You Are Defended - Chapter 588



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Episode 588

“I will wait until So-eun wakes up. You lawyers, go up to Seoul first.”

“How can I leave you alone, hyung?”

“Alone? What are those police officers guarding So-eun?”

“That’s true, but we’ll wait together.”

Go first, wait, it was around the time when the scuffle between Heo Min-woo and Kang Min-jae began.

“Detective Heo!”

A familiar voice was heard from the entrance to the emergency room.

It was Choi Jong-hyeon, Jo Bong-jun, and Chief Oh.

“How badly are you hurt?”

“You said you had more than 20 stitches?”

“I can’t show you the wound right now because it’s bandaged. It’s not a serious injury. It’s just that there’s a lot of bleeding.”

Heo Min-woo said, showing his bandaged arm.

When Kang Min-jae learned of Heo Min-woo’s injury through CCTV in the greenhouse, he had already shared the situation with them.

I told him to meet me at my house since I thought he would be able to go up to Seoul soon, but I guess he ended up coming all the way here.

“Why are these people so hurt? Starting with Cha Byun, then Minjae, and now even Officer Heo. I really need to live with my heart pounding.”

Choi Jong-hyun touched his forehead.

Oh, the manager nodded, as if he had the same opinion.

Then he looked specifically at me and Kang Min-jae.

“You should know that your body is precious. Huh?”

“That’s right. Those who are still young and green don’t even know how to take care of their health.”

It seems that Manager Oh missed the opportunity to get angry when Kang Min-jae and I got hurt, so he just kept it in his heart.

As soon as the table was set, he started to nag at all of us in earnest.

“No, I’m a police officer… … .”

Heo Min-woo muttered as if he felt wronged, but was forced to keep his mouth shut by the momentum of Chief Oh, who was starting to express his anger.

“So, can you be discharged, Inspector?”

After finishing his long speech, Chief Oh calmed down and asked in a much softer tone, perhaps feeling embarrassed.

“Yes. Now I have to get regular dressings at the Seoul Hospital.”

“So are you going up to Seoul now?”

“They say that all the guys arrested at Ribbon Medical Center went up to Seoul, and the scientific investigation team must have arrived by now, so we can go.”

“But there’s a Ko Sang-jun spy in the orchard, so wouldn’t he be editing the CCTV and such?”

“It doesn’t matter, the lawyer has backed up all the files. And he has taken pictures of everything.”

“Then let’s get up slowly.”

“Ah, I’m waiting for So-eun to wake up so I can check her condition and go up with her. I wonder if she’s awake… .”

Heo Min-woo leaned toward the hospital bed where So-eun was lying.

“Oh, what did you decide to do about protecting Soeun?”

Jo Bong-jun asked.

Now, I can’t leave So-eun in the angel’s house, so I have to take her out.

In fact, not only So-eun, but all the children in Angel’s House were in an unstable situation, so they had been looking for a solution since before.

Although Heo Min-woo was investigating the director of Angel’s House and Kim Young-ji because of Son Jeong-min’s case, there was still not enough justification to bring all the children out.

But now that the incident has happened today, if the reports start coming out, it could prove that there is a huge problem with the institution called Angel House itself.

Since Wooshin will not be able to threaten the children of Angel House in a situation where the long-term trafficking attempt has been suppressed anyway, you can move them with the help of the relevant organizations when the news comes out.

But the problem is Soeun.

Soeun must be separated from the Angel House from this moment on, which would normally require her to be moved to another facility.

But isn’t it impossible to effectively prepare for contingencies there?

“Jeongmin has been admitted to a closed ward, so we can protect him at home.”

Heo Min-woo said.

Then Choi Jong-hyun responded as if he was not satisfied.

“Detective Heo lives alone.”

“Anyway, Taesik will send staff when I’m not there.”

“Officer Heo and all of us will be incredibly busy now. How are we going to take care of a child who isn’t even a teenager?”

“… … That’s true. Oh, but my parents both live far away and work, so I can’t leave the baby at their house. Then, I’ll look for someone among our employees who has someone who lives at home and can take good care of a child.”

Heo Min-woo said that he had to pull out the list right away, so he turned on his cell phone and started looking through the phone book.

Then, Manager Oh, who had been quiet, opened his mouth.

“If it’s okay with you, I’ll protect your house too.”

“The office manager? I’m sure you’re busy too. Is that okay?”

“My wife loves kids so much. That’s why I work part-time to look after them even though I told her not to, and I’m studying to get a childcare teacher’s license. Plus, we only have two daughters in our family, so I have a lot of experience raising girls, and my oldest recently became independent, so I have a spare room. If it’s okay with you all, I’ll ask my wife.”

The right person was right in front of me, so I was worrying for nothing.

Everyone nodded as if they had met the savior, and Chief Oh immediately made a phone call.

He gave a very brief explanation of the situation, and then the call ended shortly thereafter.

“Of course you should bring it to my house. Why are you worrying about it? Hehe.”

“My worries are over. It would be perfect if the manager took charge of it. He is the most trustworthy person.”

“Thank you, sir.”

“Oh, thank you. I’m glad I could be of help in some way.”

About an hour had passed since then.

Soeun woke up.

At that news, we all ran to the hospital bed where So-eun was lying.

It didn’t seem like she had any rough experiences on her way to Ribbon Medical Center, but So-eun kept her mouth shut, perhaps because she was scared of the unfamiliar environment.

“Huh? It’s you, old man.”

At that time, So-eun pointed at Choi Jong-hyeon and shouted.

“So-eun, do you remember me?”

Then Choi Jong-Hyeon approached the hospital bed, bent his knees, and sat down.

He asked, holding So-eun’s hand with a very moved expression.

“Yes, sir. But where is this place?”

“This is a hospital.”

“Hospital? Why did you come to the hospital?”

“So-eun came because she was a little sick, but she said she’s okay.”

“Yeah, I see.”

“The teacher said that So-eun can go now. Should we go now?”

“yes.”

“So-eun, is there anything you want to eat? I’ll buy it for you.”

“Uh, uh… … . Ice cream.”

“So-eun, would you like some ice cream? Is there anything else you want to eat?”

“Two ice creams.”

So-eun smiled bashfully and shook Choi Jong-hyun’s hand.

Choi Jong-hyun stared at So-eun, who was smiling without knowing anything, and hugged her tightly.

“thank god.”

“What is it?”

“I just saw So-eun after a long time… …. So-eun has grown up so well and pretty.”

Choi Jong-hyun repeatedly coughed as if his throat was choked up.

All I could see was his back, but his ears were red.

It looked like tears were falling.

Choi Jong-hyun had been worried about So-eun ever since he found out why Angel’s House was sending its children to study abroad in Japan.

Even though he knew that it couldn’t be true, he kept mentioning So-eun, perhaps because he was afraid that we might forget her.

It’s a meaningless assumption now that the rescue was successful, but if it had failed, Choi Jong-hyun would have suffered from guilt for a long time.

I was glad I didn’t have to burden him.

* * *

After that, we each went our separate ways to do our own things, and we were only able to meet again at 4 a.m.

“Detective Heo, you must be tired. Don’t come here. Go home and rest.”

“No. The staff is currently identifying the person, but we’ll have to go back in as soon as they’re done. I went out, but since I’m in the narcotics investigation unit, I can’t investigate. If I want to hang around and get some information, I have to stay behind.”

“Then wouldn’t it be better to get some shut-eye in a place like the duty room?”

“I tried to do that, but the employees kept pushing me to go home, so I got kicked out. But I was going to go back in soon anyway, so I didn’t want to go home, and my arm was like this, so I couldn’t go to the sauna, so I came to the lawyer’s house for now.”

Heo Min-woo sat down in the empty seat and picked up the chicken leg on the table.

“Oh, come to think of it, I haven’t eaten anything since I had lunch a while ago.”

“Eat a lot.”

He began to eat in earnest.

Even though Kang Min-jae said he would heat it up for him, he said he couldn’t wait even for a moment and ate the cold chicken combatively as if it were freshly fried chicken.

“When will the article come out?”

“Oh, even without that, since dozens of people were going in, they asked in the press room. They dropped hints for now, and once the identities of the key figures were identified, they decided to receive information and write articles.”

“Then will it come out in the morning?”

“Maybe.”

“Have you identified the two middle-aged men and the woman who were hiding at the scene?”

“Oh, the most important thing is that I forgot to tell you. The middle-aged woman doesn’t speak, and since she’s Japanese, I still haven’t figured it out. The President helped me find the fake passport and entry records for Onodera Shizuka, but we have to look for that person. But, he must be the staff member who escorts Onodera and his wife, right?”

“Then what about the two men?”

“The two men are Kim Soo-chan and Park Won-ho. They are keeping their mouths shut, so I haven’t been able to confirm what they do yet. But I’m sure we’ll find out soon.”

Heo Min-woo replied while munching on chicken.

“Kim Soo-chan is part of Ko Sang-jun’s group, and Park Won-ho is part of Ko Yoon-soo’s group. Their affiliation will be in the Strategy Office.”

“They’re a bit older, so if they’re in the strategy room, they’re probably pretty high-ranking. If time passes, they’ll be able to be promoted to executives at affiliated companies. But how did you know that those people were in the strategy room? I didn’t know that either.”

Choi Jong-hyun asked.

Well… … .

This is because in my previous life, I was summoned as a witness during a special investigation.

As Choi Jong-hyun said, they each rose to the position of president of different affiliates and were still loyal subordinates of Ko Sang-jun.

What’s unfortunate is that I don’t know what statements I got from them because I was cut off from the special prosecution team after I sent them the subpoena.

If I had died a little later, I would have either heard the news or heard rumors from the prosecution.

“Chan-young is in the strategy room. I mentioned it before.”

“Since they are people who are not exposed to the outside world, it was not easy to figure out the upper echelons of Wooshin, but they caught them. Moreover, if the guys from the strategy room were there, then even if we don’t release the evidence, it will be proven that Wooshin is involved in organ trading. So-eun is a child of the Angel’s House, Lim Hyeon-il is a doctor at Wooshin Hospital, and the upper echelons of Wooshin Group’s strategy room were there? Game over.”

Choi Jong-hyun hit his knee and shouted.

“You’re not going to make a fuss about calling a lawyer?”

“Yes. The medical staff and all the people caught there said they wouldn’t say a word until the lawyers came.”

“Are you coming from the backwater?”

Kang Min-jae said, giggling.

He seemed to like the nickname quite a bit.

“Wouldn’t that be the case? Even if it means resigning later.”

“I don’t know. You took on the defense of the Angel’s House, and public opinion turned against you. Now, you’re showing up again like a swindler, and you’re even involved in organ trafficking. Don’t you want to be a little more cautious?”

“Toegwang is such a jerk. Since when did those guys care about what other people think? They stopped defending Angel’s House because they were going to throw it away anyway, so they didn’t need to ruin their already bad image. They don’t care about their image unless they’re thinking about going into politics. Why? People who assign cases to law firms only care about results, not corporate ethics.”

“That’s right. Usually, companies or individuals who get involved in litigation can end up in a swamp if they make a single mistake, so they wouldn’t leave a law firm with a high success rate and go to another firm if they want to stick to their beliefs.”

Oh, the office manager also got involved.

But nothing will change just because Taekwang comes.

I appreciate their imagination.

When faced with a situation that requires explanation, they try to avoid responsibility by making up stories that don’t exist and weaving them together like a web of goblin meat.

Since I became a lawyer, I’ve clashed with Taekwang countless times, but there’s never been a time when we didn’t do this.

This time too, there is something they don’t know.

So far, I’ve started gathering evidence after they’ve done their work.

But this time, they scraped it together before they could even start.

“Tell Taekwang to come. I’ll brand his forehead with the name of a piece of trash. I’m looking forward to seeing what nonsense he’ll spout this time.”

Kang Min-jae said, crumpling up a can of beer.

I also want to see the novel they will write soon.

I’m already excited to point out the parts that don’t make sense.

“Ha, by the way, isn’t it a bit much that Detective Heo can’t conduct the investigation himself?”

Jo Bong-jun whetted his appetite.

We’ve always done our own research so far, so it’s understandable to feel uneasy about suddenly handing it over to someone else.

“Isn’t there any good way?”

Jo Bong-jun looked at me secretly and muttered.

It means that you are asking me to come up with the trick you have entrusted to me.

And at that moment, I felt like I had a little idea why the NIS was so upset by what I said.

Because there is a way.