Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade Leader Episode 151

“Come on, let’s take a sip.”

“Oh, thank you, Comrade Park Se-hwang. This is the first meeting, but for a South Korean comrade, it seems like he knows loyalty.”

‘You sound like loyalty, do you know how much money I’ve spent all this time trying to get this information line?

… … The sound came out of his throat, but in that case, it is highly likely that everything he has done so far will be in vain, so Park Se-hwang quietly poured another drink to his today’s guest.

It was a strong, high-quality vodka loved by everyone, from Russians often seen at Rason Port to North Korean military officers.

Even in Rasun, where new high-end bars, restaurants, and hotels are opening every day, this was the bar used by donjus to entertain foreign guests.

Although the price was not cheap, Park Se-hwang generously used Choi Moo-ryong as if he was a royal doctor in the sense of being cautious until the very end.

Anyway, this is all a budget, and in order to get even one more, the more drunk the other person is, the better.

Crucially, this ‘entertainment expense’ is not Park Se-hwang’s own money, so it was possible because he was a typical salaried worker who had to take the receipt and give it to him later.

‘If you know the taste of meat in the middle ear, it eats even bedbugs in the interstitium, but when you suddenly taste the taste of money and oil, you’re going crazy in just a few years. Should I call this a good thing or a bad thing… … .’

“Now, let’s get to business… … Comrade Choi Moo-ryong… … No, Manager Choi… … . Anyway, I heard that you know all the officers from the Myeongcheon-Gilju oil field garrison as seniors and juniors. Is that true?”

“Ah, have you been deceived? The world has changed and it has come to this point, but even though this Choi Moo-ryong is gone, he is a financial resource who once attended Kim Jong-il’s political and military college. Now, even this money trader is beating people by mistake, so his service business collapsed and he struggled with death. Damn, thinking back then still gives me a fever.”

“I heard you had a lot of trouble.”

“Not long after we moved to Sinuiju, I packed up everything with my son Anhae and ran away… … . Fortunately, since I was in the military, there are many younger brothers who use their fists and follow, so I got this job now. I almost went to a kyohwaso after killing someone. Didn’t you rather welcome me? I’m sorry… … .”

Choi Moo-ryong’s eyes, which seemed to have been blurred by the drunkenness of vodka, gleamed for a moment while arguing so far.

“… … Why are the executives in charge of the Myeongcheon Gilju oil company trying to meet Mr. Park? Comrade Park may not know it, but it is directly managed by the Pyongyang Central Party, so if you make a mistake, the three of you will have to prepare to go to Samsugapsan Mountain. Even the South Korean comrades can’t even come near it, are you planning something?”

“… … !!!”

Park Se-hwang, who had gone through all the antenatal care, felt a little chill in his heart when an informant who thought it was nothing because he looked so stupid was questioning him.

But then he shrugged his shoulders and said it was no big deal.

“Are you decorating? Oh, of course it is.”

“… … Comrade, what now… … .”

“Did you know that I am the person in charge of the South Korean Seongsam Group’s Seongsam Heavy Industries? Why the company that makes the videotape machine? Seongsam Electronics is a company known in South Korea as Seongsam Electronics. Yes, it’s far less than the money you make from digging for oil… … Anyway, what is the job of a government official? In other words, it’s a job for officials.”

“… … How are you?”

“That same Chairman of the Sungsam Group, now that it is clear that there is oil here in North Korea, he said he would not see Hyundai Heavy Industries and Jung Moon-young eating it all alone. But the general secretary in Pyongyang over there is only close with Chairman Chung Moon-young, so this means that our Seongsam has no hole for a needle to go through. That’s why there are people like me in charge of the embassy. Can you guess?”

Even though Park Se-hwang gave a fairly rough explanation, Choi Moo-ryong noticed that he shook his head for a moment, and then he smiled brightly as if he knew what he was doing.

“I understand that, but isn’t it about lubricating the officers and officers to widen the hole for the needle to go through? The South Korean comrades also say that Mokgunyeong is the same as north here, but it’s the same.”

“Still, thanks to that, I also eat. My fox-like wife and rabbit-like children are all looking at me… … Don’t do that, let’s have another drink.”

After Choi Moo-ryong seemed to be somewhat convinced, Park Se-hwang ordered another glass of vodka to cover his mouth with alcohol before he asked more annoying questions.

Choi Moo-ryong, who poured vodka on a silver tray mixed with ice and water, groaned and shook his head.

“Okay, this is killing me. wait. Park Dong-moo, I told you an interesting story to commemorate the day I turned my face. Do you know what the ‘three major routes’ of Dongmurae Raseon are?”

“Three routes? What is it?”

“What went? A base that refers to the three lines that made this line overflow with money. After the reform and opening up of Comrade General Secretary, this republic is getting richer, but among them, Rason ranks first after Pyongyang. No, I heard that the central government will soon build a railroad with Siberia led by Comrade Jang Seong-taek.

“… … .”

The three major lines of Raseon, described by Choi Moo-ryong, who was so lucky, have been floating around among the people of Raseon lately.

Five years after designation as a special planned zone, construction of a heavy industry complex and oil field development began in earnest, and Rason was rapidly transforming from a republic to a city next to Pyongyang thanks to its original location as a blessed trading port.

Russia, which needs an immovable port even though it is the furthest from Pyongyang, the center of wealth, China, which needs a bridgehead to advance to the East Sea, and North Korea, which wants to go to the mainland and Eurasia, the government and private demand of the three countries overlapped, so money went to Rason. And it was the result of crowding.

In a nutshell, there was even a saying, ‘In Raseon, even a passing dog carries a 10-dollar bill,’ and the so-called ‘Three Lines of Raseon’ described by Choi Moo-ryong, which was a statement of reform and opening up, was compared to the three lines put forward by General Secretary Kim Jeong-hwan. .

“There is a railroad crossing between China and Siberia, so this is the first line, and there is a Russian sea route that crosses Vladivostok and the Tumen River, so this is the second line. Finally, there is an oil pipeline that receives oil from Gilju and Myeongcheon, so this is the third line. These three are the three great Zen of Rason! Not only does the Pyongyang Central Party have three lines, but this Ra line also has three lines. Ha ha ha ha ha… … !!!”

Of course, just as there is light and darkness in everything in the world, there is also a shadow behind this economic growth.

In oil fields, heavy chemical industrial plants, and steel mills, the laborers who were earning their wages by sweating wandered the streets at night in search of alcohol and women.

Dissatisfied there were strictly forbidden, such as gambling and even drugs, but so they began to do what they wanted to do more.

And in this process, the demand for black money that could not be distributed in the sun naturally increased significantly, and the demand revitalized illegal private finance companies such as Choi Moo-ryong.

“Originally, this money trader and loan business, the jaepo who played yakuza in Japan, rolled their eyes when the floor of the Japanese money market was full, and brought their games here to Joseon and played them. Our comrade, the president of Chollima Loan, was also from Nagoya, Japan.”

“I have heard that Koreans in Japan these days are holding tight money chains in North Korea.”

“Zeigi, in the past, you would have abandoned your national compatriots and wouldn’t have even paid attention to them as scumbags attached to the islanders, but in the Republic these days, after the general secretary, money is the second most important part of the party’s cadres, the people’s heroes, and the leader. A Republican military officer is punching under the chappo… … .”

‘I’m starting to get drunk. The opportunity will come sooner or later.’

As Mu-ryong Choi began to lament over his condition with his face stained with a smirk, Se-hwang Park realized that the opportunity had come and quickly poured more vodka into his glass.

Perhaps he realized that Park Se-hwang was trying to win his favor, Choi Moo-ryong immediately looked at him and began to rip off anything other than alcohol.

“That is very unfortunate. I was also a former civil servant in South Korea, so the story of Manager Choi doesn’t sound like someone else’s story.”

“That’s right. Park, I really like you, Gi-rae. Well, there is something I want to eat more from Comrade Park… … .”

“Just speak. If I can get to know Manager Choi, I will buy anything.”

“That one. that.”

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Now, to Park Se-hwang, who was slowly measuring the angle to bring out the purpose of his coming here, Choi Moo-ryong made a reddish face and pointed his finger at the stage in the center of the bar.

On the stage in the center of the bar, there were Russian women with blonde walls, dancing and offering eye-catchers in revealing, sensual clothes.

“Those Russians, Eminai, have become so difficult to live in that neighborhood these days that they flow into Raseon, the land of Joseon. But, according to my comrades, I don’t just dance there, but when a customer spends some money, I take them out… … heh heh heh… … .”

“… … .”

“For this reason, it is a base where every person in the country should live well. In Soviet times, where did you even think of such a thing? All of this was due to a clever scheme by Comrade General Secretary, which caused the rason to overflow with dollars. Look at those immaculate breasts over there. That’s a good thing for these Joseon Eminai… … .”

‘Damn it, hold on.’

Park Se-hwang sighed inwardly and comforted himself.

When I noticed it, it seemed that I had to give this guy a flower bed to take him to the oil company executives, the final destination.

And since Mu-ryong Choi is also a money maker, it was obvious that he could buy it, and then he would be able to attach a string to his original purpose, the executives of the Gilju and Myeongcheon oil fields.

It’s not something I can brag about as a saga, but that’s basically what I’m doing, isn’t it?

“All right.”

“Oh my gosh, thank you, comrade Park. Thanks to my comrade Park today, my lifelong wish came true after a long time. ha ha ha… … !!! Since you have been so welcoming to this Choi Moo-ryong, my comrade Park and the chairman of Sungsam Group have had to roll up their arms and push whoever they want to meet. If there’s anything else you want, just tell me, who’s the guy who can show off his taste? Or is it something I have to write urgently? As a special preferential interest rate for my comrade Park… … .”

“Coming out of business, Manager. The business I was talking about actually has two meanings in English.”

“… … Park, what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“First of all, it means business… … Second, it means adventure. Manager Choi doesn’t want to live forever under the chappo, punching and extorting money. How are you, manager? Would you like to go on an adventure with me?”

“… … .”

“If you introduce me to the Myungcheon oilfield executives and connect them with someone who is particularly in need of money or wants to take a share, I will not be saddened by that case.”

“Gee, Gee-geon… … .”

“People behind me, like Seongsam Group Chairman, are people who can spend money like Bong Kim Seon-dal and Daedong River water if they can participate in this Joseon oilfield business. Manager Choi isn’t like me (wife) doesn’t he have children? Even just a few buckets of that Taedong River water can make you stronger for the rest of your life.”

Choi Moo-ryong swallowed his saliva at Park Se-hwang’s suggestion.

His eyes flashed back and forth between the bewitching legs of naked Russian dancers dancing on stage with their blonde hair and Park Se-hwang’s shining eyes.

In the end, on that day, Park Se-hwang left the hotel bar only after confirming that Choi Moo-ryong was taking Russian female dancers who looked nothing but his nephews to the room upstairs, as well as various snacks with vodka.

“Hey, damn it, it’s not easy to save the country and the people.”

When I left the leech-like guy and went out into the night, I felt relieved.

After taking a moment to light a cigarette, in Park Se-hwang’s eyes, the night view of Raseon, which formed a night-time castle in the distance, seemed to twinkle more brutally.

Seeing this, he involuntarily exclaimed in admiration.

“Hey… … In 20 or 15 more years, this would be comparable to Hong Kong, right?”

Although exaggerated, Park Se-hwang’s impressions of Ra-sun’s development were accurate in both good and bad ways.

The lights of hotels, buildings, and railway construction sites that are built day by day are making Raseon into a city without night.

In addition, for the past few years, as the steelworks and Seungri chemical complex in nearby Chongjin developed oil fields in Gilju and Myeongcheon, British and American multinational capital developed oil fields, and the capital flowed back into Raseon, making Raseon the wealthiest city among the planned special zones. it was busy

As the wave of capitalism surged the most and the fastest, it became the city that suffered the most in both benefits and side effects.

Merchants, sailors, and criminals such as Choi Moo-ryong, a security guard who crack down on them, and even a foreign spy, the current Rasun, which boils like a hot pot, is truly a magic sight.

“It should be fine… … .”

As he watched the night view where countless lives and their circumstances, blood sweat and tears, ambition and hope flicker like stars, Se-hwang Park mumbled that without knowing it.

Only when this work goes well can I go back to my hometown of Korea with my shoulders open.

Although what he was doing was not an honorable job, Park Se-hwang firmly believed that what he was doing was ultimately for the sake of his country, nation, and even his family.

Park Se-hwang felt bitter in the corner of his heart when he thought that such a pure wind would be no different than he or the North Korean people who use it here in Raseon.

However, someday, when his children who will be in Seoul, Korea, grow up, Park Se-hwang comforted himself by saying that he had no choice but to do what he is doing so that they can live in a better country, a stronger and more respected country than they are now.

But at that moment, in Pyongyang, far away, something was going on that betrayed Park Se-hwang’s vague expectations.

* * *

“My name is Park Se-hwang, and I am 41 years old. He was born in Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do… … He is married and has two sons. After graduating from the Military Academy of the South Korean Army, he served in the Ministry of Security and Security vs. Chosun Groupa. Recently, South Korean President Yi-Sam Park retired for some reason when the Ministry of Security and Security was reorganized. Currently, I am in the International Department of Sungsam Group, which has been ostensibly licensed by the Republic of Korea.”

“… … What is the reason for that?”

“According to a survey conducted by the General Bureau of Korea and the South Korean groupa, they said that they owe a lot. Stocking and flying, stocking and flying… … However, it is the opinion of the General Bureau of Foreign Reconnaissance that this is a smoke screen operation of the South Korean Secrecy Ministry for identity laundering, and that it is certain that it was an act ordered in advance. Comrade General Secretary.”

Jung-hwan looked closely at Park Se-hwang’s photo and personal information attached to the file placed on his desk by Ri Jong-su, director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau.

From the time the reform and opening-up was ordered and Korean companies were brought into the republic, it was quite predictable that an operative of the Ministry of Security and Security would be among them.

In the original station, the story of an NIS executive disguised as a construction worker for the construction of a light water reactor and entered North Korea to conduct information activities was not quite famous.

It would not be possible to filter out all those people anyway, but at least in the original history, Jung-hwan was able to find the names of people he knew.

“Maybe the South Korean Security Agency was also paying close attention to it, and we were able to gather only this amount of information by mobilizing all counterintelligence networks in South Korea. If Comrade General Secretary had not given us the password of this guy named Park Se-hwang in advance, he would have never dreamed of knowing that Comrade Lee was a spy sent by the South Korean Security Agency. How the hell did you get such a supernatural power? … .”

“I don’t know now. So, Ri Jong-su’s comrade. What do you call this friend in the Ministry of National Security?”

For the final final confirmation, Junghwan asked Ri Jongsoo, who had a serious expression on his face.

The answer that came out of Lee Jong-soo’s mouth was the same.

“In the meantime, Park Se-hwang seems to have focused on collecting information on the treasures of our republic, the Myeongcheon oil field, while traveling around Raseon, Myeongcheon, and Gilju. In the South Korean Ministry of Security and Security, this person named Park Se-hwang… … They call it ‘Black Venus’ under the code name.”