Along with the God of Law - Chapter 402



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402.

President Bae Seong-shin!

A stocky physique, determined eyes.

Every step he took was light like a beast, yet powerful.

-This is a real Bae Seong-shin!

The appearance of the court has changed completely.

By surprise, without prior notice.

He, the face of the prosecution, appeared in court in person.

The atmosphere that had not yet reached its peak suddenly boiled over and seemed to be burning with heat.

-Oh! It’s an honor!

-I love you, President!

Bae Seong-shin’s reputation still remained strong externally.

He was a capable prosecutor general, and he was loved by the public for his upright and honest image, free from political entanglements, and he still is today.

So, no matter how much he stood on the opposite side of Kang Hyun, he would not be criticized by those sitting in the audience.

Besides, strictly speaking, Bae Seong-shin is not on the opposite side of Kang Hyeon.

He replied that he did not know about the recent ‘Public Security Service torture’ incident involving Song Doo-seung, and that he had only come here to ‘testify’ in order to clear the name of his poor subordinate, Wang Nam-ryong.

The only thing is that he, representing the prosecution, appeared in court at Wang Nam-ryong’s request.

That one fact made it seem as if the prosecution’s atmosphere was such that they all viewed Kang Hyun as their enemy.

‘Wow, who should I root for then?’

So, a strange scene unfolded in the audience, with each cheering according to their level of favorability, amid surprise and bewilderment.

Those who like Kang Hyun stand on Kang Hyun’s side, and those who respect Bae Seong-shin stand on Wang Nam-ryong’s side.

Normally, he would never have done that. Bae Seong-shin’s strategy seemed to have worked perfectly.

Shh.

Wang Nam-ryong sat quietly and looked at Kang Hyeon as if he had nothing more to say.

He had been quite angry until recently. He had been provoking his subordinates by Kang Hyun, and had been using a lot of strategies and tactics to kill the spirit of the head of the criminal division of the court, Judge Maeng Ho-jae, and to make him hide, and to humiliate himself in court.

“… .”

But, he was saying with his eyes that all of this was meaningless.

If the president steps forward, the story so far will change and the ending of the incident will be as good as already decided.

The head of the prosecution will step forward and subdue Kang Hyeon with force.

Bae Seong-shin took the oath. His confident voice rang out as he spread the oath in his left hand.

“I swear that I will tell the truth according to my conscience without hiding or adding anything, and that if I tell a lie, I will be punished for perjury.”

As soon as the oath was over, Wang Nam-ryong’s defense attorney stood up and spoke.

“I will question you. Is the witness, Prosecutor General Bae Sung-shin?”

“yes.”

“The witness was the head of the Public Security Department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office at the time of the incident, as claimed by the prosecution?”

“Yes.”

“Please tell me about the situation at that time.”

“As the head of the Public Security Department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, I had the defendant, then-Prosecutor Wang Nam-ryong, as my subordinate prosecutor, and Mr. Song Du-seung was working as a general employee of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.”

“I may be presumptuous, but is what the prosecution, Prosecutor Kang Hyeon, claimed true?”

“I don’t know exactly, but structurally it can’t be done.”

“Does that mean no?”

“I guess so.”

“Please tell me more about this.”

“The Public Security Department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office does not allow ordinary prosecutors to directly command investigators. Only prosecutors at the level of chief or higher can do so. Furthermore, even chief prosecutors cannot make arbitrary judgments about actions other than those prescribed by law.”

“So, there was kidnapping and torture?”

“My guess is, there wasn’t any.”

In his few words.

In an instant, the court began to turn over.

-President Bae Seong-shin himself said it!

-As expected, Kang Hyun went too far.

-You’re saying that it wasn’t Song Doo-seung who was affected.

Since it is the words of a witness who swore under oath in court under penalty of perjury, that alone gives it great credibility.

What if the person saying that is Prosecutor General Bae Sung-shin?

It would be natural for the atmosphere to lean to one side.

Only the prosecutors responded to the president’s remarks.

In particular, Kang Hyun-man was able to interpret each word and understand its meaning.

‘It sounds like a firm and confident statement, but it’s not.’

In fact, Bae Seong-shin’s statement was clever. He said everything as if it were true, but he was giving strength to Wang Nam-ryong through untrue and legally invalid statements.

He avoided perjury by using the words ‘guess, judgment’, and continued to add the comment ‘circumstances and analysis at the time’ to make it seem credible.

That’s why Kang Hyun’s face was not seen in court for a while.

I had no choice but to show Bae Seong-shin a face full of disappointment and anger.

The defense continued asking questions.

“What do you think happened to Mr. Song Doo-seung?”

“Isn’t it just bad luck? There must have been some kind of accident. Something the law can’t help with?”

Bae Seong-shin lied until the very end.

His statement that he was ‘unlucky’ was nothing more than a guess, but it was a statement that made all the statements and circumstances in the record called ‘Brother 3500′ seem fake.

Kang Hyun’s conclusion after seeing this was this.

‘… There is no salvation.’

Kang Hyun thought that Bae Seong-shin was standing at the crossroads of good and evil, struggling in confusion.

But now I see that I was wrong.

He has already become corrupt and has been colluding with the devil to gradually corrode the shining part of the law.

It even reveals its true intentions.

At that moment, Kang Hyun’s mouth widened.

“… You are planning to prevent me from getting back on my feet.”

The words in Kang Hyun’s mind were spoken out loud in an instant.

Then everyone stopped talking. A brief moment of silence fell over the courtroom.

At this fleeting moment, the only person who could continue speaking was Kang Hyun.

“… Then, I will fight with all my heart and soul according to the rules.”

Everyone’s eyes were on Kang Hyun.

Just as I was trying to figure out what on earth Kang Hyun was talking about, he stood up and began speaking to the court.

“First of all, the defendant’s method of questioning witnesses cannot be used as evidence according to Article 74, Paragraph 2, Item 3 of the Criminal Procedure Rules, which states, ‘Questions that ask for opinions or constitute discussions must not be conducted.’”

“I object! I only asked questions about the facts of the situation at the time, and did not ask for your opinion.”

“We have guided and discussed. The witness’s statement is not a judgment of fact, but merely his own conjecture or thoughts, so it is all invalid, and there is a high possibility that he will respond to the prosecution’s questioning in the same way in the future. Therefore, the prosecution also wants to request a witness!”

“A witness?”

The three judges asked in slight surprise. Kang Hyun nodded urgently and continued speaking.

“A witness who knows the truth about the Song Doo-seung case is waiting in front of the court. Please accept the witness application immediately so that we can confirm the facts!”

Kang Hyun’s counter-fire operation.

The lawyers for Wang Nam-ryong stood up and refuted the claims.

It meant that it was urgent. The courtroom was in an uproar as if the momentum was about to turn around.

“Each witness must be examined individually!”

“Are you saying that Prosecutor Kang Hyeon is now making a fuss without even knowing the court procedures?”

As the lawyers shouted, there was someone who jumped up and shouted.

It was Wang Nam-ryong.

The judges flinched at his thunderous roar, but Kang Hyun didn’t even blink.

“Article 162 of the Criminal Procedure Act, if necessary, a witness may be cross-examined with another witness. In a situation where the above violation of Article 74 of the Criminal Procedure Rules is repeated and the effect of the witness’s appearance is meaningless, if there is cross-examination with another witness, the principle can be followed and the facts can be ascertained. If this is not accepted.”

Kang Hyun looked up at them. The three judges’ faces were stiff. It meant that they were conflicted.

“… the people will not tolerate it.”

Presiding Judge Woo Bae-seok Seo Do-jeong urgently asked the presiding judge something in a small voice. Then the presiding judge whispered something again to the judges sitting on either side.

They will ultimately decide that it is best to accept Kang Hyun’s request to appear as a witness.

No matter how biased the court may try to make its decisions, it cannot overturn procedures and principles.

That was the judges’ duty and their limitations.

“I will accept it.”

Kang Hyun nodded his head.

Knock, squeak!

At the open door, Wang Nam-ryong stared blankly at the other person with surprised eyes. In an instant, his expression changed to that of a demon.

It was because he glared at the incoming witness as if he was going to kill him.

Wang Nam-ryong, who thought he had succeeded in silencing himself, entered the courtroom unexpectedly.

He is Song Doo-seung’s former lawyer and friend.

A person who was thought to have surrendered to everything and was only pursuing fame and power.

He was the first chief of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Do Jin-guk.

He appeared in court as a witness for Kang Hyun’s side.

* * *

When Jeong Ji-eun broke her long silence and went up to the podium in the press briefing room, surprisingly, the employees who had been silently watching her as if they had forgotten her presence rose up like a swarm of bees and started speaking one by one.

-I knew it.

-Manager Jeong Ji-eun isn’t the kind of person who would do that.

-You are such an outstanding person. What do you mean by unfair passing?

Prosecutor Jeong Ji-eun, who seemed to be hiding her suspicions of ‘unfair passing’ as if there was no evidence.

– The examinee has excellent written test scores, but I understand that test scores and the qualifications of the examiner are different, right? I’d like to hear your thoughts on the qualifications of the examiner.

-There is no objective standard for evaluating the qualifications of a prosecutor, but I would like to point out subjectivity and responsibility in the sense that they uncover the substantive truth as an independent entity.

-Independence and responsibility.

-But there is something more important than that. That is fairness and impartiality.

After disclosing the results, he played the interview recording, the most convincing evidence, in the briefing room.

“We will confirm the identity of the person involved through the interviewer’s voice at that time.”

He unfolded the materials and claimed that the interviewer had no relation to his father, Jeong Jung-heon.

Some may say that this alone does not eliminate all suspicions. Some people even called for the suspicions to be cleared up, not in the interview but from outside. However, there was no evidence on the other side that there was any request from outside. It was just a suspicion.

further.

– For the questions given by the interviewers, the application of the general provisions of the criminal law must be followed. In the case of the two preceding paragraphs, Article 49, Paragraph 1 of this Act, Article 58, Paragraph 1 of this Act, Article 63, Paragraph 1 of this Act, Article 74, and the provisions on the statute of limitations for confiscation or collection are not applicable…

A grim question and answer.

-… Interviewee number 5 is very capable, but isn’t there a possibility that he or she will make a mistake by making arbitrary decisions?

-If you call it leadership, then it’s a different story. In any case, it’s clear that he is overwhelmingly capable.

The ‘bone-chilling’ difficult interview scene, from the interview to the process of deciding whether or not to pass, was vividly recorded and played back.

By this point, there wasn’t a single reporter who objected to Prosecutor Jeong Ji-eun’s innocence.

“If illegal recording becomes a problem, I will take responsibility on a moral level. However, I believe there will be no more widespread suspicions or groundless rumors about me in the future.”

There were no criminal issues and the case would not be a problem civilly, so she finished her speech by clearing up any remaining lingering issues.

Then, naturally, the interests of major media outlets gathered in one place.

-It was sufficiently refuted.

-What happened to Chief Prosecutor Jeong Jung-heon?

-What is the reason for your disappearance!

Jeong Ji-eun turned her body as if responding immediately to the question being asked.

Then he answered with his whole body, combining his face, his fingertips, and his toes to give off a slightly humorous, in fact humorous, vibe.

“Has Prosecutor General Jeong Joong-heon gone into hiding? As far as I know, he hasn’t.”

There was growing commotion among reporters.

It wasn’t just because of her remarks.

Reporters gathered here to deliver the fastest news.

This was because the media’s movement was faster than theirs and brought surprise to each and every person in this briefing room.

To put it simply, it was hot and shocking breaking news.

[Prosecutor General Jeong Joong-heon, whose whereabouts had been unknown, returns to Korea. Accompanied by people related to the ‘Song Doo-seung incident.’]

I was wondering where he went.

Investigators at the time of the Song Doo-seung case.

In common parlance, he returned to Korea after wiping out all the ‘bad guys’.