The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 277

Poisoned or Not (1)

“It’s a bit complicated to explain everything in detail…”

“You don’t have to explain if it’s too difficult.”

Han Jiyu smiled, turning the steering wheel.

“I don’t think you would have done it if it meant disregarding life or endangering a child.”

“Thanks.”

I instantly felt relieved.

“To put it simply, I didn’t expect the kidnapping, but somehow safety was secured, and then I worked with Prosecutor Gong to strategize and move.”

“Okay. That’s enough.”

“Oh, right. There’s something I need to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“I might need to use some of our money next year.”

“Sss!”

She frowned and looked at me.

“Not my money, our money.”

“Yes, our money.”

I smiled and continued.

“I’m planning to start a law firm next year.”

“Aren’t prosecutors prohibited from holding concurrent positions?”

“That’s right. I won’t be running it; Chief Prosecutor Min Hoseon will. We’ll just hold shares.”

“Is that legally okay?”

Han Jiyu tilted her head, then chuckled.

“Well, you wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t okay.”

“Haha, that’s right.”

“You made some kind of deal with Chief Prosecutor?”

“That’s right.”

“I knew it.”

“Roughly speaking, Min Hoseon will hold 25% of the total shares, I’ll have 10%, and you’ll have 20%.”

“Okay.”

“Even with this, we’ll have 55%, so we can definitely maintain control. And the remaining 45% will be distributed to additional investors, but in reality, some of it will be under borrowed names…”

“But I don’t really understand this kind of stuff.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah. Just take care of it.”

She smiled sweetly.

“Because I trust you.”

“Okay. Thanks.”

“You must be tired. Get some sleep. I’ll wake you up when we arrive.”

“No. If I sleep next to you…”

“Look in the mirror. Your eyes are completely bloodshot.”

I glanced in the mirror and closed my eyes as she said.

As soon as I leaned my head, thoughts about the shares came to mind again.

Right, I should organize my thoughts and sleep.

I plan to give 5% of the 45% to the lawyers who join early, as a kind of signing bonus.

Of course, most of them are my people, so they will support me when needed.

And I plan to hold the remaining 40% under borrowed names, disguised as virtual investors.

Even excluding the initial lawyers, Han Jiyu and I will hold a total of 70% of the shares.

This far exceeds the 51% needed to maintain control.

It means I can kick out Min Hoseon at any time and take over the law firm again.

But I don’t intend to do that.

However, it will be useful if Min Hoseon becomes a problem or tries to stab me in the back.

Even though it’s money that Han Jiyu earned, I didn’t intend to use it carelessly.

Rather, it’s a kind of investment.

If I mobilize Min Hoseon, prosecutors from the Special Investigations Unit, and connections from various judges and prosecutors, and pour them into the law firm, growth is only a matter of time.

Since I hold 70% of the shares, most of the profits will be mine.

It will become a source of funds to support my future activities.

Money that can be operated legally.

Then, there will be no need to negotiate with tycoons who control the money supply.

In other words, the power of authority becomes even stronger.

In addition, I can win over Chief Prosecutor Min Hoseon’s heart, so it’s the best of both worlds.

That thought naturally made me feel comfortable.

Perhaps because of that.

Before I knew it, my head became hazy, and I fell asleep.

***

“You’ve been incredibly busy lately, haven’t you?”

Han Jiyu placed the sliced fruit on the table, gently wrapped her arms around my neck, and leaned against me.

“Is there that much overtime?”

“It’s not prosecution work, but I have some funds to organize.”

“Funds, as in money?”

“Yeah. To use next year.”

“Oh, is it because of the law firm you mentioned back then?”

“That’s right.”

I put down my pen and looked at Han Jiyu.

“You organized everything so well that the work is really easy.”

“But it seems to be taking quite a while?”

“It’s because there’s so much wealth. I don’t know whose wife earned so much.”

“I know, right? I don’t know whose husband is so lucky.”

She smiled brightly and picked up an apple with a fork, putting it in my mouth.

“It’s incredibly sweet.”

“Yeah. My mom ordered it directly from Andong [a region in South Korea known for its apples].”

“No wonder it’s so delicious.”

“Oh, but there’s something I wanted to ask you.”

Han Jiyu rested her chin on my head and asked.

“Is the political scene busy these days?”

“Well, it’s December, so it is. It’s about time to start preparing for next year’s policies, right?”

“I see.”

“Why, did your sister say something?”

“No, she was just complaining a bit.”

She unwrapped her arms and sat next to me.

“Jisu said that her husband hasn’t been coming home much lately.”

“Isn’t your sister living in the Blue House [the South Korean presidential residence] with him now?”

“She is, but she says he’s so busy with work that he’s practically living in his office. He only comes back briefly to shower after sleeping in short bursts and working.”

The moment I heard Han Jiyu’s words, I barely managed to suppress a smirk.

It’s because of Kim Nana.

He’s so infatuated with her that he’s not even thinking about going home and making excuses.

The Blue House has countless rooms and bedrooms.

It’s to prevent terrorism, but that’s only in case of an emergency.

When no one else is around, the rooms in the Blue House are all Seong Taehyeon’s.

Seong Taehyeon is spending time with Kim Nana in one of those many rooms, not in his office.

Kim Nana was so confident, and it seems she has already conquered Seong Taehyeon.

The follow-up to the home invasion is slowly being completed.

I held back the laughter bubbling inside and said.

“Tell her not to worry. A president is bound to be busy.”

“I will. I feel relieved hearing you say that. I should tell Jisu.”

She smiled brightly and got up from her seat.

“How much more of this do you have to organize?”

“I think I only need about an hour more today?”

“Jihoon is asleep, so…”

Instantly, her voice turned sensual.

“I’ll be waiting for you on time.”

Han Jiyu winked seductively.

“You have to keep what you said at the ski resort.”

“…Huh?”

“We have to make a second child.”

“…”

“I’m just kidding. Go do your work.”

She smiled bashfully, kissed my cheek, and left the study.

I don’t think she’s kidding.

Hmm.

Anyway.

I don’t need to worry about Kim Nana anymore.

Now, all that’s left in the plan is the Prime Minister.

Thanks to Prosecutor Gong Sangwook causing a ruckus by holding a knife to Minister Park Changshik’s throat during the summer, Shin’s Hand, Go Seongtak, naturally infiltrated the Prime Minister’s Office as Go Joonghyuk, taking advantage of the chaos.

In addition to completely washing his identity, it hasn’t been easy to contact him since he entered the Blue House.

Due to the nature of his work, he could be with the Prime Minister at any time and wasn’t free from body searches, so he couldn’t have a burner phone or anything like that.

To eliminate the risk, there was no way for us to contact him first.

The only way to communicate was by receiving occasional calls from him to my burner phone from a public phone.

Fortunately, the process has been smooth so far.

He said that he would soon be able to drive out the current right-hand man and be recognized as the Prime Minister’s aide.

Then, it would only be a matter of time before Shin’s Hand devoured the Prime Minister.

The date for the home invasion operation is roughly in the fall.

He guaranteed that he could completely win him over by the summer at the latest, so the timing is perfect.

Of course, I’ll still need to contact the Prime Minister in July next year, as the future text message told me to, just in case.

Everything is going smoothly.

If things continue like this, there’s a very high chance that we’ll not only succeed in the home invasion but also inflict a fatal blow on Seong Taehyeon.

I know, right? You should have just listened to me quietly. Why did you stab me in the back?

It makes me shudder just thinking about it again.

If it weren’t for me, he would have been cornered and lost the election due to the attack by the Daehan Party [a fictional political party], and I saved him by using the Special Investigations Unit…

“Hoo.”

I shook my head to clear away the thoughts of the past.

Bad memories that can’t become memories should only be used to increase my tension, not to the point of making me feel bad.

He’s just a stimulant for me to step on and rise above, nothing more, nothing less.

Right, let’s start organizing the funds.

I need to finish quickly so Jiyu won’t have to wait too long.

However, from the moment I picked up the pen, Han Jiyu’s image kept popping into my head.

I couldn’t concentrate.

How can someone be so attractive even after being married for several years?

It seems like I’m not going to get any work done today.

I’ll have to finish it tomorrow.

I got up from my seat, thinking of going to the bedroom where she was waiting.

But at that moment.

The phone started ringing.

-Caller: Prosecutor Seong Jinhyeon

Seong Jinhyeon?

I wondered if I was seeing things wrong.

The person calling was none other than Seong Taehyeon’s cousin, Seong Jinhyeon.

Why is this guy calling me?

It felt ominous.

There was a very high probability that Seong Taehyeon sent him.

I didn’t want to see anyone from that family.

Above all, the meeting itself could be a risk.

Without much hesitation, I rejected the call.

But a moment later.

Vibration.

A text message arrived from him.

-Sender: Prosecutor Seong Jinhyeon

-I’m sorry for calling you so suddenly. But there’s something I really want to say. I want to apologize. Please answer the phone, and I’ll explain in detail.

Apologize?

Something feels strange.

No, should I say it feels fishy?

If I could bring Seong Jinhyeon over to my side, it would definitely be a tremendous force.

If the person who strikes Seong Taehyeon is not me but his cousin, the public’s trust would increase to an unbelievable level.

Soon, the phone started ringing again.

As expected, the caller was Prosecutor Seong Jinhyeon.

It felt like an apple was placed in front of me.

An apple that I couldn’t tell whether it was poisoned or had a very high sugar content.

I had no idea whether to eat the apple or not.

However.

After a brief moment of contemplation, I made a decision.

I decided to make a decision worthy of Choi Seojun.

It doesn’t matter whether the fruit in front of me is a poisoned apple or a sweet apple.

I have to get it into my hands first.

After that, I’ll figure out the truth about the apple and decide whether I’ll eat it. Or whether I’ll put it on the other person’s table. Or, if not, whether I’ll shove it down Seong Taehyeon’s throat.

That’s the way of Prosecutor Choi Seojun.

Without hesitating any longer, I picked up my phone and answered the call.

“Yes, this is Choi Seojun.”