Dear Comrade Leader Episode 152
Chapter 54. A not-so-difficult march
It’s black gold… … .
Confirming that his guess was correct, Junghwan tapped the desk where the file was placed with his finger.
Although it is a little different from the image of the Black Venus that he originally knew, North Korea in this history has already changed enough to be called a heavenly difference from the original North Korea due to Jeong-hwan, so it would not be surprising if the South Korean side reacted differently.
Heuk Venus and Park Se-hwang’s active period in the Republic was approximately one year as a result of estimates by the General Bureau of Reconnaissance.
It is said that the operation began at the same time as when the espionage operation began in the original history.
Of course, in this history, they did not come to North Korea to find nuclear weapons, so their purpose is completely different.
“Isn’t the purpose of the South Korean leaders to focus on digging up information about the republic’s oil?”
“I can tell you for sure. Pyongyang has a lot of surveillance, so he avoids walking around, but he mainly travels around Myeongcheon and Gilju, collecting bribes from former party officials and military officers. But in common, they were looking for a connection to access the Korea National Oil Corporation, so it seems that the South Koreans are very upset about the fact that the republic is mining oil.”
“Hmm, no matter how careful we were, there would have been a lot of information that was quite important as long as modern heavy industry was involved in the drilling… … Obviously you don’t want us to notice.”
“Because I was concerned that the fact that the National Security Agency was spying on our republic might leak out in reverse. As such, it would be fair to say that this operation is being focused on at the level of the South Korean leadership.”
In fact, this analysis by Ri Jong-su, director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, was true.
In the original history, the main goal of Black Venus was whether North Korea would develop nuclear weapons, but oil had ‘destructive power’ beyond nuclear weapons in terms of economic ripple power.
In particular, this was even more serious for the Korean government in that the destructive power was limited to Korea, unlike nuclear weapons that could threaten not only the United States but also China.
A few years ago, when the first talk of North Korea mining oil in partnership with British and American oil majors was reported in several major daily newspapers including the Goryeo Ilbo, prudence prevailed at the regime level.
As North Korean oil rumors had been swept away in the past, the official response of the South Korean government was not to shake the KOSPI index (and the government’s approval rating) by stimulating public anxiety for nothing.
However, over the past few years, North Korean leaders, including Jeong Hwan, have been seriously investing in money and the power of the regime, including the Rodong Sinmun.
When mining and mass production were finally successful, the shock that the Korean government and people received was indescribable.
It was a time when the generation that still vividly remembers the hardships of the oil shock was the mainstream of society, and the shock that Koreans received was implied in the words that the current president, Park Yi-sam, uttered like a sigh at the time.
‘Maybe it would have been better for North Korea to develop nuclear weapons.’
“Then the South must now be seriously wary that modernity may pass on our side. Not only modern, but also other companies like Seongsam and Taehwa.”
“Yes. Not so long ago, there was a sense in the South that the modern group’s investment and economic activities in the Republic of Korea were regarded as a deviant act of the late Chairman Chung Moon-young alone… … As a result of the analysis of the South Korean media by our General Bureau researchers, it is now… … It is said that the number of South Koreans who take ‘business-level defection’ seriously has increased significantly.”
“Hmm, it’s a story that is slowly becoming a serious competitor. What else is the main objective of this Black Venus mission? No matter how important oil is, I don’t think South Korea will put so much effort into it with just one.”
“That… … Of course, as a result of observing this person’s activities, it seems that there are other spy targets besides oil… … .”
“It would be so. what is that? Tell me, Comrade Director.”
“In my opinion… … This guy called Black Venus is the second priority in information gathering goal, no, looking at the sincerity he puts in, it may be the highest priority, but the other goal is probably… … .”
After hesitating for a while, Jong-soo Ri, who opened his mouth, blurted out the final words as if it was difficult to speak, but Jung-hwan, who noticed immediately, understood immediately and smiled.
“Is it me? If you think about it from the point of view of South Korean comrades, the existence of the country could be as crazy and leaping as oil.”
“It seems that you are trying to find out everything from the birth of Comrade General to the people around you, from your career and family relationships to your habits and problems with women. In addition to this guy called Black Venus, I heard that the South Korean Security Agency has sent an agent to Japan to investigate the whereabouts of the general secretary.”
In fact, if you think about it, it was a natural issue, and the behavior and behavior of the North Korean leaders has always been the top priority for South Korean intelligence agencies to gather information.
Unlike Korea, which is a democracy (for now), North Korea, a hereditary dictatorship of the Kim dynasty, had almost absolute influence on state affairs by the leader’s whims or personal likes and dislikes.
Therefore, even what kind of food or hobbies the North Korean leader likes was a subject of serious research by South Korean intelligence agencies.
In addition, in the case of Jung-hwan, the interest was even greater, which is not true. He appeared outside the existing succession system like a red bean at night, and in terms of his behavior and talent recruitment, he disallowed the predictions of experts in North Korea so far. level was.
Starting with the first rebellion, following the abandonment of the Juche ideology and the conversion of the market economy, the participation in the Gulf War and the change of the pro-US line were the turning point of such a breakthrough.
“Until now, whether positive or negative, hostile or conciliatory, North and South Korea have lived with great influences on each other.
“… … It’s not like I was detonating a bomb on a foreign tour or trying to assassinate the president of South Korea, like I did when I was the president or a former general.”
What further puzzled South Korean government officials and intelligence officials was that Kim Jung-hwan, a newcomer, has not shown any ‘familiar’ reaction to South Korea since the inter-Korean agreement.
In the days of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il before that, the usual ‘pattern’ until now has been to use force provocations or make statements about unification of the enemy or US imperialist puppets when the examination is uncomfortable, and to offer reunions of separated families or high-level talks when they want to improve relations. It was.
However, this new young leader only established a minimum relationship of the level of an inter-Korean agreement and did not show any subsequent actions, so from the South Korean perspective, he was in a state of madness, wondering what his stance toward South Korea was.
There is a theory that he secretly contacted the chairman of the modern group, Jung Moon-young, to induce or persuade him to defect to North Korea.
There were fewer former communist leaders who did not attract foreign companies and foreign capital, so this could not be seen as a specific policy direction.
Looking at the introduction of a market economy system by abandoning the communist system, we can see that the economy is more important than anything else.
He clearly communicates with allies, typically the United States, but he has a very detached attitude toward Korea, which is of the same ethnicity and bloodline, and I had no idea what he was aiming for.
While the actions and characteristics of the other leader candidates are read to some extent by some defectors or diplomats, Jeong Hwan is not, so from the perspective of those in power who have to make certain achievements or progress in diplomacy with North Korea, they were about to jump and jump.
For this reason, the South Korean authorities classified the information about the person named Kim Jung-hwan as super-high-level information, and they were concentrating on collecting information by mobilizing all their information capabilities.
Some even say that Kim Jung-hwan was born to Kim Il-sung’s Japanese concubine, and grew up in Japan for most of his life, and has little affection for the Korean people and can only speak Japanese.
“I thought how they would react when the Park Yi-sam administration came into office, but since the general secretary is still silent, they seem to be the first to move in the end.”
“I have heard that the South will ask President Bush to build a bridge with us through talks. Perhaps the crafting activities of this Black Venus are also under it.”
“How are you going to deal with this bastard? If you just say it, release the agents of the General Bureau immediately, catch this guy, and throw him in Aoji to see the faces of the South Korean security agencies turn blue… … .”
“No, I will bring this person named Park Se-hwang to Pyongyang.”
“… … Yes?”
Ri Jong-su blinked his eyes wondering if he had just heard it wrong.
But Junghwan repeated what he had just said.
“I told you to bring me to Pyongyang. Of course, I didn’t notice myself. No, it would be better to create a suitable justification so that this person can easily take the information he wants, such as information about me, and give him access to the vicinity of the clerk’s office. Since you said that you are in charge of the Seongsam Group’s hiring, can’t you arrange a few drinking parties with Jang Seong-taek?”
“no no… … No, I didn’t know what you were talking about, Comrade General Secretary. Why the heck are you saying that the secret service of the South Korean Ministry of Security and Security makes it easier to spy on the supreme core of our republic? … .”
Ri Jong-su, who realized that Jeong-hwan was serious, barely cracked his mouth and spoke as if in protest, but Jeong-hwan shook his head.
“It’s the other way around. Director Lee’s comrade. Does the director-general think that this Black Venus is the only South Korean spy currently in the Republic?”
“Gee… … ah!”
‘It certainly isn’t. There must be at least several dozen in there.’
“You’re talking about using interest as a double agent.”
“If you are a person who puts a lot of effort into this, it means that you have a lot of trust from the South Korean intelligence officials. And if such an informant continues to ask for the most important information, such as the identity of Kim Jeong-hwan, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Park Se-hwang’s position will greatly increase within the South Korean intelligence network in the republic… Do you understand what I mean?”
“In other words, in the end, you are saying that our republic can leak information that South Korean comrades want to believe. You are truly a sacred mountain like a comrade general secretary.”
Converted spies, double spies, and anti-gangs are irrelevant to say that they have been with the history of espionage and spying since ancient times.
Even in modern times, there is no case for a conscientious intelligence agency to assign only one spy to an important spy target.
It is customary to secure multiple, at least two, or three or more sources of information and cross-verify information on spy targets to ensure reliability.
Moreover, North Korea is not as closed as it used to be.
Visitors and guests from abroad come in, and even with strict verification and prior permission, business representatives and technical advisors from South Korea and Korea also enter the country.
If the Korean Security Agency were not stupid, it would have surely planted a large number of spies.
So, Jeonghwan would rather use it to counter-attack the Ministry of Security and Security.
“Are you planning on inducing conversion to the Republic of Korea in the long run?”
“We’ll have to wait and see. I’ll leave this matter to Comrade Lee. Don’t give out information about heredity, but let this friend know Kim Jung-hwan’s personal information, little by little, naturally, so that you don’t notice it. Only in this case, permission will be granted by the authority of the general secretary and the secretary’s office.”
“You must have succeeded!”
Ri Jong-su shouted loudly and bowed his head.
Seeing this, Jeonghwan buried himself in the chair and fell into thought.
In fact, it wasn’t that difficult to get a sneak peek at the spies in South Korea (and in many other countries, if you don’t know exactly what it was) who were secretly doing it in North Korea.
Just like in the old days, that is, just like before the reform and opening up, all you have to do is wiretap all the phones, search all foreign offices, and unintentionally check all foreigners passing through downtown Pyongyang.
If you just ignore human rights and international relations and narrow the net, you will eventually catch a fish one day.
But now I couldn’t.
‘I barely managed to attract all foreign investment and enjoyed the benefits of Chinese economic sanctions, but I can’t blow it up just to catch a few spies.’
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Now that we are no longer a closed country or a hermit country, we have to endure this to some extent.Of course, it is still a development dictatorship, so if you cross a certain line, you have to beat it with force, but you have to look at foreign countries at least.
And shortly thereafter, the results of economic growth that the Kim Jung-hwan administration had achieved by abandoning ‘self-reliance’ and opening its doors to foreign powers came to be tested.
“Comrade General Secretary. Unprecedented torrential rain fell in Hwanghae-do and Pyeongan-do, and there is concern about large water (flood) damage. There are already bursting, submerged and isolated areas with dams and levees!”
That was the beginning of the Great Flood in 1994 and the March of Suffering, an unprecedented catastrophe that was scheduled to begin in 1994.
But Jungkook wasn’t upset.
It’s because I’ve been anticipating it for a long time and preparing for it.
“Immediately, the Politburo must go into emergency service. Now, the time has come to put our Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the test of the capabilities it has built up.”