You Are Defended - Chapter 587



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Episode 587

As the bleeding was about to stop, an ambulance pulled up the driveway.

“Kang Byun, go to the hospital with the police officer. I’ll get things sorted out and go. It won’t take long.”

“Are you okay being alone?”

“It’s okay, so go quickly.”

In fact, this scene was solely under the jurisdiction of the police, so there was nothing for me to do to sort things out.

Shouldn’t we at least say thank you to the police officers who did their best without protesting against the sudden call and the abuse of authority by a mere lawyer?

“Minwoo, I can’t go with you because I have to clean up the guys I arrested. It’s a good thing the lawyer is coming with me.”

The detective also spoke to Heo Min-woo, who was standing in front of the ambulance.

“But I could just take any car, so why do I have to take an ambulance? There are probably a lot of injured people anyway, so wouldn’t it be better to take those people?”

“Of all the injured people left, you’re the worst. Get on, you punk.”

The detective pushed Heo Min-woo into the ambulance, and the ambulance carrying Kang Min-jae and Heo Min-woo headed straight to the hospital.

“Lawyer, thank you for your hard work today.”

After the ambulance left, only the detective and I were left there.

After a moment of silence, he bowed his head awkwardly and said.

“No. The detective who came here all of a sudden to help me must have had a harder time.”

“Well, I owe Minwoo something before.”

“Debt?”

“Come to think of it, when the eldest son of the chief prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office was falsely accused of drug use, you were the lawyer who defended him, right?”

“Yes.”

“Until then, Minwoo was the leader of the Masudae team. Then, he had to leave because of some work, and in a way, it was because of me. Fortunately, he came back, but a debt is a debt.”

Now that I think about it, I remember that Heo Min-woo, who was originally in the narcotics investigation unit, was suddenly in charge of handling Choi Jae-hoon’s gas explosion accident case.

That was about a year ago, and I think I went back to the narcotics investigation unit sometime this spring or summer, so it was too short a period for a normal personnel transfer cycle.

That’s why I thought Heo Min-woo would have volunteered at that time.

But it was strange that he went back to the narcotics investigation unit.

Now that I’ve heard what the detective has to say, my doubts are answered.

I decided not to ask since it seemed like he had no intention of going into detail.

“But you’re really amazing, lawyer. I knew you did a lot of good things, but I didn’t know you worked this hard.”

As we walked toward the main gate with the detective, he asked me a lot of questions, wondering if he had any.

I couldn’t answer all the questions, but I owed him a debt, so I did my best to answer them.

“I guess we’re going to each other.”

As I went up a little further, I saw the arrested security personnel boarding the bus.

Since my face was well-known and it would be inconvenient to show myself to them, I waited for a while until the bus departed.

─The second search is over. Nothing additional has been found. Please check when the orchard will arrive.

After the bus left, I walked along the driveway for a while and arrived in front of the Ribbon Medical Center building when I heard Lee Jin-woo’s radio transmission and his voice overlapping.

As I looked around, my eyes met with Jinwoo Lee, who was standing near the entrance.

“Attorney.”

“Team leader, thank you for your hard work.”

“It was hard. We just did what the lawyer had prepared. The lawyer really had a hard time. When I compared the drawings you showed me with the actual site, they didn’t look like the ones that were revealed. I wonder how you found them.”

“I’ll keep it a secret.”

“Aha. I can see the whole story. The blueprints and all the fires that were used in the operation… … No, I will take the tricks to my grave.”

Lee Jin-woo said with a faint smile.

Until just a moment ago, the situation had been tense and he had been tense the whole time, but now it seemed like the tension had eased a little.

“thank you.”

“When will the scientific investigation team come?”

“I’ll be there soon. I think I’ll be there in about 10 minutes.”

Lee Jin-woo sent a radio message exactly as I had answered.

Now that I’ve started speaking in Korean again, I can’t understand everything, but it looks like the scientific investigation team will come and withdraw, leaving behind some of their experience.

“Oh, we didn’t use any of our own language while communicating with the lawyer, and the President will cover that too?”

“I haven’t talked about that yet.”

“Oh, that’s difficult.”

“If you don’t cover me, I will lie down in front of the Blue House.”

“haha.”

Lee Jin-woo burst into laughter.

“By the way, how is Officer Heo Min-woo? It seems like his injuries weren’t serious.”

“We just stopped the bleeding and we should be at the hospital by now.”

“I see. It’s been a while since we last met, but I haven’t even said hello properly. If you happen to see me, please say hello.”

“I will do that.”

Lee Jin-woo nodded slowly.

Then he checked the time and glanced over at the agents for a moment.

“We’ll check on the kids and prepare to withdraw. It seems like the riot squad leaders are busy looking after the kids right now.”

“Oh, yes. That’s right.”

“The size of the incident seems to be quite large, and as a citizen and a police officer, I will not lose interest and will continue to watch to see if those involved are properly punished.”

He said, holding out his hand.

Listening to what you said, I think Lee Jin-woo may have seen the show I appeared on.

Because at the end of the broadcast, I appealed for continued interest.

“thank you.”

I took the hand he offered me and shook it lightly.

There was a slight tightening of the grip he was holding on my hand.

* * *

Key figures, including Onodera and his wife and Lim Hyeon-il, were put into a car headed to Gangnam Police Station.

I couldn’t show them, so I watched from a distance, but Onodera’s youngest daughter kept raising her voice in Japanese, seeming angry.

I’m guessing that he wanted to contact his father and that he was going to call a lawyer.

“Attorney!”

As we returned to the greenhouse, Taesik and the staff suddenly stood up.

I guess he already knew that the operation was a success, but he seemed to be keeping his guard up until I confirmed it.

Everyone’s face was filled with worry.

“It ended well. Everyone worked hard.”

“Wow!”

As soon as I finished speaking, the employees rushed at me.

Before I could even think, “Why on earth is this happening?” they lifted me up in an instant.

And then he started throwing them randomly into the air.

It was a hanger.

“Cha Ju-han! Cha Ju-han! Cha Ju-han!”

Did these turn around?

Even though I’m 187cm tall, I was like a piece of paper to those muscle pigs.

Every time they threw me, the lights hanging from the greenhouse ceiling got closer.

Even though I only looked at it for a moment, I could see a huge amount of dust stuck to the light.

It was even more painful because the dust flying around in the light was so clearly visible.

I held my breath.

If you keep breathing, you might get pneumoconiosis.

“Hey, the National Intelligence Service too!”

Then Taesik shouted.

Then, several people left the line and dragged the National Intelligence Service agent who was sitting in the corner.

“Hey, you fucking bastards! Put me down!”

When I see the National Intelligence Service waving its arms in the air and swearing, I feel like I wasn’t even a piece of paper.

“Put it down now.”

“yes.”

At a point where it felt like I had been flying around for about a year, they let me and the National Intelligence Service go.

“Let’s withdraw today too. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, we were able to get good results today. The National Intelligence Service was also called in unexpectedly, but they did a good job.”

“It’s my fault for being found out about my competence. Who else can I blame?”

“You can add one more zero to the bill than you thought.”

“I thought of 100 billion, but can I spend 1 trillion?”

The National Intelligence Service asked with a sly smile.

“Do you want to work for free?”

“… … I’m sorry.”

“Oh, and I couldn’t withdraw cash today because the situation was so sudden. Okay.”

I laid my cards down on the table.

“Call the other guys too, have a company dinner today, then go home and get some rest. Don’t call the guys who have things to do. I’ll take care of them later, so don’t worry.”

“I have a question!”

Daecheol raised his hand and shouted loudly.

“What is it?”

“How much can I use?!”

“There is no such thing.”

“Wow! Cha Ju-han! Cha Ju-han!”

When they started shouting my name, I instinctively grabbed something heavy that was lying nearby.

I didn’t want to get rinsed out again.

“We should go to the hospital now.”

While the employees were gathered together and thinking about where to have the company dinner, Taesik said while hurriedly packing his bags.

Jeong-hyeok also helped Tae-sik pack his bags.

Then Taesik glanced at him and said.

“You go to the company dinner together.”

“I’ll go with you. I was already flustered because Attorney Kang left me and went to the hospital.”

Jeonghyeok followed us to the car.

When Taesik sat in the driver’s seat, I quickly ran to the passenger seat.

Then Taesik opened the passenger window and shouted.

“Okay, Inma! Go quickly! I told you I can cover it by myself. My hands and feet were already itching to see the police officers and the security guards. If anyone gets caught, Hyung-ah will completely destroy them, so you go and have a company dinner. They eat beef.”

“Okay, let’s go together.”

I pushed Jeong-hyeok away, climbed into the passenger seat, and closed the door.

When Jeong-hyeok tried to somehow get into the back seat, Tae-sik immediately stepped on the accelerator.

“I don’t understand why that innocent kid is so stubborn.”

It’s already past midnight.

The road was wide open.

Maybe it was because I had finally relaxed after being tense for only a few hours, but my whole body felt achy for no reason.

“What are you going to do if you can’t go to the company dinner?”

“What if the lawyer is found dead? Sangjun will be shaking so much when he hears the news. He must be out of his mind, so there’s no way to know what he might do.”

“That’s true.”

“By now, I think I need to borrow the power of a shaman, so I might have gone to a shaman’s house.”

“Are you trying to curse me?”

“Yes. They’ll hang up pictures of lawyers, shoot arrows at them, and nail rag dolls to them.”

The hospital was not far away.

Since So-eun was also brought here, I should check on the child’s condition and then go to Heo Min-woo.

“Detective.”

I approached the few police officers standing near the curtained-off hospital bed, and as expected, So-eun was there.

“Oh, lawyer.”

As I pulled back the curtain, the detective stood up halfway.

I told him to sit down, then came inside the hospital bed and drew the curtains again.

“How is Soeun?”

“As expected, they said I was under general anesthesia. However, the anesthesia was strong enough that it would take some time for me to wake up.”

“It looks like they anesthetized him when they brought him out of Angel’s House.”

“Yes, the doctor said that he has been under anesthesia for quite some time. That’s why he is slightly conscious. He reacts when I shake him, and he was talking as if he was sleeping a little while ago.”

“So does that mean you won’t have any trouble waking up? Where you’re hurt?”

I said, looking at the gauze attached to So-eun’s nape.

“There’s no problem breaking it, and the wound isn’t deep. There are a few bruises, but they’re not too bad.”

“Still, I think we need to do a detailed examination.”

“Yes, the hospital here said there doesn’t seem to be any major problems, so we should take So-eun to Seoul for examination as soon as she recovers. The team leader said that he will discuss So-eun’s future with the lawyer and decide. Did you talk about it?”

“No, So-eun came to see me first.”

“Team leader, please stay over there.”

I nodded and headed in the direction the investigator pointed.

Because the curtains weren’t drawn, I was able to quickly find Kang Min-jae and Heo Min-woo.

“He is a lawyer.”

Kang Min-jae found me and Tae-sik and waved.

“Sir, how is the wound?”

“I got stitches and painkillers. I’m fine now.”

“It was cut deeper than I thought. I really needed a lot of stitches.”

“How could you have thought of shooting with that arm? What would have happened if you had hit Lim Hyeon-il?”

I understand that it is against the rules to shoot at a fleeing person.

If Lim Hyeon-il had been right, Heo Min-woo would have been in big trouble.

“Then that’s nice.”

“… … .”

“I’m joking. Actually, I wish I had asked the special forces I was with. But it’s a good thing, right? All three shots were hit by the wheels.”

“That’s fortunate, but please don’t overdo it in the future.”

“Anyway, lawyer, keep nagging.”

Kang Min-jae criticized me instead of Heo Min-woo.

Then Heo Min-woo nodded and shouted shamelessly.

“Minjae is right. Even just praising him is not enough.”

“I praised you, didn’t I? And why are you so obsessed with praise when you’re not even an elementary school student?”

“… … I don’t know why I’m like this, it’s a bit of a mood thing.”

“From now on, I guess I should buy a stamp and carry it with me. I’ll stamp one for you and Kang Byun every time you do something like that.”

I sighed and crossed my arms.

Then, unexpectedly, Kang Min-jae looked up at me with shining eyes.

“What will you give me if I collect all the stamps?”