# 387
The Legend of Return
Chapter 387. A man who gives hope (2)
“Good luck with staying out. I also check to see if there are any sick people eating this and that.”
“yes! Battalion commander!”
“It seems there are more visitors today?”
“It is a time when many come before winter begins.”
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook, a battalion commander of the 15th Regiment of the 1st Division located in Paju, looked out the window at the visitors and soldiers.
It was November, but the weather was still shabby.
Trees with dried leaves that had not yet fallen added to the atmosphere of late autumn.
From the battalion commander’s office on the top floor of a four-story building built as a new-style barracks, everything, including the parade ground, could be seen at a glance.
While giving orders to the chief of operations over the weekend, Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook thought about the coming winter.
The upcoming winter in Paju was bitter.
When winter arrives, the footsteps of the visitors are cut short like a lie.
And the long days of winter that will last for some time.
Clearing the snow, the soldiers would spend a tiring day.
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook, a 22-year-old officer this year, was already heartbroken.
The path he chose as an officer for his country and citizens was not as tough as he had imagined.
He would be promoted to colonel without difficulty, but he had to take a line to rise above it.
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook, who was from the school corps, was promoted rather quickly compared to his peers.
However, the pressure coming down from above was no joke.
In earnest, the competition with the six line was attached.
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook, whose relationship with his seniors was insufficient.
The school senior I trusted took off his clothes as a brigadier a while ago.
It is like a kite that has fallen off the string.
In order to be loyal to the motherland, flattery and money were needed as partners.
‘It’s okay to retire in the field like this…..’
It would be a lie if I said I didn’t have the greed to attach a star, but I didn’t want to overdo it by deceiving my conscience.
As the government changed, the military changed one after another.
Flatterers and people who were full of connections began to be promoted rather than skill.
Members of the school corps were not even promoted to major and many of them dropped out.
In Korea, officers who were not from Samsa were just expendable items.
A few stars were added formally, but it was only for cotton.
“Whew…..”
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook sighed in frustration.
“What’s wrong?”
Captain Gong Tae-joon, a former school corps member who will walk the same fate as himself, asked cautiously.
He was still a young officer with an uncertain future.
“It’s nothing…”
“Yes!”
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook stood by the window where the warm sunlight penetrated while talking.
“huh?”
I suddenly witnessed a strange sight.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“Waaaaaaaa! F FOB!!!”
“emergency! emergency! FOB appeared!!!”
The soldiers who were kicking the ball at the parade ground rushed to the guardhouse.
As if a war had broken out, the entire battalion was dyed with shouts.
All the visitors were flocking to the guardhouse.
“What is that…”
“I’ll find out!”
While Lieutenant Colonel Park was surprised, the operations officer jumped out.
“Who the hell is coming?”
Lieutenant Colonel Park looks outside with a bewildered expression.
Turururururruru.
The phone on the desk rang loudly.
“what’s the matter?”
– Communication security! battalion commander. An emergency call has come from the Legion!
“corps?”
– This is the corps commander’s call.
“What, Commander! What are you doing! Connect quickly!”
– yes!
Tou.
– He is the commander of the army.
Along with a short exchange signal, the savory voice of the corps commander was heard.
“It’s cold!”
The slogan of the 1st Division is “Forward,” but the slogan of loyalty was used at the scale of the corps.
– Yes Lieutenant Colonel Park. A lot of hard work.
“no!”
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook answered bravely, showing his military discipline like a private.
From the form of answering the phone, he was alert.
Even though he is a battalion commander, it was difficult to answer the phone from the division commander.
But it wasn’t someone else, it was a direct phone call from the corps commander.
– It’s nothing different, an official letter of cooperation came urgently, and I need to deal with it.
“I will do my best to handle it!”
– A girl group is coming there today. Listen to everything you can without discomfort. I’ve also talked to the division commander, so I’ll deal with it with the whole decision.
‘girl group? Then, the commotion outside…..’
Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook carefully inspects the outside while talking on the phone.
Whoever it is, thank you so much.
If his name was mentioned even once in the mouth of the corps commander, it was of great help to his promotion.
Moreover, it is a situation where the word request is used.
“Cooooooooooooong!”
Lieutenant Colonel Park calmed his beating heart and vigorously replied with loyalty.
***
“There is no joy in the world. Pleasure…..”
Corporal Kim Hyeong-chul, squatting beside the incineration plant at the back of the barracks, was spending a boring Saturday afternoon.
Even with a cigarette in my mouth and burning it, the feeling of emptiness did not go away.
It seems like it was only yesterday that he enlisted as a private, but he has already been enlisted as a corporal.
The days when I knew nothing were better.
There was a time when I was so ambitious that I asked a friend to invite a celebrity.
However, he spent several months in a frenzy as a soldier deserted and a suicide by a concerned soldier broke out.
It was a major incident in the neighborhood, but the repercussions reached the entire battalion.
It was a big incident that flew to the division commander.
The newly appointed officers also brushed off the enlisted men in fear.
Since it was the 1st division that protects the front line, the discipline was no joke.
However, I had a hard time with incidents that exploded as a result.
Yudori disappeared and only FM existed.
After spending time without hesitation, I became a corporal before I knew it.
If you clear away the white devil dust that will soon come, spring will come.
Corporal Kim Hyung-chul resented the slow-running clock of the Ministry of National Defense because he ate some jjambab.
Despite being a corporal, there are still many sergeants left, so the youngest life has barely escaped.
It was a twisted military number that anyone could see.
“Taesan is a bad guy… but you shouldn’t have to call and ask. A guy called a friend…”
He resented Jang Tae-san for nothing.
Since he is attending law school at Korea University, if he passes the bar exam, he will start his military life as an officer.
Unlike other places, the legal officers were a honey job.
There was no training, and they were no different from public servants commuting to and from work.
I promised that such a guy would lead the FOB members including Seo-ryun to a consolation concert.
However, contrary to expectations, the prospects were slim.
When winter came, all activities were dampened.
This year, even the corps’ cold weather training was booked, so everyone was sensitive.
A month would quickly pass if I had to finish the preparation and training.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!”
Suddenly, a tremendous shout echoed through the barracks building.
“What! It could even be a war!”
Kim Hyung-chul, who was about to light another cigarette, was startled.
I had never heard such a loud shout since being deployed to the base.
“F…waaaaa!”
Some familiar words were mixed in the shouts, but they were not conveyed well.
Only the loud shouts continued.
ride on.
At that moment, the successor who came in a few months ago came running.
“Corporate Ki Kim…… It’s a big deal!”
“what’s the matter? Has it even been unified?”
“That’s not it….. F…..”
“F….. what?”
The successor who hurriedly ran gasped for breath.
“FOB is here! Let’s go FOB!!!”
“What the F…. OB!”
The visit of a girl group that is more enthusiastically welcomed by the military than unification.
“Corporal Kim Hyung-chul wants you to come to the meeting room immediately. say it again Corporal Kim Hyung-chul, please come to the meeting room immediately!”
And a speaker broadcast looking for Corporal Kim Hyeong-chul resonated throughout the unit.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Friend ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya!”
Kim Hyung-chul ran to the meeting room without even wearing a suit.
My friend Jang Tae-san, whom I cursed inwardly until just now.
Instinctively, he knew that the guy had come looking for him.
***
“FOB! FOB!”
“Wow….. Really FOB…..”
“Jumin-yang is love….. Heuk heuk”
“Seoryeon! Seoyeon! Seoyeon!”
Soldiers in gym uniforms surrounded the meeting place.
Family members and acquaintances who came to visit were also busy taking pictures with their cell phones.
The appearance of the beauties competing for the top 2 spot in Korean girl group 1 threw everyone into confusion and shock.
“Hello~ This is FOB~ Nice to meet you~.”
Thoroughly trained members smiled brightly like flowers and waved their hands.
No one knew until director Jang Tae-san asked his friend to go out.
I couldn’t even imagine that friend was a military barista.
Fortunately, Cody matched the outfit with jeans.
With their hair trimmed and makeup done, the FOB members proudly showed off their goddess beauty.
The eyes of the soldiers opened all at once.
The military police hurriedly mobilized and took the line.
this is the army.
In front of the military police, the soldiers could neither push nor approach.
“Director… that’s too much~.”
“Heeing… Soldiers… there are too many of them.”
“Huh. i like it Let’s try the military president!”
Members whispering with smiling faces.
The company had thoroughly blocked military performances.
Requests came in from time to time, but all of them were rejected under the name of director Jang Tae-san.
But today, director Jang Tae-san personally accompanied the members to the military base.
“When will the whole chicken arrive?”
Director Jang Tae-san calmly sat down on a chair and called a Chinese restaurant, including fried chicken.
The amount of orders was no joke.
Starting with the pizza, it was a huge amount.
“Brother… what is this?”
Seo-ryun asked Jang Tae-san.
“Visiting a friend.”
“You have to tell me that your friend is a soldier.”
“Sometimes you need an event like this. To you and your friends.”
“Totally bad.”
“Smile~ You’re filming over there.”
“Ugh… I will avenge you!”
“Your brother will come when he goes to the army, right?”
“That’s…”
“The company is trying to raise a new girl group these days…”
“I’m going!”
Jang Tae-san, who lightly pressed Seo-ryeon.
Chi profit.
I drank the cold beer I bought at PX.
“Nothing has changed~”
Jang Tae-san looked around and was filled with emotions.
“Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
At that time, a corporal called a friend and approached.
“It’s not possible!”
“Hey…that’s my friend! Taesan! It’s me!”
“He’s my friend.”
Corporal Kim Hyeong-cheol breaks through the lines set by the military police.
“friend! I missed you! Big!”
Corporal Kim Hyeong-cheol was embraced by Jang Tae-san.
“Did Corporal Kim really know the FOB?”
“Wow… I thought it was a ball.”
“Hyeong-cheol, that bastard….. Starting today, you are on a flower road!”
All the soldiers around him looked at Kim Hyung-cheol with envious eyes.
“Hello~ I heard you a lot~.”
“The director’s friend was really handsome~.”
“Shall we take a picture together?”
The quick-witted FOB soldiers gathered around Corporal Kim Hyung-cheol.
“Huh uh …..”
“Is that a true story ….. FOB and photos …..”
All the soldiers gathered around were on the verge of dropping their jaws on the ground.
“I brought an instant camera. My friend~ Stand in the center of the members.”
Jang Tae-san pushed an instant camera.
rumble.
After the words were over, the members grabbed Corporal Kim Hyung-cheol’s arm and posed.
“Huh…”
Kim Hyung-chul, whose mouth was about to tear, opened his eyes.
It looked like a woodcutter among the fairies in a flower field that I had only heard about, but it was okay.
Even if he died today, there was no time left.
“Cheese~”
The picture was taken and printed in an instant.
“Please take one for me too!”
“Corporal Kim. It’s that dragon! I… I will be loyal to you until I die!”
“Corporal Kim! I’m the squad leader! Squad leader!”
Cries erupted from all sides.
Then…..
“Salute to the battalion commander!”
“Advance!”
The battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Park Seong-wook, and other officers appeared.
All the soldiers closed their mouths as if they were lying and saluted.
The meeting room became quiet in an instant.
Battalion commander Park Seong-wook approached the FOB members.
“The leader here…”
“Seriously!”
Jang Tae-san suddenly stood up and shouted vigorously to advance.
A clean courtesy that would be seen by a soldier of at least a sergeant or higher.
“Advance!”
Battalion commander Park Seong-wook greeted me with a wide smile.
Everyone looked at Jang Tae-san with blushing faces.
His salute and restrained movements, who had not yet served in the military, were a soldier force that definitely ate jjambab.
***
Oh! I’m crazy!
The battalion commander who appeared inevitably was the battalion commander during his past life in the army.
Unbeknownst to me, the slogan of “forward forward” burst out.
This is why the military becomes a dark history for men.
If I still dream of going to the army, Iljin was like a dog on that day.
Hyung-cheol looked at me with a surprised face.
I am a stranger to saluting more stylishly than myself.
“haha. You are a fun person.”
“Hyungcheol greets like this when he goes on vacation… I’m sorry~.”
“no. It was a really perfect salute.”
In the quiet meeting room, I exchanged words with the battalion commander.
But why is this person?
Today, Hyung-cheol was thinking of making his face stand up.
I wanted to make what I had only dreamed of during my military service in my past life become a reality for my friend.
“thank you. The battalion commander.”
“Do you need anything? The stage…”
The battalion commander looked back at the FOB members.
It seemed to be expecting something.
Some of the officers next to me were already holding cameras.
It means to aim for an advertising effect with one big thing.
I made a plan for Hyeong-cheol.
“Then can we hold an FOB brief concert for the visitors and the soldiers who are dedicated to their country?”
“oh! Would you please?”
The battalion commander’s face widened.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“It’s a nose concert!!!”
The shouts of the soldiers exploded simultaneously.
The soldiers all got on board today.
“And… in the evening, I want to have a pork belly dinner. I want to give a treat for my friends and comrades.”
“If you do, I will be more grateful! The morale of our soldiers will skyrocket!”
“Wow! Gyeopsal is a dinner party!!!”
“Long live the battalion commander! Long live the FOB!!!”
A samgyeopsal dinner that cannot be easily held in the military.
It was permitted only on special occasions or when performance was achieved in combat training.
It was not something anyone could do to pay for food and food for hundreds of people with good appetites at once.
“Taesan…”
My friend Hyeong-cheol, who was watching, had tears in his eyes.
A friend who stood in front of thugs for me in high school.
It was nothing to be generous to him like that.
– A lot of Karma Points have been paid.
And the sky also generously opened the point warehouse.
