The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 182

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – Episode 183 (182/341)

Black Box (4)

“I’ve sent the video to Reporter Lim Yu-na.”

“Good work.”

“Is there anything else you need me to do?”

“No, that’s all. Is Seol-ha busy?”

Yoon Seol-ha smiled brightly and asked.

“Shall I make you a cup of coffee?”

She really gets me.

“That would be great.”

Soon, she brought the coffee, and I sat on the sofa, holding the cup.

“Did you foresee this situation, Seol-ha?”

“Are you referring to Prosecutor Park Gi-won obtaining the video?”

“Including that, I’m talking about how things are progressing with Prosecutors Nam Min-je and Park Gi-won.”

I took a sip of coffee and asked.

“I’m glad I put them in a rivalry, just like you said. They’ve managed to find a case that two ordinary prosecutors wouldn’t have been able to handle.”

“I didn’t anticipate it, but I thought they would create a good synergy.”

She smiled lightly.

“By the way, have you decided who will be selected as Jang Ha-young’s replacement?”

“Of course.”

Choosing the person to continue the special investigation unit’s elite lineage became even clearer with this case.

“But one thing has changed.”

“What is it?”

“Originally, I was planning to push one to the periphery and have the other follow the standard course, but now I don’t want to discard either of them.”

Thanks to putting them together, I discovered their hidden worth.

“One is skilled at uncovering the truth of a case, and the other is better suited for politics than the prosecution.”

Yoon Seol-ha nodded in agreement.

“I’ll keep Prosecutor Nam Min-je in the special investigation unit and send Prosecutor Park Gi-won to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.”

“The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office?”

“Yes.”

I smirked.

“I’ll be entering the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office soon, and Prosecutor Park Gi-won, with his political skills, would be suitable to lay the groundwork there first.”

While the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is a place where prominent prosecutors gather, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office is a higher-level institution.

It’s a place where people selected from all over the country gather.

No matter who I am, entering the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office without any preparation wouldn’t be easy.

Recently, Minister of Justice Kim Seok-won finished his term and stepped down, and even the next presidential election is uncertain.

Now, I need to start preparing for the future.

Prosecutor Park Gi-won would be able to enter directly and lay the foundation.

“You’re not just looking one step ahead, but two or three steps ahead.”

“Of course.”

I crossed my legs.

“The success or failure depends on that one step difference.”

“Shall I inform the two prosecutors?”

“No. Just prepare for the personnel changes and put it on hold for now. I’ll inform them myself.”

“Understood.”

***

-Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon, who claimed to empathize with the victims’ families through fasting, was secretly binge-eating…

-Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon of the Daehan Party, who stayed with the families of the victims and bereaved families of the MIRS aircraft accident in Jeon Gok Port, shared their pain and claimed that he couldn’t bring himself to eat for days. However, it has been revealed that he was secretly binge-eating. Political District No. 1 has exclusively obtained a video containing this fact. With the general election approaching, his desire to gather votes is understandable, but lying to the public is unacceptable. Furthermore, the more significant issue is that Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon committed this atrocity at the scene of a ‘Chinese-made’ plane crash and ordered Chinese food. Right next to the temporary shelter. It seems like he was mocking the victims of the plane crash from China. If it was simply to satisfy his hunger to survive, it would be understandable, but ordering jajangmyeon [black bean noodles] and tangsuyuk [sweet and sour pork] shows that his words and actions were deceiving and mocking the public. ……(Omitted)…… At this point, with the general election just around the corner, the only way for the public to avoid being ‘pigs and dogs’ is to exercise their right to vote and realize justice.

-Reporter Lim Yu-na, Political District No. 1

Assemblyman Choi Gyu-hyun trembled as he read the article.

But only for a moment.

“You pig bastard!”

Unable to contain his anger, he threw an ashtray.

Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon couldn’t avoid the suddenly flying glass ashtray, and it hit his forehead, shattering into pieces.

Despite this, Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon didn’t make a sound and bowed 90 degrees to apologize.

“I’m sorry.”

However, Choi Gyu-hyun didn’t seem satisfied and yelled.

“Chinese? You ate Chinese food?”

He even got up from his seat.

“If you were so hungry, why didn’t you order a catering buffet? Why didn’t you have a party and pop champagne?”

“I really thought you sent it, Assemblyman…”

Choi Gyu-hyun’s face turned serious at his frightened words.

“Raise your head.”

As Hong Seung-kwon struggled to straighten his back, Choi Gyu-hyun coldly spat out.

“What’s so pretty about a pathetic guy like you trying to gain public sentiment by going to the bereaved families that I would send someone?”

“I’m, I’m sorry.”

“Does apologizing fix this situation?”

Choi Gyu-hyun’s blood pressure seemed to be rising, and the veins in his neck started to bulge.

“I should have been more careful…”

At that moment, blood streamed down Hong Seung-kwon’s forehead.

His forehead was torn from being hit by the ashtray.

It must have been painful, but he couldn’t even hold his wound and kept bowing his head.

“Do you know how angry I was when I heard this?”

“……”

“You don’t know, do you?”

Choi Gyu-hyun took off the watch he was wearing on his wrist and put it down.

“How can a guy who can’t even empathize with the person right in front of him empathize with the citizens!”

At the same time as he shouted, he slapped Hong Seung-kwon’s cheek.

Slap!

A sharp sound filled the room, but Choi Gyu-hyun showed no signs of stopping.

“Why did a guy who was starving to death lie about not being able to eat!”

Slap!

After slapping him several times, Hong Seung-kwon finally couldn’t bear it and fell to the floor.

The blood flowing from his forehead stained Choi Gyu-hyun’s hand red.

Hong Seung-kwon’s aide, who was anxiously watching, approached with a tense expression and handed over a handkerchief.

Of course, not to Hong Seung-kwon, but to Choi Gyu-hyun.

Taking care of Hong Seung-kwon in this situation would only make things worse.

“You, get out.”

“Understood.”

He eventually left Hong Seung-kwon, who was groaning, behind.

Choi Gyu-hyun wiped the blood from his hand and called out to the man standing far away.

“Chief Kim.”

“Yes, Assemblyman.”

As Chief Kim hurriedly approached, Choi Gyu-hyun asked, pointing to Hong Seung-kwon, who had fallen.

“Who is that prosecutor?”

Hong Seung-kwon trembled and replied.

“He’s Prosecutor Park Gi-won from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”

Choi Gyu-hyun said to Chief Kim.

“Call Chief Prosecutor Han Dong-min and find out who he is.”

“Chief Prosecutor Han Dong-min has moved to the High Prosecutors’ Office, so I’ll ask the 4th Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. He’s on the No. 1 line…”

Choi Gyu-hyun glared at Chief Kim and scolded him.

“It doesn’t matter who you contact, whether it’s the Deputy Chief Prosecutor or the Minister of Justice, just find out right now!”

“Ah, understood.”

Chief Kim ran to the corner and made a call.

After a while, he finished the call and stood in front of Choi Gyu-hyun, looking pale.

He knew that if he said these words, Choi Gyu-hyun’s explosion wouldn’t stop here.

“Is that bastard on the No. 2 line?”

However, he couldn’t keep his mouth shut in a situation where Choi Gyu-hyun was glaring at him as if he would devour him.

“That’s…”

“Don’t you speak up?”

As Choi Gyu-hyun pressed him, Chief Kim stuttered and replied.

“H, he’s from the Special Investigation Department.”

“……Special Investigation Department?”

Choi Gyu-hyun’s facial muscles instantly stiffened.

“Is he Choi Seo-joon’s henchman?”

“It seems so.”

“You son of a bitch!”

At the name Choi Seo-joon, Choi Gyu-hyun finally went on a rampage.

***

The Chinese restaurant incident of Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon, which broke out just before the general election, was the best possible boon for the Minguk Party.

As soon as the article broke, the Minguk Party, as if they had been waiting for this moment, started to criticize the Daehan Party, saying that they were wearing false masks and deceiving the public.

They poured out all kinds of criticisms, saying that they were politically exploiting this tragedy.

However, the Daehan Party argued that this incident was not the fault of the entire Daehan Party, but only of Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon, and that they should not engage in political exploitation by criticizing the entire party for such an incident.

As the general election drew closer, the debate became heated, but what was certain was that the situation was continuing to tilt in favor of the Minguk Party.

That’s because the start of this controversy was Assemblyman Hong Seung-kwon, who belonged to the Daehan Party.

Since the general election had already begun, they couldn’t cancel the nomination, so they had no choice but to carry the penalty.

The more the Daehan Party tried to make excuses, the more disadvantageous it became for them, so they brought up other topics, but the Minguk Party wouldn’t let it go easily.

Thanks to their continued mention, the story was still being reported in the media even today, ten days before the general election.

While a silent political war was taking place, the Special Investigation Department was moving even faster.

“We have finished investigating all the problematic issues related to MIRS Airlines.”

Chief Lee Doo-hyung handed me a report of nearly 10 pages.

I frowned at the smaller-than-expected amount and asked.

“Is this all?”

He shook his head confidently.

“No. That’s a summary, and if there’s anything you want to check in detail, I’ll bring you the original documents.”

I knew it.

That’s right, Chief Lee Doo-hyung wouldn’t disappoint me.

“As expected of Chief Lee.”

As soon as I opened the first page, the issue of MIRS Airlines’ monopoly on certain routes popped up.

It’s not related to this incident, but it’s undeniable that it’s a real problem.

“The Fair Trade Investigation Department should also get involved in this.”

Fair Trade Investigation Department.

One of the departments under my command as the 3rd Deputy Chief Prosecutor.

In other words, it’s a department that can be deployed to investigate MIRS Airlines right away.

As a Deputy Chief Prosecutor, I can now move other departments together, making it possible to pressure companies on a wider scale.

If you’re dealing with a large company like this, it’s most efficient to deploy multiple departments.

I looked at the report again.

As expected of a large company, it was full of various problems, from internal embezzlement to personnel corruption.

I raised my head and said to Chief Lee Doo-hyung.

“If Chief Lee investigated it, that means everything here can be reliably indicted, right?”

“Of course.”

“Proceed with everything.”

He said cautiously.

“However, the public still feels more sadness for the victims of the tragedy than animosity towards MIRS Airlines, so attacking MIRS Airlines is expected to face strong backlash.”

I understand Chief Lee Doo-hyung’s concerns.

That’s because he doesn’t know the survivor’s testimony that Prosecutor Nam Min-je secured, that is, what happened in the cockpit of the plane at the time of the crash.

He has no choice but to be conscious of public opinion.

But from my perspective, knowing all this, there was nothing to fear.

“That’s why we have to step up.”

I smirked.

“Isn’t the only way to monopolize this case to draw our swords when others can’t?”

“That’s right.”

“Exactly one week later, three days before the general election, issue a warrant and start the investigation. Have everything perfectly prepared by then.”

“Understood. I will proceed without any setbacks.”

“Let’s thoroughly 털어 보자 [shake down] MIRS Airlines.”