Along with the God of Law - Chapter 400



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400.

“Witness, are you Mr. Song Doo-seung?”

“… Ugh.”

Song Doo-seung lowered his head and groaned in pain.

As a victim of the incident and as a witness, he must be feeling tremendous psychological pressure as he stands before the trial where Kang Hyun and Wang Nam-ryong are present.

Baek Hoon-sik consoled him. Then, Song Du-seung dramatically nodded his head very slightly.

As Baek Hoon-sik, who had been calming down Song Du-seung, looked at Kang Hyeon, Kang Hyeon, who was at the prosecutor’s table, slowly began to speak to the court.

“Although Mr. Song Doo-seung has difficulty communicating, he clearly has the ability to make a certain level of judgment about a situation and express his thoughts. We kindly ask that you give him enough time to answer questions in a comfortable environment.”

“Objection! We, the defendants, have consistently argued that Song Doo-seung is incapable of making arbitrary decisions! The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office has also consistently argued that it has no connection to Mr. Song Doo-seung, so the prosecution’s intention in forcibly requesting a witness is….”

“Mr. Song Doo-seung never mentioned that his expression of opinion was restricted ‘due to past torture incidents,’ but it seems like the defense attorney is assuming this. Is the defense trying to mock the court by raising an objection to the witness application itself, which has already been accepted?”

“Please tone down your voice, as we will give both sides equal opportunity to speak.”

Sparks fly at every word Kang Hyun says, and at every word the other person says.

For Baek Hoon-sik, who was quietly watching this from the position of ‘Song Doo-seung’s guardian’, it felt like he was in the middle of a thrilling duel arena.

In fact, originally everyone thought it was impossible for Song Doo-seung to stand in court.

However, as the prosecution’s indictment was faster than expected, and Wang Nam-ryong immediately denied the incident and brought forward the trial date, Kang Hyeon’s idea that the court should be able to clearly see Song Du-seung’s condition put an end to the decision.

Here, Baek Hoon-sik discovered one crucial fact while observing Song Du-seung, which became the starting button.

‘Song Doo-seung can express himself to some extent!’

Of course, Baek Hoon-sik’s conclusion was that he seemed to be able to think and make judgments, even if his expressions were not consistent enough for an ordinary person to immediately recognize.

‘The day I pointed at Vice President Do Jin-guk with a meaningful look. That day was decisive.’

And the climax of that conclusion was what happened ‘that day’. Baek Hoon-sik immediately told Kang Hyeon about this surprising incident, and he nodded his head several times while lost in thought for a moment.

So this is what happened today.

The prosecution’s request for witnesses was approved with Song Du-seung standing in the witness stand and Baek Hoon-sik assisting him, and Wang Nam-ryong was forced to face an unwanted situation at the first trial.

So, no matter what Wang Nam-ryong had prepared, the trial was turning into a close duel on the battlefield prepared by Kang Hyeon.

“The defense does not dispute that the external exposure of the right to delegate prosecutorial duties was the entirety of Song Doo-seung’s charges at the time. If so….”

“Look! It’s not that there’s no objection, but that the court has already found you guilty! That means there’s no room for objection, but it doesn’t mean we’ve judged whether the argument is true or not! We… .”

“Since you didn’t make a specific judgment, before discussing whether the subject of the external disclosure of the authority to delegate work constituted a leak of official secrets, I should first say that the defendant’s perspective on this case deserves moral condemnation. Your Honor, prosecutor Wang Nam-ryong on the defendant’s side is intentionally avoiding examining whether the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s recognition of criminal charges at the time of the incident was legal. This is….”

A fierce trial followed.

Kang Hyun is still the best prosecutor, and he skillfully confronts the big shot in front of him.

Although there was a sharp opposition, they were not able to push through strongly.

In the first trial, the possibility of a ‘dismissal of the indictment’ by raising the issue of ‘this charge may be against Wang Nam-ryong’ and asking about procedural and legal defects was eliminated, and the logical structure of making the charge of the trial a subject of debate was solid.

Therein lies the critical weakness of Wang Nam-ryong that the prosecution has caught.

“What do you think about the fact that there are two records of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s ‘Brother 3500’ case, and one of the records was deemed false and was dismissed without prosecution, and remains in the prosecution office?”

“We are currently checking that part….”

By articulating this well, we were able to push back their attacks.

This would be the starting point for lumping together several charges against Wang Nam-ryong, starting with forgery of official documents.

Faced with the monster, Kang Hyun looked like a veteran, running around the battlefield alone.

A bloody fight.

In the midst of countless battles over logic and law.

“Quiet!”

Bang, bang, bang!

The sound of the gavel striking rang out loud during the unusually heated fight.

“I think it would be best for the court to discuss the statements of the prosecution witnesses and decide on the credibility of the materials submitted by the defense before dealing with the next argument. Regarding the next hearing, we will coordinate the schedule with each side and proceed by sending out a notice of the hearing at a later date.”

The court was also different this time.

The powerful collegiate bench, comprised of judges at the level of chief judges of the Central District Court’s criminal division, naturally concluded the trial and settled the dispute between the two with authoritative expressions.

They were no ordinary judges. They were coordinating the speeches between Kang Hyeon and Wang Nam-ryong and leading the trial.

In the end, the first trial date ended with a fierce debate over the charges, with no bias on either side.

Boom! Woof.

As Wang Nam-ryong stood up from his seat, numerous employees followed him. It was such a thrilling scene that it was hard to tell whether this was a courtroom or a prosecutor’s office.

one side.

“…after.”

Kang Hyun sighs briefly and returns to his seat. Baek Hoon Sik can roughly guess what his sigh means.

‘I tried to force him to where I wanted him to fight and hit him, but it didn’t work.’

While Baek Hoon-sik was thinking bitter thoughts, the judge in the bench approached Kang Hyeon.

“It’s been a while, boss.”

“Oh my, Prosecutor Kang Hyeon. You’ve worked hard.”

Kang Hyun exchanged greetings with him briefly and then approached Baek Hoon-sik. Baek Hoon-sik asked with a slightly brighter expression.

“Isn’t that Judge Seo Do-jeong? He handed down the famous ruling in the Korea University case.”

“That’s right. I did one thing right.”

“Oh, that’s good for us. You know Manager Kang Hyun very well.”

Kang Hyun smiled brightly and shook his head at Baek Hoon-sik’s childish words.

That means no.

“It’s not good news that he’s sitting here as an associate judge.”

“yes?”

“First of all, Judge Seo Do-jeong is a famous district court chief judge, but he is on the ‘civil’ collegiate panel. This is a criminal case. He is a dummy.”

“ah….”

“The Central District Court is trying to do something, even if it means adjusting the judges’ positions. Even the presiding judge and the judge sitting on the left are people who are connected to the chief criminal judge, Judge Maeng Ho-jae, due to their school ties.”

“That means.”

“It also means that the entire district court is currently doing its best to push this case towards Chief Wang Nam-ryong. Isn’t it an interesting moment?”

“…yes.”

Kang Hyun calmly recited the current situation as if he were a teacher, but even Baek Hoon-sik, who had completely adapted to him, could not hide his gloomy expression.

As it turned out, the situation was completely unfavorable from the start!

Are you saying that Kang Hyun-eun drove this to a close fight?

Baek Hoon-sik was Song Du-seung, Do Jin-guk, and their complicated relationship, and it felt like all thoughts were going to disappear.

Wang Nam-ryong is like a huge wall, the court is completely scheming, all the witnesses have run away, and Kang Hyeon is struggling without any plausible evidence.

It seems like my trust in Kang Hyun is wavering just a little bit in this difficult situation… Is it really okay this time?

‘No, what are you thinking?’

Behind Kang Hyun, who was ahead, Baek Hoon-sik walked while tapping his head. Song Du-seung, who was behind him, followed Baek Hoon-sik, tapping his head as if he was following him.

* * *

-Song Doo-seung case first trial date.

– Wang Nam-ryong’s side admitted to forging the case, but claimed that it was a professional mistake on the part of the court.

– Testimony from Wang Nam-ryong’s expert that Song Doo-seung’s testimony is difficult for a normal person to provide. Kang Hyun’s request for evidence proving that Song Doo-seung’s testimony is valid. Trial suspended.

To be exact, this happened 10 days after Do Jin-guk, the 1st Chief Prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, took over as acting chief prosecutor after the disappearance of Jeong Joong-heon.

Kang Hyun headed to the Central District Prosecutors’ Office again with a calm expression, carrying only a brown envelope and a photo.

Knock, knock.

At that time, the secretary and working-level officials of the subsidiary office were away from their seats, and Do Jin-guk was in the office.

Even though Kang-Hyeon knocked, no sound was heard from inside, but after a moment, he opened the door with all his might.

Bam!

“… You’re here.”

“Hello, manager.”

“Sit down.”

Unlike last time, Do Jin-guk gave his seat to Kang-hyun as if he had been waiting for him, and he immediately accepted and sat on the sofa.

The reception sofa in the spacious examination room was very soft, but Kang Hyun-do and Do Jin-guk were not in a position to easily settle down there.

Tension.

This was because a tension that had never existed before began to arise between the two.

“Ten days have passed. I told the Vice Minister that I would come up with a reason why he could not take the President’s side.”

“Is the ‘reason’ precisely the ‘synthetic cigarette’ distribution incident?”

As he spoke subtly, Kang Hyun nodded.

“You’ve expanded your information network. That’s right.”

First Vice Minister Do Jin-guk let out a short groan.

He was the top deputy chief of the prosecution. He could not have been unaware of the fact that Chief Prosecutor Jeong Joong-heon had been secretly digging into and investigating these terrible ‘illegal drugs’ since the past.

However, I never thought that this ‘synthetic cigarette’ would be related to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, or even the Prosecutor General. At best, I had a hunch that it was related to the Daejin Group.

“So, the Prosecutor General was leading the prosecution while colluding strongly with the Daejin Group. For better and for worse.”

“We are so close that we are naked and exposed, and we have become one in spirit and body.”

Kang Hyun handed over a brown envelope. Do Jin-guk opened the documents.

It was evidence.

Evidence of a secret meeting between Bae Seong-shin and Park Min-ha, head of the business planning department, that he discovered while investigating the past.

Evidence discovered while investigating the Foundation case that Park Min-ha was smuggling illegal drug ingredients.

It was the foundation that allowed Jeong Joong-heon to indict the ‘synthetic cigarette’ case and have the Southern District Prosecutors’ Office take charge of the trial, and it was also the most powerful card that Kang Hyeon held in this case.

“Hahahaha.”

However, Do Jin-guk, who saw that, forced himself to laugh loudly.

Although it was a mechanical facial muscle movement, it was clear what attitude he was trying to convey.

“Is this the only reason you are certain that I will not collude with the president as you say?”

“… .”

I’m not a very moral person.

I’m not a very honest person.

That was the kind of look I wanted to show.

“of course.”

In response, Kang Hyun naturally shook his head as if to ask why such a thing was asked.

“Of course not.”

“?”

At the moment when Do Jin-guk was momentarily flustered by the unexpected reaction, Kang Hyeon unfolded the last piece of information he had.

“This is what I brought.”

One picture.

Do Jin-guk’s eyes shook as he held the photo in his hand.

There is a young Do Jin-guk with his arm around Song Du-seung’s shoulder.

In detail, the appearance of ‘Do Jin-guk, Junior Attorney at Odaeyang Law Firm’.

This is Do Jin-guk, a person who was acquainted with the two in the past and who volunteered to defend Song Du-seung when he was in danger.

That’s what it meant.

“…!”