Chapter 338 – Side Story-Interview (11)
Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee was a member of the anti-Kim Ho-young group… I really couldn’t even imagine.
Then, the reason why I, who had antipathy towards Kim Ho-young, was asked to write an article… Was it all for a purpose?
Well, there is no way an ordinary boss would allow a bad article to be written about Kim Ho-young.
“Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee… “Where are you now?”
“Didn’t you hear what I said? “You said you were being trained at a re-education center.”
The man sitting in Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee’s chair glanced at me with dissatisfied eyes and said:
“You too… “Recently, there have been rumors that he has been doing some strange reporting.”
“That… With permission from the editor-in-chief.”
“That permission is revoked by me, the new editor-in-chief. From now on, let’s just do normal reporting.”
“No way! Then, please allow me to at least write down what I have researched so far!”
“What did you research?”
I handed over a manuscript interviewing people around Kim Ho-young.
Such a vivid record is sure to arouse the interest of readers.
“What do you think? “I interviewed everything from Kim Ho-young’s family to Fujiwarano’s head.”
“Everything is dismissed.”
The new editor-in-chief tore up my interview notebook arbitrarily.
I instantly felt feverish.
How was this record made?
“What are you doing?”
“Guidelines have come down from the world government. “They told me not to post a single article about Kim Ho-young.”
“! Are you going to submit to power?”
“Oh yeah. I’m going to give in. Would you join the anti-Kim Ho-young group? Following the previous editor-in-chief?”
“….”
“Seeing as there is no answer, it looks like he is serious about it. What do you like… “
The new editor-in-chief took out a letter from the cabinet and handed it to me.
“This is a letter left to you by the former editor-in-chief? Read it and decide for yourself what to do next.”
“Letter… ? Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee?”
“Go somewhere else and read.”
All the records from the difficult interview were torn up, but I managed to get a letter instead.
I left the office (there was no one to catch me) and sat down on a nearby bench and opened the letter.
What is written in it… It was shocking.
—To Yeji Lee.
If you’re reading this, I’ve probably been discovered and taken to a re-education center. Were you surprised? Actually, I was working for an anti-Kim Ho-young group. Like you, I thought that the world ruled by Kim Ho-young was an extremely awkward and unpleasant place.
Isn’t something strange…? ?
The fact is that everyone has to obey one person, Kim Ho-young. I simply cannot accept this absurdity. So I joined the anti-Kim Ho-young group. To overturn the world dominated by Kim Ho-young.
Of course it’s very dangerous. If your true identity is discovered, you will be taken to a correctional facility at any time and receive harsh brainwashing and training. Recently, I’ve been hearing rumors that someone has discovered my identity.
So… I want to hand over my will to you. Would you like to follow in my footsteps and become a member of the anti-Kim Ho-young group? It may be a shameless request.
And I want you to take this letter to my parents. Tell my parents that even though I got caught, I never regret what I did, and I’m proud of my life. Please…
PS. Even if I’m taken to a correctional facility, I won’t change. Because I will always be myself! Let’s meet again someday! Okay then.
“Editor… “
Strangely, tears flowed while reading the letter.
There were people other than me who had an antipathy toward Kim Ho-young… Moreover, they are gathering together to form a group.
Maybe what I should do is belong to that group?
Since a long time, I thought it made no sense.
Hoyoung Kim The world should be controlled by one person.
That… It is so unfair.
“The editor-in-chief realized this fact before me and took action… Even while I was reporting, he… “I was on a dangerous mission.”
I finally found out.
You can’t change anything with articles.
What can change the world is action.
At this moment, I decided to join the anti-Kim Ho-young group.
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“What is this?”
“This is my resignation.”
I returned to work and immediately submitted my resignation.
The new editor-in-chief accepted my resignation and looked at my expression with a dissatisfied expression.
“This is… It looks like you are really planning to join an anti-Kim Ho-young group and carry out terrorist activities? “Don’t you have to report it to the police?”
“Think whatever you want.”
Now I’m not interested in companies or anything like that.
Because I have found a true mission to sacrifice my life for.
“I would like to ask you one thing.”
“Something.”
“Please tell me the address of Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee.”
“Why is that?”
“… “I would like to convey the letter I received earlier to the editor-in-chief’s family.”
“Ugh… “Wait a moment.”
The new editor-in-chief searched through a pile of documents and found the information I wanted.
“Thank you.”
With that last greeting, I left Nakwon Ilbo.
It was a company I really wanted to join… I didn’t know I would be leaving the company so soon.
“If I were to quit my job at a large company and join an anti-Kim Ho-young group, people around me would tell me I was crazy… ? Hehe. Still, it doesn’t matter.”
Because I felt it while interviewing people around Kim Ho-young… This world is truly crazy.
We have to do something about Kim Ho-young.
I felt that confidence.
“First, let’s go meet the editor-in-chief’s parents.”
I visited Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee’s parents through the address I just found out.
The editor’s parents were gray-haired old men and were very stressed about the fact that their daughter was not coming back.
They were very happy that her daughter’s acquaintance came to visit.
“Oh, you’re Taehee’s coworker?”
“Thank you for coming.”
When I asked why she liked it so much, she said that it was the first time that her daughter’s acquaintance had visited her house.
It’s worth it.
Being caught while participating in anti-Kim Ho-young group activities means that one’s social connections are erased.
No one would want to maintain a relationship with someone like that.
Unless you’re a fool like me.
“Now. Come and have a meal.”
The editor-in-chief’s mother tried to make her soup, so he stopped her.
For some reason, I felt like crying when I thought that my parents might end up like this too.
“Oh, no. I just… “I just came to deliver a message from Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee.”
“Um, a message? What did my daughter say… ?”
“Yes. The editor-in-chief… “
If I step into an anti-Kim Ho-young group, I might get arrested too.
If that happens, Mom and Dad will be very worried about me.
But… I want my parents to know.
That I was trying to do the right thing.
The editor-in-chief must have felt the same way.
“The editor-in-chief! No regrets about what you did! I’m proud of myself! “He asked me to tell you that!”
I got emotional and spoke to her a little harshly.
When the parents heard their daughter’s message, they covered their mouths and shed tears.
I didn’t feel comfortable staying in this house anymore, so I said goodbye and went out.
“Now… “I will follow the will of Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee.”
As I left the editor-in-chief’s house, I reflected on my goal again.
Following his will, I will join the anti-Kim Ho-young group.
And, someday… We will defeat Kim Ho-young.
“But where can I go to join the anti-Kim Ho-young group?”
That was the problem.
There is no way they could openly recruit new members for the anti-Kim Ho-young group… I needed to be introduced by someone, but there was no suitable person.
“The only person I know related to the anti-Kim Ho-young group is Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee… “
Should we at least visit the correctional facility where he is being held? While I was thinking this, a black mid-sized car entered the front gate.
Only Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee’s parents live here, and when I looked to see who it was, it turned out that Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee himself was getting out of the car.
I looked at her and was so startled that she almost fainted.
“Hey, Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee!”
“Oh my gosh, isn’t it Yeji?”
Surprisingly, Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee welcomed me with a very bright expression.
The car that dropped off Editor-in-Chief Kim Tae-hee quickly drove away, allowing us to quietly enjoy our reunion.
“Editor… What on earth happened? “How worried were you?”
“Sorry, sorry. Haha!”
“Something… “You seem to be in a good mood.”
I heard that the re-education center is a place where serious brainwashing and training takes place.
However, editor-in-chief Kim Tae-hee looks as cheerful and healthy as ever.
As she said in her letter, ‘I will always be myself,’ she seems to have been able to maintain her sense of self even through the harsh treatment.
I spoke with her admiration and respect for her.
“Oh, right… Letter. “I read it.”
“Huh? Letter? What letter?”
“What kind of letter is this?” “There is a letter you left for me.”
“Ah. Ah, that?”
I whispered in a low voice so no one could hear.
“I also want to join the anti-Kim Ho-young group. Let’s join forces to overthrow Kim Ho-young… !!”
“… … “
Editor-in-chief Kim Tae-hee had no answer.
