You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 134

You Guys Are Defended – Episode 134

Hwang Young-chan was staring at the attorney appointment document.

More precisely, at the three letters written there: Cha Ju-han.

‘Why the hell is this bastard doing this again……?’

Thinking about how the prosecution’s prestige had been greatly damaged thanks to Cha Ju-han’s insane act of targeting his own agency last year, Hwang Young-chan still felt a surge of anger.

After that, whenever he heard stories about Cha Ju-han from somewhere, Hwang Young-chan found it very difficult to manage his expression.

When he went to gatherings, Cha Ju-han’s story often came up, and those who didn’t know that the relationship between the two was not the same as before would often nag Hwang Young-chan.

They would say that he should call him and give him a stern scolding.

In the past, he would have done so.

But when he saw him last, he didn’t answer the question of why he was suddenly doing this.

As if he had nothing to say to him.

“…….”

Cha Ju-han is a crazy bastard who targeted his own agency as soon as he left the prosecution.

But if he loses this time, it would be no different from the prosecution directly laying out a red carpet for Cha Ju-han.

Moreover, isn’t the victim in this case Go Yoon-sung?

People who look at chaebols [large family-owned conglomerates] with prejudiced eyes will not simply overlook this case.

There will be accusations of a sloppy investigation, as well as criticism that they received kickbacks from Wooshin.

[Hwang, handle this case well, and you’ll become a chief prosecutor, and I’ll go to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. Got it?]

The chief prosecutor’s voice seemed to still be ringing in his ears.

It was something that had to be accomplished.

And it was also a difficult task.

Even without Cha Ju-han, it was already an overwhelmingly difficult case.

No matter how quietly they try to proceed with the case, once the trial begins, reporters will smell Go Yoon-sung like ghosts.

They will also closely watch the evidence presented in the trial and the course of events.

If even a slight connection is not smooth, there will be criticism that the prosecution is favoring Go Yoon-sung.

Wasn’t it already forcibly ignored due to lack of evidence that the victim was the one who was assaulted?

Fortunately, he was relieved that the defendant’s lawyer was steering towards a settlement….

“Haa…….”

This case will be handled as a directly involved case.

This means that the investigating prosecutor, Yang Han-seok, will be in charge of the trial as well.

However, he had a history of being neatly KOed [knocked out] by Cha Ju-han in court, and even after that, he gritted his teeth at the name Cha Ju-han.

If Yang Han-seok is put on the stand, it is impossible to rule out the possibility that he will react emotionally when cornered.

He needs to think rationally every moment and be careful with his words so that there are no problems for Wooshin and the prosecution.

“But to entrust the court to the trial prosecutor, that’s also unsettling…….”

No matter how much the trial prosecutor fully understands the case before entering, he does not know all the details as thoroughly as the investigating prosecutor.

The problem is that it is impossible to know where and how Cha Ju-han will grab and cling to.

If it is not the investigating prosecutor, it will be difficult to respond to the situation with improvisation.

In that situation, the only thing the trial prosecutor can say is to ask for the next date.

Hwang Young-chan, who had been lost in thought, picked up the internal phone after a while.

“Tell Prosecutor Yang Han-seok to come to my office.”

Less than 5 minutes later, a knock was heard.

“Come in.”

As soon as permission was given, the door opened without delay.

Yang Han-seok, looking nervous, approached Hwang Young-chan, who was standing by the window.

He must have heard the news that the lawyer had been changed to Cha Ju-han.

“Yang Pro.”

“Yes, sir.”

Yang Han-seok clenched his hands behind his back.

After being humiliated by Cha Ju-han in the Kim Hyung-joon case last year, Yang Han-seok was half abandoned by Hwang Young-chan.

Believing only in the words that he would be called again if he quietly did his job well, he spent the past time working like crazy.

He went to work earlier than others and left work later than others.

He didn’t want to fall behind anyone, so he ran like crazy to raise the indictment rate.

Having a high indictment rate is not everything, but it is clearly a standard of evaluation, so he thought that he could stand out there and catch Hwang Young-chan’s eye again.

And like a reward for the time he had lived diligently, Hwang Young-chan called him again.

[Check it out. It’s the youngest son of the Wooshin Group. He often causes accidents, but he’s Chairman Go Sang-joon’s sore spot. You know this isn’t a common opportunity, right?]

The joy he felt when he received the case file from him was an emotion he felt almost two months ago, but he still can’t forget it.

He was full of great expectations.

He went to bed every night, looking forward to the day when he would solve this case well and enter the mainstream.

Until today, when he confirmed that the applicant for viewing and copying the case records who suddenly arrived was Cha Ju-han.

“Did you confirm that the lawyer has been changed?”

“……Yes, I confirmed it. It’s Senior Cha.”

Yang Han-seok bit his lip.

He had anticipated to some extent what the chief would say when he called him.

But even so, he hoped he wouldn’t say those words.

“It would be better for you to step down from this case.”

“Sir!”

“I know you’ve worked hard. But you know better than anyone how important this case is.”

“Sir, are you worried? Do you think I’ll lose to Senior Cha again like that?”

“The fact that the lawyer was suddenly changed to Cha Ju-han means that that bastard smelled something.”

“Smelled?”

“Yes. It means there’s something to exploit. Do you know why that bastard always wins in court?”

Hwang Young-chan asked.

Yang Han-seok hesitated for a moment and answered briefly.

“I don’t know.”

“He doesn’t take on losing trials. So he always wins.”

“…….”

“He must have taken on this case because he thought he could win. You must have leaked something. Do you have any guesses?”

Yang Han-seok’s pride was hurt at Hwang Young-chan’s words, but he tried not to show it.

He simply dismissed it with a calm and stubborn face.

“No.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure.”

Hwang Young-chan stared at Yang Han-seok.

Yang Han-seok was an excellent prosecutor.

His grades at the training institute were good, and he approached cases enthusiastically from the beginning.

He didn’t refuse drinking sessions with his seniors, and he was always good at pleasing them with his good-natured personality.

Rather, he was better than Cha Ju-han, who acted stiffly like a robot in such social life aspects.

No one would think that Yang Han-seok was incompetent.

But in Hwang Young-chan’s eyes, there were many things that were lacking.

No matter what he ordered, he kept comparing him with Cha Ju-han.

Sometimes, he didn’t even like the way he tried to please him, even though he thought that the only lacking thing about Cha Ju-han was that he couldn’t please his superiors.

“Then I’ll ask you. Are you confident?”

“…….”

“I’ve said it over and over again. This case is important. It’s not just you. It’s a matter for me as well. But can you really do well? Can you handle the impact this case will have on the world if it goes wrong?”

When Hwang Young-chan pressed him, Yang Han-seok raised his head.

“I don’t think this case will go wrong. Back then, the prosecution didn’t know the truth of the case at all. They were completely barking up the wrong tree. Of course, I know that’s because of my lack of ability.”

“But.”

“This time, the prosecution has grasped the whole truth of the case. And to understand the situation at that time, you have to go through the evidence secured only by the prosecution.”

“Hmm.”

“You know. We directly buried that evidence. It will never come out into the world. So unless Senior Cha has planted a spy in my room, he will never know. No, even if he planted a spy, it’s the same. I handled this case very secretly, within my limits. Even the office investigators don’t know.”

Yang Han-seok poured out words without pausing.

“All Senior Cha can do is secure witnesses. But that won’t be easy either. Is the money spread by Wooshin Group just a few pennies? Even if he establishes a witness through all those obstacles, it’s enough to frame them as lacking credibility.”

Hwang Young-chan asked Yang Han-seok, folding his arms.

“If you say so, how will you explain Yeo Hee-sook’s mother coming out in the Kim Hyung-joon case? Yeo Hee-sook’s mother said until the end that she had nothing to testify in court. So the prosecution couldn’t get anything. But Cha Ju-han called Yeo Hee-sook’s mother to court, and even that woman gave valid testimony there.”

“……That’s a different situation.”

“Different? How is it different?”

“Yeo Hee-sook’s mother vaguely guessed about the case and even had evidence. But this case is different. Among the people who can be called as witnesses, no one witnessed the scene of the assault. Also, wasn’t Go Yoon-sung prepared to hit Oh Sang-hyun unlike in the Kim Hyung-joon case? It was an accidental assault. So there’s no one who will testify that there were signs like Yeo Hee-sook’s mother.”

It is impossible unless the bodyguard who assaulted Oh Sang-hyun with Go Yoon-sung comes out as a witness.

Wooshin said they would take care of the bodyguards.

If the case goes wrong because of that problem, it was Wooshin’s mistake without blaming the prosecution.

It means there is room to avoid responsibility.

“Sir. I know I’m still lacking. But I will make sure you never regret that you chose me. I’ve been biding my time for the past year and a half. When I heard the news that the lawyer had been changed to Senior Cha, I was surprised and nervous. But I immediately pulled myself together. I’m going to pay back double everything that Senior Cha did to screw over the prosecution.”

Yang Han-seok said firmly with a determined expression.

If he could gain the chief’s favor by kneeling, he would not hesitate to kneel.

Hwang Young-chan looked at him silently and was lost in thought.

Anyway, he had already entrusted the case to Yang Han-seok, and he directly buried the evidence.

If he forcibly removed him from this case, who is filled with inferiority for Cha Ju-han, it was also true that he could not know where he would bounce later.

Of course, there was also a way to deal with such cases, but it is better not to make things bigger.

Besides, since he has spent time biding his time, he will try to win by mobilizing even any method in order not to be humiliated twice.

“Okay. But Yang Pro, this is the last chance. There are no second chances.”

“Of course.”

“Get out.”

As Hwang Young-chan showed his back, Yang Han-seok deeply bowed his waist.

And as soon as he left the chief prosecutor’s office, he picked up his cell phone.

“Chief. Please take action regarding the case record copying requested by the lawyer for the Oh Sang-hyun case. ……Yes. Just deny it. ……Whether you request information disclosure later, why do you keep arguing when I tell you to deny it now? Yes? Does the prosecutor’s word sound like nonsense anymore?”

As Yang Han-seok shouted nervously, people passing by the corridor glanced at him.

Yang Han-seok tightly closed his eyes.

He knows it’s just his delusion, but he felt like people’s eyes were pitying himself, who will be mercilessly defeated by Cha Ju-han.

He is just stuck in defeatism now.

So in order to overcome this, he will definitely win this time.

No matter what it takes.