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Returning empty-handed, Gu realizes his only remaining path is to talk to the suspect himself and accepts the condition he demands.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Mad Place Chapter 8 opens with Mr. Gu's meeting with his former boss, Acting Chief Prosecutor Na Joohwan, forming the crux of the Itaewon murder case. Gu asks Na, who took part in the Hasung slush fund investigation, for information about suspect Ha Ideun. Na describes the search at Ha Sungyeob's house, the empty but used room on the second floor, and Ideun's jobless, propertyless life distant from the family business. Returning empty-handed, Gu realizes his only remaining path is to talk to the suspect himself and accepts the condition he demands.","key_events":["Mr. Gu thanks Na Joohwan for taking over his last case after his leave two years ago","Mr. Gu contacts Detective Jang by phone and agrees to sleep with suspect in exchange for answers","Mr. Gu concludes Hasung investigation yielded nothing and decides to speak directly with the suspect","Na Joohwan recounts search of Ha Sungyeob's residence and empty used room on second floor belonging to third son","Mr. Gu visits Acting Chief Prosecutor Na Joohwan's office to ask about Hasung slush fund investigation and Ha Ideun"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"NINTH FLOOR.\nApproved document\nIT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I LAST SAW HIM.\nI'M NOT SURE IF HE STILL REMEMBERS...\n...PERHAPS IT'S BETTER IF HE DOESN'T.\n\nAH...\nCOME ON IN.\nSECUTION SERVICE\nDeputy Prosecutor General Na Joohwan\nBUT IF HE STILL REMEMBERS ME...\n\nEpisode 8\n검 찰 PROSECUTION SERVICE\nIT'S BEEN AGES, MR. GU!\nWHAT'S IT... TWO YEARS? SINCE YOU TOOK TIME OFF AT THE FORMER DISTRICT.\nGOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!\nI DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE HERE. WHEN DID YOU MOVE?\n\nHALF A YEAR LATER... I WAS REASSIGNED HERE.\nSO YOU WERE HERE EVEN BEFORE ME!* AND YOU NEVER CAME TO SAY HELLO?\nIF HE...\nHOW HAVE YOU BEEN?\nVERY WELL. ALL THANKS TO YOU, CH- I MEAN, DEPUTY CHIEF, SIR.\n*PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RELOCATE EVERY 2-3 YEARS. CHIEF PROSECUTORS DO THE SAME EVERY YEAR.\nHAHA, STILL CALLING ME \"CHIEF,\" ARE YOU?\nFORGIVE ME...\n...REMEMBERS EVERYTHING...\nLOOK AT YOU, ALL SEASONED AND CLEVER!\nSO YOU KNOW HOW TO FLATTER PEOPLE NOW, EH?\nI REALLY MEAN IT, SIR.\nIS THAT RIGHT?\nYOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD I TRIED TO SMOOTH OUT YOUR SHARP EDGES BACK WHEN YOU WERE IN MY TEAM!\nI'D HEARD...\n\n...THAT YOU TOOK CARE OF MY LAST CASE FOR ME WHEN I LEFT...\nAFTER WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY BROTHER...\nI CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I WAS...\nBUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE TO THANK YOU IN PERSON.\nI KNOW IT'S LATE, BUT THANK YOU.\n\nYOU DID WELL.\nI SEE YOU'VE BROUGHT SOMETHING WITH YOU.\nAH...\nYES.\nI KNOW I'VE ALREADY CAUSED YOU ENOUGH TROUBLE, BUT I HAVE ANOTHER FAVOR TO ASK.\nENOUGH ABOUT THAT. WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY?\nNOW NOW\n\nAllegations of Hasung Electronics lobbying- kim soyoung\nPROSECUTION SERVICE\nLOOKING THROUGH THESE ARTICLES, I SAW THAT YOU TOOK PART IN THIS INVESTIGATION.\nIF I MAY... I'D LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS REGARDING HASUNG CORP.\nYES, THE SLUSH FUNDS...\nTHIS WAS A BIG ONE. WE WERE AT IT FOR MONTHS, BUT WE HAD TO GIVE UP WITH INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.\nApproved document\nI REMEMBER THE PUBLIC OPINION WASN'T SO GOOD ON US AFTERWARD.\nBUT WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST?\nYOU'RE BETTER OFF NOT DABBLING IN CASES LIKE THESE...\nWAIT, YOU'RE NOT-\nSIR, I'M NOT HERE FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE.\nI'M ACTUALLY HERE FOR HA IDEUN, THE CHAIRMAN'S THIRD SON?\nHA IDEUN... WHAT ABOUT HIM?\nWAIT, WAS IT YOU WHO TOOK ON THE ITAEWON MURDER CASE?\nApproved document\n●YTM Allegations withdrawn... Investigation on Hasung's alleged slush fund ends in vain.\n\nYES, BUT THERE'S A GREAT LACK OF INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE SUSPECT, HA IDEUN.\nI THOUGHT MAYBE YOU MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING...\n...I SEE, SO YOU'RE HERE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF SORTS...\nI UNDERSTAND THIS CAN BE A DELICATE MATTER.\nBUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS THIRD SON...\nAND YOU'RE SURE THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SLUSH FUNDS?\nYES, I'M SURE.\nHAA...\nI KNEW HE'D BE RELUCTANT TO TALK...\nJUST LIKE LAST TIME...\nApproved document\n\nWE SEARCHED THE PLACE.\nTHE RESIDENCE OF HA SUNGYEOB, THE OWNER OF HASUNG CORPORATION.\nWE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE. HIS LIBRARY, LIVING ROOM, DRESSING ROOM... EVEN THE KITCHEN.\nApprove docume\nA LOT WAS AT STAKE HERE. WE SEARCHED METICULOUSLY.\nTHE HOUSE OF A ZILLIONAIRE COMPANY OWNER, AS YOU CAN GUESS...\n...WAS BEYOND SOMETHING A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE COULD EVEN IMAGINE.\nBUT THERE WAS THIS STRANGE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR...\n\n...THAT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY.\nAT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUEST ROOM...\nBUT THE CLOTHES INSIDE THE DRAWERS, AND THE BEDDING... THEY'D ALL BEEN USED.\nApproved document\nWE EVENTUALLY MOVED ON BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THAT ROOM RELEVANT TO THE CASE.\nBUT...\n...I LATER HEARD THAT THE ROOM BELONGED TO THE THIRD SON.\n\nAND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY THING.\nWE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE FAMILY'S BUSINESS.\nHE DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE, NEVER HAD A JOB, OR ANY CONNECTIONS...\nNOT EVEN A SINGLE PROPERTY OR A CAR UNDER HIS NAME.\nWHICH MADE HIM COMPLETELY EXEMPT...\n...FROM THE INVESTIGATION.\nIN OTHER WORDS...\nWHEN IT CAME TO ALLEGATIONS OF SECRET FUNDS, HE WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SUSPECT.\nTHE SAME CONCLUSION YET AGAIN...\nDO YOU...\n\n...HAPPEN TO KNOW WHY HE'S LEADING SUCH A LIFE?\nApproved document\n\"IT'S WHAT HE WANTED...\" WAS WHAT I'D HEARD.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.\n906\nDeputy Prosecutor's Office Prosecutor Na Joohwan Northwestern Seoul District\nYOU TAKE CARE NOW!\n\nAGAIN... I GOT NOTHING.\nApproved document\nHASUNG'S SLUSH FUND INVESTIGATION WAS IRREFUTABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CASES...\nWITH MULTIPLE SUMMONS AND SEARCHES OVER TEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS...\nIF THAT'S ALL THEY COULD GET FROM IT, TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER WAY WOULD BE USELESS.\nWHICH MEANS...\n...THE ONLY THING LEFT IS SPEAKING TO THE SUSPECT HIMSELF.\n\nHOW?\nHOW ARE YOU SO CONFIDENT?\nWHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE?\n\nALL QUESTIONS ASIDE, THE ONE THING I KNOW FOR CERTAIN...\n...IS THAT I...\n...AM BEING FORCED...\n...TO DO THINGS HIS WAY.\nTHE SUN'S GOING DOWN...\n\nWHEN DID IT GET SO LATE?\nTAP\nDETECTIVE JANG. DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?\nI WAS WONDERING-\nMR. GU.\nWE...\nDetective Jang\nApproved document\nI'LL BE RIGHT THERE.\nI WONDER HOW DETECTIVE JANG'S DOING ON HIS END...\n\nNEXT GUEST UP...\n...WELCOME!\n\nCriminal\n\nHyung! congrats on your first trial!!! Remember I'm always on your side, haha! You got this, Prosecutor Gu!\n...THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY...\n...WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME...\n...THANK YOU.\nBEEP\n\nBEEP\nBEEP\nBEEP\n\nFINE.\nI'LL DO AS YOU SAY.\nFOR EVERY ANSWER YOU GIVE ME...\nI'LL SLEEP WITH YOU.\nTo be continued","bubble_count":144,"pages_count":21,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Mad Place Chapter 8 opens with Mr.","spoiler_summary":"Mad Place Chapter 8 opens with Mr. Gu's meeting with his former boss, Acting Chief Prosecutor Na Joohwan, forming the crux of the Itaewon murder case. Gu asks Na, who took part in the Hasung slush fund investigation, for information about suspect Ha Ideun. Na describes the search at Ha Sungyeob's house, the empty but used room on the second floor, and Ideun's jobless, propertyless life distant from the family business. Returning empty-handed, Gu realizes his only remaining path is to talk to the suspect himself and accepts the condition he demands."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/mad-place-unopujoe/chapter-8-r6mqrg","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Mad Place #8","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-05T03:38:32.089Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/mad-place-unopujoe"}}