1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 35



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Episode 35

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‘Kakemusha’

In medieval Japan, it referred to a group of warriors who served as a sort of stand-in for the daimyo, a false monarch who was established to protect them.

This wasn’t just a case in Japan, either.

It has been a method used by leaders around the world who are thought to be in danger of harm, from past to present.

In the past, many kings and dictators, including Emperor Gaozu of China, Liu Bang of Vietnam, and even in modern times, Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi, and Kim Jong-il, used the kakemusha out of concern for their personal safety.

The most important thing in war is justification.

A war without a just cause is bound to fail eventually.

So, for that reason, I had to make it look like I was going to die in this Aung San terrorist attack.

But that doesn’t mean I can ask a normal civilian or soldier to die in my place.

So, the ones I chose were death row inmates.

Death row inmates who have been sentenced to death for heinous crimes.

He lured several of them into joining his entourage by promising them reduced sentences if they completed this mission well.

And on the morning of October 9th.

Instead of government officials, they were allowed to drive to Aung San Mausoleum.

Although they looked nothing like us, there was a reason we could use them as Kakemusha.

Testimony from the terrorist who was caught after the attack.

“When I started hearing the requiem, that’s when I pressed the detonation button.”

It was because of this testimony.

There was probably no falsehood in this testimony.

In the history of the Yuan Dynasty, Jeon Dae-hwan was delayed compared to other government officials due to vehicle breakdown problems, and when the event was delayed, the terrorists mistakenly thought that Jeon Dae-hwan had arrived and detonated the bomb as they played a requiem as a test performance before Jeon Dae-hwan arrived.

They did not commit terrorism after seeing people, but after hearing the music of the Requiem.

“The chief secretary is also at the hotel. We have already told the Burmese government. We have recently been discovering a number of terrorist suspects, so we will send a substitute first and then we will go later. That is what we have told them.”

“But if I go, they will probably understand to some extent. Don’t worry, Mr. President.”

“Haa… Then never be on the side of the graveyard where the terrorists are visiting. If they’re going after you, that’s where it’s at.”

“all right.”

Chief Secretary Oh Young-ho.

He doesn’t have any deep questions.

Even when I tell him nonsense like a fortune teller that a terrorist attack is about to happen, he doesn’t question it deeply.

He carries out my orders and never questions what I say.

This is also the reason why I continued to use him as my chief of staff.

The most trusted person since returning in 1979.

That’s because that person was none other than Chief Secretary Oh Young-ho.

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“Are you really going to reduce our sentences to life imprisonment once this is over?”

“Instead of life imprisonment, can’t you reduce the sentence to 20 years by shooting a little more?”

“That’s right. We are doing such great work for the country, so please reduce the sentence to 20 years… no, even 10 years!”

This time, some of the death row inmates who were playing the role of Kakemusha and rode in the same car as Youngho are chatting excitedly.

They were all the worst of the worst, with criminal records for murder, robbery, violence, and theft.

“It’s noisy… Be quiet..”

Youngho was starting to feel a little uncomfortable just breathing in the same air as those idiots.

“Hahahaha. Chief Secretary. You are quite the troublemaker. When I get out of prison, come to Mokpo. I will treat you well.”

The gang leader sitting next to me also chatters excitedly.

This man was sentenced to death for committing three murders in a fight with an opposing organization and one murder of a police officer during his subsequent arrest.

“ha..”

The wrinkles on Youngho’s forehead gradually increased.

Before we knew it, the car had arrived at the Aung San Mausoleum.

“Everyone, get down.”

“Yes, I understand~”

The death row inmates got out of the car one by one, making playful noises.

And then, one by one, the condemned prisoners got out of the vehicles that followed.

Even though he was wearing a suit, the way he moved gave off a sense of discomfort that was different from that of ordinary people.

Their characteristic thug-like appearance was clearly evident.

“Everyone, go and stand in front of the graveyard.”

The death row inmates stood in a row in front of the cemetery, mumbling in fear but thinking that their sentences might be reduced.

And after a while, when the time comes, Young-ho gives a tip to the Burmese official.

“Excuse me, could you please ask the Burmese managers over there to come over here for a moment?”

The President said something was happening.

Then it was clear that something was happening.

It may be a story received from the United States or a story received from the National Intelligence Service, but it will definitely happen.

In that case, innocent sacrifices had to be prevented.

“What is the reason for this···?”

Youngho takes out a few envelopes from his pocket and shows them to me.

“Ahahaha.. If that’s the case, you should have told me earlier, okay! I’ll call him over right away!”

At that time, in Korea, anything could be done with just a little bribe.

Although it is said that many of the problems have been resolved since President Kim Jong-guk took office, bribery is still prevalent everywhere.

But, it goes without saying that Burma, which is worse off than Korea, is even worse off.

The manager is excited and brings in the Burmese people.

“What the… Where are they?”

“I don’t know. The chief secretary is walking next to that guy?”

“But isn’t that kid a bit cocky?”

“So anyway, it’s nothing. Don’t show off just because you got the Chief Secretary’s business card. We need to take care of it sometime soon.”

The death row inmates just sat there muttering, not knowing what their fate would be.

“Excuse me, the substitutes will be leaving soon and the real ones will be arriving soon, so could you play the Requiem in advance?”

“It won’t work.. The real Korean president should come and play the requiem…”

“Let me ask you a favor. We must not make a mistake in front of the President.”

Youngho takes another envelope out of his pocket and hands it to the manager.

The manager takes the envelope and pretends not to be able to resist, then tells the musicians next to him to play.

“Let’s practice briefly in advance. Start playing the requiem.”

And after a while, a little further away from the graveyard, musicians begin to play a requiem.

“What song is this?”

“Why is this song so sad?”

“I know.”

There was even a man who said he felt sad while listening to the song, asking if death row inmates also have emotions.

And a little later.

Kwakwakwang!!! Kwakwakwang!!!!!

A bomb prepared by North Korean terrorists explodes with a huge explosion.

In an instant, the graveyard became a scene of chaos, and the death row inmates waiting right in front of the graveyard in particular looked horribly transformed.

Yeong-ho felt a bit of sympathy for them at that moment, but that sympathy soon disappeared when he thought about the crimes they had committed and the victims.

“What.. what is this!! What the hell is this!!”

A Burmese official asks, dumbfounded by the sudden terror attack.

And then, in the distance, three men are seen running away.

One of the Burmese guards, who caught the sight, points to the location with his finger and shouts.

“It’s them!”

Youngho immediately chases after the fleeing terrorists.

Although he is now the Chief of Staff to the President, he was once the most elite of the black agents in the National Intelligence Service.

There was no way I could stop running.

“Everyone, follow me!”

At the order of the Burmese official, the Burmese bodyguards nearby also follow Youngho.

“Haa.. haa.. haa.. haa..”

We chased after them for about 30 minutes.

Finally, Youngho drove the terrorists into an alley.

“Haa… You should take that bastard Kim Jung-guk to the hospital. Why did you follow me here?”

“Judging by the way you speak, you are definitely from North Korea.”

Just in case they were going to commit suicide to hide their identities, I had pressed the record button on the Walkman in my pocket a while ago.

The Burmese guards who followed took out their pistols and aimed them at the North Korean terrorists.

“What the fuck..!!!”

“Comrade… what do we do now?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to surrender for now…?”

Major Kim Jin-su, the highest ranking terrorist, takes a military knife out of his pocket and threatens.

“I will definitely kill one of you before I go! Don’t come, don’t come!!”

“It’s all over. Put that knife down!”

“What are you talking about! You capitalist bastard soaked in American water! Aaaah!!!!”

Lieutenant Kim Jin-su lunges at Young-ho with a sword.

The distance was so close that the Burmese guards could not even fire their guns.

“asleep!!!”

Suddenly, the sky appears in the sight of Lieutenant Kim Jin-su, who was running towards him.

‘uh..?’

Yeong-ho ran towards him and snatched his sword from him, then threw him over and pinned him to the ground.

Lieutenant Kim Jin-su simply hung on the floor with a blank look on his face, and the two subordinates who saw him just blinked.

“Ugh… Is it because I don’t exercise enough? My back hurts like this just because I hit one of these things.”

The Burmese security guards, who had been stunned for a moment, soon surrounded the terrorists and arrested them.

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Burma was also quite angry.

It was as if a foreigner had used the tomb of General Aung San, who was revered enough to be called the father of their country, as a place to commit terrorism. In Korea’s terms, it was like a foreigner using the tomb of General Yi Sun-sin as a place to terrorize a head of state who was visiting Korea as a guest of the nation.

Chairman Ne Win immediately summoned the North Korean ambassador and began questioning him.

“What the heck is this!! Do you know what kind of place this Aung San Mausoleum is of all places!!”

“These people have nothing to do with us!”

“I’m telling you, there are items in these people’s possessions that can be identified as North Korean!!”

“I told you, that person has nothing to do with us!!”

The voice just keeps getting louder.

Finally, Ne Win speaks in a quiet voice.

“We, Burma, will immediately cut off all diplomatic relations with North Korea. Empty this embassy within three days from today!”

The North Korean ambassador tried to catch up with Ne Win and talk to him a little more, but Ne Win’s decision seemed firm.

And a little later, an old building in Burma.

Here at present.

Shin Gi-cheol and Kang Min-cheol, along with Lieutenant Kim Jin-su, were captured.

And the one questioning him is none other than Chief Secretary Oh Young-ho.

“Are you really not going to talk? North Korea has already abandoned you!”

“Don’t talk nonsense. We don’t know anything and we won’t answer anything.”

It was the same with Shin Gi-cheol and Kang Min-cheol, but among them, Lieutenant Kim Jin-su really didn’t seem to be saying anything.

Burma was a socialist country.

There was an expectation that if they remained quiet, they would eventually be repatriated to their home country and treated as heroes of the Republic.

“Isn’t now the time to ask us such questions? Shouldn’t you be going to the hospital and worrying about your president?”

And at that moment, the door to the old building opens and someone comes in.

And Kim Jin-su couldn’t help but be astonished at the sight.

“Is that president looking for me?”

“.. .. .. .. No, how could you···.”

“Well, now that you’ve realized that your plans have all failed, why don’t we start negotiating?”