1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 126



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Episode 126

Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul froze in place as if he had turned into a stone without saying a word.

‘Oh, how do you know… … .’

Nam Ki-cheol couldn’t believe it.

I don’t know about anything else, but it made no sense to know where the money was kept.

His hometown didn’t have any CCTV or anything like that.

Even if you add up all the townspeople, there were less than 30 people, and everyone knew each other just by crossing a bridge.

However, it is difficult to say that it was found through fund tracking, as it was brought in entirely in cash.

But the amount and location the President gave were too accurate to be called mere bluffing.

‘You’re quite embarrassed.’

I looked at him like that and asked loudly so that all the reporters could hear.

“Prosecutor Nam, isn’t there some kind of mistake regarding the arrest warrant for the Chief of Staff to the President? Did you check it properly?”

“Ah, that’s… … .”

Nam Ki-cheol, who had been confident until just a moment ago, had disappeared and was unable to come to his senses as if he had been hit by a stun gun.

‘Oh, no. You have to come to your senses. There can’t be any evidence… … .’

Clearly, the only ones who went at that time were himself and attorney Choi Young-gil, who gave the bribe.

‘Seo, could it be that Choi Young-gil is…?

Nam Ki-cheol pretends not to know with a trembling voice.

“W, I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Is that so? Well then, would you like to listen to this?”

I took a recorder out of my pocket and held it up to his ear and played it.

[The money is good, but don’t you plan on testifying? If your testimony turns out well, not only will you be tried, but you’ll also be transferred to a better prison… ]

Nam Ki-cheol is startled and turns off the recorder.

This conversation was clearly a private conversation between himself and Chairman Jeong Man-ho, without any instructors present.

The only people who could make this recording were himself and Chairman Jeong Man-ho.

And he didn’t record it himself, so there was only one person who did this recording.

‘It was all planned… … ?’

“Mr. President… … .”

“What should we do? Should we go inside and talk? Or should I play this for the reporters right now?”

Nam Ki-cheol answers in a voice that seems resigned.

“I’ll go in and tell you everything… … .”

“Okay. The reporters behind you, please take care of it yourself.”

Prosecutor Nam speaks to the reporters who came with him.

“Excuse me, but I think there was a big mistake regarding the arrest warrant for Chief Secretary Oh Young-ho today. I will take full responsibility for this mistake and explain it later. I apologize to the reporters who took the time to come… … .”

Prosecutor Nam bows his head and apologizes.

The reporters are confused.

I had clearly come here expecting to see Director Oh Young-ho arrested, but I couldn’t help but feel bewildered when he suddenly told me to go back, saying it was his mistake.

“No. What are you talking about, Prosecutor Nam? Didn’t you say earlier that the charges against Director Oh Young-ho were clear?”

“Did you receive any kind of threat from the Blue House?”

Although the reporters protested loudly, Nam Ki-cheol shook his head.

“That’s not it… I really think I made a big mistake… … . I will take responsibility for this and apologize properly in a few days. I am truly sorry for today.”

I shouted at Prosecutor Nam, who continued to apologize to reporters.

“Please do that and come back.”

Nam Ki-chul bows his head to the reporters one last time and follows me into the Blue House.

“I’m really sorry about today. I’ll tell you later… … .”

* * *

Shinuiju Prison two weeks ago.

As soon as Chairman Jeong Man-ho sees Secretary Oh Young-ho in the interview room, he makes a plea.

“Chief Secretary! I, I made a mistake. I will immediately restore everything to the way it was… … ! I have ordered the construction project to proceed again, and I have also ordered all the employees who were on leave to return to work. So please… … .”

Chairman Jeong Man-ho’s request was so earnest that it seemed almost desperate.

Youngho calms him down first.

He seemed quite anxious.

“Calm down. Why did I come here to kill you? Lift your head. If someone saw you, they would think I came here to kill you. I came here myself because you kept asking me to meet you.”

Director Oh raises Chairman Jeong, who is almost half-kneeling.

Only then does Chairman Jeong Man-ho raise his head and ask.

“Chief Secretary, what did the President say…? …. Is he still very angry?”

“Don’t you know that the President is not the type of person to hold back his anger?”

“Is that so… Then when can I go back to the original prison… … .”

“I have already taken action. I will probably be transferred again tomorrow. However, Chairman Jeong must also keep his promise.”

Chairman Jeong’s face brightens at the mention of empathy.

“Oh, of course. I already told you to do it! You don’t have to worry.”

“And do it moderately. Can you threaten hundreds or thousands of people with the problem of their livelihood? Don’t you know that this is what the president hates the most? And in the end, isn’t it Chairman Jeong’s property? Why are you digging up your own flesh? Since you act so childishly, you can’t help but treat me childishly.”

In response to Director Oh’s rebuke, Chairman Jeong apologizes in a hushed voice.

“I’m sorry… I was short-sighted.”

After arriving at Shinuiju Prison, Chairman Jeong’s attitude quickly changed.

More than anything else, this ridiculous cold was too harsh on him at his advanced age.

Because of the extremely cold weather, it felt like sleeping on an ice rink, even though we were given thicker blankets than in other prisons.

The other inmates here seemed to be accustomed to this cold weather, perhaps because many of them were from this area.

However, Chairman Jeong Man-ho, who was originally from the southern region and whose prison was relatively warm, had never experienced this level of cold before, so it was very difficult for him to endure.

And the problem wasn’t just the cold.

Compared to the previous prison where the inmates were people with sentences of less than 10 years, this prison was mainly comprised of so-called violent criminals with sentences of more than 20 years or life imprisonment.

There was order in the prison, so there were no incidents of beating up the elderly person or anything like that, but this was also an incredibly scary thing.

Most of the inmates here had a murderous look in their eyes, as if they were about to do something.

‘Those guys who were in prison before, compared to these guys, they’re like Mother Teresa… … .’

As Chairman Jeong was sighing in relief that he was now alive, Director Oh asked him one more favor.

“Chairman Jeong, I have one more favor to ask. Is that okay?”

“Oh, yes! Anything you want.”

He was so cooperative that he even gave me a group photo if I asked for one.

‘Is it that cold in Shinuiju…?’

No matter how old he was, Director Oh, who had been trained as a National Intelligence Service agent for a long time, was difficult to understand.

‘Well, I’m glad you’re cooperative… ‘

Youngho brought up the story the president had asked him to tell to the cooperative Chairman Jeong.

“Chairman Jeong, can you act a little?”

“Acting… …? What do you mean?”

I didn’t understand what you meant by acting.

Youngho began to tell the flustered Chairman Jeong about the plan he had heard from the President.

And after a while, Chairman Jeong, who had heard the whole story, nodded.

“So, are you saying that I should talk to Director Choi and approach Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul and give him money under the pretext of a trial?”

“That’s right. Oh, don’t worry too much about the money. I’ll get it back to you soon anyway.”

“No, about 1 billion, I don’t care how much money it takes… … .”

Even though he was in prison, this group was ranked 7th in the business world.

A billion won or so wasn’t much of a problem to him even if something like a delivery accident happened.

The only thing he was worried about was whether Prosecutor Nam would really come to him.

“But will that person come…? What if he refuses to take the money and ignores me?”

Director Oh answers with a smile.

“Then wouldn’t that be a good thing? It would mean that he is a capable and upright prosecutor.”

“Is that so… … .”

Director Oh asked Chairman Jeong, who was looking slightly uneasy.

“But Chairman Jeong, let me ask you something. How many civil servants or politicians, excluding the President, have said they hate money so far?”

Chairman Jeong Man-ho thinks for a moment and then answers.

“…there was almost none.”

There were definitely a few.

A typical example would be the president or Chief Secretary Oh Young-ho, who is right in front of us.

But most of the public officials and politicians he lobbied for took every single bribe he gave.

A bribe of tens of millions of won is not something worth risking one’s job for, so one refuses it, but if the bribe amounts to tens of billions of won, it’s a different story.

Even though the punishment was clearly severe, there were still people who risked their lives to take bribes because the amount of money was large.

“Yes. Wasn’t bribery one of the reasons you were there in the first place?”

“… … .”

Director Oh asks Chairman Jeong, who does not respond.

“Can you do it well? It might be difficult for you to go through a trial, but if this case goes well, I’ll give you some convenience since you’re old. I can change you from a prison cell to solitary confinement.”

The solitary confinement that Director Oh was talking about was different from the so-called punishment cell, a so-called solitary confinement cell with somewhat better facilities.

It was a room with slightly better facilities than a regular room for model prisoners.

It may not seem like much, but in Chairman Jeong’s case, the mere reduction in stress from clashing with other inmates was a huge benefit.

Chairman Jeong answers with sparkling eyes.

“I’ll do my best. Leave it to me. I’ll try to be like a movie star!”

* * *

“Mr. President, I just finished talking with Chairman Jeong Man-ho.”

As soon as Director Oh returns, he immediately reports to the President about what happened.

“Thank you for your hard work. Did you immediately reinstate the Danjeong Construction workers?”

“Yes. I checked and they have already reinstated all the employees who were on leave, and they have reinstated all the employees who retired who wanted to. They have also paid their salaries for the period of leave. They also said that the suspended businesses will resume as soon as the employees are reinstated.”

I didn’t know that they would pay me for the period of leave, but it seems to be more exciting than I thought.

“Really? It’s hotter than I thought in that regard. Anyway, that’s fortunate. There must have been more than one or two employees working in the office, so I’m relieved of one’s worries.”

There are roughly several thousand people working in the construction of Danjeong.

Just the fact that these people could go back to work and make a living was a relief.

“And I have also explained what the President asked me to do.”

Perhaps this is about Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul.

“Are you going to do it?”

“Yes. I got the confirmation. I even prepared a recorder and handed it over to you.”

I took out a cigarette and put it in my mouth and said.

“Thank you for your hard work. If my prediction is correct, the one who will be the one wielding the knife over there will definitely be Prosecutor Nam Ki-chul. They will probably target not only the Korean Party members but also you, Chief Secretary. Since you are my closest confidant, they will try to find fault with you.”

This incident was not expected to be entirely dependent on smartphones.

Actually, recently, there has been a lot of information that cannot be seen even if you pay for points, so this is a prediction based on some of the information that can be seen.

‘I hope so… … .’

The chief secretary nodded and asked me.

“But, Mr. President. Usually, the President doesn’t use this kind of method in domestic politics, right?”

I answered the chief secretary’s words while blowing out cigarette smoke.

“Phew, I couldn’t help it.”

I looked at him and spoke in a small voice.

“Sir, do you remember? October 26th and the events that followed.”

“… Yes. I remember. I still remember it clearly.”

Youngho answers calmly.

Youngho was one of the few people who knew the truth about the incident.

“This enemy may be stronger than the previous one. In fact, I had some expectations. I had a slight expectation that they would change as the country developed. However, they shattered my expectations.”

“so…….”

I said, throwing away the cigarette that was completely burned out.

“Oh, sir, this is definitely not the way I like to do it. But remember this one thing. A politician doesn’t need to be obsessed with anything else. Just keep two things in mind.

“Making the people better off and making the country stronger and better. If you keep these two things in your mind, you don’t have to be stubborn about other things. At first, I had many different beliefs and was very stubborn. But after sitting here for a long time, I realized that in the end, what’s important is not my beliefs, but the people and the country. Beliefs are important to politicians. But those beliefs cannot be more important than the people and the country.”

Youngho thinks for a moment, then bows his head to me and apologizes.

“Mr. President, I was short-sighted.”

“Hahaha. Why are you apologizing? I didn’t say anything to the Chief Secretary. Director Oh, you might one day move from being a secretary to an elected politician, so I just wanted you to know that for then.”

The chief secretary shakes his head.

“Mr. President, as I have told you before, the moment you step down from the presidency, I plan to return to my hometown and live a life of fishing.”

“Haha. Is that so? But you never know. People and the times may call the Chief Secretary.”

Youngho answers with an awkward smile.

“Haha… Well, I don’t know if the times would want someone like me.”

* * *

“Would you like a drink?”

I came to the office, pushed everyone else away, made some coffee myself, and handed it to Prosecutor Nam Ki-cheol.

“… … .”

However, Prosecutor Nam just stared, shivering and holding coffee in his hand.

“Please drink it. Are you afraid that it might have been poisoned? Hahaha.”

I tried to lighten the mood by making a silly joke, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.

-Tingling.

Prosecutor Nam drops and breaks a coffee cup.

“Oh, are you okay? Excuse me, Secretary Yoon. There’s a broken glass here, so… … .”

The moment I called my secretary to come and clean up the broken glass, Prosecutor Nam got up from his seat, walked over to the chair, and knelt down.

“Mr. President! Lord, I have committed a mortal sin… … ! Please… forgive me just this once… … ! I, I must have lost my mind for a moment.”