Episode 178
Boohoo!
A car enters the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office parking lot.
It was Son Baek-geum’s car that came after receiving a call from Kim Seung-hwan.
Son Baek-geum got out of the car and looked up at the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office building.
“Oh my… I’ve come to the prosecutor’s office on my own two feet in my life.”
I have met with prosecutors about bribery, but I have never been to the prosecution office.
Those who take bribes like the bribes from the bribe givers, but they absolutely hate it when the bribe givers come into their territory.
That’s why I tried my best not to show up at the prosecutor’s office.
Because that was what he thought business manners were.
But now that the inspector had called me here, and I was even a member of his party, I couldn’t help but feel strange.
Just then his cell phone vibrated.
Wheeing!
Is this prosecutor Kim Seung-hwan?
No it wasn’t.
The caller was a number that I had saved, but I never normally contacted or called.
It was a bloodbath.
He picked up the phone in surprise.
“Yes, Chief Pi.”
– Mr. Son Baek-geum, where are you now?
As soon as he picked up the phone, Pi Seong-yeol asked for my location instead of greeting me.
This gentleman is really shameless, whether in the past or present.
So Son Baek-geum answered with less force than usual.
“I’m outside now. What’s wrong?”
– Mr. Son Baek-geum, let me cut to the chase and get to the point. What happened with Vice Chairman Park Gyu-min?
also.
It was because of Park Gyu-min.
Well, if not for this, then what else would this guy have to contact me for?
Son Baek-geum said with a sly smile.
“What are you talking about?”
– … … What do you mean?
When Son Baek-geum pretends not to know and asks again, Pi Seong-yeol’s voice suddenly appears.
At that lowered voice, Son Baek-geum tensed up without realizing it.
It was something like an unconditional reflex.
Because it was none other than Pi Seong-yeol.
But soon the tension eased.
No, I hypnotized myself into thinking I would solve it.
No matter how scary the bloodthirsty fever is, its fear is nothing compared to that of Suho.
As soon as I thought that, my fear quickly went away.
Son Baek-geum straightened his back and placed his hand on his left hip as he spoke.
“Yes, what do you mean?”
– Ha, really… … Hey, Son Baek-geum. Are you crazy?
“You’re suddenly crazy? Are you going too far with that?”
– Are you passing by? Hey Son Baek-geum, did you eat rat poison? Or did you lose your senses after hearing my voice for the first time in a while?
“I didn’t eat rat poison and I didn’t lose my senses. I don’t understand why Chief Pi is acting like this all of a sudden. Even though he is a government official, isn’t this too much for a civilian?”
– Civilian? Oh, right… … Yes, civilian. You’ve been living among the civilians for so long that you’ve probably forgotten what your status is, but I’ll make sure to let you know this time. I’ll take responsibility for you and disband the Platinum Clan.
“sun.”
– what?
“Do it. If someone hears you, they’ll think you’re the president. Hey, you punk, stop whining and do your own thing. You got kicked out of the Constitutional Court because you lost your job, so how long are you going to act like an old man? Do you still think you’re the old man from before?”
– You… …! What did you just say?
“Shut up, I have to go somewhere now. Hang up.”
As soon as Son Baek-geum ended the call, he quickly put his phone in his pocket.
“phew.”
My lips are trembling a little.
My mouth opened wide like a flood and I screamed, but after screaming, why was my heart pounding so hard?
But now there is no place to retreat anymore.
Spilled water and spoken words cannot be picked up, so it was already a situation where the water drained from the cliff.
‘f*ck, I’m going to die anyway.’
Bloodshot eyes are also scary.
But the guardian who made him a eunuch was more frightening.
So Son Baek-geum bet on a bigger fear.
After all, it is the primitive things that move people.
Son Baek-geum put a cigarette in his mouth to calm himself down.
And after putting out the fire, he called Suho.
***
Office of the Chief of the Special Investigation Department of the Supreme Court.
Someone was sitting in the darkness where only the city lights came in.
It was a bloodbath.
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“… … .”
Pi Seong-yeol looked at the ended call sign and then raised his head to look at the ceiling.
Blood pressure is soaring.
To him, Son Baek-geum was neither a hunting dog nor a domesticated dog.
If we were to categorize it as a dog, it was a neighborhood mutt… … no, it was a dirty dog with rabies.
So I wasn’t paying any attention, but then he showed his teeth to me.
It’s absurd for a pet dog to bite its owner, so how absurd would it be for a neighborhood mutt that didn’t even pay attention to urinate on you?
Pi Seong-yeol, who raised his head, let out a sigh and calmed his blood pressure.
Don’t yell or swear.
Because yelling at the neighborhood dog and suffering such humiliation was the perfect behavior to be called illiterate.
Instead, it further fueled the anger and cooled the hot anger.
Because cold anger is actually more frightening.
“Yes. A wild dog should be treated like a wild dog.”
Pi Seong-yeol, who has made up his mind, makes a phone call to someone.
***
“… … This is enough.”
“Yes, thank you for your hard work, Inspector.”
Prosecutor Kim Seung-hwan’s office.
Kim Seung-hwan wrote the statement in accordance with Son Baek-geum’s instructions and words as instructed by Su-ho in advance.
It was about the redevelopment gate.
In fact, even though it was called the redevelopment gate, there was no significant content in Son Baek-geum’s report.
There is a redevelopment cartel that creates real estate save zone premiums, and I know that you, Park Gyu-min, have benefited from it too. So I hope you include me this time… … something like that.
But even though it was just a few lines of argument, it will be the fuse that triggers the redevelopment gate.
Because if the world learned about the redevelopment cartel, Park Gyu-min would be the one to really fan the flames.
As soon as the report was finished, Park Gyu-min, who was eating gomtang next to me, said.
“Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Son.”
“Yes, what… … But Vice President, are you eating in this situation? Aren’t you nervous?”
“What is there to be nervous about? Things have already started and there is nowhere else to go.”
Park Gyu-min, who had been sleeping all day, woke up while Son Baek-geum was writing the report and ordered gomtang.
Son Baek-geum watched Park Gyu-min eating gomtang for a while, then turned his gaze to Kim Seung-hwan and said.
“Sir, I know it’s not allowed to smoke indoors, but can I have a cigarette here? I have something to tell you.”
At the words, “I have something to say,” Kim Seung-hwan nodded, looking at the statement.
“Okay, then.”
“Thank you. Then… … .”
With Kim Seung-hwan’s permission, Son Baek-geum carefully lights a cigarette and takes a drag.
And then, spitting out smoke, he began to speak softly.
“Just before I came here, I received a call from the head of the special forces, Pi Seong-yeol.”
Bloody fever.
As soon as the three characters of that name came out of Son Baek-geum’s mouth, both Kim Seung-hwan, who was looking over the report, and Park Gyu-min, who was eating gomtang, stopped what they were doing and looked at Son Baek-geum.
As Park Gyu-min carefully put down his spoon, Kim Seung-hwan also put down the report he was reading at a similar time and asked.
“What did you say?”
“He asked me what happened between me and the vice president. When I told him to just f*ck off, he threatened to disband the Platinum faction.”
Park Gyu-min, surprised by Son Baek-geum’s words, asked.
“Mr. Son. You really told Manager Pi to f*ck off?”
“… … No, that’s what I meant. Instead, I did tell him to stop acting like an inspiration, but anyway, he seemed really angry. Did the prosecutor say anything?”
Acting like an inspiration.
At those words, Park Gyu-min couldn’t hold back his laughter for a moment.
Kim Seung-hwan also smiled faintly.
But the reason he snickered wasn’t because of what Son Baek-geum said.
‘I guess the pressure from above was really due to the bloodshed.’
I expected it, but I never thought it would be true.
By the way, when on earth did that bloodthirsty guy Pi Seong-yeol make these strings?
I think the redevelopment gate must have had a big impact.
Kim Seung-hwan also spoke only then after Son Baek-geum’s words.
“I called Mr. Son Baek-geum early because of the report, but… … Actually, after I called Mr. Son Baek-geum, pressure came from my superiors. They told me to stop all the cases I was working on and transfer them to the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office. The transfer process is scheduled to begin tomorrow, so we were planning to start the redevelopment gate tonight anyway.”
“Oh, then surely… … .”
“Yes, well. It seems that Pi Seong-yeol has been involved in some way. It seems that he was a bit worried because the two of you were involved in an incident where a thief made a fuss about his own feet.”
“That’s how it seems. If your child is going to be so scared, then he should live a little better in his daily life.”
Kim Seung-hwan furrowed his brows at Son Baek-geum’s words.
“… … I don’t think that’s something that Mr. Son should say?”
“Ahem, that’s what you say. But what can we do now? Both the Vice Chairman and I have finished writing the report, and if you break the news before the transfer, no matter how much of a zealous person you are, there’s nothing we can do. Isn’t that right, Vice Chairman?”
Son Baek-geum naturally asked Park Gyu-min a question.
But Park Gyu-min’s expression looked a little serious.
Son Baek-geum, who saw the sight, asked.
“Why are you like that?”
“No, well… … It seems like there’s nothing more I can do, just like Mr. Son said… … .”
“… … I don’t think I can do it?”
“I suddenly had that thought.”
“What are you thinking?”
“It’s just… … Seriously, I just heard this as a rumor, but I heard that there’s a secret organization in the special forces that operates directly under Pi Seong-yeol.”
“A secret organization directly under Pi Seong-yeol?”
“Yes, well. That’s why I said it was just a rumor, but I’ve never actually seen it myself. But think about it. How could Pi Seong-yeol, who suddenly became an Awakened Person and was transferred to the Association, rise to the position of head of the special forces without even leveling up? He’s a guy who’s lost his way.”
Park Gyu-min put down his spoon completely and continued speaking.
“The Special Department has two departments: the Special Division and the Investigation Division. I heard that the Investigation Division is in charge of everything related to Awakened crimes, and the Special Department handles all other tasks, including the Investigation Division’s work. That’s why the Special Department is more powerful. And I heard that the secret organization I mentioned is in the Special Department.”
“Hey, if you belong to a special department, you should be on the list, but how is that a secret organization? They are supposedly public servants working for the country.”
“There is only one team in the Special Investigation Division. The secret organization I mentioned is called Team 2. And I heard that Team 2 of the Special Investigation Division is made up of people who are not official government officials but rather private soldiers of the Pyeongseongyeol Corps.”
Jang Kyung-hwan and Park Gyu-min also did not know the true nature of the organization.
That’s why I said it was just a rumor.
That was when.
dripping.
Someone’s knocking.
Who is it at this hour?
The investigator has already been sent home?
Kim Seung-hwan asked.
“who are you?”
“I came from the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office.”
“Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office?”
At the mention of Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Seung-Hwan Kim reflexively stood up from his seat.
And just as I was about to open the door, my hand stopped for a moment.
‘You came from the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office?’
The transfer work will start tomorrow, right?
Besides, time is running towards midnight.
How did you even know I was here at this late hour without any contact?
I haven’t been contacted separately?
As his thoughts reached this point, Kim Seung-hwan remembered what Park Gyu-min had said earlier about the Special Investigation Team 2.
And goosebumps started to appear from the top of my head.
Kim Seung-hwan asked calmly.
“Where is the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office?”
“… … .”
There is no answer coming back.
At that moment.
Bam!
The door opened.
And the one who showed up was none other than Suho.
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