You Are Defended - Chapter 540



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Episode 540

After Onodera was elected as the leader of Japan’s ruling party, he was also elected as prime minister in the extraordinary session of the Diet to appoint the prime minister.

Naturally, the Onodera story was given significant coverage in our country’s news every day.

We invited Japanese experts to the newsroom to talk about what kind of policies Onodera will pursue in the future.

Even if you just access a portal site with your mobile phone, Onodera’s name appears everywhere.

But it is not very important what kind of course he will take in Korea-Japan relations going forward.

Since he will be stepping down from his position soon anyway, whatever plans he has are highly unlikely to come to fruition.

People who pay attention to Japan-Korea relations seem to be curious about what kind of person Onodera is, but I have no interest in Onodera the politician.

Even if he was a politician who deserved respect, he was already proven not to be human when he thought that he didn’t care if another child died in order to give his grandson a healthy heart.

“Mr. Choi, are you still sleeping?”

Choi Jong-Hyeon, who always had a rascally presence whenever we gathered in the conference room, has not been seen for several days.

It was when IAIJ decided to seriously investigate the human trafficking case of Wooshin, the paper company and the account under another person’s name.

It was an item that the IAIJ, which had just received the British Virgin Islands’ ledger and was accelerating its investigation, could not refuse.

So Choi Jong-hyun was living in Washington time zone.

It wasn’t enough to just hand over the materials, I had to answer their calls from time to time and explain things to them.

“That’s right. These days, it’s almost like I can’t even see your face properly. There’s a 13-hour time difference, so our lifestyles are almost completely opposite.”

“But since IAIJ keeps leaving notes on how to handle the project, there’s no need for Jonghyun hyung to stay up too much.”

Kang Min-jae said while handing over the notes that Choi Jong-hyun had left behind whenever he communicated with the IAIJ.

“I don’t know how long it’s been since Jonghyun hyung acted like a reporter.”

“Hey, Jonghyun hyung, you always seem like a reporter.”

“What about reporters? I used to sleep all morning, scratching my stomach all day long. Well, I worked hard when I was busy, but our job wasn’t like we were always busy without any time to rest.”

Choi Jong-hyun got busy, and so did I.

Because of Park Young-ki’s promise to move the bar association so that I could be appointed as a special prosecutor, I was called here and there many times.

There were people who didn’t like me because of my stiff posture, but Park Young-gi did his best to package me.

I thought I had learned his easygoing social skills from working with Kang Min-jae for a long time, but it seems I still look unlucky in front of the stern seniors in the legal profession.

“And regarding the protection of Kim Mi-ja’s family, once Kim Mi-ja goes into hiding in the United States with the help of IAIJ, her family may immediately be put in danger. We need to start preparing to protect her family so that Kim Mi-ja can leave with peace of mind.”

“That’s right. I think it would be okay if your parents went abroad for a while and left. That would be more comfortable.”

“Yes. The problem is with you guys. You all have jobs, and I can’t tell you to quit your jobs because of this.”

“My younger brother is a teacher, my older brother is… … .”

“I heard you do translation work.”

“Since you’re a freelance translator, you should be able to take your parents with you. The problem is your younger sibling.”

“I think the answer is to assign her a bodyguard. And fortunately, since she’s a civil servant, she’ll be a bit reluctant to do anything frivolous. Anyway, if Ms. Kim Mi-ja comes forward as a witness, it’ll be hard to touch her family. Until then, I’ll just take good care of her… … .”

I nodded slowly.

The time from immediately after Kim Mi-ja disappears until she appears as a witness is the most dangerous time.

Because they are preparing to threaten the safety of Kim Mi-ja’s family in order to get her to withdraw her testimony.

“Just a minute, I’ll make a phone call.”

I was trying to talk about how to protect Kim Mi-ja’s family, so I tried not to answer the phone, but I couldn’t because the caller was Kim Chan-young.

“Oh, it’s me.”

─Is it okay if I talk to you for a moment?

“Yeah. But aren’t you supposed to be at work right now?”

─I’m home after using up my vacation days. I doubt I’d call a lawyer at work.

“Did you meet Ko Sang-jun? Didn’t you say you were going to meet him yesterday?”

─Oh, yes. I was going to contact you right away, but I was so exhausted when I got home that I passed out.

I understand.

During the entire conversation with Ko Sang-jun, he would have to be mindful of every word he said and every breath he took.

“Did you ever mention the architect?”

─Yes. He said he would contact me soon. But I’m not sure if that architect designed Okashima Hospital and Ribbon Medical Center.

“I suggested it because I thought it was a method with a high probability, not because I thought it would definitely work. Didn’t Go Sang-jun find it suspicious?”

─Yes, it was fortunate that there had been talk about single-family homes since long ago. I don’t know if Go Sang-jun would remember that though.

“When do you meet the architect?”

─How long do we have to meet?

Actually, I don’t know that either.

The date of Onodera’s grandson’s surgery must have been set, but it seems that they didn’t discuss it at the restaurant.

Kim Mi-ja continued to hand over the wiretapping files until she was able to cross over to the United States with the help of the IAIJ, saying she did not know when or how they would be needed.

However, there was absolutely no conversation among them that could guess the date of Onodera’s grandson’s surgery.

To begin with, very few people knew about Onodera’s grandson’s surgery, and even if they did know, they probably wouldn’t share the schedule.

“The sooner the better, I can only say. I don’t know when the surgery will be.”

─Is it possible for the surgery to be done tomorrow?

“I don’t think so. There hasn’t been any noticeable movement from Lim Hyeon-il yet.”

I keep checking my outpatient schedule, and I still have outpatient appointments scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays.

Besides, there was nothing suspicious other than him going back and forth between his home and the hospital, and not associating with other doctors.

It didn’t seem like the Wushin officials were meeting or talking on the phone separately at the hospital, or that they were meeting outside.

You only need to find the map inside Okayama Hospital until the day Lim Hyeon-il leaves for Japan.

If Lim Hyeon-il goes straight to Japan and undergoes VIP surgery without considering his condition, isn’t it obvious that Onodera will cause a fuss about his lack of sincerity?

─Then, if you see any signs of Lim Hyeon-il leaving the country, please contact me right away. I will try my best to get there early.

“okay.”

─Oh, you seemed really anxious about the disappearance of the guy who tried to kill the lawyer and the people who tried to kill him.

“Am I going to tell you that now?”

─Yes. It seems like Go Yoon-soo was involved in that. But when things turned out that way, he seemed so angry that he couldn’t believe it. But how sincere is that? How many children act like the tongue in their mouths?

“Was there anything else said about that? Any future plans?”

─Sadly, I don’t think you have the time to share such specific plans with me yet. Oh! And… … .

Kim Chan-young shouted as if he remembered something, but soon trailed off.

─No. It’s not that important.

“What is it?”

─Nothing. I was wondering if there was a story that would interest you, lawyer, but there wasn’t.

I feel like you’re hiding something.

But if it was something I absolutely needed to know, as he said, he would have told me.

Kim Chan-young has a suspicious side from the first impression, but since he has tested his abilities many times, there is no room to doubt his sincerity.

But then I was about to open my mouth to tell him that if there was something he needed me to know, he should tell me.

The conference room door flew open.

“Attorney, do you think the call will be long?”

Kang Min-jae asked.

I answered, covering the built-in microphone of my phone with my hand.

“No, I was just finishing it.”

“I got a call from Daecheol, and I think it’s something to do with Angel’s House. Shouldn’t you listen to it together?”

Dae-cheol is an employee dispatched to guard the Angel’s House.

It seemed like something important was going on, so I told Kim Chan-young to call me as soon as he had a schedule with the architect, and then went into the conference room.

Kang Min-jae’s cell phone was placed in the middle of the table, switched to speakerphone.

“I’m Cha Joo-han. You can talk now. What happened to Seong-yoon?”

─I sent messages to all the lawyers, but I called because they didn’t see them.

“I guess I missed you because I was in a meeting. Is it urgent? Did So-eun move by any chance?”

Kang Min-jae added urgently, seeming to be anxious.

─No. It’s not So-eun, and it’s not urgent. The situation ended in the meantime. Do you remember Seong-yoon? That kid who hurt himself to get rid of the college student.

“I was the one who told you to keep a close eye on Seongyoon, so of course you remember. Why Seongyoon?”

─I followed Kim Young-ji because she suddenly started moving even though it wasn’t work time, and she was going to the school that Seong-yoon goes to.

“so?”

─I watched him, wondering if he was going to do something to Seongyoon, but he took me to an alley. There was a forklift waiting there.

“… … A forklift? Is Seongyoon safe?”

─Yes, for now.

“First of all, Irani?”

─I wasn’t waiting to take Seongyoon. Jeongmin was inside.

“Son Jeong-min?”

─Yes. I haven’t looked at it closely, but the child’s condition is a bit… … Please take a look at the picture I sent you.

At Daecheol’s words, I opened the messenger.

Several photos and a video arrived.

Judging by the quality of the picture, it doesn’t look like it was taken with a cell phone.

Thanks to that, we were able to see a video of Jeongmin that seemed to have been shot with quite a bit of zoom in.

I couldn’t see his entire body because he was just sticking his head out of the car, but his face was quite different from the ones I had seen in pictures before.

If Dae-cheol hadn’t told me in advance that he was Son Jeong-min, I wouldn’t have recognized him.

Not only were his cheeks dry to the point of sagging, but his complexion was also very bad.

It seemed like he couldn’t even open his eyes straight.

He was half asleep, like a sleepy person.

In addition, although it was a very small voice, there was a short scene of a conversation with Seongyoon, and although it is difficult to judge based on this alone, I also got the impression that he was speaking incoherently.

Even though Cho Bong-jun, Kang Min-jae, and Director Oh must have seen the same thing, they did not open their mouths easily.

Then Dae-cheol urged him.

─How are you?

“I don’t feel good.”

─You might be wondering how I can judge something like this, but I saw some of those guys before I washed my hands.

“… … .”

I hoped I was being sensitive.

As I came across the evil deeds of the gods, I wanted everything related to them to feel like the worst.

─It’s the same as the pharmacists.