288: See you again (5)
“GEL-8563-644E”
“Confirmed!”
It was in front of the driveway on Connaught Rd near Central. Hong Kong police, who installed temporary barricades and controlled movement, searched for the pass code of Cheol-woo in the car, and saluted.
Connaught Road was named after the visit of the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in 1903. Like the name of this road, which Hong Kongers call Kannakdo (干诺道), British influence still remained here and there in Hong Kong.
The pass code that Cheol-woo called also came from the British embassy. No matter how determined and determined the Chinese government was, they could not even touch the British embassy.
Similarly, Hong Kong police officers still had a nostalgia for the British Commonwealth. That’s why I didn’t doubt Cheol-woo, who was with a westerner and spoke fluent English.
“This is why the country must have power. You can wander around the city freely like this in a country where martial law might break out anytime. shit!”
“Why do you put an exclamation at the end? You’re not even Hong Kong…”
Wolf, who sat in the passenger seat, grunted with a frown on his face. He enjoys special rights, but on the other hand, he shows without filtration that he is in a bad mood.
“It’s because I’m from Ireland. is that it? Connaught is the name of a province in northwestern Ireland.”
It was only then that Cheol-woo understood Wolf’s feelings. Like Hong Kong, Ireland was under British rule.
He could not have known the sorrow of the colony. Only those who have suffered could understand the sorrow of those who were beaten here and there among the great powers.
“My father is from the IPLO (People’s Liberation Organization of Ireland). The killer is the family history. Huh!”
“Was your father also a former sniper?”
“No, he was an explosion expert. He drank and worked and turned to dust. Giggles!”
Among the mercenaries, it is said that ‘the one to go is gone.’ How many sane people in the world are sane?
“Anyway, I’d rather earn than my father.”
“There is no sense of belonging. After all of my family died, I gave up my hometown and nationality.”
There was no one who came to the sandbox and became a mercenary without a painful past. So everyone didn’t ask about the past.
Wolf didn’t mean to be comforted either. I just didn’t like the fucking Hong Kong situation.
“How do you think it will be?”
“You mean Hong Kong?”
“How do I know that?”
“I’m just asking. What do you think…”
Wolf nervously pulled the seatbelt. He hated seeing the sorrows of the powerless wherever he went.
“It will depend on your confidence.”
“What confidence?”
“They have experience pushing protesters with tanks. You know how to stop these whining bastards at once. I’m just saving that card…”
“and?”
“I don’t remember winning this one. ‘Cause I’ve never had freedom with my own hands. I just don’t want to lose what was in my mouth.”
“Is this the difference between memory and experience?”
“No, it’s about confidence. It’s the difference between something I’ve done and something I’ve never done before. Where would you go?”
“…then do you think it’s finally over?”
“It is not! If I had the courage, the story would be different. But as soon as they are terrified of that gigantic number and size, fear will drag them down to the abyss.”
“You need a Brave Heart. Huh!”
“Freedom is defended by courage, not blood. Blood is just a byproduct. I think so.”
After talking, Cheol-woo held the steering wheel and looked straight ahead without saying a word. And after a while. The car entered the place where Zahar and his party were breathing.
“Accident scene cleanup…?”
“It’s all over.”
Hong Kong Police Department’s deputy chief of operations, Justin Lowe, was receiving reports of the fighting near Lin Kwai Fong. Without knowing the details of the situation, he only ordered to erase the traces from his superiors immediately.
However, a report on the scene from an aide caught his interest. There was an explosion presumed to be an EMP, and those in unfamiliar combat uniforms were left dead.
In addition, there were traces of heavy weapons that could not be seen in the civilian world on all sides of the damaged armored vehicle. And there are evidences that the corpses believed to be of two types were quickly moved.
“Damn, these guys look at the Hong Kong police so much. On-site CCTV?”
“Some parts have been deleted. After the battle, only the scene where each faction carries the casualties remains briefly. The edited video is uploaded to the server.”
Tuk Tuk Tuk!
Deputy Commissioner Steve immediately checked the video and tapped the table with his finger. Looking back at the situation, the current state of emergency and this case seemed closely related.
But Hong Kong’s chief executive, the chief executive, ordered him to bury the case himself. The fact that he was called directly by skipping his direct supervisor, the Chief of Police, means that something else is hidden.
“That deputy chief… Protesters are likely to hold a mass rally tomorrow. What to do before that…”
“What more! What more can we do? Why, do you have enough live ammunition?”
Deputy Commissioner Lowe suddenly struck the desk with excitement. There was a lot of blood on his bare face.
“I mean, that’s not what I mean…. Even for the safety of the personnel who will be dispatched to the scene…”
“after! I’m a bit sharp Do it the way you always do.”
“But the chief executive gave instructions to be prepared . . .”
“Minister Leung is your direct supervisor or is it me? ok!”
“All, of course, the deputy chief…”
“You want us to keep being called ‘POPO’? Do you want to use the disgrace of observation until you die?”
“I, absolutely not!”
“Sibel! It’s only us police and civilians who get hurt. We are the only ones who die from playing with politicians…”
The two did not speak for a while. In Hong Kong today, even in the same workplace, the political colors were different.
It was largely divided into the pro-establishment faction (pro-China faction) represented by the Hong Kong chief executive and the mainland faction claiming complete independence for Hong Kong. And the constitutional reformists dreaming of a sustainable ‘one country, two systems’ were in the middle.
The pro-establishment faction and the mainland faction fought like enemies, and the constitutional reform faction that advocated one country, two systems was branded as a gray element. And Deputy Commissioner General Lowe was a constitutional reformist who wanted to restore the honor of the police.
“Get out! And crack down on them not to fire without my permission. Even if the head of the police department orders it, make sure to educate me to report it to me first.”
As soon as the subordinate left, his car phone rang. He picked up the phone in the drawer and answered the call in a bright voice.
“What are you doing again? Consul General Harrison! haha!”
“This is a big deal because I have so many things to ask of you these days. Draw!”
Harrison, the British Consul-General in Hong Kong, said in a hoarse voice. Many protests, including anti-extradition protests, took place in front of the Consulate General in Central.
For that reason, the head of the Operations Department, who was in charge of suppressing the protests, had no choice but to watch the British consul general. Neither the Hong Kong chief executive nor high-ranking officials of the Chinese government were held accountable for such a sensitive issue.
If he hadn’t acted wisely, his neck would have escaped already. Thus, the two became a symbiotic relationship for the benefit of each other.
“I think we need to get a few more free-pass codes. I think we will have to cross over to the British embassy in Beijing.”
“That’s what I can handle on my own terms. I will take responsibility and issue it right away. Rather, it seems that there will be a large-scale protest in front of the consulate-general tomorrow…”
Deputy Commissioner Lowe negotiated to the fullest. Since it was a transaction that scratched each other’s itchy spots, the transaction was completed without much difficulty.
“Come on, it’s the room key! for now i’m resting I will see you in a little while.”
“Please help me find my wheelchair. Even with the battery connected, it won’t last for several hours.”
Cheol-woo held out the card key for the newly acquired room. Irina, who was pushing the wheelchair, received it.
Zahar was seated in a manual wheelchair provided by the hotel. He and he were putting the car battery that Cheol-woo had saved him on his lap.
His body, which had been cut off from power, became rigid in a twisted posture. When the power is turned on, thin artificial muscles are activated, helping to enable basic movements in the upper body.
Yes, it was a movement of raising and lowering the hand. Delicate movements such as hitting the keyboard were only possible with his dedicated wheelchair with built-in special artificial intelligence.
“okay! I’ll have it by tomorrow morning.”
“Oh! thank you Let’s go, Sister!”
Zahar acted comfortably as if he was my home. Seeing that he always had a bright smile on his life, he had a very strong mentality.
“You are waiting in the car. I have to move as soon as I meet some of my friends.”
Wolf was standing idly in the hallway. He told me to watch the mighty in the car, but he said he never wanted to be alone with such a guy, so he dared to follow him into the hotel.
“I’m also tired because of the jet lag.”
“Oh, you said you couldn’t sleep because of the jet difference…?”
“That was then. Right now, my eyelids are about to close.”
“It’s a no-brainer, what kind of school are you, a kid?”
“I don’t know, anyway, I need a place to rest. If you are an employer, please treat me like an employer!”
“You better just go! I have no use for anything but work as a porter.”
Cheol-woo waved his hands and said sternly. Wolf was furious at the sight.
“What! Are you saying I’m useless? Huh! It’s the first time I’ve ever heard of such a thing! Do you know how many years I’ve been rolling on this floor?”
“Do I even need to know that?”
Wolf grabbed the back of his neck. A great rift had arisen in the pride of a proud Irish man.
“Okay, I’ll show you my true skills. Let’s negotiate later.”
chin! Tub, Tub!
Before he turned around with a determined face, he pulled out an egg tart from the envelope he was holding. Then he put it in his mouth and went back to the car with the Mighty.
“phew! I’ll have to work hard to bring them up to the old level… Shall we just let each of us live on our own?”
Cheolwoo also took out an egg tart and put it in his mouth. He bought two in large envelopes, but now only has one left.
He thought as he went to the room where the two directors were. Wolf and Mighty were like another family to him who had lost his family.
With their skills, they couldn’t be easily defeated wherever they went. However, even before returning, one of them had died, and the other had broken one hand.
I didn’t know they would suffer like that in their prime. And now I thought I would never find the culprit who made them that way.
However, the suspects were found through those who looked like American suits. The suit using artificial muscles could not overcome the disadvantage of being slow even before the return.
So I was pushed out of the Warrior project, and only projects using AI chips remained.
However, I saw that the fatal flaws of the suit were corrected before a large-scale project was even started. The Baron he faced was fast enough to beat Mighty in close combat.
It was especially fatal to the opponent who was experiencing it for the first time. Like all his enemies against him…
‘Obviously, you did something expedient. If not, I can’t make up for the shortcomings of the suit in a short time. Well, well!’
That secret will be a clue to the revenge of his colleagues. Even if it wasn’t, the guys in those suits needed to be touched at least once.
“There is no need to be angry. Huh!”
Now the role has changed. As he chases them and they run away…
“hey! Are you making your own egg tarts? How many hours did it take? You almost fell out of your throat while waiting!”
I wanted to send the sheep away first before Wolf. Definitely just…!