I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 176



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (176)

Kiiing~

This is Moscow Sheremetyevo Alexander Pushkin International Airport,

The plane landed on the runway with a loud noise.

Pushkin International Airport was the ambitious project of Nikita Khryushev, the third leader of the Soviet Union. As the Western world built international airports, the Soviet Union was stimulated and overused construction for show.

The problem with the Soviet Union is precisely this,

Rather than focusing on strengthening the foundation, it has focused on showing off the superiority of communism.

[The Soviet Union’s claim to power is an empty shell. What is the meaning of communism without reforming the system that makes the people live well? – Sang-Heo Lee Tae-Jun]

In 1946,

Lee Tae-jun, a North Korean writer who visited the Soviet Union, also left these comments.

It is a subtle satire that the Soviet Union may seem like a great country on the outside, but its substance is poor. If even intellectuals in a fellow communist country left such traces, can’t you get a rough idea of ​​what kind of country the Soviet Union was?

But there is no difference between the Soviet Union 24 years ago and the Soviet Union today.

What would the Soviet Union want to show to the head of state of Korea, which has developed remarkably since liberation?

Long lines of residents waiting in front of stores to receive food rations? The Communist Party’s mindset is that they would rather put a gun to their own head than show something like that.

The Soviet Union carried out extensive reorganization of the Moscow area in preparation for the state visit.

They cleared out beggars wandering the streets and forcibly dispersed lines in front of grocery stores.

A welcoming crowd holding red flags and Taegeukgi flags was placed along the well-maintained road.

Is this really what the Soviet Union looked like?

Anyway, the Korean delegation arrived at the airport first and shook hands with the Soviet Defense Minister, Andrei Grechko.

“nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Although they were outwardly shaking hands, there was a strange tension between the two sides.

They came together for the cause of freeing the hostages, but who knows what they’re planning behind the scenes?

Trust between the Soviet Union and South Korea is only so high, Defense Minister Andrei Grechko said, pointing out South Korea’s bluff.

“Is this kind of plane coming again?”

“Yes, two more will come.”

“Haha~ It seems like the Korean leader is a very showy person. He’s driving around three of these planes.”

“Our enemy just has a lot of people around him.”

“Are you a person?”

“Yes, there are many people who volunteered to accompany me.”

What Kim Hak-young, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said was true.

The last time a head of state visited Iran, there were so many attendants that they included 600 businessmen. It would be impossible to transport this many people with just one or two planes.

At that time, four generations were mobilized, but this time, only three generations were reduced.

Does the Soviet Union not know this or is it just pretending not to know?

Anyway, in the meantime, a second plane arrived at the airport.

The first plane will carry personnel to escort the president, the second plane will carry businessmen and officials from the oil and gas commission from each country.

These are the people who are now blocking the Soviet Union’s oil export route.

From the Soviet Union’s point of view, it was a surprising thing. Why would those people have set foot in Moscow, a place that could potentially become their destination?

No, but you went along with the Korean leader despite the risk?

A scene showing the level of trust that the Korean leader has built with businesspeople, Hyundai Group Chairman Chung Ju-young and Mike Belpine, the CEO of the American energy company Belpine, also set foot in the airport.

A sight that literally makes your mouth drop open,

To this extent, the status of the head of Korea is at a level where he can move the world’s businessmen. After all, is this strange when he is the largest shareholder of Daehan Transportation, which is worth 110 billion dollars?

Soviet generals, who had been cut off from the world for a long time, had no way of confirming the extent of Korea’s power.

I plan to taste it properly today,

Finally, the third plane arrived at the airport.

The aircraft appeared, escorted by three fighter planes. Here, the Soviet generals were shocked once again.

‘No, a fighter jet is flying all the way here?’

‘Does this make sense?’

From the Soviet Union’s point of view, it was nonsense.

Soviet fighter technology was stuck in the 1940s, and naturally, its range was short.

Meanwhile, the flight range of fighter jets in the Western world has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the F-15 fighter jets imported by Korea from American companies have a flight range of a whopping 3,900 km.

The distance from Seoul to Moscow is approximately 6600km,

It’s not a distance that a fighter jet can fly all the way to Moscow.

This is why the Korean delegation came to Moscow via Tehran, the capital of Iran. Even if they were a delegation, could their safety be guaranteed in the Soviet Union?

So, they sent fighter jets from Iran to escort them.

The fighter jet flew over a distance of over 3,500 km, an unimaginable operational range for the Soviet Union.

Korea is now a country where that is possible.

Can you now get a sense of the level of technological prowess of the Western world?

Defense Minister Andrei Grechko, who had been scoffing at South Korea’s boasts, also kept his mouth shut.

***

“Your Majesty, we have arrived.”

“Hmm~ Let’s go. To the tiger’s den.”

This is Moscow,

I finally set foot in the enemy’s capital.

Coming to the heart of the Soviet Union, which had been competing with the West for 25 years, was scary, but more than that, I felt a strange excitement.

How should I explain this feeling right now?

What’s clear is that I’m not here to fight the Soviet Union.

The goal is to persuade the Soviet Union to rescue the hostages, and Korea’s national prestige is at stake in this visit.

Rescuing the hostages would be a way to raise Korea’s prestige, so how can one calm down the excitement before such a huge undertaking?

That doesn’t mean I drank kimchi stew first.

Once off the plane, I shook hands with Soviet generals and was given a strict escort from the airport to the Kremlin.

“Wow~!!”

The shouts of citizens pouring in from all directions,

But I didn’t show myself to them.

I just hide in my car and watch outside the window. Do they really welcome me or are they doing this because the Communist Party told them to?

The Soviet economy is shaking in the aftermath of the Baltic rebellion, and according to a report by the CIA, the Soviet economy has already begun to collapse.

But do you want to mobilize all these people to show off that our system is sound?

The Soviet leadership was still a bit sappy, and I had a feeling that the negotiations might not go as well as I had hoped.

Will those who boast that they are healthy admit to the sluggish exports and economic crisis?

But it is my job to convince such stubborn people, and if I fail to achieve anything here, it will leave a stain on my political career.

This visit to the Soviet Union was so important,

While I was gathering my thoughts, the convoy arrived at the Kremlin Palace.

“Welcome to the Soviet Union.”

I finally came face to face with General Secretary Brezhnev.

A two-faced person who has a hobby of collecting Western cars while the people are starving, frankly not a trustworthy person, but if you stimulate that two-faced side, what will happen?

First, I handed over the gift I had brought.

“I have a gift for you, Mr. Secretary.”

“What is that?”

“You can open it later. It’s fun to open a gift box.”

In fact, Soviet military officers are currently moving container boxes for aircraft.

The contents were a Rolls-Royce, and Rolls-Royce was known to be General Secretary Brezhnev’s favorite car.

If I’m sending something to the Soviet dictator, do I really need to send the type of aircraft that everyone else is using?

So, we asked Rolls-Royce to custom-make a one-of-a-kind luxury car.

I think if you open the gift box, your heart will open a little, so I plan on not talking about politics today.

Would a gentleman who hasn’t even opened a gift box accept my request?

I plan to start the real story tomorrow, and I’ve planned out my own strategy and taken action.

***

“Wow, this is amazing. I’ve collected countless cars over the years, but I’ve never seen anything like this.”

This is the personal space of the General Secretary of the Communist Party.

General Secretary Brezhnev opened the gift box brought by the Korean leader.

I can confidently say that there is nothing in the world this beautiful,

The sleek black exterior is stunning, but the interior is even more extravagant, with a gorgeous pattern embroidered with a whopping 1 million stitches.

So much so that you might mistake it for a real flower,

Who would believe that all of this was decorated by hand?

In a world where money can buy anything, General Secretary Brezhnev outwardly proclaimed his opposition to the West, but inwardly he admired their glamour.

The problem is that he is the leader of the Soviet Union,

In front of the people, they advertise that the luxury pursued by capitalism is a sin, so how can you openly collect luxury cars?

But the true taste of capitalism tickled the dictator’s heart.

‘Yeah, just release that hostage.’

Brezhnev made up his mind.

If the Soviet Union releases the hostages here, what will happen to America’s reputation?

America’s face will be crumpled like a piece of paper,

The US government lowered the price of oil by 30%, at the expense of Jewish people and damage to Middle Eastern countries, and Korea is cleaning up the mess?

If this happens, where will the public sentiment of Middle Eastern countries be directed?

Jewish businessmen in the United States will also turn their backs on Korea, and if the Soviet Union joins hands with Korea, the United States will become an international outcast.

Accepting Korea’s demands would be in the Soviet Union’s interest.

Full-scale negotiations begin tomorrow, but General Secretary Brezhnev has asked the Ugandan government to release the hostages.

The problem is that the Ugandan dictator was more crazy than I could have imagined, thinking that since the Korean government brought a gift, I should give them one in return.

“The hostages cannot be released. If the Soviet Union wants the hostages released, they will have to pay us a price.”

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union reacted with astonishment.

If the hostages are released here, America’s reputation will fall to the ground. Doesn’t that idiot have any political sense?

Anyway, Idi Amin demanded $20 million from the Soviet Union in exchange for releasing the hostages and funding to invade Tanzania.

Where in the Soviet Union do you find that much money these days?

Brezhnev put pressure on the immediate release of the hostages, but the situation showed no signs of resolution.

As the hostage crisis began 118 days later, several of the hostages held at the airport began to die from dehydration and malnutrition.

The Ugandan government manages hostages held for ransom in this way.

If this happens, the Soviet Union’s reputation for dealing with Uganda will also fall to the ground.

General Secretary Brezhnev was furious at the Ugandan government’s attitude and took a hard-line approach, threatening military action if the hostages were not released immediately.

In fact, the Soviet Union supplied Soviet-made weapons to Tanzania, which was in conflict with Uganda.

When the Soviet Union adopted an ultra-hardline policy, Idi Amin also backed down a bit.

It was decided to release the 14 hostages whose health was deteriorating first, but this was meaningless as they were already dead bodies.

Now, the situation is such that the lives of the remaining hostages cannot be guaranteed.

The United States, unable to stand by and watch, made a decision.

“Let’s rescue them!!”

“We can’t let the Soviet Union and South Korea rescue us!!”

The United States has decided to send special forces to Uganda.

If the Soviet Union and South Korea continue to pressure Uganda to release the hostages, what will happen to America’s reputation?

The lives of hostages are at stake depending on the politicians’ reputation.

Journalists from all over the world watched this ugly incident.