You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 641

You Have Been Defended – Episode 641

[Special Prosecutor Who Does an Unprecedentedly Great Job.txt

What They’ve Done by the First Report on the 15th Day of Investigation:

1. Arrested Ko Sang-jun for feigning illness (super fun)

2. Immediately conducted a search and seizure, finding a secret space in Ko Sang-jun’s house

3. Discovered a massive pile of over 1000 nominee accounts + caught a criminal shredding evidence with a shredder LOL

4. Ko Sang-jun and his son Ko Yun-soo were both arrested

5. Found falsified accounting books for Wooshin Corporation, Motors, Life, and Fire Insurance

6. It was revealed that all the accounting fraud was ordered by Ko Sang-jun and Ko Yun-soo (tax evasion, embezzlement, and breach of trust added to existing charges)

7. Found evidence that Ko Sang-jun and Ko Yun-soo hid during the previous search and seizure

8. Found an additional 23 politicians and officials who received money from Wooshin, excluding the trash written in the books

9. It was revealed that Geumjeong Bank ignored the real-name financial system due to pressure from Wooshin, issuing hundreds of accounts

10. Found out that Wooshin had been paying for the personal vehicle lease of Baek Jang-heon, who was acting obnoxiously, claiming the statute of limitations had expired after receiving sexual favors at a hostess bar, extending the statute of limitations and arresting him LOL (this is from the news just now)

Every day, they’re shoving a bucket of cider down our throats, making me wonder if this is the Korea I knew [Cider is a metaphor for something refreshing and satisfying, like a sweet victory].

Lastly, I’m attaching a video of Ko Sang-jun getting roasted by a citizen during his warrant review

What I realized while watching this special investigation is that the investigative agencies in our country weren’t incapable institutionally; they could do it but didn’t.

└We’ll have to see what happens in court, but this is the first time I’ve been so satisfied with such a big case investigation

└Once they decided to dig, it just kept coming out; it felt like harvesting potatoes in my grandma’s field

There’s still plenty of investigation period left, and seeing that there’s no mention of RND, it seems they still haven’t caught any evidence that RND belongs to Ko Sang-jun, but I hope they do well until the end

└Still, Lee Se-hwa must be relieved; she pushed for the young special prosecutor, and if he hadn’t done well, she would have been criticized too LOL

└Lee Se-hwa is probably humming; if she had touched the wrong thing and there were no results, she would have faced a backlash, but it was worth drawing the sword [Taking a risk or making a bold move].

Even though there was a lot of evidence, I didn’t think they’d uncover it this quickly LOL; it’s amazing to see it proceed so smoothly for the first time

└Before the special investigation started, I saw posts praising Cha Joo-han for how he was as a prosecutor and a lawyer, and I thought they were exaggerating, but now I’m starting to think it might be true LOL

└It’s not like Cha Joo-han is the only one who’s great; the dispatched prosecutors are also top-notch special investigators

└Who said Cha Joo-han is the only one who’s great LOL]

“Here.”

I glanced over the page Kang Min-jae told me to read and handed the phone back to him.

“Oh, you haven’t finished reading it yet? There’s more below.”

“I just looked because Attorney Kang suddenly started grinning while looking at his phone. I didn’t mean to read it.”

“Seeing things like this gives you strength, doesn’t it? Doesn’t it for you, Attorney?”

“Who doesn’t like being supported?”

But regardless of feeling good, you tend to get complacent when you only hear good things.

“Then read more. The stuff below is more interesting.”

Kang Min-jae scrolled down the phone screen and held it out to me again.

[I’m a current teacher, and I was a bit touched seeing students who couldn’t even distinguish between the opposition and ruling parties talking about the special prosecutor this morning

└I also saw an elementary school student cursing Ko Sang-jun on the street last week LOL

└The parents must be cursing Ko Sang-jun a lot at home, so the kids naturally hear and learn it

└No, such harsh curses…

I also like that the special prosecutor gives the first briefing himself, maybe because he’s young

└To be honest, it seems like he’s showing off because everyone is praising him LOL

└? What’s showing off? Are you saying he’s showing off because he did the briefing himself instead of using a spokesperson? Seriously LOL

└Cha Joo-han needs to show off more; it’s amazing how little he shows off with that face LOL

└Only in our country would people be talking about looks during a serious investigation [ㅉ is an internet slang indicating disapproval or disagreement].

└The reactions are good because he’s good at his job and handsome; if he wasn’t good at his job, they would have said, ‘Why is he doing a special investigation instead of going into the entertainment industry?’

└And it’s not just our country ㄴㄴ [Short form of ‘No, no’ in Korean] Being handsome is universal; there are tons of comments about his face in foreign news articles and Facebook comments LOL I copied them as is

megan : he’s SOOOO HOT

abigail : he looks stunning

alex : i like korean guys now<3 He was answering the reporters coldly and stiffly during the Q&A session LOL; he seems rude for his age └LOL, so what, is the special prosecutor supposed to answer, 'That's still under investigation, so I can't tell you... hehe, please understand~ hehe'? └엥 [Korean interjection expressing surprise or disbelief] Are you crazy? └Sigh... └Is the guy who's criticizing him for speaking coldly about criminals a criminal himself, so he's empathizing with them? LOL └I thought his firm tone was so refreshingㅋ [Short form of 'ㅋㅋㅋ', representing laughter in Korean]] "It's the same content as before." I handed the phone back to Kang Min-jae, who had scrolled down halfway. "What's the same? There's a comment saying you're handsome, Attorney." "Why do you keep showing me these reactions? Like with Attorney Bong's interview before." "It's fun to see you not react to compliments about your looks, Attorney." "It's not that I can't react, it's that I have nothing to say." "That's the same thing. And why don't you have anything to say? There's no need to repeat what you already know, the reason I don't show off with this face is because I'm already too noticeable even when I'm still, so if I were to show off, my presence would become excessively large and cause harm to others, don't be surprised by the photos, I'm even more handsome in person, etc. You have a lot to say." I stared at Kang Min-jae, wondering if he was being serious. "Why? If I had your face, Attorney, I would really say those things." "Don't be ridiculous." "You said I'm an attention seeker, right? Do you really think an attention seeker like me couldn't say those things?" Come to think of it, Kang Min-jae probably could. I put out my cigarette in the ashtray and checked the time. "Shut up. I'm going in now. Kim Soo-chan should be arriving soon." Then Kang Min-jae narrowed his eyes and started grinning. "Ehh, he's running away." "Running away? Should I bury you in work so you want to run away from the special investigation team?" "I'm sorry. Good luck, Special Prosecutor." * * * "Do you have no intention of opening your mouth at all?" Kim Jong-seok asked, his gaze fixed on Kim Soo-chan, who had his lips tightly sealed in the middle of the desk. Having been imprisoned in the detention center for a long time, he hadn't been able to dye his hair, and his hair was streaked with gray here and there. His complexion was also poor, and he had lost so much weight that his cheeks were sunken, indicating that he had suffered a lot. Compared to the publicly released news photos or the photos on his resident registration, it was hard to believe that he was the same person. "Kim Soo-chan. Let's stop this. It's not going to work if you keep holding out like this. Let's admit it now." After a silence, Kim Jong-seok sighed deeply and said. "......" But Kim Soo-chan remained unmoved. Since the investigation began, he hadn't uttered a word except when confirming his identity. Although his lawyer was sitting next to him, he also only did the bare minimum. The impression was strong that he had come as a monitor rather than as Kim Soo-chan's lawyer. "What are you so afraid of? Kim Soo-chan, are you really going to take the blame for organ trafficking? The victim rescued from Ribbon Medical Center is 6 years old, and the victim who was used in the test to mobilize a doctor for organ trafficking before that is a high school student. Both are minors. There are no grounds for suspension of execution, and there are plenty of aggravating factors. If you include the crime of organizing a criminal group, various breaches of trust, embezzlement, and intimidation, Kim Soo-chan won't be able to get out until his infant grandson goes to the army." Kim Soo-chan's eyes twitched slightly when he mentioned 'infant grandson.' Wooshin must have guaranteed the safety and future of his family while instilling a certain amount of fear, so it was a natural reaction. "It's not just breach of trust or embezzlement, it's organ trafficking. Even Ko Sang-jun and Ko Yun-soo can't dream of a special pardon. But Kim Soo-chan, do you think there's a way for you to get out in the middle? Continuing to hold out and take the blame in this situation is no different from suicide." "Kim Soo-chan." I, who had been quietly watching the newspaper, opened my mouth. "I don't think you don't know the size of this case, even if you're in the detention center right now." "......" "Besides, even if you keep holding out, it doesn't mean that Ko Sang-jun or Ko Yun-soo will be free from suspicion. If Kim Soo-chan stops here now, he can see his grandson enter elementary school. If he's lucky, even kindergarten." "......" "RND, who owns it?" "It's owned by Director Ko Won-ho and me." Kim Soo-chan, who had been silent all along, replied in a metallic voice. "Is that so? Then, at the investigation headquarters, you said that you deeply regret embezzling by using your position within Wooshin and inducing Wooshin affiliate executives and employees to commit crimes. This will remain the same." At my question, a look of bewilderment briefly crossed Kim Soo-chan's face. The time when Kim Soo-chan and Ko Won-ho surrendered was before the sexual exploitation using the House of Angels was revealed to the world. At the time of surrender, they strongly stated that Ko Sang-jun knew nothing and that they were blinded by greed and were remorseful for what they had done. After the sexual exploitation was revealed to the world, the investigation headquarters called them in to receive additional statements related to this. From then on, Kim Soo-chan and Ko Won-ho used their right to refuse to testify and did not say a word. There was no way I wouldn't know about their change in attitude, and he must have been wondering why I was suddenly asking a new question when they were maintaining the same attitude today. "......That's right." But he couldn't abandon the claim that he was remorseful. Kim Soo-chan nodded. "Then you would want to recover the damage caused by the crimes you were involved in and return them to their original state. Isn't that true remorse?" "......Yes." "Then the slush fund ledger, about one box worth, that you loaded into your car in the parking lot of the Wooshin Jongno office before you turned yourself in. Where did you put it? It seems like a necessary item for recovering damages." At my words, Kim Soo-chan's shoulders twitched. Then, realizing that he had been shaken, he relaxed his shoulders. "Slush fund ledger, you say?" And he asked back. When a slush fund investigation begins, the prosecution tries to find the slush fund ledger first. That's why I didn't bother to hide from Kim Soo-chan that I knew about the existence of the slush fund ledger. "There was a report that Kim Soo-chan loaded the slush fund ledger in the Wooshin Jongno office parking lot around 8 p.m. the day before he turned himself in. I also received photos. It looked quite heavy. You were frowning." "......A box? Are you thinking that's the slush fund ledger?" Kim Soo-chan sighed as if he was dumbfounded. "Then what is it?" "They are the things I sorted out from my desk and brought out after deciding to turn myself in." "What are those things?" "Just pens or cell phone chargers that I used..." Kim Soo-chan wanted to list more, but he didn't seem to have any ideas, so he trailed off. I was the one who was dumbfounded. I crossed my arms and retorted. "There's no time to play word games." "I'm telling you the truth." "Vehicle tracking shows that you changed cars in the middle and used a borrowed car. Do you go that far to hide pens and cell phone chargers?" "......" "Even your cell phone had no GPS record because you turned it off. Was that a measure to avoid tracking?" "......" "Why did someone who decided to turn himself in with a remorseful heart hide things? How am I supposed to interpret the situation where someone who is remorseful calls the things he has hidden so carefully office supplies?" Kim Soo-chan squeezed his eyes shut. "Your actions now are very contrary to the claim that you are remorseful." Whether or not you are remorseful and whether or not you have made efforts to recover the damage are factors in sentencing. He probably knows why I'm bothering to say this. It means that the prison sentence that will be demanded of you has increased by one year at this moment. "Then where did you go that day with the box in the car?" "......" "You got home at 2 a.m. that day. The time you left the parking lot was 8 p.m. What did you do for 6 hours?" "......" "Tell me everyone you contacted from 8 p.m. until just before you turned yourself in." "I refuse to testify." There was a reason why Kim Chan-young admired him as a loyalist. Well, Ko Sang-jun wouldn't entrust his treasurer to just anyone. Anyway, I didn't think he would blurt everything out just because I called him in once today. I sighed briefly. "Kim Soo-chan. You seem to think that the special investigation team hasn't found the real owner of RND, so you can keep lying and holding out like this, right?" "......" "I think you know, but I called you in today to give you a chance." From now on, Kim Soo-chan will become very anxious. Whether I'm bluffing or if I really know something and that's why I'm doing this. Since he has experienced me up close in Ko Sang-jun's vicinity, he will be even more confused. After spending a few days like that, Choi Jong-hyun will release the British Virgin Islands data acquired from IAIJ [International Anti-Corruption Intelligence Agency]. At that moment, Kim Soo-chan will realize. That I know more than they expect, and that struggling to hide Ko Sang-jun is useless. Then he will think that he should save himself, and he will tell me the location of the slush fund ledger. "I'll end the investigation now." * * * "Special Prosecutor." As I was rubbing my stiff neck and trying to enter my room, Lee Ye-jin called out to me in a hurried voice. Her expression was quite serious, so I took her into the room with me. "What's wrong?" "I just received a call, and I thought I should report it to you first. I don't know what to make of it... Ah, without explaining it at length, just listen to it first." Lee Ye-jin played the file. [─Yes, this is Investigator Min Ji-yoon of the Special Investigation Team. ─Hello. I'd like to make a report. ─What kind of report are you talking about? ─It's a report about Ko Sang-jun's paper company, RND. ─Excuse me, who is calling? You can reveal your affiliation. ─I am a direct descendant of Ko Sang-jun. ─......A direct descendant? Can you tell me who you are? ─I would like to appear in person to reveal it. If verification is needed due to concerns about false reports, it would be okay to contact an investigator from the Special Investigation Team beforehand.] It was Kim Chan-young's voice. ....... (To be continued)