EP 22 – Make world great again (6)
“The situation in Europe since the opening of the doors can be described with one word: a powder store. Many feudal lords were on the verge of reliving the horrors of the Middle Ages.”
“… … .”
“There was a clear solution to this. That is to prevent hunters from serving as lords any longer.”
On TV, Lumière was revealing that the French president was behind all of this.
It is said that the president of France committed a feud between the hunters and the citizens in order to prevent infighting in Europe and the interests of the regime.
But.
The President of the United States before me,
“That’s why I got involved in Europe. It stopped the citizens from supporting Hunter any more.”
He admitted that all of this was his fault.
* * *
The anti-hunter ideology that drove Europe into catastrophe and all kinds of political maneuvers surrounding him. Lizre’s death, the uprising of extremists, and even the reaction of citizens against Hunter.
The first words that came out of my mouth after hearing that all of this was an American interference in domestic affairs were quite emotional.
“How the hell did you do this?”
“I think the back-up is already over.”
“… … under.”
okay. right.
It was the yard where the French president was thrown into a pit of fire by poisoning everything on TV now. Moreover, all the evil deeds he committed are exposed.
They burned two cities, killed the clan leader of Armada, and sent people to steal Korean stimulants.
In the midst of this, if you insist that this is all American work, it cannot be treated as anything more than a conspiracy theory. Because a giant too big is on fire. He was more like a representative of the EU than the president of France.
Assessing the situation with a dazed mind, the American president calmly nodded his head and evaluated the French president.
It was still like watching a TV drama.
“Hmm. It may be a little childish idea, but I’m someone who thinks times call for heroes. And President Wörth was a leader in three fingers.”
“… … Who are the other two?”
“russia. Victor Lee listed in the Eastern Military District. And Aisha Hadid, the leader of Asabiya.”
As Victor Lee is a warlord leader who divides Russia, I had never heard of Aisha Hadid for the first time, but he was probably not an ordinary person as this man was mentioned.
What was important was the situation itself, which was not even funny now, when he used a person who could fit within three fingers in the world as his bullet catcher.
If the French president is such a great man, then why throw such a great man into a fire pit?
Perhaps he expected my question, he naturally added.
“I offered him Divide and Rule, but he insisted on the unification of Europe. And we succeeded in creating a European saint.”
“… … .”
“But I felt that unity in Europe was not in the interests of the United States, so I had to take some tough measures.”
This was the end of the case. I don’t know if it’s because I’m tired or because I’m less awake, but my mind is a little tingly.
he told me
“One, you know, a politician from the East united Europe in an instant and plunged me into the worst crisis ever.”
“… … .”
“That is why I made a big deal for President Worth.”
The president suddenly laughed. It was a bitter laugh.
“this. Am I not like a villain by doing this? He’s a traditional villain who explains his plans very kindly… … Anyway.”
He drank a cola and offered me a cola, but I didn’t respond, and he laughed softly and continued the conversation.
“President Wörth has taken a rather rough road for me. In exchange for my active acceptance of European unification and granting unrestricted assistance to France.”
“… … .”
“Certainly, I think I lost in Europe. I admit it. I have been complacency, and I have to admit that my efforts have been quite negative. Well then… … .”
When he picked up the remote again, I could now even feel a tingling sensation.
What else are you trying to show me?
This was a kind of presentation he gave me and a business presentation. Politics was based on skill and performance.
Sure enough, he moved on to the next part.
“Now let’s move on to the Arabs.”
He operated the remote control to enter the external input,
I had no choice but to learn about the new world.
“ISIS unifies North Africa and the Middle East and tried to declare war on the West, but I stopped it.”
* * *
“It was to be expected that radical militants would take over a chaotic society, but proclaiming jihad against the West was reckless and terrible.”
“… … .”
“I think it was planned because we had the same interests with the oil traders who would collapse when the full-fledged Mana-seok economy begins.”
Occupied by extremist Islamic terrorists, the Arabs, with the help of oil tycoons, plan an invasion of the West.
So the US intervened in the Arabs.
“I supported moderate Islamists, and there will be a massive civil war centered around a group called Asabiya led by Aisha Hadid.”
“… … .”
“ISIS will fall again, the Arabs will be brought to justice by the Arabs. There will be a lot of blood, but I think it will be more constructive and smaller than that damn jihad.”
The US has intervened in China, Europe, and the Arabs, and US involvement does not end there.
“… … .”
The President of the United States, as if boasting, opened up to me many secret stories of the world.
“Actually, it’s not the first time the world has nearly perished. If I were to pick only the big ones, it’s roughly three times. The first is that the united Arab almost declared a crusade in the Western world… … .”
“… … .”
“Second, in Russia, which was divided into East and West, a nuclear war almost broke out.”
Putin gave up all territories except near Moscow to protect Russia from monsters, and the result was that he abandoned the few to save the majority.
As a result, the Eastern Warlords, led by General Victor Lee of the Eastern Military District, grew in power by protecting the Russians abandoned by Putin.
“I assassinated Putin.”
I was able to ascertain the true cause of death of the President of Russia, who had died suddenly. And that a nuclear war almost broke out right after that.
And here, too, the United States intervened.
The US replaced Moscow’s powers and mediated between the two sides, without hesitation in issuing a military warning to the eastern warlords.
All interests and powers were very finely tuned, and as a result Russia was divided into East and West and entered into a state of Cold War.
The United States has kept the peace and has eliminated one of its most powerful rivals.
And at this point, I decided to silently acknowledge his competence, let alone his morals.
“… … .”
and he told me
It’s about what’s going on behind the scenes in this world.
Some events were unbelievable, and some were unbelievable.
A combination of Mexican drug cartels and superhuman forces. The indescribable devastation of a nation occupied by armed groups. and the annihilation of the leadership due to US intervention.
Illegal biological experiments by international companies. Annihilation of a city due to the runaway of test subjects. A kill order given to the subject who regained his sanity after a runaway. However, they are still alive and active in the underworld.
The spread of zombie apocalypse due to infectious objects. Moral responsibility for those who killed curable zombies. And a society in chaos due to the intervention of political logic.
Civil war between the Yakuza and government forces. The reaction of the unprotected people. A three-way battle that goes uncontrollably. A large-scale asylum application plan to Korea.
A company that survives by opening the gate, a person who survives by closing the gate. However, when the gate is closed, confusion arises.
“… … .”
A world with an open gate, the people living in it.
By the time I heard about all these things, five hours had already passed.
And at the end of the story, I have no choice but to ask him.
“… … Mr, President?”
“Yes?”
“Why… … are you telling me this.”
He suddenly stopped and
and said quietly.
“… … The world needs police.”
“Are the police shooting innocent citizens?”
“Isn’t there someone the police should take care of before others?”
he was brave
To be precise, it’s been pretty straightforward so far.
“I am a person who sometimes has to make inhuman choices for the good of the country. I think a minister would agree on this point.”
“… … .”
“Not just us, but all politicians, for the most part. Especially in this day and age.”
He always had a confident and confident smile, but not as much as he is now.
He was expressionless, and before he knew it, he had returned from the president of the United States to a gray-haired old man.
The old man spoke in a serious voice.
“… … As the head of my country, I put my family first, but I am fully willing to help others as far as I can, if the interests of my country and the public interest are aligned.”
“… … .”
“But there are too many citizens of my country, and I have to be selfish enough and ambitious to protect what we have.”
he concluded
“My responsibility will not tolerate my apology, and I can only say that I am regretful enough for this, but I will not reverse my decision.”
“… … .”
“Nevertheless, it is no exaggeration to say that I belong to the axis that tries to harmonize the national interest and the public interest as much as possible, and this meeting was to inform a minister about that.”
he evaluated me
“If we were to pick one of the world’s top powers, it would be around the United States, China, Europe, and Russia. Besides, Moscow Russia has become very close to Europe. Minister Han, didn’t you connect?”
“… … .”
“A potential head of state in a country that can influence European leaders, keep Chinese leaders in check, and still control the only stimulant in the world. From my point of view, don’t you think it’s worth getting close to? Besides, what if it has been proven that that person is more capable than I am in any way?”
He ripped off his suit once, and smiled confidently again.
“So I have no choice but to say this apart from personal ho.”
I looked at the thick, old hand he held out in front of me with an expression that was hard to describe.
And, he told me.
“Glad to meet you. Secretary Han.”
I grabbed his hand and asked.
Looking back, it may seem like a silly question.
“… … Why?”
he replied
It was a very familiar phrase.
* * *
“… … ha.”
After a sudden meeting.
By the time he walked out of the presidential plane, his suit was drenched in sweat. I took off my suit and handed it to the secretary.
And I asked my secretary, who had been waiting for me in front of the plane for five hours, with a grin.
“… … Aren’t you bored while waiting?”
“… … ”
Pi Chae-won smiles softly.
“… … I do not know?”
Apparently, there are many stories to share when we get home.
SIDE EP – First Love, Reunion, and Power (1)
The stiffness of the indoor prosthesis doesn’t seem to get used to even after more than 10 years.
limp. limp.
Grab a cup of mixed coffee and go out to the veranda. The sky beyond the window is 5:30 in the morning. Slowly, the cold air seeps into the windows.
It looks like it’s already autumn.
Hororok.
With a cup of hot coffee in my mouth, I press the radio button as usual.
Click-
[…] … It has been three months since the catastrophe that shook Europe entered a lull. Yesterday evening, a large number of hunters, including Vice President Seol Jin-woon, returned to Korea. About his impressions of being elected as the Asian branch president of Knights Without Borders, Vice President Seol-]
[…] … French Prime Minister Segollen Royal has granted ‘administrative autonomy’ to each shelter. Noah Lumière, General Manager of the Knights Association, expressed his gratitude for the difficult decision-]
[…] … It was reported that US President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to China. Just two days after former Vice-President Ri Choong-bin was elected as the first President of the People’s Republic of China, President Trump’s visit appears to have considerable strategic significance-]
Click-
turned off the radio
“… … Whoa.”
I have had a habit of checking the news every morning since my days as an aide, but these days I am not impressed with the news I know all about.
This is because I am a little bit involved in the things that appear on the news in some way, or I hear most of them through the NIS before appearing on the news.
So I decided to put off my old habit for a while.
Turn off the radio and turn off internet news. And sit on the sofa on the veranda and look at the scenery through the window.
“ha… … .”
The official residence I lived in was a two-story detached house near the government building in Sejong City. It is said that a place used as a villa by a chaebol was converted, but there are many inconveniences.
First of all, the first floor was more like a lobby than a house, as NIS agents and personnel dispatched from the Presidential Security Service resided there. I also visit the first floor wearing shoes. Sometimes to get something to eat.
Also, if I fall over, I have a job within my nose, so I can’t make excuses for being late. So I didn’t go to work at all.
In addition, the windows cannot be opened due to the overlapping bulletproof glass, so the ventilation is not possible.
Of course, even if only the part of the second floor where I actually live, it’s bigger than all the houses I’ve lived in so far, so I’m living with the slightest inconvenience.
In the first place, there are millions of people who are struggling because they don’t have a home, and complaining while living in a house like this was a luxury.
Hororok.
I take a sip of coffee and look out the window.
“… … .”
A huge government building shrouded in morning fog.
The scarlet light that spreads in the autumn sky of Maalgan.
Civil servants who started to go to work every hour.
and,
Early in the morning, it began to gently wet the valley over the mountains.
“… … Hmm.”
It was on the second floor, so the view was really nice.
* * *
He became a celebrity by playing politics like a madman in a crazy country. It was only natural that people’s interest interfered with going out.
But the truth is, this is very familiar to me.
Don’t you have one leg?
When I get on the bus, everyone looks at me. And he avoids his gaze very awkwardly. As a child, that was very inconvenient.
In other words, I’ve been studying for a very long time how to get away from people’s attention.
You just need to change your outfit a little.
Then you can go out without any problems.
“… … .”
A bungee hat for mountaineering.
Goggles for hiking.
mountaineering mask.
Or a fine dust mask.
If this is the case, cover your face first.
Wearing mountaineering clothes is a bonus.
Of course, it can be awkward to walk around the city wearing mountaineering clothes, but it’s okay because all the men who go to meetings wear mountaineering clothes.
Besides, can’t you naturally have the most important ‘cane’ for mountaineering? Thanks to that, I was able to enjoy going out in mountaineering clothes even today.
It’s been my long-time hobby to go for a walk in my spare time. In fact, it was done by a doctor for rehabilitation, so it was fun to do it.
the problem is,
“… … Agent, no. Manager. Isn’t it hot?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“Tell me if it’s hot. Let’s stop by a cafe.”
“No, sir!”
It was natural for the bodyguards to follow me, and they also had to wear mountaineering clothes to hide their identity.
It felt strange when the fearsome NIS elite agents were rushing around like mountain climbers.
That’s why, I heard the news that people in charge of meeting me in person are expressing themselves as ‘going climbing’. That’s why I often use the phrase “a climber”. because it’s kinda cool
Of course, sometimes I actually went hiking, though.
Anyway, I went hiking like that today.
After a quick lunch break, the destination we went to was CGV. Since it is a holiday that occurred in almost two weeks, we chose a place where we can enjoy cultural life and sleep at the same time.
I had to buy about seven movie tickets, but it’s not burdensome because I’m scratching with a CEO’s card in the first place, and seven movie tickets combined costs less than 5,000 won.
After the country took over the movie theaters, they were offering movies to the people almost for free.
He said that it is welfare that provides the people with ‘obviously better than before’.
“This, he, what did he say… … .”
okay. I heard it from the Minister of Education at a cabinet meeting before.
Strategic cultural provision.
It is to help cultural life in order to stabilize the public sentiment.
People experience extreme stress when their daily life is disrupted. Therefore, we try to maintain their daily life as much as possible for the stability of citizens.
The best example is YouTube.
In a situation where it would not be strange if the financial sector and management physically collapsed, and the company was destroyed five or six times due to all kinds of financial difficulties, was it not operating normally with the support of the US government?
If YouTube had gone down, people would have felt eerily that the world was falling apart. However, people maintain their daily lives by watching YouTube.
The only thing that has changed is that public service advertisements from each country appear instead of cosmetic advertisements. There are rumors that we are also losing quite a bit of money by putting in advertisements to encourage childbirth.
Let’s solve this by solving some of the weaknesses of the US soon. Anyway, let’s pick a movie to watch today.
name quantity. international market. and UBD.
2010 style soup classic.
This is a lineup carefully selected by the officials of the Ministry of Education and Education.
It’s been over 10 years since it came out, so it’s a bit of a new wave, but I’ve compiled only the emotions that sell best these days.
I was inadvertently buying popcorn right away and seeing no one in line, even I was a little terrified.
It was then when I was about to enter the theater with a bitter feeling.
“… … Han Seung-moon?”
When I heard my name from somewhere, I turned around, startled. The bodyguards also reflexively turned their heads.
The woman who called me seemed to be with a slight smirk, perhaps embarrassed by the seven people in mountaineering suits looking at them at the same time.
But rather, maybe that was an opportunity for her to recognize me, and she shook her head with a grin.
“… … Are you still wearing hiking clothes?”
It had changed a bit, but at the still familiar voice, I froze.
“ah.”
The long straight hair suddenly turned into a short haircut, and there were some dark circles on her cheerful and bright face,
I recognized her.
“… … long time no see.”
“I know. I didn’t expect to see you here. nice to meet you.”
“… … I know.”
“Oh yeah. How much is this… … .”
She approached me without hesitation and held out her hand, but the bodyguard flinched and cut between me and her.
Perhaps it was something I had done reflexively without my knowledge, the bodyguard looked back at me with a look of helplessness.
Seeing that, I think she and I laughed bitterly at the same time.
like that,
One day when autumn began.
I met my first love.
“… … Mom, who are you?”
She was holding the hand of her daughter who looked just like her.
* * *
It was extremely awkward to meet a girlfriend whom I broke up with five years ago. Even with children.
However, she was very pleasant and caring, and her relationship with her was more like a friend rather than a lover, and the ending was calm and quiet.
We were able to carry on the conversation relatively less awkwardly.
she told me
“… … Is there one or two people wearing hiking clothes these days? It’s also used as a blanket, so everyone only wears mountaineering clothes.”
“… … But how did you find out?”
“There was an embroidery on the back that I sewed.”
A park near the cinema. While refugees’ tents could be seen everywhere, we unwrapped the gray cloth on a bench in the far corner.
As the bodyguards naturally surrounded us, she laughed. a familiar smile
“And, those goggles. Didn’t I buy you?”
“… … I bought two and had one.”
“Then tell me… … .”
She pursed her lips and held her daughter in her arms.
The child seemed to be speechless now, so he hugged his mother and babbled.
“Who is that man… … ?”
“Yes. mom friend. in college.”
“What is a university? … ?”
“I go when Eunyoung is big. maybe?”
She suddenly lit up her eyes.
“… … ah!”
And he looks at me and smiles playfully.
“Seung-moon. Can’t our Eun-young admit me to Jeju National University later? It looks like me, so I think I’ll be sure to get 1st place in the country!”
“… … How old is the child, is it already a request?”
“Hey. Why do people who know as much as you know? If you pretend, you pretend. Do you do politics for a day or two?”
Anyway, this guy’s snout has no talent to stand it. However, he was one of the top three people I met in my life, so I could take it as a pleasant joke.
So, I responded to her improper solicitation.
“… … Bring it back 10 years later. then.”
“How much will I get if I record this and send it to the broadcasting station?”
“Won’t that show up?”
“Hey… … Did you succeed?”
She continued to speak, rubbing her daughter’s soft cheeks, which she had placed on her lap.
“I thought it was a strange Anne because a political actor came to the theater club and asked me to tell you about mimesis. If you knew that Korea University would be the best output, wouldn’t you have to make this, a related major?”
“… … How many presidents are from Korea University?”
“Is there only one YS?”
“Don’t you know that there is no one in our school with Yeonyoung who knows that?”
“Did you hear it?”
“… … what the.”
theater club.
In fact, it is safe to say that the good memories in my life are contained here. It was also the place that helped me the most in purifying my personality.
In fact, going to high school as a disabled person was not difficult at all. I have a dedicated staff to pull my wheelchair, and I don’t want to do that, so seeing the kids playing rock-paper-scissors makes me so happy.
okay.
I lost my parents and even my legs, but will my personality remain? It seems like everyone in the world is pointing at me, and because of that, I felt inferior, so I only studied in my closet.
It must have been a living hell for parents who raised a sensitive and picky disabled person and a rebel child who smoked and ran away from home.
It’s a shame that the siblings are good, I study well, and Yeo Do-yeon isn’t Iljin, but is close to a martial arts dream that she ran because she hated her parents. If you went to the makjang, you could go anywhere.
To that extent, my personality is very sensitive and harsh, anyway.
it was a little In fact, I still feel that way.
If you couldn’t get along with people from all over the world, would you have even thought of childishly thinking about going to a theater club to learn life acting to meet people? From my point of view, dating people was an act that required acting skills.
Of course, I learned how to really make friends in the theater club. Because everyone was generally a good person.
It was close to a case where I cut off contact from my side because I was so busy with life, so there were very few people I wanted to meet again.
So.
“… … By the way, does your sister also live nearby?”
“Will the refugees go to Gwangju or Busan? If you are in Sejong, you will not be able to sense it.”
“… … .”
“Still, we are on the better side. He, Kyunghwan graduated from senior and did some drama while playing, right? So they have a small theater nearby.”
“… … By the way?”
“Right now, I am living there with my club members and my family. Exactly, only the homeless.”
“… … .”
“Shelter, security, or education for children. yes have it uh-”
I asked her out of a very personal impulse.
“… … Can I come over?”
SIDE EP – First Love, Reunion, and Power (2)
The small theater that I followed her to was a strange sight.
A dimly lit room, cinema chairs, and stage lights.
It was obviously a small theater, but the clothes scattered all over the place made it clear that this was a living space.
The small refrigerator in the corner of the stage or the bags lined up on the wall.
And I was surrounded by some people.
They were all kids.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
The guy who had just started walking, or the high school student in a sloppy school uniform, surrounded me with a bewildered expression and kept silence.
and.
My feelings when I met my classmates’ children for the first time in my life, and the feelings of the guys who suddenly came into my house with a certain politician dragging their bodyguards into my house.
Disappointment seems to be the same thing.
“… … Oh, hello?”
I pondered for a long time on how to say hello, and finally, I put the questionable uncle’s regular comment in my mouth.
“… … Can you buy me something delicious?”
* * *
There are a few things that make you feel good just looking at them.
Like white cheese with steam rising up and down, a delivery man with a lot of food in his hands, or the bright laughter of children.
“Hey… … !”
A boy who looked like an elementary school student ran and received a large pizza box from the delivery man, and when he opened the box, he gave a deep sigh.
“Wow… … !”
Steam rose from the white cheese, and the boy’s eyes seemed to glow.
As I look at it, the corners of my lips rise automatically.
The children who were about to eat raised their voices and greeted me.
“I will enjoy this food-!”
“Uh, eat a lot.”
It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten pizza, so everyone happily eats it.
Meanwhile, after checking my receipt, my older sister, whose complexion turned white, slapped me on the forearm.
“hey!”
“why.”
“Oh my gosh, you’re crazy. it’s crazy! How much… … !”
“Baby, it’s okay… … .”
“But it is! Hundreds of what pizza-”
“I’m sorry. You cut off contact with me.”
“… … .”
“The kids had a good meal. What. After all, I get my salary from people’s taxes. Just give it back.”
In the end, she smiled bitterly and raised the white flag.
“… … okay. Thank you. I will eat deliciously.”
“… … What.”
Her daughter pulled her mother’s sleeve. saliva looks like money
“Mom… … ! I am chicken!”
“Uh, yes. I’ll give you some flesh.”
She took her daughter’s hand and sat down.
The hand that was presenting marketing for a large chicken franchise was now peeling chicken skins for her lovely daughter.
It seems the years have passed
I suddenly touched my hand. The calluses that were caused by pencils were formed in high school and have not gone away yet.
“… … .”
I never asked the question, “Why are there only children?” Because it was a world where it was not strange to ask for good-bye and then hear about it.
However, this seems to be something she didn’t expect.
she asked the children.
“Why are you alone? Where have you all gone?”
The oldest-looking girl answered bluntly.
“… … Everyone went shopping.”
“What? What time did you leave and you still haven’t come back?”
“I heard that there was a GS distribution truck in Cheonan. One box for each ID card. Everyone has gone.”
“Cheonan? what the. Oil will cost more.”
“So I walked.”
“… … .”
She was speechless, and the naughty girl muttered indifferently.
“It’s funny to see you walk 20km to get a box.”
“… … .”
“The time has come to come… … .”
The girl took a bite of the pizza carelessly, and the tiger began to hear a loud noise from the side of the stairs, presumably listening to me.
“uh. What does this smell like?”
“What are the kids eating now?”
“This bastard’s giddy… … ! hey! Kang Ye-sol! You stole your aunt’s card again-“
The first one to run through the door was a classmate,
“… … uh?”
The person who came in after that was a re-student who lived in a club room.
“Who are you… … ?”
It was a senior who really liked alcohol who pinched them and showed up.
“Oh, come on, wait a minute. That person-”
And five or six classmates showed up every moment, and one or two old men who seemed to be their parents also poked their heads out.
They all had a box in their hand, and they stared at me, speechless.
And it was the same with me.
“… … .”
Should I say hi after a long time or say hello?
Even though it’s been a while, it didn’t seem like goodbye.
So this is what came out
“… … long time no see. everyone.”
still,
One thing is clear,
that it was nice
till now.
* * *
Pizza and chicken were spread on the stage of the small theater, and people sat down to eat.
I poured Coke into a paper cup, gave it to people, and said hello one by one.
“Aww-! How much is this… … . Will you eat well?”
“Oh, yes. Enjoy your meal.”
Someone scratched their head and gently asked for a handshake.
“Gosh… … ! Minister… … ! Truly – nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. A person who works for the country- How can I do this… … !”
“Haha, yes. Nice to meet you, old man.”
“Are our Jeongyeon friends?”
Someone grabbed my hand with a callused hand,
“Uh, um. Nice to see you after a long time! Do you remember when we studied together? … ? … … .yo. this?”
“Ahaha. then! then! Of course I remember… … . yo. this… … .”
The guy who ran away from the group assignment and responded shamelessly sat next to me and started pouring Coke together.
That was then.
click-!
“Sir, would you like to post this on Facebook?”
I immediately responded to the shutter sound.
“Hey, Chaewon. I’m going to campaign right now-“
“Is your assistant’s name Chaewon?”
“… … !”
Come to think of it, Pi Chae-won is not here. I turned my head to someone.
“uh!”
“It’s been a while, senior!”
“hey! you… … !”
“This is my husband!”
A junior with whom I was quite close pulled in a bearded man and introduced him to me.
The bearded man greeted with a serious lowered voice.
“Hello, Minister.”
But there was no way I couldn’t recognize him.
“Hey, where do you sell drugs?”
“I heard it.”
“Why did you grow a beard, you bastard!”
“He likes it.”
Two of my favorite juniors appeared as a couple. I quickly sat down with them over a pizza.
That was the first time I wanted to say hello to them.
Click –
Someone turned on the TV.
[…] … This is breaking news.]
Breaking news came out.
[Chinese President Li Choong-bin declared independence for seven administrative regions, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tibet.]
* * *
[…] … Experts say that it does not appear to have nothing to do with President Trump’s surprise visit to China.]
[…] … what is it. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the US side led the negotiations. He liberated Taiwan. Perhaps, some kind of image making for the international community-]
A junior who was shocked to hear the breaking news asked me.
“… … Senior, don’t you have to go now?”
“Yes?”
Obviously, the announcer’s expression was very serious.
It is also suspicious that the US president suddenly visited China early this morning, but why did the Chinese president liberate Tibet and Taiwan at the end of the talks?
Professor Anyu, who was sitting on the full panel, even ranted that China and the United States could unite to establish a new international organization.
“I think this is serious… … .”
But I was consistent in my blunt attitude.
“Well… … .”
“Isn’t there an emergency meeting or something?”
“Well, your Excellency will call some experts for a meeting. When something is decided there, I just follow it.”
“Isn’t this just a foreign business?”
“a… … . What are you going to do with us? Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take care of it. Because they are so talented.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know yet, but it’s not that serious.”
He replied that he did not know, but in fact he knew the next scenario.
China will withdraw its troops from all anti-government spheres, including Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Then they are exposed to the threat of monsters.
I don’t know if it’s our country, because in some countries it was not enough to stop the monsters with only the hunters without regular troops.
Of course, the US wouldn’t even help them.
“… … .”
Then it’s obvious what’s going to happen.
Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong will voluntarily seek protection from the Chinese government. If you don’t, someone will make it happen.
And at that moment, a new federation called the Chinese Federation was born.
What does this mean?
Without shedding a drop of blood, Ri Choongbin breaks the cause of the internal anti-government forces, while reducing the local army and expanding the central army.
furthermore. In the process of the People’s Republic of China’s transformation into the Commonwealth of China, it was obvious that many public offices would be replaced by Li’s power.
The president also shows off to Republicans and Democrats who are still trying to bring him down, showing that he is the world’s policeman.
The president of the United States, who had to endure the general resignation of the cabinet after receiving a resolution of no confidence in the impeachment proceedings, is re-established in power through extra-legal means, and even solidifies his position.
“… … Besides, independence is a good thing.”
So, in the end, the independence of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Tibet was a political show performed by the two leaders of the United States and China to consolidate their power.
“Good news is good news, even if it’s sudden.”
And since North Korea’s sovereignty was recognized in exchange for South Korea’s acquiescence in the process, there was no way I was unaware that it was going to explode today.
“… … I don’t know.”
So, in this complicated situation, I have only one thing to say to the people.
“Your Excellency will act wisely. maybe.”
“… … .”
“Relax.”
And the reaction of the people was simple.
The bearded guy who ate the chicken grinned.
“… … Did you already know everything?”
“hey. If I knew that, I would put a mat.”
“Wow. Do you have the same acting skills as your seniors?”
A junior who was sipping a can of beer next to me added.
“It doesn’t make sense that someone who is about a senior doesn’t know that. If Korea didn’t really know that, it wouldn’t have the ability.”
“Hey, I’m not even the Minister of Foreign Affairs. How do you know that?”
“If you just look at Namoo Wiki, you can see all the seniors’ actions. Do you think I don’t know what kind of style your seniors are in politics? No one else?”
The junior sat squatted in a sweatshirt and shook his head with a grin.
“The current 1st Vice International Minister of Portrait Management was the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time of Mun Tong. But how does the senior have nothing to do with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? He is in charge of running the Maseok Economy.”
“… … Oh, sir, you don’t know?!”
“Ahaha… … ! It’s not a hearing, so be honest. Did you know that?”
“… … I don’t know.”
“ha ha ha… … ! By the way, the senior also has to go to the hearing soon. Isn’t it time for government audits?”
The two juniors began to recite politics in turn. Because they were educated enough to learn, my eyes were open.
“But wasn’t the chairperson of the Portrait Management Committee Yang Il-ho? Anyway, I hardly ever touch the badge minister. Who touches our seniors in the coalition government?”
“Uh huh, honey. You should call me Minister, not senior.”
“So, there is no one in the Republic of Korea to stop our Minister, this is it! Who is going to stop the elected officials who swept the party government office?”
“uh! hey! hey! look at this! Minister’s earlobes are red!”
It was at that time when I was waving my hands and wiping my hot face.
“But is this election season?”
A hoarse voice came from behind.
Wen senior, who was eating chicken legs, started talking to himself in a loud voice.
It was the voice that noticed that I had come in as a disabled person in the past.
“Ah, because I suddenly see someone I haven’t seen.”
“… … .”
“I thought it was election season.”
SIDE EP – First Love, Reunion, and Power (3)
Suddenly, the atmosphere became quiet as he talked about the election season, but the desperate dissatisfaction of those around him kept his mouth shut.
“Ah, ha ha! okay. okay. Seungmoon had been here for a long time. hey.”
“But how good is it that you came here as a big person?”
“Come on, come on, drink, drink.”
However, the senior seemed to have already drank enough to drink, so he grumbled with a drunken face.
“It came with success. okay. I succeeded… … .”
“… … .”
“I came here because I was successful. okay.”
* * *
Now that I see, there are already cans of beer piled up next to him. How long has it been since you bought it?
I saw that he spoke and his tongue was loose,
He looked at me and cried.
“People in politics have to take good care of people… … ! Sacky… … .”
“… … .”
“Come back more often!”
He glanced at me and smiled.
“I only see it on TV. Tsukki is… … .”
Then he turned around and started drinking again.
There was an awkward silence for a while, and now it has become an atmosphere that cannot be settled.
“… … .”
“… … .”
In the end, the older sister who brought me in, holds a gun and opens her mouth.
“We don’t even know where we live, but how does a child come to visit us first?”
“… … .”
“We met by chance and only found out today, and as soon as we found out, we thought of us and came.”
To the calm explanation, people added words.
“Ah, was that so? Thanks for thinking about it.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you… … .”
“okay. okay. Hey, where’s the Coke? Kids, cola in moderation. I can’t sleep at night.”
But it seems that senior hasn’t reached the castle yet.
“No, that means you didn’t intend to come in the first place, did you?”
“… … .”
“this! Have you seen a nerdy junior!”
He looked at me and chuckled.
“Hey, come and punish me.”
So, eventually.
My sister got up from her seat.
“… … hey.”
“Uh, sir, that’s a surprise.”
She walked in front of the senior and looked down at him with cold eyes.
“You only talk to the kid who came for us like that, don’t you?”
“Uh, sir, why all of a sudden? Voters are so bitter to politicians! uh? Can you do it?”
“What did you add to his life as a decoration?”
“Hey… … . Even so, Seungmoon filmed every election!”
“He did only one election in Tongyeong! do you live in tongyeong? Isn’t it?”
“Oh, then! In the future, you can take pictures!”
“Don’t say it’s not funny. If you’re going to say that, just go out and have a drink.”
“… … .”
“That’s what I’m going to say to a kid who is doing well for the country now… … .”
She tapped her tongue lightly and turned around to return to her seat.
But,
In the end, that guy did the job.
“what the. You have a child, but have you still not forgotten your first love?”
“… … What did you do now?”
“Or, I don’t even have a husband anymore, so I’m working to get a change-”
And at this point,
“excuse me.”
I turned my head and looked at him.
“If you have any complaints, I think you can tell me.”
“… … .”
“Tell me once. After all, there are civil servants out there.”
It wasn’t the kind words of an official.
When he saw my bodyguards watching over here, he swallowed dry saliva, raised the corners of his trembling lips, and continued.
“Ah, no, I am not complaining! A lot of inconvenience okay. what is the country? The bus doesn’t work either. Fees are too expensive… … .”
“Yes. It is now being replaced with magic energy. If you wait a little bit, the bus fare will come down. and?”
“That, that, the shelter. What if you drive people into the apartment’s underground parking lot, huh? Where people live-”
“The fourth new city is being built. Saemangeum reclamation is now coming to an end. and?”
“Oh, no. House prices are another problem! Is it because the common people can’t live in Busan and Gwangju? The country sucks-”
“So, are you building a house? A house for sale to you at a bargain price.”
“… … that, that, what Me, really!”
In the end, the only thing he reached out was a finger trembling anxiously.
He pointed at me and raised his voice.
“You are intimidating people now! what?!”
“… … .”
“Hey, hey, what the f**k is pizza, 200,000 won worth of money… … !”
squash-!
Eventually, he threw the pizza he was holding at the wall.
And as he tried to get up from his seat with a reddened face, he stumbled to the side and collapsed.
“… … .”
Only then did I realize that he was wearing prosthetic legs.
It was an affordable prosthetic leg distributed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
He groaned anxiously, grabbed the wall and staggered to his feet.
“… … really! me! After receiving all the disability subsidies and living with them, what are you going to do if you get rid of them now… … ?”
“… … .”
He was wearing a prosthetic leg worth 1.81 million won distributed by the government, and if the wound was due to a monster, he would have been treated for free. It will be maintained for free in the future.
And nobody knew it, so I didn’t bother explaining it to him.
He would have known it well.
But,
What came out of his mouth was ultimately resentment.
“This is what a country looks like… … ! Treat someone who does some kind of country thing… … ?”
He also pointed at two of my juniors sitting next to me.
“You too! Don’t live like a leech!”
“… … .”
“this… … ! this person… … ! Really ignorant bastards… … !”
The guy staggered and tried to get out, but eventually fell over with his prosthetic leg in one direction.
was a broken person.
“… … .”
Suddenly, we were all watching him.
“… … .”
He glanced back at us.
It was a frightened look.
Drunk, he struggled to get up from his seat, and in the end he grabbed the chair and struggled with his strength, but only the prosthetic leg was peeled off and he fell to the side.
“this… … ! s… … !”
He struggled to fit the prosthetic leg into his leg, but the silicone liner rolled down and the prosthetic leg couldn’t fit properly.
“… … .”
I got up from my accustomed seat, walked over to him, and put the prosthetic leg in place.
“… … It is an ankle prosthesis.”
“… … .”
“If you work hard for a few years, you will be able to walk like you used to. I’m a little frustrated too, but look at this. He said he got up and sat down by himself.”
Of course, the recovery was faster thanks to the 23 million won mechanical prosthesis that my aunt gave me, but I didn’t have to explain it up to that point.
“So be strong.”
Politicians could only say good things to the people.
It didn’t matter if it was a lie or not.
“… … .”
“… … .”
I put all the prosthetic legs on his leg, got up from my seat, and looked at the unknown senior.
I heard that even in the Physical Education Department, it was a rare desire to be a sports player. There were signs that people were really broken.
Of course I don’t know the name.
Having struggled with trauma all my life, I was very good at not remembering things, so I quickly forgot the names of people who had nothing to do with my life.
thanks to that,
I smiled very kindly and reached out to him.
Because to me he was just a citizen.
“Can you get up?”
“… … .”
That’s when he lowered his head to avoid my gaze.
“Stand, senpai!”
A friend called me from behind.
He was holding the cell phone I had left behind.
“I got a phone call.”
“Uh, yes. thanks Give it to me.”
For some reason, her complexion is white.
The guy politely handed the phone to me with both hands.
“Hey, maybe, Yang Pan-seok is calling… … .”
“… … ah.”
“Is this the platen stone I know? … ?”
I quickly picked up the phone from him, put it to my ear, and hurried out.
-Uh, Seungmoon. do you have a call?
“Yes, sir. Tell me.”
In fact, on the way out, when I passed in front of the guy who fell on the floor earlier, I purposely accentuated the word ‘Sir’.
* * *
“… … Yes. Perhaps China wants the academy to resume as soon as possible. I think you can schedule it for early next year.”
– Uh. okay. Aside from the academy schedule. What’s your weekend schedule?
“… … Yes?”
– You said you went to a reunion?
anyway. It seems that this guy’s bodyguards have already finished the report. Because the NIS is half and the personnel dispatched to the Presidential Security Service are half.
“Ah yes. A kite came into contact by chance… … .”
-… … isn’t it young?
“yes?”
– Usually it’s just a pain in the butt. I.
“… … .”
– Next week, you and I will grill some eels in Busan.
anyway. Oh yeah. He was a ghostly old man.
Hagi is probably someone who has been through most of my life. That’s where politicians live.
In the end, I answered with a smirk.
“… … Yes. All right.”
-okay. I’m just sleeping
“Good night.”
drip –
After the call was over, I thought quietly.
I guess this isn’t my place.
“… … .”
And that thought didn’t go out of my head for a while.
That’s why I was smoking outside here instead of going back to the small theater.
“… … Cologne!”
The cigarette smoke still sting, but it wasn’t to the point that tears came out like before.
I leaned against the electric pole next to the entrance to the small theater and watched the world go round.
“… … .”
A drunken staggered through the alley under the church’s red neon cross. The car turns slightly to the side to avoid drunken passengers.
The child handed the crumpled 1,000 won to the street vendor selling Bungeoppang, and the merchant smiled bitterly and handed the child a Bungeoppang. no money was received
A hunter with a crumpled baseball stick on his back entered the motel with two women on either side, and a passing sanitation worker lightly clicked his tongue.
The night view of the residential complex was not as bright as it used to be, perhaps to save electricity bills, but in the distance, in the city center, there were still lit buildings.
The hop house was empty, but a hunter seemed to handle all the sales. Rather, the convenience store was full of people, so they asked for a discount on the discarded lunch box.
Now, it seems that convenience stores are promoting the evening sale as a selling point.
thick and cold
the night wind is cold
“… … .”
Clearly, though, the world was still rolling.
It’s broken somewhere, but it’s a problem that needs to be fixed gradually.
That was the time I was thinking about going home without saying a word.
“Seungmoon-ah… … ?”
“… … Ah, sister.”
Wearing a cardigan, she walked up from the entrance to the small theater.
“… … I thought you were gone first.”
she laughed bitterly.
It was a familiar laugh.
“… … look at him When did you learn to smoke again?”
“haha… … .”
“Aren’t you offended?”
“… … Politicians add character.”
“haha! I will.”
She came to me without hesitation. Now even the guards didn’t stop her.
She spoke quietly.
“If that’s the case, I thought I wouldn’t bring you. Sorry.”
“… … I’m sorry. What.”
“Actually, we didn’t meet by chance, did we?”
“… … yes?”
she laughed bitterly.
“I kept looking for you.”
“… … .”
“I saw you from afar when we had a reunion at Walkerhill in Busan last year, but a business man like me didn’t even let me enter the VIP hall. haha… … .”
“… … .”
“Was it GS CEO Cheon who was standing next to you at that time? In fact, it looks very small, isn’t it? It looks cute.”
i asked her
“… … Why did you come to see me?”
“… … Cheolmin-senpai said it earlier. that my husband is dead Did you hear me?”
“… … yes.”
“You are still missing.”
“… … .”
“I applied for the death confirmation service and entrusted it to the Heungshinso that says that separated families are reunited, but… … .”
She seemed to be trying to speak as calmly as possible, but as the story continued, her voice became more watery.
“How come, there hasn’t been any news for over a year… … .”
As she wept a little, she bowed her head.
“So I mean. Seungmoon?”
“… … .”
“… … my request. Can’t you just listen to me?”
“… … Please tell me.”
After wiping around her eyes for a long time, she muttered, clearing her voice as much as possible.
“… … Our, Eun-young’s father.”
“… … .”
“Although I am alive. how. A little-“
In the end, she was unable to speak and collapsed.
I patted her on the back, crying for a while.
and,
One 26-minute phone call was enough to solve the troubles she had been holding for a year.
* * *
on the way home.
I didn’t have the energy to walk, so I called the driver’s assistant. He is a yangban who was a professor of political science somewhere in the past.
He was also a yangban who secretly tried to educate me by pushing me with all kinds of opinions on the subject of spying after receiving orders from Won Ok-bun.
When I see a very clever and subtle tactic, I wonder if I am aiming for a position in the non-leading position that wields me.
I want to cut off the branches only if I feel like it, but I have them with the intention of returning them to me as a weakness someday.
But he, too, kept his mouth shut when he saw my expression today.
“… … .”
“… … .”
From the driving man, the bodyguard who is the stationmaster in the passenger seat, and the bodyguard who will take the bullet next to me if something happens.
There are three other people in the car besides me, but I can’t hear a single breath.
It was my power that made them shut up, and the burden it felt was something I had to bear.
“… … .”
I can’t even make a single sigh for fear of being scared.
this is my daily life
In the past, I had longed for it and coveted it, but now it’s hard to say that I really enjoyed it.
“Shall we go fishing… … .”
“yes? Minister? What’s going on?”
“No, no.”
While artificial hypersensitivity was followed by a light murmur, I leaned my head against the window and watched the city rush by.
Unlike the dimly lit residential area, it was still shining brightly.
“… … .”
It was someone’s life to light up each window, and it was a politician’s duty to light up this city.
So, I have to bear the burden.
For those who died to save this world.
It was time to close my eyes a little while thinking about it.
got a call.
“… … hello?”
-hey. where are you.
“… … sister?”
-I’m at your house now, so why aren’t you at your house?
“Uh, um. Why is my sister at my house-”
-where are you.
“On the way.”
Yeo Do-yeon’s voice came over the phone.
She wasn’t alone.
– He’s coming.
– Come quickly, yes! Everything will melt!
-Isn’t it okay to eat it before it melts?
-Shh… … ! Shh… … !
It’s Gam’s family voice.
I asked in embarrassment.
“No, why is Jiyoon in my house?”
-I’m preparing for your surprise party right now. come quickly
I heard a voice over the phone saying, ‘Oh, why are you talking about that?’, but I only asked in a confused voice.
“What?”
-Your birthday passed while you were in Europe. Hunters are all gathered here to commemorate their safe return. Mr. Cheon said he was on his way home after working overtime. Senator Yang is also there. No, it’s over now… … .
“… … .”
For a moment, I was speechless.
She can’t keep up with her words, so she grumbles.
-But why did you change the door lock password?
“… … Because it is our door lock, my heart. No, wait, I changed it, how did you pierce it? Did you break the door? no way!?”
– No, why are you making it my birthday so disgustingly? pissed off
“… … .”
-Anyway, because Jiyoon ate one bite of the cake. do it yourself
“… … Mint chocolate?”
– Just chocolate. effort.
drip-
Then he just hung up the phone.
“… … .”
I seem to have lost my mind for a while, staring blankly at my phone.
the driver asked me.
“What are you doing?”
“… … Can you go a little faster?”
“Yes?”
“The cake is melting.”
As is the command of all rulers,
The reason didn’t really matter.
The driving secretary stepped on the accelerator,
A single black equus crossed the city of brilliant light.
SIDE EP
First love, reunion, and power
END