NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 129



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The nature of infantry (1)

I felt a loud explosion and the trash can shake a few times before I felt like a chick breaking out of its egg and jumping out into the world.

-Thud!

I kicked the trash can lid off.

“Ouch… … . It’s my arm.”

Just a moment ago, I crawled out of the trash can, rubbing my sore arms from being bumped around in it.

Then, I saw Jemulpo, which had become a mess like a garbage bag dug up by a neighborhood stray cat.

“Hey… … .”

This was something I had planned since I was dealing with Governor Saito, but things turned out too well.

Most of the ships anchored at Jemulpo Port were caught in the aftermath of the explosion and sank to the bottom of the sea, and even those that survived the explosion were damaged to the point where they were no longer usable.

The port there also appeared to be difficult to use for the time being as it was damaged by the explosion.

Even without that, the Japanese mainland was already in trouble due to natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, as well as minor frictions between the Army and Navy. With the loss of Jemulpo, which had served as a major trade port, it was obvious that the Japanese economy would falter and even be completely destroyed.

‘Now we can send the weapons and ammunition from Shanghai to Manchuria without worrying about what the Governor-General thinks.’

From the beginning, I had no intention of dealing with the Governor-General.

That’s why, instead of guns or ammunition, the ships were loaded with explosives.

If Saito finds out about this, he’ll go crazy, but what can he do?

In the land of Joseon, which is full of all kinds of tricks and schemes, it is difficult for the incompetent to survive.

Governor-General Saito probably thought that the military had intervened or that the ghost of Gyeongseong had intervened again rather than that O Tae-sik in Shanghai had betrayed him.

You might even think that the two have some kind of connection.

‘I helped the military this time, so next time I’ll help the Governor-General.’

As always.

The balance of power on this earth must be maintained.

Except me.

-Click!

Looking at the few foreigners who survived there now taking out their cameras and taking pictures of the scene, it won’t be long before these pictures are in foreign newspapers.

“Kimchi~”

“?”

He posed for a victory V sign in front of a foreigner taking pictures, but unfortunately the picture was not taken.

The foreigner looked at me like I was some crazy person, grabbed his camera, and went off to take pictures of the wrecked ships.

‘In Tokyo, they desperately tried to control the media to prevent the seriousness of the situation from spreading outside, but that won’t work this time.’

If it becomes known to the world that something is creaking within the Japanese Empire, the Japanese government will do its best to deny this fact.

In order to avoid the suspicious eyes of the international community, it was necessary to divert their attention, and as it happened, there was one thing in Japan that the Western powers had their eyes on.

‘They will release gold exports.’

During the last great war, the countries involved in the war completely banned gold exports and printed money indiscriminately to pay the horribly high war costs.

On the other hand, Japan did not have to pay huge war costs because it did not fight the war, but it banned gold exports in line with the international economic order led by the United States and Europe.

But the war was over, the soldiers were returning home, the factories that had been running nonstop were closing for the first time in a while, and the workers were returning home.

Some people felt the joy of victory, while others drank the bitter cup of defeat. After a short period of time, abnormal signals began to appear in the international economy…

“Knock knock knock.”

Just as I was about to enter into serious explanation mode for the first time in a long while, Hwang Geon-cheol, boasting a sturdy physique, rose from the pile of rubble.

It seems that he somehow managed to escape with his life in the explosion.

“Oh, you’re alive.”

“Tsk tsk… … . You’re like a crazy terrorist seed… … .”

“If you’re going to do it, call me an independence fighter.”

“Crazy… … . They’re all dead… … .”

Hwang Geon-cheol, who had treated me like an enemy, seemed to have been shocked when he saw Jemulpo in ruins.

Corpses overflowing in the streets, wounded people groaning everywhere, and things of a kind that were hard to bear to look at hanging here and there… … Jemulpo was now not a port, but a slaughterhouse.

“What on earth did these people do wrong… … .”

“I don’t know.”

“Is it over with just saying you don’t know?”

“Then what else should I say?”

Guncheol seemed to have a lot to say.

“Do you even know how many people have died because of your terrorism?!”

“The Governor-General’s Office will carefully consider the matter and announce it sometime tomorrow evening. Why would I want to find out?”

“That’s not what I meant!”

“Then what?”

Geoncheol pointed to the dead people and said to me.

“Look at those who have fallen! They are someone’s family, friends, and lovers!”

“So what?”

“… … .”

“People are going to die anyway. I’m just pushing them along the path they’re going to walk anyway.”

“You’re saying that now… … .”

“Then what can I do to make the Governor-General of Korea, the Japanese government, and the Japanese Emperor give up this land and walk out on their own two feet?”

“that…….”

Guncheol couldn’t answer.

I didn’t press for an answer either.

I just calmly recited my personal thoughts that I had inherited from my mentor.

“I’ve never once thought of myself as being on the side of justice while doing this. I just think of myself as getting my hands dirty for the sake of my country and the people.”

“… … Do you think people will understand that? Even if you cause trouble, do you think a single person can bring down a huge empire?”

He was yelling at me, but somehow it sounded like he was talking to himself rather than me.

“It’s hard to save the world alone.”

It is difficult to save the world alone.

In a changing world, the Japanese Empire is walking a path of complete isolation.

However, the internal unity is not unified, and they are scattered in all directions, each going their own way, so they can’t do anything about even a single terrorist.

“I feel anew how great America was back then, when it turned its attention to catching the terrorists who crashed an airplane in its own country… … .”

“… … ?”

Geoncheol was still standing there blankly, as if he hadn’t gathered his thoughts.

I did what I had to do, whether I did it or not.

“Sasaki! Inspector Sasaki!”

I searched for Inspector Sasaki, running quickly through the rubble of the collapsed building and among the corpses strewn on the floor.

Then a familiar voice was heard from within the slightly collapsed well.

“Ugh… … . Here it is… … .”

When I looked inside the well, I saw Inspector Sasaki squinting one eye and looking up at me.

“Hey… … . You were hiding here in the meantime?”

“It was so urgent… … I couldn’t help it.”

“It seems like the fuse they gave you in Shanghai was a little short?”

“That’s not it… … . I’m sorry… … . I don’t know how to handle the detonator very well, so I guess I set the time too short.”

“I guess so.”

A frog in a well… … No, I looked around to get Inspector Sasaki out, but it was hard to find such an item because everything was in chaos.

“Well, how are we going to get a rope in this mess?”

In the end, they compromised by stripping the clothes off the corpses rolling around on the floor and making simple ropes out of the gums.

“How is it? Can you come up?”

“Ugh.”

Sasaki pulled the rope a couple of times, then shook his head as if it was absolutely impossible.

“No way! When I fell here, I felt like my left arm was broken and I couldn’t use it!”

“Oh, like that.”

He was a guy who really took a lot of work in many ways.

Since Sasaki couldn’t climb up on his own, I ended up having to go down… … The problem is whether this rope can withstand the strength of two adult men… … .

‘I guess that’ll be difficult?’

If that was the case, there was only one way left.

“Hey Sasaki!”

“Yes, sir!”

“The Japanese police will come in a little while, right? Then, just shout for them to come save you! Got it?”

“Huh? Huh?! Now, just a moment. Teacher!”

Sasaki’s urgent voice could be heard from the well, but all I could do for him was tell him where to meet next.

“If you want to see me next time, stay at the Sparrow Cafe for a few days! Then I’ll come find you.”

“Teacher? Are you just going to leave like this?”

“Okay, see you later!”

“Teacher!!!”

Leaving Sasaki’s screams behind, I once again entered the crucible of chaos that was Jemulpo.

The sounds of crying, the occasional gunshot, and the urgent footsteps of rescue workers all came together in the streets to create a joyful melody.

‘Well, Saito… … what are you going to do now?’

At that time, I was trying to blend in naturally with the streets.

Someone grabbed my shoulder.

“Ugh… … gasp… … .”

“?”

When I looked back, I saw a familiar face.

The leader of the special investigation team created by the Governor-General to catch the ghosts of Gyeongseong.

“Let’s go to Miwa Wasaburo.”

“Oh, yes.”

“Huh… … . You?”

“yes?”

Miwa pulled out a gun at some point and stabbed me in the back with the barrel of the gun.

“As expected, it’s the ghost of Gyeongseong.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t even think about ignoring it.”

My heart sank.

Firstly, I wondered why Miwa was here and how she recognized me.

My face now was one he had never seen before.

“It smells different.”

“yes?”

“You smell like trash cans.”

“That’s… … . That’s because I took refuge in a trash can when the explosion occurred.”

“No! If that were true, you should have smelled like the sea inside you too!”

“yes……?”

Miwa was even crazier than I thought.

No, it would be more correct to say that they are closer to hunting dogs than humans.

“If you had come to Jemulpo by boat or had been living here or nearby before, you would have smelled the smell of the sea, but from your body… … .”

Miwa sniffed and smiled.

“It smells like fragrant soap.”

“… … .”

He is really crazy.

Not only did they call people over just because they smelled different, they even went so far as to drive them straight to the ghost of Gyeongseong.

If you don’t call this person crazy, who else can you call crazy?

“No, that’s because I went to the bathhouse this morning… … .”

“Bathhouse? Which bathhouse did you go to?”

“that…….”

I glanced around, but I couldn’t see anything, as if the bathroom had collapsed in the explosion.

“I don’t know. Because there are no bathhouses around here!”

“?!”

This is my mistake.

This problem arose because I had neglected to conduct on-site inspections due to having a lot of work to do here and there.

And Miwa wasn’t the type of person to just let my little mistakes slide.

“This is how we meet! The Ghost of Gyeongseong.”

“… … I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Ah, that’s right, that’s right… … Don’t worry too much. You’ll realize it from now on.”

Miwa smiled like a winner.

This time, it seemed that he was truly amazed by the thrill of having finally caught the ghost of Gyeongseong.

But I didn’t let my guard down until the very end.

He focused on me until the very end and never put the gun behind my back.

Instead, he called out to his colleagues in a loud voice.

“Over here! I caught him here!”

Then he just kept his guard up by staring at me until his colleagues joined him.

‘Ugh. It’s hot. It’s hot.’

I let my guard down for a moment and got caught.

Since Miwa was using such a reckless investigative technique, I had no other choice.

If it had been someone else, I might have been able to communicate with him, but this crazy guy thought I was a ghost from the start and acted like that, so we couldn’t communicate.

The communication was so poor.

“Uh, behind… … .”

“You’re using your head. But do you really want me to fall for such a flimsy lie?”

-Bang!

Even if you tell me the truth, I wouldn’t believe you.

Miwa, who was hit directly by a brick, fell to the floor, and Guncheol was standing behind him.

“I guess you’ve finally made up your mind.”

“… … Innocent people died.”

“On the other hand, those who tried to oppress and control people also died.”

“Is this the right thing to do?”

“No, it’s about putting everything back to normal.”

“Whew… … .”

Hwang Geon-cheol looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, then looked at the ground and exhaled.

“Natural course of things… … Then that’s fine.”

“Would you like to go together?”

Guncheol nodded and picked up the brick again.

Then I stopped him from hitting the back of Miwa’s head as she fell to the floor.

“Oh my, a lot of people died today.”

“……All right.”

That crazy guy shouldn’t die here today.

He had to survive and gossip about meeting the ghost of Gyeongseong and his colleagues in Jemulpo today.

‘Ugh… … . Crazy guy.’

NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 130