Along with the God of Law - Chapter 363



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363.

Seoul Central District Court, Case No. 1345, Seo Nam-wook.

This was a case of considerable difficulty, even for a senior prosecutor of any trial department, and was a ‘Central District Prosecutors’ Office judgment difficulty level S’ case.

Of course, there may be many reasons why the difficulty is at its peak.

Leaving everything else aside, if the defendant’s mental history and impulsive behavior were an issue in this case, it would have been enough to cause the prosecutors in many trials to avoid it.

However, to Kang Hyun, who had already figured this out, the Seo Nam-wook case was a total ‘honey case’.

‘They say everyone avoids the trial because it’s difficult, but for something like that, the case isn’t complicated at all, is it?’

There are several ways in which a case can be solved.

There are cases that require several smart prosecutors to stay up all night for several days before they can finally find a solution, but on the other hand, there are also cases that are not controversial in themselves, but the difficulty increases exponentially due to factors outside the trial.

This ‘Seo Nam-wook’ case falls into the latter category, and the fact that he has mental problems and can’t go anywhere greatly changed the difficulty level. This point was very appealing to Kang Hyun.

‘It means that if you just manage your new recruits well, there will be no problems and you don’t have to worry about performance issues this half of the year.’

The performance issue that a senior prosecutor had to worry about. Kang Hyun had come up with a plan to resolve it all at once.

-Manager Kang, are you okay?

-Well… .

Of course, it seemed that others were quite worried about Kang Hyun’s choice.

“Manager Kang. This is Baek Hoon-sik.”

“Oh, yes. Are you a colleague of Prosecutor Kwon Song-i?”

“Yes. Well, I have something to tell you.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I think it would be a huge burden for you to handle the Seo Nam-wook case all by yourself. I think you might need some help….”

“why?”

“The case itself is burdensome for a trial prosecutor to handle alone. There are also issues with public sentiment, and the burden of managing new recruits is high.”

“Are you okay?”

“yes?”

Perhaps Baek Hoon-sik came because he was worried that Kang Hyun would be struggling alone.

Kang Hyun, on the other hand, tried to send him away with a smile and a gesture that said it was okay.

“However, it is true that this is a tricky case. The 2nd and 3rd trial division chiefs are keeping an eye on Chief Kang Hyeon, and if there is even one flaw, it will be a big problem…”

“That’s true.”

“Yes! But didn’t you adjust the trial date at all? The Central Investigation Support Team is said to be absent from the other search and seizure cases at that time. It would be difficult to get support from other departments, so it would be helpful if there was someone from the prosecution here. The defendant will be standing in the live photo line, so if an unexpected situation really happens…”

Baek Hoon-sik said, thumping his chest. He meant that he would devote himself, so use him.

However, Kang Hyun tilted his head.

“Aren’t you going to do it alone?”

“…yes?”

“How can the trial department, and especially me, manage a defendant with a mental illness? I have my own thoughts.”

“But it’s hard to get help anywhere right now.”

Shrug.

It was strange. There would be no one to help him. But he clearly had no intention of managing the case alone.

“… Oh, really?”

Baek Hoon-sik, who had been staring at Kang Hyun’s bright eyes for a long time, realized that he had left something out.

He is different from other trial prosecutors in that he has been working as an investigative prosecutor for a considerable period of time. He even has an organization that he created and runs.

Kang Hyeon-eun was the head of the trial division, but she was also the head of the joint investigation division.

‘You were thinking of deploying the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the escort force for this mission, weren’t you?’

* * *

“Seo Nam-wook, start moving!”

Click! Click!

-Defendant Seo Nam-wook, who threatened staff with a weapon and stabbed a police officer at the National Central Library, is heading to the courtroom.

-It looks like there will be a brief interview at the photo line.

Live broadcast.

Defendant Seo Nam-wook is attracting public outrage in addition to media attention.

There was only one reason for him to go on trial publicly: to show that his mental illness was not a lie, and first of all to appease public sentiment.

-Why did you cause a disturbance in a public facility?

-Why did you stab a police officer with a weapon six times?

Seo Nam-wook appealed his grievances with his face exposed to the world and his arms tied behind his back.

“President! The President is chasing me, so I had no choice but to do it. Murder, murder? Well, murder will be punished appropriately, so please do something about the President trying to kill me….”

For some reason, his current behavior was the most well-behaved he had ever been.

Normally, he would cause a commotion that would make the inspectors tremble. Last time, he spat and vomited, saying that he wouldn’t take a single step unless the handcuffs were taken off.

It seemed impossible for him to stand on the photo line, where on-site control was poor, and take questions from reporters.

But, things were going well.

The reason was simple.

“Ah, ouch! Wait, my arm hurts!”

“Haha, we’re not holding on tight at all?”

There are about fifteen people holding the guy together. And there are another fifteen big guys surrounding him.

He felt as if he was trapped in a box that fit perfectly, unable to move.

Jang Pil and Seong Tae-oh, who had a keen sense of the scene, also watched him from nearby.

All members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were deployed. The effect was significant.

“Okay, okay.”

Even a schizophrenic patient is sick as he watches the situation. He had no intention of causing more trouble in the first place and just kept talking day and night.

Kang Hyeon approached between Seong Tae-oh and Jang Pil, who were watching the defendant from afar.

“Secretary Jang Pil, Secretary Seong Tae Oh. I know you’re busy, but thank you very much.”

“This is a request from the manager, so I have to roll up my sleeves and help.”

This tangent.

This investigative order, which no trial prosecutor could have imagined, was given just an hour before the start of the ‘escort operation’.

Two investigative offices under the Joint Investigation Department. There, the members of the police investigation team led by Team Leader Hong gathered to suppress the man’s rampage and lead a lightning-quick arrest.

“Ugh! Stop, stop! Ah, I told you it hurts… .”

“Oh, sir. If you make a fuss one more time, you might go to the afterlife before you meet the president.”

Team Leader Hong, who had tied up the guy’s two arms, spat on his hands and rubbed them.

“Just say one more thing. It will be very difficult even before you enter the courtroom.”

“Me! I’m a psychopath! Is it okay to torment a psychopath like this?”

“Oh my, is mental illness a weapon? This kid!”

“Ugh… .”

The man was unhurt, but his whole body was drenched in sweat and his bound arms were hanging limp.

‘I think this is enough.’

With a pleased expression, Kang Hyun finally thought to himself, I’m finally ready to bring that guy to court.

* * *

“If Prosecutor Kang Hyeon makes one move, the entire Joint Investigation Division will follow him, and he will be secure even after moving to the trial division. There will be no need to worry about managing new recruits.”

“That’s because they’ve all solidified their positions in that place. Look. Has there ever been a prosecutor in history who freely manipulated investigators during a trial?”

“That’s amazing.”

Baek Hoon-sik couldn’t help but be impressed by the court officials’ chattering.

‘As expected, there was a plan for everything.’

It was beyond imagination. Kang Hyun had no reason to find the case that the trial prosecutors considered the most difficult difficult.

‘Senior Kang Hyun simply thought that the case involving the new recruits would be the most efficient in terms of deployment.’

If you need people, you can lead the Joint Investigation Team. If you need additional investigation, you can use the Gyeongsu Unit.

Otherwise, since he could take action himself with his outstanding investigative skills, there was no reason why such a new case, whether it was an S-class or an A-class, would be difficult.

That was a clear difference from other trial department heads. The trial department’s prosecutors were only focused on trials, and there was no one who had built up a career as an investigative prosecutor.

The thought itself was different.

Ding dong.

The LED display outside the courtroom announced that the trial was in recess, and the door flew open.

Seo Nam-wook’s trial had been going on for about an hour. When it was time for a break, the audience started coming and going and the reporters were stretching.

“So, you’ve overcome that hurdle?”

“Huh? Huh! Manager!”

Kang Hyun, who had come up to Baek Hoon-sik outside the courtroom, spoke. Baek Hoon-sik stared blankly at the courtroom door as if he had been hit with a bullet, then jumped in surprise.

“Sir, I wasn’t worried at all.”

“I think you came all the way here to observe the event. You seem to be very interested.”

“Ah… That’s it. I came here because it was so new and surprising. It seems like the Joint Investigation Department has a lot of trust in Chief Kang Hyun, and the bond between them is also great…”

“Never mind. Now, there’s only one hill left until Prosecutor Baek’s name is added to the list of those who solved the ‘unprecedented gangster case at the trial department’.”

“Oh, thank you. Yes?”

Is there another hill?

“Is there anything else I should be concerned about? There’s nothing particularly controversial about this case itself.”

“Yes. Strangely enough, after the court handover, when I looked through the files, all of our escort personnel who were supposed to be on standby were gone.”

“yes?”

Kang Hyun easily said something that would make Baek Hoon Sik turn around in surprise.

You’re saying that the escort staff is completely gone, leaving behind a peculiar defendant who tries to bite his tongue to death when handcuffed and tries to jump out the window whenever he sees it?

“I think there was a mistake in the instructions. Let me check…”

“No. Surprisingly, the head of the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the trial department gave the direct order. They said that the escort personnel did not need to be there and that they should go home.”

“… Yes? That’s possible.”

“He said that there was no need for Chief Kang Hyun’s joint investigation team to manage the new recruits well, or something like that. It seems like he’s hoping that something will go wrong…”

This is a gap that often occurs during the transfer of new recruits. This is where accidents sometimes occur and suspects and defendants run away.

In that sense, Kang Hyun’s guess was correct.

The joint investigation team could not remain attached to the case while it was being transported from the prison to the prosecutor’s office and then from the prosecutor’s office to the court.

The Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s basic escort team investigators and the court should have filled that position, but as the joint investigation team personnel left, the Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s basic escort team investigators also naturally left their positions. Under the direction of the 2nd and 3rd trial division chiefs.

In particular, Baek Hoon-sik was surprised in other areas as well.

‘Why the 2nd and 3rd trial division chiefs?’

Even though they disliked Kang Hyun, Kang Hyun took on the case they had avoided, which was like

‘Defendant, if you want to take advantage of this manpower gap, go ahead.’

Isn’t this supposed to contain such absurd meaning?

Are the managers really trying to give Kang-Hyeon a hard time? If not, why are they doing this?

Baek Hoon-sik was completely incomprehensible.

“… The moment you are brought to court, the court will thoroughly manage you. If you disappear, it is not your fault, sir.”

“Of course. But what if the trial resumes and the defendant disappears when we sit down again? Who will the judges who dislike me blame?”

“Yes? Why do the managers dislike Manager Kang Hyun? It can’t be.”

Baek Hoon-sik thought for a moment about Kang Hyun’s easygoing smile and seemingly obvious words, but in the end, he couldn’t help but think this way.

‘You’re worrying for nothing.’

But after a while.

“Defendant? Where did the defendant go?”

At the urgent call of the presiding judge, court clerks ran here and there, and court security officers quickly spoke to the police outside and informed the court of the situation.

As if he had been waiting, the defendant disappeared like the wind.