You Are Defended - Chapter 520



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Episode 520

The director was visibly agitated.

I was so flustered that even my fingertips were shaking.

Kim Hyun-jong sighed and closed his laptop.

The director stared at him blankly for a moment, then came to his senses and asked in a sharp voice.

“If you had this footage, why didn’t you tell me in advance? And… … . What the heck are those glasses? Is that a camera? If it’s a camera, has it been filming our children like this without permission? You know that’s illegal, right?”

The director pressed Kim Hyeon-jong again.

But he answered calmly, as if he had known in advance that the director would react like this.

“To answer your first question, I was planning to first explain the situation to the director, hoping that we could have a mature conversation, and then show it to him. However, the director kept swearing at me and didn’t seem to have any intention of listening to me, so I ended up showing it to him right before he was kicked out.”

When Kim Hyun-jong defined the director’s remarks as abusive language, the director’s face became grave.

Just as the principal initially hinted that she could report him for child abuse by citing his teaching qualifications, Kim Hyun-jong also subtly revealed that he had left evidence of her verbally abusing him through a camera attached to his glasses.

“And these glasses fit the camera, and I won’t tell you when I started using the camera.

Also, it is not illegal to film with a camera.”

“It’s not illegal? Do you think that makes sense now? If you filmed someone without their permission, how is that not illegal? There’s a limit to being shameless!”

“Of course, if the intention of filming is impure, and the filmed material is also impure, then it is obviously illegal. However, my camera did not capture any specific body parts or private scenes. If that is the case, shouldn’t it also be illegal for a broadcasting station to film a street full of pedestrians without consent?”

“… … .”

“Also, for the footage to be problematic, I would have to post this video somewhere and infringe on my portrait rights, but I haven’t done that yet. Even if I were to post this video, I would put a mosaic over my face.”

Kim Hyun-jong pushed once more.

After hearing that, the director thought about what might have been captured in Kim Hyun-jong’s glasses camera.

First, it was confirmed that Sungyoon was filmed committing self-harm, and then there was also a scene where he unilaterally accused Kim Hyunjong of being a child abuser and verbally abused him.

What would happen if Kim Hyun-jong held a grudge against this and uploaded the video on the Internet with mosaics and voice modulation as he said?

“Of course, I don’t think the director was waiting for a single case to be made in order to kick us out, and then he pushed me into it when he felt it was time. If there was a possibility, it would be right to separate Seongyoon and I immediately. However, you confirmed in the video I just showed you that I didn’t hit Seongyoon. So does that mean our entire club has to stop doing volunteer work?”

The director touched his forehead.

It seemed like this situation was something they had never expected.

Kim Hyun-jong waited for her answer.

The director got up and walked around the director’s office for a while with his back turned.

After a few minutes, she returned to the sofa and sat down again.

“I understand that Mr. Kim Hyun-jong did not hit Seong-yoon, and I also understand that Seong-yoon engaged in self-harming behavior. However, I think that it is right to stop in this situation. I will discuss the details with the club president, so Mr. Kim Hyun-jong, please leave. Whether you continue to accept the club or not, it is not something that can be resolved by only discussing it with Mr. Kim Hyun-jong, right?”

“… …Can I ask why?”

“I’ll tell the club president the reason, so go back now. The club president is coming here, so he’ll be able to convey our position.”

It’s not that I didn’t want to talk, but I just didn’t have the energy to stay in the director’s office any longer.

Kim Hyun-jong put his laptop in his bag and came out of the director’s office.

“Brother!”

As he came out of the administrative office, volunteers were gathered and waiting for him.

“The chairman is coming here right now… … .”

“I heard. I think they’re going to tell us to come out now.”

“No, what the heck… … . How did it go? Oppa, you never did that.”

“No, it wasn’t like that.”

“So there was a trace of Sungyoon being hit?”

Kim Hyun-jong shook his head.

I just didn’t want to go into detail.

Seongyoon didn’t want everyone to know that he had been committing self-harm.

“Do you have video evidence that proves you didn’t hit her? Did you show it to her?”

When Kim Hyun-jong did not answer, another volunteer, who seemed to have noticed his intention, asked.

“Oh. So it ended like this, otherwise it would have been a real problem.”

“I don’t understand why they suddenly asked me to film, and why they asked me to do it secretly… … Did Chairman Oppa know something like this would happen in advance?”

Kim Hyun-jong couldn’t figure it out either.

Starting last week, the Angel House Education Service Team Leader suddenly started handing out cameras that looked like glasses or watches and asking us to wear them right before we started our service.

When asked why, he simply gave a short answer, saying, “The world is scary these days, so you never know when or how problems might arise. The chairman said to definitely do it in the future.”

But I had no idea that just a week after we started filming, something would happen that would have been a disaster if we hadn’t had the camera.

“I don’t know, what… … .”

“Oh, but if there weren’t cameras, something really would have happened. Chairman Oppa said that if you can’t stay in Angel’s House, you should wait at a nearby cafe or something. What should you do?”

“Should we wait at the playground? It’s almost lunchtime for the kids anyway, and they know it’s not our fault, so we can’t force them to leave.”

“Yes. I don’t know if the chairman is coming alone or with someone, but if he is coming alone, we might have to go in with him.”

Kim Hyun-jong took out his cell phone as he headed to the playground with volunteers praising the club president’s vision.

And I typed a message.

[Thanks to the lawyer’s help, I’m fine now. And as you said, I also recorded the scene where the director was verbally abusing me. We left because he said he would talk to the chairman about the rest… I was so flustered that the message was a bit disorganized, but thank you so much for helping me.]

After pressing the send button, Kim Hyun-jong decided to carefully reread the messages he had exchanged with him from the beginning.

[Cha Ju-han: Are you student Kim Hyeon-jong? I received a call from the club president and am sending you a message. This is attorney Cha Ju-han. I cannot talk to you.

Kim Hyun-jong: Oh, hello. I just got a call from the chairman… I don’t know how much of the situation you heard about, but the student is lying and saying that he hit me, and the principal asked me to talk to him, so I’m going to the principal’s office. But if things get worse here, I’ll soon be fired and I have to prepare for the civil service exam, so I’m scared that there will be problems…]

At first, I was so flustered that I just wrote it down, but now that I look back, I think it would have been difficult for Attorney Cha Ju-han to understand it at a glance.

At the time, I was in such a hurry that I didn’t have time to worry about this, but when I looked at it again, my face felt hot.

[Cha Ju-han: I heard that the video has been filmed. There is clear evidence that the student did not hit the child, but that the child displayed self-harming behavior, so there is no need to worry about that part. I don’t know what Angel House will say, but they probably won’t actually report the student or take legal action such as suing him.

Kim Hyun-jong: How do you know whether to take legal action or not…?

Cha Ju-han: I can guarantee that. And the principal will probably try to talk to the student while branding him as a child abuser. So, we have to capture all of that on camera. As soon as we enter the principal’s office, we can’t immediately tell him that the glasses were a camera. If we capture the principal forcibly trying to frame the student as a child abuser, we can take the initiative even if there is a 1% chance of a problem later.

Kim Hyun-jong was greatly relieved when Attorney Cha Ju-han referred to the parties involved in this case as “we.”

At least it means you have a lawyer to help you when things get worse.

Besides, the lawyer in charge seemed confident that Angel’s House would not bring this up, which was also reassuring.

I don’t know why he thinks that way, but I thought there must be a reason why someone like a lawyer would speak so decisively.

[Kim Hyun-jong: Are you saying that we should talk first without showing the video? Should I just say it as it is?

Cha Joo-han: Yes. It would be great if the director tried to resolve the issue through dialogue, but it would be better to prepare for an emergency. And the director will try to kick the students out of Angel House because of this. If that story comes up, then logical conversation will be impossible, so please show the video.

Kim Hyun-jong: Yes, I understand… But… We filmed it because the chairman said it wasn’t illegal, but is that really okay? If the director finds out that we filmed it, I’m worried he’ll bring it up again…]

This was something that other students had already asked the team leader who had handed out the cameras.

At that time, the team leader gave me a rough explanation, but when it came time to show the footage, I became anxious.

[Cha Ju-han: If you filmed it with impure intentions and it doesn’t contain private scenes or specific body parts, then at least in our country, there’s no problem at all. You can also get caught up in it for violating your portrait rights. However, that’s only a problem that arises after the video is posted without mosaic processing, and it’s an area that can be argued through civil lawsuits, so it’s not a crime either. If you’re curious about the relevant legal provisions, I’ll find them and send them to you right away, so if the director gets caught up in this, just tell him.]

Although it was only a conversation that lasted about 10 minutes, it allowed Kim Hyun-jong to talk to the director, who was spewing out verbal abuse, in a much more stable state.

While waiting for Cha Ju-han’s reply, Kim Hyun-jong searched his name on the portal.

When the chairman, who heard the news, sent a message saying that he had contacted a lawyer he knew and that he would help, even when he received a call from Cha Ju-han, he did not have time to confirm his name.

Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard that name somewhere, but even if it was the first time I was hearing it, I wanted to know what kind of person he was.

If you’re not famous, shouldn’t you spread some good stories and provide some help?

“Wow, what is this?”

And his eyes widened as he looked at the numerous press releases that came up in the search results.

Was it this guy?

“Do you guys know Attorney Cha Joo-han?”

“Attorney Cha Joo-han? Who is that?”

“Oh, I know. He was on the news a lot for a while. He’s the guy who was falsely accused of murdering Lee Jeong-chan.”

“Oh, that’s right. If I remember correctly, he was really handsome.”

“That’s right. My mom said that I didn’t look like a lawyer after seeing me on the news. So my dad said that I looked like a parasite and asked what made me handsome. Anyone could tell that I was handsome, but my dad got angry for no reason. Hehe.”

Listening to what other volunteers are saying, it seems like Attorney Cha Ju-han is the right person.

I searched more to see if there were other people with the same name, but there is only one lawyer named Cha Ju-han.

How does the chairman know such a famous person… … .

“Aren’t you close with reporter God Jong-hyun, who sponsors our club? That’s why I felt a personal closeness to him.”

The Angel’s House Education Service Team Leader added a word.

It seemed that the chairman sent an SOS to Choi Jong-hyun, and Choi Jong-hyun connected him with Cha Joo-han.

“Hey guys!”

Then, a familiar voice was heard and someone was seen struggling up the stairs.

He was the club president.

“Oh, it’s the chairman!”

“I said I was in a hurry, but did you keep me waiting long?”

“No, I didn’t wait that long. I’m going to suffocate, hyung.”

He ran toward the volunteers gathered in front of the playground.

“Hyeonjong, you were really surprised, right? Are you okay?”

Then he approached Hyeonjong and placed his hand on his shoulder.

“Oh, it’s okay. I’m sorry if something strange happened because of me.”

“Why is that because of you? If you’re okay with it, let’s go in together. I think it would be better if the person involved is present. If you’re uncomfortable, you don’t have to go. Then just go with the team leader, so don’t worry.”

“No. It’s uncomfortable to talk about it without the parties involved.”

I’ve experienced many small troubles while running the club, but this is the first time something of this magnitude has happened.

The chairman was also quite nervous, but he tried to control his mind.

Attorney Cha Ju-han told me this and that, so if the situation really doesn’t get better…

Won’t you help me then?

Whether or not you have a corner of faith is a pretty important issue.

Of course, since I owe so much to reporter Choi Jong-hyeon, I will do my best to solve the problem without asking for help.

“Let’s go in.”