Dear Comrade

Chapter 3. bubble (4)

Chapter 3. bubble (4)

“…………”

Heo Young-jun swallowed his saliva at Jung-hwan’s words, which calmly but clearly meant ‘don’t play in vain’.

It was then that he remembered how the Kitajōsen, no, the North Koreans, had a reputation in Japanese society for how relentless they were.

He himself joined the Yamaguchi-gumi, one of the largest sects of the Japanese Yakuza, and saw quite a few people who were just leaving, and he was one of them at one time, but he is still a (self-proclaimed) businessman, so he doesn’t bleed for things that don’t make money. was not careful.

However, the North Koreans did not know whether it was the savagery of an underdeveloped country or the evil spirit of immigrants, but they were doing things that were inconceivable to the common sense of ordinary Japanese who like to be quiet, and they did things on a national level.

They are the ones who often do things like hijacking planes or bombing overseas for the sake of ideology that doesn’t make any money. The first person who established the prejudice that ‘the Zainichi’s are not sane whether they are in the North or South’ in Japanese society. Because that’s what they are.

‘Hey, maybe it’s just a threat or bluff…’

However, Heo Young-jun quickly stopped these thoughts that were floating in the corner of his head.

The man who was sitting in front of me just before, Jeong-hwan, said that it was clearly a ‘party’ business.

Moreover, seeing this man in front of him acting like a servant to Kim Yong-geon, a high-ranking official of the Republic, and moving such a large amount of money with a single gesture, it was obvious that he would have a high position in the party.

If you try to deceive such a person and confiscate it, you will definitely not have a good back.

And that Cho Chongryon is a Japanese base for North Korean secret agents who say that they will jump into a blazing fire if the general is ordered is an open secret that almost everyone knows.

In addition, Heo Young-joon asked the police for protection and was not in a position to do anything.

If a criminal from Zainichi like you disappears from the world, the Japanese police will rather clap their hands and find out if they like it, because there is no way they can properly investigate and catch the criminal.

When the seriousness of the situation was recognized, Heo Young-jun removed a smirk from his face and showed his politeness again with a polite posture.

“I made a mistake. Mr. Kim Jeong-hwan… No, you dared to write a letter in front of Confucius without knowing the master’s insight. Please forgive me.”

“You can call me Kim Jung-hwan here. We are going to do business together in the future, and in the first place, I hired Heo Young-jun to hide the source of the funds, and above all, my identity.”

So, slightly loosening the collar, Junghwan took another sip of coffee in his mouth.

It was a taste of capitalism, something that is hard to come across in North Korea.

Well, if I come to power soon, I’ll be able to enjoy it to my heart’s content in the North.

Then the people will be thrilled and lament that they have never met a proper leader.

“Our target is primarily real estate, but once we have enough funds, we will also open our hands in stocks. The goal is to raise enough funds before the most important listings, the products with the greatest returns, come to market.”

“…………”

With Jung-hwan in front of him, who will give his plans like a worn-out businessman, Heo Young-joon shone with a genuinely overwhelmed expression on his face.

‘Maybe I’m looking at someone whose name will be etched in front of my eyes. Whether it’s fame or notoriety.’

Heo Young-jun salivated at the appearance of Jung-hwan, completely different from the North Koreans who only talked about abstract systems and ideologies on a fictional day.

At that moment, Jeonghwan turned his head to Heo Young-jun again.

“Oh, and Yeongjun, there are a few more things you have to do for us here in Japan.”

“Just speak. I will do anything with all my might.”

“It is not difficult. It’s just letting your legs go.”

“…Comrade Jeonghwan, can you trust such a guy?”

“I don’t believe it. Just trust his desire. He’s the type who sells everything out of his liver and gallbladder if he has anything to fall for. If you judge that the benefits outweigh the risks, you are free to touch the crime. He is just what we need right now.”

“And the last thing you said…”

“It is a paving stone for the future. Don’t forget what I said a while ago, comrade manager. We don’t have much time. Go to Chongryon, Master Yu.”

“I see, Comrade Jeonghwan.”

Hyerim Yoo, who pulled her car in front of the coffee shop (I don’t know how it was possible, but apparently had a Japanese driver’s license) stopped in front of us and stepped on the accelerator, and the white Toyota Crown started driving down the road in Minato-ku.

While admiring the night view of Roppongi passing by the window, Jeonghwan fell in love with it after a long time.

‘What do researchers think when they see me now?’

From an academic point of view, Jeonghwan was truly becoming one of the witnesses of history at the center of the era.

Especially considering that the field of specialization he studied and researched is Korea’s economic development and development direction, the fact that modern Korea is in the heyday of Japan, which benchmarked many areas, is in a way similar to a dream come true.

The only difference from the dream is that the current self is not in a position to use this opportunity to earn money or rottingly.

‘In the next three years, not only money but also timing is important. Kim Il-sung has already lost much of his power to Kim Jong-il. And we must drive Kim Jong-il out before he completely destroys the North Korean economy, which has already begun to crash.’

Jeonghwan’s goal was to seize power before the end of the 1990s at the latest.

In 1994, North Korea’s planned economic system would literally collapse, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, North Korea, having no other place to rely on, would enter the worst disaster and hardship march in history.

According to the materials that Jeong Hwan had encountered in South Korea in his previous life and the testimony of defectors, the agonizing march was so tragic that people everywhere starved to death, the national infrastructure collapsed, and all production capacity fell to the bottom.

Of course, even at that time, Kim Jong-il and the core classes around him were fighting, monopolizing the scarce food and resources in Pyongyang.

Although it hadn’t come yet, when he drew the scene in his head, even Jeong Hwan, who hated cheap sympathy, could not help but feel compassion for the North Koreans.

At the same time, his anger toward his comrade general, who had driven them to that point, and now his half-brother, Kim Jong-il.

‘You incompetent pig. How incompetent must it be to bring North Korea, which was still a first-class country in Eastern Europe, to that level?’

For Jeong-hwan, who knows better than anyone else how desperate North Korea is in the 21st century, the sight of Pyongyang in 1985 (that is, still intact) explained without words how incompetent Kim Jong-il was as a leader.

No matter how much knowledge you have in the future, you need to have some foundation to make progress.

After taking power too late and everything is late, not even a regressor like Jung-hwan, but a regressor grandfather can do anything.

‘The problem is how to get rid of it…’

Of course, if the uprising fails due to a single mistake, not to mention Jeong-hwan himself will be killed, and everyone who supported him will be killed.

Moreover, due to the nature of Kim Jong-il, who is paranoidally obsessed with his own safety, the sit-in system is very actively applied, and even his family will spend the rest of their lives like hell in the correctional center.

Kim Yong-geon, who is now sitting in front of Jung-hwan, was also worried about the safety of his family, even if he did not speak out.

At that moment, Kim Yong-gun in question opened his mouth.

“Comrade, which hotel do you plan to stay in while staying in Tokyo?”

“yes? What did you say?”

When Junghwan, who had been immersed in thought, asked blankly, Yonggeon Kim spoke again in a calm voice.

“I’m talking about hotels, and since you have the eyes of a security guard, wouldn’t it be better for your comrade to stay at an outside hotel, not in Chongryon, for freedom of action? Even if you buy a security guard, there is a possibility that there is a wiretapping machine in Chongryon… And the security guard knows that Comrade Jeong Hwan enjoys luxury.”

“That would be good……Wait, comrade foreman, what did you just say?”

At that moment, a fact that had been forgotten for a while flashed in Jeonghwan’s head.

And that fact aroused association and at the same time combined with some passing idea.

“Are you talking about luxury? In fact, even now, monitoring is full to see if he thinks I often empty the Chongryon to help comrade Junghwan shopping (although it’s laggy), but you’re still doing your best…”

“Thank you, Comrade Kim.”

“yes?”

“You have just made a great contribution to this republic. I will not forget you.”

“…………”

“Oh, and as soon as you go to Chongryon, please contact the Republic of Korea, because there is something you want to know.”

The next day, Jeonghwan was eagerly reading something in the suite of a luxurious hotel not far from Chongryon.

At that time, Hyerim Yoo, who was staying in the room right next to him, came out rubbing her eyes.

“Good night, Comrade Jeonghwan!”

“Yeah, your clothes are nice, Master Yu.”

“yes? Yes…”

At Jeonghwan’s compliment, who still doesn’t take his eyes off the book, Hyerim Yoo smiled, dyeing her face red.

One of the few changes that occurred after coming to Japan to escape from the strict People’s Army regulations that enforced fashion unification was Yu Hye-rim’s attire.

At first, Hyerim Yoo, who insisted on a striped blouse with a characteristic royal blue skirt to fit Jeonghwan’s position as an assistant, couldn’t take her eyes off of her as she passed the Ginza shopping street where the most expensive clothes that an Asian woman could buy at the time were hanging. I just saw it a few days ago.

And when Jeonghwan saw the scene, he thought, ‘It would be nice to have a small subordinate, but it would be nice’.

– I’m a person who doesn’t care about clothes, so in Japan, wear what you want to wear even with a top.

Before and after reincarnation, fashion was always far from his main interests, but he said it because he thought it was probably not a woman, Hye-rim Yoo, but Hye-rim Yoo was truly grateful to tears.

Perhaps it was because of such gratitude, Yoo Hye-rim, who had a warm voice to the extent that she could not find the stiff attitude of the previous day, bowed her head slightly as if humbly.

“You seem to have stayed up all night, but I’m sorry that I was the only one enjoying the good news. As an assistant military officer, my face is……”

“Don’t worry about it. There was a book I wanted to read. Originally, I was a person who, once focused, was distracted by other things.”

With those words, Junghwan threw the book ‘development of tourist attractions and landmark architecture’ in one place.

Seeing the cover of the book, Hyerim Yoo tilted her head.

“Do you know how to read Japanese?”

“I learned something a while ago. What about communication from the republic ?”