102. Five on fifty seven
In response to the question of Manager Kim Jung-soo what kind of request, Consul Park said.
“Yes, I asked you to return the package to the Tokyo University Library.”
– A package of papers?
“Yeah, I’m very new to God, but I couldn’t refuse.”
– What documents?
“this… what… It looks like a hand-drawn map, and it looks like the wind is marked on the map… Anyway, I don’t know.”
-okay? Are there any wind marks on the map? arrow… Is that so?
“Yes, that’s right.”
– How many documents are there?
“It’s quite a lot. I think 2-300 will be enough. However, the paper is quite old, so even a slight touch will break it.”
-Hmm… Where is Consul Park’s residence?
“Near Azamino Station.”
-Then I’ll stop by Consul Park’s dormitory on Sunday. Let’s check it out.
Sunday.
The residence of Consul Park Seok-jin.
“What the hell is this?”
At Consul Park’s question, Manager Kim Jeong-soo, who was looking through the papers one by one, opened his mouth.
“I think so… .”
“If you do… Are you talking about the sea map?”
“The format is very different from the charts these days… . Perhaps these are the high and low tide values, and the arrows and numbers here indicate the direction and speed of the tides at high tide.”
“ah… ! okay.”
While Manager Jeong-su Kim checked the documents, Consul Park spoke carefully.
“then… Does this have anything to do with the Japanese organizations that Customer #1 has hacked?”
“Well… I don’t know that either.”
“Weren’t you monitoring hacking all this time?”
At Consul Park’s question, team leader Kim Jung-soo said with a grin.
“Did I not tell you before?”
“What are you talking about?”
“The principle for VIP customers.”
Consul Park shook her head, and team leader Kim Jung-soo continued.
“Protect, but don’t get involved.”
“ah… ! Yeah, I know.”
Manager Kim Jung-soo said as he closed the file.
“As requested by customer number 1, return this to the Tokyo University library tomorrow morning.”
“all right.”
* * *
“So… You came to Korea on June 28th and enlisted in Nonsan on the 30th?”
In response to my question, Incheol nodded with a calm expression and said.
“Well, it’s hard to believe, but it’s true.”
“men and horses! Don’t you know what a fool I am? Are you going to believe me now?”
As I raised my voice, Incheol put his index finger to his mouth and said.
“Quiet. That means it’s an official record. So you know that too.”
I said lowering my voice.
“then… What are the unofficial records? What did you do in Japan?”
“It’s a bit long to talk about… Anyway, there was a case where I checked the investigation records of the police station in Tokyo.”
“Perhaps… Did you hack the police station too?”
“… .”
In-cheol did not deny my question, and curiously, I continued.
“Why was the Japanese police station hacked?”
Incheol opened his mouth with a smirk.
“It’s a personal matter, so it’s hard to go into detail, but I found out something quite interesting from the investigation log.”
“What?”
“Are you… Do you remember the Ganghwa Treaty, which you learned in high school national history class?”
I nodded, and Incheol continued.
“Article 7 of the Ganghwa Treaty states that Japan can survey the coast of Chosun, and there is a story that our Korean history teacher told us at that time.”
At Incheol’s words, I remembered the time of national history three years ago.
* * *
＜Article 7. Japan can survey the coast of Joseon.>
“Why the hell did the Japanese put this clause in?”
“… .”
“Once upon a time, there was a time when Japanese invaded our country and was completely blown away in the sea, who knows what it is?”
“The Imjin War.”
“right! During the Imjin War, Admiral Yi Sun-sin swept all the Japanese out of the sea. Of course, there is a reason why Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s abilities were amazing, but another reason that this was possible is… It’s because they didn’t know the currents in the coast of our country or the topography of the seabed.”
“… .”
“For reference, seawater flowing at low tide or high tide is called a tide, but anywhere in the world, there is no place in the world where the tide is as strong as the west coast and the south coast of Korea. Besides, the sea is shallow and there are many reefs, so the sea itself is nothing less than a natural fortress.”
“… .”
“But after the Ganghwa Treaty, Japan has all the information about our seas. Guys, can I tell you an interesting story?”
“yes!”
“Japan started the Imjin War 500 years ago, devoured the Korean Peninsula about 100 years ago, and invaded China 60 years ago to establish Manchukuo. And 40 years ago, the country that attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ruler–! Will the Japanese invade our country within the next 200 years or not?”
“… .”
“I think the chances are very high. If Japan invades Korea in the future, then why would they know where the reef is in our sea, where the current is strong, as if looking into the palm of their hand.”
* * *
At Incheol’s words, I opened my mouth in a low voice.
“So you mean that the Korean coastal chart drawn during the Ganghwa Treaty was in the Japanese police station?”
Incheol shook his head.
“No, the original chart drawn at that time is in the basement of the Tokyo University Library.”
“Then what did you find at the police station?”
“On April 8, 1985, a Korean-Japanese named Mitsuyama Tokai was arrested for stealing the original documents of the chart from the Tokyo University library. I found out about the chart by chance by looking at his interrogation record.”
It is said that Incheol-i started researching the literature on the coastal charts of the Joseon Dynasty because his home was near Tokyo University.
This chart was first made right after the Ganghwa Treaty, and it is said that it was revised and supplemented more than a dozen times during the Japanese colonial period.
It is said that the Japanese Government-General of Korea sent a total of three copies of the Korean coastal chart documents, including the original, to the mainland of Japan, two of which were lost in the bombing of the United States during World War II, and the last one left in the Tokyo University Library.
After Incheol finished explaining, I opened my mouth.
“therefore… You mean you found the chart and removed it?”
“It’s not, the charts have been changed a lot.”
Incheol continued with a smile on his face.
“I removed the reef markings, reversed the flow of the currents, drew a reef where there was nothing, and made the boat go round and round, and stuff like that. ha ha ha—!”
I feel sorry for In-cheol, who is smiling with a proud expression, but honestly, I had to force myself to laugh.
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Not only this.
Thinking about what In-cheol had been worried about during that time, it even made me angry.
but… This is the iron
Choi In-cheol said that what you want to do, you must do it.
“Ugh! You stupid bastard! What kind of world is today? Of course, wouldn’t we have scanned all of those materials?”
At my words, Incheol said with a look as if he had been waiting.
“That’s right, you naughty Japanese… . They made a lot of digital copies. Because of that, I suffered a lot.”
“You’ve been through a lot… ? What does that mean?”
In-cheol smiled at me and said while wiping the boots he brought with him.
“I made eleven digital copies and scattered them all over the place. I had a lot of trouble finding them and replacing the files.”
eleven… !
It matches the number I saw in the newspaper article the day I enlisted.
The number of government and educational institutions in Japan that have been hacked.
When I listed the names of the 11 institutions, Incheol said with a surprised expression.
“what? you… ! How did you know that?”
“You madman! It was in the newspapers back then, and there was no riot!”
“really? Did it appear in the newspaper? What came out?”
I told the contents of the newspaper article, and In-cheol nodded as he listened to the article with a very satisfied expression.
“Then why did you hack the US base?”
“ah… ! I thought the digital copy was of course also on the US base in Japan, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. But there were no maps that really didn’t exist at the U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa.”
Incheol continued the story as if excited.
“Jeong-ho, do you know Kim So-wol’s azalea? There it says Yongbyon Yaksan. Yaksan is a small town to the east of the Yongbyon nuclear facility, and if you look at the high-precision satellite images there, the whole town is pink. Jin–It’s so pretty!”
“… .”
“After unification, I want to visit Yongbyon first.”
I let out a long sigh and looked at Incheol’s face.
“why? men and horses! Why are you staring at me like that?”
“You mean you hacked US forces in Japan to find a digital copy of that? are you sane So you hacked the CIA?”
“ah… ! The CIA wasn’t what I intended. I think the account owner I hacked by chance was a CIA agent.”
Suddenly, Incheol lowered his voice and continued.
“ah… ! Jung Ho. Have you ever heard of a treasure ship from the Japanese colonial era?
“A treasure ship?”
That was then.
“Hey—! Do you even talk to privates these days?”
It was Sang-byeong Jeong and Private Park, who came out to smoke outside the barracks.
At Corporal Jeong’s words, In-cheol showed a good smile and said.
“no! When I was cleaning up this weekend, they were teaching me how to organize my combat and active boots.”
“ah… ! Did you?”
Corporal Jeong turned his head to me and continued.
“hey! boot.”
“yes! ill! stick! affection! like!”
“We, Owl No. 541, are masters of cleaning. learn well Do you understand?”
“yes! All right!”
Sang-byeong Jeong said to In-cheol.
“boy… ! You have a very pale face. 100 days off on Monday, right?”
“Yes, it is.”
Corporal Jeong said as he blew cigarette smoke into the air.
“Come to me on the weekend. I’ll give you a pretty haircut.”
“Wow—! thank you Sergeant Jung!”
Private Park, who was smoking next to Corporal Jeong, said to me.
“Did you memorize all the Morse codes?”
“yet… I’m memorizing!”
“Are you from Korea University? If you’re a Korean university student, shouldn’t you just look at the Morse code and memorize it in one room?”
“My brain is not that good!”
“You bastard, did you plant grass and go to Korea University? Even our In-cheol, who attends the Lieutenant University on the outskirts of Seoul, memorized all five sets of Morse code in just one day.”
I remembered what happened when the announcement of the results of the university entrance exam was announced at the words of Private Park.
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Northwest High School was turned upside down.
And the main character of the case was Choi In-cheol, the doreunja.
He gave up the Japanese Language and Literature Department of Hankuk University and enrolled in the Japanese Language Department of the Lieutenant Colonel.
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Not only the homeroom teacher, but also the vice-principal and principal visited In-cheol’s house one after another, but In-cheol did not give up his stubbornness.
At that time, In-cheol’s mother also persuaded In-cheol, but again to no avail.
The reason Incheol chose Lieutenant was none other than Ji-eun.
If you look at it that way, Choi In-cheol is the one who must do something when he wants to do it.
I told Private Park.
“I will try to memorize it as soon as possible.”
“It’s cheesy! Take it out! yes!”
At that time, Corporal Jeong shrugged his shoulders and said to Private Park.
“Hey, crave the recruits in moderation, and when you’ve finished smoking, let’s go inside.”
“ah… ! Yes.”
Corporal Jeong entered the barracks and said to Incheol.
“Owl No. 541, come in with your new recruits and your robe in moderation.”
“all right.”
So when Corps Jeong and Private Park entered the barracks, I said to Incheol.
“But what the hell is Owl No. 541?”
“under——!”
With a sigh that seemed to go out of the ground, Incheol began the story.
The date Incheol arrived at Busan Port was August 19, and it was August 20, the next day, that he transferred to the 523th North Korean Interception Unit.
And a week later, on August 28th… .
It is said that guerrilla training has begun.
It was Incheol who had not received basic ceremonial training, let alone Hwasaengbang or PT.
Thus, in this summer’s guerrilla training, the legendary owl number 541 of our unit was born.
In-cheol said that he experienced hell for 5 days and 4 nights during the guerrilla period.
The face of In-cheol, who was telling the story, contained the expression of a person who had gone through all the suffering in the world.
The next day, Sunday.
I was doing personal maintenance in my office.
The deputy platoon commander, who was a full-time officer, came into the office and said:
“Let’s have lunch. Everyone go out and have dinner! hey—! The old-timers gather there too. There is no exception for one person.”
The deputy platoon commander said to me while I got up quickly and put on my boots.
“Chae Jung-ho, you stay for a while.”
“all right.”
After a while, when I came to my office and only the deputy platoon leader was left, the deputy platoon leader called me.
“Hey, recruit.”
“Illness! stick!… .”
“Shhh!”
“… ?”
“Shut up, and get back to your uniforms now.”
“all right.”
While changing clothes, the deputy platoon commander said in a soft voice.
“Remove your discipline and act a little more comfortable today. Do you know what I mean?”
“yes! All right!”
“When you are done changing clothes, go to the communication room 304.”
I asked with a surprised expression.
“On the third floor… You mean room 304?”
The deputy chief nodded and said.
“Go quickly. I will be late.”
The third floor is a place where general soldiers are not allowed to enter.
I heard that even the cleaning is done by the executives themselves.