Chapter 1: The Hand of God February 1983 That winter was bitterly cold. I excelled in my studies, but poverty left me with nothing to hold onto. After graduating high school, I completed my training at the boot camp and enlisted in the 12th Division, 52nd Regiment as an engineer. One day, while being disciplined by a senior soldier, I ...
Chapter 1: The Hand of God February 1983 That winter was bitterly cold. I excelled in my studies, but poverty left me with nothing to hold onto. After graduating high school, I completed my training at the boot camp and enlisted in the 12th Division, 52nd Regiment as an engineer. One day, while being disciplined by a senior soldier, I got injured and went to the medical unit. I still remember what that doctor said back then. “It’s no big deal. Just a sprain in your left shoulder. I’ll give you some medicine, so go back, Private Kim Cheol-soo.” Private Kim Cheol-soo. That’s what people called me back then. In the military, where hierarchy was absolute, being called by that name meant I had no control over anything. I carried heavy military supplies with my aching arm as ordered by my senior
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