1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 39



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Episode 39

There was once an interesting debate going on among my fellow trainees.

The question was, ‘If a special forces soldier and a professional martial artist fought 1:1, who would win?’

One side is trained to kill, the other is trained to win.

Naturally, all sorts of interesting opinions emerged, but reaching a conclusion was not as easy as expected.

But I encountered that debate today.

And that’s against a pretty skilled opponent.

“… … .”

Kim Jin-kyung and I, who faced each other while wearing gloves, kept our distance and glared at each other.

Since we exchanged compliments when we first met, we already know that we are not bad together.

But by setting the stage like this, I naturally began to look at my opponent before rushing in.

He’s about the same height as me, but he’s a little bigger in build and of course he’s stronger.

However, it is difficult to be overconfident because Kim Jin-kyung is one step ahead in agility and flexibility.

Where should I go?

Where should I come from?

A single small footstep can change one’s posture, and a single passing glance can convey one’s thoughts.

Cheek!

At that moment, she came in with quick steps and jabbed me in the face.

Knock! Knock!

The distance narrowed in an instant.

He tried to block the flying jabs with his guard and avoid the right hook that came through the gap.

Phew!

But contrary to expectations, she quickly took a half step back and delivered a powerful high kick.

Kwajik!

Since you’ve seen a lot of fighting so far, are you saying you won’t put in patterns that can be read quickly?

Almost allowing an attack, I kicked away with a high kick and quickly dove inside.

Phew!

“Huh!”

Kim Jin-kyung was startled by the hand that was trying to grab her by the collar and quickly backed away.

I aimed for that moment and threw jabs in succession, blurring his vision.

widely!

And just as Kim Jin-kyung had thrown a high kick, he responded with an identical high kick.

Phew!

She barely avoided the kick aimed at her head by jerking her head back.

And soon he smiled with a dumbfounded expression and brushed the dirt off his forehead.

“Isn’t this boxing?”

It’s too dirty to be boxing.

Because games and real-life situations are clearly different.

Instead of answering, I closed the distance again and struck like crazy.

He threw in a variety of unconventional moves, including jabs, rights, left hooks, uppercuts, and even flying knee kicks.

My breath escapes me in a huff.

I felt it last time too, but the more I move my body, the more I feel like my old feelings are coming back.

I kicked the ball for the first time in a long time and hit my opponents with excitement like a little kid who loves to play.

Kim Jin-kyung skillfully continued to evade and guard, but she began to fall behind more and more.

“What the heck is all mixed up like this!”

Then, finally, he couldn’t stand it anymore and pushed away the kick I threw, bending down.

Cheek!

The gap between them was quickly narrowed by Kim Jin-kyung’s characteristically quick weaving and forward movement.

Having lost the flow of the attack, I immediately raised my guard to respond.

Kwajik!

The force is so strong that the guard is pushed back, making it difficult to call it simple sparring.

But I was reading Kim Jin-kyung’s shoulder movements through the narrow gap in the guard.

Came out.

Lightly measure the distance with a jab, then follow with a right, left, and then a powerful uppercut.

It’s her specialty.

I quickly stepped back, thinking of the countless looters who had been there.

At that moment, both eyes flash.

Phew!

He dodged the right hook that was aimed at his head by lowering his body instead of his head.

Then, he quickly walked over Kim Jin-kyung’s right leg, causing her posture to collapse.

“Whoa!”

I quickly jumped up, not knowing that such a girlish scream would come out.

widely!

And just before she was about to fall over, he grabbed her neck with both legs.

Also known as the flying triangle choke.

We rolled around on the sand together, and at the same time, natural techniques came into play.

As always, the best way to subdue a standing fighter is with unconventional ground techniques.

“This is foul play!”

With her limbs tied and unable to move, Kim Jin-kyung surrendered by tapping the floor.

I didn’t even bother to use force, so I untied the bonds and held a victory ceremony.

“Oww, that’s bad!”

“Adults are lethal!”

Then, Private Lee Hyeon-su and Corporal Oh Chan-il jeered and defended Kim Jin-gyeong.

At this, I laughed out loud and personally helped her up as she was about to die.

“You seem to have gotten more skilled.”

“Is it really that lethal?”

It was not a joke, but Kim Jin-kyung, whose skills were becoming more and more perfect as time went by.

In particular, it was so practical that I was curious about what kind of things he had been through.

“wow!”

Yebin, who was watching the sparring with an excited face, clapped her hands and liked it.

Before I knew it, the people gathered around me also cheered along as if they had enjoyed the spectacle.

Of course, teaching directly is good, but demonstrating it like this isn’t a bad idea either.

“… … That older sister.”

But at that moment, a head suddenly popped out from among the group of people laughing and chatting.

Huh, huh?

We froze for a moment in surprise.

I looked down to see who it was, and it was the female student I had rescued at the water cafe last time.

I was clearly jumping rope by myself just a moment ago, but I don’t know when I got here.

“Huh?”

Kim Jin-kyung, who was suddenly grabbed by the sleeve, looked at me and the group in confusion.

But contrary to my worries, what came out of the girl’s mouth was completely normal.

“Can I do it like you, sister?”

Was it because he was reminded of his past when he had to endure everything helplessly, or did he really want to change?

The child who had always quietly wandered around said for the first time that he wanted to learn something.

Kim Jin-kyung, who had not even expected this, answered with a look of emotion.

“of course.”

Change takes effort, and growth is always painful.

Sparring, which started out simply for fun, seems to have become an opportunity for some.

Winters in the city were long.

Some people leave and some people stay.

A new wind was blowing on campus.

* * *

I received a call from Captain Kang early in the morning and went to the interview room in the main building.

“Are you here?”

As I opened the door, Captain Kang, his face half-disguised, came staggering towards me and greeted me.

“… … Are you infected by any chance?”

“I would rather do that.”

There is not enough soldiers to go out into the field right away, so how many people will be there to take charge of administration?

Most of the work and important decisions were made by Captain Kang, so his face was quite unpleasant.

“Please sit down first.”

“thank you.”

Last time, they gave me coffee diluted with a lot of water and strong green tea, but today they gave me ginger tea.

A cup of tea offered showed how much the campus situation had improved.

“It’s a little late to say thank you. Thanks to you, Daesu, we were able to find survivors and secure the logistics center safely.”

“What have I done?”

“Haha, no. It was especially great that you discovered that entity first.”

There have already been numerous reports about that special entity encountered at the logistics center.

Captain Kang was looking at it closely and showed me a few photos.

“This was filmed with a drone.”

“As expected, there were some left.”

“Yes, only three were found in the Gwacheon blockade, and they were all preemptively hit with mortars.”

“Have you been around here by any chance?”

“No, there were none. All three were found only in the Gwacheon blockade.”

It’s only a distance of less than 10km, so why is there one in Gwacheon but not in Gwanak-gu?

Fortunately, we didn’t even know what caused the emergence of the species.

‘The virus is still mutating.’

Suddenly, I remembered what a guest had said on the radio on my way up to Seoul.

I had to remain silent and lost in thought for a while, not even realizing that the ginger tea was cooling down.

dripping.

But at that moment, the interview room door opened and two men in military uniforms came inside.

Likewise, Captain Kang, who had been lost in thought, stood up with measured movements and saluted.

“Loyalty!”

One was a female sergeant, the other was a middle-aged man wearing the rank of warrant officer.

I see that they are the helicopter pilot and mechanic who will be taking me on this trip to Incheon.

“Hehe, we’re a little late, aren’t we?”

“no!”

At this age and with the rank of warrant officer, you are literally a person that even a colonel cannot treat carelessly.

Even Captain Kang, who is in charge of the shelter, is just a crumb of a Choco Pie here.

“Nice to meet you, my name is Jang Dae-su.”

“Oh my, I heard you had a hard time.”

“No, sir.”

But I, who was not a soldier, sat down with them, only showing respect to the elders.

As Captain Kang brought out coffee and refreshments with reserved gestures, the female sergeant spoke first.

“For now, all maintenance has been completed, so there is no problem in leaving tomorrow. However, we need some time because we have other schedules.”

“How long will it take?”

“A day or two will be enough.”

No matter how much you prioritize my schedule, there are plenty of things more urgent than this.

It would take some time to prepare, I could easily wait a day or two.

When I nodded, Captain Kang brought a map of the area around Yeongjong Island as if he had been waiting for it.

“There are two landing points in total. A is where we will drop off Mr. Daesu and his party, and B is where we will pick them up. They are all different areas.”

A is a golf course not far from the airport, while B, on the other hand, is a sky park with an open view.

As expected of Captain Kang, he had chosen an appropriate landing point and made plans in advance.

“At point A, the escort team will take your attention and retreat. However, from point B, you will have to join up on your own.”

“I guess punctuality is important.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Unlike point A, where you can just get off and run away, point B requires simultaneous merging.

If we were literally just one minute late, the helicopter and escort team would have no choice but to leave us behind.

“Other than that… … .”

“None. Just wait for departure.”

Finally, after confirming the date, I sighed and leaned back.

We’ve come a long way.

Now it’s time to go see my sister.

“Thank you very much, Captain Kang.”

“you’re welcome.”

Our first meeting was a bit rocky, but I’ve never met anyone more capable and friendly.

I shook hands with Captain Kang for the last time and wished each other good luck for the future.

* * *

It’s something that has been said and said again and again.

When I first decided to go to Incheon, I had no intention of getting help from my companions.

Even though I have no shame, I feel bad about dragging myself into such a dangerous situation.

But as time went by, it changed to ‘We should go too’, and now, with two days left until departure, it has become ‘Of course we’re going’.

Why else would you devote the time given to you to rest comfortably to training?

The bond between me and my group, which started out as simple cooperation, gradually deepened.

“uncle!”

“How is it, is it worth doing?”

“Yeah, it feels good to sweat.”

I was sitting on the rooftop watching the sunset when Yebin, who had been exercising for a while, came over and sat down.

She had been working out so hard that her pink workout clothes were soaked with sweat.

I was afraid that he might catch a cold, so I took off his coat and put it on him, and even shook his sweaty hair.

Yebin, who had been laughing happily for a long time, watched the beautiful sunset with me.

“uncle.”

“huh?”

“Are you really going?”

Yebin misses her older sister as much as I do, waiting for Captain Kang to contact her.

But as the day drew closer, two days later, his expression became more complicated than ever.

“What’s bothering you?”

“It’s just that I feel so selfish. Do you think it’s right to send your uncle alone to such a dangerous place? But he’s my mother, and I can’t do anything and I’m just a nuisance.”

“Yebin.”

“Can’t I just stay here and not go? I really miss my mom, but I don’t know what I’ll do if something happens to my uncle. If, if my uncle doesn’t come back, I… … .”

Yebin, who had been wrinkling her nose to hold back her tears, eventually began to sniffle.

No matter how much he pretended it wasn’t true and smiled brightly, inside he was rotting away.

What can I say to comfort you?

I silently offered my shoulder and let Yebin cry her heart out.

The sunset over the city bid its last farewell as it went beyond the buildings.

The sun is setting.

As the time to go down approached, something I wanted to say suddenly occurred to me.

“Yebin.”

“Huh?”

“My uncle used to be a really great person. He did everything that others couldn’t do. So, don’t worry and just trust me.”

“What is that!”

Yebin, who had been sobbing for a long time at that childish remark, burst out laughing and liked it.

After crying and laughing for a while, we came down from the rooftop to avoid the cold wind blowing.

Chijik.

But at that moment the radio rang.

[Ah, this is the control tower. It’s almost dinner time, so I’m notifying you when I’ll be home. I’m notifying you that I’m hungry.]

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who had been waiting for dinner, seemed to have lost patience and sent a radio message.

“I’ll let you know I’ll be there soon!”

Yebin smiled brightly and answered instead, and I checked the time on my wristwatch.

“Go and eat first.”

“Bring me corrosion?”

“Yeah, everyone worked hard, so we should give them something to eat.”

Although food has become more plentiful these days, the group has been exercising a lot, so their appetites have improved.

This time too, I sent Yebin off first to get some snacks and returned to the dorm.

Hehe!

Coco, who had been playing around somewhere for a while, joined in naturally, wagging her tail.

I tried to clean the guy who was covered in snow all over his body and go into the room.

“… … ?”

But at that moment, an inexplicable strange sensation licked across my skin.

I instinctively stepped back and pulled out the revolver hidden in my waistband.

weird.

The front door was clearly locked and there were no signs of a break-in.

But the senses kept sounding the alarm bell, warning us that what we see is not everything.

Crunch!

I opened the front door, carefully checking for any possible booby traps.

Falak!

But at that moment, a note that had been stuck in the narrow gap of the front door fell out.

I picked up the note, wondering if it had been left behind by Seongcheol, and carefully unfolded it.

‘for a moment.’

It’s not Korean.

It wasn’t English or any other language, though.

The note was filled with strange letters and numbers that had no pattern at all.

But I know what this is.

This is the Codebook Encryption password.

This is the personal password our team members use.