Chapter 658: Advent
After Kim Yun-ho received the news of the explosion and sinking of the Cheonan, he recalled the relevant information about the incident.
However, in his last life, he paid little attention to this incident, and only vaguely remembered that the Internet was full of many 'conspiracy' remarks, and he couldn't remember the specific content. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the two Koreas did not fight over the incident.
Since the end result is a 'peaceful ending', there is nothing to worry about.
Kim Yunhao was relaxed and drove to the Supreme Prosecutor's Office quite calmly.
However, when he arrived at the unit, he found that the working atmosphere here was tense and solemn, and almost all the procurators rushed back to the unit overnight or on the way there, and everyone had a heavy face.
Kim Yoon-ho had been attending training before, had never worked in the Support Division of the Central Search Department, and was even very unfamiliar with his office location.
The Central Search Department is located in a separate office area, surrounded by the offices of the Minister, the Section Chief and the Prosecutor of the Command Section, and the office hall in the middle is the office area of the Command Section.
The status of the Command Section and the Support Section can also be seen from the office divisions.
As for the open office environment, Kim Yunhao is not picky, and even happy to do so.
In special times, it is his plan to be as low-key and unremarkable as possible.
Kim Yoon-ho came to his office and communicated with Song Eun-ji, who arrived early.
Soon after, all the members of the Central Search Department arrived, and then Minister Zhang Yushun appeared together with the head of the command section, Kim Tae-ying, and the head of the command section, Choi Dong-wook.
The Central Investigation Department is mainly a flat organizational structure with strong independence of prosecutors, so there are only three leaders. There is no chief or secondary. The remaining 18 prosecutors are exactly the same in rank.
Minister Zhang Yushun had a kind face. But at this moment, Guozi's face is covered with frost.
"The latest news, the Cheonan exploded and sank in the cruising waters, and many officers and men on board died. All the staff of the Central Search Department! A minute of silence for these fallen officers and soldiers! ”
"Victory!" The 18 prosecutors gathered in the office hall all shouted naval slogans, followed by a moment of silence.
Kim Yoon-ho also followed the crowd, shouting slogans, and then paying silent tribute.
After a brief moment of silence, Zhang Yushun continued: "The Blue House has set up a national security task force, and the order issued to us is to communicate quickly with the international criminal organization. Investigate whether there are any traces of international terrorist activities in this incident. The specific work is in charge of Section Chief Jin and Section Chief Cui. ”
After Zhang Yushun read out the order, he returned to his office and secluded behind the scenes.
This minister has rarely been involved in specific work, which is also more in line with the work style of the department head.
After the boss left, Kim Tae-ying also led the six prosecutors of the command department to leave and go to the conference room for a meeting.
The entire office lobby is the work area of the Support Section, so the rest of the staff are meeting on site.
Cui Dongxu, the head of the support section, has a gloomy appearance, gives people a very difficult feeling to get along with, and is extremely angry.
Just standing there will cause a lot of psychological pressure.
"Everybody stopped what they were doing. Work overtime to communicate with Interpol to understand the situation. It's 11:32. In 5 hours, I'm going to receive everyone's work reports, understand?! ”
"Yes!" The other 11 prosecutors of the Support Division replied loudly, like warriors.
As for the assistant prosecutor, he is completely unqualified to speak at this moment.
Choi Dong-wook's sharp gaze slowly skimmed over everyone, and finally stopped at Kim Yoon-ho.
"The others were disbanded, and Prosecutor Kim Yoon-ho came to my office."
The scene was silent, and everyone quickly returned to their work positions and began to work nervously.
Kim Yun-ho followed in Choi Dong-wook's footsteps, knocked on the door and walked into the section chief's office.
After meeting alone, Choi Dong-wook said officially: "Prosecutor Kim Yun-ho, you are new here, and you are not familiar with the work situation yet.......
Hearing this set of opening remarks, Kim Yun-ho thought that Choi Dong-wook understood him and did not let him participate in the investigation.
Kim Yun-ho scoffed at the order issued by the upper echelons.
International terrorism?
Koreans really think of themselves! I'm afraid his enemy is just North Korea.
In terms of regression, even if South Korea is targeted by terrorists, it is happening abroad.
For example, in 2007, the Taliban kidnapped South Korean hostages and demanded that South Korea withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
As for the international terrorist activities that took place in South Korea itself, it really has never happened.
Therefore, Kim Yun-ho felt that investigating terrorist activities was simply useless, and he did not want to waste time participating in such an investigation that was destined to have no meaning and no results.
Now that Choi Dong Wook can understand that he is new and unfamiliar, the situation is better.
But Kim Yunho was wishful thinking, and Choi Dong-wook didn't play cards according to common sense at all.
I only heard Cui Dongxu's sudden turn: "However, the excuse of not being familiar with the situation is invalid for me!" Now that you have passed the pre-job training, it means that you have become a fighter in the support section! So I'll treat you the same. ”
So in the end, Kim Yun-ho was also given a job assignment.
He had no objection to Cui Dongxu's order, but he was deeply impressed by the very angry section chief Cui Dongxu.
After coming out of the section chief's office, Kim Yun-ho led Yoon Guohong and others to start work. In this way, Kim Yun-ho received his first task after joining the company: to investigate whether the sinking of the Cheonan was related to international terrorist activities.
The intense work of the Central Search Department is a microcosm of the entire South Korean government, and many people are destined to stay up all night on this particular night.
The next day, the Cheonan incident began to escalate.
At 7 a.m., Lee held another emergency security meeting at the Blue House underground bunker, demanding that "a prompt and thorough investigation be carried out while considering all possibilities" and that the military do its utmost to search and rescue him.
Subsequently, the South Korean government asked all civil servants to enter a state of 'extraordinary standby'. This is the first time since the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun in 2004 that all civil servants have been activated as "very standby."
The South Korean government's successive emergency response orders have plunged the whole of South Korea into a panic.
In a state of panic, many people start to make mistakes.
First of all, KBS's report on the sinking of the Cheonan was subtitled "North Korean fish sink the Cheonan," but the actual investigation results have not yet been confirmed, so a major news accident occurred.
It is unforgivable for the South Korean people to believe that this news accident has caused great panic in the hearts of South Koreans.
In the face of demonstrations and protests by the South Korean people, the relevant responsible persons of KBS resigned and publicly apologized.
Subsequently, the South Korean government called on all South Korean people to pay silent tribute to the fallen officers and men of the Cheonan, and demanded that all entertainment activities be stopped, and relevant variety entertainment programs should not be broadcast for half a month.
Because this order came too suddenly, it made the entire entertainment industry jump suddenly. The TV station staff made mistakes in their busyness, the artist's activity schedule was seriously disrupted, and everyone was busy in circles.
There are countless other similar incidents, and the South Korean government and related units are simply in a mess.
And this chaotic situation has grown from small to large, and finally led to serious consequences.
In the case of the sinking of the Cheonan, South Korea and the United States did not communicate well and were not at the same pace.
South Korean politicians said that the sinking of the Cheonan was most likely the work of North Korea. Out of some considerations, the South Korean government intended to guide public opinion, and finally blamed the DPRK for the incident.
In an interview, a U.S. military official said that during the exercise, no North Korean submarines were detected nearby. The official's explanation was that North Korean mini-submarines were too thin and shallow water meant that sonar detection was difficult to detect effectively.
However, the relevant argument also immediately aroused suspicion: How could a North Korean mini-submarine weighing only 130 tons sink a South Korean ship nine times its size in a silent and colorless manner? Even an expert from the US Institute of Peace described this as equivalent to North Korea's use of ancient diesel submarines to evade modern reconnaissance methods.
The US military's expression and related explanations have seriously fueled the conspiracy theory that the Cheonan ship sank, and this statement not only did not play a role in helping the South Korean government endorse it, but instead aroused the distrust of the South Korean government.
From these chaotic situations, it can be seen that South Korea is weak in dealing with sudden and major incidents, and seriously lacks experience in dealing with them.
When Kim Yoon-ho learned about this situation, he kept this in mind and felt that he could take advantage of it.
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Half a month later, South Korean salvage crews salvaged the stern and bow of the Cheonan from the water on April 15 and 24, and found the remains of 40 crew members on board. After several salvage attempts, it was confirmed that only 58 of the 104 officers and men on board the Cheonan survived.
In May, South Korea released the results of an investigation, saying that the cause of the sinking of the Cheonan was a torpedo explosion and that it was 'convinced' that North Korea had sunk the ship. However, many of the countries participating in the joint survey did not sign the report.
After the results of the investigation were announced, the DPRK expressed strong dissatisfaction and anger at this, but did not take practical action.
The fact that North Korea, which has always taken a tough stance, swallowed its anger this time surprised all countries.
But when Kim Yoon-ho learned of the news, he woke up with a sudden shock, and he immediately remembered the shelling incident that took place on Yeonpyeong Island a few months later. At this moment, he finally sorted out all the causes and consequences of the shelling incident.
The DPRK did not just talk about it, but hibernate for several months before taking actual retaliatory action -- shelling!
It can be said that the sinking of the Cheonan and the investigation report are the precursors to the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island. The fuse has been laid, but no one is aware of it, let alone North Korea's strong retaliation and determination.
Kim Yun-ho was shocked and pondered for a long time after discovering the 'truth' of history based on the memories of his previous life.
Ultimately... He decided to keep it deep in his heart and not mention it to anyone.
He is not a warmonger, nor is he indifferent to life, but even if he says it, he will not be taken seriously.
On the contrary, it is possible that because of this panic speech, he will get into trouble and be investigated and dealt with by South Korean intelligence agencies.
So Kim Yoon-ho was forced to put his thoughts in the dust and turn his attention to work.
However, after South Korea released an investigation report and confirmed the cause of the sinking of the Cheonan, his work in this form was over. Since it was 'committed by North Korea,' it has nothing to do with international terrorist activities.
So Kim Yoon-ho is facing a state of having nothing to do again.
Just as Kim Yoon-ho was thinking about whether to take the initiative to apply for the task, the task suddenly fell on him.
A few months later, revenge was on the rise. (To be continued.) )