocent now?”

Even though there is a separate representative, the focus was deliberately placed on the elderly.

In addition, the ambiguous term ‘real opinion’ fanned the flames of discord between the two sides.

The reason is obvious.

The purpose was to create a competition for leadership and bring about the three-way leadership that we did not have.

Of course, it may feel ethically wrong, but this is also one of the negotiation methods.

“You don’t like it?”

“… … I feel like something is going wrong.”

“You have to get used to it.”

I guarantee you that in the future, there will be many situations where such schemes will feel like a joke.

It doesn’t matter now that I’m getting my hands dirty, but the rest of you need to get used to it too.

In a world that has changed, it will become common sense that the person who is deceived is a fool and the person who is tricked is the real deal.

“Let’s go, everyone is waiting.”

“yes.”

After comforting Kim Jin-kyung, who looked uneasy, I returned to the bus where my group was waiting.

* * *

As soon as I got on the bus, I made curtains out of clothes I didn’t wear and covered all the windows.

And then I moved away from the village bus stop where I had first parked the bus and towards the back gate.

It was an unspoken warning that spying again would not end well.

After reorganizing the surrounding atmosphere, we took a break and had a light coffee time.

“Are you saying that you will come first from that side?”

“Yes, it won’t take long.”

I said I would come back in two hours, but I had no intention of actually going in the first place.

Because the people who would come were not us, but the village chief, Jo Deok-gu, and the old man.

Of course, the group that didn’t know the details were wondering what was going on.

“Weren’t they shameless people?”

“What on earth did you do when you came back?”

“I think Sister Jin-kyung would know.”

“Don’t ask me, I’m tired.”

Meanwhile, I picked up my watch and checked how much time was left until the appointed time.

The ticking clock was just about to reach the hour, thirty minutes having passed.

Thud, thud.

At that moment, a presence was felt outside, and soon a familiar voice began to be heard.

“Excuse me. Are you inside?”

Standing in front of the door was Lee Yu-jin, the student who had given me some delicious sweet potatoes this morning.

But this time, he was not alone; he was accompanied by an old man with his hat pulled down low.

“What’s going on?”

“I was wondering if we could talk about something.”

“This person is… … .”

“Grandpa has something to tell you.”

“Um, please come in first.”

I skillfully acted out my expressions and opened the bus door, pretending not to notice anything.

The two people who entered cautiously sat down on the bus seats facing me.

“Have some coffee.”

A while later, when his older sister brought him some warm coffee, the old man broke the silence and asked abruptly.

“Are you really going to give it to me?”

“What are you talking about?”

“That’s the gun you have.”

Although he tried his best to hide his emotions, his urgency was evident beyond his expression.

On the other hand, I took a leisurely sip of coffee, shrugged my shoulders, and nodded.

“If that’s the only way, I’ll give it to you.”

“Absolutely not!”

“Why?”

“You don’t know the situation in the village. If that crazy guy gets a gun, a lot of people will die. Do you really want that?”

“Do you have the time to think that far? We just have to pass through this road.”

Our schedule was too tight to even think about the townspeople we didn’t know.

I looked at the old man who was pondering something, saying that there was nothing I could do.

Then the old man clenched one fist as if he had made up his mind about something and spoke to me.

“Open the way.”

“yes?”

“I’ll open the way. In return, just bring me the medicine I promised. If you want, I can also give you some potatoes or sweet potatoes from the village. No! If there’s anything you want, tell me everything right now.”

In addition to the medicines previously promised, they open the door and provide food such as potatoes and sweet potatoes.

I quietly sipped my coffee on exceptional terms that couldn’t even be compared to those of the village head.

As expected, he did a good job of shaking up the board.

But I nodded, trying my best to act as if nothing had happened.

“The village chief will hate it.”

“So, you’re saying you’ll open it secretly? Just drag out the negotiations until tonight. Then I’ll show you the way out.”

“Can I believe it?”

“Why would I lie? It would be more helpful if you left quickly!”

To the elderly, we were nothing more than uninvited guests who tipped the scales.

I gladly extended my hand to those who said it would be better to leave quickly.

“We see eye to eye. Let’s do that.”

“You won’t regret it.”

After finishing the negotiation, the old man drank his cold coffee and stood up.

And then, who knows what else, he quickly packed his bags and went out of the bus with student Lee Yujin.

“The time is 8 p.m., see you here.”

“All right.”

I watched them walk away for a while, then closed the bus door and drew the curtains.

Then, the group that was listening to the story from afar asked me with small exclamations of admiration.

“How on earth did you boil it, Uncle?”

“Did he threaten you with a knife or something?”

If I told them what happened at the town hall, everyone would be upset.

Especially, I was afraid of my older sister and Yebin’s reactions, so I shrugged my shoulders and pretended not to care.

“It’s the love of the countryside.”

“… … Really.”

Of course, Jin-kyung Kim, who was watching that scene, shook her head in disbelief.

After concluding the negotiation, we waited for night to return once again.