I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 230
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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (230)
“Congratulations on your promotion, manager.”
“What’s the point of congratulations? I’m just in a position where I have nothing to do.”
This is Korea,
The Central Intelligence Agency agents held a small banquet.
The main character is Kim Hak-young, who worked as a deputy director at the Central Intelligence Agency for 18 years. Although he was called a deputy director, his position was equivalent to that of a minister in a department.
The reason I stayed in the vice president position for a long time was only to complete my mission.
The Central Intelligence Agency has four deputy directors: the first director is in charge of domestic affairs, the second director is in charge of overseas affairs, the third director is in charge of scientific information, and the fourth director is in charge of planning and coordination.
Although on the surface the duties appear to be strictly divided, the deputy directors can wear masks that suit them if necessary, making it difficult for outsiders to ascertain the true nature of the Central Intelligence Agency.
This is why Kim Hak-young stayed in the position of vice minister for a long time. As the head of state’s closest aide, he has work to do, so isn’t there a need to reveal himself?
For 18 years, I kept my identity a secret by exchanging work with other vice-presidents, but now that is meaningless.
Other countries have also realized that Kim Hak-young is the real power behind the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, so wouldn’t it be better to leave the cleanup to his juniors?
But Kim Hak-young felt bitter about retiring to the back room as an old man.
“Honestly, I didn’t really enjoy doing this job. I just spent each day hoping to be of some help to the head of state, but now I can’t even do that…”
“Chief, don’t keep the past in your mind anymore. Your Majesty has never brought up that issue, has he?”
“Thank you for saying so.”
Kim Hak-young smiled bitterly.
It’s been over 30 years, but it’s still a vivid memory. I was assigned to go up to Gyeongseong to spy on Kim Gu, but unfortunately, I was caught.
Moreover, he didn’t want to die alone, so he blew the whistle on the US military government for plotting the assassination. How could someone with this kind of experience be the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency?
Kim Hak-young once responded self-deprecatingly, saying, “I wouldn’t put a guy like this in an intelligence agency either.”
Then you should step down from the position of vice president. Why did you stay in that position for 18 years?
It was a result of a mixture of emotions.
“You only make one mistake. You can do better next time.”
“A man dies for the one who trusts him.”
“I don’t want to be pushed out like this. I have a man’s pride!!”
Since you made a mistake once, you can just improve on it and do better next time.
And there was the male pride, so what would happen if he backed down like this? More than anything, he wanted to be of some help to the person who protected him.
All of these things have been intertwined over the past 30 years,
Although Kim Hak-young has now retreated to the back room, he has maintained his position as a spiritual pillar for his juniors.
“Do you think what we do is better than what gangsters do?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Gangsters harass people, beat them, and steal money, but we kidnap people, imprison them, and sometimes kill them. I think what I’ve done so far is worse than gangsters. How can we, who do such things, have a sense of duty in this work?”
The juniors looked at each other.
Kim Hak-young looked around to see what he was trying to say by creating this kind of atmosphere, and then he brought out what was on his mind.
“I think that congressmen are like gangsters. They will join hands with anyone they think will benefit them, and they will betray others if necessary. They have no trust or long-term vision, and immediate gain is all that matters.
That’s how you lose popularity because you use people based on your own interests. Do you know why I didn’t become a member of the National Assembly and instead worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for 30 years? Even if I hang out with those scumbags, I’m just a low-level gangster.
But our enemy trusted me for 30 years, even after I betrayed him once. Even when I was being tortured by that guy Park Jeong-ui, he always took my side.
At that time, I felt that I had to follow this person even if I had to be a gangster. You guys should keep that in mind. If you take the easy way out for immediate gain, there will come a time when you will become a gangster. Do you want to live that kind of life?”
The juniors nodded.
The Central Intelligence Agency was once part of the Office of the President and enjoyed great power, but when the department was reorganized, it came under the Ministry of General Affairs.
How did we, who served the most powerful man in the country, end up receiving orders from a minister of a mere department?
Kim Hak-young also joined hands with Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs Kim Jong-pil to escape this reality.
But with that choice, the value of the Central Intelligence Agency plummeted even further. What would the vested interests have thought when they saw this?
The Central Intelligence Agency was ridiculed as dogs that had lost their master, the president, and were now bowing their heads to the minister.
“Hey, hey, stop it and come under us.”
“I will give you enough food.”
The People’s Republic of Korea Party, which treats the Central Intelligence Agency like a dog,
No matter how dirty the work we do, do we have to be treated like dogs by those guys?
Kim Hak-young resisted, saying that he would never join hands with them even if he died, and as a result, the Central Intelligence Agency moved to Changgyeonggung Palace.
Once again, it is under the control of the head of state.
The positions of the Korean People’s Republican Party and the Central Intelligence Agency were thus reversed again.
“You bark again? What did you say?”
“Where do people worse than gangsters come from?”
“Do you guys have any trust?”
Now the CIA treats politicians like dogs.
That is understandable. The Central Intelligence Agency has come this far by focusing only on one head of state, but politicians have repeatedly taken a divisive and united attitude up until now.
When Kim Jong-pil sticks his head out, Park Jeong-ui blocks it, and Kim Young-sam gets in between and reaps the benefits. This is a repetition of low-quality politics. If you associate with such people, you will become nothing but a gangster.
The only person the Central Intelligence Agency can trust and serve is the head of state.
Kim Hak-young repeatedly emphasized that point to his juniors.
“Now, let’s have a toast to the health of our enemy. Even though he is no longer here, he is always in our hearts.”
“For the health of the enemy!!”
“The enemy is our God!!”
“The enemy is the country!!”
The CIA agents were united once again.
Since there was only one master to serve, there was no reason for the organization to split up, and work was handled with that much certainty.
***
“Your Majesty, my name is Jo Dae-su, the third vice-minister.”
“Hmm~ I heard what Manager Kim Hak-young said. He’s thirty-six this year?”
“Yes, I am immature, but I will do my best for you in the future.”
“I must do my best, not for myself, but for my country.”
“The Lord is the State. We have already decided so.”
“Haha~ That guy Kim Hak-young made his ideological education too strong.”
This is the Daedeok County official residence.
This time, I met face to face with the new vice-president, Dae-su Cho.
The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is a high-ranking position comparable to that of a minister of an administrative department. You need to keep in mind who is in that position in order to carry out national affairs.
In today’s society where information determines victory or defeat, is Korea winning that war?
Even though I created an organization called the World Government, I still can’t trust the world.
It can’t be helped because each country’s interests are at stake within AOPR, and more than anything, the United States is currently keeping a close eye on Korea.
Texas and New York are effectively my territories, my own country’s territories, being ruled by foreigners. Do you think the United States would be happy about that?
You are also keeping me in check so that I don’t cross this line.
In addition, energy hegemony is tilting toward Korea as Korea has recently developed a new nuclear power plant.
Will the US just leave this alone?
It was a fierce battle of wits as the world government did not share all the profits.
“What are America’s recent moves? I think there are many who dislike me….”
“Recently, an American reporter tried to post an article criticizing you.”
“What was it about?”
“It was about the enemy treating people’s lives like flies.”
“Huh~ You’re not wrong.”
I nodded.
How many people have died to me in the last five years?
The events in Serbia were just a prelude to the fall of the Philippine dictatorship, with around 50,000 landowners killed, as well as the Islamic terrorist groups that hired them.
The democratic movement in Iran was also suppressed,
Recently, Chinese workers were forced into dangerous mines.
Whatever the reason, isn’t it true that I’m putting people through the wringer? However, Deputy Chief Cho Dae-soo’s remarks were in the past tense.
“Didn’t you say you were going to write something like that? Then why was it blocked?”
“It seems like the US government got involved. What you did was, if you look at it, doing what the US should have done.”
“Haha~ That’s not wrong either.”
I nodded.
The Serbia-Philippines massacre was something that should have been the responsibility of the United States.
They gave me the position of AOPR commander-in-chief because they didn’t want to be criticized, and wasn’t the suppression of democracy in Iran something that the US wanted?
But if America curses me, the boomerang will come back to them.
Pushing workers into radioactive mines is an extension of that.
The US actually wanted to develop a new type of nuclear reactor, but didn’t they pay attention to public opinion because too many people were getting hurt?
What the US should do now is not to talk about human rights abuses in front of me, but to transfer that technology.
So, that reporter was prevented from publishing the article.
The U.S. government showed its sincerity and decided to award the prize.
“Tell the US that we will move the thorium reactor there.”
“Yes? But your Majesty… isn’t that the result of our Korean government investing time and money over the past three years?”
“If we monopolize that technology here, we’ll just turn the United States into an enemy. And don’t worry, it’s not a losing proposition.”
Even if power plant technology goes back to the United States, Korea will not suffer any losses.
Korea has a firm grip on the factories and technology to process rare earth elements, so where will the U.S. import minerals in the future?
As the number of thorium power plants in the U.S. increases, demand for the mineral will also increase, ultimately opening up export opportunities for Korea.
We will not confront the United States, but rather give and take.
Isn’t that the secret to my maintaining good relations with the United States so far?
And my ultimate goal is to take over the world. Right now I’m content with Texas and New York, but someday I’ll go back to California.
If I could control just these three places, 38% of the American economy would be in my hands, the CIA agreed.
These new nuclear power plants will be relocated to the United States,
The U.S. government heavily promoted it as a dream technology that could reduce radioactive waste by 80% and had a half-life of only seven years.
The sacrifices of the Chinese workers behind it were completely covered up, and the Americans, who knew nothing about it, welcomed the transfer of technology.
And Korea started exporting to the United States,
They handed over rare minerals produced in China and swept up dollars.
Demand for graphite, used as a moderator in thorium reactors, also increased significantly, and exports increased by 70% compared to the previous year, leading to an economic boom in Korea.
The national average annual income also exceeded 25,000 dollars,
The combination of state-led wage increases and an export boom has expanded the middle class to 44 million people (out of a total population of 95 million).
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