The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 250

Prosecutor Choi Is Climbing the Ladder!-250

Entrapment (2)

“……Prosecutor Choi, Choi Seo-joon?”

Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae, upon seeing my face, stuttered as he rose from his seat, seemingly flustered.

“What brings you here…….”

“I was passing by and heard you were here, so I stopped by for a moment.”

“Then, Representative Shin…….”

“He received a call and said he was going out for a smoke.”

He told me to go in first and intimidate Park Hyung-tae, so he probably won’t come in until I leave.

“Ahem.”

He coughed awkwardly and sat back down.

“I called you this afternoon, but you didn’t answer…… You must have been busy.”

Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae said, avoiding eye contact.

“It’s difficult to have a long conversation with Prosecutor Choi. You know the situation.”

That made me chuckle.

A few days ago, he was hugging me, shouting about sticking together forever, and now he can’t even have a conversation with me.

“Of course, you must be.”

I casually sat down.

“Then, I’ll get straight to the point without dragging it out.”

I leaned towards him, resting my arm on the table.

“Is Sung Tae-hyun going to give you the Prime Minister position or something?”

Instantly, a look of panic washed over Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae’s face.

So, this guy was chosen.

However, he just downed his drink instead of answering, probably because the information was still embargoed.

Well, his throat must be dry.

“It’s going to be revealed to the press within a week anyway, right?”

I said, filling my glass.

“I’ve contributed so much to the Min Guk Party; don’t you think I deserve to know this much?”

Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae sighed deeply, realizing there was no way out.

“Yes, I’ve decided to take the Prime Minister position.”

I knew it.

He must have shut his mouth and ignored me because he got such a sweet deal.

It’s understandable.

The Prime Minister position would be the best gift he could receive.

Moreover, taking the key figure of the Min Guk Party would naturally bring the rest of the assemblymen along, so it would be the best choice for Sung Tae-hyun.

However, if this guy becomes the Prime Minister, I can’t just step back.

It means this guy will be one of the targets of my empty house raid [a comprehensive investigation targeting all aspects of someone’s life].

“To be honest, I don’t want to just shut my mouth and pretend I don’t know…… But as Prime Minister, I have to work directly under the President. Please understand my position.”

“Of course, you have to.”

I nodded as if I understood.

He looked surprised.

He must have expected me to curse or flip the table.

But Park Hyung-tae is someone I need to win over someday.

I can’t make my prey wary of me.

“Even if I were Sung Tae-hyun, I would have done the same. He needs to bring you in to seize control of the Min Guk Party.”

“…….”

“Instead, just tell me one thing.”

He said with a troubled expression.

“Will you leave if I tell you? I’m a little uncomfortable being with you for too long…….”

“I will. But you have to tell me the truth.”

“I promise.”

I lowered my voice and stared at him coldly.

“When did Sung Tae-hyun promise? To give you the Prime Minister position.”

“That’s…….”

Park Hyung-tae dragged out his words and started rolling his eyes.

Bang!

I slammed the table with my fist.

The dishes on the table fell to the floor, but my gaze remained fixed on Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae’s eyes.

“Don’t try to be clever and answer truthfully.”

His Adam’s apple bobbed.

His gaze flickered to my fist.

“Right before the election campaign started…….”

I chuckled involuntarily.

So, that’s what happened.

“I understand.”

I got up without hesitation.

Before opening the door, I turned around and said to him.

“Assemblyman. No, Prime Minister.”

“Ye, yes, Prosecutor Choi.”

“I don’t want to be enemies with the Prime Minister.”

“…….”

“But I’m not just asking for help. If there comes a time when we can help each other, let’s keep all possibilities open and talk. I have no ill feelings towards the Prime Minister.”

“……I understand.”

“Then, have a good time.”

I opened the door and left.

Shin Yong-ho, who was smoking, waved at me and went inside, and I immediately got in my car and headed home.

The question I asked Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae confirmed it.

Sung Tae-hyun had been planning this from the start.

Nominating Assemblyman Park Hyung-tae as Prime Minister meant he wasn’t trying to promote harmony with other parties, but was preparing to break up with me.

In other words, he had been preparing to stab me in the back from the beginning, and he received all kinds of help from me, the Special Investigation Department, and Shin Yong-ho to get elected.

I was thoroughly used.

“Ha.”

A burst of laughter escaped me.

Now, I’m beyond feeling betrayed and disgusted; I’m starting to find my own naivete amusing.

Thanks to that, even the slightest hesitation I had left disappeared.

Even the small amount of attachment I had left as family, as brothers-in-law, as colleagues who once ran towards the same dream, vanished.

Now, there’s no guilt in bringing Sung Tae-hyun down.

Making him fall into the abyss is the only revenge and perfect compensation for the fact that I’m in this situation.

So that he can’t harbor even a little hope.

So that he can’t even dream of making a comeback.

I will crush him miserably and wretchedly.

***

January 2027.

My position changed from the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office to the head of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office.

In other words, I’ve entered the retirement course.

However, I have no intention of stepping down.

I’m going to turn this game upside down before he wants me to retire.

“Chief Prosecutor.”

There was one good thing about being at the High Prosecutors’ Office.

“I have received a call from Chief Jang Ha-young.”

Because it’s right behind the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, I can contact the Special Investigation Department at any time.

Of course, the newly appointed head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is on Sung Tae-hyun’s direct line and is putting all sorts of checks on the Special Investigation Department, but the Special Investigation Department is not so easily shaken, so I’m not worried.

“Why is Chief Jang calling from this morning?”

“She said she found the right person for the second task you instructed.”

The second task…… must be a bomb for Sung Tae-hyun.

I stopped hanging up my coat and turned to Yoon Seol-ha.

“Where is Chief Jang now?”

“She said she’s waiting in the Special Investigation Department office.”

“Let’s go right away.”

I put my coat back on and headed to the Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

A minute and a half walk.

That was the distance between the High Prosecutors’ Office and the Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

“Hello, Chief Prosecutor.”

The Special Investigation Department prosecutors bowed respectfully.

Even though my position has changed, my influence over the Special Investigation Department is still the same.

“Oh, where’s Chief Jang?”

“She’s in the interrogation room.”

I opened the door to the place one of the prosecutors pointed to, and Chief Jang Ha-young was looking at the person inside the interrogation room through a two-way mirror.

“Oh, Chief Prosecutor, you’re here?”

“Oh, is that the friend?”

“Yes.”

She immediately handed me a report with a profile on it.

“She was recently arrested by the Special Investigation Department, and we’ve negotiated to reduce her sentence by 1/3 if she participates in catching her gang. I brought her here because I thought she might be suitable for this job.”

“Let’s go inside and talk.”

“Okay.”

I opened the door to the interrogation room and went inside.

“Oh my, it’s a man this time?”

A woman’s flirtatious voice pierced my ears.

I read the report without changing my expression.

“Twenty-seven years old, six fraud convictions, and even on Interpol’s red notice list…….”

Looking at the documents, it’s quite a sight.

“She must have been quite the sensation overseas.”

“A little?”

The woman winked.

“Her name is Kim Nana…… Is that her real name?”

“Of course. Isn’t it a pretty name?”

When I looked up, Kim Nana was leaning on the table with her chest out, propping up her chin, as if she had been there all along.

“It’s obvious. She charmed them with her face.”

“Yes.”

She nodded confidently.

“Who wouldn’t fall for this face?”

“She’s been wanted for two years, and she’s only been caught now?”

Kim Nana touched her cheek and said nonchalantly.

“Yes. Who would know she’s a con artist just by looking at this face?”

Judging by the way she talks, she’s definitely a genuine con artist.

And as she says, she certainly has a pretty face.

A typical beauty.

If you pass her on the street, most men would turn around at least once.

On top of that, she has a natural charm, so once she targets someone, men can’t help but have their hearts stolen.

“You have a gang too.”

“Yes. But they all seem to be in hiding.”

With this type, you shouldn’t go straight to the point, but rather start with small talk and talk about the investigation.

“How did you trick the men?”

“It’s easy. I bump into them on the street or in a store during the day to make them remember my face. Then, I pretend to meet them by chance at a hotel lounge or cocktail bar that night, and after one night, the game is over. I don’t know why people don’t do this easy thing.”

Kim Nana twisted her hair and sighed softly.

“So, everyone falls for it?”

“Yes. Not only am I pretty, but my technique is amazing. After just one night, they beg me to give them anything. By the way, the technique I’m talking about here is the skill of making ‘bomb drinks’ [mixed alcoholic drinks with high alcohol content], so don’t misunderstand.”

She smiled brightly and winked again.

Her charm is very natural.

“If you’re so successful, why do you need a gang?”

“Hey, you can’t get 100% of everything just by captivating their hearts.”

Kim Nana stretched out her handcuffed arms and wiggled her fingers.

“That’s true.”

“For example, if there’s a big goal. Like the pink diamond we stole from China a few years ago.”

“That was their doing?”

When I asked Chief Jang Ha-young, she nodded.

“Yes. They moved as a group of seven.”

“Can I explain?”

“Go ahead.”

“There’s a person there, whether it’s the director or the head of security, I don’t know, but if I seduce him and secretly copy the card key, the game is over. If we can just get access, the rest is like in the movies, breaking through security and going in to steal it.”

It’s easy to say, but they worked for days using all kinds of state-of-the-art equipment.

Thanks to that, it was reported as an overseas topic for several days.

“Men are so simple. It was really easy to live in the world…….”

Clang.

“Until I got these on.”

Judging by what Kim Nana says, she doesn’t seem to have any guilt about using and manipulating men’s hearts.

So.

She passes.

She’s a perfect bomb to give to Sung Tae-hyun.

“By the way, our prosecutor is very handsome. I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere…… How old are you?”

I knocked away Kim Nana’s arm as she tried to reach out to me and asked.

“So, you’re saying you can seduce anyone you target, right?”

“Of course. Anyone.”

She smiled confidently.

“If you don’t believe me…….”

Kim Nana put a lot of air into her voice and said stickily.

“Shall we try to seduce our prosecutor too?”

As if that wasn’t enough, she’s about to lower her collar as if to reveal her cleavage.

“That’s okay.”

I grabbed her arm and put it on the table.

“Can you seduce one person?”

Kim Nana blinked at me.

“Then what will you give me?”

I leaned towards her.

“As soon as you take on this job, I’ll remove the Interpol red notice, and if you succeed, I’ll eliminate all your sentences in Korea, regardless of whether you catch your gang or not.”

“Really?”

She asked, her eyes sparkling.

“Really?”

“Isn’t that worth it?”

“Call. Call. I’m definitely calling [agreeing]. With those conditions, I’d seduce the president too.”

My lips twisted roughly.

“Then try to seduce him.”

“……Huh?”

“The president, I mean. Make him a man who can’t live without you.”