The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 295

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – Episode 295

Empty House Raiding (10)

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“Collapsing, my ass. He’s just putting on a show. Fucking drama queen. Can’t you tell he’s faking?”

Crude curses assaulted my ears.

“That’s right. That bastard never had high blood pressure, did he?”

“Isn’t he just running away because the people are cursing him too much?”

I slowly nodded in agreement.

No, I had no choice but to agree.

Because the people cursing in front of me right now were none other than my father-in-law and mother-in-law.

“How can there be such a piece of trash?”

“Divorce him immediately.”

“Yeah. What’s so great about being the president?”

My in-laws couldn’t contain their anger.

“To think I voted for that garbage to become president… I’m ashamed that I went around promoting Sung Tae-hyun all over the neighborhood!”

I expected them to say something after the video was released, but I didn’t expect them to come all the way to my house.

In fact, I’m in a difficult position too.

Because I was the one who introduced Sung Tae-hyun to my sister-in-law.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have facilitated the meeting between my sister-in-law and Sung Tae-hyun in the first place…”

However, my in-laws didn’t blame me.

“It can’t be helped. From your perspective, he was a high-profile figure who would become president anyway, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

My father-in-law sincerely tried to ease my worries.

“We’re not here to dwell on the past. What’s more important is what we should do from now on.”

My mother-in-law consistently said the same thing.

“So, divorce him immediately.”

Han Ji-soo nodded resolutely.

“I will.”

She wasn’t breaking up due to her parents’ pressure.

It was a conclusion she reached after staying at our house and talking with Han Ji-yoo for a long time after the incident broke out.

Raising three children alone won’t be easy, but with the help of my in-laws, Han Ji-yoo, and me, she can manage and be happy enough.

It goes without saying that I plan to provide her with the best support I can.

“Brother-in-law.”

Han Ji-soo called me, clenching her fist tightly.

“Yes, sister-in-law.”

“Please introduce me to a lawyer. An expert in divorce cases.”

I slowly nodded.

And inwardly, I laughed roughly and replied.

“Alright. I’ll introduce you to the best lawyer of this era.”

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Immediately after meeting with the lawyer I arranged, Han Ji-soo announced her feelings through her personal SNS [Social Networking Service, like Twitter or Facebook].

-Hello, this is Han Ji-soo. It’s been almost two years since I last posted, after the presidential election. I refused a press conference because it was too much of a burden, but in this situation where I’ve decided to let go of everything, I thought it was my last duty as the First Lady to honestly tell everyone everything, so I decided to announce my position through SNS. I had heard rumors that my husband, the President of the Republic of Korea, Sung Tae-hyun, was having an affair, but I ignored them because there was no concrete evidence. However, last week, when my husband returned from a business trip to England, he didn’t come back to the bedroom even after arriving at the Blue House [the presidential residence in South Korea], so I was worried and looked around inside. I witnessed him having sexual relations with a strange woman in his office with my own two eyes. It felt like the sky was falling, and I couldn’t bear to see my husband’s face anymore, so I eventually left the Blue House and started living at my older sister’s house. However, instead of comforting or apologizing to me, my husband was busy making excuses and lying through the Blue House spokesperson. Moreover, not long after, a video of my husband having an affair was released on the internet. It was even more shocking because it was with an instructor who was in charge of Pilates for me and the President, someone I knew personally. Since then, I have started receiving psychiatric treatment, and after a long discussion with my family and a lot of consideration, I have decided to get a divorce. I have already sent a divorce complaint to my husband through a lawyer, and if he doesn’t agree to a mutual divorce, I plan to proceed with a lawsuit. I don’t want to receive dirty money, so I have no intention of receiving alimony or child support. That’s because I think I need to raise my children with dignity. The reason I decided to get a divorce is not simply to create a topic. I want to be respected as ‘one woman,’ apart from the power or the title of First Lady. Through this incident, all the values I had as a mother of a family and as a wife of a man have been trampled on, and I don’t have the confidence to live with these wounds for the rest of my life, so I have made this decision. Therefore, I have decided to live as a mother of three children and as a Korean woman named Han Ji-soo, not as Sung Tae-hyun’s wife or the First Lady. I am sorry for causing concern to so many people.

Han Ji-soo’s heartfelt post received support from countless people.

Above all, a huge number of women and women’s organizations sympathized with her words.

It resonated with many women who lose their own identities when they get married and are defined as ‘someone’s husband’ or ‘someone’s mother.’

Han Ji-soo’s post received tremendous support and quickly became a trending topic.

A petition was even filed on the Blue House website, suggesting that he should not be held back and should be divorced, and more than 300,000 people agreed to it in just one day.

As time went on, Sung Tae-hyun began to fall.

Through the ground, past the mantle, to the end of the underground.

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-Lawyer: Min Ho-sun (Law Firm Min)

-Mutual divorce proceedings between wife Han Ji-soo and husband Sung Tae-hyun and…….

“Ha…….”

Sung Tae-hyun could only laugh in vain after seeing the complaint.

He didn’t feel anger or rage.

In just a few days, public sentiment had hit rock bottom, and he had become a figure of public shame.

The people were mocking his body, especially certain parts, cursing his mental state, and even criticizing policies they hadn’t been interested in before.

His approval rating, which had been over 50%, plummeted and was barely hovering around 10%.

Now, the people felt unpleasant even when he breathed.

But what he couldn’t bear more than anything was the fact that his pride as a man, beyond being the president, was shattered, the shame and humiliation, and the gazes of so many people looking at him.

Even his human dignity was ignored and destroyed.

But there was nothing he could do.

He was the president elected by the people.

And although he was the president, his authority was close to nonexistent.

If he forced something, the words written by reporter Park Soo-hyung in his article, ‘How can a president who can’t even protect his family protect the country?’ would be repeated and used against him.

Sung Tae-hyun no longer had the strength to endure as president.

Of course, there was no possibility of impeachment.

If the truth about the civilian surveillance was revealed, it would be proven that he was innocent.

There was no legal basis for the president’s authority to be threatened due to family affairs.

However, since the people hated and disliked him so much, the officials would also try not to listen to the president.

But he couldn’t step down like this.

‘That would be like showing the white flag to Choi Seo-joon.’

He hated that more than anything.

Suddenly, it occurred to him.

‘Should I have maintained my relationship with Choi Seo-joon even after being elected?’

But Sung Tae-hyun shook his head violently.

Even if he was a founding contributor, it was right to drive out anyone who could threaten his power.

‘I should have been more careful.’

Instead of being intoxicated with the power of the presidency, he should have thought about how to protect this power and how to use it to make it even stronger.

But now, it was a meaningless exercise.

He had come to a point where he could no longer turn back.

“Ha…….”

Sung Tae-hyun raised his head and looked at the ceiling of his office.

The president, who is called the pinnacle of power in Korea, the number one, and the top.

To think he would become so miserable even after reaching that position.

A hot tear streamed down his cheek.

Sung Tae-hyun felt the strength draining from his body.

He no longer had the strength to endure, nor the desire to endure.

He didn’t want to admit it.

He really didn’t want to say it.

‘I have been defeated by Choi Seo-joon.’

***

Sung Tae-hyun was exercising his right to remain silent on all questions.

The Blue House spokesperson spent a week without making any announcements.

I headed to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office.

No one could stop me from walking towards the Special Investigation Department.

“Hello, Deputy Chief.”

“Oh, Chief Jang. Long time no see.”

I took out a USB from my pocket and handed it to her.

“Make this explode.”

“Understood.”

And the next day.

New articles once again plastered various online communities.

-Sung Tae-hyun’s President’s Collusion with Businessmen Captured! Where is the Limit of Dirtiness?

-The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office received a secret tip about A Group’s slush fund and, while investigating it, discovered information that it was related to politicians. In other words, it is collusion between politicians and businessmen. But what’s surprising is that the politician to whom this slush fund flowed was none other than Gong Jae-won, the Chief of Staff of the Blue House. In fact, it should be seen as having flowed to the president. The Special Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office is conducting a close investigation into this and has stated that it will summon those involved and investigate them thoroughly to reveal the truth. Currently, the details of the investigation are still being kept secret…….

The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office published the article in a very large format.

But in fact, this information was fake.

All the information that Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook had been fabricating.

The only purpose was to put pressure on Sung Tae-hyun.

Since he had already lost the public’s trust, the existence of evidence was not important at all in these cases.

The citizens just needed ‘something to criticize.’

And as soon as that happened, they attacked the president relentlessly.

It was literally getting worse and worse.

He was so rushed and cornered that he wasn’t even preparing to drive out the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice who had promoted me to Deputy Chief Prosecutor.

No, it would be more accurate to say that he couldn’t.

The moment he did that, it was obvious that the people would rise up, saying that he was retaliating against me for confessing about the civilian surveillance.

Even though he appointed them with his own hands.

Even though he has the power to replace them.

That feeling of having no choice but to keep those who betrayed him by his side and watch them.

I don’t know exactly what that feeling is like.

But it must be very frustrating and painful.

In addition, the citizens are criticizing the Blue House in every way.

-Is this really the president?

-Honestly, we should impeach him even if we have to create a special law now.

-Step down, please!

-Aren’t you ashamed to stick around like a leech in front of your children?

-I hate it so much. It’s really disgusting. I wish Sung Tae-hyun would die.

-Please leave. It’s the first time that a presidential sex scandal has been reported in overseas topics in Korea.