The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 304

The Beginning of History (1)

“Greetings, Chief Prosecutor!”

The one who greeted with a powerful voice was none other than…

“Former Koh Seong-tak, now Koh Joong-hyuk, reporting for duty!”

It was the Hand of God [a person skilled at manipulating events from behind the scenes].

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Now, happiness begins.”

A wide smile bloomed on his face.

With Shin Dong-hyun’s election, Prime Minister Park Hyung-tae stepped down from his role as acting president, and the existing Blue House [the South Korean presidential residence] staff, including Koh Seong-tak, had to leave their positions.

Prime Minister Park Hyung-tae, dreaming of a comeback in politics, tried to take Koh Seong-tak with him to prepare for the next general election or presidential election, but now Koh Seong-tak no longer needed to be there.

After all, he had done his job, and Park Hyung-tae’s sweetness had all been extracted.

As a result, Koh Seong-tak naturally expressed his resignation and returned to me.

Of course, outwardly, he created the justification that he needed rest because it was too difficult for Park Hyung-tae to fill Sung Tae-hyun’s vacancy as acting president.

Since Koh Seong-tak would be moving in the shadows while I was the Prosecutor General, Park Hyung-tae would not notice.

Even if he found out much later, his power would be gone by then.

“Please take good care of me in the future.”

“I should be the one asking you to take care of me.”

I smirked.

“We still have a more important journey ahead, don’t we?”

“That’s right, Chief Prosecutor.”

Koh Seong-tak’s eyes sparkled.

“Seong-tak… no, it would be better to call you Joong-hyuk now, right?”

“Yes, I’m more comfortable with that.”

Because he will be working as Koh Joong-hyuk instead of Koh Seong-tak from now on.

“Still, I’m used to calling you Pro Koh.”

“That’s good too.”

We burst into laughter, as if on cue.

“By the way, do you have any more work for me now? Just give it to me.”

“There’s a lot to do, but…”

I looked at him generously.

“Shouldn’t you really rest, not just in name only?”

At that moment, Koh Joong-hyuk’s pupils shook greatly.

“No, Chief Prosecutor. Although my face is known, there are still things I can do…”

A look of embarrassment was evident on his face.

He seemed to misunderstand that his usefulness was over, and I wouldn’t work with him anymore.

I waved my hand and explained immediately.

“That’s not what I meant.”

“…Yes?”

“You’ve really worked hard, so it’s a kind of ‘reward vacation’.”

“…”

“You’re going to be so busy in the future that you won’t be able to rest, so I’m telling you to rest in advance and come back when you feel like working. I’ll definitely need Pro Koh’s help then.”

“Ah…”

Only then did Koh Joong-hyuk breathe a sigh of relief.

I smiled kindly and patted him on the shoulder.

“Have you ever seen me abandon my people?”

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood.”

“You don’t have to be sorry.”

I took out an envelope from the drawer and pushed it onto the desk.

“Take a good rest at an overseas resort. It should be enough to use for a month.”

A wave of emotion washed over Koh Joong-hyuk’s eyes.

“Thank you!”

“Don’t think this is the end.”

Expectation bloomed on his face.

“I told you I would go to a higher place, didn’t I?”

Gulp.

His Adam’s apple bobbed.

“When I get there, I’ll reward you handsomely. I want you to help me from the closest place.”

Chief of Staff of the Blue House.

He would know well enough that my words meant the right-hand man of the president without me having to explain it.

“I will be loyal, Chief Prosecutor!”

“I look forward to working with you in the future.”

I firmly grasped his hand.

“I will do my best. No, I will do well.”

Koh Joong-hyuk bowed more than 90 degrees, almost 120 degrees, and left the office.

The President of South Korea.

It’s time to gradually draw a picture of that position.

At first, I hesitated between Yoon Seol-ha and Koh Joong-hyuk, but in terms of experience and rank, I couldn’t promote Yoon Seol-ha to Chief of Staff.

If I were to bring someone who used to be an investigator all the way to the Blue House, in addition to promoting her to a civil servant, there would be a controversy over special treatment at the same time as the presidential election.

At best, the Presidential Secretary’s Office.

However, if there is any other position she wants, I will help her in every way.

No matter what she does, Yoon Seol-ha is a capable person.

Even if I don’t know anything else, I am sure that if she leaves my wing and goes out into bigger waters, she will become one of the most amazing women in Korea.

Knock knock.

At that moment, I heard a knock.

“Come in.”

When I saw the woman who came in through the door, I couldn’t help but chuckle.

“It’s been a while, Prosecutor. No, I should call you Chief Prosecutor now, right?”

“Call me comfortably.”

“I’ll call you Prosecutor.”

She sat primly on the sofa.

“Calling you Chief Prosecutor makes me feel uncomfortable because it feels like you’re a high-ranking person.”

“And you used to serve the president.”

The person in front of me was none other than Kim Nana.

The one who had an affair with Sung Tae-hyun.

As expected, as soon as the word president came out, she was disgusted.

“Don’t even bring up that story. I feel guilty because it feels like it’s because of me.”

“You don’t have to. It was Sung Tae-hyun’s own fault.”

I took out a drink from the refrigerator and placed it on the table.

“So, have you decided on your plans for the future?”

“I need to have the wanted notices lifted before I can make plans.”

“Didn’t you know?”

I shrugged and added.

“They were all resolved as of January 2nd, when I took office.”

“…Really?”

“Yes. Now you can confidently ask the police for help. Because you haven’t committed any crimes.”

“Then is the travel ban also lifted?”

“Of course. But my hands couldn’t reach the crimes overseas, so I couldn’t handle them. Even though the Interpol warrant has been lifted, Nana is still a criminal and wanted in the countries where she committed crimes.”

“I just won’t go to those countries. How many other places are there to go?”

Kim Nana’s lips quirked up playfully.

“Haven’t you heard that saying? The world is wide, and there are many men to scam.”

“Just don’t do it in Korea. If I catch you again, I won’t be able to let you go then.”

“Of course.”

Kim Nana paused and then.

“Wait, then I came for nothing. I came to ask you to lift that.”

“Coming here wasn’t useless.”

I took out an envelope from my inner pocket and handed it to her.

She pouted and accepted the envelope.

“What are you going to make me do again?”

“No. This is a bonus for your hard work on this matter.”

Kim Nana tapped my arm with her hand.

“Wow, Prosecutor, you’re so sensible.”

“It also means you should be careful what you say in other places.”

“Of course, of course. Where else would I talk about this? I’d only feel more uneasy.”

“Then that’s fine.”

I nodded in satisfaction and got up from my seat.

“I hope we don’t see each other again in the future.”

“I hope so. If I ever see you again, Prosecutor, it will probably be…”

Kim Nana put her hands together and held them out in front of her.

“Wearing silver bracelets [handcuffs].”

I chuckled and returned to my seat.

“Live happily.”

She seemed to be leaving, but after checking the amount in the envelope, she said.

“Call me if you have any more work to do. With this much compensation, I’ll be happy to do it.”

I responded to her words with a smile instead of an answer.

I told you I wouldn’t see you again.

“You too, Prosecutor, be happy. I’ll check up on you on TV from time to time.”

Kim Nana left the office after saying those words.

To think that someone who was even on Interpol’s red notice list would boldly come and go to the Prosecutor General’s office.

That’s how good power is.

Ring-.

At that moment, the internal phone rang.

“Yes, this is Choi Seo-joon.”

-Chief Prosecutor. The inauguration ceremony is about to begin.

“Yes. I’ll be out now.”

The Prosecutor General’s inauguration ceremony.

It’s time to stand in the place I’ve always envied, clapping under the stage.

I put on my suit jacket.

And left the office.

***

-Hello, I am Choi Seo-joon, the newly appointed Prosecutor General.

As I gave a light smile, thunderous applause erupted as if they had been waiting for it.

All the prosecutors from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office gathered here.

To celebrate my inauguration.

-Thank you.

After the applause subsided, I opened my mouth to ease the heavy atmosphere.

-I’m younger than you thought, right?

Laughter and the answer “Yes!” burst out.

“You’re handsome!”

I don’t even have to look to know they’re special investigation prosecutors.

I held back a chuckle and continued.

-I’m forty-one years old this year in Korean age. Thirty-nine in international age. I heard that I’m the youngest Prosecutor General in history.

Applause erupted again.

It wasn’t that I said it to receive applause, but it feels good.

-The reason I came all the way up here is definitely not because I’m good on my own. I think I was lucky enough to come up here thanks to all the prosecutors here doing their best.

I cut off the light atmosphere and started talking seriously.

-If I dare to express my belief, I believe that the law exists to protect the people, and the prosecution is an institution created to enforce it. Therefore, I believe that the prosecution should work for the people of Korea and for justice.

The prosecutors nodded.

-So that the people don’t fear the law, but think of it as ‘a law that protects me’.

It was always what I had been thinking.

-I’ve worked hard, but the current prosecution is not like that. It was impossible for a single prosecutor to do it alone. But!

I raised my voice.

-Now I am convinced that I can do it.

As Prosecutor General.

And as a prosecutor.

-I hope you will join me in this reform.

Applause erupted again.

Until now, it was about the role that the prosecution should play socially.

From now on, I will talk about the pride that the prosecution should have.

And I will promote it.

-To punish criminals and protect the people can be expressed in one word: ‘justice’.

I straightened my shoulders and put strength into my voice.

-And the only profession in Korea that can realize justice is our prosecution.”

The faces of the prosecutors who heard this were filled with pride, and pleasant smiles bloomed.

-So you must live with pride. Because the Korean prosecution is the prosecution itself, which cannot be replaced by any other word.

I put my hand on the podium and raised my voice even more.

-During my term, my goal is not simply for our prosecution to be evaluated as ‘a good prosecution.’ I want to become a prosecution that not only has its name written in history but also writes a new history.

The prosecutors were greatly encouraged and began to blush.

-For justice, for the people, and for the Republic of Korea.

Loud applause erupted as if the conference hall would be swept away.

-You, our prosecution, are the pillar, guardian, and justice of the Republic of Korea.

Finally, I added a short and strong word.

-Let’s become history, prosecutors.

The prosecution.

I, Choi Seo-joon.

Will write.

Not just drawing a line in history.

That no one can dare to.

A splendid epic.