1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 43



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Episode 43

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“Did you call, Mr. President?”

A moment later, the large-bodied Kim Moon-sik, director of the National Intelligence Service, enters the Blue House office.

‘But… why does this gentleman’s face look like this…’

Although his body was still as strong as that of a warrior, his face was full of dark circles under his eyes and looked tired, unlike his former healthy self.

“Yes. But… Director, have you been very tired lately? You have dark circles under your eyes and your face looks very damaged.”

“Ahaha.. Is that so? I guess it’s because I’ve been so busy lately, working all night every day.”

The National Intelligence Service has been quite busy lately.

Since free movement after unification is still difficult, an investigation by the National Intelligence Service is essential when traveling from the North to the South or from the South to the North.

Most of North Korea’s high-ranking officials fled to countries such as China and the Soviet Union during the war, but some who remained are hiding in the shadows, trying to make a comeback once again.

And the places these people turn to in order to make a comeback are illegal activities such as drug production, sales, and counterfeiting.

Because things like dealing with crimes in the North are still handled by the military or the National Intelligence Service rather than the police, the National Intelligence Service has been working overtime and on special duty every day recently.

‘Is it because of me···.’

The president is ahead of the game and works from morning to night without a single day off a week, so it seems like the employees below them are burdened and have to work without getting proper rest.

‘Is this still proof that you’re working hard…?’

But I feel a little sorry that a person who was originally healthy has become like that.

“I’m sorry. I think I’ve been giving the NIS too much work lately. Has the NIS been under a lot of work lately?”

“It’s okay. I’ve thought it was something I had to endure since I first decided to serve the country 20 years ago. However, I give my subordinates adequate rest so they don’t overwork themselves.”

This man also has the qualities of a leader.

He makes sacrifices himself, but does not force those sacrifices on his subordinates.

It was the hardest job, but he was the ideal leader.

Director Kim Moon-ki lets out an awkward laugh for a moment and then asks me.

“By the way, Mr. President, why have you called me today?”

“Come to think of it, I called a busy person without even telling you why. Director Kim. There is something I need to do in secret. The number of people… roughly 20 people… can you only select trustworthy people?”

“If there are about 20 people, it’s no problem. But secretly?”

“Actually… this is information that came out during the process of investigating high-ranking North Korean officials captured by the military, and it was a story about where the secret funds of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il were located.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service is the point of contact for all information in the Republic of Korea.

If the information is unknown to the National Intelligence Service, it would be easier to accept that it came from the military.

“Are you talking about slush funds?”

“Yes. The specific location is said to be near the Bonghwa subway station in Pyongyang. However, it is hidden, so it may take some time to find.. Since it is expected to be a large amount of slush funds, it needs to be done secretly so that someone else does not hear about it and find it first and take it.”

“Okay, I’ll start by selecting the people right away.”

“And we also confirmed information about the so-called ‘secretary’ who was managing the Swiss bank account where the secret funds they had were stored. This information was provided by the American CIA.”

“Is there a name or a specific appearance?”

“The name is Rio Kyung. The gender is female. The age is estimated to be in the late 30s. The place is Hamheung. And this is a photo.. It seems that she is disguised, so she appears a little older.”

I handed him the photo of Rio Kyung that I had printed out using my smartphone earlier.

The photo you gave me was taken after she was originally captured in history, so her appearance will definitely be different from that photo, but it will definitely help you find her facial features and such.

“You don’t look like you’re in your 30s.. You disguised yourself well.”

“So, I would like the National Intelligence Service to secretly investigate these two issues.”

After listening to my story to the end, the National Intelligence Service hesitates for a moment as if something is bothering them.

And then he asks me.

“Mr. President. If we discover slush funds, should we keep that money a total secret?”

‘ah..’

The question, by the way, was whether the money would be used as the president’s personal funds.

“Hahaha. What are you saying? I would never eat all that money by myself. Don’t you know me well?”

“I’m sorry..!”

Director Kim Moon-ki bows his head at a 90-degree angle and apologizes.

“Hahahaha. It’s okay. It’s okay. I guess you can think that way.”

Kim Jong-guk had very little property in his name.

An old house owned by my mother.

It was safe to say that this was all the wealth Kim Jong-guk had.

After becoming president, his salary was used here and there, so there was virtually nothing left.

However, he did not create any slush funds or anything.

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Politicians should not have greed for money.

If you are greedy for money, don’t go into politics, go into business.

If the person running the country becomes interested in increasing his own wealth, nothing can make the people more unhappy than that.

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Before coming to the past in 1979, when I was attending college as Han Myeong-ho.

These were the words my respected professor used to say.

Since I started my political career, I have lived my life with that one saying engraved deep in my heart.

If you want personal glory, you can do business or something else.

Politics is an area that such people should not approach.

“We plan to transfer that money to the national budget and use it to build infrastructure in the North. It’s money that was created by sucking the blood of the North Korean people, so shouldn’t it be used for those people?”

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“Sir, is there really something here?”

“The director said something, so there must be something. Stop fooling around and hurry up and look for it.”

Bonghwa Station, which runs through the center of Pyongyang.

It was a station that opened in 1973, so it was already over 10 years old.

Several National Intelligence Service agents begin searching Bonghwa Station and the area around the station.

Of course, the area around Pyongyang’s subway was completely blocked for several days to prevent people from approaching.

However, it was not something that could be blocked forever, so it had to be found as quickly as possible.

At that moment, one of the employees who was looking outside the station asked the manager.

[Party Founding History Museum]

“What is this building?”

An oddly large building right in front of the station.

“This? I heard it was a building that managed documents from the North Korean Workers’ Party. It looks like there are a lot of important documents there, so I’m leaving it there for now.”

“Is that so? Sir, can I check inside here too?”

“Inside here? Yeah. Let me check it out.”

I didn’t pay much attention to the building because it was outside the subway station, but now that I look at it, it feels a bit suspiciously large.

And two hours after the staff entered and began searching, a loud voice was suddenly heard from inside.

“Boss! Boss! There’s something down here!”

“what!”

I ran inside and saw a huge iron door leading to the basement.

“How did you find this?”

“I found this while pushing the bookshelves here.”

“Good job! You do it when you have to!”

After the manager praises his employees for a job well done, he gathers them together and opens the locked iron door.

As I went down the passage leading to the underground, I found a huge, large door there.

Perhaps this place was discovered in the future while construction was going on upwards from the subway.

Fortunately, the door in the basement was open, and when I opened it, it looked like paradise on earth.

“Hey..”

The employee who discovered this underground passage is amazed at what he sees.

Even a cursory glance at the items of enormous value, including gold, dollars, and even works of art, revealed an endless array of items.

“Wouldn’t it be okay if I sneak a peek here?”

“You really… Anyway, I’m not praising you..”

“sorry..”

At the time when they had successfully found the slush fund warehouse, a search was in full swing in Hamheung to find Rio Kyung, who was said to be the secretary of the North Korean Kim family.

The staff went around the residential area to conduct an investigation.

“Kid. Haven’t you seen anyone like this around here?”

A little boy playing with an old ball approaches and answers.

“Sir. Are you from the South?”

The little boy’s eyes were filled with curiosity.

“Yeah. We came here because we need to find someone. Look. Have you seen this guy here before?”

Show the little boy a picture of Rio Kyung.

“Umm.. I don’t know..”

The little boy answers with a subtle expression, as if he doesn’t know or not.

The clerk takes a few snacks out of his pocket, gives them to the boy, and asks again.

The little boy gets excited and jumps for joy after receiving the snack, then looks at the poem carefully again.

“Look carefully. Have you really never seen it?”

“Ah.. she seems similar to that lady.. but that lady isn’t this old.”

“Ma’am? Who… who are you..!”

“If you go to the other end, there’s a small house with a blue roof. There’s a woman living there alone. I think she looks similar to that woman.”

“Are you someone who has lived here for a long time?”

“No. I moved here shortly after the war started. But I never go out or talk to people.”

If you’ve moved since the war, there’s a really good chance it’s Rio.

The staff thanked the boy and gathered the staff members and surrounded the house in front of the blue-roofed house.

“Count to three and go in. One.. two.. three..!!”

Then, they immediately raided the house and arrested Rio Kyung, who was resting at home.

He certainly looked decades younger than in the photo, but his facial features were definitely the same as the old man in the photo.

“What.. what..! You guys..!!”

“Mr. Rio Kyung. I need you to come with me for a moment.”

It was a moment when a large amount of funds were secured to be used for building North Korea’s infrastructure.

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This Korean War has once again engraved the memory of Korea in the minds of people around the world.

However, this was not necessarily a positive thing when viewed globally.

There was still a considerable amount of public opinion overseas that viewed Korea as an unstable country.

Financial investors have already seen Korea as stable and with great potential for development, but the general public has not yet done so.

Even though it had joined the UN, people in the world still did not know much about Korea.

When people think of Eastern countries, they think of Japan and China, but few people think of Korea.

Raise awareness of Korea and the image of a unified Korea to the world.

And now it was necessary to show the world that North Korea was stable.

That is why it was necessary for a globally influential figure to visit Korea.

Just one person.

There was one person who was not widely disliked worldwide, but whose name recognition was so high that most of the world’s population knew him.

And luckily, this man readily accepted our invitation.

“Welcome to Korea, Pope Paul.”

“Thank you for such a warm welcome.”