Rust - Chapter 404



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RUST [RUST]-404

The staff were anxious about Sim Eun-young’s decision to relocate.

“Mr. Chairman. Busan, Masan, Changwon, Tongyeong, and Gimhae are our family.”

“The mayor, the county governor, and the members of the National Assembly are all from this side. How could anything happen?”

“You are saying that all the facilities and equipment will be thrown away.”

“I am against giving up all of your real estate.”

“I also disagree. The real estate in the metropolitan area suffered huge losses and came down, so why are you suddenly going to the US? Even if you go, you need at least time to sell your assets.”

“The government also knows that all the nearby military units are from this side, so it won’t go to the worst.”

“If the government does something foolish, the citizens of Busan will not stay still.”

Chairman Shim, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.

“The local congressmen took turns telling us not to worry because everything was going well. But yesterday, they suddenly unanimously said that we should follow the government’s wishes.”

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“You know what’s even more fun? All the members of the National Assembly went to Seoul. Their families and relatives too.”

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One person went up, and before we knew it, everyone went up to Seoul without leaving anyone behind. All the family and relatives left for Seoul, saying, “There’s a funeral,” or “There’s a wedding.”

“Let me ask you. All the members of the National Assembly have fled. All their families and friends have been evacuated. And then suddenly there are signs of surrender and mobilization of troops. What do you think will happen next?”

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“No way. I checked just in case. Where do you think the metropolitan mayor, the mayors of neighboring regions, and the county governors are? Yes. They went to Seoul too.”

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Everyone from members of the National Assembly to heads of local governments went to Seoul? Is this normal?

“You still don’t understand why you used the term ‘unconditional surrender’ within 24 hours?”

“That. That is···.”

“Shut up. Surrender means you’re looking at it as war, right? But it wouldn’t be the worst case scenario. Are you in your right mind? Or not?”

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Selling assets in this situation? Ha- Sim Eun-young scoffed.

“We’ll be leaving in 6 hours. We were told we’d be given 24 hours, but this crazy government can’t keep its word. We’ll be ready and leaving as soon as possible.”

Charlotte’s movements were swift. She prepared first the regular employees and their families, and the capable people and their families among the refugees from Japan.

As he watched people board a converted container ship used to transport American troops, Chief Lee Ki-young began to tell a story.

“Mr. Chairman, I don’t know what the government is thinking, but since you mentioned surrender, they may attack us as we leave for the United States.”

“The US military will also go with us.”

“Yes? Didn’t you send all the troops that were supposed to be repatriated to the US mainland?”

“No. There are still some troops left, and there are still people who are receiving treatment for their wounds.”

I don’t know how many there are, but I think the number is too small? Lee Ki-young’s eyes sank heavily. The moment he used force, there were no rules after that.

If that’s the case in armed conflicts between organizations or companies, are the rules followed when the government deploys its military to use force?

“In my view, once the government draws its sword, it will strike down anyone without considering the circumstances.”

“Even if there are American soldiers on board?”

Director Lee Ki-young couldn’t readily decide whether it was yes or no. This was because the situation itself was abnormal.

“If we don’t let them know where the American soldiers are on board, they won’t be able to attack them recklessly. No matter how crazy they are, they won’t forget what it means to attack a ship carrying American soldiers.”

Attacking a ship carrying American troops and civilians while the war with China was still ongoing? Even if the situation on the American mainland was virtually anarchic.

“It may prevent you from leaving.”

Given the circumstances, it was difficult to trust the Navy until the end.

“Is that so? We have no choice but to depart before the Navy completely moves over to that side.”

“The US is not in a good situation either. And now···”

“Manager Lee Ki-young.”

“yes.”

“The Ojin Group moved its headquarters to Ulleungdo. Why do you think that happened?”

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“Even after moving the headquarters to Ulleungdo, they continued to recruit large ships.”

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As if they were going to abandon Ulleungdo if the situation arose.

“We have no other way.”

“yes.”

Knock-knock-knock

Sim Eun-young, who was tapping her fingers on the desk where her business cards were placed, looked out the window.

The information I confirmed while repatriating the American soldiers lingered in my head. It was much colder than usual. The LA and San Francisco areas, which were warm even in winter, were experiencing temperatures of -5 to -10 degrees Celsius.

That too, in early November.

It is now December. If the temperature does not return to normal and drops further, it could be as low as -10 degrees Celsius. In the western region, where public security and administrative services have collapsed, all stores and warehouses have been looted.

It was impossible to survive until next spring when the weather cleared up with the supplies we had. We would need a huge amount of supplies.

“Inform the US military in Korea of ​​the situation. The troops that were repatriated to the home country are in danger because they are without supplies. We can deliver supplies to them.”

They may be unbelievable, but they will respond to the thought that their children might freeze to death and starve to death.

“Then it would be a little safer.”

“I will contact you right away.”

“Ah- and. Manager Kim of the Ohjin Group. Try to get in touch with Manager Kim Ki-soon. Since he didn’t do the job he promised to help with, you can’t just let him go.”

“All right.”

Knock-knock-knock-

The place where Chairman Sim Eun-young’s fingers tap.

The two business cards on the desk each had this written on them:

Dan Brown, Director of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and Joseph Meyer, Chairman of The Company in Langley, Virginia, United States.

Knock-knock-knock-

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In December, Ulleungdo was buried in heavy snowfall.

Ulleungdo, which already has a lot of heavy winter snow, is already experiencing heavy snowfall, but it is snowing so much that you can’t see in front of you. It has already piled up to over 3 meters. If it keeps pouring down like this, it wouldn’t be strange if it piles up to 4 meters tomorrow or the day after.

“Look at the snow falling. It’s just pouring down like a carpet bombing.”

Ki-sun shook off the snow that had piled up on her drooping dreadlocks because she was cold. Since the satellite went down, Ulleungdo has lost contact with the mainland.

‘I don’t know what you’re thinking.’

I couldn’t figure out Na Ju-yeon’s thoughts. She said she would take over the metropolitan area, but she really quickly took control of the southern part of the metropolitan area. After taking control of it, she suddenly moved her headquarters to Ulleungdo.

There were some shaky parts in exports, but it was a decision that was difficult to understand on its own.

‘It’s an unreasonable decision.’

Well, it’s even funnier to expect sensible decisions in an era of absurdity. In that sense, the decline in exports of its main products, anger management drugs and cannibalism drugs, was not a good sign.

The decrease in demand for anger management medication meant that the number of infected people running wild like crazy zombies had decreased, or that the cannibalistic disease epidemic had decreased. While this was a good thing in hindsight, it also meant that the control of the Ojin group had decreased.

Will the government, which has been dragged around by the Ojin Group, which has accounted for half of imports and exports, remain still? What about the political world? If that is why they came to Ulleungdo…

“It’s not good to pee on your feet.”

Although supplies were occasionally transported by ship, the current situation is that operations have been suspended due to snowstorms and high waves. Waves exceeding 5 meters sometimes surged to 7-8 meters, so it was considered that transportation was completely cut off.

‘So you’re saying that you chose Ulleungdo even though you knew all this?’

Psik- Gi-sun, who was laughing, headed to the chairman’s office while looking at the snow that was continuing to pile up. When he opened the door slightly and looked around, there was only Na Ju-yeon in the chairman’s office.

If there were other kids, I would have glared at them and said, “What kind of habit is that to the chairman?” But it turned out well.

“Why did you call this person?”

“Please sit down.”

Slap. Ki-soon, who had been sitting with her legs wide open, buried her body in the back of the sofa. She flipped over and fell into a slumped position. As she entered the warm chairman’s office, her dreadlocks, which had been curled up, began to move a little. Despite this bizarre movement, Chairman Na didn’t even blink an eye.

Swish-

A business card placed on the table.

A business card from the Department of Homeland Security and a business card from Virginia Langley.

Ki-sun’s expression became strange when he saw that. When did they come and go without a sound?

“Have you been to both places in the US?”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

“Tell me what happened in America.”

“Where are you looking for it?

Even though he said that, Na Ju-yeon didn’t move at all. It seemed like it was up to her to decide and judge.

‘Ah-really-‘

Ki-soon calmly explained what happened in the United States. Na-ju-yeon’s head slightly moved as she heard that up until the barnacle incident, she had been in the Virginia Langley area, but after that, she had been with the Department of Homeland Security.

“I don’t know if you had that business card with you from Seoul, but if you received it after coming to Ulleungdo, you should be careful.”

“What do you mean?”

Ki-sun turned his gaze out the window. The snow was falling so hard that he couldn’t see even an inch ahead.

“I heard this from Maru. It was a story about Japan last winter. We were helping American soldiers escape, and he said there was over 4~5 meters of snow in Japan.”

“So?”

At Na Ju-yeon’s tone of voice telling her to just keep it simple, Ki-sun snickered.

“They say the cockroaches made a surprise attack by taking advantage of the accumulated snow.”

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“If it snows so heavily and the snow piles up like that, surveillance won’t work properly. Do you think the CCTV will work in this weather?”

“···Thank you for the advice.”

“Thank you. If you’re really grateful, why don’t you stop using me and give me some medicine to get rid of this?”

Ki-soon’s dreadlocks swayed as if in disappointment.

“That will take more time.”

Jiral- Ki-soon muttered softly and stood up like a dragon with a thud, just as he had fallen down.

“I’d recommend not getting involved with those kids, but given the circumstances, you’ll have to decide for yourself.”

After Ki-soon left, Na-ju-yeon took a deep breath. The situation was changing rapidly.

Should Charlotte, who had lost everything, just die? It was either a civil war or an escape. The civil war was only possible when there was a chance of winning or at least a draw, but there was no answer when the difference in troops exceeded 1.5 million.

In the end, the choice is escape. Japan is over, so where should I go between the US and Australia? Na Ju-yeon looked at the business cards on the table.

Wheeeeee-

The snow-covered Nari Basin filled her eyes.

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Booooooo-

Everywhere you looked, eyes. Eyes. Eyes. It was a hood that seemed to suffocate you in a feast of awful white.

‘Do I really have to go?’

‘If it’s a petrochemical complex, wouldn’t security be tight?’

It was all because of that poor Erica. If you take a psychometer with you, wouldn’t the password be cracked in no time?

Hood felt bad, feeling like he had become a chicken instead of a pheasant.

[Cross the lake. Be sure to be careful of the sandbar.]

[Okay.]

The snowmobile moved while avoiding densely populated areas. Occasionally, a pack of coyotes or a hungry monster would block the snowmobile, but it was only a matter of time before they were turned into meat.

When we arrived in Pittsburgh around dusk, every building was brightly lit.

[Look over there.]

When I looked in the direction Kim Yang was pointing, a large flame shot up into the sky.

Even gas?

This won’t be easy.

[I’ll go and scout, so stay alert.]

The place where Maru, who had disappeared into the white snow, appeared was in front of the barbed wire fence surrounding the outskirts of Pittsburgh.

‘What is it like here again?’

White skulls and bones that appear to be human are hung in a row on the barbed wire that has been installed in layers.

Dagggggg

Dadaak-dadaak-

The skeletons clashed against each other in the swaying wind, making a white noise.