Chapter 13

Chapter 13

The problem is that it stood out too much

The room was simple without particular decoration as befitting a military base. Concrete with dark gray paint. Whether newly painted there is a paint smell. And there is no window.

Two people are sitting in the room. Among them one is that operations officer who was briefing this rescue operation. The person beside is also a woman wearing military uniform. A woman with light blonde hair and a slightly thin face, would she be mid-thirties or so. Though a woman the physique is also good and she looks tall.

The operations officer saw Yi-hyeon and pointed to the front seat and nodded. It means sit.

Yi-hyeon silently sat in the seat. A table of wood that gives a black light and a folding iron chair.

“Hey, English is possible right? Looking at the face it looks even younger, the name is Yi-hyeon Song···.”

The man said while lifting and reading the document placed on the table.

“······.”

Yi-hyeon only stared blankly at that man and did not answer. For now he was offended.

The sound these bastards make after calling a person and placing him···

Now there is no need to pull the hood over. So he was wandering around here and there in US military attire at the unit sightseeing and was called.

When Yi-hyeon only stared blankly without speaking the operations officer pulled his upper body and sat and asked again.

“Hey, Song. You don’t know English? That can’t be. You said you attended Korea University and came to the army?”

It gets more and more interesting.

This human investigated my background. And that he speaks English he already knows from long ago. Why didn’t Yi-hyeon ask questions in English during the briefing.

Yi-hyeon slowly opened his mouth.

“Hey, Mister? What is your name? Who are you that you dig around my identity which is a classified matter of the Republic of Korea Army? Looking at it you don’t seem an active-duty soldier··· When I return to Korea I will find out with what right you investigated my identity.”

While speaking Yi-hyeon without realizing got a little excited and was even pointing fingers at the operations officer.

Originally he did not intend to speak this much, but the human in front strangely irritated him so he became a bit radical. And as the ability values rose recently the personality also seems to have become a little rough. Or is it because he killed a lot for the first time going out on this operation.

The operations officer who was listening whether dumbfounded opened his mouth wide, and the female soldier (?) in the seat beside now became an interesting expression. The man who was blank for a moment apologized seriously.

“This, I’m sorry, Sergeant. I’m a bit sharp so. Call me Kane. Here is Catherine, the analyst.”

He apologized even saying the name of the woman in the seat beside.

Yi-hyeon who had arms crossed nodded and said.

“I will receive it, that apology. Indeed Kane since there was damage in Delta, it could be so.”

At Yi-hyeon’s words Kane flinched.

“Where did you hear that Delta suffered damage?”

Yi-hyeon answered with a blank expression.

“Over there going to the cafeteria everyone was saying so. That in one Delta team as many as 6 casualties came out.”

“··· That really.”

Kane sighed and smacked his lips. It was something he regarded as classified in his own way but the US soldiers were chatting while eating in the cafeteria so a thought of shame arose.

That day they said they deployed 2 Delta teams to point A. Among them that in one team 6 casualties came out. In short one has to see that one team was annihilated. Delta is also said to be composed of 10~12 people in one team like 707.

Since Korea’s special forces received most from the US military from unit organization to training manual and equipment and operation skills it will be similar.

Kane spat a long breath and said.

“That is true. Falling for those guys’ lure operation the advance team was smashed. Not even knowing that the prisoners were at point B. Thanks to that the rescue operation ended safely, but we are in this shape until now as follow-up measures for the Delta team’s failure.”

Aha! I understand.

Now these people are doing the work for analyzing the Delta team’s failure and reporting. Of course the mood will be not just gloomy but miserable. Delta that the US military boasted to the world broke and came, and 707 that sent only 1 team succeeded and came as if to show.

If writing a report on the cause of failure in this way, probably even the thought of why one lives will arise.

Then, one has to cooperate with the investigation! Poor friends. But that woman from a while ago why is she only staring holes in my face? Does the woman not know shame either···

This woman, Catherine seemed not to know shame as Yi-hyeon guessed. She sat even closer and matched eyes with Yi-hyeon and asked.

“Um, Sergeant? I have many things I’m curious about. First what is the martial arts you acquired?”

After hearing Yi-hyeon was dumbfounded. Calling saying there is something to ask and asking what secret technique he learned?

Whether I learned something and ran and moved so well is that so curious?

Come to think of it until rescuing the woman from the cave during the operation the transceiver operated without abnormality. Then these guys would have seen Yi-hyeon’s activities in the cave in detail. Things like Yi-hyeon flinging the combat knife toward the sentry, or the actions after leaping into the cave.

The transceiver was cut off as the engagement with the enemies started.

Looking at Kane in the seat beside he was also waiting for Yi-hyeon’s answer as if curious about that point.

“It’s classified.”

Simply replying Yi-hyeon leaned his body back.

Ridiculous! Asking to tell what was learned from Monk Muae? Trying to eat for free somewhere.

“Hmm···, one has to know that to fill the report. In our judgment with 707’s training manual one cannot possess such ability. In the end it will be something the sergeant learned before enlisting.”

At Kane’s words Yi-hyeon’s inside twisted.

“Even if I learned such skills before enlisting why should I tell that to you? And since the words came out I’ll ask. You mobilized Alpha Team that I belong to in this operation in order to find out that fact right?”

“Keum keum···.”

Kane cleared his throat and hid his expression. He became a flustered expression as if stabbed in the weak point. At this time Catherine who was only listening beside glanced at such Kane and stepped forward again.

“Look, Sergeant. Don’t make useless misunderstandings. It would be good to end here today.”

And hurriedly packing the documents in front she stood up.

Now looking the status of this young woman does not seem below Kane. No, rather a little higher superior? She gives off such an atmosphere.

Anyway with this it was confirmed as fact that the US military is noting Yi-hyeon. Probably seeing the astonishing result values Yi-hyeon showed during joint training with Delta these guys thought there was some hidden secret and are doing this.

* * *

Alpha Team returned refreshingly. First going to the US military base in Oman and from there riding the transport the US military provides. The expressions of the returning members were bright. Why wouldn’t they. The mission that 2 Delta teams fumbled and could not do 1 707 team cleanly finished, so the shoulders could be proud.

Sergeant Kim Seong-hyeon approached Yi-hyeon and wrapped his neck and said.

“Youngest thank you. I owe you a life debt, later I will definitely repay.”

“Yes, I understand. But release this hand. Kek kek.”

“Haha, this bastard’s exaggeration.”

When Sergeant Kim Seong-hyeon left this time Sergeant Lee Gil-hun Peanut came.

“As promised let’s go to Gangnam. I’ll treat with Western liquor, Western liquor!”

“Oh!”

“Hey, Lee Gil-hun. If you do that you’ll have to break the savings.”

Yi-hyeon also just laughed together. As the colleagues said to go to a good place in Gangnam and open ‘Western liquor’ with a non-commissioned officer salary it cannot be afforded. Literally one might have to break the savings.

We can just go out to Wonyong-eup and eat pork ribs with soju mixed with beer. Yi-hyeon already has inheritance property in the hundreds of billions but getting along with these guys the thoughts also became similar.

After the group returned to the unit and submitted the work reports not long after Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho and Yi-hyeon were called to the commander. Probably a few things in the report the team leader submitted became problems.

First Yi-hyeon and Sergeant Lee Myeong-hun returning ‘without permission’ to the engagement site. And Yi-hyeon and Sergeant Lee Myeong-hun again going ‘without permission’ to save Guitar and Peanut.

These two things could become problems, but Yi-hyeon thought.

‘Shit! Going to save colleagues if told to go to the brig with this then go what. And after going to the brig and coming I will take off the clothes.’

In fact the merit Yi-hyeon established this time is worth a military merit medal. But imposing discipline?

He is a life that has no problem at all even if taking off the clothes right now. Only people who stake their livelihood on the army worry, what worry does Yi-hyeon who has so much money have?

But the words the commander said were completely unexpected.

“You, caused an accident I hear?”

“Uh···.”

Looking at the commander speaking abruptly and frowning Yi-hyeon answered in ambiguous civilian speech and thought fiercely.

What accident?

“This fellow, the thing of confronting that Delta operations officer.”

“Does that become a problem?”

Yi-hyeon asked in a blank voice. Normally such a tone to the special mission commander could not be tolerated but now the commander also whether dumbfounded did not make an issue of that. Only Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho standing in attention posture beside desperately gives Yi-hyeon a look.

“Huu. Somehow sending you to joint training with Delta is not it. From then the signs were suspicious. In this operation too they specifically asked to send Alpha. This was intending to deploy you to real combat and observe the ability values.”

That he did not know. Only there was a question of with some conspiracy (?) calling even Alpha Team quietly in Korea to an operation of no particular interest. In the end everything became caused by Yi-hyeon.

The commander grumbled.

“This those guys will continue to watch you.”

Then looking straight at Yi-hyeon he said.

“You, from now on don’t reveal all your abilities. Especially to the US military show moderately, moderately. Understand?”

“Yes.”

He answered but the uneasy feeling remains.

Whether that was all the commander had to say he waved his hand,

“Just go. Oh before going out receive the banquet money from the company sergeant.”

“Yes.”

This time Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho who was standing like a stake beside answered forcefully. This banquet money will be money the commander somehow made and the reward for this mission will be separate. That takes a little time.

Though the commander said go, Yi-hyeon was hesitating.

“What else?”

“···Um, am I not receiving discipline? That is returning ‘without permission’ to the engagement place again without following the team leader’s order on site··· and also···.”

Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho standing beside tightly closed his eyes.

This crazy bastard! Asking that in front of the commander. Moreover in such a slack posture.

The commander crossed his arms and smiled.

“You rascal! We are 707. There is no 707 that abandons colleagues. One can die instead of colleagues. If the upper makes an issue I will take responsibility.”

“······.”

He did not know the commander would say such words.

“Loyalty!”

Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho and Yi-hyeon simultaneously saluted and came out of the commander’s room.

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