The inspector is getting promoted!

“Who on earth is that?”

Song Hyun-seong asked with wide eyes, but I couldn’t answer.

“If I speak, I’m in danger too, so I can’t.”

“Weren’t you trying to mess with me by peeling this?”

“That’s true, but…”

He spoke with a forced apologetic expression.

“But I also have to take precautions, right?” This person has an incredible network. If it gets into his ears by mistake, you and I will both be dead.

“I can trust myself, but… well, it’s hard to trust my superiors too.” No matter how much the inspection department tries, I can’t figure out what’s going on with my superiors. “How many snakes are they raising inside, I wonder.”

Song Hyun-seong sighed and shook his head.

Considering that he informed me about Song Hyun-seong through text, he must be a trustworthy person.

However, I couldn’t trust that message enough to lay out all my cards.

“So what do you want to do?” It’s going to be tough for you to handle this all by yourself. “It’s not even Seoul, it’s in the countryside.”

“That’s right.” It’s hard to peel it by myself, so I came to you.

I told Song Hyun-sung the purpose of my visit.

“Gather the people from the Inspection Department.” Only people you can trust. And you need to have the power to take down the chief prosecutor.

“What’s next?”

“I’ll give the briefing myself while those people are gathered.”

“A trustworthy person…”

He thought for a moment and then nodded.

It seems like the people have been organized in his mind.

Got it. I’ll do whatever it takes. Instead, you need to make sure that evidence is solid.

He answered with a sly smile.

“Of course.”

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“Are you okay?”

“What?”

“If this gets out, you’ll have to go to jail too.”

As the big event approached, I couldn’t help but worry about Shin Yong-ho.

If this case breaks, it will be hard to avoid Shin Yong-ho receiving a prison sentence.

“I’m going to die before I go.”

“Crazy bastard, I told you not to say that!”

I spoke while glaring, but Shin Yong-ho answered without even looking at me.

“It’s just a joke, man.”

Is it really just my imagination that his words don’t sound like a joke?

“Don’t die.” If you think you’re going to die, I’m going to back off right here.

“I’m not going to die, man.” Do I look like someone who would commit suicide?

Shin Yong-ho looked up with a playful smile, but his face already seemed to show that he had let go of a lot.

“By the way.”

After a brief silence, he filled his glass and spoke.

“Can we catch Lim Sung-jin with this?”

“I’ll catch him.” With this level of evidence, we can even impeach the president.

“Hahaha, right?”

“Yeah, dude.”

The drooping shoulders of Shin Yong-ho looked even smaller today.

I hit the table hard with my chopsticks out of frustration and said.

“Straighten your shoulders, kid.” I’ll take care of everything for you. Just trust me.

Only then did he chuckle, puff out his chest, and straighten his shoulders.

“Yeah, thanks.”

“No matter how involved you are, you’re still a whistleblower.” If it weren’t for you, it would never have come to light and would have been buried as it was. I’ll try to get your sentence reduced to the minimum. No, I’ll make it happen.

“Isn’t trading sentences illegal in Korea?”

“So, have you ever seen a sentence reduction deal not go through?”

“……That’s true.”

He poured soju into his mouth.

“When I go in, make sure to deposit a lot of money into my account.”

“I’ll make sure to put you in there long enough for you to live wisely, you bastard.”

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I received a call from Song Hyun-seong.

They say they ensured strict security and delivered it to someone trustworthy even among the core members of the inspection department.

Of course, since I’ve kept it a secret that I’m the one holding the information, others think Song Hyun-seong is the one giving the briefing.

There might be someone among them who has a connection with Lim Sung-jin, but since we’ve come this far, we have no choice but to trust.

If news reaches Lim Seong-jin, we are even considering having Shin Yong-ho hold a press conference himself as a last resort, but that’s really a measure to be taken only in the worst-case scenario.

There’s no choice but to hope that Lim Sung-jin’s influence doesn’t reach those chosen by Song Hyun-seong.

Soon, when the case properly begins, he will go up to Seoul, but for now, Shin Yong-ho decided to stay in the countryside.

Our card that appears only when the board is complete.

Of course, when the incident breaks out, the Im Seong-jin line will immediately realize that Shin Yong-ho is involved, but by then it will already be too late.

-Do well and come back.

“Yeah, don’t worry and just rest.”

When I arrived at the prosecutor’s office on time, Song Hyun-seong greeted me.

“You must have had a hard time coming.” It took a long time, didn’t it?

“If you take the KTX, you’ll get there in no time.” You did the hard work.

He sat down with a slight smile.

“Since it’s such a significant incident, we didn’t gather many people.” “If we get too many people involved in something this big, information leaks from within.”

As expected, wise.

“So, who is coming?”

He began explaining with a smile on his lips.

“The deputy chief prosecutor is Kim Seok-won.” You’ve heard of him a few times, right?

“The Cha Mun-seok Gate incident?”

“I know.”

In the early 2000s, the person who broke the deep ties of collusion between politics and business that had continued from Prime Minister Cha Mun-seok and instantly rose to fame was Deputy Prosecutor Kim Seok-won.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office. Moreover, he is a strong candidate for the position of Chief Prosecutor.

If the prosecution community doesn’t know him, it would be at the level of being a spy.

A top-class prosecutor who is an object of envy among other prosecutors and is often described with glamorous adjectives such as a model of success.

“I heard you’re a candidate for the High Prosecutor General.”

“That’s right.” The current chief prosecutor is retiring at the end of this year, so it’s slowly becoming the personnel season. So the Deputy Chief Prosecutor is fixated on a big case. “Seriously, it was really hard for me to bring this person here without anyone else knowing.”

“Still, that’s impressive.” How did you manage to bring in someone as important as a prospective chief prosecutor?

“It’s thanks to this person.”

He pointed to Park Seung-soo on the organizational chart and said.

“I’m the deputy chief prosecutor of the inspection department.” My direct superior. This person is from Kim Seok-won’s line.

“You got connected to the deputy chief prosecutor through Park Seung-soo.”

“Right.” If this person cracks a few more cases, they might get promoted to chief prosecutor. To be honest, if I blow this one, I think I might catch Park Seung-soo’s eye and get into Kim Seok-won’s line.

He said with an awkward smile.

“Since we’re at it, I might as well get a little benefit too.”

Are you saying that Song Hyun-seong is despicable?

No, rather, it makes me feel relieved.

It’s much better than those who try to swallow the whole incident by themselves and end up in trouble.

Moreover, since he also has something he needs, he will be determined to make this project even more successful. Therefore, solidarity can become even more certain.

The reason those who sacrifice for the greater good without selfish motives do not survive is precisely that.

This industry only moves when everyone has something they need and can gain from it.

“Is it just the two of you?”

“Yeah.” If you have the evidence, the deputy manager will take action. Then the people below will naturally follow.

Knock, knock.

As soon as I answered the knock, one of Song Hyun-seong’s subordinates came in.

“Prosecutor, it’s 10 minutes before the meeting you mentioned.”

“Oh, thank you, Jiyeon.”

She bowed her head and left, and we immediately got up from our seats.

“Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

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As soon as he finished preparing for the briefing, Song Hyun-seong entered the conference room with Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Seok-won and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park Seung-soo.

“Hello, this is Choi Seo-jun.”

He could have greeted me with a warm smile, but Kim Seok-won extended his hand to me with a completely expressionless face.

“Nice to meet you.”

The air settles heavily.

Just exchanging a single greeting, but I already feel overwhelmed.

I feel an indescribable charisma.

He’s not someone who just became a candidate for the high prosecutor position for no reason.

It’s just amazing how someone who doesn’t even have a menacing face can still intimidate people just by their presence.

“It is an honor to meet you.”

He nodded and headed to his seat, then greeted Park Seung-soo who followed behind.

“This is Choi Seo-jun from the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office.”

“Park Seung-soo, indeed.”

He greeted briefly with a stern expression and took his seat.

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this nervous. The tension I haven’t felt in years.

Phew.

Let’s calm down.

You can do it.

Just as he was about to calm his mind and start the briefing, Kim Seok-won placed his clasped hands on the table and asked.

“Are you saying he’s the one being promoted to deputy chief prosecutor?”

“That’s right.”

Once again confirming that the door was closed, Song Hyun-seong sensibly lowered the blinds as well.

I displayed the prepared photo on the screen and spoke.

“I am Chief Prosecutor Lim Sung-jin of the Economic Crimes Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”

Kim Seok-won, having spotted the luscious prey, nodded satisfactorily, and I immediately began the briefing.

“The summarized items are…”

He pointed to the content organized in PowerPoint and said.

“As you can see, it includes bribery, sexual favors, illicit requests, lenient investigations, and if we include the minor ones, it’s hard to count them on your fingers.”

As if he had been waiting, Song Hyun-seong handed copies of the materials I had prepared to Kim Seok-won and Park Seung-soo.

They waited for them to have time to read the materials.

Despite the undeniable evidence, Park Seung-soo let out a hollow laugh, but Kim Seok-won continued to read the documents with an expressionless face.

Instead of the fragmented information he had received before, Song Hyun-seong, encountering the perfectly organized evidence for the first time, couldn’t help but be astonished and remained speechless.

Swallowing his saliva, he looked at Kim Seok-won, but soon his lips twisted.

The thin smile twisted at the corners of the mouth, and a greedy tongue darted out to lick the lips.

It feels like a fierce beast salivating at the sight of its prey.

Done.

It seems that was enough to satisfy his greed.

“It must have been quite difficult to find such perfect evidence.”

Kim Seok-won looked up, stared straight at me, and asked.

“Are you a whistleblower?”

As expected, it’s Kim Seok-won.

Just by looking at the data, you figured it all out.

“For now, that’s how it is.”

“I knew it.”

He chuckled softly and placed the documents on the desk.

“What would happen if such a filthy person exists in our prosecution?”

Are you demanding an answer?

That can’t be the case.

Silently waiting, he continued speaking.

“Are we being treated like this filthy trash too?” The bastards who are bringing shame to the prosecution are really…

Kim Seok-won fiddled with the ring on his left hand and continued speaking.

“I’ll smash it to pieces.”

I flinched involuntarily at the last words.

Damn it, I promised myself not to be scared like that.

“Deputy Manager Park, have you read it all?”

“Yes, I have read it all.”

Kim Seok-won turned his gaze back to me and said.

“Keep going with the briefing.”