You Are Defended - Chapter 553



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Episode 553

The news that Heo Min-woo delivered made us very uncomfortable, but we no longer showed any reaction of shock.

I didn’t know exactly how they were going to do it, but I knew full well that they would do it this way.

“Hmm, Taekwang did a good job with the novel. In a case where it’s hard to find evidence, he created a new story using the given elements. I think it’ll be obvious that it’s nonsense if you investigate this and that anyway, but it’ll drag on. If we leave it like this, it’s obvious that college students will be the ones to get blamed at the beginning when they’re most interested.”

Choi Jong-hyun sighed, stroking his rough, bearded chin.

“That’s right. I’m most worried about college students. If you look at what they’re doing, I think they’ll make an article about it soon.”

Choi Jong-Hyeon nodded in response to Manager Oh’s question.

“We will put out an article with lots of hints so that netizens can identify the club. Since it is a club with a lot of external activities, there were a lot of press releases with the faces of the students… … . The students will be in a very awkward position.”

In particular, Choi Jong-Hyeon, who had been communicating directly with the club president, seemed very worried.

“They were just volunteering at our request, so what can we do about them being falsely accused like this? The longer the incident drags on, the more damage that club will suffer.”

Kang Min-jae also added a word.

Everyone was worried about the college students who would be harmed because of us.

“That’s what Wooshin is aiming for.”

As I opened my mouth, Kang Minjae nodded.

“Oh, that’s right. If the incident is made public, someone will have to be blamed, and if it’s college students, they won’t stay still. They’ll definitely reveal that we’re the ones who dispatched them, and then we… … .”

“No, that’s not what I meant.”

“sure?”

“This is a Seongdong-gyeokseo.”

No matter how prepared they were at Angel House, if they searched through all the public CCTV footage, they would be able to find out how they came into contact with Jeongmin.

If, as they say, Jeongmin worked as a day laborer at a construction site to make a living during his time away from home, then it should be possible to identify where that construction site was.

And that construction site has to be designated by Jeongmin himself, but it is impossible since he has never worked at a construction site in the first place.

Even if we somehow manage to recruit a construction site that employs Jeongmin, there must be footage of Jeongmin entering the construction site on public CCTV.

But I don’t think that will happen.

Even if they had to be coaxed and cajoled to have a proper conversation, there should have been at least one picture of them struggling, no matter where they came into contact.

This will also not happen.

Besides, if they managed to catch Jeongmin after searching for him so long, at least one of the Angel House staff members should have been continuously contacting Jeongmin’s cell phone.

Could that really be the case?

In a situation where there is no evidence, the statements made by the victims, Jeong-min and Seong-yoon, and their claims are in conflict.

All these circumstances will help lead to the conclusion that the Angel House is lying.

“We’re probably trying to blow up the case in order to save the college students and juvenile delinquents who are being cursed at by the public. If you look at our actions so far, it’s obvious that we’ll do our best to prove the innocence of those college students and children while also proving the negligence of Angel House.”

“Huh? Then you’re not going to give it your all? You’re just going to watch college students suffer?”

As soon as I finished speaking, Kang Min-jae turned around to look at me in disbelief and asked.

“Then, are you going to be distracted here and hand over So-eun’s heart to Onodera’s grandson?”

According to Kim Mi-ja, Onodera suffered considerably from allergies.

And, whether he inherited this constitution or not, his grandson also has quite a few allergies.

There is a reason why Onodera entrusted his grandson’s surgery to Ushin, paying him an astronomical amount of money and even promising him various benefits.

Despite calling Go Yoon-soo to Japan to urge him to have surgery, there has been no special movement yet, which must have been because a lot of effort was put into preparation.

Of course, in the meantime, Onodera was elected Prime Minister, and the attempt to kill me failed, and although they succeeded in driving out the university students, there were still many risk factors, so they felt burdened.

But now is the time when we can no longer delay.

Obviously, they plan to quickly perform the surgery at Okayama Hospital while I am worrying about this in Korea.

“What Cha Byeon said is right. Of course, it’s still a busy time after becoming prime minister, but I have a feeling that Onodera will start making a fuss if he doesn’t start getting surgery soon. Not long ago, reporter Kirihara said that Onodera is holding out longer than expected.”

If even a reporter who knows Onodera well said something like that, then my guess seems to be correct.

“And there’s something that’s a little bit concerning.”

“What concerns you?”

“When they brought Jeong-min to the cafe to catch Seong-yoon, they probably didn’t think Jeong-min would be arrested in the act, so they thought it wouldn’t be hard to cover it up, but that’s not the case anymore. So you could say that they made a false statement because they thought it would be difficult to completely escape from the current situation. But that’s too one-dimensional. It’s a lie that will be caught during the investigation anyway. As you, Inspector, know better.”

Heo Min-woo took out a folder from his bag as if he had been waiting for it.

“Yes, even without that… … . We are currently checking the CCTV footage of all the Angel House staff members’ phone calls and text messages, as well as their vehicle license plates. Based on our investigation so far, it doesn’t appear that Angel House has made any particular efforts to protect Jeongmin.”

“Yes. And Jeongmin also contacted us through the email of the representative, saying that he was in danger of being sent to study abroad in Japan under their instructions. And you probably didn’t receive a confession, but you probably know that we have Cheon Jongnam.”

“That’s right. So you’re saying that you did this even though you already knew that we had the card to reveal the lie… … .”

Heo Min-woo bit one side of his lip with his fangs and trailed off.

“In the meantime, you probably wanted to see what cards we have. You probably thought that the reason we’ve been quiet until now is because the cards are imperfect. If the cards are imperfect, it’s easier to deal with them if you make them reveal them before they become perfect.”

“You’re going to go that far just to buy time for Onodera’s grandson’s surgery? Even if it’s successful, it’ll be a huge blow to the Angel House.”

Manager Oh, who had been listening to the story, asked with an uneasy expression.

“That’s why I’m worried. It seems like Wooshin has no intention of saving Angel’s House.”

Not everyone seemed to agree with what I said.

In particular, Choi Jong-Hyeon, who had been hanging on to the Angel’s House building for a long time, seemed difficult to understand.

“Can’t we just end it by saying that it’s a personal problem between the director and Kim Young-ji, like we always did? By the time the verdict comes out, people will have mostly forgotten.”

“That may be true, but since the entire Angel House has systematically lied and avoided responsibility, there is a high probability that a closure order will be issued as a result. However, that would be a great disgrace to the Wooshin Welfare Foundation, so they will probably wait and see how things go before the order is issued.”

“Hmm, so in the end, closure is closure. So the Angel’s House is just a waste of time that will be thrown away?”

“Yes. And they must have been anxious because they knew we were monitoring them through the club. They wondered if they knew something and were doing this. So they decided to blow up their weakness.”

It would be better if they closed down Angel House and stopped the human trafficking business.

Then at least the children being sent to Japan for sexual exploitation or organ trafficking will disappear.

But it is difficult for the Angel’s House to disappear in this way.

“You bastards, it’s too late. We’ve already gathered enough evidence, so what are we going to do if we destroy it now? It’s a good thing we caught the last train. If we had moved a year later, we would have been unable to do anything because there would have been no evidence.”

Jo Bong-jun chuckled.

Rather, I was anxious because I thought that Angel’s House might be completely cleaned up before the special investigation began, but thinking about it as Jo Bong-jun said, I feel very fortunate.

Even in the same situation, it seems that things change depending on one’s mindset.

Well, if Heo Min-woo buys time for the drug investigation, Angel’s House won’t be closed down before then.

There must have been several times in the past when Wooshin had the opportunity to clean up Angel’s house.

If you had sorted it out then, I wouldn’t have found out.

Wooshin was blinded by the easy gains and failed to seize the opportunity.

Will Ko Sang-jun continue to deny that times have changed by blaming the people of Ammon?

“In any case, our biggest goal in this case was to save Seongyoon and Jeongmin. And we achieved that goal. There’s no need to waste energy on a group that will self-destruct.”

Heo Min-woo, who had been quietly listening to the story, opened his mouth with a slightly relaxed expression.

“I was worried when I heard the college students talk about it from the lawyer’s mouth, but I’m glad there’s a way. And I’ve also learned something from the way they responded.”

“The surgery is really coming up soon… … .”

Kang Min-jae muttered.

“Those kids, I think it’s a good thing that this situation has come to fruition.”

“That’s right. Then we should also live up to their expectations. Let’s pretend to be obsessed with saving the college students and excited about the thought of making this case bigger and causing trouble.”

I feel like my pride is being hurt now, thinking that you underestimated me by thinking that I would be able to handle such a number.

But since I’m underestimated, I should write about a method that can be used in an underestimated situation.

Even if you don’t want to reevaluate later, you will end up reevaluating it anyway.

* * *

“Mr. Cheon Jong-nam, you seem to have gained some weight.”

It was a comment I made without thinking, as I watched the back of Cheon Jong-nam scratching his side while watching television.

But Cheon Jong-nam jumped up as if he had heard a death sentence, jumped up, and ran towards me.

“Oh, oh, you’re here, lawyer!”

Cheon Jong-nam ran towards me and bent his waist at a 90-degree angle.

I turned my head away, not feeling particularly happy about his bright complexion being revealed before my eyes.

“Thanks to the lawyer taking good care of me, I’ve gained some weight… … and I’ve emptied my mind a bit, so maybe some of the stress has gone away… … .”

“Stress can’t go away. You were trying to kill someone, right?”

“… … .”

“You haven’t forgotten, have you? That Mr. Cheon Jong-nam had a hole drilled in his skull by the riverside.”

“Oh, of course… … . Of course I didn’t forget.”

“But why don’t you ask if the riverside is okay?”

“Is Attorney Kang okay… … .”

“I was quite stressed out because I had a scar on my head due to the surgery. I think Mr. Chun Jong-nam knows that pain very well.”

I said this, recalling his empty crown that I had clearly seen when he lowered his head earlier.

In fact, I was about a foot taller than Cheon Jong-nam, and when I first caught him, he was sitting down, so I wouldn’t have missed his hair.

I guess I didn’t realize it at the time because I was focused on other things.

But looking at his empty head, I was reminded of Kang Min-jae standing in front of the mirror from time to time, running his fingers through his hair to check how much his hair had grown, and I felt annoyed.

But I can’t just vent my anger without any reason.

“Well, that’s enough of the private matter. I think you’ve probably noticed since it’s been a while since you showed up.”

“… … .”

“Mr. Cheon Jong-nam will go turn himself in tomorrow.”