Franchise God - Chapter 1246



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Franchise God Episode 1246

Chapter 287: Taking the Banquet Table (2)

An all-purpose glove that absorbs and dissipates external physical energy close to the limit.

Its amazing defensive capabilities once even brought an end to international wars, because conventional weapons could not be destroyed no matter how much they fired and pounded each other, so the front lines became fixed.

In a situation where nuclear attack has become the only means of war, it appears as if war between nations has ended.

Anyway, this shield made of future metal, which Ha Soo-young had described as a ‘fun toy to play with’ in her previous life, easily deflected not only rifle bullets but also machine gun bullets that were thicker and had higher kinetic energy.

The commander could not believe it.

How does that shield, which is probably only a few centimeters thick, easily deflect machine gun bullets? It doesn’t even get a scratch.

‘tank?’

A sense of dizziness came over me, as if I was slowly being surrounded by tanks.

Some of the terrified soldiers fired bullets repeatedly, and their magazines were already empty.

“Ammo! Ammo!”

“What is this? Why are androids attacking us?”

“We came to rescue Chairman Ha Soo-young, right? But why us!”

“Sergeant! What the hell is going on?”

The officers were also embarrassed and unable to properly respond to such protests.

For security reasons, the nature of this operation was not disclosed to them.

Of course, not everyone followed the order to fire. In some places, there were soldiers who protested without firing a single shot.

There were NCOs and officers who protested, asking why we came here, and on the contrary, there were those who simply pulled the trigger because their superiors told them to.

“Don’t shoot! I said don’t shoot! Android Freedom is Chairman Ha Soo-young’s property! He’s an ally!”

“Shoot! Shoot! Disobedience is punishable by death!”

The Android Freedom Force was getting closer.

Some people even took out the magazine and carried the gun on their back to show that they had no intention of firing.

He did not follow orders even when his superior officer, whose eyes were wide open, threatened him with a pistol.

In the midst of the chaos, Commander-in-Chief Lee Du-geun recalled Lee Yong-sik’s earnest request.

-Depending on who captures the king, the power structure of this country will change completely.

The Marines guarding the mansion are suppressed by the water defense unit, and then the prosecution is deployed to secure Ha Soo-young and her acquaintances.

If that happens, even the president won’t be able to dare do anything to Lee Yong-sik. A perfect power triangle will be created among the army leadership, Lee Yong-sik, and the prosecution.

“Heh heh, heh heh heh…….”

The shield-wielding android unit had completely surrounded the unit.

An android that can easily exert strength several times that of an adult male.

Even the soldiers who had followed the order to fire gave up and gave up resistance.

Despite the loud gunfire, not a single civilian was seen coming out of their homes or running from the streets.

The commander slowly answered the phone that had been ringing like crazy for a while.

He was the president.

-Is you sent me to keep you!

After that, all sorts of crude criticism poured in.

There was absolutely no room to be conscious of the president’s reputation or the coordination of his remarks.

Because it was a dizzying crisis situation where the country could literally be ruined.

In some ways, this could have created a situation more dangerous than a total national war.

“ha ha ha…….”

The commander hung up on the president.

An action that would have been unimaginable in the past, one that would have brought a dishonorable end to one’s military career.

But since everything is already over, what’s the use of being rude like this?

The commander took his pistol from his holster and put the muzzle to his temple.

Every moment of my past life flashed before my eyes.

He could have become a national hero, amassed astronomical wealth, become the Army Chief of Staff, Minister of National Defense, and ultimately, through his entry into Yeouido, become the Prime Minister of a cabinet system, and enjoy the fate of retiring from politics with honor.

All of those things have now disappeared and become nothing more than idle imagination.

bang!

Just before he pulled the trigger, a fast-flying projectile struck his elbow.

Thanks to that, the bullet flew into the sky, grazing his right eyeball.

“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

The commander cried out like a child, feeling excruciating pain in his elbow and his ruptured right eye socket.

The officers who had actively participated and dreamed of a life of wealth and honor with him lowered their heads.

Officers, NCOs, and soldiers who had refused orders came forward with bloodshot eyes and arrested them.

The soldiers who had been firing blindly as ordered only then realized the situation, put down their guns, and obediently submitted to arrest.

The Android Freedom Force quietly watched the scene unfold, forming a siege net.

***

When Lee Yong-sik found out that the commander of the water defense force had failed, he hurriedly made a phone call.

The targets were active-duty Army generals who agreed to participate in the operation.

“The water defense unit has failed. We must move now.”

“We need to deploy the air force and suppress it quickly. If necessary, we should also deploy the armored units to Cheongdam-dong!”

“What? You little punk! Do you think I’m the only one who’s going to end up like this? We were all on the same boat from the start! If you stop here, you’ll all be guilty of treason too!”

“The choice is yours whether to be executed for treason or to make the final decision to save the country!”

A soldier’s failed rebellion will only result in his execution.

The army generals, who had been hesitating and frightened by the failure of the water defense unit, eventually decided to move together.

Lee Yong-sik repeatedly urged security.

“Be careful, be careful again. The Blue House is watching the Army closely right now. There must be those who decided to join the operation but then changed their minds and decided to join the President again.”

“All contact between us must be made using the cell phone I gave you.”

For today, Lee Yong-sik distributed the cannon phones he had been stockpiling to all of his key collaborators.

The Freedom app was not installed and the account was opened under the name of an ordinary citizen or homeless person who had no relation to him or the Army.

The goal of the senior Army soldiers who decided to actively participate was precisely to correct the Army’s uncertain future.

The ceasefire line disappeared, and a satellite state called Junghan was established right above it. Koreans recognized that Hayoung was a vassal state of Junghan, and was therefore practically a vassal state.

North Korea is barely surviving on the rations provided by swimming pools as the entire country is on the verge of starvation.

The ability to wage war has completely hit rock bottom, and even if war were to be waged, it would be primarily a war of interception of missiles or artillery shells.

In other words, the enlarged army no longer had any reason to exist.

‘Ha Soo-young may have foreseen this future and neglected the Army. Or maybe he led them this way.’

If you close your eyes and stand up with a gun, you can seize state power.

Old soldiers who could not resist temptation participated in Lee Yong-sik’s uprising. Young officers who wanted to advance and become famous also actively participated.

The Army Air Force commander mentally prepared to give his final orders to his units, who were ready to take off.

At that moment, the cannon phone that Lee Yong-sik had provided for security rang.

The moment he checked the number, his heart sank.

It was my wife’s number.

‘How did my wife get this number?’

He answered the phone in surprise.

“honey?”

-Oh, is that really your phone? Wow, it’s real.

“No, how do you know this number?”

-How did you know that I couldn’t contact you, so Android told me to call this number and that I would receive a call. You said this was a work number?

“Android?”

The commander’s face turned pale as he wondered what on earth this meant.

“What do you mean? Is Android Freedom at home right now?”

-Yeah, I got an Android Freedom right now because I won a free housekeeper service prize. It does housework, and it’s really thorough and great. It’s awesome. It’s awesome. I really hope this kind of thing becomes available to the public later.

My hands started shaking.

At that moment, a message arrival notification rang.

I checked the message while still on the phone, and it was a picture taken at home by my family and Android Freedom.

‘hostage!’

I couldn’t think of anything else.

At that time, the deputy commander who had agreed to join the operation called me via a cannon phone.

-Commander… … .

At the sound of his voice dying with lost strength, the commander instinctively thought that someone had been through the same thing as him.

“Has Android Freedom come to your house to help with housework?”

-Yes… …I just got a call from my mother on the phone.

“You fucking son of a bitch, Lee Yong-sik! What the hell are you doing! You said security was tight!”

-I think we should stop here.

“Then we’ll all be shot!”

-What good is it to lose your entire family and gain power? No, what are the chances of a successful uprising in this situation?

Although I was angry, the deputy commander’s words were not wrong.

The operation is already a sure failure. What’s more, their families are being held hostage.

If you refuse to surrender, there’s no telling what Cheongdam-dong will do to your family.

However, it would be entirely possible to kill them by pretending it was an accident.

The commander lowered his head.

***

All active participants in the Army who supported the deployment of troops to Cheongdam-dong following the instructions received the same notification without exception.

They confirmed through mutual verification that the names of all the people were revealed and that all of them had family members held hostage.

The family knew they were receiving friendly domestic help, but they felt like they were being held hostage.

The Army completely gave up on deploying troops to Cheongdam-dong and surrendered to the arrests made by the military police who rushed in.

Only the ruling party’s Lee Yong-sik faction and the prosecution’s anti-Im Tak-jeong faction were unaware of the facts and were just waiting for the news of the Marine Corps suppression in Cheongdam-dong.

“Mr. President, I think you can rest easy now.”

The day, which felt like walking on thin ice, passed safely and the president realized that the dangerous situation was over and only then was he able to breathe a sigh of relief.

“We have secured a list of all active participants in the Army. It has been confirmed that 15% of the generals were involved in Lee Yong-sik’s rebellion.”

“15%… that’s quite a lot.”

Although it may seem small in numbers, it is more than enough to surprise attack Cheongdam-dong and annihilate the Marines guarding it.

This is a game of who will capture and protect the king.

If Ha Su-yeong was caught, it would be a victory for the other side.

“The police presence is still a concern, but our Marines and android units are guarding Cheongdam-dong like an iron wall.”

“I guess I don’t have to worry about capturing the king anymore. By the way, Lee Yong-sik… I didn’t know he would do such a crazy thing.”

“The prosecution turned the tables, so they probably thought they could seize power by taking advantage of the confusion and arresting Chairman Ha Soo-young.”

“How many people from the ruling party joined?”

“If we include passive participation, it comes to nearly half in the ruling party alone.”

Photos and videos came in.

It was the appearance of the Android Freedom Unit surrounding the Cheongdam-dong mansion, and the appearance of androids patrolling the entire Cheongdam-dong.

The president felt faintly creeped out by the sight of the entire Cheongdam-dong area turning into Ha Soo-young’s palace.

Did this country have that much Android Freedom?

They were organized in such a coordinated manner that they were able to repel the invading forces.

Even the equipment was a defensive response using only everyday tools and a shield.

“……Anyway, I’m glad it worked out well.”

There will be a storm in Yeouido and Seocho-dong, but it will be nothing more than a mechanical aftermath.

It’s all over.

***

“Master, training is over. You may go out now.”

“What kind of training are you doing so noisily in the middle of the city?”

“As the risk of terrorism against Chairman Ha Soo-young’s residence in Cheongdam-dong is increasing, we needed realistic training. Please understand.”

“They say it’s training to protect our chairman, so you’ll have to understand for about half a day.”

The gunshot that rang out in the middle of Cheongdam-dong did not immediately arouse suspicion among Seoul citizens.

Freedom communicated in real time with all Seoul citizens, explained the training situation, reassured them, and encouraged them not to approach them.

***

-The situation has been resolved. The emergency decree has been lifted.

U.S. military transport planes carrying airborne troops flying over the Korean Peninsula turned toward the carrier.

The US military bases in Korea, Japan, Guam, and the Philippines, which had been on standby, waiting for orders to be given at any time, have also lifted all emergency measures and returned to their original state.

And the White House faces a new debate.

“According to the Ha Soo-young-America Treaty, this should be considered terrorism against the United States.”