Fifth Vital [EN]: Chapter 216

Episode 216. Emergency Arrest and Search and Seizure

“Wow!! That’s insane.”

“Wow! This old man is no joke.”

Lee Dong-hoon, who was at the hospital for cancer treatment, was amazed after watching Gam Deok-chan’s live broadcast with Lee Chan-hee in the medical office.

“So, this all happened live? Doctor, what we saw was real, right?”

“I know, I’m still dumbfounded. Wow, Gam Deok-chan is amazing.”

“Exactly. He took down Go Gye-deuk and Yoon Bu-sil all at once.”

“This is going to cause a huge stir, isn’t it?”

“The internet is already going crazy.”

Lee Chan-hee, while talking to Lee Dong-hoon, tapped on his phone screen to check people’s reactions.

– Guys? Did you watch Gam Deok-chan’s YouTube just now?

– I watched from the middle, and it was no joke.

– I learned today for the first time that we had such a congressman in our country. Everyone should learn from him.

– I felt so relieved watching it that I applauded. They all deserve to eat prison food.

“People are saying they feel relieved and are going wild.”

“Of course. In our country, it’s practically impossible for the prosecution or police to touch the heads of conglomerates and congressmen.”

“Hey, that’s not true.”

“Oh, Dr. Lee is talking like a child.”

“Even so, if the police and prosecutors are determined, they can catch anyone.”

“That’s not it. Those people all have connections in the prosecution and police, so they usually end up with just an investigation even if they do something wrong. Think about it. How many congressmen have done wrong, and have you seen them easily arrested and imprisoned?”

“Hmm… Thinking about it, that’s true.”

“Exactly. But it seems Gam Deok-chan figured that out and set up the whole thing perfectly. By revealing their true colors in front of the entire nation, even the higher-ups can’t do anything because they’re conscious of public opinion.”

Click-

While Lee Dong-hoon and Lee Chan-hee were having a serious conversation, Tae-kyung entered the medical office.

“Dr. Lee?”

“Yes, Professor.”

“You know you have surgery later, right?”

“Of course. But Professor, do you know what’s going on right now?”

“What?”

“Our director is busy with his patients and probably doesn’t know what’s happening in the world. Right now, Go Gye-deuk and Yoon Bu-sil…”

“Oh, you mean what Congressman Gam revealed on his YouTube live broadcast?”

Tae-kyung spoke first, just as Lee Dong-hoon was about to explain what happened.

“Oh! How did you know?”

“I’m the one who suggested that method to him.”

“Director Kim did?”

“Professor did?”

“Yes. That way, none of them can run away, and they can’t prepare to escape.”

Clap- Clap- Clap-

Lee Chan-hee clapped his hands as if impressed and gave Tae-kyung a thumbs up.

“That’s why I respect our professor so much.”

“Quiet and go prepare for surgery.”

“Yes, I will diligently assist our professor, whom I admire today as well.”

“Show off.”

Click-

“Tae-kyung? Did you really tell him?”

After Lee Chan-hee left, Lee Dong-hoon asked with a surprised expression this time.

“Yes, I told him. Senior, you should get up and get your injection.”

“Wow! Our Director Kim is even more amazing than Gam Deok-chan. I should listen to you more often.”

“Then you should receive treatment well from now on.”

“Of course.”

Tae-kyung smiled with Lee Dong-hoon and left the medical office.

* * *

“Congressman, we have arrived at the office.”

At that time, Kwon Oh-hyun, who came out of Gam Deok-chan’s office after a less-than-amicable meeting, returned to his own office.

“That Gam Deok-chan is not an easy man. Geez!”

“He’s always been a bit rigid, hasn’t he?”

“That’s what I’m saying. Because he’s the only one who’s clean, congressmen are wary of each other.”

“Shall we get out?”

Tak-

“Mr. Kwon Oh-hyun?”

Suddenly, several people rushed in front of Kwon Oh-hyun as he exited the luxury sedan.

“Mr. Kwon Oh-hyun? Who are you people?”

“We’re from the Sky Daily.”

“We’re from the SBC News Bureau. Could you say a word about this situation?”

The people who suddenly rushed in were reporters.

“What are you talking about? What situation?”

“C-Congressman?”

While the reporters were asking their barrage of questions, his aide, who was in the office, ran out and called him.

“Congressman, we have a big problem.”

“A big problem? What’s wrong?”

“The prosecution is here at the office conducting a search and seizure.”

“Wh-What? A search and seizure?”

“Could you say a word about the bribery and real estate speculation issues?”

“Congressman Kwon?”

At the news that the prosecution had arrived, Kwon Oh-hyun pushed through the reporters and ran into the office.

Click-

“……!”

As he entered, the inside of the office was a mess, with people holding blue evidence boxes.

“Wh-Who are you people?”

“We’re from the prosecution.”

“Why is the prosecution here for me…?”

“Congressman Kwon Oh-hyun, we are conducting a search and seizure related to the real estate speculation and bribery case. Please cooperate.”

Kwon Oh-hyun was a key figure in the large-scale real estate speculation issue that had broken out a week prior, as well as this bribery case, making him a prime target for the prosecution.

The prosecution had quickly collected evidence and information about his corruption, aided by Gam Deok-chan.

“No, how…?”

“Congressman, it’s a call from the party leader.”

The aide handed him his cell phone, informing him that the party leader had urgently called, as he wore an absurd expression.

“Yes, Leader. It’s me.”

– Congressman Kwon, I told you to be careful and cautious, but you’ve made things this bad?

“Yes? Leader, please save me.”

– Save you? Don’t talk nonsense! You’ve been expelled from the party as of this moment, and a motion for your arrest will soon be approved, so be aware!

“L-Leader? Leader!”

Despite Kwon Oh-hyun’s desperate cry, the party leader hung up without hesitation.

Congressmen cannot be arrested without the consent of the National Assembly during a session, due to the privilege of immunity from arrest, except in cases of flagrant offenses [being caught red-handed].

However, Kwon Oh-hyun’s privilege was running out.

In this situation, where all kinds of corruption had simultaneously broken out, the party leader quickly held a meeting to prevent damage to the party, and the expulsion was approved with unanimous consent.

In addition, the party announced an official policy that it would unanimously agree if a motion for arrest was submitted to the National Assembly, completely cutting off any excuse that Congressman Kwon Oh-hyun’s corruption was connected to the party.

“This can’t be happening. Hey! Can’t you put that down right now?”

Kwon Oh-hyun, having lost everything in an instant, couldn’t easily accept his current situation.

“Hey!! I’m a Congressman! Me!”

Kwon Oh-hyun screamed like a pig stuck in the mud, trying to obstruct the prosecutors, but it was no use.

“Hey! Put that all down!!”

Furthermore, the gold badge that he cherished like his own life, pinned to his suit jacket, fell to the ground and was kicked around like a stone by passersby.

“We have breaking news. An arrest warrant has been requested for Congressman Kwon Oh-hyun, who is accused of bribery and involvement in development irregularities. In response, the OO Party has urgently passed a motion to expel Congressman Kwon Oh-hyun. It is reported that a motion for his arrest will be submitted to the plenary session tomorrow…”

The news pouring out of the TV in the office behind the dumbfounded Kwon Oh-hyun echoed in his ears.

Meanwhile, as Kwon Oh-hyun was being searched by the prosecution, the police were stepping up to handle another piece of garbage.

“That’s him!”

Yoon Bu-shil, the chairman of JQ Department Store, was being led out of the elevator with his arms tied behind his back by the police.

“That’s the guy from YouTube!”

Shoppers crowded around, raising their voices.

“You bad guy!! Those who do shoddy construction should be punished properly!”

“Are you even human? Huh! Pretending you didn’t know!”

*Thwack-*

Some of the people who had gathered, unable to contain their anger, threw eggs and fruit at Yoon Bu-shil’s face.

“Everyone, please step back a little.”

“Rot in jail for the rest of your life!!”

Yoon Bu-shil, his face covered in eggs, was dragged out of the department store by the police, hanging his head in shame.

* * *

Shinhwa University Hospital-

As the trash was being cleaned up one by one, the police at Shinhwa University Hospital were dealing with the last two pieces of trash.

“Mr. Kwon Soo-hyun?”

Absurdly, Kwon Soo-hyun, who was hiding under the desk, pretended not to hear the police call and held his breath.

“Do you think he ran away?”

“Ran away, my foot…”

*Bang-*

The police officer, seeing the tip of a shoe sticking out from under the desk, slammed the desk hard with his fist.

“……!”

Then, Kwon Soo-hyun, who was hiding, flinched and hit his head on the desk.

“Mr. Kwon Soo-hyun?”

“……Yes?”

“Stop playing around and come out quickly.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You are under arrest for refusing to treat patients under Article 15 of the Medical Law, as well as for bribery and fraud.”

“I’m sorry…”

Knowing that his father was finished as a congressman, Kwon Soo-hyun was taken away more quietly than expected, without any resistance.

“Chief, we have a problem?”

“What is it?”

The chief, who was with Kwon Soo-hyun in his office, looked at the junior detective who came in with a troubled expression.

“It seems like Go Gye-deuk has escaped.”

“What are you talking about?”

The detective who went to arrest Go Gye-deuk had examined the empty director’s office and came back out.

“Did you deploy everyone to the front and back gates?”

“Yes.”

“Then he’s still in the hospital. Ask the secretary for details and search every floor, starting with the floor where the director’s office is. Be careful not to startle the patients.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The police and detectives went around Shinhwa University Hospital looking for Go Gye-deuk.

“I’ll go this way.”

The detective, who came out of Kwon Soo-hyun’s office and went to another floor to look for Go Gye-deuk, bumped into a female employee who was on the phone.

“I don’t know! I’m so tired, and now the hospital is a mess… Ah!”

*Thud-*

“I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s okay.”

“Excuse me, is it a dead end if you keep going this way?”

“Yes, there’s nothing over there.”

“Yes, thank you.”

The female employee, after saying goodbye to the detective, continued her call and went into the bathroom.

“Hello? No, the hospital director caused an accident, so it’s a mess right now. Seriously, the rumors have been bad since before, and what he does is crazy. I’ll call you back later.”

*Clang-*

“Where did the director run off to? Anyway, he’s hopeless. Huh?”

The female employee, talking to herself while relieving herself, got up from her seat, and a sleeve button rolled into the next stall.

“Why is that rolling over there?”

*Toc- toc-*

“Excuse me, I’m sorry, but could you please give me the button that just rolled over?”

The employee, after coming out and confirming that there was someone inside, knocked and explained the situation, but there was no answer.

“……”

“Hello?”

There was definitely someone there, but there was no movement at all.

‘That’s strange. Why aren’t they answering? Could they be a patient?’

“Could you just push the button out with your foot?”

The employee, who couldn’t just leave because it was an expensive piece of clothing, was getting more and more embarrassed.

“What’s wrong?”

At that moment, when she couldn’t do this or that, the cleaning lady came in.

“Hello, ma’am. A sleeve button rolled in here, but there’s no answer.”

“Ah! That stall is often locked, so I’ll open it for you. The hook inside is broken. Come out here.”

As the female employee stepped aside, the cleaning lady pushed the bathroom door with all her might, but it was no use.

*Thud-*

“Oh! That’s strange. I’m strong, so I should be able to open it if I push this much.”

There was a reason why the cleaning lady, who was in good shape, couldn’t open it no matter how hard she pushed.

It was because Go Gye-deuk, the last piece of trash, was hiding in the women’s bathroom.

After seeing the news online that Yoon Bu-shil and Kwon Oh-hyun’s father and son had been arrested one after the other after the broadcast, Go Gye-deuk ran out of the director’s office right away. However, it was not easy to get out of the building, avoiding the police who had already entered the hospital.

While contemplating, Go Gye-deuk eventually secretly hid in the women’s bathroom, where the police would be less likely to find him.

He was planning to hide secretly until tonight and leave the hospital at dawn, so he was going to endure in this small space somehow.

‘How did I get to this position…’

Go Gye-deuk was sitting on the toilet, holding the small doorknob with all his might so that the door would not open.

“Hey, I think there’s someone inside?”

“Right?”

“Yeah. There’s definitely someone inside.”

“Ma’am? I feel uneasy, should I call the security guard?”

“What’s there to be uneasy about in the women’s bathroom.”

“Why? What if it’s a pervert or a weirdo.”

“Don’t worry about everything. There hasn’t been a man who’s gone into the women’s bathroom while working so far. What kind of world is it these days. More than that, I’m worried that there are people who sometimes collapse in the bathroom.”

It was then that the cleaning lady was reassuring the worried female employee and lay down on the floor to look inside.

“Wait a minute…! Oh my!!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh my gosh, what is that?!”