Tombs Floating on the Sea (1)
“For now, let’s just start searching. How much time do we have left?”
“About 30 minutes.”
“Okay then.”
We had no time to lose.
Pushing aside the stunned crew, I climbed onto the boat.
The rest of my team came running up behind me.
The Newflower was a ferry that had been built with 5 decks.
We don’t need to search everywhere. Storage lockers or storerooms. We just need to find these sorts of places.”
Back then, when the Joongmae Gang was arrested, shocking photos had been released.
They looked as if they were out of the days of the African slave trade, showing peopled crammed into boxes with their heads between their legs.
It was likely that the same methods from back then had been used this time.
“We’ll find them, definitely.”
“If you find them, make sure to call for backup.”
“Fuck. This place is really huge.”
“Just in case, make sure to be careful.”
With stoic expressions on our faces, we swore to find them, before scattering in different directions.
Soon, we’ll find you soon.
***
It didn’t take long to work through the cabins on Deck A and Deck B.
All the storerooms and the storage lockers were already packed full of the passengers’ luggage.
And there were only a few places that had signs forbidding access to unauthorized personnel.
“这是一次令人满意的旅行.”1
The empty hallways became crowded as the time passed and the number of passengers on board increased.
Just in case the guys from the Joongmae Gang might notice something strange going on, I had to keep my movements quiet.
Even though we’re already on such a tight deadline, the number of obstacles are only increasing.
It might have been because this was a ferry bound for China, but I couldn’t even pick out anyone suspicious from the crowd.
“Huff, Newbie. Have you found anything?”
“Nope. Nothing yet.”
“Fuck… where on earth are they.”
Meeting back up after circling the deck, Black’s face was drenched in sweat.
Of course, my clothes were also sopping wet.
At that moment, a call came in from Team Leader’s radio.
-We’ve got contact from the guys who rushed to the hospital. Although they found some tracks, they only left a few street-level punks behind. It seems to have been a site for organ harvesting.
Those sons of bitches. So they picked an abandoned hospital for the sake of convenience.
In any case, we could now be certain.
Wang Ong-Gu had received a bribe from the Joongmae Gang and purposely leaked this tip-off.
All in order to divert the eyes that had been lying in wait at Incheon Port.
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-I’ll finish the last of the cabins, so you guys go ahead to the lower decks.
Wiping away his sweat, Black switched on his radio.
“Okay. How much time do we have left?”
I checked my watch.
Only 10 minutes. This is driving me crazy.
While shaking his head dry, Black ran down to the lower decks.
Except for the cabins on Decks A and B, the rest of the decks were all cargo spaces.
From the top of the stairs, we could see the containers sprawling out from beneath our feet.
We both gulped in dismay.
Dyed in the light of the setting sun, the rectangular containers looked like tombs floating on the sea.
‘The missing persons should be here… somewhere inside of all this.’
I picked up two emergency safety hammers2 that were hanging on the wall and handed one to Black.
Black rolled up his sleeves and took a hammer.
“Let’s go.”
“I’ll take the right side.”
“Okay!”
While running between the containers, I carefully banged on their walls.
To avoid drowning out any helpful noises, I had to keep myself from being too loud.
Bong-
“This is the police. Is anyone in here?”
Bong, bong-
“If you can hear me, please give me a sign!”
Bong-
The containers rang with hollow sounds.
When we had checked about half of them, Mong-Doo ran up to us, gasping for breath.
It seemed that he’d also been very busy, as his face was so red it looked on the verge of bursting.
“Huff. Huff. It’s almost time for the departure…”
Looking over the railing, I saw that the boarding of the passengers had come to an end.
In the distance, I could see the employee who had checked us for tickets dashing back to the main office.
It seemed that in his urge to finish up work, he had forgotten that we had boarded the ship.
I chewed at my lip before turning my head back around.
“From here on, I’m moving on my own volition. It’s fine if you leave first, but I’m not getting off this ship. If I do… then that’s the end for all of them. I’m staying.”
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If things went according to my previous life, once everybody was sold, they would be forced to lead miserable lives until they could finally endure no more.
In this life, I would never allow things to turn out like that.
Even If I had to risk everything.
Footnote:
1 “This was a satisfying trip.”