Infected - Chapter 559



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Side story episode 46

The next day.

Detailed financial orders were issued to all troops.

The roadmap was completed through information obtained through conversations with the major and communication with spies.

Ten thousand troops were sent back alive when the major was captured.

Finance and his party switched some of them with their allies.

The enemies form a single army depending on the situation, and then disperse back into a guerrilla organization.

Therefore, most of them did not even know each other’s names.

Based on what we found out, the enemies had strongholds in several places.

The leadership reorganized the military ahead of a full-scale advance.

It was because of the accident that Hyun-tae had.

So, the leadership decided to spread the group evenly among the scattered squads.

If you think about it, the group was consistently outstanding 10 years ago and now.

Even Chanyeol and Choi Hoon, who had always lived in a state of depression, were recognized as outstanding talents within the military in the past.

In addition, with the addition of long years of training, he acquired the ability of one man against a hundred men.

The idea was to send them as squad members to block the movements of spies at their source.

Among them, Hyun-Tae’s vacancy was filled by a new squad and priest.

They took up positions in the building where Hyun-tae’s squad was killed.

It was raining hard and it was just past noon.

The only difference was that the squad members were gathered together in one place and there was a priest sitting in a corner reading the Bible.

By now, I should be able to memorize the entire Bible.

He was absorbed in it with an expression of interest as if he was reading it for the first time.

Moreover, he was the only one wearing priestly attire instead of combat attire.

I couldn’t help but receive the attention of all my squad members.

The deputy commander approaches the squad leader, who is looking out the window, and whispers to him.

“I… squad leader.”

“why?”

“Is he still like that?”

“Don’t you know who it is?”

“I know… but we’ve never had a conversation before.”

That’s right.

Although the group played a key role in the safe zone, they were not close to everyone because of the large population.

“Let’s get to know each other better this time.”

“I’m not really… … .”

The deputy commander took a step back and shook his head.

“He is a good person.”

“But why don’t you have any weapons? Other than the sword you carry on your back.”

“Don’t worry. He always hides something under his priestly attire.”

“hmm?”

The deputy commander glanced at the priest.

As I looked, I saw something bulging out on my side.

He blinked and whispered again.

“Oh… is that a gun?”

“Oh, please speak from a distance. Why are you whispering like that? You go and ask.”

“No, there’s no need to say it so loudly… … .”

At that moment, the deputy commander was scratching the back of his head with an awkward expression.

“What are you talking about so interestingly?”

The priest, who had been sitting in the corner reading the Bible just a moment ago, suddenly stuck his face in.

The deputy commander screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

“Ouch! This is a surprise!”

“… Did you happen to tell my story?”

“Oh, no.”

“I think that’s right.”

“No, really.”

“Can I believe it?”

“sure!”

The deputy commander raised his voice in surprise.

“Brother, do you also engage in religious activities? I don’t think I’ve seen you once in the past ten years.”

“I am a Buddhist.”

“Oh, so that’s why I haven’t seen you. How is the temple? Are there many believers?”

“Well, it’s okay. Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“Have you any intention of coming to the cathedral and preaching Buddhist doctrines?”

“Yes? At the cathedral?”

The deputy commander’s eyes widened at the somewhat unconventional story.

“Yes. These days, the number of believers is increasing and they are suffering from extreme stress.”

“Ha, I’ll think about it.”

“Thank you. Oh, and… … .”

The priest, who was returning to his seat, stopped.

“This is a pistol.”

“ah…….”

The deputy commander was speechless at the fact that he had been listening to everything.

He was truly an unpredictable person.

The squad leader, who had been watching the subordinate, smiled and pointed out the window.

“There you go.”

“Who said that?”

“Our teenage aces. Two in pitch-black raincoats.”

“Ace? Oh, Gaon and Sunwoo.”

“Do they know?”

“We’re not close, but we still say hello when we run into each other. We played Go together before.”

“Baduk? Do you know how to play baduk?”

“Let me leave it alone.”

“Who won?”

“… I lost.”

“So to whom?”

“Both… … .”

The squad leader shook his head.

“But where are those guys going?”

“Well, since they are guys that the leadership cherishes so much, they must have some kind of special mission, right?”

“Huh? Are you saying that you’re sending your precious children to the battlefield?”

“I don’t know. Everyone has their own thoughts. The rain is starting to let up now. Get the kids ready. We’ll leave as soon as it stops.”

“All right.”

The squad leader saluted and turned to his men.

* * *

A three-way intersection where the two people’s gazes met through the raindrops.

Gaon and Seonwoo were walking on the Indian side.

As the squad leader said, they were given a special mission that no one knew about.

The front line where there were a couple of casualties.

The leadership believed that there must be a reason behind the enemy’s diversionary tactics.

Either to kill time, or to prepare something unimaginable.

From now on, Gaon and Seonwoo had to figure it out.

Through infiltration.

The enemies probably don’t know about the spy planted by Jae-jae, so they probably haven’t moved their base yet.

Now was the time to do something to capitalize on their support.

The two people who entered the alley took off their raincoats at the same time.

Then, clothes that he didn’t normally wear were revealed.

It was a swap of clothes between me and an enemy reconnaissance unit I had captured nearby.

The two passed the gas station and started walking along the country road.

The bare frames of vinyl greenhouses and the devastated granary areas were revealed.

As I was walking along the embankment covered in rainwater, I smelled the scent of nature.

Suddenly, I remembered my childhood that I had forgotten.

Gaon’s grandparents built a house and lived in the countryside, and Seonwoo’s grandparents did business in the mountains.

Whenever I went out to play as a child, I would hang out with a few neighborhood kids my age and quickly become friends with them.

It smelled like this back then too.

The friendly smell of damp earth and grass.

The two walked along a country road with no end in sight, sharing fond memories.

Then, I even had the illusion that I had returned to my childhood.

But that was only for a moment.

At the end of the seemingly endless embankment, houses began to appear in a row.

And someone was standing at the red brick bus stop in front of it.

It was a man wearing a black raincoat.

He asked, blocking the two men’s path.

“What is your last password?”

“… Close all bases and fall back to the rear.”

Seonwoo recited the secret code he had heard from the owner of the store.

The man asked.

“Is this the first time I’m seeing your face?”

“We’ve come from Base 3. We were ordered to join Base 2 and gather at the rear as soon as we finish our reconnaissance.”

“I see. Thank you for your hard work. Follow me.”

The man in front looked to be in his early 40s at most, or at least in his late 30s.

As he walked, he rattled off unasked questions.

“The teacher has staked everything on this war. You have grown up drinking his blood, so you must do your best. Have you used up all the medicine?”

“Yes. I wrote it all down.”

Seonwoo nodded, feeling his pockets.

“I’ll pay you as soon as I get back, so use it wisely. The movement of the base will begin as soon as the sun sets. There’s no time to delay, since the enemy’s army is right before our eyes. You won’t have anything to pack, so help the others.”

“All right.”

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

The man who was quickening his pace glanced at Gaon.

Then Seonwoo quickly answered.

“My brother can’t speak.”

“Oh, I heard there was a deaf person in the second base. It was your younger brother.”

“Yes.”

“You are suffering from an uncomfortable body. The teacher will never forget your sacrifice.”

If those words sound like they’re telling you to die, you’re mistaken.

Thinking that he had been saying this out of habit, Gaon and Seonwoo felt goosebumps all over their bodies.

In this environment, they have become accustomed to unknown poisons and even given medicine.

There was no way his behavior was normal.

The reconnaissance team we caught earlier was the same.

Composed of a man and a woman like Gaon and Seonwoo, they prepared to commit suicide as soon as they were caught.

Of course, it was stopped with a quick response, but the behavior without even a hint of hesitation was quite shocking.

When I was following along with various thoughts.

The man passed the entrance to town and entered a school with a small playground.

The sentries guarding the entrance put their hands on their hearts.

At that moment, a forgotten memory came back to Gaon’s mind.

According to conversations between adults long ago, that was definitely an anonymous greeting.

Are all of these really religious groups that have been around for 11 years?

But there were more than a few strange things about it.

I couldn’t believe that no matter how abnormal a religion was, it could poison people.

This is probably a story that anyone who lived in the past would have heard.

For the two people who grew up seeing only priests as church members, this was something they could not even imagine.

The man walked across the playground and into the school.

As I entered the building through the large door in the center of the building, I saw a large crowd of people moving about in the hallway.

Judging by the fact that everyone was busy packing their bags, it seemed like they were preparing to move base as I had heard earlier.

Gaon, who was standing in the hallway, tapped Seonwoo’s arm.

Then he winked at someone who was just coming out of the bathroom.

The woman whose face had turned dark looked like she was around Gaon’s age.

His eyes and actions felt unnatural for some reason.

While my gaze was fixed on her for a moment.

The man was already halfway up the stairs.

“What are you doing? Move quickly.”

“Oh, yes!”

The moment I tried to follow the man up the stairs again.

Someone tapped Gaon on the shoulder as he passed by.

Gaon lowered his gaze at the unfamiliar sensation brushing his fingertips.

He left a small note in my hand.

I couldn’t tell who it was just by looking at its back, but it was definitely a spy planted by Jaejae.

Gaon, who went up the stairs, tapped Seonwoo on the back and stamped his foot.

Then Seonwoo, who noticed the situation, said to the man.

“Um… My little brother needs to go to the bathroom. I’ll be back shortly.”

“Okay. Come to the last classroom as soon as you finish your work.”

“yes.”

The two headed to the second floor bathroom as naturally as possible.

Gaon opened all the partitions and made sure no one was there before he opened the note.

The content was like this.

“Start when you hear gunshots downstairs.”

It seemed like they were going to start working from the bottom first.

The two people who came back out into the hallway headed to the last classroom the man had mentioned.

But something felt strange.

The second floor is unusually quiet, unlike the lower floor.

The silence itself wasn’t particularly strange, but my whole body was screaming at me to do so.

Still, both feet headed towards the classroom.

Because there was no other choice.

Knock knock!

The heavy door slid open to the side.

The eyes of dozens of people in the room all turned to the two people.

A man stood in front of them, at the podium.

“Come in. We’re just getting started.”

“Yes. Sorry I’m late.”

As Seonwoo bowed his head and entered, Gaon followed quietly behind him.

A quiet room, and dozens of people.

It was a scene that made me feel like I was taking a class at school.

It’s a world that Gaon and Seonwoo have never experienced before.

The man who had slammed the desk down put his hand on his side.

Then, before my eyes could meet his, he pulled out a dagger.

however…….

The tip of the dagger was pointed precisely at Gaon and Seonwoo.

Nine out of ten cases of ominous premonitions say that’s how it goes.

The man spoke with a strange smile.

“There are no deaf people in the second base.”

At that moment, Gaon and Seonwoo’s faces became blank.

The man and woman we caught earlier.

The man clearly stated that the woman was his sister and that she was deaf and unable to speak.

What that means is that as soon as the suicide attempt failed, he thought about the next move.

I couldn’t help but stick out my tongue at the bewildering precision.

“Ah… I’m done.”

Seonwoo muttered as if humming.

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