Chapter 294 – Drama, Protest, Suppression, And (5)
The protesters faced the riot police with renewed determination, bringing a bright smile to the face of the leader of the Death Snake raid party, Viper Dokgo Jin-Cheon.
Coming from a pro-Japanese family and having connections to Japan, the only reason he and his gang of thugs had been able to establish a significant presence in South Korea was due to the support of the Japanese Yakuza.
There was a particular reason he accepted the government's request despite the meager pay they offered.
‘The Japanese want South Korea to become even more politically destabilized,’ he thought.
Japan was grappling with its own internal issues, limiting its influence on other countries. However, they hadn't abandoned their imperialistic ambitions and were ready to expand into neighboring nations as soon as they had their internal affairs in order.
‘They want me to sow discord in South Korea before they stabilize,’ he realized.
Viper Dokgo Jin-Cheon, a Korean born in South Korea, had been so influenced by his allegiance to Japan. After all, it greatly lined his pockets. This led him to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors.
"Alright, listen up, boys!"
"Yes, hyung-nim!"
"Those kids say they don't want to go home. What should we do?"
"We should cut their organs out and marinate them with salt!"
Kekekeke!
The members of the Death Snake raid party burst into laughter.
"No, we need to keep them alive. Oh, don't forget that I'm not so petty that I can't forgive mistakes, okay?"
In other words, they were subtly implying that they had the freedom to 'accidentally' kill a few protesters.
"Yes, hyung-nim!" the Death Snake raid party members responded in unison.
It was a crime for a Hunter to kill an ordinary person.
‘Ha! But it's the government that requested us to do this in the first place, so any accidental casualty is going to be their responsibility.’
As a consequence, public opinion regarding the government was likely to deteriorate further, leading to increased discord and chaos within the country. Surely, another wave of impeachment requests would sweep across the nation, providing Japan with the perfect opportunity to act as they pleased.
‘The Korean Peninsula will fall into the hands of Imperial Japan once again.’
This was the outcome that Viper Dokgo Jin-Cheon was aiming for, and he intended to seize every opportunity he encountered in the process, much like his ancestors who had betrayed the country to foreign invaders.
‘Kekeke!’n-(OVelb1n
Whoosh! Tak!
“W-What?!”
It was at that very moment when the riot police and the protesters were on the brink of a standoff that a group of Hunters suddenly landed between them.
"H-Hunters?!"
"Why are they here?!"
"How is this possible?"
The Hunters were deployed to suppress the protesters? But the protesters had been peaceful until now?
"Hey, I think it's time for you kids to head home. The folks up there don't really appreciate this neighborhood getting noisy, you know?"
Kyaaa... Ptooey!
The Hunters behaved like thugs, edging closer to the protesters while making menacing gestures.
"Hey!"
The protesters began to retreat with each step the Hunters took, but...
"Hey, why are you retreating?"
"Yeah! Keep marching!"
People from the back started pushing those in the front toward the Hunters.
"Hey! Stop pushing! There are Hunters up ahead!"
"Go back! Go back!"
"W-What?!"
With so many people bunched together, it was challenging for information to spread effectively.
The student on the stage, Ye-Seul, glared at the retreating protesters and thought, 'No, I can't let things end like this.'
Dispersing now would achieve nothing, and the first day of the protest was crucial in determining whether their demands would be met or not.
'No wonder...'
She grabbed the microphone, ready to rally the protesters, when someone suddenly snatched it from her hands.
Tak!
“Leader?”
It was none other than the main organizer of the protest, Jae-Hyung. He smiled and said, "I'll take it from here."
"But...!"
"It's okay."
He patted her head before moving to the edge of the stage with the microphone in hand.
[Ah! Ah! Mic test, one two, mic test, one two. Can everyone hear me?]
“Yes!”
The response wasn't very loud, as the protesters were not in a situation where they could respond leisurely.
[We are here today to address the wrongs in our country's government. The current administration is grossly incompetent, which is why we have taken to the streets. However, this administration refuses to acknowledge its incompetence and seeks to silence our voices. But we will not be silenced! Our voices will be heard far and wide!
[Unfortunately, we won't be able to keep any evidence of what they're about to do. My fellow citizens, we will become their slaves once again if we back down now! The true owners of this country are us, the people, but they're pretending as if they own the country. We need to show them who the real owners of this country are with our very own hands!]
Jae-Hyung earnestly appealed to the crowd. Most people might have cringed upon hearing him say things like this, but this was the perfect time and place for him to tap into the people's patriotism.
Wooooong!
Jae-Hyung suddenly felt something welling up deep within his chest.
‘W-What is this feeling?’
It was indeed a peculiar sensation, but he didn't have the luxury to dwell on it; he had to continue rallying the crowd.
“He’s right!”
“Yes! He’s absolutely right!”
Fortunately, it appeared that his earnest appeal did not fall on deaf ears. Instead, the crowd's morale, which had dipped upon seeing the Hunters, started to soar once again.
“Tsk... They give us no choice...”
Whoosh! Seuk!
“Kyak!”
“...!”
Both Jae-Hyung and Ye-Seul were shocked as someone suddenly appeared in front of them, and it was none other than the scar-faced leader of the thugs, Viper Dokgo Jin-Cheon.
"Hey, you arrogant punks, did nobody teach you that you will be held accountable for the words you spout?"
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