The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 335

Presidential Election (4)

The debate was a complete victory for me.

Of course, Seo Hyun-mi had prepared a lot besides the Seo Ki-woong issue, who is her own brother.

However, the 20 minutes between Part 1 and Part 2 of the debate was quite a long time.

Seo Hyun-mi probably thought she had prepared perfectly, but my aides, Yoon Seol-ha and Go Joong-hyuk, were so competent that they prepared enough to cover everything in 20 minutes.

Her speaking time was extremely short compared to the break time.

Rather, because she spent her time listening to my opinions, she had less time to speak directly.

Thanks to this debate, the approval rating structure also changed significantly compared to the first survey.

1. Shin Dong-hyun of the People’s Party: 27% → 28%

2. Kim Kang-jin of the Korea Party: 25% → 25%

3. Seo Hyun-mi of the Manse Party: 16% → 11%

4. Independent Choi Seo-joon: 32% → 36%

Shin Dong-hyun and Kim Kang-jin didn’t change much, but Seo Hyun-mi’s approval rating, who had a terrible performance in the debate, dropped quite a bit.

And I took 4% of the 5% that defected.

Since the Manse Party itself doesn’t have a fixed support base, I thought it would drop to some extent, but it was very welcome news that it fell much more than expected.

Thanks to that, I was able to widen the gap with Shin Dong-hyun, who was in second place.

Unless it’s a two-way race, 8% in a four-way race is never an easy number to overturn.

Therefore, the probability of problems occurring in the bloodless entry plan is also reduced.

All I have to do is keep going like this.

Then I can sit on the throne of the Blue House [the South Korean presidential residence].

Of course, it’s too early to be relieved yet.

Seo Hyun-mi will cling to me tenaciously.

During her speech in the first debate, she didn’t have enough time to finish, but I confirmed that she was even trying to bring up the incident in the past where my friend Shin Yong-ho covered up the fact that I was caught in the process of receiving bribes.

I have to defend against every single thing she tries to attack.

And not just stop there, but turn their mistakes into my opportunities.

That’s how you can win the war without gunfire called the presidential election.

***

“Wouldn’t that be better?”

“Yes. I believe the chances of winning are very low if we hold out here.”

Candidate Kim Kang-jin slowly nodded at the words of his chief of staff, Park Hyun-deok.

In fact, he himself had expected this to some extent.

From the beginning, he ran for this presidential election not to be elected, but to support Choi Seo-joon.

However, when he declared his candidacy and saw the supporters who responded to him, he was actually greedy.

If the approval rating changes rapidly, there is no need to stick to Choi Seo-joon.

Frankly speaking, even if he betrayed him, Choi Seo-joon would not say in front of the media that he had agreed to hold hands together [publicly support each other].

However, it has already been ten days since the election campaign began in earnest, but there are still no signs of an increase in approval ratings.

Rather, as he went through several debates, Seo Hyun-mi of the Manse Party was making self-defeating moves, raising Choi Seo-joon’s approval rating.

In the current situation, it is better to hide the intention to betray him and naturally withdraw as if he had been working for Choi Seo-joon’s plan from the beginning, and contribute to his plan.

Considering the next presidential election, that was a rational choice.

“Okay, Chief Park. Let’s look forward to the next presidential election as originally planned.”

“Yes, Candidate. I think you made a good choice.”

Kim Kang-jin, who had been contemplating until the end, finally made up his mind and entered.

“Have you arrived?”

As soon as he entered the waiting room, candidate Choi Seo-joon greeted him with a bright smile.

“I’m sorry. I was a little late because the road was blocked on the way.”

“No. There’s still plenty of time until the press conference.”

Candidate Kim Kang-jin wore a smiling mask, completely hiding the ambition he had been thinking about.

“Should we proceed as we talked about last time?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Choi Seo-joon smiled brightly and added.

“And I would appreciate it if you could give the nuance that I am a person who can lead social change with ‘justice’ in the middle of expressing your position.”

“I’ll do that.”

Not long after, Chief of Staff Park Hyun-deok entered the waiting room and said.

“Candidate. I think you should go in now.”

“Okay.”

Candidate Kim Kang-jin got up from his seat, straightened his clothes, and headed straight to the press conference hall.

***

As befits a major announcement by a presidential candidate, a huge crowd gathered at the press conference hall.

Not only reporters, but also supporters and voters of the Korea Party gathered, making it impossible to find a place to set foot.

I watched this situation from the waiting room and waited for my timing to appear.

-Hello, I am Kim Kang-jin, the presidential candidate of the Korea Party.

He bowed his head and opened his mouth skillfully.

-First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the voters who have been running with me for the past ten days and giving me strength.

Candidate Kim Kang-jin bowed his head politely and continued to speak.

-However, I would like to take this opportunity to declare that I will serve as a common soldier for a new regime change.

Voters were shocked by the unexpected remarks, and the reporters’ hands moved even faster.

Kim Kang-jin had not shown any signs of resigning from the candidacy, so this reaction was inevitable.

-I am sorry to the party members and voters who have supported and cheered me on, but this is a conclusion I have reached after a long period of deliberation and agony. However, one thing I can say is that my resignation is not a simple resignation.

I didn’t let my guard down.

It’s not over until he says he supports me.

-I have long believed that a new reform is needed in Korean politics. I felt that in order for the Republic of Korea to move forward to a better country, it was essential for a greater hero to emerge, rather than simply changing the ruling party.

The scenario for the declaration of support is very good.

-I have been talking with independent candidate Choi Seo-joon for a long time and have fully confirmed his political philosophy and potential. And I came to the conclusion that he is the most suitable person to transform the current Republic of Korea.

A sigh of relief and a smile naturally appeared on my lips at the same time.

-The only person who has spread countless justice in Korea, thinks of the common people, and can do politics for them. In addition, his decisiveness in making decisions without hesitation even in international crisis situations is the most needed person in Korea right now, and I think he is more suitable than anyone else to be president. So I!

I got up lightly from my seat.

Then I immediately stood at the entrance of the press conference hall.

After a while, candidate Kim Kang-jin’s voice was heard through the speaker.

-I would like to take this opportunity to declare the unification of the Korea Party and Choi Seo-joon’s candidacy and support for candidate Choi Seo-joon.

At the same time, I opened the door and entered the press conference hall.

I straightened my shoulders and stood next to candidate Kim Kang-jin.

He naturally stepped aside and handed me the microphone.

-Hello, I’m Choi Seo-joon.

The reporters’ cameras turned to me.

I slowly started talking.

-I also spoke with the leaders of the Korea Party, but candidate Kim Kang-jin’s political views and the political ideals I have in mind are the same, so the Korea Party and I were able to unify our candidacies. First of all, I would like to thank candidate Kim Kang-jin once again for his concession.

In fact, I know that candidate Kim Kang-jin has not yet spoken to the Korea Party.

However, if I talk about it like this, I will be able to prevent them from taking any unexpected actions.

In the meantime, Kim Kang-jin will go and talk to them, and it will be resolved.

Since Kim Kang-jin has already declared his resignation, they will not be able to move easily.

The best thing the Korea Party can do in the situation where he has declared his resignation is to stick to me.

I added words so that the people would not misunderstand.

-Of course, candidate Kim Kang-jin has declared his support for me, but I will not engage in party politics. Candidate Kim Kang-jin also agreed to this, so we were able to unify our candidacies.

There’s no need to overdo it today.

Calmly. And with weight.

Then the media will praise me just for having brought about the unification of the candidates.

-The most important thing I thought about while talking with candidate Kim Kang-jin was not who would become president, but what kind of politics would be pursued. And the result was one.

I shouted with strength in my voice.

-For the country where social justice, which I have always talked about, can stand. I will do my best to create a country where anyone can be happy if they work hard. This was candidate number 4, Choi Seo-joon.

I bowed my head.

Candidate Kim Kang-jin naturally came over and took my hand.

And we stretched both hands over our heads without anyone going first, and the camera started clicking as if waiting.

Perhaps the front page of every newspaper in Korea tomorrow will be filled with this photo.

***

Due to candidate Kim Kang-jin’s resignation, the approval rating structure fluctuated greatly.

1. Shin Dong-hyun of the People’s Party: 28% → 35%

2. Kim Kang-jin of the Korea Party: 25%

3. Seo Hyun-mi of the Manse Party: 11% → 16%

4. Independent Choi Seo-joon: 36% → 49%

13% of the 25% approval rating that candidate Kim Kang-jin had was absorbed into me.

It’s more than half, but I’m not very satisfied.

The remaining half was divided into the People’s Party and the Manse Party.

It was inevitable.

People who support the Korea Party because they have antipathy towards me and people who were hesitating between the Korea Party and other parties and voted for Kim Kang-jin would not come to me.

Fortunately, the gap between Shin Dong-hyun and me is 14%.

This is a huge difference.

The current number of voters in Korea is about 45 million.

If the turnout is 70%, the current gap of 14% is calculated as about 4.4 million votes in terms of votes.

It goes without saying that it is a difficult number to catch up with in terms of votes.

Generally, even in presidential elections, if you widen the gap by about 1 million votes, it is said that the difference has widened to some extent.

I’ve come one step closer to a bloodless entry.

Now there’s only one thing left.

All Shin Dong-hyun has to do is declare his support for me.

Then this presidential election.

I can win perfectly.

***

“I think this is really completely screwed up?”

“This is really a big problem.”

The leaders of the People’s Party expressed their concerns with serious faces.

“I don’t think it will be easy to win if things go this way…”

“The approval rating is the approval rating, but the current atmosphere is unusual.”

Due to candidate Kim Kang-jin’s resignation, Choi Seo-joon’s approval rating was close to 50%.

Not only that, but it was steadily increasing, albeit little by little.

As Choi Seo-joon came to the fore, the Manse Party, which naturally opposed him, was also on the rise, but Shin Dong-hyun’s approval rating was only stagnating compared to them.

“Mr. President, what should we do?”

Shin Dong-hyun stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

In fact, he looked at the current approval rating and decided that he would not be able to go against the trend.

So, although he didn’t want to, he was planning to cooperate with Choi Seo-joon’s plan.

As a result, he met with the lawmakers to subtly bring up the issue of unification.

But an unexpected word popped out among the lawmakers.

“Should we try unification too?”

“What unification all of a sudden? The Korea Party is gone too.”

“The Manse Party is still left, isn’t it?”

At that moment, a very amazing scenario was drawn in Shin Dong-hyun’s head.

A scenario where he betrays Choi Seo-joon and gets elected.

Soon, the corners of Shin Dong-hyun’s mouth twisted very sinisterly.