Along with the God of Law - Chapter 372



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372.

‘Why are you so quiet?’

An Ji-won tried to read Jeong Ji-eun’s thoughts by looking into her eyes.

Clearly, Chief Prosecutor Jeong Ji-eun is the one who should properly punish Kang Hyeon for neglecting his duties and assigning unreasonable cases to Baek Hoon-sik.

But she didn’t respond to his words, but was thinking about something.

‘Do you think I am unjust because I am pointing out your senior’s mistakes?’

An Ji-won mistakenly thought that he was analyzing Kang Hyun’s mistakes and the extent of his guilt for his own insubordination. So he naturally noticed.

But of course, Jeong Ji-eun was thinking differently.

‘He’s doing this again because Kang-Hyeon isn’t here.’

Two people with different thoughts in the same place. The first one to feel anxious is An Ji-won. Of course, she is his junior.

An Ji-won continued to make more mistakes toward Kang Hyeon out of anxiety, worried that there were people watching her and that her respected First Division Chief Jeong Ji-eun would think badly of her.

“It’s impossible. I was particularly perplexed by the fact that they kept making decisions that were completely different from when I was in charge of Division 5.”

“That was embarrassing.”

“Yes. The head of the fifth department said that he would personally review all of my work, but he is currently out of the office, so no work is being done. The Ahn Il-gyun case is even more so…”

“Well, by the way, Inspector Ahn Ji-won.”

“…yes!”

At Jeong Ji-eun’s slightly charismatic words calling her, Ahn Ji-won suddenly came to her senses and froze in a standing position.

“Well. To sum it up, Kang Hyun took all the work of the 5th division of the An Geum and disappeared?”

“yes.”

“What was your job? Information? Planning?”

“Everyone.”

“And even the Ahn Il-gyun incident was passed on to the youngest and then disappeared without any separate instructions?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hmm. I see. That’s right… .”

Jeong Ji-eun touched her head.

‘Have you changed your mind? Is it okay?’

As Ahn Ji-won’s face brightened at the thought of her success, Jeong Ji-eun instantly gave her a shock as if hitting her head with a hammer, causing her face to turn white again.

“But what should I do? I was completely wrong.”

“Yes! Yes, yes?”

A high-pitched, three-note ‘Yes?’ sound rang out rather loudly in the trial office.

Jeong Ji-eun’s next words made Ahn Ji-won’s distorted face even more shocking.

“All the information and planning-related work of the 5th division is being processed normally, and the Ahn Il-gyun case has already been decided as a victory.”

“Huh? What is that…?”

An Ji-won, who was so shocked that she couldn’t find the right words to express herself, barely managed to speak.

“What does that mean?”

“What? That’s exactly right. The information and planning work that Ahn Geum-i was in charge of is being handled normally by each person in charge reporting directly to the 5th Department without any reviewers. Without any gaps.”

“Huh? How is that possible?”

It wasn’t just Ahn Ji-won who was startled by Jeong Ji-eun’s shy behavior.

Jeon Yun-woo and Choi Jeong-woo were the same. The two thought.

‘Did I get on the wrong line?’

‘How are things going?’

An Ji-won tried to come to her senses with her head turning white, but only one thought was spinning in her head.

‘Without an intermediate reviewer, the work is going smoothly with the first department, the office, and the command center? Without this support? Even with Kang Hyun-do letting go?’

Jeong Ji-eun continued speaking.

“What this means is that Chief Ahn was doing unnecessary work. Why did he make everything go through his hands?”

“That, that is….”

“And, in cases like Prosecutor Baek’s case, you probably just vaguely thought that things weren’t going well without knowing how the trial was progressing?”

“that is….”

“Director. What does it mean that the prosecution has decided to win the Ahn Il-gyun case?”

In order to protect Ahn Ji-won, who had become delusional, Jeon Yun-woo quickly changed his words.

Fortunately, Jeong Ji-eun turned her head to Jeon Yun-woo, as if she had no intention of questioning her further.

“I came here to tell Kang Hyun this news. Baek Hoon Sik is winning. Overwhelmingly, even.”

“yes?”

At her one word, the trial court, including Jeon Yun-woo and Ahn Ji-won, was turned upside down.

-What did you just say, Chief?

-Not only is Inspector Baek preventing it, he’s winning now?

It was such a big incident that the head of the trial department, Chief 1, personally ran out barefoot to tell Kang Hyeon the news.

There are signs that the An Il-gyun incident is coming to an end!

And the youngest prosecutor in the fifth trial division, Baek Hoon-sik, is doing it.

It was such a shocking situation that everyone’s mouths were wide open and they couldn’t close them.

‘There’s no way Manager Kang Hyeon would have helped him.’

He was away for several days and did not show up at the prosecutor’s office or in court.

It was clear that he was either taking a break or really going abroad.

In that case, Prosecutor Baek Hoon-sik.

That messy prosecutor who can’t even handle a single case properly… .

-That’s true, even during your training, you were so busy that all the cases you were in charge of were not brought to trial.

– It wasn’t just a case of the US, it was a case of the utmost extreme difficulty. And you wrapped it all up with a final verdict… .

-That’s really amazing. Without any help from seniors… .

The muttering employees stopped and began to speak.

This was because Ahn Ji-won’s sharp eyes circled the trial department.

“Chief of Department 1, thank you for your words. Department 5 will also be monitoring the incident and actively provide support if there are areas where support is needed.”

“I’ll tell you that when Kang-hyun returns. Doesn’t it seem like Ahn Geum-i shouldn’t be in charge of the role himself?”

“… Yes. Okay.”

Until the end, Jeong Ji-eun did not say anything nice to Ahn Ji-won.

In the end, Ahn Ji-won bows her head and Jeong Ji-eun leaves the office with a faint smile.

“… .”

“… .”

Jeon Yun-woo and Choi Jeong-woo looked at each other furtively, then left the courtroom following Jeong Ji-eun.

Woof woof.

The same was true for the staff around her.

Ugh.

A loud noise came from An Ji-won’s clenched fist.

She was indignant.

He looked like he had been kicked out by someone in an instant, as if he had lost his duty, his responsibilities, and everything else.

* * *

“Then, case number 350, let’s start. Do you agree with the additional evidence requested by the defense and prosecution?”

“I disagree.”

The lawyer gave a short answer, but the court and the lawyer did not look very pleased with their answers.

This was because the court had already reached a state where it had formed an ‘inner conviction’ based on the evidence submitted by the prosecution, and the defense attorney was also aware of this.

Inspector Baek Hoon-sik.

This young prosecutor in the 5th Central District Prosecutors’ Office, who is like a puppy, did everything on his own that he thought he couldn’t do on his own.

This was because the evidence created through this was doing its job well.

“Then, since there is room for dispute regarding the part of the evidence requested by the prosecution today, we will deal with that as the point of contention.”

The judge spoke briefly and then focused on Baek Hoon-sik’s evidence.

“While submitting the materials, the prosecution asserted that the defendant attempted to unauthorized scrapping of excavators and trucks owned by the corporation on the day of the incident.”

Illegal scrapping of excavators and trucks.

-…!

-No, what is this?

The gallery was in an uproar, and Ahn Il-gyun twisted his body in a dazed manner.

In the courtroom where the excitement began to build rapidly, Baek Hoon-sik waited for his turn, catching his breath as he watched.

“Prosecutors, can you give us further explanation on this?”

“Of course.”

Baek Hoon-sik stood up and greeted the court. Then, with a different kind of leisure than before, he looked around the audience and took care of his surroundings.

The audience became silent, as if they could not even swallow a single sip of water. There were two reasons for this.

The fact that he, who always seemed to be flustered and struggling despite Kang Hyun’s strong support, found some peace of mind. It was a huge growth unlike before, and a development that was comparable to evolution.

And, because the atmosphere that made it seem like all of these appearances were reminiscent of Kang Hyun’s early days instantly enveloped the room.

“First, let’s define the terms. The ‘excavator’ mentioned in this issue is a 3.5-ton small excavator (Excavator) that is different from the excavator (Drilling Machine) used on site, and the ‘truck’ is a long dump truck that can transport construction equipment weighing about 3 tons. In order to prevent confusion in terms, we will inevitably use the on-site terms ‘excavator’ and ‘truck’ without considering the standard terminology.”

The court nodded.

In a courtroom, there is a significant qualitative difference between a prosecutor or lawyer defining words that will be used frequently in a trial and then beginning their speech, and just starting.

Although he didn’t learn it from somewhere, Baek Hoon-sik instinctively organizes the words he will use in the trial from the beginning and begins his argument without any loopholes, so his level of concentration is different.

“Defendant Ahn Il-gyun admitted that at the time of the incident, he stayed in an empty lot a few kilometers away from his workplace in Asan for about an hour and forty minutes. It has never been revealed what he did before that.”

“I literally just went to the spare parts supply office. What I mean is, it wasn’t revealed….”

“Defense, I will give you a chance to rebut later. Don’t interrupt me.”

The defendant’s attorney backed down at the judge’s urging. Baek Hoon-sik looked at the judges and continued speaking.

Now, it was his stage.

“Yes, the defense is right. He said he went to the office and came back. But surprisingly, the defendant went to the office twice.”

“Twice?”

“Yes. The first time was when I drove out to scrap two trucks and an excavator owned by the business corporation. The second time was when I drove out in a used car that I had bought that day in a hurry to secure an alibi.”

“…!”

“The evidence submitted is the illegal scrapping records remaining at the ‘Asan Scrapyard,’ and attached to it are the business registration certificate and copy of the register under the name of Ahn Il-gyun, the corporate seal, and the automobile registration certificate. In addition, I have also gathered and submitted the statement of the scrapyard owner, so I ask the court to accept it as evidence.”

Buzz, buzz.

You went out twice to create an alibi?

This was enough to naturally arouse one suspicion.

‘There’s something in that scrapped excavator and truck. Something that shouldn’t be revealed.’

“I object!”

At this point, the defendant’s attorney cut off Baek Hoon-sik’s words.

“Prosecutor, you keep talking about an alibi, an alibi. Mr. Ahn Il-gyun and Ms. Yeo Pyo-moon have been living in the same neighborhood for a long time and were close enough to have decided to go into business together. What kind of alibi are you talking about when there is no direct reason for the murder?”

Shh.

Baek Hoon-sik looked around the gallery, forcing himself to suppress the corners of his lips that would naturally rise, as if he had anticipated the lawyer’s question.

Kang Hyun was still gone.

However, he felt like Kang Hyun was protecting him by his side. By the way, something was strange. He was filled with confidence that he could do it without Kang Hyun being in the room.

That’s right. He was winning alone.

He is leading the way to his first victory in a major case that is receiving public attention as he engages in fierce battles in court.

‘Manager Kang Hyeon, you must be watching.’

He quickly pulled out the following material and spoke to refute the defendant’s claim that An Il-gyun had no reason to kill Yeo Pyo-mun.

“I also found out the reason. At the time of the incident, on the day that Ahn Il-gyun attempted to illegally scrap a car at the ‘Asan junkyard,’ there were two large trucks in total. The person driving one of them was.”

At the same time, the room was enveloped in silence.

It was to hear his every word.

“That was right, the wife of former Yeo Pyo-mun, Lee Sang-ok, who had been working in the same business as Ahn Il-gyun for a long time.”

-what?

-What does that mean?

Baek Hoon-sik added his remarks to clear up the audience’s speculations.

“In the past, the reason Yeo Pyo-moon divorced Lee Sang-ok was because of Ahn Il-gyun, and the victim found out about it too late. When the aftereffects of that anger reached the two of them, Lee Sang-ok and Ahn Il-gyun conspired to murder Yeo Pyo-moon.”