Episode 221: The Man in the High Castle (1)

2-77, Sinmun-ro 2-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

If you follow the high stone walls of Gyeonghuigung Palace, one of the palaces of Joseon, you will come across a group of buildings with a total of 3 buildings and 8 floors.

That's right... … .

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

29 affiliated institutions.

It is the heart of education in Seoul that manages 54,611 education-related persons, including government officials, teachers, educational professionals, and general workers.

But today.

[Planning and Coordination Office]

[Education Policy Bureau]

[Lifelong Career Education Bureau]

[Education Administration Bureau]

There was a commotion in all departments of the Office of Education, which consisted of one room and three offices.

“Have you set up all the refreshments? What haven't you done yet? Then put it on quickly! Elected candidate Yoo Deok-hyun likes round tea and medicine, so if you don’t have one, go and buy it!”

"Hey! The placard at the front door is a little crooked. You'll see the winner when you come, but do you really need to do that? Take some public interest and fix it!”

“Heh, move quickly, there’s not much left until the elected president comes, but people get loose and fall for it.”

Because today, their boss, the new king of the school district, comes to visit them.

[Candidate Deok-Hyun Yoo, the 22nd Seoul Metropolitan Superintendent of Education! Sincerely welcome!]

Meanwhile. One side of the staff moving frantically in preparation for the ceremonial event.

Thump Thump Thump Thump-

Weing-

Paddy-Duck-

There were people pounding their keyboards like crazy, printing and shredding documents.

They are right... Those who erase the traces of the former king to welcome the new king. They were the officers of the new dynasty.

“Gangnam, Seocho Middle and High School lunch support project has been completed!”

“Anyone who is left with the need to cut down on the support project for native English teachers at kindergartens and daycare centers in the Gangbuk area?”

“Who is organizing last year’s overseas training expenses?”

Originally, when a new king ascended to the throne, it was common for that king's genes to disappear.

‘Like the time between Goryeo and Joseon.’

Of course, if it had been like other times, the arrangement would not have been made in such an urgent manner.

If it were the same at any other time, the person who won the election would have enjoyed the victory for a while and entered the Office of Education after clearly imprinting his victory on others.

‘Like a lion patrolling its territory.’

But this time the king was different. While enjoying his victor's leisure, instead of showing off his strength, he dropped the notice that he would immediately enter the school district.

‘Do I really need to wait that long? We start work tomorrow morning.’

From the point of view of the education office staff, who were planning to carry out the clean-up work slowly until the new king arrives, it's a red bean in the middle of the night. It was a lightning bolt from the dry sky.

'what? coming tomorrow? No, isn't that guy crazy? No, the yangban has nowhere to say hello? What a hurry!’

But when the thirsty dig a well, they had no power to stop the new king's event.

If it was a regular replacement of a full-time successor, the takeover would take place while chatting, but now the predecessor is in prison. Even the minimum shield was non-existent.

Therefore, with a more nervous expression, more frantic and desperate than those who were preparing for the event, they were passionate about collecting and removing materials in order to present data that suited the taste of the new king.

“Aww! How the three seasons are ruined!”“Damn, go to the second floor furnishing room! There must be three seasons left!”

“Hey, the print works too!”

“Hey, it’s because the prints are rushing all at once. Do it one by one, one by one!”

And one of them. Among the policies of the former superintendent, Koh Bong-man, the 7th grade sergeant who was organizing policies similar to that of the current superintendent, looked at the people in confusion and sighed.

“When the hell are you going to do this again?”

It was because it seemed far-fetched to organize the piled-up data no matter how hard they worked.

“Huh, let’s do that in advance, huh.”

He shook his head and sighed.

Obviously, after God Duk-seung’s ‘I’m sorry!’ incident, most of the people in Cheong knew that Yoo Deok-hyun had a high chance of winning.

Therefore, the working-level staff agreed on the idea of ​​carrying out the cleanup work immediately after Yoo Duk-hyun emerged as a strong candidate.

However.

'Things I don't know, things I don't know. Then, who will take responsibility when he becomes Deokseung God? Yes? Are you in charge?’

The plan fell apart without even starting.

It was because those who had to take responsibility avoided responsibility by worrying about the unforeseen circumstances.

“Ugh, gents who can’t even handle Excel are stubborn.”

However?

At that time, everyone in the office was moving like crazy. A strange sound was heard from somewhere.

Tok- Tok- Tok- Tok-

No matter how you look at it, you can't believe it's the sound of tapping on the keyboard. It was a weak sound effect like the sound I heard when I just hit the keyboard of my cell phone.

'what?'

Go Bong-min slowly turned his head and looked at the place where the sound had come from.

Then there... … .

“I’m going out again. Oh, why are you okay with me?”

There was a guy of his classmate who was lying on his stomach pretending to be tapping on the keyboard and was on his phone.

“… … .”

Go Bong-min's expression hardened coldly.

It was because he was embarrassed that he was hiding his cell phone by himself in a panguk where everyone was working by cutting their lifespan.

'This child. When everyone else is working.’

I just wanted to say something like that, but... . Still, it was a motive. He didn't know if he would quit after a year or two of public service, but unless he did, he had to avoid pretending to be with his motives, whether he liked it or not.

‘Because rumors are scary.’

He sighed and slowly approached his mate.

“What are you doing?”

Then he looked at him with a surprised expression.

“Huh?”

However, the motive immediately realized that it was Go Bong-min who called him, and immediately removed the tension from his face and responded with a natural expression.

“Oh, what was it? I was just doing some blind date apps. Why?"

It was a pathetic answer.

Hearing the words of his sibling, Go Bong-man frowned and opened his mouth.

“Why? Are you crazy? Are you not working?”

Then he smiled and said,

“Hey, why are you making such a serious face? do not worry. It will be fine if you do this for a while.”

"what?"

“Heh, my eyes are going to pop out. I'm doing this a bit. It's an important time right now."

He even started to flirt while chatting with his chat partner.

Go Bong-min looked at him as if he had no qualms at the motive that did not feel any tension.

If it was true that his motive had a head attached to it, it was because he shouldn't be doing that right now.

“You don’t know what kind of person Yoo Deok-hyun is?

Then the sibling gently put down the phone and said,

"what? roughly know However… How much does that person know about administration? If you just go through it in moderation, you'll figure it out. To be honest, he doesn't even have to go out and practice.”

“… … .”

“Hey, what are you doing so sassy? No where, superintendent, where are you going for a day or two? Why are you with an amateur?”

After hearing the words of his motive, Go Bong-min shook his head with an expression that there was no answer.

Obviously, as his motives said, the coming and going of the superintendent itself was neither unusual nor cause for concern.

The original superintendent is a person who stays for a while. Because most of them sat there for their own honor and glory.

‘There are many people who think of it as a stepping stone to the position of a member of the National Assembly.’

But the problem was that, very rarely, there were people who didn't fall into that category.

they… Those who are dissatisfied with the current education policy. Those who want to make a difference in education policy through their theories. And each time, they were the ones who brought a big wave in and out of the school district.

‘The more people like that, the bigger they start.’

So he couldn't let it go.

If what he knows is true, it's because Yoo Deok-hyeon, who was elected as the superintendent this time, was one of those special people.

Go Bong-min looked at his motive.

‘I can’t end my retirement because of these guys.’

However, it seemed that he could not change the thought of the motive with a few words.

then… I thought it would be better to explain with a visible example.

After organizing his thoughts, he slowly opened his mouth.

“Are you going to become like Goddess?”

It was like saying to a young child, 'The wretched grandfather will catch you'.

Then I looked at him with an expression as if the motive who was looking at the photo of the chat partner was saying something like that.

“What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t you see God Deokseung fly away yesterday?”

"Huh? Go Deok-seung? What happened to him?”

Go Bong-min sighed and looked at his motive.

After the superintendent election yesterday, Ko Seung-deok was able to make his name on the media again.

It was because the people in God’s camp began to expose him.

‘Arrest God Deok-seung who stole our king!’

‘Sexual Harassment Go Deok-seung Go’

‘Go Deok-seung, who insults personality!’

In addition, as the investigation into the cases revealed by Yoo Deok-hyun at the hearing began, the Seoul Metropolitan Superintendent, perhaps even the Seoul Metropolitan Government candidate, was completely destroyed.

And everyone who knew that there was Duk-hyeon Yoo at the root of the downfall knew that.

‘No matter how you look at it, this idiot doesn’t seem to know.’

Go Bong-min shook his head as if pathetic and looked at his motive.“Hey man, watch the news while fiddling around on the blind date app!”

Then the comrade snorted with a fat expression and said:

“Ah, if you look at something like that, rice comes out and rice cake comes out, so it has nothing to do with us anyway. That has nothing to do with high-ranking people.”

… I couldn't help but deplore this kind of human being in this position through a 40 to 1 competition.

“Ugh. Do as you like Do as you like What are you going to do if you get caught by Jesu?”

But then.

“Heh heh, I will. I feel the same way.”

Someone's voice was heard.

Startled by the sudden voice, they turned their heads.

Then there...

‘It’s X.’

People you only see on TV.

The new king of the education office, Yoo Deok-hyeon, and the bookkeeper Kim Jun-young, who created the king, stood in front of them like Jangseung.

In an instant, Go Bong-man's face turned black and died.

‘Why are these people here!’

For his peaceful public life, Yoo Deok-hyeon and Kim Jun-young were not supposed to be here.

‘What the hell are other humans doing!’

He hurriedly looked around.

However, for some reason, I did not see a single person who had decided to meet Yoo Deok-hyun.

'Ugh.'

Since this happened, he had to come forward and rectify the situation by himself. Whatever the reason, the person in front of him... Because he was a man who had the power to blow his own neck.

‘Yeah, in a way, it could be a good day. Let’s take this opportunity to take a good eye stamp.’

However?

That moment when he was about to get up from his seat.

"uh? You are not allowed to come in here.”

… His motive spoke out with a grim expression on his face.

‘Hey, you idiot!’

Ko Bong-man looked at Dong-gi with a blue tired face.

He knew that he was an old man, but it was because he didn't even dream of seeing Yoo Deok-hyun's face because he didn't know it.

“Heh heh, I have an appointment here today.”

Yoo Deok-hyun opened his mouth with a subtle expression.

Then his comrade tilted his head with a characteristic sullen expression.

“So?”

“Haha, that’s… … .”

After a moment's pause, Yoo Deok-hyeon continued with a smile as if it was interesting.

“… Because I am the superintendent here.”

In an instant, his brother's face turned blue as if he had seen a ghost.

Then, seeing that expression, Yoo Deok-hyeon looked at Kim Jun-young and opened his mouth.

“It looks like there is a lot of work to be done. Isn't it? Special thanks?”

Kim Jun-young smiled and opened her mouth.

“I think so. I'll probably have to clean up the house first."

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