1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 94



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Episode 94

The main campus building usually felt like a typical community center that anyone could access.

But the atmosphere had changed significantly since Captain Kang had stepped down.

“You can come in.”

After verifying our identities at the outpost, we were guided by a soldier to the main office.

As I opened the door and went in, an old-fashioned looking man wearing the rank of lieutenant colonel was sitting there.

That man is Lieutenant Colonel Choi.

He was just looking at the documents without even looking at the guest who came in.

“Loyalty!”

“okay.”

The soldier who had guided us here quietly left the room with a sharp salute.

Then, a heavy silence fell over the room, and strange gazes went back and forth between them.

“Private First Class Oh Chan-il, Private First Class Lee Hyeon-su.”

“yes?”

“Don’t you know how to pronounce your official rank and name correctly?”

The two men, who had been away from their unit for a while, were surprised and gave their ranks and names.

Only after receiving salutes from both men did Lieutenant Choi put down the documents he was holding.

The eyes are sharp.

Lieutenant Choi continued speaking, one eye wide open, as if he was trying to seize the initiative.

“Looking at your resume, it’s quite something. You’ve been on a mission eight times, and you’ve spent more time outside than inside the unit. I don’t know how you got permission to do it, but I think it’s just personal reasons. Do you have anything to say about this?”

During that time, thanks to Captain Kang’s consideration, Oh Chan-il and Lee Hyeon-su were able to travel with me.

But Lieutenant Choi tripped over it and knocked on the documents as if he was looking at them.

“In addition to the multiple instances of firearms being withdrawn, they even took equipment from within the unit and used it. No matter how urgent the situation was, guns were given to civilians.”

Now that I look back, I had really made up my mind to call Private First Class Oh Chan-il and Private First Class Lee Hyeon-su.

Lieutenant Choi slowly got up from his seat and raised his voice as if to put pressure on others.

“The current situation is at least worthy of a court-martial. You may have been lucky and gotten away with it easily in the past, but keep in mind that this is not the case for me.”

“But that’s… … !”

At that moment, Private Oh Chan-il, who could no longer stand to watch, tried to step forward as if he was being unfairly treated.

widely!

‘Please be patient.’

But I hurriedly grabbed the arm of the private who was having lunch and made him turn back.

As Lieutenant Colonel Choi said, what we have been doing so far was Captain Kang’s consideration and not the proper procedure.

If they decide to trip and fall, it’s us who will be at a disadvantage, not Lieutenant Colonel Choi.

Lieutenant Choi, who had been looking at the scene with sharp eyes, met my eyes this time.

“And you, you said Jang Dae-su?”

“Yes, but.”

“I see you’re a reserve force mobilization target, but you weren’t assigned to the reserve force before. Why on earth is that?”

Currently, several reservists who are subject to mobilization are active within the campus shelter.

Lt. Col. Choi took issue with that and asked me if I was eligible for mobilization as a reserve force.

Somehow, I can see the intention.

They say they took personal information, and it seems they are investigating people who they believe received special treatment.

It was clear that Captain Kang and the others below him had been setting an example for us by wiping out everything.

“There is no reason to answer.”

“Are you going to be uncooperative? Correct it yourself right now. If you don’t… … .

Of course, I had no intention of being swayed, so I broke the long silence and looked him in the eye.

“What if not?”

“what?”

“Otherwise, what are you going to do?”

Lieutenant Choi burst into a small, dumbfounded laugh for a moment.

But I looked straight into his eyes and continued to speak, regardless.

“I am not a target for mobilization. But even so, it is not under your jurisdiction, so don’t worry about it.”

“I will decide whether it is my jurisdiction or not!”

“I was an intelligence agent from the National Intelligence Service. If I give you an order, you’ll give it. Is there still room for judgment?”

The National Intelligence Service’s intelligence investigation agents are under the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Intelligence Service and are not subject to reserve force mobilization.

When the name National Intelligence Service suddenly came up, Lt. Col. Choi’s face hardened.

“Brother, brother?”

My companions also had a vague sense that I was from some special forces unit.

But he looked at me with a surprised expression, as if he had never thought I was an agent of the National Intelligence Service.

“… … Can you prove it?”

Lieutenant Choi frowned as if he still couldn’t believe me and asked me.

If you really wanted to do that, I had no choice but to show you a fatal side.

Beep.

I took the satellite phone that Park Hanna had given me out of my pocket and turned it on as if to show it off.

Then he put it down on the desk and gestured for me to contact him directly.

“Please check.”

At that time, the identities of my colleagues and I were treated as top-level military secrets and were important information.

This is confidential information that no one other than the director of the National Intelligence Service at the time could have access to.

Even now that the project has been discontinued, it is not easily accessible even to the President.

But a mere lieutenant colonel like Naburang is demanding that we prove our identity?

If Park Han-na had heard this, she would have laughed out loud, saying it was the funniest joke she had ever heard.

Give it a try.

If you can afford it.

I crossed my arms and pressed the number that connected me directly to the National Intelligence Service.

“Aren’t you going to do it?”

Lieutenant Colonel Choi, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, clenched his fists and frowned.

But I didn’t have the courage to contact her, so I just kept my mouth shut and kept quiet.

“… … Stop it.”

The most difficult time for a soldier is when he steps outside military territory.

If what I’m saying is true, it would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest that shouldn’t be stirred.

No matter how arrogant Lieutenant Choi was, he knew where he should stand.

“Is it over?”

“… … .”

“If you have nothing more to say, I will go.”

I grabbed my satellite phone and went outside with the two people who still looked dazed.

bang!

A moment later, a loud noise of something being thrown was heard inside the office.

* * *

The atmosphere on campus was chaotic for a while after hearing that the shelter manager had been replaced.

This is because Captain Kang, who had been doing well, stepped down and a new person named Lieutenant Colonel Choi took over.

But contrary to the refugees’ concerns, there were no significant changes or confusion.

The soldiers on campus continued to do their work, and there were no problems with distribution.

“It’s quieter than I thought?”

“I think I got really screwed by my brother.”

There was no particular disciplinary action taken against me and my companions, even though we thought we would be disadvantaged.

Just get notified to return the firearms and equipment you had, as per procedure?

We cleaned up our guns and returned them all, just in case there was any talk of it.

“I’m going to get some rest now.”

“Ugh, how long has it been since I had a vacation?”

After that, with nothing else to do, my friends and I went on a long-awaited vacation.

Well, it was just a vacation in name only, it was more like rehabilitation to heal the wounds I had incurred during that time.

Especially Jin-kyung Kim and I, who had a hard time, had to go in and out of the hospital every other day.

A week passed by in an instant and the seasons began to change.

“Why do I feel like I’m getting warmer?”

“It’s a perfect spring day today.”

The frozen snow has melted and the weekday temperatures, which had been below zero, have risen significantly.

This winter has been so cold and snowy that it could be described as an abnormal climate, but fortunately, spring is coming on time.

We felt the passage of time anew as we watched the icicles melting under the eaves.

But unfortunately, it wasn’t just the seasons that began to change little by little.

“older brother!”

Seongcheol, the source who came to distribute supplies, sat down in a hurry in front of the entrance.

“Have you heard the news?”

“yes?”

I wondered what kind of gossip he had brought today, but strangely his expression was not good.

“You know Sergeant Jang, right? I heard he changed his position recently. He was in charge of the kitchen, I think? I heard Sergeant Park will probably go there too.”

As expected, Corporal Jang was transferred from the guard post to the kitchen staff.

But the problem is that Corporal Park, who is the backbone of the combat force, was also appointed to the same position.

The personnel arrangement was too coincidental to be a simple coincidence.

“What about Captain Kang?”

“You are currently awaiting posting. But I think you will probably be assigned to the position of a sergeant major.”

“This is totally… … .”

“This is a blatant demotion.”

It was quiet for a while, but then it turned out that they were reorganizing the internal organization without anyone knowing.

Especially by completely erasing Captain Kang, who was a thorn in his side, and his direct subordinates.

But that’s not all, Seongcheol said passionately with an annoyed expression on his face.

“That new battalion commander, it turns out, is completely crazy. He called in all the representatives of the residents in each jurisdiction yesterday and unilaterally notified them.”

“What kind of notification is this?”

“If we need more personnel in the future, we will draft them from the military! They are civil defense and student reserve forces, so we will no longer make a distinction.”

Not all civil defense and reserve forces are deployed to the scene with guns in hand.

Most of them were mobilized to assist active-duty soldiers, such as doing odd jobs or moving supplies.

But now, I was out of my mind to send all of those people to the field.

“Are you increasing the number of people so suddenly like this?”

“So, you’re saying he’s crazy? He said he’d secure Gwanak-gu within a month. He was really blustering about how if you didn’t cooperate, you’d be at a disadvantage.”

Are you saying you’re securing Gwanak-gu?

With just the number of people here?

There is a limit to delusions, but this is crossing the line and is almost like jumping rope.

“There will be a lot of backlash.”

“Of course there was chaos. But they didn’t even pretend to listen. We’ve been too complacent all this time. I was dumbfounded when I heard it from the side.”

Meanwhile, Captain Kang has been running the campus shelter in a democratic manner.

It was friendly to the residents, and people were used to this method.

However, Lieutenant Choi was going strong from the start, as if his purpose was completely different.

This seemed to be intended to secure the area rather than ensure the safety of refugees.

“Then Seongcheol too… … .”

“Yes, we’re being called up starting tomorrow.”

Seongcheol, who has completed his military service, is naturally a student reservist, and many other male students are included.

But the thing that worried me the most was Lee Hyeon-su, who was an active-duty soldier, and Oh Chan-il.

“I’ll probably hear from you both soon. I’m worried because I heard the active duty is tough.”

Meanwhile, Captain Kang was securing the area very slowly, prioritizing safety.

However, given Lieutenant Choi’s personality, it was likely that he would exchange manpower instead of time.

Even if the reserve forces are guarding the rear, the active-duty forces will be deployed to work and head to the field.

Only then did I realize the reality and looked at Oh Chan-il and Lee Hyeon-su with a worried face.

“Are you okay?”

“Hey, bro! Don’t worry too much.”

“Hyunsoo and I have been running around here and there for so long. This isn’t even hard work.”

Lee Hyun-soo and Oh Chan-il have grown greatly through intense training and actual combat.

Objectively speaking, there are few people in the unit better than these two.

But isn’t it true that the human mind isn’t something that can’t be worried just because you tell it not to?

If this trend continues in the future, problems will arise not only for me but also for the people around me.

“Did Captain Kang say anything?”

“I guess people were already looking for them. But what kind of countermeasure would Captain Kang have? He said he didn’t know and sent them all away.”

In the military, which is a class society, there is no way that disrespect toward superiors can be tolerated.

Even though the blatant demotion was dirty and lethal, Captain Kang had to follow it in the end.

But what’s needed now is helpful advice, not hopeless solutions.

After being lost in thought for a while, I finally got up and grabbed my coat.

“I think we should meet up just once.”

“Who?”

“That’s Captain Kang.”

This is Captain Kang, whose face I haven’t seen since the last time I contacted him at Biogeneca.

Since he is currently awaiting posting, I planned to meet him in person before heading to his workplace.

“Do you know where it is?”

“I will guide you.”

I told the group to stay quiet and left the accommodation with Seongcheol.

I didn’t feel good about it.

There was a strangely subtle sense of anxiety on the streets of campus where spring was approaching.