The Highest Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 363



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363. The sound of life’s end

It was an unusually surprised expression on the face of Representative Choi Il-tae.

That was understandable, because he had heard news that was different from what he had expected.

“Who is being taken where?”

“It is said that Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae was taken to the Seobinggo water torture room.”

“Servingo water torture room?”

When you think of the Servingo Water Torture Room, the only organization that comes to mind is Jungjeong.

“They say that the Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency was so angry that he personally arrested Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae.”

“The Chief of Staff? Seok-tae himself?”

Rep. Choi Il-tae jumped up from his seat.

“Call the Attorney General!”

“Unfortunately, I was able to understand the situation because the Prosecutor General contacted me directly.”

“what?”

Representative Choi Il-tae’s expression changed.

“The head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office was taken to the Central Intelligence Agency, but what on earth did the Prosecutor General do?”

“The Attorney General told me to tell the member clearly.”

The secretary hesitated for a moment.

But I had no choice but to close my eyes tightly and tell him what I heard.

“Is the prosecution just a shit-cleaning tool that cleans up after your family?”

“… … !”

“I will never let this happen to me, you know that!”

Choi Il-tae couldn’t believe this situation at all.

But the Secretary-General’s report was not over.

“Seven judges from the Choi family, including Chief Judge Choi Jeong-tae, were taken to the central court.”

Chief Judge Choi Jeong-tae was his sixth cousin.

I understand that a large number of warrants necessary for this operation have been issued.

“The charges are abuse of power and cooperation in operations that threaten national security.”

“… … !”

Even if it is an abuse of public power.

“An operation that threatens national security?”

“It is said that Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae ordered an operation to threaten the existence of the Central Intelligence Agency, a South Korean intelligence agency, at the instigation of North Korea, and that Chief Judge Choi Jeong-tae agreed to it.”

“what?”

North Korea’s fortune teller?

Threatening the survival of the central government?

There’s no way Choi Seok-tae would have ordered such an operation and Choi Jeong-tae would have agreed to it!

“What kind of nonsense is this? Those guys are the ones who went to cut off Jeongdongjin’s information line!”

“The Prosecutor General has announced a major shakeup. I think we can look forward to this personnel change.”

The Prosecutor General is determined to disadvantage prosecutors from the Choi family!

“He said he was extremely disappointed in Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae and Special Investigation Division Chief Prosecutor Choi Won-il. Because of them, all the special investigation division prosecutors almost lost their jobs.”

Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Choi Won-il were chosen as the Prosecutor General’s discard cards.

It was decided to protect other special prosecutors.

“Call the Chief Justice right now!”

Even if the Prosecutor General ignores Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae, he won’t be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!

Seven judges from the Choi family, including Chief Judge Choi Jeong-tae, were taken to the central government, so it is unlikely that the higher-ups would just sit back and watch.

Ring ring! Ring ring!

-hello?

“Chief Justice, I am Representative Choi Il-tae.”

-… … .

An uncomfortable silence flowed over the phone.

I had a bad feeling.

Rep. Choi Il-tae cautiously raised his voice.

“Have you heard the news that Judge Choi Jeong-tae of the Seoul Northern District Court and seven other judges from the Choi family were taken to the central government?”

-Ahem!

It was an unpleasant cough.

Judging by the uncomfortable reaction of the Chief Justice, it seemed clear that he had been informed of this matter.

Congressman Choi Il-tae saw hope there.

“Please help me, Chief Justice.”

-Kuuuuuuu!

“No matter how powerful the court is, it cannot arrest innocent judges like this!”

-Khuh-hum!

“Are you just going to let this happen? Chief Justice, please… …!”

-How shameless!

The Chief Justice’s rebuke rang out over the phone.

-I’ve often heard that the Choi family’s tyranny is outrageous, but I never thought they would be this shameless!

“Chief Justice?”

-30 secret agents of the Central Intelligence Agency were selected for the special operation ordered by Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae. They even touched the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret branch?

“yes?”

Rep. Choi Il-tae could not help but open his mouth.

-Seven judges from the Choi family, including Chief Judge Choi Jeong-tae? They voluntarily issued warrants to arrest the central government!

“… … .”

-What on earth does your family think of the law?

The Chief Justice’s voice was colder than the frost.

-I never thought that a judge who is supposed to be fair before the law would collude with the prosecution and accept an illicit request! I will never sit idly by and watch this happen!

“Oh, Chief Justice!”

-I will have to carefully examine the performance evaluation scores of the judges of the Choi family.

“… … !”

It was said that even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was firmly in the spotlight.

The Choi family is known as an elite family in the legal profession.

What would happen if the Prosecutor General and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court openly threatened to cause disadvantage?

Congressman Choi Il-tae’s eyes went dark.

“Chief Justice, this is clearly a misunderstanding! I can fix it. No, I’ll show you how to fix it!”

-How can you do it?

“I am Choi Il-tae. Please trust me.”

-Didn’t you lose in this general election?

The argument was, what power can one have without a National Assembly badge?

What he meant was that even a four-term member of the National Assembly would give up in front of the Chief Justice, so what could we expect from a bum like Choi who doesn’t even have a National Assembly badge?

Until just half a year ago, Choi Il-tae was a five-term lawmaker who was also the leader of the ruling party.

-Don’t call me again.

There has never been a humiliation like this.

Rep. Choi Il-tae bit his lips tightly.

“The Chief Justice should not say this to me.”

My teeth ground out of their own accord.

“Have you already forgotten who worked the hardest when the Chief Justice took office?”

-I received a formal request from the Prosecutor General. I personally issued the warrant for your instigation of murder, so I thought so.

“… … !”

Murder by teacher?

-I consider this debt repaid. So when you stand before the judge, I promise to judge you fairly and according to the law.

The call ended with a muttered phrase like, “Who are you trying to throw shit at?”

With the phone ringing repeatedly to his ear, Rep. Choi Il-tae was at a loss.

‘The Prosecutor General himself is guilty of instigating murder… ‘

Congressman Choi Il-tae felt a tingle in the back of his neck.

There were so many things to point out that I couldn’t figure out where or how they had all ended up.

‘no!’

Once the Prosecutor General made up his mind, the future was clear as day.

I had to figure this out somehow.

“Call the chief of police, call him… …!”

To break the situation, you must first untangle the knot.

I don’t know how things got this messed up.

It all started because I messed with the central government wrongly.

‘Why did Jung Dong-jin’s information organization get touched and Jung Jung jumped out… …!’

If the problem was caused by making the Chief Justice uncomfortable during his review, wouldn’t it be okay to make the review comfortable again?

‘If only I could somehow divert the attention of the Central Government to Jeong Dong-jin’s blind money… …!’

People tend to be infinitely generous when faced with enormous gain.

Even the head of the central government is no exception.

‘If I can somehow get over this hurdle… …!’

That was when Choi Il-tae was looking through his notebook to find the head of the Central Intelligence Agency’s direct phone number.

There was a loud noise, followed by shouting and scuffling from downstairs.

Bam!

On Christmas night, uninvited guests barged in without warning.

As soon as they discovered Rep. Choi Il-tae in the study, the men in black suits shouted.

“It’s Choi Il-tae! Get him!”

“What? Who are you guys?”

“I am Park Hyung-sik, the chief prosecutor of the 1st Criminal Division under the 1st Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”

A warrant was thrust into his possession along with his identification.

The chief prosecutor ordered those who came carrying boxes of seized items with the mark of the prosecution office on them.

“Catch Choi Il-tae and take him to the interrogation room.”

“yes!”

“Shave off every single hair, don’t leave a single one behind!”

“yes!”

Prosecutors and investigators in black suits moved in unison as they performed their assigned duties.

Rep. Choi Il-tae quickly dialed the phone, but was subdued before he could dial the last number.

“Wait a minute! Just one phone call… … !”

“Take it and go.”

“Pro Park, I’m Choi Il-tae! I was in the same class as your uncle at the Judicial Research and Training Institute!”

“What are you doing? What are you going to do if the inspector sees the suspect’s face?”

“yes!”

Representative Choi Il-tae struggled desperately.

“Pro Park, just let me make one phone call! One phone call and this whole thing will be resolved neatly!”

No one, including the chief prosecutor, paid any attention to what he said.

Even the rookie prosecutor Naburangi.

It was something that could never have happened in the life of Representative Choi Il-tae.

“I’ll explain the situation to the Attorney General myself! Just one phone call, give me one minute!”

For the first time in his life, Rep. Choi Il-tae desperately clung to something.

“Just one minute! That means all suspicions will be cleared up, and you and your subordinate prosecutors, as well as the Prosecutor General, will no longer have to worry about anything!”

The chief prosecutor looked down at Assemblyman Choi Il-tae with cold eyes.

Rep. Choi Il-tae was oblivious to the contempt and ridicule heaped upon him.

Politicians had to be shameless.

That was a virtue.

“I gave you a bouquet of flowers when you were appointed as a prosecutor. I bought you a meal when you were a rookie prosecutor. I made a phone call to your superiors when you were transferred to the Gangwon-do branch office!”

“Tsk.”

“I said it’ll only take a minute! I’ll guarantee you a place to go!”

“You are dreaming.”

The chief prosecutor sighed softly.

“One minute. One phone call.”

The chief prosecutor gestured to the investigators.

The investigators who were sweeping the items in the study into the box seized from the prosecutor’s office stopped and left the study.

“Thank you, Pro Park. I will never forget this!”

Ring ring, ring ring!

-what?

“Chief Justice, this is Choi Il-tae! Do you remember Choi Il-tae, the four-term Republican Party member?”

-Tsk, it’s time to change my phone number.

“This is all a misunderstanding. We didn’t mean to touch the central government… …!”

-Do you know what a secret agent is?

The chief of staff’s voice was cold.

-He’s in the serving room right now.

“… … !”

– 7 businessmen including Lee Sung Mulsan’s Kim Joo-won, Daeryuk Machinery’s Choi Gyun-seong, and Mankuk Chemical’s Park Gyeong-hun; 8 opposition party lawmakers including Kim Cheol-ho, Lee Tae-gwang, Yang Hyo-won, and Park In-seop; and 9 people from the legal profession including Jang Yeong-tae and Jeong Il-su.

“… … !”

They were the ghosts of the Hannam-dong mansion that had been dealt with by secret agents at the instigation of Assemblyman Choi Il-tae.

-Have a nice trip.

And so the call ended.

It wasn’t even 20 seconds, let alone the promised one minute, that had passed.

Congressman Choi Il-tae quickly turned the dial again, but there was a hand covering his hand.

He was the chief prosecutor.

“I guess this repays my debt.”

It hasn’t even been a minute yet.

All I promised was a phone call.

“A lawyer… … !”

“Think about it hard in the interrogation room. Take me away!”

Congressman Choi Il-tae tried to cling to him once again.

This time, the chief prosecutor turned around without even giving me a chance to stab him.

“Handcuff and gag Choi Il-tae and put him in the car.”

“yes!”

“Choi Won-gyun and Oh Su-jeong?”

They were the son and daughter-in-law of Assemblyman Choi Il-tae.

Representative Choi Il-tae’s expression changed.

I was about to protest loudly when the gag snapped shut.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh!”

“You all know that Prosecutor Choi Won-gyun took off his clothes. Let’s leave the superintendent aside while he carries out his official duties.”

“yes!”

Choi Won-gyun was charged with prostitution, sexual entertainment, stock price manipulation of Wookwang Construction, involvement in the investigation of Wookwang Chemical, and bribery.

Oh Soo-jung was accused of illegally embezzling the money of high-ranking public officials’ wives and of instigating the murder of her husband’s mistress.

As Rep. Choi Il-tae was taken down the stairs, the clattering noise from the first-floor living room became louder.

The son’s screams and the daughter-in-law’s cries as they were dragged away were loud.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh!”

What about your grandson?

While being dragged away, Rep. Choi Il-tae turned his eyes and searched busily.

The grandson was nowhere to be seen.

A moment when I consider myself fortunate.

“What happened to the grandson of this house?”

“They took him in first and put him in the car.”

what?

“Ugh, ugh, ugh!”

“The crime was too serious to be overlooked because he was young.”

“Fifteen. If it’s theft or school violence, I’ll let it slide.”

“Murder and abandonment of a corpse.”

The chief prosecutor of the first criminal division handed over a piece of paper.

It was a document with a Jungjeong mark.

The chief prosecutor’s eyes narrowed.

“Tsk, why do the people in this house have so many problems?”

It was a moment when even the slight regret I had was gone.

* * *

As soon as Rep. Choi Il-tae came out of the mansion, the press rushed in as if they had been waiting.

Click, click, click, click!

It was the sound that announced the end of Rep. Choi Il-tae’s political career.