1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 124



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Episode 124

“Umm… … .”

Nam Ki-cheol hesitates for a moment over Heo Min-seong’s proposal.

Heo Min-seong asks while pouring alcohol into his glass.

“What, is there a problem? Is it because some of the Liberty Korea Party members are from the prosecution?”

Nam Ki-cheol shakes his head and answers.

“No. Even if you say that they are from the prosecution, most of them are actually only experienced members of our prosecution organization. It would be burdensome to take a look at the members of the Liberty Korea Party, but it wouldn’t be a big problem. However, the investigation into Director Oh Young-ho is a bit… … .”

“What are you worried about? Are you close with Director Oh?”

Prosecutor Nam speaks with a slightly worried voice.

“That’s not true. But isn’t that person from the Jungjung clan? All the people in key positions, including the current director of the National Intelligence Service, were distant juniors of Director Oh Young-ho when he was in office. If you mess with them for no reason… … .”

“You can fight with the National Intelligence Service. Is that it?”

“Yes. You know that. The National Intelligence Service and the other party are… .”

Heo Min-seong deliberately says something that slightly scratches Nam Ki-cheol’s pride.

“Hey, since when has our prosecution not investigated because they were afraid of the National Intelligence Service! This is dead, even the prosecution is dead!”

Nam Ki-cheol is a little embarrassed and clarifies that it is not true.

“No, it’s not that I’m scared. Don’t you know that the prosecution and the National Intelligence Service don’t intervene in each other?”

Although it is not explicitly stated, the prosecution does not intervene in the work of the National Intelligence Service, and the National Intelligence Service does not intervene in the work of the prosecution.

It was an unwritten rule that had persisted between the two sides for a long time.

Director Oh had already left the NIS during the Jungjong era, but he was recognized as one of their own within the NIS.

If Nam Ki-cheol had hit Director Oh, it would have been an act that broke the unwritten rule between the National Intelligence Service and the prosecution.

And although they said that the words were not scary, in reality, the current top prosecutors still had some fear of the National Intelligence Service.

During President Lee Jung-hwan’s term, the Central Intelligence Agency was a powerful organization that was incomparable to the current prosecution.

No matter how long and winding the inspection was, it was common sense at the time to take a step back and give way when it came out of the court.

And at that time, most of the top prosecutors were now public prosecutors.

“Mr. President, how about excluding Director Oh and only doing it with the Korean Party members…?”

Heo Min-seong tries to appease Nam Gi-cheol somehow.

“You human, that’s why we have to go to a public opinion war! If the National Intelligence Service steps in to save that human, Oh Young-ho, isn’t that ultimately interfering with domestic politics? Then, public opinion will turn to our side! And have you seen the National Intelligence Service interfering with domestic politics recently?”

Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul is unable to answer Heo Min-seong’s questions.

‘Come to think of it… … .’

In the past 10 years, I have never heard of the National Intelligence Service interfering in domestic affairs, especially politics.

Nam Ki-cheol is silently contemplating.

Heo Min-seong pushes his back once more as he ponders.

“Prosecutor Nam. You, aren’t you going to be the Prosecutor General? How long are you going to be the number two man? This time, you need to gain the trust of the organization and become the Prosecutor General!”

Nam Ki-chul’s heart races at the mention of the Prosecutor General.

Finally, Heo Min-seong provokes him once more.

“Hey, that’s enough! If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it, you punk! I’ll find another swordsman!”

Nam Ki-cheol empties his glass at Heo Min-seong’s provocation and speaks to him with a determined look in his eyes.

“Hoo, I understand, President. I’ll try my hand at swordsmanship this time. It’s just a one-time thing, let’s just see how it goes!”

Heo Min-seong laughs loudly and pats his shoulder.

“Hahaha! Yes, yes! I thought well! That’s right, Nam Gi-cheol! You should also do the Prosecutor General once and be done with it! Then you can come out and make a lot of money and enjoy your old age happily! How can we live off of that little pension that’s only a few pennies? This is blocking our way to live! This time, you have to show us a real example!”

The two clink their glasses and Nam Ki-cheol responds.

“That’s right, President. I’ll show the Blue House a proper example by dancing with the sword properly!”

“Okay, okay! I’ll give you proper support from behind, so don’t worry, and do a proper sword dance! When you’re done, I’ll be waiting with a flower path laid out for you, so just handle this one well, okay?”

“Yes! Understood! Mr. President!”

The sight of the two people uniting was more like watching a gangster unite rather than a group of lawyers.

The drinking party continues like that, and Heo Min-seong cautiously asks about the current Prosecutor General.

“Prosecutor Nam, what about Chief Prosecutor Kang Sung-min? What’s he like? Didn’t he say anything?”

When the story of President Kang comes up, Nam Ki-cheol lets out a sigh.

“Oh, you know, that guy’s personality. He’s just nonsense. I’ve asked him several times to go to the president and say something, but he hasn’t said anything.”

“He’s still the same old brat who has absolutely no sense of camaraderie. How did such a brat end up in the president’s seat…?”

Heo Min-seong also sighs.

“That’s right. If the president had been in office, this wouldn’t have happened.”

The current Attorney General has not responded to this incident.

There were countless people around him who pushed him to step up, saying that he should become the president, but he was like a rock, silently doing what he had to do.

And his subordinates at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office were calling him a traitor to the organization.

“Yeah, oh my, how did such a fool end up like that… … .”

The two continue to gossip about President Kang Sung-min.

“If that idiot steps down quickly and someone like our prosecutor Nam becomes the chief prosecutor, the organization will run properly.”

Nam Ki-cheol responds with a smile.

“Hahaha. After this incident is over, if Director Heo firmly supports it, wouldn’t it be possible?”

“Yes. That’s right. For the sake of our prosecution, someone like Prosecutor Nam should become the Prosecutor General. He also sounds like Prosecutor General Nam. It fits him perfectly, hahaha.”

The drinking party between the two people, who were indistinguishable from gangsters to prosecutors, continued late into the night.

* * *

“Representative Min! This time, the office of Representative Hong Seok-jun has been raided! These bastards of the prosecution have inevitably targeted our party.”

Nam Ki-cheol started the operation right away, starting the day after the drinking party.

The first thing that started was a surprise search and seizure of the Liberty Korea Party members.

The reason is that there was a report that he had received bribes during the previous National Assembly elections.

The report was also uncertain and there was no physical evidence.

To be exact, the tip-off was also a fake tip made up by Nam Gi-cheol.

However, Nam Ki-cheol continued to issue search and seizure warrants and conducted searches and seizures on the offices of Korean Party members, citing only the reason that a tip-off had been received.

“Did the court grant permission this time too?”

“Yes. It seems like even the courts are involved this time.”

Normally, this kind of arbitrary investigation would have been blocked by the court, but this time, the court worked hand in hand with the prosecution.

This was possible because retired judges, including Chief Justice Yang Tae-gu, also exerted their power, and the courts, like the prosecution, were extremely dissatisfied with the president’s emergency measures.

“These kids. Since they can’t be arrested during the session, they keep issuing search and seizure warrants and doing ridiculous things like this… … .”

Representative Min chews his lip and looks over the list of lawmakers whose offices have been searched and seized so far.

Of course, there may have been some truly problematic lawmakers among them, but most of them were probably the prosecution’s machinations.

We have already weeded out all the people who might take bribes during the nomination process.

There may be incompetent lawmakers, but the current Korean Party is free of people who would accept bribes.

A member of the Liberty Korea Party who was in the office spoke strongly.

“Representative Min, we can’t just sit back and do nothing! We need to do something!”

The Korean Party was seething.

Even lawmakers who initially voiced negative opinions about banning preferential treatment for former public officials have now come forward to say that we should go beyond simply banning preferential treatment and overthrow the entire courts and prosecution system.

-Tiring~ Tiring~

Just then, a phone call comes into the party office.

The secretary answers the phone and speaks in a serious voice.

“Yes, yes… I understand.”

And then he quickly hangs up the phone and approaches Representative Min to report.

“Who is it this time… … .”

The secretary speaks with a serious expression.

“Representative Min… This time, it’s the office of Representative Jeong Myeong-seok.”

Representative Min Jeong-gi slams his desk in anger.

“These guys are definitely crossing the line.”

The prosecution even aimed its sword at the ruling party’s floor leader.

The other lawmakers present also stuck out their tongues in disbelief.

“Is this really the prosecution? Isn’t this some kind of gangster?”

A member of the National Assembly standing next to him sighs and supports him.

“Ha, what about gangsters? They seem worse than gangsters.”

Rep. Min asks his secretary.

“Who is wielding the knife now?”

The secretary said, handing over the documents she had brought last time.

“I am Nam Ki-cheol, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.”

Representative Min sighs again as he looks at the data as if he is dumbfounded.

“Haa, what kind of deputy chief prosecutor is personally wielding a knife… … .”

“I think these kids are really going to fight us this time.”

If you are the deputy chief of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, you are at the vice-ministerial level.

The fact that a human being like this took up arms was effectively a declaration of war against the Korean Party.

The lawmakers are very angry and are talking to Representative Min.

“Sir, this guy, Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul, or something, should be impeached as an example!”

“That’s right. Even if it doesn’t pass the Constitutional Court, we should first impeach them to stop this ridiculous behavior!”

Representative Min first calms the people down.

“Huh, I understand how you feel. However, the Blue House has asked us to refrain from responding at the party level for now. The president said that he would resolve the issue if we waited a little longer, so let’s wait a little longer.”

Let’s say the president asks people to wait, and for a moment, people calm down.

Rather, impeachment of the prosecutor may have been what the other side wanted.

‘If we impeach them, it will only create a frame that the prosecution is a just organization that fought against corrupt politicians. For now, we need to wait for the Blue House to respond.’

But now, the Korean Party is like a bomb that could explode at any moment.

The time left for the Korean Party may not be that long.

* * *

“Prosecutor, we have completed the search and seizure of Representative Jeong Myeong-seok as well.”

“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll leave this to Inspector Oh.”

“all right.”

The investigator takes the seized materials and goes to the room that Nam Ki-cheol mentioned.

The search and seizure of the Liberty Korea Party members was almost complete.

Now, all that was left was to find anything problematic in the seized and searched materials.

With this much material, it was inevitable that problems would arise.

If even the smallest thing came out, I would have just made a big fuss about it.

However, the problem was Chief Secretary Oh Young-ho.

‘Sigh, what should I do with this… … .’

I was at a loss.

It was practically impossible to search and seize the Blue House, let alone any other place.

Then another investigator enters the room.

“Prosecutor Nam, summon the Chief Prosecutor… … .”

It was a call from Prosecutor General Kang Sung-min.

Perhaps he was calling out to stop what he was doing.

But now Nam Ki-cheol had no intention of responding to his call.

“Okay. Just tell them I’m not here.”

President Kang Sung-min had already lost popularity within the organization and was in a state of isolation and helplessness.

Even if I didn’t go, it wouldn’t be a big problem.

As evidence, there were already many prosecutors from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office following him.

Then suddenly the cell phone rings.

It was an unknown number.

‘I’m busy, who is it?’

“hello.”

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded somehow familiar.

“Oh, Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul. Do you remember me? I’m Choi Young-gil, a classmate from the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Do you remember me? Didn’t I call you once a few years ago to tell you that I was going to be the director of Danjeong Group?”

‘What’s going on?’

Nam Ki-cheol seemed to remember but he didn’t, so he answered appropriately.

“Oh, I remember. But what happened all of a sudden?”

The director of Danjeong asks in a pleading voice.

“I’m really sorry, but could I meet you for a moment?”

Nam Ki-cheol immediately refuses.

“Well, I guess it’ll be hard for me since I’m busy these days.”

I don’t know what happened, but now was not the time to waste my time on a person like this.

But Choi Young-gil does not give up and pleads once again.

“Could you please spare me 30 minutes or so? This is a matter of life and death for our company.”

“Oh, well, that won’t work… … .”

At that moment, something flashed through Nam Ki-cheol’s mind.

‘Come to think of it, isn’t the chairman here serving a prison sentence? There was another trial there recently… ‘

I thought I knew what they were going to ask for.

And I think that if you use it well, this can be a good hand.

“Okay, let’s meet up. I’ll pick a place, so come out there.”