You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 582

Everyone stared, bewildered, as I opened the box.

It held one of the items I’d taken from the trunk when we arrived at the greenhouse earlier.

“Isn’t that a jammer?” Lee Jin-woo recognized the device before I could even explain.

I’d originally obtained them for the surprise attack on Okashima Hospital, but I hadn’t given all of them to Kirihara, keeping ten for ourselves.

I’d thought they might become necessary, and that moment had arrived.

“How do you have a jammer?” Lee Jin-woo looked at me suspiciously.

It was hard to believe I’d obtained it through legal means… especially after he’d seen me hacking CCTV cameras right in front of him.

I understood his skepticism.

“I received support from the President.”

Using a jammer is illegal unless it’s a special case.

Usually, it’s used by the military, or when the President is being transported.

“I received the device with support from the President, but the police can also use jammers in certain cases. According to Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Police Officer Duty Execution Act, this situation could be seen as sufficiently necessary.”

To be honest, if we were to argue in court whether using the jammer was permissible under the Police Officer Duty Execution Act in this situation, it was highly unlikely to be *in-jeong-bat-ji mot-hal* [deemed acceptable].

To be *in-jeong-bad-eu-ryeo-myeon* [deemed acceptable] under Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Police Officer Duty Execution Act, it must be used to prevent a dangerous situation from occurring.

We weren’t exactly preventing a dangerous situation, but rather using it to prevent their escape.

However, if we focused on the fact that the police’s approach to Ribbon Medical Center, if discovered, might lead them to engage in dangerous behavior, rather than focusing on preventing escape, it might be *in-jeong-bat-ji mot-hal* [deemed unacceptable].

Above all, this was a problem to consider only if we got caught using the jammer.

We would only use it for a short time to break through the entrance.

Even if their radio and phone didn’t work, they would just think, ‘Huh, why isn’t it working?’ They wouldn’t suspect we used a jammer.

Even if they later became convinced we used a jammer, there would be no evidence.

If the police kept their mouths shut.

Lee Se-hwa would take care of that *ip-dan-sok* [keeping their mouths shut], not me.

“If we use the jammer, the security personnel won’t be able to inform the inside about the police raid. If there’s a landline phone inside the outpost, we can cut it off. The jammer’s operating range is 100m in radius. We have ten devices. If we act quickly before the police come into the line of sight of Ribbon Medical Center’s insiders, or before the audible distance of signals sent by voice, they won’t know about the raid from the inside. Naturally, the escape will be delayed, and even those who try to escape over the fence and into the mountains can be trapped within the encirclement.”

Even after hearing my words, the team leaders seemed lost in thought for a moment.

They were probably thinking this: ‘Is it okay for that lawyer to break the law so recklessly?’

But they would also think this: ‘Originally, a lawyer shouldn’t even be directing the police. But the President disregarded the law and ordered the Commissioner to attach the special forces and riot police to that lawyer. So, using a jammer for a very short time is probably okay….’

Even I, who was acting so brazenly, was actually a little embarrassed.

I’d expected a situation where a jammer would be needed, but I never thought I’d be handing it over to the police.

“I understand your concerns, but I think it’s right to use the jammer in this situation to maximize the chances of success. If the security team contacts the inside, they will definitely erase the CCTV data. CCTV will be very important evidence, but you know that once it’s erased, we have to do forensics. And you know that it’s difficult to have forensic evidence *in-jeong-bat-da* [accepted as valid in court].”

Heo Min-woo subtly added his support.

The detectives who were listening also agreed it would be okay to use it for a short time.

It seemed the other team leaders were quite *neo-meo-on* [persuaded], but Lee Jin-woo remained silent.

“We don’t have much time to *go-min-ha-da* [deliberate]. It’s already 10 o’clock. If you’re really concerned, we won’t use the jammer. However, the President has shown enthusiasm for arresting the criminal gang by even issuing an unusual order, so wouldn’t it be difficult if we missed the main arrest targets?”

I decided to use Lee Se-hwa’s name to end the situation.

“I agree to use it. I’ve used it in operations before, and as the lawyer said, I don’t think it can be seen as violating the law. Isn’t it most important to arrest all the criminals? I don’t *mot-ha-neun geon a-ni-ji-man* [I’m not saying I don’t have] the concerns of those who are worried, but I don’t think there will be a problem using it for a short time. The arrest targets won’t even notice. It’s not like we used the jammers that the special forces and riot police have, so there’s no *ban-chul* [removal] record. Besides, if the President supported us, we can worry about the aftermath later.”

Lee Jin-woo, who had been *go-min-ha-da* [seriously considering it], finally spoke.

Then everyone else agreed.

It wasn’t that the President supported us, but we could just make it seem like he supported us after the operation was over.

In the end, the two special forces team leaders belonging to the *jin-ip-jo* [entry team] divided up eight jammers.

The remaining two were taken by the *dae-gi-jo* [standby team] in front of the *jjok-mun* [side gate], one each.

There might be security personnel in front of the *jjok-mun* [side gate] too.

“Please request the additional support you mentioned earlier, and then each team leader should check the personnel needed for each location on the *bae-chi-pyo* [deployment chart] and *pyeon-seong* [organize] the *jo* [teams] by 10 minutes.”

“Where will the lawyer be?”

“I can’t go with you, so I’ll stay here. Even if other illegal acts are okay, it will be a problem if someone sees me at the scene.”

The team leaders nodded and gathered the *dae-won-deul* [officers] to *pyeon-seong* [organize] the *jo* [teams].

“…….”

Before I knew it, it was 13 minutes.

All of the police personnel had finished *pyeon-seong* [organizing] the *jo* [teams] and were ready.

A frighteningly sharp silence flowed through the greenhouse, which had been noisy for a while.

“Each *jo* [team] will move at exactly 15 minutes,” Lee Jin-woo said.

He approached me with a riot police team leader and handed me two radios.

“This is a special forces radio.”

“This is a riot police radio.”

They briefly explained how to use them.

By the time that explanation was over, the clock pointed exactly to 15 minutes.

Lee Jin-woo immediately ran to where the *dae-won-deul* [officers] were, and everyone had finished preparing for the operation.

“Lawyer, we’ll be back.”

Heo Min-woo also checked the time and approached me.

“I’m telling you this because I thought it might ease your worries a little, but Team Leader Lee Jin-woo is a reliable person. He’s also very skilled.”

“Do you know him?”

“He’s a famous person. He’s the same rank as me, so I’ve run into him a few times at important events. It was an emergency situation, so I couldn’t act like I knew him.”

“That’s a relief. *Gyeong-wi-nim* [Officer], please be careful too. Don’t get hurt.”

He smiled and left the greenhouse with the *dae-won-deul* [officers].

As the dozens of people who had filled the greenhouse left, only we remained.

It became quiet again.

“Give me a bottle of water.”

When I reached out to Tae-shik, who was next to me, he silently handed me a new bottle of *saeng-su* [mineral water] that was on the floor.

I took out the medicine from my inside pocket and poured it into my mouth.

I swallowed it with water and tightly closed my eyes.

The time spent waiting for the results of something that had left my hands always brought anxiety.

I needed to numb my emotions by taking medicine in advance.

From now on, I didn’t have the luxury of feeling the extravagant emotion of anxiety.

“…….”

For more than two hours, I did my best to cope with the sudden situation that had come upon me *nun-ko tteul sae eop-si* [in a flurry].

Only two hours today?

I had waited, preparing for a whopping four years, or even more than ten years including my previous life.

In order to witness Go Sang-jun’s end with these two eyes.

And that would be today.

* * *

“Barricade installation complete. *Jin-ip hana ji-won hana* [Entry One, Support One] begin boarding the bus. *Bu chul-ip-gu* [Secondary Entrance] report the situation.”

─”*Jin-ip dul ji-won dul* [Entry Two, Support Two]. Barricade installation complete. Waiting to board the bus.”

Lee Jin-woo, after confirming the *mu-jeon* [radio communication] from the *bu chul-ip-gu* [secondary entrance] side, took a long breath.

He had been *tu-ip-doe-eot-da* [deployed] in all sorts of operations so far.

He’d participated in armed robbery arrests, *hyung-gi nan-dong* [violent crime] incidents, and even *nam-pa gan-cheop saeng-po* [capturing North Korean spies] operations at the request of the National Intelligence Service, and gone to the *jeop-seon* [rendezvous] site of overseas criminal organizations and domestic organizations with firearms.

But an operation with so many obstacles was not so common.

It was rare for the arrest target to be so closely monitored by CCTV in such a wide area, and it was also rare for it to be in the mountains. There were hardly any cases where the operation site was built from the beginning for crime and had a complex structure.

Lee Jin-woo also knew Cha Joo-han, the lawyer, because he was such a famous person.

Cha Joo-han only *pan-da* [supported] Wooshin.

So he could also tell who the Ribbon Medical Center *un-yeong cheuk* [management] was.

Why the President did this.

Lee Jin-woo had been closely watching the recent abuse case at the House of Angels, as well as the serial attempted murder cases that were *gong-gae-dwaet-deon* [made public].

In the process, the investigative agencies lost trust, and Lee Jin-woo, as a member of the police, was also caught up in a complex state of mind.

That’s why he put his weight behind CCTV hacking and jammer use.

It seemed they were judging that if they didn’t catch them this time, there would be no next chance.

That judgment was also correct because the arrest target was a foreigner.

“Boarding is complete,” Heo Min-woo said as he boarded the bus last and sat next to Lee Jin-woo.

“There wasn’t a single *eum-eo* [code word] in the *mu-jeon* [radio communication].”

“If we use *eum-eo* [code words], Lawyer Cha won’t be able to understand. This is the first time in my life that I’ve *mu-jeon-hae* [used the radio] like this.”

Lee Jin-woo stood up to check the personnel.

After completing the check, he pressed the radio button again and said, “*Jin-ip hana ji-won hana* [Entry One, Support One]. Boarding complete.”

─”*Jin-ip dul ji-won dul* [Entry Two, Support Two]. Boarding complete. Departing upon signal.”

“*Jin-ip hana ji-won hana* [Entry One, Support One]. Begin *i-dong* [moving]. Expected to take two minutes to the *ha-cha ji-jeom* [drop-off point].”

At the same time as Lee Jin-woo’s *mu-jeon* [radio communication], the bus departed.

─”*Jin-ip dul ji-won dul* [Entry Two, Support Two]. Begin *i-dong* [moving]. Expected to take one minute and thirty seconds to the *ha-cha ji-jeom* [drop-off point].”

The bus went up the *jin-ip-ro* [access road], which was so cleanly paved that it was hard to believe it was a road laid in these mountains.

Just before arriving within the line of sight of the Ribbon Medical Center *gam-si-tim* [surveillance team], the bus stopped.

From here, the *ju chul-ip-gu* [main entrance] security personnel could detect the bus headlights, so they had to get off and *i-dong* [move] on foot.

All the *dae-won-deul* [officers] quickly got off the bus, and Lee Jin-woo completed the final check.

The bus would depart five minutes later, when the *dae-won-deul* [officers] were expected to arrive in front of the main gate, to block the *do-ju-ro* [escape route].

Lee Jin-woo pressed the radio button again.

“*Jin-ip hana ji-won hana* [Entry One, Support One]. Arrived at the *ha-cha ji-jeom* [drop-off point].”

─”*Jin-ip dul ji-won dul* [Entry Two, Support Two]. *Ha-cha* [Drop-off] complete. *Jin-ip-ham-ni-da* [Entering] upon signal.”

As soon as Lee Jin-woo finished *mu-jeon* [radio communication], confirmation *mu-jeon* [radio communication] arrived from other *jo* [teams].

“*Jin-ip hana ji-won hana* [Entry One, Support One]. Will enter a *mu-jeon bul-neung* [radio-disabled] state in ten seconds from now. Report the situation as soon as the *mu-jeon ga-neung* [radio-enabled] state is restored.”

─”*Jin-ip dul ji-won dul* [Entry Two, Support Two]. *Jin-ip-ham-ni-da* [Entering]. Entering *mu-jeon bul-neung* [radio-disabled] state in ten seconds.”

As soon as Lee Jin-woo received the answer, he *jang-chak* [equipped] the radio on his vest and turned on the jammer.

He had already tested the function once, but he checked again whether the jammer was working properly using his cell phone and radio.

No problem.

“Move quickly to the main gate.”

Now all that was left was *jin-ip* [entry].