1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 44



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Episode 46

People who had been raising their voices just a moment ago scattered in all directions as if nothing had happened.

The child’s mother, who had been complaining for a while, also got up with difficulty and walked somewhere.

There are a lot of eyes watching here.

I was naturally wandering around and followed him into the crowd.

“Hyunjeong’s mom, is it like that today too?”

“… … It’s the same, huh.”

“People are really too much.”

“Last time, you brought me an empty pot and told me to eat it. Now, you’re saying you have no intention of making excuses.”

She had wider feet than I thought, and refugees approached her as soon as they passed by.

The topic of conversation was mostly about distribution issues, so it seems like everyone’s circumstances are similar.

Women who looked about the same age began to offer words of comfort, one by one.

“I’ll go first.”

“Going already?”

“My daughter is waiting.”

But she now walked unsteadily, as if she didn’t even have the energy to have that kind of conversation.

People who were looking at this with pitiful eyes quietly lowered their voices and whispered.

“Hyunjeong’s mom looks even weaker today.”

“My daughter is sick. She was already not eating well, and now her legs are sick too.”

“That late-born daughter?”

“Oh my, how heartless the heavens are. How long has it been since you took Mr. Park away… .”

Her husband is already dead, and she is staying in this shelter with her only remaining daughter.

Even seeing his daughter say she was sick made me understand why she reacted that way.

Feeling bitter, I continued to follow the child’s mother who was walking alone in the distance.

Unlike the people who were gathered in one place, she was staying in a remote duty-free shop.

“Mom is here… … ?”

“I told you to lie down, so why did you get up?”

“I feel so suffocated.”

The young daughter was crouching listlessly inside a tent made of clothes and cardboard boxes.

No matter how old you are, you’re still an elementary school student?

He had suffered a major injury to his right thigh, and was wrapped tightly in thick cloth and bandages.

“Try this first.”

“Ugh… … .”

The child’s mother blew on the porridge she had brought, fearing that the child might be hungry.

The food they distributed was a thin liquid that was hard to tell if it was water or porridge.

But the two of them began to eat it sparingly, little by little, as if even that was precious.

It’s already cold in the winter, so you’ll burn off calories quickly. Will you be able to survive on food like that?

After thinking about it for a moment, I took off the hat I was wearing and slowly approached the mother and daughter.

“excuse me.”

“… … !”

At that moment, the lady who had been quietly feeding him the food got up from her seat in shock.

At the same time, he was holding a blunt object from some unknown place and glaring at me with wary eyes.

“… … What do you need?”

As expected, the girl’s mother showed a tremendous reaction of rejection and sent her daughter behind her back.

Well, it would be stranger if you were not on guard since you were left alone in this cruel world.

“Don’t come near me and just talk there.”

“Oh, yes.”

Now that I’m used to this kind of thing, I slowly lowered my posture after keeping a suitable distance from him.

“I heard a little bit about what people were saying earlier. I think your daughter is sick.”

“But? Since it’s none of your business, don’t be a jerk and just go your way.”

You suddenly started talking to me and said, “Your daughter seems to be sick?” If it were me, I would have pulled out the gun right away.

Because you can tell right away that their intentions are impure.

But now the opponent is a mother caring for her sick and starving daughter.

A foolish and noble maternal love that will do anything to save a child.

It was a bit cowardly, but I took advantage of that and took the stuff out of my bag.

widely!

It was two yellow pound cakes from the combat rations and a good antibiotic.

When the mother of the child who discovered this, a feeling of longing began to linger in her eyes.

“Both of you are malnourished. Your daughter in particular seems to have an infection in her wound. If left untreated, she will develop sepsis.”

“Sepsis, sepsis?”

“Yes, it is caused by wound infection.”

The mother shook her eyes in disbelief at the mention of the possibility of sepsis.

It seems he never thought that a person could die from just one wound like this.

But it was a clear fact, not a scare, that I needed the antibiotics I had.

“You will need this.”

In a situation like now, there is no way we could give away precious food and valuable medicine for free.

She asked with eyes filled with disgust and resignation, wondering if he had misunderstood her meaning.

“… …Tell me, what do you want?”

But that was only for a moment, as he looked incredulous at the real request that followed.

“Please grant me one favor.”

“yes?”

“I am looking for one person.”

Now I can’t even remember how many times I’ve said it.

A journey from Chungju to this distant Yeongjong Island, with only one goal in mind.

Like a snow country that I had arrived at after passing through a long tunnel, I was finally near the destination.

* * *

“Mom, this is so delicious.”

“okay?”

“Yeah! Sweet and soft.”

My mother boiled the pound cake I gave her with water and made it into a sticky porridge.

You might think this is some kind of weird food, but it’s easier to swallow than just eating it.

The child smiled happily and played with his spoon as he ate proper food for the first time in a long time.

“Mom, aren’t you eating?”

“Yeah, Mom ate a lot.”

Parents say that they feel full just by watching their children eat. The child’s mother smiled happily as she caressed her daughter’s face.

Perhaps if we just supplement her nutrition and give her antibiotics, my daughter will quickly get back to health.

I sat in a corner and waited quietly so that the two could spend some time together.

“Thank you so much.”

After a while, the child’s mother, who had finally finished eating, cautiously approached me and sat down.

Sitting across from her, I asked, observing the darkening atmosphere in the departure hall.

“Is distribution only once a day?”

“No, originally it was twice a day, but recently it was changed to once a day. But we are still better off than the lower floors. The first floor even had a death toll yesterday.”

“It seems like the food situation is very bad.”

“It’s gotten worse since Director Kim took control of the 4th floor. It would have been better if the soldiers had been there… … .”

This time too, the name Director Kim appeared, so it didn’t seem like he was lying.

I muttered the word “fourth floor” and piled up information to tell the group.

“Wait a minute, but why are you asking that? It’s something everyone here knows.”

At that moment, the child’s mother began to quietly look at him from head to toe with a suspicious look in her eyes.

I was flustered and thought for a while about what to say, then answered instinctively.

“Actually, I came from the basement level… … .”

“ah!”

But the mother’s expression turned sad as if her vague answer was the right answer.

“Oh my, you’ve had a hard time too.”

She patted my shoulder, as if she had forgotten that I had given her the medicine and pound cake.

I appreciate your sympathy, but I feel strange because it feels like you’re treating me like a lower class person.

“So, you’re looking for someone?”

“Yes. I heard it’s upstairs.”

“You’re lucky. Even though I look like this, I’m the president of the women’s association. I know everyone on the third floor, so just tell me your name and age. A picture would be even better.”

As expected, the child’s mother was a person with wide feet and wide arms.

Thinking that I had found the right person, I lowered my voice and whispered quietly.

“Do you know Dr. Jang by any chance?”

“……yes?”

“Dr. Jang.”

But the moment the name Dr. Jang was mentioned, her expression turned cold.

“Why are you looking for Dr. Jang?”

“that.”

“Tell me. Why are you looking for me?”

I was at a loss as to what to do due to the completely unexpected reaction.

But the atmosphere had already cooled down, and the ladies who heard the commotion came rushing towards us.

“Hyunjeong’s mom, why are you suddenly like this!”

“This person is looking for Dr. Jang.”

“What? What kind of person are you!”

“There are no people on the third floor here.”

At this, a group of incredibly stubborn middle-aged women surrounded me and glared at me.

“Isn’t that the person sent by Director Kim?”

“That’s right! Look at this guy’s clothes! He’s a contractor!”

“Hey, you bad boy!”

“Stop them all so they can’t escape!”

This wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, and everyone was getting angry and upset.

Misunderstandings arose in an instant, and I suddenly found myself as the person who had come to harm Dr. Jang.

It’s so unfair.

After being dragged around here and there by the ladies, I eventually had to pull out my last card.

“wait a minute!”

“Huh, huh?”

When I quickly took out the photo, the ladies who were about to pull out their hair were flustered.

And soon he started looking back and forth between the photo and me, then quickly began to figure out what was going on.

“By any chance… your husband?”

“He is my younger brother.”

At the mention of the word “brother,” the ladies exchanged glances like spies.

At the same time, the actors also put on a tearful performance and put on a show to settle the commotion they had caused.

“Oh my, come to your senses. I forgot to hang out my laundry. I’ll go first~.”

“I also have plans to pack lunch for our group.”

But that was just an attempt to divert attention, and the real intention was different.

The ladies quickly scattered in all directions and gathered together to take me somewhere.

He was almost like a former agent.

* * *

Although it is not an apartment, the mothers’ group on the third floor is conveniently called the women’s association.

I was suddenly dragged to the secret meeting place and had to greet the mothers gathered there.

“That’s right! You look just like Dr. Jang!”

“Right? He’s so handsome and bright.”

As it turned out, all the women’s association members gathered here were friends with my older sister.

If I had to make a metaphor, would it be like me and my companions who have been through all kinds of hardships together since the beginning of the situation?

In particular, most of them seemed to have a special bond and solidarity with their older sister, as most of them had helped each other at least once.

“We owe a lot to Dr. Jang.”

“What are you talking about? She’s just my older sister.”

Thanks to that, the gazes of the women’s association members looking at me were full of goodwill and friendliness.

It felt strange to be welcomed like this for the first time after always being treated like a stranger.

“Oh, that’s right! Everyone, keep your mouths shut! If Dr. Jang’s younger brother comes, that crazy Director Kim might do something.”

“It’s something that happens in a day or two. It’s obvious, you know.”

“Mr. Daesu, you’ll be staying here for a while. If you need anything, we’ll bring it to you.”

They had a heated discussion about where to live, as if they had already decided to take me in as a member of their family.

But the important part was missing, so I hastily intervened in the conversation.

“Excuse me, just a moment.”

“huh?”

“Where are you now, sister?”

If I had known that my younger sibling was coming, I would have taken him to where my older sister was.

For a moment, I was caught up in the faces of the ladies, but I quickly came to my senses and asked.

“What, no one told you, Mr. Daesu?”

“Mom, look at my mind.”

Then, they seemed to have forgotten about it themselves, and they started to grumble quietly and looked embarrassed.

The child’s mother shook her head as if she could not stop him, and explained it to him instead.

“Dr. Jang is outside now.”

“Are you sure that outside is outside the shelter?”

“Yes, they went out with our men to find food. They usually come back in about a day.”

“No, yourself?”

“I guess you don’t trust other people. You always go and get the supplies yourself.”

“Surely this isn’t the first time?”

“Yes, this is already the tensth time. These days, all I can eat is a few cans… … .”

No, are you trying to become some kind of president? You asked me to save Yebin, but you yourself are putting yourself in danger.

Judging from the reaction, it seems like they only take the safe route, but you never know what will happen to people.

I was so shocked that I got up and packed my bags to go meet him right away.

“Do you know where he went?”

“Are you going yourself?”

“How do you know what will happen?”

“Then just wait a moment. I’m sure you left a note telling me where you’re going… … .”

The women’s association members, who had become busy, scattered in all directions and started looking for my sister’s note.

I tried to radio the group that was waiting outside for news.

bang!

But at that moment, the warehouse door suddenly opened and a young woman came inside.

The woman, with her hood pulled down low, shouted urgently to the people gathered inside.

“Oh, we’re in trouble, aunties!”

“Yejeong-ah? How did you find out about this place?”

“That’s not important right now!”

The woman who had been called out hurriedly gestured toward us as if telling us to come out quickly.

Then, the women’s association members rushed out of the warehouse and headed to the departure lounge on the third floor.

“Gyaaaah!”

“honey!”

“You’re bothering me, so get out!”

The third floor departure lounge, which had been quiet until just a moment ago, was suddenly engulfed in noise.

A group of men, all fiercely armed, were moving through the tent village.

“More than 9 people went out this morning, but not a single one came back! Among them was Director Park’s little brother!”

The nine people who went out at dawn did not return until early morning.

The women’s association members were even surprised to hear that Director Park’s younger sibling was among them.

“No, what does that have to do with us?”

“They must have thought it was Dr. Jang’s doing. Everyone was going crazy trying to find him!”

But I, who knew the details of the incident, couldn’t help but be genuinely bewildered.

Wait, are you talking about those guys? I killed Director Park or whatever guy’s younger brother?

“Where is Mr. Daesu hiding!”

“Yes? But… … .”

“Quick! We’ll figure it out!”

The women’s association members started making a fuss and pushing in the opposite direction.

I had no choice but to leave the warehouse and go into a deserted bathroom.

Then he took out his walkie-talkie and radioed to the group waiting outside.

“hello?”

[older brother!]

“I got back safely and got some information about my sister.”

[Oh! This time it was a bit easier.]

“But there was a bit of a problem.”

[yes?]

I answered with a deep sigh.

“There’s a lot of trash here that needs to be cleaned up.”