1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 43



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Episode 43

The blonde flight attendant stuffed the food we handed her into her mouth.

He must have been really hungry because he kept chewing even while shedding tears.

Feeling sorry for this, I took out a water bottle and handed it to her.

“Eat slowly.”

“Thank you, sir!”

He is so absent-minded that he glances at us and eats food.

But even in the midst of all that, he still had a huge appetite, and his cheeks were so swollen that they looked like they would burst.

“Wouldn’t it be hard for you to cry like that?”

“… … Leave me alone.”

She is a woman who is so scared and cries so much that you wonder how she survived all this time.

I was afraid that if I touched him he might start a fight, so I just let him eat his food without saying anything.

In an instant, two combat rations disappeared, and she blushed in embarrassment.

“Are you a foreigner?”

“Yes, I’m from America.”

“But you speak Korean naturally and well.”

“My father is Korean.”

I thought he had a good Korean pronunciation for a foreigner, and it turns out one of his parents is Korean.

If you take away the way they spoke, acted, and appeared, they just seemed like Koreans.

“What is your name?”

“Hey, it’s Olivia!”

“My name is Jang Dae-su. This is my group that came with me from Seoul.”

The flight attendant, who introduced herself as Olivia, bowed politely to us.

However, as he was a naturally bright person, a positive energy was on his face.

“I think I’ve kept my promise to this extent. Do you need more time?”

“Oh, no! I’ll tell you now.”

But it’s nice to meet you safely, and now it’s time to get down to business.

We sat down across from Olivia and finally began our full-fledged conversation.

“I heard that there were originally about 4 or 5 temporary shelters throughout the entire airport.”

“That much?”

“Yes, it was a Monday over the weekend, and there were so many people at the airport. The roads were suddenly closed, so there was nowhere to go. I think they had no choice but to move to the shelter.”

I thought the airport infection outbreak happened overnight, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

The dispatched military unit responded surprisingly well and classified civilians according to their symptoms.

“I was in one of the shelters at first. But as the number of people allowed increased, they started moving the people who arrived late to somewhere else.”

“Is this the military base you saw on your way here?”

“Yes, that area. Originally there were only soldiers, but later on there were more civilians.”

Olivia, who had been diligently explaining the day’s events, suddenly slumped her shoulders.

Her eyes, which had clearly been filled with the will to live, were now completely empty.

“What happened there?”

“Actually, I don’t remember what happened that day. It was definitely the middle of the night, and when I came to, I was running here. If that soldier hadn’t helped me, I probably would have died.”

The infected are pouring in, people are screaming, gunshots are heard, and flames are blazing.

Memories of that terrible day quickly flashed through his empty eyes.

“Then, the place that was a shelter before moving… … .”

“Yes. That’s exactly what I was going to tell you about. That second passenger terminal you see over there.”

What? At that moment, everyone in the group, including me who had been quietly listening to the story, was shocked.

I never dreamed that the place called the shelter would be the second passenger terminal you see over there.

“Does that make sense?”

“No, it’s not a lie. I know because I guided you there myself. There were also some very high-ranking officials there.”

Somehow, the number of infected people was lower compared to Terminal 1, so the headquarters was located here.

I should have noticed it when the checkpoints and military bases were there, but it was dark under the lamp.

“Brother, this… … .”

“Yes, it is quite possible.”

A military unit that has built a proper stronghold and defensive facilities is more durable than you might think.

Especially considering the campus where Yebin was, there was a high chance that the shelter would still be intact.

The fading light of hope is rekindled.

My companions and I stood up from our seats without saying a word and started packing our bags.

It’s currently 3pm, and if you walk diligently you can still get there before the sun sets.

“Are you leaving now?”

“yes.”

As we prepared to leave suddenly, a flustered Olivia stood up hesitantly from her seat.

Judging from his trembling eyes, he seems to have no idea what to do next.

At this, Jin-kyung Kim asked her, who seemed to be at a loss as to what to do, in a playful tone.

“Why, do you want to go together?”

No one had high expectations.

It’s not a crime not to know how to fight.

I was just planning to give you some of the food I brought and have you wait here for a while.

“I’ll go!”

But contrary to expectations, Olivia shouted at us with a determined expression.

“I won’t let you get in my way! I’m really good at running away, you know? I’ll follow you around and hide well! I won’t scream or cry… …!”

He is so desperate that he can’t even put his trembling hands together and kneels before us.

Kim Jin-kyung, who had never thought it would go this far, was at a loss this time.

“Please get up. Okay?”

If we left them like this, they would grab us as we were leaving and threaten to dogeza us.

I sighed quietly as I watched Olivia struggle to get up.

“Can you promise?”

“yes yes!”

“I’ll give you three minutes, so pack your bags.”

Olivia was startled by the words telling her to pack her bags and ran to her room in a hurry.

Then, Private Oh Chan-il, who had been watching quietly from the side, asked with a worried expression on his face.

“Are you okay?”

“But you’re a flight attendant, so you probably know your way around the airport. Could you please give me directions?”

“If that’s what you say, hyung… … .”

Even if you have a GPS, it won’t be able to find all the routes in the airport.

I happened to get an important clue, so I was thinking of asking for a local guide while we were traveling together.

After we finished preparing to leave, we left the hotel with our new companion, Olivia.

* * *

I walked endlessly on the road and passed the underpass leading to the airport.

There were a total of three checkpoints on the way here, and we also discovered several guard posts.

Of course, it was empty now, but there were definitely traces of them clearing the scene and retreating.

“Please stay here for a moment.”

“Yes, brother.”

I happened to go up to the observation post built on the bridge and took out my telescope.

And I looked around the second passenger terminal located below and its surrounding area.

A four-story hub building built in an H shape with a large parking lot and park in the middle.

A thick fence and barricades were installed around a 180-degree radius, including the access road.

Of course, in front of them, tens of thousands of infected people were gathered together and forming a huge band.

You can’t get through it head on.

I had to find another way in.

“Olivia, come up here for a moment.”

“yes yes!”

I called Olivia up to the observation post, gave her the telescope, and had her look out at the building in the distance.

“What kind of place is that?”

“I know it’s a maintenance facility used by domestic airlines. Most aircraft go there.”

“It will be connected to the runway, right?”

“yes that’s right.”

After passing the only unobstructed maintenance depot, you will reach the runway directly connected to the terminal.

If you can’t go to the front, going to the back where the boarding gate is located is another option.

After roughly estimating the direction and distance, I came down from the guard post with Olivia.

“What do you think? Do you think it’s worth going?”

“I think we’ll have to take the runway.”

“Wow, it’s almost like a cross-country trek.”

You have to take a detour and then another detour, a short distance that can be covered in 10 to 20 minutes by car.

But for me and my companions, who had become accustomed to this kind of journey, the curve soon became a straight line.

Just don’t forget your destination.

Then it will arrive someday.

After taking a short break, we walked again towards the maintenance depot connected to the runway.

“Olivia.”

“yes?”

“Why do you keep holding it?”

I had been curious since a while ago, but Olivia kept holding the mop handle tightly in both hands.

“Come on, I’m going to fight.”

“With that?”

“yes.”

At this, she lifted the blunt-ended mop handle with a determined expression.

The group laughed slightly at that sight, and I looked around with a troubled expression.

“Do you have any greatswords left?”

“There is one thing that has set the date.”

“Please give me just one.”

After checking the condition of the greatsword that Private Lee Hyeon-su handed me, I held it out to Olivia.

Suddenly, she found herself holding a sharp sword in both hands and stared at it, not knowing what to do.

“If there’s an infected person coming, stab them deep in the chin, under the chin. Not the bony part, but the soft part.”

“Chin, chin?”

“Yes, you have to push hard and stab.”

How many opportunities does an ordinary person have in their lifetime to hold a sharp sword and stab something?

But the world has changed, and now we have to be able to protect ourselves.

Olivia nodded, mumbling the word chin as if making a self-suggestion.

“Let’s start again.”

There’s a long way to go.

I put down my bag for a moment and started walking to cross the bridge.

The group followed in a single file, leaving footprints in the finely piled snow.

“Over there, over there.”

“yes?”

At that moment, Olivia, who had been following along diligently from behind, opened her mouth for the first time and asked.

“But who are you looking for?”

“She is my older sister.”

“Really?”

“yes.”

When she heard that he had come all the way to Yeongjong Island to find his older sister, her eyes sparkled with admiration.

“Wow… … .”

“Why, is it strange?”

“No! Because you seem like a cool little brother.”

I don’t know, because I’ve never acted like a younger sibling before.

But I didn’t mind the feeling of being called a cool little brother, so I quietly muttered to myself.

Yeah, I want to be a cool little brother.

I hope it’s not too late this time.

* * *

After passing the aircraft maintenance depot without any trouble, we finally arrived at the airport runway.

The runway, where snow rarely accumulates, was covered entirely in white.

“It’s quiet here again.”

“It would have been relatively less crowded.”

The ground of the first passenger terminal was full of holes, as if there had been a large-scale bombing.

The infected people who were scattered all over the airport were probably concentrated there.

When they’re all gathered together so nicely, why don’t they just spray cluster bombs? What is the Air Force doing?

I walked down the empty runway, recalling the dense concentration of infected people that almost suffocated me.

“I see it over there.”

At the same time, abandoned airplanes began to appear here and there, along with the boarding area at Terminal 2.

We took out the weapons we had been carrying as if we had been waiting, and soon approached the boarding gate.

“It’s really high?”

“Let’s go through there.”

One of the abandoned aircraft happened to have its boarding steps and boarding bridge all connected.

Perhaps they had boarded the plane in a hurry and then disembarked again, as the luggage was still left inside the cabin.

We passed through the plane and finally stepped into the boarding gate.

Growl!

fizzle!

At that moment, Coco, who had been flaring her nose, sniffed something and growled, showing her teeth.

I quickly picked up my crossbow and looked at the cabin chairs in the boarding area.

‘three.’

It was quiet inside the terminal, but there were still infected people walking around in overalls.

I sent a signal to my companions, aimed my crossbow, and quickly pulled the trigger.

Kwajik!

As the bolt flew straight and pierced their heads, the group simultaneously ran forward.

Crunch!

And then, without making a sound, he disposed of the infected and left the corpse lying on the floor.

Olivia quietly admired the way he dealt with the three infected in an instant.

‘Let’s go.’

I moved with as little noise as possible because I didn’t know when, where, or what would pop out.

We lined up in a single file and began to walk down the moving walkway, which had slowly stopped.

Clothes strewn across the floor and countless suitcases abandoned without their owners.

The few shops inside the boarding gate have all been looted for a long time and the lights have already gone out.

We didn’t let our guard down in that eerie atmosphere and gradually entered inside.

‘weird.’

But as time passed, the feeling of being quiet became more and more chilling.

It felt like I was entering a tiger’s jaws rather than a safe shelter.

The atmosphere at the airport itself seemed to be pushing away those coming from outside.

A cold wind passes by my forehead.

After walking for quite some time, we were finally able to arrive at the boarding gate.

‘It’s blocked.’

However, the boarding gate entrance was tightly blocked with iron shutters and sandbags.

As it was an airport with security facilities, it was a sturdy steel shutter that could not be torn off with a cutter or anything like that.

I tried to call Olivia, who was crouching quietly, and ask if there was another way.

“… … ?”

But at that moment, the cool breeze that had been felt a little while ago brushed past the back of my neck.

This feeling is definitely familiar, but I can’t describe it, so I just watched.

I realized it was a gaze and quickly turned my head to the second floor railing.

Phew!

Clang!

At that moment, a bullet flying from the second floor passed right above our heads and shattered the billboard.

“Whoa!”

I hugged Olivia, who still couldn’t figure out what was happening, and quickly laid her down on the floor.

Phew!

Kwajik!

Then, one of the bullets, aimed for the head, flew in and lodged deep into the passenger seat.

I just heard a noise like compressed air bursting.

It sounds familiar.

5.5mm hunting air gun?

No, that doesn’t give you that much power.

It’s clearly an illegally modified version.

“Take cover!”

I aimed my crossbow in the direction from which I had heard the sound, shouting at my companions.