The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 291

Empty House Raiding (6)

“You’re submitting your resignation?”

Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon was taken aback by Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun’s unexpected words.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“Well, I mentioned before that I was preparing to start a law firm, right?”

Min Ho-sun replied smoothly.

“This time, a pretty big investor came in, and the funds were gathered faster than expected. So, I need to establish the corporation right away, but I can’t start a business while holding a public office, can I?”

“That’s right.”

Kim Gu-bon tilted his head and asked.

“But couldn’t the investor wait a little?”

“To be honest, the investor is a big shot from China…”

“Ah, that kind of capital is impatient, isn’t it? No flexibility either.”

“Exactly.”

“Then there’s nothing I can do. There’s no point in me trying to stop you.”

Kim Gu-bon stood up and extended his hand to Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun.

“You’ve worked hard, Chief Min.”

“Thank you, General.”

The two shook hands firmly.

Kim Gu-bon seemed genuinely regretful, as he not only shook Min Ho-sun’s hand but also embraced him and patted his back.

“I owe you a lot. It must have been tough working under a lacking General, but I really appreciate you working silently without complaint.”

Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun joked.

“Why are you acting like we’ll never see each other again?”

“Hahaha, you’re right. I guess I’m just getting sentimental in my old age.”

Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon burst into laughter.

“When should I process the resignation?”

“I’d appreciate it if you could process it as quickly as possible because of the corporation establishment…”

He asked cautiously.

“Is it possible to do it today?”

“There’s no reason not to. Then I’ll take care of it this afternoon… no, this morning.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

“It’s nothing. I should at least do this much for someone who has served the country.”

Chief Min Ho-sun smiled awkwardly.

“So, when exactly are you opening?”

“I’ll start preparing right away from tomorrow, so it’ll be as early as the end of this year, or early next year at the latest.”

“That’s faster than I thought. It’ll be around the time my term ends, won’t it?”

Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun winked and said.

“It looks like you should come to our law firm after you retire, General.”

“Hahahahahaha!”

Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon raised his eyebrows with a smile on his face.

“Are you already trying to recruit me?”

“I’m not joking. I’ll prepare a position and offer you good terms, so please seriously consider it.”

“I certainly will.”

Of course, he wouldn’t come.

Seeing Choi Seo-jun barge in right after he leaves, General Kim Gu-bon will realize that Min Ho-sun has colluded with him.

In the end, these words are also an act.

General Kim Gu-bon patted Min Ho-sun’s back once more.

“You’ve really worked hard. Let’s keep in touch often.”

“I understand, General. Please take care of your health.”

“Okay. Thank you. Let’s have a drink soon when things are settled with the corporation.”

“Yes. I’ll pay.”

“What are you saying? I’ll pay, so let’s meet without any burden.”

“Thank you!”

He bowed respectfully at a 90-degree angle and left the General’s office.

Immediately after that, Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun headed to the emergency stairs instead of his office.

Min Ho-sun immediately took out his phone and made a call.

The voice came through after only a few rings.

-Yes, this is Choi Seo-jun.

“I’m just coming out from seeing General Kim Gu-bon.”

-Oh, is that so?

“Yeah. I submitted my resignation, and he said he’ll process it this morning.”

-Thank you. You’ve worked hard.

Min Ho-sun asked cautiously.

“By the way, the law firm should be taking shape soon…”

-I was just about to tell you, you’ll receive a call from Doo-hyung today.

“Doo-hyung… are you talking about Assemblyman Lee Doo-hyung, who used to be under you?”

-Yes, that’s right. I’ve entrusted him with matters related to capital, so you can get the details from him from now on. As for the location of the law firm, it would be good to go with Seongwang-dong from the candidate sites that you suggested last time. Since Doo-hyung is a member of the Seongwang district council, he’ll be able to provide quite a few benefits.

“Okay, thank you.”

-It’s nothing. I’m more grateful.

“Let’s continue to work well together in the future.”

Min Ho-sun said, filled with dreams of running a law firm.

“I’m counting on you, our investor.”

-I’m the one who’s counting on you, Attorney.

***

It wasn’t even an hour after Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun’s resignation was accepted.

The Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon’s internal line rang.

He casually picked up the receiver.

“Yes, this is Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon.”

-Kim General, it’s been a while.

It had been a while since he’d heard it over the phone, but he immediately recognized the identity.

“Ah, Minister. How do you do!”

Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon greeted him politely.

That’s because the person who called was Park Chang-sik, the Minister of Justice, who was the only one above him in the prosecution service.

-Yes. How have you been?

“It’s always the same. Work and home are repeated. How have you been, Minister?”

-An old man is doing well if he is healthy.

“You’re still in good shape.”

Minister Park Chang-sik naturally got to the point.

-It’s not something else, but I got a call that Chief Min Ho-sun has submitted his resignation.

“Ah, yes. He submitted his resignation this morning, so I accepted it a little while ago. I knew that you had quite a deep relationship with Chief Min, so I’m sure you’re very disappointed.”

-That’s true, but it’s good for the person leaving not to hold on to the person who’s leaving.

“That’s right. We have to let the person who leaves go.”

Minister Park Chang-sik cleverly brought up the story.

-Chief Min left so suddenly that I’m sure you’ll feel a big void?

“Yes, I’m already feeling it. Hahaha.”

-You can’t leave such a high position vacant for long.

“That’s true, but I’ve never thought about who to put in the next Chief Prosecutor position…”

-Really?

“Yes. Originally, I was going to leave with the end of my term as General.”

-You mean you don’t have anyone you can recommend right now?

“That’s right.”

-Then can I recommend someone for that position?

“Of course. In the first place, the Minister has the right to request all appointments of prosecutors.”

Of course, Park Chang-sik and Kim Gu-bon both knew that it was common practice to follow the Prosecutor General’s opinion.

Minister Park Chang-sik was even thinking of pushing through with force if Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon refused.

However, from Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon’s point of view, he didn’t have anyone he had scouted in advance, and his term was not long, so he didn’t think much of it.

If he puts the Minister in debt like this, it will be helpful to him someday.

“May I ask who it is?”

-Well, I’m still not sure, so I’m hesitating between two people.

“Ah, then…”

-Okay. I’ll tell you when it’s confirmed.

“I understand.”

-Then I’ll assume that I’m requesting the appointment of the Chief Prosecutor.

“Please do.”

-Let’s have a drink soon.

“I’ll be waiting.”

-Okay.

***

Everything went smoothly.

As Seong Tae-hyun left for England, Chief Prosecutor Min Ho-sun’s resignation was accepted in less than a day, and Minister of Justice Park Chang-sik also finished talking with Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon.

Seong Tae-hyun’s schedule this time is 2 nights and 3 days.

It is said that the existing 1 night and 2 days were extended a little more because the UK requested a simple meeting.

Thanks to that, Choi Seo-jun’s side has much more leeway.

However, he didn’t intend to drag things out leisurely.

The more time he has, the more quickly he has to deal with it, so that Seong Tae-hyun can watch from abroad with his hands off, grinding his teeth and seething with anger.

That’s why Seong Tae-hyun left for England at 3 p.m. on the same day.

Before he even set foot on English soil, Minister of Justice Park Chang-sik proposed to the President to appoint Choi Seo-jun as the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.

Of course, Seong Tae-hyun is still on the plane, so his work is being handled by Prime Minister Park Hyeong-tae at the Blue House [the executive office and official residence of the South Korean president].

“Prime Minister. The documents are up.”

God’s Hand, Go Seong-tak, visited the Prime Minister’s Office with the freshly uploaded approval request documents.

“These are the documents submitted by Minister of Justice Park Chang-sik.”

“Hoo.”

Prime Minister Park Hyeong-tae held his seal and calmly calmed his breath.

“If I stamp this, the structure of the Republic of Korea’s political landscape will be completely changed, right?”

“That’s right.”

Beyond changing, a typhoon will blow.

Go Seong-tak said with a gleam in his eyes.

“Choi Seo-jun will get his wings.”

“Seong Tae-hyun will try to kill me.”

“Yes. But he won’t be able to. Choi Seo-jun will never stand still. Obviously, this is not the end of the plan.”

Prime Minister Park Hyeong-tae closed his eyes for the last time and fell into deep thought.

Until now, he had done all kinds of dirty work under Seong Tae-hyun and rose to the position of Prime Minister.

However, he has no intention of being satisfied here.

Politicians should aim for higher positions.

It is natural to dream of becoming president.

In order to seize the presidency, he must break up with Seong Tae-hyun.

Only by joining hands with Choi Seo-jun will he have a chance of being elected even if he challenges the presidential election.

After a long thought.

Park Hyeong-tae held the documents with his left hand.

He stamped the seal in his right hand.

God’s Hand, Go Seong-tak, clenched his fist, hiding his hand behind his back so that Prime Minister Park Hyeong-tae could not see.

Then he asked in as calm a voice as possible.

“Did you approve it?”

“Yes. Send an official letter to Choi Seo-jun.”

“I understand.”

***

The official letter that Yoon Seol-ha pulled out.

There were many phrases, starting with the title, but the only phrase that came in was one line.

-Appoints Choi Seo-jun, the current Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, as the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.

Promoted to Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of Korea.

“You’ve worked hard, Chief Prosecutor.”

Yoon Seol-ha clapped and smiled brightly.

“No, I should call you Deputy Chief now.”

“Hahaha, thank you.”

She asked cautiously.

“I guess the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office doesn’t know yet?”

“Yes. The official letter will probably be sent at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The official notice time for the appointment is the next morning.”

Yoon Seol-ha handed me the shopping bag she was holding.

“What is it?”

“Take a look.”

When I opened the shopping bag, a smile naturally came out.

A nameplate.

‘Deputy Chief Prosecutor Choi Seo-jun’ engraved in black.

“Hahahahat, when did you prepare all this?”

I burst into a hearty laugh.

“I prepared this much in advance.”

Her eyes narrowed.

“Thank you. I’ll be sure to take it with me when I go to work tomorrow.”

“I’ll prepare it when you get promoted to General.”

“I’ll look forward to it.”

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.

Finally.

This is the end of this long empty house raid.

***

The next morning.

I went to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office early in the morning.

The place I headed to was not the Deputy Chief Prosecutor’s office, but the Prosecutor General’s office.

Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon couldn’t hide his embarrassment at my sudden appearance.

Kim Gu-bon.

A despicable guy who rubbed his hands at Seong Tae-hyun and took away my Prosecutor General position.

A piece of trash who became Seong Tae-hyun’s faithful dog from the moment he was promoted to General, throwing all kinds of checks at me and trying to screw up the Special Investigation Department and the High Prosecutors’ Office.

Seong Tae-hyun must have planted him as Prosecutor General for this purpose from the beginning.

But now is the time to give him a real education.

“Hello, General.”

Prosecutor General Kim Gu-bon opened his eyes wide and stood up from his seat.

“Oh, why are you here?”

I bowed politely.

“Choi Seo-jun, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, reporting for duty.”

“…What?”

I twisted the corners of my mouth as much as possible and added.

“Starting today, I’m working under your command, you son of a bitch.”