You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 292

[You Have Been Defended – Episode 292]

[Title: Broadcasting Today at 7 PM (Special Broadcast Begins)]

Hello,

This is Jo Bong-joon and Choi Jong-hyun.

We skipped a broadcast last week, and we got so many angry comments. Get over it, you guys.

People make mistakes sometimes.

Only those who have never been absent from school or work in their lives can criticize us~

Anyway.

We’re starting a special broadcast today.

The topic is what viewers have been constantly asking about.

I think it will be a long fight…

But we’re going to start anyway.

We won’t tell you what it is.

If you’re curious, come and watch.

See you at 7 PM, bye bye~

Kim Jung-woo frowned as he read the announcement posted on the broadcasting station’s website.

10 minutes before the broadcast started.

He felt annoyed watching the two men sitting in the studio, exchanging strange jokes and giggling.

The announcement for today’s broadcast, following last week’s cancellation notice, was also quite a spectacle.

Last week’s cancellation was unavoidable as they had to hold brainstorming sessions to prepare for the special broadcast after receiving news about Cha Joo-han.

It was natural that the number of viewers watching in real-time would decrease after a cancellation, but Kim Jung-woo had no complaints since it was due to Cha Joo-han’s situation.

Cha Joo-han was like a benefactor to Kim Jung-woo.

So, he texted Choi Jong-hyun to write the cancellation notice politely and was resting, but he clutched the back of his neck at the notice that was posted afterward.

[Title: No Broadcast Today.

Reason: PD is Sick]

It seemed like the result of trying not to get cursed at, but unfortunately, it was an excuse they had used every time they canceled, so viewers sharply caught on to the ‘fake notice.’

[sdaklshl2: Are you kidding me? What PD is always sick? Did he get cancer? If so, upload a diagnosis, or I’ll think it’s a lie]

[keplpq3: Sick of these constant cancellations. You’re running out of content, so you’re just going wild]

[lkpqi: Lee Jung-chan and Lee Se-hyung’s broadcasts were ㄹㅇ꿀잼 (real honey jam – Korean slang for very fun), but after that, you only did boring stock broadcasts. I knew this would happenㅋㅋ Just quit broadcastingㅋㅋ]

[88obkasj: Guys… if you really have nothing to do, talk about the murderer who killed Lee Jung-chan… At least try to struggle… He was on your broadcast, so you must have heard somethingㅠㅠ Even if you didn’t hear anything, just tell us about the murderer’s usual behavior or something… Then you might be able to pull it up one more time… Guys… don’t become like those fleeting BJs [Broadcast Jockeys – internet personalities] who shine briefly and disappear… I can already see 100 viewers passing byㅠㅠ]

The comments were, of course, filled with curses from viewers who were outraged by the insincere cancellation notice.

There were more comments, but Kim Jung-woo chose not to read them anymore to protect himself from the overwhelming stress.

So, he told them to post today’s special broadcast notice politely, but…….

“Eat a ‘bone’? Eat a ‘bone’?”

Kim Jung-woo stood up and shouted at the two men who were giggling, unaware of his feelings.

In an instant, the laughter stopped, and Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon became as quiet as students who had made a big mistake.

“Who posted this notice?”

“Jong-hyun hyung [older brother/male colleague] posted it.”

“Hey, bullshit. When did I ever…”

“Bong-joon hyung posted it.”

“Did you see it? Jong-hyun hyung posted it, I saw it. I saw hyung posting it.”

“You guys always put your name in front when you post notices. Bong-joon hyung’s name is in front of this notice, are you going to deny it?”

When Kim Jung-woo shouted, Jo Bong-joon grumbled in a small voice.

“Then why did you ask who wrote it when you knew…….”

“I’m already stressed because the number of viewers is decreasing, why are you writing notices that unnecessarily provoke viewers? I’m going crazy. I’ll feel sorry for continuing to receive a salary from Attorney Cha if this happens. What are you going to do if the broadcast fails? If you keep doing this, I’m going to start sending out my resume? If even a tiny media company accepts me, I’ll just go there.”

The image of Kim Jung-woo, the diligent new reporter who used to follow Choi Jong-hyun around like a puppy, was nowhere to be found.

The charismatic PD [Production Director], himself, scolding them without caring about seniority or brotherhood.

Frightened by the charisma Kim Jung-woo was exuding, the two men lowered their heads and entered a mode of false repentance.

“If you write notices so rudely, people won’t watch you even if they want to because they’ll find you annoying. Aren’t you staking your lives on this broadcast? Bong-joon hyung, you have a lot of money from stocks, so is the broadcast secondary to you?”

“No. That’s not it, I…….”

“And sunbae [senior colleague], you quit Iljung Daily and are now unemployed, didn’t you go all-in on this? If you saw Bong-joon hyung posting that kind of notice, you could have deleted it and posted a new, polite notice. But you just giggled along because it was fun, right? Right? Did you see the viewers cursing?”

“No, I just…….”

“Ugh, seriously, I’m so frustrated…….”

“헐 (Heol – Korean expression of disbelief/shock), hey!”

Jo Bong-joon shouted loudly, interrupting Kim Jung-woo, who was venting his anger.

When Kim Jung-woo glared at Jo Bong-joon irritably, Jo Bong-joon shrank back again.

“What? Do you have more to say? If you can’t politely post notices, I’ll write the notices at the broadcasting station from now on. Don’t you guys post them. My excuses are only good once or twice, what are you going to do if I really get cancer because of this? Ah, then you’d be happy. Then you can get my diagnosis and certify that the cancellation is due to the PD.”

“PD-nim [PD – Production Director, -nim is an honorific suffix], sorry for interrupting……. The broadcast has started……. Did you set a timer? The broadcast started just now…….”

The moment Choi Jong-hyun mustered the courage to speak, Kim Jung-woo panicked and checked the computer screen.

Come to think of it, he remembered setting the broadcast to start at exactly 7 o’clock.

He only intended to nag for a moment and stop, but somehow his emotions became intense and it dragged on, and it was already past 7 o’clock.

Kim Jung-woo covered his head and screamed silently.

[과메기먹고싶다 (IWantToEatGwamegi): The PD is cracking down hard…]

[아메리카노 (Americano): ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋGot reamed by the PD for posting a rude noticeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[system9: The PD seems like the youngest but is bossing the hyungs aroundㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋReal power]

“Our PD-nim is now lying face down on the desk.”

Choi Jong-hyun said with a sly smile.

They seemed to be enjoying the situation, but Kim Jung-woo felt a chill down his spine.

What if the story that they were still in contact with Cha Joo-han had been mixed in, even by chance?

Especially since he even mentioned receiving a salary from Attorney Cha right before the broadcast started.

Those two seemed to be acting like that because they knew the broadcast had started after Kim Jung-woo said that, but Kim Jung-woo couldn’t help but think about what would have happened if Cha Joo-han had been harmed because of him.

“He pretends to be nice, but he’s like a drill sergeant.”

[칠리콩카르네 (ChiliConCarne): DrillSergeantPDㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

[핵보유국 (NuclearPower): Is DrillSergeantPD going to give them push-ups after the broadcast?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

He had planned to start today’s broadcast seriously, as it was prepared with ambition, but Kim Jung-woo became the center of attention because he started off on the wrong foot.

Kim Jung-woo, who suddenly got the nickname DrillSergeantPD, shook his head, making a big X.

It meant he wanted them to stop talking about him.

“Ah, DrillSergeantPD is drawing a huge X, telling us to stop. We’ve been teasing DrillSergeantPD for 15 minutes already. Let’s stop. We need to get to the main point. Actually, there are people among the viewers who are saying it’s boring and to reveal the special topic quickly.”

As Choi Jong-hyun said, reading through the chat, Kim Jung-woo displayed the prepared presentation file on the screen as if he had been waiting for it.

“Okay, today’s topic. A topic that many of you have been waiting for. Of course, it will proceed in a slightly different direction than you expected.”

In fact, the topic that viewers wanted the most was not ‘Did Cha Joo-han really kill Lee Jung-chan?’

Of course, there were many requests like that at first, but when the two remained silent, the viewers thought that they might not really know, or that it might be difficult to say even if they did know, and shifted their requests in a different direction.

What they want most now is ‘Lee Jung-chan’s murderer Cha Joo-han’s usual conduct.’

Just like the head of the management office said with amusement when they first visited the management office to get clues about the meter reader.

Of course, those who do not know what kind of personality Cha Joo-han usually had have no choice but to believe the media’s announcements as they are.

The media is naturally driving Cha Joo-han as the culprit, so wouldn’t they not consider the possibility that it might not be true, or not think that all of this is suspicious without knowing the details?

Even if they felt that the evidence revealed so far was insufficient in many ways to confirm Cha Joo-han as a suspect, it is common to understand that there must be a hidden reason.

There must be some critical evidence that cannot be disclosed to the public.

That’s why they’re calling Cha Joo-han the culprit and even revealing his personal information.

Perhaps it’s a natural flow.

That’s why the power of the media is scary.

It instantly turns tens of millions of people into fools.

“Okay, today’s topic. I’ll change the title from the beginning.”

Jo Bong-joon pulled the keyboard in front of him and said.

The viewers paid attention to the pop-up window for changing the room title and spammed the chat room with ‘ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ’ (dugeun dugeun dugeun – Korean onomatopoeia for a pounding heart), and Jo Bong-joon began to write one letter at a time with many expectations.

[Live) Who Killed Lee Jung-chan?]

“Today’s topic. Who on earth killed Lee Jung-chan.”

[onbkal: Everyone knows that lawyer Cha killed Lee Jung-chan, but what’s with acting like you’re doing something great while saying things we already knowㅋㅋㅋㅋ You’re just trying to get attention because the number of viewers is dropping these daysㅋㅋ I had unnecessary expectations]

[성인수 (SungInSoo): Just shut up and watch. Do you really think we’re trying to let you know that Attorney Cha is the culprit because we don’t know? There must be somethingㅋㅋㅋ If you’re watching this broadcast for the first time, just shut up and watch;]

“That’s right. We’re sad that the number of viewers is dropping these days, but we’re not looking at viewers as if they’re blind, are we? Okay. Next slide, please.”

“Our broadcast sometimes makes mistakes regarding stocks, but we have never said anything wrong while dealing with these kinds of cases. You guys know that. The Antrochol Alpha case and the Lee Jung-chan father and son case were all correct according to what we said. That’s why reporters were watching our broadcast and taking notes, right?”

Choi Jong-hyun crossed his arms and leaned back on the chair arrogantly.

“Reporters, come on in. Take notes again today. We won’t raise any special issues. We worked hard on the coverage, so it would be good if it was widely known. Anyway, I’ll start without further ado. I was originally going to wait until the number of viewers increased, but it’s not going up from 2,000. We’re pretty much dead, Bong-joon. Right?”

“That’s right. It feels like yesterday when we hit 10,000.”

When Jo Bong-joon signaled, Kim Jung-woo moved the slide to the next page.

The contents of the slide, which consisted of various topics, showed at a glance how hard they had prepared.

[1. Who is Attorney Cha?

2. The relationship between Attorney Cha and Lee Jung-chan

3. Suspicious movements of the police and the media

4. Suspicious visitor]

“First of all, I’ve narrowed it down to the things you’re most curious about.”

[4885: Oh, I’m most curious about number 4, suspicious visitorㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[뜨거운토요일 (HotSaturday): Most curious about number 4ㅋㅋ]

[송주사나이 (SongJuSaNai): Curious about number 4. Can’t you tell us about number 4 first?]

“There are people who are asking to tell us about number 4 first, but that’s not possible. Because you need to listen in order to connect the incident that will be revealed in number 4 with some background knowledge, so I recommend listening in order.”

From the time the two changed the broadcast title and revealed the broadcast topic, the number of viewers slowly began to rise.

Of course, it was also because word of mouth spread, but more than anything, it was also because Kim Jung-woo had been diligently posting various versions of articles he had written in advance on various sites while the two were broadcasting hard.

[Title: Today’s Jo Bong-joon and Choi Jong-hyun broadcast is going to be 존나 (jjonna – very/extremely) interestingㄷㄷㄷ]

(First of all, before getting into the main content, the poster states that they have no connection with the broadcast.)

Jo Bong-joon and Choi Jong-hyun turned on the broadcast now.

Actually, I used to watch their broadcast in the early days, but it gradually became boring, so I’m someone who doesn’t watch it anymore, but I forgot to turn off the notification settings, so I received the notification again.

I was annoyed and went in to turn off the notification this time, but the topic was interesting.

The heyday of their broadcast was when they exposed the Lee Jung-chan father and son corruption in the past, and at that time, the number of viewers exceeded 10,000 and it was a mess.

But after the incident, it seems like they’ve been walking the path of decline, just chatting without catching anything…

Looking at today’s broadcast, it seems like they came out with their teeth grinding [determined to do well].

It seems like there was nothing fake among the things they’ve revealed in this way so far, so I think they’ve somehow caught something properly this time.

Those who are interested, watch it.

They say they’re going into the main point now.

(I’ll leave a picture of Honey Girls’ Yoo-min)]