1953 Bare-handed Tycoon - Chapter 378



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378 – A cow came into the yard

The keynote speech hurried to arrange a meeting between Hausmann and Chairman Park.

This time, it was not clear whether Chairman Park had decided to extend the military government for four years, but

I thought it might be a good idea to check before attending the company dinner.

When I met Chairman Park, his determination to meet Houseman seemed firm.

The only problem was the location.

Chairman Park, who is the acting president but has become the leader of the country, entered the 8th US Army base.

I was reluctant to go.

I wanted to meet you at the Blue House.

Houseman visited the Blue House during a politically sensitive time and was misunderstood.

I was worried about where to live, so I wanted a third place.

Eventually, the keynote speaker proposed a compromise.

A place where no one would ever imagine that two people would meet.

It was his own home.

After the date and place were set, the keynote speaker spoke to the pilgrims.

“Honey, let’s take the kids to my sister-in-law’s house on Saturday and have a sleepover.”

“What’s wrong?”

Pilgrimage asked with concern.

The keynote spoke frankly to Pilgrimage.

“The acting president will be coming to the house next door. I heard he will be meeting someone there.

I hope you don’t know.”

The surprised pilgrim said.

“I have to treat you to a meal. I’ll leave the kids with Sunyoung and come home.

“Yes.”

“No, we’ll just have a quick chat. I’ll get it ready.”

The pilgrimage ultimately followed the instructions.

On Saturday afternoon, Pilgrimage prepared lunch for the family and took the children to Hannam-dong.

prepared to leave

The children were just delighted to hear that they would be spending the night at their aunt’s.

Young-eun asked Ki-jo if he would go with her.

“Why doesn’t Dad go to his aunt’s house?”

“Yeah, Dad has to go on a business trip.”

“Have a safe trip, Dad.”

He patted Young-eun’s head as she bowed and kissed her cheek.

After the family left, Kijo cleaned up the room next door that Youngsu used as a study room and put in a chair.

I brought the table.

I prepared cola, water, and whiskey, and also brought out biscuits.

As the sun set and darkness fell, Houseman was the first to enter through the front door of the house next door.

He was accompanied by Captain Chun, a Korean-American intelligence officer.

And Chairman Park came in right on time.

Chairman Park also brought only Chief of Security Park Jong-gyu.

As he entered the room, Chairman Park spoke to Kijo, who was standing in the yard.

“I didn’t bring an interpreter. Come in.”

It was surprising that Chairman Park did not bring Lee Hu-rak, who was fluent in English.

It seemed like he wanted to keep his meeting with Hausmann as secret as possible.

Or is it that Lee Hu-rak is also wary of the successive divisions and rebellions of his trusted subordinates?

Raised.

Park Jong-gyu stood alone in the dark yard, keeping watch over his surroundings.

Kijo, who happened to participate in the meeting, interpreted Chairman Park’s first words.

“It’s been a while, Advisor Houseman. How’s Jimmy?”

Jimmy was Houseman’s son.

Houseman smiled brightly and answered Chairman Park politely.

“Jimmy is doing well, Mr. President. Since that day, Jimmy has been a lighter.

“I’m staying away from oil.”

Chairman Park laughed heartily at his words.

The keynote seemed to know what the two were talking about.

Immediately after the revolution, Chairman Park went to Hausmann’s residence in the 8th US Army and met him.

To ask the President of the United States to tell him that he is not a communist.

It was west.

Chairman Park was sitting on the living room sofa trying to smoke a cigarette, but there was a table-top cigarette on the table.

The lighter ran out of fuel and wouldn’t light.

Houseman’s son, who saw that, quickly took some lighter fluid and poured it into the lighter.

When Chairman Park turned on the lighter, the flame burst out brightly and loudly.

Jimmy poured so much fuel into the lighter that it caught fire and the fuel that was lying outside caught fire.

It was.

This incident caused everyone there to burst into laughter and the tense atmosphere eased.

It became soft between meals.

It was the same now.

Chairman Park and Hausmann quickly began talking in a friendly atmosphere.

“Your Majesty, why did you declare that you will not participate in the civil administration?”

Houseman asked the question from the heart.

Chairman Park smiled faintly and said, seeming to like his question.

“Well, there were circumstances that made that happen….”

Chairman Park trailed off.

Then Houseman stepped forward strongly.

“Your Majesty, you must not be absent from civil affairs now. Like Burma, coups occur frequently.

“Do you want to see the situation?”

“That worries me too. That shouldn’t happen….”

“Do you have any luck?”

Houseman asked with a meaningful expression. Then Chairman Park slyly changed the tone.

He looked at me and said.

“We are considering various measures to postpone the general election and stabilize the country.”

Chairman Park was revealing his thoughts through his facial expressions.

He must have been planning to extend his military rule.

Houseman must have felt it too, because he leaned closer to Chairman Park and said:

“Your Majesty, a cow has entered the fence. What do you plan to do?”

“Are you going to kick me out?”

“What does that mean?”

Chairman Park asked the meaning of Houseman’s parable, which was vague.

“Public opinion of Your Excellency is very good at the moment. If you trust this momentum and leave it alone,

You will see good results on the line.”

The ‘cow’ that Houseman spoke of was the public sentiment that had improved since the declaration of boycott of the civil administration.

Chairman Park, who had been thinking quietly, asked with a stern expression.

“The reason public opinion about me is good now is because I won’t run for office.

oh?”

Chairman Park’s words also had some merit.

Then Houseman reached out to Captain Chun and asked for some information.

Captain Chun took out a three or four page report from his bag.

“This is public sentiment collected by the intelligence unit. Take a look.”

It seemed to be a survey of public opinion trends in Korea that the CIA regularly conducts.

The CIA has always tried to understand the public sentiment in Korea.

Even after April 19 and May 16, public opinion polls were conducted and reported to the home country, and the results were used as reference for policy decisions.

Used as data.

Chairman Park’s expression gradually changed as he handed over the documents.

I also took a quick look at the materials Chairman Park was holding.

The color-printed material includes a map of South Korea, colored by region.

There was.

Honam, Yeongnam, Gangwon, and Chungnam were all painted red. Jeju Island was also red.

Only the city was a different color.

“Red is the area predicted to be a Democratic-Republican victory.”

It was a total hit.

The situation was such that a landslide victory for the Democratic Republican Party was expected in the general election.

“Pink is slightly dominant, and as you go from green to blue, the areas are expected to lose.

Joe. There aren’t many areas like that.”

Chairman Park’s eyes widened at Hausmann’s explanation.

The keynote was also slightly surprising.

In the history of the Yuan Dynasty, Chairman Park was hit by four major suspicions and made a major mistake called currency reform.

After committing the crime, he repeatedly changed his mind about whether or not he would run for president.

The general election results were 110 seats out of a total of 175.

The Democratic Republican Party used to have a lot of momentum, but now it has almost 130 seats.

was expected.

To this extent, it was a seat that could freely change the constitution.

Chairman Park reached out to Kijo.

The keynote speaker handed him a cigarette and lit it with a lighter.

Meanwhile, Chairman Park couldn’t take his eyes off the documents.

Chairman Park, who had put down Houseman’s CIA intelligence report, took a deep puff of smoke from his cigarette.

After sucking it in, he said.

“How much can you trust this information?”

“Don’t believe it, Your Majesty. That is just past information. Public opinion in Korea is

“It changes so quickly and is unpredictable.”

Houseman was picking up and putting down Chairman Park.

The jjambbap that was favored by Syngman Rhee for over 10 years in the 1950s has not gone anywhere.

The keynote speech was that Hausmann was truly an amazing person.

“What is certain is that if Your Majesty keeps his promise to the people, this approval rating will go far.

“I don’t think it will happen.”

Houseman continued to lead Chairman Park.

“A promise?”

“Yes, the result of collecting and analyzing public opinion in Korea. Koreans are concerned about the failure of politicians.

“I am not very sensitive to negativity. I am more sensitive to the leader’s promises.”

Houseman, with a cigarette in his mouth, continued talking.

“Your Majesty said that his popularity rose after he announced his intention not to run for office. That is

You misread the situation. Your Majesty’s popularity has increased because of what you initially promised.

Because I kept what I had given.”

“A promise to return to the military?”

“Yes, as long as you keep that promise and your recent promise to faithfully carry out the transfer of power to the people.

The Democratic Republican Party will win a landslide victory in the general election. In the meantime, the Democratic Party has shown its power in the National Assembly.

“The people prefer the new party because the current government is in disarray. So….”

Houseman said, placing a hand gently on Chairman Park’s knee.

“Even if you feel frustrated, hold on tight and wait until the general election. Something good will happen.

all.”

As Houseman took his hand off Chairman Park’s knee, Chairman Park chuckled.

When Houseman asked for a glass of whiskey, Chairman Park said, “Give me one too.”

The keynote speaker took out ice from the ice bucket he had brought and made two glasses of The Rocks.

It was.

The two sat in silence for a moment, savoring their whiskey.

Chairman Park was the first to break the silence.

“Are you saying that after the general election, it’s okay to break promises?”

In response to Chairman Park’s question, Houseman smiled slightly sinisterly.

“When you break a promise, it’s important to know why you broke it.”

“You’re talking about justification.”

Chairman Park spoke as if talking to himself.

Only House brought up the past as a side note.

“It is a thing of the past, but there is a method used by former President Syngman Rhee. The president is quiet.

There is a method where people around you keep recommending you to run for office. It is old-fashioned, but effective.

“It is still used because it is a proven method.”

The keynote speech was that Chairman Park looked completely different from the way he usually looked when meeting with himself.

I just stared blankly at the house that was facing me.

It really struck me that he was the man who had served five Korean presidents up until the 1980s.

I heard it was a little strange.

Kijo averted his gaze and looked at Chairman Park.

Chairman Park’s eyes seemed to be looking slightly into the distance.

It was a look he often saw when making important decisions.

This time, Chairman Park touched Houseman’s knee with his hand and spoke, as if he had made up his mind.

Did.

“Someone like Mr. Houseman should have been the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency….”

As Chairman Park smiled, Houseman chuckled and said.

“Your Majesty, please call me anytime. I will be waiting.”

After finishing speaking, Houseman glanced at the keynote and continued.

“And that guy.”

When he pointed to the keynote, Chairman Park also looked at the keynote.

It was a very bright face.

“Please let me play golf without my friend. I have to watch the chairman’s face.

I’m so angry that I can’t even call him. I can’t find a golf friend like him in Korea.

“I have never met you before.”

“Was it so?”

Chairman Park looked at the keynote speech with a smile.

“Just exercise and don’t worry about what other people think. What’s more important than health?”

Chairman Park patted Kijo on the shoulder.

Chairman Park asked after emptying his glass of whiskey.

“Do you have to go home early today?”

“No. My family is in the US for a while.”

“Really? That’s great.”

Chairman Park smiled faintly and gave instructions to Kijo.

“Open the door.”

As the door opened, Jong-gyu Park, who was outside, looked at Chairman Park.

“Jonggyu, reserve that house.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

Park Jong-gyu slightly lowered his head, then raised it and asked the keynote speaker.

“Can I use your home phone?”

“Of course.”

Kijo apologized and went outside to guide Park Jong-gyu to the phone in the living room.

all.

Park Jong-gyu picked up the phone and spoke to someone.

“Get ready for the house we went to recently. The VIP is coming.”

Park Jong-gyu covered the receiver with his palm and asked the reporter.

“Is this boss going too?”

“I’m not going.”

Park Jong-gyu’s eyes widened at the words, “I’m not going.”

It was an expression that said he was seeing this kind of person for the first time.

“Two including VIP. Two attendants.”

After a brief phone call, Jong-gyu Park hung up the receiver and spoke to Ki-jo.

“By any chance, if someone asks if Chairman Park has been here, you know?”

“Yes, I know.”

“Please, no matter who asks, you must never tell anyone.”

Park Jong-gyu strongly urged.

The keynote went back to Chairman Park.

Chairman Park was walking out of the room with Houseman.

The two were in a friendly mood.

Chairman Park said, sitting on the floor and putting on his shoes.

“The master must go too.”

“I will stay here.”

When Kijo refused, Chairman Park said a word.

“Your only flaw is that you don’t know how to please a man. Other than that, everything else is great.”

Chairman Park, wearing dress shoes, patted Kijo on the shoulder.

Houseman also winked at Gijo to say thank you for your hard work.

As soon as Chairman Park and Houseman left, Kijo quickly cleaned up Youngsoo’s study room.

And then I headed straight to Hannam-dong.

It was to create an alibi.

If Chairman Park took Houseman to a ‘good place’, I would not go there with him.

I wanted to leave behind clear evidence that I had not done so.

When Kijo arrived at Hannam-dong and rang the doorbell, Pilgrimage, the children, and his wife and sister-in-law came out.

The keynote was reached.

“Are you finished already?”

Pilgrimage asked in a whisper and Gijo nodded.

“Dad, is your business trip over already?”

When Yeong-eun asked, Ki-jo lifted Yeong-eun up and said.

“Okay, that’s it. Let’s go in.”

Kijo went into the house with his family.

There were signs that the family was trying to open a can of American pineapple and eat it while watching TV.

all.

“Brother-in-law, please wait a moment. My husband is making Italian bean pancakes for his nephews who are coming.

“I decided.”

I thought you were talking about pizza.

Ma-ryang, with a red face, went to the kitchen and added toppings and cheese powder to the dough he had prepared.

Sowed.

Kijo approached Ma-ryang and asked.

“Where did you learn to make pizza?”

“I worked in an Italian restaurant for a few months when I was in Shanghai. I had a quick glance at it there.

“Into the middle… .”

“Okay. Please take care of it.”

The keynote is to see the American oven installed in the kitchen and then return to the living room to make canned pineapple.

Ate.

“Brother-in-law, my husband is really good at cooking Western food. He said he was embarrassed, so I went to the company.

“Please don’t spread rumors.”

“Okay. I’ll keep your secret.”

Kijo felt happy sitting on the sofa watching TV with his family.

Kijo felt even better after confirming that Ma-ryang was also a family man.