The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 221

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – Episode 221 (221/341)

Flooding (3)

-I will faithfully cooperate with the investigation to reveal all the facts. I apologize for causing concern to the public. I am sorry.

Chief of Staff Heo Seung-geon bowed deeply in front of the photo line and entered the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.

“This is too obvious an attempt to cover it up.”

Chief Prosecutor Lee Doo-hyung let out a burst of incredulous laughter.

“We were slowly getting a grasp of the silhouette…….”

He repeatedly expressed his regret.

“I’m sorry. I should have moved more cautiously.”

As seen in the future text, when the Special Investigation Department directly began to narrow the siege against KM Group, the Chief of Staff turned himself in to the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.

This was tantamount to evidence that KM Group’s eldest son, Hong Tae-min, was the culprit.

If he wasn’t actually the culprit, there’s no way the Chief of Staff would turn himself in under the current circumstances.

I calmly took a sip of coffee.

“Chief Lee, you didn’t move without considering this situation, did you?”

“……That’s right.”

Perhaps he had considered turning himself in to the police, but he probably didn’t expect to go directly to the Western District Prosecutor’s Office so blatantly.

If he had appeared at the police station, he could have tried to wiggle out of it somehow, but because he went directly to the Western District Prosecutor’s Office, which was already in charge of the Thunderbolt Gate case, it became difficult for the Special Investigation Department to intervene.

I knew this fact through the future text, but I couldn’t tell him in advance.

It might seem like I knew too much information.

Instead, I had only devised a few ways to overcome this.

However, it had been a while since I had seen Chief Lee Doo-hyung looking so worked up, so I didn’t want to tell him right away.

I rather wanted to provoke him more.

“Chief Lee.”

“Yes, Chief Prosecutor.”

“Aren’t you tired of being a Chief anymore?”

Instantly, Lee Doo-hyung’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

“Doo-hyung, you should try being a Deputy Chief once.”

His eyes began to shine sharply.

The gap between a Chief Prosecutor and a Deputy Chief Prosecutor is enormous.

In the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office alone, there are 28 Chief Prosecutors, but only 4 Deputy Chief Prosecutors.

And the position of Deputy Chief Prosecutor is also a position with the Chief Prosecutor right in front of you.

I dangled a carrot in front of him.

“If you solve this case…….”

I didn’t continue speaking.

He would have understood my meaning without me having to explain it.

He replied in a firm voice.

“I will solve it no matter what.”

“Yes. You have to.”

I smirked, looking at Chief Lee Doo-hyung.

“Don’t forget that you’re part of the Choi Seo-jun line. As long as you prove your ability, I’ll promote you right away without you having to lobby others.”

“Thank you, Chief Prosecutor.”

He bowed his head.

“Then, for now, those guys at the Western District Prosecutor’s Office…….”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung suddenly stopped talking and flinched.

And soon, a smile spread across his lips.

It seems like something occurred to Chief Lee Doo-hyung.

“Chief Prosecutor, how about this?”

“Tell me.”

“We propose a joint investigation with the Western District Prosecutor’s Office regarding this case.”

“We requested a transfer a while ago and got rejected, do you think they’ll hand it over? They won’t give us any openings.”

“If they don’t give us an opening, we have to squeeze in through a hole.”

The corners of his lips twisted into a smirk.

“We create a case.”

Intrigued, I leaned towards him.

“What kind of case?”

“It turns out there was another victim who was harmed by Heo Seung-geon.”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung continued sinisterly.

“We receive an anonymous tip from a victim who only revealed their identity to us, claiming they were sexually harassed or assaulted by Heo Seung-geon.”

The charge for which Chief of Staff Heo Seung-geon turned himself in to the Western District Prosecutor’s Office was special rape under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes.

But we secure a victim who suffered the same crime of sexual assault from Chief of Staff Heo Seung-geon?

The Western District Prosecutor’s Office would have no choice but to cooperate, even if they didn’t want to.

This would be enough to screw over the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.

I wouldn’t even need to bring up the ideas I had been thinking about.

“Chief Lee.”

“Yes, Chief Prosecutor.”

“You’ve become quite the gangster.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

I smiled contentedly, crossed my legs, and called him familiarly.

“Doo-hyung, you’ve grown a lot.”

“Thank you. It’s all thanks to you, Chief Prosecutor.”

I patted him on the shoulder a couple of times and said.

“Go ahead and proceed. It sounds like it’ll be fun.”

***

The Special Investigation Department office of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office.

As always, the prosecutors were busy working.

The prosecutors who found me bowed respectfully and greeted me energetically.

“Good morning, Chief Prosecutor!”

“Oh, don’t mind me and keep working.”

I gestured lightly and approached Deputy Chief Jang Ha-young.

“Have you arrived, Chief Prosecutor?”

“How did it go?”

“There are still 3 minutes left until the appointment time.”

I pulled up a suitable chair and sat down.

Soon, Chief Lee Doo-hyung, who had gone to the restroom, also approached us.

“Ah, Chief Prosecutor.”

“Oh, sit down.”

I nonchalantly brought up the story.

“It would be great if we could get just one tip call while we’re gathered here like this.”

And no sooner had I finished speaking those words.

One of the junior prosecutors in the distance raised his hand.

“Deputy Chief Jang, a woman is saying she has something to report and is asking to be connected, what should I do?”

Deputy Chief Jang Ha-young smiled gently.

“Transfer the call to me.”

“Yes.”

She immediately picked up the receiver.

“This is Jang Ha-young, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Special Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office.”

-Hello. I’m calling because I have something to report.

As soon as I heard the voice coming through the receiver, a smile spread across my face.

The caller was none other than Yoon Seol-ha, who had taken a day off today.

She had called from a public telephone in an area without CCTV [closed-circuit television, or security cameras].

This was Chief Lee Doo-hyung’s plan.

-Is anonymity guaranteed?

“Yes, of course.”

The call was being recorded.

We needed a basis to squeeze into the Western District Prosecutor’s Office’s investigation.

-Actually, I was sexually assaulted a few months ago, and the perpetrator was on TV.

“Who is it?”

-I think his name was Heo Seung-geon.

“We need to hear the details, can you tell us what happened?”

-I hope this won’t be leaked outside of the department of the person who heard it from me…….

“Yes. We will do that.”

One more reason was added as to why it couldn’t be shown to the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.

Of course, the personal information of the informant revealed here was someone other than Yoon Seol-ha. There was no chance of Yoon Seol-ha being revealed during the case investigation process.

Even if they later found out that she wasn’t the actual victim, it would be impossible to track her down because there was no CCTV at the public telephone.

-So, a while ago, I…….

After reciting a detailed story according to the script, the tip call was concluded.

Prosecutor Jang Ha-young put down the receiver and asked me nonchalantly, looking at me.

“Chief Prosecutor, I know the perpetrator is being investigated by the Western District Prosecutor’s Office, what should we do?”

“We can’t just stand by when we’ve received detailed information from the victim, can we?”

“That’s right.”

I looked at Lee Doo-hyung.

“Chief Lee.”

“Yes, Chief Prosecutor.”

“Request a case cooperation. If they refuse, attach the relevant clauses and send it as an official document.”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung’s eyes sparkled as he replied.

“I will personally take the official document.”

***

“I’m sufficient enough alone…….”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung spoke cautiously, but Choi Seo-jun shook his head.

“I’m going anyway because I have something to do.”

It was true.

Choi Seo-jun’s longtime friend, Song Hyun-sung, was a Deputy Chief Prosecutor in the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.

Because Choi Gyu-hyun had a tight grip on the Western District Prosecutor’s Office, even though Song Hyun-sung had been promoted from the Inspection Department of the High Prosecutor’s Office to the Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Western District Prosecutor’s Office, he hadn’t been able to go to the office even once, but this time he intended to use Lee Doo-hyung as an excuse to go with him and take a look around.

“Anyway, contact me when things are settled. I’ll decide whether to return to the Central District Prosecutor’s Office together depending on the situation.”

“Understood.”

“Ah, right.”

Choi Seo-jun stopped walking and gave him a tip.

“That Yoo Seok-won guy, he’s easily provoked, so try to scratch him once. It’ll be fun.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Okay. Make a mess of things. I’m looking forward to the review.”

Choi Seo-jun smiled as if he anticipated something.

After he headed to the Deputy Chief Prosecutor’s office, Chief Lee Doo-hyung went straight to the Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Department.

As he had contacted them in advance, Chief Prosecutor Yoo Seok-won was waiting for him.

“Have you arrived, Chief Lee?”

“Hello, Chief Yoo.”

The two were outwardly smiling and shaking hands, but inwardly they were sharpening their swords.

That’s because the Special Investigation Department led by Chief Lee Doo-hyung was constantly knocking on the door to intervene in the Thunderbolt sexual assault case that Chief Prosecutor Yoo Seok-won was in charge of.

“Come in.”

Yoo Seok-won guided Lee Doo-hyung to the conference room.

No sooner had he sat down than he got straight to the point.

“I received a call that you were coming, but I haven’t heard what it’s about.”

“It’s nothing much…….”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung took out the official document and handed it to him, thinking he wouldn’t drag it out.

“What is this?”

“Take a look.”

Yoo Seok-won slowly read the official document and couldn’t manage his expression and asked.

“What is the meaning of this?”

“Hey, why are you saying that? We’re requesting cooperation because the suspect we’re tracking is caught for the same charge.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Who is the victim?”

“That’s hard to say in order to protect the victim. Isn’t that the most basic thing as a prosecutor?”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung smiled nonchalantly and began to scratch him as Choi Seo-jun had said.

“If cooperation is difficult, you can transfer all the cases to us. Our Special Investigation Department has handled many cases like this, so I think we’ll investigate better than the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.”

When he touched his pride, Yoo Seok-won frowned and shouted.

“What class are you?” [Referring to social or professional standing, implying Lee Doo-hyung is of lower status].

Lee Doo-hyung didn’t flinch.

“Hey, why are we talking about classes here? I don’t think this is a situation to be talking about classes.”

However, Yoo Seok-won didn’t hesitate to point his finger.

“You’re just a kid who hasn’t even dried behind the ears, who got promoted because you rode a line well [benefited from connections]…… you have nothing to fear when you see a big case, do you?”

Lee Doo-hyung glared at him with a serious face.

“If you don’t put that finger down, I’ll break it.”

“You, what did you just say? This bastard is really going all out, huh?”

“Don’t speak carelessly.”

“This rude bastard…….”

Bang.

“What’s all the commotion?”

The head of the Western District Prosecutor’s Office came in as the door opened.

It seems he came to find out about the commotion while passing by.

As evidence of that, the eyes of the junior prosecutors outside the conference room were focused on this side.

Yoo Seok-won took a deep breath and told the chief prosecutor as if he was tattling.

“Chief Prosecutor, this bastard is not only trying to take the Thunderbolt sexual assault case, but he even brought an official document saying he’s going to join in.”

The chief prosecutor of the Western District Prosecutor’s Office checked the official document that Lee Doo-hyung had brought and frowned.

“Does your Central District Prosecutor’s Office have no ethics?”

The murmuring among the junior prosecutors grew louder.

Even those who were in the surrounding departments stopped walking and started watching.

However, Chief Lee Doo-hyung didn’t back down and said.

“We’re doing it according to procedure.”

“Procedure my ass. Is it proper procedure to suddenly barge in and demand case information?”

“Yes, there are no problematic parts under current law.”

The chief prosecutor was beyond dumbfounded by his confident attitude and began to get angry.

“Are you, a mere chief prosecutor, daring to say whether the law is right or wrong in front of the chief prosecutor?”

A murderous aura began to emanate from his voice.

It would be a lie if Chief Lee Doo-hyung wasn’t nervous, but he had no intention of backing down.

If he backed down here, he thought that the Special Investigation Department, as well as the Central District Prosecutor’s Office, would be pushed back by the Western District Prosecutor’s Office.

Above all, there was a reliable figure behind him.

“Who taught you to glare like that in front of the chief prosecutor?”

At that time, a thick voice was heard from behind.

“I taught him, you bastard.”

Choi Seo-jun appeared.