North Korean 1 — WINTER that evening, was finishing tending pigs with sons when dogs began barking madly + growling intensely—someone unfamiliar + dressed in military uniform came up from winding staircase
Wang Hao automatically knew he was North Korean mostly b/c of North Korean military uniform, but also b/c of skinny, thin, + malnourished body, desperate look in eyes, + scars on neck
1st time housing a North Korean surprised because encounter was so random + all of a sudden excited/anxious because 1st North Korean + didn’t really know where this would lead to ushered North Korean to come in, ordered wife to cook some rice sent Ming Wen to bring a Korean Chinese in lower area of mountain to translate—farmer told youngest son, “Ming Wen, go to the lower areas of the mountain where the Korean Chinese people live and find someone who’s willing to …show more content…
You have such a kind heart. Since I know you’re Lee Joon’s only son, I can allow you to just come during dinner and stay a little after so you can help your family during the day,” Wang Hao suggested.
Lee was more than happy w/ deal men went into kitchen for dinner + all throughout dinner, was plenty of talking + translating
“So, Mun, what happened to you in North Korea? How did you get here?” farmer asked. From this question, Mun did most of talking in Korean with Lee Yong translating to everyone farmer discovered that Mun: was in late 20s (age) escaped Camp 18, which is located in Kaechon (across river from Camp 14) in central North Korea (Stanton, “North Korea’s Largest Concentration Camps on Google Earth” - FreeKorea1), but was caught tortured in underground prison + was about to be executed bribed officers+guards with information about other people who planned to escape + their plan of escape—was forced to tell everything to officers + guards after what he said turned out to be true, wasn’t executed but instead moved to Camp 15, aka Yoduk located in east-central North
Wang Hao automatically knew he was North Korean mostly b/c of North Korean military uniform, but also b/c of skinny, thin, + malnourished body, desperate look in eyes, + scars on neck
1st time housing a North Korean surprised because encounter was so random + all of a sudden excited/anxious because 1st North Korean + didn’t really know where this would lead to ushered North Korean to come in, ordered wife to cook some rice sent Ming Wen to bring a Korean Chinese in lower area of mountain to translate—farmer told youngest son, “Ming Wen, go to the lower areas of the mountain where the Korean Chinese people live and find someone who’s willing to …show more content…
You have such a kind heart. Since I know you’re Lee Joon’s only son, I can allow you to just come during dinner and stay a little after so you can help your family during the day,” Wang Hao suggested.
Lee was more than happy w/ deal men went into kitchen for dinner + all throughout dinner, was plenty of talking + translating
“So, Mun, what happened to you in North Korea? How did you get here?” farmer asked. From this question, Mun did most of talking in Korean with Lee Yong translating to everyone farmer discovered that Mun: was in late 20s (age) escaped Camp 18, which is located in Kaechon (across river from Camp 14) in central North Korea (Stanton, “North Korea’s Largest Concentration Camps on Google Earth” - FreeKorea1), but was caught tortured in underground prison + was about to be executed bribed officers+guards with information about other people who planned to escape + their plan of escape—was forced to tell everything to officers + guards after what he said turned out to be true, wasn’t executed but instead moved to Camp 15, aka Yoduk located in east-central North