1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 38



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Episode 38

Old Man Park, curious about what he did when he was young, took us to his studio.

Drrrrrr!

When we opened the closed shutters and turned on the lights, there was enough space for three cars to fit.

Inside, it was filled with various work tools and machines along with all kinds of materials.

“This isn’t a joke?”

It was on such an enormous scale that if Private Lee Hyeon-su had come, he would have drooled while watching it.

As we admired him, Old Man Park chuckled and fixed one of the machines on the workbench.

It was a peculiarly shaped fixture reminiscent of a press machine.

“Just give me one bullet.”

“Here it is.”

After receiving the birdshot cartridge, Old Man Park took out a thick industrial cutter knife from his bag.

And without a moment’s hesitation, he cut off the top of the plastic shotgun shell.

“What, what are you doing!”

Corporal Oh Chan-il was startled by the sight of the ammunition being suddenly destroyed and tried to stop him.

But the old man just chuckled and separated the ammunition as if he was watching.

“This guy is simple yet hot. Well, he’s just shooting bullets with a gun that doesn’t even have a rifle, so how could he be complicated? In this situation, one bullet like this is more reliable than the comrade next to him.”

Old Man Park, who had removed all the small iron beads from the birdshot, took out larger beads.

Then, after pouring everything into it, I put it in a press machine and pressed the top part.

What the heck, was this a reloading tool?

No, to be exact, it seemed like a simple reloading machine that only changed the warheads inside.

“Teacher, have you ever… … .”

“Hehehe, these days, even using slugs is illegal? It was so comfortable and romantic when we didn’t have to worry about things like that.”

I’ve heard that sometimes when the slug ban is lifted, there are shooters who stock up on them.

However, Mr. Park was the first person to make and use it at home in this way.

“Bring them all.”

“Here you go.”

At first, Private Oh Chan-il was terrified, but he hurriedly brought the ammunition and handed them over one by one.

Old Man Park skillfully disassembled and reassembled ammunition, making buckshot and slugs.

“I don’t know about gunpowder and detonators, but changing the bullet is not a big deal. It’s just modifying it to your taste. These days, they call it customization.”

Starting with the most basic buckshot, to slugs that are clearly illegally produced, and even hybrid bullets that are full of personal preferences.

Old Man Park instantly transformed all the birdshot he had into modified ammunition.

But he opened his eyes half-heartedly, as if he wasn’t satisfied with that, and quickly rummaged through the box.

“Oh, right! There was this.”

Then he took out some suspicious cans containing some unknown powder and showed them to me.

“Those corpses are more vulnerable to fire than you think. I wish you could make me some incendiary bombs, but I don’t have any materials. I’ll just make something similar.”

incendiary bomb?

Incendiary grenades fired from a shotgun?

“Are you talking about Dragon Breath?”

“Oh, right. That’s it.”

It literally means putting flammable material into shotgun shells and shooting them out like a fountain.

While it was threatening to humans, it was much more useful against the infected.

The old man Park threw the bag of ammunition, which had been converted into incendiary bombs, with the remaining ten rounds.

“Okay, take this!”

At this, Private Oh Chan-il laughed as he received the bag as if it were a precious treasure.

He lowered his sunglasses at the sight, smiled faintly, and patted us on the shoulder to encourage us.

“I can’t believe how these days everything is so flimsy. Still, I’m glad to meet someone like you. Let’s meet often in the future.”

He would have been successful even if he had been born in the US, but it’s a shame he ended up in Korea.

I, who had dreamed of such an old age, expressed my gratitude to Old Man Park with sincerity and respect.

* * *

After two days of staying in Gwacheon, support from the campus finally arrived.

Of course, it was only support in name only, but considering the number of people mobilized and the weapons, it was in fact an all-out war.

And then the order to return was given.

After remaining in Gwacheon until the end and successfully completing our mission, we finally headed to campus.

“Did everyone have a nice ride?”

“Yes! You may go!”

At first, Mr. Park was hesitant to join, but he eventually gave in and decided to go with us.

Even if it is a hideout located deep in the mountains, it is not as safe as a shelter directly guarded by the military.

It was right to live among people, if only for the sake of my future grandchildren.

Thanks to this, we were able to move around comfortably and sat comfortably on the modified trailer.

The truck, having left the industrial complex, soon passed the area where fierce fighting had taken place and drove on a paved road.

“Wow, what number is that?”

At that moment, in the opposite lane, a line of two donbans from campus was moving.

Of course, the roads that were once clogged with abandoned vehicles and infected people had long since been cleared away.

I wondered why it took two days, but it seems they had secured a road in advance to transport supplies.

We quietly waved at the two-ton truck heading towards Gwacheon.

“Mr. Daesu.”

As I was petting Coco, watching the rising dawn, Sergeant Park came up to me.

“I heard you’re going to Incheon soon.”

“Oh, yes. That’s right.”

I kept my promise to Captain Kang, and now I’m going to start talking about helicopters.

I thought that if this work could be completed successfully, I would soon be able to leave for Incheon, where my older sister was.

“Regarding that matter, the company commander has dispatched troops to escort us to the landing point. I think my squad and I will be accompanying them.”

“Yes? Really?”

Frankly, just lending a helicopter to one individual is quite an outrageous treatment.

But I couldn’t help but be surprised when he said he would escort me to the landing point.

Especially when it was escorted by experienced soldiers like Sergeant Park and his squad members, it was truly trustworthy.

“I wonder if it’s a waste of time.”

“We are all going with your support. Please think of it as a reward for this work.”

Sergeant Park, whose attitude had changed 180 degrees from his first time, spoke politely and sat down next to me.

I shared a cigarette with him and watched the city passing by quickly.

Kukugugu-!!

But at that moment, a loud explosion began to be heard from the direction we had come from.

“I guess it’s just beginning.”

The source of the noise was none other than a sports field in Gwacheon where the campus troops were stationed.

Without saying who would go first, we turned our gaze to the back and watched in silence.

“… … !!”

At that moment, old rock music blared from a large loudspeaker installed in the playground.

The infected people who had spread throughout Gwacheon would have rushed to the playground upon hearing this sound.

“… … What on earth is this song?”

“It’s my taste, sir.”

AC/DC’s Thunderstruck, what an unusual taste that doesn’t match its appearance.

Of course, the infected, who were just making noises like rock or trot, surrounded the playground in an instant.

To be honest, I’m a little nervous.

As someone who has personally experienced the massive wave of infections, I wondered if this could really happen.

But the campus troops gathered at the playground showed that it was all for nothing.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo-!

Boom! Kwarrrrung!

Mortar shells fell ceaselessly over the heads of the infected who were crowding together.

At the same time, soldiers also fired aimed shots at infected people who crossed the marked flag.

And when the support weapons were added to the fire net, the infected people really started to melt away.

“… … Wow, it’s spectacular.”

If it was a chaotic situation where the infected and the uninfected were mixed together, then it would be different, but the military unit that was lined up like this was definitely different in terms of power.

In particular, the skill of the soldiers who trained for this situation was truly impressive.

When I expressed my small admiration, Sergeant Park smiled proudly and boasted about his unit.

“Do you see those marking flags that divide the sections? This way, we can cross-fire to minimize ammunition loss.”

“What do you think, Captain Kang?”

“The company commander personally makes most operational instructions and preparations. He is a truly capable person.”

There is a huge difference between fighting people and fighting the infected.

Captain Kang at least knew exactly what the point was and was responding flexibly.

Well, if you weren’t a capable person, you wouldn’t be able to lead a campus with all kinds of groups.

If all the executives were like Captain Kang, the infection situation would have ended quickly.

Phew.

But looking at Sergeant Park who is secretly sighing, it seems that not everyone is like that.

The song slowly fades away.

The truck entered Seoul after successfully eliminating the infected.

“Ugh! Let’s go home!”

Private Oh Chan-il waved his hand and shouted loudly toward the Gwacheon city center that was gradually getting further away.

We ran into the dawn.

* * *

After arriving, I continued to experience back pain and was eventually admitted to the military hospital.

I was a bit worried because I heard it was run by the military, but fortunately, most of the medical staff were civilians.

I was treated with extreme care, as if I were not fit for the situation, and continued to receive thorough examinations and treatment.

And exactly one week later, I was declared fully recovered and was able to be discharged.

“Please don’t push yourself too hard for the time being, patient.”

“thank you.”

The doctor told me to rest for a while and not push myself too hard, but I can’t do that because I’m so busy.

As always, I left the hospital with a relieved heart after making a promise to the doctor that I couldn’t keep.

“Put it down from there!”

“Hey! That thing breaks!”

The once desolate campus streets had changed a lot in just a week.

First of all, there was some relief as the supplies that had been piling up in the logistics center were supplied.

Seongcheol, who came for an interview, said that he can now eat two meals a day.

Of course, we can’t live as affluently as before the incident, but at least we can live like human beings.

I felt a sense of accomplishment, knowingly or unknowingly, as I watched people regain their smiles.

But on the other hand, I also began to feel that it was time to leave campus.

‘I’ll contact you shortly, Mr. Daesu.’

Last night I received a call from Captain Kang informing me that the helicopter maintenance and test runs were completed.

Now, all I have to do is set my schedule and finish preparing so I can go to Incheon where my sister is.

I took a deep breath.

After taking a long walk around the campus, I returned to the faculty and staff apartments.

“Like this here.”

“The movements are too difficult, sis.”

“That’s because Hyunsoo has no strength.”

In the park in front of the apartment, for some reason a group of people were gathered together and doing something.

It looks like Jin-Kyung Kim is the daily boxing instructor and the rest are learning from her.

And there, in her tracksuit, Yebin was also sweating hard.

“uncle!”

Yebin, who had been jumping rope diligently for a while, ran towards me with a smile as soon as she saw me.

And then, with a cute “Yap!”, he jabs me in the chest.

“What are you doing?”

“Ah! Since Sister Jin-kyung said she’d teach us. I guess everyone wants to learn this time.”

Of course, Yebin was there, but also Private Oh Chan-il, Private Lee Hyeon-su, and the high school girl who had been rescued at the water cafe at that time.

After being quiet for a while, he was now jumping rope with a serious expression on his face.

“suddenly?”

“Yeah! I can’t rely on my uncle forever. I have to protect my own body.”

I wonder if there was a change of heart, knowingly or unknowingly, after the last incident of instigation of violence.

Yebin showed me boxing moves over and over again, clenching her fists with a pouty face.

I must have really studied seriously because my posture improved a lot in just a week.

“Good job.”

“Hehe, really?”

I don’t know about the infected, but in a one-on-one fight, there’s definitely nothing better than boxing.

Because it goes beyond just swinging your fists and includes basic close combat.

I patted Yebin’s head, who looked proud, and approached the group that was still training.

“Uncle, but Sister Jin-kyung is really amazing.”

“huh?”

“There were a lot of guys in our department who played sports, right? You know the club? They all sparred with Jin-kyung, but it didn’t seem easy to win.”

That’s natural. She’s not just an amateur, she’s Kim Jin-kyung who plays at a professional level.

Even a grown man would have a hard time with his height and physical strength.

“Then if the two fight, who will win?”

“Huh?”

“Your uncle is also a black belt. Isn’t he?”

But at that moment, Yebin did something that she absolutely should not do, so who wins?

Judging from the bright smile, I thought he asked because he was genuinely curious, but for a moment I was dumbfounded.

“Yebin, no matter what, my uncle… … .”

“Uncle?”

Come to think of it, neither Yebin nor my older sister know anything about what I did in the past.

You probably wouldn’t know that I was a member of the National Intelligence Service, since I just worked on government affairs.

Even though I tried to show off a bit in front of my nephew, I ended up being a dumb person who had eaten honey.

“What is an uncle?”

But, as luck would have it, Jin-kyung Kim, who has sharp ears, was listening to our entire conversation.

She laughed as if she found it amusing and handed me a pair of light boxing gloves.

“Shall I show you my skills?”

Judging from his extremely sly expression, it seems he wants to joke around even though he knows he’ll lose.

Normally I would just laugh it off and act cute, but the problem is right now… … .

“wow.”

Yebin’s eyes sparkled as she was excited to see the sudden match.

ah…….

After thinking about it for a while, I finally put on my gloves and started to loosen up my body.

Kim Jin-kyung, who had not expected that he would agree to sparring, was surprised and asked back later.

“Are you sure you want to do it? Is your back okay?”

“I’m all better. Let’s take a break and relax.”

After lying in bed for a week, my body felt damp and itchy.

I lightly agreed to the offer to see the mood, and Kim Jin-kyung also smiled and took a stance.

Then, the people who had been watching from the surrounding area started to gather and cheer quietly.

A man with a long neck.

A man who wants to look infinitely cool in front of his nephew.

Even if the other person is a woman, I do my best.