1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 6



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Episode 6

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“How about Major General Lee Dae-sik for the position of Chief of Staff? Does the General know about it?”

“When you say General Lee Dae-sik, are you referring to Major General Lee Dae-sik, the commander of the 26th Division?”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s Director Lee Dae-sik.”

‘General Lee Dae-sik’ was one of the few generals who tried to stop the rebels until the end during the December 12 Incident as the commander of the Capital Defense Command. In this situation, he is the perfect person for the position of Chief of Staff as he is someone who can maintain neutrality in the military and focus solely on national defense.

“Do you know the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff well?”

Prime Minister Choi tilts his head as if he is hearing this for the first time.

“Yes, I know that very well.”

“Really? What kind of person are you?”

“Ah.. He’s the guy who’s currently the commander of the 26th Division. He’s honest, not greedy for power, good at his job, and to put it nicely, he’s the guy who best fits the description of a soldier. However···”

The president trails off.

“Then isn’t that a good thing? If it’s someone like that, wouldn’t it be perfect in a situation like this?”

“That’s… General Lee Dae-sik’s rank is Major General. If a Major General is promoted to Chief of Staff all at once, there will be considerable opposition within the military. There will be particularly strong opposition from the Hanahoe. And that guy is a graduate of the Army General School.”

It is not at all true that Chief of Staff Lee Hwa-seong disliked General Lee Dae-sik. If we consider that, when Chief of Staff Lee Hwa-seong assumed the Martial Law Command after October 26, he had appointed General Lee Dae-sik as the Capital Defense Commander, we can see that the relationship between the two was actually close.

But the weight of the commander of the Capital Defense Command and the Army Chief of Staff is very different. The opinion of this Chief of Staff was a reasonable opinion.

‘But in this situation, a rational opinion is not necessarily the right answer.’

I decided to use President Lee Jung-hwan once more.

“Prime Minister. President. Do you remember the May 16 Revolution when you made the decision to save the country?”

“I remember.”

“At that time, I was the commander of the Security Command. It’s already been nearly 20 years.”

“At that time, Your Excellency was a major general. Even though you were a major general, you started a revolution to protect the country. What difference does your rank make in this emergency?”

At this time, Chief of Staff Lee Hwa-seong took my side.

“What do you think, Prime Minister? I said that earlier, but personally, I don’t think there’s a better appointment than this, except that the Hanahui humans will object.”

“Um… Okay. Let’s do that. Director Kim and President Lee both recommended people, but who could be better? However, I’m also worried about the backlash from the Hanahweh Party…”

Prime Minister Choi looks at me. Since you recommended it, it seems like you should resolve the opposition. Historically, I thought he was politically incompetent, but he is quite sophisticated.

‘You didn’t get there by playing Go-Stop.’

“Don’t worry. After all, they are soldiers too. They would never plan something in an emergency like this. I will keep a close eye on them.”

“Okay, please take care of it. Then we’ll take our leave now. Get some sleep and we’ll meet again in the morning.”

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After Prime Minister Choi and Chief of Staff Lee left, I opened my phone again and checked all the members of Hanahoe. At the time, there were many people who were not sure whether they were Hanahoe members or not, but later, through various investigations and verifications, it became possible to know exactly who was a Hanahoe member and who was not.

And that information was so widespread on the Internet that even Minsik, the elementary school student next door, could search for it.

[Hanahoe Key Members]

[11th Generation: Jeon Dae-hwan, Noh Dae-jun… .. .. .. 12th Generation: .. .. ..]

‘I guess I can roughly guess the characters up to the captain level.’

I wrote down all the members of Hanahwe that were listed on Namuwiki on a piece of paper and then called Youngho, who was outside.

“How many of the Central Intelligence Agency agents are available right now?”

“There are about 100 people available right now.”

“Then, from now on, tell those people to continue to monitor the people I’m writing down and report to me without missing a single one.”

“all right.”

I handed him the paper I had written on.

“Are these military officers?”

“Do you know who it is?”

“Yes. Aren’t these people members of the Hanahui?”

“That’s right. They are all suspected members of the Hanahui. We need to keep a close eye on them because we don’t know what the military organization might do in this situation.”

“Surely not… In a situation where His Majesty has passed away, you could do something like that….”

Youngho says that he is worried too much. But I know that this has already happened twice in the history of the Republic of Korea.

‘5.16 and 12.12..’

“Haven’t we already had that happen once? And I was one of the people involved. What happens once can’t happen twice.”

“ah···.”

Youngho nods, saying that he now understands what is being said. The real body of this possessed body, Kim Jung-guk himself, was also one of the parties involved in the past military coup.

“And how is the investigation going for Jeon Dae-hwan?”

“For now, we are continuing the investigation while keeping him under arrest, but he is not responding. Should we try to torture him a little?”

“No. That’s not my style. You know that.”

There was no point in getting a false confession through torture. The original purpose was to capture Jeon Dae-hwan and prevent the Hanahwe from gaining control, not to get rid of Jeon Dae-hwan through lies.

In the first place, Jeon Dae-hwan, who is currently only a minor, could be ousted at any time if he could only secure power.

“That’s true. Then what should we do?”

“Just keep making excuses and holding on to him. And you must never meet anyone. You know that, right? Not even your family.”

“All right.”

Youngho never denied what I said. He was the very definition of a loyal subordinate.

“Thank you, Youngho. It’s really helpful to have an adjutant like you at times like this.”

“That’s too much praise. The manager seemed confused and like a different person a little while ago, but I’m glad to see that he’s back to his usual self now.”

“Ahaha.. Really? I was really confused earlier because of the situation. Thank you for understanding.”

He is quick-witted. He is quick-witted, neat in his work, and loyal. He is the best adjutant.

“Youngho. I have a question to ask. Are there any members of the Hanahwe or those from the 11th class of the Korea Military Academy in Jungjeong?”

“Hmm… I don’t know about the Hanahwe, but there must be a few people who graduated from the 11th class of the Korea Military Academy. There are also people who come to our Jungjeong area from time to time.”

“For now, exclude those people from the investigation of this case and send them on an overseas mission.”

“You’re worried about internal information being leaked.”

“I don’t like to doubt my employees either, but at times like these, we need to strengthen our internal strength even more.”

“Okay, I’ll check tomorrow morning and make sure to do that.”

Youngho salutes and goes out. It seems like all the big things are finally finished. He sits down on the chair for a moment and closes his eyes.

I still can’t tell if this is real or a dream. If I close my eyes and wake up, I might go back to the original year 2023.

‘What is what..’

As my eyes slowly close, I briefly forget about the tiring events of the day.

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When I opened my eyes, it was already dawn. I must have slept for about three hours. Looking around, it wasn’t 2023. It seemed like returning to 1979 wasn’t a dream, but a reality.

Youngho asked if I should go home for a bit, but I declined. I might have a wife, but I’m not married to begin with, so I don’t know what to say. There are many historical records of Kim Jung-guk, but there’s almost no information about Kim Jung-guk as a person.

After smoking a cigarette, I sat down on a chair, summarized what happened that day, took out my smartphone, searched the web, and started planning what would happen next.

‘It seems like the basic power grab is over…’

Since the investigation into President Lee Jung-hwan was entrusted to the Central Intelligence Agency, they could easily eliminate those they did not like by charging them with treason for the crime of causing the death of the president.

Even if they said that he would be summarily executed in the basement of the palace under the pretext of rebellion, no one would say anything.

I didn’t control the military, but I had Jeon Dae-hwan in custody, and if General Lee Dae-sik came as the Chief of Staff, there would be almost no chance of a rebellion in the Hanahoe.

‘Then, what’s left is···.’

Then the smartphone vibrates again.

[System: The seizure of power is almost complete. Finally, get friendly with the US government.]

“Even if you don’t tell me, I know.”

We must persuade the United States. As is the case in modern times, South Korean politics is closely related to American politics. Whether it is a direct election or a gymnasium election, a government without the approval and recognition of the US government is bound to fail.

“Well… I guess there’s nothing good….”

Kim Jong-guk was the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, a counterintelligence agency, so he certainly had some connections to the United States, but that doesn’t mean he had direct connections to key figures in the U.S. government.

“Hmm.. who is the current US president···.”

I opened my smartphone and checked the President of the United States.

[Battery: 18%]

‘But was this about charging the battery?’

First, I quickly checked who the president was before the battery ran out.

[1979 US President: Jimmy Carter]

The current US President is Jimmy Carter. He was alive in 2023, when I was alive.

‘Wow… This person was definitely alive in 2023···.’

I never would have thought that in 2023, someone alive today would be the President of the United States.

I searched through Google, articles, and Namuwiki to find information about Jimmy Carter.

“Oh, this guy… didn’t get re-elected?”

Most American presidents are re-elected successfully. Usually, when they fail to be re-elected, it is because a major problem occurred during their term.

If you search through Namuwiki and Google in a hurry, you can find information.

[Battery: 14%]

[He was elected as a Democratic candidate in 1976, but lost to Reagan in 1980 and failed to be re-elected.]

‘The reason for the failure of re-election is…’

[There are many reasons for Jimmy Carter’s failure to be re-elected, including the second oil shock, but people say the main reason is the failure to rescue the hostages at the U.S. embassy in Iran.]

‘That’s right, this is it!’

I clearly remember learning about it when I was learning world history.

This is an incident in which Iran, with which relations with the United States were strained, took dozens of Americans hostage at the U.S. embassy. Afterwards, the U.S. attempted to rescue the hostages, but ultimately failed, and this incident was the biggest factor in the failure of Jimmy Carter’s re-election.

It was less than ten days before Iran took American hostages on November 4th.

‘If you use this well···.’