Along with the God of Law - Chapter 369



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369.

-what?

-That has never been revealed!

The moment when the roar of the audience spread into surprise.

‘Huh? Are you dreaming?’

Baek Hoon-sik took a deep breath, surprisingly realizing that he was enjoying it.

“What do you mean? Do you have any specific evidence?”

“Your Honor, I object! Even if some new circumstances have emerged, the incident occurred four years ago. The possibility that new, specific, credible circumstances have been discovered is….”

“There is evidence, not circumstantial evidence.”

“…!”

“So now you have solid evidence that the victim is dead, not missing?”

“yes.”

Baek Hoon-sik looked back and forth between the shocked defendant’s lawyer and the judge, trying to maintain as calm an expression as possible.

But the inside was different.

‘My heart is going to burst, I’m going crazy. Am I doing okay?’

He turned the papers he had brought to the next page for his argument. Fortunately, it wasn’t a dream. The evidence was still well preserved as prepared.

A USB containing photos and this information. This information was discovered dramatically through my own efforts.

“Your Honor. The victim, Ms. Yeo Pyo-moon, went missing four years ago after meeting the defendant, Mr. Ahn Il-gyun. After that, rumors began to spread among Ahn Il-gyun’s acquaintances that ‘Ahn Il-gyun killed Yeo Pyo-moon.’ Accordingly, several acquaintances reported the defendant, which led to the start of the case.”

“I told you, it’s all lies! It’s the old days!”

“Defendant, I will give you a chance to speak. Prosecution, please continue.”

The judge looked interested. Baek Hoon-sik had no way of knowing if he was doing well because it was his first time experiencing something like this.

But the bus had already left. He continued talking earnestly.

“The circumstances surrounding the act that day are unknown, but Ahn Il-gyun clearly went to the mountain behind the residence where the Yeo Pyo-mun and the crime scene are presumed to be. It has already been confirmed through CCTV footage that they were together when they left, but not together when they returned.”

“I told you we broke up right there. Can’t you see the incident report?”

“Mr. Ahn Il-gyun. Then why did you stop by Ms. Yeo Pyo-moon’s house and take her cell phone?”

“…?”

“Th, what does that mean…?”

An Il-gyun and the lawyer, who were speechless, looked at each other in bewilderment.

There was no evidence anywhere that he had a cell phone with him. There was no video, no photos, no records.

An Il-gyun noticed this and started pointing his finger at Baek Hoon-sik while snorting.

“Hey, if you want to threaten me, do it outside the court. This is ridiculous. Where did I get Ms. Yeo’s cell phone?”

“There is no picture of it being taken. However, as I said before, there is a picture of the ‘burned’ cell phone. It was in an empty lot near the Asan Spare Parts company.”

Okay!

Baek Hoon-sik said as he spread out a photo to them.

An Il-gyun’s car was clearly visible, and he was seen holding his cell phone and throwing the battery and clothes into the fire pit one by one.

The image quality was quite good, and the face was identifiable. Above it was written in old script: “Do not light fires in open spaces. No fires, no playing with fire.”

“Ha! With that doctored photo…! Do you know what that is? I don’t even remember what I did there.”

“Right after meeting with Yeo Pyo-mun, didn’t you stop by the victim’s house and then head to the spare parts office in Asan?”

“I already stated that it is true!”

“Then why did you stop by Mr. Yeo Pyo-mun’s house?”

“I packed some stuff because you asked me to.”

“What is it?”

“I don’t remember.”

“You don’t remember?”

“How can you remember something that happened four years ago!”

“You remember the good things, but you don’t seem to remember the bad things.”

“Ha! Say whatever you want.”

Although An Il-gyun acted with an angry expression and played it cool, it seemed like no one would believe him.

“These are photos taken by the owner of the place at the time using his personal CCTV of Mr. Ahn Il-gyun’s actions. An investigation into the vehicle’s movements was conducted four years ago. However, nothing was found. However, the movement at the time is still recorded accurately.”

“Did the inspector go here and meet the owner to get the information?”

“Yes. I saw a record of the vehicle stopping for 1 hour and 40 minutes and then starting again, so I went to check it out because I thought it was strange, and this is what I found. I will also submit the statement of the property owner. I remember the defendant’s face and what happened exactly. You said you started a fire without permission and fought with the defendant. Don’t you remember?”

“It doesn’t work.”

It was the moment when his trivial actions to destroy evidence came back to him like a small spark setting a mountain on fire. An Il-gyun looked up at Baek Hoon-sik in confusion for a moment, then regained his expression and spoke.

“Ha, ha. Right. I brought Yeopyomun’s cell phone! But that picture is really not me! So what should I do?”

The fact that some of them showed signs of acceptance due to the pressure meant that the situation was starting to tilt toward the prosecution. Baek Hoon-sik asked as if he had been waiting for it.

“Your Honor! The defendant just admitted that he went to the victim’s house and took the victim’s cell phone. This is indirect evidence supporting the victim’s death!”

“Why is the fact that you took the victim’s cell phone in itself indirect evidence of the victim’s death?”

“The defendant had no reason to go to the victim’s house and take her cell phone when she suddenly disappeared on that day four years ago. Furthermore, the two were close friends at the time and met every day without fail to discuss business plans.”

“Then you can take out things like cell phones!”

Baek Hoon-sik simply ignored the defendant’s words and continued speaking.

“However, since that day, the defendant has never contacted the victim or looked for him. This means that it was impossible to contact the victim, or at least he knew that the cell phone was lost.”

“What are you talking about!”

“And, Mr. Ahn Il-gyun. What did you do with the victim’s cell phone?”

“I can’t remember.”

“Your Honor! The defendant took the victim’s cell phone, which was the victim’s most important possession and a crucial item that could help uncover the truth about this case. However, he did not say anything about it, and now he claims he has no recollection of it!”

“That inspector is catching live people! Isn’t he crazy?”

Land, land, land!

The gavel rang loudly, and everyone fell silent.

The gallery where each person had been sharing their opinions also became as quiet as a mouse.

The judge adjusted the microphone to ask a question ex officio, then asked the defendant with a meaningful expression.

“Whether or not he burned the cell phone at the time does not have a significant impact on the credibility of the defendant’s statement. However, even if he really does not remember what he did with the object, two points remain ambiguous: the defendant did not seek out the victim, who was a close friend of his, and the defendant went to the victim’s house on the day of the disappearance and took the victim’s cell phone.”

As soon as the judge finished speaking, Ahn Il-gyun lowered his head and said, “Ha,” at his own self-inflicted wound. Baek Hoon-sik stood there dazedly, his gaze fixed on him, with an expression that seemed to suggest that he had tasted victory.

“Why did you do that?”

“in fact….”

However, the case was not that easy, and Ahn Il-gyun was not easy either.

He stood up and shouted at the courtroom, leaving the lawyer who seemed to have given up halfway through the judge’s words.

“Actually! Yeo Pyo-mun ran away to China. That’s why I asked you to burn the cell phone.”

“Why did Yeopyomun suddenly run away?”

“The truth is, we are in the illegal business of counterfeiting passports! We ran away because we thought we would get caught. There are so many counterfeit passports out there, so it wasn’t hard for Yeopyomun to escape!”

“You ran away because you were afraid your passport business would be exposed?”

“Yes! I told you, he ran away because his fake passport business was exposed!”

They say there are mountains beyond mountains.

Baek Hoon-sik looked at the audience with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

‘uh?!’

Surprisingly, Kang Hyun was there.

Kang Hyun, who had not been seen at all, was now sitting in the audience and calmly listening to his argument.

Oh, it was a mysterious thing.

* * *

“I actually knew from the case records that they were running an illegal passport forgery business. But they used that as a statement.”

“There really is a record of illegal business being detected.”

“But that’s just an excuse.”

“Do you really think Ahn Il-gyun is lying?”

“Yes, definitely.”

Baek Hoon-sik seemed very upset about missing his first victory right before his eyes.

I was furious at the sight of him slipping away like a loach.

However, perhaps because of his stage nature, he was not affected at all by the barrage of flashbulbs and interview bombs he received when he left the courtroom after a close fight.

I’m not good at it, but that doesn’t mean I’m afraid of it or avoid it.

So, Kang Hyun briefly summarized his thoughts after seeing Baek Hoon-sik stand alone from afar.

‘Pretty good. He’s a great inspector.’

“Oh, I was so nervous that I couldn’t say that! According to the Road Traffic Act, driving without a license is an absolute crime….”

To Baek Hoon-sik, who was constantly struggling with his own feedback, Kang Hyun simply gave him joy with one word.

“It’s okay. You did a great job though. You’ll be able to brag about it when you get back.”

“… Yes? Really?”

Baek Hoon-sik, who becomes brighter in an instant.

‘Was it confidence that was lacking?’

It was sincere. Kang Hyun didn’t want to dismiss what Baek Hoon Sik had done as nothing special. He had endured the burden on his own and fought quite well, and it seemed like he had gained confidence.

Kang Hyun arrived at the prosecutor’s office with Baek Hoon-sik with a smile on his face.

“First, take a rest, and when the trial date comes, just summarize the results and send them to me.”

“Thank you! I will try my best.”

Perhaps it was because he felt that he had received a little bit of recognition. Baek Hoon-sik’s face brightened up even more.

Kang Hyun smiled happily and left his seat, and he hummed a little as he headed to his seat.

But the joy was short-lived.

Pot!

“Prosecutor Baek Hoon-sik!”

As soon as I entered the office of the 5th trial division, Ahn Ji-won approached me with a distorted expression and called out to me, Baek Hoon-sik.

“Senior Inspector?”

“Baekgeom, follow me now.”

“yes?”

Not only was An Ji-won’s face distorted, but she was also bright red with anger.

“Follow me now… Didn’t you hear what I said?”

“No! Don’t do that.”

After that, Park Hyun-ah suddenly came over and grabbed Ahn Ji-won’s arm to stop her, but she shook his arm away and spoke again.

“Right now. Before I embarrass myself and get my joints ripped off.”

The staff members who had been hurriedly going around the 5th division of the Ilsun Public Prosecution Service froze and all turned their gazes to Baek Hoon-sik and Ahn Ji-won.

The entire office fell silent, and the atmosphere was instantly frozen with cold.

“… .”

But in this situation, Baek Hoon-sik, unlike usual, did not move according to her words and just stared straight ahead.

I gained confidence and was able to act a little differently than before.

“What did I do wrong?”

“what?”

“I don’t think I did anything wrong. I’m handling this case well, and I’m leading the trial today in a favorable light.”

“Ha. What the hell are you looking at while working? That bastard called a prosecutor!”

An Ji-won suddenly approached and thrust her face into Baek Hoon-sik’s. She looked as if she was looking at something dirty, as if she was trying to threaten him.

“I told you to get off that case. Your face has been sold. You’re now no better than a piece of trash political prosecutor.”

“… Face. Why do you hate selling your face so much that you’re doing this to me? Why did I become a trash political prosecutor just because my face was shown in the media, senior?”

“What? This kid! When I said let’s see?”

slap!

Her eyes rolled back and she raised her hands as if to lift her cheeks, her arms trembling.

“…?”

But at that moment, she quickly turned around, sensing something strange in her intuition that she had gained from years of being a prosecutor.

“…!”

Kang Hyun-i, still not leaving, remained in the office of the 5th trial division.

“… Manager.”

“… Everyone, except for the inspection, is working. Isn’t it a busy time right now?”

The surrounding employees looked at each other, clapped their hands hurriedly, muttered, and started to go their separate ways.

“Can someone please find the verdict for me?”

“all right.”

Just a few seconds.

Kang Hyun calmed Ahn Ji-won’s anger, calmed her down, and made her bow her head in an instant.

It took only a few seconds to get the frozen courtroom moving again.