Chapter 389 Jin Zhongtai

Chapter 389 Jin Zhongtai

Chapter 389 Jin Zhongtai

At 165 Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, a black Hyundai sedan slowly drove into the heavily guarded courtyard.

This seemingly large-scale building complex belongs to the South Korean Ministry of Defense, or more precisely, the South Korean Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Command under the South Korean Ministry of Defense. This organization may sound unfamiliar, but in fact, it is a secret agency of the South Korean military.

The daily function of the Air Force Maintenance Command is to prevent espionage and protect secrets. In addition, monitoring and supervision of the military is also one of the functions of this agency.

A black Hyundai car slowly stopped in front of the main building in the courtyard. A young man in military uniform quickly got out of the car from the driver's seat, then walked around to the other side of the car and opened the door for the person sitting in the back seat.

A moment later, a middle-aged man of medium build and slightly overweight came out of the car slowly. He was not wearing a hat, but holding a military cap in his hand. Looking at the epaulettes on his shoulders, this guy turned out to be an active lieutenant general in the Korean army.

The middle-aged man is named Kim Jung-tae. He had just been recommended by the Blue House two days ago, and after being appointed by the Ministry of National Defense, he officially took up the post of commander-in-chief of the National Army Air Force Maintenance Command.

To be honest, it is not a good thing for Jin Zhongtai to take up such a sensitive position at this juncture. On the contrary, the current maintenance command is like a tin stove with a blazing fire. Whoever sits on the position of commander-in-chief will have his butt burned.

The reason for saying this is because the controversy over drug trafficking by U.S. troops stationed in South Korea is still raging. So far, although the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea have made a preliminary statement and the United States has even sent a senator to conduct an investigation, the final result has not yet come out.

Even if the United States really launched an investigation and took measures against those suspected of drug trafficking, what would happen? As an agency that supervises the military, can the Air Force Maintenance Command arrange agents to arrest and try American military officers involved in drug trafficking? Not to mention that Jin Zhongtai does not have that power, even if he has that power, he would not dare to do so.

The problem now is that both the Supreme Prosecutor's Office and the Military Prosecutor's Office have made it clear that they will not participate in this matter. Even if public opinion has scolded them to death, they have been playing dead and not saying a word. Originally, the Aircraft Maintenance Command had also been playing dead, but unfortunately, Jin Zhongtai accepted a new appointment at this time and became the new commander-in-chief of the Aircraft Maintenance Command.

When public opinion gets the news, it will naturally focus its attention on him and urge this unlucky new official to come out and express his position.

So, in the past two days, Jin Zhongtai felt like he was locked in a steamer. He was extremely anxious, but he couldn't find a good solution.

After leaving the car, Jin Zhongtai walked up the steps in front of the building with a gloomy face. He didn't put on the military cap he had been holding in his hand until he was almost in front of the main entrance of the building.

Although the Maintenance Command is not well-known, it still has a large number of administrative staff. Many people come in and out of the hall on the first floor of the building. When they see the gloomy-faced Jin Zhongtai, everyone quickly stops and bows to him. Lieutenant General Jin Zhongtai is a man of great authority. On his first day in office, he flew into a rage and scolded a second lieutenant who passed by him because the second lieutenant did not salute him.

It is not easy to get by in the Korean workplace. The culture of seniority is very strong and people care about the relationship between seniors and juniors. The younger generation must be humble and polite in front of the older generation, otherwise they will easily be singled out and taught a lesson.

Compared to the workplace, the culture of seniority is even stronger in the military. In the military, even if the younger generation behaves politely and respectfully in front of their seniors, they often cannot avoid being bullied. No, that level of bullying is no longer bullying, but bullying.

It is precisely because of this that in the past few years, suicides among active-duty military personnel in South Korea have occurred in large numbers and have even intensified.

Lieutenant General Kim Jung-tae climbed up step by step from the grassroots level of the military, and officers like him have particularly strong official authority. In his eyes, people with lower ranks than him have to be obedient and allow themselves to be manipulated by him, otherwise he will seize the opportunity to beat the other person to death.

Jin Zhongtai walked in from the front door of the main building lobby, passed through the vestibule which was fifty steps long, and went to the door of the dedicated elevator room. He did not stop all the way. He seemed to not see any of the people who saluted him regardless of how far away they were.

This is actually an illusion. He really "cannot see" those who salute him, but if there is someone who does not salute him, he can see it immediately.

The young man who had been responsible for opening the car door for him was not only his driver, but also his duty assistant. The young man, carrying a briefcase, chased him all the way, and when he was about to reach the elevator door, the young man hurried over and pressed the elevator button for him first.

With a soft "ding" sound, the elevator door that was originally closed slowly opened.

Jin Zhongtai walked in expressionlessly. When he reached the center of the elevator, he slowly turned around and headed towards the elevator door.

The young man outside the elevator door did not follow in, so he stood outside the elevator door, holding the briefcase in both hands and handed it to Jin Zhongtai. When Jin Zhongtai took the briefcase, he hurriedly bowed.

The silver elevator door slowly closed, and then the elevator began to move upward. Jin Zhongtai held the documents in one hand, stood there with his back straight, and stared at the slowly jumping numbers on the display screen with a pair of eagle eyes, until the number jumped to "9" and the elevator door slowly opened with a ding sound, he retracted his gaze and walked out of the elevator.

Almost at the same time he walked out of the elevator, a clear cell phone ringtone came from his briefcase.

Jin Zhongtai frowned, slowed down his pace, and lifted his briefcase to his chest. He unzipped the briefcase and took out his cell phone. There were two cell phones in Jin Zhongtai's briefcase, one was a very ordinary Nokia, and the other was an Apple phone. At this time, the call came from the old Nokia, which was his exclusive cell phone for work.

Looking at the caller ID on the phone, the caller is shown as "Commander Jin".

Seeing this "code name", Jin Zhongtai raised his eyebrows, then coughed hard and cleared his throat. At the same time, a nearly flattering smile flashed across his face, which was originally so serious that there was no trace of expression, as if by magic.

Jin Zhongtai, who seemed like a different person, quickly pressed the answer button on his phone. Then, before the person on the other end of the line could speak, he spoke first: "Minister Jin? Haha, Minister Jin, I'm Zhongtai."

The so-called "Chief Kim" who called was General Kim Kwan-jin, who was recently appointed Minister of Defense. The reason why Kim Jung-tae was able to get his current position is closely related to the promotion of Kim Kwan-jin.

Yes, although the timing of his new post was not right, fundamentally speaking, he still had to sincerely thank Jin Kuanzhen for his recommendation and promotion. You know, it was because of this new post that he was successfully promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. For a soldier, especially for a soldier who has reached the stage of major general, every step forward is extremely difficult.

The call was from Kim Kwan-jin, the new defense minister, who asked, "Zhongtai, where are you?"

"Now?" Jin Zhongtai kept walking and said with a smile, "I'm at the headquarters. Minister Jin, do you have any new instructions?"

"Have you seen the latest news on NGN pop-up window?" Kim Kwan-jin continued.

"News?" Jin Zhongtai subconsciously quickened his pace. "No, I'm working on one."

"Then open NGN right now and take a look at the hot news on the news popularity rankings," Jin Kuanzhen gave the order before he could finish his words, "I'm talking about the one about the US military drug trafficking scandal."

"Hiss." Jin Zhongtai subconsciously took a breath of cold air, "Could there be some new revelations?"

As he said this, he walked to the door of a double-leaf office. He reached out and grasped the door handle. When he was about to turn the door open, he remembered that the door was still locked.

In addition, although there was a computer in his room, as a man in his fifties, he was not very proficient in using computers, and he had never read the news on the NGN pop-up window.

"Finish reading it first." Jin Kuanzhen seemed a little anxious. He said casually and then hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Jin Zhongtai gave up the idea of ​​opening the door. He turned around and walked straight into the depths of the corridor.

After walking a dozen steps forward, he stopped in front of a door with a sign that read "Confidential Information Counseling Office".

Reaching out and pushing open the half-open door, Jin Zhongtai strode in.

Inside the door was a rather spacious public office with six semi-partitioned desks, each with a computer. At this moment, a female soldier in military uniform was working at each of the six desks.

Hearing the noise at the door and seeing Jin Zhongtai walking in, several female soldiers quickly stood up and saluted.

Jin Zhongtai nodded expressionlessly, then quickly walked to the desk of one of the female soldiers and said, "Second Lieutenant Sun, open the NGN news pop-up window immediately and see if there is any news related to the US military drug trafficking scandal."

The female soldier's name is naturally not "Second Lieutenant Sun". Her surname should be Sun and her military rank is second lieutenant.

After hearing Jin Zhongtai's order, the second lieutenant hurriedly sat back in her chair. She quickly logged into her NGN account, opened the news pop-up window, and browsed through the hot news.

Soon, she found a news item that was at the top of the hot news rankings and clicked on it directly.

(End of this chapter)