You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 365

You Have Been Defended – Episode 365

“Alright, everyone. The chaebol [a large South Korean business conglomerate] brothers who have emerged as the new culprits in this case… I won’t specify exactly where.”

[Karma: cownewㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

FallingMarket: cownew~~

Andante: cownew corporation^^]

“Everyone, stop. No. Please refrain from mentioning any company that comes to mind. We want to say it more than anyone, but we can’t yet.”

[FirmPeach: Looks like they’re dying to say it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

OpenMind: They look so damn eager to say it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“Anyway, these brothers killed someone. That’s the core of this case. Kim Hwa-young was the person who was framed as the culprit in this process. But the media keeps calling it the Kim Hwa-young case, the Kim Hwa-young murder case.”

When Jo Bong-joon searched for Kim Hwa-young online, articles referring to it as the Kim Hwa-young case poured out, even though her innocence had already been revealed.

Jo Bong-joon shook his head as he scrolled down.

“Of course, it’s true that the incident occurred at Kim Hwa-young’s villa, but I don’t think it’s right for her name to keep being attached to the case like this. The chaebol brothers’ murder case… I hope the people watching our broadcast will call it that instead.”

“But what’s funny is that, although the verdict hasn’t been given yet, the reason why Kim Hwa-young is inevitably innocent has been revealed in court. I think the prosecution will soon drop the charges against Kim Hwa-young, and the case will be closed. Anyway, with that, a new suspect, well… they haven’t been indicted yet, and it was revealed based on evidence submitted in court, so I don’t know what to call them, but for convenience, I’ll call them a suspect. A suspect, even as famous as Kim Hwa-young, has appeared! And it’s so quiet.”

Their words are true.

When the fact that Kim Hwa-young was indicted for murder was first reported, the media outlets that had jumped into the reporting competition more eagerly than anyone else became as quiet as mice.

The reporters who came into the courtroom as spectators wrote articles detailing the situations that occurred in court, and even if they couldn’t come in person, they could have just taken notes, but they didn’t publish any proper articles.

All they released as follow-up articles were short pieces stating that Kim Hwa-young was not the culprit, but that there was a possibility that a new culprit existed.

“I don’t know if they’re being cautious or what, but that’s all fine. They contributed to tarnishing Kim Hwa-young’s image anyway. So, even if it’s just out of guilt, shouldn’t they at least pretend to announce, ‘Kim Hwa-young is not the culprit! Kim Hwa-young is not the culprit!’”

“What are you expecting?”

“Yeah, when did they ever care about the victim? Only the victim is wronged.”

[Goshirae: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk

GiveMeMyCreditCardCherry: If I were Kim Hwa-young, I would have felt like the world was collapsing. Retiring and living quietly, suddenly getting caught up in a murder case, even being framed as the culprit, and everyone cursing… How wronged would I have felt?

Next: But anyway, shouldn’t we blame the prosecution rather than the reporters for this? After all, Kim Hwa-young was indicted, and it even went to trial, so people naturally think there must have been something suspicious. If the prosecution had investigated properly, would she have been indicted? I don’t think we should blame the people who cursed.]

I somewhat agree with the opinion that it’s understandable for people to curse since the media released that she was indicted for murder.

It’s not that I would do the same, but considering the nature of public opinion, there aren’t many people who would think, ‘Ah, the trial results haven’t come out yet, so I shouldn’t curse,’ when such an article comes out.

I hope that society will become like that, but it’s just my wish.

The reason why Go Yoon-ho and Go Yoon-seok asked their grandfather to release articles about Kim Hwa-young was probably to exploit that characteristic of public opinion.

Not only public opinion, but also the media’s sensational editing, which is always on the lookout for incidents that can boost views, must have been anticipated.

In fact, the media, which sensationalizes incidents as soon as they happen and then nonchalantly moves on when it turns out to be untrue, certainly contributed greatly to damaging Kim Hwa-young’s image.

It’s true that they completely ignited the anxiety in Kim Hwa-young’s mind, who was already worried about the fact that she might be sued being revealed.

“Everyone, I never thought I would say this. Of course, you can curse. But there is a principle of presumption of innocence. How many people cursed Kim Hwa-young as if she had definitely killed someone, even before the trial was over? We should be careful about this. And there were many excessive curses. It might have been worse because she’s a celebrity… Anyway, it’s true that Kim Hwa-young was cursed for something she didn’t do.”

At Jo Bong-joon’s words, Kang Min-jae brought a pen and a piece of scrap paper and showed me, writing ‘lol’.

“Anyway, let’s proceed with the discussion. As those who have been watching this murder case know, there was a report about Kim Hwa-young at the time. There’s a high possibility of a not guilty verdict. And Tae-gwang, who was in charge of the defense at the time, expressed the opinion that even the indictment was strange. I think it’s strange from here.”

“That’s right. I don’t personally like Tae-gwang, but it’s still a group of legal experts, right? I don’t think it’s just a report to show their confidence. And in reality, the evidence was quite weak.”

“But why was she indicted? I think there’s a hint in the words ‘let’s frame her,’ which our dear, this time Kim Hwa-young’s lawyers, Cha Joo-han and Kang Min-jae, revealed in the recording that the brothers said themselves.”

[PotatoChip: I wish the dear lawyers Cha Joo-han and Kang Min-jae would come out and talk about it themselves ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Bring your *hyung* [older brother/male friend]s

LittleBabySquirrelJonghyun: Yeah, bring them! You came out before, let’s go with more excitement!!!!!

Capitalist: Why don’t you bring out the people involved in the trial since you’re close to them? Bring out the people involved!!!!!!

MagicPrincessBongjoon: That’s right ㅡㅡ We want to hear it directly!!!]

As reactions poured into the chat window asking for me and Kang Min-jae, Kang Min-jae went behind the camera and seemed to try to hide behind a pillar.

Jo Bong-joon and Choi Jong-hyun also asked if we were willing to appear on the broadcast, but in the case of this incident, it didn’t seem like an incident that we could talk about in detail, so we declined.

Besides, frequently appearing on internet broadcasts can reduce the sense of gravitas and make us seem less credible to conservative people.

There’s no reason to avoid appearing on their broadcasts, but I think it’s better to adjust our appearances to some extent.

Kim Jung-woo looked back at us and asked if we were willing to appear, only with his mouth, and I shook my head.

“The lawyers are busy. Listen to us.”

“They’re not people you can see often. We don’t see them often either. I’m cutting off everyone who tells the lawyers to come out and talk directly. PD-nim [production director], cut off all the kids who are yelling with exclamation marks for the lawyers to come out.”

[GrimReaper: I still wish they would come out… (didn’t put an exclamation mark)

RapidFire: It would be fun if they came out and talked… (didn’t put an exclamation mark)

Mouse: I just… wanted to feel more of the scene… (didn’t put an exclamation mark)

Don’tBeScared: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“Ha, these guys are cute.”

“Anyway, I’ll ask if they can come out next time. We have to proceed with our broadcast for now. Everyone be quiet.”

“Anyway, let me say it again. I think the point is that the brothers’ goal was to frame Kim Hwa-young for the crime. Then, I think the point that Tae-gwang said, ‘Why was she indicted?’ might be solved.”

[ViennaSausage: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The brothers put pressure on the prosecution? To indict Kim Hwa-young?

sdajalakqi: Are the prosecutors their servants? If they tell them to indict, do they just say yes and indict?]

“Are the prosecutors their servants? Yes, they are. They’re damn servants. In short, Jo, no, has there been any situation where Wooshin was suspected of bribing the prosecution? Anyway, it’s just an assumption for now. Listen to why this assumption is correct. PD-nim, show the image.”

At Choi Jong-hyun’s words, Kim Jung-woo displayed an image on the screen.

It was the testimony of the detective in charge who first appeared as a prosecution witness.

“Now, the detective in charge said that the body was found in the flower bed. And he said that he felt a dent in the back of the head while lifting the body. So, he looked around and there were bricks, and he was suspicious, so he dug up all the bricks. Then, he found a brick with blood on it. Of course, this blood matched the victim’s blood.

So, the trial flows as if Kim Hwa-young picked up that brick and killed the victim. But the funny thing is that the victim actually died after hitting his head on a landscaping stone while running away from the brothers.”

“As a result of us asking lawyer Cha Joo-han about the case, he said that the spot where the victim was likely to have died and the flower bed are very far apart, right? In the end, he didn’t die from hitting his head on that stone either. No, it’s not like a brick suddenly flew in from a strong wind and hit him. But why is the victim’s blood suddenly on that brick? Do you think that makes sense?”

[Boy: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 100% planted evidence]

“It’s so over the top. The place where the victim’s boyfriend was hiding and talking on the phone was no different from inside the villa, and the brothers assaulted the victim in the pool in front of it. Roughly drawing it, it looks like this.”

Jo Bong-joon turned on Paint and drew circles around the place where Byun Seung-min was talking on the phone, the place where the butler was assaulted by the brothers, and the location of the flower bed.

“The flower bed is at the end of the garden. And the victim’s last groan as he died was all recorded. If the butler had hit his head and died in the flower bed at the end of the garden, would that sound have been included in the victim’s boyfriend’s phone recording file? In the first place, that evidence itself is evidence that doesn’t make sense.”

“Besides, you should know this. What the police and prosecution initially claimed was that the victim and Kim Hwa-young argued in the flower bed, and Kim Hwa-young assaulted the victim and then picked up a brick and killed the victim.

But in reality, the victim was assaulted by the brothers in front of the pool near the villa building, and he hit his head on a landscaping stone while being assaulted and died. In the first place, the police and prosecution completely misunderstood the direction of the investigation. But is this really a mistake, or is it intentional? That’s what we want to talk about.”

[Capitalist: So, the police also planted evidence, and the prosecution also investigated with the planted evidence, and this whole trial was a rigged game? Is that what you’re saying?

Jajangmyeon: ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ Rigged trial… that’s so scary

Ajugari: Isn’t that too much of a conspiracy theory?;; The police could have just misunderstood the direction of the investigation;; It could have been a mistake;; It’s an overreaction to say they were instructed to do it;;]

“Decide whether it’s an overreaction or not after listening more.”

Jo Bong-joon said, moving on to the next file.