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Chapter 13. The War Against Corruption – The Golden Age of General Secretary (2)

Chapter 13. The War Against Corruption – The Golden Age of General Secretary (2)

– Notice: The character ‘Kim Young-il’ appearing in this episode was originally ‘Kim Hyun’ who appeared in Episode 5, Iron Man (2). However, I didn’t know it at the time, but I recently found out that Kim Hyun’s real age is the same age as Kim Jong-nam, so he was in his late teens (…) at the time of the film. I must have seen the data about Kim Hyun’s birth, but I couldn’t find where he left it; Currently, episode 5 has been revised, and Kim Young-il (previously Kim Hyun) who appears in this episode is Jung-hwan and Goo-myeon.

“Chief Park, that’s for sure, right?”

Meanwhile, Park Se-hwang, who heard a call from an informant planted in Beijing in Dandong and immediately reported to the 3rd deputy general manager, raised his eyebrows at his completely unexpected reaction.

‘What is this? Isn’t this aristocrat like this?’

Se-hwang Park felt that something was going wrong, and put her ear closer to the satellite phone so as not to hear anything wrong.

If it is true that the news we have now heard that Kim Jong-il has died and North Korea has been taken over by the Soviet Union, there will be a real uproar from the front units to the Blue House.

It’s been a while since I entered the ‘ordinary person’ government.

“This is a contact from a Beijing informant with an authentic source. A high-level Chinese official said that, with the face of Kim Jung-hwan, the KGB was convinced that it was a coup d’etat using Russian officers, and that they would take diplomatic retaliatory measures against the Soviet Union…”

“No, I mean… this is strange… You asked the Soviet side while you were in China, but they vehemently denied that it was not theirs, so don’t misunderstand it?”

Why is everyone you know?

At the words of the 3rd deputy chief, Park Se-hwang lost his absurdity for an instant and raised his voice slightly.

“No, chief. Aren’t they KGB, KGB! Then they can’t just say ‘I did’ what they did…”

“This was confirmed by a higher level than the KGB. According to a foreign ministry official, it is directly through the Kremlin. Gone are the days when the KGB ignored even the Kremlin, no matter how terrifying. Especially under the secretary now…”

“If you’re still working on something with the Kremlin in mind…”

“Hey, Manager Park. I’m only telling you this… There’s a reason the Kremlin unusually only let us know. What is it… Maybe next year or the year after that we can formally establish diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union.”

“yes????”

This time really, what the deputy chief said to Park Se-hwang, who opened his mouth in a way more surprised than when he heard the news of the North Korean coup, was surprising.

From the time this government took office, under the name of Northern Diplomacy, the Soviet side and high-ranking officials have been in contact with each other in secret, and surprisingly, they have responded positively from the other side.

The fact that the news of the denial he had just heard was a fact that the Soviet Union told him not to misunderstand before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs even asked.

“Then you are saying that the Chinese are wrong?

“Yeah, and isn’t KGB’s official position NCND (Neither Confirm, Nor Deny: Neither affirm or deny)? It seems that the chinks are just being scared and running wild by themselves… The original gangsters also fight for supremacy fiercely within themselves. The KGB kids don’t seem to explain any more to the Chinese side… They’re drenched in blood in Afghanistan, so maybe they don’t have time to worry about it up to this point.”

“………………”

“From my point of view, these days, Chinese people are more sensitive to external changes because internal dissatisfaction accumulates while reforming and opening up because they know the taste of money. In the midst of that, the stingy North Korean boy suddenly seems to be falling over, so it’s worth reacting sensitively. I think the Chinese are going to do something about it sooner or later.”

Park Se-hwang asked urgently when he sensed something strange in the deputy chief’s words.

In fact, shouldn’t we have asked this question from the beginning?

“Then what are the coup d’états doing?”

“The KGB chairman said that the centipedes were raised and abandoned by the North Korean regime, but they seem to have created it at will because they have lost their backbone and are in a corner. He said that there is no need to worry too much because the leash is attached to a good thing… I don’t know exactly what that means, but anyway, come back after that. Let’s end this matter here.”

“No, Chief…”

Park Se-hwang drew attention to the deputy chief’s actions, which he hardly understood.

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Now that Kim Jong-il is assassinated and the North Korean regime has changed, are you saying that you should believe only the words of the KGB chairman and not anyone else?

“Still, there are things they’ve always been doing to us, so it’s better to gather information until we can be sure…”

“Chief Park, can’t you understand even if I say this far?”

At the words of the deputy chief, who seemed to be frustrated, Park Se-hwang knew the identity of the bad feeling he had heard before.

While working at the Ministry of Security and Public Administration, the feeling that I felt not uncommonly, no, often seemed to come up and take shape and materialize.

“What direction did you take foreign policy? Isn’t it Northern Diplomacy, the North? However, at this time, the officers from the North Soviet Union may receive a coup d’état by the Soviet Union and try to overthrow North Korea and unify the enemy. It’s been a little over half a year since I barely stopped the opposition gangsters from coming up in the general election…”

“But still, preparing in advance… there’s no guarantee that the other side won’t do crazy things like a surprise attack…”

“Ah, so you went to the Soviet Union and asked for confirmation! Isn’t that enough? It has done everything the government can do. Besides, it’s been almost a month since a friend who is said to be the new general secretary in the neighborhood took office. It was too late for a surprise attack. Is it election season? Are you going to make me cry? Am I wrong?”

“…………”

“I know what you are thinking, Director Park, but it has been a long time since the armistice has been reinforced and alert has been raised, but that side is not that stupid either. If you’re going to do it, you’ve come a long way. For the time being, the upper management is paying close attention, but it is an instruction to do well in enlistment so that there is no hindrance to making a big board at the Blue House. Okay?”

Whoa.

When Director Park sighed involuntarily, the deputy manager on the other side of the phone thought he was too smart, so he changed his voice to a soothing voice.

“Chief Park, this is not to say that we all want to live together. Please cooperate, huh?”

“……How are you trying to stop the press? There are no press guidelines these days.”

“I spoke with the Americans at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The time of the surprise invasion has passed, and a high-ranking Soviet official who requested anonymity has confirmed it, so we will jointly announce that we should engage in livelihood with peace of mind. Even if you don’t believe us, you will believe what the Americans say. This opportunity will significantly increase the defense budget and make the introduction of weapons easier. Still, I’m happy with this one.”

In a word, this is politics.

Park Se-hwang was filled with dissatisfaction inside, but what would a public official do?

He quickly sighed and nodded.

“Okay… Then we’ll get back to you soon.”

“It should be. Come back quickly, not the foreign gangsters, and watch out for the domestic gangsters, especially the seeds of the Jeondaehyup. Since the head of the neighborhood has changed, I have to go see his face once, because they are already crazy. Oh, and the possibility of a surprise attack, let’s use that when we get back on budget. got it? cut off.”

Leaving those words alone, the conductor’s phone was disconnected.

Even Park Se-hwang had no choice but to come this far.

In the first place, he came to China with a fake Korean-Chinese passport, and there is nothing good about staying for a long time, so the order to return to Korea is a thank you from his point of view.

But anyway, just come back?

He tossed the satellite phone on the hotel bed and lay on his back, thinking.

“Ha… Shiba… If this happens, we’re really entrusting our fate to this young friend who is really Kim Jung-hwan.”

As Park Se-hwang muttered like that, he recalled the face of the young WPK general secretary, the ‘face madam’ he saw on the paper of the Labor Newspaper.

Anyone can see that it is the image of a white high school student who only studied for the exam in the closet. Can this friend really control the wolf-like and tiger-like officers from the Soviet Union?

It had to be for both South and North Korea, otherwise it would be a re-enactment of the 6.25 War sequel.

When he thought about it that far, Park Se-hwang even wanted to support a friend named Kim Jung-hwan, who was only his nephew.

“Please, this guy named Kim Jung-hwan has to make good judgment…”

“Cho, Comrade General Secretary. What did you call me for?”

“Hahaha… Don’t do that, sit down. older brother. Oh, would it be okay if I called you big brother? Anyway, aren’t you older than me?”

Junghwan smiled warmly and suggested a chair to Kim Young-il, a man who was crouching not knowing why he was called.

However, even after he sat down on the chair at Jeonghwan’s recommendation, he still looked anxious.

“It’s been a long time since I saw you on your birthday three years ago. I’ve been away from Japan so far, so it’s a red tide. How have you been?”

“……Me, I also had a great time.”

‘Isn’t there a way I could have been without it?’

Jeonghwan smiled bitterly in front of Kim Young-il, who was still nervous and did not know what to do.

Similar to Jeong-hwan, Kim Jong-il could not have left Kim Il-sung’s blood and potential rival, Kim Young-il, at ease.

In the meantime, starting with 24-hour monitoring, he must have always lived anxiously trying not to be seen only by the eyes of power.

Even now, Kim Young-il looked at Jung-hwan, who was younger than him, and seemed to be wondering if he had done something wrong and was called here.

Regardless of his age or his younger brother, Jeong Hwan is the supreme power in the republic (at the moment when Kim Il-sung is effectively an old man in the back room) and the power to annihilate himself and his clan with one word.

However, the next words that came out of Jeonghwan’s mouth completely betrayed his anxious expectations.

“I heard that your brother doesn’t do much these days. My brother, who inherited the great Baekdu lineage of Chairman Abaddy, like me, is living alone, so this brother was very shy. So, I would like to take this opportunity to offer you a job on the watch.”

“You’re on the watch, comrade general secretary? After all, why me…?”

“As you may have heard from rumors, this time, a new institution will be newly established under the direct control of the Party Central Committee of which I am a member. Its name is ‘Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau’, and it is an organization that will stand at the forefront of the war against corruption that is now prevalent in this republic. I want you to take over the position of director of this investigation bureau.”

“………………………………”

Kim Young-il’s expression changed several times after hearing the unbelievable suggestion, and then he opened his mouth with difficulty and spoke out.

“…I don’t know why… the General Secretary thought I was worthy of such an important position. Did you know the reason?”

“The nature of this position means that neutrality and fairness are paramount considerations. First of all, he is my older brother, so I can trust him more than anyone else, and I learned a lot from watching and learning about the party military government next to Abadi, the core of this republic, and his deceased older brother. I want you to use that experience for the sake of the Republic.”

“Dang…jung…and the military… did you say…?”

As Jeonghwan looked at him quietly with his eyes wondering if he knew everything he was saying, a light slowly appeared in Kim Young-il’s eyes that he wanted to know something.

And from that moment, Kim Young-il shone brightly in his eyes, unlike the frightened and helpless appearance he had seen a while ago.

“Yes, my brother and I often get compliments from Abaddy for scoring goals. After graduating from Kim University, you also went to East Germany to study, and there is nothing lacking.”

“…But I am too young to take on such an important position. There must be experienced workers inside and outside the party, wouldn’t there be a backlash?”

“Haha… Given my age, am I not the same? I’m younger than my brother, but I’m not sitting in the general secretary’s seat. But I’ve never seen anyone say anything to me before. So, is there anyone who bets you on other things?”

“…………”

At Jeonghwan’s words with a secret suggestion, Kim Young-il’s expression also subtly changed.

Seeing his change as if hesitations were gradually fading away, Junghwan asked again.

“How about you?”

“…The General Secretary has given me a chance, so I’ll do it.”

Kim Young-il’s eyes, who were accepting Jung-hwan’s offer, gleamed differently than before.

Seeing this, Junghwan smiled quietly.

“It’s a great choice. Comrade Kim Young-il.”

“Comrade General Secretary… If it’s okay with you, can I ask you a question?”

“Try it, Lieutenant Yu.”

“I still don’t know why Comrade General Secretary Kim Young-il specially placed Comrade Kim Young-il in such a position. He’s a comrade who’s never even held an official duty…”

When Yoo Hye-rim asked, looking down at Kim Young-il, who disappeared with Jang Seong-taek, out of the window, Jung-hwan kindly explained.

“That’s why I chose it. Arms bend inward, because if you’ve joined an organization before, you’re bound to be bound by the interests and connections there.”

“But… Still, he was once a competitor to a comrade, but I didn’t know if it would be appropriate to give him such an important position. It would be better to have Director Hyun Young-sook or Director Kim Yong-geon hold concurrent positions…”

“First of all, there is a problem that the two of them are still burdened with work, but there are two main reasons why I specifically selected Comrade Kim Young-il. The first is that Comrade Kim Young-Il… No, Comrade Kim Young-Il is the person who will carry out this work more passionately than anyone else.”

“…do you really think so? I do not know much about Comrade Kim Young-il, but I know that I have heard many times that he is a comrade who is closer to a scholar rather than a military officer from the reputation I hear inside and outside the party, and that he is quiet and speechless, so he is not manly…”

“Major Yu, you seem to have forgotten for a while, but I also heard such a review once. Remember?”

“……”

When Hyerim Yoo seemed to be a bit speechless at his point, Jeonghwan looked back at her and grinned.

“Comrade Stalin in Russia was once described by his opponents as quiet and insignificant. The essence of a person is not easily recognized. It was said by the President of the United States, but Abraham Lincoln said this. ‘If you really want to know a person, give him power.'”

“…………”

“Comrade Kim Young-il has suffered a lot of persecution and sorrow since childhood by Kim Jong-il. During that time, there must be a lot of people who persecuted him by borrowing the power of Kim Jong-il, those who wanted to take care of him, and those who wanted to send him to a kyohwaso.”

“That word…”

“Yeah, I just didn’t have a chance to vomit out that anger. If given that kind of power, Comrade Kim Young-il will become my hunting dog with sharper teeth than anyone else. In the first place, such a person would never rebel against the person who gave him such an opportunity. All the more so, since there will be no background or power other than the authority I have bestowed upon you.”

Looking at Jeonghwan, who smiled and looked into the air with satisfaction, Hyerim Yoo quietly nodded.

But still one question remains.

“…Then what is the second reason, Comrade General?”

“It will come naturally to you in a little while.”

“…………?”

Hyerim Yu tilted her head at Jeonghwan’s attitude of talking at the most and not revealing the last one, but he didn’t ask any more questions.

If Junghwan said that he would come to know it naturally, it would be as he said.

In the corner of her mind, the reason why Kim Yong-geon or Hyun Young-sook did not concurrently serve as director of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau was not because of the burden of work, but to prevent them from harboring a different mind toward Jeong-hwan due to excessive power. , Hyerim Yoo brushed off that thought.

In any case, even if he doesn’t know anyone else, he will never have any other feelings for Junghwan as much as himself.

And on that day, a formal appointment letter signed by General Secretary Kim Jeong-hwan was delivered to Kim Young-il, and the Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau under the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea was launched .