1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 177



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Episode 177

A rejection more certain than ever.

“What are you doing! Don’t you know that this is disobeying orders!”

The Army Chief of Staff did not blink an eye under Trump’s urging.

And then he spoke in a rather calm voice.

“I am the proud Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Since I was commissioned as an officer decades ago, I have always lived with the pride of protecting liberal democracy. But your order now tramples on the pride of all American soldiers.”

Trump shouts again, furious.

“So, you’re saying you’re not going to do anything now? You want to get fired for disobeying orders!”

The Army Chief of Staff responded firmly to Trump, who was even shouting and threatening.

“I don’t care if you get fired. At least as long as I’m here, the US Army won’t move for your personal gain.”

“Euuuuuu… …!!”

Trump takes his seat, holding the back of his neck.

The Army chief of staff bowed his head briefly toward Trump and then walked out without saying a word.

Trump turns on the TV to calm down for a moment.

But the content on TV only raised his blood pressure.

[Breaking news. The House of Representatives just passed the impeachment bill against President Trump. The impeachment bill passed with 394 votes out of 435 members. This means that there are quite a few Republicans who support the impeachment bill against President Trump. If this continues, it seems possible that it will pass in the Senate, making President Trump the first in American history… … .]

I turn off the TV and desperately look for the phone, making calls here and there.

He makes urgent calls to the Republican leader, the commandant of the Marine Corps, the commandant of the Air Force, and even the director of the FBI.

-Ti… Ti… Ti… Ti… Ti… … .

But no one is answering Trump’s calls.

Because everyone already knew what his situation was and what would happen in the future.

“FUCK!!”

Trump spewed empty profanities into the air, but even his secretaries paid no attention to the profanities he was spewing.

His political life was already over.

* * *

[Breaking News / President Trump Voluntarily Resigns. – Tongil Ilbo]

[Trump’s Impeachment Tried to Deploy Military Before Its U.S. Impeachment – If True, It Would Be an Unprecedented Event in American History – ABC]

[Vice President Pence, who took over immediately, apologizes to Korea for this kidnapping incident. – The Moon]

“Mr. President, Vice President Pence has sent word that he would like to personally apologize and to have another summit in Korea.”

The chief secretary puts down the documents to be approved and speaks to me.

“An apology… That’s not your purpose, is it?”

Director Oh nods.

“Yes, I think their true intention is to somehow normalize relations between Korea and the United States and obtain at least some of the superconductor technology.”

Even though his intentions were so obvious, Vice President Pence was not a person who would go out of his way like Trump.

At least he was a man who valued the Constitution and spoke in a typical Washington political tone.

‘Now that Trump has left, it would seem too harsh to pretend not to know any more.’

“Okay. Let’s meet up sometime soon. Ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to set up a schedule.”

“Yes, I understand. Oh, and the US has lowered the ridiculous tariffs that were raised during the Trump administration back to the previous level.”

Perhaps this too is an attempt to look good in order to gain something more in negotiations with Korea.

‘The situation is completely reversed now… … .’

“That’s fortunate. First, please make sure that the companies that were affected by this tariff can resume their export schedules.”

It feels like I’ve conquered the last mountain.

There was no intention of going to the end and fighting the US, but they threw a punch first, and Korea countered that punch properly and eventually won the war against the US without firing a shot.

Perhaps Korea will now surpass the United States.

* * *

The technology of room-temperature and atmospheric-pressure superconductors is quickly beginning to be applied in all fields.

First of all, the biggest change is that computer processor performance has dramatically improved.

The use of superconductor technology virtually eliminates heat generation, which dramatically increases power-to-performance ratio.

As a result, it became possible to push the performance within the processor to its technological limits.

This has led to absurd improvements in computer performance in many fields.

There, the second transmission efficiency reached 100%.

Accordingly, maintenance costs and other such things have been reduced significantly, and Korea’s already cheap electricity rates have been able to receive even greater discounts and even the abolition of progressive rates.

Businesses can now run their factories at really low electricity rates, and households can now use electricity at low prices without worrying about progressive rates.

Of course, these two were only a small part of the utilization of superconductor technology.

The changes that room-temperature and atmospheric-pressure superconductors will bring in the future are truly endless, including a nuclear fusion power plant scheduled for completion in three years, a magnetic levitation train connecting the entire country scheduled for completion in four years, and the commercialization of quantum computers.

“The next meeting is with the Thai Prime Minister at 5 o’clock.”

Today was already the fourth summit.

Since the development of room-temperature and atmospheric-pressure superconductors, Korea has become more popular than any other country.

In every country, there has been a call for a summit with Korea to somehow benefit from superconductor technology.

Even some heads of countries showed reckless diplomacy by coming to Korea and waiting without even scheduling a summit.

Because of this, we had to hold summit meetings several times a day.

‘This is… I came all the way to Korea, so this is something I can’t ignore… … .’

When I looked a little tired, the chief secretary asked in a worried voice.

“Mr. President, you seem very tired. Should I cancel my next schedule…?”

I shook my head.

“How can that be? Thailand is also an AEU country and has a large population, making it a large market. No matter how powerful we are, we cannot commit a diplomatic faux pas. Please proceed as is.”

Even though the chief secretary said he understood, his eyes were still filled with worry.

“However, if you continue to feel unwell, please let me know. I will seek the Thai government’s understanding and postpone the schedule a little.”

“Thank you. But that’s okay. You still have to do this much to be eligible to be president.”

Thanks to this, the busiest department in recent times has become the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Minister Yoo Seong-guk, now quite old, has been getting goosebumps lately from the dozens of calls he has received from foreign diplomats every day.

“Is Minister Yoo okay? He seemed very busy when we met the other day.”

The chief secretary sighs and shakes his head.

“I met him recently, and he was almost dying. It’s the first time I’ve seen a minister that busy.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is probably the busiest department in Korea right now, next to the Office of the President.

This may not be unrelated to the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has always been at the top of the popularity rankings among those preparing for the civil service exam, has recently fallen in popularity.

“First of all, if there is anyone in the secretariat who is good at diplomacy, please support them as much as possible.”

Director Oh nods and answers.

“Yes, many of the people currently in the Diplomatic Secretariat have been dispatched to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

The fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is this busy is an example of how great a country Korea is.

Virtually the entire world is convinced that it will surpass the United States in the near future.

This was also a future completed with superconductor technology.

* * *

It was not only the government and companies that felt the commercialization of superconductors in Korea.

For the general public, the commercialization of superconductors is closer than any other technological development.

“Grandpa, you’re going to have an MRI and X-RAY today.”

At the hospital, a nurse informs Grandpa Yu Deok-chun, who came for a checkup, about today’s test schedule.

Grandfather Yu Deok-chun, who had been brimming with energy until just a moment ago, became a little anxious when he heard the word MRI.

“Excuse me, Nurse. Do I really need to get an MRI?”

I don’t know about X-RAY, but MRI costs a lot of money.

Since Yu Deok-chun wasn’t that well off, the MRI was actually quite a burden.

But unlike Grandfather Yoo Deok-chun, who was anxious, the nurse answered with a smile.

“Grandpa, don’t worry. Recently, the government changed our hospital’s MRI to an MRI that uses room-temperature and pressure superconductors, so the cost of an MRI test is only 3,000 won.”

Grandfather Yoo Deok-chun is surprised by the nurse’s words.

Even if it were just 30,000 won for an MRI, it would be ridiculously cheap, so I couldn’t believe it was only 3,000 won.

“No, it’s not 30,000 won, it’s 3,000 won? No, how is an MRI cheaper than an X-RAY?”

The nurse continues to take registration while smiling and answering Grandfather Yu Deok-chun’s questions.

“I’m not an expert on this, so I don’t know for sure, but I heard that if room-temperature and pressure superconductors are applied to MRI, maintenance costs and other things will be significantly reduced compared to before, so MRI scans will be possible even at this price.”

Although the nurse explained to Grandfather Yu Deok-chun in a kind voice, Grandfather Yu Deok-chun’s doubts still did not go away.

“Oh, really? Is it possible that the performance is a bit lacking or something?”

The nurse shakes her head and answers.

“Oh, no. Grandpa, this is cheaper, but it has the same performance as the existing MRI, if not even better. So don’t worry and just do it.”

When the nurse said this, Grandfather Yu Deok-chun said nothing more and filled out the remaining documents and sat down.

Then he tells this to his wife who is sitting there.

“There are so many things going on.”

“Why? What’s going on?”

His wife, who was sitting there, asked curiously.

“No, there’s this crazy thing going on these days about superconductors or something.”

“Oh, that thing that’s always on the news. But why is that?”

Grandfather Yu Deok-chun shows his wife the receipt he received a little while ago and says.

“Oh my goodness, thanks to that superconductor or whatever technology, they say that even the expensive MRIs now only cost 3,000 won.”

The grandmother responds in a surprised voice to the story of 3,000 won.

“Huh? 3,000 won? No, how on earth can an MRI only show that much?”

Grandfather says this with an expression that shows he doesn’t quite understand.

“That’s right, you know. I’m not sure, but anyway, the technology has improved thanks to the application of superconductor technology, but the price has gotten ridiculously cheap.”

“Oh my gosh… I’ve heard that it’s some amazing technology, but I never thought it would be implemented so quickly.”

Grandfather Yu Deok-chun nods.

And after a while he looks at his grandmother and asks.

“Oh, by the way, didn’t you say you were feeling a bit sick recently?”

The grandmother answers, scratching her head slightly.

“Oh, now that I think about it, my left chest and other parts of it hurt.”

Grandfather Yu Deok-chun stands up, holding her hand.

“Then, since you’re here, you should get tested too. MRI costs are so cheap, so you won’t regret not getting it.”

Even the grandmother, who would normally have refused, perked up her ears when she heard the 3,000 won story a little while ago.

“Well, then is that so? I was thinking of getting tested anyway.”

“Okay. Since we’re here, let’s get tested together.”

Grandfather Yu Deok-chun hurries to the reception desk, dragging his grandmother along.

Korea’s superconductor technology is gradually changing everything in Korea, starting with these small parts of daily life.