You Are Defended - Chapter 637



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Episode 637

“Did you wait in the special prosecutor’s office until the search was over?”

“No. Tomorrow, Lee Ye-jin and Ko Sang-jun will have their warrant hearing. I was busy preparing for that.”

“So are you ready?”

“He said that the rest is almost over and that he was just finishing up, so he told me to go first. Since it looks like the search is over, he told me to kidnap the lawyer and make sure he can’t come to the special prosecutor’s office.”

“What on earth do you think of me?”

Kang Min-jae looked back at me as if asking if I really didn’t know that while I was at the traffic light.

“The office manager and this senior have known you for a long time, but don’t they know your personality? They must have checked the seized items and prepared for the actual examination of the warrant.”

I had nothing to say so I kept my mouth shut.

Then Kang Minjae shrugged his shoulders.

“I know how you feel, lawyer. To be honest, I feel the same way. We’ve always kept things strictly confidential and checked only among ourselves, and we didn’t trust the investigative agencies either, so we never thought about asking for help. To be honest, I also feel really awkward talking about human trafficking and slush funds with people I’ve never met before.”

“But I still have to look at the written documents for preparation for the actual examination of the warrant.”

“This senior said he’ll send it to me by midnight today.”

I nodded and got out of the car.

As I reached out to grab the elevator, Kang Min-jae asked.

“Why are your palms like that?”

“Oh, this.”

As soon as the investigation was over, I went out to the search and seizure scene, so I couldn’t even put the bandage on properly.

I thought it would be more noticeable if I put a band on it.

“I got hurt at the scene.”

“At the scene of the seizure? No, how did it happen?”

“When I opened the door to the secret space, the locking mechanism was still there, but I touched it without realizing it.”

The lies just flowed out.

What can I say about the story that when I saw Ko Sang-jun’s face in the investigation room, he showed signs of a seizure and stabbed his palm with the nib of a fountain pen?

“The lock is stuck? What if you catch tetanus? Shouldn’t you go to the hospital and get a tetanus shot right now?”

“Just go to the hospital tomorrow morning and get it checked.”

“The wound looks deep?”

“How can something look so deep when you haven’t even looked at it properly?”

“Then please show me properly.”

“I can’t do that because I think it’ll make a fuss on the riverbank.”

“I won’t make a fuss.”

“If it was up to you to do as you please, why didn’t you listen to me every time I told you not to act up?”

Kang Min-jae couldn’t answer.

Anyway, I intentionally stabbed my left hand, and as long as I don’t move my hand violently, it doesn’t hurt much.

“hmm?”

When I arrived at the house and opened the door, the smell of food wafted from inside the house.

I was curious because it was a smell that was hard to smell in our house.

There is only one thing that can be suspected.

I wonder if Taesik is eating a midnight snack at my house.

I don’t know why he’s doing that at my house at this hour when I’ve already gotten off work.

“Huh? The lawyer is here.”

As I approached the kitchen, I saw Taesik’s sturdy back sitting at the table with his back to me.

Sang-gil was also sitting next to him.

“Why are you having a midnight snack at our house… … .”

“Has Juhan come?”

Before I could say a word to them, the pantry space opened and a familiar face appeared.

… … was my mother.

“I delayed my work hours because my mother said she would make something delicious. The lawyers said we should eat first because they were running late… … Hurry up and sit down. It’s really delicious.”

I looked down at the large cauldron sitting in the middle of the table.

The menu seems to be spicy braised chicken, but this amount seems like it’s for commercial use.

“I left the bridge for the lawyers.”

I just washed my hands in a daze and sat down at the table.

I suddenly felt hungry.

It was only then that I remembered that I had not had dinner because I had been at the search and seizure scene for seven hours.

“Eat quickly.”

“It must be hard, but you even did something like this?”

“It’s hard. Playing at home is harder. My teeth hurt a little. Oh, I made some side dishes, so eat them. I recently changed the recipe, and they’re really delicious.”

“yes.”

“But why isn’t your dad coming? He called me right before you came and opened the door for me.”

“Is your father here too?”

“Yeah. I sent you to buy some because we ran out of volume-based envelopes.”

I nodded and started eating.

While I was finishing one bowl, Taesik ate three more.

Apparently, when I first saw Taesik, there was a mountain of chicken bones piled up in front of him.

Just as I was finishing my meal, my father came into the house carrying a bundle of garbage bags.

“The building structure is complicated, so it took me a while to find it. Hey, where is it? I went all the way to the swimming pool.”

“To the pool? You’ve come a long way. You told me to call you. Then I would have picked you up.”

Kang Min-jae said as he took the volume-based fee envelope from his father’s hand.

“But the complex structure makes it look like the security is really good.”

“The best house for a lawyer, Heo-eop!”

Before Taesik could finish speaking, Sanggil covered his mouth.

Despite such efforts, the atmosphere became very solemn, as all the important information had already been conveyed.

“But since the lawyer is now a special prosecutor, I can breathe a sigh of relief. Don’t worry too much. The president even sent me 100 pills of Gongjindan to take care of my health.”

The training was Kang Min-jae’s job.

My father seemed lost in thought for a moment, then his stiff expression softened and he answered calmly.

“Okay. Take care of your health and work hard.”

“……yes.”

“You know how to do it, but you have to respect your coworkers, even if they are higher up in the hierarchy. Got it?”

“I will do that.”

“Looking at the special investigation team members, they all seem like great people. From what I saw on the news, it seemed like they had to make difficult decisions. Don’t forget to be grateful.”

“… … .”

“huh?”

“Oh, yes.”

The answer was a beat late.

This scene was something I had imagined countless times in my past life, so I found myself lost in it.

I imagined so much that I thought I was seeing hallucinations in this life, and it didn’t feel real.

“… … .”

In my previous life, I started with the investigation of Anthrozole Alpha and created the special investigation of Wooshin in 2018.

And when I was dispatched to the special investigation team, I thought I finally had the face to meet my parents.

On the day the special investigation team was launched, I drove to the ancestral shrine where my mother and father were buried.

I thought it might be a bit much to come empty-handed, so I bought some of his favorite bread from a nearby bakery.

To be honest, I wasn’t sure if he liked it because I was such a terribly indifferent son.

So I spread out bread in front of the memorial box with my parents’ names engraved on it and chattered like I was drenched in rain.

At first he spoke calmly, but at some point he seemed to be crying.

He just kept repeating that he was sorry it took so long and that he would somehow make Wooshin pay the appropriate price.

When I returned home after making such a fool of myself, the sun had already set.

Entering a dark house was a natural thing for me, but that day I felt strangely unfamiliar.

The house was so dark and quiet.

I didn’t see my parents, who should have told me that my son had a hard time and that I should take care of my health.

I couldn’t understand why there was no one around to nag me while I filled the fridge with side dishes that I didn’t even eat.

Even I died not long after that, unable to keep the promise I made to my parents at Bongandang.

“Juhan, don’t you want to eat more? There’s more food.”

I woke up from my thoughts at the sound of my father’s voice.

“There’s red bean bread, right?”

And then he asked right away.

“huh?”

“It’s a red bean bun. Do you like that?”

“Why are you suddenly having red bean buns? Well, I don’t really like them, but they taste good when you eat them when you’re hungry.”

“Mom, do you like sesame bread?”

“Kkaechalbbang? Well, it’s okay. My favorite is chestnut bread. Your dad likes sweet red bean donuts better. Right, Joo-han’s dad?”

“right.”

My parents just showed me the situation I most wanted.

In the end, the bread I bought at Bongandang wasn’t what my parents wanted.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“No, I just suddenly remembered it. I’ll remember it from now on. Red bean donuts, chestnut bread.”

“You don’t have to remember that. Just focus on the special investigation. It’s something you wanted to do, and you’ve been recognized for it, so you have to see it through to the end. Mom and Dad will support you too.”

I will do that.

So that there will no longer be people who cry in the mortuary after buying bread that their deceased parents don’t even like.

* * *

The next day, a detention center transport vehicle with the Ministry of Justice mark stopped in front of the court.

The defense team that was mobilized for the substantive examination of Ko Sang-jun’s arrest warrant got out of the vehicle that arrived later, but people’s eyes were solely focused on the escort vehicle.

Inside, the prison guard and Ko Sang-jun got off.

He looks just as gaunt and sick as when he arrived at the special prosecutor’s office under arrest.

But he was wearing a dark coat over his unkempt suit, and he looked so neat that you would have thought he had come from home if he hadn’t gotten out of the escort vehicle.

The handcuffs were wrapped around his wrists in a cloth of a similar color to the coat he was wearing, so they were not visible.

In the case of awaiting trial, plain clothes can be worn instead of prison clothes when going out.

However, they must be tied with a rope, but there is a rule that allows elderly people to be handcuffed without a rope.

Sangjun Ko, who was in his mid-70s, seemed to have refused the rope and chosen to wear plain clothes.

There could be nothing more humiliating than being exposed in front of pigs and dogs while wearing a prison uniform.

It’s not just a matter of humiliation.

When the image of him wearing prison clothes is imprinted on the public, the image of ‘prisoner Ko Sang-jun’ remains clearly in people’s minds.

Even though shocking evidence has already been released and everyone knows about his heinous crimes, he has not given up.

“Arrest Ko Sang-jun!”

“You murderous bastard!”

At that moment, the people gathered together shouted at the top of their lungs.

[Murderer Ko Sang-jun arrested]

[Human Traffickers OUT]

[Apologize to the victims]

Banners with clear messages printed on them flapped in the wind everywhere.

“Don’t you feel sorry towards the kids?”

“Apologize to the nation!”

“Aren’t you ashamed, you shameless brat!”

“Admit it clearly and apologize!”

The people who had gathered as Ko Sang-jun entered the courthouse continued to shout after he entered the building.

Ta-da-da-dak!

As Ko Sang-jun arrived at the press line, flashes went off and microphones were thrust in here and there.

“Did you order the human trafficking of children from Angel House?”

“Did you have the secretarial team executives turn themselves in instead of being charged with human trafficking?”

“What do you think about the statements by government officials that they met Mr. Ko Sang-jun at a Japanese restaurant?”

Ko Sang-jun did not answer any questions.

“Do you have anything to say to the people?”

“I apologize for causing concern to the public. I will faithfully cooperate with the investigation so that the facts can be ascertained as soon as possible.”

Perhaps because he thought he had to tell a ritualistic lie, Ko Sang-jun answered the last question slowly and with a voice that cracked.

And then I took a step forward, breaking through the press corps.

“A kid who says he’ll be investigated honestly destroys evidence?”

“Your house shredder will laugh!”

“Don’t push it on the executives, admit it!”

At that moment, a loud voice was heard from the crowd outside the courthouse.

The voices grew louder and more aggressive.

The guards were worried that something unexpected might happen, so they quickly sent Ko Sang-jun inside.

* * *

The special prosecution team dispatched five prosecutors to conduct a substantive review of the warrant, and eight members of Ko Sang-jun’s defense team attended.

The substantive examination of the warrant lasted six hours.

The defense team argued that in the case of human trafficking, it was not appropriate to arrest Ko Sang-jun as a suspect because executives from the secretarial team had already turned themselves in and submitted evidence.

In the case of sexual bribery, there is only the confession of a specific person, no physical evidence, and their statements are all false.

In the process, they submitted a recording containing several testimonies, saying they would prove that they harbored ill will toward Ko Sang-jun.

He said that Ko Sang-jun’s departure to Japan was for a business trip and that it could have happened by chance.

To prove this, we also submitted records and minutes of Ko Sang-jun’s visit to the local Japanese corporation during that period.

Regarding the statement Kim Mi-ja made to the investigation headquarters, she made the outrageous remark that she had made herself the victim by dragging Ko Sang-jun into covering up the fact that she had been a perpetrator.

Kim Mi-ja’s recordings were manipulated and wiretapped out of spite, she claimed.

The defense team would have known that too.

Legally, there is no reason for Ko Sang-jun’s arrest warrant to be rejected.

There are statements from victims, confessions from some accomplices, numerous pieces of circumstantial evidence, attempts to destroy evidence, and even circumstances surrounding the planned murder of a key witness.

All they can do now is place their hopes on the money that Ko Sang-jun has been pouring into politics.

But even that is not possible.

Why does the court announce the results of the detention warrant review for so-called ‘high-ranking officials’ at dawn?

There are several reasons, but one of them is to reflect public opinion.

And now, the public’s evaluation of Ko Sang-jun is the worst since the founding of Woosin.

[Court, Ko Sang-jun’s Detention Decision]

[Father and son, taken to the detention center together]

[Go Sang-jun and Go Yun-su are imprisoned in different detention centers]

[Court, Koh Sang-jun acknowledges ‘the nature of the crime is serious and there is a risk of destruction of evidence’]

[Special Prosecutor’s Search and Seizure of Ko Sang-jun’s Home Was a ‘God’s Move’]

After midnight, the court finally issued an arrest warrant for Ko Sang-jun.

It was an unprecedented, monumental incident in the history of the Republic of Korea, in which the heads of conglomerates and their sons were arrested side by side.