Mad Place — Chapter 8

NINTH FLOOR.

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IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I LAST SAW HIM.

I'M NOT SURE IF HE STILL REMEMBERS...

...PERHAPS IT'S BETTER IF HE DOESN'T.

AH...

COME ON IN.

SECUTION SERVICE

Deputy Prosecutor General Na Joohwan

BUT IF HE STILL REMEMBERS ME...

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IT'S BEEN AGES, MR. GU!

WHAT'S IT... TWO YEARS? SINCE YOU TOOK TIME OFF AT THE FORMER DISTRICT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE HERE. WHEN DID YOU MOVE?

HALF A YEAR LATER... I WAS REASSIGNED HERE.

SO YOU WERE HERE EVEN BEFORE ME!* AND YOU NEVER CAME TO SAY HELLO?

IF HE...

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

VERY WELL. ALL THANKS TO YOU, CH- I MEAN, DEPUTY CHIEF, SIR.

*PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RELOCATE EVERY 2-3 YEARS. CHIEF PROSECUTORS DO THE SAME EVERY YEAR.

HAHA, STILL CALLING ME "CHIEF," ARE YOU?

FORGIVE ME...

...REMEMBERS EVERYTHING...

LOOK AT YOU, ALL SEASONED AND CLEVER!

SO YOU KNOW HOW TO FLATTER PEOPLE NOW, EH?

I REALLY MEAN IT, SIR.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD I TRIED TO SMOOTH OUT YOUR SHARP EDGES BACK WHEN YOU WERE IN MY TEAM!

I'D HEARD...

...THAT YOU TOOK CARE OF MY LAST CASE FOR ME WHEN I LEFT...

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY BROTHER...

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I WAS...

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE TO THANK YOU IN PERSON.

I KNOW IT'S LATE, BUT THANK YOU.

YOU DID WELL.

I SEE YOU'VE BROUGHT SOMETHING WITH YOU.

AH...

YES.

I KNOW I'VE ALREADY CAUSED YOU ENOUGH TROUBLE, BUT I HAVE ANOTHER FAVOR TO ASK.

ENOUGH ABOUT THAT. WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY?

NOW NOW

Allegations of Hasung Electronics lobbying- kim soyoung

PROSECUTION SERVICE

LOOKING THROUGH THESE ARTICLES, I SAW THAT YOU TOOK PART IN THIS INVESTIGATION.

IF I MAY... I'D LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS REGARDING HASUNG CORP.

YES, THE SLUSH FUNDS...

THIS WAS A BIG ONE. WE WERE AT IT FOR MONTHS, BUT WE HAD TO GIVE UP WITH INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.

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I REMEMBER THE PUBLIC OPINION WASN'T SO GOOD ON US AFTERWARD.

BUT WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST?

YOU'RE BETTER OFF NOT DABBLING IN CASES LIKE THESE...

WAIT, YOU'RE NOT-

SIR, I'M NOT HERE FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

I'M ACTUALLY HERE FOR HA IDEUN, THE CHAIRMAN'S THIRD SON?

HA IDEUN... WHAT ABOUT HIM?

WAIT, WAS IT YOU WHO TOOK ON THE ITAEWON MURDER CASE?

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●YTM Allegations withdrawn... Investigation on Hasung's alleged slush fund ends in vain.

YES, BUT THERE'S A GREAT LACK OF INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE SUSPECT, HA IDEUN.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING...

...I SEE, SO YOU'RE HERE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF SORTS...

I UNDERSTAND THIS CAN BE A DELICATE MATTER.

BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS THIRD SON...

AND YOU'RE SURE THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SLUSH FUNDS?

YES, I'M SURE.

HAA...

I KNEW HE'D BE RELUCTANT TO TALK...

JUST LIKE LAST TIME...

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WE SEARCHED THE PLACE.

THE RESIDENCE OF HA SUNGYEOB, THE OWNER OF HASUNG CORPORATION.

WE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE. HIS LIBRARY, LIVING ROOM, DRESSING ROOM... EVEN THE KITCHEN.

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A LOT WAS AT STAKE HERE. WE SEARCHED METICULOUSLY.

THE HOUSE OF A ZILLIONAIRE COMPANY OWNER, AS YOU CAN GUESS...

...WAS BEYOND SOMETHING A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE COULD EVEN IMAGINE.

BUT THERE WAS THIS STRANGE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR...

...THAT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY.

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUEST ROOM...

BUT THE CLOTHES INSIDE THE DRAWERS, AND THE BEDDING... THEY'D ALL BEEN USED.

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WE EVENTUALLY MOVED ON BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THAT ROOM RELEVANT TO THE CASE.

BUT...

...I LATER HEARD THAT THE ROOM BELONGED TO THE THIRD SON.

AND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY THING.

WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE FAMILY'S BUSINESS.

HE DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE, NEVER HAD A JOB, OR ANY CONNECTIONS...

NOT EVEN A SINGLE PROPERTY OR A CAR UNDER HIS NAME.

WHICH MADE HIM COMPLETELY EXEMPT...

...FROM THE INVESTIGATION.

IN OTHER WORDS...

WHEN IT CAME TO ALLEGATIONS OF SECRET FUNDS, HE WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SUSPECT.

THE SAME CONCLUSION YET AGAIN...

DO YOU...

...HAPPEN TO KNOW WHY HE'S LEADING SUCH A LIFE?

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"IT'S WHAT HE WANTED..." WAS WHAT I'D HEARD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

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Deputy Prosecutor's Office Prosecutor Na Joohwan Northwestern Seoul District

YOU TAKE CARE NOW!

AGAIN... I GOT NOTHING.

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HASUNG'S SLUSH FUND INVESTIGATION WAS IRREFUTABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CASES...

WITH MULTIPLE SUMMONS AND SEARCHES OVER TEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS...

IF THAT'S ALL THEY COULD GET FROM IT, TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER WAY WOULD BE USELESS.

WHICH MEANS...

...THE ONLY THING LEFT IS SPEAKING TO THE SUSPECT HIMSELF.

HOW?

HOW ARE YOU SO CONFIDENT?

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE?

ALL QUESTIONS ASIDE, THE ONE THING I KNOW FOR CERTAIN...

...IS THAT I...

...AM BEING FORCED...

...TO DO THINGS HIS WAY.

THE SUN'S GOING DOWN...

WHEN DID IT GET SO LATE?

TAP

DETECTIVE JANG. DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

I WAS WONDERING-

MR. GU.

WE...

Detective Jang

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I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I WONDER HOW DETECTIVE JANG'S DOING ON HIS END...

NEXT GUEST UP...

...WELCOME!

Criminal

Hyung! congrats on your first trial!!! Remember I'm always on your side, haha! You got this, Prosecutor Gu!

...THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY...

...WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME...

...THANK YOU.

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BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

FINE.

I'LL DO AS YOU SAY.

FOR EVERY ANSWER YOU GIVE ME...

I'LL SLEEP WITH YOU.

To be continued