Along with the God of Law - Chapter 381



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381.

“Well, of course I would like that too. But this is a theft case… and there’s also the issue of money…”

Even though it was said to be caused by hunger, incidents are incidents. Kang Hyun did not seem to be relieved by Kim Joo In’s suggestion. So he suggested a way to ease her worries.

“Thank goodness. It seems like it could be resolved well. If it is impossible to compensate for the damages that Mr. Kang Yoon-gi has done so far, I will personally compensate you for the minor mental damages as well.”

“Oh, no!”

“If this method is a bit burdensome, I will do my best to restore it to its original state by receiving at least the minimum restoration cost. It will take some time to submit the data to the Minor Crimes Review Committee, but it will be more natural that way.”

“It’s hard to understand, what are you talking about…?”

“This means that we will make the government support the amount of damages suffered by Mr. Kim Joo-in.”

“ah!”

When Kim Joo-in understood Kang Hyun’s words, her expression quickly changed.

“Then it will be resolved cleanly. The interview will come soon. If you want, you can prepare to organize the store, decorate the village, or promote the village. Of course, you don’t have to do anything.”

They give you rewards and even give you a chance to make a name for yourself through good deeds.

Kim Joo-in was not greedy for fame or fortune, but he was a person who believed that he had star quality and a lot of luck.

I was lucky enough to win a prize at a village festival quiz contest, and I also appeared on a lively TV show called ‘Live Promotion TV’.

“Well, then, I will gratefully follow your words, Inspector!”

He instinctively recognized that accepting Kang Hyun’s offer would be a golden opportunity for him, so he accepted it on the spot.

“Make sure to take good care of yourself from now on. I’m like your father to you! Do you understand, Kang Yoon-gi?”

When Kim Joo-in patted the flower beggar on the shoulder and smiled brightly, he mumbled in embarrassment.

The flower beggar didn’t seem to be able to speak or express himself properly. He just seemed a little flustered by the changed atmosphere.

“That’s great. Thank you for accepting.”

“haha!”

As the conversation continued, Baek Hoon-sik glanced at him as if he were looking at a savvy negotiator.

It was strange and surprising that the incident was roughly concluded, but there was also a question about the somewhat bland ending.

“Okay, then I’ll sort it out.”

“Yes, that’s right. Thank you for your hard work, Inspector Baek.”

“yes.”

But I couldn’t just sit still. Anyway, that flower beggar named Kang Yoon-gi was caught in the act and ‘in terms of the evidence’ he was a normal person, so even if the trial was a summary rather than a formal one, he did something that deserved a fine.

“Let’s get up first. Now, let’s go by car.”

“Come here, Mr. Kang Yoon-gi.”

“Ugh?”

Kang Yoon-ki made a strange sound as he watched Kim Joo-in and his acquaintances waving their hands to tell him to be careful.

He was led by Baek Hoon-sik and Kang Hyeon into a prosecutor’s vehicle and taken to the prosecutor’s office.

Boohoo.

“Manager. Why are you doing that?”

“yes?”

“Other prosecutors are obsessed with ‘inflating’ even the smallest cases, but this case, which somehow made it to a formal trial and was even given the cute nickname of ‘the flower beggar case’… .”

“Why did you crush it?”

“Yes. Even the victims who have no intention of forgiving will be changed.”

Kang Hyun said indifferently while watching Baek Hoon-sik ask questions diligently while driving.

“This was a case that would have been over quickly. But didn’t I give it to Inspector Baek?”

“You mean dividends? Yes. But what is that…?”

“Why didn’t you give it to me?”

“…?”

Actually, last time he was the one who gave me the highest level of difficulty case and told me to ‘do it’, but this time he asked me to help him with a few things and asked me to go on a business trip with him.

“Do you want me to do something else?”

“Yes. Your Excellency, you need to take charge of other relevant cases.”

“Ah. How is that related to this case?”

“I don’t know yet. You have to find it.”

“…?”

Kang Hyun’s words were somewhat absurd.

It’s a related incident, but I said I don’t know how it’s related.

The term ‘related incident’ is used when the suspects in a case overlap, or when the time and place of the incident, etc. are at least the slightest bit similar to any of the six principles of the ‘8W’ used in investigative techniques.

Isn’t it absurd to ask someone to look for something because it might be related to a case?

Dulkudung!

“Here it is.”

After arriving at the prosecutor’s office.

As Baek Hoon-sik finished preparing to interrogate ‘flower beggar’ Kang Yoon-ki in the investigation room, Kang Hyun took out one of the boxes that had been piled up behind him.

“This is the case of suspect Song Doo-seung, who has been decided not to be indicted?”

“yes.”

“The names of the suspects, related persons, witnesses, crime scene, and case disposition dates are all completely different, and even the prosecutors who handled this case seem completely unrelated. Are these related cases?”

“Yes. Could you please try to find a connection between the two incidents?”

“…Can I do it?”

“Prosecutor Baek is more free-thinking and creative than other prosecutors.”

It was a reason that was truly unbelievable, but Baek Hoon-sik could only nod his head in silence.

Isn’t this an order from his respected teacher and superior?

“Then, thank you for your hard work.”

“Okay, I’ll let you know as soon as I find out something. I’ll also be thorough in managing new recruits.”

“It doesn’t seem like Mr. Flower Beggar is the type to run away, so there’s no need to be so thorough.”

“yes.”

After finishing his conversation with Kang Hyun, Baek Hoon-sik headed back to the investigation room with the case records that Kang Hyun had just given him.

“Whew, anything will work out. Let’s do it.”

It is unclear whether something related will come out through Kang Yoon-ki’s actions that are indistinguishable from speech or babbling.

It was as if I had to come out of the room of mind and time and gain enlightenment.

* * *

Woof woof.

All of the trial staff stood up and bowed their heads to the one man leading the office.

A person of this caliber is not an ordinary prosecutor. He is at least a department head or higher in terms of real power.

Besides, he seemed quite angry. With his face red and blue, he quickly moved his feet towards the target point.

‘Office of the 5th Trial Division Chief.’

Broadway!

“Chief Kang Hyun! What on earth did you do…!”

Vice President Do Jin-guk.

The second most powerful deputy chief in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

He is a chief prosecutor, but was given the title of deputy chief due to political influence. He is looking forward to rising to the highest position in the Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

He is not a shrimp who gets his back broken in the power struggle between the Prosecutor General and the Chief Prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, but a real power broker who does his best to take advantage of the conflict between the two sides.

It was really unusual for him, who didn’t move easily, to open Kang Hyun’s door after such a long time. That’s why all the employees held their breath and pretended not to notice and focused on their work.

If you hear it without thinking, it could be a serious situation where you could lose your life.

All the internal staff thought so.

This was because it was difficult to explain the contact between Kang Hyeon and Do Jin-guk simply by their titles as Vice-Chief and his subordinate.

“Chief Kang.”

“Sir. What’s the matter?”

“What happened?”

Okay.

“What are you doing these days?”

The report, which had the seal of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, felt like it was still fresh. It was an internal document written by hand and was classified, so it couldn’t be detected by electronic systems.

The level was not high. It was a hand-down order at the same level as the recent written order from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office to ‘faithfully perform one’s original duties.’

However, it was enough content to turn Dojin-guk upside down. The title was because it clearly showed that the first order to issue the Great Sword was aimed at ‘Kang-Hyeon’s Trial Part 5’.

[Central District Prosecutors’ Office Trial Department Irregular Work Audit]

This is a declaration of war outside of the investigation. The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office will use its superior office to attack Kang Hyeon of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

Because the target department was limited to ‘trials’, and the audit was conducted officially, not as a surprise unofficial audit, even though it was irregular.

The freest guy at this point in time, come out. That’s what it meant.

That is, Kang Hyeon.

If that’s the case, then the lower-level government’s reaction should have been like this.

‘Central District Prosecutors’ Office conducts a surprise internal audit of Kang Hyeon.’

Something had to be done even when there was nothing wrong, and something had to be stopped even when it was running smoothly.

Since Dojin-guk had to make this essential motion, it was natural that he felt the enormous pressure and the damage to his skin.

On the other hand, Kang Hyun looked calm.

‘also.’

What was meant to happen has come.

Kang Hyun glanced over the report, glanced at Do Jin-guk, and then made his decision.

He looked back at the conductor with kind, bright eyes and shouted.

“Our department is focusing on livelihood issues.”

“Ah! Are you only digging into people’s livelihood issues these days? You’re not doing anything?”

“yes.”

“What’s the issue?”

“It’s the people’s livelihood.”

“What are the latest sub-division transmissions?”

“Focusing on the people’s livelihood.”

When Kang Hyun made such an innocuous expression and spoke so nonchalantly, Do Jin-guk stood there blankly for a moment as if it was his first time seeing him like this.

He was going to say something, but Kang Hyun looked so solid and perfect. His tone couldn’t help but soften.

“But, why is Chief Wang Nam-ryong acting like this? No matter what you say now, there’s nothing you can do. Tell me now about the issues that need to be reported in advance. The work of the 5th division will probably be suspended for a while.”

“yes.”

“what?”

Part 5: Work was suspended. It was a somewhat shocking measure, but Kang Hyun nodded as if it was natural and continued speaking even more skillfully.

“I will upload the status of the case assignments by prosecutors that are required for the audit. Currently, the 5th trial division is faithfully carrying out the period of focusing on civilian cases in accordance with the order of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. There is no problem with the issue you mentioned. Thank you for coming all the way here to tell me first.”

“That, that’s….”

“Then, since it has become a self-audit and audited department, we will suspend all work other than the work of the court during the current investigation or right before the trial date.”

“Okay, then… .”

Do Jin-guk, who had been trying to use his position to pressure others and gain the upper hand, retreated in an ambiguous manner.

Kang Hyun bows his head to him.

Then, Do Jin-guk returned to his original position as the ‘1st Vice-Chief’ and patted his shoulder as if he were the youngest 5th Vice-Chief under his command, then quickly left the place.

“Go, I’ll go.”

“Please come in.”

No matter how much of a ‘reed’ he is, he is not Kang-Hyeon’s enemy, and he has no likes or dislikes for him.

Rather, he was a prosecutor at the level of chief prosecutor who usually assisted Jeong Joong-heon, so he was someone who showed a neutral attitude toward Kang Hyeon.

However, as the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office’s offensive became more intense by the day, and as he knew that the General was afraid of Kang-Hyeon and was trying to avoid him, he had no choice but to take action.

Actions that are not pleasing to the eye often lead to unpleasant results. This is exactly what Dojin-guk is doing now.

Instead, Kang Hyun calmly called together all the prosecutors from the 5th Division to block the Great Sword’s attack.

“What’s going to happen to us?”

“See, this is a big problem. Senior Ahn, isn’t it?”

“… .”

The prosecutors gathered in the chief’s office with anxious eyes. Behind Choi Jeong-woo, Park Yi-hyun, and others who seemed to be vaguely welcoming Kang Hyun’s crisis, Ahn Ji-won stood silently, and Yang Seong-gyeom, another chief, came running in as if something was going to happen.

“Manager, I heard that the first director is here! What should we do now?”

Groan, groan.

The 5th Department Manager’s office became noisy.

While they were gathering, Kang Hyun hummed for a moment, pushed aside the records, cleaned up the room, and opened the curtains.

When all the inspectors gathered, he started talking nonchalantly.

“They say that the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office is sending an inspection targeting me. It will last for a week. Except for the prosecutors in charge of cases with urgent court dates, everyone else should stop working and rest.”

“yes?”

“no?”

“It’s vacation…!”

The last words of someone who shouted briefly rang hollow. Yang Seong-gyeom, who had barely come to his senses, asked Kang Hyeon cautiously.

“Still, I’m grateful to the Great Sword….”

“It’s not a regular case audit, it’s an ‘irregular work audit.’ The reason the Public Prosecutor’s Office came down this time is to check whether you are following the directive to be faithful to your original duties, so there’s no problem at all with other prosecutors going on vacation.”

“Is that okay?”

“I just need to stay. I have to hand over the audit data. I was the one who was the most violent here. Everyone, take care of your work.”

His words were somewhat shocking to Yang Seong-gyeom, but the atmosphere was quite different.

As the word ‘vacation’ shouted by someone became a reality, the prosecutors left the director’s office with small cheers and a surge of anticipation.