Chapter 799 – It’s Not Being Taken Advantage Of, It’s That Our Interests Are Aligned.

Everyone left the hospital room as they vomited up their stomach. Of course, the nurse sister stayed and changed the dirty patient clothes and lowered the angle of the bed. So I was able to fall asleep feeling refreshed.

Smart

I was awakened by the sound of a knock. Bright sunlight was still coming in from the window as before, but thanks to sleeping for a while, I felt much better than before.

“Haaa…”

Still, annoying was annoying. Contemplating whether to pretend to be asleep or just answer, I noticed that my physical condition was different from before.

“Uh, what is it?”

Feeling a little more cramped than before, I lowered my eyes while lying on the pillow. At first glance, the left arm was fixed on the chest at an angle that seemed to grab the right collarbone.

Charak

“Uh.”

What is this, I raised my right arm, but I felt an intrusive sensation in my forearm. When I lifted my arm to check it, I could see that the IV needle was fixed in the area where I felt the tingling sensation.

“What?”

My head was confused at the fact that I had changed so much from before I went to bed. In the midst of this, a knock continued at the door of the hospital room.

Smart

“Yes yes. Who are you.”

First of all, I answered out loud to hear what had happened. I thought it was a nurse, my girlfriends, or my parents, but the person who opened the door was the man in the suit I had seen yesterday.

“Uh, Sergeant Kang Ji-heon. Did you sleep well?”

“Uh, yes. But, what is this?”

Even the unexpected person raised his right arm and said. The uncle smiled and replied to me.

“It’s a ringer. They say it’s like a nutritional supplement.”

“No, that’s not it. When did you get sweets? It wasn’t there before.”

“Uh uh…”

At my continued question, the uncle blurted out his words as if he was perplexed. Then he asked a question with a curious look on his face.

“Sergeant Kang Ji-heon. Do you know what day it is today?”

“Today, isn’t it the 12th?”

“No. It’s the 13th. I guess I’ve been sleeping ever since.”

“Yes? No, I really slept for a while.”

“I must have been very tired. Uh, but Sergeant Kang Ji-heon.”

The man who answered my words called me as if to change the subject of conversation. He looked this way and asked.

“I’d like to talk a little longer, by any chance, would that be okay?”

“Uh, talk? What, talk?”

“It’s about that day. The day Sergeant Kang Ji-heon and Sergeant Kim Hyeon-soo came back alive, and the story after that. If it doesn’t work, you can do it another day.”

“No. Do it today are you okay.”

“Thank god. Then, since this is what Sergeant Kim Hyun-soo needs, I’ll bring it right away. You know? Sergeant Kim is in a wheelchair.”

“Ah yes. Bye.”

“Wait a minute. It won’t be long.”

Drooling, tak

Silence filled the room as the door closed again. My head was full of confusion until that uncle came, but what I feel now is a completely different feeling.

Smart smart

It wasn’t long before the uncle left, when he heard a knock again. After organizing my thoughts for a while, I answered in a slightly louder voice.

“Yes, come in.”

Drooling

“Excuse me for a moment.”

“Uh! One-hearted body! Did you sleep well?”

The people who opened the door and appeared were, of course, Hyeon-soo and the old man. Hyeon-soo came to my side in a wheelchair pushed by the man, and the man left for a while, then returned after closing the door of the hospital room.

“Uh, wait a minute. Is it okay if I upload this?”

“Ah yes.”

The man who was watching Hyeon-su in a wheelchair at my feet pointed to my bed. When I nodded, he muttered softly as he raised the angle of the bed like yesterday.

“Because it’s uncomfortable to talk about when you’re lying down.”

Kirik, Kirik

“Okay, that’s it.”

It wasn’t until I turned the bed I was lying on at 45 degrees that the man got up. He looked down at us as they were, then put his hand in the inside pocket of his suit.

“I am this kind of person. Here, take it.”

“… Uh?”

I was surprised to see the business card he pulled out. It was because the rank of colonel, belonging to the Military Security Support Command, one step away from becoming a one star, was written there.

“Uh, blood, victory.”

“Blood, victory.”

He hurriedly saluted with his business card in his hand. Hyeon-su, who saw this man’s rank and affiliation like me, hurriedly saluted, and Colonel Jeong Chan-su lightly raised his hand as he saw us.

“Well, loyalty.”

Hyeonsu and I only finished our salute after seeing him lower his hand. But Colonel Chung raised his hand again and said.

“Actually, I have to salute. To two respected soldiers. Chung, Sung.”

“Uh, uh uh, blood, victory.”

When a man the size of a colonel saluted us, we accepted it without hesitation. He didn’t finish saluting until I lowered my hand, still looking around him grinning.

“Oh, can I sit over there?”

He pointed to a folding iron chair in the hospital room.

“I thought it would be more comfortable to sit down and talk.”

“Ah yes. You may sit down.”

“Thank you. Excuse me then.”

While Colonel Jeong left for a while to get a chair, I turned my attention to Hyeon-soo because I had so many things I wanted to ask. Of course, Hyeonsu also noticed that he didn’t understand why, but even knowing that, he asked in a whisper.

“Hey. Hey. Why are we sergeants? Did we specialize?”

“No, that, during our free time, you woke up, a few days ago, we had a school lunch. Here.”

“Okay? But, why, me…”

This time, without words, I glanced at Colonel Chung. I wanted to know the identity of that person and why he came, and it was the same for Hyeonsu.

I don’t know.

Widely!

“Uh, so.”

When Hyeon-soo silently said he didn’t know, Colonel Jeong brought a chair and sat next to me. He opened his mouth as he smiled at Hyeon-soo next to him and me lying across from him.

“Then, let’s start with the main topic. Both of you will receive the Medal of Merit.”

“Are you talking about decorations?”

“Okay, did I hear that wrong?”

It was so out of the blue that Hyeonsu and I were distorted at the same time. Colonel Jeong looked at us in turn and asked for our understanding.

“Wait a minute. It’s better to tell this story all at once. I’ll let you know and I’ll give you time to ask questions. Are you okay?”

“Ah, yes. It’s okay.”

I was going to say that it was okay to follow Hyeon-soo, but I suddenly realized. The fact that the initiative in this story passed to Colonel Chung.

“… Yes. I’m fine too.”

As expected, I nodded my head to listen to the story, even though I thought I couldn’t ignore it.

“Thank you.”

Colonel Jeong continued the story he had been watching on a day like this. The first subject he brought up was Hyeonsu.

“Here, Sergeant Kim Hyeon-soo treated Sergeant Kang Ji-heon, who was seriously bleeding despite a gunshot wound to the leg, and transported him until he met a separate rescue team, and he will receive the Inheon Military Merit Medal.”

“Ah yes. Thank you.”

“It’s not from me, so you don’t have to thank me.”

Colonel Jeong looked at the bowing Hyeonsu as if he was cute, then pointed at me this time.

“And here, Sergeant Kang Ji-heon ventured into the enemy camp alone at the risk of infiltrating, killing two enemy officers, and rescuing the kidnapped Sgt. Because of this, you will receive the Taegeuk Military Medal, which is the highest among martial arts medals.”

“Uh, yes. By the way, are you an executive?”

“Ah yes. Didn’t you take a picture of Sgt. One of the big factors is that there were militia officers among them, and that the phone also contained important information.”

It was taken to feed Major Park, but I didn’t expect it to come out like this. But compared to what he said next, this was nothing.

“And one is such a high-ranking officer that the U.S. Military puts a bounty on him, so if it is confirmed that he is the same person, he will receive a bounty.”

“… Yes?”

“The bounty is 50,000 dollars. But bounties are not subject to tax. It’s unprecedented for the US military to pay a bounty to the South Korean military, so I don’t know what will happen.”

Still, the corner of his mouth went up when he said that the US military would shoot the money into his bank account once it was confirmed. To be honest, I was more happy to hear the news of receiving the money rather than the word that I received the medal.

“Hey.”

I couldn’t bear to go down, but Hyeon-soo called me. One of the main causes of this, he said, pointing his thumb to his chest.

“Take a shot.”

“Shoot you first. I saved you the most.”

“Then I’ll shoot first, then you shoot next.”

“Okay, kid.”

“Ugh. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. It’s not over yet.”

Colonel Jung calmed us down, who were in high spirits because of the bounty. By using the story of Major Park.

“By the way, he is your commander. Although they have been dismissed from their positions, Major Park Gyu-pil, who was the battalion commander, filed a complaint against the two of them before a military tribunal.”

“… Yes?”

“Is that color, that Major?”

“Yes. Major Park Kyu-Pil has accused the two of them.”

He nodded his head as if he hadn’t heard it wrong. At the same time, he also told me what the accusation was about.

“Here, Sergeant Kim Hyeon-soo left the front line during the battle. And Sergeant Kang Ji-heon deserted the front line during the battle, fired without permission arbitrarily, and also arbitrarily killed civilians.”

Hearing and understanding my crime, he nodded his head. Of course, it wasn’t that I deserved the punishment, it was because Major Park thought it was something that bastard could do enough.

“Oh no! That bastard!”

However, Hyeon-soo quickly got angry and cursed Major Park’s offspring.

“Jiheon saved Jiheon at best! Grace for enemies, no, grace for enemies! Hey, hey! We’ll be right and go! You’re right!”

“No. Because it is an accusation, it is impossible to sue.”

Colonel Jeong, who smiled softly and shook his head, looked at me for a moment before opening his mouth.

“It will end with an acquittal. It is natural that Sergeant Kim Hyun-soo’s departure was due to kidnapping, and there is a good chance that Sergeant Kang Ji-heon was also innocent.”

It means that there is enough, but it is not confirmed. It was fortunate that he did not mention the war criminal act of confirming death by sticking a knife through his throat, and he calmly raised the question because he had heard of it so far.

“But why are you saying that? When accusations like that come in, there’s no mention of medals, right?”

“Ah, that is.”

Colonel Jeong turned the corner of his mouth as if he knew I was going to say this.

“We are going to file a complaint against Major Park Gyu-pil. I was talking about this because I wanted two of the biggest beneficiaries and victims of his incompetence to stand on the witness stand.”

“Of course,”

“Wasn’t testimony under duress invalid?”

“Uh? Jiheon?”

Hyeonsu nodded, saying of course, he looked at me in surprise. But I didn’t pay attention to his gaze and continued to ask questions.

“Or, can I threaten you at the military tribunal?”

“Threat? Hey. What are you talking about?”

“Ah, it wasn’t easy to see this.”

Colonel Jeong also stood up, ignoring Hyeonsu’s words. As if he was done talking, he walked towards the door and looked back at us.

“Then it’s okay if we don’t have to talk anymore?”

“Yes. Enter carefully. Don’t forget to let me know the trial date later.”

“Jiheon-ah, what is that?”

“And Sergeant Kang Ji-heon.”

This time, Hyeonsu’s words were ignored. Now, Colonel Jeong, who grabbed the doorknob as if he was really about to leave, threw me an offer.

“What are your hopes for the future?”

“I will be a full-time housewife.”

“That’s too bad. Contact me if you would like to work with me.”

“That won’t happen. Unlike what we have done so far, this is a story that has already been confirmed.”

“So you’re saying you’re sorry. Then I wish you well. Sergeant Jiheon Kang. Sergeant Kim Hyun-soo.”

“Yes, Victory.”

“Blood, victory.”

Drurreuk, tak!

Colonel Jeong, who always spoke with respect despite his much higher rank, left the hospital room. He didn’t even get a salute, but as soon as he closed the door, he muttered in a small voice mixed with laughter.

“I tell you to shut it down. A foolish bastard…”

After that, footsteps began to recede from the door. I was still lying on the bed and turned my head to Hyeonsu’s voice while listening to it.

“Jiheon. What’s the matter? What are you talking about? Are you mad at him?”

“What are you angry about? We are in a position to be angry, but now. I barely came back alive, damn it.”

“We? Why do we No, why are you doing this all of a sudden? Please explain.”

“Uh, so.”

I cleared my mind as I answered in a voice mixed with a sigh. Then he told me that the previous conversation had been a threat.

“Just, that person is going to accuse Major Park, that bastard, so ask for help. If you help me, I’ll give you a medal, pretend you’re innocent, and that’s it. If you don’t help, there will be no medals and they will hand it over to a military tribunal.”

“Oh, was it like that?”

“Uh. It was like that.”

Hyeon-soo, who seemed to not believe me, frowned. He explained in more detail to him who couldn’t understand the meaning of the words.

“What was decided in the story earlier? At least the bounty is over. Medal, accusation, acquittal, all of that was a future story that ‘it will happen’.”

“Isn’t it already decided to give?”

“It wasn’t, you idiot. It was planned on a regular basis, but if we didn’t witness it, the plan could go wrong, and the accusation went from not guilty to suspicious, so I could go to jail. That was pretty much the story.”

“Oh, no…”

Hyeon-soo, who seemed to understand my explanation, looked ridiculous. After being silent for a while, he raised an obvious question.

“Why why?”

“How would I know? That’s what upper-headed bastards are.”

I didn’t wake up and look online, but I was able to know public opinion these days because of Colonel Jung. Suspicions about the irresponsible battalion commander, the two soldiers who almost fell victim to his command, and the incompetent command would be plastered.

“Aww, fuck you bastards. Is everything the same everywhere?”

It was really fortunate that the tail was on Major Park’s side. We might have been fired if he hadn’t been a late Major who was soon out. If so, the story of Colonel Jeong who came today would have changed.

“Oh, fuck. What to do, then.”

Hyeonsu, who was listening to my story, muttered as if he was worried. Then he raised his head, looked at me, and asked.

“Then what? Aren’t you going to testify?”

“Why not? Of course you should.”

“No, if you told me, then we are being taken advantage of.”

“Why? Do you want to send Major Park to prison?”

“No.”

“That’s it. Gotta send that bastard to jail. And hey We are not being taken advantage of.”

I gave a new perspective to Hyeon-soo, who was reluctant to be used.

“It’s not that we’re being taken advantage of, it’s that our interests are aligned.”

“Uh, yes?”

“Yes. And if the two of us say no, then those bastards will be in trouble too, right? Otherwise, why give me medals? I’ll give you this, so please do as I ask. So just do what you ask. Are you okay. Understand?”

“Huh. I will only trust you Because we are one heart.”

“Go away. Okay, let’s stop talking about this.”

I’m already tired, but I didn’t want to talk about something more tiring. Instead, the subject was changed to a pleasant story.

“Ouch. What am I going to do with the bounty?”

“Buy me something to eat!”

“Get out of here, you bastard.”

“No, no, I helped too!”

“What are you helping me with?”

“I, lure those bastards… What did you do?”

“It sucks.”

Even though he laughed, he recalled the situation at that time and observed Hyun-soo hardening his face. He nodded his head as he jokingly tried to heal the real near death.

“Okay. Decide where to eat.”

“Really? Is it real?”

“Instead of that, I’m going to use what’s left over for my honeymoon, right? Please select a place where 5 people and 1 child can go to play. I’ll go right after I’m discharged.”

“Then it will be a bit tight.”

“Why. What. You have a lot of time. We will be discharged in the summer.”

“Uh? Didn’t you hear that?”

The sound that came out of Hyeonsu’s mouth with his eyes wide open as if unexpected was a happy news similar to when he heard the story of the bounty.

“If we do well, next month? They say you can probably be discharged around that time.”