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Right after getting a call from Kim Hyung-Jung, Kim Tae-Jin removed the receiver from the satellite TV antenna.
“Haah.”
Climbing up to the top of the barracks, Kim Tae-Jin took in his surroundings and let out the loud, frustrated sigh that had been clogging his chest.
Had he ever felt the futility of life as badly as he did now?
It was bad enough that he received the news of Kang Chan’s death, but now he had to break the news of his death to Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook.
“Whew.”
They had finished building the foundations of the factory in front of the base and moved on to attaching the outer walls.
It was safe to say that Kang Chan had done all of this—all of South Korea’s achievements—single-handedly. The DMZ team and Suh Sang-Hyun had helped with everything they could, but without Kang Chan—without him risking his life—they wouldn’t even have this chance.
They were too greedy. The country, the government, and the people around him had placed too heavy a burden on Kang Chan’s shoulders.
Kim Tae-Jin remembered Kang Chan’s performance during their first live ammo drill and the way he shouted at his men in the mess hall when they were demoralized.
Unable to hold it in any longer, Kim Tae-Jin lowered his head and sobbed inaudibly.
South Korea failed to protect the man who had sought revenge for Choi Seong-Geon.
Kim Tae-Jin rubbed his face like he was washing his face, took a deep breath, and let it out even louder. At the same time, he recalled Kim Hyung-Jung’s request during their conversation.
“His parents will be greatly shocked,” Kim Hyung-Jung had said. “Since his mother possesses a gynecologic risk,...
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