Chemistry

- Four weeks?

On the way to Incheon Airport, Jungwoo scratched his chin at the confused voice of Yun Yi Seol coming from over the phone.

“I was supposed to meet and talk on the weekends · · · · · ·. ”

Jung thumped his forehead making excuses urgently. I'll tell you later, but the fact that I'm not in Korea for a while is still the same. I was thinking of something that would hurt me a little less, but Yoon Yi Seol heard an unexpected answer.

- Have a safe trip. You were vaccinated, right?

“Ah · · · · · · Last week just in case · · · · · · · ·. ”

- All right, then.

Jung, who seemed like the call would end briefly, fell into a state of confusion, worrying about relief. It was different, and Yoon Yi Seol's voice sounded like he wanted to hear it.

- Chief Ji. What was that schedule before? For you, Songdo.

You're really going to do that movie? I thought you said you didn't smoke.

I could go abroad for three months with the most handsome actor in Asia. Put Cole in there right now.

I had a hunch that the expression on my lips was painting well in front of my eyes. However, one word caught up with me before the investigation.

“· · · Flowers? ”

What's wrong? Someone comes along and disappears for a month.

“But there's no beauty in it. ”

So when you went to Alaska, you filmed so many good videos with so many beautiful YouTube stars.

When else did you see the expedition video on Kaya Channel? The more I thought about Jungwoo, the more I asked.

“What are you misunderstanding? Kaya is the same age as Chan, and she doesn't have time to care about other women in that frozen place. Besides, didn't Mr. Isseol send you a song about people being attracted to you?

But you want to shoot a love story with a handsome actor for three months. Cock-a-doodle-doo, very. ”

- No, he's my brother.

“Still!”

When I shouted, I suddenly realized that it was understandable for my younger brother.

- And not love. Pure action movies. Spark, spark, spark.

“What's the title? ”

- The Real Three. There will be two days overseas, not three months of cameora. You're pretty cute when you hear jealousy, Mr. Jungwoo.

Yoon Lee Seol's voice was somewhat softened, including a sequel to a Korean film that had been painted in the Korean action scene.

“Did you fish me? ”

- Who caught it first? By the way, Kaya is another woman, and Yoon Yi Seul is my woman. You said something like that, right?

Relieved, her response was as bright as ever, and this time there was tickling from the heart.

- I don't know what's going on, Africa, but get it over with and come back. It's the thumb period, so it's a wheat grass tolerance.

Jungwoo leaves the highway and throws himself out of the window onto the road overlooking the airport.

“Lee Seol may think he's a Thum, but he's not me. It's pretty serious.”

You're suddenly pulling on me because I pushed you so hard? I have a confession to make.

“I'm going to study this seriously and I'm going to succeed. ”

- Me again. What does success in Africa have to do with me?

Jung pretends to be careless, catching his breath, then speaks.

“The conditions I demanded when I came to Kintex. That's the kind of success you can hear. ”

- Huh? - Yeah.

“Secretary Cole is here. Bye.”

When I saw the signal that the car in the passenger seat came from the other side of the glass, Jung nodded his head. I calmed down my heart as I lowered the phone. And I thought about Yoon Iseol's request that day.

- 10 things you can do alone when no one's around. No, the power to do as you please 20 times. Yes, it's much nicer than what Jungwoo painted in his heart.

The BG series almost completed the formula to constitute the new protein polymer. This time it's not just a day, it's a 30-day sustainable level. Considering that it can be eaten once a month is practically a solution.

‘Then I can handle asking for anything harsh. It will be one day from that day. ’

Beevik.

- We're here.

Jungwoo's gaze shifted from the voice of Choi's knight. On weekday mornings, I noticed businessmen rushing inside the airport gates.

That's all I can think about.

It was time to think about the long journey to the tropics, which was the world's worst environment.

“Are you finished with your ride? ”

In this question, four vanguard members standing at the entrance to the airport nodded their heads. Jungwoo looked at the clock and confirmed that he was free, then told everyone.

“First of all, I'm sorry for the sudden gathering without any prior coordination. ”

Jungwoo himself was also lightly dressed, but the other four didn't even know where to go. Jungwoo opened his mouth after looking at those who needed to work together for the next ten days.

“Even if we have to leave in a hurry, we should do something. Greetings. I'm Chief Researcher ONLY responsible for the African Freshwater Filter Bidding Project. Please let me know if you report anything or have any questions. ”

A middle-aged man in a climbing suit opened his mouth to Jungwoo's remarks of greeting and introduction.

“I am the Director of Foreign Sales, Madu Hwa. I'm going to rub my hands and feet against African buyers. He's the oldest, but you can call him Doo Hua. ”

He stepped back with a clean salesman and a man in a uniform who had a little house next to the horse manager.

“Chief Min Dong-gun. I came all the way here from the Guacheon Tech Center to drive the Egyptian RO filter business. Him · ·"

Chief Min grinned, wiping off the sweat on his half-folded head with a handkerchief.

“Perhaps the most intelligent of men with the name 'Dong-gun’. I will try hard not to be anyone in this name. ”

As the sad gazes of Minh who sublimated hair loss into a joke began to stream, a third person who was wearing functional activity clothes from top to bottom opened his mouth.

“I am the lead researcher of Jungyeon Lee Jun-Ik. to assist with the various research activities within the project. ”

I smiled gladly at Jungwoo's mouth last week to see the talent and lab leader selected through the in-depth interviews. I've seen it for a week, and it's quite reliable.

The last four. A young man in a formal suit cautiously said.

“Tea · · holy water. As Senior Assistant General Manager Lim Woo, I don't have anything special for you, but you can use all of your expenses on my trip. ”

“Mr. Car? It's not a common last name, but it's not your family, is it? I don't think so. Why would I go on this hard business trip where my son is coming from? I told him to go. ”

Chamberlain avoided the answer, clearing his throat in anticipation of Chief Min. At the time of the yellow fever vaccination, I really had a lot of problems to follow. I got rid of all the headquarters and left for California as an excuse to complete my MBA.

However, the unknown confidence of Lim Wu who dared to pursue two trillion projects caught up with the nepotism. After a few days of recognition, Lim Wu's work was largely impossible without a large group.

I asked him to look suspiciously at the neighbour's gaze, "I'll look at you thoroughly and judge you," and bowed my head.

“I know who it is, so I'll tell you what to do from now on. ”

Jungwoo picked up his phone and opened the data folder that had been organized overnight.

“We can't run all 12 countries in a month's time to bid for support. Six countries strategically. Nine, at most. So every visitor must find the best conditions they can't refuse. ”

“I have a question. ”

Cha Seo raised his hand.

“Yes, car secretary. ”

“English, I'm sure all of you can do this, but Africa has a lot of different languages in different countries. I don't know how you're gonna fix that. ”

“I've decided to share Eugene Chemical's translator resources. Oh, and I'm going to use Eugene Chemical as a vehicle to move around the continent. It'll be mostly cars. ”

“What's in it for you to share the infrastructure you've prepared with us? ”

Before Jungwoo replied, a hand came up on his shoulder.

“There's plenty of profit. Chief Lim Wu here is with us. ”

“Centurion?"

“I'm glad we're not late. ”

Yoon Jae-gil smiles and reveals himself among the group.

“Senior Jungwoo. Just a moment alone.”

Jung woo thanked everyone for Yoon Jae-gil's gesture and walked to the side.

“I got this at dawn from the team leader, and I think I should know. ”

A hot document was recently printed in Jungwoo's hands.

Immediately after handing over one, I saw a scrap of international articles from the Hummington Post in France Week.

Zambian government agrees to supply distributed water supply system. Beolia's Pleasure]

Suez, Namibia Sewers Business Partner Selection with Wastewater Recycling Technology. Outcomes of expanding un-involved construction market]

Although not in the filter sector, building a close partnership with the water industry was like having already gained support.

“I know it sounds discouraging before I go, but the movement of the two companies is impressive. Mozambique was also told that someone who looked like a lobbyist had entered. ”

“I'd better get going. ”

“Please succeed in this business for five years and 10 years. Good luck.”

“No, I've only got four weeks. After that · · ·"

Jungwoo pointed to Lee Jun-ik who was standing far away.

“· · · I think he'll take care of it. ”

“Yes?”

“I have to go check on my departure. Thank you for the information, Centauri. ”

“You're welcome.”

Jungwoo and Yoon Jae-gil's handshake flashed against the glass outside the airport.

The image of an airplane starting to fly somewhere far from the sky on the other side of the window subsequently overlapped the window.

* * *

September 13 - BE 1/SU 1/KG 0

- Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Beira International Airport.

I opened my eyes to the pilot's announcement. Just now, it was clouds and wind outside the window, and now the sea and earth have become visible to me.

That's the Strait of Mozambique, and that's East Africa.

It took approximately 25 hours to leave Incheon and travel through Hong Kong and Johannesburg to Beira. After arriving in Africa in just one day, it felt more than real.

The third plane that was switched was not so big, so the collision with the runway was also violent. On a dull, frozen plane, a safety belt release sign appeared.

Jungwoo opens his base to unwind.

“Ow, my shoulder. ”

I stretched my arms out from the line that did not hit the person next to me, and then I touched the back of the person in front of me.

“Sorry · · · Oops. Sorry, sorry. ”

“What?"

Caucasian women with red hair in their early 20s reacted slowly without knowing they had been touched. She stares at Jungwoo with a less awake face, yawning loudly and slapping the old black gentleman's shoulder while extending her arms and pulling out her bag.

“Oops. ”

Her urgent apology tilts her head. Then I saw Jungwoo. Jungwoo nodded his chin, in the same case.

Cristina! What are you doing? Head down!

Her eyes widen as she hears from the other side of the car. Suddenly, the cloudy eyes become tense, and you rub your hands against the broken head, and straighten your clothes. She looks like a new hire about to be interviewed, and she swiftly snatches people up and walks forward.

‘I just saw it for a second, and I'm kind of freaking out. ’

In the diminished space, the cleaner opens the shelf with the bag behind the opening of the base. Then he stared at the brown bag, which was hollow beside his luggage.

“Hmm · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

It was immediately confirmed that the bag handle and the composition molecules of the body buried in the front seat were the same, even if they did not pay attention. That's the woman's burden.

I looked out the front compartment, but I couldn't see the woman.

“I think I see some conviction. What's the common denominator style in the world? ”

As you pack two bags, you hear the voices of the squad members sitting in the back compartment.

“I've been on a plane for hours. ”

“Ugh, deaf ears. ”

Director Ma and Chief Min. Subsequently, the car chaser walked. Cha Seong-soo grumbled, his face turned to dirt.

“How can a two-trillion business trip not be a business but an economy? Seats that don't even have a knee should not be sold on the airline. ”

“Car secretary. First time on a business trip? ”

When asked by the horse commander, Cha Seong nodded.

“Oh, right. ”

“There is a rate for KG chemistry sales. The lowest price when going and the best price when coming. However, if the sale is successful. I have a 30% chance so far. ”

The horse commander pointed at Jungwoo.

“Our Chief Lim Woo is 100%. Let's go back to business. ”

I walked in front of the plane and met Lee Joon-ik who fell apart.

“Joon-ik. Have you ever seen a white woman this tall? ”

“White? That cool, pretty girl? ”

“Maybe.”

“He went right out there. ”

Jungwoo gets off the plane in pursuit of the owner of the handbag.

The fresh air that was just blowing through the tip of my nose went deep into my lungs. Here in southeastern Africa, the winter of Mozambique is July. I heard it is now coming into the spring in September.

Taking a deep breath, I noticed a very small three-story building for the international airport.

You look around for the owner of the bag who keeps people walking around the outskirts of the runway along the entrance sign.

‘That was quick. ’

You open the door inside the airport and try to find traces of her collection with molecular vision. But even before I tried, I could find a group of white people who looked particularly chubby among the people with black skin.

Jung woo walks to the woman wearing something next to the immigration team and raises her bag next to her.

Excuse me, I forgot this.

Her eyes widen as she looks at the bag.

Jungwoo looks like he doesn't need gratitude, turning his back to greet his distant comrades. However, she pauses in her movements, extending her arms and blocking her way forward.

A light brown eye turns toward Jungwoo with a sharp color.

Have you opened your bag?

Yes?

You probably knew who this belonged to, because you opened it.

I wondered if it contained anything embarrassing inside, but Jung replied lightly because it was a useless misunderstanding.

I have a sensitive nose. There was the smell of saliva on his hands and cheeks. A little deeper.

The two colleagues next to her burst into laughter and giggled.

I know that Oriental Cristina habit.

Yes.

She glances at Jung, her face shining.

Lies.

Last night you had a pickle with vodka, right? That's 96% pure ethanol and fermentation. That's disgusting. Rye is confusing because it is mixed with bread, liquor.

Even colleagues who were smiling at the correct menu looked at Jungwoo with a deaf face. You're gonna look at her like she's unbelievable, right? I looked at him.

Then, excuse me.

The diaphragm lowers her arm and joins the approaching party.

“Senior Jungwoo. Do you know him?”

I shook my head to answer Joon-ik's question.

“No, get off the plane · ·”

“I keep staring at you. ”

“Don't stare. It was a habit of putting needles on my hands. ”

Jungwoo approached the table to fill out the visa application, avoiding pretending not to know.

Arrival ended sooner than I thought.

As soon as you step outside, the drier African sunshine meets Jungwoo.

“It's morning, it's cold, it's cold. ”

I opened my collar with the expression that others agree with Chief Min's muttering.

The phone rang as soon as a one-month old SIM chip from the airport lounge was inserted into the phone.

“Yes, this is Limited Woo. ”

- Chief!

“Mr. Shin? ”

- Hmm, now I'm exaggerating.

“Yes, congratulations. ”

It's been a long time since I've heard the voice of a holy man from the Total-Care drone team.

- I've been waiting for you. We left the base camp for the pickup truck, so we should be there in about 15 minutes. Instructor Wolf drove him out himself.

Just by standing next to her, Jung was able to choose to travel to Africa with peace of mind, as a confident Wolf participated as a survival expert.

“Is Kaya here too? ”

- I'm taking a picture up in the tree. Can I change it?

“Oh, no. ”

Kaya was the most wary person on this trip, leaving all the travel aircraft as a video in her backyard looking forward to Yoon Yi Seul and ‘1 day from today.’

Then, suddenly, a woman was carrying a large bag around Jungwoo's gaze.

She spoke English with a Russian accent I saw at the airport.

Was it Cristina?

She loads her suitcase in the trunk of an old passenger car and sighs deeply. Then I turned my eyes to the Asian crowd standing in the parking lot.

Similarly, she finds Jungwoo, shrugging her shoulders and hanging one arm on the car.

[BBC News] The small text of the car caught Jungwoo's eye.

Jungwoo highlighted her elbows as if she were bragging in the letter 'BBC’. As soon as a mustache man appeared, she lowered her waist to 90 degrees and opened the front door.

‘Are you new here? I'm just a teenager. ’

Later, colleagues who had also seen her get into the back seat, close the trunk, and she sits in the passenger car driver's seat.

Just before the departure, she lowered her window, smiling and looking at Jung, accusing her of not leaving yet.

Boo!

The BBC vehicle disappeared with a slight rough engine sound.

“You must have been very upset earlier. ”

The first one to speak on foreign soil is busy, grumpy, and quite shy.

Fifteen minutes later, a heavy truck arrives in the parking lot.

The starter went off and the muscle guy got out of the driver's seat.

Sir!

Mr. Han.

With sunglasses on, Wolf smiled as cool as he was a few months ago.

Jungwoo points to the four vanguard standing next to him.

These are the people we're going to move in with this time.

Is that so? Nice to meet you.

They all greeted each other with a slightly frozen color because they were not strong enough to feel the pressure from Wolf of good stature.

Wolf pulls out five backpacks from the back of the truck and puts them on the ground.

Survival gear in front of it. Take it out, check it out, and get dressed. You can't even stop the local mosquito needles with that suit.

Immediately after listening to the instructions, Jung felt the body reacted by itself. I used to open my backpack a few months ago, just like in the freezer training. You take out a grey cloth made of hard wool that looks like it fed grass inside.

It's called Safari Blessing. Like this? ’

It was very simple compared to the heat series that lasted 30 degrees below zero.

Jung, who only wore a tight-looking vest around his torso, felt great about keeping his clothes on almost exactly the same as Alaska or Africa. A steel forearm like that won't bite a mosquito.

Zeke's duvet, fitted to fit the hat, places the survival kit, such as a compass and flint, in all the pockets of the vest, and tucks the backpack into the back.

It only took three minutes to get here.

Wolf raises his thumb at Jungwoo with a satisfied face.

It's all thanks to your training and practice.

I'm looking forward to this. Your chemistry, your carbon dioxide.

Will something happen to make it happen?

"I don't know. Nature always shows us the unexpected.

While continuing the conversation so beautifully, Jungwoo noticed that the four people next to him were taking their clothes.

Lastly, 15 minutes passed before Chief Min Dong-gun wore his safari hat.

Wolf kicked his tongue.

These guys need to get used to training.

Please be gentle. They're the ones who got dragged in.

After a while.

It's time to leave for base camp. When Jungwoo first climbed up behind him and sat on a chair with a long side mounted, Madura pointed to the passenger seat.

“Chief Lim Wu gets in front. We don't have to worry about being old. ”

“It's okay. Take the front for me, car secretary. ”

I shook my head, saying that Cha Seong Soo, who squeezed his chest like she was going to vomit just now, couldn't do it. However, those who saw his face smiled bitterly and supported Jungwoo's remark.

“The car secretary is smarter than he looks. Because she's fine.”

“No, until yellow fever prophylaxis occurs. ”

“Get in, get in, get in. ”

Min Dong-gun opened the passenger seat door and pushed Seong-soo aside.

Wolf turns his head as he starts. It was covered with sunglasses, but I still felt strong enough to flinch.

Wolf, scavenging behind the seat with his big, fat forearm, pulls out an envelope and gives it to the undertaker.

If you feel nauseous, there it is.

I want to die if it spills inside. Cha Seong swallowed a gulp. Somehow I felt better.

Bang, bang.

When you get a signal from behind that everyone's boarding, the truck leaves.

Boo, doo, doo, doo.

Mozambique's roads are desolate.

Jungwoo was a little perplexed by the environment that was quite far from Africa's wilderness.

The so-called savanna grassland was not the only land that was barefoot mountains and dried up rivers in the "cracked field."

I mean, can an animal live? ’

Even in the middle of the dry season, it was a moment when I wondered if I could find clear water for the people in the area to drink.

‘That's why you're in the freshwater business with the big money. ’

By the time I got tired of Africa's first impression, the blue forest caught my eye. It was the entrance to Gorongosa National Park, where the base camp for total-care teams is located.

Jungwoo relieved at least the expectation that water would flow in that forest.

A truck pulls into the road next to the forest, and the bumpy road becomes more and more troubling.

When this road was over, the truck suddenly slowed down. I thought we were close, but Jungwoo's eyes turned around. It was because an old white car blocked an unpaved road and stopped.

A closer look shows that the fallen tree trunk has blocked the road. It looks like the car was too crowded to make a quick turn.

Jungwoo looked inside the window at the side of the car marked ’BBC’.

These were the people I met at the airport.

Eighty-nine percent of people from Beira come here to see the National Park. ’

It's no coincidence.

I'm getting ready to get off the road, but Wolf in the driver's seat opens the window and shouts.

Don't move!

Yes?

Oh, my gosh!

A wooden column falls, and three elephants with huge bodies appear in the back of the truck.

Jungwoo couldn't keep his mouth shut for the sake of a truck of elephants. He looked like he was eating food with a twig around his nose, but he showed clearly that his white horn and fluttering ears were never eating peacefully.

Three elephants began to come screaming at the same time with the sparkling roar of an elephant.

Wolf, who saw it with his side mirror, stepped on Excel without a second thought. The truck started running forward, raising a noise, stopped, and pushed further behind the passenger car.

“What, what! ”

“What is this · · · ·”

Director Jungwoo and Chief Min had no choice but to look at the approaching elephant, holding the railing of the truck firmly.

A passenger car, driven by a truck, picks up the trunk and breaks it down with a bumper. Jungwoo was confident that people would feel no pity for the broken bumper in front of him.

Because if you get trampled by three elephants approaching from behind, it won't end in bumper damage.

“Ouch! One closer! ”

A fast approaching man leans over the truck and slams his head behind him.

Kuguawangwang!

It was so unrealistic that the protective rollerbar attached to the back of the truck would shatter or fly away.

The body was shaken to the bone, shaking with the shock of the car. The pain reminded me that this moment when two other elephants approached under the chin was 100% real.

Wolf in the driver's seat extends his left hand out the window and fires a shot at the sky.

Ta-ang ―

The elephant does not shrink at all, despite the thundering sound of the ground. One more warning shot, the Wolf looks back and shouts.

Mr. Han! Let me know if you get within a yard!

You want to shoot?

This area can officially be shot by firing three warning shots.

I wouldn't call this cruel. The elephant's assault was more terrifying than any threat I had ever seen.

Jungwoo calculated the distance, wondering why the elephants who thought they were herbivores were so angry. The elephant hit for the first time was roughly five meters away. The other two, speed up.

Three meters later, the fear of being beaten senseless was overwhelming in my head.

I searched the forest with infrared vision because I thought I wouldn't stay still.

‘Nothing else · · · Huh? ’

A group of elephants gather deep in the forest.

Have I misunderstood the intrusion? ’

In the middle, there were five small individuals. In case a parent attacks to protect their cubs.

Jungwoo looked behind the rattling truck, then groped himself and held his cell phone in his hand.

I grabbed and pulled the cry of the faraway baby elephant. And he shoots it in the ear of an elephant bigger than the truck door.

I could feel the rattling, and the sound waves were shaking loudly to amplify.

Two elephants approaching almost a meter moved towards the elephant that had been hit once. Those who exchanged tears slowed down just the same.

The three elephants who gave up the truck attack soon returned to the dense forest.

"Oh, my."

The strong vision of the African wilderness has left my legs.

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