episode_0239

“But what on earth were you talking about until this late?”

I said that and looked at the atmosphere in the room.

First of all, Noh Chang-hoon didn’t seem that embarrassed.

Rather, he had a good expression on his face, as if he wanted me to come.

And the atmosphere in the room didn’t seem that bad.

If it was something really important to talk about, there would have been silence…

Since Jung Chang-seong wouldn’t have let me in in the first place, I thought I could rest assured.

So I found a suitable seat and sat there.

“We were talking about getting supplies from Jangyu.”

Noh Chang-hoon answered that way and handed me a notebook.

Perhaps he was organizing the meeting details, and the notebook was densely written.

I slowly started reading the notebook.

The contents written in the notebook were more complicated than I thought.

It was good that a large number of survivors moved from Jangyu to Busan last time…

Of course, there were a lot of things left behind in the hasty move.

Starting with things that can be preserved for a long period of time, fruits and other things that have been grown.

It was not a small amount, and they also said that there would be survivors and supplies in Gimhae.

The position of the survivors from Jangyu was as follows.

If I could, I would like to go there and bring more supplies.

… On the surface, the reason was written as such.

The practical reason would be the things you can enjoy as you bring more supplies.

Even though the world was destroyed, capitalism did not disappear as long as there were survivors.

Although it degenerated into barter, that does not mean that trade disappeared.

Thanks to this, it was quite common for people to exchange something with each other.

Give them a cigarette and have them do the work for you.

In exchange for one canned food, you get another cold medicine.

Kang Si-woo also did not sanction sound transactions, so such transactions were quite active.

“… What do you think?”

Noh Chang-hoon must have noticed that my expression was a little serious, so he asked me a question.

I read the notebook again for a moment, then closed it and grumbled.

“It’s all good, but I’m worried that the gap will widen too much.”

“Gap?”

“The gap between rich and poor. Since the amount of supplies is considerable, I don’t think we should go and get them.”

“Have you thought that far?”

“Then! You thought I couldn’t even think of this?”

I grumbled and threw the notebook at Noh Chang-hoon.

He took the notebook in one hand and explained the situation in more detail.

Of course, Jung Chang-seong and Noh Chang-hoon were also wary of the growing gap between the rich and the poor.

It’s okay to be a little more relaxed or less relaxed, but anything more than that is okay.

Above all, it was a problem to exclude people who would go to Jangyu and Gimhae in this situation.

So, I was originally going to dismiss it, but Changseong Jeong came up with a compromise.

He said he would keep only a portion of the supplies he obtained and give the rest to the community.

Of course, if this were to happen, Noh Chang-hoon had no reason to refuse.

The reason Noh Chang-hoon tried to dismiss this case was because of fairness.

I was worried because there was already a shortage of workers, but I couldn’t allocate more people for the survivors from Jangyu.

However, if the campus had a lot of those materials, they could actually set up an operation.

So it seems like they were discussing it with Jeong Chang-seong and Noh Chang-hoon.

Of course it didn’t seem like a light matter, so I got up.

“I think this is an important story, so I’ll stay out for a while.”

“You don’t have to go out.”

“… Huh?”

“Because this operation is difficult to carry out without your understanding anyway.”

“Why?”

“In case of emergency, you have to send people to Jangyu to help or rescue you.”

“Ah.”

I thought I knew why Noh Chang-hoon bothered to ask me a question.

I thought I came in for no reason.

But I didn’t know that I would be the person who approved this operation.

And what…

Of course, my answer was decided.

“Don’t worry about me, can I take care of the supplies?”

“… Are you talking without listening properly again?”

“What.”

“You said you would send people to Jangyu to help or rescue you in case of emergency.”

“So?”

“… It’s hard to help you if you’re in danger.”

“Well, is there a way to contact you?”

I said that and laughed.

There was almost no contact I could make once I went in there anyway.

It’s not like the communication network is still maintained so you can use your cell phone.

But Noh Chang-hoon must have thought I would do this, so he took out a walkie-talkie from his front pocket and showed it to me.

“This is a military radio. Depending on the terrain, communication can range from 0.5km to 10km.”

“Oh, really?”

“In addition, there are almost no electromagnetic waves these days, so the communication environment is very good.”

“So you’re saying you can go a little further? I understand.”

“… Normally, if you ask for help on the radio, they can send someone, but if you do that operation, they say they can’t help you.”

“Then why did you show me the radio?”

“If the situation seems okay, I will send someone right away.”

“Aha.”

“So… done. Do whatever you want. What are you going to do?”

“I don’t need any help, so I guess we can carry out the operation?”

The other people were looking at me a little worried.

I know I’m capable, but you probably think it’s hard to go through that limb alone.

However, I was able to safely scout and return to either Gijang-gun or Gijang-eup.

This was not groundless confidence.

Actually, I got along well in Jinju for a while, and it seemed like I got stronger during that time.

It means I am not what I used to be. The old me!

So I guess I can trust him now, but he seemed quite worried.

So I tried to calm him down and told him it was no big deal.

“If there is a problem, you can communicate directly via radio. Right?”

“But… ”

“Ah, don’t worry? Trust me now.”

“… I understand.”

Noh Chang-hoon looked at me for a moment, then slowly cleared his throat.

It didn’t seem like he was doing it to me, but to the people watching us.

Since they were still in a meeting, they were probably trying to wrap up the meeting now.

So I didn’t say anything and watched Noh Chang-hoon talk.

The meeting lasted for several hours.

I don’t know if there was more to discuss than I thought.

I kept looking at it and waited until the meeting was over.

And after the meeting was over, I left the office with Noh Chang-hoon.

Noh Chang-hoon looked at me for a moment and grumbled.

“You really don’t need any help, right?”

“ Is it possible? Then would I lie?”

“Okay.”

“And I’m working very hard at what you ask me to do. why. No?”

“I understand.”

I frowned, but Noh Chang-hoon didn’t say anything.

That was definitely strange. Normally, I would come up with any excuse.

When I saw him do this, it seemed like he was doing this not because he didn’t trust me, but because he valued me.

So, I felt quite relieved.

“Well, what’s going on? They say if something happens, you run away.”

“… Really, if I had known it would be like this, I would have just been normal.”

“Heh, what is it? Is it because you can’t go with me?”

“I have to be able to endure anxiety.”

“Hwaam… Because that won’t happen. It keeps happening.”

“Are you tired?”

“Yes. That’s probably what it looks like when you see him yawning.”

I was dazed for a moment, then grumbled.

I didn’t feel like I worked hard today, but that was because I was tired.

To be honest, I wanted to stay awake longer, but I couldn’t help it.

You also need to maintain your stamina… In the future, there will be times when you won’t be able to sleep.

So I told Noh Chang-hoon that I would go in first and sleep.

I don’t know, but he seemed like he had more work to do.

I think I’ll stay up until dawn if I can, but then I won’t be able to sleep for even a few hours.

Noh Chang-hoon probably knew that I would have to go far away soon, so he just let me go without saying anything.

No, originally I was just going to let it go.

Anyway, I went back to my dorm first and fell asleep.

Then, when I woke up in the middle of the night, Noh Chang-hoon was sitting near my bed.

He didn’t seem to have slept at all, and he didn’t look much different from the last time I saw him.

I slowly got up and felt something fall from my neck.

So I reflexively grabbed it, put it back around my neck, and fully stood up.

Noh Chang-hoon looked at me and said grumblingly.

“Are you awake?”

“Yes. What time is it now?”

“Just 5 a.m.”

“… Didn’t you sleep again?”

“I came to sleep, but the time was a bit unclear.”

“Get some sleep. No matter how strong and physically strong we are than ordinary humans… ”

“You’re sleeping better than you think, so don’t worry.”

“Then that’s enough.”

Noh Chang-hoon was not the type of person to lie about things like that.

So, I walked around the room for a while feeling relieved, and then stretched a lot.

“So what do I need to study this time?”

“Just review what I gave you and that’s it. What’s left… ”

“It means there is something left.”

“Now all you have to do is set a date for your departure as captain and prepare.”

“Ah.”

“If you want, you can rest a little longer before leaving.”

I thought for a moment.

But no matter how much I thought about it, I thought it would be better if I just left early.

There was no benefit to me from resting more anyway.

Rather, I had more to gain if I started early.

So I spoke as if making a declaration.

“I want to leave within a week. I think it would be better that way.”

Noh Chang-hoon made no reply.

Instead, he only smiled faintly.