61. Mountain
There wasn’t much time.
It was because Yuk Seo-young, who had achieved her goal (to be coldly rejected after asking me for leniency), would do something ‘work’.
Of course, I couldn’t follow Seo-young Yuk myself, so I called an assistant.
Sergeant Pyo, who recently settled down in Korea after completely clearing her base in the Philippines, and Team Leader Na, who returned to Korea before her and succeeded in re-employing her.
It was a moment to cooperate again with those who defeated Kwon Ye-sol and his gang.
Even though it was a sudden order, they accepted it without hesitation. Since vigilantes have been active even in countries where they carry guns and set up firearms, running errands in the country is nothing.
“Okay. Representative Lee Soo-ho. Seoyeong Yuk When do you think he will start working?”
I simply replied, “Yuk Seo-young will definitely move sooner or later.” Tomorrow morning at the earliest. Maybe it could be this evening.
The reason for this assurance was simple. It’s because the forces behind Yuk Seo-yeong have an advantage in fighting public opinion only when they have an accident right after meeting with me.
“You have to hurry.”
“Yes. We will contact you as soon as the situation arises.”
The middle-aged of the two immediately took action.
I moved because I had something to do on my own. If Seoyeong Yuk has an accident as I expected, she will have to figure out a way to take advantage of it. You have to be prepared so that you don’t get sick in the process.
I didn’t even have time to feel bitter anymore.
‘The country is about to turn upside down, so what’s the use of my mood?’
Coincidentally, at this timing, a report related to the president caught my eye.
A Blue House spokesperson refutes reports that the president and her husband were ostracized at the G20.
The President, who oversees the State Council meeting, puts forth the achievements he has made in the multilateral diplomatic arena.
And even political experts who pointed out that “The diplomatic humiliation was buried thanks to the Manacoin Gate.”
It was not unusual for the president to appear on the news. Originally, it is common for political news to consist of half of the Blue House and half of the National Assembly.
However, I couldn’t inadvertently overlook the president-related report because of the current situation. In any case, Yuk Seo-yeong’s behavior would have nothing to do with that nobleman. Of course, it had to be seen that he was not free from the aftermath.
Even if the president tried to avoid it, I was not going to let it happen.
*
‘This is the only way.’
The day after I met Suho Lee. It was a little past 3:00 in the morning.
While getting ready to go out, Constitutional Court Judge Yuk Seo-yeong muttered to herself, reaffirming her resolve.
However, I did not make a sound out of my mouth.
I don’t think my husband who sleeps a lot in the morning or my daughter, who is tired after receiving dialysis yesterday, will wake up like this… Still, it was right to be as careful as possible. If you even meet her family’s eyes, your hard-won resolution might collapse.
I just wanted to see her face at the end.
First of all, the husband.
It was a person whom I met as an introduction during my days at the Judicial Research and Training Institute and held a ceremony right after graduation. A music student who grew up without hardship in a good family. I don’t know if she’s a natural match-mate, but she’s easygoing, so we’re close to each other and have a good life.
And a daughter. She was a poor child living on dialysis three times a week since high school.
It was actually because of her daughter that Yuk Seo-young began to be greedy for her money. Because she wanted to get her a kidney transplant before she graduated from college. If you want to be transplanted in a safe environment through an illegal route, you can’t afford it with the profits of an ordinary lawyer…
‘No, I could handle it. That’s enough.’
At least she didn’t have to pack a lot of money until she got involved with something like Kwon Ye-sol. She just needed an excuse to take it.
But what’s the point of regretting her now?
Yuk Seo-young stared at her daughter’s face and then took a difficult step back. Thinking that this was her last time with her family made her feel full of remorse, but there was no other way to protect their lives.
Yuk Seo-yeong struggled to leave her house.
On the surface, she was herself a hiker on her early morning hike. The odd thing is that today is a weekday. And it was only that she was an incumbent Constitutional Court judge, not a middle-aged retiree who spent her days doing mountain climbing.
But she didn’t seem to be paying attention to anyone anyway.
It’s 3:26 in the morning. Isn’t it early time when the first car doesn’t even run?
“Oh, hello.”
“…… ?”
There were people unexpectedly.
A middle-aged man with a small build met him in front of the house and greeted him with a smile. Yuk Seo-young was startled for a moment because it was an unfamiliar face, but his guard was quickly relaxed. Because the man was carrying a heavy cross-body bag. They must be trying to distribute newspapers or flyers.
‘You live very hard. At that age.’
If it was in the past, I would have laughed at it as a shabby life. Today, I thought I was envious of that man who worked hard from dawn.
As Seoyoung Yuk controls her bitter feelings, she heads to a hill near her house.
The park and hiking trails have been created, so it was a favorite place for local residents to take a walk, but now it has become less crowded as part of the trail has been lost. She is perfect for putting Yuk Seo-young’s plan into action.
All sorts of questions popped up in Yuk Seo-young’s head as he got closer to the mountain.
Is this really the only way?
What if my family is heartbroken and I make an extreme choice?
What should I do if I don’t keep my promise at the big house?
There is one reason why doubts do not go away even when she is about to decide. It was because of her desire not to go. No matter how sinful my life is, I don’t want to pay for my sins this way. To be honest, there was no guilt at all.
But if she didn’t do this, the only thing waiting for her was her miserable future.
Kwon Ye-Sol’s accomplice, the judiciary’s traitor, and if that’s not enough, he might be treated as the leader of the Mana Coin Gate.
Not only would she spend the rest of her life in prison, but her family’s lives would all fall into hell. In that case, it would have been best to carry it alone. There were even people who promised to guarantee the next day if they did that.
I arrived lost in thought and entered the mountain, ignoring the access prohibition tape wrapped around the landslide.
She already had a place to work.
I was thinking of clearing up my thoughts while climbing, but unfortunately there was an obstacle in my way. A woman was standing at the beginning of the trail. She was wearing a tracksuit, her physique, which looked very firm, and even a mask.
‘What, at this hour.’
You couldn’t have waited for me, right?
It was a sensitive situation, so I couldn’t help but have doubts. You could call it excessive self-consciousness, but if you weren’t waiting for yourself, why are you wandering around on a hiking trail that is prohibited from entering since dawn?
As I looked at it with a nervous heart, the other person frowned.
“What are you looking at? f*ck.”
Is this your land? While nervously pointing at the case at the feet. When I glanced at it, it was an instrument case.
Apparently, he was trying to practice the trumpet in a deserted place.
It was a type that appeared very often in the hills and parks of the neighborhood. Realizing that she was suspicious of a useless person, Yuk Seo-yeong smiled embarrassedly and hurried her steps.
“I’m sorry. It’s not what I was trying to do.”
“It’s like sh*t.”
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“… ….”
No matter how much it is, do I have to curse at the yard I go to?
Yuk Seo-yeong was momentarily upset, but decided to hold it in. She looked at her splayed shoulders and thought she would get an ugly beating if she stumbled the wrong way. Besides, even if she had a fight with her current situation, she would only go wrong with her plan. Just have to be patient
‘Let’s go. It’s over anyway.’
Her heart fluttered with anger, but it rather helped clear her thoughts.
She was able to make up her mind to think that if she continued to live, she would suffer a humiliation 100 times greater than this.
She was able to avoid shame and protect her family, so she was a surplus business. Should I say that she is not exactly a surplus business, but she is a business that loses less. When she thought about it, she was able to convince herself. Even in the midst of this, I don’t know why her emotions are drumming up.
It felt like her face was getting colder as the place of her execution got closer.
Seoyeong Yuk finally stopped her steps and put her mountaineering backpack down with her trembling hands. She and she carried out the prearranged procedure with difficulty.
She once sent her group mail.
The subjects were all alumni of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, 20 legal team leaders of major media companies, and seniors and juniors in the legal profession who were usually close.
[I am involved in Manacoin Gate. I committed a crime that cannot be punished by the court. It’s not that I don’t want to quietly pay for my sins, but the person holding the hilt wouldn’t allow it. I have no hope now. I sincerely hope that distrust of the judiciary will not be aggravated because of me. I’m sorry to everyone who knows me.]
She was instead of a suicide note. It also contained content that subtly hinted at the existence of Lee Soo-ho, whom I met yesterday.
This was what those who had promised Yuk Seo-yeong the safety of her family wanted. In this way, the frame is created that the incumbent Constitutional Court judge made an extreme choice because of Lee Su-ho’s mad knife. Immediately after sending, the smartphone was also turned off.
Now all that’s left is to really run.
Yuk Seo-young looked at the tree branch, which looked exceptionally strong, and remembered her sad expression.
The moment she passed the bar exam, the impression she felt immediately after giving birth to her daughter, and the sense of accomplishment she felt after being nominated for a constitutional judge passed by one after another. I’m guessing this is what you call a flashlight. It didn’t matter anyway.
After about half an hour or so, Yuk Seo-yeong hung the rope around her tree branch with her trembling hands. Even though she emptied two packs of soju, it was not easy for her to commit.
Staring at her round knotted rope, Yuk Seo-young had only one wish. She hopes the pain isn’t long as she does.
The moment I tried to act after having a hard time with a strong heart-
“Judge Seo-Young Yuk.”
Suddenly, a low voice was heard.
When I turned around in awe, I saw humans approaching this way.
An impressive middle-aged man I met in front of the house, and an overbearing woman who almost got into a fight. And with them in front, a tall man walks slowly behind them.
“You shouldn’t avoid paying for your sins that way. Please stop.”
It was Lee Soo-ho, a member of the National Assembly of the Peace Party.