You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 298

You Guys Are Defended – Episode 298

Slap!

With a tearing sound, the man staggered.

As he straightened himself, his cheek turned again with another slap.

The man staggered once more, but like a robot designed that way from the start, he straightened up again.

His gaze slightly lowered, with both hands gathered in front, he silently endured the punishment being inflicted upon him.

“President Shin.”

“…Yes.”

“Shouldn’t you have reported such a matter quickly?”

A man in a suit took off his leather gloves and threw them on the floor, sitting on a one-person sofa with his legs crossed.

The man called President Shin kept his mouth shut, his cheeks swollen.

His lips were torn and bleeding, and his head seemed to be ringing, but he couldn’t show any disarray.

“Why did you create this mess by not reporting immediately?”

The standard Korean with a dialect accent gave off a strange sense of intimidation.

President Shin said again with a stiff face.

“I have no excuse.”

“Because of this, would I trust and use President Shin? Because of this, would I even properly report to the CEO?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Does saying sorry solve everything? Then, would it be okay if I cut off one of President Shin’s fingers here and said sorry? Right?”

President Shin still seemed unmoved, heavily lowering his gaze.

“I think there’s evidence that President Shin’s employee planted a murder weapon in Cha Ju-han’s house…”

Of course, they haven’t made any definite statements yet, and they said they would reveal it on the broadcast the next day, but even the nuance is enough to understand.

From the beginning, it was evident just by looking at when they started broadcasting.

The evidence they revealed on today’s broadcast was information they already had since the time the incident occurred.

But even so, the reason they didn’t proceed with the broadcast right away was that they judged it wasn’t persuasive enough on its own.

Then, at the end of the broadcast, they asked if people would believe it if they showed evidence that someone brought the murder weapon to Cha Ju-han’s house.

As soon as he heard that, he was convinced.

The fact that they started broadcasting only because they had obtained that evidence.

“Didn’t you say that employee was good at his job? It doesn’t seem like he leaked the evidence, it seems like they kidnapped him and obtained the evidence. Can you really be sure that employee didn’t open his mouth? But, if that’s the case, why are those third-rate reporters acting up like that?”

At the man’s question, President Shin raised his head slightly.

The fact that they raided Hanlim Corporation and took an employee was being kept secret.

This was because he was an accomplice who had worked together to kill Lee Jung-chan, and the person who brought the weapon to Cha Ju-han’s house.

If such a key figure was kidnapped by someone, wouldn’t it be easy to predict what kind of reaction would come?

So, he was planning to find the employee before anything happened and prevent it from reaching the ears of those above, but they found out because of that broadcast.

That there was a problem.

He immediately led people to Hanlim Corporation to check the situation and realized that the key employee had been kidnapped.

And he brought President Shin and the employees to an abandoned factory near Gyeonggi Province.

The atmosphere of this abandoned factory is telling.

That if they don’t make a proper excuse, this place will become the grave of all Hanlim Corporation employees.

“…Chief Sung.”

President Shin slowly opened his mouth.

Chief Sung is a meticulous person.

After conveying the mission to kill Lee Jung-chan, he even appeared at the scene without warning around the time Lee Jung-chan was killed and directly confirmed Lee Jung-chan’s death.

He said that even though he could receive a report with photos, it was difficult to identify the exact life or death with photos, so he had to check it himself. He checked Lee Jung-chan’s pulse and disappeared.

“Tell me. After doing so well until now, if you mess things up at the very end like this… Should I let President Shin off the hook?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Do you know what I’m thinking right now?”

“Ah, I’m glad I didn’t accept you as family. If I had accepted you because you did a few things well, I would have lost my head this time.”

Chief Sung looked at President Shin with annoyance.

“Now, start with the excuse you were about to make earlier.”

“There’s no room for excuses. I also don’t know how those guys recognized and took our employee. But that guy isn’t someone who would rashly open his mouth. He’d rather take the blame alone…”

“That’s! …That’s not important. Then doesn’t that mean that the employee, not Cha Ju-han, killed Lee Jung-chan? Then our plan falls apart, doesn’t it?”

“…”

“That’s right. It’s already ruined. Haa… You said that employee was such a trustworthy person. Can you prove that to me?”

He can’t prove it.

But the reason President Shin said that was because of information he naturally learned from working together for a long time.

He trusts and follows President Shin like a father.

He was told to keep his mouth shut even if something happened, so he will.

However, even if he said these things, Chief Sung would not understand.

“You can’t prove it, can you?”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Even if the plan is ruined, even if President Shin can’t become our family because of it. Spilled water can be picked up. Who knows? In the process, President Shin might prove his ability and become our family.”

“We’re trying to find the employee’s location as much as possible. It’s been confirmed that the lawyer named Kang Min-jae, who appeared on those reporters’ broadcast today, was there on the day our employee was kidnapped. They probably have him. That lawyer is a rookie lawyer that Cha Ju-han has, he’s probably doing such a thing to prove his superior’s innocence…”

“Yes. I know that. So? Are you going to sue or report lawyer Kang Min-jae? The grandson of the former president? And, is a criminal going to accuse a lawyer? Don’t you know that the case will get bigger and only we will be at a disadvantage? Are you going to let the police know that President Shin is doing suspicious things? President Shin, are you going to burn down the house to catch a flea?”

Chief Sung asked with a clearly sarcastic tone.

He felt bad, but he couldn’t get excited here.

President Shin calmed himself and replied.

“The reason they took our employee is clearly to get a confession somehow. If not, there’s no reason to take him. The fact that those lawyers went that far means that there’s no other way but a confession. They’re probably locking him up somewhere and beating him… But even so, our employee hasn’t opened his mouth, so they didn’t go straight to the police and are stirring up public opinion by presenting a few pieces of evidence on the internet broadcast, right? The evidence they’re going to show today, whatever it is, probably isn’t something our employee confessed to.”

“So?”

“That lawyer Kang Min-jae will go to interrogate the employee at least once. Even if he doesn’t go directly… Those guys who do the broadcast together, I think they’re in on it too.”

“So you’re saying you’re going to put people behind them to find the employee’s location?”

“That’s right. I’ve already put a few trustworthy employees on it.”

Chief Sung clicked his tongue as if he was displeased, then quickly got up, leaning on the armrest of the chair.

“Don’t try to persuade me by saying that the employees are trustworthy. I don’t trust anyone anymore. Do everything yourself. President Shin, you’re not in a situation to use people yet. You have to give us complete trust, only then can we trust President Shin’s people. Until then, take responsibility yourself. And that employee who’s already been caught. What are you going to do when you find him?”

“…”

“Keep this in mind. If it’s confirmed that any sound has come out of that mouth, all of President Shin’s family will go together.”

“…”

“Not to prison, but to the afterlife.”

President Shin felt a clear threat in the eerie voice.

But Chief Sung soon changed his tone and said softly.

“So find him as soon as possible and somehow shut his mouth.”

“I will definitely find him again.”

“Find him again?”

At President Shin’s words, Chief Sung distorted his expression as if he had heard something strange.

“You have to kill him, President Shin.”

“…”

“Shutting his mouth means that. Keep that in mind.”

Chief Sung smiled faintly and patted President Shin’s shoulder.

As he passed by, the burly men who were threatening them swept past as if they were being swept away, and left the abandoned factory with Chief Sung.

President Shin slumped down.

“Ha, that fucking bastard can’t do one thing properly and creates this kind of situation…”

He has to find him as soon as possible.

Before his family members all lose their heads.

* * *

“Crazy, there are 10,000 people on standby.”

15 minutes before the broadcast started.

Kang Min-jae, who was reading the script with cue cards in front of the studio, peered at the monitor at Jo Bong-joon’s words.

“If there are 10,000 people on standby, wouldn’t it go up to 20,000 when we drop the evidence?”

“I think 30,000 is possible.”

“I’m betting on 40,000.”

“I’m betting on 60,000.”

“Just say that all 50 million people in Korea are watching.”

He said that, but Choi Jong-hyun was grinning.

From the time the broadcast ended yesterday until now, the topic that Wooshin was deeply involved in Lee Jung-chan’s death has not subsided.

‘Lee Jung-chan Wooshin’ did not know how to come down from the popular search terms, and this morning, several major daily newspapers covered this story as a special article.

Of course, except for Iljung Daily.

“Those Iljung Daily bastards are going to be sweating bullets right now. Ah, Min-jae. Sue Iljung Daily for breaking the embargo and specifying Cha Byun [Cha Ju-han’s lawyer] as a suspect.”

“I was going to tell you that anyway. If Iljung Daily hadn’t done that, the lawyer wouldn’t have had to hear the sound of being a psychopath killer…”

Kang Min-jae gritted his teeth and clenched his fist tightly.

He was reminded of Cha Ju-han’s seizure that occurred early in the morning.

Whatever the reason, it means that such a strong person lost his composure for some reason.

If he were in this situation, could he have endured as much as Cha Ju-han? When he thought about it, Kang Min-jae would naturally answer that it was impossible.

In a situation where his life is collapsing overnight, and it is not even certain whether he can clear his name, how can he be okay?

“There’s still no action from the police side?”

“When I asked Se-yeon, it seems like they’re also feeling the heat. It seems like they’ll organize and announce it within a few days. What can they do? All the evidence we presented yesterday was what they had too, but they kept their mouths shut. So they should do their job properly and quickly.”

Still, there had been no attempts by the police to cover up the case.

In the stage of setting the scope of information disclosure, they were likely concerned about the social repercussions if they disclosed the fact that they met for the purpose of trading Wooshin’s accusation data.

The public always wants the police to announce the facts as they are, but from the perspective of a national institution, they cannot help but worry about the repercussions of this.

I understand, but I can’t agree in a situation where I want to push the facts right away and make Cha Ju-han a free man as soon as possible.

“5 minutes before the broadcast!”

At that time, Kim Jung-woo, who was busy setting up, shouted loudly.

He said he would never set a timer today, and he hasn’t left his computer since earlier.

“If today’s broadcast goes out, I think there will be bites from broadcasting stations or somewhere soon.”

Choi Jong-hyun said, sitting in the studio.

As it has been until now, when the incident rises to the surface to some extent, contact comes from the broadcasting station.

That’s what happened to the radio that Jo Bong-joon appeared on, and that’s what happened to News 9 that Choi Jong-hyun appeared on.

“Min-jae should go to the broadcasting station once too.”

“Oh, me?”

“I’m worried that if you taste the broadcasting station, you’ll say you’re quitting being a lawyer, you rascal.”

Jo Bong-joon also chuckled and sat next to Choi Jong-hyun.