1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 121



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Episode 121

Boarding was done like a regular airplane, starting with first class and then economy class.

Naturally, there were three times more people in the economy class, and the line was extremely long.

But despite the long wait, no one grumbled or complained.

Because I knew that just boarding this cruise right now was a huge privilege.

My companions and I stood in the middle of it all, quietly waiting for our turn.

“next!”

After about an hour, the person in front of us finally left and it was our turn.

I took the lead, put my luggage on the basket, and took off the coat and hat I was wearing.

Then, the group that was following behind also put down their luggage and checked in.

Beep!

First, Chief of Staff Kim Chan-woo checked the boarding pass and checked for fever with a thermometer.

After a brief body search, I checked with my own eyes to see if there were any infected areas.

Anyone who is fine here can go inside like the passenger you see there.

“Just a moment.”

But unlike the person in front of me who got in without any problems, I was held back from the start.

“Is this a real gun?”

“yes.”

No matter how ruined the world may be, South Korea is clearly a country where gun possession is illegal.

In Seoul, there was at least some excuse, but in Jeju Island or on a cruise, it became a problem.

So we held back tears and buried the live ammunition, including the K-2, in the ground the day before.

However, the target was only ‘illegal’ firearms, and some weapons were left behind.

“This item was purchased with a mental license.”

“yes?”

“I have a license.”

The hunting license I have is an official license issued and managed by the state.

Air guns, including two shotguns, and crossbows are obviously included.

“Do you have any relevant documents?”

I took out my Class 1 and 2 hunting licenses and permits that I had kept in the meantime and showed them to him.

The employee called over another employee with a bewildered expression, perhaps because it was the first time in his life that something like this had happened.

“You should come here!”

“Is that a real gun?”

When the other employees heard the news, they took out my group’s and my companion’s bags and started looking through them.

Urrrr.

thud!

At that moment, the heavy objects in the bag poured out onto the floor as if they had been waiting.

The objects were none other than a bloody greatsword, a sharp jungle dagger, and a spiked club.

It was a melee weapon favored by all members of the group and was an item that could never be left behind.

Gulp.

The employee who had suddenly spilled the items swallowed dry saliva when he realized that the blood was real.

Naturally, all eyes turned this way, and the passengers began to murmur.

A while later, an older employee who had been called asked me with a bewildered look on his face.

“Are you going to any battlefield?”

“… … and I came.”

“All of these are prohibited items. We will keep them in storage, so please come and get them later.”

Even if you have a license, you can’t bring in a gun.

The staff diligently collected the weapons we brought one by one and moved them somewhere.

I never thought I would realize from the beginning that things would be different outside than inside, as Immigration had advised.

Suddenly, I became penniless, so I packed my now lighter bag and started walking.

“next!”

After completing the check-in process, which took twice as long as others, I finally went inside.

The first thing that greeted us upon boarding was the splendid lobby with Shangri-La and sparkling fountains.

“wow!”

“Wow, it’s dazzling.”

It was said that the government had requisitioned domestic cruise companies that had originally operated in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Certainly, as befitting the name of luxury, even the smallest decorations and lights were unnecessarily flashy.

“The economy class seats are this way.”

But it was only for the users, and for us it was a shining apricot.

Economy class passengers followed the surly staff down the emergency exit stairs again and again.

“It’s not bad, is it?”

The economy class was a large room that could accommodate eight people, probably made by remodeling a warehouse.

However, for something that was hastily put together, it was clean and had everything it needed.

“Let’s unpack first.”

We ended up having one eight-person cabin to ourselves because some passengers couldn’t make it.

The group that entered the room with a smile finally put down their bags and unpacked.

“Snake! Don’t look at the sea from here!”

“Stop making such a fuss.”

Everyone had a bewildered look on their face, as if it didn’t feel real that they were on a cruise.

I looked at the sight with satisfaction and put the luggage I brought on the shelf one by one.

Phew!

At that moment, the cruise ship that had completed boarding procedures began to depart with a loud horn.

We sat huddled together at the small window and watched the harbor recede into the distance.

Finally leaving.

Leaving behind many things I had cherished.

The reddish rising dawn and the blue that overlapped it gave me a momentary sense of peace.

I just hope that today, when I leave for Jeju Island, I can forget everything and rest comfortably.

* * *

The group was unable to rest or sleep comfortably even for a single day on their way to Dangjin.

Everyone must have been very tired because they fell asleep as soon as they unpacked.

Squeak.

Finally, after confirming that my older sister had fallen asleep, I packed my coat and bag that I had left behind.

Then, carefully so as not to wake the others, he opened the door and went out.

“… … .”

The corridor was extremely quiet, as if the other passengers had also found the journey difficult.

I walked back up the emergency stairs, trying to minimize the noise as much as possible.

“Have you checked all the personnel?”

“Yes, everyone came except for exactly 24 people.”

In the lobby, cruise staff who had finished boarding were walking around with tired faces.

Since it would be bad if we ran into each other, I waited as long as I could for them to pass before climbing the stairs.

After walking for a long time, we arrived at a shabby warehouse filled with supplies.

I carefully opened the door and went in, and as expected, Park Ki-deok was waiting for me.

“You came first.”

“Hehehe, it’s nice to see you here.”

Before boarding the cruise, I met Park Ki-deok separately and proposed exchanges and cooperation.

I think that since he is the chief engineer, he would be more helpful inside the ship than outside.

Fortunately, Park Ki-deok, who had received help on several occasions, did not refuse the offer of cooperation.

“Was everything okay up there?”

“Why wouldn’t it be there? It was chaos as soon as I got here.”

“Already?”

“These guys have been taking over all the empty sailor positions. Because of them, my original position has been taken by some grown-up guy.”

“So, you were fired?”

“Well, fortunately, it’s not that bad, and they’re going to assign you to an empty seat. But don’t worry! I’ve already gotten all the information you need.”

It is said that they have been asking for information since only three hours had passed since departure.

I gave a small nod of admiration to Park Ki-deok’s resourcefulness and handed him the pack of cigarettes in my pocket.

Then he chuckled and naturally lowered his voice as he spoke.

“I think the voyage will be long.”

“Isn’t that the original schedule for the day?”

“I checked the schedule. It looks like it’s not going straight to Jeju Island. It seems like there are a lot of stops along the way.”

A passenger ship bound for Jeju Island departing from Dangjin usually arrives the next morning.

However, the sailing schedule that Park Ki-deok checked had a stopover, not a direct flight.

“So I asked and they said there were still first class passengers who hadn’t boarded yet.”

“no way…….”

“Oh, that’s right. The cruise will pick you up right there. To where the VIPs are.”

Some people struggle to get to the boarding point, while others sit and wait for the cruise.

I wondered if this was right, but then I thought about how I got my boarding pass and the answer came to me.

But Park Ki-deok put a cigarette in his mouth that he couldn’t bring himself to light, as if this wasn’t the end.

“Yes, that’s good up to that point. But the problem is that the planned route and the remaining fuel calculations don’t match. Right now, there’s a difference of almost three times.”

“You got it distributed, right?”

“So, this is all we’ve received. Think about it, how much fuel does this ship consume in a day? Can it handle it all?”

Currently, all regions of the Korean peninsula except Gyeongsang Province are in a state of anarchy.

Naturally, logistics are not moving, and fuel use is also limited.

Park Ki-deok continued speaking, scratching his neck as if explaining the current situation.

“It’s still moving while twisting its body. It’ll get slower and slower. Eventually, it’ll go below cruising speed.”

There are many stopovers and the flight speed is slow.

This is what made the sailing itinerary so long.

I thought it was just a one-day schedule, but I felt that the situation had changed.

“It’s important information, so don’t leak it. I told you not to talk nonsense upstairs.”

What would happen if unprepared passengers found out about this?

I can confidently say that what happened at the port will be so chaotic that it will seem like a joke.

“Thank you.”

“Well, we live by helping each other.”

Thanks to you, I got valuable information.

I gave him a whole carton of cigarettes, following the one I had given him as a deposit.

“I’ll contact you again.”

Park Ki-deok, a heavy smoker, carefully collected his cigarettes as if he was wondering what was going on and left.

Left alone in the warehouse, I sat with my legs crossed and fell into deep thought for a moment.

‘How much food was left?’

Before leaving campus, I exchanged most of the supplies I had for preserved food and in-kind goods.

But if I had known it would take this long, I would have brought more food, even if it meant pushing myself too hard.

I let out a tired sigh, calculating the remaining time and supplies in my head.

Beep!

But at that moment, the satellite phone in my bag suddenly started ringing.

Thinking it was Secretary Kim Tae-jin, I took out the phone and answered it without thinking.

“hello.”

[Senior, it’s me.]

However, the person who called was not Kim Tae-jin, but Park Han-na, who had contacted him after a long time.

She was still in Jeju Island and was using the same number she had given me before.

“What’s going on? Why are you calling all of a sudden?”

[I heard the news. I heard that you are a senior who is on a cruise to Jeju Island. You are really talented. How did you think of negotiating that?]

“I was lucky.”

[Anyway, I’m glad things worked out. I think that was the last train to Jeju Island.]

Even though they growl and fight now, they are old colleagues who used to rely on each other and work together.

Park Han-na sincerely congratulated him on his trip to Jeju Island, without any sarcasm or mockery.

But even if he was an old colleague, he probably didn’t just call to congratulate me.

When I briefly thanked her, Park Han-na sighed and continued speaking.

[I noticed it above.]

“It’s later than I thought.”

[You know it’s because of me, right? If you were going to reject me so coldly, why didn’t you just keep quiet? Why are you doing business with a government agency?]

“You know I had no choice.”

[Yes, so I had no choice but to tell the truth. Naturally, there was chaos up there.]

Park Han-na, who had visited the campus at the time, had finally reported that Jang Dae-su was missing.

But when I, who was thought to be missing, suddenly appeared, I could no longer hide the truth.

“That’s why you called?”

[Yes, please persuade me. Seriously, I usually don’t ask twice. But right now is not the time for that.]

Park Han-na, who knows my temper better than anyone else, tried her best not to make a second offer after I had rejected it.

But now, the situation is not good enough to break that unwritten rule, so he raised his voice.

[Remember the Biozeneca thing last time? Those Chinese guys who were after the vaccine samples.]

“Oh, I remember.”

[I was trying to figure out the identities of those guys, and I found some familiar data on one of them. I think it’s connected to the MMS guys.]

Ministry of State Security (MMS).

Ministry of State Security of the People’s Republic of China.

I didn’t expect that word to come out, so I stood up from my seat without realizing it.