The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 181



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Episode 181 Best Defense (5)

next day.

It was very noisy from the morning because of the presidential election results.

Korea was in an uproar as the ruling party’s candidate was elected president with a 2% difference, and the opposition party protested the presidential election and demanded a recount.

“Vice Chairman! “The ruling party won the election, but the opposition party is calling for election fraud and demanding a recount.”

“Just leave it alone. “The results will never be overturned.”

“Foreign media outlets are reporting that the ruling party candidate was elected thanks to the popularity of the Internet in Korea.”

“It is not wrong to say that we received a lot of votes from young people. “Anyway, Candidate Jang has become ridiculous.”

Jang Myung-jun of the current group.

They unified with the ruling party’s candidate, but caused a stir by canceling the unification the day before the election.

If the president had been elected by the opposition party, he could have been recognized for his contributions, but since he was elected by the ruling party, he suffered a huge loss because he could not endure the day.

“If unification had not been canceled, I would have been nominated first as Prime Minister. However, now that the situation has come to this, it is expected that the ruling party will not share any benefits with candidate Jang Myeong-jun.”

“Hyunjae Group only loses money if it only engages in politics. “Chairman Jang Young-joo also ran for president for no reason, and Hyunjae Group suffered political retaliation.”

In fact, there was no need to worry about the current group anymore.

It was safe to say that only the current automobile group survived, and the remaining affiliates were no longer able to compete with the Taewo Group.

“We must also prepare for political retaliation. “Right now, the political world is in turmoil due to the refusal to accept the presidential election, but once the situation is resolved, the sword will be pointed at us.”

“Then if we continue to make noise in the political world, they won’t show any interest in us.”

“Do you have any ideas in mind?”

“We put pressure on them before they get pressured for not paying campaign funds.”

There is a saying that the best defense is offense.

Honestly, if you think about it using common sense, there was absolutely no way we were at a disadvantage.

Because we were not the ones who supported and received illegal presidential election funds.

“If we take action ourselves, we cannot handle the repercussions.”

“So, instead of taking action, we should encourage the ruling party and the opposition party to fight each other on their own.”

“In what way do you mean?”

“The opposition party, which narrowly lost by a 2% margin, will want to bite anything now. So, they are slightly leaking evidence that they received illegal election funds from the ruling party.”

“Both the ruling party and the opposition party must have received election funds. Are they really going to raise election funds to the surface?”

“Originally, if I do it, it will be seen as romance, but if someone else does it, it will be seen as an affair.”

The election funds we received are funds for activities for the national interest.

These were politicians who probably thought that election funds received from others were lobbying funds received for personal gain.

“But even if we wanted to spill the evidence, we only have so much evidence.”

“I will resolve that through my personal line.”

“However, we cannot know exactly whether large corporations provided illegal election funds or not.”

“I have no choice but to give unconditionally. “The trauma from the foreign exchange crisis will still remain.”

Trauma during the foreign exchange crisis.

Companies that were not close to the government had to go through the humiliation of handing over healthy affiliates to other companies in the name of a big deal.

Of course, the Big Deal policy itself may have been carried out in a fair and common sense direction.

From the perspective of a person running a company, he or she was bound to interpret it in a way that was advantageous to him or her.

“Do you think that a large amount of campaign funds were distributed in order to avoid embarrassment?”

“If you look into it, you will know that most large companies are probably involved.”

“Will the opposition party really delve into a case in which the entire political and business community is involved?”

“We’ll see. “Will the dog with the poop scold the dog with the bran on it or will it hide quietly?”

* * *

It’s been a while since I sat alone with Captain Kang.

I visited Captain Kang’s office often, but I rarely had a separate conversation with Captain Kang these days.

Perhaps that is why Captain Kang expressed his feelings of regret.

“You’ve been very inactive these days. Do you know how miserable it feels to just get paid and not work?”

“I can’t believe you’re not working. “Because I have Captain Kang, I can move around with peace of mind.”

“The capabilities of our employees are too great for simple security duties.”

“Then, shall we take a look at the capabilities of such excellent employees? “I brought you a very dangerous job.”

Captain Kang adjusted his posture and sat down.

He said he had brought a dangerous task, but instead he was smiling.

“I hope it’s a very dangerous thing.”

“If you do it wrong, you could end up in trouble with the entire political and business community.”

“It’s been a while since my hair stood up. I will definitely do it! No, you can.”

“First, listen to the plan. “Do you remember from the beginning of this year that I told you to investigate the flow of campaign funds from large corporations and politicians?”

I had planned this for a long time.

Even if it was not necessarily used for attack, a lot of information was essential to use it for insurance purposes, so I ordered Captain Kang to investigate the flow of election funds.

“There are already five employees who have been living in the meeting square for nearly a year. Thanks to this, we were able to secure some very good photos and videos.”

“You can’t play poker with one card. “We need more evidence.”

“I have already received a call from Myeongdong Chairman Lee Young-han. It is said that Samjin Group is supporting election funds through bonds available in the Myeong-dong private bond market.”

“You secured two cards. But all the evidence is related to the opposition party. We need evidence to attack the ruling party. “Perhaps we will be able to secure evidence if we dig into the KS Group.”

In order to raise the stakes, the opposition party had to move.

To do so, it was essential to secure evidence against the ruling party.

“First, we will investigate KS Group Chairman Chae Jeong-han’s close associates.”

“Collaborate with Myeongdong to find information. They probably have a huge amount of slush funds built up. “The slush fund must have been used to finance illegal elections.”

It wasn’t me who remembered everything.

However, I was certain that Chairman Chae Jeong-han was forming an illegal slush fund.

I checked Chairman Chae Jeong-han’s detailed information, and in the special information, a slush fund worth 200 billion won was listed.

“If it is a slush fund, we will have to mobilize the National Tax Service. And since the National Tax Service has more than 30 people we can mobilize, we can quickly catch traces.”

“Slush funds are usually raised through construction companies or shipping companies.”

“I will keep this in mind!”

* * *

A few days later.

I received an urgent call from Captain Kang.

Even though it wasn’t even time to finish work, I quickly left the office and went to Captain Kang’s office.

“As the CEO said, we discovered an abnormal fund flow at KS Shipping.”

“You figured out the money flow faster than I thought.”

“Thanks to the National Tax Service. And it is said that KS Shipping handled the work really sloppily.”

“You said you handled things sloppily when creating a slush fund?”

“It seems that a slush fund was formed in a simple way by issuing commercial paper and not doing any accounting. It appears that the slush funds created in this way are being managed in accounts under the names of executives and employees. “We discovered circumstances where a large amount of money was flowing to executives and employees.”

How can you be this sloppy?

The method was so sloppy that it is said that no effort was made to hide the slush fund.

Was it because they were confident that the government would not investigate the slush fund?

“Have you discovered any circumstances where some of the slush funds flowed to the ruling party?”

“This is a little ambiguous. We only found circumstances where approximately 2 billion won was donated through a legitimate sponsorship association. ah! We also discovered circumstances where a large amount of funds were withdrawn at the last minute of the presidential election.”

“The funds withdrawn at the end of the presidential election would have flowed to the ruling party. “This is the time when the approval rating of the ruling party increased due to unification.”

“I expect that too.”

Although it’s not hard evidence.

If I leaked this information to an angry opposition politician, he would find the evidence on his own.

“Lead information to the opposition party. And tell them to mobilize our prosecution line and strongly appeal for the KS slush fund investigation.”

“There is talk that the prosecution wants to show off its power these days. “It is very likely that the ruling party will proceed with a slush fund investigation as they will want to show that the prosecution is alive and well before taking power.”

“Then blow it up. And continue to secure evidence of illegal campaign funds.”

“Starting tomorrow, we will make Yeouido a sea of ​​fire.”

* * *

Prosecutor General Kim Jeong-bin.

He was a member of the 5th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute and rose to the position of Prosecutor General after taking an elite course.

The number of prosecutors who followed him in the prosecution service was significant, and his power remained strong even after a new president was elected.

“They say they will reform the prosecution when the government changes. “Am I mistaken in feeling that our prosecutors are viewed as part of the axis of evil, just as the United States declared Iraq and North Korea to be part of the axis of evil?”

“no! “It seems like the new regime is looking very disdainfully at the prosecution.”

“Then, we have to make it clear that we are not a funny organization.”

Prosecutor General Kim Jeong-bin stood up.

He continued speaking while looking around at the numerous chief prosecutors and deputy prosecutors.

“I know very well how poorly a prosecutor is paid. “If you want to work as a prosecutor with a salary lower than that of a large company employee, you have no choice but to receive subsidies here and there.”

“… … .”

It was President Kim Jeong-bin who suddenly revealed his personal details.

Many people turned their heads and looked away from him.

They were prosecutors who were vulnerable to being stabbed whether they received money directly or indirectly.

In the meantime, there were some confident prosecutors, but their numbers didn’t seem that large.

“No matter where you get the money or how deep the relationship is, forget everything about this one! If we can show the world how powerful we are, no one will be able to say anything. “If this investigation ends in vain, it could actually become a problem.”

Everyone was nervous at the sight of Prosecutor General Kim Jeong-bin hesitating.

Are they doing this to order some kind of large-scale planned investigation?

“Starting with the investigation into KS Group’s slush funds, begin the investigation of illegal election funds from all large corporations! “I mean, investigate every single penny that has flowed into the political world!”

“… Would you mind? “If this goes wrong, the president may become a target.”

“This is why it’s a problem. Does it make sense to live in a world where prosecutors become targets for making a mistake in their investigation? “We have to risk our lives in this investigation to regain our power!”

“I will risk my life to investigate!”

The prosecutors moved in perfect order.

Among them, there were people who maintained deep relationships with large corporations.

There was also a prosecutor sponsored by KS Corporation, which was the primary target.

But no matter how much support was received.

Because the entire prosecution was rushing in, no action could be taken.

Rather, he was in a position where he had to find fault with other large corporations in order to cover up his own sins.