The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 279

Prosecutor Sung Jin-hyun is Climbing Up! – Episode 279

Whether it’s Poisoned or Not (3)

“We will investigate the details you mentioned as quickly as possible.”

“Yes. Please contact me anytime as things progress.”

“Understood.”

Prosecutor Sung Jin-hyun nodded and left the cafe first.

After he left, I returned to the prosecutor’s office, replaying our conversation in my mind.

First of all, I didn’t say anything that could be problematic, even if he had been recording.

I was also recording, just in case.

If the story about Sung Tae-hyun’s revenge is revealed, I will release the original recording I made.

Of course, it would be known that my cousin admitted to stabbing me in the back.

That’s why we can’t release the recordings, no matter what happens.

There’s also a high possibility that he didn’t actually record anything.

Besides, I deliberately told him to call me on my personal phone, not a burner phone.

There’s no room for suspicion in my contact with him.

I’m certain.

Above all, the content I saw in the future text gave me confidence, so there was no need to take risks.

I closed my eyes and recalled the video shown in the future text.

In case there was any information I missed.

***

“Mr. President, the public’s criticism is intense.”

Sung Tae-hyun’s expression hardened in the video.

“This is beyond criticism; it’s slander. These damn citizens.”

Harsh words spilled from his mouth.

“They elected me with their own hands, and as soon as there’s something to criticize, they swarm like bees and make a fuss.”

“…….”

“And did I start it? The National Intelligence Service has been doing this all along. It’s just a problem now that it’s been caught.”

“Yes. All the past presidents have done it…….”

“I wasn’t even interested in those weed-like guys in the first place. [Referring to insignificant individuals] What can’t even take care of themselves… They need to have the capacity for me to check them directly. Don’t you think?”

Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won didn’t agree, but he had no choice but to chime in.

“That’s right.”

“Besides, frankly speaking, even though I did it, what’s known now isn’t actually what we ordered.”

“Yes. Choi Seo-joon ordered everything.”

“That son of a bitch. I should have killed him properly in the beginning…….”

Sung Tae-hyun gritted his teeth and picked up his phone.

“If he’s trying to drag me down like this, I can’t just sit still. We have to share the stones to hurt less [Meaning: We need to spread the blame].”

He smirked slyly and made a call.

-Yes, brother.

The name that came out of Sung Tae-hyun’s mouth was his cousin, Prosecutor Sung Jin-hyun.

“Jin-hyun, get rid of that bastard Choi Seo-joon. Expose everything.”

-Understood.

After hanging up, Sung Tae-hyun slammed the phone roughly on the desk.

“The attention will be focused there for a while. Then Choi Seo-joon will be too busy struggling to survive. In the meantime, bury the case appropriately, and let’s wrap it up when time passes.”

“Yes. I’ll prepare it.”

Sung Tae-hyun’s eyes gleamed with madness.

“Dare to touch the president? Let’s see who goes down first.”

***

The text clearly shows that a big incident will shake Sung Tae-hyun next year.

Moreover, the possibility that I designed it is very high.

What’s surprising is that even though it’s a case I created and framed him with, he was actually committing the same crime.

I have no idea whether I knew it or not.

However, judging from what he said, it was clear that he knew it was illegal, but past presidents had been secretly doing it.

Thanks to that, he’s in quite a predicament.

It’s a shame that there are no hints as to what kind of incident this is.

However, there was one problem.

Seeing that Sung Tae-hyun is confident that he can shake me in the video, it’s definitely a future that will unfold if I trust Sung Jin-hyun and think of him as part of the team.

In other words, from the moment I decide to bring him in to use him, the events in this video are likely to disappear altogether.

Even so, if it’s something that would make Sung Tae-hyun so angry, it’s worth reconsidering what kind of incident it is rather than forgetting it completely.

At that moment, one crime came to mind.

I don’t know if past presidents have done it or not, but it’s been openly revealed through various movies and dramas.

No, they must be actually doing it.

But it’s not easy to catch evidence, so it’s much more likely to design it from this side.

Above all, it would be enough to enrage the public.

Should I use this to design something?

However, unlike the future text, this time I’ll use Sung Jin-hyun.

Thinking about Sung Tae-hyun’s expression after being betrayed by the axe he trusted, Sung Jin-hyun, made me laugh.

Because I’ll take that axe and cut off his ankles [Meaning: I will use him to undermine Sung Tae-hyun].

However, even in these thoughts, I couldn’t feel at ease.

Considering the situation in which the future text arrived, the uneasiness didn’t go away.

The content of the future text I received this time was the same as usual.

It tells me about important events so I can prepare in advance.

However, this time, the timing of the text’s arrival was different from usual.

Until now, when such important issues arose, the future text arrived before I made a decision. In other words, it helped me make decisions for my advancement at the point of deliberation.

But this time, unlike that, the text arrived after I made a conclusion.

It’s a very minor difference that could be overlooked, but I couldn’t.

The thought ‘What if I had made a different decision?’ crossed my mind.

If, by any chance, I had thought that I should watch Sung Jin-hyun a little more before making a decision, I couldn’t rule out the possibility that the text wouldn’t have come.

Until now, the future text has only come when it wanted to, as if it had a whim, except in special cases.

The fact that not a single future text came to give a hint about him until I was backstabbed by Sung Tae-hyun is an undeniable problem.

I don’t need to think about whether the mechanism of the text has changed and will continue to do so, whether it’s only related to Sung Tae-hyun, or whether it’s just a coincidence among randomly selected texts.

All I can do is use the future text only when it comes.

However, what is certain is that.

I have to make judgments about the situation ‘alone’ more perfectly and coldly than ever before, as I have done so far.

Not relying on future texts, but directly.

After that, the best I can do is use the text as a bonus stage when it comes additionally.

I have to be sensitive.

And sharply. I have to move more keenly.

Because this is a place where even the slightest mistake is not allowed.

The political arena. The Colosseum at its peak.

Knock knock.

The knocking sound woke me from my thoughts.

“Come in.”

The person who entered the office was Yoon Seol-ha.

“Did you finish the conversation well?”

“Yes.”

I slowly exhaled, releasing the pressure in my chest.

“He said he wants to collaborate with me.”

Yoon Seol-ha’s brow furrowed.

“I wonder if it’s a pure intention? No matter how much of a connection he has with the chief prosecutor, he’s Sung Tae-hyun’s cousin…….”

“Whether he can be trusted or not, we’ll have to wait and see.”

I clenched my fist tightly.

“I don’t trust him. And I never will.”

Only then did Yoon Seol-ha nod in relief.

“You’ve thought it through well.”

“And I instructed him to find out about Sung Tae-hyun’s financial resources.”

“Financial resources?”

“Yes. Looking at Sung Tae-hyun’s actions, it’s certain that he’s backed by enormous funds.”

Above all, since I formed a relationship with him, there are countless companies I’ve introduced him to over the past 10 years.

The financial resources I’ve identified are more than ten fingers can count [Meaning: numerous].

He must have laundered it cleanly, but if Sung Jin-hyun is prepared to cut off his cousin’s head, he has to dig it out.

Of course, he won’t, so he’ll end it at a reasonable level.

“Then shall I check up on Prosecutor Sung Jin-hyun?”

“No. There won’t be anything to find even if you dig into him.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. If he’s sincere, there won’t be any evidence, and if he’s fake, he’ll have hidden it thoroughly.”

It was certain that it was the latter, but it was better to hide that I already knew because it included the facts I saw through the future text.

“Ah, I see.”

“Instead, please prepare one document for me.”

“What kind of document is it?”

“It’s a document from the Blue House [The presidential residence].”

My eyes began to shine fiercely.

“I’m talking about the confidential documents that Sung Tae-hyun’s government ordered for civilian surveillance.”

***

“You succeeded in infiltrating?”

-Yes, brother.

Sung Jin-hyun continued, his tone heightened.

-He even shook hands with me, saying let’s work together, and even gave me a new task?

“Really?”

Sung Tae-hyun couldn’t hide his surprised expression.

He had ordered Sung Jin-hyun to infiltrate, but he didn’t think he could get under Choi Seo-joon so easily.

It’s one of two things.

Either his resentment towards him is bone-deep, or he knows that Sung Tae-hyun sent him and deliberately accepted him.

-Yes. So I even received the first instruction.

“What is it?”

-It was to find out about your financial resources, brother.

At that moment, Sung Tae-hyun cheered.

This is definitely not the latter.

This instruction was, in a word, a test.

A process to see if Sung Jin-hyun can be trusted or not.

In other words, if he passes this process well, Choi Seo-joon will acknowledge and accept Sung Jin-hyun.

It means that he will soon be entrusting the cat with the fish [Meaning: Entrusting someone with something they will inevitably abuse].

Choi Seo-joon’s use of Sung Jin-hyun is only when he hits himself.

In a word, if Sung Jin-hyun is under him, he can find out in advance the weapons that can hit Sung Tae-hyun.

In other words, even if Choi Seo-joon hits him in the future, he will be able to defend himself as much as possible.

If this is repeated, the possibility that Choi Seo-joon will not dare to hit Sung Tae-hyun again increases.

Sung Tae-hyun, who quickly organized his thoughts, twisted his lips lightly.

“If it’s about financial resources, I’ll give you some information.”

-Is it okay to hand that over to Choi Seo-joon? If he rides over that, he’ll definitely shake the Blue House.

“He won’t be able to even if he wants to.”

His eyes gleamed slyly.

“What I’m going to give him is a rotten rope [Meaning: Useless information].”

-Ah……!

“Tell him to work hard with that. He won’t be able to reach me in the end anyway.”

-Instead, it’s not fake information, so he’ll trust me.”

“That’s right. You become a trustworthy and capable spy.”

-I feel like the situation is flowing interestingly.

“It has to be. I became president, so I have to have some fun, right?”

A sneer appeared on Sung Tae-hyun’s lips.

‘This time, I’m infiltrating a spy in reverse.’

Revenge for Ko Sung-tak, the hand of God, being attached to him during his time as the Mayor of Seoul.

“From now on, just do as I instruct.”

-Understood, brother.