Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade the Leader Episode 277

“… … !!!!”

“… … !?!?!!”

A silent astonishment at Junghwan’s ‘Coming Out’ passed through a small secret room inside the SoftBank headquarters.

Even though the air conditioner was running cool, the sweat dripping down their foreheads could be seen even in Junghwan’s eyes.

However, after about two seconds, the CIA director, who was the first to understand the situation, changed his complexion and quickly turned his head to look at the people around him, and finally stared at Jeonghwan.

Seeing the expression on his face, Jeonghwan reassured him as if he knew what he was thinking before he even opened his mouth.

“Relax. You don’t have to worry about any eavesdropping devices or any other leaks of information in this room. Because this room is a room for eavesdropping, not a room for being attacked.”

“But those guys… … .”

“These people over there are friends dispatched to SoftBank by the General Bureau of Foreign Reconnaissance and the military. And everyone else in this room already knows about this secret… … In fact, the existence of this room is to the extent that even within our republic, people who know me, including myself and Prime Minister Kim Yong-geon, cross one finger. and… … .”

Junghwan, who had said this up to this point, turned his gaze to Jeongui Son and Masayoshi Son, who were standing next to him with uncomfortable expressions on their faces.

According to Jeonghwan, it was a ‘voluntary’ cooperation, but Son Jeong-eui shakes hands with the devil in return for continuous investment, who is confused as to how many years he will have to spend in Japanese prison if this unprecedented espionage is found. It was clear that he felt nothing like that.

In any case, Jeonghwan lightly tapped his shoulder and continued speaking, not knowing whether he was encouraging or warning Son Jeong-eui.

“… … In Japan, there are fewer than five people I know, including Mr. Son here. If you are concerned that our republic will be attached to or hacked by a hostile country of the United States such as China or Russia, or that the United States’ intelligence-gathering capabilities will be exposed… … Well, if you get rid of this one branch office in Japan, you can get rid of half of those worries in a day.”

“I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it at all… … . Have you ever imagined what kind of headwinds diplomatically would bring if this were to be known to the Japanese government?”

“… … Wait, so the general secretary is saying, if you belong to the Treaty of Five Eyes, even if the existence of this facility and the work done by the North Korean intelligence agency are known to the Japanese side, you can minimize the diplomatic impact rather than responding to North Korea alone? In short, are we insurance?”

“Well, I won’t deny it. Sohn Jeong-eui, the president of the company, has been very anxious all this time, so I had to reassure him, and as you said, if you find out about this, the headwind will be too much for you, so you should get insurance. What does it mean to have a good alliance, isn’t it that we both use each other?”

Some of the ministers frowned slightly at Jeonghwan’s even brazen remark, but Rice asked again with a half curious expression and half curious expression.

“In other words, it means that we want you to be your shield… … Why do you think we will do that?”

“Anyway, unless Japan revises its post-war peace constitution and converts the Self-Defense Forces into the National Defense Forces, the US forces in Japan, that is, the United States, cannot be disregarded beyond a certain level. In other words, there is an upper limit that Japan can protest against you. It’s dirty and disrespectful, but it’s not like that for us North Korea. If the headwinds are shared by six people, it will be less painful.”

Jeonghwan spoke as if nothing had happened, but Rice and the ministers’ expressions changed completely, recognizing the meaning of those words.

“So, in the end, it is the matter again, General Secretary. All this for that… … .”

“That’s right. After seeing this room, how about now, has it not been proven that our Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is more valuable as a new member of Five Eyes than any other country in Asia?”

When Jeonghwan shrugged and said this, the heads of the intelligence community, including the director of the NSA, looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

It was far from willingly agreeing, but still, it was a difference from the cold reaction of a while ago.

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Now, on their mind list, the suggestion of ‘North Korea to join Five Eyes’ is in the ‘Not even worth considering’ category, ‘Can you seriously think about it?’ It was coming up little by little.

Opportunity to include under their watch all the signal information of a nation that was one of the most developed countries in Asia with a population of 123 million and that almost threatened the status of the United States of America, which no one except the Soviet Union dared to reach during the bubble economy of the past. isn’t it

And Jeonghwan calmly persuaded them little by little by mixing conciliation and intimidation at the same time.

“We recommend that you consider how much further the Five Eyes information sharing network can be improved by joining the General Bureau of Foreign Reconnaissance of North Korea, which possesses such capabilities. Japan has the highest concentration of Asian offices and international organizations of multinational conglomerates in Asia. Being able to access the Internet backbone of such a country at any time would be a huge help to the United States’ information advantage.”

“… … .”

“It’s not just Japan. There will be no need to plant wiretapping devices to collect information from embassies in Japan, Russian embassies in Japan, Chinese embassies in Japan, and many other embassies. Isn’t that a huge step forward for the NSA running the Prism program?”

“… … However, Japan has been an undisputed ally of the United States of America for 60 years, with more than 40,000 US troops stationed in Japan. Participating in a large-scale wiretapping operation against Asia’s largest and oldest allies is a serious betrayal of our allies… … .”

The director of the NSA did not say this and quickly shut his mouth, but on Jeonghwan’s lips he said, ‘Are you talking about?’ As soon as he saw a smile that seemed to ask a question, his face turned slightly red.

These words came out of his mouth without knowing it, but he later realized that it was nothing more than a self-defeating thing for the head of the NSA, who had been running the Prism program, not anyone else.

And when the NSA director kept his mouth shut, the CIA director stepped out with a disgruntled face.

“Obviously, the general secretary-sama’s proposal is an attractive one, but as far as doing things that are sure to win against Japan’s proven ally… … Well… … I don’t know if we should join an alliance with North Korea, which has not yet proven a full trust relationship, into our confidential information sharing system. Until about 20 years ago, North Korea was an obvious enemy of our country.”

“Isn’t that also the case in Japan? I don’t think the damage we inflicted on the Americans in the Korean War was greater than the American soldiers killed by the Japanese during the Pacific War. International relations are always changing. Right now, incumbent President McCain was also captured and tortured by the Viet Cong, but are the US and Vietnam now hostile countries?”

“Yeah, that’s right, but… … .”

“haha. Chief. I’m not forcing you to sever ties with Japan or to choose between our Republic and Japan, am I not? Just think of Japan as strengthening cooperation with North Korea in ‘slightly lacking areas’. To be honest, it’s a bit disappointing to compare the country where facsimiles are active in 2010 and our Republic, where fiber optic cables have been installed since 1990. I bet it would be difficult for about half of the members of the House of Representatives in Japan to send an e-mail without the help of their aides.”

As Jung-hwan passed the CIA director with a sullen smile (and subtly criticized Japan), one of the chief security advisers, who was looking dissatisfied with it, asked this question in a slightly provocative tone.

“Let’s assume that information cooperation is like that. But what about other sectors, such as the economy? Isn’t North Korea far behind Japan in terms of trade with the US and GDP? Considering Japan’s share of the Pacific Rim economy, if one new member in the Asian region had to join Five Eyes, it would be Japan, or Korea, no matter how well you look at it, and North Korea, which has not yet emerged as a regional power economically, is… … .”

Jeonghwan quietly looked at the aide who murmured like this, and then immediately threw out a word.

It was a little colder than before, but so faintly but clearly felt.

“… … Wouldn’t that be better for you?”

“… … What does that mean, General Secretary?”

“President McCain said that in a phone call with me a while ago. There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in international relations. He also told me that there is no such thing as a 100% reliable friend, even if it is a friend. If so, wouldn’t it be a wise choice in terms of checks and balances to side with a friend who is more likely to turn around in the distant future, or who is more likely to turn around, both economically and militarily?”

“… … Well… … !!!”

“As you said, we, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, are a country with a set limit for growth. Its GDP is one-fourth of that of Japan, and the population is similarly located, so it is in a position where it is difficult to advance into the sea by nature. As a leader, acknowledging this reality is very painful, but what is inevitable is inevitable.”

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Now everyone no longer questioned Junghwan’s words and just listened.

The aide who had just provoked Jung-hwan curiously just took a step back, slightly tired of the indescribable cold of Jeong-hwan, who had always treated them favorably.

Among them, Rice, in particular, was paying close attention to Jeonghwan with an interesting face and listening to him.

“In other words, even in the distant future, it is a country that will not be able to venture into the Pacific supremacy occupied by the United States. Japan has already tried once, but failed miserably… … What I’m saying is, if we join Five Eyes, we’re a relatively good country that can’t challenge the US initiative in the treaty. Just like the other allies of the Five Eyes you lead. But will Japan do the same?”

“But Japan… … .”

“There was a time when I studied abroad in Japan in the 80s. It was a time when people were talking about Japan overtaking the US, selling Tokyo to buy all the US land, and so on. Of course, those days will never come again, but if such a day comes again, wasn’t it a time when you could understand Japan’s attitude toward the United States? Our North Korea will never do that. It is near impossible even before intention.”

“… … .”

Silence came again in the small closet.

Jeonghwan still kept his mouth shut and watched them quietly, the other ministers were a mix of gazing and dodging, Condoleezza Rice… … He was looking at him with eyes that were deeply impressed.

And soon Rice broke the silence first and asked a question.

“To cool off the atmosphere for a moment, let me ask you another question, is the person standing next to General Secretary there your intelligence official? If I listened to this story with President Masayoshi Son, I would be a North Korean factor that I could recognize… … I don’t remember.”

“That’s a good question. I was going to tell you anyway, but in fact, this person is also a person who is very cooperative in our Foreign Reconnaissance General Bureau’s information gathering operation on Asia. President Joo. Come out and introduce yourself.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Seonghwan Joo, the president of Union Co., Ltd.”

Some cabinet members tilted their heads at the name they had never heard of before, but Vice President Rice and the NSA Director nodded inwardly with their eyes shining.

Recently, information came to mind that it is a North Korean search engine operator that is rapidly expanding its subscribers in Asia and a giant unicorn company with an innovative mobile operating system called Android.

And as if responding to the reaction of the director of the NSA, Jeonghwan took out a smartphone from his pocket and showed it to him, saying:

“Fellow heads of the U.S. intelligence community, and above all, the Director. Son’s SoftBank provides an Internet backbone network to more than 800 Internet companies worldwide, beyond Japan. From e-commerce to portal sites like Yahoo Japan… … But as you know, the wider the network, the greater the volume of data, the better.”

“It is true in our industry, General Secretary. Especially in this information age.”

“And here, the new service developed by the Union of President Joo Seong-hwan is a qualitative and diversified level of advanced data mining ( You can think of it as a product of a journey to challenge data mining.”

With these words, the smartphone application that Jeonghwan operated was very simple, unlike the grand introduction.

The introduction to this application, which appears to be able to chat with multiple users simultaneously in multiple windows, on a green desktop, was started by a man named Joo Seong-hwan, not Jeong-hwan.

“… … Isn’t this just an instant messenger application? What’s so great about this… … .”

“The correct service name is Lane, which means lane, driving track. It means that it will be an application such as a highway that quickly transfers information between people in any situation. From the middle of this year to the beginning of next year at the latest, we plan to service the whole of Asia, starting with Japan.”

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“It means that we are going to discuss it to the end, General Secretary. I’m sure you know well that North Korea’s membership in Five Eyes is futile if it doesn’t get the Senate Intelligence Committee’s approval, no matter how much support it gets from President McCain and our administration.”

“But progress is progress. Isn’t it?”

“… … What… … that… … I can’t deny it for sure. Anyway, I hope you have a comfortable return home to Pyongyang… … ? Wait, come to think of it, there’s no way the general secretary didn’t know that… … From the beginning, it was aimed at me, who communicates with the Senate, not the President… … ?”

“The seat of the U.S. Senate is the concurrent post of the incumbent Vice President of the United States. I hope that you will explain to Congress how much what you have seen and heard here will benefit the national interest of the United States. Then, I hope that the Vice President will also have a comfortable return to Washington.”

So Condoleezza Rice said goodbye to Junghwan, boarded the Air Force Two, the vice-president’s private jet, and returned to the United States.

And looking at her back as she left, Jeonghwan sighed inwardly that at least the administration seemed to be succeeding in supporting this idea.

Although she still has to go through the gates of Parliament, Condoleezza Rice’s reaction at the end gave McCain a hunch, not a hunch, that she could persuade her.

Whether it was because of a personal relationship through Thatcher or whether he was truly impressed by Jung-hwan, Rice, who immediately informed McCain of this fact upon returning home, conveyed this shocking craft that he had discovered in Japan very favorably to McCain.

-President. I really didn’t know I was going to say something like this, but seriously, I don’t think it’s such a crazy idea. If you pretend to listen to this, the other side will take care of blocking Snowden’s mouth… … .

-Hey, if a radar base is built in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, even if a missile comes from Russia, it can be detected much faster than from Japan or Alaska. But still, it’s still hard.

– You mean the Senate Intelligence Committee?

-Yeah, considering what the Chinese have been doing lately, it’s not difficult to convince them to add one Five-Eyes ally to Asia, but you know it’s very difficult to convince them that it should be a country other than Japan. isn’t it

-… … It is, too.

-Aside from the huge amount of Japanese money roaming around Capitol Hill (the place where the US Capitol is located), the youth of the senior members, including myself, was the time when Sony Walkman conquered the whole world. No matter how much the country’s fortune has changed these days, Japan is still Japan. Unless there is a sudden alien invasion in Tokyo… … .

However, this non-McCain prophecy was realized in a very unexpected way only half a year later.

The very next year, in March 2011, an unprecedented large-scale earthquake occurred in Sendai, Japan, and a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, which was destroyed in the process, completely devastated northeastern Japan.