EP 21 – Knights Without Borders (10)
“ha… … .”
When the sixth sigh leaked out of Yeo Do-yeon’s mouth, Pi Chae-won, who was noticing, asked a question.
“… … Why?”
“No, just… … .”
Yeo Do-yeon kept her mouth shut, and soon after, she spoke up.
“… … Seungmoon is that guy. I have a bit of a strange habit.”
Of course, thanks to that habit, I went to the National University in Seoul, but it was a habit that I was very concerned about from a family point of view, and it was obvious what he was doing.
I wish I could take care of my health and live.
“The harder it gets, the more I overwork… … .”
* * *
“Wow… … !”
After the soft beer runs down my throat, I can’t help but feel a sigh of relief.
Perhaps that resilience stems from the hardships of life.
Yoo Jae-young thought about it and wiped the foam off his throat. And in front of her was her father.
It’s a good night to whine
“Han Seung-moon, that’s crazy, really!?”
“Ugh. okay.”
“Wow, Mr… … !”
Friday night 11:36pm.
Yoo Jae-young, an assistant intern for two months, shivered and emptied a can of beer on the spot. Of course, the father’s reaction as he watched his daughter’s drunkenness was not very good.
“Hey! Our daughter eats Zaal. Eat well.”
Prime Minister Yoo Jae-kyung muttered deeply.
“You’re going to be ruined then, you bastard.”
“Be quiet!”
“If you ate milk like you were drinking, you would have been at least 150 tall.”
Prime Minister Yoo Jae-kyung does not drink alcohol unless he is at a dinner party. And for a while, the meeting didn’t go well. Spend that time with your family.
Of course, he was forced to drink alcohol because of his social life in the past, but now that there are fewer than five people in this country who can drink him, he is a strict alcoholic.
So, in this bizarre drinking party where father and daughter sit face to face and only the daughter drinks, only the daughter’s one-sided lamentation and drinking continued.
“Wow… … !”
“I’m eating horribly… … .”
Yoo Jae-young, a 149 cm intern assistant, poured beer down his throat.
drank and drank again.
“Ugh… … !”
In the end, Yoo Jae-young banged her head on the table and cried. Yoo Jae-kyung patted Yoo Jae-young on the back.
“Han Seung-moon… … ! That, go, go, you bastard… … !”
“Ugh. okay. okay.”
“How do people go to work at 7 o’clock… … ?”
“Jaeyoung. The original politicians’ schedules are all there-“
“Then you won’t go to work for a few days!”
“This is crazy.”
A couple ate Hanseungmun as snacks. In particular, Yoo Jae-young really had the momentum to chew Han Seung-moon.
“I’m not going home… … ! home! Sometimes you want to sit on the sofa, so you lie down there and sleep?”
“… … Even so, Minister Han suffered a lot at a young age. It’s a habit, huh? My father must have been a workaholic after passing the high-tech examination in the past.”
“But, isn’t it too much to eat three meals a day at the office desk… … ?”
“Ugh. Do you eat well?”
“Still, they gave me food. Jjajangmyeon jjajangmyeon jjamppong sweet and sour soup is a problem! We even have to eat at our desks, so we pour the sauce on the sweet and sour pork and take a few each.”
As Yoo Jae-kyung trembled at the cruelty and kicked his tongue, Yoo Jae-young lowered her head in a trembling voice.
“… … So today, I secretly went out with my seniors to eat and come in. After all, even that was caught in the wind-”
“Gosh… … .”
Somehow, it was like having a drink earlier. Yoo Jae-kyung carefully asked her daughter.
“… … So what?”
“He just sent me a card without saying a word. So I thought everyone was going to die from pretending to eat… … .”
Yoo Jae-kyung slapped her knees and sighed.
“Jaeyoung. If it were me, I would have sneaked out, grabbed a can of coffee and went to bow down. Dad, didn’t you realize anything when you watched politicians go golfing every weekend and paid hundreds of thousands of won as bet money?”
“no! So I went to the office and it disappeared! So everyone is in hyper-tension mode.”
“… … Ahh. Come to think of it, it must have come to me for US foreign affairs. maybe.”
Yoo Jae-kyung frowned and shook her head. Young people these days. My daughter-in-law is also a daughter-in-law, but it seems that Han Seung-moon is not joking about it either.
“No, it’s good that the government’s approval rating goes up if you fall down. Still, tell me to take care of my health and work. An already inconsistent yangban… … .”
“… … uhm. I think my dad is really good, except that sometimes his humanity is questioned.”
“You don’t seem to be?”
“okay. Let’s just be careful in front of reporters.”
That was then.
T-ring, the cell phone rang. Yoo Jae-young’s complexion turned pale after checking the text.
“… … go to work tomorrow It’s Saturday.”
“All the aides are like that… … .”
Yoo Jae-kyung laughed and laughed at the hardships of her daughter-in-law, and Yoo Jae-young clinged to her father’s public power.
“… … Dad. Can’t you tell me what daddy says?”
“Is your dad in that position?”
“You are the Prime Minister.”
“Yes, I am a civil servant.”
“… … Isn’t Han Seung-moon a civil servant?”
“Dad comes home when he is fired, but a minister goes to the National Assembly when he is fired. As my sister and sister say, it is better to avoid elected positions as much as possible in Korean society. It’s the only job that is legally abusive.”
“… … under. life.”
“If you twist, you will succeed.”
“So you were steadily taking the university professor course… … . Even if there were no punctures in the sky, this year, perhaps, you were a part-time lecturer at Jigeo-guk (local base national university)?”
“Hey mama. At your age, after 8 years of public service, I entered the 4th grade retraining, and Han Seung-moon served as Minister of the Republic of Korea at your age-”
A ringing bell rang.
This time it was Yoo Jae-kyung.
Likewise, as soon as he checked the text, his complexion turned pale.
“Who are you?”
“… … Han Seung-moon.”
“What?”
“… … Come now.”
Yoo Jae-young, who was drunk, lamented the situation.
“Anyway, who are the husband and wife in pairs?”
“OK. stop. If I say any more, my father becomes very pitiful.”
“My dad’s lifestyle was like this.”
“… … daughter. Do you sometimes have doubts about your humanity?”
“Other than that, it’s great, isn’t it?”
“… … Let’s say so.”
* * *
Yoo Jae-kyung arrived at the Blue House codenamed at 1:27 a.m.
There was a large table in the secret room of the 200m underground bunker, and none of the people who sat around it were below the ministerial level.
At the top was the President, and to the left was the Prime Minister.
And the Minister of Portrait Management, who sits to the right of the President, opened the first words of the meeting.
“… … Thank you all for coming. Sorry for being late.”
Yoo Jae-kyung, who was the second-largest person in Korea, looked unpleasant to look at, but his original personality was generous toward the strong and strict with the weak, so it was not too bad.
It was also thanks to this character that he was able to sit even on the left side of the yangban-seok. And he was the one who knew it best.
therefore.
Yoo Jae-kyung smiled as softly as possible and added a sarcastic phrase to Han Seung-moon’s words.
“Isn’t there a saying “Gukgung Jinchee Saihu”? Everyone in the city must have a similar mindset, so I hope Minister Han doesn’t think too much about it.”
“Thank you for your words. Prime Minister.”
Yoo Jae-kyung, who was smiling, secretly shed his eyes.
I knew it. As expected, Yang Pan-seok was smiling happily. It was the moment when Yoo Jae-kyung’s next stance was decided.
Either way, Han Seung-moon brought up the main point.
“The United States has proposed an absolute reserve currency for the dollar. It is interpreted as an attempt to reorganize the global economy with a focus on advanced countries and to normalize the financial system as before.”
Yang Pan-seok added.
“In return, he said he was willing to donate an aircraft carrier as well, and he made significant concessions in the Korea-U.S. Defense Treaty and operating rights. What do you think? Commander Doosik Kim?”
Kim Doo-shik’s answer came right out. As if it had been prepared in advance.
“An aircraft carrier is an inappropriate type of ship for use on the Korean Peninsula in the first place. Even more so now that ocean sailing is impossible. I think the OPCON and the mutual defense treaty are close to codifying what was already being done with practical limits.”
“Isn’t that a very attractive deal?”
“… … That’s right.”
Yang Pan-seok shook his head. And he shook his head to tell Han Seung-moon to keep talking.
“… … Yes. In conclusion, let’s say. The Minister’s opinion is that the normalization of international finance will be detrimental to the national interest.”
Simply put, the international financial market is a gambling game, and the exchange rate is a roulette wheel.
And the United States is the only player who knows where roulette will stop.
It is a pity that the gambling board is now closed, but when the gambling board opens, it is clear who will sweep the board.
So of course,
“… … must be blocked. this.”
“Huh… … .”
Prime Minister Yoo Jae-kyung showed a shocked expression. But in reality, it was more of a disappointment than a surprise.
America’s hegemony
I thought I didn’t want to spit it out because I thought I’d see blood if I touched it, but I’m sure it’s going to become a public debate like this.
Yoo Jae-kyung started taking drugs to get through it as smoothly as possible.
“… … Er, but that’s it. In fact, the US-centered global economy is not such a serious threat, is it? In fact, even before the opening of the gate, it was centered on the United States. Besides, there is no reason or room to fight the United States.”
Kim Doo-shik countered.
“It’s an insult, but Prime Minister. The military cannot be watching the birth of a hegemonic state. Especially in times like this.”
“Ah, well spoken. Commander Doo-Sik Kim. Of course, that should also be taken into account. However, we need to be a little more careful.”
There’s nothing wrong with being cautious.
In other words, it was said that if you put forward the theory of caution, you will eat half of it.
“Before deciding whether to hostile or hostile to the United States. I think it is necessary to go through close consultations with China and the EU. What do you think, Minister?”
Yoo Jae-kyung asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but the answer came from the Minister of Portrait Management.
“The EU is not in a situation to care about the economy, and China is still silent.”
“Ahh. yes-”
“By the way.”
Yoo Jae-kyung finished her speech as quickly as possible and tried to back away pretending not to know anything, but Han Seung-moon did not let him go.
“What was it that led the Hunter Academy to catastrophe and panicked Europe?”
“… … .”
“The news that a gate is opening in England. Wasn’t it?”
And who delivered the news?
The backstory was omitted, but everyone understood the question. And the meaning of that question.
In the end, contrary to Yoo Jae-kyung’s wish, that lame, poisonous voice ignited the bomb.
Han Seung-moon chewed each word out.
“… … If the intelligence here that the US had predicted the gate to open in the UK from about 20 days ago is true.”
“… … !!!”
“This may not be very unfortunate news-”
Quang-!
The door to the conference room opened and a middle-aged NIS agent rushed in. And he hesitated for a moment, whether he was overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the meeting room for a moment.
However, even if he was in tears, he went straight to the president at regular intervals and whispered in a whisper.
An awkward silence lingered in the meeting room after he came in suddenly and quickly ran away from the meeting room.
“… … in China.”
It was Yang Pan-seok’s muffled voice that broke the silence.
“It seems that the dollar has been adopted as the reserve currency.”
Yang Pan-seok even looked a little dazed. He continued to stutter.
“In the United States, in order to respond to emergencies, it has issued a statement that states must be more flexible with their existing territorial sovereignty.”
“… … .”
“… … So, first of all, in order to help foreign people who are unable to defend themselves against monsters, the military may cross the border for the purpose of saving lives.”
“… … .”
“… … In fact, the United States has approved Tibet, Taiwan, the South China Sea, Jodo Island, as well as China’s territorial expansion in the future.”