Episode 226: The Man in the High Castle (5)

The moment people's eyes turned to Kim Ho-beom, a low voice came out of his mouth.

“I will decline. No, to be precise, I would refuse and sleep and there would be nothing to do. Because we did nothing wrong.”

Yoo Deok-hyun looked at Kim Ho-beom with cold eyes.

“Do you really think so?”

Apparently, he didn't like Kim Ho-beom's answer.

After all, what Hobeom Kim said now was a denial of all the incidents that had taken place before that.

Then Kim Ho-beom opened his mouth with a faint smile.

“Superintendent. no everyone What kind of people do you think we are?”

"that… .”

At Kim Ho-beom's question, people made subtle expressions.

Assessment of tutoring. It wasn't very positive.

Generally speaking, people who provide private education are those who fill their own flesh with the blood and flesh of their parents. It was because most of them thought it was a cunning trade.

“Hmm… .”

However, there was no one who had the irony enough to say that in front of the other party.

‘Because there is no need to provoke the opponent.’

However?

“Garbage, gnat, silverfish that eats some of the students and parents.”

Unexpected words came out of Kim Ho-beom's mouth.

People looked at Kim Ho-beom with a confused expression.

This is because the names of the things that everyone was thinking about but could not spit out of their mouths appeared through the mouth of Ho-beom Kim, the person concerned.

Kim Ho-beom, who checked people's expressions, smiled as if he understood everything and nodded his head.

“Isn’t everyone thinking that way?”

People's faces changed subtly at his words.

“… Hmm."

It is an unspoken affirmation. And the shame that his own thoughts were found out. It was the disgust he felt when he saw something strange.

Then, seeing this, Hobeom Kim smiled with his mouth wide open.

“Haha, there’s no need for everyone to make that face. Even if everyone has been wrong for a long time, you are misunderstood.”

Then he moved his lips slowly, like a snake teasing his tongue.

“Actually, we are people who think about the future of our country more than anyone else here, and think about parents and students.”

Suddenly, a 'foot' sound rang out.

It was none other than one of the school district employees who made the sound of laughter. He was a new employee who had just been hired.

Then people looked at him with a firm expression.

Even as an enemy, his attitude was rude.

After receiving the attention of the people, he bowed his head with a blushing face."crime… sorry."

But Kim Ho-beom just smiled and nodded his head as if he didn't care.

“Looking at you, everyone looks like they can’t believe it. what's good Then I will show you the evidence.”

After he had finished speaking, he suddenly stood up.

Then, looking at the people next to him, he opened his mouth.

“Kyoung Do, the CEO of McA Study. from Y. In 1985, he was forced to be drafted in the same year as the leader of the school protest. Excluded from general employment after graduating from university. I started my teaching career on the recommendation of an acquaintance.”

“Lee OO, Director of Essay Academy, OO. from K. In 1987, he was arrested while serving as an executive of the National University of Science and Technology. Due to the record at this time, it was impossible for him or his family to find employment. I started my teaching career as a hoguchi.”

“Choi OO, the CEO of JR Language School. from S. After graduating from college, I started teaching as a teacher after being dismissed as a teacher.”

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The people who heard him looked at the directors with expressions like ‘Is it possible?’

Then the directors whose names were called nodded with bitter expressions.

“As you can see, we are the people who loved and still love this country and its citizens more than anyone else. This is how we suck up blood by touching the people of the school district and instigating people’s competitive spirit.”

People's eyes were slightly blurred. It was because I never dreamed that people I thought were just money-blind people would have such a past.

‘Is this a big deal?’

Obviously, it was true that the presidents of the past committed themselves to the democratization movement. But that was a long time ago. Decades later, to them, that fact was nothing more than a side dish for drinking or a shield to protect themselves.

‘Perhaps even the memory is fuzzy.’

The problem, however, was that most of the people here were people of the era who had never experienced the era directly, and those who came into contact with the era through simple education.

So, if he made a mistake, he could have sympathized with them emotionally without even realizing it.

‘Because unreasonable romance is inherently dangerous.’

As the full-fledged story hadn't even started yet, such a thing had to be prevented in advance.

When I looked at Yoo Deok-hyun, he nodded.

He also seemed to realize that he had to reverse this atmosphere now.

Yoo Deok-hyun, who had his back straight, shook his head with a determined expression.

“You seem to have misunderstood something. I am not denying that you have contributed to the democratization movement.”

“Then what?”

“I, and our school district, want to know what kind of figure you are now and what kind of mistakes you are making. And how will they affect the future education of Seoul city? You're asking about it. To be honest… It's not true that you've been making mistakes all this time."

At Yoo Deok-hyun's words, Kim Ho-cheol nodded obediently.

“Of course, it is true that we were friendly with the people of the school district and advertised. But for whom?”

It was a shameless answer.

In the face of Kim Ho-beom, Yoo Deok-hyun looked at him like he was crazy.

“No, are you saying it’s because of us now?”

“Can you say no? Who made us have no choice but to commit corruption like now? just the government. To be more precise, politicians and ruthless education experts who sometimes influence education policies without national insight and… Aren’t you all here?”

What came out of his mouth was a clear, intense, one-sided criticism.

But at the same time, it was also a word that had no substance.

His words may seem at first glance to point out a problem in our country's education system, but in fact, anyone can say it. It was a statement that stimulated the conventional wisdom of people who had no basis at all.

‘Because the government is rarely praised.’

However, the problem was that when such criticism was received, it was of no use to bring in logical data to deny it.

Because human beings see only what they want to see,

Not surprisingly, as Kim Ho-beom looked at the people, he saw that the employees who could not stand his gaze were sneakily avoiding his gaze.

People were misled without knowing it with a thick, low-pitched voice, clear black and white eyes, and a decisive attitude as if there was not a single lie in his words.

‘What is Stockholm Syndrome? .'

After confirming that people's reactions had changed, he continued his words with a firm face, as if this was the time.

"That's right. All we've done is point out a better way for those confused by the frantic education policy, you say the citizens, students and parents."

The human side that shows after intense criticism. People nodded at his eloquent eloquence.

However, he wasn't the one who just watched it.

“… There is ambiguity in your words. The president’s words are just mocking the lives of other good principals.”

“What are you talking about?”

“There are still many people who do not commit the illegal acts that you have done and run the academy with confidence. No, to be honest, the illegal acts that you have committed so far are nothing more than a way to fill your pockets. So do not try to mislead the truth with sophistry.”

People nodded at his words.

However, no matter how hard he tried to cover up the actions of himself and the people around him, it was an undeniable fact that they went beyond the limits of a profit-seeking group.

Then, Kim Ho-beom opened his mouth slowly, with a voice that could approach people most deeply, with a heavy voice, with an expression of excitement.

“… Do you really think so?”

One of the facial expressions was really outstanding.

But this time, the effect seemed rather weak.

At his words, Yoo Deok-hyun nodded with a firm expression.

"Sure."

Kim Ho-beom bit his mouth firmly.

Then he closed his eyes as if thinking about something for a moment.

“… … .”

how long has it been like that

“Hey, I thought I’d end it like a gentleman, but that’s no fun either. Okay, so stop using respectful words that don’t suit you.”

He opened his eyes and began to speak with a completely different expression and a completely different tone until now.

His attitude, as if he had changed, made people look blank for a moment.

"Yes?"

Then he smiled and opened his mouth.

“I’m going to tell you in a very simple and concise way why I can’t accept your proposal from now on.”

He then began to open his mouth in an aggressive manner.

“Actually, you know that, don’t you? if we hadn't If we hadn't moved. this country. I mean, there must have been only nerds in this place.”

People looked at him with dazed expressions.Maybe it was because I didn't know he would react in this way.

But he didn't care about people's reactions and just continued his speech.

“Yeah, you would know. there's no way you don't know As the years go by, the kids who go to school are rapidly becoming stupid and their skills are being leveled down.”

Then, he glanced around at the people and finally set his eyes on Yoo Deok-hyun.

“Well, every year, they bring in bright chanterelles saying things like equality in education and equality of opportunity. Girls are crazy about makeup and celebrities, and boys are crazy about games, so it’s only natural to put their studies behind the scenes.”

It was clearly a criticism of the superintendents represented by Yoo Duk-hyun, who tried to change the existing education policy with the aim of changing education.

“Actually, there were kids playing when I was still at the scene. Because people are like that. However. But still, at that time the kids had a very slight sense of guilt? But what about the kids now? Where do you care about that?”

“… … .”

“You know what the problem is? This is a society that discriminates against those who want to study hard. Study hard and try to climb up, huh? Then this bastard is wrong. let's pull it down What if I can't pull it down? It's recoil, kill it. Yeah, where did you hear that a lot?”

He looked at the people with young eyes with strong foes, as if he was standing on the stage.

The air turned sharp as if it were cutting flesh.

Then some of the weak-minded people shook their heads and shook their heads.

“So this is this, this is this, this is this. Middle school students have a free semester system, so their academic level is changed. In the end, the high school students are when the Imjin War broke out. I don't know when Korea became independent. Heh heh, no, that's a yangban. Because it is the current education of our country that people who entered engineering colleges cannot find the greatest common factor and the least common multiple.”

The principals of the academy nodded their heads as if in agreement with his words.

“Scary, school, and birth are all good stories, but they are all good stories. You. Have you ever tried any of those things and had good results?”

“What is the downfall of public education? Is it all because of private education? Jill. Now, who made this illusion?”

He, who had been pouring out harsh accusations, slowly calmed his voice.

At the sound of a growl, people looked at him with tensed eyes.

“I’m definitely not talking. This country and this society are going the wrong way right now. They say they want equality of results, not equality of opportunity, as everyone is crazy like now. No, do you want to come back and try the socialist experiment again? Or... Is everyone expecting the Sputnik shock to come in Korea?”

Then he smiled and turned towards Yoo Deok-hyun.

“So, if you want to criticize and curse others, first look in the mirror and talk. Find out who created this society and then tell us not to make a choice.”

Taking a deep breath, he looked at the people as if pathetic.

“A person should at least have a conscience. I don't even know that it's thanks to private tutors like us that this country's society is running. Ttttttttttttttttt.”

People shrugged their shoulders.

“When you hit 5 o’clock, you go to work, and when you eat chicken, you cry, burst your throat and break your bones. No, do you really believe that we should accept your offer?”

When he finished speaking, there was silence around him.

No one thought to refute his words.

For this moment, everyone seemed to be under his momentum.

Then, a relaxed smile began to appear on the faces of Ho-beom Kim and his directors.

“Why are there no answers?”

But not everyone was swayed by that momentum.

because… … .

This is because his dominance right now is nothing more than a simple show, blindfolding people through showmanship.

I smiled and got up from my seat.

Then he slowly opened his mouth, looking at Kim Ho-beom.

“I will answer you. What you are saying is fundamentally wrong.”

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