You Are Defended - Chapter 559



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Episode 559

I’ve been staring at my phone on the table for 30 minutes now.

The time now is 8:00 AM.

“What? Attorney, you haven’t contacted me yet?”

Taesik, who was coming into the house while taking turns with Sanggil, saw me like that and laughed in vain as if he was amazed.

“There was a reason.”

“I know this is an excuse, but let me hear it. What was the reason?”

“The broadcast ended at 1 a.m. yesterday. And my parents went to bed before midnight.”

“But.”

“You’re probably asleep, but what if I suddenly wake you up with a phone call and tell you that I was kidnapped, almost killed, and had my stomach pierced but I couldn’t tell you?”

“You’ll be so surprised.”

“look.”

There was a very good reason why I couldn’t contact my parents.

If I, who never did that before, suddenly called you in the middle of the night, wouldn’t you be surprised by that in itself?

But you call and confess something like that?

That’s like saying your parents won’t let you sleep that night.

“That’s true. Then you should have called by now. You must be awake. When I went to your house that time, I saw you were up early.”

“Wake up around 8 o’clock on weekends.”

“Then you must be up now. Walk quickly.”

Since when did that kid start pressuring me like this, saying he was a filial son?

I’m also under a lot of stress right now.

To be honest, if I tell my parents this truth, they’ll probably come up to Seoul right away and make a fuss about what I’m doing.

“Do you think it would be that easy if you were me?”

“What’s so difficult about it? Is it because you feel like you’re disappointing your parents?”

“Unnerving? Well, that’s… … . It’s not that simple of a concept, but if you boil it down, that’s it.”

“Lawyer. Since when have you been good at studying?”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“No, answer first.”

“What… … I think it started when I was in elementary school.”

“Since when did you start growing taller?”

“I was above average until middle school, but I grew a lot in high school.”

“What was your lowest grade in school?”

“I don’t remember exactly… … Well, I think I got around 3rd place.”

Taesik now stood awkwardly, crossing his arms, which were difficult to do because of his muscles, and looked down at me.

“You’ve never displeased your parents in your entire life, right? First of all, your parents must have been very happy from the moment you were born. That’s because of your face. On top of that, your child is incredibly smart. He’s also crazy good at studying. His lowest grade is 3rd in the entire school, so why worry? And you don’t have to worry about not growing tall. No matter how short you are, you’re always above average.”

“… …Why are you suddenly talking about that?”

“You raised me like that, and now you even have a lot of money. How happy must it have been for your parents to raise you as a lawyer without worrying about anything?”

“So now it’s okay to be annoying?”

“That’s right. Originally, raising a child was said to be a lot of frustrating, but there was also great joy. That’s the fun of raising a child. But when you were raising a lawyer, there probably weren’t any frustrating things. So no matter how great your achievements were, you probably weren’t as happy as other parents.”

“… … .”

“So, if you were to compare it to a game, raising a lawyer was too easy. Is easy mode fun? It’s not fun. Oh, you don’t understand because you don’t play lawyer games.”

“No, I understand that too.”

“Right. So, if the lawyer gets to this point and starts to get upset, the parents will also get absorbed in the game of raising the next child.”

I don’t know if my parents are still playing the game of raising a child even though I’m already a grown man, but after hearing Taeshik’s words, I don’t want to talk anymore.

How disconcerting would you be if a game that was on easy mode suddenly became hard mode?

Besides, if it’s inside, it’s already rotten.

It’s been a while since I visited my parents’ house, and I found that my mother had left a talisman in the glove compartment of my car.

When I asked my mother what kind of talisman it was, she said it was a talisman that would help me meet a good person and start a family.

Of course, since I didn’t take the talisman with me when I scrapped it, the talisman disappeared… … .

Anyway, my mother is so worried about my marriage that she even made a talisman for me.

If this isn’t heartbreaking, then what is?

“I think you’re already causing trouble by not getting married, lawyer.”

“… … .”

what?

Since when has Jang Tae-sik been so perceptive?

“It’s obvious. But there’s nothing I can do about it. The lawyer is a psychopath.”

“Do you know what psychopath means?”

I think he said it thinking it meant something like asexual.

“Anyway. If you think that you were upset over something like that, then I know the answer. Think about my mom. Compared to my mom, your parents are probably in super easy mode. Oh, my mom didn’t really raise me that hard, so I guess she didn’t think she was in super hard mode.”

“You must have. You were crazy since you were little.”

“Hey, did you see that, lawyer? And I was kind of cute when I was little?”

Taesik’s expression suddenly distorted and he picked up my cell phone that was on the table.

But I put my phone back down in frustration because I couldn’t unlock it.

Then he took out his cell phone and started calling someone.

“Oh, mother. Hello. I am Jang Tae-sik, who came to see you with the lawyer that time. You are awake! The lawyer said he had something to tell you.”

As Taesik’s words became longer and longer, I felt my face turning pale.

I gave them my parents’ contact information in case something happened, but I told them not to call me because they would be worried.

But you called me about something like this?

Even I’m not mentally prepared yet.

“Lawyer, here you go.”

Taesik smiled and handed me his cell phone.

If the phone hadn’t been connected, I would have sworn at Taeshik.

“… … It’s me.”

─Are you in Korea?

“yes.”

─You said you had something to say? What is it?

Judging from the cheerful tone of his voice, he seems to have not heard the news about the broadcast yet.

I checked the portal site this morning and it was full of related articles, so I thought at least one of my relatives would have contacted me… … .

“… … I, something happened a while ago.”

─Work?

“Yes. I’m okay now. I had an accident… … and I was a little hurt.”

─Are you hurt a lot?

“Just a little… … . I don’t mind right now.”

─How much? Were you hospitalized?

“Yes. It’s Dongjin’s hospital. You know it, right? Myungwoon University Hospital… … .”

─How long were you hospitalized?

“I don’t remember the details, just a few days.”

─It’s suspicious because you keep saying that. Should I ask Dongjin?

I know I downplayed the situation, but I thought you’d be really surprised.

Fortunately, though… … .

Why do I feel uncomfortable with my mother’s reaction?

You’re not the type of person to react to this extent.

“Have you seen the article?”

─Yes. Your father told me about it because he was surprised when he saw reporter Choi Jong-hyun and Mr. Cho Bong-jun on TV last night. My aunts and uncles also called me a lot.

“… … You saw the broadcast?”

─Don’t you think your mom and dad are such fools? Of course you’d read the article that was published so loudly. Besides, they were the ones who helped you when you were falsely accused, so you’d look them up often.

You’re still using a feature phone, and there’s no computer at home, so how did you see it?

─When you came down, did you see Suyeon living in the house across from you? I think she told Suyeon when her mom told her that she wanted to look up your articles. So Suyeon picked out a laptop for her and taught her how to search the internet. My son doesn’t do that either, so I’m really thankful.

I’m not really grateful at this moment.

I think it’s talking about the people I met when I brought Taesik and Kang Minjae down.

Even though Kang Min-jae did it, he gave me legal advice anyway, so how can he repay that favor with enmity?

“I’m sorry I’m late.”

─Looking at the date of the verdict in the article, it seems like you were already well when you came down?

“Yes. … … If you knew yesterday, why didn’t you contact me?”

─Joo Han-ah.

“yes.”

─Your mom and your dad both want you to not do anything dangerous. I’ve told you this many times. But you’ve never done anything to upset them, so I think you think it’s something you absolutely have to do. Is that right?

“……yes.”

─If you think that’s the right thing to do, Mom and Dad are going to support you. It’s already hard, and if we keep telling you not to do it, it’ll only cause you more stress instead of helping. And… … I wonder if you’re hiding it because we keep telling you not to do such dangerous things.

“… … .”

─You’re a bit stubborn, you know. Haha. That’s why I pretended not to know and didn’t contact you. But I’m grateful that my son tried to tell me this.

“sorry.”

─I’m glad you know I’m sorry. If you want to decide, then do it, but do you know how hard it was for your mother to give birth to you? She gave birth to you so well, and then a knife to that body… something like that…

My mother’s voice was cheerful the whole time, but as soon as the topic of the knife came up, it started to cry.

I guess he was holding back because he thought I would be concerned.

There was silence for a moment, but then the mother cleared her throat and continued.

─That’s a bit much, you know? Don’t just roll over. If anything happens, be sure to tell Mom and Dad…

“yes.”

─Okay, Mom, I’ll hang up now. Dad must be coming back from his morning hike. I can hear the door opening.

“Okay, I got it. I’ll contact you again.”

─Just in words?

“… … This time, for real.”

─Okay, son.

I looked at my disconnected phone and then handed it over to Taesik.

“He’s an old man, but he got scolded by his mother. It’s the first time in my life that I’ve seen the best Cha Ju-han speak so meanly.”

Taesik sensed that my expression was not good and started teasing me.

I was really surprised when my mother said she saw the article but didn’t contact me.

No, it wasn’t just surprising; it was shocking.

Seeing him trying so hard to look innocent made me feel even more guilty.

“I’m taking back what I said about not dying in my place.”

“yes?”

“If a knife is thrown at me now, you will take the hit instead. I must be filial from now on.”

Although I didn’t tell Taesik what to do, I’m grateful that he forced me to call him.

If it weren’t for Taeshik, I would have almost never been able to tell my parents, thinking, ‘I guess they don’t know yet,’ when I saw that they hadn’t contacted me.

I think you wanted me to speak first.

“Oh my. This is funny.”

Of course, I don’t think Wooshin will send a guy with a knife in front of me just because I’m making such a fuss.

* * *

“… … There’s a fuss going on right now. Why, there’s that lawyer who was falsely accused of murdering Lee Jeong-chan before. He’s the one who cries all the time.”

“Oh, that Kang Gwan-woong’s grandson?”

“Kang Gwan-woong’s grandson works in the same company as the person who was falsely accused.”

“Ah! Oh, I remember. He was the guy who was in a lot of articles for a while. He was so handsome?”

“Woosin tried to push the lawyer with a dump truck, but Kang Gwan-woong’s grandson got hit instead and almost died.”

“Wow. Did that really turn out to be true?”

“I heard the video is circulating on Facebook?”

“Crazy… … Where’s the video?”

It was confirmed that people’s reactions on the Internet were explosive after yesterday’s broadcast.

Even when many people were asleep and the firepower should have been decreasing, the article continued to be posted and it stayed at the top of the real-time search rankings.

It’s the same now.

[1. Kang Gwan-woong’s grandson’s accident

2. Dump Truck Ushin

3. Attempted Drum Murder]

1st to 3rd place were solid, and if you look down a little further, there is also a keyword called law firm in the vicinity of 10th place.

Even today, the traffic on the law firm Jeongdo’s website was so high that it went down.

If the National Intelligence Service had not quickly restored it, the site would still be inaccessible.

And that’s not all.

[Revelation by former President Kang Min-jae’s grandson, was it a murder on commission?]

[Attorney Cha Ju-han, the sniper who was killed, is not the first to receive a death threat]

[Attorney Cha Ju-han, almost ‘snapped’ on a boat… Who is the culprit?]

[Looking at the criminal records of the ‘attempted murderers of Gonguri’?]

[Attorney Kang Min-jae, I Can Speak Now… Repeated Death Threats]

[Top 10 Celebrity Suspicious Car Accidents of the 2000s]

The most-viewed news rankings were filled with stories from yesterday’s broadcast.

Even derivative articles that had nothing to do with our work were ranked high on the popularity rankings.

“Everyone is talking about broadcasting.”

Taesik brought me coffee and sat down across from me and said.

We came to a large cafe in a busy area, the so-called hot place.

It was clear that this was a huge hit online, but I wanted to see if it was the same offline.

“I was eavesdropping on people’s conversations while getting my coffee refilled, and there were quite a few people talking about broadcasting.”

“The table next to us was just talking about that.”

“The response is definitely huge. No matter how much chaos there is, if you go to a cafe, everyone is busy talking about themselves. We caught only three tables.”

“Well, isn’t that a natural result? He drew aggro as the grandson of a former president.”

, said the former president’s grandson.

From the moment he arrived at the cafe, Kang Min-jae pretended to go to the bathroom and checked to see if anyone was talking about us.

In fact, it was Kang Min-jae who suggested we come here when I said I wanted to check the offline reaction.

“But people keep glancing at us. Don’t you think we got caught?”

Kang Min-jae lowered his head and spoke quietly.

“It must be because of the person wearing a hat, sunglasses, and even a mask. It was obvious that he was trying to hide his identity, so it stimulated my curiosity to know who he was.”

“The lawyer also wore glasses and a mask.”

“I guess I just forgot to wash my glasses.”

“I would be like that too. Otherwise, wouldn’t they know that I’ve had a lot of plastic surgery?”

Listening to him, it seems like that might be the case.

“Let’s go to another cafe. It has four floors. It’s so noisy that you can’t even hear the person in front of you talking. I think it’ll be a little more certain if you go there.”

“I just said I wanted to eat a lot of the famous cafe bread, that’s all.”

Kang Minjae was already eating his fourth scone.

“No, that’s not it. The campagne there is delicious, but it’s not like that at all.”

I wish you had said that with a crumb of bread on your lips.

“This level of buzz is just right. My phone and mailbox are going to explode.”

[[Kyungjin Daily] I would like to request an interview.

[TOP News] Request for coverage of dump truck accident

[Korea News] Hello, this is reporter Song Yun-hee^^ (Interview request)

[OBS] We would like to request your appearance on Hotten News.

[Social Issue Moa TV] Can I do an interview?

[Social Issue Moa TV] Can I have an interview? (Written interview is fine too^^)

[Daily Report] I would like to share more details regarding the dump truck accident.]

I showed CEO Jeongdo’s mailbox to Kang Minjae.

“I’ve seen enough of the atmosphere. Now let’s go.”

“Other brothers will be coming later, so I’ll buy them some coffee too. Just wait a minute, I’ll order quickly and come back.”

“Okay. They’ll buy it.”

“Did those guys buy it?”

“No, but those people will buy it.”

* * *

“Hey, how much of a fuss has this been? Before coming here, I went to a cafe in a busy area to get a feel for the atmosphere and buy coffee, and everyone was talking about our broadcast.”

Choi Jong-hyun and Jo Bong-jun said as they entered the house with carriers full of coffee.

Instead of answering, I turned my gaze towards Kang Min-jae and said.

“Look at that. I told you I was going to buy it.”