NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 189



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 189

Distrust (4)

All communication with the outside world was blocked.

There are even rumors going around that ghosts are appearing inside the ship, and sailors are disappearing one by one.

There is no way to know whether he was a deserter or murdered, but… … it was enough to shake the morale of the soldiers.

“Only people of color die there, and unidentified killers wander around without dying.”

If we look at this situation precisely, it was a classic cliché of a slasher film that would become popular in the distant future.

The cliche of slasher films is that the killer meets his end at the hands of a woman who survives to the end… … Unfortunately, there are no women on board the battleship Mutsu and other warships.

The ship was teeming with young and old men.

with a splash.

Today, a sinful soul left this world, leaving behind a life full of sorrow.

This is the fifth.

If you include the guys who were shot and killed while going around Heungnam and the guys who were beaten so badly that they never got up again, there must have been at least thirty of them.

‘Can I just sit still in this situation?’

A situation where losses occur consistently without any reason.

This is one of those situations that managers hate to face.

In fact, Admiral Hara was also very angry at the non-combat losses that kept occurring.

“It disappeared again? Now there’s no trace left, so it’s hard to find?!”

“Because the watchman ran away… … .”

“Escape or death?”

“That, that… … . It must be an escape!”

“Is that so? Are you reporting to me without even finding out for sure?”

Clearly something was happening, but his subordinates had no idea what it was.

The same was true for Admiral Hara.

So it was all crazy and exciting.

“This won’t do. From now on, all sailors, non-commissioned officers, and officers must gather in groups of three or more.”

“Three people… … . Are you talking about that?”

“Okay! If you don’t want to die, you have to stick together in groups of three or more! Got it?!”

“Yes, Your Majesty… … .”

These days, Admiral Hara has been on edge due to the constant occurrence of incidents and accidents.

‘Damn… … . What the hell is this?’

It has been just over two weeks since Admiral Hara arrived in Joseon.

But in that short period of time, Admiral Hara had blown up the battleship Nagato, the pride of the Empire of Japan, lost countless sailors, and now even the army.

If this anecdote is recorded truthfully, he will surely go down as one of the greatest generals in Japanese history.

That wouldn’t just be recorded as a loser, but as a guy who broke his own arm while shadow boxing against an invisible enemy.

‘But the guy who came over last time must have reported this news to the mainland, so they’ll probably give us an answer soon, one way or another.’

Admiral Hara trusted only the Navy Ministry on the mainland.

No, he believed that even if he were to abandon himself, he would not be able to abandon the Mutsu, the only 16-inch battleship of the Empire of Japan… or perhaps the world’s only one.

‘Even if I have to give up everything else, I will not just stand by and watch the pride of the Empire of Japan fall into the hands of the Army… … .’

Admiral Hara did not trust the Navy.

But he firmly believed in the narrow-mindedness of the Navy and the Combined Fleet that he knew.

‘Hoohoohoo… … . Even if those guys abandon me, they won’t be able to abandon Mutsu… … . Hohoohoo… … .’

If there was a problem there, all you had to do was run away.

Later, you will be called a coward for forgetting your mission and running away from the battlefield in the face of the enemy, but you will still be saved.

“Ugh… … . Phew… … .”

Admiral Hara took a deep breath to calm his mind and calmly assessed the current situation.

‘Because the angry army guys will gather like cockroaches… … .’

Heungnam’s topography is unfavorable for defense.

So, if they were going to fight the army anyway, it seemed better to retreat to Wonsan, which was more advantageous for defense, rather than Heungnam.

‘Wonsan, which has a proper port, is advantageous for defense, and has intact telegraph facilities, seems better than Heungnam, which does not even have proper port facilities.’

Admiral Hara planned to move his forces to Wonsan to prepare for any eventuality.

And one more thing.

‘The ghost of Gyeongseong… … No matter how poisonous that bastard is, he won’t follow me all the way to Wonsan, right?’

He was thinking of getting rid of the ghost of Gyeongseong, who was following him around like a flea and bothering him.

“Notice to all fleets. The fleet will move to Wonsan at 9:00 AM tomorrow.”

“Move the fleet at 9:00 AM tomorrow. Understood!”

“Phew… … .”

Admiral Hara breathed a sigh of relief.

‘It’ll be okay now.’

I knew I wouldn’t be able to let my guard down until the very end, but I was able to relax a little at the thought that I would be able to catch my breath for a while.

“aide.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“I’m going to take a break now… … . If anything happens… … .”

“I will contact you.”

“Thank you.”

But Admiral Hara overlooked one fact.

‘We will move the fleet at 9:00 tomorrow morning… … .’

In Joseon, birds hear what is said during the day, and rats hear what is said at night, and all stories that happen in Joseon pass by the ghost of Gyeongseong.

* * *

Around the time when a fierce intelligence battle was taking place in Heungnam.

A fierce information war also took place in Gyeongseong.

“No, is that because Joseon products are on the rise this time?”

“Oh my, you rascal. You’ve invested 30,000 won in stocks, and you still don’t know anything about stocks?”

“What the heck, you little punk?! Yeah, you’re going to get beaten to death by a sewer today! Come to work!”

“Whoa, whoa… … Calm down, buddy, I came here to ask for some ‘special information’ that can help even lowlifes like you make money.”

“Special information? What is that?”

Today, too, Gyeongseong’s stock market was bustling with the dreams and hopes of countless ants.

Of course, there were few among them who achieved their dreams and hopes.

The two ants here are the same.

“Lower your voice! Who will hear… … .”

“What is it?”

“Do you know that I am the Great King?”

“Daegal Lord? Ah… …. The god of investment, Daegal Lord?”

Our Daegal Daegam, the person most admired in Gyeongseong by the Chosun Ilbo and the most promising investor for the ants of Joseon.

His real name was Yun Deok-yeong, but people called him Dae-gal Dae-gam rather than by that name.

Even Daegal himself used to hate it terribly, but now he seems to have given up on it all and finds it strange not to be called Daegal.

“So why is it that you are the great lord?”

“Kukuk… … . This is the news I just heard… … . Why is there a war in the North?”

“War? Oh… … . Are you talking about the big fight between the Japanese military and the independence fighters or something?”

“Yeah, I heard that the Great King is going to bet big on that.”

“Is that so?”

When Daegal Daegam moved, Joseon’s stock market fluctuated.

“But why Joseon Mulsan? If you’re going to invest in war, there are many other good places to do it.”

“Tsk tsk tsk… … . This is why you can’t get out of the sewer, you son of a bitch.”

“What? What the hell?!”

“Think about it. What would happen if a war broke out? People would just die and supplies would just be consumed.”

“yes?”

It is the same even now.

After being arrested by the Governor-General, Daegal Daegam was confined to his home, Byeoksusanjang, and never left the house, but the ants in the stock market knew exactly when and what stocks he would invest in.

“But where in this Joseon land would we buy that much material?”

“That’s Joseon’s product?”

“That’s right! North of Pyongyang, Joseon’s products are in a very tight grip.”

“oh…….”

The real source of these rumors, Daegal Daegam, was locked up in Byeoksusanjang and was meeting guests.

“… … .”

“Your Majesty, this teacher asked me to give you my regards, so I came here.”

“This teacher was alive… … .”

“In the first place, it’s not like someone dies just because you kill them.”

“That’s true… … .”

Daegal Daegam was delighted to hear that the ghost of Gyeongseong was alive, but he was also very saddened by the thought that the bastard would come and steal his property.

“I heard that this teacher wanted to increase the amount of tuition for the new year… …. He asked me to hear your thoughts before doing so.”

“… … When did you ever listen to my opinion and take it?”

“He also said that if you say it like that, I will accept it willingly.”

“… … .”

The sergeant major looked at Inspector Sasaki with a sly smile and asked him.

“But you seem to be a Japanese police officer… … If you work under this teacher, are you also helping the independence movement?”

“Are you talking about me? No. I have no connection with the independence movement.”

“… … ? Then, why are you helping this teacher?”

“Well, I… … . At first, I didn’t think so… … . Later, when I came to my senses, this is what happened.”

Inspector Sasaki, a high-ranking detective who once took the lead in arresting Korean independence activists at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, smiled awkwardly.

“Then, why is your Majesty the Great, who brought Joseon to the Empire of Japan and sold it, providing funds to the independence movement?”

“Um… … . I didn’t think so at first either… … . But when I came to my senses like you… … . This teacher, that bird… … . No, that person naturally… … . Ahem.”

Our great lord.

No, pro-Japanese collaborator Yoon Deok-yeong was similar.

Originally, he was a vicious pro-Japanese collaborator who sold Joseon to Japan for his own greed, but now he was shedding tears of blood and regularly extorting money every month to satisfy his greater greed.

“But still… … . Later on, when we become independent, I was promised that I would be spared even if they killed all the other guys, so… … .”

So, from the perspective of Daegal Daegam, it could be said that the way to protect his property was for Joseon to become independent as quickly as possible.

“Wow… If I had known this would happen, I would have kept quiet and not agreed to the treaty.”

“I should have just stayed quiet instead of trying to catch those evil spirits for no reason.”

The half-Japanese and the full-blooded Japanese sighed almost simultaneously.

“Anyway… … As always, this teacher said that if I wired the money to the promised account, he would take care of it.”

“Yes, as always, I will send it by the 10th of this month.”

The great squire has now half given up.

Even if you keep refusing to give it to them, a scary ghost will come and scold you, so it would be better to obey them, give them money, and at the same time…

“So… … . What stocks does this teacher think will go up this time?”

“Oh, is that it?”

He decided to tie up with the ghost of Gyeongseong and take over the stock market of Joseon.

“It seems that Korean and Japanese merchants are joining forces to manipulate the prices of Korean goods.”

“Joseon products?”

“Yes, you are also selling the name of the great lord Daegal?”

“Even my name? Have you ever seen such ugly bastards… …!”

When the news came that his name had been sold, Daegal Daegam was furious.

Regardless, Inspector Sasaki clearly relayed what he had heard to Major Daegal.

“So, this teacher ordered Daegal Daegam to sell all of his shares in Joseon Trading and buy up all of the fertilizer-related stocks.”

“Fertilizer? Why fertilizer?”

“Well? Maybe you’re planning to farm or something?”

“hmm…….”

The ghost of Gyeongseong is a farmer, it just doesn’t match.

But one thing was certain.

If you follow the ghost of Gyeongseong, you will get money!

“Okay, then I’ll sell all of my stocks in Joseon Trading.”

“Yes, looking at the current market sentiment, I think everyone will accept the quantity.”

“Um… … Then, should I have some more?”

“If you suffer a loss, you will shed tears of blood.”

“No, I’m joking.”

After the secret meeting at Byeoksusanjang.

Suddenly, an incident occurred where Chosun Trading Company’s stocks were suddenly released into the market at the Gyeongseong Stock Exchange.

“What?! Joseon’s goods are being released?”

“It’s mine! It’s all mine!”

“I’ll stab all the top bidders with a knife!!!”

People caught up in the market frenzy gobbled up all these stocks.

And soon, news arrived from the north.

[Shock! Defeat of the Imperial Japanese Army!]

Stock prices fluctuated as news of defeat arrived from Hamheung.