#158. One, two. 1
Cha Joo-hyuk nodded with a meaningful expression.
At that moment, an employee came in with a knock and started laying out food that looked delicious at first glance.
Woojin started to remove the bones from the golden grilled oysters, then placed them in front of Cha Joo-hyuk.
That behavior couldn't have been more unusual.
“Take this and let’s work hard together.”
“Let me give it a try.”
“Please try it.”
Woojin's eyes seemed to be burning brightly, as if telling me to hurry up and eat it.
Cha Joo-hyuk took a piece of well-seasoned oyster stew with an awkward smile.
“How is it? Isn’t it a bit salty and rich?”
“It tastes really good. There’s no fishy smell at all.”
Woojin, who had been nodding his head proudly, turned his gaze to Lee Hye-rim.
“Miss, this is the place to go for gulbi. With rice like this.”
Woojin poured the prepared green tea water onto the rice.
“Say it like this.”
Woojin scooped up a spoonful of rice and placed a piece of oyster on it.
Then he brought it to his mouth, closed his eyes, and shook his head.
“It’s JMT.”
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The next day.
Kim Cheol-woong was sitting at the office PC table.
He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he couldn't move, like a stone statue.
Then the investigator opened his mouth.
“Would you like a tape?”
“It should be there, right?”
“I think I’ll get a call within 10 minutes.”
As Kim Cheol-woong nodded, Detective Oh opened a drawer and handed him a yellow tape that looked like it would be used on a box.
Kim Cheol-woong rolled up his trousers to his knees.
And then I put something like a notebook around my shin and taped it tightly.
Just then the phone rang.
Chiik-
Kim Cheol-woong, who had cut the tape with his mouth, picked up the phone.
“Yes. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong…”
– Come up now!
As the call suddenly ended, Kim Cheol-woong pulled down his trousers again and spoke to Detective Oh.
“You guys, eat. I’m going to eat in hell.”
Kim Cheol-woong went to see the deputy chief prosecutor.
The deputy chief prosecutor, whose eyes were fixed on the documents, did not even raise his head.
No, he touched his forehead and let out a deep sigh through his nose.
“Sit down.”
"yes."
As Kim Cheol-woong sat down on the sofa, the deputy chief prosecutor got up from his seat and approached him.
Then he put the documents down on the table and sat down at the head of the table.
“Why are you doing this?”
"yes?"
The deputy chief prosecutor's voice gradually grew louder.
“There has to be a reason for this! A reason! Hey you little punk! Are you trying to kill me!? Huh!?”
“In my opinion, embezzlement through fictitious accounts and inflating the amount through fraudulent accounting…”
“Hey kid!”
The deputy chief prosecutor suddenly stood up and threw the documents at Kim Cheol-woong.
It was a document that Woojin had handed me, and of course it was a copy.
“Hey! You’re against Shinwha Group!? Huh!?”
It was the same with Lee Yo-hwan last time, why are you doing this! Ha… Get up.”
"yes?"
“Get up and try again.”
As Kim Cheol-woong hesitantly got up from his seat, the deputy chief prosecutor approached him step by step.
“Deputy Chief Prosecutor, please don’t do this and speak…”
Bam!
His shoe stuck into Kim Cheol-woong's shin.
“The Financial Supervisory Service is quiet, so why are you here? Are you short on work? Huh? Give me more?”
Bam!
Every time the deputy chief prosecutor's feet moved, Kim Cheol-woong took the action of rubbing his shins.
The deputy chief prosecutor, his face flushed red and his hands on his hips, sat back down on the sofa.
Kim Cheol-woong roughly picked up the scattered documents and placed them back on the table.
“Are you doing this because you think it might help your career now?
Or are you just trying to fuck me?”
Kim Cheol-woong spoke with a smile as if trying to lighten the mood.
“I think bad guys should be put in jail.”
“Do you want to give up your career as a prosecutor after spending your whole life going around in circles?
“I don’t need any of that. Fold it. This won’t do! Do you understand?”
Kim Cheol-woong's face, which was pulling at his lips, had a strange expression, whether he was smiling or not.
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
"that is…"
"hey!"
"All right!"
The deputy chief prosecutor waved his hand as if he had a headache.
“Go out.”
Kim Cheol-woong bowed his head and headed straight for the door.
At that moment, Kim Cheol-woong, who was holding the doorknob, hesitated as if he had something left to say.
“Go. Don’t say anything.”
“Then let’s go down.”
Kim Cheol-woong bowed his head once again and went out into the hallway.
And then I rubbed my shins.
“Oh my, my shoes hurt. When did you change them?”
Kim Cheol-woong straightened his back again and smiled faintly as he looked at the door he came out of.
As expected, it was as expected.
You could say that it was an expected result.
Kim Cheol-woong, still smiling, muttered part of Article 1 of the Regulations on the Prosecutor's Oath.
“We solemnly assume the attitude and mindset that prosecutors should have as representatives of the public interest who realize justice and protect human rights.”
Kim Cheol-woong walked down the hallway and held his cell phone to his ear.
“Oh, Vice President, how have you been?”
I made a call to one of the vice presidents of the Financial Supervisory Service.
“Well, I’m always the same. A star inspector! Hahaha!”
Oh, do you remember when I gave Attorney Choi of K&J Law Firm a shit before?
That’s why I can’t get promoted. Hahaha!”
K&J was a renowned law firm in South Korea.
Kim Cheol-woong, who was waving to the inspectors while walking down the hallway, stopped at the window.
And unlike before, he spoke with a smile gone.
“At that time, you told me to speak frankly if I had any requests. Do you remember?”
– Hahaha. Oh my. Why are you acting so scary? What is it? That favor?
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SH Strategy Office.
The manager frowned, his eyes fixed on the PC.
An article was posted about the suspicion of fraudulent accounting in Shinwha Chronicles.
There was only one article, but it was enough to create tension.
The manager asked his subordinate.
“Where did this come from? The Rainbow Newspaper? Was there a company like this?”
“We are still figuring it out.”
“Contact me quickly and visit the company.”
"yes."
Then another subordinate came in hurriedly.
It was Deputy Cha Joo-hyuk.
“Sir, there’s an article on Funfun News about the suspicions of fraudulent accounting at Shinwha Electric.”
The director looked at Cha Joo-hyuk with a frown.
“Where is that place?”
The same goes for the Rainbow Newspaper and Fun Fun News.
It was a place I had never heard of or seen before.
That was natural because reporter Choi Ki-bae, who filmed the scene of the incident where the relics were buried on his cell phone, had only put up a sign at several business locations.
There were five places in total.
Woojin planned to win people's hearts with a small incident before the big flood came in.
“Fun Fun News or something, take action quickly. Just in case, have Cha Joo-hyuk contact the legal team.”
"yes."
Cha Joo-hyuk glanced at the director's reaction and went outside, and the director immediately made a phone call to someone.
It was Kim Dae-han, the CEO of Shinwha Electric.
“This is Director Cho. Are you aware that there is an article about unpleasant news?”
– What?
“Shinwha Electric is being featured in the news due to suspicions of fraudulent accounting.”
– Hahaha! Seriously, that's the problem with those rags.
Are you saying that you believe a rumor more than the Financial Supervisory Service?
“… I will look into it soon and get back to you.”
After finishing the call, Director Cho came out and looked at his employees.
At that time, an employee who was about to visit the Rainbow Newspaper approached me holding a cell phone.
“Sir, the Rainbow Newspaper has been connected.”
“Give it to me.”
The manager snatched the cell phone from me and held it to his ear.
“I read the article well. The legal team will take action due to the spread of false information.”
– Spreading false information? No, wait a minute. I will take the article down right now.
Director Cho looked at his cell phone as if it were a bug and snickered.
“What a bunch of crappy things…”
He handed the cell phone to his subordinate and said to his employees.
“Just in case, find all the articles related to Shinwha Jeonki. Call all the media outlets and check.”
At that moment, the subordinate standing next to him spoke up.
“Shall I report this to the chairman?”
Director Cho's eyebrows furrowed.
“Is this the first or second time something like this has happened?
“If I report each and every one of these scrap articles to the chairman, I’ll hear good things about it.”
The director lifted his finger and poked his chest.
“Let me think about it. Let me think about it.”
"sorry."
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Two days later at 7pm
Woojin visited the villa he used to live in after a long time.
This was because CCTV found someone loitering around the villa yesterday.
He appeared to be about 167cm tall, and was wearing a raincoat over his head because it was raining.
His gait was weak, and he appeared to be wandering around the villa, looking around cautiously.
Every single action was typical of an old man, and he was deliberately showing off his moves by coming into the house today to see if it was him.
So Woojin unlocked the door so that anyone could come in at any time and sat in the living room.
The sight of him briefly checking the CCTV on his cell phone could not have been more relaxed.
How many minutes passed like that?
Woojin turned on the TV.
The scene where the advertisement was playing suddenly changed to show a stage.
The screen was written like this.
[Emergency briefing by Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong]
If you look at other channels, most broadcasters are competing to broadcast the scene live.
It was understandable because it was impossible to miss the briefing of Kim Cheol-woong, who had established himself as a star prosecutor.
What kind of incident is it?
What kind of criminal will it be this time?
As the curiosity of all the people of South Korea was growing while watching the emergency briefing, Kim Cheol-woong eventually appeared on the stage.
Clang!
Camera lights poured down on Kim Cheol-woong like firecrackers.
– Hello, respected citizens.
The reason I am standing here again is because there are too many people who make a fool of the law and steal other people's blood and sweat for profit.
Amidst the barrage of questions, Kim Cheol-woong calmly lifted up a document.
– These are the circumstances surrounding Shinwha Electric’s illegal account and fraudulent accounting. As a result of the prosecution’s investigation…
The prosecution team was rushing into the Shinwha Jeonki building that was soaring so high into the sky.
– In other words, the reason I am here is to serve as a representative of the public interest who realizes justice and protects human rights.
Because I feel I have a duty to inform the public.
There is also a reason why I am standing here, to rule out the possibility of the incident being buried.
Kim Cheol-woong's voice was calm, but it was filled with unwavering strength.
– Please, show them clearly that the people are above the law.
As a representative of the public interest who realizes justice and protects human rights, I will become the sword of the people and punish them severely.
It seemed as if someone else's voice could be heard intermittently behind Kim Cheol-woong.
– Come down now!
– Are you crazy! You!?
Kim Cheol-woong nodded slowly while looking at the reporters.
– That's all.
As Kim Cheol-woong left the stage, several channels hastily changed their screens.
It was because they were broadcasting companies that were intertwined with Shinwha Group and the political world, and they never dreamed that Kim Cheol-woong would make such a statement.
Of course, there were also channels that continued to replay the video of Kim Cheol-woong's briefing as if it were a rebroadcast.
That moment.
The teacup that left Lee Jeong-mi's hands flew away as if it was stuck in the TV.
puck!
– As a representative of the public interest who realizes justice and protects human rights…
Lee Jeong-mi's eyes trembled like an aspen tree.
The husband next to me said with a surprised look on his face.
“Honey… If that’s true, isn’t delisting possible?”
“Shut up! Shut up! Please shut up!”
