You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 226

You Have Been Defended – Episode 226

[-Assemblyman Cho Hyuk-geun from the Minwoo Party is here. Hello?

-Yes, hello. I am Assemblyman Cho Hyuk-geun from the Minwoo Party.]

Because the situation was moving so quickly, all I had to do was sit in the office and watch the show, like popping popcorn.

I’d laid out all the pieces, and now all that was left was to observe the situation and time the explosion regarding Myunghwa Pharmaceuticals.

I heard that Lee Jung-chan was scheduled to appear at the prosecutor’s office at 4 PM today.

And before that, I also heard the news that a Minwoo Party member would be on the radio.

It seemed like the plan was to listen to the radio while waiting for Lee Jung-chan to appear.

[-I’m curious about the current party line within the Minwoo Party. Representative Lee Jung-chan has not made any explanations for the controversy so far. What are your thoughts on this?

-Initially, the party leadership, as well as our party members, tried to give Representative Lee Jung-chan the benefit of the doubt. After all, he has been with our Minwoo Party for a long time, and it was difficult to believe that Representative Lee Jung-chan had been deceiving the public and us, given what we had seen so far.

-Yes, but Representative Kang Jong-myung and 60 other lawmakers issued a statement demanding Representative Lee Jung-chan’s resignation. I’m curious about the progress since then. Currently, the Minwoo Party has 130 seats. 60 people is almost half of the lawmakers demanding resignation. But on the other hand, it can be said that almost half of the lawmakers support Representative Lee Jung-chan, or have not yet made a decision. And Assemblyman Cho Hyuk-geun was one of the 60 who demanded resignation.

-Yes. Um, I’m hesitant to speak because what you’re asking is the party line, not my personal opinion.]

If you were hesitant to speak, you shouldn’t have come on the air in the first place.

Since when have politicians been the kind of people who obediently appear just because broadcasting writers ask them to?

If it was really difficult to say, they could have just refused, but the only reason they bothered to come to the radio booth like this is clear: they were dying to talk.

[-I think it would be better to give my opinion rather than the party line. Representative Lee Jung-chan will soon appear at the prosecutor’s office. It remains to be seen when the prosecution investigation is completely over, but Representative Lee Jung-chan and Lee Se-hyung have already greatly disappointed the public. Since there is complete evidence, this is a clearly verified fact even if the prosecution investigation isn’t over. Also, the fact that donations to the Light and Salt Foundation were managed as Representative Lee Jung-chan’s personal funds is something that someone in public office should never have done. All the efforts that the Minwoo Party and our lawmakers have made to gain the public’s trust have been undermined. Therefore, I think he has obviously lost his qualifications as a representative.

-Assemblyman Cho Hyuk-geun, do you think Representative Lee Jung-chan should resign?

-Of course.]

He absolutely doesn’t want to go down with the ship.

The fact that a Minwoo Party member discussed Lee Jung-chan on the radio meant that there was some agreement with the party leadership.

Even if Lee Jung-chan doesn’t resign, I think he will be completely excluded from this presidential election anyway.

“Lawyer, I just got a call from my classmate at Taekwang [a large South Korean conglomerate],” Kang Min-jae said, after checking his text message.

“Lee Jung-chan requested legal representation from Taekwang, but Taekwang ultimately decided to reject the request.”

“Taekwang refused the request?”

“Yes. They’ve been having meetings about this for days. I heard the decision was made yesterday.”

It is already known that Taekwang is closely connected to Wooshin [another large South Korean conglomerate].

And Lee Jung-chan is sponsored by Wooshin.

If Taekwang abandoned Lee Jung-chan, it’s as good as Wooshin making up its mind.

There are many factors that support politician Lee Jung-chan, but Wooshin was a pillar among them.

If this happens, the prosecution will not favor Lee Jung-chan either.

“The connection between Wooshin and Lee Jung-chan must be enormous, but the fact that Wooshin made this decision means that they see no chance of Lee Jung-chan’s recovery,” Kang Min-jae said, leaning back in his chair.

I nodded.

“They’re planning to cut off the rotten flesh and slip away themselves.”

“It’s hard to know what Lee Jung-chan will babble about when he enters the prosecutor’s office, but even if it’s rotten flesh, it’s a bit concerning that they’re abandoning him as is. I wonder if there was a deal.”

That’s right.

But if a deal had been made in advance, Taekwang would have accepted Lee Jung-chan’s request.

It seems that Lee Jung-chan was unilaterally abandoned, and the prosecutors who received kickbacks from Wooshin will take care of the aftermath of his connection with Wooshin.

It would be nice if everything exploded when Lee Jung-chan was arrested, but it is virtually impossible because the only thing we know and can find out right now is the Myunghwa Pharmaceuticals case.

Well, there is an order to things, so if you get impatient from the beginning, you will ruin things.

“The Myunghwa Pharmaceuticals case is already under investigation, so Wooshin must have judged that they can’t stop it. From Wooshin’s point of view, Myunghwa Pharmaceuticals is already expendable.”

“It’s still a shame. We worked so hard to entangle such a powerful politician, but we may not be able to squeeze anything more out of him.”

I agreed with Kang’s words, but I was satisfied enough just by stopping Lee Jung-chan.

The moment Lee Jung-chan is elected, Wooshin will spread its wings and wield its power.

By stopping that, we have been able to prevent Wooshin from expanding at a terrifying rate to some extent.

“Let’s take it one step at a time. There’s still plenty of time.”

The huge evils rooted in Korea are intertwined with each other.

If reality were like a movie, the moment you remove one of them, everything intertwined would reveal its true nature and give you a sense of pleasure.

But unfortunately, the place I live is not in the middle of a movie, but a reality that smells terrible.

“It’s 4 o’clock already. Turn on the news channel. I think Lee Jung-chan’s appearance will be broadcast soon.”

Lee Jung-chan appeared in front of the prosecutor’s office around 4:10 PM.

As soon as Lee Jung-chan got out of the car, a crowd of reporters who had formed an enormous throng rushed towards him.

Lee Jung-chan was in a wheelchair, wearing a bucket hat and bowing his head deeply.

Lee Jung-chan’s usually confident appearance was nowhere to be found.

According to social classification, he is clearly an elderly person, but he had carefully dyed his hair black and appeared young, but that was long gone.

Sitting in a wheelchair was a frail old man.

The aide who was pushing Lee Jung-chan’s wheelchair stopped at the photo line for a very short time.

Under the flashes of light that burst like lightning, Lee Jung-chan did not raise his head for a moment.

There were several reporters who lowered their bodies to the floor and zoomed in to take a picture of Lee Jung-chan’s face.

“Is there poison on the prosecutor’s office summons? Why do people who were fine all droop and get carried in wheelchairs like people poisoned as soon as they receive a summons?”

Kang Min-jae snorted and said.

It is a shallow trick to show a sick and weak appearance and buy the sympathy of the few remaining supporters.

Not only that.

If you want to put on a show that you collapsed during the prosecution investigation, stop the investigation, lie down in the hospital, and buy time, you have to pretend to be sick from now on.

That way, you can create public opinion that the prosecution conducted an excessive investigation.

This is a trick that everyone knows and sees through, but there is a reason why those who are called to the prosecution continue to adopt it.

Because it ultimately works.

“I should have taken a wheelchair when I was investigated by the prosecution before.”

Suddenly, I felt like a fool for having faced it honestly.

There was such an easy way.

Couldn’t I have practiced the collapsing act in advance?

The cost of hiring a good acting teacher would be cheaper.

“I think it’s over.”

It would have been more interesting if he had collapsed as soon as he stood on the photo line and received a flash of light.

It’s a shame that he didn’t listen to the reporters’ questions and only stayed at the photo line for about a minute before going in.

“Still, it’s very rewarding to have pushed the big shot Lee Jung-chan into the prosecution investigation.”

Kang Min-jae turned off the television and returned to his seat.

I also sat down at my desk and turned on my laptop.

Now that Lee Jung-chan has entered the prosecutor’s office, Lee Se-hyung will also appear soon.

The fact that Lee Se-hyung’s two legs are fine is not only a problem that he used the image of a disabled person.

Special admission allowed only for severely disabled people, and even exemption from military service.

He must also be held accountable for getting away with the things that Koreans are most sensitive about and that everyone wants to avoid.

It’s too easy to cover up an issue with another issue.

It’s no coincidence that celebrity dating rumors are spread when political issues arise.

The fact that the Light and Salt Foundation’s donations were used as political funds has led to Lee Se-hyung’s military service exemption and illegal admission to university being pushed to the back burner.

Of course, I had prepared for that.

I had already asked the National Intelligence Service to manipulate comments.

In addition, I have informed Cho Bong-joon and Choi Jong-hyun that they will be dealing with this topic on their next broadcast.

Anyway, should I look at some articles?

[Anonymous informant who revealed the starting point of Lee Jung-chan’s corruption, who is it?]

As soon as I accessed the site, I saw an eye-catching article.

“Lawyer, I heard Cho Hyuk-geun said on the radio that he needs to find the lawyer’s informant?”

Kang Min-jae was also looking at the same thing, and sent me a few links.

[Cho Hyuk-geun: The informant was someone who knew everything from the beginning]

[Anonymous informant who revealed the corruption of Lee Jung-chan and his son… Was the method justified?]

It’s not that I didn’t think there would be any movement to find the informant from the beginning.

All I did was create an atmosphere like a fire had broken out, and if I were to be blamed, it would only be for obstructing business at the Light and Salt Foundation.

However, I also predicted that I would not be able to completely avoid moral responsibility because there was a commotion while evacuating, and there were several problems such as the fire truck being dispatched.

That’s why I didn’t reveal myself.

[Anonymous informant who revealed Lee Jung-chan’s corruption, hero or criminal?]

To the extent that the wording is “criminal,” it seems that Lee Jung-chan’s side can’t accept defeat, so they’re trying to drag me down with them.

[.……Mr. A, who was at the event, said, “I fell and suffered a three-week injury while evacuating because I thought a fire had broken out at the time. At that time, the scene was literally a scene of carnage, and I felt the fear of death.”……]

Oh, really.

Are you going to push me like this?

Is this a game of tag?