The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 141

A Person Who Sees One Move Ahead (7)

Perjury.

Simply put, it can be defined as a crime committed when a witness, having sworn an oath under the law, makes a false statement.

After realizing that the card I had prepared was blocked, my attention focused on making Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil commit perjury.

The most important thing was to lull him into a false sense of security, because everything would be in vain the moment he realized my plan. I finally succeeded.

As proof, Attorney Gu Eun-ho, who elicited the perjury in the trial, has no memory of the Mad Dog [a nickname for Park Jae-pil].

To be honest, I wanted to confront him the moment the Mad Dog committed perjury, but I had to wait until the acquittal for a specific reason.

Article 153 of the Criminal Act states:

If a person who has committed perjury confesses or surrenders before the trial or disciplinary action of the case in which he made the statement is finalized, the punishment may be reduced or exempted.

If Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil had reversed his testimony before the verdict against me was finalized, there was a high possibility that his sentence would be reduced or he would be exempted from punishment.

However, now that the first trial has been completed, there is no chance for reduction or exemption.

In other words, there is no way for the Mad Dog to escape.

All that remains is to prove that he met Do Hyun-seung in advance, providing evidence that he committed perjury.

“Where shall we go?”

At Han Ji-yu’s question, I smiled and said,

“Let’s go to the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office. I want to see how Park Jae-pil reacts.”

After changing into a suit in Han Ji-yu’s car, I headed to the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office.

“Ah, Oppa [term of endearment for older brother or male friend], Seol-ha told me to give you some data.”

“Where is it?”

“I put it in the glove box.”

There was a thick bundle of documents in the envelope.

As soon as I took out the contents and checked them, I laughed.

Han Ji-yu glanced at me and asked curiously,

“What is it? Seol-ha seemed to be having a lot of fun giving it to you.”

“Ah, this.”

I covered the documents and twisted the corners of my lips.

“It’s the same case that Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil arrested me for.”

I had already secured sufficient evidence and witnesses through Yoon Seol-ha and the special investigation prosecutors.

Just like when he came to mock me when I was in jail.

Just like when he deliberately called me to tell me about the death of Chief Kang Joong-sik, I’m going to pay him back in the same way.

Now it’s my turn.

***

As soon as I entered the Chief Prosecutor’s office at the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil greeted me with a sneer.

“Oh, Chief Choi, congratulations on getting out.”

The Mad Dog sat on the sofa, raising his eyes slyly.

“Thanks to you, Chief Prosecutor, I had a good experience at the bottom.”

“Of course, of course. When you’re a prosecutor, you have to experience the bottom once in a while to match the eye level of the criminals.”

He wrinkled his nose and added,

“Besides, you have to experience it once so you don’t want to go back to the bottom and work hard.”

“Have you ever experienced it, Chief Prosecutor?”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil smiled silently, and I smiled and added.

“I think it’s time for you to go.”

“Hey, I’m too old to go. I should just finish my term as Chief Prosecutor and retire.”

“Ah, retirement?”

I opened my mouth as if I was sorry.

“I wanted to give you a bouquet of flowers, but unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the retirement ceremony itself will be held.”

I threw the envelope Yoon Seol-ha had prepared on the table.

“Chief Prosecutor, do you remember why I was arrested?”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil picked up the envelope with a sneering expression.

It’s a luxury he can afford because he doesn’t know what’s coming.

“Shall we see what kind of gift Chief Choi brought?”

As expected, his composure didn’t last long.

His brow began to furrow as he looked at the documents.

“Did our Chief Prosecutor get dementia because he’s getting old and can’t remember?”

The documents I gave him were mobile phone communication records.

However, it wasn’t just his, but also Do Hyun-seung’s records.

The first evidence that I was arrested for the murder-for-hire case of Chief Kang Joong-sik was the mobile phone communication record submitted by Do Hyun-seung.

I deliberately prepared it to pay him back in exactly the same way.

Since I have a history of being arrested, it has already been proven that this communication record has an impact.

Of course, it won’t be effective in court, but it will be enough to screw over Prosecutor Park Jae-pil.

“It’s not a serious crime like murder, so it’s not enough for an arrest warrant, but a summons will come. Try to prove your innocence.”

His face turned red.

“Do you think I’ll fall for this ridiculous trick?”

“A trick?”

I dusted off my shoulders and got up from my seat.

“The trick is that you framed me.”

I looked down at him coldly and continued,

“This is a fair punishment for a guy who committed perjury in court.”

Only then did Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil realize the situation, and his face began to turn red.

“You son of a bitch…”

He tried to pretend to be calm and said,

“Do you think you can prove the relationship between me and Do Hyun-seung with this sloppy evidence?”

“Hey, Mad Dog.”

I twisted the corners of my lips roughly at him.

“Do I look like I’m excited to come here with just this?”

For the first time, Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil’s eyes began to tremble.

He must be embarrassed. No, he had no choice but to be embarrassed.

Because I came in from an unexpected direction.

There’s no way he could have known in advance that the final card I took out was perjury.

No, if he had, I wouldn’t have been able to come here like this.

“I’m different from you.”

I bent down and brought my face close to his nose.

“If you’re going to kill someone, you have to kill them properly. Does squeezing and shaking them like that kill people?”

At that time, Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil’s cell phone began to ring.

It must be evidence that Deputy Chief Lee Doo-hyung indicted him for perjury.

It must be a call from his informant.

However, I continued to rush him before he could come to his senses.

“You should have cut off my leash from the beginning, not try to break my wings.”

I put my hands in my pants pockets and sneered at him.

“I think Chief Kang Joong-sik was better in this regard. At least that man had a heavy punch, unlike someone who tries to knock me down with a jab.”

In an instant, he zipped up his mouth as if he had a zipper.

I got up and started walking towards the door.

“Taste how bitter the rule of law in Korea is.”

I stopped and turned around to give Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil a word.

“Oh, by the way, the food in prison is terribly bad, so tell them to put in some food in advance.”

The moment I tried to get out of the Chief Prosecutor’s office after saying that.

“Keuheuheuheuhe.”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil began to let out a strange laugh as if he had lost his mind.

“Do you think you’ll be safe after doing this?”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil’s eyes, which had been glaring at me, were now red.

“It’s not over when I step down. Do you think it’s over when I take off my clothes?”

Even his mouth was filled with a crazy smile.

“Of course, I have no intention of stepping down easily.”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil opened his mouth smoothly.

“I heard that the head of the inspection department calls me a mad dog. Do you know why I’m called a mad dog?”

His eyes flashed eerily.

“I heard you’re getting married soon. Shall I make you a widower right away?”

I knew he didn’t just say that.

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil was a madman who actually killed Chief Kang Joong-sik.

That’s why I knew I couldn’t lose here.

“If you touch a hair on Han Ji-yu, I’ll destroy not only you, but your whole family.”

“Euhahahahahat!”

He laughed like a madman.

“That’s why I like Chief Choi.”

The Mad Dog, who was waving his hand in the air, suddenly stopped laughing.

“It’s so much fun. A mere chief dares to answer back to the chief prosecutor in front of the chief prosecutor.”

“Wouldn’t you come to your senses if you were bitten by such a chief?”

“Chief Choi.”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil crossed his legs and rested his chin on his hand.

“I told you. There’s no evidence other than the entertainment establishment ledger.”

He said with confidence.

“I’m a person who sees five or six moves ahead of you.”

“I don’t care how many moves you see ahead.”

I said coldly.

“No matter how much you see, I only see one move ahead of what you see.”

He smiled sarcastically.

“How are you going to prove it?”

“Chief Prosecutor.”

“Yes, Chief Choi. Tell me.”

“Broaden your horizons. If you can’t prove it just because there’s no CCTV in that entertainment establishment, you’re not a prosecutor. You have to take off your clothes.”

I looked down at him with a pathetic expression.

“You don’t know anything because you always sit in the back room and make the kids do it and take your hands off the work.”

“That’s why the lower ones can’t do it.”

He clicked his tongue with a confident face.

“At best, it’s a witness, do you think you can drive out me, the chief prosecutor, with that?”

“You may not be able to do it with just a witness. But…”

I twisted the corners of my lips.

“The story will be different if there is very clear circumstantial evidence.”

***

“I, Lee Ha-yeon, swear to tell the truth according to my conscience without any concealment or addition, and if there is a lie, I will be punished for perjury.”

Lee Ha-yeon, who used the pseudonym Wol-hyang in Paju Yojung and Ga-hee in Busan Fantasia, finished her oath and sat down.

I personally took the lead as the representative of the prosecution.

I would usually hand over the case to the trial prosecutor, but this case is attacking the chief prosecutor, so other trial prosecutors are reluctant to take it on, and I also wanted to break him in court myself.

I put on my legal robe for the first time in a long time and confidently began the witness examination.

“I will ask the witness. Is it true that you are working at an establishment called Fantasia?”

“Yes. I’ve been working for over two years.”

“Then, have you ever seen the defendant Park Jae-pil and Do Hyun-seung come as customers there?”

“Yes, I have.”

“Then, have you ever seen them come together?”

“Yes.”

Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil’s expression, who was sitting in the defendant’s seat, was distorted.

I raised one corner of my mouth at him and continued the witness examination.

“Do you remember specifically when they came?”

“I remember that they came together about twice before and after the Lunar New Year holiday this year. Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil continued to come and go until the middle of last year, but after that, I occasionally saw his face, and Do Hyun-seung came regularly several times a week, so I remember him.”

“Was there anything suspicious in the conversations they had inside?”

“I can’t remember that far.”

“I understand. That’s all.”

There was no need to dig in specifically.

All I had to do was prove that Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil had met Do Hyun-seung in advance.

There was no need to make the topic blurry by talking about what kind of conversation they had.

That’s why Wol-hyang’s answer was also set in advance.

With this testimony, either Lee Ha-yeon or Park Jae-pil had definitely committed perjury, and a structure was established in which one of them had to be punished.

The next witness was the person who reported on PD X-File [a fictional investigative journalism program].

She agreed to stand as a witness after PD Song Jae-hoon’s long persuasion.

Of course, I agreed to help protect her identity afterwards.

And she gave me the testimony I wanted.

After the witness examination, I drove in the wedge with the evidence I had submitted in advance.

“There is no CCTV record only on this date when it is written that Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil entered. It’s very strange, isn’t it?”

I turned to the judges and shrugged my shoulders.

“That’s possible. Since a high-ranking person is coming, you have to erase the video of him entering. But a high-ranking person wouldn’t come to play alone in this good place, would he?”

I took out the traffic CCTV data secured by Yoon Seol-ha.

Data analyzed with Yoon Seol-ha and the special investigation prosecutors and experts.

“When Do Hyun-seung came and went two or three times a week, he always moved along the same route. But on the date that Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil entered, Do Hyun-seung moved in the same way, and there are even witnesses who say he went out to entertain. Is the testimony that Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil never met Do Hyun-seung true?”

I turned to look at Chief Prosecutor Park Jae-pil and said,

“Are you still going to insist that you have never met Do Hyun-seung even after this?”

In the end, the Mad Dog bit his teeth.