1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 6



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Episode 6

The last place Private Lee Hyeon-su is believed to have gone was one of those agricultural and marine products marts that can be commonly found in rural areas.

In particular, this place was larger than other branches, perhaps because it had a good location.

After coming down from the mountain, Private Oh Chan-il and I discussed it and decided to approach the mart.

Clank!

Just in case, I checked the parking lot and the surrounding roads and then pulled the main entrance of the mart.

But the entrance was tightly blocked by double shutters and a barricade made of shopping carts.

“Are they local residents?”

“Probably so.”

It has wide open views, sparsely populated countryside, and even a supermarket full of supplies.

If I lived around here, I would be the first to come here and make this my base.

But the problem is that these are the first guests, and we are the inconvenient guests who came later.

I felt a presence, but there was no response, so it was not a friendly feeling at all.

I don’t want any conflict.

We just need to find one person.

First, Private Oh Chan-il, who had hidden his gun so that it could not be seen, carefully knocked on the front door of the mart.

Knock knock.

“Are you there? I’d like to talk to you for a moment.”

It is not the end of the century and we are not on the verge of destruction, but we still have the awareness that we are civilized.

We decided to try to resolve the issue through dialogue, so we waited patiently for a while.

“- – – – – -.”

At that moment, the inside of the mart became noisy, and a middle-aged man with a haggard face poked his head out from the second floor window right above the entrance.

He looked back and forth between me and Private Oh Chan-il with his bloodshot eyes, and soon opened his mouth.

“… … What’s going on?”

On lunch day, Private Oh took on the most polite posture possible and showed off the uniform he was wearing.

“Have you seen a soldier? He has an injured ankle and is in the same unit as me.”

“Are you a soldier?”

“He is my successor.”

“Why are you looking for your successor here?”

But the middle-aged man’s attitude was extremely cold, belying his politeness.

Corporal Oh Chan-il continued speaking, embarrassed by the inexplicable rough attitude.

“Have you not seen anything passing by?”

“I told you I didn’t see it. Only the villagers gather here and we don’t treat outsiders.”

“Well, then maybe… … .”

thud!

At that moment, the middle-aged man closed the window as if telling her to go home after finishing her business.

Corporal Oh Chan-il, who suddenly became speechless, looked back and forth between the closed window and me.

“I think you came to the wrong place.”

“No, I think I came to the right place.”

“Yes? You definitely didn’t see it… … .”

“That’s a lie.”

While Private Ohchan was explaining diligently, I read the changes in the middle-aged man’s eyes.

No matter how much you can fool your voice, you can never fool a person’s pupillary response and tremors.

That guy is lying.

Especially after seeing the unit mark of the private first class on lunch day, he is noticeably agitated.

That means I have seen Private Lee Hyeon-su wearing the same unit mark.

When he heard that the man had lied, Private Oh Chan-il lowered his voice with a serious expression.

“You’re not locked up, are you?”

“I guess we’ll have to check from now on.”

Even though I tried to keep talking, it seemed like they had no intention of listening anymore.

We pretended to give up and leave, leaving the main entrance of the mart behind and walking to the parking lot.

But my attention was solely focused on the sight I could see through the gap in the second-floor window.

“Let’s come back at night.”

Private Oh Chan-il, who was about to ask me something more, soon shut his mouth and followed me.

The cold wind and the sleet mixed with the colors of the snow were dyeing the world gray.

* * *

The roads where the electricity has not yet been cut off are brightly lit with orange streetlights.

But if you move just a little bit further away, you can see a parking lot and a supermarket building shrouded in darkness.

It’s dark.

Except for one window on the second floor, it was dark everywhere, as if there was no one on guard duty.

We parked our car nearby and approached the back of the mart under the pitch-black darkness.

“I don’t know if this is okay.”

“Are you nervous?”

“This is the first time something like this has happened… … .”

“It’s nothing. Just relax.”

We’re not going in there to kill or loot, we’re just looking for one person.

I reassured Private Oh Chan-il that there would be no conflict as long as he was not caught.

“Just wait a moment.”

“Are you really going alone?”

“I’m comfortable alone.”

If you get involved with someone you don’t get along with and things go wrong, you’ll be the one to suffer.

Corporal Ohchanil must have thought so too, as he took a position without saying a word and lent me one of his shoulders.

widely!

I alternately stepped on the palms and shoulders and used the bounce of my jump to soar high.

At the same time, he holds onto the short railing and skillfully approaches the second floor window.

Knock knock.

I wondered if they had not even considered the possibility of an intruder, but the door did not lock.

I entered the second floor hallway so easily that I lowered my posture for a moment and focused on the sound.

“- – – – – -.”

There are eight rooms, which is more than you might think, and only one room in the middle has the light on.

Judging from the murmur of voices, it seemed like they were gathered there talking.

I walked cautiously and hid in front of a door where the light was on.

“I clearly said that they were deserters who ran away! What are we going to do if they all come rushing in like this?”

“Did you think I would do this? No one said anything there! Why are you picking on me?”

Inside the room, about a dozen residents were fighting with each other, raising their voices.

The topic was, as expected, what had happened a little while ago. The situation was inferred through just two words of conversation.

“Hey, how about letting me go now?”

“If you let him go? Do you think he’ll just say thank you and back off? Think about it, you idiot! The f*ck! Are you crazy?”

“What the f*ck? Are you done talking?”

Fortunately, he’s not dead. Judging from the way he’s talking, he must have been tied up somewhere in the mart.

With all the information I needed, I crawled down the hallway, trying to find another room.

“Stop it.”

But at that moment, a rough, low-pitched sound like scraping iron was heard from the room.

The residents who had been raising their voices all fell silent and swallowed their saliva at his single word.

“Anyway, they were the ones who got there first. You can’t just take something that fell on the floor. There’s an owner here too.”

“But we were the ones who called first… … .”

“So? Do you have any proof that we hit first? If you keep your mouths shut, no one will know.”

Sometimes, you can tell a person’s life and personality just by listening to their voice.

I could read an indescribable discomfort in the man’s voice.

“I’ll handle it quietly tomorrow. Don’t mess it up by talking nonsense. Just keep your mouths shut.”

The residents clenched their mouths tightly and fell silent one by one at the sound of the murderous voice.

Meanwhile, I quickly crossed the hallway and looked through the windows to check out other rooms.

does not exist.

It’s not here either.

After searching the entire second floor in an instant, I quickly went down the stairs like a shadow.

When we arrived at the first floor of the mart, there was a huge amount of goods filling the walls.

This amount would be enough for half a year? No, if you save it and eat it sparingly, you could easily use it for a year.

But I had nothing to do there, so I took out a flashlight from my pocket.

Click.

The structure of the mart is simple. If it is not on the second floor, it is obvious where to confine people.

I walked straight across the center of the mart and headed toward the warehouse where they stocked their inventory.

As expected, the warehouse entrance handle was carefully locked with a thick rope.

I borrowed a bayonet from Corporal Oh Chan-il just in case, but I had no idea it would end up being used like this.

Squeak.

After cutting the rope with the saw blade, I carefully opened the mart warehouse door.

“Ugh, ugh!”

There, Private Lee Hyeon-su was lying there, half-as-rag, his whole body tied up.

As soon as he sees me, his eyes open wide and he starts to twitch his whole body.

One side of my face is swollen.

In particular, the pain appears to be severe because of the broken nose.

No matter how you look at it, it’s evidence of assault.

I signaled him to be quiet and untied the rope and muzzle.

“Ugh, gasp… … !”

“Shh, keep your voice down.”

I’ll hear the circumstances later.

Now that it has been revealed that they have used violence and confinement, dialogue is no longer possible.

I supported Private Lee Hyeon-su, who could not walk, and tried to quickly get out of there.

“Wait, just a moment.”

But at that moment, Private Lee Hyeon-su hurriedly grabbed my wrist and whispered quietly.

“I had my gun taken away.”

“yes?”

“They took the gun.”

Gun? Yes, gun. Both Oh Chan-il and Lee Hyun-soo were holding K2s loaded with live ammunition.

The fact that one of them was taken means that they are in possession of firearms and ammunition.

The situation got more serious.

My expression hardened, and I quickly persuaded Private Lee Hyeon-su, who had not yet come to his senses.

“Let’s go out for now.”

“Ha, but… … .”

“Right now, going out comes first.”

When I emphasized this in a strong tone, Private Lee Hyeon-su finally came to his senses and nodded.

I supported him and quickly tried to escape from the warehouse and the mart.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

“… … ?”

That was the moment.

Not far from here, a dog suddenly started barking.

‘Coco?’

Coco is a dog that never disobeys the order not to bark unless it is really urgent.

But the fact that he started barking so loudly meant that something had happened.

In an instant, a strange sensation started from the tips of my toes and spread throughout my entire body to my fingertips.

I have to go out.

I quickly took Private Lee Hyeon-su and headed toward the main gate, which was blocked by a barricade.

“Window, the warehouse door is open!”

“Hey! Everyone, come out! They’re running away over there!”

The residents who came down to the first floor upon hearing the sound of a dog barking noticed the presence of the intruder.

Flash!

In an instant, the lights come on and the first floor of the mart, which was previously pitch-black, becomes brightly lit.

When I was caught, I instinctively bent down and hid behind cover.

Crunch!

He opens the black bag he was carrying on his back, takes out a loaded shotgun, and attaches it.

First, I hid the gun well so that it was not visible, and glanced at the stairs to the first floor.

“Has anyone seen where he went?!”

“Over there! They’re hiding over there!”

This is a time when latent fears soon turn into intense excitement due to continued tension.

In an instant, the residents who had come down to the first floor rushed in, holding something in their hands.

“Stop hiding and come out! It’s over!”

Among them was a man who appeared to be the owner of the scraping voice.

He has a heavy build, crude tattoos visible below his neck, and is a typical middle-aged neighborhood thug.

But the problem is that he is holding the K2 rifle he took from Private Lee Hyeon-su.

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was hiding behind the counter with me, whispered in a trembling voice.

“Come on, are you going to fight?”

“Be quiet. I’m thinking.”

This is South Korea, a country where gun ownership is illegal.

The act of shooting a gun carries a heavier meaning than any other violent means.

The same goes for the other person, as the gunman had a hard time pulling the trigger.

Reading his hesitation, I released my grip on the gun and tried to talk.

“Let’s stop. Is there really a need to fight?”

“Shut up and come out, you little punk!”

“I’ll just leave quietly.”

“You guys go out there and do what you want! F*ck, whether you die here or later, it’s all the same!”

Things are going from bad to worse.

Thinking that the conversation was no longer meaningful, I quietly loaded my gun with slugs instead of buckshot.

Since it had come to this, I was planning to just subdue a few people cleanly and leave the mart.

“Hey, they’re coming!”

But at that moment, one of the residents watching the net on the second floor let out a scream that was as loud as a bang.

At this, everyone gathered on the first floor of the mart instinctively turned their heads and looked out the window.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

It is visible.

In the middle of the street with the street lights on, something in the shape of a human was running madly.

After that, dozens, if not hundreds, of ‘things’ poured out.

Crunch!

The body moves before the head.

While everyone was panicking, I ended the fight and stuck my gun out of cover.

pop!

The slug bullet that exited the muzzle hit the bully male’s chest squarely in the center.

“Ugh, ugh… … !”

He clutched his chest with a look of disbelief on his face, then fell down helplessly.