The Guerillas of District 9

Chapter 31: Wave

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4. October 2143, Friday

"Guys, we've got a problem!"

All eyes snapped to Felix, who stood nervously in the doorway, with Jisung right behind him. The blond-haired young man held a notebook in his hand, visibly anxious. Just as Felix spoke, the oven beeped and Chan quickly took out the pizzas. "Let's talk in the living room," suggested Hongjoong, looking a bit confused, prompting everyone to head there immediately.

Once they were all gathered, Jongho, visibly nervous, asked, "So, what's the problem?" Seated at the dining table, Felix and Jisung exchanged a tense glance, their fear and distress clear to everyone. After a silent agreement between the two IT specialists, Felix began to speak.

"It's... how do I put this? We went through the notebook from J.Y. Park's office. It's kind of like a diary filled with experiments and more. Except for the parts about Seonghwa, the content is really vague." At the mention of Seonghwa, the latter shrank further into himself, pulling his hood down to obscure the black veins that marred his skin, clearly embarrassed. But Felix didn't dwell on Seonghwa and continued.

"Even so, we felt uneasy while reading it. Wooyoung also found some of the explanations odd. So, we compared the data from J.Y. Park's computer with the notebook and we managed to piece together what it was really about," Felix concluded, leaving everyone on edge. "And? What did it say?" Chan asked urgently and the others looked at the IT duo impatiently. Felix took several deep breaths, struggling to find the right words to explain their discovery. When he hesitated too long, Jisung took over.

"J.Y. Park's goal is to create a new chip that allows him to directly control other people's actions. He's on the verge of building his own private army to seize control of South Korea, if not the entire world..." After Jisung's revelation, a heavy silence fell over the bunker. It was so quiet you could hear the faint hum of the electrical sockets.

"He's doing what?" Hongjoong asked in disbelief after a long, stunned silence, staring pale-faced at the younger two. "A private army," Felix confirmed. "But we don't know how far along he is or if the chips are fully developed yet. However, judging by J.Y. Park's notes, he's close," he added quickly.

Again, silence reigned as everyone processed this. The same thought ran through their minds: I thought this was over...

This new realization hit everyone like a powerful wave, almost like a tsunami. All the effort and hard work  were swept away, as if a wave had erased everything they had built, leaving nothing but sand washed back into the sea.

"I think we need to postpone Jeju-do..." Seungmin murmured to no one in particular and the others slowly nodded in agreement. "But how do we stop him if he's building an entire army?" Yeosang voiced the question everyone was thinking.

"Well, he's still in the process of building it. We need to stop him before it's complete, right?" Jongho replied, though his tone was tinged with desperation as he turned to Felix and Jisung. "It could take months, weeks, or even days until he has the new chip ready and his army assembled. Maybe even tomorrow! We have no clue how much time he has left," Felix explained seriously, his mouth forming a contemplative line.

"Then let's get started, we have no time to lose. What's the plan?" Mingi asked, clapping his hands together. All eyes turned to Chan and Hongjoong, who exchanged puzzled looks. "We can't decide our next steps on the fly. We need some time to think it through," Chan said cautiously.

"We're not getting anywhere in this bunker, so I suggest we head into the city and see what we can find. We can't waste another minute," Hongjoong proposed, not waiting for an answer before continuing. "Let's split into pairs to avoid attracting too much attention. So, let's see... Mingi and Hyunjin, you're together. Jongho, you team up with Jeongin, and Wooyoung with Changbin. Sound good? Jongho, can you lead?"