The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 318

Treasure Hunt (1)

After sending the Director of the Ahn Jung-geun History and Culture Foundation back, I immediately checked my phone.

-Sender: 38

-Video

The sender is 38.

This isn’t a future message, but something that actually happened in the past.

Five years ago, in 2026.

I cautiously played the video.

-ちょっと待って. (Chotto matte)

Japanese could be heard as soon as the screen turned on.

Thanks to majoring in Japanese during my time at a foreign language high school, I was able to understand basic conversation, so I immediately understood.

A sentence meaning ‘wait a moment’.

The woman, who was the speaker, went into the bathroom, and soon the sound of the shower could be heard.

Then, the angle turned, and a man came into the screen.

His estimated age was around his early to mid-50s.

He was lying on the bed, fiddling with the remote control and staring at the TV.

Considering that he was only covered with a blanket and had taken off his clothes, the two must be lovers.

However, what made me pause was the significant age difference between them.

The woman who went to the bathroom to shower looked to be in her early 20s at most.

The video progressed without much content.

My gaze naturally turned to the items around the man and the TV screen, and I became convinced that the location was Japan.

Japan, five years ago.

After a while, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and the man turned his head towards it, and at the same time, his face turned to the front of the camera’s angle.

Wait a minute.

That face looks familiar…….

If there’s anyone I know among the Japanese…….

As I wracked my brain, one name immediately came to mind.

Shinichi Matsumoto.

A man who has been the Prime Minister of Japan for over 10 years and is the core of Japanese right-wing politics.

Since it was five years ago, he had less gray hair than now, but looking at his face, I could tell for sure that it was him.

Since it’s 2026, he must have been the Prime Minister at this point when the video was taken.

The woman who came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her naturally headed to the bed where Prime Minister Matsumoto was.

The two hugged each other for a moment, then threw away the towel wrapped around their bodies and began to explore each other’s bodies.

However, not long after the explicit scene appeared, the screen zoomed out.

Soon, as if to show that the video was being played through this phone, the table could be seen.

Before long, the faces of two men facing each other with the phone in the middle came into the screen.

-Should I show you more of the content to get you to agree to the negotiation?

The man who spoke first was wearing a hat pulled down low, but the corners of his mouth were roughly twisted.

-…….

The person opposite him was none other than Prime Minister Matsumoto.

He frowned and closed his mouth tightly.

-If this video is released to the public, you know that it will be difficult to be re-elected as Prime Minister in the election next month, right?

It seemed like he was threatening him with illegally filmed content.

-……I know.

-I don’t want much. Just give me the amount I just mentioned. Then I’ll delete everything, including the original.

-I can’t afford such a large amount right now because I’m preparing for the election funds. Can you give me a little more time?

-Do you think I don’t know that you’re trying to drag out the time until the election is over?

-Absolutely not. Have I ever broken a promise?

-I can’t trust you. If that’s not possible, I have no choice.

The man smirked and got up from his seat.

-If I hand it over to the opposition party, wouldn’t they give me a good price too?

-What?

Prime Minister Matsumoto’s eyes widened with the veins on his forehead bulging.

-Watanabe!

Bang!

Prime Minister Matsumoto slammed the table, but the man called Watanabe didn’t flinch and said.

-To be honest, I held back from publishing the article right away. I even abandoned the reporter’s destiny to inform the truth through the media for the sake of the Prime Minister and tried to negotiate… But if it’s impossible, what else can I do?

The reporter scoffed and bowed his head.

-I’ll see you next time. Oh, make sure to turn on news alerts. The opposition party will probably report it extensively through the news.

He left with a mocking remark.

Prime Minister Matsumoto trembled and threw the cup on the table in anger.

-You rascal!

Even though he spat out profanity, he couldn’t calm down, and he breathed roughly, unable to control his excitement, and picked up his phone to call someone.

-Hey, it’s me. There’s a reporter named Watanabe Kenshi at Asuha Newspaper. Get rid of that guy without anyone noticing. And he must have backed up the video about me, so find that too…….

The video ended with a scene of him giving detailed instructions.

I immediately went online and started searching for Asuha Newspaper and Watanabe Kenshi.

Until 2026, he continued to be active as a member of Asuha Newspaper, but after that, not a single article appeared under the same name.

Considering the situation I saw through the future message, it seemed that he was not paid and ran away, but rather buried by Prime Minister Matsumoto.

The thought that this was not something that could be ended at a moderate level made my confusion increase.

The Prime Minister having an affair would certainly be a problem… No, wait a minute.

If I remember correctly, Prime Minister Matsumoto lost his spouse early on, right?

As soon as I checked, his wife passed away in 2020.

At the time the video was taken, there was no problem with Prime Minister Matsumoto being in love.

Anyway, he was bereaved.

Of course, the other person looked a little young, but I couldn’t conclude that it was sponsored dating or prostitution.

In a situation where I don’t know anything, I have to think with all possibilities open.

My head started to throb.

Considering the timing of the future message, it must mean that I should use this content in the lawsuit with Japan.

However, I can’t use this to threaten him because it’s not an affair.

Even if it’s a weakness, it’s not legally problematic.

She looks like his daughter, but she might be very young and old looking…….

Wait a minute. Could this be…….

Prime Minister Matsumoto’s residence and workplace are separate.

However, if such a young woman was coming and going to that residence, it wouldn’t be just one reporter named Watanabe who would notice, but many reporters would have noticed in advance.

But looking at the recent situation, the fact that he covered up the incident by simply dealing with one reporter doesn’t quite add up.

Come to think of it, the woman in the video looks like Prime Minister Matsumoto.

As if possessed by something, I started checking on Prime Minister Matsumoto’s family, hoping against hope.

He had one spouse who passed away a long time ago, and one daughter born between them.

Perhaps because he was the Prime Minister of a country, I could easily find his family photos.

And the moment I saw that photo, I froze without realizing it.

The daughter in Matsumoto’s family photo had the same face as the woman I saw in the video.

My head started to throb beyond throbbing.

But that’s not all.

The bigger problem is that his daughter was born in 2010.

At the time the video was taken in 2026, she was 17 years old in Korean age and 16 years old in Japanese age.

That means she was a minor.

This changes the story.

Not only incest, but the target is a minor.

Beyond crime, this is a betrayal of morality as a human being.

“Huh…….”

It felt like my head was frozen.

I put my phone on the desk and leaned back in my chair.

This situation is turning out to be very delicate.

What is certain in this confusing situation is.

If I use the content in the video to threaten the Prime Minister and use it in the lawsuit, the probability of winning is very high.

No, I should say that I will win unconditionally because the Prime Minister will give me strength.

However, I don’t want to do that.

It is certain that I can gain the support of the people if I win, but I cannot restore the honor of Ahn Jung-geun with this method.

It may be resolved externally and legally to others, but that is not everything for the deceased.

It must be fair and square.

I must compete and win with only facts, without any lies or opaque facts.

That is for Ahn Jung-geun, who died for the country.

If I end the work with behind-the-scenes maneuvers, I will only be the same as Japan, which judicially murdered Ahn Jung-geun.

However, I cannot throw away this future message.

In the first place, I will not be able to win purely with my skills without any countermeasures.

As the issue is an issue, this lawsuit will surely contain not only legal interpretations but also political views from Japan.

So what I have to do is.

I have to use the content I saw through the future message for a fair fight.

The handicap and penalty of a local trial in Japan is too great to fight without a hidden weapon.

So the best choice I can make in this situation is one.

Find this video and put pressure on Prime Minister Matsumoto to make a judgment based solely on legal interpretation, without any political influence in this lawsuit.

To be exact, it is to make sure that the principle of separation of powers is observed.

It shouldn’t be more or less than that.

Only that.

I can win enough if I fight with skill against skill.

Of course, I have to equip this hidden weapon.

I can only file a lawsuit when all preparations for winning are completed and I am confident.

It’s an international lawsuit, so it must be.

Okay.

Perhaps it was thanks to the situation being sorted out, my head calmed down.

I have to start by collecting data from the time when Ahn Jung-geun died.

I can prepare this slowly with Seol-ha Yoon and the office staff, and.

Before that, the most important thing for all of this is.

Since other people can’t see the future message, I need to get my hands on the video taken by Watanabe Kenshi, a Japanese reporter who was murdered by Prime Minister Matsumoto.

As he has a job as a reporter, he must have left a backup copy.

He must have hidden it tightly so that others cannot find it.

Of course, Prime Minister Matsumoto would have thought so and searched, but he wouldn’t have gotten it.

If he had found the backup copy of the video file, this message would not have come to me in the first place.

He must have hidden it very secretly.

There is one person who is very suitable for this kind of work.

Isn’t it true that someone who has stolen once will steal better next time?

Especially if it’s someone who plays internationally.

I picked up the burner phone and called a place.

“This is Seo-jun Choi. How have you been?”

-Yes, it’s been a while. What brings you to call?

I smiled and threw a word.