The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 290

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! – 290

The Empty House (5)

It was late, past 2 AM.

Perhaps it was because I had met with Prime Minister Park Hyung-tae.

Unable to sleep, I spent the late hours in my study.

Just as my eyelids were starting to feel heavy.

Bzzzz.

A call came in on the burner phone.

The caller ID was a number I had never seen before.

I didn’t know where it was coming from, but it was definitely a public phone.

It was probably Go Seong-tak.

“Yeah, it’s me.”

-Prosecutor. This is Go Joong-hyuk.

Of course.

“I’ve been waiting.”

-I figured you would be, so I called as soon as possible.

“You met with Prime Minister Park Hyung-tae?”

-Yes. We talked for a long time and wrapped up about an hour ago. Just in case, I went home and pretended to sleep before coming out to a public phone booth.

“Thank you.”

-You’re welcome. And.

He said with a confident voice.

-It went as planned.

“You succeeded?”

-Yes. He asked me if he should backstab you after Prosecutor Choi made such a proposal, or if he should follow it. I strongly expressed my opinion that he should follow you, and the Prime Minister agreed and accepted it.

Yes!

It was finally complete.

The trinity of the Minister of Justice, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor, and the Prime Minister.

I had a hunch when the call came at this hour, but hearing it directly with my own ears sent shivers down my spine.

To put what he said in a nutshell, Prime Minister Park Hyung-tae means he will cooperate with me in this empty house raid.

In other words, all preparations were complete.

“Good job, Go Pro.”

-You can tell me that after the job is completely done.

“Okay. I’ll tell you as much as you want after it’s over.”

-Yes. Then I’ll see you soon.

“Alright. Oh, and now you can give Jennifer Kang the signal to start.”

-What do you mean by start?

I didn’t tell him what Kim Nana and I had prepared.

As a rule, the fewer people who know about a plan besides the executors, the higher the probability of success.

“Just give her a hint that the time has come, and she’ll take care of it.”

-Understood.

“Okay. Let’s suffer a little more.”

-Yes, Prosecutor.

As I hung up, a smile naturally spread across my face.

The empty house raid that I had been preparing for over a year and a half, sharpening my knife.

The day to execute it was just around the corner.

Sung Tae-hyun.

Just know that the day you fall into the abyss is not far off.

***

The next day.

From the morning, the media reported one piece of news as the main story.

-Breaking news. Around 4 AM Korean time today, 20 civilians kidnapped by Somali pirates were rescued by the British Navy. All foreign hostages, including 6 Koreans, were successfully rescued without a single injury. The local embassy stated that it is in the process of reconfirming the identities and health conditions of the Korean hostages with the British authorities. It is reported that the British Navy used special bullets to prevent civilians from being injured during the hostage rescue process. These were specially made to prevent the bullets from penetrating and injuring the hostages…….

Let’s hear from British Navy Colonel Joseph, who led this operation.

The screen switched and an interview with the British general continued, but I couldn’t focus on the TV screen.

“That’s a little disappointing.”

I nodded involuntarily at Yoon Seol-ha’s words.

“I agree. The government should have been in more trouble with this.”

South Korea was hotly debating whether to rescue the kidnapped Korean hostages or not, putting pressure on Sung Tae-hyun, but this one piece of news solved it all at once.

“Sung Tae-hyun must be cheering right now, right?”

“He probably is.”

Sung Tae-hyun, after seeing the news, must be sighing in relief.

Because he didn’t have to make a decision on an issue that had become a hot potato among the people.

He’s probably grateful to England to death.

“Thinking about Sung Tae-hyun’s happy face makes my stomach feel bloated.”

“Don’t be like that. It’s okay to let him be happy enough.”

Yoon Seol-ha tilted her head, looking at me.

“Is something the matter?”

“His days of laughter will soon disappear.”

I continued in a grim voice.

“Wouldn’t the pain be more severe if you dragged a person at the height of joy down?”

Yoon Seol-ha stared at me with wide eyes.

“Could it be…….”

“Yes. Preparations are complete.”

She wore the brightest expression possible.

“It’s finally done.”

“Now, the time is slowly approaching.”

“The era of the Chief Prosecutor?”

“That’s not wrong either.”

I roughly twisted the corners of my lips.

“Be fully prepared. I’ll be going to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office soon.”

“Understood. Future Deputy Chief.”

***

“Hahaha!”

Sung Tae-hyun’s face was full of smiles from the morning.

That’s because the Aria Church kidnapping case, which had been bothering him, was finally resolved.

“Congratulations, really.”

“Thank you. Chief Gong, you’ve worked hard too.”

“It’s nothing.”

Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won scratched the back of his head awkwardly and replied.

“The President must have been through a lot.”

Sung Tae-hyun burst into laughter again.

“I never dreamed that England would help in this situation where we were really cornered.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

He was seriously preparing a military operation to rescue the Koreans from the Somali pirates, but he couldn’t make a decision to execute it because he was afraid of being criticized by the opposing people, so his joy was even greater.

“I need to express my gratitude properly when I meet them at the G20 [a forum for international economic cooperation].”

“Yes. But before that, should we send a thank-you note in writing first?”

The moment he heard that, Sung Tae-hyun stroked his chin and pondered, then snapped his fingers.

“Instead of that, how about I go?”

“You mean directly to England?”

“Yeah. I’m going to go and properly thank England. And meet the Korean hostages, comfort them, and bring them back to Korea ourselves.”

Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won’s eyes flashed.

“That would be a good picture, wouldn’t it?”

“Right?”

Pure gratitude was not the only purpose.

The hostages must be exhausted both mentally and physically after being kidnapped by Somali pirates.

But the President himself flies to England to comfort them and bring them back to Korea on a private plane?

From the people’s point of view, they can feel ‘a really trustworthy president’ and ‘it’s good to live in Korea.’

In a word, it’s a kind of show.

However, it can be seen as a performance that is absolutely necessary for politics.

Above all, it is a very good agenda to restore the approval rating that has fallen to the 50% range because he has not properly solved the economic problems.

“How about going and talking about FTA [Free Trade Agreement]-related issues?”

Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won asked cautiously.

“The economic situation is so extreme right now that I don’t think there’s a better way to boost approval ratings than this?”

However, Sung Tae-hyun shook his head firmly.

“I want to do that too, but that’s a breach of etiquette in diplomacy. Right now, it’s better to purely express gratitude for this matter.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Instead, we’ll talk if they want to.”

“I hope that happens.”

“First, tell the British side that you’re visiting, and then announce it through the Blue House spokesperson.”

“Understood.”

The corners of Chief of Staff Gong Jae-won’s lips turned up.

“I can already hear the sound of approval ratings going up.”

“Hahahaha, I hope so.”

Perhaps it was because he felt relieved all at once.

He had been so busy working because he had been suffering from headaches for a while that he had forgotten, but thanks to this being resolved, one thought suddenly came to his mind.

Sung Tae-hyun cleared his throat and got up from his seat.

“Instead of this, I should go and exercise for a while.”

“Exercise?”

“Yeah. I’m going to do some Pilates, so call me if there’s anything urgent.”

“Yes. Understood.”

***

Meanwhile, Kim Nana was in the bathroom, checking the Post-it note in her hand.

This morning, she received a very secret note from a man named Go Joong-hyuk, who is called the Prime Minister’s right-hand man.

-The time has come.

-by Choi Prosecutor.

It wasn’t written at length, but Kim Nana could tell at once that it had been delivered by Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon.

There was one thing that had been coordinated in advance.

It must be time to realize it.

‘By the way, the person who delivered this note is said to be in the Prime Minister’s Office… Seeing that a person has been planted, Prosecutor Choi Seo-joon is really not an ordinary person.’

Just as she was purely admiring, she suddenly heard a voice calling her from outside the bathroom.

“Jennifer Kang, are you in there?”

Kim Nana was startled and replied.

“Yes?”

“The President is looking for you right now.”

“Ah, I’ll go out right now.”

Kim Nana paused, deep in thought.

One way or another, there is a risk of getting caught if you take the note out.

It was also impossible to throw it away in the bathroom or flush it down the toilet.

The Blue House inspects everything, so if she gets caught, everything she has built up so far will be ruined in an instant.

In the end, all she can do now.

Gulp-.

Just tear the Post-it note into pieces, put it in her mouth, and swallow it.

That was safe.

Then, as if nothing had happened, Kim Nana looked in the mirror, quickly changed her expression to Jennifer Kang, and left the bathroom.

When she entered the place she always went to, Sung Tae-hyun was waiting, as expected.

“It’s been a while, Mr. President?”

“I had a troublesome problem solved.”

Sung Tae-hyun smiled contentedly and approached the window, grabbing the string to lower the curtains.

But then, Kim Nana grabbed Sung Tae-hyun’s arm.

“Don’t do it today.”

“What if they see from outside?”

“Let them see if they want to.”

Sung Tae-hyun smiled happily as if he was also satisfied with this.

“What’s today? You’re more daring?”

Kim Nana calmly responded.

“Really?”

A little more excessively.

Enough to get caught by the President’s First Lady, Han Ji-soo… No, even more bravely so that she can get caught.

So that Han Ji-soo can realize that the President and she are having an affair.

This was Choi Seo-joon’s instruction.

And Kim Nana was a person who could achieve that if she put her mind to it.

***

I was watching the news and working in the Chief Prosecutor’s office for a long time.

How long has it been?

-In two days, the President plans to visit England in person to express his gratitude to the authorities and bring back the Korean hostages…….

My ears perked up at the sudden, unexpected news.

“Wait a minute, I didn’t hear that wrong, did I?”

Yoon Seol-ha also jumped up from her seat.

“Yes. I heard it too.”

For whatever reason, the President is visiting England.

In other words, Sung Tae-hyun is leaving Korea.

In other words, his authority will be transferred to Prime Minister Park Hyung-tae for a few days.

In a word.

The condition to execute the empty house raid is complete.

I roughly twisted the corners of my lips and said to Yoon Seol-ha.

“Ms. Seol-ha.”

“Yes, Chief Prosecutor.”

“It’s finally time to move.”

At last.

The execution of the empty house raid that I had been waiting for.