July 4th, 2030

  "Ha-am..." A Green Camp student who was taking a Go class got distracted while playing Go. Gamamusa was stuck at the Green Camp. He had already been put on military trial for desertion about a month ago, but he did not enter the military prison. This was because evidence of significant absurdity was found in his unit. Kim Dae-hyun, the so-called "bully king" in Baekryong's unit, had a criminal record of putting cook Park Sung-jae head first into a food waste bin.

  ...

  "So, did you just bring that as an excuse?" Kim was taken to the company headquarters of the Baekryong Unit on June 8, and taken by a military prosecutor for questioning at the interrogation room. He continued, as if his anger couldn't be healed. "It's unfair! Park even made a special meal just for executives by siphoning off food from a waste salary that he couldn't even cook properly in the military! It was totally unfair!"

  The military prosecutor was done with this guy. "There are leftovers due to and lack of personnel, for christ sake. Are you saying that he embezzled the food distribution to military officials? Well, even if he embezzled it, it would be very wrong to put he's head in the leftover container."

  Kim Dae-hyun's military attorney also admitted his mistake. "Certainly, Corporal Kim Dae-hyun was wrong about that part. There was no evidence because there was no CCTV in the cooking room at the time, but there were many witnesses and Corporal Park Sung-jae was seen passing by with food covered on top on the CCTV in the hallway. At least the military officials persuaded him to take care of him, but otherwise the investigation would have started and would have been impossible to stop."

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  The military lawyer put his hand on Kim Dae-hyun's shoulder. "I think it would be better to appeal for leniency this time. If you are the perpetrator of this case and get the news wrong, you will be humiliated in front of the public. Legally, you will be imprisoned for about three months in the Korean military prison due to loss, but it would be better."

  Unable to subdue his anger, Kim slammed his head against the desk. The military prosecutor shrugged. "… it's over." Eventually, Kim was sent to the Korean Armed Forces prison, the Gamamusa was sent to the Green Camp, and Park Sung-jae was sent to the prison under the name of Lee Yeol-gi for a year.

  The media concluded that Corporal Kim was sent to a military prison after being absurd about Corporal Park, and Corporal Park was sent to a green camp. In addition, it was reported that the "Spy infiltration case" was an accident caused by a civilian named Lee Yeol-gi who was attacked by a wild boar while illegally digging herbs near the DMZ and entered the opening of the DMZ fence, and then came out again.

  Does that make sense? Bullshit. "Does this make sense? How can a civilian go beyond a dog hole, through a minefield, and back into a dog hole? That goes beyond the DMZ!" Lee couldn't accept this bullshit situation. What kind of a bolt out of the blue? Jang Cheol-dae, a military judge who was drinking coffee in front of him, spilled coffee on his clothes as the table shook with his fist.

  "Well, you'd better watch your mouth. This hasn't happened, and it has nothing to do with you and me no matter who came this way," Lee Byung-soo fumed. "It's already been 60 years since the armed forces stormed and said they'd cut off President Park Chung-hee! If they send more armed forces here..." Jang Chul-dae rose up from he's chair. "What if they send more? Are they going to snatch the president? Wake up, Lee Byung-soo! The Cold War is over! It's already been 40 years since the North Koreans fell, 40 years! What can they do in this country? Taking a few military installations with cameras? I'm glad I didn't get caught by soldiers!" Lee stood up. "You'll regret it for a long time."

  ...

  A week has passed since Baek Hyung-jin returned to the company at the headquarters of the Baekryong Unit. Stories about Corporal Kim Dae-hyun seemed to have been forgotten as a thing of the past. Baek Hyung-jin went to the smoking room and smoked.

  "Huh... Ha..." Baek glanced at a bespectacled corporal next to him while he was smoking. He somehow looked familiar. I think he might have seen him at an outpost. "Hey what's his name?" Baek asked. Then, the bespectacled corporal smiled and stood up to ask for a handshake. "Sgt. Park Sung-jae, I am the cook. I've met you before, right?"