You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 619

You Guys Are Defended – Episode 619 (619/641)

11 days ago.

“Ah, Counselor. I’m sorry. I was so busy with the warrant that I didn’t even realize you called.”

It was the day Go Sang-jun and Go Yun-soo were officially considered suspects.

It had been three days since Heo Min-woo had been home.

He only now realized that Cha Joo-han had called him a few hours ago.

─You must be very busy.

“Well, I am. Go Sang-jun and Go Yun-soo have been converted to suspects, so I’ll be even busier now.”

─Then you must be somewhat used to being busy.

“Ah, yes. And Min-jae sent me some herbal medicine a while ago, which has been quite helpful. Don’t worry too much.”

─I’m glad you’re getting used to it. Then you can get even busier, right?

“Pardon?”

Not long after that call, Heo Min-woo could feel viscerally why Cha Joo-han had said that.

“So, you’re saying you received orders to kidnap Cheon Jong-nam from the Munyeok Inn and bring him to Donghae Port, and you went to capture him, but someone witnessed the scene?”

“Yes… Because that person interfered, Cheon Jong-nam escaped. When I chased after Cheon Jong-nam and came back, that person had also disappeared.”

The five Wooshin henchmen who had been dispatched to kidnap Cheon Jong-nam, who was hiding in Munyeok, and hand him over to Japan, came forward and confessed everything.

It had already been arranged that Cha Joo-han had sent Tae-shik’s employees a long time ago to secure Cheon Jong-nam and the henchmen.

So, the scene of them coming to the police station and being investigated like this wasn’t that strange.

Wasn’t the original plan to hand over Cheon Jong-nam and them to the police as soon as Cheon Jong-nam was wanted?

However, the plan was modified to deceive Wooshin, and handing them over to the police was delayed accordingly.

So, I thought there might be changes as more time passed.

But I never thought they would so obediently and neatly confess as is (leaving out the story of Tae-shik’s employees).

“We were also flustered because we unexpectedly missed Cheon Jong-nam… We were constantly running away because we were afraid of retaliation. Then we found out that the reason Wooshin ordered us to do that was to silence Cheon Jong-nam, and we thought we would really die if we were caught…”

“Okay. Then please give a detailed statement about the person who ordered you to put Cheon Jong-nam on a ship to Japan. Name, age, any information you know.”

“Actually, I don’t know the name well. I don’t even know the last name… But I remember quite a bit about the person’s appearance and the personal information they usually gave me.”

“Then tell me even that.”

After the first investigation, Heo Min-woo also checked the records of the other four who had confessed together.

All the henchmen only made the necessary statements, like well-trained people.

There shouldn’t be any issues later.

Anyway, since they are the people Cha Joo-han sent, I should tell him the investigation results.

Heo Min-woo went up to the roof and called Cha Joo-han.

─Is the investigation over?

Cha Joo-han asked as soon as he answered the phone.

“Ah, yes. I thought you’d be curious about the results. Fortunately, they didn’t talk nonsense.”

─Of course they wouldn’t have.

Sometimes Heo Min-woo wondered what the source of Cha Joo-han’s confidence was.

He’s definitely not someone who believes what the other person says at face value, so how does he accurately grasp the truth?

Seeing Choi Jong-hyun or Jo Bong-joon call him a shaman, it seems like his intuition is extremely developed.

─It’s Gil Joo-seung.

While he was lost in thought, Cha Joo-han suddenly said.

“Pardon?”

─The guy who ordered them to put Cheon Jong-nam on the ship. Since those guys must have testified, you should go catch him. He’s currently at 2901, 101 Dong, The Central Tower. If you go right now, you’ll be able to catch him.

Heo Min-woo was speechless.

He stood there blankly for a moment.

“No, Counselor. I appreciate it, but I’m curious. How do you do it?”

Unlike Cha Joo-han or other colleagues who can go all-in on matters related to Wooshin, Heo Min-woo had a lot of work to do as a police officer.

He receives all the important information, but he doesn’t know how they work.

─What do you mean?

“Finding Gil Joo-seung’s location, I guess it’s possible because you have very capable employees. But how did you change those people’s minds?”

It’s not the first time Cha Joo-han has created everything, packaged it beautifully, and handed it over.

It wasn’t something to be surprised about.

But is it right to leave that person out there like that?

He should either go back to the prosecution or come in as a special recruit to the police.

─I made Cheon Jong-nam confess too, so what’s so different about those guys?

“Well, yes…”

─Don’t worry. There was no violence or other bloodshed.

“…Of course, there wouldn’t be.”

─You should go catch Gil Joo-seung quickly. That way, you’ll have plenty of content when you summon Go Sang-jun and Go Yun-soo. Ah, since news of Gil Joo-seung’s capture will get out anyway, they’ll postpone the summons date.

“Probably. Anyway… I’ll contact you again. I’m going to be incredibly busy, just like you said. I should also go to the Munyeok crime scene once.”

─Ah. If you go to Munyeok, the innkeeper will give you photos of the crime scene. Counterfeit bills scattered around, and a scene that makes you think there was a physical fight. Very suitable as evidence, right?

Cha Joo-han chuckled as he said that.

Heo Min-woo also let out a sigh mixed with laughter.

Go Sang-jun, Go Yun-soo.

It seems like you guys messed with the wrong person.

* * *

“Mr. Go Yun-soo, about that fact, and who gave that order, you really don’t know anything at all?”

At Heo Min-woo’s words, Go Yun-soo tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand.

He had an expression as if to say, ‘Why are you telling me this?’

He looked so genuine that I was purely impressed.

“I don’t know.”

Go Yun-soo answered without deviating an inch from expectations.

This ‘I don’t know’ concept is really infuriating.

Heo Min-woo shuffled through the documents and asked again.

“I see. There was a ringleader figure that these five, who tried to kill Cheon Jong-nam, commonly pointed to. A person named Gil Joo-seung. Do you perhaps not know about this person either?”

“Gil Joo-seung?”

Go Yun-soo asked back.

“Yes. Gil Joo-seung.”

When Heo Min-woo emphasized the pronunciation, Go Yun-soo rolled his eyes as if recalling his memory again, then shook his head.

“I don’t know.”

“This person, Gil Joo-seung, testified that he received 100 million won in cash on June 2nd in exchange for kidnapping Cheon Jong-nam to Donghae Port. In other words, the person who gave Gil Joo-seung 100 million won is the person who tried to cover up the contract killing of Cha Joo-han. You understand up to this point, right?”

“Yes.”

Go Yun-soo answered with an expression as if to say, ‘But why are you telling me that?’

Heo Min-woo was slowly starting to get used to that attitude.

He wasn’t really angry anymore.

“And they say Wooshin gave this 100 million won. What do you think about that?”

Go Yun-soo widened his eyes a little as if surprised.

However, he soon composed himself and answered calmly.

“It’s difficult to judge who Wooshin specifically refers to. Wooshin is a corporate group, and a corporation is also a group of individuals. It’s a group of groups. Therefore, there are countless people who can represent it.”

“Mr. Go Yun-soo. Are you playing word games now? Why do you think I asked Mr. Go Yun-soo?”

“Do you think it’s me?”

“The suspicion is strong.”

Go Yun-soo made an expression as if he couldn’t understand, but soon drooped his shoulders and let out a long sigh.

“Honestly, I don’t really know why you judged that way.”

And he flatly denied it.

“The place where Gil Joo-seung was arrested is The Central Tower, a luxury apartment built by Wooshin Mulsan. To be exact, it’s 2901, 101 Dong. And that unit is owned by Wooshin Mulsan. On paper, it’s currently listed as a vacant unit with no tenants, but Gil Joo-seung has lived here for a year. Also, this vehicle that Gil Joo-seung was driving. Benz 4117. It’s a Wooshin corporate vehicle. Does Wooshin lend corporate-owned houses and vehicles to just anyone? Isn’t this a quid pro quo lease?”

Heo Min-woo placed the apartment view and vehicle photos on the desk.

Go Yun-soo carefully examined the photos and then opened his mouth again.

“I don’t know much about corporate-owned houses and vehicles, so it’s difficult to judge just by looking at the photos.”

“Didn’t I say that we’ve already identified the facts?”

“Yes. So, if the police have identified it that way, then that must be the truth. What I wanted to say is that allowing someone to use corporate-owned property is outside the scope of my work. I don’t get my permission for these things one by one.”

“Then whose permission do you get?”

“I think we need to check with the relevant department.”

So, the implication is that someone lower than me can allow these corporate-owned houses and cars to be lent out.

He didn’t explicitly say it, but he was ultimately referring to Kim Soo-chan and Gong Won-ho, who had confessed.

“Gil Joo-seung received the money at 4 PM on June 2nd, and the kidnapping attempt on Cheon Jong-nam was at 1 AM on June 3rd.”

“Yes.”

“This is the usage history of the landline in Mr. Go Yun-soo’s office located in the Wooshin headquarters.”

Heo Min-woo pushed the photos aside and took out another document.

It was content obtained from the last search and seizure.

“At 2 PM on June 2nd, Mr. Go Yun-soo called the branch manager of the Geumjeong Bank branch located on the first floor of the Wooshin headquarters using the landline in his office. Mr. Go Yun-soo told him to withdraw 100 million won in cash because he would send an employee. Don’t you remember this either?”

“……”

“Then I’ll keep talking until you remember. Ten minutes later, Park Ji-heon, an employee belonging to Mr. Go Yun-soo’s secretarial team, went down to Geumjeong Bank. And he presented the ID of Jin Woo-beom, an employee belonging to the strategy team, and asked to withdraw 100 million won from Jin Woo-beom’s account. Surprisingly, the branch manager gave the money without any verification process, even though it wasn’t him, just at Mr. Go Yun-soo’s request.”

“……”

“According to the GPS and base station information of Park Ji-heon’s mobile phone, Park Ji-heon headed to Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do. And Gil Joo-seung said he received 100 million won from a Wooshin employee in Yangpyeong. When I showed Gil Joo-seung a photo of Park Ji-heon, he said that he was the person who gave the money.”

“……”

“Shall we summarize? Mr. Go Yun-soo gave money to an employee of his secretarial team. That employee delivered the money to Gil Joo-seung. Gil Joo-seung received the money and went to kidnap Cheon Jong-nam.”

Well, it seems like he’s just decided to keep his mouth shut now.

This means that Go Yun-soo also sensed that he would be screwed if he said nonsense and slipped up.

“Earlier, you said that Wooshin is a group of groups, so there are too many people who can represent it. Then now that the scope has narrowed, I think you know enough. Mr. Go Yun-soo, who do you think is the Wooshin representative who instigated Gil Joo-seung to kidnap Cheon Jong-nam?”

“……”

There’s still no answer.

Heo Min-woo sighed and shifted his gaze to the clock.

It’s about time now.

Knock knock.

At that time, just as he thought he heard a knock, the investigation room door opened.

A detective came in, whispered briefly to Heo Min-woo, and then left a file.

Heo Min-woo took out a piece of paper from it and placed it between Go Yun-soo and the lawyer.

“Mr. Go Yun-soo. Based on the various pieces of evidence I’ve mentioned so far, the suspicion against Mr. Go Yun-soo is very strong. In addition, there were circumstances suspected of destroying evidence, and it is judged that there is a risk of harm to the victim and witnesses. Therefore, I have applied for an arrest warrant, and the warrant hearing is tomorrow. Please attend by 11 AM. I hope you will testify honestly in court.”

* * *

[Investigation Headquarters, Applies for Arrest Warrant for Go Yun-soo]

[Go Yun-soo, Evidence of Instigating Kidnapping of Cheon, Who Was to Kill Cha Joo-han, Emerges]

[Five Thugs Who Tried to Kill Cheon with Dump Truck Confess]

[Go Yun-soo Tried to Kill Contract Killer to Silence Him… How Far Will He Go?]

[200 Million Won Can Be Withdrawn with Just an ID Even Without the Owner? “Go Yun-soo’s Borrowed-Name Account”]

[Geumjeong Bank, Will Get Fined for Kowtowing to a Chaebol]

As soon as Go Yun-soo’s investigation ended, the police disclosed the evidence they had not released and Go Yun-soo’s investigation attitude to the media.

In particular, when the story was told that Go Yun-soo could not properly explain and used his right to remain silent or said he did not remember when he was at a disadvantage, ridicule poured in.

Even the people who had been acting as the pro-Wooshin fan club without receiving money, saying ‘It’s 100% fabricated’ and ‘Wooshin would never do that’ even after listening to the recording file, closed their mouths.

And the next day.

The court issued an arrest warrant for Go Yun-soo.

“It’s Go Yun-soo!”

Go Yun-soo, wearing an inmate’s uniform and tied with a rope, revealed himself.

He appeared without bowing his head deeply or holding it up stiffly, and walked silently to the prison bus, called a chicken coop, with a blank face.

“You said you kept not remembering during the police investigation, is it the same now?!

“Do you admit the charges?”

“Did you really try to silence the contract killer who tried to kill Attorney Cha Joo-han?”

“Please state your position!”

People who thought the warrant would be dismissed were shocked as soon as the news came out.

“Isn’t that the car carrying Go Yun-soo?”

Except for the four people who were standing side by side with binoculars in front of the office’s large window overlooking the court, watching the scene.

“I think so? Oh! It’s starting.”

Kang Min-jae pointed to the bus that was starting to move and shouted.

“Wow, we got a good office. You can see the whole court from here.”

“The cost of four binoculars is not a waste at all.”

“Go Yun-soo will get to see a lot of prison food. Attorney Kang, move a little to the side. I don’t think Attorney Cha can see.”

“It’s not because of Kang that he can’t see, it’s because of Tae-shik.”

“I’m behind the attorney, why can’t he see because of me.”

“Ah, it’s really satisfying.”

The chicken coop car had already passed the intersection and disappeared towards the detention center.

Kang Min-jae leaned forward as if he would break through the glass, but it wasn’t an angle he could see at all.

“It was a short time, but one binocular per person was an excellent choice. The money is not a waste.”

Kang Min-jae said, folding the stacked binocular boxes.