Rust - Chapter 115



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RUST -115

Ki-sun handed the phone over to the coast guard officer and muttered “Fuck” to himself.

Everything was going according to plan, but then suddenly one of the doctors started doing some trolling. If the United States got involved, shouldn’t they have handled it themselves? I don’t know what Professor Kolang believes in, but since he was unlucky, things got crazy.

The Coast Guard received the call from Ki-soon and made a stiff expression. Did Virginia say something unpleasant? It would have been better to just let it go easily. But they came all this way. He just sighed.

The sight that caught my eye at that moment was Professor Troll reaching into the storage box.

“Fuck. Get your hands off of there, mister!”

The professor ticks open the lock on the metal storage cabinet as if possessed by something.

“Hey. Get your hands off of me!”

As Ki-sun ran towards him shouting, one of the coast guardsmen caught the professor opening the locker. Ki-sun groaned as he pressed the locker that was opening with a click again.

“This crazy kid!”

“No. I just wanted to check···.”

“What are you checking? Can’t you tell by the fact that it’s locked?”

Whether it was because of Ki-sun’s murderous voice or because he sensed something, Maru, who was outside, put his hand on his waist and quickly came inside. The air became heavy as Maru came in.

With every step Maru took, the air seemed to gain weight. Everyone felt the air become heavier. The coast guard, the professor, and even Ki-sun looked at Maru, feeling as if something was pressing down on them.

“What’s going on?”

Ki-sun shook her head as if it was nothing when Maru asked her in Japanese. Ki-sun also answered wittily in Japanese.

“It’s nothing. I told you, there’s nothing going on here.”

“······.”

Maru looked around and quietly stared at the slightly crooked storage box. Ki-sun spoke up.

“No, nothing really happened. That professor must have gone crazy and told me to open the locker.”

“So you opened it?”

“It closed before it opened.”

“Really? Are you sure?”

“First of all. I’ll take care of this. Hey. Don’t hold back. The atmosphere is really awkward.”

“··· I’ll be outside, so let me know if anything happens.”

As Ki-soon nodded, Maru looked around again. The coast guard members and the professor were somehow turning their heads and avoiding Maru’s gaze.

A little while later, a notification came to Ki-sun’s email that the documents written by Ms. Kim and the nurse had arrived. Ki-sun gathered the various documents and sent them to Virginia.

Tiring-

As soon as I sent the email, I received a reply email saying it had been received. The processing speed was lightning fast.

“Hey- I’m coming right now.”

“Right now?”

“Yeah, they said we’re almost there.”

“That’s really fast. No, Miss Kim said earlier that there were armed guys nearby. Aren’t they already here?”

If it were up to you, would you have thought of hair? If it were Virginia, then maybe so. Ki-soon nodded slightly.

“Anyway, I’ve already stopped the Coast Guard and the professor from trolling. Let’s hurry up and hand it over and get what we need and get it over with.”

“Can you really just give that to me?”

In Maru’s view, the mutant barnacles were dangerous. Thinking of the cockroaches and rats he had encountered in Tokyo, Japan, he didn’t know what would happen if the mutant barnacles were released.

“This is the best way to do it now. Any other way is already too late. I have to tell the Department of Homeland Security that I handed it over to Virginia. I’ll contact the university that sent the sample, so that there won’t be any complications in advance. If something happens outside, just suppress it roughly. Just suppress it. Don’t use too much force.”

I should have contacted you in advance to avoid any misunderstandings. If I got caught for no reason, I would have just gotten tired again.

“···It’s difficult. Got it. I’ll tell Miss Kim to take care of you. Send me a signal if it’s dangerous.”

“okay.”

The Coast Guard took the doctor out. The doctor looked at the locker with an extremely regretful expression. His eyes were filled with longing.

“Tsk- That kind of person always causes accidents.”

Ki-sun grumbled. The Coast Guard officer, whose face was hardened as if he had just finished talking to Virginia, handed the phone back to Ki-sun.

“You said it was a dangerous creature, so I’ll guard it until you take it over.”

“Ah- yes, thank you.”

It would have been nice if the Coast Guard had been there to guard. Ki-soon quickly called the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

[···So you’re saying you decided to retrieve the sample from Virginia?]

Of course, the atmosphere was not good.

“I had no choice. What can I do when armed men surround us right outside?”

Ki-soon emphasized that it was an unfair situation. If Kim Yang saw it, it must have been Virginia. Even if it wasn’t, it was Virginia.

[···Why don’t you just contact us?]

“What if they pretended not to know and used force? Could they have said this even after there were casualties? I had no choice. They even said they would accept all the conditions I had proposed. There was no other way.”

[······.]

“I’m calling you now because I don’t want you to misunderstand. And I have plenty of samples, so you can just take a few. I’ll send you more information by email. I hope that helps.”

[Sigh- It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do. If you have any other information, please send it to us first.]

“I will do that.”

Ki-soon paused for a moment. I can’t just leave that professor bastard who trolled me earlier alone.

“A British Columbia marine biology professor came and got his hands on the container containing the samples.”

[What? Is that true?]

“Yes. We have prevented it from being opened wide, but the risk of contact with the sample is not zero.”

[I guess I’ll have to quarantine.]

“This is the first time I’ve told you.”

[··· Okay. If you have any problems in the US, please contact me anytime.]

Okay. Okay, I’ve finished with the Department of Homeland Security, and I just need to contact the university that sent the sample and sort it out. Ki-soon stretched.

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It came really quickly in Virginia.

He was waiting right next to me and said he had picked up his citizenship and other documents and came. He came less than 10 minutes after I hung up the phone. A little while after Virginia arrived, the Department of Homeland Security hurriedly flew in by helicopter.

Department of Homeland Security agents and special forces in biohazard suits surrounded the Coast Guard and the professor.

“I am a Canadian citizen. The Department of Homeland Security has no right to arrest me!”

“This is not an arrest. It is a quarantine measure and a detailed examination due to the biological risk factor…”

“Lawyer. Call a lawyer.”

“Hold on! Tranquilizer. Tranquilizer.”

Even the Coast Guard that was with Professor Troll was all packed up and taken away by helicopter. The Virginia and Homeland Security personnel discussed things among themselves and amicably divided up the metal storage containers.

Ki-sun thought that he had done a good job of stabbing the Department of Homeland Security and then stabbing samples into several universities. After finishing sorting out the situation, the Virginia employee approached Ki-sun with a briefcase.

“Here you are, Mr. Subaru Suzuki. No, from now on, you are a proud American citizen. Mr. Bernard Green. What are you going to do now?”

“I plan to go to Korea via Japan.”

For the time being, Virginia’s eyes would be glued to her, so it was better to speak obediently. Since they had given and received, there was no reason for them to engage in a tiresome war of nerves.

“Are your other friends going to America?”

“I said I wanted to take a break while traveling in Canada.”

They received four houses, one each in Canada, one each in the east and west, and one each in the east and west of the United States. Ki-sun, Maru, Kim Yang, and the nurse each received one house. They even took care of the insurance and tax issues. Virginia was definitely good at this.

“I see. How do you plan to go to Japan?”

“I want to go by boat.”

What would you say you’d rather ride than a luxury catamaran?

“Is that so? Is there no possibility that the ship was contaminated with barnacles?”

“When we checked at the Port of Vancouver, there was no problem. If it was contaminated with barnacles, they would have grown over the course of a few days.”

The Virginia staff looked at Ki-sun meaningfully.

“Mr. Bernard Green.”

“It’s okay with Bernard.”

“Okay, Mr. Bernard, this is a formal request for assistance. We would like you to accompany our staff to Japan.”

“yes?”

“Even if we try to check the situation in Japan with satellites, we can’t because of the volcanic ash and smoke. For the same reason, aerial reconnaissance using aircraft is difficult, and reconnaissance using drones has also failed. In addition, contact with existing permanent staff has been lost.”

Ki-sun nodded quietly.

“We sent a rescue team to the US military headquarters in Japan, which had lost contact due to the earthquake, but we lost contact. In France, the Foreign Legion was dispatched, but the last contact was with a report that they would retreat. The same goes for other countries.”

“······.”

“In fact, since the Japanese catastrophe, no one has escaped Tokyo on their own and reached North America. In such circumstances, the only people who managed to escape by boat were Mr. Bernard and his friends.”

“······.”

“Right now, the only people the rescue team can reach out to are Mr. Bernard. A local person who knows the local situation. A local person who can give guidance.”

“······.”

He said he was going to Korea via Japan, but he was just going to pass through Japan. He was also going to pass through the northern part of Hokkaido and then out to the Sea of ​​Japan.

If I went back the way I came, I would have to pass by the barnacles and radioactive Fukushima, but I had no intention of doing that. But it was a bit difficult if I came out like this.

“I repeat, this is a formal request.”

“······.”

“Cargo on board the catamaran. It’s unofficial, but I’ll admit it.”

The Virginia staff member made a meaningful expression. The catamaran was loaded with various weapons, bombs, and even gold bullion and foreign currency.

‘Damn. Did you check it already? How did you know? I hid it at the very bottom···.’

Virginia, of course. It’s one of the top three organizations, along with the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security, when it comes to digging up hidden things.

Ki-soon, with a half-rotten expression on his face, shook the employee’s hand.

Since he was already a discarded body, Ki-sun started picking mulberries.

Since he had acquired Canadian and American citizenship, it was easy to get to the Port of Seattle. Ki-sun, who had robbed a trailer truck at the Port of Seattle, calmly unloaded the goods he had loaded onto the catamaran.

It was heartbreaking to see the faces of Virginia employees as they saw firearms, bombs, currency from various countries, and gold bullion loaded onto trailers.

“Big. That’s a lot.”

“This is nothing. Compared to what will remain in Tokyo, what we have here is nothing but dust.”

Ki-soon opened her mouth to turn the Virginia staff on the hope circuit. It wasn’t exactly a lie, it was just a way to spread some dreams and hope.

“Hmm. Then what route do you plan to take?”

“First of all, it’s best to avoid the northeastern sea area. There’s a high probability that there will be mutant barnacles there, and the Fukushima nuclear accident and subsequent earthquake may have caused a radiation leak.”

“I guess so.”

“So, I’m thinking of going from Hawaii to Guam, and then going through southern Japan from Guam, or going through the Sugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu, and then going down western Honshu.”

“The first route would be good. It’s a good route to join the rescue team in Guam. I’d like to go that way.”

“Well. Let’s go that way. I’ll just go with you to this point.”

Kisun took a close look at the area around Tokyo.

“To the hospital where the theft occurred?”

“Yes. Before coming here, we created a safe zone, so if we move there as a base, it will be easier to carry out rescue operations. There are medical personnel, a helicopter landing pad, and plenty of fuel.”

“Oh, that’s great. It’s within walking distance from the theft hospital to Tokyo, so it’s great.”

WHING WHING

The Virginia employee’s cell phone rang. It was vibrating and flashing a red light. The employee quickly left the room and answered the phone.

The employee, who had been glancing at Ki-sun while talking about something serious, handed her the phone.

“This is an emergency. Please answer.”