1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 95



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Episode 95

The main campus building, where many people come and go, is always a lively and bustling place.

But the school corps building, located relatively far out, had an atmosphere completely opposite to that of the main building.

Should I say it’s a bit cheesy?

It was a renovated building that had not been used before, so the exterior walls and interior facilities were a mess.

Among them, the office where Captain Kang was was filled with a damp, chilly air that could not be hidden.

dripping!

“Who are you?”

“I’m going.”

When I knock and open the door, a pungent smell of cigarette smoke and thick dust hit my face.

“Mr. Daesu?”

Captain Kang opened his eyes wide in surprise, as if he had never expected me to come looking for him.

Unlike his usual clean and neat image, he looks quite disheveled.

Only then did he feel ashamed and got up from his seat, tidying up his pressed hair.

“Can I come in?”

“Oh, yes! Come over here and sit down.”

Captain Kang, who had quickly dressed, guided me towards a shabby sofa.

When we first met for the first time in a long time, we shook hands briefly and asked each other how we were doing.

“I’m sorry for coming so suddenly.”

“No, I should have contacted you first, but I was a little uneasy about the disciplinary matter. Is everything going well for you?”

“Yes, that’s fortunate.”

I thought it was just a simple waiting order, but it seems there was a separate disciplinary action.

I looked back and forth between Captain Kang, who looked very tired, and the surrounding scenery.

The office was in a terrible state.

In particular, the documents scattered here and there and the cigarette butts piled up seemed to reveal his agony.

“It’s a bit messy, isn’t it? I should have cleaned it up before you came, but I’ve been so busy.”

“Weren’t you waiting for an order?”

“There are more than one or two things to hand over. There are a lot of demands from above.”

Not only did they unilaterally demote him, they are also sucking his marrow out of him.

I looked at Captain Kang, who was hastily clearing away documents and cigarette butts, with a pitiful face.

“I heard the story roughly.”

“… … I see.”

“You got it completely nailed.”

In that short period of time, the entire line, including myself, was blown away without me even being able to do anything.

In an instant, he was pushed from a powerful position in charge of managing the campus to this low-level position.

Captain Kang, who knew his situation better than anyone else, smiled bitterly and took out something.

It was an expensive luxury whiskey that was hard to find even before the outbreak.

“Would you like a drink?”

“Yeah.”

I put aside the green tea and coffee mix I always drank and poured whiskey into a paper cup.

And with the smoke from the cigarette in his mouth as an accompaniment, he took a sip of the bitter drink.

“He wasn’t from another unit, and he was originally the commander of this shelter. Of course I should hand him over.”

“You must feel wronged by this treatment.”

“Isn’t that what being a soldier is like? Even if it’s dirty and lethal, if they scold you from above, you have to scold them. Even if it’s unfair, there’s nothing you can do.”

Captain Kang drank half of his whiskey in one gulp and let out a tired sigh.

“I know what you’re worried about. You came here to secure the area, right?”

“Isn’t there any way to stop it?”

“Mr. Daesu, you must have heard this too. You are a gentleman who does not know the meaning of compromise.”

The person who knows the disposition of his superior, Lieutenant Colonel Choi, better than anyone else is Captain Kang.

If he could say something like that, there was a good chance that this crazy plan would go through.

But before I got angry or annoyed, one question came to mind.

“Why on earth are you doing this? Where can you find a more secure shelter than here?”

“That’s the problem. If the shelter had been noisy, I would have spent time stabilizing the interior. But to Lieutenant Choi, this was the perfect expansion base. A place where he could make a name for himself.”

“Achievements? Are you talking about achievements?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

No, the situation right now is one of giving up on the Korean peninsula, so why are you talking about performance?

Who on earth are you trying to get recognition from? Now that I look at it, it’s not that you’re reckless, it’s that you’re just crazy.

“Don’t you know the current situation?”

“I misjudged because I trusted my own abilities too much. I thought that if I could somehow secure Seoul, they would support me from above. I have always been that kind of person.”

After a drink or two, Captain Kang began to criticize Lieutenant Colonel Choi without hesitation.

But what worried him more than his annoying superior was his subordinates.

“Even if there is strong opposition, we will push through somehow. But the problem is that we don’t know how many people will be laid off in the process.”

“Captain Kang.”

“I’m going crazy, too. But what else can I do here?”

No matter how much those around him urge him, the one who feels the most frustrated is Captain Kang himself.

Even if several of his subordinates are demoted, the soldiers are still on the scene.

Captain Kang, who had decided that there was nothing he could do, spoke with a serious face.

“He is a more vile person than you can imagine. If he finds out that you met me, I don’t know what he will do. For the time being, don’t come here and don’t meet Sergeant Jang or Sergeant Park.”

No matter how friendly the campus shelter is to us, there are still a lot of eyes watching us.

I nodded to the serious request, emptied my whiskey cleanly, and stood up.

“What are your plans for the future, Mr. Daesu?”

“Well, if it continues like this, I don’t think there’s any reason to stay.”

“I see, that’s true.”

If you leave right now, there are many places you can go, such as Yeongjongdo Airport and Biozeneca.

Especially, once this Jeju Island project is over, I literally plan on just packing my bags and leaving.

“… … How did I get here?”

Those few words that Captain Kang muttered while drunk seem to represent his complicated feelings.

Having gained nothing, I left Captain Kang behind, looking sad.

* * *

The morning temperature, which has always been below zero, finally approached 1 degree Celsius for the first time today.

Although there was still a large daily temperature difference, it was warm enough to take off your scarf during the day.

After such a harsh winter, it seems that early spring is finally approaching.

But at the same time, the crazy plan to secure Gwanak-gu was becoming more and more of a reality.

As soon as the weather cleared, Lieutenant Colonel Choi announced the first secured area as if he had been waiting for it.

[Elimination and securing of infected people in Sillim-dong.]

Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu was a famous bedroom town where people flocked because of its cheap monthly rent.

It was a really dangerous place because the number of infected people was so high and the buildings were built very close together.

Why else would Captain Kang have given up on approaching and set up a cordon nearby?

However, Lieutenant Choi ended up choosing Shillim-dong, also known as Hellgate.

‘No, you’re sending our kids there?’

‘Isn’t this crazy!’

Naturally, when the refugees heard this news, there was a huge backlash.

Since most of them have military family members, they were very sensitive about this issue.

Eventually, some of the refugees, unable to bear it any longer, tried to rush to the main campus building to protest.

‘Take them all away!’

However, Lieutenant Colonel Choi sent his own suppression team and took extreme measures to subdue them all.

The once peaceful main campus building was suddenly filled with screams and the loud sound of tear gas.

It was the worst.

Those who led the protest were all arrested, as were those who participated.

Naturally, the atmosphere in the shelter cooled rapidly and the frightened people held their breath.

In the end, we belatedly realize that the person holding the gun was Lieutenant Colonel Choi.

Time passed by so quickly, as if it were ice, and a week had already passed.

I, who had been watching Private Lee Hyeon-su and Corporal Oh Chan-il train, headed to the playground in front of the faculty and staff dormitory instead of the campus playground.

It was none other than Yebin’s earnest request to help her classmates and seniors.

“Are they all here?”

“Yes, Uncle.”

All male students who were in the student reserve were called to gather in front of the faculty and staff quarters.

Although it was clearly stated that attendance was free, all thirty-two people on the list were present.

Of course, many students who had not yet completed their military service, including Yebin, also attended.

“Is that person Yebin’s uncle?”

“He looks ordinary.”

“No, what special forces are you in?”

“I saw it once last time.”

The college students gathered in one place were chatting among themselves as if they were on a picnic.

Certainly, the atmosphere was fresh and spring-like because only kids in their early 20s were gathered together.

match!

I checked the time on my wristwatch, walked quietly toward them, and clapped my hands.

Then, without saying a word, the college students who had been chattering shut their mouths and fixed their gazes.

“Thank you so much for gathering here. I am Jang Dae-su, and I am in charge of the preparatory training today at the request of student Jang Ye-bin. I will be teaching the basic theories and some practical techniques to those of you who will be going out.”

You might wonder what kind of day-long instructor a high school graduate can be, but outside of school, he is considered an expert.

I bowed my head, embarrassed to stand here.

Wow!

Uncle, you’re awesome!

At that moment, small cheers and applause erupted among the college students.

Everyone seemed to have come with a light heart, and the atmosphere was incredibly cheerful and cheerful with everyone laughing and having fun.

But let’s see how long it can stay bright.

With a faint smile on my face, I turned on the monitor installed in front of the entrance to my accommodation and pressed the play button.

After a while, the screen started to crackle and then a video that seemed to have been taken by a drone started playing.

“Before we begin the class, some of you here may have seen the infected person firsthand, while others may not. So, to help you understand, I have prepared a short video.”

The drone flying over the city showed a gray city where humans had disappeared.

Oh! The college students began to focus on the video, exclaiming in surprise at the amazing sight.

Wheeing!

But that was only for a moment, as the drone approached the ground, the dot-like object began to expand.

[Kyaaaaah-!!]

The object was none other than the infected, a yawning embodiment of hunger and madness.

“Whoa!”

“Ugh, what is that?”

Screams erupted among the college students, and the female students hurriedly turned their heads away.

“This is a common infected that you can see outside. It has a short field of vision, but is sensitive to sound, and once it finds an opponent, it never gives up. It is also stronger than an adult male, so if you catch it, it will be difficult to shake it off.”

As the drone gains altitude again, dozens of infected people surrounding it follow it.

But those dozens soon became hundreds, and the screen was quickly filled with infected people.

“They never travel alone. They always travel in packs, sometimes numbering from a few dozen to hundreds of thousands. You must always be prepared to run away.”

The atmosphere that was clearly cheerful became heavier as the video played.

But the mutants haven’t even appeared yet, so it’s not worth being this scared.

[Kkaaaaaaaaaaaaah-!!]

“Hic!”

The drone screen shakes as Q1, the mutant carrying the infected, screams.

At the same time, the drone fell to the ground, and the screen went black, ending with a swarm of infected people.

Dismissed!

This was the real urban reality faced by those who had previously only lived behind safe shelters.

“It’s one of the variants called Q1. It has the characteristic of gathering infected by making noise. Likewise, if you see it from a distance, run away immediately. If you hear the noise first, you can assume it’s dead.”

A mere five-minute video was enough to silence the mouths of college students who had been chattering happily.

Only then, when I thought that a learning atmosphere had been created, I pushed the monitor to one side.

“The footage you just saw is absolutely not exaggeration or production. It is what you will see in the future, and it is also the reality that many survivors are currently experiencing. But don’t worry. This instructor is here to help you survive.”

The majority of survivors are struggling to survive on bare ground without any of this information.

On the other hand, how lucky are those who have a kind daily instructor with them?

“Do you have any questions?”

“… … .”

match!

“Okay, if there isn’t one, let’s get up.”

When I clapped my hands again, the startled college students all stood up.

As I looked at that sight with a pleased face, Kim Jin-kyung came up next to me and whispered softly.

“This really tastes bad.”

“That’s how it’s supposed to be done.”

“Don’t you see that you look like you’re about to pee? It would be nice if you could at least walk properly… … .”

There is a first time for everything in this world, and suffering is necessary to escape that first time.

It was now time for them to wake up from their warm eggs and face the real world.

“Let’s start with jumping.”

You can learn the theory slowly.

For now, the priority was physical strength, which is the basics.

The college students who followed along, thinking it would be a light training session, ran to the playground in shock.

“Snake! Slow down!”

“Shut up! I think I’m going to fall too!”

Of course, Lee Hyun-soo and Oh Chan-il, fully equipped, were already running around the stadium, sweating profusely.

Effort never betrays.

The sweat and tears we shed today will become important resources to overcome future crises.