Along with the God of Law - Chapter 375



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375.

Kang Hyun and Baek Hoon-sik immediately began investigating to support their suspicions.

Among the routes that Ahn Il-gyun moved at the time, we selected times that could only be guessed as empty times and investigated the movements of cars coming and going to the village during those times.

“Come out, come out… I’m out.”

Fortunately, the CCTV at the entrance to the small town caught the whole thing, and strangely enough, it captured the large truck carrying An Il-gyun’s excavator.

In addition, when we focused on this period and investigated, the villagers all said the following.

“I thought construction was starting.”

“It was a construction period? Oh my, I’m so scared! What should I do?”

As he listened to the residents’ words and got closer to the truth, Baek Hoon-sik’s expression became darker.

“He was a crazy, murderous bastard….”

As the veil covering the truth was lifted, he realized how brutal and horrific the murder case he had been assigned to was.

On the other hand, Kang Hyun tried to hide his expression of satisfaction as he listened to Baek Hoon Sik’s mumbling words flowing by.

‘Instead of feeling relieved that the case has been solved, you empathize with the victim and feel indignant at the criminal. That’s a good attitude.’

It’s a different story from Kang Hyun, and rather more like Kim Si-hwan’s style, but this appearance is also the reason why he chose Baek Hoon-sik.

A person with infinite cool-headedness tends to see incidents as just incidents. Kang Hyun was exactly that kind of person.

So it was true that he needed someone by his side to control him to some extent and make him think about things he hadn’t thought of.

In that sense, people like Kim Si-hwan got along well with Kang Hyeon.

In that sense, Baek Hoon-sik also fit the category of the kind of person Kang Hyun wanted and was a perfect fit.

“At this level, it passes.”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Oh, no. I’m just talking to myself.”

Kang Hyun-i could say that all of Baek Hoon-sik’s decisions, judgments, and actions that he had seen so far were satisfactory. He was a capable person, but he was also completely human.

* * *

It was right around the beginning of August.

The case has been completely concluded and a verdict has been handed down.

“I hereby sentence the defendant, Ahn Il-gyun, to death.”

“No! These guys are all crazy! I didn’t kill them!”

Most of the prosecutors in the trial, except for Baek Hoon-sik, who was sitting proudly in the prosecutor’s chair, leaving him behind as he was taken into custody, clapped their hands slightly from the audience seats in admiration of his ability.

The next steps were a breeze.

– At the time, a huge sinkhole occurred near the Asan limestone factory, and even after the relevant organizations investigated the cause, it was concluded without finding any reason for it.

– It is truly a shame that this was the grave of a victim of the so-called ‘bodyless murder case’. Let’s continue with the video of the bereaved family.

-Pyomun-ah! Pyomun-ah! Euheuuk… .

After the conversation between the announcer and the reporter, the screen shifted to the father of the deceased Yeo Pyo-mun, screaming at the scene of the body being hidden in the mountain behind the Asan factory.

Numerous media reports.

They served as a catalyst to completely tie up the case, and the ‘bodyless murder case’ that almost went down the mountain was brought to a perfect close.

“It worked out well, but it’s still sad.”

Kang Hyun, who was looking at the screen, smiled bitterly as he saw his father, who had held onto a slim hope that his son might be alive somewhere, screaming.

“Extreme disregard for human life, aggravated murder with a weapon, premeditated crime, destruction of a corpse, lack of remorse, and abandonment of a corpse. Death penalty.”

Kang Hyun-eun muttered to himself as he read the verdict, seeming to agree with the court’s decision.

Ultimately, the sentence is maximum.

An Il-gyun, who meticulously planned an alibi, hid the body, and made threats to the prosecutor throughout the trial, was eventually punished.

“He was a better guy than I thought.”

As it turned out, An Il-gyun’s method of disposing of corpses was truly meticulous.

After searching for a place to hide the dead for a long time, he discovered that a huge sinkhole had opened up in the mountains of a village in Asan and began preparing for the murder.

After committing the murder, he loaded the deceased into a truck and drove them to the village, where he dumped the bodies and covered them with dirt using an excavator.

Afterwards, sinkhole restoration work began, and the hole, which was 10 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep, was filled in without a hitch, almost turning the incident into a perfect crime.

“To solve this. Inspector Baek’s abilities were better than I thought.”

Kang Hyun’s insight and wit. And Baek Hoon-sik, whom Kang Hyun trusted with his skills, displayed his full potential and dramatically discovered a crucial clue to the case, ultimately giving the brutal criminal the just punishment of death.

Suddenly.

“Sir, defendant Ahn Il-gyun from case number 350 has requested an interview. He is reflecting on his actions, so please summon him to the prosecutor’s office just once.”

“reflection?”

At the report of the trial department’s working-level officer, Kang Hyeon let out a low laugh and said.

“Let Prosecutor Baek Hoon-sik decide.”

“Yes? The final decision is up to the manager.”

“No, Prosecutor Baek is in charge of this case. He will handle it well. The answer will be decided, so it won’t take much time.”

* * *

“Victory reports everywhere I go, peace everywhere I sit. It’s truly amazing.”

“thank you.”

“What’s even more surprising is that you’re not shaken by anything. It’s evening, would you like a drink?”

“No. I think I have to go back to Qing soon.”

“Yeah, I guess so. The fatigue from the trip must have still been there.”

“I’m happy, so it’s okay.”

Jeong Jung-heon brought out tea instead of alcohol at Kang Hyeon’s request. For a moment, Kang Hyeon leisurely looked around the large room.

A house in an old residential area. The garden is full of orchids, and the small, neatly arranged living room and guest room are still there.

This was Kang Hyun’s second visit. Once when he went into hiding due to the incident involving Jeong Jung-heon, and now the second time.

It seems that he now feels a direct burden about having a private conversation with Kang Hyun. This can be seen from the fact that he invited Kang Hyun to his house instead of calling him to the prosecutor’s office.

In the first place, Kang Hyun’s direct reports to the Joint Investigation Department had been cut off for a long time, and he didn’t seem to care much about the 5th trial division. Kang Hyun knew the reason very well.

‘I have a suggestion.’

What is it this time? Kang Hyun focused on his words.

“Well then. How should I commend your hard work this time?”

“Just reflecting the performance of the trial department is enough.”

“No, no. This is too disappointing when you look at the performance itself. On the surface, it seems like he only solved one case after encouraging the department, but in reality, he calmed the conflict between the prosecutors of the 5th trial division that even Chief Jeong Ji-eun had given up on, and he made the ‘youngest prosecutor’ solve a problem that had been a headache for the entire trial division in just a few months.”

“No. Just reflecting the performance is enough. I don’t like hearing noise.”

“They say passion is hidden in words. So you think you can get promoted to manager just by taking on and solving cases?”

“Promotion from Vice President to Manager, isn’t that natural as time goes by?”

Now, Kang Hyun’s lightning-fast promotion is not awkward. Moreover, since he has been in the position of deputy chief prosecutor for a long time, he did not feel any particular emotion.

As usual, Jeong Joong-heon had no choice but to agree with Kang Hyun’s words and dismissed Jeong Ji-eun’s suggestion to ‘transfer Vice-Chief Kang Hyun to the Department’ as if to say, “Let it be.” It seemed like she was thinking of promoting Kang Hyun to the position of Vice-Chief of Department 1.

In terms of job title, the deputy chief of the first department is much higher than the deputy chief of the fifth department. However, the feeling it gives off to Kang Hyeon, who is also the deputy chief prosecutor of the fifth department, may be different.

Anyway.

They both knew that the main point was something else.

Kang Hyun-do was also curious about how Jung Joong-heon’s Central District Prosecutors’ Office would investigate the ‘Park Min-ha illegal drug case’, and Jung Joong-heon was also curious about how Kang Hyun would react to it.

“The illegal drug case involving Park Min-ha as a suspect is scheduled to be secretly prosecuted. No matter how secret it is, it will spread all over the country within two weeks.”

“How was the progress?”

“It was okay. You continued to give me the necessary clues at the right time and place without getting directly involved in the investigation. That’s why I was able to complete the investigation to the point where I could send the key figure of the huge group called Daejin to court without a hitch.”

“But there must have been a limit to how far he could go in handing down a prison sentence.”

“That’s right. The crime we strongly suspect Park Min-ha of is ‘manufacturing and distributing narcotics.’ The circumstances surrounding the distribution are only part of it, and the circumstances surrounding the manufacturing are only part of it.”

“And since it’s usually relatively easy for the top line to cut off the tail and run away, it probably wouldn’t have resulted in a decisive result.”

“So, what should we do?”

That’s right.

This is probably what Jeong Jung-heon wanted to say to Kang Hyeon by calling him closely.

Now, what to do?

In his heart, Jeong Jung-heon hoped that Kang Hyeon would personally command the center and fight against Park Min-ha.

However, Kang Hyeon has long since given up on leading the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and is currently focusing on ‘growing the department’ as the youngest chief of the 5th division of the trial department.

Frankly, from Jeong Jung-heon’s perspective, it is frustrating to see a dragon entering a pond and ‘managing the pond ecosystem.’

That’s why.

He asked: How will you fight the last fight?

Kang Hyun saw through his true intentions and immediately opened his mouth.

“Please transfer the case to the south.”

“…transfer?”

“Yes. The Seoul Southern District Court is a court that handles many large-scale first-trial cases, and the Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has won many corporate investigations with its free and creative investigative style. Their power is equal, but currently, excluding the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the Southern District Prosecutors’ Office is the most powerful, so you can leave the first-trial cases there.”

“Jurisdiction issue?”

“The southern region has jurisdiction over 95 neighborhoods in five districts: Yeongdeungpo, Guro, Gangseo, Yangcheong, and Geumcheon. Since the drug distribution route that occurred in the indicted case overlaps with this area, there is no difficulty in transferring it as a ‘crime area’.”

The answers continued as if they had been prepared in a flash.

“Why do you recommend transfer?”

“We haven’t yet built up enough strength to deal with Park Min-ha. We don’t even plan on showing all our cards. Even if Nambu finishes the first trial with a close match, we will be ready to show our cards one by one from the second trial and suppress them with both strength and strategy.”

“Is there anyone like that? In the South?”

At this point, Kang Hyun paused for a moment, as if lost in old thoughts.

‘There is one perfect person.’

In the past, there was a time when he led a major incident with himself in Namyangju and achieved victory.

He had decided to leave for the Southern District Prosecutors’ Office and live a leisurely life, but after taking a break, he returned to the trial department, and now he was making grand plans to make Kang Hyeon the vanguard of the battle.

A meticulous, cool-headed, unwavering and upright prosecutor, one of the few prosecutors you can trust.

“Prosecutor Hwang Jae-eun. If it’s the trial prosecutor’s office led by senior Hwang Jae-eun, it will be able to lead the trial. I suggest that you form a dedicated investigation team in the form of an investigation report.”