You Are Defended - Chapter 634



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Episode 634

“Yes. It says L&B. Didn’t Mr. Ko Sang-jun himself say that it was his own company? But why is the name L&B on a sponsor of a study abroad program that he only gave permission to and had no involvement with since then?”

“… … .”

“Are you sure you weren’t involved at all?”

In response to my question, Ko Sang-jun sighed and placed his clasped hands on the desk.

“Attorney.”

“This is a special prosecutor.”

“… … Oh, no. I made a mistake, Special Prosecutor.”

He emphasized the word ‘special prosecutor’.

“It’s true that I own L&B, but I didn’t manage it. Don’t you think it would be better to leave it to an employee with a lot of relevant knowledge rather than me managing it myself?”

“So?”

“That’s why I honestly don’t know why the L&B name is there.”

“Do you think that makes sense?”

“If I think about it, before L&B closed down, the employees who managed it often asked if they could transfer a certain amount of money for various procedures. At that time, I told them that if there were no problems, they should stop asking and just take care of it.”

[untruth]

Well then, that’s right.

Go Sang-jun took a long time to decide to transfer one of the paper companies that held shares in RND to Kim Chan-young.

Does it make sense for such a person to tell the practitioner to do it on his own without asking him every question?

“So does that mean that L&B became the sponsor of the study abroad program at the will of its employees, completely regardless of Mr. Ko Sang-jun’s intentions?”

“I’m not sure if it was the employee’s will, but it wasn’t my will. If I had known it would be used for that, I wouldn’t have permitted it.”

“Then who are the employees who help manage L&B?”

Ko Sang-jun looked into space and fell silent.

You can think of this as a warm-up exercise for answering that you don’t remember.

I did the same thing in my previous life’s special investigation.

I heard from Heo Min-woo that Go Yoon-soo also learned this trick.

“… … It’s been a while since the business closed, so I don’t remember very well.”

“Isn’t that a corporation that contained at least hundreds of billions of won? It was even used to pay political funds to presidential candidates. Wasn’t it entrusted to someone you had deep trust in?”

“… … .”

“If the existence of L&B is discovered, it could cause major problems for one’s personal life. How can one not remember who was entrusted with the work and who was given access?”

If you make excuses for Kim Soo-chan and Park Won-ho, the scenario becomes perfect.

It would be natural to say that Kim Soo-chan and Park Won-ho, who were in charge of L&B, founded RND, a successor to L&B, because they felt sorry for the model when Koh Sang-jun closed it down.

However, if that happens, the special prosecution team will verify from various aspects whether the two people who were not in the same position at the time were really capable of holding the key to Ko Sang-jun’s granary.

If even one hole appears, won’t the false statement be exposed?

It’s not like I’m lying and saying ‘I don’t remember’ for no reason.

“There are so many people passing by me that it’s difficult to remember them all.”

As I listened to the answer, I took out one of the piles of files on my side and spread it out on the desk.

It was a file that organized registration information along with photos of buildings, land, etc.

I pointed to the first picture.

“Do you know where this is?”

“I don’t know.”

“It’s a fairy. It’s where the children of Angel House were sexually exploited.”

“……okay.”

“The Fairy building and the land have now changed hands, but originally it was KDL Company. The owner of this building was also KDL Company. It is a company that L&B, owned by Mr. Ko Sang-jun, has management rights to. Why did you buy this land and why did you build Fairy?”

“… … .”

I turned the paper over to the next page.

“Do you know where this is?”

“… … I don’t know.”

“This is where the Angel’s House victims lived. The Japanese police rescued the Angel’s House victims in a different place, but they originally lived here. The building was demolished. However, the registration information remains. KDL Company purchased the existing site and building. Why did they purchase it?”

“… … .”

“You don’t remember.”

I turned to the next chapter again.

“Do you know where this is?”

“I don’t know.”

“This is Okashima Hospital in Japan. The director of this hospital is Nobuo Oda, Satoshi Oda’s younger brother. Don’t you know who he is?”

“I don’t know.”

“Originally, the surgery of Onodera Masao’s grandson, Hiroki Onodera, was scheduled to take place here. The victim, Ms. Park, Lim Hyeon-il, and the medical staff at Wooshin Hospital were to go to Japan.”

“… … .”

“This Okayama Hospital site was also owned by KDL Company. A fairly large hospital was built on this site. How could the landowner not know about this? According to the information coming from Japan, Okayama Hospital has been paying a huge amount of rent to KDL Company. How could he not know about it?”

“… … .”

“Even if we estimate at the very least that the money spent on purchasing the land and buildings mentioned so far is at least 10 billion won. How could Mr. Ko Sang-jun not know the details of spending 10 billion won each? Is 10 billion won just a small sum that the staff can move around without Mr. Ko Sang-jun’s permission?”

“… … .”

“Mr. Koh Sang-jun, are you willing to cooperate with the investigation?”

“Of course.”

Ko Sang-jun answered slowly.

“Then why did you refuse to comply with the police’s request to arbitrarily submit documents related to L&B and were thus subject to a search and seizure? The special prosecutor will determine whether the 10 billion won was money that the worker could freely move without Mr. Ko Sang-jun’s permission. Submit all documents related to L&B.”

“I couldn’t submit all the related documents because they were disposed of along with the closure of the business. It’s still the same now.”

[untruth]

It means that there is still data left somewhere.

When I found this, I really wanted to see what Ko Sang-jun said and what expression he made.

“Are you saying that you destroyed everything without even observing the retention period? Was it for the purpose of destroying evidence?”

“… … It was a mistake by the practitioner.”

There’s no point in continuing to push anyway.

I decided to change the subject of the question.

“Im Hyeon-il, real name Hayashi Kenichi, originally belonged to Shingaku University Hospital, but he worked here as a thoracic surgeon. This is a fact confirmed by Japanese investigative agencies. And Im Hyeon-il was at Yongin Wooshin Hospital, then moved to Seoul Wooshin Hospital, and attempted to perform a heart transplant surgery on Hiroki Onodera. It seems that he is very closely related to Mr. Ko Sang-jun. What is his relationship with Im Hyeon-il?”

“We have no relationship.”

“Looking at Lim Hyeon-il’s career, it seems as if he continued to work at Wooshin Hospital after obtaining his specialist qualification. However, it seems as if Hayashi Kenichi, another name for Lim Hyeon-il, continued to work at Shinkaku University Hospital. Do you think it is possible for one person, no matter how close they are, to work in two countries like this?”

“… … .”

It seemed like Ko Sang-jun had decided to keep his mouth shut.

“Do you think that is possible?”

“… … .”

“This isn’t a statement. I’m just asking for your opinion. Feel free to answer.”

“I don’t know much about that area, so I don’t know.”

“I wonder how someone who doesn’t know such simple things could manage such a large company. Okay, I’ll tell you. It’s physically impossible.”

I handed over the papers once more.

This time a page filled with pictures appeared.

“Do you know what this is?”

“I don’t know.”

“Don’t just automatically say you don’t know, but check carefully.”

Lee Ye-jin, who had said she would concentrate on typing, seemed annoyed as she looked over at Ko Sang-jun on the laptop screen and said,

“… … It looks like a copper plate engraved with a person’s name, company name, or organization name.”

“Yes. It’s the Hall of Fame in the main hall of Shin-Gakuin University Hospital. It has the names of major donors engraved on it. You may recognize some of the names, right? Satoshi Oda is there too.”

I said, circling the photo with a red marker.

Then he pointed to the copper plate at the very end of the bottom row.

“Please read this.”

“… … .”

“Please read it.”

Go Sang-jun bit his lip.

His dry lips cracked and blood flowed out.

“It’s exactly the same as what you read earlier, but why don’t you recognize it all of a sudden?”

“It says L&B.”

Ko Sang-jun answered in a voice that sounded like he was chewing on something.

“Why is L&B on the list of major donors to Shin-Gakuin University Hospital?”

“… … I don’t know.”

“Since you donated, you must have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The hospital in question has a Hall of Fame. Are they just putting your name on it even though you didn’t donate?”

“… … .”

“Oh, this is also something that an employee who doesn’t remember who said he would make a donation and did it without any relation to Mr. Ko Sang-jun? Mr. Ko Sang-jun, isn’t L&B a paper company established to embezzle company money? Why did you make the donation? Is a donation necessary for the procedure of operating slush funds? Is this an area where the staff can do whatever they want without Mr. Ko Sang-jun’s permission?”

“… … .”

“Did you have some kind of transaction with Lim Hyeon-il?”

“… … .”

“Among the medical staff arrested at Ribbon Medical Center, there were Japanese nationals. Coincidentally, they were affiliated with Shingaku University Hospital. Mr. Ko Sang-jun, you said you didn’t know why L&B’s name was included in the sponsorship of the Angel’s House study abroad program at first. You also said you had no idea that human trafficking was occurring through the Angel’s House study abroad program. Then why did you donate to Shingaku University Hospital, where those who were mobilized for illegal organ transplants were located? Why did you falsify your career history by saying that you worked at Wooshin Hospital while Lim Hyeon-il was working at Okashima Hospital and Shingaku University Hospital?”

“… … .”

I cleared away the folder I had spread out on the table and opened the next folder.

“Former National Tax Service Commissioner Pyeon Ik-soo testified that he received 200 million won in cash from Sang-jun Ko and a painting worth 500 million won through Umi Gallery, and that he met Sang-jun Ko several times at a Japanese restaurant. Sang-jun Ko, do you remember where you were on May 23, 2009?”

“It was so long ago that it’s hard to remember.”

“Yes. So I looked it up and found out you were in Japan.”

I pointed to the part of the document where I had highlighted with a highlighter the overlapping parts between Byun Ik-soo’s Japanese entry and exit records and Ko Sang-jun’s Japanese entry and exit records.

“These are the days when Mr. Pyeon Ik-soo visited the fairy and met Mr. Ko Sang-jun. Mr. Pyeon Ik-soo said he couldn’t remember everything, but he admitted it after looking at the ledger. And during this time, Mr. Ko Sang-jun was also in Japan. May 23, 2009 was one of those days.”

“… … .”

“Let’s look at the next chapter. This is the departure record of the Financial Supervisory Service Chairman Ban Jeong-hyeon, who has now resigned, who confessed to receiving sexual favors from Ko Sang-jun at a restaurant. Ko Sang-jun was also in Japan that day. Are these the only two?”

“… … .”

“Even though only a small number of the people listed in the ledger confessed, there is so much overlap that it would be cumbersome to list them all. What do you think about this?”

“… … .”

“Is this a coincidence? Do you think coincidences can overlap like this?”

“… … .”

I put away the spread out folder and spread out another file in front of him.

“These are the statements of the victims of Angel House who were rescued in Japan. Out of the 56, 48 of them saw Mr. Ko Sang-jun at the fairy house and remember him clearly. They saw his face in many photos during their time at Angel House and also saw him in person, so they could not help but recognize him. The remaining 8 people are asking if they didn’t see him? No. They either thought it couldn’t be him, or they couldn’t remember well because their experiences of being sexually exploited at the fairy house were so shocking.”

“… … .”

“Even so, Mr. Ko Sang-jun, a good man, was betrayed because he simply trusted his subordinates? Did he never dream that human trafficking was taking place, and do you not remember who those subordinates were? Do you only remember Kim Soo-chan and Park Won-ho? Is Ms. Kim Mi-ja a complete stranger who falsely accused Mr. Ko Sang-jun?”

“… … .”

“Answer me.”

Go Sang-jun closed his eyes tightly.

Her lips were trembling.

“Aren’t you going to answer?”

When I asked again, Ko Sang-jun suddenly closed his eyes tightly and staggered.

“Mr. Chairman!”

The lawyer who was next to Ko Sang-jun quickly caught him.

There has never been a price this bad.

“Chairman, are you okay?”

In response to the lawyer’s question, Ko Sang-jun slowly raised his trembling hands.

Although it was a gesture to say that it was okay, the lawyer seemed very worried about the sickly Ko Sang-jun.

“Special Prosecutor.”

The lawyer opened his mouth cautiously.

“Mr. Ko Sang-jun is elderly and was originally hospitalized and receiving treatment when he was arrested. Given his deteriorating health, it is believed that it will be difficult to continue the investigation. I would like to conclude here for today.”

“Is that so?”

“……yes.”

“Since Mr. Ko Sang-jun continued to refuse to testify, there was no statement that was favorable to Mr. Ko Sang-jun. If you don’t mind, we will end today’s investigation here and finalize the report of the suspect.”

Even if it’s not today, Ko Sang-jun will have to be investigated several more times.

Because this is only the first investigation into a major crime that has drawn public outrage.

It’s a favorable statement. I’ll put my head together with Taekwang’s lawyers and write a novel and present it at the next investigation.

After a brief conversation with his lawyer, Ko Sang-jun agreed to end the investigation here.

“Special Prosecutor.”

While we were getting the signatures for the documents needed to close the investigation, Kang Min-jae came into the investigation room holding two documents.

After skimming through the contents, I handed one of them to Sangjun Ko.

“Mr. Ko Sang-jun. Due to the seriousness of the crime, the destruction of evidence, and concerns about the risk to witnesses, we have requested an arrest warrant. Please check the substantive examination schedule for the warrant, wait at the detention center, and then report in tomorrow.”

The 48-hour detention period allowed by the arrest warrant has not yet passed.

And since we have requested an arrest warrant, it is natural that he will be imprisoned in a detention center until the substantive examination of the warrant.

I’m telling you, there’s nothing good about finishing the investigation early.

“There will be a Ministry of Justice vehicle down below.”

In response to my words, Ko Sang-jun and the lawyer left the investigation room without saying anything.

Then Kang Min-jae looked at the remaining sheet in my hand and asked.

“Can I not tell you that a search and seizure warrant has been issued for Ko Sang-jun’s house? It seems like the right to participate in the seizure will be at stake.”

As the investigation neared its conclusion, the court issued a search and seizure warrant for Ko Sang-jun’s home.

Looking at the time, it looks like the investigators have just arrived in front of the house or are in the middle of a search and seizure.

“In practice, the right of a suspect who has been arrested or detained to participate is sometimes given to the defense attorney or family. In cases where urgency is required, the right of a subject to seizure to participate is excluded. There is also a good reason for destroying evidence once during the search and seizure of the Ushin building. Isn’t this concern about the destruction of evidence a typical case where urgency is required?”

The search and seizure of Ko Sang-jun’s home was originally supposed to have been done before the special prosecution began, but it was delayed because it took a long time for him to be converted to a suspect.

They’ve already bought themselves enough time to destroy the evidence.

“I’m worried because I don’t know what those guys will find fault with and what they’ll do with the illegally collected evidence.”

“It’s okay. Who went to the scene?”

“Chief Kim Jong-seok, Min-woo hyung, and the investigators.”

“Really? Is there one car left?”

“why?”

“I’ll go too.”

Should I get involved in the work of turning Ko Sang-jun’s house into a mess?