You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 219

The controversy surrounding Lee Se-hyung was relentless.

While some accepted the Minwoo Party’s explanation and left comments hoping for Lee Se-hyung’s swift recovery and return to walking, many remained unconvinced.

[〈Reasons Why the Minwoo Party’s Explanation is a Lie〉

I am a practicing medical professional.

While I cannot provide exhaustive details, I have encountered numerous individuals with spinal cord injuries and lower body paralysis who regained the ability to walk after surgery and rehabilitation.

Following this issue, I reviewed the documentary featuring Lee Se-hyung.

The specifics of Lee Se-hyung’s spinal condition were presented.

Before I proceed, it’s important to note that there have been no successful surgeries like Lee Se-hyung’s in Korea.

I searched extensively for successful cases, but found none.

There is a technique presented by overseas medical professionals at a conference several years ago, but it has not yet been adopted in Korea.

Therefore, I will proceed under the assumption that Lee Se-hyung underwent surgery abroad and returned.

Lee Se-hyung supposedly had surgery last month, which would necessitate a minimum two-week stay overseas, even conservatively speaking.

However, reports indicate that Lee Se-hyung was seen at the Light and Salt Foundation last month, raising questions about his travel timeline.

Let’s assume that’s the case for the sake of argument.

It is highly improbable that Lee Se-hyung, after years of being seated, could walk so upright, even in an emergency.

Lee Se-hyung walking unaided implies that his aide did not assist him.

This also suggests that the aide was aware of Lee Se-hyung’s ability to walk.

Considering the distance from the event hall to the evacuation point, Lee Se-hyung walked a considerable distance, even while bending over.

As you know, walking while bent over is challenging even for able-bodied individuals…]

This carefully constructed analysis garnered numerous recommendations and was featured on the portal site’s main page.

Of course, it was removed in less than ten minutes.

Instead of scrutinizing Lee Se-hyung’s suspicious mobility, news outlets and various media focused on identifying the instigator of the incident.

Consequently, Lee Se-hyung and Lee Jung-chan successfully positioned themselves as victims in the public narrative.

Reporters naturally camped outside the Light and Salt Foundation, where Lee Se-hyung is employed.

Foundation employees asked the reporters to leave, explaining that Lee Se-hyung was taking a leave of absence to avoid causing further disruption to the foundation.

“Lee Se-hyung is playing the victim; it’s absurd,” Kang Min-jae scoffed while reading the article.

“Acting like he cares about the foundation, as if he doesn’t want to harm others.”

“Did the foundation know about Lee Se-hyung’s deception?” Secretary Oh inquired.

I shrugged.

“I don’t know either.

However, Lee Se-hyung’s association with the Light and Salt Foundation has generated significant positive publicity.

In addition to Lee Jung-chan’s annual donations, individuals seeking favor with Lee Jung-chan have contributed substantial sums to the Light and Salt Foundation.

I suspect there was some understanding between Lee Jung-chan and the Light and Salt Foundation.

But we don’t need to delve into that.

It’s best to leave some matters for the prosecution and avoid being overly intrusive.”

* * *

[Breaking) Received Additional Tip Video (Reason: Lee Jung-chan and Lee Se-hyung are Despicable)]

“Guys, why are so many of you here when it’s not our regular broadcast day?”

Although we typically broadcast only once a week, we’re live on Monday today due to the significance of this matter.

The viewership is already at 7,000.

Kim Jung-woo’s provocative titles consistently draw attention.

It’s even been covered in online news, so the buzz is undeniable.

[BJ Choi Jong-hyun, Jo Bong-joon, to Announce Additional Expose Related to Lee Se-hyung…]

At this point, anyone can be an internet reporter, it seems.

Isn’t it a world where you can simply subscribe to one of our media outlets, receive their sources, and write a single sentence to create an article?

[LeeSeHyung’sWheelchair: Expose it quickly, I’m curious
MinwooParty’sTears: I’m so excited lolololololol start quickly hurry hurry]

Viewers urged Jo Bong-joon, who was at his desk drinking water while preparing for the broadcast.

Jo Bong-joon glanced at the chat window and chuckled as he responded.

“Guys, calm down. Jong-hyun *hyung* [older brother or male friend] is still taking a dump. We’ll start when Jong-hyun *hyung* gets here.”

[ChoiJongHyun’sWig: Ah, cut off Choi Jong-hyun’s poop!!!]

The viewers urged as if they were about to riot.

I understood their curiosity.

Above all, Lee Se-hyung and Lee Jung-chan, who were likely watching the broadcast anxiously, would be the most curious.

This broadcast had already become a sensation by showing Lee Se-hyung walking, and the Liberty Justice Party’s statement further promoted it by referring to ‘a certain internet broadcasting medium’.

Consequently, the broadcasting station’s bookmarks exploded, and becoming number one whenever we went live was almost guaranteed.

In that situation, how anxious would they be with not only an additional tip but also a video?

“Ah, everyone. I was a little late because I was reviewing the script. Sorry, sorry.”

At that moment, Choi Jong-hyun entered the camera’s view and spoke.

[ChoiJongHyun’sWig: We all know you went to poop lololololololol
FateJjang♡: A man obsessed with his concept lolololol]

“Oh, did you tell them I went to poop?”

“*Hyung*, sorry. They were rushing me too much.”

“I reviewed the script while pooping. I’m not lying, okay?”

As the small talk continued, Kim Jung-woo, sitting in front of the computer, gestured.

He signaled to stop chatting and begin the broadcast.

The cub reporter who once followed Choi Jong-hyun is now the key figure in this broadcast.

Having received his signal, the two began the broadcast with opening remarks.

“Okay. A new video has arrived from the informant who led us to the ‘miracle site of Jesus’ [reference to Lee Se-hyung walking] last time. When I saw this, I thought, ‘This person is going to destroy Lee Jung-chan.'”

[Americano: lololololololololol Lee Jung-chan’s day of death
PorkBelly: lololololololololol what is it
Niface: Stop with the commentary and release the video]

“It was revealed in the news that the fire incident that day wasn’t actually a fire, right? The news reported that some men put foreign substances on the CCTV and used dry ice to create a situation that looked like a fire. So, in other words, they created the incident to see how Lee Se-hyung would escape. Right?”

“That’s right. So, that also means that the suspects were at the scene. That’s how they were able to secure this video, I think. Ah, the viewers are getting annoyed. Let’s watch it quickly. PD-nim [production director], play it.”

Kim Jung-woo started the video player.

The first thing that appeared was a completely dark screen.

However, the sounds of the scene at the time were vividly audible.

The fire alarm was ringing, and the voices of people evacuating in a panic could be heard in the distance.

Occasionally, the voice of an employee instructing people to evacuate in an orderly fashion was mixed in.

Soon, green objects appeared on the screen.

[DreamingOfGoingToTheArmy: Wow, is that an infrared camera lololololololol
YouzMap: That’s the camera they use for horror broadcasts lololol]

Although the figure was not visible, the person holding the camera moved around to find Lee Se-hyung.

The camera zoomed in on Lee Se-hyung’s figure.

He was sitting in a wheelchair on the stage, shifting in his seat and looking flustered.

Then, a man jumped onto the stage.

His face was blurred, but it was clear that he was wearing a suit.

[-Get up quickly and take my hand!
-Shit, shit, what about the wheelchair!
-This is not the time to act paralyzed in the lower body! It will be really dangerous if you keep doing this! I’ll take you to a place where people can’t see you, so hurry!]

Then, Lee Se-hyung got up from the wheelchair as if he had no choice.

He started running like crazy, bending over, following the man in the suit.

That’s where the video ended.

“Now, let’s recall the comments of Oh Jang-hyun, the chief spokesman of the Minwoo Party.”

At Choi Jong-hyun’s signal, Kim Jung-woo played a broadcast clip of Oh Jang-hyun’s emergency press conference.

[Currently, Lee Se-hyung is able to stand up straight and is able to walk with assistance. The rumor that he can move freely on his own is not true.]

“In other words, he can walk with assistance, but he cannot move freely on his own, right?”

“But in that video, Lee Se-hyung is moving so freely. He gets up from the wheelchair and even runs. I really think we should see that as a miraculous event.”

[WantToEatGwamegi: lololololololololol Lee Se-hyung’s posture when getting up from the wheelchair is almost like a high school student waiting from 11:58 to go to the cafeteria when it’s 12 o’clock?
ChoiJongHyun’sWig: Shit, the Minwoo Party lied until the end, that means they were all in cahoots, in the end
JonghyunStopPooping: Seriously, that’s creepy, where does that look like someone in rehabilitation?]

“Okay. And everyone. Shall we listen to this part again?”

[This is not the time to act paralyzed in the lower body! This is not the time to act paralyzed in the lower body! This is not the time to act paralyzed in the lower body! This is not the time to act paralyzed in the lower body!]

The aide’s voice, which had been recorded in advance, was played repeatedly.

“Okay. ‘Acting paralyzed in the lower body.’ The aide said it outright. He’s ‘acting paralyzed in the lower body.’ That’s all I have to say. Lee Se-hyung was just acting. If he was really in rehabilitation and couldn’t get up and was doing that? Then the aide would have immediately carried him. Isn’t that right?”

“If he couldn’t carry him, he would have said something different. ‘Take my hand and get up’ or something. If the surgery was still not ready to be revealed, as the Minwoo Party said, he would have said something like, ‘There’s no choice because of the situation.’ But he’s saying it’s not the time to act paralyzed in the lower body.”

[yepp’: That aide is also pissed, he has to take Lee Se-hyung out, but he’s maintaining his concept by acting like a jerk, so he’s frustrated to death and yelling lololololololololol]

While watching the broadcast, I checked the portal site on my laptop, and as expected, several articles had been posted with screenshots.

At this point, it will be difficult for the Minwoo Party to remain silent.

Evidence refuting their position has emerged, so if they ignore it, the perception that they are admitting guilt will become widespread.

“Okay, now that this much has come out, shouldn’t we wait for the position of Lee Jung-chan’s father and son again? I think they’re listening to our words in some way. CEO Lee Jung-chan. I hope you will give us an answer to this. We have the right to know as voters. The presidential election is coming up soon, and you’re going to run, right? If you’ve been running a national fraud scheme, admit it cleanly and apologize. If you remain silent…”

[MinwooPartyFuckyousuck: If you remain silent????
Etch: If you remain silent????????????
凸MyunghwaPharmaceutical凸: If you remain silent???
ApolloFollower: If you remain silent???
BongjunaGetMarried: If you remain silent?]

“There’s one more piece of evidence that hasn’t been released. We’re thinking of releasing this as well. Once this is released, it will be truly irreversible. Even if you don’t want to admit it, you will have to admit it. So, I hope you will admit it cleanly and apologize while we’re giving you the chance now. We’ll end the broadcast here today!”

With Jo Bong-joon’s comment, the broadcast ended abruptly, leaving the remaining viewers in despair.

[MinwooPartyFuckyousuck: There’s more evidence???
PorkBelly: Release that tooㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
yepp’: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠAre you going to stimulate my curiosity like this and leave, you bad guysㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]