Dear Comrade - Dear Comrade chapter 21

Chapter 5. Shenzhen (5)

Chapter 5. Shenzhen (5)

Jung-hwan, who had been waiting inside at Kim Yong-geon’s report, took off the headphones he was wearing and nodded.

“It was a lot of work. Senior comrade.”

“Are there any troubles? If I could see those stiff Central Party executives with their eyes wide open once more, I think I could pay for it. haha.”

“Is that what it was? The picture quality is not so good here, so I can’t see it well.”

Jung-hwan answered Kim Yong-geon, who was smiling, shaking the headphones connected to the wiretapping device he had just been using.

In fact, from the moment Jang Seong-taek and Hyun Young-sook entered the hotel room, and from the moment they came to the conclusion that the existence of the leader’s illegitimate son, Jeong-hwan, might be behind them, he was listening to every conversation they had.

It was Heo Young-joon who rescued the wiretapping device (with a request not to ask where he got it), and he had a dorm in Chongryon in the first place, and they were also in charge of the wiretapping prosecutor, so Jeong-hwan could eavesdrop on the secret conversation between Jang Seong-taek and Hyun Young-suk right next to him. could

‘It’s a little risky, but even if something is discovered, it’s enough to blame the Japanese side.’

In the first place, Jang Sung-taek and his party were not in a state where they could protest against the Japanese side, whether they were wiretapping or whatever.

As he initially predicted, Jang Seong-taek is in desperate need of help, whether he is with an unidentified person who was previously deported abroad.

“By the way… are you really okay? Comrade Junghwan?”

“You’re still not sure, Master Yu?”

Jeonghwan asked, looking back at the worried face of Hyerim Yoo, who had participated in the wiretapping in the same room with him.

Even though she was a spy sent from Russia, there was a drop of sweat on her forehead, as if it was nerve-wracking to eavesdrop on a party official like this.

“To be honest… I still think this plan reveals too much of Comrade Jeong Hwan. As you just heard, have you not already noticed that Comrade Jeonghwan is behind this? If you make a mistake, everything that Comrade Jeong Hwan has built up in Japan, even your life, could be taken away…”

“……”

“Comrade Vice-Chairman Zhang is by no means an ignorant (stupid) person. If, like this, Comrade Jang returns to Pyongyang and reports to the general that Comrade Jeong Hwan is planning something in Japan with the Chongryon family…”

Yoo Hye-rim shuddered lightly as if she did not want to think about what happened after that, and Kim Yong-geon also looked at Jeong-hwan with a slightly firm expression, but Jeong-hwan was still calm.

“I understand your concerns, but it won’t happen.”

“…why is that?”

“Yeah, comrade Jang Seong-taek will take care of reducing my existence and report it to Pyongyang.”

“……Comrade Jeonghwan, those words…!”

At Jeonghwan’s confident words, Kim Yong-geon’s expression changed as if he realized something, but Yoo Hye-rim’s expression was still puzzled.

“Do you know the reason, Comrade Kim?”

“Yes, it is exactly what Comrade Jeong Hwan said.”

“Yeah, basically, being in power is stupid but smart in any country.”

“………………”

Compared to the two people who looked at each other and shook their heads, Yoo Hye-rim still did not understand, and Kim Yong-gun gave her a bitter smile and explained further.

“Comrade Yu doesn’t seem to understand yet, but let’s look back and think, as Comrade Jeong Hwan said, Comrade Jang came to Japan on a business trip on a special mission from the general. And if you achieve success in this work, there will be congratulations in Pyongyang worthy of that achievement. And as far as I know, Comrade Zhang is not someone who likes to share his achievements with others, do you understand now?”

Kim Yong-geon explained it up to that point, and now Hye-rim Yoo nodded with her eyes twinkling as if she understood.

“ah! Now I know. Comrade Jeong Hwan means that Comrade Jang wants to fully own the achievements of this Olympic diplomatic project, so he will hide Comrade Jeong Hwan’s existence from the party’s central and generals?”

“Yeah, to be honest, it’s a shame, but I’m rather fortunate in my current situation. If my achievements and influence in Japan become widely known, I will not be able to safely return to Pyongyang.”

As Jeonghwan shook his head and nodded, the same bitter smile and displeasure as Kim Yong-geon appeared on Yoo Hye-rim’s face.

Perhaps she was also dissatisfied with the situation in which Jeong-hwan, whom she served, could not claim to be her own.

However, Junghwan himself continued to confide in his plans as if he didn’t really care.

“The most important thing in this case is the time when I, Kim Jung-hwan, appear. It’s neither too early nor too late. If you show up too soon, you may be on the alert and take away everything I’ve been working on here for two years. On the other hand, if you show up too late or just keep hiding, you’ll never be able to get out of this exile.”

If it had been in my previous life, I would have thought of living a luxurious life, enjoying the wealth that I have gained from the knowledge gained by returning here in Japan, but that is not my purpose.

My purpose is power, not wealth.

And above all else, if you don’t have the power to protect your wealth, you have to live a life of fear because you don’t know when even your hard-earned wealth will be taken away.

Jung-hwan thought so as he watched Jang Sung-taek and Hyun Young-sook preparing for the upcoming meeting through the camera hidden in the room.

“That’s the reason why I deliberately let you know that there was someone behind Manager Kim. Now, if only the desired results are achieved at the meeting, even as Jang Song-thaek, I will have no choice but to report my existence to Pyongyang. I wouldn’t know if I came alone, because I have the eyes of a woman named Hyun Young-sook, so even if I report the results in a reduced form, I can’t eat the whole thing by myself.”

‘And if you get there, the first stage of the plan will be successful.’

So Junghwan muttered to himself, picked up the headphones again and put them on his head.

“It will soon be time to report to the guests our schedule in Japan, comrade manager. We want you to treat us well to the table we prepared for you. It is only when the money and hospitality invested in the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives through President Heo Young-joon and Minister Nakao come into effect.”

“Old, I will do as you instructed. comrade!”

The next morning, Jang Seong-taek and Hyun Young-sook, who had been informed of the schedule for the meeting with Japanese officials for that day, were once again surprised by Kim Yong-geon’s report of the preparations for the meeting.

Contrary to their (especially Jang Seong-taek’s) predictions, who thought it would be difficult to meet high-level officials and ask for cooperation because the schedule was hastily scheduled without prior consultation, it was because Kim Yong-geon reported that the minister-level would personally come to the meeting with them.

Especially among the two, Hyun Young-sook, who was at best worried that, considering the cold relationship between the vice-minister-level and the current North Korea and Japan, might be treated poorly by the director-general, seemed even more surprised than Jang Sung-taek.

“Considering the duration of the training, it is truly a revolutionary achievement. I am well aware of the hard work of Chongryon and comrades in the department. When I return to Pyongyang, I will make sure to inform you of this achievement so that I can receive a proper reward.”

“It is an exaggerated word. In fact, this achievement is not that of Kim Yong-geon, but of other Korean compatriots without the same name who are working hard for the glory of the Republic day and night in such a small area.”

‘Is your guess right?’

Seeing Kim Yong-geon skillfully yielding praise to others he seemed to know, Jang Seong-taek felt the touch of the existence of Kim Jeong-hwan, which he and Hyun Young-sook had guessed yesterday, even stronger.

And when he heard those words, he suddenly wanted to find out what the capabilities and limitations of the hidden young son of the leader Kim Jeong-hwan were, and how far he had reached in Japan.

“Hmm, then I would like to ask you one more request, comrade manager.”

“Tell me, I will dedicate my devotion to carrying out the command of Comrade Zhang, considering that it is a direct command from the party.”

‘Are you sure? Okay, let’s try it.’

“As you know, in Pyongyang right now, a building that will remain in the history of the revolution that the general ordered is being built. I don’t think there’s any way you wouldn’t know it even in a foreign country like this.”

At Jang Seong-taek’s question of Kim Yong-geon with his sharp eyes shining, Hyun Young-sook also listened to his question with half interest and half curiosity.

Jang Sung-taek seemed to have the same question she had.

“Are you talking about the Ryugyong Hotel, Comrade Vice President?”

“right. Unfortunately, this historic task has been delayed due to the covert sabotage of the US imperialists and Western capitalists. In particular, the import of raw materials is a very urgent issue.”

If Jeonghwan had been here, he would have thought that the fundamental problem of the delay of the Ryugyong Hotel construction was not the shortage of raw materials or foreign interference, but the rapidly running out of finances of the Republic, but he was not here now.

To Kim Yong-geon, who seemed to have guessed what Jang Seong-taek would make, Jang Seong-taek ended his speech with a smile of conversion mixed with various meanings.

“So, in order to break through this difficult situation, there is a lot of talk within the party about importing raw materials from Japan just like the last time at the Koryo Hotel… To discuss the matter, I would like to meet the Japanese construction minister in person within this schedule. Is it possible to have that minister come to today’s meeting?”

“……………!!!”

‘Isn’t that too harsh?’

Even Hyun Young-sook, who was listening to this story from the seat next to him, frowned slightly at the unreasonable demand.

Of course, if it is a minister of a country, the schedule of not only today but also about a month is planned in advance, and it is hardly changed.

The higher the rank, the greater the political position of representing a country, and as there is such a sense of weight, it is natural that the idiots can’t go up and down.

It is rude to ask for a change of schedule to meet with him without prior notice on the same day, even if he is an important minister of an ally with whom he has a trusting relationship. it can be

And, of course, Jang Seong-taek, who made this unreasonable request (actually an order), was not unaware of this fact.

‘Heh, how about it, I don’t know if it’s Junghwan or Ganabal, but let’s see if we can solve this. If you express your displeasure or say you can’t do it, grab it and spit it out……’

Jang Seong-taek was convinced that this time he had fed Kim Yong-geon, who was strangely imposing about the subject of a subordinate, and Jeong-hwan, a young boy who was apparently controlling him from behind.

But….

“It is difficult, but it seems possible.”

‘Yeah ????’