Infected - Chapter 63



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Episode 62

The soldiers guarding the front of the command barracks saluted and stepped aside as soon as they saw Lee Jin.

Jae-jae and Jin nodded and went into the barracks.

The executives who were meeting and looking at the map all looked at Jeong I-jin, who was saluting with an unusual angle.

The major tilted his head and asked.

“what?”

“I have something to tell you.”

Lee Jin said with an emotionless face.

“Sit next to me and wait, I’m busy right now.”

“Okay… … .”

“This is an important story. So much so that we might have to re-plan the operation.”

Finance came forward and spoke proactively.

Jin stepped aside so Jae-jae could continue the conversation.

For a moment, silence flowed.

The major looked at the lieutenant colonel.

He seemed a bit displeased, but he wasn’t hostile.

The lieutenant colonel nodded, pointing to the finances with his chin.

“Okay, sit here and talk. But you’d better be prepared to talk nonsense.”

“Of course.”

Finance sat down and collected his thoughts.

Where should I start talking?

First of all, we had to start from the moment we first confirmed the mutations in the infected people.

“… The firecracker arrows fell underground, and the zombies who heard the sound swarmed in. Except for one. That one stood still and did not go all the way.”

“Not a person?”

The lieutenant colonel asked with a suspicious look on his face.

“If it were a person, it would have been bitten before it was even discovered.”

“Hmm… … .”

It was an obvious answer, but it was true.

If it had been a person, there would have been no reason for it to be standing there in the first place, and it would not have been possible for it to have survived without dying among the hundreds of infected people.

“You may not be able to hear sounds. For example, you may not have been able to hear sounds since you were a human.”

“I looked back.”

“what?”

The lieutenant colonel’s brow furrowed in displeasure.

“He turned around and looked straight at us on the rooftop. Then he slowly scanned the annex building. It was obvious to anyone that he was looking for a way to get to the rooftop.”

“So what happened?”

“That… he was shot by an arrow and died before he could do anything.”

Another moment of silence.

This time the major spoke.

“We can’t change the operation just because of one case. And besides, we only hear about it through you. Right? What’s important is whether there was any actual threat, and there was none.”

“There was a real threat.”

Finance recalled what had happened in the restaurant area.

Traumatic memories flashed before my eyes.

Kwaaak!

CLANG!

The chef’s groan.

Jae-jae and Beom-sik, who were dying while holding onto the door, had no choice but to push him out in order to survive.

Even Beomsik’s face, reflected in his own eyes as he caught his breath with his face pressed against the door, came to mind vividly.

Finance clenched his jaw and tried to recall the sensation in his memory.

“As I was defending myself through the narrow entrance of the restaurant, zombies suddenly started flying in all directions and crashing down on me. What appeared from the end of the hallway, throwing whatever they could find, were neither people nor zombies. They were just monsters.”

“Be more specific.”

“It was over 2 meters tall, and at least twice my size. It was strong enough to send nearby zombies flying around just by swinging its arms. It didn’t die even when hit in the head, and it moved normally even when an arrow was lodged in its skull. All the hair on its body had fallen out, and its skin was swollen like a balloon. If there were more than one of those guys, no, I’m sure there would be. If we faced them without any countermeasures… it wouldn’t end with one or two people dying.”

The lieutenant colonel, who had been tapping his fingers on the desk while listening to the story, turned his gaze to the major and his juniors.

Then, the successors also looked at him with tense faces.

however…….

“Huh!”

An unexpected sound burst out of the lieutenant colonel’s mouth.

A smile that seemed so absurd that it almost seemed empty escaped his tightly shut mouth.

The laughter continued.

“Hahahaha!”

The major and his juniors, who had been frozen by the lieutenant colonel’s laughter, also began to laugh like crazy people.

The major was laughing with his face red and flushed, and it looked like he was going to die at any moment.

The sound of her laughter slowly stopped, her crumpled face straightened, and then froze.

The lieutenant colonel, who had been licking his lips a few times, let out a long sigh.

“Wow, what a life I’ve lived… Hey, Jeong I-jin and Han Jae-jung.”

“Captain Jeong Ijin.”

Lee Jin gave his official name and rank.

Finance didn’t say anything, but it didn’t seem to matter.

“Do you think I’m easy?”

“This isn’t a joke… … .”

“hey!”

The lieutenant colonel shouted so loud that his ears were ringing.

Only then did Finance realize it.

How has that person been listening to what I’ve been saying so far?

I had no intention of believing it in the first place.

He just said he had something to say, so I told him to just say it.

I thought he would keep bothering me if I didn’t listen.

“Isn’t it embarrassing that you’re acting like a general in my rank? Is that why you’re acting like this?”

“no.”

I just gave up.

Now, whatever you say or do,

“Hey, take these guys and shoot them right now!”

“Ahahaha, please calm down for a moment. Shooting is prohibited within the safe zone except in special circumstances… … .”

“Then throw it outside!”

A scolding came flying at the major’s hunched face.

Then, as if he had no choice, he gave instructions to the company commander-level officers.

“What are you guys doing? Get me out of here right now.”

Only then did the executives rush in.

Jae-Jin and Jin were kicked out without even saying a word in rebuttal.

Finance raised his head and sighed.

There was no other way.

It was difficult to expect anything like this reaction.

The major, who had been chasing after him, looked at the finances and asked.

“Why are you talking nonsense?”

Finance did not answer.

“Even if that’s true, I probably won’t listen to you. The fact that you were called to the tower to take charge of security, and the stories of your bravery being spread around. I’ve got a strong grudge against you.”

‘No, did I go around talking?’

Why are you venting your anger on the wrong people when the story spreads because you couldn’t control it properly?

Finance lowered his gaze as if he had given up.

The atmosphere in the barracks was the worst.

The weight of the air had changed due to the previous situation.

All officers, starting with the sergeants, blamed Jae-jae and Lee Jin.

The lieutenant colonel sat silently, his forehead wrinkled.

Should I call it an inferiority complex?

The lieutenant colonel wasn’t this kind of person from the beginning.

In fact, he wasn’t a very notable figure before, and he just happened to make a brilliant contribution in the process of creating a safe zone.

In addition, with all the stars missing, it was practically the pinnacle of military power, except for the division commander.

Maybe that’s why.

Since the relationship with the tower that did not acknowledge him became very tense.

First of all, Jeong I-jin was a thorn in my side.

He didn’t listen to me, and his eyes seemed to ignore me.

But then something worse appeared.

What was even more serious was that the two were from the same unit.

His mind was filled with speculations that the words Jae-gye had spoken might have been in response to Tower’s instructions.

Kwak!

You motherfuckers.

The veins stood out on the back of the lieutenant colonel’s hand as he crumpled up the paper.

* * *

The next day.

As soon as the sun rose, someone came to the barracks.

The person who entered was none other than Yeong-man.

There was also a doctor next to him.

“You are the first person who will be in charge of public security together.”

“I said it can’t be done with the people I came with.”

Finance said with a shaky expression.

Then the doctor answered with a face that clearly showed his fatigue.

“Yes, that was originally the plan, but since we were looking for someone with a wide range of skills and experience, it ended up like this. Anyway, isn’t it a good thing for you two?”

That’s right… that’s right.

Still, the intention was too obvious.

It’s just that the soldiers bring in only the spirits they find irritating in order to balance out the safe zone.

“Okay, is there anyone else besides Mr. Youngman?”

“I’ll let you know as soon as it’s decided. I think we can share this place.”

The doctor said, looking around the interior.

There were a few more beds, so there was no need to use a separate barracks even if the number of personnel was increased.

“How do you work?”

Finance looked at the doctor and asked.

“Make a plan. You can report everything to me. Since you are a police officer, I think you will quickly come up with a plan related to public safety work. I will do everything you want, so please report on time. I will say it again, report first, then execute. Please carefully look at the items in the box that is coming in now, they will be helpful for your work. From now on, I will call you ‘Manager.’ That’s all for now.”

As the doctor gestured and left, soldiers came in carrying boxes one by one.

Thanks to this, one corner was completely filled with boxes.

“It’s not that crazy.”

Young-man muttered as he watched the doctor moving away.

Even in Jaejae’s eyes, he was not an easy person.

But it was ambiguous.

Is he being forced to do a job he doesn’t want to do, or is that just his true feelings?

“You don’t even look like a person.”

“Surprisingly, if you look closely at those kinds of people, there are many cases where they have a human side.”

“I don’t think so.”

I couldn’t agree at all.

Can you really say that he has a human side when you see his business-like attitude that doesn’t seem like it would cause even a single drop of blood to come out if you cut him with a knife?

Still, what Jeong Jin said lingered in my head.

A man who would do anything to live with his young son.

‘Well, there must be a story.’

“You’ll figure that out as you experience it. But who the hell are you asking to be in charge of public security? There are so many soldiers.”

“Maybe it’s because soldiers don’t directly enter the border area? The production area? It seems like they always go through the same passage.”

“I thought it would be a little more comfortable if I came here.”

Young-man was licking his lips at the thought of being involved in something annoying.

“Still, it’s not a bad idea to do something together. Do you have any plans?”

“It’s time to start thinking about it now.”

“see…….”

Youngman checked the contents of the boxes the doctor had left behind.

Inside, there were office supplies and white paper, but most of it was filled with documents written in thick layers of something.

“Could this be a list of people living in the safe zone?”

Young-man couldn’t help but be surprised as he looked at the piled up documents.

The people living in the production area were recorded with their dong and lake numbers, as well as their resident registration numbers, original places of residence, and occupations.

“I think so.”

“I won’t take back the idea that there’s a human side to this. This is something that only a paranoid person could possibly do. Surely you’re not asking me to read all of this?”

“It wouldn’t hurt to take a look at it when you have time. If there’s a problem, there’s a person in charge of each area, so you can go through them. But I don’t know if this is really necessary. I’m just doing it because they told me to.”

“If you sleep in a tent for just one day, your mouth will fit right in.”

Young-man said, wrinkling his nose.

Finance decided to think positively.

It was a good thing to have something to do.

Moreover, it was a role that was granted a certain amount of authority.

It was clearly a hundred times better than just passively doing what I was told.

“By the way, you’re the manager? Not bad, huh? So you’re my boss now?”

“Okay. Now listen carefully. Do as I say.”

Finance said with a sly smile.

“I guess I have to be polite and always address you as the person in charge in front of other people.”

“Of course.”

Young-man also laughed.

But I knew the finances.

Even if I didn’t say anything, Young-man would be the kind of person who would do that.

I just wanted to joke around.

Because I wanted to think positively about this situation.

“But you, are you worried about something?”

“yes?”

Finance reacted like someone who had been stabbed by something.

Infected people