1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 97



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Episode 97

First of all, we decided to keep the fact that we were leaving for Jeju Island a complete secret.

Not only would it be useless to tell anyone, but Yebin’s heart wouldn’t be at ease as she suddenly left.

I gave a little hint to my family and friends and asked them to calmly prepare themselves mentally.

Of course, I didn’t forget to pass on the news to the two people who were having a hard time on site.

[Oh my, my heart is pounding.]

“Are you worried?”

[I can’t believe it. I never thought I’d be leaving Seoul so soon.]

“I promised you. Once I finish all my work, I’ll get you out no matter what.”

[I didn’t know you would actually keep that promise.]

Private Oh Chan-il answered with a trembling voice, as if it didn’t feel real, and smiled slightly.

But that was only for a moment, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he hesitated and asked me.

[Brother, by any chance… … .]

“If they are your family, don’t worry. They probably went to Jeju Island first. But just in case, I’ll try to find them.”

He is the father of Private Oh Chan-il, who seems to have some sort of connection with the government and the military.

If you can call a helicopter in the middle of Seoul, there’s no way you couldn’t go to Jeju Island.

But just in case, I thought I’d try to find out the cause the next time I got a call.

“How is the scene?”

[Well, as you might expect, it’s a mess. The infected that are wandering around can be lured away with noise, but the problem is the ones that are stuck inside the building.]

“You check each and every one of them?”

[Yes, the goal is to secure each and every building. If we put one squad into each building, there won’t be any casualties, right?]

Even specially trained field agents find indoor combat difficult.

But now, he has ordered the active-duty soldiers, who have just completed their first year of service, to secure the building.

Even if you learn the theory through a textbook, is it easy to apply it in real life?

Naturally, there were wailing sounds at the scene, and casualties were also steadily occurring.

[But the problem is that somehow, the results are achieved. Behind them, they are making a fuss to get in, and in front, the infected are swarming in. Everyone is trying to survive, so what can you do?]

“There must be a misjudgment from above.”

[Yes, that’s what I’m most worried about.]

However, commanders who only confirm this with numbers do not really know the situation on the ground.

It is a misunderstanding that things are going smoothly when you are struggling to survive somehow.

Maybe Lt. Col. Choi might have pushed further, thinking, ‘If I do it, it will work, right?’

[Our platoon is okay because we have a lot of experience, but the other platoons are ridiculous. They can’t sleep properly and keep seeing things. I’m telling you, if this keeps up, there’s going to be chaos.]

Humans, who are called the lords of all creation, are more vulnerable to stress than we think.

Repetitive battles in confined spaces can easily tire people out.

Perhaps, as Private Oh Chan-il said, the fuse of the time bomb had already been pulled.

[But you know, bro.]

“yes?”

[I don’t know if it’s just me, but I strangely feel like there’s discrimination. Our platoon always goes to places that seem a little dangerous.]

“Really?”

[Yes! And the supplies always go to other companies first, and we always get them last. I would usually just let it be, but it’s really blatant.]

For a while, Lieutenant Choi remained silent, without giving any hint of what was on his mind.

But I never imagined that he would take revenge in such a petty way.

Of course, I had no intention of just sitting back and taking this, so I hurried out of the accommodation.

“What do you lack most?”

[I’ll eat first. I have plenty of ammo so it’s fine, but it’s been a while since I’ve had proper food. Even hardtack only lasts for a day or two, really.]

In the warehouse outside the accommodation, boxes of food with short expiration dates were piled up.

After roughly calculating the quantity, I said to Private Oh Chan-il, who was looking depressed.

“I’ll bring it to you.”

[……yes?]

“What are you going to eat? I’ll deliver it to you.”

If it’s Sillim-dong, it’s not a very remote area and you can get there on foot.

There was no way we could just sit back and do nothing while the two of them were working so hard.

[Brother, Brother. Are you really coming?]

“Just tell me the location.”

At the request for location, a loud cheer was heard from the other end of the radio.

It seems like the private first class brought the news at lunchtime, and everyone seemed to be quite hungry.

[Here, we are at the Shillim-dong Community Center near Shillim Station. Hyunsu asked me to bring cigarettes too!]

“All right.”

[I’ll wait, bro!]

[i love you!]

Private Oh Chan-il is a private who would normally reject a woman three times, but he leaves a message saying that he loves her.

I snickered, hung up the radio, grabbed some supplies from the warehouse, and returned to my quarters.

At that moment, my older sister, who had just returned from the lab, was putting down her shopping cart at the dorm.

“Are you two okay?”

“Yeah, but I guess you’re a little hungry. I wanted to bring you something to eat and chew on.”

“Oh, I should make you some kimbap.”

“Kimbap is good.”

When the soldiers said they were hungry, my older sister stood up from her seat as if she had decided on something.

Until then, I thought the kimbap they were going to make was just for two people.

“Mom! What’s the hurry?”

“I’m here too!”

But that was my mistake, and the amount of kimbap was supposed to be enough for 40 people.

Yebin and her group, who were suddenly called in, had to roll kimbap until late at night.

* * *

When I was lying still in the middle of the night, I heard an explosion from far away and felt a slight vibration.

And every day, without fail, casualties were brought to the campus hospital at dawn.

Although it couldn’t be seen from here, I could feel that the army was fighting fiercely once again.

What was particularly noticeable was the rapid decrease in on-campus supplies.

“There were five yesterday?”

“That was yesterday.”

Yesterday it was definitely a pack of cigarettes and five cans of tuna, but today it’s three.

As food became increasingly scarce, some foods were even becoming scarce.

In fact, it was a natural phenomenon.

Just in case, I moved all the food and supplies outside the dorm into the dorm.

And only the food with the shortest shelf life was selected and stacked in boxes.

“Shut up.”

“You eat a lot.”

“How many adult men are there?”

I tried to reduce the volume as much as possible, but there are still 10 boxes including the kimbap.

It’s impossible for a person to move this, so they ended up stealing three bicycles to load all the luggage.

After having a hearty lunch, we headed to the back gate of Naksungdae Station in the afternoon.

“Are you ready?”

“yes.”

Unlike usual, it was a light procession with only Kim Jin-kyung, Olivia, me, and Volvo.

After checking our luggage for the last time, we opened the back door and tried to leave the campus.

“Mr. Daesu!”

But at that moment, from far away, a bear-like human came running towards me and called me.

“Sergeant Park?”

I wondered who it was, and it was Sergeant Park, whose face I had not seen in a long time since the serial murders.

Have you gained more muscle in the meantime?

Somehow I feel like I’ve gotten bigger.

I greeted the approaching Sergeant Park warmly and lowered my voice as I looked around.

“Is it okay to come out like this?”

“I said I was going to the bathroom and snuck out. No one was watching me, so don’t worry.”

Sergeant Park, breathing heavily, handed me the military bag he was carrying on his back.

“I heard you’re going to Sillim-dong to meet your group. Could you please give this to our children on your way there?”

The bag that Sergeant Park was carrying was filled with combat rations wrapped in plastic.

It looks like they stole it from the supply store, but they only have new products with a long shelf life, not old ones.

“I’m really sorry. We were supposed to go, but circumstances didn’t allow it.”

“It’s okay. I’ll tell you something, you know.”

Sergeant Park, relieved at the words that he would tell them, finally wiped the sweat and took a deep breath.

But that was only for a moment, as if something had occurred to him, he frowned and spoke to me.

“Mr. Daesu, have you heard that story?”

“yes?”

“Is it really that only our kids are eating?”

If another platoon secures one building, this platoon must secure three buildings.

It seems like rumors have already spread about the overt placement of personnel and quotas.

“Captain Kang was so angry that he stormed into the main building.”

“Captain Kang?”

“Yes, it’s the first time in my life that I’ve seen you so angry. It seems like you’ve been holding it in for so long and it’s finally come out. We were really surprised.”

The things that Lieutenant Choi has done so far are just ‘lethal.’

But this time, it went beyond that, and I had nothing to say even if I had been truly humiliated.

Captain Kang said that his patience had reached its limit and he eventually went to see Lt. Col. Choi and overturned the desk.

“So, did you hear that?”

“I just ended up with a discipline.”

Corporal Park kicked the dirt with his boots, frustrated at himself for not being able to do anything.

It’s bitter.

Looking at the dirt that was scattered into grains, it was just like looking at the current shelter situation.

“Whew, anyway, please take good care of our children. I will definitely repay your kindness.”

“What kind of situation are you in?”

Finally, after greeting Sergeant Park, my group and I were able to exit the back gate of the campus.

And then I started to ride quickly on my bike along the road that had been cleared early.

Hehe!

In the lead, Volvo, Coco’s successor, ran powerfully instead of Coco, who was dispatched.

I was worried because it was my first time following this kind of route guide, but I was able to follow the route well.

Charrrrrr!

The accelerated bicycle quickly left Naksungdae Station and headed toward Seoul National University Station.

Perhaps because all the snow had melted, the procession moving along the road was uninterrupted.

But as we approached Bongcheon Station, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly began to change.

I, who was running ahead, waved my hand to signal the two people following me.

‘going slow.’

Traces of shelling remained everywhere, indicating that Bongcheon Station was the starting point of the fighting.

In particular, burning cars, broken roads, and the corpses of infected people scattered everywhere caught the eye.

The bicycle, which had slowly slowed down, continued to move forward, passing those traces.

Just in case, avoid the checkpoints and the two-ton trucks that appear here and there for 30 minutes.

Before I knew it, I could see Sillim Station in the distance, and the gunshots and explosions were getting closer.

That’s the forward stronghold.

I stepped on the brake and stopped in my tracks.

Then, Jin-kyung Kim, who was running behind, covered her mouth with the bandana she was wearing and asked.

“Are you here?”

“yes.”

The stench of burning corpses filled the air, and black smoke rose from the sky.

The fighting was still ongoing, with soldiers running breathlessly through the streets.

The platoon with Private First Class Oh Chan-il and Private First Class Lee Hyeon-su will be located above them in the community center.

When I got within 500m, I took out the walkie-talkie I had brought and tried to call the two people.

“Mr. Chanil.”

Chi-chik!

“Mr. Chanil?”

But the radio, which had been able to contact me until this morning, is strangely not working.

I tapped the radio several times and tried to communicate again, but there was still no answer.

“You’re not on a dispatch?”

“I clearly said I was on duty today.”

Still, I stand duty at the base once every three days, and today is that day.

We were clearly supposed to meet at this time, but strangely, there was no response.

“Let’s go for now.”

Feeling puzzled, I rode my bike again and quickly passed Sillim Station.

And finally, we arrived in front of the Shillim-dong community center where the two people were said to be.

In front of the community center there were two-ton trucks, barricades, and guards.

“stop!”

“Hey! Aren’t you a civilian?”

“What? Civilian?”

As we approached on our bicycles, the sentries were startled and aimed their guns at us.

“This is an operational area! Civilians are not allowed to enter! It is dangerous, so go back!”

The sentry pointed in the opposite direction anxiously, perhaps thinking we were wandering survivors.

But I skillfully pretended like nothing was wrong and approached the sentry.

“I’m a military technician from campus. I’m here to help you with some vehicle maintenance. Do you happen to know where the 2nd Platoon barracks is?”

“… … Are you talking about the 2nd Platoon?”

Only when he heard that the vehicle was being serviced did the sentry lower his gun and let his guard down.

But soon they started whispering among themselves and answered with a look of ignorance on their faces.

“The entire company was urgently dispatched to the front three hours ago. Did you not hear that?”

“What’s the news?”

“A mutant has just been discovered in Sinwon-dong, and the number of infected people following it is in the hundreds of thousands. The order to retreat will probably be given soon.”

A mutant discovered in Sinwon-dong.

A horde of infected people follows behind.

Q1 is clear.