Episode 23

**Jincheol Park** is the twenty-third episode of *Manager Kim*.

## Summary

Manager Kim uses Jaeho's life as leverage to disarm the soldiers and stall for time. Then, Jincheol Park blows open a hole in a concrete wall, creating an escape route for Kim, Hansu and Minji. Gukcheol kills Jaeho and orders the Baekdu Mountain agents to attack Kim, Hansu and Jincheol. The trio defeat the first three agents without difficulty, and Kim announces that they'll beat all the soldiers, so no one follows them. Then, Kim tells Minji to stay behind him.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Manager Kim
* Minji Kim
* Hansu Seong
* Jaeho Ma
* Gukcheol Kang
* Jincheol Park

## Synopsis

Manager Kim takes Deputy Minister Jaeho Ma hostage using his wires, thus saving Hansu and Minji. Kim warns everyone to remain still, threatening to kill Jaeho. Kim's words rile up Gukcheol, who cocks his pistol. However, Jaeho orders him and the soldiers to stop their actions, fearing for his life. He even threatens to charge any of them who move with insubordination. Kim tells Jaeho to make them put down their weapons. Seeing the soldiers drop their guns, Gukcheol becomes further enraged, telling them that soldiers never put their weapons down. Jaeho, still fearing death, screams at Gukcheol to leave the soldiers alone and drop his pistol. Ignoring Jaeho, Gukcheol asks Kim, addressing him as Code 66, if he thinks this hostage show will allow him to walk out the front entrance.

We cut to a flashback of Kim and Hansu observing the National Special Missions Bureau HQ. Kim tells Hansu that it's too risky to have Minji climb over the HQ's walls; therefore, they can only leave through the front entrance. Kim says that they're going to need another person to help them.

We return to the present, where a mysterious person walks toward a concrete wall within the NSMB HQ. This person is wearing what looks to be military clothing and carries an RPG and rifle on his back. They tap the concrete wall.

Gukcheol tells Manager Kim, addressing him as Code 66, to wake up and that his stalling is pointless. That is when an explosion from the concrete wall near Gukcheol sends him tumbling along with several chunks from said wall. As the soldiers begin panicking, the person responsible for the explosion starts speaking. They say that they think someone was standing in front of the wall he'd blown open, and after seeing Gukcheol, they say oops and begin laughing. Kim and Hansu look in the person's direction, visibly surprised, while Minji wonders who this person is.

We return to the flashback of Kim and Hansu outside the NSMB HQ. Hansu asks Kim who this other person is, and Kim responds, saying he's already contacted him and calls them the war hero.

Kim's words overlap once returning to the present. Kim tells Hansu that they need a maverick who can defeat anyone. After the smoke clears, the mysterious person finally reveals themself to be Jincheol Park. Jincheol greets Kim and Hansu as comrades and tells them they're getting out of there. A soldier sees Jincheol and is about to say his name, but Hansu interrupts him by kicking them away. Then, Hansu and Minji begin running towards Jincheol as the soldiers shout to get them. Gukcheol, still conscious after the explosion, tells the soldiers to stop yapping, pick up their guns and chase them. Jincheol takes the pin off a grenade and passes it to Kim, who then tosses it to the pile of guns left by the soldiers. The grenade destroys the weapons, and Kim guides Jaeho, who he is still holding hostage, towards the opening created by Jincheol. Jaeho warns the soldiers to remain still again, bringing up the concept that once a commander dies in battle, that's the end of everything. Kim asks Jincheol if they brought a vehicle, saying he has an escape route prepared. But before Kim can say the plan's first phase, Jincheol interrupts him. Jincheol tells Kim he didn't bring a vehicle. Kim and Hansu look at him, confused by how Jincheol got to the HQ. That is when Jincheol answers their questions, saying he ran. Kim then asks Jincheol how he got the HQ, and he replies that he ran.

Gukcheol, who has gotten up from the floor, says they have given Kim and co too much time. That is when Gukcheol asks what commander in the world orders his men to put down their weapons. Still restricted by Kim's wire, Jaeho asks Guckheol to put his gun down while stuttering. But that is when Gukchol shoots Jaeho in the head. As Jaeho's body falls to the ground, Hansu tries to cover Minji's eyes. Finally, Gukcheol tells Kim that he killed Jaeho and tells the soldiers to catch the three and that they don't need weapons. Kim, Hansu and Jincheol remain still despite the charging knife-wielding soldiers. The first soldiers are each faced with a dilemma. Two soldiers are greeted by Kim and Jincheol's fists, while Hansu's foot meets the third. They are each launched by the attacks. Two go airborne while the third goes to the ground head first. Minji, Gukcheol and the other soldiers are shocked by their power. The trio now turn their attention to Gukcheol and the remaining soldiers. Kim says that he wasn't okay with leaving them to follow them. He then tells Minji to stay behind her dad.