A fly-raising restaurant on the outskirts of Gyeonggi-do. In the private room for group guests, Dok-go-jeong and his bodyguard were sitting, and a man with thick hair stood guarding the entrance with an expressionless face.

Dok-go-jeong nibbled at the food and put down the chopsticks.

“It doesn’t taste good.”

Seeing wrinkles forming between his eyebrows, the bodyguard asked the black haired man.

“How long do you plan to wait?”

“He’ll be back soon.”

“You’ve been waiting for 20 minutes already.”

“Why don’t you contact me?”

I was dissatisfied, but I had nothing to say. It was Dok-go-jeong’s fault that he shut up without contact.

‘If I contacted him, he might have run away.’

He was cornered.

There were not one or two gangs related to the Dokgo group. Chairman Dokgo-jin operated several small organizations so that he could continue to use his hands even if one place got stuck.

There was also a separate organization dedicated to it, but it was secretly operated, so even the children did not know the contact information.

Rumors related to the Dokgo Group were spread in the world, including the rumor that ‘If you hate the Dokgo Group, you will commit suicide.’ As with most urban myths, few believed it to be true, but most of the rumors about Dok-go were true.

Restaurant BD was the cover of one of the lower-end businesses. Inspired by the Italian Mafia, the gang’s hideout is disguised as an unpopular restaurant.

It was also possible to do money laundering, so it killed two birds with one stone.

As soon as he finished his words, the door burst open, and a tall man entered. He bowed his head toward Dokgojeong and took a seat across from him.

“Does our third son’s food not suit his taste?”

“Does anyone like this?”

“Sure. My kids are all eating well.”

No one nodded.

He straightened up and sat down.

“Seeing that the young master came to visit you, you must have something very urgent.”

“It’s not urgent.”

Dokgojeong held out a picture from her bosom.

“Take a look behind this guy.”

It was Kim Jae-goo’s picture on the resume of Gangmyeong Moolsan.

“Which one should I buy?”

“He’s suddenly mentioning Dokgo Commerce. He’s not a guy who can move alone, so someone must have bought it.”

When attacking the enemy, it was useless to remove the tip. They only let the other person know that they were on guard, and then the torso could hide immediately.

So I had to find the body first. If you try to beat Kim Jae-gu without finding the body, the body will hide and only the second and third Kim Jae-gu will come out.

“Ah. You’re talking about a noisy issue these days? Was that the boy’s work? It was very fancy.”

“Noisy.”

He tapped the picture’s face with his index finger.

“Certainly, it was a ripple effect that could not come out unless someone decided and sprayed it.”

Then he turned the photo upside down and set it down, pushing it towards the dock. Dok-go-jeong frowned.

The man opened his mouth.

“You’ll be in trouble.”

“What are you doing now?”

“I’m sorry, but if I help the third boy recover, won’t I be taken by the higher up?”

“······”

I’m not talking about Dokgojin, but if so, I’m talking about Dokgogap or Dokgoeul.

‘Sheesh. He’s the same heir.’

Dok-go-jeong was annoyed.

“I want to refuse the high list and low returns.”

“What if it’s not a low return?”

“That’s interesting.”

“Once I settle down, I am ubiquitous in my direct organization.”

“How is the organization the president used to do?”

“You’re not mine anyway.”

The man scratched his head.

“Then what about the guys the third boy used?”

“Who will be robbed and retried?”

“These are the ones who can’t do dirty work.”

“When I got the call, it had already been sorted out. The two guys with the key disappeared.”

“I can only see it as having an organization. It must be difficult alone.”

“Do you have any friends?”

“I have friends, but…”

After thinking for a moment, the man snapped his fingers. The subordinate ran out without noticing.

“Let’s try it.”

If possible, I wanted to bet on the first single-handed glove with a high probability. But he had never visited him until he was 40 years old.

There were times when you had to make a choice to go up.

After a while, a subordinate came with wine. He picked it up and handed it to Dok-go-jeong.

“Would you like a drink?”

“Thank you.”

The two filled their glasses and lightly bumped into each other. The high-alcohol liquor warmed up the throat. The man thumps his glass! I put it down on the table with a sound.

“Kha.”

He brought back Kim Jae-goo’s picture.

“You’re saying it’s enough to start with this guy?”

“It’s still in the middle of a lawsuit, so do your best not to be seen.”

“Do not worry.”

“Within this week.”

***

He was a legendary lawyer who had never lost in a criminal retrial case, so I thought he was living in a luxurious mansion.

However, he lived in a Han River View apartment in Ichon-dong.

‘As expected, the view of the Han River is nice.’

Since Korea is a powerhouse of apartments, there must be very few people living in mansions. I was proud to be one of them.

‘Thank you, Grandpa.’

I thought I would go to Kang-rok Law Firm right away, but Han Seong-min invited me to Lawyer Ji-seong Lee’s house. Even if I went to Mo, I only had to go to Seoul, so there was no reason to refuse.

As he climbed the elevator, he made a request for trust.

“Teacher hates rude people. Please be careful.”

“All right.”

“And does this person really have to go with me?”

He asked without taking his eyes off the elevator.

“Yes. I won’t do anything, so don’t worry.”

It is on the 24th floor.

As soon as the elevator door opened, the Han River came into view. Being on the 24th floor, the view was great.

Sungmin Han walked to the door and rang the bell.

Ding-dong-.

“Sir. I am Han Seong-min.”

{Come in.}

The door opened with a click. Han Seong-min opened the door and gestured to me.

“Please go in.”

“excuse me.”

Entering with Jaffrey, an elderly gentleman with a rather short stature and stocky body appeared.

“Come inside.”

I followed him to the guest room. It was strange that there was a guest room in an ordinary home.

“Is this your client?”

“I’m Jaegu Kim.”

When I handed over the business card, he took it in his hand, glanced at it, and casually inserted it into his business card wallet. However, judging from the fact that he did not give out his business card, it seemed that he hadn’t opened his heart yet.

“This one?”

“He’s my bodyguard.”

“Why does a man who can’t be stabbed bring a bodyguard?”

“What do you think would happen if there were no bodyguards in Dokgo Commerce?”

He glanced at Han Seong-min and clicked his tongue.

“Sit down for now.”

Still, I thought a cup of tea would be served, but we sat across from each other with an empty table in the middle. Sungmin Han opened his mouth.

“I’ve investigated and this man is obviously innocent.”

“That’s for me to judge.”

When he reached out his hand, he began to take out the materials Han Seong-min had brought with him. But before that, there was something to check.

“Attorney Lee Ji-seong. It may be rude, but let me ask you a few questions.”

“What is?”

“Do you have a good relationship with Dokgo Group?”

“What are you doing?”

Han Seong-min got angry before Lee Ji-seong. Lee Ji-seong raised his hand to stop his disciple.

“What’s the point of that question?”

“My fate may be in your hands, so I’m asking just in case.”

“Of course not.”

“Are you thinking of working for Dokgo Group?”

“If a request comes in, I’ll do it.”

“Even if it involves tampering with evidence?”

“I don’t.”

He narrowed his brows and glared at me.

It is now.

‘Use the eyes of trust’

[Reliability 84%]

Despite giving me hostile eyes, the trust level exceeded 80%. This meant that the person in front of me was not the one to lie to me.

‘I might be able to turn around depending on the situation.’

Still, this was enough. Because I don’t want to create a situation like that.

I bowed my head and apologized to him.

“Sorry for being rude. I was excited because my reputation was at stake.”

“Maybe, but I don’t want to take those rude questions any more.”

“sorry.”

When I made a gesture to hand over the data to Han Seong-min, he handed the documents over to lawyer Lee Ji-seong. Attorney Ji-seong Lee began to look through the documents with a hawk’s eye.

“Can the person managing the money not know that someone else is embezzling it?”

“I was busy with other things at the time.”

“A good excuse.”

“Since the boss is cheating, it’s not even a job to make a single person a fool.”

He handed over the papers with a hard face. His brow furrowed.

“Hmm… this is true.”

Lee Ji-seong read the last chapter with a serious expression. Sungmin Han asked him.

“How are you, sir?”

“As you said, there is no problem with the evidence.”

“Could you take care of it?”

he closed the papers.

“Think about it.”

“Sir. Please look at my face.”

“…”

Attorney Ji-seong Lee rummaged through the documents again. He let out a small sigh.

“Still, the opponent is not good.”

“It’s a bad opponent, so it’s meaningful.”

“Do you still say that after being treated like that?”

“Because the world hasn’t changed.”

“right.”

He sighed and closed the paper.

“Think about it some more.”

“Teacher!”

“Let me know if you change your mind.”

When you don’t know what you’re thinking, it’s better to ask. What can be solved through dialogue will have to be solved.

“Attorney Lee Ji-seong. Can you tell me what the concern is?”

“The content is fine, but the opponent is bad. Dokgo group?”

“It’s not Dokgo Group, it’s Dokgo Commerce.”

“Isn’t the president there Dok-go-jeong? The Royal Family is difficult to deal with.”

“Aren’t you the teacher who handled the Daeha Group hit-and-run incident? Dokgo Group is…”

“It’s not that easy to say.”

Lee Ji-sung cut off Han Seong-min’s words. However, Sungmin Han did not stop talking.

“Who else would deal with Dokgo Group if not the teacher?”

“I asked to see your face, but Dokgo Group is too strong for an individual to deal with. You guys will be defeated before me.”

He had a slightly worried expression on his face. How can you not feel sorry for the disciple who lost his leg while dealing with Dokgo Group?

But I couldn’t back down from here.

“Who do you think made the Dokgo Group into a hot potato recently?”

he chuckled.

“Is it the work of Kim Jae-goo that is noisy these days?”

“It’s not my own work, though.”

Still, you have to leave at least one corner to escape.

His eyes became serious.

“That’s interesting.”

“If you help me, you can be the protagonist of that interesting thing.”

“But the other person has ties to the political and business world. It won’t be easy.”

“It would have been difficult to deal with in the past.”

Before the internet developed like now, the person who monopolized the media monopolized information. Articles telling the truth that were not published in the media were also dismissed as groundless rumors.

“But now it’s different. Aren’t there many hands willing to spread my story to the public? I’m thinking of inviting the media to the trial day.”

“The other party is Dokgo, so will there be a media company to attend?”

“Not all media outlets are advocating Dokgo Group.”

After I Want to Know That last time, there were newspapers that poured out hostile articles against Dokgo Group. To be sure, no one can make all media outlets on the same side.

“Even so…”

“I’ll show you something interesting soon. You can watch it and judge for yourself.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

***

I was introduced to the reporter of the Tonghap Ilbo through the PD of CBS Want to Know It. The Tonghap Ilbo was a media company with a rival relationship with the Koryo Ilbo, and was less corrupt than the Koryo Ilbo.

The person the PD introduced was an avid reporter specializing in sniping politicians and businessmen.

‘They said bribery is rather poison.’

Instead of a bribe, I brought the data neatly organized so that it was easy to see. Some materials to be used in the trial were also included, but the most conclusive evidence was excluded.

I went to his office on time for my appointment. Because Jaffrey stood out too much, he was accompanied by Seo Kang-jae.

When I made a phone call at the entrance where I had to tag my employee ID, a man wearing a shabby southern shirt appeared.

“This is PD Min Cheol-ho. Who among you two…”

“Hello. This is Kim Jae-gu, who contacted me.”

“Come inside.”

Min Cheol-ho led us to a small conference room in the corner of the office. He put down a small laptop, turned on the tape recorder, and set it up so it could be seen.

“Let’s talk.”

I couldn’t confirm the reliability because I used the eyes of trust during the day, but as a result of the investigation, I decided to believe it because I had a history of writing sniper articles for various conglomerate groups.

The ripple effect was small, but among them, there was an article about Dokgo Distribution’s power abuse controversy.

“Shall we get straight to the point?”

“I see.”

I talked about the scenario of embezzlement of Kangmyeong Products. If the last time I solved it based on suspicion, this time I solved it based on evidence.

He talked about the embezzlement of Han Min-jae, manager of the general affairs team at Gangmyeong Corporation, and the cover-up, followed by the fact that he was appointed as a marketing executive.

Min Cheol-ho scratched his head with a ballpoint pen.

“Isn’t it circumstantial evidence?”

“It’s more important that the trial evidence was manipulated.”

When I told him about the loopholes in the evidence used in the last trial, Min Cheol-ho’s expression became serious.

“I’m sure this will work.”

< That’s interesting > End

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