Along with the God of Law - Chapter 406



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406.

“uh?”

Kang Hyun, who was facing Yoon Ha-neul, made a sound in a slightly different tone than usual.

In this respect, Kang Hyun was very simple.

I couldn’t think of a way to say yes or no to her question, “Will you marry me?” It was such an unexpected question that my mind stopped spinning.

“Huh? Um… That’s….”

“You idiot.”

Yoon Ha-neul laughed.

These two people have been together for a long time and have been through a lot. Now, they know how to react to certain words.

Kang Hyun knows very well that she often makes decisions after ‘thinking it over’ and then blurts out a concise summary.

Yoon Ha-neul knew that Kang Hyeon would stutter at the sudden question.

So, Yoon Ha-neul thought Kang Hyun’s reaction was a natural one, and smiled again as if the question had no meaning, and pushed the waist that was holding him.

“let’s go.”

“uh?”

“Let’s go. On our way.”

“Uh, uh!”

Then, Kang Hyun’s body, which had stopped for a moment as if the brakes had been applied, began to move with a creak.

“Kang Hyun.”

“uh!”

“… Hmm.”

She looked at Kang-Hyeon, who continued to stutter.

He looked helpless, his eyes that seemed innocent were still full of love, and seemed to be a mixture of shock and excitement.

He was also sweating profusely. He was the kind of person whose expression would not change even if someone came and tried to harm him, whether it was the Prosecutor General or the President.

That’s why Yoon Ha-neul was able to simply organize what she was feeling at this moment.

Kang Hyun is such a consistent person. She is both funny and cute.

‘I feel like joking around like this.’

Of course, the confession was no joke.

With a slightly sinister expression, she spoke teasingly to Kang-Hyeon.

“… How can a kid like this work as a prosecutor?”

“uh?”

“Do you want to quit the test? I don’t think this conversation skill will work.”

“Uh… haha.”

Kang Hyun laughed it off awkwardly.

“I’m hungry.”

“Huh? What should we go eat? Do you need salad? Steak? Pasta?”

“bread.”

“Should we go to a cafe? Should we look for a bakery?”

“you idiot.”

As they continued their walk, Yoon Ha-neul and Kang Hyeon did not talk about ‘marriage’ any further, but the atmosphere between them seemed to have changed a little.

We were getting warmer, we were getting closer to each other, and it felt like we couldn’t live without each other.

A life that has never been lived before, one in which no values ​​have ever been established.

This is the beginning of an interesting contemplation on a new turning point in life.

* * *

“I’ll be back soon.”

“Take care on your way back, boss!”

“Thank you for your hard work! Have a nice vacation!”

Woof woof.

As if the slogan ‘Celebrating Kang Hyun’s Rest’ was posted in the middle of the office.

As the head of the 5th trial division packed his bags and left his seat, the prosecutors under him rushed out and began to congratulate him.

“Thank you. You don’t have to gather here like this…?”

“I’m sorry you had a hard time with this incident, but I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.”

“While you are getting some rest, we will protect our department without any problems!”

Kang Hyun nodded his head, not seeming to feel too bad, even though he had an awkward expression on his face, and greeted each and every one of them.

Jeon Yun-woo and Choi Jeong-woo, who are always hanging out together, and Park Yi-hyun, who is relatively quiet.

In particular, he asked Ahn Ji-won to take good care of the department, and silently gave Baek Hoon-sik a ‘training’ case to solve before he returned.

“ah!”

“ah….”

The expressions of the two were filled with ‘the joy of being recognized for something’ and ‘the sadness of being given an assignment’ respectively.

Kang Hyun, who was completely unaware of this fact, thought that he had done enough for the two who had been active recently, and left the room with a satisfied expression.

With light steps.

Broadway!

Kang Hyun leaves the main gate of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office. The fresh air touches him.

“Phew. It feels so refreshing.”

It was a short Sabbath week, not a Sabbath year or a Sabbath month, after resolving the Song Doo-seung incident.

That alone was enough to make me feel happy.

The Great Sword was silent, and it was only a matter of time before Jeong Jung-heon returned.

There was no need to worry about the case, as the remaining ‘trials of related individuals’ in the Song Doo-seung case were also proceeding smoothly.

In particular, Kang Hyun’s 5th trial division was impeccable in terms of departmental work performance and the number of remaining trials, so it could be said to be the best division with the title of chief prosecutor.

“Ugh, phew. Good.”

I stretched.

The days when I couldn’t even stretch properly felt like a distant dream.

If you have time, it’s so good, so why can’t you give yourself that time and struggle?

“It’s because of my personality. Ah, I have to go quickly.”

Just a week of rest. I wanted to just lie down and sleep, and I also wanted to use this opportunity to open up another book and do some self-development.

He had a lot of commitments piled up due to the backlash from all the work he had done so far. He hurried his steps a little more, thinking about his tight schedule.

During the week, Kang Hyun had many schedules that could be divided into ‘just promises’ and ‘things that needed to be taken care of’.

First, just an example of a promise.

“Open!”

“What is the opening?”

“Huh? I didn’t know that kids these days greet each other like this?”

Meeting with Inspector Yoo Chae-eun, who seems to have clearly grown distant from the ‘kids these days’.

She was working alternately as the head of the Intelligence Division and Foreign Affairs Division under the Information Department at the National Police Agency Headquarters.

She seemed to be on her way to becoming an expert on foreigners, immigration, and espionage, but eventually she admitted that this work did not suit her personality.

“I plan to go back to the violent crimes unit next year.”

“Yes, Chae-eun. You are better suited to running than walking or hiding.”

“Look at this guy? He’s not kidding, is he?”

“Of course it’s a compliment.”

While they were making small talk, Kang Hyun took a quick look and asked a question.

“Ha-neul, you still haven’t seen it?”

“Hmm? Well, hmm.”

She pretended to be troubled for a moment like a child, then answered briefly.

“Let me think about it.”

It’s a long story, but if you listen to the story, there was a time when she was best friends with Yoon Ha-neul, and there was a time when they were enemies.

A long time ago, when everyone was busy with their own work.

During the time when Yoon Ha-neul went abroad and lost contact, and was in a state of confusion while fighting with herself amidst instability, the first person to feel betrayed was Yoo Chae-eun.

At one point when Yoo Chae-eun and Kang Hyun started contacting each other again, she declared that she would not see Kang Hyun again even if he started dating Yoon Ha-neul.

But time heals all wounds.

Now, Yoo Chae-eun has cleared up the misunderstanding. No matter how successful Yoon Ha-neul was, she had her own set of hardships, and she realized that it wasn’t that she hated or ignored her, so her heart seemed to have softened a little.

In fact, Yoon Ha-neul had mentioned Yoo Chae-eun several times while she was looking for stability and dating Kang Hyun. So Kang Hyun cautiously asked her about meeting her.

“Yeah, we can meet now.”

He answered briefly. Rather, wasn’t it the awkwardness created by the wall of time over a long period of time rather than the betrayal caused by Yoon Ha-neul’s disappearance that had prevented their meeting?

We talk about work, talk about everyday things, have a drink, and then meet someone else.

‘A meeting without selfish intentions. And a meeting without purpose.’

This is the ‘just a promise’ that Kang Hyun thought of.

Next, a promise that is not just a promise, but a promise that has something to be resolved.

“Hey! Our prosecutor Kang Hyeon is here?”

“Hyunho. The welcome is a bit too much today.”

Mr. Han Hyeon-ho, the CEO of ‘Wolhwa-ro F&B’, which has now taken over almost all of Seoul.

If Kang Hyeon, who visited Wolhwa-ro, was smiling brightly while offering all kinds of delicacies, then there was a problem with his business.

“Well, some guys have been stealing our name!”

“Are you going to Wolhwa-ro?”

“No, we applied for a service mark called ‘Hanyang Daegam Saenggogi’ on January 1st of this year. I had no intention of touching it because we wanted the businesses to coexist. But they filed some kind of invalidation lawsuit to stop using their name…”

“When did that company open?”

“Huh? Ah. Just wait… .”

Han Hyun-ho runs out of breath, gets a notebook, and starts briefing.

“We’ve been running it for about five years now. Business has been going well, so we opened our second and third branches this year. Oh, I heard from a lawyer that it’s disadvantageous for us.”

“No. That’s called ‘prior use of a trademark,’ but according to Article 99 of the Trademark Act, the business has the right to continue using the trademark based on prior use, but legally, the registered trademark owner has priority.”

“But why are you arguing? Can’t you do something about this legally? Like shutting her mouth…!”

“There’s no need for that.”

When Han Hyeon-ho, who had been having a hard time because of this incident, spoke with a sour expression, Kang Hyeon simply summarized the matter.

“Even if you used a prior trademark before someone else’s trademark was registered, what you can do is limited to the scope of use before filing. If you counter that the use of the trademark at the second and third stores opened after filing is illegal, it will probably be quiet.”

“… Is there such a way?”

“It’s nothing. Can you introduce me to a lawyer?”

“I love you.”

“That’s a bit.”

“Do you want some more meat?”

He smiled brightly and tried to hug Kang-Hyeon, but stopped himself.

It didn’t matter to Han Hyeon-ho that Kang Hyeon had specialized in trademark law and that he was smarter than the lawyers who were known for their high-flying skills.

Because I had a belief in something I couldn’t understand.

It’s been three days since I met people like this.

Another day of spending two days together, seeing off Yoon Ha-neul who is leaving the country again, eating with Yoon Chan-rim, and expressing condolences to Woo Si-hyung, a college friend who is taking the bar exam three times.

And the last day.

Kang Hyun headed to a wine bar in Seocho.

It was to meet two familiar male and female inspectors.

“Oh! Is that because you came back from a rest? Your complexion has improved.”

“Senior, are you here?”

Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song-i were people who were very familiar and comfortable to be with.

The two of them were already slightly blushing, but judging by the clinking of their wine glasses, they seemed to have arrived a little early.

Of course, both of them together.

“Were you having a drink first?”

“Oh, just starting.”

“Would you like a drink?”

Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song-i.

They are the original members of the Joint Investigation Team and prosecutors who believe that Kang Hyun will help them to the end even if he falls into hell.

Kang Hyun briefly thought, ‘I see them every day, so should I see them on my days off as well?’, but he made a promise because he thought they were people he absolutely had to see.

however.

“Cough.”

“Hey! Did you hear something?”

“No, it’s okay, it’s okay.”

“Hey, drink some water. Look at this. I told you to drink slowly.”

“Ugh.”

Kim Si-hwan took such good care of Kwon Song-yi, and Kwon Song-yi also accepted Kim Si-hwan as a matter of course.

There is a bit of a cuteness mixed in. It is a shocking video that cannot be seen at the prosecutor’s office.

Kim Si-hwan is a prosecutor who seems to be a bit light-hearted, but when he’s working, he only talks about work, and Kwon Song-i is actually a cold and blunt type, so her snorting is practically nonexistent.

To put it simply, the two started flirting in front of Kang Hyun.

“ah….”

Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Kang Hyun felt reality once again and his mouth moved instinctively.

“Really… you two are dating.”

“right.”

“That’s what happened.”

“and.”

Meeting the two on the last day of vacation like this allowed Kang Hyun to realize something he had briefly forgotten.

Now, instead of calling Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song separately, we need to call them together as ‘Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song.’

And that means we have to adapt to it.

“… This is fun.”

“Funny enough, I haven’t even started talking about wine yet.”

“It’s always fun to hear. Tell Manager Kang Hyun about this wine!”

Whether or not they knew Kang Hyun’s feelings, Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song-i, who were excited to come to the wine bar, showed fantastic chemistry and lit up the place.

It was a really good thing, but Kang-Hyeon, who had to endure some kind of awkwardness, sipped his wine faster than usual.