The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 315

Prosecutor, You’re Going Places! -315

Reaching (4)

An office in WG headquarters.

A man checked the time and was about to head out when…

A male secretary rushed into the office.

The knock was more like a bang.

“Sir!”

The man inside opened the door irritably.

“What is it?”

“There’s an urgent matter you need to see.”

“Haa.”

The head of department sighed deeply and rebuked.

“It’s lunchtime. Don’t you know even dogs aren’t bothered when they’re eating?”

“But this matter is quite important…”

“It better be.”

“Kim Cho-un has been summoned and is heading to a law firm.”

“Kim Cho-un, isn’t he the representative of the irregular workers’ union?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Does he only experience that once or twice? He can’t do anything even if he gets legal advice. Are those poor irregular workers going to use W&K Law Firm, or hire a big law firm?”

The head of department frowned, a memory suddenly surfacing.

“Besides, he went to a law firm yesterday too. Why are you rushing to report again like it’s so urgent?”

“It turns out that law firm is run by Choi Seo-jun.”

At the unexpected name, the head of department paused.

“Choi Seo-jun, the former Prosecutor General?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

However, the head of department sat on the desk and shook his head.

“Anyway, they don’t directly take on lawsuits there, right? Even if they connect him with the Legal Aid Corporation [a government-funded organization providing legal assistance to those who cannot afford it], it’s just a public defender. Our legal team can easily crush that. It’s an overwhelming difference.”

“But the problem is he went again today.”
The secretary added with a serious face.

“And he was summoned by the law firm.”

“Is that important? When there’s more legal advice to give or…”

“No.”
The secretary said sternly.

“There has only been one case where Choi Seo-jun’s law firm has re-summoned someone.”

“What is it?”

“When the firm takes on the case directly instead of passing it to the Korea Legal Aid Corporation.”

At this point, the head of department couldn’t help but realize the seriousness of the situation.

“So, you’re saying they’re going to sue us? Choi Seo-jun’s law firm?”

“That’s highly likely. But the problem is…”
The secretary bit his lip.

“All three lawyers except Choi Seo-jun are already in litigation with other cases.”

“So what?”

“It seems Choi Seo-jun might take on this case directly…”

“It’s not like lawyers only take on one or two cases at a time. Why are you making such a fuss?”

He didn’t think it was possible, but an ominous feeling crept over the head of department.

‘If Choi Seo-jun takes it on…’

The thought alone sent a chill down his spine.

Even now, the strike by the irregular workers’ union has been reported on the news for two days in a row, significantly damaging their image.

And today, they barely managed to silence the media by giving them additional advertisements.

But if Choi Seo-jun takes on this case, it will be reported no matter what, regardless of the advertisements.

Naturally, public opinion will side with Choi Seo-jun and the irregular workers.

“Secretary Kim.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Use all your connections right now to find out how things are progressing.”

“Understood.”

Secretary Kim immediately picked up his phone and made a call, and the head of department called the legal team to inform them of this fact.

“Hey, it’s me. It looks like Choi Seo-jun’s law firm might file a lawsuit regarding this irregular workers’ strike. It’s not confirmed yet…”

As he was talking to the legal team, Secretary Kim’s expression froze while holding his phone.

He barely turned to the head of department.

“S-Sir.”

“What?”

“I just spoke with WK Daily…”

He opened his mouth with difficulty, his face pale.

“A reporter has already left for Choi Seo-jun’s law firm.”

“…What?”

Since the opening ceremony, Choi Seo-jun had never brought a reporter to the law firm.

“It feels like…”

The ominous premonition became closer to a gut feeling.

“Choi Seo-jun is going to take on this case.”

At the same time, a curse burst from the head of department’s mouth.

“Damn it, we’re screwed.”
The head of department grabbed his forehead and picked up the receiver again.

“Call an emergency executive meeting right now.”

***

“It’s been a while, Mr. Seo-jun.”

Park Su-hyung approached with a bright smile, holding a beverage gift set.

“It has been a while.”

He shook my hand and then pointed to the reporters he brought.

“These are the guys I’m training these days. They may look like this, but they write amazing articles.”

“Ah, nice to meet you.”

“We’re fans, Attorney!”
The two reporters bowed respectfully.

“An exclusive press conference with Prosecutor Choi Seo-jun… no, Attorney, it’s an honor.”

“Press conference?”

I waved my hand.

“Let’s just keep it as a simple interview.”

“Hahaha, you’re too modest.”

I didn’t call any other reporters separately.

If I held a press conference, it might look like I was starting a media war.

Of course, what I’m going to do is a media war.

Anyway, if WK Daily publishes an article, derivative articles will spring up everywhere.

It’s good because it spreads naturally and WK gets traffic as an exclusive article, and it’s good for me because it doesn’t look like I’m trying to make the case bigger on purpose.

Because today’s interview will be very cautious.

Park Su-hyung sat down and naturally started asking questions.

“I heard you’re going to take on a case this time.”

“I don’t know how you found out, but…”

Of course, I told him.

Even if others try to dig later, these two reporters will find out that WK obtained the information through other channels within WK, not from me.

“Yes, that’s right. I didn’t expect you to cover it so quickly, but…”

I carefully continued.

“Even though South Korea is a capitalist society, I didn’t think that large corporations would abuse the law like this to trouble citizens. Moreover, considering who the opponent is, I thought I should step in myself rather than entrusting it to the Korea Legal Aid Corporation.”

“Can you explain what kind of case it is?”

“Since the lawsuit is in progress, it’s difficult to give details, but to put it simply…”

***

-Attorney, I just filed the complaint.

“Good job. You can go home right away today.”

-Understood. See you tomorrow.

As soon as the call with the law firm staff ended, a text message arrived from Park Su-hyung as if he had been waiting.

-From: Park Su-hyung

-The article was posted a little while ago. The link is…

As soon as I checked the link, an article that appeared on the main page of the portal site caught my eye.

It’s on the main page as soon as it’s posted.

It’s a sure thing to become a hot topic.

-Exclusive! Choi Seo-jun, a lawyer from the Prosecutor General’s office, is finally taking on his first case?

-Since Choi Seo-jun Law Firm opened on March 4, Choi Seo-jun and the law firm’s employees have been rescuing numerous legal refugees and connecting them with the Legal Aid Corporation. Choi Seo-jun Law Firm provides all services free of charge, from reservations and legal consultations to legal representation, as initially stated, and according to user reviews, they have received far better legal services than any paid law firm. At Choi Seo-jun Law Firm, they help appoint public defenders in most cases, but it is known that the law firm’s lawyers directly take on and defend serious cases. However, Choi Seo-jun has never directly defended a case. But surprisingly, it has been reported that he will be taking on a case this time, and our investigation has revealed that it is true. The case is known to be related to the strike by the irregular workers’ union due to the revision of the contract by the WG Group. ……Omitted……. Choi Seo-jun said, ‘I have been refraining from doing so because I was worried that judges would feel burdened because of my image as a former Prosecutor General, but this time I couldn’t bear it and decided to step in myself.’ It has been known that large corporations win more than 90% of legal disputes between irregular workers’ unions and large corporations, but experts say that it is worth looking forward to because it is Choi Seo-jun. It is arousing curiosity as to what judgment the court will make.

-WK Daily reporters Byun Hyung-min, Go Su-ram.

Along with a detailed explanation of the case, an article was posted that was biased towards me and stated that large corporations were severely abusing their power against irregular workers.

The situation is somewhat known, but if you encountered it for the first time through this article, you would have no choice but to criticize the WG Group.

In addition to that, due to the fact that I am taking on the case for the first time, people’s reactions were heating up even though it had only been a few minutes since the article was posted.

-Wow, is Choi Seo-jun finally making his debut?

-Phew, it’s time for the *chaebols* [large family-owned business conglomerates] to get hit with an iron hammerㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I was impressed when I saw that he didn’t take on the case on purpose because he was worried that the other party or the judge would feel burdened because he was from the Prosecutor General’s office. His consideration is crazy. In a society where everyone is busy making money… it’s crazy, it’s crazy.

-Honestly, if Choi Seo-jun defends, you have to see it as a guaranteed win.

-But do you usually sue after a strike?

-Yeah. Sometimes they sue if they can’t reach an agreement, but this time WG said they would cut everyone off if the strike didn’t stop within the set deadline, so the irregular workers’ union has no choice but to sue.

-But it’s too much of a gangster move to repeat the process of working for 11 months and then cutting them off and re-contracting.

-It’s obvious that they’re trying not to pay severance pay, but everyone has been quietly ignoring it.

-Considering the ripple effect this case will have, Choi Seo-jun made a really difficult decision.

-ㄴ That’s right. If he wins this, all other large corporations will have to change their irregular worker policies.

-In fact, I also work as an irregular worker, and there’s no difference from regular workers. But I don’t receive any severance pay or benefits. This system needs to be changed.

-He’s a true hero of the common people. Choi Seo-jun is changing Korean society.

-I’ve been waiting and waiting, and he’s finally coming out in a really big case. Choi Seo-jun’s class is amazing as expected!

-I don’t know why Choi Seo-jun doesn’t go into politics? Please take my vote!

-In my opinion, the WG Group will still win. No matter how much Choi Seo-jun is, an individual lawyer and a large corporation’s legal team are on a different level.

-ㄴ Are you ignoring Choi Seo-jun? Does that legal team have someone from the Prosecutor General’s office? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I hope he wins. Mr. Choi Seo-jun! Please realize justice in Korea!

The situation is all about criticizing WG.

At this point, the problem is not the law.

No matter how big a company is, the customers they have to deal with are the people.

If public opinion is boiling, WG will have no choice but to be aware of it.

All that’s left is to wait.

Because lawsuits take a long time to proceed.

Perhaps an emergency meeting is being held at WG.

It would be fun to watch how much they can burn out if they can.

***

As expected, on the evening the article was posted.