Dear Comrade Leader, Episode 307
When Jintao Hu suddenly came out, Bo Bo’s face hardened for a moment, but then raised his voice and protested.
“Comrade Hu, the fact that Joseon now has a different mind has not been revealed in a hundred days!”
“I do not mean that I should never sit down with General Secretary Kim Jeong-hwan’s provocative actions. But think about it. What the world powers are most concerned about right now is the economic situation. Like the last time in Afghanistan, even in a war for which the cause and reason were clear, pacifying Afghanistan cost a lot of money and cost the lives of many People’s Liberation Army soldiers.
“… … Hmm… … !!”
“Besides, even though Joseon is a small country compared to China, it has a military force that is different from that of the Afghan Taliban with sheep. it might fall Besides, if you get to that point, even if you don’t know about Korea or Japan, at least the Americans will say they’re right and take the side of Joseon.
“Well, that’s what Hu-comrade comrade said is correct.”
“President Bo. Again, it is better to refrain from responding by force and inflict pain with economic sanctions… … .”
‘This old-fashioned young man!!!’
Bo Ji-rai looked at the trembling members of the standing committee with an axe eye as he had a hot-tempered personality, but now Hu Jintao’s rational persuasion was more effective than his bitter eyes.
Although Deng Xiaoping’s reform and opening-up has been a national policy for economic development for decades and has been a developmental dictatorship, China is still close to a developing country.
Although it has developed into the world’s second-largest economy by overtaking Japan a while ago by demonstrating its strong capacity of 1.4 billion people, it is only a result of first-tier cities on the coast such as Shanghai and Guangzhou. With 600 million people living in extreme poverty, they are China’s time bomb and the biggest problem for the Chinese Communist Party.
In addition, in the early 21st century, wars in Afghanistan and the subsequent war on terrorism cost a lot of money, and they are still suffering from the side effects.
In fact, not all of the other standing members in this position thought a clash with North Korea was wise.
I just kept my mouth shut because I was afraid to fly outside the eyes of Bo Si-rai, who was holding the military power.
However, as someone who has been through the Chinese Communist Party politics, which is difficult to describe even with words such as the battle of the devil and the chaos, Bo Bo Lai was no ordinary person.
He had already brought information to the meeting to convince the standing committee to prepare for such a situation.
“Actually, I was going to talk about the DPRK-U.S. relationship, but Comrade Hu, the first to speak up. Comrades. We have received information that Joseon betrayed our DPRK-Chinese blood alliance and joined the US-led intelligence community. I heard from a high-ranking person in Joseon, so you can trust it.”
“no… … !!! Such nonsense… … !! If you’re talking about the information community, are you talking about Five Eyes, where Canada or the UK is a member?”
“Why the hell did the US give Korea such a preference? If it’s Korean at the very least, I’d understand… … !!!”
As Bo Bo Lai spoke as if “Hello”, astonishment swept over the statue of the executive committee, and Hu Jintao’s face hardened.
For the first few seconds, they were all in astonishment that they couldn’t quite understand how that could happen, but after a while, other emotions appeared on their faces.
It was a sense of crisis and anxiety, realizing that the enemy had already attacked the front door.
And observing that expression, Bo Bo-rai nodded again triumphantly.
“I am certain of what I heard from our comrades inside the Workers’ Party of Korea. Now, with this, I think all comrades, including Comrade Hu, will recognize the need to strike the Joseon dynasty… … Now, it may stop at a few townships in Yanbian, but if Kim Jeong-hwan continues to leave the fox cub, one day, we may see the US troops advancing to Beijing, using Yanbian as a bridgehead under the guidance of the Korean People’s Army!”
“… … uh… … !!!”
“If that is really true, we should take this opportunity to beat Joseon and stop it from becoming the front yard of the United States… … .”
‘Dangerous. If it’s like this… … .’
Feeling persuaded by the members of the Standing Committee, who had been hesitant to use force until a moment ago, Hu Jintao struggled for the last time and asked Bo Bo Lai.
“Wait, who is that comrade? The fact that Joseon joined the American intelligence community is unbelievable, but we can’t trust it until we know who the person who provided the information is.”
“Comrade Hu who knows. Comrade Jang Seong-taek. We have communicated closely with us in Korea and have felt sorry for our country being misled by a foolish leader.”
“… … Comrade Bo’s words seem like a story that he has been intervening in the internal affairs of Joseon in preparation for such a situation.”
“Come on, comrades… … I am also well aware that the current situation in our country is not conducive to making new enemies. What I would like to suggest is… … We can use this opportunity as a turning point and use Joseon as our front yard and a bridgehead to the Pacific Ocean.”
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Noticing that the Standing Committee members were shaking, Bo Bo Rai immediately lowered her voice and spurred persuasion with a subtle tone.“Why would I dare to choose a tougher means? All we have to do is give us friendly greetings, support Comrade Jang Seong-taek so that he can push out General Secretary Kim Jeong-hwan and take the first place in Joseon. Then, Joseon, an unstable alliance that has often caused discord so far, will be completely incorporated under our China’s wing, and then… … .”
“You are saying that we can secure a foothold in Korea and Japan, as well as the Pacific Ocean, based on Joseon. If that happens, the siege that the Americans and President Condoleezza Rice planned to contain our country will be completely useless.”
“That’s it. Now, do you understand what I mean?”
“… … .”
When Bo Bo Rai finished speaking, the standing committee members nodded in unison and exchanged whispers.
It was a markedly different attitude from the time Bo Bo Lai had just declared an armed response to Yanbian and Joseon behind it.
After watching this scene, Hu Jintao realized that the other members had already been persuaded, and he sighed deeply and asked Bo Bo Lai as if he had suddenly remembered something.
“Comrade Bo. I have one question for you… … .”
“Ask, I will answer anything for you.”
“Are you sure that comrade Jang Seong-taek has the confidence to drive out Kim Jeong-hwan from the inside of Joseon and seize power? As Bo well knows, Kim Jung-hwan is by no means a sloppy person. Above all, Kim Jeong-hwan has been receiving absolute support from the Korean people for the past 25 years, and no matter how much we push, can Jang Seong-taek completely seize control of Joseon?”
It is a fact pointed out in all coup d’états in history that, no matter how much it is pushed from the outside, there is no internal sympathy.
At Hu Jintao, who pointed out that point, Bo Bo Lai gave a meaningful smile as if not to worry.
“Don’t worry about that. Comrade Jang Seong-taek has already come to Yanbian with the answer. He must have come to the border by now.”
“If the answer is… … ?”
“I didn’t even hear the details, but it was a Joseon-like solution of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Well, a large country has a succession plan suitable for a large country, and a small country has a succession plan suitable for a small country, right? So let’s vote now. I hope that the comrades who are in favor of taking Joseon into our hands, please raise your hand by dispatching the elite members of the Special Forces of the People’s Liberation Army to Yanbian to quickly and quietly put down this ridiculous situation.”
* * *
“Comrade General Secretary! I have something urgent to tell you.”
“Something?”
“Now, comrade Jang Seong-taek has disappeared. There was no contact from the airport where the private plane was waiting, and it is said that no one in the party knows the location of Comrade Jang!”
‘Hey, damn it. I was just trying to deal with it as a plane accident, but one thing I noticed was that it was very quick.’
Jeonghwan realized that what he had expected had happened, and jumped to his feet.
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Now that it became clear that the relationship with China had completely broken down, there was no need to pay attention any more, and I was only aiming for the timing to cleanly remove Jang Sung-taek, who was always a thorn in the eye, but the other side noticed first.But Jeonghwan soon found his composure and gave orders.
“Search. The Ministry of Public Security, the General Bureau of External Reconnaissance, and the military are all mobilized to check the operation schedules of all highways, ships, and planes across the country. All planes at airports in the Republic may be temporarily suspended if necessary.”
“I got it!”
But soon it was revealed that Jang Sung-taek wasn’t that stupid.
As a result of inspection of the highway tollgate cameras by the Ministry of Public Security, it was revealed that an official car with a license plate for a low-ranking party official left Pyongyang and headed for the China-DPRK border.
And around the time that fact was revealed, a video call came through the line dedicated to the secretary’s office.
After confirming the caller’s name, Jeong-hwan smiled and gave instructions to the members of the public security department’s wiretapping team and the People’s Army intelligence fighters, who had been waiting by his side all the time.
“What else does this mean… … . Here, put it on this clerk’s room screen. I’m curious what you’re going to say, so let’s see each other one last time. … … Of course, don’t forget to track your location.”
Soon, Jang Sung-taek’s face appeared on the screen of the secretary’s office.
It looked like he was still in the car when he saw the screen shaking a little, but what bothered Jung-hwan was that Jang Seong-taek’s old, sullen face, who had always had a raccoon-like expression on his face and eyes that couldn’t be understood, looked different today.
Jeonghwan, who had expected a triumphant or mocking expression at first, tilted his head for a moment after seeing his rarely determined expression.
“Chief Zhang. what kind of craft is this? If you immediately report your current location and ask for forgiveness, I will grant you no punishment given the current grave situation and the contributions that Vice Minister Jang has made to the Party and the Republic.”
“I’m sorry, Comrade General Secretary. I can’t seem to follow that instruction. Not only that, it seems that we will not be able to follow the last instruction that we gave to seek a peaceful resolution with China in Yanbian.”
Jeonghwan’s eyebrows swung upward at Jang Seong-taek’s declaration, but he still asked again in a calm tone.
Suddenly, Hyerim Yoo came closer to him.
“… … What did you just say, Vice President Zhang?”
“You said that you cannot follow that instruction, Comrade General Secretary. Because now, Comrade General Secretary Kim Yong-geon, Baek Seung-cheol, Hyun Young-sook, and Hyeon Young-sook and Ganna-nyeon are endangering this republic by mingling with them. That Jang Seong-taek is trying to prevent such a situation!”
“… … … !!!!”
All the people in the secretariat and all the executives opened their mouths and their complexions hardened.
However, some of them rolled their eyes and looked at the faces of Jang Seong-taek and Jung-hwan in turn.
Perhaps Jang Sung-taek’s intention to make a video call was aimed at this effect.