You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 591

You Have Been Defended – Episode 591

[Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon Broadcast Notice… Aware of Organ Trafficking Case?]

Not long after the notice was posted, articles began to appear.

We anticipated that after posting the notice, people would assume Wooshin was behind the organ trafficking case.

We even thought there might be articles that hinted at it indirectly.

But we didn’t expect so many articles to be published.

“These guys are advertising our broadcast for us,” Jo Bong-joon said, chuckling as he checked the articles. He had gathered in the studio with the others and finished preparing for the broadcast.

The notice post also has a significant number of views, and there are many comments complaining about why the broadcast is starting so late.

The decision to set the broadcast time at 8 PM was made considering commuting hours.

Because not many people leave work right at 6 PM.

But looking at the comments and views, it seems like we could have just started at 6 PM.

“There are 10 minutes left, so I’ll turn it on slowly. You two can sit down at 8 PM, or do whatever you want,” Kim Jung-woo said, starting the broadcast after completing the final check.

And at the same time, a large number of viewers flocked in.

[Kim Sang-hyun: lololol Finally, it’s starting lololol]

Hungry: It’s good that you turned it on now, but it’s 10 minutes early. Are you going to start exactly at 8?

Jung Min-wook Man: Ah, the thrill of watching the broadcast while working overtime lololol I have my boss behind me, so I turned it on in a small window lololol

ㅗMyung-hwa Pharmaceuticalㅗ: I heard your boss is watching this broadcast too

Jung Min-wook Man: lololololol

korea11: But are you guys sure today’s broadcast topic is organ trafficking?

jongsoo lee: It’s definitely that, judging by the timing lolol]

Even when we switched platforms and turned on the broadcast again because of the Angel House incident, we garnered attention, but viewers didn’t flock in like this from the very start.

[Kim hyun ah: When I heard you were turning on the broadcast today, I searched for the head of surgery at Cownew Hospital, and there really was someone with the last name Lim!]

Swiss: Is that in Seoul?

Cha Joo-han: ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ It seems like it’s really Cownew.

jin semin: But Lim isn’t that unique of a last name, so wouldn’t there be someone with the last name Lim among the heads of surgery at other hospitals? ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

Tears of Minwoo Party: I also searched major hospitals in Seoul, and other hospitals with a head with the last name Lim had different departments. Cownew is the only one with a head of surgery…

jin semin: Crazy ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

Kim Joo-ho: I asked a friend who works at Wooshin Hospital, and they said they’ve never heard of it.

ㅗ명화제약ㅗ: Is your friend a section chief?

Kim Joo-ho: No… just a new nurse.

FinalHyun’s Wig: If organ trafficking was happening so openly that even a newbie would know, it would’ve been exposed a long time ago…]

What’s more, because Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon didn’t appear immediately, the viewers even started debating amongst themselves.

I was watching the chat with interest, and before I knew it, the appointed time had arrived.

Choi Jong-hyun stood up, walked towards the camera, and said,

“I’m so nervous.”

“Hyung [older brother/male friend], why are you nervous for once?”

Kang Min-jae laughed as if he was saying something out of the ordinary, and Jo Bong-joon replied with a serious expression.

“I’m also very nervous. We’ve been running while only looking at this one thing, and I guess the day has really come.”

“You’ll do well.”

“I won’t make any mistakes, will I?”

“Don’t talk like that. We’ve come to the most important stage, so if you say things like that, the lawyers will lose strength too. Sit down quickly. It’s time.”

Kim Jung-woo’s cold tone immediately silenced Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon’s grumbling.

“As expected, the assistant PD [Production Director] is the scariest one here.”

“A heartless guy who only cares about the lawyers, not us.”

“Well, the lawyers *are* flawless, after all.”

With that, Kim Jung-woo accepted the high-five Kang Min-jae offered.

“Does the screen look alright?”

Jo Bong-joon and Choi Jong-hyun, seated side-by-side in front of the camera, inquired.

Kim Jung-woo gave them the thumbs-up, and instantly, the chatroom erupted.

[Song Joo-young: 1 minute late ㅡㅡ]

[cownew: As punishment, stream for one more hour!]

[lmaolmao: Agreed!]

[Baekyeoldeung: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Enough, please just start alreadyㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[ApolloFan: Seriously, please start! I’m dying of curiosity. Do it instead of drinking waterㅠ]

The viewers didn’t even give Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon a moment to organize their scripts or soothe their dry throats.

But I think I know why they’re saying that.

The number of viewers was approaching almost ten thousand.

If it’s this much from the beginning, shouldn’t we expect up to 20,000 when it peaks?

“More people have gathered than expected.”

“I was surprised that there were so many articles about our announcement. I think a lot of people tuned in because of them, right?”

[Seunghan Pyo: I also came in after seeing the article lololol. I’ve always only watched clips; this is my first time watching live lololol]

[shin sungmin: I’ve only watched clips lolololol]

[Pjooyoung: Me too lolololol. Live is amazing lololololol]

Since there were many viewers who were new to the live broadcast, Kim Jung-woo had more to manage.

The increase in viewers was a positive sign, but it also meant he had a larger audience to monitor and control.

So, they decided to bring Kang Min-jae on as a chatroom moderator.

“So, shall we get right into the topic of today’s broadcast? The topic that many of you have been curious about.”

As soon as Jo Bong-joon finished speaking, Kim Jung-woo displayed the data on the screen.

[Attempted Kidnapping and Trafficking of a Minor]

As soon as the title appeared, the chat, which had been in a slight lull, erupted once more.

[WantToEatGgwamegi: This is it!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[WhoOpenedTheDoorLikeThisHwangHyunhee: lololololol Agreed]

[Mouse: Agreed!!!]

[Sigma: Agreed lololol]

[BongJoonLet’sGoToSchool: Agreed!!]

[WooshinElectronics: Agreed, worth the wait lololololol]

[Cownew: I did it]

[JungAHappa: I’m so curious]

[GiveMeMyCreditCardCherry: Hurry up and start ㅠ (crying emoji)]

[LEE: I’m going to stay up all night watching this lololololol]

“Those watching this broadcast probably have a rough idea of the case. But for those who don’t, I’ll summarize it for you.”

Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon briefly explained the outline of the case as released by the police and the media.

Then, as Kim Jung-woo advanced the slide, a satellite photo of the Ribbon Medical Center appeared.

“Our investigation reveals that this building was the site of yesterday’s attempted organ trafficking. Because this is a satellite photo, we can’t see the entire structure, but from this angle, it simply looks like a wealthy person’s extravagant mansion, right?”

“We have many photos showing the entire building, but unfortunately, we can’t release images that even the police haven’t made public yet.”

“If you saw the building in person, you’d realize how meticulously this operation was planned, which is truly astonishing.”

“Moreover, even though the blueprints depict a regular house, a visit reveals it’s not a house at all, but a fully equipped hospital. This demonstrates the thoroughness of their preparations.”

“The official investigation will uncover these details later.”

“While covering the case, our team visited the site today, but access was restricted. However, do you see this entrance here? When we interviewed people who frequently pass by, they mentioned they believed a third-generation *chaebol* [a wealthy family-owned conglomerate] had built a mansion here.”

“According to the police announcement, this building was fully equipped as a hospital. However, it doesn’t appear that the hospital was ever operational. It’s a facility that wasn’t registered as a medical institution. In fact, even if you check the building registry, it’s listed as a general residential property.”

“We already had this data, but we re-obtained all the documents specifically for today’s broadcast.”

“Since these documents have the date of issue at the bottom, we risk inadvertently revealing that we were the ones who reported the organ trafficking case to the police.”

“In that case, the owner of this building or land must be the one who committed the organ trafficking. Now, let’s examine the ownership of this building and land.”

[cownew: That’s me ㅠ It’s mine ㅠ Please don’t reveal it ㅠ Please don’t make it undeniable ㅠ It’s already undeniable ㅠ]

hyukchan ryu: lololol It probably isn’t registered under the name ‘go up jun’ or ‘cownew,’ right?

WooshinElectronics: What is ‘go up jun’?

ㅗ명화제약ㅗ: go(고)up(上)junㅎ…

Go Sang-jun: That’s me, lol.

Wooshin Electronics: Ah, I didn’t recognize our chairman…

Turning to the next page revealed a photo of the Ribbon Medical Center’s registry.

Of course, most of the content was mosaicked [blurred out], but that’s not important.

The important thing is what we can learn from this.

“So, the owner of this building is Mr. Park, whose identity we don’t yet know. However, let’s take a look at the owner of this land.”

With another click from Kim Jung-woo, a red underline appeared beneath the land owner’s name.

“It’s a corporation called RND. RND. Sounds very unfamiliar, right? But it wasn’t unfamiliar to us. Because it’s the company we’ve been tracking all along.”

“Ah, the joy I felt when I saw the name RND on this registry.”

Jo Bong-jun seemed to be recalling the day he received the Ribbon Medical Center location’s registry from Heo Min-woo.

With a touched expression, he closed his eyes and placed his hand over his chest.

[Kim Su-han-moo: What is RND? Tell us too!]

[Edward Min: What kind of company is RND? Never heard of it.]

[nypd: Was there such a place among cownew’s affiliates?]

Jinsooong: Never heard of it… Can’t find it even when I search]

Choi Jong-hyun, who had been skimming the chat, suddenly burst out laughing and shouted,

“Of course you can’t find it! It’s a paper company!”

[BabySquirrelJonghyun: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[WantToEatGwamegi: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is a real comedy]

[JeongAPapa: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[BringBackTheHandsomeLawyer: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Another paper company again?]

[korea11: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Another paper company?]

Pshew.

While Choi Jong-hyun was doubled over with laughter, the registry that had been displayed folded itself into a paper crane and flew off-screen with a deflating “pshew” sound effect.

Immediately afterward, a new document appeared.

When did Kim Jung-woo even have time to add these animation effects?

He clearly said he was struggling with time constraints.

[kim seunghyun: What’s with the paper crane effectㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

KimSatgatSatgat: LOL, did Assistant PD make that?

kim hyun-ah: Such subtle humor, LOL

LemonDeliveringAndPayingDebts: LOLOLOL Assistant PD’s gag ambitions LOL

“Now, this is… it’s all in English, so it might be a bit confusing. This is the land registry of a certain hospital that starts with the letter ‘O’. It’s a hospital in Japan, so I got it in English. We don’t speak Japanese, so…”

“Just in case you think we’re scamming again, we’ve uploaded the original document, excluding personal information, on our website. You can check for yourself whether it’s a fabricated file or not.”

In the meantime, another red line was drawn.

It marked the section indicating the land owner.

“Now, you see ‘RND’ here. At this point, you might think, ‘Oh, this RND company is uniquely leasing land only to hospitals.’ Or, ‘Is this RND a medical corporation?'”

The screen changed, and this time, another document in English popped up.

“This is RND’s corporate registry. This company was established in the British Virgin Islands [a tax haven]. Its business type is leasing.”

[Lululala: British Virgin Islands LOLOLOLOLOL The mecca of paper companies [shell corporations]]

[BongjunaLet’sGoToSchool: LOLOLOLOLOLOL I’ve seen something similar on a previous broadcast LOLOLOLOL]

[MyStockIsPaper: Real LOLOLOLOL No, LOLOLOL what was that name back then? K….K something…]

[WantToEatGwamegi: Isn’t it KDL Company?]

Of course, it’s ‘WantToEatGwamegi’ [WantToEatGwamegi is a user name, likely referencing a type of Korean semi-dried fish].

I’ve been keeping an eye on him since his dazzling performance on the show, and he doesn’t disappoint this time either.

Choi Jong-hyun also exclaimed in amazement, as if he found it incredible.

“Hey, Gwamegi, you’re really amazing! How do you remember all this? Do you have any thoughts about working with us? If you’re really interested, write down your desired salary and send it to me by email.”

“Everyone, please give Gwamegi a round of applause.”

[JinRamenMild: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk]

[EnlistmentD19: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk]

[Leesooyoung: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk]

[ㅗMyungHwaPharmaceuticalㅗ: I’m so jealous of Gwamegi LOLOLOLOL]

[EggDropWithGreenOnions: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk]

[WantToEatGwamegi: I’m really sending you an email?]

“Send it. Really, send it.”

“Let’s talk about new recruitment later. Let’s get back to the main topic. Does anyone remember the KDL Company that we covered on the show before? What *was* this KDL Company?”

At Jo Bong-joon’s words, Kim Jung-woo displayed the data used when KDL Company was covered on the show a long time ago.

“You can see here. KDL Company was a shell corporation [a company that exists on paper but has no actual business operations] with its business type listed as rental services. It was 75% owned by L&B, a corporation owned by Go Sang-jun, and 20% by former Minwoo Party representative Lee Jung-chan. Does that ring a bell now?”

[LettuceWrap: ㅇㅇ I remember]

[TearsOfMinwooParty: Sigh, Sang-jun, another shell company, another rental service? Change your act a little]

[LemonHaulingAndDebtPaying: Hey, why are you calling him Sang-jun? You should call him Up-jun [a play on words, possibly implying he’s ‘upping’ his game or causing trouble]]

[TearsOfMinwooParty: Ah, I was talking about Kim Sang-jun. I didn’t mean Go Sang-jun ㅠ]

[Pot: LOLOLOLOL Go Up-jun aside, aren’t you going to reshuffle your staff? Your act is getting stale]

“At the time, KDL Company was the corporation that owned the land secured by the Wooshin Welfare Foundation under the pretense of building a school in South Sudan, Africa. Wooshin paid a huge rent for this land, and this rental income went directly to Lee Jung-chan and L&B, who held the shares. So, it was a company used to siphon off funds. Is that clear now?”

Because the relationship could be somewhat complex, Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-joon repeated the explanation until the viewers fully understood.

The pre-made chart was quite helpful.

Since there were so many viewers, it was nearly impossible to make everyone understand completely, but most of them seemed to get it.

“Now, there’s a reason why we suddenly brought up KDL Company.”

Kim Jung-woo moved the slide again, and the land registry of the land where Okashima Hospital was located appeared, which we had briefly looked at earlier.

“This is the land registry of the land owned by RND in Japan that you saw earlier. If you look here, there are parts with strikethroughs. These are cancellation details, showing the previous owner, the previously held mortgage, and so on. You can think of it as information that is no longer valid. But we need to pay attention here. There’s a familiar name among these, right?”

This time, a red circle was drawn around the name KDL Company.

“Now, regarding the land RND leased to the Japanese hospital, who was the previous owner? KDL Company. And you see a name in the middle there, right? Let’s just call him Nakamura-san. It’s not his real name; we’re just calling him Nakamura-san because he’s Japanese. KDL Company briefly transferred the title to Nakamura-san, and RND received it a month later. So, you can see this as Nakamura-san briefly stepping in during the process of KDL Company transferring the land to RND. If you look here, Nakamura-san only owned the land for one month. But this isn’t a typical situation, is it? It’s rare to buy such a large piece of land and then sell it back in just one month.”

“And what’s the date when KDL Company transferred ownership to Nakamura-san?”

Again, a red line was drawn on the document.

It was the date the title was transferred to ‘Nakamura-san.’

“It’s a week after we exposed KDL Company and L&B on the broadcast. Considering the registration date, you can say it was transferred almost immediately. And after that, KDL Company was shut down.”

[KimSatgatSatgat: This is freaking complicated]

[GwaemegiLover: I know, did they have to make it this complicated to embezzle money lol]

[MinwooSorrow: They probably made such a complex mechanism that it was hard to give up, so they recycled it with RND]

[NakamuraSan: I sniped the nickname lololol]

[LeeShinyoung: So, KDL=L&B=Go Sang-jun=RND, right?]

“Shinyoung is right. To summarize, KDL Company was Go Sang-jun’s paper company [a shell corporation]. But when the existence of KDL Company was revealed on our broadcast, Go Sang-jun briefly transferred the title to Nakamura-san. The reason? To liquidate KDL Company. And after blowing up KDL Company, Go Sang-jun establishes a paper company called RND. And under the name of RND, he buys the land back from Nakamura-san. And that RND is the owner of the illegal medical facility land where the organ trafficking took place.”

“That was a long story. Let me put it simply.”

Jo Bong-joon opened a bottle of water, cleared his throat, and said clearly.

“The land of that fake hospital where the organ trafficking took place belongs to Go Sang-jun. You thought we couldn’t get you because you’re in Japan? We’ll find everything if we investigate, you bastard!”