1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 176
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Episode 176
Trump is silent for a moment, then turns his head, looks elsewhere, and speaks in a firm voice.
“Phew… Sorry, but you’ll have to take responsibility for everything.”
“Yes… … ? What is that… … .”
No matter how much he suggests it, the final decision maker is the President.
I didn’t understand why I had to take full responsibility.
But Trump spoke firmly once again.
“There’s nothing I can do. If you don’t take responsibility, what are we going to do about this situation? Your approval rating is at rock bottom, and even your main supporters are turning their backs on you! So, announce it like this, saying that you took full responsibility and did this without my permission.”
Complete tail cutting.
It was questionable how many people would believe this, but if it were true, it would certainly secure the support of its core supporters.
However, if this happens, Director William may face several decades in prison.
Trump quietly walks up to him and says:
“Don’t worry. When people become quiet, I will pardon you and send you abroad. I promise.”
The most incredible promises from politicians.
That was also Trump’s promise.
“…All right.”
“Okay! Good idea!”
Director William says he understands, then bows his head and leaves.
But he had no intention of accepting what Trump had to say.
* * *
Three days before the kidnapping incident occurred.
‘It’s strange, there’s no reaction to this extent?’
There was no response from the White House today either.
The White House’s response was nothing short of bizarre.
While world leaders and leading companies are still contacting us dozens of times a day, the White House remains silent as if it has not even heard of the news of the development of superconductors.
“Hmm, there’s something about this… … .”
Although it is inefficient, there is a good way to do this.
‘I can’t help it.’
I recently opened Galaxy 23, which I rarely opened, and started searching through articles with recent dates one by one.
And while I was searching, I found one strange date.
November 3, 2007.
‘What is this, why is it like this… … .’
When I looked at it in terms of something arranged or blinded, it was an article that was not unblinded with 100 points even though it was all about the same incident.
“This is something big. This is it.”
Most of the recent articles that didn’t unlock at 100 points were events of such enormous scale that they changed the axis of history.
That doesn’t mean there was no way.
In times like these, it was actually more efficient to search and check on wikis related to the United States.
I immediately opened Wikipedia, searched for the United States, and read through Wikipedia.
However, there was one thing that was different from the United States in the Wikipedia I read recently.
[The United States, as the leader in superconductor development, has once again surpassed Korea and maintained its position as the world’s number one power. The reason is XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX]
‘Look at this?’
The subsequent content was thoroughly blinded, like the article on November 3, but suddenly the United States became the leading country in the development of superconductors in the near future.
Clearly, there was no such thing before Korea developed superconductors.
If that’s the case, then the incident that occurred on November 3rd and the reason the US became a leader in superconductors are likely the same.
I put my smartphone away for a moment, closed my eyes, and thought.
‘The US has suddenly become a leader in superconductors…?’
There are usually two cases where an insufficient technology suddenly develops.
Either drastically increase investment in that field, or steal the technology.
Superconductor technology is something that is beyond the reach of today’s general technological capabilities.
If Korea had not had a technology shop, the development of room-temperature and pressure superconductors would not have been possible.
Then the correct answer is to take out the remaining one, that technique.
Currently, the Superconductivity Research Institute’s director and all researchers are receiving the best treatment in the world.
Even if they offered a large sum of money from overseas, it wasn’t something that could be easily done.
And since some of the personnel at the Superconductor Research Institute are under surveillance and protection, it is basically impossible for them to be sold to other countries as industrial spies.
If so, this may be the only way left.
“No way, kidnapping… … ?”
It was an extreme idea, but there was no reason for the cornered U.S. government to not think about it.
I immediately contacted the chief secretary.
“Chief Secretary, please check all immigration offices right now to see if any Americans associated with the military or intelligence agencies have entered the country in the past week.”
* * *
– Mr. President, we just received a call from the immigration office. There is a record that 3 days ago, approximately 100 CIA agents and US special forces entered the country for military training purposes.
As soon as I received the call, I headed straight to the Superconductivity Lab.
“Director, you are busy today too.”
“Mr. President! How did you come here without saying anything?”
Chief Domin-gu stops what he is doing and looks at me.
“Well, I have something important to tell you, so would you mind coming inside for a moment?”
“Oh, yes! I understand.”
Director Do Min-gu stops what he is doing and heads to the director’s office.
I locked the door to the director’s office and quietly told Director Do Min-gu about the US kidnapping plan.
“So, for the time being, all of the Superconductor Research Institute staff will go elsewhere… … .”
Director Do Min-gu thinks about something for a moment, then interrupts me and makes a suggestion.
“I’m sorry, Mr. President, but how about we just go ahead with this kidnapping operation?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
I asked Director Do Min-gu with a puzzled expression.
“If the kidnapping operation simply fails, they can just evade their responsibility. Then, they might do something like this again someday. If we want to hold them accountable, wouldn’t it be twice as effective if they actually carried out the kidnapping and then arrested them?”
I understand what you are saying.
But it’s just too dangerous.
“Chief To, those people are trained. It could be very dangerous.”
“When I first saw the room-temperature, pressure superconducting sample, I thought this level of danger would arise.”
He looked calm.
“Is it possible?”
If it were really possible, there would be no more kidnapping attempts by the United States.
“Yes. Leave it to me.”
The director’s eyes were burning with a greater sense of responsibility than ever.
* * *
“I got a call from the director!”
November 3, 2007.
The NSC met in haste.
As soon as I heard that the director had contacted me, I spoke.
“Start location tracking.”
The location of the director is immediately confirmed on the screen.
Perhaps because they were a trained team, they started moving quickly, and after about 10 minutes, it was clear which direction they were going.
“Heading towards southern Gyeonggi Province!”
‘Southern Gyeonggi…? That’s over there… .’
I looked at the Secretary of Defense and asked.
“Minister of National Defense, what will happen to the US military base in southern Gyeonggi Province?”
The Secretary of Defense answers immediately.
“There is a US military base in Pyeongtaek and an Air Force base in Osan.”
I checked by looking at the map.
‘The Pyeongtaek base will be too conspicuous. It’s probably Osan Air Base.’
There was no need to worry any more.
I looked at the Secretary of Defense and gave instructions.
“Speak to the nearest division right now and have them arm all their troops and deploy. Also, have the nearby tank unit prepare as well.”
“all right!”
The Secretary of Defense contacts the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff directly to carry out the operation.
‘Where on earth did you come up with such a ridiculous operation… … .’
I chewed my lip and sincerely prayed that the director and the researchers would not get hurt.
* * *
-Bang! BANG! BANG!
As soon as Director William returns, he kicks the wall countless times and throws objects around.
That’s why I feel like I won’t be able to calm down unless I do something like this.
There were other reasons why he was so angry, but the biggest reason was that he ended up having to take all the blame.
“FUCK! This isn’t something I did to get ahead or anything!”
He thought he had done it for the good of the United States and for the President, but now that his plans have gone awry, he is trying to ignore himself and place all the blame on himself.
However, whatever respect I had for President Trump until now has completely disappeared, and that respect is soon replaced by hatred.
‘I feel like I’m going to die alone… …!’
If the director of the CIA were to leak all the classified information, he would probably face severe legal punishment.
However, Director William had no time to think about such things.
Director William picks up his smartphone and starts calling reporters he usually knows.
And a few hours later, an unusually caught press conference and confession of conscience from the current CIA director.
“Director, why have you called in so many reporters today?”
“Could it be related to the kidnapping incident that happened recently?”
The gathered reporters are quite noisy.
That is because it is an unprecedented event in history for a sitting CIA director to make a confession of conscience and hold a press conference in this manner.
“First of all, it’s too noisy, so could you please calm down a bit?”
The director calmed the people down for a moment, and then opened his mouth when things became a little quieter.
“I held a press conference today because I felt a great sense of conscience.”
The reporters are again in an uproar over the story of guilt.
“What do you mean by remorse of conscience?”
“Is it because of this kidnapping incident?”
Director William nods and answers.
“That’s right. However, this attempted kidnapping in Korea was not a unilateral plan by the CIA, but was something that President Trump directly ordered.”
The name of the current US President was revealed by the CIA director as the mastermind behind the kidnapping incident.
The reporters rush outside.
Because I had to get this story out there faster than anyone else.
‘You can never die alone… … .’
* * *
[CIA Director William’s Conscience Confession! This kidnapping was solely at the order of President Trump. – GOX TV]
[President Trump: I don’t know about this, it’s all Director William’s deviation. Everything he says is false. / But there is evidence that President Trump ordered this operation. – Tongil Ilbo]
[US President orders kidnapping of engineers by force in allied country. World shocked. – Daily Berlin]
[Trump administration approval rating at 3%. – ABC]
With Director William’s confession of conscience, America was turned upside down.
The approval rating, which was thought to be at rock bottom, has dug into the ground and headed toward the basement.
The Democrats pulled out the impeachment card without hesitation, and even among the Republicans, quite a few lawmakers agreed to impeach President Trump.
I took advantage of this opportunity to make a statement that would win the hearts of Americans.
“It’s so sad. I still can’t believe that the United States, Korea’s oldest friend and ally, tried to kidnap a Korean citizen. If President Trump had acted sensibly in diplomacy with Korea from the beginning, Korea would have been willing to share room-temperature and pressure superconductor technology with the United States. But now… … .”
A message to the United States through an interview with foreign media.
It was a long story, but the gist of it was that if it weren’t for Trump, he would consider sharing technology with the United States.
This foreign press interview spread throughout the United States, and public opinion in the United States in favor of impeaching Trump has surpassed 90%.
And the decision Trump made when he was cornered was the worst choice.
Trump declared martial law and ordered his chief of staff to seize control of Congress, citing the mysterious reason of a national threat.
It was an unthinkable thing for an American president, but Trump attempted it.
“Seize the parliament immediately and arrest all its members!”
The aim was to take control of the National Assembly and prevent the end of martial law.
“… … .”
However, the Chief of Staff, who received orders from Trump, did not respond.
Trump shouts at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“What are you doing! Can’t you hear me? Martial law! Take control of the National Assembly immediately!”
And after a moment, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff answers in a quiet voice.
“That can’t be happening, Mr. Trump.”