The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 193

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – Episode 193

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“What the hell is going on?”

Assemblyman Choi Gyu-hyun, who had been watching TV, swallowed hard and jumped up from his seat.

Clearly, everything was unfolding exactly as he had planned.

From Kyung Dong-soo accepting bribes, to using Chairman Kim Byung-ho as a sacrificial lamb when that was exposed, and even Choi Seo-joon’s greed for the bribes.

There wasn’t a single point where he had made a mistake or could be found out.

Except for one thing.

Instead of simply holding onto the footage of Choi Seo-joon receiving bribes as evidence or leverage, he broadcasted it live.

That one point was a bit of an overreach, but otherwise, it was perfect.

‘Where did it go wrong?’

The only two people who knew about this were Kim Byung-ho and himself.

Of course, Executive Director Park, who carried out the plan, and his own personal secretary, Secretary Kim, knew about it.

Executive Director Park was arrested at the scene.

He couldn’t have leaked it…

Then, Chairman Kim Byung-ho.

‘It’s impossible for Chairman Kim to leak it.’

Even if he had made a deal with Choi Seo-joon regarding the sentence, this incident would drag Mirus Aviation down to hell.

Kim Byung-ho isn’t just a member of a conglomerate; he’s the chairman.

The head of an entire group.

He’s the kind of person who would value the company more than his own life.

So, there’s no way Chairman Kim Byung-ho would stab him in the back either.

‘Could it be Secretary Kim?’

Secretary Kim had been involved in every instance where they had missed Choi Seo-joon so far.

But Choi Gyu-hyun quickly shook his head.

‘No, that’s impossible.’

He had been taking care of him for over 10 years.

He knew better than anyone that he wasn’t the type of person to side with Choi Seo-joon.

‘Then how the hell did he find out!’

He couldn’t help but curse.

“Damn it!”

Choi Gyu-hyun threw the glass he was holding against the wall.

The glass shattered with a crash, but Choi Gyu-hyun’s head was still spinning.

It felt like he had been hit in the head with a hammer.

He calmed his trembling fists and sat down.

He calmed down and began to retrace the events of the incident.

10 minutes.

30 minutes.

And 1 hour.

Choi Gyu-hyun sat still and racked his brain, but he couldn’t find an answer.

In the meantime, the news special about Choi Seo-joon ended on TV, and a new program began, but his mind remained disorganized.

‘Could it be that God is helping him?’

But as an atheist, he shook his head.

‘That’s impossible.’

Even when he was running Grand Bridge from behind the scenes, Choi Gyu-hyun didn’t believe in God.

But this time, it was uncanny.

After a long time, he came to only one conclusion.

Choi Seo-joon was either incredibly perceptive or had a crazy good brain.

Choi Gyu-hyun felt like there was a wall between him and Choi Seo-joon.

In any case, the outcome of this incident was set.

Kyung Dong-soo survived, and Mirus Aviation would fall into ruin.

It would either be taken over by another company or the company itself would be dismantled.

But that didn’t matter.

Choi Seo-joon would become more than just a national prosecutor; he would receive overwhelming support from the public.

If he wanted to become a politician, he could easily win a National Assembly seat in any district.

Choi Seo-joon had become too big for Choi Gyu-hyun to swallow in one gulp.

He had to change his plans.

Like when dealing with a powerful politician, not just some prosecutor.

But he didn’t have the time to prepare slowly and carefully to deal with Choi Seo-joon again right now.

There were less than six months left until the presidential election.

‘It’s enough to take Choi Seo-joon’s head after I seize power.’

The most important virtue for a politician is nothing special. Knowing when to strike and when to retreat is the best.

It was time for Choi Gyu-hyun to take a step back.

But he couldn’t easily let go of his resentment and regret.

‘Just one more time?’

But he couldn’t step forward himself.

It would be a disaster if it affected the presidential election.

He needed to use someone else to blow his nose [do his dirty work], like this time.

Then, a person came to his mind.

‘Right, that guy is about to be released, isn’t he?’

Choi Gyu-hyun immediately called Secretary Kim.

Secretary Kim, who was on standby 24 hours a day, answered before the second ring.

-Yes, Assemblyman.

“Secretary Kim, do you remember Jang Young-soon?”

-Jang Young-soon… are you talking about the queen bee of Gangnam [a popular and influential woman in the Gangnam district of Seoul, known for its wealth and trendsetting culture]?

“That’s right, that woman. She’s about to be released, right?”

-Please wait a moment.

He could hear the sound of Secretary Kim flipping through a notebook over the phone.

About 3 minutes later, Secretary Kim, having found the information, replied.

-Not soon, she’s already been released. It has been confirmed that she was released on parole two months ago.

“Ah, is that so?”

Choi Gyu-hyun said with a delighted expression.

“Then arrange for me to meet her tomorrow.”

-Understood, Assemblyman.

***

-Chief Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has directly proven that there is no room for doubt about his integrity through this incident. The public has given Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon the nickname of national hero, going beyond just national prosecutor. In addition, Prosecutor Nam Min-je of his special investigation department secured the testimony of Professor Geum Seong-taek, who was the only first-class passenger besides the owner’s family who witnessed the events in the cockpit…

In the middle of the announcer’s words, a child’s voice echoed in the living room.

“Daddy!”

“Yes. Daddy’s cool, right?”

Han Ji-yu held her son and watched TV together.

Choi Ji-hoon, who didn’t know anything, was looking at the picture of his father, Choi Seo-joon, on TV with bright eyes.

“Your dad is a really cool person.”

Han Ji-yu smiled contentedly as she watched TV and stroked her son’s cheek.

“Let’s become a cool person like Dad, too.”

Choi Ji-hoon looked at his mother with sparkling eyes and shouted.

“Prosecutor!”

Han Ji-yu wore an extremely gentle smile at the short word her son shouted.

“Our son is going to be a prosecutor too?”

But Choi Ji-hoon, who was not even a year old yet, could not properly understand the meaning of those words.

He wouldn’t even know what the word prosecutor meant.

The son just smiled innocently and brightly.

It was already amazing that he was saying words clearly in just 10 months.

“Shall we call Dad?”

Han Ji-yu couldn’t help but smile happily at her son’s laughter.

She pressed the speakerphone and called Choi Seo-joon.

-Oh, Ji-yu.

Han Ji-yu opened her mouth with an excited voice at his soft voice.

“Oppa [term of endearment used by a younger woman to an older brother or male friend], are you busy?”

***

After finishing a brief phone call with his family and returning, the Ministry of Economy and Finance was moving a blue box from the special investigation department.

Yoon Seol-ha, who had come down first and was watching with her arms crossed, said to me slyly.

“It’s a shame to see it like this.”

“It’s an enormous amount of money.”

It wasn’t a small amount of money; it was a whopping 10 billion won [approximately $7.5 million USD].

It was natural for it to be returned to the national treasury because it was a bribe, but that amount of money was enough to make you laugh in disbelief no matter how many times you saw it.

I jokingly said to Yoon Seol-ha.

“Why didn’t you sneak a bundle of 50,000 won bills?”

Yoon Seol-ha nonchalantly took out a bundle of 50,000 won bills from her arms.

“Shall we have a company dinner with this?”

“Are we all having a bean rice dinner together?”

At those words, she burst into laughter and called an employee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

“This was in the hallway. I think it fell.”

“Ah, thank you!”

The employee bowed his head as he received the bundle of 50,000 won bills.

“I didn’t even know I dropped it.”

If they had accidentally dropped it in the middle, it was something that would have been severely reprimanded from above.

Yoon Seol-ha smiled nonchalantly.

“Take care of it.”

“Yes, thank you so much!”

After the employee, who bowed his head again, left, I asked Yoon Seol-ha.

“Were you going to take it?”

“You’re not seriously asking, are you?”

“If you were, I was going to say let’s split it in half.”

She laughed playfully and asked me.

“By the way, what are they going to do with that money? Is it just going to be used for next year’s budget?”

“No. Since it’s funds illegally collected by Mirus Aviation, they say they’re going to use it for the people who were harmed by Mirus Aviation. They’re going to use about 5 billion won to compensate the bereaved families and victims of this crash, and they’re going to use the remaining 5 billion won to create jobs, but I don’t know if it will work out.”

“Not bad.”

Yoon Seol-ha nodded slowly.

“If that happens, President Kyung Dong-soo’s approval rating will recover a little bit, right?”

“He’s already at the end of his term, so he’s doing it to improve the image of the MinGuk Party [a political party in South Korea] rather than for Kyung Dong-soo himself.”

He was trying to give a little bit of strength to the MinGuk Party, which was his party.

There wasn’t much he could do in state affairs during his remaining term.

“That’s true, but is Executive Director Park still not backing down from his claims?”

“Yes. He only gives the same testimony from beginning to end that Chairman Kim Byung-ho was not involved in this bribe and that he used it all to think about the company and poach executives.”

I knew it.

The moment he tells the truth that it was Chairman Kim Byung-ho’s order, Chairman Kim Byung-ho’s prison sentence will be confirmed.

At the same time, Mirus Aviation will collapse, and his position as executive director will also be ruined.

“I wasn’t going to reveal this…”

I took out a USB from my pocket and handed it to Yoon Seol-ha.

“What is this?”

“It’s a recording of when Chairman Kim Byung-ho offered me a bribe.”

“You prepared even this?”

“I have to prepare for the worst.”

When I winked, Yoon Seol-ha stuck out her tongue.

“Chief, please don’t ever retire.”

Instead of asking what she meant, I looked at her.

“I might die of frustration if I work with other prosecutors.”

I smiled lightly.

“Slyly leak that file to the media when you pass the case to the Public Affairs Department.”

Yoon Seol-ha immediately caught my meaning.

“You’re trying to mention it again when the case is about to be forgotten.”

“That’s right. That way, these guys will get a prison sentence…”

“And your image will peak.”

“That’s right.”

She carefully put the USB in her pocket and looked up at me.

“I’m seriously curious about this…”

“Go ahead.”

“Are you going to go into politics later?”

“I don’t know.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“I don’t know either.”

***

Line 2 [likely refers to a specific bar or gathering place], which I visited after a long time, was in a festive mood.

Not only did Kyung Dong-soo survive, but I also destroyed Mirus Aviation.

Moreover, CEO Shin Dong-hyun, who had been at Jeon Gok Port for several weeks, also showed his face after a long time.

It would have been a complete mess if they knew that Choi Gyu-hyun was behind this, but I decided to keep that to myself.

After popping dozens of bottles of champagne, I finally calmed down and had a separate meeting with CEO Shin Dong-hyun.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“No, it wasn’t hard work.”

He said with a gentle smile.

“Thanks to you, people recognize me wherever I go. SV Group’s sales have also jumped.”

“That’s great. Congratulations.”

“I want to take care of you somehow, but my funds have fallen a lot because of this incident. If I just get through this year, I’ll take care of it generously…”

Instead of finishing his words, he just raised his eyebrows.

“Oh, I didn’t do it expecting that…”

I replied slyly.

“It’s not like I can refuse…”

CEO Shin Dong-hyun burst into laughter.

“I know, I know. That’s why I’m forcing you.”

After laughing several times, he drank champagne and asked me.

“By the way, should I just wait until the next general election?”

“Hey, can you wait until then?”

At my words, CEO Shin Dong-hyun wiggled his butt.

“Is there anything else I can do?”

“Are you aware that the National Assembly member who was elected in Seongwang-dong this time had his election invalidated due to election fraud?”