NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 46



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Payday – 5

“I am Na Seok-ju from the Police Department of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.”

“Ah! Nice to meet you, Mr. Na Seok-ju.”

As promised, Kim Gu sent Na Seok-ju to me, and he knocked on my door early in the morning.

“I came here because Mr. Baekbeom told me to help this teacher for a while and accomplish his great work.”

“Haha, I already heard that. I feel more secure when I see Mr. Na Seok-ju here.”

“you’re welcome.”

Na Seok-ju’s sturdy physique and slightly intimidating, heavy, yet mature appearance were impressive.

If you put a suit on someone like that, they might avoid picking a fight on the street, so they might avoid it.

Yet, it was an impression that gave off a strange feeling of not standing out too much and naturally disappearing into the crowd.

There was a man who could do anything well if he had the guts to do so, to the point of bombing the Oriental Development Company in the middle of Gyeongseong.

‘If you just polish it up a little, it’ll be usable down there.’

If possible, I would have liked to have brought in a few members of Uiyoldan, but there were quite a few people there who had fallen into socialism or anarchism, and the organization was very solidarity-based, so it was not easy to bring them in.

‘And if I make another mistake, I could get my nose pierced by Kim Won-bong…’

Kim Won-bong was impressed by what I had done in Gyeongseong the other day and was eagerly waiting for an opportunity to draw me into the Uiyoldan.

In this case of smuggling bombs into the country, they even told me important information in order to somehow involve me, so that says it all.

‘For now, I need to keep my distance from you.’

Now, there was no benefit to me in being close to Uiyeoldan.

It couldn’t be otherwise, because Uiyoldan was an organization that had been receiving the attention of the Japanese government due to several recent incidents, and I was also a person receiving the attention of the Black Dragon Society, which was secretly active within the Japanese government, due to a series of recent incidents.

If these people were all stuck together, it would be great for the Japanese government and the Black Dragon Society to be able to deal with both at once.

So, it was better to move separately rather than act together with this side.

“I… this teacher?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. How far did we go?”

“You haven’t said anything yet.”

“this.”

I stopped thinking for a moment and just stood there, waiting for the guest to come to my house.

“Please come inside first.”

“yes.”

******

I didn’t look into Na Seok-ju’s personal information again because I had already seen the materials I had received from the provisional government.

So I just briefly touched on the special features.

“What was Donglim Military Academy?”

“It was a military school for training independence army officers. We learned simple martial arts and military tactics.”

“okay.”

I pretended to look through the documents and made full use of the data search function on the laptop that I had placed next to me.

The laptop will not be visible from Na Seok-ju’s side thanks to the bookshelf placed in front for decoration.

“Hmm… It says here that you dropped out after 8 months. Did something happen in the meantime?”

“Huh? Oh, no, how could you even say something like that… I’ve never even told Mr. Baekbeom about that….”

“This is what was written in the document stolen from the Japanese Consulate General.”

Since I couldn’t say that I had searched through the data collection contained in the laptop, I said that I had roughly taken it from the Japanese Consulate General.

Then, an exclamation burst out from Na Seok-ju’s mouth.

“Wow… As expected from the ghost of Gyeongseong!”

“I appreciate the compliment, but right now, please answer my question first.”

“Oh, yes! At that time, I had no choice but to return home for a short while because my mother was in critical condition back home.”

“I see. Then, what about your mother···?”

“Fortunately, I was able to take care of the dying.”

“Oh, like that.”

His subsequent records were also quite impressive.

He was a person who had been involved in the independence movement for a long time, organizing or being a member of several independence movement groups in Korea.

The most notable of these is that as the Japanese investigation net narrowed and activities within the country became difficult…

“······You crossed the West Sea by ferry?”

“yes.”

“Is this real?”

“It wasn’t exactly a ferry boat, it was a wooden boat, about the size of a fishing boat.”

“Ah, yes···.”

He was an extraordinary person in many ways.

“Recently, you graduated from Handan Military Training School in Hebei Province···.”

“Yes? I’ll stop there.”

“······You quit?”

According to the information I saw on my laptop, Na Seok-ju should have been receiving training at the Handan Military Training Center.

‘Wait a minute… It says that you have to graduate from the military training center to enter the Provisional Government Police Department…?’

Things were a little messed up in a number of ways.

“Yes! Originally, I wanted to learn a bit about military strategy there and devote myself to the independence of Korea, but Mr. Baekbeom called me to Shanghai, saying he needed someone, so I gave up and came down.”

“You said Mr. Baekbeom called you?”

“Yes, so I quit the academy and came down to Shanghai to help Mr. Baekbeom here.”

“Hmm… I see.”

I think this happened because my funds were flowing into the provisional government, which was struggling due to its funding being cut off after the large-scale crackdown by the Japanese, and it was able to breathe a little easier.

It seemed that the provisional government was now aggressively increasing its influence in order to become the center of the independence movement, breaking away from the days when each person had to fend for themselves due to a lack of funds to run a large organization.

‘It’s a good thing in many ways.’

If the provisional government takes the lead and becomes the focal point of the independence movement, the burden on me will be reduced, and there will be changes in the independence movement, which has so far been dominated by armed actions by individuals or small groups.

The information on my laptop was slightly off, but it wasn’t too bad.

Rather, it was a pleasant experience that brought a slight smile to my face.

However, confusing it may have been, it was a sign that the provisional government was finally finding its place.

The spies who had been operating secretly within the country were eliminated, and the independence movement forces scattered throughout the country began to unite under the name of the Provisional Government.

This is a sign that the independence movement is now beginning to take hold and become systematic.

Although it is only a small force compared to the vast Japanese Empire, it is a fight worth trying.

Although this analogy is a bit far-fetched, even the modern United States, which prided itself on being an overwhelming superpower, withdrew from the war, unable to endure guerrilla warfare against rebels armed with only rifles, cheap rocket launchers, and land mines that could explode at any time.

Well, what about the Japanese Empire?

Will they have enough strength to endure this brutal guerrilla warfare?

Bombs will explode everywhere, the poison in rice balls stolen from street women will make soldiers sick, and the well in the middle of the village will be contaminated and unusable.

And if they venture just a little out of town, bullets will fly from the steep mountains, and the well-maintained roads will be greeted by iron spikes and landmines.

Unlike the American soldiers, they had no oppressed peoples on the ground to help them.

This is the ultimate war of independence that I hope for.

‘Well, it’s still wishful thinking.’

But there was still a long way to go before this became a reality.

The provisional government had only just begun to walk, and I had not yet fully settled down.

But someday it will happen.

Because I will make it so.

“I… this teacher?”

“Ah, I was just looking over the data for a moment… Where are we now?”

“I even went to the Handan Military Training School.”

“Yes, that’s right. The training center… So you stayed in Shanghai after returning from there?”

“Yes, I guarded Baekbeom, Baekam, and Seok-oh here.”

Considering that Kim Gu was entrusted with the protection of key figures of the provisional government, it can be seen that he was a person whose abilities and ideology had been verified.

That’s why he kept refusing to hand it over to me.

“Welcome to work with us, Mr. Na Seok-ju.”

“I am honored to be able to work with this teacher who turned Gyeongseong upside down.”

“Haha, you don’t have to put too much gold on my face. Sooner or later, our teacher Na will also turn Shanghai upside down like me.”

“Yes? Soon?”

I smiled and handed him a document containing the details and specific plans for this Shanghai Banking transaction.

“Do you know Shanghai Bank?”

“Isn’t this the best bank in Shanghai?”

“Yes, we will raid it.”

“Oh, really… Yes? What are you doing?”

Na Seok-ju, who had been nodding reflexively to my words, blinked and asked me.

“Oh, you’re going to rob a bank? The biggest bank in Shanghai, the Shanghai Bank?”

“Yes, I plan to extract the election funds of Cao Kun, the real power in the Beiyang government, from there.”

“······Chaokun?”

It is not known exactly which faction the Handan Military Training Center is located in, but since it is within the sphere of influence of the direct warlords, most of the instructors there are likely to be from that faction.

So, Na Seok-ju, who was educated there, would have had a rough idea of ​​the Chinese warlords’ lines and how their internal affairs were going.

“Teacher, I don’t doubt you, but… If you touch Cao Kun in China, the direct line will come out, and soon hundreds of thousands of Beiyang troops will come out to capture you.”

That statement was tantamount to saying that there would soon be no place for them to set foot on Chinese soil.

But you don’t have to worry about that.

“It’ll be okay, since they won’t even think that we did this anyway.”

“How is that possible?”

“Just take a look at the plan and you’ll understand.”

“What’s the plan···?”

The plan in his hand contained a detailed plan based on information I had gathered during my visits to the Shanghai Bank and its surrounding areas over the past few days.

As he turned each page of the plan, the fear, confusion, and dread disappeared from his face one by one, until by the time he reached the last page, only hope remained on his face.

“Really… Really, you are amazing, teacher!”

“How about… Would you like to work together sometime?”

“Of course!”

I have gained such a solid partner.

And time passed and passed, and the day of the final battle soon arrived.

******

It’s early April in Shanghai, and although spring has arrived, there are still some chilly mornings and evenings.

A swarm of men in fancy suits stood in front of the Shanghai Bank, which was said to be the bank that handled all funds in China.

Among the several men standing behind, there were several large duffel bags hanging behind the backs of the men. The man in the middle was smoking a cigarette with a discontented expression on his face, and the man standing in front was looking at his pocket watch with a smiling face.

“Teacher, aren’t you wasting too much time? If you’re going to get things done, do them quickly.”

“Oh, will you get food if you go to the field and beg? There is a time for everything.”

“Oh my… Then shouldn’t I also know a little about that time? Since we’re in a business relationship….”

“Partnership?”

The man standing at the very front turned around.

Then he spoke to the man who was smoking a cigarette with a smiling face.

“Hey, Inspector Sasaki, do you think that just because I hang out with you, we’re in the same situation?”

“That, that’s not it, but···.”

“Then keep your mouth shut and prepare to collect the money later.”

“······All right.”

Inspector Sasaki, intimidated by the teacher’s words, crouched down and put out his cigarette.

“Ah, Sasaki.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Is the truck ready?”

“Well, what is that···.”

“Are you ready?”

“Yes… As the teacher said, I decided to stand in front of the main gate of the Shanghai Bank in the evening three days later.”

“good.”

At the very front, a man took the lead with a smile.

Then others followed suit.

Except Sasaki.

“Sasaki, you didn’t forget what I told you, did you?”

“Yes, well···.”

“Answer correctly. Did you memorize it correctly?”

“······I memorized it.”

“Fifth line from the bottom on page 13.”

Sasaki was momentarily taken aback by the teacher’s words, but soon began quietly mumbling a story that he couldn’t understand.

“······They are just hostages. They are not bank robbers. Is that right?”

“That’s great.”

He said so and put on his mask.

It was a clown mask you would only see on Halloween.

Others wore the same masks.

Then he walked slowly into the newly opened Shanghai Bank and said a few words to the others.

“Everyone, keep this in mind. When you go inside, speak only Japanese or Chinese, and do not speak a single word of Korean. Speaking Korean is prohibited inside.”

Then he took out a Chicago typewriter, a Chicago landmark, and kicked the chests of the security guards who were joking with their colleagues at the entrance, and shouted in Japanese as he went inside.

“If you want to live, bury your head in the ground!”

At the sudden words, the bank employees and customers turned their heads and stared blankly at the guns aimed at them.

Even the guards looked dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on.

Of course, I had no intention of letting that go, so I struck the guard in the face with the butt of my gun while he was just standing there blankly, and then aimed my gun at the people again.

“From now on, we will take over.”