You Are Defended - Chapter 568



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Episode 568

[… … Attorney Cha Ju-han appeared on a media outlet and claimed that the daycare center knew about youth A’s drug use but hid it and neglected it. In addition, he presented evidence that proved that the daycare center’s claim that it could not properly manage youth A because they did not meet with him after he ran away was false. Reporter Kim Seong-sik has the details.]

When I woke up in the morning, Kang Min-jae and Tae-sik were sitting side by side on the sofa watching the news.

I know you’re really excited to be doing something public for the first time in a while, but it’s hard to stay up all night checking for reactions every time.

Kang Min-jae was in the living room all night.

At around 3 AM, when I came out of the room for a moment because I was thirsty from sleep, he was still sitting on the floor with his eyes wide open, watching the news.

Next to me, Sang-gil was busy searching for interesting articles on the Internet on his cell phone.

It is the same scene now, except that Sanggil has changed into Taesik.

“Are you not going to sleep today?”

“Yes. I drank four cups of coffee.”

“If you say you’re going to sleep later in the day… … .”

“No, I don’t. There will be a lot of interesting stories coming up during the day, how could I miss that?”

The article we checked in the middle of the broadcast yesterday has become a veritable holy place.

The author wrote it knowing that he would be sued for defamation, but as the article spread, the comments that came in were also quite racy.

Of course, since Wooshin decided to abandon the Angel’s House, it’s unlikely that he would do something stupid like sue people and incur resentment.

“There was even an article about that holy text.”

“What a brave reporter.”

“Netizens are saying that, and they are using it in a roundabout way. But even so, it is true that it is a big deal.”

“You couldn’t give up on the clicks. It’s the most aggressive content.”

Taesik added a word.

“Well, isn’t there anyone who says our argument is ridiculous?”

“But they are people who haven’t properly understood it. We refuted it by examining each case one by one, but what else can they say? They don’t properly understand what we said and just insist that it’s nonsense.”

“I asked if the English nicknames that were made up on the air were part-time jobs, but didn’t you solve the comment part-time job?”

“No. It seems like they changed their strategy. They’re just vaguely saying that the lawyer is pushing Angel’s House too hard, and that his attitude is unpleasant, and that he’s related to Wooshin, so they’re just biting and gnawing at him, and they’re just criticizing him in a one-dimensional way. Oh, and there were also people who said that Sungyoon’s interview was done without thinking about the child and was just looking for a buzz?”

Taesik snorted at Kang Minjae’s words.

“How can a gentleman who doesn’t think about children feed and put to bed a child he’s just met for the first time in his life? They can’t even do that.”

“Well, it’s not like I’m bringing it.”

Strictly speaking, it’s not me who’s taking it, since Taeshik’s staff is taking it.

Still, Seongyoon seemed quite satisfied with that life.

Although I am still worried about Jeongmin struggling with his addiction symptoms, he has regained a lot of energy compared to when I first brought him here.

Now, it seemed like he was joking around with his co-workers and talking about what was deep in his heart.

“First of all, I was so tired yesterday that I came straight home and couldn’t make any concrete plans for the future. I guess everyone else is asleep.”

“Looking at the message, it seems like Jonghyun fell asleep about an hour ago. And Officer Heo said he was going to work.”

“Then I guess I’ll have to go to the police station first. I also announced it on the air.”

Didn’t you decide to hand over to the police the photos showing Sungyoon and Jeongmin making out in the van that were revealed on TV?

Heo Min-woo was worried that the Narcotics Investigation Unit would not be able to continue to take the lead in the investigation because the case was so complicated and tangled, but after yesterday’s broadcast, they seem to have gained some degree of initiative.

He even took great care to speak on the air so that Heo Min-woo could take the lead in this investigation.

Drug abuse cases and abuse cases can no longer be handled in separate departments.

A van driver who was carrying a drug-addicted student has come forward, and people believe that the van driver may have given the student the drugs.

Moreover, because I said on the air that if I personally investigated the call records of the daycare center staff, I would be able to identify the driver of the taxi, the prevailing opinion is that the two are in cahoots.

“Go wash up and come out. Go to the police station.”

“I washed it this morning.”

“Weren’t you just watching the news and the internet?”

At my question, Kang Min-jae laughed as if something had happened.

“You don’t know. I’ve been lurking around here a few times, so I can kind of figure out the pattern. It’s true that a lot of interesting articles are posted in the early morning. But usually, around 4 o’clock, they start to die down. Then, they start to flare up again around 7 or 8 o’clock. Do you know why?”

“why.”

“First of all, people who run at dawn are asleep around 5 o’clock. They want to sleep before the first car starts running or before the sun rises in the morning. Otherwise, they end up reflecting, ‘What was I doing when everyone else was active?’ And the reason they become active again around 7 or 8 o’clock is because people who were asleep during the dawn wake up or go to work around that time.”

“Wow, Kang Byun has figured out the pattern faster than I, who has been unemployed for a while. I have wondered for quite some time why people disappear at four or five o’clock.”

“You get ready to drive too. It’s fortunate that the inspector is at work. I can just go to Gangnamseo and give it to him. There will be a lot of reporters there.”

Taesik pouted his lips at my words.

Now, because of Kang Min-jae, Jeong-hyeok also comes to our house, so he muttered about how long he would have to drive, but I pretended not to hear.

“When I watched the morning news, it seemed like everyone was lined up in front of the police station. After the initial report came out, the police released the full situation and what Angel House said, but there hasn’t been any further announcement.”

“Then the front of Angel’s house will be crowded too.”

Taesik covered his eyes with a hand as big as a pot lid and shook his head.

“The Angel House guards are really annoyed right now.”

“why?”

“They say the view is blocked by reporters. And on top of that, they parked their cars so tightly in the alley that you can’t even get out. What if something happens and you have to chase after them right away? What should you do?”

As they are under surveillance by reporters, Angel’s House will not be able to send So-eun to Japan, at least for now.

But this interest is just a bubble that will disappear in a few days.

It’s easy to make potatoes hot, but it’s very difficult to keep them from cooling down.

As the reporters leave one by one, they will surely try to get So-eun out quickly before any other issues arise.

Even if the surgery isn’t done right away, I think that if the timing isn’t right, I might not be able to send So-eun out.

But since Go Yoon-soo had decided to complete the surgery by giving up Angel’s home, now was the time when even the slightest movement had to be detected.

It bothers me that I haven’t heard from reporter Kirihara yet.

If there had been any action, I would have contacted you right away, but I think I should contact you first to let you know if there has been any movement detected, even the slightest.

“Where did the riverside go?”

After I changed my clothes and came out, Kang Min-jae was nowhere to be seen.

“They say that if you go to Gangnamseo, you have to be careful about what you wear because you’ll be taking a lot of pictures.”

Even if it’s just a suit, what difference will it make if you pay attention to it?

“Then I guess I should go have a smoke.”

When Kang Min-jae says he puts some thought into it, it means he spends at least 30 minutes choosing clothes.

I opened the terrace door and went outside.

I was thinking about sitting on a chair, but then I realized it had been a long time since I cleaned this chair, so I decided to just stand and smoke.

It was at that time that I was looking at the scenery outside the terrace with no other thoughts in my mind.

“what.”

My house is on the 4th floor.

When you come out onto the terrace, you can see the roof of the single-family house across the street and the view beyond.

Up until that point, everything was as usual.

It was when I absentmindedly looked down under the terrace fence that I witnessed a strange sight.

“Why are you like that?”

The alley is packed with people.

A colorless crowd of people, all busy on the phone or talking with serious expressions.

They are reporters.

“Why are there reporters in front of my house?”

“Why would you? You must have come here to get an interview with the lawyer. Earlier, Soo-il said that there were some reporters in front of the house in Pyeongchang-dong.”

Kang Min-jae, who had finished preparing so quickly, stood next to me and spoke nonchalantly.

“When I was changing shifts with Sang-gil in the morning, reporters tried to enter the villa with me, so the villa security company stopped them.”

Taesik also added a word.

I didn’t think there would be any reporters at all.

But I didn’t know it would gather this many people.

I thought they would all gather in front of Gangnam Police Station or Angel’s House, but why at our house…

“Is it just a day or two? The manager said there were a lot of people in front of the company.”

“So why do you keep getting the wrong number?”

When Kang Min-jae leaked the story on TV about how I was kidnapped and came back to life, I got a flood of interview inquiries, but never before had this many people gathered in front of my house.

“It’s obvious. They kept asking for interviews through their company emails and even their personal numbers, but I ignored them all, so they must have come in person.”

“under.”

“Let’s go for now. They said we couldn’t get inside the villa anyway, so if we just drive away, that’s the end of it. I’ll follow them, but we’re going to the police station anyway.”

Kang Min-jae seems to be enjoying this situation and trying not to let it show to me, but it’s all obvious.

* * *

“Attorney Cha Ju-han! Please answer some questions about what you said on the broadcast yesterday!”

“How connected do you think the daycare center and the taxi driver are?”

“People now believe that Wooshin used a child from the foundation’s orphanage to kill the lawyer! What do you think about this, lawyer?”

“Do you think the orphanage was trying to tame the children by confining them and drugging them?”

“Where is the victimized student now?”

“Are you protected by a lawyer?”

As I got out of the parking lot and entered the police station, reporters blocked my way and mercilessly shoved microphones at Kang Min-jae.

Although I showed off my appearance with Taesik here and there, I had to keep him in the car to prevent his face from being revealed to everyone through news photos.

If I had known this would happen, I would have brought Taesik with me.

I wish I could stop people from clinging to me like this.

“We came to the police station to report, not to interview. Please understand.”

Kang Min-jae spoke with a very polite smile, but the reporters paid no attention.

He even went a step further and started peppering me with questions.

“Who is behind the group that attempted to kidnap and murder Attorney Cha Ju-han?”

“The lawyer said he heard directly who was behind it, so please reveal it!”

“Are you a god?”

“If Wooshin is right, then the dump truck accident is also related to Wooshin Welfare Foundation’s daycare center. Can we assume that Wooshin is continuously trying to kill you?”

“Attorney! Please answer just once!”

If you listen to their questions, you can see that they are thinking the same way I intended.

And I believe that what I intended was not excessive and was reasonable.

그럼에도 이렇게까지 하는 까닭은 결국 내 입으로 ‘우신이 개새끼다’라고 말하는 걸 듣고 싶기 때문이다.

Even if I say with certainty a hundred times that Wooshin is trying to kill me, it won’t be accepted as fact.

It would only be meaningful if the investigative authorities confirmed that it was Wooshin’s doing.

If I say here that Wooshin is right without providing any proper evidence, it will only diminish the credibility of my statement and make me look like I am just desperate to find fault with Wooshin.

“Attorney Kang Min-jae! Former President Kang Kwan-woong passed away in an attack, but I wonder how you feel about the fact that such incidents continue to occur around you!”

At that moment, a question from a young reporter sharply struck my ear.

Without realizing it, I started looking for the reporter who had made that statement, and soon confirmed that it was the person holding the microphone stack right under Kang Min-jae’s closed lips.

By then, the barrage of questions had gradually died down.

The reporters also seemed to think that the reporter’s question crossed the line.

In an instant, the atmosphere became cold and frozen.

“… … .”

Meanwhile, everyone waited for Kang Min-jae’s answer.

“Riverside, don’t answer.”

Without even checking Kang Min-jae’s expression, I moved ahead, cutting through the reporters blocking our way.

There were many reporters who asked Kang Min-jae about Kang Gwan-woong’s death.

Even on the day of the funeral, there was a reporter who made a crazy remark asking for a word from the culprit who murdered Kang Kwan-woong.

Kang Min-jae had already experienced the sorrow of losing his only relative, Kang Gwan-woong.

He would have already associated it with the Kang Gwan-ung incident when the dump truck hit me.

At that moment, Kang Min-jae must have projected Kang Gwan-woong onto me, and I think that’s what made Kang Min-jae do the crazy thing of rushing towards the dump truck.

“… … .”

The reporters who had been blocking our way like a swarm of bees were not even able to enter the police station.

I quickened my pace.

All I wanted to do was quickly give the data to Heo Min-woo, go out to a place where there were no reporters, and then go home.

In fact, there was no need to come and give the file to Heo Min-woo directly.

You can also use the police department email.

However, the reason I came here in person was to show my face to the reporters gathered at the police station and keep the topic alive.

I also knew that the reporters would get involved and ask ridiculous questions.

However, I didn’t know that I would ask Kang Min-jae that question.

“Attorney!”

As I was going up the stairs to the second floor, Kang Min-jae called out to me.

“why.”

“I’m fine. Haha. Relax your expression.”

Kang Min-jae smiled sheepishly.

[untruth]

Without even realizing that letters were glowing above his head.