The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 293

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – 293

Empty House (8)

“What do I do, really…….”

From the morning, Han Ji-yu sighed deeply, as if the ground were sinking.

It seemed like she had been on the phone with someone since before sunrise.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“I don’t know if I should even be telling you this…….”

After much deliberation, Han Ji-yu confided in me.

“I was on the phone with Ji-soo a little while ago.”

“Did something happen to your sister?”

“She was crying and carrying on terribly. She sounded like she was dying when she called.”

“What on earth happened?”

I sat next to Han Ji-yu with a serious expression.

“Well, the thing is…….”

She opened her mouth with difficulty.

“She saw her husband cheating.”

“What?”

I pretended to be startled.

Of course, a perfect act so that Han Ji-yu wouldn’t notice.

“To be honest, I already knew from Ji-soo that her husband had some *baramgi* [tendency to philander]. There were suspicions even during his time as the Mayor of Seoul, but there was no concrete evidence, and politicians inevitably have to go to places like room salons [exclusive hostess bars] for business…….”

She continued candidly.

“I deliberately turned a blind eye, but she said it seemed to have gotten much better since coming to the Blue House [the South Korean presidential residence] because he hardly goes out anyway. But yesterday, as soon as she got back from England in the early morning, she saw him in his office with a woman, being intimate with her. And it wasn’t just anyone; it was that Pilates instructor that Ji-soo brought along last time.”

A smile crept up inside me.

Kim Na-na received the signal and played her part perfectly.

And at the most opportune moment.

“That’s crazy, really.”

I outwardly agreed with a serious tone.

“He told me he had fixed it all after meeting my sister. I feel completely betrayed too.”

Han Ji-yu nodded.

“Besides, it wasn’t like they met outside, and that woman is a Pilates instructor. So that means it’s not business; it’s a real affair…….”

“That’s right.”

“She said she wanted to run out of the Blue House right away, but she sold the house she used to live in when she moved to the Blue House, and she can’t bring herself to tell her parents, so she can’t go to her parents’ house.”

Wait a minute.

In that case…….

“Tell her to come to our house.”

“Really? Is that okay?”

Han Ji-yu asked cautiously.

“If it’s going to be uncomfortable and you’re only doing it because of me…….”

“No.”

I said firmly.

“It’s Sung Tae-hyun that I hate, not your sister or your nieces and nephews. Tell her she can come and stay as long as she wants.”

“Are you really sure?”

“I’m telling you, yes. Or should I tell her to come myself?”

“No, I’ll tell her.”

Han Ji-yu held my hand tightly.

“Thank you.”

“It’s nothing. This is just something a family should do.”

This is an unexpected situation.

That Han Ji-soo is coming to our house.

The fact that I can have the key figure in this incident with me means that I can have an overwhelming advantage in this situation.

I looked at Han Ji-yu with a worried face and said,

“Make sure she comes. Tell her she can stay as long as she wants and not to feel pressured.”

“You’re the only one I have.”

Han Ji-yu sighed in relief and got up from her seat.

“I’ll call her now.”

***

“You’ve been through a lot, Ji-soo.”

Han Ji-soo came to the house with a haggard face, as if she hadn’t slept properly all night.

“I’m sorry, *hyeongbu* [term for ‘brother-in-law’ used by a female], I suddenly came without even contacting you properly…….”

“It’s okay. We should help each other during difficult times like this. Isn’t that what family is for?”

I patted Han Ji-soo’s hand.

“……Thank you.”

At that moment, her eyes welled up.

“Oh, *hyeong* [term for ‘older brother’ used by a male]!”

My son, Choi Ji-hoon, who had just finished washing up, approached his cousins happily.

“Hi, Ji-hoon!”

“*Oppa* [term for ‘older brother’ used by a female], it’s been a while!”

Sung Tae-hyun’s twin sons and youngest daughter greeted Choi Ji-hoon happily.

The children were completely unaware of what had happened between Sung Tae-hyun and Han Ji-soo, and they were showing innocent appearances, happy to see their cousins after a long time.

“*Hyeong*, I’ll show you the robot I bought this time. It’s really cool.”

“Really?”

“I want to see it too, me too!”

“Everyone, go into the room and play quietly.”

“Yes!”

After sending the three nieces and nephews and my son into the room, we gathered in the living room and began to talk seriously.

Han Ji-soo began to pour out what had happened, as if to vent her anger.

“I’ve suspected it a few times in the past, but I couldn’t bring myself to…….”

The story went on for quite some time.

Meanwhile, news came from the Prosecutor’s Office that an internal investigation had begun on my lines in the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the High Prosecutors’ Office, and the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, as Sung Tae-hyun began to move.

However, I wasn’t too worried.

Because Sung Tae-hyun would collapse before they could find anything.

In the middle of the conversation, I naturally picked up my phone and went into the study, pretending to receive a call.

Then, I called Park Soo-hyung, the reporter.

-It’s been a while, Seo-joon.

“Yes, Soo-hyung, how have you been?”

-Of course. How about you, Prosecutor?

“I’m the same.”

After a brief greeting, I immediately opened my mouth.

“I have some news to tell you.”

-It’s been a while since I’ve had a case from you, Seo-joon.

I smiled and said,

“The First Lady is at my house right now.”

He would know what kind of relationship she had with Sung Tae-hyun even if I didn’t say it.

As expected, Park Soo-hyung immediately understood and replied.

-The First Lady’s escapade. Would it be okay to write the article like this?

“No. Make it a little stronger.”

-Would disappearance or running away from home be okay?

“Running away from home would be better. They’ll refute it right away if it’s a disappearance.”

-I understand. When should I release the article?

“Please do it this afternoon. Around 3 o’clock would be appropriate.”

-Yes. I’ll send you the link after I post the article.

“Let’s have a drink soon.”

-I’ll be waiting.

The reason I told the news to Park Soo-hyung, not a *mikkuraji* [slippery or shady person], was one thing.

Because the moment Sung Tae-hyun realizes that all of this was my design, his anger will soar even more.

Shall we wait for the news?

***

“What kind of *gaesori* [bullshit] is that?”

“I don’t want to believe it either, but the security team said they took her there themselves. They even confirmed that Choi Seo-joon’s wife came out to greet the First Lady in person.”

“……This is insane.”

Curses spewed from Sung Tae-hyun’s mouth.

The fact that Han Ji-soo had suddenly disappeared was quite unsettling, but she took the children and went to Choi Seo-joon’s house?

It was literally the worst-case scenario.

It was impossible to know how many days his wife’s running away from home would last.

But even if Choi Seo-joon hates Sung Tae-hyun, he wouldn’t keep her and the children for days without hearing anything.

Eventually, it was obvious that he would find out that he had an affair with a Pilates instructor named Jennifer Kang.

“Haa…….”

He sighed deeply and ran his hand through his hair.

“Where is Jennifer now?”

He was caught directly by Han Ji-soo, but there was a huge difference between whether this was buried inside the Blue House or leaked outside.

First of all, he had to silence her.

“Bring her here right now.”

“That’s…….”

Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won inhaled as if he was in trouble.

“She suddenly submitted her resignation today.”

“……What?”

Sung Tae-hyun grabbed his forehead.

“She must have left because she was afraid of being harmed by my wife.”

He still couldn’t suspect Kim Na-na.

Because he thought that if he did it, it was romance, and if others did it, it was an affair, and he was having a pure love with Jennifer Kang.

“My wife is gone, so you should have some free time, right? Send the security team to find her.”

If he had thought that there was a greater possibility of danger because she had gone outside the Blue House, he would have added more security team, not taken them away.

However, whether he was ignoring the danger or really didn’t know, it was an instruction that Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won could hardly believe.

But the answer he could give was fixed.

“I understand.”

At that time.

Knock knock.

With an urgent knock, one of the staff members from the secretary’s office rushed into the office.

“What?”

“Mr. President, the article is out now.”

“What article?”

Sung Tae-hyun snatched the tablet PC that the secretary was holding with a touchy attitude.

-What’s going on between the President and First Lady of the Blue House?

-Han Ji-soo, the First Lady of the 23rd President Sung Tae-hyun, has left the Blue House. The place she headed to was the house of her older sister, Han Ji-yu, Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon. If they were a normal family, you might think that she simply visited to see her sister, but it has been revealed that she took all her luggage, including her clothes. In other words, she ran away from home. An anonymous Blue House official told this magazine that there was a big conflict between the President and his wife that could no longer be resolved, and they had begun living separately. Politician A reported to this magazine that ‘Sung Tae-hyun’s *baramgi* is one of the worst among the past presidents, and the President’s family is at the level of collapse due to his affair.’ There is an old saying in Korea that *gawamanseong* [peace in the home leads to success in all things]. But there is a question of whether a person who cannot properly manage his own family can properly govern the country.

-WK Ilbo Reporter Park Soo-hyung

“Choi Seo-joon, you *gae-xxki* [son of a bitch]. Are you already moving so cowardly?”

However, the moment he saw the reporter’s name, Sung Tae-hyun felt an unusual energy in his head.

‘Could it be that Choi Seo-joon created this whole situation?’

That can’t be.

She just simply ran away to her sister’s house.

That should be all.

It has to be.

“Hoo.”

Sung Tae-hyun barely calmed down and gritted his teeth.

“Announce it through the spokesperson. It’s not a runaway; she just went out for a break.”

“I understand.”

After the chief of staff left, Sung Tae-hyun shouted in a nervous voice.

“What is that Sung Jin-hyun doing that there is still no news? Didn’t he prepare in advance?”

He didn’t know.

That Sung Jin-hyun’s hands and feet were tied up because of the wind moving in the High Prosecutors’ Office.

***

-The First Lady did not run away from home but went to her older sister’s house to soothe her tired mind and body due to her long life in the Blue House, and this was agreed upon with the President in advance. In addition, we will thoroughly apply the principle of zero tolerance to media outlets that have slandered the Blue House and the government with unfounded speculation…….

Less than 2 hours after the article was released, even the Blue House spokesperson came forward and announced that Park Soo-hyung’s article was a misreport.

That’s because the internet was already in chaos.

Real-time search terms were also plastered with Sung Tae-hyun, Sung Tae-hyun divorce, Han Ji-soo, First Lady, and President’s affair.

There were all kinds of speculative comments on the internet, saying that it was a reasonable suspicion, and in an anonymous community, there were even testimonies that they had seen Sung Tae-hyun countless times when they were working in a Gangnam business.

Therefore, many people did not believe the Blue House spokesperson’s announcement.

I leisurely went to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office and watched this situation with a smile.

It was so ridiculous to see them holding a press conference and announcing it through the Blue House spokesperson.

Besides, the fact that they are moving so urgently is evidence that Sung Tae-hyun’s situation is cornered.

I sat comfortably in my chair and closed my eyes.

Sung Tae-hyun.

It’s too early to panic yet.

There’s still a big one left.

Two of them, no less.

It’s time to watch the interesting sight of his own neck being strangled in the *pan* [game or situation] he created.

I picked up my phone and called Yoon Seol-ha.

-Yes, Chief.