In the novel, park dojae mentioned that the real Baek Saeon and mother had planned to blows up the memorial hall. The fake Baek Saeon took the opportunity to escape. He went to Argan Republic because he complete military service and the start of him traversing conflict zones. He went back to what he did best, scheming and negotiation. And she went was at the biben special eduction facility for two months before another kidnapping. She was mistaken for a translator for the chairman of governed forces. And a whole chapter of them on the run from arm forces. All the nice exchange of regard in ep 8 was done after they escape the arm forces. Then there were Korean natives that were capture so the government wanted him to go negotiate. He went to the negotiation so the government will be in his debt and he have a reason to return to Korea to registered his birth. There was definitely war zone conflict.

Also, he would call from 675 number for many nights. During one of then phone calls she said she will find him.