The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 106



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Only then did Chairman Yoon Tae-soo’s hands begin to tremble.

Thud.

The documents he was holding fell down.

“That’s a copy, so you can check it again later.”

“Prosecutor Kang. Do you know the Chinese idiom ‘a crow flies and a pear falls’?”

“I know. Isn’t that an idiom about setting fire to a research lab of a successful pharmaceutical company, securing all the data, and then taking over the company cheaply?”

“You’ve secured the data… Is that what our Dream Castle claims to have done?”

“You finally understand, Mr. Chairman.”

“Haha. Prosecutor Kang. As rumored, you’re good at writing novels. What do you think? Our company also has a publishing department. Should I introduce you to them?”

“You’re good at mocking the prosecutors of the Central Intelligence Agency. As expected, the chairman is really good at bullying people, just like I’ve heard.”

Wiggle.

Yoon Tae-soo’s eyebrows finally shook.

Sigh.

I continued talking while fiddling with my horn-rimmed glasses.

“You just mentioned data acquisition, right? If Dream Castle hadn’t acquired the data at that time, they wouldn’t have cut all the Wonju Pharmaceutical researchers after the merger and acquisition.”

“······.”

“Rather, shouldn’t we build a good research institute for the researchers and let them continue their research? You just acquired a pharmaceutical company cheaply and then fired all the key researchers? Does that make sense? Hey, you idiot. Do you understand?”

I turned my head and asked Kim Se-yoon, who had come right up to me.

Kim Se-yoon’s face was now distorted to the maximum extent possible for a human being.

“Stone head? This is real.”

“Mr. Chairman. This is the data that reporter Kim Il-sun of the Korea Daily interviewed with those researchers for an article. We are currently analyzing that data. We will stop here for today. After analyzing the data, we will come back with a search and seizure warrant, although it may be difficult.”

“You dare ask for a search and seizure warrant?”

“Yes. I know it’s too hard against Dream Castle, but I’m not sure. Do you want to make a bet with me? See if I can get it or not?”

“This kid keeps coming and going, does he think this is his bedroom?”

Yoon Tae-soo finally revealed his true colors.

I looked at him as if I found it funny.

Eagle-like eyes.

A face that has changed terribly.

Yoon Tae-soo’s face had changed at that time.

“You said you liked hunting, but you’re really a man. Do you regret telling me to set fire to the place and take out the hard drive?”

“Do you regret it? Hehe. How could a businessman regret taking over a 200 billion won company for 40 billion won?”

“Why kill the key researcher and make a big deal out of it? Just set it on fire and take the hard drive.”

“I guess so. I didn’t know I’d meet a prosecutor like you.”

I put on my horn-rimmed glasses, which had been pulled down, and pulled them up toward my eyes.

And he said to Yoon Tae-soo.

“I’m sure you’ll regret killing the researcher. Is that okay, Chairman Yoon Tae-soo?”

“I don’t know. Who will regret it?”

Yoon Tae-soo drank the remaining tea in one gulp and left the sofa.

“Kim Se-yoon. Deal with this guy.”

“I’ve been waiting to hear that, Chairman.”

Sling.

Kim Se-yoon tried to take out a knife from his bosom.

I stopped his arm as he was about to take out his knife.

“This kid said earlier that he wasn’t allowed to bring metal objects into the chairman’s office. Was that a complete lie?”

“Aren’t you going to let this go?”

“Don’t let go, you punk. I’m going to stab you with a knife!”

Bam.

I lifted his chin with my palm and grabbed him by the collar.

“Huh?”

I carried him up in one breath and hurled him towards the meteorite table below.

Wow!

The teacup on the table was smashed.

Oh my.

At the same time, the meteorite table split in half with a strange sound.

“Nooooooooo!”

Yoon Tae-soo shouted in despair.

“What can’t be done?”

Kwak!

I pressed down on Kim Se-yoon’s forehead with my knee.

He was hit in the face and passed out, showing the whites of his eyes.

“This is the price I pay for daring to draw a knife and attack the inspector.”

“I didn’t take out the knife······.”

“I was going to take it out, Inma.”

Oh my.

Another half of the meteorite table was split apart.

The lucky meteorite table that made Dream Castle a major corporation was divided into four equal parts.

“Is it because it’s a meteorite? It just splits apart? Oh. Give me that knife from before.”

I took a handkerchief out of my bosom, snatched the knife from his hand, put it in an FBI plastic bag, and put the bag in my inside pocket.

“This is crucial evidence that will be used in the attempted murder of the prosecutor, so I will confiscate it now.”

He said, pressing the ears of his horn-rimmed glasses.

Ji-cheol’s voice, who had been waiting below, was heard.

“It was all recorded and videotaped, right?”

Yes, that’s right.

“How is the picture quality?”

– It looks really good. The Cheonggyecheon bosses are really amazing. Is this possible, inspector?

“Okay. Share all the video files up to here.”

Yoon Tae-soo asked, embarrassed by my behavior.

“What are you talking about now?”

“In ten years, you’ll be able to attach cameras and wiretapping devices to these horn-rimmed glasses.”

“Those glasses? Cameras and listening devices?”

“But in our Republic of Korea, there is a place better than NASA. It’s called Cheonggyecheon. You know, don’t you? If you give them money and time, they can even make a nuclear bomb.”

Swish.

I took off my horn-rimmed glasses and looked around me one by one.

“You recorded all of this too?”

– Yes, sir. It’s all recorded.

“Share this too.”

– Of course. They are all uploaded to the server from time to time.

He said to Yoon Tae-soo while putting his horn-rimmed glasses back on.

“I’ve confirmed everything I need to. The Chairman’s overseas travel will soon be suspended. A search and seizure warrant will probably be issued for Dream Castle tomorrow morning.”

“You dare to arrest me?”

“No. How can we arrest Chairman Yoon Tae-soo? A single prosecutor can’t do that.”

I waved my hand.

Then he took off his glasses, folded them carefully, and put them in his bosom.

“That’s all for securing evidence, Chairman Yoon Tae-soo.”

“What are you doing now?”

“Let me just ask you one thing.”

I sat on top of the unconscious Kim Se-yoon.

“But why did you try to kill me?”

“I never tried to kill you.”

“Those guys who kill people with straws! They set fire to Wonju Pharmaceutical and killed researchers.”

“I didn’t ask you to do that either.”

“Then who is it?”

“···You probably wouldn’t have thought of it.”

“Then, is that Jo Jae-jun who interrupted the police investigation?”

Shudder.

At that moment, Yoon Tae-soo moved his eyebrows again.

It was a face of surprise.

“Did I just get it right by chance?”

Yoon Tae-soo kept his mouth shut.

I told him.

“Okay. If you keep your mouth shut, everyone will think you ordered it and I’ll apply for an arrest warrant soon.”

“I said no! Those killers aren’t the ones I manage!”

That didn’t seem wrong.

If those two guys are Yoon Tae-soo’s lackeys, then there’s no way this big guy under me is the chief secretary.

“Then those guys are from the detective department. It’s definitely Jo Jae-jun. It’s Jo Jae-jun.”

I got up from my seat and dusted myself off.

“Since you testified that you are Jo Jae-jun, should we consider you cleared of the charges of arson and murder?”

“That son of a bitch······.”

He suppressed his anger and swore.

“Why don’t you bring a hunting gun? You’d want to blow my head off, wouldn’t you?”

Yoon Tae-soo was holding on to his senses as much as possible.

It seemed like it was still a time when it lacked strength, or that it was in the process of becoming darker.

At least it looks like he’s holding on to his senses.

“Chairman Yoon Tae-soo. Let’s meet often in the future. The tea was so good earlier that I won’t issue an arrest warrant right away. Instead, I’d like you to clear my path.”

I left the chairman’s office.

The big guys gathered in the hallway frowned and approached me.

“This kid in the chairman’s office?”

“Catch him! Kill him.”

They jumped at me.

The hallways were filled with large bodyguards.

“Stay still! If you touch me even once, Yoon Tae-soo will be thrown in jail.”

“what?”

“This kid is talking nonsense!”

As they approached me, Yoon Tae-soo, who came out of the chairman’s office, shouted.

“Don’t touch me! Just let me go.”

“Mr. Chairman, but······.”

“All right.”

Thud thud.

I slipped through them.

Remembering each and every one of their faces.

match!

I slapped one of them in the face.

Because the three-sectioned staff was visible inside the clothes.

“You little brat. You’re a cop, right? Get out of the way. You were blocking the way of the prosecutor. I remember your face.”

In the elevator, there was a lobby attendant holding a golden badge.

I turned my head and shouted at Yoon Tae-soo.

“Chairman Yoon! Don’t fire the lobbyist because of this. I’m shy and hate new faces.”

I smiled at her and said.

“Let’s go down. The chairman’s meeting is over.”

“Yes, sir.”

Tiing.

So I came down to the lobby.

“Cheer up, miss. Good days will come. See you later.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Inspector.”

I came out of the Dream Castle building.

Squeak.

Ji-cheol’s car, which had been circling the area, stopped in front of me.

“Inspector. Get in quickly. Before that crazy Yoon Tae-soo changes his mind.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t change my mind.”

We’re back in the office again.

I got out of the car and sent Ji-cheol back home.

“See you tomorrow. You worked hard today.”

“With all due respect, Inspector.”

After Ji-cheol left, I stood in front of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office and looked up at the sky.

A crescent moon was floating in the black sky.

‘Not Yoon Tae-soo yet. Jo Jae-jun is definitely first.’

“Guide. Jo Jae-jun will go first, right?”

The guide had no answer.

“The cartel guys who created the AI ​​system are tangled up, so they can’t answer.”

〈That’s right. Kang Ji-hyeok. I can’t help you this time.〉

“I knew it. From the beginning.”

I had to solve the case entirely on my own as Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok.

And my insight was speaking.

‘Jo Jae-jun comes first before anyone else.’

* * *

From the next day onwards, articles began to flood the Internet.

[Dream Castle, Search and Seizure Entered]

[Welcome with both hands to the retired researcher from Wonju Pharmaceutical]

[Wonju Pharmaceutical Researchers Who Were Resigned Without Reason Release Statement in Support of Kang Ji-hyeok]

[Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok digs into companies starting in the new year. What will happen this time?]

The knights were divided into two types.

An article about prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok, who begins to dig into a large corporation called Dream Castle.

And a researcher at Wonju Pharmaceutical who was researching vaccines and treatments, was suddenly fired.

The two mixed together and shook South Korea, which had been quiet since the new year.

“Wonju Pharmaceutical has a famous drug.”

“What is that?”

“As stated in the report, it is an athlete’s foot ointment. It was number one in Korea, but it was gradually losing market share as foreign athlete’s foot ointments were officially imported.”

“Athlete’s foot ointment?”

“It’s not something to be taken lightly. It’s a huge market for a single item, worth 45 billion a year.”

“Okay, let’s stop talking about that. You can’t grow a company of that size with just athlete’s foot ointment.”

HyunA wrote the words ‘Influenza Research, October 2008’ on a transparent board.

“Suddenly, starting in October, we are hiring 20 researchers related to influenza viruses. And they are paying huge salaries.”

“Was that research center also built at that time?”

“Yes. I don’t know because the other research materials have disappeared, but I have researcher testimony information about one product.”

“goods?”

“Yes. It’s not medicine, it’s hand sanitizer.”

“Hand sanitizer?”

Hyuna tilted her head and said.

“One of the researchers who was fired said that his team was not studying influenza, but rather hand sanitizer products. This is what was said in the transcript found at the scene of the crime.”

It was one of several pieces of evidence that the murdered Koryo Ilbo reporter Kim Il-seon had in his possession.

“The police also said that they found it by chance while searching the scene of the crime··· It was on the wall above the bathroom, that is······.”

“Where are the high school students hiding their cigarettes?”

“That’s right. That’s what was in the recorder and transcript I found there. But does this make sense? Hand sanitizer in South Korea? No one uses it. You said you were going to produce 10 million of these by February 2009?”

“What about that production line?”

“During the merger and acquisition process, it was transferred directly to Dream Castle.”

“Make sure you can continue producing tomorrow.”

Hyejin said as if it was nonsense.

“Hey. You’ve already cut all your researchers, so why do you keep producing hand sanitizer? It won’t sell.”

Now I remember everything.

That’s what happens in 2009.

A chill ran down my spine.

‘Look at this son of a bitch? He’s starting to cross the line at this point.’