The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 29

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – Episode 29 (29/341)

Tracking (1)

As soon as I returned to the office, Jo Ara approached me, as if she had been waiting, and asked,

“Prosecutor, is there anything else to investigate regarding this case?”

“There’s nothing more to do. The rest will be handled by the Inspection Department and the police without my intervention.”

“Ah, I see.”

“Instead.”

I lowered my voice.

“Could you get me the materials from the pseudo-religion [false religion] case that Kang Hyun-soo handled earlier this year?”

“The pseudo-religion case?”

“Yes. Specifically, who handled and resolved it, how Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo was involved in the case’s progress, and what the final conclusion was.”

“Understood. It shouldn’t be too difficult to obtain since we’re in the same special investigation department, but…”

Jo Ara asked cautiously,

“I should get it without others knowing, right?”

“Yes. It has to be that way.”

“Understood. I’ll try to find it as soon as possible.”

“Thank you.”

My first target in the special investigation department is Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo.

The person who ousts me four years later is none other than this Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo.

I avoided being filmed in the video where he was shaking my leash in the future text, but there’s no way someone who tried to exploit my weaknesses would give up so easily.

I need to act in a way that prevents him from finding my weaknesses while also obtaining a powerful weapon to control him.

Vibration, vibration.

Just then, my phone rang.

-From: 30

-Video

Future text!

I wanted to go outside and watch it comfortably, but I had just come back in, so it was awkward to turn around. I decided to check it at my desk, like I did in Gwangju.

Jo Ara was sitting at her desk, so she wouldn’t bother me.

Besides, once a video is watched, it can’t be replayed, so I had to stay focused.

I couldn’t miss a single moment.

I shook my head to clear my mind and then focused and played the video.

The first scene was a drinking party.

A lavish Korean traditional meal was set on the table, and two men in suits were sitting across from each other.

Next to them, each had a woman in heavy makeup wearing a hanbok [traditional Korean dress].

-Hahaha, our Chief Kang, you’re so resourceful. So, Choi Seo-joon finally got his weakness, right?

The feeling from the start isn’t good.

-Yes. It didn’t work out at first, but in the end, I threatened Han Ji-yu, and she somehow got the video.

The people talking were Chief Kang Hyun-soo of the special investigation department and a man.

Looking at his face, I couldn’t help but almost burst out laughing in disbelief.

Park Hyun-jo, the vice president of SL Group.

Having decided to step into the dirty world, it’s not surprising for a prosecutor to meet a businessman.

However, the problem is that SL Group is the biggest rival of Joo-ok Group, where Vice Chairman Lee Cheol-yong will soon be appointed as chairman.

To take money from Joo-ok Group and then stick with its rival, SL.

Even if they’re taking black money, this is a complete lack of business ethics.

Park Hyun-jo, the vice president of SL Group, asked back with surprised eyes.

-Are you talking about that actress Han Ji-yu?

-Yes. I had her involved in various things in the past, and I coaxed her well with that.

-Wow, that’s Chief Kang for you.

Park Hyun-jo laughed heartily and then took a small box from under the table and handed it to Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo.

Chief Kang Hyun-soo’s eyes widened as he checked the luxury brand logo.

-T, this is….

-Keep it. As always, I’m giving it to you out of gratitude.

-Didn’t you already fill my pockets generously a while ago?

-That’s that, and this is just my sincerity.

Chief Kang Hyun-soo didn’t even think about refusing and immediately reached out with both hands to receive the luxury box.

-Thank you.

-Don’t mention it, try it on. Let me see if it suits you.

-Ah, should I?

He excitedly unwrapped the packaging.

As expected, what came out of the box was a luxury watch worth tens of millions of won [Korean currency, approximately equivalent to tens of thousands of US dollars].

As he put on the watch, Vice Chairman Park Hyun-jo nodded with satisfaction.

-Oh, it suits you well.

-Do you think so?

Only then did the women in hanboks next to them praise the scene in a coquettish voice.

-Oh my, our chief, it suits you so well. It’s perfect for you.

Having received praise, Chief Kang Hyun-soo’s lips stretched as if they were about to tear.

At that moment, Chief Kang Hyun-soo’s phone rang.

After checking the caller, he said as if to inform Park Hyun-jo.

-Ah, it’s Chief Nam Woo-hyun.

Nam Woo-hyun, the chief prosecutor of the Financial Crimes Division.

Is that guy coming here too?

-Answer it quickly.

Kang Hyun-soo bowed his head and lifted the phone to his ear.

-Oh, Chief Nam. Are you done yet?

In the meantime.

-Here, Paju Yojung [traditional Korean restaurant with private rooms and entertainment]. You know where it is, right? The one we went to last time… Yeah, that’s right. Come there. Kim Joo-cheol said he’ll be arriving soon, so we’ll start the party first.

Kim Joo-cheol.

The guy holding the title of chief prosecutor of the Economic Crimes Investigation Department.

All the dirty bastards are gathering together.

As he hung up the phone, the woman next to Kang Hyun-soo stroked his arm.

-Our chief, the watch suits you so well.

-Our Wol-hyang [the gisaeng’s name] should try something like this too, right?

Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo wrapped his arm around the woman’s waist and pulled her into his arms.

Park Hyun-jo laughed heartily and said.

-It seems like only Wol-hyang comes in every time Chief Kang comes.

-I’m just too charming.

The gisaeng [Korean courtesan] called Wol-hyang flirted and picked up a bottle of alcohol.

-I’ll pour you a drink.

-Good.

The video ended with that scene.

Tsk tsk.

The three guys who took money from Joo-ok Group went to SL side by side.

It’s truly embarrassing.

Three chief prosecutors, like bat bastards, sticking here and there, bowing their heads and saying, “Chairman, Chairman,” just to get some crumbs.

I don’t understand why they crawl under others, even with more power than me.

Leaving aside the unsightly sight, watching the video didn’t ease my uneasy feelings.

Han Ji-yu.

She was threatened to get my weakness….

I even saved her from a prostitution sponsor crisis, but I wonder if Han Ji-yu would really betray me, but you can know the depth of ten fathoms of water, but not one fathom of human heart, right? [idiom meaning you can never truly know someone’s heart]

I have to worry about the worst-case scenario, so I should watch her carefully too.

Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo. As expected, this guy seems to be trying to dig in until he gets my weakness.

Even if I cut him off at a moderate level, he’ll probably run at me again to get my weakness….

Wait a minute, in the future text four years later, the weapon he had when he threatened me was just a video of me in bed with Han Ji-yu.

In other words, if he has just one weakness, he won’t bother trying to get something stronger.

Since he’s a simple guy who’s crazy about luxury goods and money, that’s for sure.

Thinking about that, a good idea came to my mind at the same time.

Yes, if he’s trying to get my weakness, I can give him something similar to stop him.

A very perfect scenario was drawn in my head.

To do that, I need to know for sure which side Han Ji-yu is on first.

If she betrayed me, there’s no need to help her.

To know that, I have to wait for her to contact me first.

If I see even a slight sign of her betraying me, I’ll send her to hell first.

While waiting for her to contact me, I need to secure their weaknesses first.

To do that, I need to find out where that Paju Yojung is.

***

I investigated for more than three days to find the Yojung that appeared in the video, but as expected, no information came out.

Paju isn’t a small city, and I guess I thought it was too easy.

Looking at the suits they’re wearing in the video, they’re not that thin, so summer has probably passed, and since they’re not wearing coats, it seems like it’s around autumn.

I have time to track it down, but there’s no progress, so it’s so frustrating.

“Sigh.”

In the end, I finished work at the office today and went home.

I was going to go straight home, but I turned the car to the hospital to visit Yoon Seol-ha to clear my head.

Holding a fruit basket, I went into the hospital room and called her.

“Yoon Seol-ha?”

“Ah, Prosecutor!”

Yoon Seol-ha, who was reading a book in bed, greeted me happily.

“Why did you come? I’m completely fine.”

Unlike her words, she had a bright smile on her face.

“I just stopped by. How’s your body?”

“I’m completely fine. The doctor said that my recovery rate is faster than others, so I can be discharged about a week earlier.”

“Oh, that’s a relief.”

“Yes. I’ll join you as soon as possible. I’m sorry that I can’t help you because you’re busy after moving to the special investigation department.”

“It’s okay. Get plenty of rest. Ara is filling the vacancy well.”

“Oh, that’s a bit disappointing.”

I put the fruit basket on the table and asked.

“Shall I cut some fruit for you?”

“No. It’s okay.”

“That’s a relief. I’m not good at cutting.”

She laughed and then cautiously brought up a story.

“I was going to call you, but I thought you’d be busy….”

She carefully looked into my eyes and asked.

“By any chance, the money you gave me last time… is it related to Vice Chairman Lee Cheol-gi’s 1.2 billion this time….”

“No.”

I denied it firmly.

“There’s no way I’d make a foolish move related to that place.”

“Ah, right?”

Yoon Seol-ha stroked her chest as if relieved.

“I was worried that you might be suffering because of me.”

“No. I’m not a great person who would sacrifice myself for others.”

I said it half jokingly, half seriously, but Yoon Seol-ha just laughed it off as a joke.

“If you need anything, feel free to tell me. Even if my body is in the hospital, I can handle the work side sufficiently.”

“Are you going to curse me behind my back if I actually make you work?”

“I’m serious. I’m sure there are many difficulties if the investigator is vacant since you’ve been promoted to deputy chief prosecutor.”

Looking at her eyes, I could confirm that she was serious.

“Then, can I seriously ask you for one thing?”

“Anything.”

I brought up the story about what had been filling my head since before I came here.

“Do you know anything about Yojung (料亭)?”

“The Yojung where you drink and have fun?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

An interesting smile appeared on Yoon Seol-ha’s lips.

“You’ve found something interesting.”

“I smelled something, but the scope is too broad. When I looked into it, there are almost no Yojung that are officially registered and operating in the metropolitan area as of this year.”

“That’s probably true. You can see that entertainment establishments have turned to room salons [private karaoke bars] or ten-percenters [high-end hostess bars] in the first place. Even so, high-ranking people are constantly looking for them, so they’re probably still operating steadily in the shadows.”

As expected, she understands immediately.

I lowered my voice and said.

“There seems to be a Yojung in Paju that quite high-ranking people frequent.”

“Paju… Ah, Paju Yojung!”

Does she know something?

I went closer to her and asked.

“Do you know something?”

“No. It’s not accurate, but I’ve heard rumors that high-ranking people often go to Paju Yojung when they have secret meetings.”

Then it’s probably certain.

“Do you know the location or related people, or anything?”

Yoon Seol-ha shook her head.

“Not at all. Paju Yojung is just a place with a lot of rumors. People around me have heard the rumors, but no one has ever been there.”

As expected, it wasn’t an ordinary place.

“I heard that you have to have your identity completely verified to go there, and even if you are verified, ordinary people like me can’t enter.”

It seems like that’s the Yojung I saw in the video.

But the problem is how to find that place.

As she said, if it’s a place frequented by high-ranking officials, it’s probably more secretive than I thought, so I won’t be able to get information through ordinary people.

It has to be someone who has a high social position but has experience in dirty places and can cooperate with me, who will tell me information about Yojung.

There’s no way such a person would be around me….

Wait a minute, there’s one person.

Shin Yong-ho!

He was in Im Seong-jin’s line in the Economic Crimes Investigation Department and played quite dirty, so there’s a good chance he has a history of going to Paju Yojung.

If I’m lucky, I might be able to get information about Paju Yojung from Shin Yong-ho.