The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 319



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#Episode 319, What have you done?

Pyongyang, United States Headquarters Building.

“No way!”

Gong Ha-gyun checked the paper handed to him by the head of the Defense Security Command, then jumped up from his seat and slapped the paper.

Palak!

There was just one line of message written on the paper that landed on the table.

『东北天空的幕布消失了吗?』

(Has the curtain of the northeastern sky disappeared?)

It was a message from He Chunning, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress.

The United Kingdom was planning to take over China by pushing He Chunning.

Now, with less than a day left until the time to carry out the coup, He Chunning is checking on the safety of the general who was last seen in the Republic of Korea.

From his point of view, he may have been particularly interested in the rebellion because he believed in it, risking his life, but the problem was that a politician across the sea who was experiencing a political existential crisis was already having doubts about the general’s life or death.

And in fact, as a result of compiling the information received from the South’s secret agents, the general’s death was being discussed secretly.

Taeseong Lim, sitting on the sofa, holds another document in his hands.

It was a copy of a report with the seal of the Korea Postman Association, which I had already reread several times.

A report from a special investigation team that entered the tower on a certain mission.

‘… This is not a report of direct identification of the body.’

Taeseong Lim put what he was holding on the tea table.

And he belatedly expressed his agreement to Gong Ha-kyun, who was pacing around nervously.

“yes. There is no way the general has passed away. “Isn’t he the one who disappeared for two years without saying a word before and then came back?”

“okay! That’s what I mean. Of course you will be safe. but… “I guess the current situation is a problem even if he disappears like that.”

Although the South’s Secret Service Association was the source of the secret information, the information handling level of the spies working there was not very high, so it would not take long for it to leak out to other places.

Their faith in the general would not be applicable to the enemies, who were oppressed by his very existence.

The sounds of several urgent footsteps were heard in the ears of the two people who were facing each other in misery.

bang!

Soon, the owners of the footsteps burst through the door.

In normal times, no one would have dared to visit the second-in-command’s office like that.

“Is it true that the general passed away?”

Led by Jang Hong-do, who radiated heat, a pale-faced Dawn, Jin Ho-ran and Yang Hye-seong with dark expressions entered.

Gong Ha-gyun was unable to immediately answer that it was not true to their persuasive gaze.

“… … .”

Even if the general was alive, as he believed, the problem he was facing right now was no different.

Jang Hong-do suddenly kicked the tea table in front of Im Tae-seong and shouted.

Kwasik! Clink!

“Why is there no answer! Hey you guys! Why are you making such a fuss after hearing such nonsense! “You don’t have to do it!”

Broken vases and broken table fragments were flying everywhere.

Im Taeseong sat down and looked up at Jang Hongdo and said.

“It’s just as you said. If you’re going to trust the general, believe it until the end and calm down. … “No matter where you go for a while, there will be problems that we need to solve.”

“… … !”

Jang Hongdo’s heavy breathing subsided. Her eyes were wide open.

In fact, it was not words but Lim Tae-seong’s energy that calmed him down.

Jang Hong-do was once brought in because he was their watcher and the general’s right-hand man, but after achieving a double awakening, Im Tae-seong considered him subordinate.

However, the prayer he revealed a moment ago was never beneath him.

Taeseong Lim’s gaze contained a warning that no further rudeness would be tolerated.

“Whoa… .”

dump.

Jang Hong-do let out the heat inside him with a sigh and squeezed his large body into the empty seat on Im Tae-seong’s right side. Then the others took turns sitting nearby.

A faint smile crossed Lim Tae-seong’s lips as he glanced around at the guys in front of him.

This is because I remembered what the general said the day I first met them.

-I mean. It’s all there. The problem is the one who makes moves.

These people went from throwaway criminals to what they are today after going through biological experiments at a level where death was enough.

Now, they too have become members of the leadership equivalent to the general level of different countries.

Although they were bound by prohibition, they were loyal servants who were responsible for the safety of his wife even while the general was gone.

‘I don’t know what you saw General… , I think they are now afraid of a world without the general.’

Even that cruel woman – Dawn’s eyes were so watery that it looked like she was about to burst into tears.

Jin Ho-ran broke the momentary silence and opened his mouth.

“Unless the general is possessed by a ghost, by tomorrow… You will come back, right? Surely it won’t take another two years to show up… .”

“We have to prepare for even that possibility.”

“Fuck… .”

In response to Im Tae-seong’s answer, Jang Hong-do swore again, and Gong Ha-gyun, who was barely suppressing his frustration, shouted.

“how! Things are different from back then. Back then I could have just backed off and waited, but now… !”

“yes. I have a lot in store. So it’s a symbol.”

“… !”

“I don’t know if the general will come tomorrow, next week, or in two years… As we know, what is certain is that the general is not someone who has done all of this for fun. So, we must at least prevent everything from going back to square one.”

“You can’t just put your mind to it, right! There’s no way the president doesn’t know about the rumors He Chunning has already heard. Not to mention America. The same goes for Russia and India. Now that what’s holding them back is gone, they’ll come crashing into me every time. But how can we endure it?”

“You can do it. “I guess they entrusted it to us because we could do it.”

“what… ?”

Lim Tae-seong looked at Gong Ha-gyun’s bewildered face for a moment and then continued.

“I asked the general when he came back. “Where on earth have you been for the past two years?”

“How many times haven’t I asked that too? “He just said things that I couldn’t understand at all.”

“yes. I understood those words as force majeure. That’s what’s important. It was not an impromptu decision, but something the general had no choice but to experience. Everything… “This is what the general did after experiencing something like that once.”

“… “It’s good to be positive, but isn’t this an overly tailored interpretation?”

“Then how about it? “If you really believe he’s alive, you should have something to say when he comes back.”

Gong Ha-gyun, who was glaring at Im Tae-seong for a moment, muttered as if to be heard.

“… Anyway, I will always be your loyal right hand man. Do you believe me too? really… Believe.”

Taeseong Lim smiled, and Hakyun Gong also laughed.

Then, with a straight face, he muttered.

“The biggest problem is the hippocampus… .”

Dealing with Emperor Rak Vishia.

Lim Tae-seong said it as if it was an expected problem.

“I will try it.”

“okay. “At least your face will be brighter next to the general.”

Gong Ha-gyun spoke to Jang Hong-do and the monsters as if nothing else was a big deal except for that.

“Tomorrow’s plan will proceed as scheduled. Anyway, He Chunning has already been cornered, and since he must have prepared something else, the president may have noticed something as well. If you step down now, He Chunning will be eliminated soon, and if the background is revealed, it will be like giving up the cause for no reason. “Remind them of that and tell them that all four of you will be contributing to the promised troops.”

“… !”

“okay. Then maybe his identity will be revealed. Does not matter. “We take control of China before that information crosses the border.”

Im Tae-seong and the monsters of Red Square answered simultaneously.

“All right.”

It was the moment when we strengthened our resolve with each other through our eyes.

Gong Ha-gyun, who was standing alone facing the door, saw a familiar doll come into the corner of his eye.

“omg!”

Outside the door that had fallen halfway when Jang Hong-do kicked it, there was a man standing who made all the concerns they had exchanged so far come to naught.

***

I heard their entire conversation.

My thoughts on it… ,

A kind of embarrassment.

Compared to the thoughts my father had for his subordinates, the faith and loyalty they showed seemed so undeserved.

‘… ‘What on earth did you do to those friends?’

I was almost thinking about just going back as he was interpreting the situation to the point where there was no need to show up.

“omg!”

However, as if I had been worrying too long, Gong Ha-kyun found me.

“Come on, General!”

Passion flashed in his eyes as he looked at me.

Jang Hong-do and Yeo-myeong jumped up and turned to look at me.

“General!”

“You’re safe!”

In fact, the welcome that felt like my dead father had returned made me feel uncomfortable.

So I acted colder and expressionless.

“… “What a fuss.”

It wasn’t easy to do this look, but once I did, it wasn’t difficult to imitate the facial expressions and tone of voice.

Even the habit of using facial muscles and tendons was the subject of transference.

Then Lim Tae-seong calmly explained as if it was no big deal.

“Have you been there? I was a little worried about the ominous news coming from the South. Including what to do with the work scheduled for tomorrow.”

“I heard the last thing about Director Gong. Let’s proceed like that. “Is there anything more that needs to be changed?”

I looked at Gong Ha-gyun as a question, but it was also a declaration that nothing would change now that I was back.

“doesn’t exist!”

I walked away immediately after hearing his answer.

Because this was Gong Ha-gyun’s space.

For some reason, even without saying a word, I could feel the passionate gaze of the Chu Hae-gwan guys, who were so lively, behind my back.

Only Lim Tae-seong followed me.

“… … .”

Since he originally accompanied his father, it was natural for him to accompany him, but he did not say a word while arriving at the office.

Crash.

“Ma’am, is your health improving?”

It was only after entering the office that Lim Tae-seong began to speak privately.

“It’s gotten a lot better.”

“Is your daughter okay too?”

“… “I heard you’re doing well.”

When I answered that far, Taeseong Lim, who was smiling faintly, suddenly broke down.

“!”

And then I started sobbing silently.

Only then did I realize that there was a separate reason why Lim Tae-seong asked about my family’s well-being.

I waited for Lim Tae-seong’s trembling to subside a little and then asked.

“… “How did you know?”

Taeseong Lim wiped the corners of his eyes and stood up.

“I was on my way to save you. “Seongjun is safe and his family is okay, so how can you possibly be looking at him the same way right now?”

“… … .”

“I saw that look in your eyes once, but for quite some time. When you believed that Seongjun was dead… “That was the only time.”

“… … !”

“You look alike. “Not just because of his appearance, but even his sad eyes.”

Taeseong Lim’s words were enough to touch my sealed emotions, but I was not overcome with sadness.

This is because he was even more shocked by what his father showed him.

‘This is… My father’s process was always bound to go wrong. ‘Because people like this were just regarded as limbs.’

“It’s sad that we won’t be able to meet for a while, but… , My father is not dead. At least that’s what I’m going to make it. To do that, I have to take over what my father wanted to do. Well, again… ”

Although the words were rambling, Lim Tae-seong nodded as if he fully understood.

‘… … .’

I didn’t say anything to the point, so how could I understand it?

Of course, even in his father’s recollection, he never explained anything to him.

That’s why I’m even more grateful.

Didn’t the relationship between superiors and subordinates simply as a job become meaningless the day my father crossed the line?

“You may not know what I’m talking about right now, but I’ll explain everything later.”

“yes. Chacha… Please do it. “General.”

I was moved to tears when I heard the title Taeseong Lim gave me.

This time it was anger towards my father.

‘Isn’t this enough faith?’