Chapter 789 – Trust This Old Man. If You Trust Me, You Will Go Home Safely.

I had no doubt that Major Park would save me. Every time I train, it sucks, no shit… Anyway, since you did that, my father gave me permission to go and come back just once.

He seems to have thought of my position in the Korean Army, but I just nodded at the thought of being able to take a break from training. Then I turned my nodded head and looked at the scenery outside.

It’s been over 2 months since I came here, and it’s just been 3 months. In the meantime, I had never been out of the base, and as a result, it was just too much fun even outside of this wasteland.

“Yes, Jiheon.”

Hyeonsu, who was sitting in the back seat of the Humvee with me, called me. As he turned his head, he encountered him with an almond in his hand.

“Eat this.”

“What is this?”

“Almond.”

“… Did you put it in your mouth and take it out?”

“Haha, I caught you.”

Widely!

“You bastard!”

Thanks to Mawang and Sehee, I noticed in advance and lightly tapped Hyeonsu’s hand. But he shouted as he saw the almonds falling to the floor of the car.

“It’s okay! Do you believe that!”

“Oh, didn’t you just eat chocolate and spit it out?”

“Why are you eating that here! Everything melts!”

“Ah.”

“No, where did this go…”

Even if it was public support, it was an operation, so I bowed down with my own military gear on. There is also a gun, and the bulletproof plate presses down on the upper body, making it look stuffy just looking at it, so I looked at the floor of the car.

“Ah, here you are.”

I followed suit and tried to find almonds, but Hyeonsu found them first. He cracked open the bulletproof glass window and tossed it outside.

“Hey, sorry.”

Since it was a manual, I apologized to Hyeon-soo, who creaked and closed the window. He must have been angry because he cut off the almonds he gave out in good faith, but he smiled and handed out other nuts.

“It’s okay. What would a jjamjji like you know?”

“Am I in sync with you?”

“Okay. The date of entry is the same date. By the way, isn’t the date you came here different?”

As Hyeonsu said, he gestured toward the glass window visible between the front seats. As he turned his gaze toward it, he could see a small town through a large two-and-a-half truck.

“Ohhh, is this the place?”

Even though it was a city, there were no tall buildings in sight. The tallest one was less than 10 stories high, and all the buildings were yellowish from the sand and dust blowing from the desert.

“Hey, jjamjji.”

Hyeon-soo condescendingly called out to me, who was fascinated by the scenery I was seeing for the first time. He took a few more nuts from his bag of biscuits, ate them, and pointed at himself.

“Only believe in this deceased. If you trust me, you will go home safely.”

“Fuck, hey.”

The person who just cursed was not me, but Sergeant Lee, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Wearing unusual sunglasses like any other sergeant, he nags Hyeon-soo, who was condescending.

“Aren’t you careful? Don’t you know that words become seeds?”

“Oh, sorry.”

“Be careful. It’s a really dangerous neighborhood over there now.”

Sergeant Lee glared once more at Hyeon-soo, who nodded and apologized, then turned his head in front of him again and said,

“Hey. Hey Jiheon.”

“Yep, Corporal Kang Ji-heon.”

This time, the target I was talking about was me, not Hyeon-soo. He said as he hugged the gun that was pointed downward like me or Hyeonsu.

“If there is a skirmish, don’t think about using what you’ve learned, just hide. Don’t get shot by sticking out your head.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“So are you, Hyeonsu. It looks like this is the last time, so be careful.”

“Oh, did I hear that wrong?”

“No, I just say that. That’s what I mean. Don’t mind.”

The sergeant, who had been speaking softly, hadn’t opened his mouth since then. As if there was something, I tensed up a little as I got closer to the city.

Took!

At this time, some peanuts flew over my legs. Of course, Hyeon-soo probably threw it, so when I turned his head, we met eyes with him who grinned as if to say not to worry.

Are you okay. Believe me.

What.

I smiled at him who was making useless bluffs to reassure me. Then he picked up the peanut he threw and put it in his mouth.

Read and read

Of course, that didn’t mean the tension was completely relieved. I shuddered at the thought of the brief engagement by the US forces only 20km away from here, along with the previous accident by the Self-Defense Forces.

And the most worrying thing here is that our Korean soldiers came instead of the Self-Defense Forces that caused the accident. My lips were dry in the face of a possible skirmish.

Took

“Chew, chow”

It was fortunate that I knew this would happen and brought a lot of water in my camelback. I held the hose fixed on my shoulder to my mouth and sucked it like a straw, and lukewarm water came up from the bucket I was carrying like a backpack.

“Clap clap clap”

“Oh, Jiheon. Me too. I want to drink too.”

“Eat yours, bitch.”

This hose was short and fixed on the shoulder, so Hyeonsu had to face it to eat it. I don’t know if it’s my girlfriends or Yena, but I absolutely didn’t want to do it with this bastard.

“Hey. Hey. Don’t mess around I’m going in now.”

Meanwhile, a convoy including our Humvee entered the city. After passing the designated road, arriving at the elementary school playground, and unloading the supplies, the task was finished.

“Really? Can I really do that?”

“Uh. It’s okay, Jiheon. Don’t be nervous Because it is dangerous.”

“Yep, I will be careful.”

I heard what Sergeant Lee said while listening to Hyeon-su about what to do. I nodded with a short answer, then turned my head again and looked at the outside, which had changed from before.

When I looked at it from the outside, I could only see buildings with a yellow light, but when I came in like this, I saw more colors than I thought.

“Wow… !”

It was as if I was seeing the scenery I had only seen in a movie, so I was exhilarated. Although it was a bit like a war movie based on the war in Iraq or the Middle East.

Anyway, nothing much happened until we reached our destination, the elementary school. When we stopped at the playground with the other cars that came with us, the sergeant opened the car door first.

Rattle!

“Let’s get things down quickly and go.”

“Ah, yep. Jiheon. Let’s get off now.”

“Ah. Huh.”

Following the sergeant, Hyeon-soo and I opened the car door and set foot on the playground. The sandy playground was very hot from the scorching sun as seen from inside, and other soldiers began to descend outside.

“Uh, is anyone there?”

Hyeon-soo muttered as he came around the rear without closing the door of the Humvee. I asked him as I approached him with the door open just in case.

“Why? Were there people before?”

“Huh. The kids used to come and give me snacks, but now they don’t. Is it a holiday?”

“Where’s the holiday for something like this?”

“Is it? I brought peanuts to give at best. Too bad.”

It was a good idea to hand out nuts like peanuts to children in poor countries. If you give them food like snacks or drinks, the kids could go on robbery to eat them again.

“Did you eat it? I’ll give it to the kids.”

So, all I had to do was blame Hyeon-su, who ate all the way to the children.

“Are you a human?”

“No, I took something for them. What I ate was mine.”

“If it were me, I would save my own food and share it. Ugh, humans are real,”

“Ugh! Jiheon! Unload over there!”

As he was about to nag in a joking tone, Hyeonsu pointed to the supply truck. As he said, soldiers there were carrying guns and unloading various relief supplies.

“Ah, because of you!”

“Is it because of me?!”

He took responsibility for Hyeon-soo and hurriedly joined in unloading. I folded the buttstock, which is one of the few advantages of the K-2, and carried it comfortably, and unloaded the materials on the ground along with others.

“Hey! There! We have to carry the water there first!”

As I was descending, I heard a familiar voice. As I turned my head slightly while holding the rather heavy box, I saw Major Park, who had brought me here.

“What if I let it go like that! Pretty pretty! Let it be pretty!”

Just as he always did at the base, he raised his hand to his chest while making a lot of jokes. There he took out a pack of cigarettes and continued nagging even as he smoked a cigarette.

“Do you want to receive it like that! Uh! Think about it from your point of view!”

“Oh, that’s shit again because there are no kids.”

The other soldier grumbled annoyed. I paused to take a short break and asked him.

“Yes? What does that have to do with the kids?”

“Ah, mister, you’re here for the first time, so I don’t know.”

Like the other soldiers, he, with his tanned skin, stopped for a moment and looked at me. Looking at his name tag, he was a Private First Class, his name was Jeong Ye-jun, but he had a clear cute impression even though his face was burnt.

“You know that person is taking off his clothes this time.”

He took a quick look around and told me what that major was doing when volunteering for the public.

“I quit the military and started a business. At that time, I take pictures with the kids here as if I was going to use it for publicity. Only then smile again But he says he just takes it as a commemoration, but who knows if it’s old.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Yes. But since I’m in my last years, even the captain says he can’t say anything.”

So, I was thinking that I was just going out to my father, who has a connection with the US military, when that person found this place.

“Hey! Jiheon! Even if you come here, you’re going to lose weight! You’re rebelling because you were dragged in while playing!”

“No! Sorry!”

“You will watch me work! Wake!”

“Yes! All right! I will do my best!”

They shouted out of courtesy and carried supplies pretending to work hard. The man I was talking to earlier didn’t find out that I was fooling around thanks to the aggro string.

Since then, I have been carrying supplies while opening the suspension and nogari. Hyeon-soo and others said that local residents would come and take it, but there was no one at this playground, so I was full of anxiety.

Fortunately, however, the public support ended without incident. Major Park said that people would take it on their own, then hurriedly got into the car and tried to return to the base.

“Ah! Hot! Damn hot!”

Percussion!

Hyeonsu grumbled as soon as he got on the humvee filled with hot air. Of course, I, who sat next to me, asked the driver as I closed the door.

“Hey, I’m sorry, but the air conditioner…”

“Yeah, wait a minute.”

The driver who got off and carried our luggage with us must have been hot, so he hurriedly turned on the air conditioner. At this time, all the people gathered in the humvee, including Sergeant Lee.

“Are you all on? When we’re all boarded, let’s leave.”

“Uh, are we just leaving?”

Looking around, only Major Park’s Humvee started off first, and soldiers were still riding in the other cars. I couldn’t hold back my curiosity at the situation where I was trying to return to a different rank than before.

“Can I just go?”

“Okay. Are you okay. That’s how it goes.”

“Is that so?”

As he answered, he turned his head to Hyeonsu. Like Sergeant Lee, he nodded, fanning himself with his hand.

“Oh, right. That’s how it used to be, Chamchi-ya.”

“What do you mean, the same motive?”

“Jjamchi. I mean originally Coming is in order, but going is out of order.”

“Ah, sir!”

Of course, I wasn’t the one who responded with irritation. Sergeant Lee, who pointed out Hyeon-soo’s careless remark earlier, asked with his eyes flashing over his sunglasses.

“Aren’t you careful?”

“Sorry.”

“I’ll see you when I get back later.”

“Yep. Sorry.”

Rarely, Hyeon-soo sincerely reflects, ah.

“…”

Ssik

As soon as Sergeant Lee turned his head, Hyun-soo looked at me and raised the corner of his mouth. I said yes, and turned my head out the window that was starting to move.

As I turned back the same way I had come, I was not relieved by the scenery I saw. I deliberately pretended not to know when I was carrying supplies earlier, but the eyes from the buildings around the elementary school continued to stare at me.

Kwak… !

Unloading also meant that our chances of being attacked increased. If we didn’t have the things they wanted, they could have been more ruthless in dropping bullets and bombs.

Awesome!

“Kuk!”

“Hey, sir! What!”

But at this time, the car suddenly stopped, and the tension doubled. Sergeant Lee, who was sitting in the passenger seat, nervously glared at the driver.

“Hey! What! What!”

“No, that, battalion commander, the car stopped.”

“What?”

“Have you stopped?”

“Really?”

Hyeonsu and I poked our heads out between the front seats when Major Park was told that the car had stopped. As he said, the Humvee stopped in front of our car, and before long the rear door opened.

“What is it, you crazy bastard?”

The bastard, no, the person who got off as the door opened was Major Park. He came this way, trudging along, not even holding a gun.

“Hey! Hey! Just one person down there!”

Tak-tak!

“Fuck. What is it really?”

Sgt. Of course, we were embarrassed because we didn’t know what was going on, and Major Park came to the back seat where I was and opened the door.

“Get one down! Don’t listen to me, huh? What.”

Seeing me sitting there, Major Park frowned in disbelief. However, I did not change my words to get off just because I was surprised.

“I’m going down, so what are you doing? Are you disobeying orders?”

“Uh, no.”

“Then get down. Don’t skimp.”

“Uh, yes. All right.”

He grabbed my shoulder and pulled me, but I couldn’t get it down. When I got off, Major Park took me to his car and told me what was going on.

“Uh. Take a picture with me over there.”

“Are you talking about pictures?”

“Okay. Picture. Take a nice picture here.”

Widely!

“Uh uh!”

He took a picture out of the blue, and was a bit surprised when he took out his smartphone from his unit and threw it. Still, I managed to catch it, and I looked in front of the car and figured out why the hell it was.

“…”

“Uh, hello.”

A black child in shabby clothes was standing in front of the car Major Park was riding in. The kid standing in the middle of the crossroads was thin, so I couldn’t tell, but she looked roughly younger than Jena.

“Hey. Hey.”

He brought me to the side of his car and called me out in an annoying tone. Major Park pointed at the child as he approached him.

“You take good pictures. If you take a good picture, I’ll give you a beer.”

I was annoyed for a moment. The only reason I stopped the car in the middle of a dangerous street was a promotional photo. I wanted to shoot him right away, but I had to endure it because I wouldn’t be able to see my girlfriends if I did.

“… Yes. All right.”

Deciding to shoot freely with her camera instead, she turned on the screen of her received smartphone. I turned on the camera app and tried to take a picture of Major Park alongside the child, but suddenly I got goosebumps.

Caang!

At the same time, gunshots resembling explosions rang out from the intersection.