34. A long-awaited moment (8)
Also known as Golden Gate.
What was initially just a conspiracy theory became a huge typhoon that struck South Korea.
– Lim Cheol-hyung, CEO of Mirae Investment & Securities, is a person closely related to the Taeyang Group. If so, there would be no reason to say nonsense that would jeopardize one’s own position, and this is truly clear evidence that Yoon Hyun-min is the mastermind behind the Golden Circle.
-I thought it was nonsense, but it was really true.
-It’s still just testimony. Isn’t it premature to criticize Yoon Hyun-min even though there is no clear evidence?
Everyone was shocked.
Conspiracy theories always end up as conspiracy theories.
People who did not think it was true could not help but be shocked by CEO Lim Cheol-hyung’s interview.
There were still people who maintained neutrality.
They put forward the logic that no evidence had been found, but as of now, the circumstances alone were certain.
-What is his evidence? According to Yoon Hyun-min’s testimony when he appeared at the prosecution, prosecutor Kang Dong-cheol asked about his personal relationship with Lim Cheol-hyung, CEO of Mirae Investment & Securities, and he said there was no connection. But Lim Cheol-hyung’s testimony completely contradicts that. Even if there is no actual evidence, it means that there is a very high probability that Yoon Hyun-min testified falsely. Think with common sense. Since someone like Yoon Hyun-min is behind it, shouldn’t Lim Cheol-hyung also be involved?
-Hyun-min Yoon, Cheol-hyung Lim, Gyeong-cheol Lee, etc. If you calculate the people mentioned by Lim Cheol-hyung, the puzzle fits perfectly. They actually formed a relationship around the time when the Golden Circle is believed to have been created, and above all, the benefits they accumulated through mutual assistance make it difficult to view it as a simple transactional relationship.
People’s suspicions grew rapidly.
The person behind it has been identified.
Hyunmin Yoon was certain.
No one thought that the series of circumstances that began with Kim Hyun-seong’s revelations were simply a manipulated assassination.
And people said
-What kind of life has Kim Hyun-seong lived? It’s just that a high school student opened the gates to Golden Gate against people whose names you might already know. They said he was the number one brain in the country, but he wasn’t usually smart.
Hyunseong Kim and Hyunmin Yoon.
It was everyone’s concern.
Now that the Internet has developed, the fire spreading throughout Korea shows no sign of going out.
* * *
Quang!
Clink!
The ceramics on the floor shattered into pieces.
Yoon Hyun-min, who had made a mess of his office, let out a rough breath as if that wasn’t enough to calm him down.
“Whoop, whoop.”
My body was shaking.
Im Cheol-hyung’s betrayal.
The timing wasn’t good.
Although there is still no clear evidence to identify him, the series of circumstances that began with Kim Hyun-seong’s revelations were enough to push him into a corner. The revelation of Kim Hyun-seong, who drew people’s attention to the point of stealing his identity, and the emergence of people who revealed themselves as victims of the Golden Circle. Kim Pan-ho, a member of the National Assembly, withdrew from the party, drawing the attention of people interested in politics, and Kang Dong-cheol proved with his reputation that this was not a simple incident.
The final Hwaryongjeomjeong (畫龍點睛).
Lim Cheol-hyung’s revelation was fatal.
Regardless of the existence of evidence, even Yoon Hyun-min could not be completely free from the insider’s revelations.
“… … “How on earth can it get to this point?”
I didn’t understand.
Hyunseong Kim.
I’m just a high school student.
Over the past dozen years, countless people have spewed out malice against the Golden Circle, but each person with their own story collapsed without being able to do anything. That’s how powerful the Golden Circle was. I couldn’t accept the fact that they were a group of high school students who couldn’t do anything, and that they were put in this situation.
Myungjin Construction, Jeonghan Ilbo, Seungpil Choi, Panho Kim, Dongcheol Kang, and Cheolhyeong Lim.
Focusing on high school students.
They all risked their lives.
In the world of Yoon Hyun-min, who thinks with common sense, this result was an area of absurdity that could not be accepted.
“It can’t be like this. “I can’t just be broken by something like this.”
It’s been a dozen years.
As the successor to the Taeyang Group even though he lives an ordinary life, Yoon Hyun-min created a group called the Golden Circle for greater power. At first, there were many skeptical looks. People who said that they were being dangerous for no reason by forming such an inappropriate relationship, at some point came to seek out the influence that the Golden Circle gave them as time went by. Hyunmin Yoon was not recognized simply because he was the child of the chairman of the Taeyang Group; he was recognized by people just because he was Hyunmin Yoon.
It is a tower that has worked hard.
We built it up one by one and thoroughly prepared it so that it would never collapse.
However, in a situation where such a result was made against a high school student, even the perfect Yoon Hyun-min could not control his emotions.
“Whoop, whoop.”
I took a breath.
After fussing for a while longer, I finally managed to swallow my emotions.
“Now we have to accept the fact that it is really dangerous. “The opponent is that much of a threat.”
Golden Gate.
The flame became a fire.
It was clear that the moment the boiling public opinion caused a riot, Taeyang Group and himself would receive a fatal blow, no matter how little evidence existed. Public opinion was that important. There was a good reason why they were trying hard to manipulate public opinion, even spending money, rather than just promoting a cause.
soon.
Public sentiment will sweep away the Taeyang Group.
It shouldn’t have been that way.
If you give people the power to judge, from then on you will have no choice but to receive private sanctions even without evidence.
I was pushed to the edge of a cliff.
I accepted that reality.
From now on, it is not about destroying the opponent.
In order to survive, one had to resort to any means possible.
‘First of all, we need to turn the direction of the fire.’
I made a call somewhere.
And we talked for a while.
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Although he expressed a drastic change in emotions on the other end of the phone, Yoon Hyun-min’s cold eyes did not waver at all.
* * *
A few days after that.
A shocking incident occurred.
[This is breaking news. It has been confirmed that National Assembly member Lee Kyung-cheol committed suicide at his home. As a result of the investigation, no circumstances of murder were found, and National Assembly member Lee Kyung-cheol left a suicide note confessing the truth about the ‘Golden Gate’ incident… … … … The police decided to make the suicide note public in order to reveal the truth of the incident.]
Gyeongcheol Lee.
A key figure in the ruling party.
He committed suicide.
People were shocked.
It was a very sudden result, and the shocking truth was recorded in the suicide note revealed by the police.
[First of all, I would like to express my sincere apologies to the people. I felt like I could no longer endure the siege that was tightening my breathing at every moment. Golden Circle. The heinous group that CEO Lim Cheol-hyung mentioned was created by me more than a dozen years ago. At that time, I lacked political support, so I decided that I needed strength, and I gathered strength by using the students’ parents. I admit it. I did something I shouldn’t have done, and I’ve been under a lot of pressure recently, starting with Kim Hyun-seong’s revelations. I am anxious that if I continue like this and my crime is revealed, it may leave irreparable scars on the political party I belong to and the people around me. Although I am irresponsible, I want to pay for my sin by taking my own life. I hope that my choice provides some comfort to the victims who have suffered because of me.]
It was a confession.
In the materials that accompanied the will, there was specific evidence about how Lee Gyeong-cheol created the Golden Circle.
Confession and evidence.
I couldn’t deny it.
People wondered if it was a suicide to bury the case, but it was a meaningless war of words anymore since Lee Gyeong-cheol took all the blame and took his own life. A strong claim that Yoon Hyun-min is behind it. Lee Gyeong-cheol’s suicide made us aware of the fact that there was no ‘evidence’ and in the end, it was just people’s claims.
A controversy arose.
But that was all.
The death of a great figure like Lee Kyung-cheol was enough to bury the controversy in controversy.
* * *
Lee Gyeong-cheol’s death.
Kang Dong-cheol was ordered to stop the investigation.
Lee Gyeong-cheol confessed to all his crimes, and the evidence he left behind, such as a will, was enough to support him.
In the end, there was no evidence that Yoon Hyun-min was behind the Golden Circle, so there was no reason to investigate him any further.
Taeyang Group’s response was also appropriate.
They admitted that ‘bribes’ were exchanged in the process of supporting Lee Kyung-cheol, but revealed that they never imagined that it would go into Golden Circle’s funds. At the same time, the rumor of a discord with Mirae Investment & Securities was made public, and the hypothesis that Lim Cheol-hyung shot Yoon Hyun-min as a personal revenge was also mentioned. This is why evidence was essential. The moment a testimony attacks the messenger who gave the testimony, it loses its credibility.
of course.
The controversy still persisted.
Although people did not withdraw their suspicions, they were able to quell the fierce fire towards Yoon Hyun-min.
Anyway, the culprit appeared.
That too, a huge figure named Lee Kyung-cheol.
As the situation was coming to an end, Kang Dong-cheol expressed his frustration.
“Damn you bastards!”
Quang!
I returned to my seat.
The expression on the prosecutor’s face when he said that there was really nothing he could do about it made me so angry to the very end.
There is no evidence.
People also died.
There was no other way.
Faced with pressure coming from all directions, the chief prosecutor gave orders as if he were begging.
Kang Dong-cheol, who sat down, looked at a photo of himself with his father when he was first appointed as a prosecutor.
“… … father. Is it possible to live without an inch of shame under this sky? I am. You cannot be proud of yourself simply by living the right life. “I am so ashamed of my helplessness and inability to do anything even after knowing the truth.”
I grabbed my face.
I gritted my teeth.
Even though he was putting his position on the line, he was unable to control his emotions due to the reality that he could no longer do anything.
This was reality.
Reality has always been harsh.
* * *
Golden Gate.
Lee Gyeong-cheol’s death was sufficiently successful.
Since the mastermind was identified and the mastermind committed suicide, the Golden Circle seemed to be disintegrating.
People’s interest faded.
Suspicion and criticism towards Yoon Hyun-min were also reduced to the share of a few, and people who had to live their daily lives could no longer expend their mental energy because their throats were empty. Like a pot heated up. The heat cooled down quickly. In this society called the Republic of Korea, people knew from the beginning that complete eradication was impossible.
About Lee Gyeong-cheol.
It was a sufficiently satisfactory result.
Meanwhile, Kim Hyun-seong was also released on probation.
He was involved in many incidents, including identity theft, but fortunately, he was recognized as being due to the Golden Circle. The mastermind just changed from Yoon Hyun-min to Lee Kyung-cheol. Because the damage Kim Hyun-sung suffered from Golden Circle was real, public opinion was strong that it was not right to punish him. And most importantly, although he took the CSAT, he did nothing with his grades.
Even so.
This would not have been possible without the generosity of Taeyang Group.
In front of reporters, Yoon Hyun-min said that he fully understood Kim Hyun-seong’s feelings and showed tolerance by covering up his wrong sniping. That wasn’t all. Hyunmin Yoon recognized that the problem of school violence was very serious, and he announced that he would establish a foundation to support victims at the group level.
Public sentiment was like a reed.
People who expressed anger in response to the revelations now applauded Yoon Hyun-min’s actions, saying they were great.
There were still people who claimed that Lee Kyung-cheol’s death was intentional and a conspiracy, but suspicion without evidence alone was not enough to bring down a person in power. From then on, a gap appeared in public opinion. As time passed, public opinion toward Yoon Hyun-min was eliminated in the gap where the manipulating forces were able to fully exploit it.
Kim Hyun-seong went to the prosecution.
Afterwards, several investigations were conducted, but the prosecution showed no intention to obtain anything more from Kim Hyun-seong.
The sky was clear.
With the indifference that even reporters no longer visited, Kim Hyun-seong looked at the sky in silence with an emotionless face.
I just took a few steps.
As I was leaving the prosecution, a mysterious person approached me.
“Can you give me a moment?”
It was the first person I saw.
But Kim Hyun-seong instinctively knew.
“I hope Director Hyunmin Yoon can meet you.”
Hyunmin Yoon.
The evil relationship has not yet come to an end.
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