The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 79

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“Attorney Shin, long time no see!”

 

Looking at Choi Woojin welcoming him with a bright smile, Shin Dooyoung’s brow furrowed.

 

Lee & Kim.

 

As a partner attorney of South Korea’s leading law firm, which also served as the exclusive law firm for the massive Daeyoung Group guild, Shin Dooyoung hated cases like this the most.

 

The so-called ‘cleaning up after the Chairman’ cases. 

 

In other words, the bothersome cleanup of messes made by the Chairman’s family.

 

However, there was a reason he couldn’t just dump this case on the junior attorneys.

 

It was because there had been a special order from the Chairman himself. 

 

“Did you give your statement well?”

 

Shin Dooyoung erased the irritated expression from his face within a single second, replacing it with a smooth smile as he sat down next to Choi Woojin. 

 

“What’s there to not do well? I just talked a bit about the stuff I bought. They asked if I knew anything more. But I have to actually know something to tell them.”

 

“…That’s a relief.”

 

This was sincere.

 

It really would have been troublesome if, by some chance, Choi Woojin had ended up going to prison. 

 

“Since the items you purchased aren’t narcotics but can be viewed as a type of treatment medication, it will probably end with just a bit of a fine. I assume you told them you didn’t know it was an illegal transaction?” 

 

“I just told them I bought some fun stuff, though?”

 

Choi Woojin rolled his eyes with his head tilted.

 

A face that looked as if he didn’t care either way.

 

It was the typical appearance of a spoiled chaebol grandson.

 

The unique casual confidence of those who cause trouble as they please and have never once had to clean up after themselves. 

 

Of course, even among them, Choi Woojin had an exceptionally terrible side.

 

Because he had lost his parents early, Choi Jungu had covered up all of Choi Woojin’s wayward actions with money and power.

 

Taking advantage of that, Choi Woojin bought all sorts of foreign cars from a young age and got involved in various minor offenses.

 

Once, he completely smashed the heads of some racists at an American high school, and they had to settle it by paying a massive sum in the hundreds of millions.

 

And then he transferred to a French high school after that, was it?

 

Well, anyway.

 

The fact that he didn’t commit crimes that couldn’t be covered up with money amidst all that was praiseworthy, if you could call it that.

 

“But what brings you here in person, Attorney Shin? Last time, it was the rookie lawyers who came.”

 

The last time referred to the incident where Choi Woojin had been caught doing another illegal transaction in the sub-spatial black market, Susubat. 

 

Quite the thing to brag about. Truly.

 

Shin Dooyoung felt his head throb as he grit his teeth and spoke. 

 

“Because you were a first-time offender then, and you are a repeat offender this time. Even for offenses punishable by imprisonment, if they accumulate, you could serve actual jail time. Please be careful.” 

 

At Shin Dooyoung’s words, Choi Woojin’s slacking face changed subtly. 

 

He hardened his expression coldly and looked at Shin Dooyoung.

 

“Are you… advising me right now? Attorney Shin Dooyoung?”

 

“Excuse me?”

 

It was at that moment Shin Dooyoung’s expression stiffened.

 

“I thought Attorney Shin Dooyoung came here to earn money? Not to give me advice?”

 

The moment he saw Choi Woojin’s suddenly changing face, Shin Dooyoung realized he had made a mistake.

 

No matter how much of a scoundrel Choi Woojin was, Choi Woojin was also a member of the Daeyoung Guild, no, the Daeyoung Group family.

 

This meant he was a blood relative of Choi Jungu. 

 

The power that fact alone possessed worked anywhere in South Korea.

 

“Ah, I didn’t mean it like that—”

 

“If you didn’t mean it that way, then just do your job and go.” 

 

Choi Woojin’s hand landed on Shin Dooyoung’s shoulder.

 

As if a superior were patting a subordinate.

 

Like a corporal massaging a private’s shoulder.

 

10 years to become a partner attorney at the Lee & Kim law firm.

 

Attorney Shin Dooyoung, who had become accustomed to this kind of power tripping, shrank his shoulders completely.

 

His nature of being weak before the strong and strong before the weak had popped out.

 

Watching that, Choi Woojin felt disgust internally.

 

He was exactly like a guy who handled all of his grandfather’s dirty work.

 

There were always guys like this scattered around his grandfather.

 

Guys whom his grandfather could easily crush and manipulate anytime with power and money.

 

And Choi Woojin roughly guessed the reason why his grandfather had sent the easiest one among them today.

 

Very familiarly, Choi Woojin put on a fake smile again and lightened the mood.

 

“Shall we get to work then? What does our Guild Master want?”

 

“Pardon? Ah…. Yes.”

 

Only then did Shin Dooyoung let out a deep breath and take out the documents he had brought.

 

The document had this title attached to it.

 

Petition to the Hunter Administration Bureau

 

“He wants you to submit a petition to the Hunter Administration Bureau. To formally protest the illegal assault and cruel treatment.”

 

“Oh….”

 

He wasn’t particularly surprised, but Choi Woojin deliberately pretended to be.

 

So this was the reason why Shin Dooyoung, who was the Guild Master’s exclusive attorney, had bothered coming in person.

 

Because this situation where Choi Woojin bled a few drops from his nose had given Choi Jungu the perfect excuse to attack the HIB.

 

Especially since the one who committed the assault was ‘Kwon Ikseong’, whom Choi Jungu disliked so much.

 

‘Well….’

 

However, Investigator Lee Yuji, who was the only one who could give a detailed statement about the situation, would take Kwon Ikseong’s side, and the dashcam inside the HIB’s official vehicle didn’t show video, as it had all recently been replaced for security reasons.

 

A situation where it was hard to tell what was happening just from the audio.

 

In short, it was a situation where Choi Woojin’s statement couldn’t help but be the decisive factor.

 

‘So he’s saying I have what my grandfather wants.’

 

This mouth of mine.

 

Choi Woojin thought that way as he flipped through the documents with a smirk. 

 

“But you see.” 

 

“Yes?”

 

“If I sign this, is there anything in it for me?”

 

“…!”

 

Choi Woojin returned to his usual scoundrel-like pose and giggled as if he found it amusing.

 

Then Shin Dooyoung gulped and said.

 

“Well, about that, you’ll have to discuss it with the Guild Master….”

 

“Ah, I’m bored of cars now. I already have all the limited editions.”

 

At those words, Shin Dooyoung thought to himself.

 

This bourgeois b*stard.

 

It was Shin Dooyoung feeling the sting of class differences while completely forgetting that he himself was also bourgeois. 

 

Looking at such a Shin Dooyoung, Choi Woojin grinned.

 

“Give him a call and tell him I want something other than a car this time.”

 

At Choi Woojin’s words, Shin Dooyoung’s face stiffened.

 

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After the attorney from Lee & Kim left, the HIB was in an uproar.

 

Naturally, Pi Sowon, Kwon Ikseong, Ham Ina, and I were the first to be summoned by Hong Jaegyeol.

 

And there, Ham Ina spoke as if it had all been planned, even though we hadn’t coordinated our stories beforehand.

 

“Starting from the club, Choi Woojin exhibited threatening behavior. He groped Investigator Lee Yuji.”

 

“There was molestation?”

 

Hong Jaegyeol said that and subtly looked at me.

 

As someone who can’t lie well, I answered as quickly as possible.

 

“Yes, sir.”

 

If I speak too long, I’ll definitely get caught!

 

“…Hah…. Then what about inside the car?”

 

“I heard the dashcam audio, and it was definitely detected that Choi Woojin made a movement.”

 

As expected, Pi Sowon’s statement followed as if it had been coordinated.

 

“He tried to molest you again?”

 

At Hong Jaegyeol’s question, I answered quickly this time as well.

 

“Yes, sir.”

 

Hong Jaegyeol looked at Kwon Ikseong lastly regarding the three statements that had not a single discrepancy.

 

“Is it true that there was molestation?”

 

At those words, Kwon Ikseong opened his mouth.

 

“It is ambiguous.”

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

“This b*stard, seriously.”

 

Ham Ina and I were dumbfounded.

 

And the sound of Pi Sowon’s sigh followed.

 

“Are you not going to play along?”

 

Pi Sowon glared at Kwon Ikseong as if she wanted to kill him, but Kwon Ikseong’s face remained impassive.

 

As expected, he was a person who wouldn’t know how to lie even if he died.

 

But then why did he lie and say he was the one who hit him all those times….

 

It was when I was thinking that. Hong Jaegyeol crumpled his face and said.

 

“Ah, whatever. No matter what happened, this isn’t a problem that will end as an internal investigation; because that brat Choi Woojin went so far as to file a petition with the Hunter Administration Bureau, it puts me in a difficult spot too.”  

 

Choi Woojin did?

 

Why on earth?

 

He should be on the side that doesn’t want the HIB to be dismantled.

 

The moment my thoughts reached this point, realization arrived soon after. 

 

‘Ah.’

 

This isn’t Choi Woojin’s doing, it’s Choi Jungu’s.

 

“So a new person will be joining the Special Task Force.”

 

“A new person? Neither I, the Special Task Force Team Leader, nor he picked anyone, so what new person is joining?”

 

When Pi Sowon spoke with a displeased face, Hong Jaegyeol gritted his teeth.

 

“If you were going to hate that, you shouldn’t have passed down your disease of turning kids’ faces into mush under the pretext of an arrest to the youngest on your team.”

 

…Oh.

 

He already guessed everything about me hitting them too, didn’t he?

 

I got goosebumps at Hong Jaegyeol’s words.

 

Whatever the case, the identity of the new person Hong Jaegyeol mentioned was soon revealed.

 

Because as soon as we went down to the Special Task Force, two people were waiting there.

 

One was Ji Wongil, and the other was—

 

“Hello. Investigator. You’re cute again today.”

 

…It was Choi Woojin.

 

He was even wearing a nametag that said he was an administrator belonging to the Hunter Administration Bureau on his neck!