Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 328



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#328. You sure listen well.

“Are you okay?”

-Yes, I survived thanks to you, sir.

Lee Kang-cheol was very surprised to hear the news that Kennedy had been shot, but fortunately, he heard that he had been resurrected 10 minutes after his death, and he realized that he had been wearing the bulletproof vest that he had given him as a gift.

And as a token of appreciation, I was taking a phone call from Kennedy.

“Well, that’s a relief. You were wearing the bulletproof vest I gave you as a gift. I was worried because you hate things that are too cumbersome.”

-I didn’t wear it much at first because it felt stuffy.

“okay?”

-Yes, but I survived that day thanks to Jackie.

“What does that mean?”

―Before I went to Alabama, Jackie was very anxious. She had a dream, and she dreamed that I was dying?

“Huh? So?”

―So what? At first, I just tried to comfort him and ignore him, saying that it was just a dream, but since Jackie was so anxious, I started to feel a little uneasy too. Then my younger brother Bobby told me that if I was that anxious, I should wear the bulletproof vest that my uncle gave me, so I did.

“Hey? That’s really brave.”

Lee Kang-cheol secretly wondered if Jacqueline had any magic.

―Anyway, that’s how I survived. Anyway, thank you very much. Thanks to you, sir, I almost died and was saved. But the bulletproof vest’s performance is really amazing. How can we not cooperate on this technology?

“I’m sorry, but that won’t work. I told you when I gave it to you, right? We’re still in the experimental stage, so we can’t make many.”

This was true.

The bulletproof vest given to Kennedy was made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) bulletproof vest, which is a modern product that has only recently begun to be produced, and is being further improved upon here.

Even in Korea, this is a product that is still not mass-produced and still needs to be improved.

And above all, this product was released too soon for this era.

-Hey, don’t do that… … .

“I told you it really won’t work. I’ll take back the bulletproof vest you were wearing this time, so you know that. Instead, I’ll seal up another product and give it to you, so wear that.”

-All right.

I am speechless when my life-savior speaks so strongly.

Especially if you want to keep receiving bulletproof vest gifts.

“By the way, the criminal you caught was Chinese?”

-Yes, for now, that’s true.

“For now? Why for now? Are there any heresies?”

-What, what does that mean?

“No. Anyway, what else are you saying?”

– Yes, actually, this is a secret to the outside world, but about 1km away from the scene where the Chinese sniper was arrested, another sniper was caught.

“What are you talking about? Are there two snipers?”

– The guy who shot me was Chinese. This guy looked like the one who was going to deal with him.

“I thought you were going to cut off the tail.”

-Yes, that’s right.

If that’s the case, then it’s clear that the person behind this sniping is neither South China nor North China.

There is no reason for that to happen, and if China was behind it, they wouldn’t have used a Chinese-American sniper.

It seems like someone was trying to pin the blame on China.

“Did you find out the identity of the additional sniper captured?”

– We’re interrogating him, but we haven’t been able to find anything yet. We’ve also erased all the fingerprints. We’re interrogating him, but it’ll probably take some time.

It must mean that he is being tortured.

Since the fact of his arrest was not even known to the public, it was obvious how he would be treated.

“What about the Chinese guy?”

– He’s just a guy who took the money and ran. He said he signed a contract to get a million dollars up front and an additional million dollars if he succeeded.

“Is $2 million okay?”

-Are you kidding?

“Hahaha! I was just saying. Anyway, your price tag is expensive.”

-He’s the President of the United States, he should be able to do that much.

It was a time when two people could see a movie in the theater for a dollar.

It is truly a huge amount of money.

“Yeah, anyway, if we track down the guy who gets caught later, we’ll be able to find out who’s behind it, right?”

-Yes, that’s right. Well, there are some suspicious guys.

“Which one do you think?”

– I’m not sure, but I think they’re Jewish capitalists.

“Is that so?”

-Did you know?

“No, I just expected it. You’ve earned a lot of resentment here and there since you became president, but there aren’t many people who actually have the motivation to kill you. The Soviet Union? The Soviet Union has no reason to come and assassinate you now, and this isn’t Khrushchev’s style.”

– That’s right. My relationship with Secretary Khrushchev isn’t that bad.

“That’s what I’m saying. And China? Despite the recent incident with the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek isn’t that crazy. There’s no point in killing you.”

-you’re right.

“Then what’s left are the mafia guys who are upset because Bobby beat them up, and the Jewish capitalists who are upset because of the last Palestine war.”

If this were true history, FBI Director John Edgar Hoover would be strongly suspected of being behind it, but he is no longer with us.

“But the mafia guys aren’t the type to successfully snipe someone so cleanly and deploy snipers to get away with it. Above all, if you look at the second sniper who has been resisting interrogation so far, you’ll get the answer.”

-Why?

“If you don’t have faith, you won’t be able to withstand the interrogation that the US government is determined to do.”

―… … .

He is involved in the assassination of the president.

All the torture experts flying around in the US government would have been on board.

And yet you’ve kept your mouth shut until now?

This is something that money can’t buy.

It would only be possible if you have the belief that no harm should come to those behind you, even if you die.

Of course, even if that were true, I would eventually open my mouth.

―Whew! I think so too.

“Anyway, how do you plan on dealing with it?”

―For now, public opinion is that China did this, whether in North China or South China, and the anger toward China is sky-high. For the time being, I plan to leave it alone.

“Are you going to use it moderately?”

―Haha! China may feel a little wronged, but it is true that the culprit is of Chinese descent. Well, isn’t this a cruel international world?

“I understand completely. What about them?”

– We are discussing whether Barbie and the Jewish capitalists are behind this.

“Are you planning on not revealing your true intentions to the world?”

―Bobby is holding this and offering to negotiate. It’s something like, we’ll make it look like the Mafia did it, so listen to us properly. You said that, right? A knife is scary when you’re not swinging it.

“… … .”

I thought it was a bit sinister, but honestly, I think even Lee Kang-cheol himself would have handled it this way.

Because it is not in America’s national interest to align ourselves with Jewish capitalists.

So, it would have been much better to use this incident as an excuse to keep a leash on them and control them.

“Okay. Anyway, take care of it and take care of yourself.”

-Okay. Oh, are you ready?

“Yeah, you don’t have to worry about it.”

―If you need my help, please let me know. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be alive. I wouldn’t have seen Jackie and the kids. As long as it doesn’t harm the national interest of the United States, I’ll do what I can.

“Thank you for your words. I’ll let you know later if I think of anything.”

-Yes, sir.

At the end of 1965, anti-Chinese sentiment was rampant throughout the United States, and Chinese Americans suffered greatly.

Chinese Americans were pelted with rocks for no reason as they walked down the street, and their children were bullied at school.

And even in many stores, Chinese people were banned from entering by posting signs at the entrance, and they were also severely discriminated against when using public transportation.

Because of this, Korean-Americans and Japanese-Americans have often been misunderstood and suffered damage.

In reality, there was no way to tell them apart by appearance, but Korean Americans eventually avoided this discrimination by attaching the Taegeukgi (Korean flag) to their clothes to show that they were not Chinese.

The most ambiguous one was Japanese-American.

At this time, only 20 years had passed since the end of World War II, and anti-Japanese sentiment was still deep in American society.

This is why it was impossible to attach the Japanese flag like Koreans.

Eventually, people even started putting up signs like “I am not Chinese” or buying Taegeukgi patches and putting them on.

This was the same for the Chinese, and of course, if they showed up, they would get beaten up badly.

This ominous atmosphere gradually died down in early 1965 when the U.S. government made a vague official announcement that it was “likely not” China that was behind the attack. However, even if it was not the mastermind, it was true that the shooter was of Chinese descent, so he continued to be vilified in American society for a long time after that.

February 1, 1966.

The White House has officially blamed the Mafia and corrupt labor unions for the assassination of the president.

Specifically, it was announced that Sam Giancana, a big shot in the Chicago underworld, and Jimmy Hoffa, the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union with 2.3 million members, had joined hands to attempt to assassinate the president.

Of course, Jimmy Hoffa and Sam Giancana strongly denied it, but Attorney General Robert Kennedy, with an angry public on his side, was unyielding.

By deploying a large number of FBI agents, they mercilessly cracked down on the Sam Giancana mafia organization and Zippy Hoffa’s labor union, as well as other labor unions suspected of working with the mafia.

evidence?

Evidence can be produced, and the current mood in the United States is not one to pursue such things.

Eventually, the corrupt labor unions that the Kennedy brothers had been trying so hard to eradicate, as well as the Mafia, began to disintegrate into what was essentially a Mafia sub-organization.

And unexpected changes were taking place elsewhere.

After the Palestine War, the Jewish capitalists on Wall Street, who had been holding Kennedy back on every issue, suddenly changed their attitude 180 degrees and began to enthusiastically support government policies.

Not only Wall Street, but even ordinary citizens were puzzled by the unexpected actions of these Jewish capitalists.

This is because those who used to be so picky and pick trouble over every little thing have now come out and said they strongly support policies that are harmful to them.

Some have speculated that they were voluntarily influenced by the US government’s strong moves to destroy the mafia and labor unions, but the general opinion is that this cannot be explained in that way.

“You sure are a good listener.”

“Brother, these days, the guys who were bothering us are almost gone.”

“Oh, these are the things that happen when you survive a near-death experience.”

“That’s true.”

Joseph and Robert Kennedy raised their glasses with smiles on their faces.