Numerous reporters were seated in Dok-go-jeong’s courtroom. They were fully prepared to write down the contents of the trial.
It was because there was no one who received permission from the judge to shoot as the case was an issue.
Kim Jae-gu also took his place among them.
‘It’s first class.’
Dok-go-jeong’s seat was a good view. In this court where he sent me to prison, he too will go to prison.
‘Longer than you think.’
Dok-go-jeong smirked and walked into her seat, and then suddenly adjusted her posture. In the place where his gaze landed, there was a single-handed glove sitting there.
‘The eldest son of Dokgo Group.’
He was the man who ran Dokgo Oil, which has a market capitalization of 5 trillion won. Dokgo Oil, which had a market capitalization of 4 trillion won five years ago, has grown to 5 trillion won in five years since he took over as president.
He was a man in the opposite position of a single person who ruined a 300 billion won company with 200 billion won.
‘Perhaps that person is the next successor to Dokgo Group.’
According to the investigation, it was said that he was the type that did not show emotions on his face, but it was the same this time. He was looking at his brother with an expressionless face.
Suddenly, his gaze turned to me.
he waved at me
‘Also.’
It was clear that he had already figured out about me. There was a high probability that the tailing was also done alone.
I smiled lightly with the most relaxed expression on my face and waved at him lightly.
Greetings here. He turned his gaze to the judge.
At the plaintiff’s table, prosecutor Joo Hye-ji and her junior were sitting. She was introduced to Han Seong-min, and I heard that she is a person who will do anything for the sake of performance without taking bribes without violating the law.
Dok-go-jeong was sitting in the defendant’s seat with a tense expression. After making eye contact with Dokgo Gap, the confident and arrogant attitude of the first time completely disappeared.
‘Something must have happened between the two.’
Sitting next to Dok Go-jeong was a lawyer, a senior lawyer from Doosung Law Firm, one of the largest law firms in Korea.
Even if you threw it away, you had to save face.
“Isn’t that a single glove over there?”
“That’s right. What did you come for?”
Reporters whispered about his movements. The court constable came inside.
“The trial will begin soon. Everyone in the courtroom, please turn off your cell phones…”
Dokgo Gab jumped up from his seat. The moment the court inspector panicked and was about to say something, Dokgo Gab opened his mouth.
“I have something urgent, so I’ll go first.”
Before the court inspector could answer, Dokgo-gap left the courtroom. I think he looked back at me just before I went out the door.
‘I must have caught this.’
No matter how I passed Dokgojeong, I knew that the rest would not be so easy.
But I wasn’t worried.
20 people from Titanium Security were due to arrive this afternoon.
***
The judges entered and stood in the law school. The judges took their seats around the stiff-looking silver-haired judge. They bowed their heads slightly and sat down.
The judge opened his mouth.
“Hello. I will start the trial of the 3rd Criminal Division of the Seoul District Court from now on.”
As the trial began, the reporters began diligently taking notes in their notebooks.
The judge first checked the personal information of the participants and turned his attention to Dok-go-jeong.
“The accused can refuse to speak or answer questions if he does not want to, and he can speak facts in his favor. Anything the accused says in this courtroom can be used as evidence of guilt. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
“Please tell me the name of the accused.”
“I’m single.”
He tried to put on a pitiful expression.
‘How did it end up like this because it was unlucky?’
But I couldn’t openly express my dissatisfaction. The fact that Dokgo Gap came in to pressure him was because his father was interested in the outcome of the trial.
“Prosecutor, please tell us about the contents of the request for trial against the accused.”
Prosecutor Joo Hye-ji stood up from her seat.
“Yes, Your Honor. On or around September 17, 20XX, the accused called his secretary and instructed him to organize the assault victim, Song Woong. Those under the order abducted and assaulted Song Woong, intending to kill him, but fortunately he was rescued. The prosecutor filed a public prosecution against the accused for aiding and abetting under Article 31, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Act. And…”
Starting with Song Woong, who has clear evidence, the charges against Kim Gwang-jin as a murderer and unfair contracts with various companies are listed one by one.
Dokgojeong bit his lip as each item was added, but there was nothing he could do. Some he did, some he didn’t.
However, I couldn’t express it because I had a promise with my father.
‘Let’s be patient for a bit.’
He firmly believed that Dokgo-jin would not have completely abandoned him.
“Does the accused admit the charges?”
Dok-go-jeong lowered her eyes at the judge’s question.
“I don’t admit it. I didn’t tell you to clean up Songung.”
his lawyer opened the door.
“The victim misunderstands that the accused ordered the crime in this case. The accused never ordered the victim to be assaulted. The accused is innocent.”
The judge turned to Prosecutor Joo Hye-ji.
“Prosecutor, please reveal your plan to prove the facts of the prosecution and apply for evidence.”
“Yes. The prosecutor will prove that the accused is the culprit who committed the crime in this case. To this end, Chul-jun Kim, who participated in the assault of Vice President Song Woong as a sympathizer of the crime in this case, and.”
She raised her gaze and faced Dok-go-jeong.
“I apply for Bok-Kwang, the owner of BD Restaurant, as a witness.”
bang! Dok-go-jeong slammed the podium and opened her eyes. His gaze moved to the man sitting on the witness stand with his head bowed.
He was the man who ordered Kim Jae-gu to follow and Song Woong to assault. Kim Jae-gu released a person and caught him, who ran away in a hurry because both the tailing and the assault ended in failure.
He looked at Dok-go-jeong’s eyes and bowed his head.
hard. Dokgojeong glared at him with the momentum to eat him at any moment and gnashed his teeth.
“Do you have any opinions on the evidence requested by the prosecutor?”
“I object.”
Dokgojeong held back her anger and opened her mouth.
“Dismissed. I will adopt the witnesses requested by the prosecutor. The defendant must also state his plan to prove his claim and apply for evidence.”
The Dokgojeong side also adopted witnesses to support their side. Strictly speaking, they were not witnesses, but people who were to blame.
Among them was Dokgojeong’s secretary.
Seeing Kim Jae-gu adopt him as a witness, he was ridiculed.
‘It’s stupid.’
Preliminary work has already been completed. If you’re going to rot in prison anyway, it’s better to get a lot of money and rot.
There was no loyalty between them that led to money.
‘Your mistake was that you arranged Songung for no particular reason.’
Realizing that he could be cut off at any moment made him weak against temptation. It’s because I think you should earn as much as you can while you can.
“Then, I will examine the witnesses from now on.”
Witnesses took turns taking oaths and testifying.
Kim Cheol-joon testified about the fact that he assaulted Song Woong after being contacted by Dok-go-jeong’s secretary. He even added that he had to run away without receiving a single penny because he had failed.
Bok-gwang, the boss of a mob disguised as a restaurant, turned on the tape recorder.
[Kim Kwang-jin. It’s time to organize it.]
It was Dokgojeong’s voice.
“Executive Director Kim Kwang-jin committed suicide because he could not bear the pressure of the ongoing prosecution investigation as the main culprit in the Dokgo distribution rebate case.” It’s known, but that’s not really the case.”
“Is the evidence credible?”
At the judge’s question, Prosecutor Joo Hye-ji opened her mouth.
“It’s pre-verified evidence.”
“I accept.”
It was Kim Jae-gu who called Bok-gwang, who had failed in his mission and fled abroad.
[I can find you, but Dokgo Jin can’t find you? Save your family.]
Money to evacuate families to safety. That was what Jaegu Kim had promised him.
‘If I’m going to die, I’d rather die for my family.’
I had no intention of dying while wiping the sh*t out of a chaebol who didn’t know where it came from.
“Is the defendant’s voice correct?”
“···no.”
“Perjury is a sin. Really, isn’t it?”
“No. I don’t know why you’re so anxious that you can’t frame me.”
Dokgo-jeong bit her lip and glared at Bok-gwang.
“I have more evidence. Shall we play it?”
“It’s not even my voice, so what does it matter?”
“As a result of the voiceprint investigation, Dokgojeong’s voice is correct.”
Prosecutor Joo Hye-ji submitted the results of the voiceprint investigation.
“Accept. When was this file recorded?”
It was a file recorded three days before Kim Gwang-jin’s death. Bok-gwang nodded.
“I didn’t kill him with my own hands, but it is true that I killed Kim Gwang-jin at the request of the accused.”
The hall was agitated.
“You really killed him.”
“Did you say his name was Bok-kwang?”
“This is a complete scoop.”
Reporters groaned and wrote memos. In a group with several people, one person even slipped out of the courtroom.
After Bok-gwang’s testimony was over, the accused’s witnesses stood up and gave their answers.
The first person talked about Dok-go-jeong’s personality and the problem he had with his excessive protocol.
“At that time, CEO Dok-go-jeong personally washed the floor. The boss is a person with a character that sets an example for others.”
No one believed it, but the picture to attack Dokgojeong did not come out.
But the second was different. Dok-go-jeong’s secretary rose from her seat with a determined face.
“I once ordered suicide at the direction of the accused.”
At those words, Dok-go-jeong opened her mouth wide.
“You… what are you trying to do, you bastard?”
“This is a transcript.”
Murder, blackmail, assault. The history that Dok-go-jeong had instructed him to do became his voice and flowed out from the tape.
“This is fake!”
“It is proof that the inspection has been completed.”
“What are we going to do now?”
Dok-go-jeong glared at her secretary. Originally, it was supposed to be the work he requested and instead write the crime over, but he suddenly changed his attitude and was embarrassed and dumbfounded.
The secretary glared at Dok-go-jeong with resentful eyes.
“Shouldn’t I live too?”
***
It was clear that the confrontation that set up the day of the secretary and the self-reflection became a huge gossip for reporters. The sound of crunching memos felt like BGM.
Finally, the long-awaited time for sentencing has arrived. The judge returned from the discussion with the left and right seats and sat down.
“From now on, the Seoul District Court 20XX Gohap 2233 will pronounce the judgment on the defendant alone.”
The judge talked about the reasons for the decision one by one. The decision was finally made after considering the fact that there was a recording and the statements of the witnesses coincided.
“Order. We sentence the accused to 30 years in prison.”
“30 years? What do you mean!”
Dokgojeong shouted loudly and jumped up from her seat. The guards overpowered him, but he couldn’t overcome his temper and wriggled even under the pressure.
“Let go! Let go of this! Do you know who I am?”
Reporters’ hands were busy.
“Let go quickly!”
“defendant.”
The judge looked at him with cold eyes.
“Considering your unrepentant attitude, I sentence you to 35 years in prison.”
Cold eyes, as if looking at an insect. Dokgo-jeong was well aware of those eyes.
A shriek surged through his chest. But I couldn’t cry here. He bit his lip hard, holding back the tears.
The judge didn’t care about him at all.
“I will finish the trial with the above.”
Reporters rushed out. To write an article as soon as possible, I could feel the energy in his haste.
Dok-go-jeong was dragged out with a lot of tears on her face like a cow being led to a slaughterhouse.
After sitting and waiting for a while, the number of people decreased. Feeling the afterglow of victory, he inhaled the empty atmosphere of the presiding judge.
“It’s a 35-year-old… It’s a good start.”
It was regrettable that the death penalty was not applied, but for now, I decided to be content with this.
It reminded me of the past, when I was imprisoned under false accusations of embezzlement, betrayed by my wife, and left penniless. It was a hellish life where even my parents fell into hell. Many events that are now in the past passed through my mind.
Now, thanks to my grandfather, I am now living a rich life.
‘Now it’s your turn to taste hell.’
A third-generation conglomerate who thought he was different from others.
I hope you fall from the position of manipulating people’s lives to the position of being unable to do anything.
The corners of her mouth naturally went up as she recalled the image of Dokgojeong helplessly dragged away.
“excuse me.”
I looked around at the sound of someone’s voice.
Suddenly, I was the only one left in the courtroom.
“Excuse me.”
As I walked out of the courthouse, someone called my name.
“Jaegu Kim.”
Dokgo Gap was looking at me with two bodyguards.
“Please talk to me.”
＜ I will sentence you ＞ End