1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 122



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Episode 122

President Heo Min-seong’s harsh words and actions continue without ceasing.

“After sitting in that position for 20 years, I think I’ve lost my political sense. I’m getting older, and it’s probably time for me to retire.”

Then someone tells Heo Min-seong to be careful with his words.

“Oh, Chief Heo! Watch what you say! What if someone hears… …!”

The one who cut off Heo Min-seong’s words was none other than former Supreme Court Justice Yang Tae-goo.

However, he was the only one in this position who was a senior in the Judicial Research and Training Institute and had a similar career as a Supreme Court Justice.

However, since he did not have the charisma of Heo Min-seong, Heo Min-seong was the leader of this gathering.

Heo Min-seong looks at Yang Tae-gu and shouts in a loud voice.

“Senior! This can’t go on like this! This is the same as that guy Kim Jung-guk declaring war on us! If we keep going like this, we’ll all die together!”

After hearing Chief Prosecutor Huh’s long speech, Ahn Seung-hyun, a former chief prosecutor of Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office and a direct junior, emptied a glass of liquor in front of him and spoke in a solemn voice.

“Mr. President, should we try cleaning up after the President?”

Heo Min-seong looks at Ahn Seung-hyeon and asks back.

“Behind the President?”

“Yes. If you say President Kim, do you really think that not a single speck of dust will come out? If you keep digging since the days of the Central Intelligence Agency, you’ll find at least one thing… … .”

Heo Min-seong shakes his head.

“Leave it. That human’s account is negative and he has virtually no family. It’s a waste of time to search it. At best, the only people you’ll find are distant relatives.”

It’s not that I didn’t think about Heo Min-seong.

In fact, Heo Min-seong had been investigating Kim Jeong-guk little by little since he was at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, just in case.

However, this was not an investigation of Heo Min-seong alone, but rather the intention of the entire prosecution organization.

Weaknesses of the regime.

It was so-called insurance for the safety of one’s own organization.

But even after investigating for over a year, not a single case of even minor corruption was properly uncovered.

But even if we investigated it again now, nothing would come out.

At that time, former Prosecutor General Jang Dong-hyeok, who had been watching quietly, shouted while very drunk.

“Fuck! Are you going to just let this happen? Are you going to just keep sucking your thumb? You’ve earned your dues, that’s it! Is that it?”

Jang Dong-hyuk’s seniors say a few words to him.

“Prosecutor Jang! You have a lot of seniors now, what kind of habit is that!”

Jang Dong-hyuk shouts with even more excitement.

“You’re talking like a senior! Fuck, don’t you know that if this bill passes, there’s no reason to drink with you guys like this! Fuck, fuck… …! I’ve only been out for a year!”

“I, I… … !”

Seeing a junior with a much lower rank come out like that, Heo Min-seong’s head also starts to hurt.

The voices are getting louder and the place where they gathered to discuss countermeasures is on the verge of a fight.

Heo Min-seong barely comes to his senses and shouts while looking at Jang Dong-hyeok.

“Hey, Jang Dong-hyuk! What are you doing here with all the seniors here!”

Jang Dong-hyuk, who had been raising his voice and even using profanity, came to his senses when he saw Heo Min-seong getting angry.

That’s understandable, since Jang Dong-hyuk has been Heo Min-seong’s direct junior for quite some time.

That’s why, even if other people didn’t know, former President Heo Min-seong was like a mountain to him, someone he couldn’t stand up to.

“Uh, Mr. President… That’s not it… … .”

“Quickly, apologize!”

Former Prosecutor General Jang Dong-hyeok bows his head and apologizes to his seniors, unable to say anything else.

“I’m sorry, seniors… I think I drank a little too much… … .”

Even those who were about to get angrier decided not to say anything anymore and just move on after Heo Min-seong said something.

This was an example showing how great Heo Min-seong’s position was in this place.

At that moment, former Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office Chief Ahn Seung-hyun, who had been silent for a while, thought about something and quietly said something to Heo Min-seong.

“Excuse me, President. If it’s difficult for the President, how about we just take out all the members of the Korean Party?”

“All the Korean Party members?”

Seunghyun Ahn nods.

“Yes. Since it was implemented as an emergency measure anyway, shouldn’t the bill be passed in the end? If we make an example of the Liberty Korea Party members and thoroughly strip them of their power, wouldn’t they eventually persuade the president to withdraw it?”

“Umm… … .”

Heo Min-seong falls into thought for a moment.

At that time, Yang Tae-gu dismissed it as nonsense again.

“No! If this continues, we will end up in an all-out war with them! And if nothing comes of it, what are you going to do then?”

But Seunghyun Ahn shakes his head and says he is sure.

“That’s not true. Do you think each member of the Korean Party lived as a monk like Kim Jung-guk? Even if it’s not a bribe, if you dig deep, you’ll definitely find something. And anyway, our juniors will all want to retire like us and get a piece of the action, so they’ll just sit there and do nothing. Don’t you think so?”

“No, no matter what… … .”

Yang Tae-gu once again voices his negative opinion, saying, “But that’s not right.”

At that moment, Heo Min-seong, who had been thinking deeply, opens his mouth.

“Okay. Go ahead and give it a try. I’ll try my best to get rid of the Korean Party members.”

“Chief Huh! That’s not it! Aren’t there many seniors in the Korean Party who are from the prosecution and the court? So are you planning to get rid of all of them?!”

President Huh says a word as he watches Yang Tae-gu continue to say no.

“Senior Yang! Stop it! You’re not here to be righteous either! Let’s be honest. After all, you, me, and everyone else here is doing this to make money! But you’re not going to help me, so are you going to keep acting like that?

Are you saying that I should eat well and live well by myself? Isn’t it that we should all eat well and live well? Anyway, if this passes, it’s all over for you. Who would entrust a civil suit to people like us? Are you confident that you can win a civil suit against those young guys who are all crazy?”

“That, that is…”

Yang Tae-gu is unable to say anything to Heo Min-seong’s rebuke.

Heo Min-seong pours another glass of soju, downs it in one shot, and shouts at the people gathered.

“Other juniors and seniors who came here, listen up! You too. If we lose here, in the future, we and our juniors will be nothing more than salarymen at best! You’ve lived like this until now because you wanted to make a lot of money and wield power! Stop pretending to be noble and use all the means at your disposal, got it! This is war!”

“Huh, right… … .”

Yang Tae-gu tried to stop them somehow, but the mood had already changed.

After Heo Min-seong’s long speech, everyone who had come to the meeting was ready to fight Kim Jung-guk to the death.

“That’s right! This is an opportunity to really instill presidential etiquette!”

“If we listen to hundreds of lawmakers, won’t something come out of it? I’ll talk to the people under me and start taking action properly starting today!”

“Okay! I’ll try my best to move towards the court!”

The atmosphere heats up in an instant.

Heo Min-seong proposes a toast, taking control of the atmosphere.

“Okay, then, let’s all have a toast! To!”

Following Heo Min-seong’s slogan, people simultaneously chanted the slogan and toasted.

“For!”

The atmosphere starts to heat up even more as everyone downs their drinks in one go.

Former Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office Chief Ahn Seung-hyun, while still somewhat drunk, cautiously tells Chief Prosecutor Heo Min-seong what he had been thinking.

“Mr. President, how about we take a look at the Chief Secretary as well?”

“Chief Secretary? Are you talking about Oh Young-ho?”

“Yes. Kim Jung-guk has no family and no relatives around him, but Oh Young-ho has children and his parents and siblings are all alive. If you dig around, you’ll definitely find something.”

“Umm… … .”

It wasn’t a bad suggestion.

Clearly, Oh Young-ho was Kim Jung-guk’s closest confidant.

He was like a butler who stayed by his side during the 20 years of his presidency.

If something came out of Oh Young-ho, it was clear that it would also have a negative impact on Kim Jeong-guk.

Former Supreme Court Justice Yang Tae-goo approaches Heo Min-seong and chimes in with Chief Prosecutor Ahn’s story in a different tone than before.

“I think it’s a good idea. Oh Young-ho is the president’s closest confidant. If he finds fault with anything, it will definitely deal a big blow to the Blue House.”

“Do you agree, senior?”

“Of course. Oh Young-ho has a large family, so if we dig deeper, something will definitely come out. If the prosecution requests an arrest warrant, I will contact the court and make sure an arrest warrant is issued.”

Although Yang Tae-goo lacks charisma, he is a former Supreme Court Justice.

The court had him in its grip.

“Thank you, Senior. And I’m sorry about what happened earlier. I got a little excited and that’s why it happened, so I hope you don’t take it too seriously.”

“No. I didn’t think about our group’s interests earlier either. Chief Heo’s thoughts are right. We need a spirit of mutual assistance, where people from the same prosecution and court pull and push each other forward, but I only thought about myself. Why did we live as public servants while receiving that money? Now we’re just going to get a little compensation for that, but this is going too far, no matter what the president does.”

Yang Tae-gu, in complete contrast to before, flatters Heo Min-seong and agrees with his opinion.

“That’s right. If we continue to push this forward, we will eventually have to pull him out of his position. We are the owners of the Republic of Korea!”

Heo Min-seong was talking as if he were truly the owner of the Republic of Korea.

Heo Min-seong fills Yang Tae-gu’s glass and gives him a favor.

“Senior, you should continue to help me not only with the arrest warrant but also by using your connections in the court. Your role is important.”

“Of course. I will also try my best. I can’t just sit back and let this happen, right?”

* * *

“How is the response? I think it’s time for them to take action.”

I asked the chief secretary while reading the morning paper.

While most articles were still filled with World Cup stories, some media outlets focused on reporting on the emergency measures.

“Anyway, the prosecution’s actions are suspicious. In particular, prosecutors from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s Central Investigation Department frequently meet with outsiders.”

“I see… Is that the person you come into contact with the most? Heo Min-seong?”

“Yes, that’s right. As expected, it’s moving around with Heo Min-seong at the center.”

I sighed.

“ha…….”

‘I knew the resistance would be fierce, but I never thought the resistance from the prosecutors in office would be this fierce… ‘

The chief secretary asks in a worried voice.

“Are you okay… … .”

“Whew, it’s okay. What can I do? I kind of expected it, but I also expected that the prosecutors currently in office wouldn’t agree… … . My expectations were shattered so badly that I feel a little bad.”

“How about mobilizing the National Intelligence Service instead… … .”

Youngho carefully expresses his opinion.

It wouldn’t have been a big deal to divide the prosecutors if they had just mobilized the National Intelligence Service to find out a few weaknesses.

But I shook my head and refused.

“That’s enough. When did the NIS stop being involved in domestic politics? Shouldn’t the Chief of Staff know better?”

“That’s true, but… … .”

The National Intelligence Service’s intervention in domestic politics was virtually non-existent except during the early days of the administration.

Therefore, except for the part about so-called industrial spies and espionage, the domestic political part was already half-dismantled.

But that doesn’t mean I can just suck my thumb and wait for them to attack.

“And don’t worry too much. There will be internal strife over there sooner or later.”

“Internal strife? Do you have a clever plan?”

“No. There is no silver bullet. In the end, there will definitely be internal strife among lawyers. In the end, it will be a fight over a bowl of rice.”

It didn’t take long for internal strife to break out.

Infighting between prosecutors and lawyers who have a background in the courts and those who do not is slowly beginning to surface.