You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 580

Buzz.

How many minutes had passed since I requested support from the police special forces for Lee Se-hwa?

A call came in from an unknown number.

“Yes.”

─Are you attorney Cha Ju-han?

The sound of wind was raging loudly over the phone.

Fortunately, it was clear enough to have a conversation, but I raised my voice a little more in case there might be a communication error.

“That’s right.”

─This is Lee Jin-woo, team leader of Team 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Forces. I’m calling under the direction of the Commissioner General.

“I’m sure you received the operation location from the Commissioner General, but this is Miseong, Gyeonggi-do. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Forces are in Seocho, right? How long will it take to dispatch?”

─We are traveling by helicopter. We plan to land at Pyo Young Elementary School, which is 5 minutes away from the operation location, and will arrive at Pyo Young Elementary School in 15 minutes from now. I was told to receive the detailed operation details from the lawyer, so please explain the situation.

This is an unusual event.

It is unheard of for the command of the police special forces, which has world-class special mission performance capabilities, to be handed over to an individual lawyer.

It is an event that is hard to express in words, and it is something that would be opposed by not only the special forces commander but also all the special forces members.

However, even the slightest hint of dissatisfaction could not be found in the tone of Lee Jin-woo, the special forces team leader.

The President’s instructions made this absurd thing possible.

Lee Se-hwa told me to use her name as much as I wanted if the special forces didn’t follow my instructions or nitpicked, but I don’t think that will be necessary.

“There is an unauthorized medical facility at the operation location. It is registered as a house, so it looks like a large mansion from the outside. Illegal organ transplant surgery is scheduled to take place inside around 11 p.m. today. Considering that the organ transplant recipient is the grandson of a powerful foreign politician and that the illegal medical facility operator has enormous capital, it is expected that they will have considerable security personnel.”

─Hearing the situation, it seems like there will be strong resistance. It seems like it will take some time to confront them.

“The surgery is expected to proceed around 11 p.m., so if it takes 20 minutes to arrive, there is a little time to spare. There is a greenhouse at the operation location you received, and the illegal medical facility is inside a low hill leading to Songju Mountain, right behind the greenhouse. However, the illegal medical facility operator has installed CCTV cameras in various places, so do not enter the hill and move to the main street and enter the greenhouse. If the illegal medical facility side realizes that the special forces are coming, it will be difficult to arrest the criminals.”

─I understand what you mean. I will move so that they don’t notice that the special forces are nearby.

“I sent a picture to the team leader’s number. It’s the location of nearby CCTV cameras.”

The team leader was silent for a moment at my words, and soon answered sharply.

─I will keep that in mind. I will contact you again after landing.

As soon as I hung up with Lee Jin-woo, I immediately called the National Intelligence Service [NIS].

If he was still on the motorcycle, he wouldn’t be able to answer the phone, but judging by the time, it was about time he arrived.

─Oh, it’s crazy! I just arrived!

Fortunately, the National Intelligence Service answered the phone right away.

Judging from the buzzing sounds around him, it seemed like he had just arrived in front of the greenhouse.

“Hack the CCTV cameras that Ribbon Medical Center has installed outside the building.”

When we first started monitoring Ribbon Medical Center, we didn’t find any CCTV cameras other than the entrance road.

However, after obtaining the drawings and checking the electrical wiring, there were CCTV cameras.

Judging from the fact that the equipment was not even detected, it is presumed that only the electrical wiring was done at that time, and the CCTV cameras were installed after that.

─Huh? No, it’s Wooshin. They have a separate security company. Are you talking like you’re just hacking a small company’s CCTV?

“Can you do it or not?”

─No, I have to try it first to know. When I checked the electrical wiring and related data at that time, it seemed like they were using a network type, not analog?

“I don’t understand even if you say that.”

─Network type is more difficult. Ha, damn it. Okay, I understand for now. I’ll try it, but what do I have to do after hacking it?

“The police will enter Ribbon Medical Center. They will be waiting at the secret passage and side door to catch the guys who are running away. So, the internal control room shouldn’t know that we are entering.”

─So, you’re saying I have to replace it with a peaceful video with nothing happening.

“That’s right.”

─No, aren’t you watching too many movies, lawyer? Do you think it will happen just because you tell me to do it?

“There’s no time, so just do it.”

─What time do I have to finish it by?

“10:10 at the latest.”

─You’re giving me so little time. I’m saying this just in case, but bringing the storage is absolutely impossible by 10 minutes. I’ll try to replace the video for now. I’m hanging up. I have to hurry. Hey! Bring me a chair!

The National Intelligence Service shouted at the employees inside the greenhouse and hung up the phone.

“Even if we don’t hack the CCTV, wouldn’t it be okay to secure the side door and the vicinity of the secret passage before advancing to the main entrance and the sub entrance? If Wooshin knows that they are surrounded, they will rather be prepared for an all-out war. They will think that they can push through with a car and go out at the main entrance or the sub entrance because there is a road. Anyway, once they get on the main road, it’s a chase, so they can get away if they shake them off well. Dae-cheol said that there is no road for cars to go to except for mountain bikes, so the places where they can go by car are fixed. It seems like we can block that off.”

Kang Min-jae asked after hearing the National Intelligence Service’s nervous voice.

It seems like he thinks that even if it’s the National Intelligence Service, it will be difficult to hack the CCTV.

“Yes, you said that the places where you can take a car are fixed. If you want to come down on foot, you can come down anywhere. What about when you go past the main entrance, the sub entrance, the side door, and the secret passage and go into the forest over the fence then?”

“We’ll have to search the forest separately, but…”

“Of course, if the hacking fails, we’ll have to do as Attorney Kang said. But the Ribbon Medical Center site is so big that it’s impossible to catch the guys who come out over the fence. Besides, if you go straight back from Ribbon Medical Center, it’s Songju Mountain. If they hide there, you won’t be able to catch them even if you search all night.”

“…But the National Intelligence Service might sense a security threat while trying to hack it. Isn’t that more dangerous? Do you trust the National Intelligence Service’s skills that much? You don’t believe that they can hack foreign governments, do you?”

It was what the National Intelligence Service said one day when I was drinking with him.

Before meeting me, he was suffering from financial difficulties, so he was seriously creating a hacking program for the purpose of surveillance of politicians to sell to foreign governments.

He said that he was happy now because I gave him a lot of money, so he didn’t have to do that.

Both Tae-shik and Kang Min-jae thought his words were an exaggeration, but I didn’t.

Because the word “truth” was floating above his head.

“How much time do we have left until we arrive?”

I turned the conversation around without answering.

“We just entered the Miseong Tunnel, so it’s 10 minutes now!”

It seems like we can arrive a little faster than the special forces in 10 minutes.

I hadn’t checked my cell phone messenger because I was busy talking on the phone, but more than 300 messages had piled up in the meantime.

This was because Kang Min-jae was sharing the contents of my phone calls in the group messenger room as soon as he heard them.

I trusted him, but I quickly scanned the messages to see if there were any parts where errors could occur in communication.

“You organized it well. Attorney Kang’s typing is so fast. I thought you were a stenographer.”

“You’re finally recognizing my amazing organizational skills.”

Ten minutes later, we arrived in front of the greenhouse.

“Lawyer!”

It was about 15 minutes after So-eun entered Ribbon Medical Center.

Fortunately, the road conditions were good, so we were able to arrive a little earlier than expected.

Since we plan to enter Ribbon Medical Center with the special forces at 10:15, the remaining time is about 50 minutes now at 9:25.

As soon as I got out of the car, Dae-cheol and Hyeong-shik ran out.

“Where’s the lieutenant?”

“He’s inside. The riot police have also arrived.”

When I was guided inside, the greenhouse was already crowded with riot police officers and detectives including Heo Min-woo.

“The riot police arrived first.”

“Lawyer.”

Heo Min-woo, who was busy talking to the riot police, turned to me as if he heard my voice.

I wondered if the platoon leader would be there because the total number of riot police was 33, and one platoon was moving, but fortunately, there was no one who looked that old.

The special forces were people Lee Se-hwa directly assigned, so it didn’t matter, but the riot police were the people Heo Min-woo called, so there was a possibility that they would be unhappy with the lawyer setting up the operation.

After exchanging greetings with the riot police team leaders just enough to save face, I went to a corner with Heo Min-woo and talked separately.

“If the National Intelligence Service succeeds in hacking the CCTV by 10:10, the riot police will move near the secret passage at 10:15. It’s 15 minutes even if it fails. When the special forces arrive, we will start the full-scale operation briefing then.”

“I understand.”

While Heo Min-woo headed towards the riot police, I looked around the inside of the greenhouse.

“Where’s the National Intelligence Service?”

“Over there.”

Hyeong-shik pointed to a corner.

He was sitting with a laptop on top of an agricultural plastic box and typing busily on the keyboard.

“Hyung-nim, the lawyer is here…”

“No, leave him alone.”

Hyeong-shik approached the National Intelligence Service and tried to let him know that I had arrived, but I shook my head.

Judging from the fact that he didn’t hear anything even though it was noisy all around, it seems like the National Intelligence Service is quite deeply focused.

Buzz.

After roughly finishing the traffic control and barely sitting at the table in the middle of the greenhouse, the phone rang.

“Yes.”

─This is Lee Jin-woo, team leader of Special Forces Team 1. I just landed at Pyo Young Elementary School and plan to move to the greenhouse. The total number of people is 19, including the team leader.

It seems like two teams are moving.

I felt relieved by the generous support.

I unfolded a large-sized printed drawing of the Ribbon Medical Center on the table.

One main entrance, one sub entrance.

Two side doors, three secret passages.

There are many places to cover.

We need to put our heart and soul into personnel placement.

“Where was the Ribbon Medical Center design drawing?”

“Here.”

Kang Min-jae brought the design drawing that was on the table.

I attached the map to the whiteboard and picked up a board marker.

“Call the lieutenant over.”

While Kang Min-jae went to get Heo Min-woo, I quickly wrote on the whiteboard.

[* Main Entrance

Heo Min-woo

Special Forces Team 1 Leader

4 Special Forces members, 5 Riot Police members

* Sub Entrance

1 Detective

Special Forces Team 2 Leader

3 Special Forces members, 5 Riot Police members

* Side Door 1, 2

1 Detective or 1 Riot Police Team Leader

2 Special Forces members, 3 Riot Police members

* Secret Passage 1~3

1 Riot Police Team Leader

1 Special Forces member, 3 Riot Police members

* External Support

3 Special Forces members, 8 Riot Police members]

By the time I put down the board marker, Heo Min-woo was already standing behind me.

I asked him.

“What do you think of this personnel placement?”

“It’s appropriate.”

“I will leave the composition of the groups and teams to be assigned to each operation location to the riot police and special forces team leaders.”

Heo Min-woo nodded.

“The President is being very generous. 19 special forces members is 10 percent of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Forces.”

“I should bow down to the President when I see him.”

Kang Min-jae said while taking a picture of the personnel placement chart.

It seems like I really have to.

“Lawyer! The special forces have arrived!”

Dae-cheol shouted.

“Are you attorney Cha Ju-han? I’m Lee Jin-woo, team leader of Special Forces Team 1, who I spoke to on the phone.”

19 special forces members like a thousand troops and ten thousand horses entered the greenhouse.

It was fortunate that the place we used as a base was a greenhouse.

If the indoor space was small, there would be no room for 33 riot police and 19 special forces members to enter.

“I’m Heo Min-woo, a lieutenant at Gangnam Police Station.”

The team leaders of Heo Min-woo and the two special forces teams shook hands lightly.

The current time is 9:35.

The remaining time is now 40 minutes.

“Now that everyone has arrived, let’s start the operation briefing.”