The Returner

2. Look at where you lie and stretch your legs (4)

“You're supposed to meet your brothers, and you're supposed to keep your mouth shut like Eminei. The man is so useless without Himachi. ”

“Me?”

Lee Hyuk pointed to himself.

“You seem to be getting the point. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled as he watched Ri Jin-chul who was making trouble for himself.

“Are you smiling? ”

“Ehey.”

Choi Jung-hoon waved his hands and turned his gaze.

Then I whispered badly to Lee Hyuk.

“Calm down. There are a lot of different mindsets. ”

“But…. ”

“Yes.”

“Why are they all in military uniforms? Is that a uniform? ”

“Oh, well……. ”

The people across the street were all dressed in tribal clothing.

I think it was strange in Lee Hyuk's eyes.

“The North Koreans don't have a separate organization, they're in the army. ”

“Huh? Why? ”

“It seems like everyone is in charge of the Korean Labor Party. ”

“The Korean Labor Party?”

Choi Jung-hoon, who had a hunch that he might have to go beyond the setting of North Korea and Kim Il-sung's birth story, asked Lee Hyuk.

“You can think of them as soldiers. You may have questions, but I can't explain it now, so I'll tell you all about it later. ”

“I'm curious now. ”

“Please.”

Choi Jung-hoon held hands and earnestly said, Lee Hyuk, who had a wide heart, happily nodded.

“Yes, of course. ”

“Yes.”

Choi Jung-hoon wiped the sweat off his forehead.

There are some North Koreans on the other side, and who in the world would understand this situation more terrifying than our allies?

It's back and forth, back and forth.

Choi Jung-hoon turned around and looked at the North Korean military.

“Just tell me why you called. ”

I said "locus."

To put it this way, it's colonel status. Even in South Korea, North Korea could not be an easy place for a colonel to rise.

In that sense, the man in front of me looked too young to be a locus.

Are we even close to Choi Jung-hoon?

In Korea, it was more suitable for the captain, not the colonel.

If so, it could be a child of a higher rank or a case of a really high speed promotion with one of its abilities.

If not, he could not rule out a slightly different hierarchy from other places he referred to as the PLA.

What the hell is intelligence doing? ’

I had never heard of a place called the People's Brigade until I came here. Choi Jeong-hoon knows that North Korea's Capable Personnel Division is the Shipbuilding Brigade.

New organizations and new people.

‘It's not good... …. ’

Of course, even though Korea has KSF, it is possible that North Korea has created a People's Soldier Corps with similar cases, just as it has created NDF.

However, assuming all that without confirmed information and leading the conversation made it difficult.

Even if you know all of them, it's a burden to talk to North Koreans, but you don't know them at all.

“You're making some weird noises. I thought you wanted to talk to Nam Chosun's comrades. ”

“I think we've had enough of this conversation. ”

“Comrade. Don't be insensitive. I don't like it when people do that. ”

Is this the one with the flutter?

Choi Jung-hoon's face slightly distorted.

At that time, Lee Hyuk opened his mouth.

“Well, it's all good. ”

Ri Jincheol's gaze was on Lee Hyuk.

“Why are you burning to the ground? ”

“Hahaha.”

Ri Jincheol smiled joyfully.

“Hey, don't be so hard on me, I told you to get my attention. ”

“No, I mean... ”

Lee Hyuk gripped his hands and said.

“Where, in our sacred territory, will we burn?" ”

“… Lee Ji-hyuk. ”

Choi Jung-hoon grabbed Lee Hyuk's shoulder and whispered small.

“They don't understand that. ”

“Yes? Why? ”

“You don't have a TV. South Koreans will know better. ”

“Oh, I see. ”

I was confused because I didn't really know Ri Jincheol. I can't believe the North Koreans know the drill better than anyone. It's ironic.

Lee Hyuk shook his head and fell back.

“What a strange fellow. ”

Strange.

It's very strange.

You should be thankful. If that guy gets really weird, you guys are gonna be lined up.

“Please refrain from calling people that way from now on. because if we take it as a provocation from this side, we can't stand by and do nothing. ”

“What are you going to do if you don't do anything? ”

“Do you see it? ”

Choi Jung-hoon's gaze and Ri Jin-cheol's gaze intertwined in the air.

‘Ugh…. ’

Choi Jung-hoon's back began to wet wet wet.

I could feel it clearly because I was facing my eyes like this.

These guys right in front of us are murder weapons.

I thought it was just a saying to feel alive in his eyes, but I really feel it in his eyes.

Hostile rather than alive?

Violence that seemed to rush to the neck of Choi Jung-hoon was touching my skin.

But it's not a place to back off.

Choi Jung-hoon couldn't have had the courage to fight with his eyes like this, but there was nothing to be afraid of because of Lee Hyuk right next to him.

If Ri Jin-chul comes running, Lee Hyuk will crush the five that are in front of him.

“You have a strong voice, such a pussy. I saw it again."

Ri Jin-cheol smiled as she looked first.

I don't think I won. But I felt that I had survived.

“I understand that you didn't think this through. Isn't that why you can't just come in here and yell for help? I'm just saying, we came all this way to tell you, but we have eyes, so don't be modest. ”

Choi Jung-hoon nodded.

I don't intend to work hard. I just didn't think it was right to let go.

“That's fine. You've said everything you need to say, haven't you? ”

“No, I have some business. ”

“What do you want?”

Choi Jung-hoon's eyes narrowed.

“That... that door will open soon. What do you think? You think you can just stop what you're doing? ”

“Isn't that what we discussed? ”

“You know the man who rolls in the field, right? If you stopped the guy coming this way, he'd light you up, and the water would flow, and if you hit anyone, how come that didn't work out? ”

“Hmm……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon nodded.

“That's definitely the problem. ”

“So why don't you join us? Let's move together while we're at it. ”

Choi Jung-hoon glanced at Ri Jin-chul with subtle eyes.

What does this guy mean by that?

“Wouldn't that be hard? ”

“What's hard? They're not the same people. ”

“Then who's in command? ”

“There's no problem either way. ”

“But if something goes wrong, who's responsible? ”

“Responsibility? You're afraid of that? ”

Scratching softly, there seems to be a target. Choi Jung-hoon had no intention of getting caught up in this chase.

“Then you have command. We don't need it. Is it back then?”

Choi Jung-hoon shakes his head.

“Let's be careful with each other. I don't want to have your command, I don't have to have it. ”

“Well, I thought you had it in you, but you didn't. I know. Let's each do our own thing. Don't regret it.”

Choi Jeong-hoon looked at Ri Cheol-jin's long gone back.

“What are you thinking? ”

Lee Hyuk smiled at Choi Jung-hoon.

“Don't you know what you're thinking? ”

“Did you know?”

“That's enough. It's been shaved. ”

“Yes?”

“Wait a minute. It's gonna be so much fun. ”

Choi Jung-hoon tilted his head without understanding Lee Hyuk's words.

“I specialize in this stuff. ”

I had a meaningful smile on Lee Hyuk's mouth.

In other situations, Choi Jeong-hoon would have a much better view than Lee Ji-hyuk, but in terms of human malice and conspiracy, it is unlikely that people are more sensitive than Lee Ji-hyuk.

Lee Hyuk has suffered from that environment for over a thousand years.

Lee Hyuk kicked his tongue at the returning North Koreans. A man should stretch his legs when he sees where he lies.

I don't know where he is, and if he stretches his legs, he'll have no place to cut off his ankles or complain.

Jung In-su approaches the pair of slippers.

“Those bastards are so worthless. ”

Choi Jung-hoon stared silently, and Jung-soo clearly coughed.

“I don't want to waste my life... I'm a commander. The commander has no choice. ”

“Yes, well learned. ”

“That's not what I'm saying. ”

“Yes, well learned. ”

“Heh-heh.”

Jung In Soo awkwardly laughed and patted Jung-hoon on the back.

“Nice, by the way. It was tough. It was nice not to get caught up in the strange demands. ”

“Thank you."

“... I'm sorry, yes. I'll buy soju.”

“Beef.”

“Feed off the flea's liver! You think I don't know you're paying more than I am? ”

“Beef!"

“Son of a bitch. ”

Jung Myung Soo shakes her head.

He wasn't always like this, but how did he get so worked up?

“But what are they really... thinking? ”

“I don't know.”

“You're obviously playing tricks on me. ”

“I think so, too. ”

His eyes narrowed.

“I think... ”

“Oh, my gosh! ”

Jung In-su was startled by the voice coming from behind her back.

“Sunbae, you haven't left yet? ”

“Are you ready to go? ”

Seo In-beom approached them in a slightly neutral posture.

“With the North Koreans... ”

“Yes.”

“The entanglement itself must be lost. For better or for worse, there's nothing to gain from getting involved. ”

“I'll keep that in mind.”

“Especially now that you're a senior officer. Now we have to deal with politics. We don't want to create a perimeter to attack. You know what I'm saying? ”

“Yes.”

But you're not going?

I wonder why the man who gave me command keeps sticking around.

Jung In-su couldn't erase the feeling of discomfort as if the teacher was standing behind her back. The manager seemed to be keeping an eye on the employees who were working behind the scenes without going home.

“Commander!”

At that moment, I heard an urgent voice behind my back.

“The gate is open! ”

“Hmm?"

It was getting all red from the gate on the other end.

“Good riddance. ”

Jung In Soo said whatever she said to relax.

Running operations close to North Korea has been an unprecedented burden.

“Prepare!”

“Yes.”

When the deputy commander started running to the temporary command post, Jung In-soo turned his head and looked at Lee Hyuk.

“Let's go.”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyuk was also guided to the command post.

“Huh? What if I take Lee Ji-hyuk? ”

“Why? Does Lee Hyuk have to be there? ”

“Not necessarily... ”

“Just a lot of gates, like level five. When Lee Hyuk is done with all this, he'll have to go all over the country. You can't do that. ”

“Well, yes. ”

“Well, good luck with that. ”

I'm sorry?

Excuse me, Colonel Jung In-soo.

You're the commander.

Excuse me?

Colonel?

Jung In-su shared a joke with Lee Hyuk and went to the command post.

“Ha……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon left behind sighed bitterly.

“That guy's tasting better and better. ”

Choi Jung-hoon turned roughly and looked at the NDF.