The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 275

No sooner had Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook finished his exclamation than Minister Park Chang-shik, who had been waiting nearby, rushed into the cabin, panting.

“Gyu-tae!”

I turned on the flashlight on my phone and shone it downwards.

“Minister, this way.”

His pupils dilated as he hurried up the stairs.

“Gyu-tae, where’s Gyu-tae?”

“He’s safe. Don’t worry.”

I lifted Park Gyu-tae and placed him in Minister Park Chang-shik’s arms.

“Oh, thank goodness. Thank goodness…”

He was finally relieved and patted his grandson’s back.

Soon, the others also came up to the second floor.

“Father!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. He’s breathing well and seems to be sound asleep.”

Minister Park Chang-shik handed the child to his daughter-in-law and approached me.

“Thank you, Chief Prosecutor Choi.”

“It’s nothing. I just did what I had to do.”

At that moment, Deputy Chief Min Ho-sun, who had approached the culprit, exclaimed in surprise.

“What’s this?”

“What is it? What’s wrong?”

Minister Park Chang-shik quickly approached him.

Deputy Chief Min Ho-sun pointed to the floor with wide eyes.

“Isn’t this a knife?”

Soon, the eyes of both of them and everyone else in the room turned to me.

“He had a knife and you subdued him?”

“Ah, well…”

Just as I was about to explain.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook nodded vigorously.

“He had a weapon, so I couldn’t easily move in, but the Chief Prosecutor rushed at the culprit without hesitation and subdued him in an instant.”

He clicked his tongue and gave a thumbs up.

“He was more impressive than prosecutors in their twenties, really!”

“I heard Chief Prosecutor Choi used to do judo…”

I couldn’t deny it again.

“That was a long time ago.”

I scratched my head and nodded awkwardly.

“Given the situation, I couldn’t wait any longer.”

“Thank you, Chief Prosecutor Choi.”

Minister Park Chang-shik came up to me and hugged me tightly before I could stop him.

“Thank you so much…”

I didn’t expect such a warm embrace.

I don’t think I’ve ever hugged Han Ji-yu this tightly…

“Cough. I, I can’t breathe.”

“Ahahaha. Sorry.”

He laughed heartily and released me from his embrace.

At that moment.

Wee-ooo, wee-ooo-.

A siren sounded.

Fortunately, the police had arrived.

Finally, the situation was over.

***

The kidnapper readily admitted to kidnapping the child.

He said that he had lost his son a few months ago and was trying to end his life in the cabin.

However, he was afraid of death and took drugs before attempting suicide. He lost his mind and ran out, climbed over the fence, and trespassed on the ski resort. He saw Park Gyu-tae, who resembled his son, and impulsively kidnapped him.

Of course, whether this was true or not would be revealed through the police investigation.

He was handcuffed and taken to the police car, until he was taken away.

“But I really didn’t use that knife! Really!”

He cried out, but no one would listen.

His fingerprints were all over the weapon.

And there were credible testimonies from ‘prosecutors’ that he had used it.

“Yes. Then we’ll be on our way.”

The most senior officer among the dispatched police approached and bowed.

“Okay.”

Minister Park Chang-shik nodded and asked.

“I heard the jurisdiction here is the Ho-pyeong Police Station, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct. Everyone is from the Ho-pyeong Police Station.”

“I see. Go ahead. Thank you all for your hard work.”

After sending the police away, Minister Park Chang-shik immediately made a phone call.

Judging by the fact that he was telling his subordinate police officers to keep their mouths shut, he must be a high-ranking official in the police force.

Minister Park Chang-shik finished the call with a light smile and returned.

“I’ve told them to make sure nothing leaks out, so you don’t have to worry.”

If the fact that four high-ranking prosecutors and their families had taken time off to rent out an entire golf course on a weekday got into the hands of reporters, it would be a major scoop.

Although it wouldn’t be a legal problem since they took vacation days, it would never look good to the public.

The trust that had been built up in me would collapse like a house of cards.

But judging by the confident way Minister Park Chang-shik was speaking, he must be at least the local police chief in this jurisdiction.

I shouldn’t have to worry.

“Umm, Mom…”

Just then, Park Gyu-tae fortunately woke up, rubbing his eyes.

“Are you awake?”

“Yeah. I’m hungry.”

“Okay, let’s go eat quickly.”

Minister Park Chang-shik’s daughter-in-law patted the child and turned to leave.

“Alright, alright, let’s all go back quickly.”

Minister Park Chang-shik put his hands on my and Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook’s shoulders with a lighthearted voice.

“I’m so relaxed that I’m incredibly thirsty. Let’s go have a beer quickly.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I’m going to go crazy tonight, so everyone better be ready to keep up!”

***

“Hahahaha! I feel even better today!”

Minister Park Chang-shik seemed to have removed his limiter, continuously pouring alcohol down his throat.

He had gone from beer to soju [Korean distilled spirit], and from soju to whiskey, and I don’t know how many bottles he had emptied.

The alcohol was soaking his entire body.

Minister Park Chang-shik’s face was not only red, but his ears were also flushed as he approached me, grabbed my shoulder, and slowly opened his mouth.

“I really think it was a gift from heaven that I got to know Chief Prosecutor Choi. He not only saved me from a crisis but also saved my grandson… He’s truly an angel who saved our family. I mean, I’ve seen a lot of prosecutors since a long time ago…”

He began to ramble on and on.

I listened with one ear and let it out with the other, but anyway, I guess he meant that he really liked me and wanted to be with me for the rest of his life.

At this point, Minister Park Chang-shik would think of me not only as someone he was indebted to but also as a colleague he wanted to be with until he died… no, even after death.

I had completely become his person.

In addition, it was also true that Min Ho-sun’s gaze towards me had naturally softened.

When we first met, he only had a slight liking for me because Minister Park Chang-shik favored me so much, but now he must have the thought that I was ‘a really good guy’ stuck in his head.

The conditions for having a serious conversation with him were slowly being prepared.

Minister Park Chang-shik stared intently into my eyes and said.

“I can’t read Chief Prosecutor Choi’s inner thoughts…”

He even added ‘our’ before my name.

“But it’s clear that he’s going to be a great man. It’s written all over his forehead that he’s ‘going to be someone’!”

“Thank you.”

He nodded contentedly and then.

“Our Prosecutor Gong, who Chief Prosecutor Choi chose!”

“Yes, Minister.”

Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook put down the whiskey glass he was holding.

“What is your ultimate goal?”

“I…”

He seemed embarrassed, but he didn’t back down and said.

“If I may be so bold, I want to become the Prosecutor General.”

“The Prosecutor General…”

Minister Park Chang-shik nodded.

“Good. Wonderful.”

“Thank you.”

“You have to have that kind of ambition for me to understand why you held a knife to my neck. If your goal was something petty like becoming a chief prosecutor, I would have been upset.”

Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook lowered his head.

“I’m sorry.”

“No, I’m not saying it to make you feel sorry, I was just curious about why you dared to have such a presumptuous thought against me.”

He smiled comfortably, as if he was sincere, so that Prosecutor Gong Sang-wook wouldn’t feel sorry.

“Raise your head. Future Prosecutor General.”

“Ah, yes. Minister.”

“I was originally going to finish as the Prosecutor General. I was lucky enough to be appointed as a minister… Anyway, my goal is to finish this ministerial position well and live comfortably and happily with my family.”

“That sounds really good.”

“Then what about our Chief Prosecutor Choi?”

Should I tell him honestly?

No. Trustworthiness aside, I still have to hide it.

I carefully opened my mouth.

“I…”

“Wait. Stop there.”

“Yes?”

“I think I know without you saying it.”

Minister Park Chang-shik filled my glass and said.

“Let’s toast to taking down that bastard Sung Tae-hyun.”

“Yes.”

I clinked glasses and emptied the Valentine [a brand of whiskey] straight.

Minister Park Chang-shik turned his head and asked.

“Then what about Deputy Chief Min?”

“I…”

He scratched his head once and said.

“I’m a little different from Chief Prosecutor Choi or Prosecutor Gong.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Since I’ve already secured a line with the Daehan Party, I’ve come to the conclusion that I won’t be able to be promoted to Prosecutor General within this administration.”

It couldn’t be helped.

His term as deputy chief would end before Sung Tae-hyun’s term ended.

There was nowhere higher to go from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.

In the end, if he couldn’t become the Prosecutor General, he would have no choice but to resign.

“I’ve received offers to enter politics, but I don’t really have any great aspirations for politics, so I’m just going to make a lot of money.”

“Money is good. There’s nothing as good as money in a capitalist world. To be honest, isn’t money directly connected to power?”

“That’s right.”

A faint smile appeared on his lips.

“Especially in Korea.”

“So how are you going to make money?”

At that moment, Deputy Chief Min Ho-sun’s eyes changed.

Very sharp and ambitious.