Along with the God of Law - Chapter 407



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407.

Drinking party with Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song-i.

A wine bar on the second floor of the building’s terrace.

Kang Hyun, Kim Si-hwan, and Kwon Song-i had a great time with a few bottles of wine and a fancy plate of snacks.

The topic of conversation that the three of them finally settled on after dribbling about interesting stories, personality stories, and hobbies that happened recently was, of course, ‘work.’

“How are the prosecutors who received support from the Anti-Corruption Department?”

In response to Kang Hyun’s question, Kwon Song-i, a trustworthy member of the Joint Investigation Team, summarized the current situation in one word.

“… You are much more senior than us.”

At the same time, Kim Si-hwan laughed awkwardly, and Kwon Song-i laughed along.

The day Kang Hyun left the Joint Investigation Team.

At the time, 4th Chief of the Joint Investigation Team Bae Ki-ik wanted to expand the size of the joint investigation team through a deal with the prosecutors’ office, and there were prosecutors who were hired to do so.

In fact, at first, three prosecutors from the 8th and 11th classes of law school were appointed, so it was a class that could compete with Kim Si-hwan, Kwon Song-i, and even Yoon Chan-rim, who is still a judicial officer.

But now, they’ve all ‘popped out.’

This was because I knew that the Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s Joint Investigation Team of the Prosecutors’ Office and the Police was no different from ‘hell’ for a district prosecutor.

The inspection cycle is short and the quality of life is not very good.

So, unless the ambitions of ordinary prosecutors are quite sufficient, they want a position where they are treated and encouraged to a certain degree as a prosecutor.

However, the Joint Chiefs of Staff was a place that seemed like it would meet those conditions, but in fact it really didn’t.

Although he could gain ‘fame and skill’, the intensity of the work was top-notch, comparable to that of a tough prosecutor in charge of investigating organized crime cases in the anti-corruption department.

In a place like this, at least take comfort in it. The Joint Chiefs of Staff were different. People around them said this.

‘You work with Kang Hyun!’

But now, Kang Hyun-do, the top star of the prosecution, is gone. Kim Si-hwan is also a famous prosecutor, and Kwon Song-i is also a prosecutor who is starting to make a name for herself, but aren’t they just ordinary prosecutors?

Eventually, all the youngest prosecutors who went through that kind of thought process ran away, and after several changes in the joint investigation team, they all became seniors to Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song-i.

I requested a few adjustments to the number of students, but even that was difficult. It was impossible to bring in the juniors under Kim Si-hwan and Kwon Song-i within the organization. Kim Si-hwan was from the 6th class of law school, and Kwon Song-i was from the 11th class.

“But you still don’t listen well?”

“Of course I listen carefully.”

“Listen carefully. But… .”

At this point, the young genius juniors who are ahead of the curve in this rigid pyramid organization begin to experience difficulties: it is difficult to control their seniors.

Naturally, Kim Si-hwan, who is in charge of the joint investigation team, and Kwon Song-i, who is in charge of the second prosecutor’s office, are acting as senior prosecutors in the joint investigation team.

The prosecutors who came after him were inferior in terms of both skill and experience working at the joint investigation unit.

They don’t show it and are following along diligently, but strictly speaking, the tables have turned, so it’s uncomfortable for both sides.

Yes. Kim Si-hwan, Kwon Song-i, and prosecutor Chung Won are continuing their ‘uncomfortable cohabitation.’

“So, when are you coming back?”

“When are you coming back?”

The two prosecutors, who were having a hard time maintaining and controlling the current situation, were sincerely hoping for Kang Hyun’s return to the joint investigation team. However, Kang Hyun shook his head with a faint smile.

“It hasn’t been that long yet, how can you come back? And you’re both doing well.”

“Kang Geum! How irresponsible of you to say such words!”

“…iced coffee.”

When Kang Hyun declared that he would not return, the two of them started to get heated for a moment, but eventually gave up at the cold gaze of his former chief of the joint investigation team.

The sparks that he couldn’t bring himself to confront Kang Hyun began to fly to Wine.

“Let’s have some wine. This is something that has to be aged for a short period of time and consumed within a year. Like a strong sword that has to be returned within a year…”

“Wow, one year? It may be a short period of time, but isn’t it too long to mature?”

“They’re drunk. They’re both drunk.”

“Then you too, get drunk. Until you change your mind!”

“Eat!”

After a while, the three of them started to get addicted to drinking.

It was a fun drinking party. It was somewhat fitting for the end of a short vacation.

And then in the middle of it.

“Ugh, I’m drunk. I need to go to the bathroom.”

“uh.”

When Kwon Song-i left the room saying she was going to the bathroom for a moment, Kang Hyun suddenly looked up at Kim Si-hwan.

“Senior.”

Kang Hyun sang in a slightly different tone than before.

“Huh?!!”

Kim Si-hwan, who was slightly drunk on wine and staggering, suddenly looked at him.

The two of them have been working together for several years, from Namyangju to now.

Kim Si-hwan knew very well that Kang Hyeon would say something like this whenever he had something important to say.

For example, the story of the joint investigation team or the story of the Daejin group.

“I came to my senses. Tell me. It’s about the incident.”

“yes.”

At Kim Si-hwan’s words, Kang Hyeon took something out and handed it to him.

What he handed me was a note, with the case number and the charges written succinctly on it.

“A case of violation of the reserve forces law? What is this?”

“There’s someone on trial right now. There’s something suspicious about the person listed there.”

“Suspicious? Which way?”

“Synthetic cigarettes. Violation of the Narcotics Control Act.”

“Huh? Are you talking about the illegal drugs that were mentioned in the Southern District Prosecutors’ Office case? Park Min-ha?”

“Yes. I hope the Joint Investigation Team will dig into it a bit. Since it’s an illegal drug case, there’s a good chance that the Joint Investigation Team will start an investigation.”

Kim Si-hwan looked at Kang Hyeon with meaningful eyes.

What information did you get, and why did you start chasing this guy?

Although he had many questions, Kim Si-hwan carefully took the note and nodded.

“Even though Park Min-ha and Daejin Group are on trial for drug distribution, that doesn’t mean the problem of synthetic cigarettes has been completely eliminated or resolved socially. They are still being distributed.”

Kang Hyun looked at Kim Si-hwan and the note with shining eyes.

Twinkle!

The case number for ‘Violation of Reserve Forces Act’ written on the note was flashing, sending a signal.

Kang Hyun’s intuition and ability were telling him that the core of the ‘illegal drug distribution’ problem would be here.

In other words, there was a direct or indirect connection between Daejin Group’s Park Min-ha and this incident.

* * *

The day Kang Hyun returned after a short break.

[Suspicion of unfair passing of Central District Prosecutors’ Office examination case settled, prosecution office returns to its original place.]

Jeong Joong-heon’s return to the position of Chief Prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office also happened naturally.

The suspicion of ‘unfair admission’ that had been flying like a flock of migratory birds ended with a few short lines in an article, and the public remembered the story as just a ridiculous and clumsy incident.

It’s too much to make such a fuss and then end it with a ‘no, that’s not it’, but that’s always been the case with the so-called ‘stories’ created under the name of ‘suspicion’ and ‘guess’.

So, it seemed that neither Chief Prosecutor Jeong Joong-heon nor Deputy Chief Jeong Ji-eun cared much about this matter.

The trial department, which had some spare time due to the brief absence of the department heads, was once again turned on.

“Let’s have another fun day!”

“ha.”

Jeon Yun-woo, who could be said to be right above Baek Hoon-sik in the pecking order, clapped his hands and Choi Jeong-woo sighed.

Park Yi-hyeon began preparing to help Ahn Ji-won diligently, and Ahn Ji-won began preparing to help Kang Hyeon again with all her might.

The trial department still hasn’t changed. It’s just one level higher.

The position of First Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, who was in charge of the trial department, has been temporarily ‘rested’.

Vice Minister Do Jin-guk has taken an extended vacation.

It was a long break of a whole month for the prosecutors, so it was a serious matter that even changed the ranking of the deputy directors.

“… .”

Jeong Joong-heon left his position as if he was bestowing a favor, and did not touch anything, such as the reporting system or work contact line.

In other words, it hinted that he would not be held accountable for his mistakes.

In this ‘Song Doo-seung’ incident, Do Jin-guk, after much agonizing, ultimately gave up the sword and chose to follow Jeong Joong-heon.

Jeong Joong-heon also applauded the decision and gave him a carrot. This was indeed a politician’s attitude.

Naturally, the criminal department also officially operated normally without any damage under the ‘management of Dojin-guk’.

“Ugh.”

That’s why the second chief, Yoo Seong-jin, another hyena, looked very sorry that he couldn’t touch the piece of meat that was overlooking ‘some of the criminal department under the first chief, or some of the trial department.’

The same was true for the 2nd and 3rd trial divisions under Yoo Seong-jin, with Lee Nam-gi and Chae Jin-min as the chief judges.

“The first part of the trial seems to be going well even though it’s not very smart.”

“It seems like the 5th trial division is running very well even when the chief judge is away for a week.”

‘How can you say the same thing over and over again?’

Including Kang Hyeon, no one was affected by the jealous words of the 2nd and 3rd trial division chiefs.

The only significance was that they achieved a mental victory and healed themselves.

Anyway.

If we were to pick the person who benefited the most from this incident, aside from Kang Hyeon, it would definitely be Jeong Joong-heon.

He gained the upper hand in the tug-of-war with the Prosecutor General by defeating Wang Nam-ryong in one blow, and gained complete control over the deputy chiefs under him.

In addition, he naturally brought his daughter, Jeong Ji-eun, into the world’s spotlight.

It’s literally killing three birds with one stone.

In addition, the connection with ‘the famous prosecutor Kang Hyun who always rejects love calls’ was naturally made public.

It was the beginning of an unprecedented heyday for Jeong Jung-heon.

He called Kang Hyeon and said this.

“Of course, I don’t think your choice was the best, but in the end, it wasn’t bad. You were able to accomplish something that you wouldn’t have been able to do if Chief Wang Nam-ryong hadn’t pulled out the card first.”

“Could you summarize it for me?”

“In short, thank you.”

In the fight between the top prosecutors, who are the collective power.

It is very important to know what your opponent’s hidden moves are and then move accordingly.

That’s why, in this incident, when Wang Nam-ryong, who was cornered by Kang Hyun’s activities, realized that the card he pulled out was ‘his own family problem’, which he could sufficiently deal with.

He was finally able to set out to find the key figures in the Song Doo-seung case, the ‘torture technicians’ and public security investigators.

Simply put, the chemistry between Jeong Jung-heon and Kang Hyeon was good, and he seemed satisfied with it.

The words, “Thank you,” were a pretty decent compliment and expression of gratitude that he could give to Kang Hyun in this situation. It was like acknowledging Kang Hyun’s actions, which could have been a double-edged sword.

Kang Hyun responded with his usual calm expression, as if it was nothing special.

“Thank you. Things went well. Well, I’m sorry that I missed a lot, but I thought you would keep up with me. Thank you for your decisive help in winning the trial… But, there’s something I want to coordinate with you… Oh, can I tell you something?”

“Oh, this time you’re talking too much.”

“I want to do something.”

“Okay. Just tell me.”

It was a sly conversation between those who knew they were worthy and those who were ready to give anything away.

‘Song Doo-seung’s victory, and Wang Nam-ryong’s 10-year prison sentence.’

This may not sound like much on its own, but it is true.

Song Du-seung’s ‘Mental Amnesty, Resurrection.’ and Wang Nam-ryong’s ‘Exclusion of Power, Defeat.’

The impact that this one incident would have on the prosecution power was enormous and could be said to be significant. That is why Jeong Joong-heon reached a point where he would die at Kang Hyeon’s words.

chuck.

Kang Hyun brought a thin case file he had brought in front of him.

“A case of violation of the Reserve Forces Act?”

“Yes. I will take it. It was originally a two-part case, but please adjust it to five parts.”

Jeong Jung-heon looked up at the cover, then looked down again. It was nothing special.

“Well, it’s not that difficult. But why?”

But why?

It was a natural reaction to come out here.

However, Kang Hyun shook his head slightly as if he would tell the details later.

He had every right to do so.

So, Jeong Jung-heon also nodded without saying anything at Kang Hyeon’s attitude.

Although it was a bit tricky on a clerical level, requiring coordination between departments, this was not a problem at all.

If Kang Hyun does it, then you have to do it.

This was the common thought of the two people sitting here.