The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 186

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – Episode 186 (186/341)

Behind the Scenes (1)

As the lull ended and the investigation resumed in earnest, Mirus Airlines resisted desperately.

-Chief Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon is not only mobilizing the Special Investigations Department but also all departments under his command, including the Fair Trade Investigation Department, to continue the investigation. Even after thoroughly searching with warrants, they continue the investigation relentlessly. If this isn’t an abuse of power, what is? Mirus Airlines should be compensating the victims and their families and empathizing with their grief during these precious times…

It wasn’t just his plaintive interviews.

The Daehan Party was also joining forces, publishing all sorts of articles.

-South Korean prosecutors… Are they truly okay as they are?

-Prosecutors who fail to uphold the line between performance, success, and justice should be ousted.

-Chief Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon. Is he truly qualified to be the youngest chief prosecutor?

-Targeted investigation of Mirus Airlines. Even the bereaved families are now uncomfortable…

Despite this pressure, I couldn’t help but smile as I watched.

Because the USB in my hand contained the black box recording from the crashed Mirus aircraft.

Knock, knock.

“Come in.”

Yoon Seol-ha entered the chief prosecutor’s office.

“Chief, preparations are complete.”

At her words, I smiled and picked up my phone to make a call.

After two rings, the other party’s voice was heard.

-Yes, Prosecutor.

“CEO Shin Dong-hyun, the stage is set. It’s time for you to take the stage.”

The corners of my lips twisted involuntarily.

“Now is the time to sweep up the hearts of the people.”

-Thank you. I won’t forget this favor.

“I’ll see you soon.”

-Yes. I’ll be there shortly.

CEO Shin Dong-hyun replied with a satisfied voice and hung up.

“Shall I turn on the TV?”

Instead of answering Yoon Seol-ha’s question, I picked up the remote and turned on the power.

As I tuned into terrestrial TV, the screen of a cooking show that was in full swing changed to show an announcer in a news studio.

-We apologize for the interruption. This is a breaking news bulletin. SV Group CEO Shin Dong-hyun has announced that he has discovered the crashed Mirus Airlines aircraft and recovered the black box from the crashed plane. CEO Shin is currently at a press conference to state his position. Let’s go live to the scene.

The screen switched again, showing CEO Shin Dong-hyun standing in front of numerous cameras and reporters.

He coughed awkwardly a couple of times before opening his mouth.

-Hello, this is Shin Dong-hyun.

He bowed and continued.

-Today, I stand here not as the CEO of SV Group, but as a citizen of this country.

Shin Dong-hyun’s voice even showed a hint of determination.

The few points I briefly taught him before the speech, which I learned from Han Ji-yu, seemed to be having an effect.

-Three days ago, around 5 PM on November 6, 2024, I succeeded in discovering the crashed Mirus Airlines aircraft between Jebudo and Ippado. Please refer to the press release for the exact coordinates.

As soon as he finished speaking, a barrage of flashes erupted.

-Thinking that I could finally put an end to the heartbreaking pain of the bereaved families, I informed the government and tried to set up a plan to salvage the aircraft. But….

CEO Shin Dong-hyun opened his eyes wide and continued.

-It occurred to me that the current government had declared a halt to the search for the crashed aircraft by the Coast Guard. Feeling uneasy for some reason, I made the independent decision to obtain the black box from the aircraft. Of course, without informing the government.

He continued with a contrite expression.

-Yes, that’s right. It’s illegal. But I felt I had to confirm, and I succeeded in analyzing the black box and recovering the CVR [cockpit voice recorder]. But what on earth is this….

CEO Shin Dong-hyun continued with a sorrowful expression.

-This was no ordinary accident. This was a disaster in which so many deaths occurred due to a specific individual.

He didn’t say anything more and played the recording stored on the black box.

***

-Hello, Executive Director.

The voice of Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun flowed out.

-It’s been a while, Captain.

-Hello!

Next, the voice of a child was heard.

Presumably, it was Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun’s son and daughter.

-It’s definitely a better view from the cockpit.

-Is that so?

-Yes. That’s why I come to the cockpit every time I’m on a plane.

Here, the first problem was exposed.

But the important thing was what came next.

-How have you been?

-Yes. Thanks to you.

The captain continued cautiously.

-By the way, bringing children into the cockpit….

He seemed embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

Not knowing that at all, the child opened his mouth innocently.

-Dad!

Hearing his son’s voice, Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun carefully said to the captain.

-My son’s dream is to be an astronaut. Would it be okay for him to sit in the cockpit once?

-In the cockpit?

The captain’s voice sounded flustered, but Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun replied without hesitation.

-Yes. It’s not like it costs money to sit once, right?

He added, as if pressuring him.

-Actually, that money comes from me, though. Hahaha.

Meaning that he was the executive director holding the purse strings.

How could the captain resist in this situation?

Eventually, there was a rustling sound and a shift in position.

Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun’s son must have been sitting in the captain’s seat, and Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun’s daughter in the co-pilot’s seat.

-Wow. Amazing.

As the son and daughter touched something indiscriminately, a clattering sound was heard.

-You have to be careful. It’s dangerous to touch it carelessly.

At the captain’s words, Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun scoffed as if there was nothing to worry about.

-What’s wrong with touching it? The autopilot is on anyway, right?

-That’s true, but….

-Wow, is this a steering wheel?

-You shouldn’t touch the control stick….

Pshhhhh-!

Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden sound of air escaping, and there was a loud crash as it shook violently.

Along with that, the co-pilot’s urgent voice was heard.

-Your daughter pressed the fuel dump button.

-Take your hands off the control stick! No, get out!

-Captain, the autopilot is off too!

-Damn it! Both of you get out of the way right now!

After hearing the captain’s urgent voice, he roughly pushed the children aside, and they barely managed to regain control of the cockpit, but the plane seemed to have already fallen into a bank turn, and the people in the cockpit kept hitting the walls and ceiling without being able to maintain their balance.

Since they had gotten up from their seats, they had also unfastened their seatbelts, so it was obvious that they would not be able to properly hold the control stick.

The rest was obvious.

The captain and co-pilot, who had not fastened their seatbelts, could not even sit properly in the cockpit, and before long, along with all sorts of screams, the plane crashed into the cold sea.

***

When the playback of the recording ended, the press conference hall instantly froze.

The murmuring disappeared, and only the sound of typing on laptop keyboards broke the silence.

-Haa….

CEO Shin Dong-hyun let out a deep sigh and said with a choked voice, as if in agony.

-This is the whole story. The truth hidden behind the government’s attempt to hide the incident is this.

His words were a statement that could embarrass President Kyung Dong-soo.

However, in this case, I couldn’t consider that.

Above all, I had suffered so much because the Coast Guard had stopped searching for the aircraft, so it was too much to even consider the government’s convenience.

Kyung Dong-soo would understand that well enough.

He would know well enough that I was in trouble because of the suspension of the search that he had ordered.

-After learning the whole story of the accident, I struggled for a long time whether to reveal the truth or not. Revealing this would mean admitting that I had also committed a crime by secretly obtaining and analyzing the black box.

He said firmly without hesitation.

-However, as a citizen of the Republic of Korea… as someone who was heartbroken by this tragedy, I thought I should stand here today because I thought I should know the truth hidden behind it.

At that time, applause erupted from among the reporters.

A rare sight to see at a press conference.

-I didn’t do anything worthy of applause. Anyone who wants a just Republic of Korea would have made the same judgment as me.

He held up the USB containing the CVR recording of the black box and said.

-I have handed over all of these materials to the Special Investigations Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, which is in charge of investigating Mirus Airlines, and I will also pay the price for the crimes I have committed.

CEO Shin Dong-hyun stared at the camera and said politely.

-I hope the prosecution will transparently reveal why the government stopped searching for the aircraft and who is responsible for this accident.

As he bowed and came down, Prosecutor Jang Ha-young went up to the podium and took over.

-I am Jang Ha-young, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Special Investigations Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. Our Special Investigations Department believes that Shin Dong-hyun’s claims are credible, and we will launch a detailed investigation based on this. Shin Dong-hyun will also be held accountable for violating the legal aspects of his statement.

She continued without hesitation.

-Our prosecution swears on the honor of the entire Special Investigations Department at this place that we will investigate all the truths related to this Mirus Airlines crash without any hesitation.

She spoke very firmly and left the press conference hall with CEO Shin Dong-hyun.

Within an hour, Prosecutor Jang Ha-young would enter the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office with CEO Shin Dong-hyun.

In fact, this was close to a show.

A process of pushing Shin Dong-hyun to receive the support of the people.

Who could not be moved by this press conference?

Shin Dong-hyun is not an ordinary person, but a chaebol [a wealthy business conglomerate].

The head of one of the leading chaebol groups in Korea.

Such a person is standing up for justice, even at the risk of abandoning his honor and money and going to jail.

No citizen would be able to resist chanting his name.

In fact, if he is found guilty of illegal judgment and receives a guilty verdict, the people will come forward and work for his acquittal, even if it means staging a protest.

In addition, since the Special Investigations Department will be in charge of the investigation, the possibility of him actually being sentenced to prison can be regarded as converging to 0.

From Shin Dong-hyun’s point of view, it was a perfect ending without any frills.

He doesn’t have to do anything more.

All he has to do is watch the people support him.

The rest is up to me to clean up and sweep away.

The problem is that the government will now start to sweat.

If a press conference of this magnitude breaks out, there will actually be a problem with government officials in the process of the incident, and there is a high probability that they will be swept away together.

From my point of view, I had no major worries as long as Kyung Dong-soo survived.

In any case, his term of office is now less than half a year away.

He would have expected that one or two of his people would be cut off during the period of being trapped in a lame duck [a politician in their final period of office].

I should call Kyung Dong-soo soon to discuss this in detail and discuss how to deal with it.

I smiled contentedly at Yoon Seol-ha.

“The internet will be in an uproar soon.”

“Not soon, but already all the real-time search terms are plastered with words related to Mirus Airlines. Articles are also being posted that apologize for misunderstanding the chief prosecutor.”

“It’s fun. I guess politicians do politics for this kind of taste.”

Yoon Seol-ha replaced the answer with a light smile.

At that time, I Doo-hyung, the head of the department, called my cell phone.

“Oh, Head Lee.”

-Chief, the arrest warrant has been issued. We will arrest all Mirus Airlines executives, including Executive Director Kim Yoon-geun.

“Bring them in. Let’s see if they can still spout nonsense in jail.”

-I’ll contact you as soon as they enter the detention center.

“Okay.”