Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Yi-hyeon lightly tapped the transceiver attached to the helmet and opened his mouth.

“We secured 3 prisoners. From now on we retreat to the north where we infiltrated.”

There is a little crackling noise but everyone would have understood. Then the other team members will from now on attack noisily to disperse the rebels’ attention so this side can retreat safely.

That much is basic so they will do it themselves.

“Sam, lead the way in front and open the path.”

When Yi-hyeon instructed shortly the waiting Sam led in front guarding the front, and then the three prisoners follow behind. Yi-hyeon was following at the very rear examining the surroundings.

Tatang!

Tatatang!

Now the rebels who noticed the surprise attack were shooting guns from here and there. Sam who led in front increased speed more. Fortunately the three prisoners are following well.

Yi-hyeon concentrated his mind and opened his senses. Now in the battlefield that became chaotic battle the surrounding objects and movements are gradually drawn in the head.

The guys are coming!

Two people running this way from the large tent in the south are felt. Since the camp received a surprise attack they are coming to confirm the most important prisoners.

Yi-hyeon briefly examined the prisoner running in front. Going a little more it is a path that turns right hugging a large rock. One escapes the enemy’s firing range even for a moment.

“Sam, go first! I will deal with the two following behind and go.”

“Confirm!”

Yi-hyeon hid his body behind the shade full of thorny bushes. And not even 30 seconds passed two rebels running with full power were visible. Those guys seem to have only now known that the tent confining the prisoners received a raid the two colleagues guarding died and the prisoners fled.

Yi-hyeon stood up from the sitting place.

“Enemy!”

The two rebels running this way with full power met eyes with Yi-hyeon who suddenly stood up. The two immediately took posture and raised the rifles. The distance was not even 50 meters apart.

Pshut, pshut!

The bullets Yi-hyeon shot without even aiming pierced the two’s chests and the two sat down as is in an awkward posture.

Yi-hyeon turned his body and began to run again. There is no need to confirm those guys’ life or death. Now crossing a shallow stream almost escaped the rebels’ camp.

“Escaped the camp with the prisoners. Now will go to point B with full power. Whoever confirm if the helicopter is coming to point B.”

“Confirm.”

“Confirm.”

Answers are heard from several places, and the agents began to retreat each. The three who took cover will guard the rear until the end.

Not even 30 minutes after that Yi-hyeon’s group arrived at point B. Crossed three ridges from the rebel camp.

“Hek, hek!”

“Keheok.”

The three prisoners were not human appearances. Already confined by the rebels for nearly a month, and now ran squeezing even the strength of nursing.

“Sam, water.”

When Yi-hyeon held out his hand to Sam, Sam quickly pulled out his own canteen and handed it.

“Gentlemen. First drink this. Soon the helicopter that will load you will come.”

“Keheuk, thank you.”

“Thank you.”

The three people seeing water went crazy and rushed.

While Yi-hyeon briefly swept the surroundings the remaining agents joined one after another. As far as Yi-hyeon knows so far there was no Delta damage.

Finally the 3 who were covering the rear came.

But··· Team Leader Hesse and Jim also followed.

Jim whether the belly is still twisting walked bending the waist grabbing the belly, and Team Leader Hesse··· the appearance is a bit miserable. Properly hit on the face especially the mouth area by Yi-hyeon so wrapping the face swollen beyond recognition with bandage. It seems the team members treated with the emergency kit.

Hesse saw Yi-hyeon and was about to open his mouth and say something.

Then,

Tutatatata

Tutatata

From the darkening sky the helicopter sound is heard noisily.

UH-1.

Two helicopters with M230 chain gun attached on one side came.

This side is close to open ground, but the floor is not flat so cannot land on the ground and have to board in a state of hovering at 1.5 meters height from the ground.

Yi-hyeon glanced at Hesse and first supported the prisoners and put them on the helicopter.

What will he do even if he glares.

The personnel to board totaling 14 including the three prisoners. Dividing moderately on two helicopters is fine. While the three who were caught as prisoners board first the remaining one is circling high covering.

The most vulnerable time when the helicopter maneuvers so the remaining one must cover. When the helicopter is down on the ground if someone shoots a grenade launcher, it is just life or death.

When Yi-hyeon boarded the same helicopter as the three people who were civilian prisoners Team Leader Hesse with face tightly wrapped in bandage boarded receiving support from a subordinate.

When the group all boarded the helicopter immediately flew up high.

Tutatatata-

The operation succeeded perfectly. But inside the helicopter Yi-hyeon rode there is no one chatting. Except for the employees of ConocoPhillips and Total who were caught as prisoners and dramatically returned alive.

“I, am Olson Schmidt. Really thank you, soldier gentleman. Can you tell the name?”

It is the figure who answered firmly leading when Yi-hyeon asked in the tent if able to walk.

Yi-hyeon turned to him and answered lightly.

“It’s a security matter.”

Now Yi-hyeon’s group is pulling the hood over again. Though the actual operation ended, because there are outsiders they are continuing to wear the hood.

Olson Schmidt even at Yi-hyeon’s blunt answer seemed not to mind and opened his mouth wide and laughed.

“Haha, yes. Later I will come find the unit. At that time I will formally give thanks. I am an executive of ConocoPhillips. I can find out that much.”

Olson Schmidt speaking while looking at Yi-hyeon frontally was confident. Because that expression did not look bad Yi-hyeon only nodded and ended.

Then Hesse who was sitting receiving support from a subordinate opposite Yi-hyeon said to Yi-hyeon.

In addition to the noisy helicopter inside and because Hesse’s mouth was greatly injured he said almost as if shouting.

“This yellow monkey guy! You will have to be prepared when returning to the unit. Since you assaulted a superior during operation you are subject to court-martial.”

Look at this bastard··· submitting me who is affiliated with the Korean army to court-martial?

Yi-hyeon leaned his upper body on the wall of the helicopter. And lowering his eyes half he says low to Hesse. While speaking he confirmed the ballpoint pen stuck in the left top pocket with his hand.

“You, still not hit enough? Be careful not to meet me outside the unit from now on. If I see you again I will specially touch you well.”

Yi-hyeon’s voice was low, but it was heard well even inside the noisy helicopter. Hesse who was excited and did not know that fact was about to go crazy when the subordinate beside stopped him.

Looking now Hesse does not have his personal firearms. He did not have both the rifle and pistol, and when Yi-hyeon quickly thought it seemed the subordinates took the guns fearing he would go crazy.

Probably as soon as he woke up he went crazy saying he would kill Yi-hyeon.

* * *

The helicopter flew for more than one hour and landed at some base. When Yi-hyeon glanced this place looks about the level of the local army’s training ground. It seems the US military set up a temporary camp here. The place departed from when starting this operation was not here.

The temporary camp soon became noisy. Not only successfully rescuing the prisoners as the operation completely succeeded but also Delta without even one person’s injury···.

There is an injured person. Jim who was hit in the belly by Yi-hyeon outwardly only had bruise marks on the whole belly so nothing special, but Hesse was different.

As soon as Hesse who arrived at the base met Delta’s superior he began to foam at the mouth and act up so Yi-hyeon’s ‘assault fact’ quickly spread.

After measures for the rescued prisoners ended in the middle of the night Yi-hyeon was called.

The office of the temporary camp has no air conditioner so it is a steamer.

“Look, Sergeant. This time you caused a solid accident. I already finished the investigation on the team members and Hesse. Before deciding the measures on you last I called you to hear.”

“···Ask.”

The operations officer whose top of the military uniform is all wet with shed sweat opened his mouth. Whether he smoked a cigarette just now there is a disgusting smell.

“According to the words Hesse and Jim and the team members said you who took the reconnaissance mission deliberately went around a far and rough path so the operation time was delayed, is that correct?”

“······.”

“And, that you severely assaulted Team Leader Hesse and Jim who instructed you to properly go the fast path, is that also fact?”

Yi-hyeon who exhaled long pulled his upper body forward and asked.

“Leaving aside Hesse or Jim who were hit by me, did all the team members testify like that?”

At Yi-hyeon’s question the operations officer scratched his head and said. Whether unable to shower for several days the hair was matted, and brown beard was thick under the nose and on the chin.

“Look at this, Sergeant. Such things there is no need to hear all the team members’ words. Besides Hesse or Jim two more said the same words. And the team even without the team leader and Jim united tightly and succeeded the operation.”

Yi-hyeon had nothing to say. But one thing was curious.

“At that time, that is when I hit Hesse and Jim was the transceiver not operating?”

This was curious. Conversations exchanged among agents if one puts mind one could hear in real time from headquarters. If done so they would not have called Yi-hyeon now and talked nonsense.

“At that time before entering combat Team Leader Hesse was not turning on the connection with headquarters. Anyway that is not the important thing. Even without that your assault fact is being confirmed so nakedly. Anyway you acknowledge that you assaulted Hesse and Jim right?”

The operations officer had already decided the attitude toward Yi-hyeon. For him the young Eastern sergeant he saw for the first time was displeasing, but it was something forcibly inserted into the operation by instructions from high place, and such an unfortunate incident burst.

When Yi-hyeon did not answer, the operations officer raised his chin to Yi-hyeon and said.

“Go out, Sergeant. Perhaps before you return to the Korean unit you might be called from above.”

Yi-hyeon who did not want to quarrel more with this guy stood up silently and came out. And went to the designated lodging to close his eyes, but this place also had no air conditioner so it was hot the same.

- Not good! Those guys seem to be plotting some conspiracy against Yi-hyeon.

When Yi-hyeon who simply washed lay down at the lodging to sleep Sion said.

‘Yeah. Those guys won’t leave me alone.’

- Hehe. Those guys want to make the success of this operation purely their own merit. In that chance Yi-hyeon exactly caused an accident so it became well.

Yi-hyeon also agreed with Sion’s sharp (?) inference. Indifferently.

‘Probably so. Anyway I have no interest in the US military medal so it doesn’t matter.’

- Ait! That is not it, Yi-hyeon. Throwing away one’s legitimate rights in that way is not desirable. Even if not doing receiving the medal by claiming rights, people have to know that that right is yours. Otherwise they think that right was theirs from the beginning.

Yi-hyeon who thought for a moment thought Sion’s words were correct.

‘Right, Sion.’

Even if not exercising one has to make known whose that ‘right’ is. I am not a fool either.

Yi-hyeon touched the ballpoint pen put in the top pocket and grinned.

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