Chemistry

With a newly updated account in hand, Jungwoo's mouth was filled with happiness after leaving the neighborhood bank's exit.

The total balance of accounts currently held is approximately 27 million KRW. It was three months' salary plus the first ad revenue from the video site and the menu earnings from the local restaurants.

‘Considering the year-end bonuses that are piling up, debt settlement is no longer a problem. ’

Chan could have funded his university life even if he didn't get a student loan. even if you go to a very expensive department. If you want to go on a college romance or backpacking trip, you can let me go.

Jung smiled maliciously when he thought that this would give his brother a lifetime of grief.

“I'll clean my room when he gets home. Khh · ·"

On the way up the hill, my phone rang and reached my ears.

“Uh, dinner. ”

- Where do you want me? It's a bounty. We have to run!

A cheerful voice of applause rang out the speakers on your phone.

“I'm going to stop by my mom's after work. Just get over there. ”

- A boarding house? Okay, I'm gonna take Laura and go. I could really use some of your mom's crustaceans.

It was payday, so I tried to eat something delicious, but if it tastes good. Even Jungwoo's expensive meat was not sown. There's also beef for Song Bo-young, along with the semi-chain.

I came home and took off my suit and wore light churning.

I put on another jumper and went out because the cold hasn't gone yet. It had 25 million won bills and stamps in its pocket.

‘How long I've been waiting for this day. ’

It is the 100th anniversary. Although the family order has always been pushed to the dinner, I am able to declare that I have become a legitimate number one today.

When I gave out this necklace to repay the mortgage, Jung raised his expectations to see how impressed Hong Ji-sook would be.

About 10 minutes' walk, Jungwoo arrived in front of a restaurant located between the house and the market.

An old brick building on the first floor.

It's been around for 15 years, so the place is old, but there are plenty of taxi drivers, and the neighborhood's food scene is endless.

Jungwoo stopped walking under a faded sign that said "boarding house."

‘I need to clean up this mess. On my 15th birthday, I put a new glass door in my mom's face. ’

I was thinking about the big restaurant interior for next month's salary, and I heard a familiar voice from inside the closed door of the bride's house.

“Sis, have you secured this restaurant as well? ”

“I heard it fast. Did your husband tell you? ”

“No, why? How's your oldest son doing? ”

Jungwoo tilted his head.

"Restaurant mortgage? ’

Inside, the voice continues.

“Oh my, oh my! Jungwoo's dad was here. ”

“It's not like that. Don't be ridiculous, Jin Hee. When you've finished your garlic, go home. Isn't it time to come back after your husband's bank? ”

“He's worried about you paying a lot of interest for the settlement. What do you need to do for 5,000? ”

It was a conversation that made me listen.

Meanwhile, an old-fashioned car approached from the alley.

“Jungwoo, I'm here! ”

The applause lowered the car window and waved with a bright face.

“Wow, food smells. I'm hungry.”

Next to the dining table where the stew boils. Jungwoo sat across from the applause.

“Mother, just one more bite of rice! Can I get some more broth and ham, please? ”

“That looks generous. You're eating well. ”

“Haha! It's been a long time! It's so sweet. ”

He cheerfully ate the stew while singing his nostrils. Jungwoo glanced at the applause with a strange face.

“Hey, you drink some stew like a soup. Isn't it salty?”

“Of course I'm weaving. It's so good to have ham stew. It's so salty. ”

When Jisuk Hong poured the extra ingredients from the bowl into the pot, he raised his thumbs and said, "Excellent, Mother!” I cried.

The Soju Rebel was also quickly emptied out of the battlefield.

“That's right. Jungwoo, you saw the silver thread. She still likes you? ”

“Are you drunk already? You're just trying to force me to meet an alumni. ”

“I envy you, though. ”

Jungwoo clapped his applause and cup, and saw Hong Ji-sook doing the dishes in the kitchen.

‘If he owed more debt, why didn't he say so? ’

I missed the time to confidently hand in my bank account because I was hungry and got into the restaurant because I was hungry.

There, Empress Chairman Im Hee kept saying something in her head. The more I thought about it, the more I felt like drinking, the more salty the crustaceans would be.

‘Hmm.'

At 9 o'clock, Hong Ji-suk, who finished the settlement, approached the dining table. Seeing two bottles of soju lying empty, she turns to Jungwoo and says,

“When you're done, put it in the sink. Stop drinking in the third bottle. ”

“Got it.”

“Mother, thank you for eating! ”

“Yes, he's enjoying himself. ”

Jung watched as Hong Ji-sook opened the door and went out, pulling out the passages and stamps from the jumper on the chair.

“Dinner. Hold on a second. ”

“Huh? Huh. ”

Jungwoo came out straight away and ran to Hong Ji-suk.

“Mom.”

“Why did you come out? It's cold.”

“I forgot to give you this. ”

In Jungwoo's account, there was a look on his face.

“I've been collecting. To pay off my mortgage. ”

“Me again. I thought it was a negative account. Then why did you repay the loan? ”

“I wrote it. ”

“No, thank you. If you have that kind of money, you have to pay your tuition first. ”

“That's cheaper. You can pay more. It's a few hundred, not that much. 2,500. ”

His eyes widened when he heard the amount. Jungwoo forcibly handed over the account to Hong Ji-suk.

“Your son is going to be the pillar of the family this year. Now tell me everything that's hard. ”

“This money · · ·”

He was not able to connect the words because he was surprised. Jungwoo boldly laughed.

“You don't have to thank me because I don't make weird money like my dad. ”

· · · Take it back and repay the debt in your name first. ”

“Mom! What's wrong with family? Chan's going to college next year. We should all live together until we get a job and settle down. ”

Hong Ji-Sook looked at Jung without saying anything for a moment. Then I quietly placed the account on the recycling box in front of the restaurant.

“I need you to pay me back slowly. I can't pay you or Chan for it, but I'll never take it off your hands. That's what I've been doing at the diner. ”

Chungwoo asked me what I heard earlier.

“What's 5,000? That's half the price. ”

“Stay out of adult trouble. And I don't say it twice. Spend your money on you. ”

I turned my back and walked out.

“I'm an adult, too! ”

I sighed deeply as I looked at Mother's resolute back.

“Aye.”

I stared at the cabinet that was sitting on top of the box.

I thought this would do it, but there were five thousand more. Had it been the end of the year, we could have settled this with commissions.

Just the fact that Hong Ji-suk was determined to hold on to his debt from the beginning was eating away at me.

‘What's Jim? Whenever I boil a meat soup, I put out all kinds of colors to make sure it's not free. ’

I was proud to see such a big look from my mother, even though I had saved this much money only for a short time.

“Let's collect more and settle with Joe the banker. ”

* * *

The first week of April following the day of the cold and fumes.

Jungwoo, who was sitting in the first room, opened his eyes after hearing the new instructions on dispatches from the small intestine.

“You're not an affiliate and the competition wants me? ”

“It's your choice, Jungwoo. Let me know when you decide. ”

I had to swallow the groaning that Oh Seung-ju put in my documents. Seeing Eugene Chemical Mark at the top of the document, I remembered the face of Yoon Jae-gil who tried to recruit him every time I met him.

‘He doesn't give up. ’

One more chapter included a project to expand Eugene Chemical's signage, the Total Care System, to overseas markets.

Jungwoo, who also read that he jumped between world-renowned oil transport facilities and companies that diagnose and manage trans-Alaska pipelines, was flawed.

That's where I asked you to go.

Jung, who had rotated the globe in his head to see where Alaska was, shakes his head at the distance away from the polar bears and the area where the seals run.

"Why would I? ’

I put the document back on the table, thinking I didn't have to pay for it. But my phone rang as if I was waiting.

Jung, who saw the main number floating, called Eugene Chemical, got a call from the hallway thinking that Jung couldn't do it.

- Jungwoo. I'm Yoon Jae Gil. I'm sorry I started on Monday morning, but have you seen the proposal?

“Yes, if you're totaling the pipeline." ”

- I want to ask you what you think. I have to get the list to the pipeline service company by 10: 00.

Jung Woo, who was holding the strand by refusal, was deafened by Yoon Jae Gil's words.

- I know it's sudden. But I really need Jungwoo's ability to do this. You have to take the risk, but don't worry about safety because you've invited the best survival teams.

“Risk pay?”

- Oh, in our case, we guarantee 500% of the salary you receive during the same period. When the project was successful, of course.

It was a sparkling word.

“If I get involved, I get involved. ”

Mr. Jungwoo guarantees 500% of the company's salary, and even if it fails, the allowance will remain intact.

A chance to make about 5,000 in a short time. My heart trembled. After a while of hardship, I could see my mother's happy expression in a few months.

That was enough for Jungwoo.

‘The warden wants me to do what I want, but it's not worth it. ’

- I was inspired by Jungwoo because of the Han Steel Bridge. Don't just think of it as a rival company, it's a chance for South Koreans to be recognized for the oil industry in the world oysters · · · · · ·.

“I'll do it.”

- · · Yes?

“I do, this project. ”

You hear a sigh of relief over the phone.

- Good thinking. Departure is in seven days, but we are gathering everyone from 1: 00 today for advice from polar experts. Can you make it?

“That's fine by me, as long as it's approved by the company. ”

In a few hours.

Jungwoo was standing in front of the address where Yoon Jae Gil sent him, with a suspicious face.

"First meeting at the warehouse. ’

Incheon Terminal Logistics Complex at the end of the Arabian Road.

Only the big trucks occasionally stood out, but little to no one, and the vastness of the road was where Eugene Chemical's warehouse was located.

I looked around for a management office, and there was a man swooping to the side.

"Huh?

Even though the air was still cold, the back of a blonde woman riding on a longboard with half an arm was enough to catch my attention.

Just push the longboard and turn lightly on it. It was not unusual to see the bridge moving around in the sky and controlling the longboard with speed.

As I turned again, I came to say ”Hi." Jungwoo waves his hands reflectively.

She disappeared from sight within the long boards.

‘What? You enjoy leisure in a place like this. ’

He looked young, but it was hard to guess his age because he was a foreigner. Since that foreign woman came out of the warehouse, Jungwoo leaned in even more.

I walked into the empty space and saw Eugene Chemical Mark's frozen storage room and a container office. Finally, I saw the people, Jungwoo hurriedly approached.

“Mr. Jungwoo? ”

Team Leader Joo Hana in front of the office recognized Jungwoo and greeted him.

“Welcome. ”

“It's been a long time, boss. ”

“Luckily, you decided to join the team. Mr. Jungwoo, I've been listening to Director Yoon. ”

The reason I joined was only for the money, so I was slightly stabbed in the chest. The goal was still as confident as processing the work. Even at Han Steel Bridge, it's not that hard to examine certain facilities and identify the corroded parts.

Jungwoo bowed his head and said vigorously to Joo Hana.

“I look forward to seeing you again. ”

“I really am.”

Unlike Jungwoo, who was wearing a suit, he was wearing a sweater suit. The majority of the people inside the office asked with a curious face because they were similarly comfortable.

“But what exactly are you doing here? ”

“I'm going to do some adaptive training. ”

“Training?”

“Looks like we're close to the Arctic. Oh, it's time. Come.”

One week, pointing to the watch, starts walking towards the freezer. Jungwoo followed her and found out that total of nine people move to him. We have polar experts here who are responsible for safety.

“Are you Mr. Jungwoo? ”

At the entrance of the freezer, a man in his late twenties spoke to Jungwoo.

“Mechanical team holy offender. ”

“Do you know me? ”

“I know, but when it came to the philosophy, the head of the main team was just talking about Jungwoo, and he wanted us so badly. Haha.”

When Lord Hana stared at him, the saint, who was smiling and talking, retreated, clearing his throat.

“Everyone on your team knows Mr. Lim Woo, so feel free to treat him. I'm an outsider, but Mr. Jungwoo's position is right below mine. I want you to know that I'm the Deputy Chief. ”

“I will.”

At 1 pm, all nine members of the Total Care team gathered in the freezer.

Jungwoo looks at them with his eyes wide open. Then I looked inside the warehouse. Nine large bags line up in the middle of the wall, frozen by frostbite.

Is this some kind of cold adaptation exercise? ’

Jung was somewhat confident that he wouldn't be able to proceed in the freezer.

The conversation of the team members was heard in Jungwoo's ears.

“I remember the harshness. ”

“Me, too. The ground was frozen solid, so I couldn't dig with shovels. The platoon commander said to hit the tent quickly. ”

Jungwoo also had a similar fragrance of military life. It used to be painful, but now it's just something I don't talk about when I drink.

Hiccup.

The door on the other side opens and someone walks in and everyone stops chatting.

Soldier style foreigners in black berets. He was also a man of enormous stature with a height of 190 centimeters.

‘Whoa, look at the muscles. ’

Mileage was strong enough to come to mind. The user looks at the target, looking at the target in a posture that naturally settles on the strain of its rock-like appearance.

The man who dropped his load on the floor opened his mouth as he looked around at the people.

“My name is Dwayne Stillwell. I'm your instructor. Just call me a wolf. ”

The instructor calls himself Wolf, then looks toward the door he came in from. With a gurgling sound, the front and rear doors of the freezer are all closed.

Inside, the back lights up, and Wolf says.

What you see in front of you is a backpack with protective equipment. Take your seats, everyone.

You follow your friends and stand in front of a backpack.

Wolf looks at those who are ready and shouts out to the outside.

Activate!

You hear 10 times the reverberation of the refrigerator, and the digital thermometer on one side of the wall begins to fall.

The first principle of survival at the pole. Check the temperature of every moment you open your eyes. And prepare accordingly. All hands, open your backpacks and have your gear at minus 10 degrees. Execute.

Jungwoo quickly opened his backpack in the warehouse where his breath began to appear and took out the items inside.

The basics of warming overlap. One layer at a time. Now prepare the mid-layers and gore-tex jackets for the Polatech artificial fibers. Gloves, hats, boots.

I did not confuse the order because the clothes were all in one piece. I put on a top to my neck and a pair of comfy bottoms. After wearing gloves and pressing the fur hat down to the ear, the thermometer on the outer wall pointed to '-10°C.’

"Oh, it's cold. ’

It was a chilly temperature to hang stones around my neck on a padding of 10 degrees below zero. Jung felt his fingertips closing in gradually.

The temperature you're feeling right now. This is the warmest weather in Alaska.

“What?"

As Jungwoo was surprised, the eyes of the team members next to him grew wide. The team leader, Zhuhana, still whimpered and didn't seem to hear it while wearing snowboots.

Now it's minus 20 degrees. Wear a coat and hood around the entire face.

The freezer is getting colder. Jungwoo zipped up in a parka on Juju Island. My lips were fluttering and my body was shaking regularly.

Usually I will experience this temperature most often. Let the wearers move their bodies.

I felt slow because I was wearing layers of clothes. Jungwoo waves his arms around and tries to shake off the horror.

A minute later, Wolf in a coat told people,

Do you think you've adapted? If Alaska had been at this temperature, the instructor would never have met you. Now it's 30 degrees below zero. The wind blows hard, or the temperature comes when the day is bad.

The digital thermometer indicated ‘-30°C’.

Wear one more type of mute glove. Wear goggles to protect your eyes. If there is an area where heat is felt directly, the button is not filled or the zipper is not closed properly.]

Jungwoo trembled after wearing only all his equipment in a frozen world.

When there are no more wearable equipment. You can get 40 degrees below freezing. At that time, the only way to stay warm is to stay warm on your own.

As the temperature slowly dropped and headed toward minus 40 degrees, people groaned.

Avoid deep breathing at this temperature as it freezes the lungs. Breathe in thin air and spit out lightly. Hey! Don't be so aggressive about raising your temperature. When you fall at minus 40, your bones turn to dust.

The holy man who was running in his place stopped.

Is this the freezing cold that kills you when you blink? ’

Jungwoo also stopped shaking his arms and looked after the others. They're shaking like they're all going to die.

How many days do you think you will experience this cold in your life? The colder you are, the luckier you are and the more willing you are to overcome it.

Jung felt like finishing something, so now the temperature was rising. However, Wolf resolutely betrayed Jungwoo's expectations.

April in Alaska is warm. You're less likely to experience temperatures below minus 40. However, if it does not respond properly when it comes to you, you may die. That's why I'm going to practice my tactics every day until I leave. Assistant! "

Wolf's voice opens the freezer door and a man walks in with his coat wrapped around him.

Jungwoo saw the big fan that the man had brought and opened his mouth. because I thought I knew what the training was.

Nature will never let up. What to do when the wind blows hard. Follow the assistant to learn the code of conduct.

The fan has started.

A lean wind surges through the freezer, and the assistant gestures to the people to gather.

Hang on!

I turned my head as I was about to freeze to death at the sound of the cheerful assistant. I was wearing a silver ski goggle on my eyes, so I couldn't recognize the look on my face at all, but it was the voice of a young woman.

It preserves each other's body temperature and minimizes the area of contact with the blade wind.

Nine team members, an assistant. Ten men remain together, shoulder to shoulder.

Jungwoo instinctively raised his hand to the fan as if something was going to happen. I shot something to fight the urge to turn it off, and I felt the gaze of the assistant next to me, and I quit.

In a snowstorm situation, a minute in a safe zone is more likely to survive than unintentionally.

Wolf says this and then turns off the fan exactly one minute later.

When the wind stopped, I felt like I would live at minus 40 degrees.

Loosen up by following the assistant's movements while returning to video temperature.

The assistant stood in front of the crowd and started doing something like stretching. Even though the breath was freezing, Wolf or his assistant had no slow movements at all.

Follow the pose of the straightening assistant, shouting a small scream at the stiff joints, except for one week.

‘Risk pay was not a bad idea. ’

Even before I went to Alaska, this training in the freezer, which felt so frightening, was not going to go unnoticed. Because it's actually worse than here.

The digital thermometer on the wall slowly begins to rise.

When I got to 0 degrees, Jung felt that my body was getting warmer. I feel like I'm fried with cold water. After experiencing 40 degrees below zero, it was very hot. However, Wolf didn't tell me to take off his thick coat, so I just stood by and waited.

I unzipped a member of my team.

Don't do it.

The assistant shakes her head at the teammate.

Your skin is under zero, and your head is mistaken for a video. Skin that doesn't adapt to rapid temperature changes is at greater risk of having an alumni attack.

I couldn't help but be surprised by the sound of this.

In 10 minutes.

Wolf takes off his coat and says,

If you are sweaty, take off your clothes.

Jungwoo was sure that he was sweating because he felt wet on his back and took off his coat.

“Ugh, I think I'll live. ”

It was not a long experience. It was only a half hour of temperature change, but the gin was fluttering. I put down my heavy coat and even took off my mid-layer clothes, making it at least hollow.

‘We'll have to take care of this separately, right? ’

The first thing that came to mind was a hot pack. We should be able to hold out for about an hour under emergency conditions.

Meanwhile, the assistant standing in front of Jungwoo also took off his coat and pulled down the ski goggle.

Huh?

Turns out he was a blonde foreigner on a longboard earlier. The gaze of the men was often concentrated because she was a pretty girl with a voluminous body that caught my eye.

You didn't introduce him.

Wolf points to the assistant.

Kaya Stillwell, a polar expert who will accompany you on your journey. Eighteen years old. I hope you don't underestimate me for being young. Everest has been there.

Called Kayara, she lowers her head slightly towards the people.

Eighteen?

Jungwoo could not believe that she was the same age as her brother. Although the face was unknown, the overall body developmental status from height was that of the adult.

‘That's right. He's worse off if you put it that way. ’

Wolf confirms that people have taken off all their protective clothing.

The second danger encountered in Alaska is encountering wildlife. I'll take a break and learn to use some basic equipment to repel them.

Kaya stands beside Wolf in a half-armed outfit.

Aren't all these Weakling Fruits going to freeze to death as soon as they arrive?

Her gaze shifts over the squatting men and stays with Jungwoo in the suit alone.

I think he came to work.

They are all members of the company.

"Ha. You're not going to kill yourself as a group, are you?

Speak softly. You better watch out for that woman over there.

Kaya looked at one of the states with her arms crossed and panting and undressed, and asked.

I heard the Academy has become difficult, but I didn't think I'd have to do a crowd crossing Alaska with a layman.

Wolf claps his hands to let people know that the break is over.

"Kaya, Asians have a mysterious corner. Once you've adjusted, you'll follow me.

Daddy must be old, too. Sounds superstitious.

The world must be old to you. Take your positions. We're going to train the tools.

Wolf left Kaya's back and told people.

Everybody take out the equipment in your backpack. Are you from the military?

All the men raised their hands, and Wolf said, "Ah.” Then I smiled.

This is why I like Korea.

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