World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 34
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Episode 34. The Beginning of Peace Between the North and South
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Young-ho left the convention hall after the convention ended.
Phew… .
I wonder what will become of this country… It seems like we are in a time of upheaval.
But fortunately, it seems like he somehow managed to save at least one of his lives.
As Lieutenant Lee Young-ho was leaving the conference hall in deep agony, someone called out to him from behind.
“Are you Comrade Lee Young-ho?”
I suddenly turn around when I hear a voice from behind me.
Wherever my gaze followed, there was a person who appeared to be a member of the secretariat standing there.
“That’s right. What’s the matter?”
“Follow me.”
At his immediate words to follow him, Lee Young-ho had no choice but to follow.
The place he eventually followed into was a place heavily guarded by armed soldiers.
And one person sitting in what appears to be a makeshift office.
Kim Cheol-ryeong was the first secretary.
Lee Young-ho couldn’t help but feel nervous.
I couldn’t figure out why I had been called here.
“Comrade Lee Young-ho?”
“yes!”
Lee Young-ho answered with all his might.
“Nice to meet you.”
“It’s an honor to meet you!”
“Please sit down.”
Kim Cheol-ryeong said, pointing to a chair that seemed to have just been brought in.
“thank you!”
“What about gratitude.”
hmm….
Kim Cheol-ryeong began to look through the documents he was holding with a sigh.
“Comrade Ri Yong-ho, isn’t your father a professor at Kim Chaek University of Technology?”
A question that naturally leads to Kim Cheol-ryeong’s demise.
But it didn’t feel particularly strange to Lee Young-ho.
You’ve proven my foundation.
But I don’t know why.
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Isn’t there anyone among your relatives who holds a military post?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“But how did Comrade Lee Young-ho think about becoming a military officer?”
Lee Young-ho, who had been answering well, was momentarily speechless.
I was wondering if this was a question that could be answered easily.
But you shouldn’t delay your answer too much.
“That… That is, to become a person who is loyal to the party and can contribute to the people…”
“Okay, I understand.”
Kim Cheol-ryeong cut off Lee Young-ho’s words.
Gulp.
Lee Young-ho swallowed.
I wonder if I made a mistake.
But Kim Cheol-ryeong continued speaking, not seeming to care much.
“Soldiers, that is to say. There is not a single one of them who has not inherited his position.”
The Party and the People’s Army are connected as one.
Although there are some who are not like that, if the father is a high-ranking military man, it is natural that the child will follow suit.
However, Lee Young-ho himself is not in that case.
At this point, Lee Young-ho seemed to have some idea of what Kim Cheol-ryeong was trying to say.
“If the water is stagnant like this, wouldn’t it reek? Isn’t that why this mess happened?!”
Kim Cheol-ryeong, who had been looking at the documents, glared at Lee Young-ho.
Lee Young-ho, overwhelmed by the momentum, nodded his head in agreement without realizing it.
“The People’s Army needs clean water like Comrade Lee Young-ho right now. Do you understand what I mean?”
“Yes, comrade!”
He nodded with a solemn expression.
“Comrade Lee Young-ho, you said you were loyal to the party, right? If so, what is the party’s key task now?”
It was an easy question.
“…It is to eliminate the evil groups that divide the country and the party.”
“Girae, that’s right.”
Kim Cheol-ryeong nodded slowly.
“Can I trust my comrade Lee Young-ho?”
“Of course, Comrade General Secretary!”
“Watch your mouth. You are my first secretary, not my general secretary.”
For a moment, he made a mistake due to the tension of meeting the leader of the republic.
But looking at Kim Cheol-ryeong’s expression, he didn’t look particularly angry.
“I’m… sorry!”
“Comrade, come up to Pyongyang as soon as possible.”
“Yes, I understand!”
“Go ahead.”
“yes!”
When the order to evacuate was given, Lee Young-ho left the office with a bewildered expression.
Then, a member of the secretariat who had been waiting approached.
“Congratulations, comrade.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Contact me as soon as you arrive in Pyongyang. If you have trouble contacting me, come to the Ministry of State Security.”
The security service.
Now he was a member of the Ministry of State Security.
Kim Cheol-ryeong, who brought Lieutenant Colonel Lee Young-ho into the Ministry of State Security.
He is currently the first secretary, but will eventually rise to the position of general secretary and become North Korea’s leader.
North Korea’s military power, personnel power, and secret police control.
If he ascended to the position of General Secretary, he would need aides to replace him in each position.
The power to appoint people is already in the hands of Jo Yong-i.
There is no need to touch them, as they are trying to drag in civilian politicians.
Military power is currently being led by Kim Cheol-ryeong himself, but in reality it is not something that can be handed over to anyone else.
In the first place, they are the direct soldiers of the person he follows.
And the secret police, which is currently planned to be operated centered around the Ministry of National Security.
This was originally in Kim Cheol-ryeong’s hands at the time of the rebellion, but now he had to choose a successor.
And the person who was chosen as the candidate was Lee Young-ho.
A rare type who does not have any high-ranking military officers or generals among their relatives.
A high-ranking official who is not dissatisfied with the newly-established regime, but who serves in the military alone.
Kim Cheol-ryeong is in the process of recruiting his own side.
Currently, only those who concurrently hold the position of members of the Supreme People’s Assembly within the core departments of the Workers’ Party of Korea, such as the Secretariat and the Political Bureau, are under arrest.
In particular, political families without family members purely engaged in military service were given preferential treatment.
This is because these are the powerful class that suffered no damage at all even though all the general-level officials were purged, although there were only a few of them.
There was a high probability that there would be no resentment towards Kim Cheol-ryeong, who had seized power.
And Lee Young-ho also belongs to this category.
Kim Cheol-ryeong knew intuitively.
This means that in order to survive in the long run without being abandoned by Him, we need to solidify our foundation here.
The person he is following is in South Korea, although his identity is not known for sure.
And according to what I’ve heard of the plan, in the future the Republic should have been cooperating with South Korea or going beyond that.
If that happens, it is clear that the upper class of the Republic will feel antipathy towards him.
We need someone to share it.
That person is Lee Young-ho.
He will be tasked with doing dirty work under Kim Cheol-ryeong.
As a henchman.
* * *
Outside the Office of the President of the Republic of Korea.
[With the death of North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong-dong, attention is focused on the movements of First Secretary Kim Chol-ryong, who took over power. First Secretary Kim Chol-ryong said that there should be no more wars and emphasized that permanent peace and harmony should continue on the Korean Peninsula. What exactly does this statement mean?]
During a quiet time, President Kang was listening to the news through YouTube.
It hasn’t been that long since I’ve been able to take some personal time like this, even if it’s just for a little while.
How many days and nights did I have to stay up?
For a while, I had to live in the Presidential Office without leaving work.
Someone quickly approached President Kang Moo-jin, who was taking a break after leaving the presidential office building.
He was the chief secretary.
“Mr. President!!”
Why aren’t we even guaranteed time off?
But it’s not something you can get annoyed about.
“What… is going on?”
President Kang turned around and asked the Chief Secretary, who looked very anxious.
“We’ve received a call from North Korea. I think you should go in quickly.”
It meant a direct line between the governments of the North and South that had been severed.
Originally, the hotline between the North and South was always cut off by the North.
This time, it seemed like the new rulers had taken power and reconnected them.
They openly proclaimed peace, but it seemed like they were about to take some action.
President Kang, surprised by the Chief Secretary’s words, moved in a hurry.
“Let’s go quickly.”
President Kang ran at full speed for the first time in a long time.
As I entered the office, the secretarial staff was waiting.
When the secretary politely handed him the phone, President Kang cautiously accepted it.
“Yes. This is… the President of the Republic of Korea, Kang Moo-jin.”
[… … .]
Why aren’t you saying anything?
Am I too late?
[Hello, I am Kim Cheol-ryeong.]
It was Kim Chol-ryong, the current leader of North Korea, who almost became a communist state.
“Yes, nice to meet you. Uh… Uh… Congratulations on being elected as First Secretary.”
In a situation where it was already known that Kim Jong-dong and his family were dead, there was no need to antagonize the new power holder.
[Thank you. I’ll get straight to the point.]
“Please speak.”
[The South Korean President has a term of office, right?]
You said you would get straight to the point, but what are you trying to say all of a sudden?
It would be unlikely for the leader of a dictatorship to make fun of a short-lived democratic president.
“Yes, that’s true.”
[The President will also be lonely when his term ends.]
President Kang was not the kind of person whose patience would break at that level.
“…Isn’t that a rewarding job?”
[Huh.]
Kim Cheol-ryeong’s laughter was heard.
Why are you doing this? Is this guy Kim Cheol-ryeong? Is this a prank call?
But it wasn’t a situation where I could just feel bad.
President Kang couldn’t figure out what on earth this Kim Cheol-ryeong was trying to say.
Just as President Kang was about to ask something, Kim Cheol-ryeong continued speaking.
[Will that be enough? I will make my President Kang a historical figure of South Korea… no, of the Korean Union.]
“… … !!”
President Kang looked around in surprise for a moment.
He sees his staff looking at him, wondering what’s going on.
President Kang waved his hand urgently, gesturing for them to leave.
Then the staff looked at each other and left the office.
“Can you tell me more about that?”
[Can peace and harmony be achieved for free? I mean, we will destroy all nuclear weapons in our republic and establish a united front of the coalition system previously proposed by South Korea.]
It’s easier said than done.
But doesn’t that mean completely giving up one’s political vitality?
And why on earth would we take such risks in the pursuit of peace?
“Would that work…?”
It was a word that was not suitable for diplomatic rhetoric.
But President Kang, who was already too flustered, couldn’t really pay attention.
[I understand that you have agreed, so I will soon send an official letter to South Korea and the United States. It is a request for a nuclear arms reduction treaty. I believe that President Kang will be able to resolve the internal unity of South Korea well.]
Internal cohesion? Isn’t that something you should be concerned about?
But the answer was quick.
“Okay, I’ll wait.”
[Okay. I’ll hang up now.]
Beep. Beep.
The direct connection has been disconnected.
He talks about peace and harmony, but I never thought he would show this much determination.
I said I understood, but I still didn’t trust him.
It’s a dictatorship. Even if someone changes their mind, they’re still the same.
But if he really did that, there was no reason not to go along with it.
Isn’t there any reason to hesitate to go through official diplomatic procedures?
This included not only our Republic of Korea but also the United States.
So now there was no time for President Kang to delay.
“Hey… Come outside and take a look!”
Uruuru.
The presidential office staff pouring in.
“Now, listen carefully to what I say! From this moment on! All critical remarks and speculative remarks about North Korea’s Kim Chol-ryong are prohibited. All previously written articles must be taken down! Inform the media outlets clearly! Do you understand?”
What on earth was the conversation going on?
But there was no room to express such curiosity.
The staff answered in a loud voice.
“Yes, I understand!”