The Returner

1. I was foolish (1)

“What did you just say? ”

Choi Jung-hoon couldn't understand what he was hearing.

“A coup?”

- Yeah, man! There's a commotion!

“It's quiet here. ”

- We're not there yet. I'm working on it. I think Park Yong-hui did something.

“Park Yong-hui?”

Choi Jung-hoon distorted his face.

“You mean General Manager Park Yong-hui? ”

- Yeah.

The Secretary of Defense is not lying. But I couldn't understand why Park Yong-hui did the coup. Is he not the essence of power, even if he stays still?

“I don't believe it. I didn't think Park Yong-hui would go on such an adventure. ”

- It's me, all right? That's all I know. That's all I know. I'm opening the desk and analyzing the comms and the National Guard. And you guys are doing okay?

“Yes.”

- Did you cross the border?

“I just crossed over. ”

- Good, you're back.

“You mean return? ”

- Yeah, what else you got?

“No, it's not. I'll be back.”

Choi Jung-hoon hung up after talking there.

What the hell is going on? ’

Choi Jung-hoon was in a state of confusion.

Suddenly, so sudden. Even if it is happening, why is it happening at such a chaotic time?

“… No. ”

If things were going to work out, now would be the time.

First of all, Pyongyang is in an unprecedented state of chaos.

And secondly, there are 100,000 elite troops around the Pyongyang right now, and that command belongs to Park Yong-hui.

‘There's no reason not to. ’

I now understand the atmosphere that tried to send Lee Hyuk fast.

If I have Lee Hyuk, I don't know where the variables will bounce off. Without Lee Hyuk, you will definitely think you have a priority.

“Was it planned from the beginning? ”

“What are you talking about? ”

Choi Jung-hoon looked back at Lee Hyuk and said helplessly.

“There's been a coup. ”

“A coup?”

"It looks like Chief of Staff Park Yong-hui is the center. ”

“Ha, with him. ”

I looked down at the box Lee Hyuk received as a gift and kicked my tongue.

“What's the rush? ”

“… I see. ”

“It's nice to be tough, but I think it's a little premature. It's North Korea's internal affairs you know better than we do. ”

“Yes, it is. And it's worth noting that there's been a coup that hasn't been attempted since the Kim family dictatorship was established. A coup in a stiff society like that was just as devastating for North Korea as it was for this monster. ”

“So it's weird. ”

“… what? ”

“The coup I know always happens when there's a crisis. ”

“Mmmm... ”

“But now the crisis is resolved. Once the crisis is resolved, it will be rare to see a coup in history. ”

“Do you know anything about history? ”

“I don't know. I saw it myself. ”

“Ah……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon nodded. Lee Hyuk may be ignorant of the world history of the earth, but he has been through the rise and fall of the dynasty for thousands of years in this world.

Therefore, the eyes that examine history will not be on the level of ordinary people.

“Something's a bit strange.... ”

Lee Hyuk opened his base.

“What do you want me to do? ”

“What?”

“About this. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled.

“What do I look like, a doppelganger bat? ”

“… I don't think so. ”

“I don't want to get involved in anything involving monsters. No matter what the outcome, it's not going to be good for us. Just watch.”

“I hope so.”

Choi Jung-hoon sighed.

I was worried that we were together for a short time, or Park Yong-hui.

‘He was no different from the ruling class who sucked the blood out of North Koreans anyway. ’

What's the point of distinguishing the worse from the worse? Park Yong-hui, Jeong Byeong-seong, Kim Yong-seong, and their regime all coincided with the fact that they had lived through so much pain.

“Let's go.”

“Hmm.”

Jung In Soo also nodded heavily, whether she felt uncomfortable.

“Seemed peaceful until a while ago. ”

“I see.”

“Is this an unknown country, or were we too ignorant? ”

Jung In Soo shakes her head.

According to the phone call, it means that something happened shortly after they left Pyongyang.

“We have to go back first. ”

“Yes.”

Strangely heavy heart. In fact, the total time to stay in North Korea would not be more than 24 hours, but I couldn't figure out why it felt so strange.

It was either because they were citizens of the country who had suffered from the coup several times, or because they saw a change in the system that had not changed and had decomposed.

“A North Korean coup.... ”

Choi Jung-hoon and Jung-soo both turned their heads as they heard the old man's voice.

Song Jung-soo, who had changed into a clean suit where he got it, was shivering his legs in the back of the bus.

“This is unusual. ”

“Do you have any relevant information? ”

“Well, I think there was something, but I don't remember much of it since it was so long ago. ”

Song Jung-soo stared at Lee Hyuk while trembling.

“… of course. ”

That's even weirder if you remember. There can be no one who remembers information that is already twenty years old. You thought you might never write it again.

“Young-min must be having a hard time. Well, it's nothing to do with me now. ”

“… Governor, the governor is still in office. ”

“Can I come and do that now? A senseless politician can't even use shit. ”

“The current president is also president.... ”

“Huh?"

Song Jung-soo stupidly said with a puzzled face.

“Oh, yeah? That guy also has a president... ”

Jung In soo clears her throat.

“Mind your manners with regard to national involvement. ”

“Where there is no, even the kingdom curses. I'm insulting him because he's my country. ”

“It also makes sense.... ”

As a celestial soldier, Song Jung-soo's words could not be tolerated as a politician.

“That's not the point. ”

“Yes?”

“It doesn't matter who wins. It doesn't matter who wins. A failed coup is a carnage, and even if the coup succeeds, it won't be so easily stabilized considering the specifics of North Korea. ”

“Hmm.”

“Moreover, as monsters have caused many countries to become susceptible to their own safety, none of them would welcome the shaking of North Korea's system of danger. So are we. ”

“I suppose so.”

“But for now, if you can get rid of Mr. Kim's family, you can expect better results. ”

Song Jung-soo smiled softly at Jung-soo's words.

“I like people like you. ”

“Go, thank you. ”

“A class that is just, moves according to what they have learned, and is patriotic about the country. People who can gladly die for their country even if they drive me into the middle of the battlefield as a bullet point. ”

“ ……. ”

Jung In-su distorted her face. However, because he was in a bad mood, he did not hold out much against the elder and the governor of the ruling party.

“Could the United States, China and South Korea not have the power to change North Korea's system so far? I let him go because he has a useful bird. ”

“No way……. ”

“But if we start getting into trouble like this, we may have a country to intervene in some way. No, maybe the intervention has already begun. ”

“So what do we do? ”

“What to do. Didn't you hear?”

“Yes?”

“Let's go home, home. I need to get to the sauna. Oh, my bones are frozen. ”

Choi Jung-hoon lowered his head.

“Let's go to Seoul. ”

The person who instructed the driver opened his coat.

I can only feel the wind coming in through the window for three days.

“What happened? ”

The minister opens the door and shouts.

“Sit down, please. ”

However, when he saw that President Yoon Young-min was already at the top of the table, he bowed his head.

“Excuse me.”

“Never mind. I feel the same way. Why this keeps happening during my term. ”

Yoon Young-min rubbed her face as if she was in trouble. It wasn't that I didn't understand how he felt as the line burst during his term.

“A coup d 'état. What's this all of a sudden?" ”

“We just heard the information, too. ”

The Minister of Best Practice fixed his glasses. Whether he was nervous or not, his complexion also looked white.

“Will you succeed?”

“The chances of success are very high. ”

“Which is more beneficial to us than success or failure? ”

“Given Park Yong-hui's predisposition to the coup, if the coup succeeds and takes over the regime, there is a good chance that it will move towards reform openness. It can reach out to our side, so it should be a national economic advantage.

“I see.”

“And maybe I can ease my military tension. ”

The Secretary of Defense shakes his head.

“That's not a foregone conclusion. How many times have you ever done an internal crackdown on a regime switcher and fired a missile downward? ”

“Mmmm... ”

Yoon Young-min couldn't catch the ribs.

By the time the second regime was replaced, there had been a time for predictions about the coup, but it was a figure called moderately rigid and made preparations because he was more dominant in his administration and experience than the current Supreme Commander.

It was impossible to prepare and predict a sudden coup like this one.

“Then I guess we'll just have to keep an eye on things. ”

“How does the U.S. react? ”

“I'm also busy fending off my own tracks. We were talking about withdrawing the U.S. military from the United States. Would you be interested in North Korea? Again, Japan and China seem a little bit more nervous. ”

“That's unusual. ”

At that time, Park Du-jin, who was watching the situation, opened his mouth.

“There's only one thing we have to do anyway, right? ”

“What's that supposed to mean? ”

“If the regime is not replaced, it will end in hazing. North Korea will have a bloodbath, but it won't affect other countries. And you can console yourself with that, and what you really need to prepare for is when the regime changes. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Yoon Young-min nodded.

“We need to investigate all the information and propensity about Park Yong-hui, who may be the top citizen leader. as soon as possible.”

“I'll be ready.”

Instead of waiting for an answer, some ministers began to call somewhere.

Yoon Young-min looked at the scene and buried herself deep in the chair.

‘It's complicated.'

As the city got closer, it was getting more complicated.