1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 74



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Episode 74

In the pattern of repeating ignition and lighting, a light signal called Morse code is hidden.

I quickly realized that it was a CQD SOS, a random distress signal directed this way.

“Pen and paper! Quickly!”

As I urgently reached out my hand, Kang Pil-jae hurriedly took out a notebook and a pen from his pocket.

I wrote down the Morse code, holding the telescope in one hand and a ballpoint pen in the other.

‘It’s urgent.’

The other party was sending Morse code in a really urgent manner, as if they were being chased by something.

I was so busy writing down the flashing light signals in the distance in my notebook that I didn’t even have time to answer.

CQD CQD SOS SOS.

DE 32F CALL KR K.

HQ?

But that was only for a moment, as time passed and the light that had been sending the signal completely disappeared.

“Wh, what’s going on?”

“Someone sent a distress signal.”

It took only 20 seconds for them to confirm each other’s existence and exchange light signals.

In the meantime, the other party announced their location (DE) along with a clear signal requesting rescue.

The problem, however, is that we only received the call sign and location, and nothing more.

What on earth was going on inside that caused a rescue request to be sent to an unspecified target?

Also, what was so urgent that you disappeared before I could reply?

Only then did I put down the telescope, tear off the paper with the Morse code written on it, and return the notebook.

There is too little information.

After thinking quietly for a while, I eventually called out to Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was resting down there.

“Mr. Hyunsoo! Come up here with the walkie-talkie!”

“Yes, brother!”

The only person here who knows about Biogeneca is my older sister on campus.

I received a walkie-talkie from Private Lee Hyeon-su, who had come up in a hurry, and connected to amateur communications.

[What is it?]

Fortunately, my older sister was in a dorm with a walkie-talkie, so she answered in a cheerful voice.

“Sister, this is Hyehwa-dong.”

[Are you here? Are you hurt anywhere?]

“Yeah, everything’s fine. But we’ve run into a bit of a problem.”

I placed my hand on the railing after fixing the radio antenna so that the transmission signal could be picked up well.

And he said this while looking at the BioZeneca building with black smoke rising from it.

“The building was attacked. It looks like something happened inside, but I don’t see any soldiers.”

[What the heck is going on… … .]

“I don’t know what happened yet. But the important thing is that there are still people alive.”

[what?]

“Someone sent us a distress signal.”

I held up a piece of paper with Morse code written on it and told my sister the location of the signal.

“Do you know what the 32nd floor is?”

[That’s where the central research building is. It’s a place with high security, so no one can enter.]

“I might know someone.”

[Yeah, have you heard the name? If we’re the same researchers, I might know.]

“I don’t know the details. But I used the call sign KR out of habit.”

At first I didn’t know what it meant, but it seemed like initials that he just used out of habit.

I told her the call sign I had written down at the time, thinking that she might know.

Then, my older sister suddenly lowered her voice and answered in a tone of disbelief.

[… … Really? Is that accurate?]

“know?”

[If I didn’t misunderstand, that person is right. We’re not that close, though.]

My older sister continued talking with a small mutter about why it had to be that person.

[Kim Jang-mi is a senior researcher at the Central Research Institute. I remember working with her in Singapore about three years ago.]

“It might not be that person.”

[No, I remember the guy’s email because it’s unique. KR is short for Kim Rose.]

If you were a senior researcher at the time, you would have access to the 32nd floor, which is currently the Biozeneca security facility.

Plus, since the call sign and email were the same, there was a high chance that it was the real Kim Jang-mi.

[If it’s Kim Jang-mi, then it’s all the better. She can access most security facilities. Even though her personality is a bit strange… ]

“Why personality?”

[He was overly dogmatic and eccentric. Many team members quit because he spoke carelessly. However, his performance was certain, so he was promoted quickly.]

In a place where infected people and looters roam, an eccentric personality can be accepted as cuteness.

What I need now is an insider with authority, not someone with a good personality.

[What are you going to do next?]

“Let’s start by figuring out the situation inside. If there are survivors on the upper floors, then there must be other people alive too.”

[Don’t push yourself too hard. Okay?]

“I’ll contact you again.”

After finishing the communication, I put down the radio and called everyone to the rooftop.

Everyone listened to me with serious faces, as if they had vaguely heard the content.

“I plan to first go to Biozeneca and assess the situation. If the internal situation is more serious than expected, I will go back as is.”

We’re here to get help, not to help a failing company.

Some might think that I am being cold-hearted, but I had to be careful because the lives of my companions were at stake.

“Olivia and Philjae, please stay here and watch the kids. I’ll be in touch soon.”

“Please leave it to me.”

Since it is a matter of understanding the internal situation, it will not take more than a day at the most.

As usual, my group and I left the children in the care of these two people and prepared to leave for our destination.

* * *

Currently, all border crossings to Hyehwa-dong are blocked due to the crowd of infected people.

There was virtually no way to get to the other side unless they were willing to avoid it.

“Sangbaem, there is a better way.”

But we had Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was known as the best when it came to brains.

Private Lee Hyeon-su took out a bunch of things from his bag and started making things quickly.

“… … Zipline?”

“yes!”

A zip line is a tool that allows you to move from a high place to a low place using a wire.

Private Lee Hyun-soo connected a tough, sturdy mountaineering rope with a crossbow bolt to create a zipline that could take him to the other side of the building.

“Are you sure this is safe?”

“Since when have we cared about such things?”

“Isn’t it right to care in the first place?”

Of course, safety was not guaranteed, so everyone in the group looked at the zipline with uneasy eyes.

“I’ll go first.”

But I, who had used something similar in Yeongjongdo, took out the crossbow.

Then, I aimed at the roof of the building in the distance and pulled the trigger with all my might.

Phew!

Kwajik!

A bolt that cuts through the air is firmly embedded in the roof railing.

Just in case, I fired 2-3 more to secure them in place and tied the rope tightly together.

“I’m going.”

“Joe, be careful.”

I took off my coat, put it on the zipline, and sat down on the rooftop railing, taking a deep breath.

The group turned their heads and shut their eyes tightly as if they could not bear to look.

widely!

Jumped out.

Profit

My body quickly slides down, accompanied by the frictional sound of my coat and rope scraping against each other.

I adjusted my speed and held onto my coat tightly, feeling a better sense of stability than I expected.

I looked down and saw countless infected people swarming like birds.

It’s dizzying.

If you make even one mistake here, you will fall into the hell you see below.

But I didn’t lose my balance until the end and arrived safely at the other rooftop.

chuck!

When I give a thumbs up to my group, they all clap their hands like children and cheer.

And then one by one, they started climbing up to the rooftop railing and coming down the zipline.

“Eww!”

“Whoa!”

At first, everyone was reluctant, but then they started screaming with joy as if they were on an amusement ride.

We continued to move across the rooftops in the same manner and quickly headed toward our destination.

widely!

After some time had passed, the Biozeneca building finally came into view.

The group looked up at the 50-story building and made all sorts of stupid comments.

“Sangbaem, how much do these buildings cost?”

“Isn’t it worth shit now?”

“I’m glad I lived in a rented house all this time.”

“It would be advantageous in terms of interest rates.”

“No, are interest rates important right now?”

In the meantime, I took out my telescope and took a closer look at the Biozeneca building, which had become closer.

‘At least tens of thousands of them came.’

No matter how many people are infected, they cannot break down a concrete wall.

However, it is not that it cannot be broken down, but that it cannot be overcome at all.

Because I remember the tenacity with which they climbed up the building, trampling on each other’s bodies.

I quietly put down my telescope and looked at the piles of infected corpses against the wall.

“Brother, what do you think?”

“It’s quieter than I thought.”

The infected group was strangely spread out around the Biozeneca complex, but they were not loitering around the building itself.

Is it exactly like a ball with an empty center?

At this point, it seemed like I could enter through the main gate without any problems.

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

After taking a short break, my group and I quickly packed up our equipment and bags and came down from the roof of the building.

And then I walked carefully down the alley and towards the Biozeneca building.

No matter how safe it looked, the main gate was a bit awkward, so I planned to go in through the back gate.

‘Parking lot entrance.’

Just then, the entrance to the parking lot leading to the building’s basement came into view beyond the heavy door.

After passing the barricades and guard posts that had lost their owners, we headed straight for the parking lot entrance.

‘There is no sign.’

I looked around just in case, but there was still no sign of anything.

What’s unusual is that even though the entrance is open like this, no infected people are visible.

I don’t feel good.

Frowning, I slowly began to lead my group down to the underground parking lot.

Chit, chit!

The parking lot lights keep flickering, creating an eerie atmosphere.

The group began to walk with nervous faces and look around cautiously.

‘This way.’

As befitting the large scale of the building, the underground parking lot is deep and huge.

But since we were going to the top floor of the building, all we had to do was find the elevator.

After walking for a while, my group and I finally entered the entrance where we could see the elevator.

“It doesn’t work.”

“Maybe they left it off on purpose.”

All six elevators are down, as if the system was tampered with in the center.

Now that it’s come to this, it looks like I’ll have to go up to the 32nd floor via the emergency stairs right next to it.

“Brother, there’s something over here.”

But at that moment, Private Oh Chan-il, who was looking around, gestured as if he had discovered something.

It was a small partitioned space where the parking lot security staff worked.

Of course, there was no one inside, and the door that should have been locked was open.

‘A laptop?’

The CCTV screen is blank, but the work laptop in the center of the desk is lit up.

At that moment, I remembered my sister’s request, put down the weapon I was holding, and sat down.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m trying to access the intranet.”

As soon as I discovered the company laptop, my sister asked me to access the intranet.

Even if the Internet is down, your own intranet will be fine.

I moved the mouse carefully and logged in as an administrator, not a guest.

Click, click.

And I logged into the city intranet by entering the ID and password my older sister gave me.

After a while, a standby screen called Biogeneca appeared and soon the screen lit up.

[Welcome, Dr. Jang Soo-young.]

Okay.

Numerous intranet windows begin to pop up on the screen, each with the sister’s real name.

As expected from a director, the piled up internal emails exceeded hundreds.

I tried to move the mouse, checking each of the alien terms one by one.

Tiring!

“… … ?”

But at that moment, a messenger window popped up with a beeping sound from the bottom of the intranet window.

As soon as the alarm went off that my sister had logged in, someone sent me an internal messenger.

-Kim Jang-mi: Director Jang?

Tiring

-Kim Jang-mi: Are you Director Jang?

Her name is Kim Jang-mi, she was the woman who sent us a distress signal with the initials KR.