Get Schooled / True Education — Chapter 79¶
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Opening — The teacher is captured¶
Na and Lim discover the fishermen’s shelter has been broken into.
Whale says the village head also owns a key.
Signs of struggle show that Son Hye-seung was taken recently.
Na says the kidnappers cannot have traveled far in the typhoon.
Whale knows where Koo Man-chun would take her.
Son Hye-seung’s story¶
The chapter shifts into Son Hye-seung’s own account.
She volunteered for an isolated island appointment at age twenty-eight.
A university professor had spoken about declining educational opportunity in rural regions because qualified teachers avoided remote schools.
Her colleagues believed she volunteered mainly to be hired quickly, but she genuinely wanted to help.
When she first saw the island’s scenery, she thought she had made the right choice.
The village consumes the teacher’s labor¶
The first problem was not the students.
Villagers repeatedly ordered her away from teaching duties to clean warehouses, pull weeds, work on farms, and assist elderly residents.
The principal covered classes and told her young people should serve the village.
Drunk residents visited her official residence at night.
At gatherings, elders forced her to drink alcohol despite her low tolerance.
Her privacy, professional time, and body were treated as community property.
She endured it while the harm affected only her.
Kyu-jeong changes the stakes¶
Young-cheol’s bullying of Kyu-jeong crosses the line she can no longer ignore.
The village head’s family intentionally targets the child to pressure his parents into paying the development fee.
Young-cheol expects a percentage of the money and calculates his reward.
Son Hye-seung realizes adults are using children as collection tools.
She decides to confront Koo Man-chun at a drinking gathering.
The “medicine” drink¶
At the party, elders pressure her to drink a strong beverage described as medicinal ginseng alcohol.
She tries to discuss Kyu-jeong’s abuse.
Koo Man-chun dismisses it as children playing and keeps refilling her glass.
The teacher senses that the men are intentionally trying to intoxicate her.
She escapes toward the bathroom.
Whale warns her¶
She finds Whale injured or punished outside.
He tells her this happens often when he displeases the village head.
Whale overheard the elders discussing what they planned to do after she became drunk.
He tells her to run away as quickly as possible.
Koo Man-chun catches them talking and dismisses Whale as stupid.
He orders the teacher back to the table.
The previous investigation¶
Son Hye-seung openly says the island’s people are not as beautiful as its scenery.
She argues that future teachers and children like Kyu-jeong will continue suffering unless the truth is exposed.
Koo Man-chun tells her that outsiders tried the same thing five years earlier.
News reports described slavery, illegal fees, and abuse.
The scandal disappeared within days.
Local sentiment, political connections, and cooperative journalists silenced it.
There are no useful cameras and little independent oversight.
The village head says a teacher can simply disappear during a typhoon.
Present — The village head’s confession¶
Back in the present, Koo Man-chun tells the captive teacher that her disappearance will look like a weather accident.
He blames her for forcing his hand.
Na, Lim, and Whale approach the location.
The chapter ends with Son Hye-seung still in danger and the rescuers closing in.
Chapter-level observations¶
1. Son Hye-seung came voluntarily¶
The village cannot explain her distress as resentment about an unwanted appointment. She chose rural teaching for principled reasons.
2. Service language destroys professional boundaries¶
Every demand is framed as helping elders or joining the community, making refusal appear selfish.
3. The village weaponizes children and teachers differently¶
Kyu-jeong is bullied to extract money. Son Hye-seung is sexually and socially coerced to enforce obedience.
4. Koo Man-chun relies on prior success¶
His confidence comes from having watched a previous investigation disappear through political and media pressure.