109. five on ninety nine
The next day (April 16).
When everyone gathered in front of the barracks for the roll call, an officer called me.
“Hey Jeong-ho, Chae Jeong-ho!”
“Private Chae Jung-ho!”
“You are out of the roll call, and go up to the administrative class right now.”
“all right.”
administrative team.
Seeing me, the company commander greeted me with a welcome expression and said:
“First, go to my office and change clothes first.”
“Yes? I didn’t hear it very well.”
“Change into a new combat uniform. Aren’t you going on vacation?”
vacation?
Seeing my confused expression, the company commander said with a smirk.
“Young-sik will prepare a vacation certificate and bring it soon. Go ahead and change your clothes.”
ah… ! Now I see.
“So, is that target 19 safe?”
The company commander shrugged his shoulders in response to my question.
“Neither do I. But looking at the reward vacation, isn’t it safe?”
I breathed a sigh of relief.
thank god.
I’m really happy.
The vacation is also a vacation, but the fact that I saved a person for yesterday’s hard work made my heart proud.
The company commander also patted my shoulder with a happy expression and said.
“I went to work early in the morning to spend your vacation on time. Hurry up and come back sooner rather than late.”
“all right!”
As I was leaving the administration, I turned back and said to the company commander.
“Captain, can I ask one question?”
“What?”
“This reward vacation… How many days is it?”
Most of the reward vacations are 4 nights and 5 days, but I asked just in case.
“This is a special reward for the Commander in Chief of Defense.”
The company commander emphasized the word ‘special’, but if it’s a ‘special’ reward for the military commander… This is at least ten days old!
The company commander looked at my expectant face and smiled and continued.
“It’s 14 nights and 15 days.”
“Wow—!”
for a moment! Facial expression management! Facial expression management!
I continued to speak with difficulty calming the clown ascended facial muscles.
“Chief, is it really true?”
“Do you think I’m joking with you right now? Sergeant Park will drive you to the bus terminal, so change your clothes and come here!”
“all right!”
Five minutes later, the commander’s office.
The company commander looked at me and said with a puzzled expression.
“no… Jung-ho, why are you still wearing your work clothes?”
“I… middle commander. This vacation pass.”
I continued to speak by handing out the vacation certificate I received from Corporal Park Young-sik, an administrative officer, to the company commander.
“I want to give this up to Jin-goo, can I?”
“what?”
“I heard about Jin-goo’s mother yesterday.”
Jin-goo’s mother is said to be terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.
It is said that shortly after Jin Goo enlisted, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the same time.
Jin-goo’s family did not inform Jin-goo of this fact, and as time passed and Jin-goo was promoted to Private, Jin-goo’s mother’s condition deteriorated rapidly.
Upon hearing the news, Jin-goo immediately applied for a regular vacation, and Jin-goo, who went on vacation, said that he was told by the doctor to prepare his mind because he had little time.
But even sadder than that, Jin-goo’s mother was unconscious throughout his vacation.
A while ago, while I was changing clothes in my office… .
It reminded me of the stories I had with Jin-goo last night.
When I was at the training camp, I got a letter from my mother almost every day, and the story is that I regret writing it in a dry way… .
And there was one last thing I wanted to say to my mother, and it was a story that tears kept coming out because I couldn’t say it anymore.
At my words, the company commander said with a serious expression.
“I don’t dry… Are you okay?”
I said with strength in my voice.
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
The company commander checked the watch and said to me.
“Then go to the kitchen and tell Jin-goo to come to the administration team right now.”
“all right!”
The next morning (April 17).
The day started with the sound of the trumpet.
Just before I left my office for the sun-drenched roll call, I looked for In-cheol.
A smile filled Incheol’s face, dressed in a combat uniform that had been ironed cleanly.
“Have a good vacation. Say hello to your mother.”
“Hehe–! I will.”
In an instant, In-cheol changed to a solemn expression and spoke with the voice of the company commander.
“Pr. Chae Jung-ho! While I am away, I ask you to play a leading role in the information war.”
The spearhead of information warfare.
It was written on a large frame hanging in the hallway on the first floor of the barracks, and it was always emphasized when the company commander gave instructions.
I said with a smirk.
“Ugh—! It’s annoying, so get out of here! men and horses!”
After the roll call was over, they were eating in the kitchen.
The last worker who came to have breakfast sat down next to me and said,
“Jeong-ho!”
“Yes, Sergeant Ha.”
“When you finish eating, go see Sgt. Park in the administration class.”
Sgt. Park is our deputy platoon commander.
“all right. But what happened?”
Sergeant Ha shrugged his shoulders and said.
“Neither do I. Have you ever had an accident?”
I shook my head and said.
“No.”
“okay? Sgt. Park’s expression was a bit bad… .”
administrative team.
After a short greeting and salute, the deputy platoon commander took a newspaper from his bag and handed it to me.
“Look at the bottom of page three.”
It was the morning newspaper today.
When I opened the newspaper, a large title caught my eye at the bottom of page three.
＜North Korean defectors who failed to settle down, a new social problem>
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Yesterday afternoon, the body of Choi Isu (real name Equation) was found at the ㅇㅇㅇㅇ villa in Janghowon-eup, Icheon-si.
A lightning bolt was burning in his room, and police say he committed suicide two days before, the 15th.
Born in 1925, Ms. Ejeong served as a member of the Joseon Volunteer Army off the coast of China during the Japanese colonial period, and after liberation from the North Korean military, he served as a key figure in the party and rose to the 5th rank of the party.
During the days of the North Korean army and the party cadres, he was a representative moderate among Kim Il-sung’s closest aides, and in June 1994, he is known to have arranged a meeting between Kim Il-sung and former US President Jimmy Carter.
Seven months later, in January 1995, seven months after the relationship with the United States, he escaped from North Korea with the help of US intelligence agencies, and in February of the same year returned to his final destination, South Korea, where he was dreamed of under the new name of ‘Choi Isu’. started a new life.
However, the will he left behind clearly showed that his life in Korea was not easy.
Equation, who fought an armed independence movement in China as a young man and went through the elite course in North Korea, ultimately failed in life in South Korea.
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The contents of the newspaper article led to a detailed explanation of the situation in which North Korean defectors were unable to adapt to South Korean society.
And finally, the article ended with the conclusion that practical help was needed for the resettlement of the defectors.
Without realizing it, I let out a long sigh.
Two days ago I was too late.
If I had deciphered the full text of CW a little earlier, someone called Equation would have lived… .
A bitter taste lingered in his mouth.
But is it okay to expose the South Korean name of Choi Yi-soo and the original name of Equation like this in a newspaper article?
Usually, it is correct to come out like this, Mr. Choi or Mr. Bang, but this was quite surprising.
read at noblemtl.com
No matter how much a defector has no bereaved family… .
Even if you think about this a hundred times, it is true that the reporter was wrong.
Anyway, if you look at the conclusion, target number 19 is dead.
It was disguised as a suicide, but the actions of South Korean spies would be correct.
Suddenly, I had a question.
Why did the special reward vacation of 14 nights and 15 days come out yesterday?
* * *
Two days ago, on April 15th at 11:15 pm.
Security Command Headquarters in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Lieutenant Colonel Sung-tae Kang’s cell phone rang.
After checking the phone number on his cell phone, Lieutenant Colonel Kang answered the call with a smirk.
“Yeah, it’s been a long time, Major Jung.”
A loud laughter was heard from the other side of the phone.
-ha ha ha–! After all, it seems that the caller information is stamped because it is the phone of the Operations Staff of the Defense Security Command.
“You guys still have a long way to go to follow the intelligence command.”
Lieutenant Colonel Kang continued checking his watch.
“Looking at the calls you made at this hour, it doesn’t seem like it was a greeting call, what’s the business?”
-I heard that V19 was broken.
“her–! Has the news already gone there?”
– After all, isn’t the name of the Intelligence Command? You should be aware of that. And I have other information as well.
Lieutenant Colonel Kang said with a smirk.
“What information?”
-The thing that broke the V19 was that it was a regular private soldier? My name is Chae Jeong-ho. 1st year at Korea University. Address: Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. He enlisted in Nonsan on August 18 last year.
“haha–! Do you know the date of enlistment? There’s really nothing you don’t know.”
-Sunbaenim, that’s why I’m begging you… The enlisted man, please spend just one month at our headquarters.
“It’s difficult… . Hmm… Major Jung, please wait a minute.”
-Yep!
Lieutenant Colonel Kang said to the lieutenant and lieutenant on the other side of the table.
“Sergeant Kim.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Now, come and go on a patrol with Youngpil.”
“all right.”
As Sergeant Kim and the first officer left the situation room, Lieutenant Colonel Kang picked up the phone again.
“Major Jung?”
– Yes, sir.
“There is that Private Chae Jung-ho. He’s directly managed by the NIS. So, for some reason, the dispatch will not be approved.”
– I know that much. That’s why I called senior like this, isn’t it?
“haha—! What power do I have?”
-a–! Senior, please don’t do that, just this one time.
At Major Jung’s words, Lieutenant Colonel Kang spoke with a firm voice.
“I’m saying this because you don’t know very well, but I don’t mean to touch children directly managed by the NIS. It gets complicated later. There are a lot of people who have been to Naegok-dong and have taken off their military uniforms.”
– I have an idea. Seniors, you just need a little help. And I assure you, your senior will never go to Naegok-dong. I really only ask once.
At Major Jung’s tenacious attitude, Lieutenant Colonel Kang said with a short sigh.
“Then let’s talk about what it is. What can I do for you?”
– Please take a long vacation.
“vacation?”
-Yes, you only need to send it twice in a 15-day period. Then our kids will take care of the rest.
After a moment of silence, Lieutenant Colonel Kang opened his mouth.
“Yeah, I got it. Then tomorrow, I’ll send you a special reward vacation. By the way… This is something I do not know.”
– Aww! Whether or not! ha ha ha—! Sir, thank you so much! Loyalty! Loyalty!
“Again, this is a child directly managed by the National Intelligence Service. Be very careful not to speak.”
-ha ha ha–! Hold on to that concern. I’m not a civilian, and if I was a private, I’d be full of military standards, but it’s not like it’s a job to roast and boil a private.
At Major Jung’s words, Lieutenant Colonel Kang showed a smirk, and Major Jung continued to speak as if excitedly.
-And I did some background research, and there was a divorced mother. A mother seems to be a chewing gum–a filial piety, but these kids don’t even need to threaten them. If you talk about your mother, it will take a long time. ha ha ha—-!