Villain Police Lee Jin-woo - Chapter 324



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Episode 324. Final Instructions

A crack appeared on Cho Hak-ju’s face.

The embarrassment that could not be hidden began to show along with the miserable expression.

The eyes that wanted to turn away from reality were looking at the screen, but this was an unavoidable truth.

The author seen on the screen, the real Jo Hak-ju, was speaking.

-I have been living like a ghost, handing over my identity to someone else. And it started decades ago.

While the author’s voice continued, Jo Hak-ju could do nothing.

The author suddenly appears where Jin Woo-ryeong is supposed to appear… … .

Jo Hak-ju’s mind had turned blank.

All Jo Hak-ju could do was sit there, blankly, listening to the author’s voice.

And even at that moment, the author’s voice continued.

-I was an orphan. Even after I came out into society, I often visited the orphanage where I lived. And that day, I visited the orphanage and was doing volunteer work. But there was a fire at the orphanage, and as you can see, I became seriously disabled.

The reporters tilted their heads.

They couldn’t understand why the writer appeared on the screen and why the writer said such things.

But they said nothing and just listened to the writer.

The reason is Jo Hak-ju’s facial expression.

Looking at Jo Hak-ju’s shattered expression, I could guess that there might be something shocking in what the writer was going to say next.

and…….

– After I became disabled in that orphanage that was burned down, I had to stay in a nursing home. At that time, a friend came to me and said, ‘I found my older brother who I was separated from when I was young, and he was murdered. I want revenge on that person. That person is Jin Baek, the financial Baek Dong-ha.’

When Baek Dong-ha’s name suddenly rang out in the room, the reporters were in an uproar.

“Chairman Baek Dong-ha killed someone?”

“Hey! Cross-check if the time when Chairman Baek Dong-ha created Jinbaek Financial overlaps with the time when the orphanage caught fire!”

But the reporters’ excitement could not continue.

Because the author’s voice continued.

– And the friend said, ‘I’m going to approach Baek Dong-ha. I want to give him the worst death in the world. But I can’t approach Baek Dong-ha using my name. That’s because I’m the younger brother of the person Baek Dong-ha killed. So, I want you to lend me your name to approach Baek Dong-ha.’

That’s when the author said this.

Jo Hak-ju turned his dazed gaze and looked at Jin-woo, who was sitting among the reporters.

Jinwoo was smiling as he looked at Jo Hakju just like the first time.

And the moment Jo Hak-ju saw Jin-woo’s smile.

Cho Hak-ju realized.

The person who created this shitty situation is Jinwoo.

Jinwoo took out the card that said he was a writer.

And through Baek Cheol-yeong and Baek Seo-yeon, the character who should appear on the screen was changed from Jin Woo-ryeong to the writer.

‘Lee Jin-woo!’

Cho Hak-ju bit his lip, but that was it.

Cho Hak-ju didn’t have time to continue thinking.

This is because the author’s voice was piercing into Jo Hak-ju’s ears.

-That friend’s name is Hyun Ki-seok.

Hyun Ki-seok and Jo Hak-ju’s real names.

Jo Hak-ju opened his eyes wide without realizing it and quickly turned his gaze towards the screen.

But the writer did not stop his voice.

-The reason I’m saying this now is because I’ve finally found out the truth. Hyun Ki-seok’s older brother wasn’t murdered by Chairman Baek Dong-ha. He committed a heinous act, was caught by the investigative authorities, and took his own life. So, it was a lie… … .

The writer stopped talking.

The writer’s eyes were filled with the pain of the past.

Meanwhile, Jo Hak-ju looked at the writer with wide eyes and shook his head.

Jo Hak-ju was speaking with his eyes.

‘No. Stop!’

But the writer ignored Jo Hak-ju’s feelings.

The author opened his mouth with a strong voice as if he had made up his mind.

-The one who set fire to the orphanage was Hyun Ki-seok! And that person is the presidential candidate Cho Hak-ju who is standing before you right now!

At the same time, many reporters gathered at the press conference room stood up as promised.

The reporters all seemed shocked.

“… … Candidate Cho Hak-ju is Hyun Ki-seok?”

“What does that mean?”

The moment their muttering ceased.

Their gazes were directed at Jo Hak-ju.

And then they all started asking questions at once.

“Cho, Candidate Cho Hak-ju! Is what I just said true?!”

“Is your name really Hyun Ki-seok?!”

“Have you been hiding your past and living under someone else’s name?!”

Cho Hak-ju looked at the reporters with a blank expression.

But Jo Hak-ju couldn’t make excuses.

Because nothing comes to mind.

Jo Hak-ju was just dumbfounded.

Everything seemed blurry, as if this situation was a dream.

“Candidate!”

It was when the reporters’ voices were loud.

Cho Hak-ju opened his mouth hesitantly.

“Do you believe such nonsense? No, it’s all a conspiracy. Political conspiracy, yes, political conspiracy!”

It was a lame excuse and a tantrum.

***

At that time, Son Bong-sik’s house.

Son Bong-sik closed his laptop and opened his mouth to the writer.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

But the writer did not answer.

I was just thinking about the day Jinwoo came to see me with a bitter expression.

A few days ago, Jinwoo came to see the writer and left a few documents.

What was contained in the document was the ugly truth. The reasonable circumstances that Cho Hak-ju had set fire to the orphanage were what detective agency president Hwang Kang-sik had been searching for for a long time.

And it was natural that the writer who saw it was shocked.

The writer groaned for a long time, then looked at Jinwoo with eyes of disbelief and asked.

“Is this true?”

“It’s true.”

The writer closed his eyes without realizing it.

The writer thought while looking at Jo Hak-ju.

Jo Hak-ju is a true friend who seems to come out of a fairy tale.

Although we don’t share blood, we are like brothers who have been together our entire lives.

But it was all a lie.

Cho Hak-ju set fire to the orphanage and disabled the writer.

Even the orphanage director, who was like a mother to her children, lost her life in the fire.

The author could only close his eyes and let out a painful sigh.

“under…….”

And Jinwoo, who was looking at the writer, wiped his face.

Jinwoo could understand the writer’s feelings better than anyone else.

This is because Jinwoo was also completely fooled by Jo Hakju.

Even now, Jo Hak-ju’s voice was clearly heard in Jin-woo’s ears.

-I will accompany you on your final journey as I have served you for half your life. Please go quietly.

It was when Jinwoo remembered Jo Hakju’s voice.

The writer broke the silence and opened his mouth.

“I need to find my name.”

The author thought that what Cho Hak-ju committed was an unforgivable sin.

And he thought that the beginning was because he lent his name.

So the writer made a pledge.

I will get my name back, Jo Hak-ju.

The writer, who had been recalling a few days ago, sighed again and looked at Son Bong-sik.

“I guess all I have to do now is wait?”

What happens from now on is out of the author’s hands.

Now, Jinwoo must wait for the time to catch Jo Hakju.

***

South Korea is in chaos.

It wasn’t just loud, it was like a shell had landed.

It was absurd that South Korea’s presidential candidate Cho Hak-ju was Baek Yoon-seong’s father, but now it’s absurd that Cho Hak-ju is not Cho Hak-ju.

This was beyond shocking.

All media outlets in South Korea, as well as community sites, internet broadcasts, and even media outlets from around the world, were covering this incident in detail.

And at that moment, Cho Hak-joo’s election camp.

It was like a battlefield.

The sound of the phone ringing continuously.

It was a call from reporters.

And each employee who received the call had to explain themselves.

“It’s all a conspiracy, a conspiracy!”

“I told you there’s no such thing?! I told you that he’s not our candidate.”

“Hey~. Reporter Park. Think about it. Could something like that happen in this novel in the Republic of Korea?”

The aide who had been on the phone put down the phone and muttered annoyedly.

“What the hell is going on?”

The aide didn’t know anything either.

When Cho Hak-joo returned from the press conference, he was locked in his room and didn’t say anything, so the aide was also frustrated.

The aide frowned and turned his gaze to look at Cho Hak-ju’s room.

Cho Hak-ju’s room, the door was tightly shut.

The aide sighed as he looked at the door.

At that time, in Cho Hak-ju’s room.

It was seriously quiet, dark and gloomy there, unlike outside.

And then I saw Jo Hak-ju sitting there with his head bowed.

However, Jo Hak-ju’s expression was serious.

Cho Hak-ju was thinking about where and what went wrong.

And no matter how you think about it, there was one cause to all these incidents.

That’s right, Jinwoo.

This is what happened because I kept Jinwoo alive.

“Lee Jin-woo… … .”

It was when Jo Hak-ju muttered Jin-woo’s name.

Jiiing.

The sound of a cell phone vibrating echoed through the office.

The caller number is Jinwoo.

Jinwoo’s disgusting name appeared on the phone screen.

Jo Hak-ju held the cell phone in his hand with a scary look in his eyes.

Then he put the phone to his ear and opened his mouth in a low voice.

“You made a mistake.”

Jinwoo’s giggling could be heard on the other end of the phone, along with the word “mistake.”

-Oh my~. Criminals always say the same thing. They don’t admit their mistakes and just talk nonsense.

Jo Hak-ju frowned at Jin-woo’s confident voice.

“Do you think I’m going to break down here?”

-What? Do you think there’s still a way out?

“This scandal you created can be easily resolved with a light explanation and some materials. I am the real Cho Hak-ju.”

For the past several decades, Cho Hak-ju has been striving to become a real Cho Hak-ju.

Not only administrative matters, but even past events were all manipulated.

But Jinwoo was relaxed.

-I envy your unfounded confidence, but think about it. Why didn’t I tell the world about the author after I found him? Why did I only tell the world about him now?

If Jinwoo had revealed himself to the world on the day he first met the writer, people wouldn’t have believed Jinwoo’s words.

But now it’s different.

-At that time, you were a presidential candidate recognized by the people, but now you are a piece of trash who deceived Baek Dong-ha and stuck with Jin Woo-ryeong. People don’t believe the blatant lies you tell.

“… … !”

-You’re just an arsonist who set fire to an orphanage. You’re a psychopath who tried to become the president of South Korea by hiding your identity. People are angry at you and want to kill you. But, do you see any hope of getting out of this situation?

“… … !”

-Hakju, listen carefully. You are finished now.

Jinwoo’s voice was like spitting out a death sentence.

But Jo Hak-ju forced a smile and opened his mouth.

“You know. Humans are forgetful creatures. If a few celebrity scandals break out, people will forget about today’s events. I will make it so. And I am confident. I will be the next president.”

It was when Jinwoo let out a hollow laugh at the endless nonsense.

Cho Hak-ju’s voice continued.

“So, don’t waste your time. You can’t catch me.”

The relationship with Jin Woo-ryeong is a moral issue.

And the real problem with Cho Hak-ju is not administrative.

That is, no matter what Jinwoo does, Jo Hakju cannot be arrested.

Cho Hak-ju thought so.

But Jinwoo’s laughter flowed from the other end of the phone once again.

And that was when Cho Hak-ju felt ominousness in that laughter.

Jinwoo stopped laughing and opened his mouth.

-Okay. You’ll hear from me soon.

“tidings?”

-I’m going to come catch you now, so don’t run away and stay right there.

“What?”

But Jinwoo’s answer was no longer heard.

The phone call suddenly disconnected.

Jo Hak-ju muttered, looking at his cell phone with a bewildered look.

“… … Are you coming to catch me now?”

That doesn’t make sense.

Cho Hak-ju is not guilty.

It’s all just a moral issue.

No, before that, Cho Hak-joo was a presidential candidate.

To catch a person of this level, you have to go through various procedures.

But, why did they suddenly come to catch me… … .

The problem is that what Jinwoo said doesn’t feel like a lie.

It was when Jo Hak-ju had an anxious expression on his face.

The door opened with a bang and the aide came inside.

“Whew, candidate!”

Cho Hak-ju felt it instinctively.

What the aide will tell you next will be the same news that Jinwoo blurted out.

And the news is… … .

“Well, I just got a call from the court saying there’s a warrant out for your arrest.”

“… …Arrest warrant?!”

“That, that… … . About the contract killing… … .”

Cho Hak-ju suddenly stood up.

“Murder for hire?! What the hell is that?!”

It is true that Cho Hak-ju committed murder for hire.

I’ve done that countless times.

But there is no way that any evidence of that remains.

Because it was secret.

But at that moment, a face flashed through Jo Hak-ju’s mind.

That is none other than the white hunting dog, Jang Min-sik.

‘……no way?!’

If you think about it, there were many strange things about Jang Min-sik’s actions.

Jang Min-sik was a man who did not know what failure was, but everything related to Jin-woo was a failure.

So Jo Hak-ju thought.

‘Did you stick with Lee Jin-woo?!’

I couldn’t think of anything else.

Because the circumstances in which the warrant was suddenly issued cannot be explained otherwise.

Jo Hak-ju’s face distorted without mercy.

“Get the tea ready!”

***

A while later, in Jang Min-sik’s office.

Last time, Jinwoo got a new place while wiping out hunting dogs.

This was a small villa located in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do.

There, Cho Hak-ju was seen standing, filling a glass with whiskey.

As the whiskey sloshed in the glass, Jo Hak-ju’s gaze shifted to Jang Min-sik standing in front of him.

“Are you the one who handed over the evidence of the contract killing to Lee Jin-woo?”

Jang Min-sik did not deny it.

He answered with a slight nod.

At that sight, Jo Hak-ju slowly nodded his head and brought his glass to his lips.

And then he opened his mouth with a smirk.

“I contacted many places and thought a lot when I came here.”

Cho Hak-ju came from Seoul to Yangpyeong and called various figures in the political and business world.

But there was no recipient.

Everyone turned their backs on Jo Hak-ju.

There is one reason for this. They thought that Cho Hak-ju was in decline, and they judged that he could not avoid being charged with murder in that state.

There was no one to hold Cho Hak-ju’s hand, which was like a sinking ship.

Jo Hak-ju continued speaking with that thought in mind.

“I guess this is the end of the path I’ve been running.”

“… … .”

“But I have no intention of being arrested by the police, taken to the prosecutor’s office, and humiliated in front of the media.”

“… … .”

“I have decided everything in my life, and I will decide my end as well. No one can control my life.”

“… … .”

“I plan to end my life here.”

It meant that he was going to take his own life.

Jang Min-sik didn’t say anything, and Jo Hak-ju smiled bitterly and took another sip of his drink.

And Jo Hak-ju opened his mouth while looking at Jang Min-sik.

“But on this lonely journey to the afterlife, I wish I had someone to go with me.”

“… … ?!”

“I will give you one last instruction.”

“… … !”

“Kill Lee Jin-woo.”