You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 244

You Have Been Defended - Episode 244

You Have Been Defended – Episode 244

There was a witness?

That was an unexpected answer.

I was just asking to see if Dongjin knew something I didn’t, but I didn’t expect to catch such a big fish.

“I see. It would have been easier if there was one, but it’s a shame.”

I answered nonchalantly, my mind racing.

As soon as I leave Gu So-jeong, I need to check if there were CCTV cameras in the ward and secure the footage immediately.

…But first, I should narrow down the list of potential witnesses, just in case there are no CCTV cameras.

Contacting Gu So-jeong too often might provoke her, so I need to get as many clues as possible while I have the chance.

“You’re telling me. I wish there had been a witness. I wouldn’t be in this situation if there was…”

She mumbled in a small voice, looking down.

She’s already playing politics within the hospital to blame Dongjin, so nothing could be more absurd than what she’s saying.

“I have a few more questions.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

Since she didn’t directly say there was a witness, I can’t ask directly.

It seems best to narrow down the candidates and find the witness that way.

The most likely witness I can think of in this situation is Kim Seong-woo, who instigated Gu So-jeong.

If he was manipulating her by exploiting her weaknesses, he would have wanted to make sure she was doing her job properly.

But he must know that it wouldn’t look good for him to be in the ward when he’s not the attending physician.

In any case, I should also consider the possibility that there might be other accomplices besides Kim Seong-woo and Gu So-jeong.

Like an internal hospital employee who is in cahoots with Kim Seong-woo.

“Hmm, then who was coming in and out of Seol Hyeong-seok’s ward that day?”

“Why are you asking that?”

Gu So-jeong suddenly asked, wary.

She came out after hearing from Kim Seong-woo that I was on her side, but is she anxious because I seem to be looking for a witness even though she said there wasn’t one?

If Gu So-jeong gets the impression that I’m approaching the problem quite proactively, unlike how I appeared to Kim Seong-woo, it will be troublesome.

Gu So-jeong is at the center of this not by her own will, but by someone else’s.

She’s probably feeling more guilty than the person who planned it, so she’ll be even more sensitive.

Perhaps she wants this to end quickly with Yang Dong-jin’s sacrifice even more than Kim Seong-woo does.

If she tells Kim Seong-woo that ‘Cha Joo-han seems to be in cahoots with Yang Dong-jin,’ Kim Seong-woo will immediately push me away.

I relaxed my expression and answered as if I had no ulterior motive.

“Oh, did I ask a question I shouldn’t have? I just asked it as a matter of course because I need to know this and that to understand the case.”

If I ask like this, Gu So-jeong, who has something to hide, will think that her reluctance to answer might look suspicious.

And as expected, she looked like she was trying not to stiffen her expression.

“You can find out anyway if you try, but I don’t want to stir up the hospital with this, so I’m asking you since I met you, Doctor.”

Also, I subtly hinted that I was having a hard time getting involved in this matter.

“Ah, yes. It’s not something I can’t tell you… Um, that day, are you talking about the day when Yang and I were talking about cephalosporin [a type of antibiotic]?”

“Yes.”

“Um, that day, the patient’s older brother and his wife, the family’s legal advisor, the patient’s secretary, and people from the company came. It was not long after the surgery that visits were allowed, and the patient wanted to receive business reports. And after the shock, more family members came, but they couldn’t enter the ward.”

[Truth]

Even if I count the company people who came together as one person, more than five people came in and out of Seol Hyeong-seok’s ward that day.

If the witness is not a hospital employee, maybe it’s one of them.

The reason Dongjin didn’t know there was someone in the ward is, of course, because that person hid.

Seol Hyeong-seok would have used a VIP ward, and there must have been a place to hide inside.

Like the bathroom inside the ward, or a large closet, or even under the bed.

“Was Seol Hyeong-seok awake at the time?”

If Seol Hyeong-seok was awake when that conversation took place, the witness is likely one of the people who came to visit Seol Hyeong-seok.

The Hanyoung Group was extremely concerned about security, and there would have been bodyguards stationed in front of the ward door with high probability.

Besides, according to Dongjin, medical staff also swipe their cards to enter.

Seol Hyeong-seok couldn’t have been unaware of how much attention they were paying, so if a completely unfamiliar person entered his ward while he was awake, he would have found it strange.

Above all, if we assume that he was awake all the time, the way someone could hide in the ward is extremely limited.

He couldn’t even dream of going into the closet or under the bed, and at best, it would probably be just the bathroom.

But medical personnel wouldn’t use the bathroom inside the ward, so naturally, the witness is limited to Seol Hyeong-seok’s visitors.

Of course, if he wasn’t awake, he could hide anywhere if he broke through security.

“He was sleeping.”

[Truth]

He was sleeping?

Well, there’s no way Seol Hyeong-seok wouldn’t have heard Dongjin and the nurse talking if he was in his right mind.

Seol Hyeong-seok would have known what kind of injection he was getting, and he wouldn’t have stayed still even after hearing the order to inject an antibiotic that causes anaphylaxis [a severe allergic reaction].

Then should the scope of witnesses be all medical personnel and visitors?

I frowned.

This is going to be quite difficult if there are no CCTV cameras.

“Thank you for your time.”

After that, I asked her about the overall situation of the case so that she wouldn’t suspect me.

Gu So-jeong quickly relaxed and gave me various answers.

I left the cafe, telling her that I might contact her again.

“It’s me.”

As soon as I got in the car, I called Dongjin.

He was waiting for my call, and he answered the phone faster than usual.

That urgency made me feel even more sorry for him.

I have to save Dongjin no matter what this time.

“Where are you now?”

-I’m at the hospital.

“In the future, check if there are people around you before answering the phone. Someone might be watching.”

-Kim Seong-woo isn’t here. He’s off today. And Gu So-jeong just met you, didn’t she?

“Those two are. But there’s a witness.”

-What?

“The day you ordered it, there was another witness in that ward at that time. It could be someone from the hospital. Then they might be watching you talk to me.”

-There was a witness… That’s impossible.

Dongjin repeated the word impossible, as if he had lost his strength.

I understand.

If there was a witness, whether it was someone from the hospital or someone from the Hanyoung Group, they could have testified that it wasn’t Dongjin’s fault.

But the fact that they didn’t means that even that person is an accomplice.

It must be shocking that there are so many people who harbor ill will towards him.

“We need to find out who the witness is. Is there a CCTV camera in front of Seol Hyeong-seok’s ward?”

-Not right in front of the ward, but there is a CCTV camera in the VIP ward area.

“Is it enough to check who went in and out of the ward?”

-That’s enough. Seol Hyeong-seok is the only patient currently hospitalized in the VIP ward.

“Then I think we should check the CCTV footage first. I don’t think I can go with you because word might get out to Kim Seong-woo, so go alone and ask them to show you the CCTV footage.”

-Okay. I’ll go to the security office right now.

“Take a USB drive with you and get the file if possible.”

I hung up the phone and took a moment to sort out my thoughts.

The witness would have entered the ward before Dongjin entered, and left after Dongjin left the ward.

So, it won’t be too difficult to track down the witness through CCTV.

About two hours passed.

It would be better to meet in person and talk than to hear about it over the phone, so I was on my way to Myungdae Hospital.

While waiting for Dongjin’s call with the car parked in the parking lot, I read Gu So-jeong’s profile that Taesik had given me.

Gu So-jeong is an only child, but her family environment was not good.

Her mother works at a restaurant, and her father helps out at a friend’s store and receives a small amount of money to make a living.

They currently live in a two-room basement apartment on a monthly rent.

Then I should also consider the possibility that Gu So-jeong was not threatened by her weaknesses, but committed the crime after receiving money from Kim Seong-woo.

Gu So-jeong truly feels sorry for Dongjin, so she must be feeling guilty about her actions, so I imagined her confessing.

Since it would be difficult for her to work as a nurse as soon as she confesses, she will not try to confess because her family is in a difficult situation.

‘But even if we go on like this, Gu So-jeong will be fired.’

The Hanyoung side has requested that she be fired for neglecting her duties as a nurse.

Then losing her job is the same thing…

Did Kim Seong-woo find her another job?

Since university hospitals are not very good places to work for nurses anyway, most of them gain experience and then move to private hospitals, I heard.

‘Or is she being blackmailed by Kim Seong-woo after all?’

It’s easier for us to deal with the side that’s being blackmailed.

If we know what that weakness is, we can find a way to solve it, free Gu So-jeong from Kim Seong-woo’s clutches, and make her confess.

Beep, beep.

While I was lost in such thoughts, the phone rang.

The caller was Dongjin.

I told him to come down to the hospital parking lot and put the information I had learned about Gu So-jeong in the glove box.

Not long after, the passenger seat door opened and Dongjin came inside.

“Did you find the CCTV?”

“…Something’s wrong.”

Dongjin gave an absurd answer.

But from his words and expression, I could guess the result.

“The CCTV recording from that day is gone. Only that day!”

You Have Been Defended [EN]

You Have Been Defended [EN]

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[English Translation] Prosecutor Cha Juhan's relentless pursuit of the corrupt Wooshin Group ended in betrayal and death at the hands of those he trusted most. But fate, it seems, has other plans. Granted a second chance, reborn as a Wooshin sniper, Cha Juhan vows to bring the entire Wooshin family to justice, no matter how many lifetimes it takes. Trading his prosecutor's badge for a lawyer's gavel, he embarks on a path of vengeance, armed with extraordinary abilities beyond human comprehension. They told him to know his place in the next life? He'll show them exactly where they belong – behind bars. Prepare for a thrilling saga of revenge, justice, and supernatural power as Cha Juhan targets Wooshin once more, turning the courtroom into his battleground.

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