The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 25

New World (3)

Instead of heading to the room indicated on the card key, I went to the lobby.

I showed the card key to the employee at the desk and asked,

“Is the room next to this one vacant?”

“Just a moment.”

The employee checked the computer and nodded.

“One side is checked in, and the other side is vacant.”

However, the employee didn’t stop there and added a comment as if to provide additional information.

“Unlike the room number on the card key, the vacant room is the Presidential Suite.”

The name itself is too grand. I don’t like the sound of this.

“How much is it per night?”

“17 million won.”

I closed my eyes without a word.

Indeed, the level of play is different.

An entry-level employee’s annual salary for just one night.

Whether she knew my feelings or not, the employee added with a business smile.

“Ah, that amount excludes VAT [Value Added Tax] and service fees.”

17 million won per night.

With VAT and service fees each adding 10%, it’s over 20 million won.

Normally, that amount would make me tremble, but I calmed my heart as much as possible.

It’s about reducing risk.

Saving a few pennies could cost me my head.

Besides, I received a large sum from Vice Chairman Lee Cheol-yong.

If I go back to the car, the trunk, as well as the back seat and the passenger seat, will be full of boxes by now.

That’s right, as of today, I am a billionaire with assets of over 10 billion won.

I took a deep breath and said,

“Give me that room.”

***

I received the card key and went straight up to the 36th floor via the elevator.

The hallway is very long, but there are only a few doors.

That must mean each room is incredibly spacious.

Without delay, I headed to the room number on the card key I received from Kang Hyun-soo.

Room 3604.

As I swiped the card key, I heard the sound of the lock smoothly turning.

I entered the room, went through the living room, and into the bedroom, where I saw a woman sitting on the bed, trembling.

And as if sensing my presence, she looked up.

I had a hunch, but as expected.

It’s Han Ji-yoo.

With a nervous look, she got up from her seat and grabbed the gown she was wearing.

“Get dressed properly, pack your things, and come into room 3605 next door.”

After saying those simple and clear words, I quickly scanned the room and went out alone, entering room 3605.

A room that couldn’t be compared to the one next door.

The room even had another hallway inside.

Following the hallway, there was a large living room, a kitchen larger than the living room in my house, and several rooms.

Curious, I counted them myself.

Guest room, office room, media room, dining room, kitchen, living room, lobby, treatment room, main bedroom, sub bedroom, guest bedroom.

In addition, there were two large bathrooms with spas.

It felt like it was about 100 *pyeong* [approximately 330 square meters; a Korean unit of area].

No wonder it costs 20 million won per night; it’s a size that makes your jaw drop. The interior is also luxurious.

Starting with the unrealistic amount of over 10 billion won, to a room costing 20 million won per night.

And even Han Ji-yoo.

I’ve lived in Korea for 30 years, and I’ve always seen Seoul, but this is not the same place.

New world.

It felt like I had taken a step into ‘the world they live in.’

Before I could finish looking around the room, I heard the doorbell ringing.

When I opened the door, Han Ji-yoo, wearing a hat pulled down low, was looking around.

“Come in.”

She still had a frightened look in her eyes.

I handed her the gown I had taken out of the bedroom in advance and said,

“Change over there and come out. Leave your bag there too.”

Despair appeared in Han Ji-yoo’s eyes again.

Leaving her in the bedroom, I prepared two cups of warm tea in the kitchen.

It was a luxuriously packaged flower tea, written in French, so I couldn’t read it.

Although the amount will be included when checking out, would adding a speck to 20 million won make a difference?

I brewed the tea and took it to the living room, where Han Ji-yoo was already sitting on the sofa in a gown.

I placed a teacup in front of her, who had a questioning look, and said,

“Have a cup of tea. Don’t worry, I didn’t put anything strange in it.”

After taking a sip of tea first, she quietly drank the tea with an uneasy look.

“Did you close the bedroom door when you came out?”

After seeing her nod silently, I spoke comfortably.

“I have no intention of touching you today, so relax a bit.”

“Pardon?”

Han Ji-yoo looked up at me with surprised eyes.

Clear and bright round eyes, a prominent nose, cherry-colored small lips, and wavy brown hair. And a fist-sized oval face.

Literally, a classic beauty with Korean features.

Indeed, I could feel the aura of a top actress.

If I hadn’t seen the video of us together in the future text, I probably would have held her.

Not only her face, but also the curves of her body were fully revealed because she had tightly fastened the gown, which would have made the impulse even stronger.

In fact, it wasn’t just the curves visible through the clothes, but her fair skin was subtly peeking out between the gown, making it embarrassing to look at.

I threw her a blanket from under the table and said,

“Cover yourself with that. It’s embarrassing to look at.”

“…Yes.”

After she covered herself with the blanket, I explained the whole situation.

“There’s a hidden camera in that room, so I brought you here.”

She gasped in surprise.

“Really?”

“Yes. Probably 100%. Just in case, you might have a hidden camera or bug attached to your clothes or bag without you knowing, so I told you to change.”

Hidden camera.

The reason I spent 20 million won to come to this room was precisely because of that.

The video in the future text of me and Han Ji-yoo together.

When I glanced at the previous room, I immediately recognized that the bedroom was the place I had seen in the future text.

I knew it, so I rented this room.

If I stayed there, even if I didn’t sleep with Han Ji-yoo, the conversations we had would all be recorded and go to Kang Hyun-soo.

You scumbag.

To call it a gift and then try to exploit weaknesses, what a cowardly act.

Doesn’t he feel ashamed of his position as a chief prosecutor?

“There are no prying eyes here, and I’m the only one listening, so please tell me the truth.”

She lowered her head without a word.

“I’m from the Inspection Department. I’ll protect you, so trust me.”

I had to persuade Han Ji-yoo.

If I knew the process of how she came to be in this situation, I could at least find out what was shady about Kang Hyun-soo.

“The person who brought me here is also a prosecutor.”

Han Ji-yoo gave a hollow laugh with a half-resigned face.

“That guy is a chief prosecutor. Your position is even lower…”

“I’m from the Inspection Department. I’m the one who corrects prosecutors’ wrongdoings.”

“…”

“To be honest, I don’t like Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo either. You have to tell me so I can help you.”

***

After a long persuasion, she opened her mouth.

She even allowed me to record it.

However, she repeatedly asked me not to leak it to the outside.

In the past, Han Ji-yoo’s parents fell into a cult, and she had done some work related to it.

As time passed, they left the cult and resolved the issues smoothly with the parties involved, but there were criminal law implications, so she was being threatened by Kang Hyun-soo to provide sexual favors, using her parents as hostages.

She was supposed to provide sexual favors five times in total, and in return, they would bury her parents’ case, with today being the first time.

The prosecutors, who should be protecting the people, are instead using the law to threaten citizens.

The country is doing very well.

Chief Prosecutor Kang Hyun-soo was probably not only using Han Ji-yoo as a card to negotiate with me and others but also to satisfy his own selfish desires.

That trashy bastard.

I almost burst out with curses several times, but I held back, thinking of Han Ji-yoo, who was having a hard time opening her mouth.

After her story ended, I stopped the recording, and only then did tears like raindrops fall from Han Ji-yoo’s eyes.

I silently handed her a handkerchief and said,

“I’ll try to help.”

“…Really?”

Han Ji-yoo looked at me as if a ray of hope had fallen.

“But there’s a condition.”

“A condition?”

A moment of unease flashed in her eyes.

“There may be times when you need to help me in the future. It won’t be a situation that goes to court or is exposed to the media. Please help me then.”

“What kind of help…”

“Just testify that you were threatened and forced to provide sexual favors. Or, you can just answer that the recording is true.”

I said to her, who was worried,

“I’ll get rid of all four remaining sexual favors. I may not be able to punish Kang Hyun-soo quickly, but I’ll prevent you from coming to these kinds of events in the future.”

Han Ji-yoo nodded with difficulty.

“Yes.”

“Don’t worry and trust me.”

Okay.

She was on my side.

Now that I had recorded it, it was impossible for her to stab me in the back.

If I were to maliciously frame Han Ji-yoo in the recording and leak it to the media, it was obvious that she would be buried in the entertainment industry.

At the same time, I also held Kang Hyun-soo’s leash.

If it was revealed that he forced Han Ji-yoo to provide sexual favors, not only would he be charged with coercion, but her fans wouldn’t stand still.

It just depends on me.

On what kind of frame I focus on when reporting this fact.

Whether I focus on the suspicion that Han Ji-yoo provided sexual favors, or on the chief prosecutor who forced her to provide sexual favors, or on the star prosecutor of the Inspection Department who saved her from that coercion.

I can lead the media and public opinion as I want.

Of course, the best thing would be to hold onto this recording and blackmail Kang Hyun-soo without releasing it, but you never know how the situation will turn out.

I don’t intend to release the recording right now or use it to blackmail him.

Holding onto it and detonating it at the right time.

That’s true media play.

“Thank you.”

Han Ji-yoo got up from her seat and bowed deeply.

Because of that, the blanket she was covering fell off, and her fair skin was revealed again.

I scratched my forehead and turned my gaze away.

“Change and come out. I’m going to check out now.”

“Ah, yes.”

While she went to change, I looked around the room again.

To rent a 20 million won room and leave in just an hour without even sleeping for a day.

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed.

After a while, she came out after changing her clothes, and we boarded the VIP elevator together and headed to the lobby.

Just before getting off the elevator, Han Ji-yoo carefully called me.

“Excuse me, Prosecutor.”

“Yes?”

“Just one business card…”

“A business card?”

“Yes.”

She lowered her head and said,

“I’m sorry for being indebted to you. I’d like to treat you to a meal sometime…”

There’s no need to refuse a meal bought by a celebrity.

I handed Han Ji-yoo my business card.

“Be careful going back.”

“Goodbye.”

After sending her off, I finished checking out and headed to the car.

As soon as I got into the car that I had left for valet parking, I sighed.

I expected it, but as expected, the back seat was full of apple boxes.

There was also a box on the floor of the passenger seat.

When I checked it, it was full of yellow stacks of money.

12 billion won.

If it weren’t for this money, I would have stayed in that expensive room for a day, but I couldn’t sleep knowing that this huge amount of money was in the parking lot.

Leaving the disappointment behind, I turned the steering wheel towards home.