Prosecutor Kim Seo-Jin - Chapter 111

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300 Billion (3)
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“Mom! We have to go!”
Lee So-hee was at home.
She was in the midst of persuading her mother, who had fallen under the spell of Buwun Church.
They needed to flee now, she insisted. If they didn’t, danger would follow.
But it was hopeless.
“Let go!”
Her mother shook off her arm, insisting she had to go to church.
And she looked down at the fallen Lee So-hee with a chilling gaze.
It was not the look of a mother gazing upon her daughter.
It was as though she were staring at a demon or devil incarnate.
Just then, the beeping of the entrance lock echoed through the apartment, and Lee So-hee’s eyes snapped toward the foyer.
Outside, bodyguards that Seo Jin had arranged stood guard.
There was no one who should be entering, yet the password was being entered….
“Mom, we have to leave! Now, we have to go!”
Lee So-hee scrambled to her feet and dragged her mother’s arm.
The apartment was on the first floor.
They could escape through the window.
“I’m not going! Let go!”
“We have to go!”
Lee So-hee dragged her resisting mother toward the balcony.
“Please….”
Suddenly, the front door swung open.
Heavy footsteps echoed through the space.
Lee So-hee’s eyes widened with terror.
If it was a fanatic, it was over.
There was no telling what they might do.
These people had no qualms about taking a life.
Then, a leisurely voice cut through the silence.
“What a mess….”
It was Baek Ki-ho.
He stood in the center of the living room without even removing his shoes.
Baek Ki-ho slowly turned his gaze, surveying the surroundings.
An overturned picture frame and shattered glass scattered across the floor.
Baek Ki-ho opened his mouth.
“Come out.”
Lee So-hee opened the balcony door and stepped outside hesitantly.
Lee So-hee’s Mother stood trembling beside her, gripped by fear.
Lee So-hee’s Mother gazed at Baek Ki-ho with affectionate eyes, yet her body shrank away from him.
She feared Baek Ki-ho far more than she feared God.
But Baek Ki-ho was different.
He regarded Lee So-hee and her mother with emotionless eyes.
When the two of them emerged into the living room, he pressed the remote control with a sharp click.
Seo Jin appeared on the television screen.
-Prosecutor Seo Jin of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office successfully infiltrated the religious organization and secured the arrest of Shin Ji-seok, Chairman of Buwun Church, and Pastor Seo Dong-sik. Fortunately, there was no physical confrontation….
Baek Ki-ho slowly turned his head toward Lee So-hee’s Mother.
“Your god is finished.”
“…!”
Lee So-hee’s Mother trembled violently.
Her eyes held nothing but despair.
But Baek Ki-ho paid no mind and walked toward Lee So-hee’s Mother with heavy, deliberate steps.
He took her hand and spoke in a tender voice.
“Don’t worry. From now on, I’ll protect you. Don’t refuse me. I don’t want my hand to feel ashamed.”
Lee So-hee’s Mother did not respond.
She merely kept her head bowed.
Baek Ki-ho’s gaze shifted to Lee So-hee.
But Lee So-hee’s eyes were different from her mother’s.
She glared at Baek Ki-ho with hostile intent.
Yet Baek Ki-ho paid no attention to her glare.
He simply smiled quietly and spoke in a tender voice.
“You’ve grown beautifully.”
“…It’s disgusting, so please stop.”
“In a democratic nation, thoughts are free. But you must think before you speak—and consider the consequences.”
Lee So-hee could only bite her lip.
Then Baek Ki-ho pointed at Seo Jin on the screen with his finger and asked.
“I heard that bastard is your friend.”
“…!”
“Don’t be afraid. Don’t panic. That bastard is of no interest to me.”
Baek Ki-ho is a giant.
He has no interest in ants crawling on the ground.
“It’s his uncle I’m curious about.”
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At that moment, at the entrance of Buwun Church.
Cameras swarmed around Seo Jin, and reporters’ questions poured forth without pause.
“Was the infiltration of the religious organization planned in advance?”
“Were there any dangerous elements?”
I studied each reporter’s face carefully.
Then my eyes met with Lee Eun-ha’s.
As I nodded, she opened her mouth urgently.
“This is Lee Eun-ha from Seeing the World. When you arrested him, Chairman Shin Ji-seok didn’t resist, did he?”
“He resisted a little, but that was all. He came along without complaint.”
I answered for the first time.
While other reporters asked various questions, I kept my gaze fixed on Lee Eun-ha.
She was the one who sent me a message during that dangerous situation.
It seemed only right to give her this much.
Lee Eun-ha smiled shyly and asked another question.
Meanwhile, at the entrance blocked by Buwun Church followers.
Seo Dong-sik stood before them.
The followers’ eyes were fierce.
The moment Seo Dong-sik gave the order, they were prepared to grab spears and fight the police immediately.
But Seo Dong-sik shook his head and opened his mouth with a benevolent expression.
“We must not fight. The Master and I came out of our own volition. So please pray and cooperate with the Prosecutor’s Office’s search and seizure. We have done nothing against the law. Everything is God’s will. I believe this incident is an opportunity to prove our righteousness.”
Of course, Seo Dong-sik intended to betray Shin Ji-seok and become the cult leader himself, but it was difficult for the followers to know of this plan.
Hearing his words, they lowered their spears, and thanks to that, no violent acts occurred.
They slowly opened the entrance.
Finally, the Prosecutor’s Office’s search and seizure began.
Investigators entered the church carrying prosecution boxes.
Jo Woo-jae, the Chief Prosecutor leading the way, opened his mouth to one of the investigators.
“Investigator, I need to ask you something. Leave the search and seizure to us, and since Prosecutor Seo Jin might do something dangerous again, please stay beside him….”
Suddenly, a voice erupted without warning.
“Fire! Fire!”
“Call 119!”
Black smoke billowed up.
The church had begun to burn.
Jo Woo-jae’s eyes widened in shock.
“What bastard….”
Buwun Church had more than just Seo Dong-sik as its pastor.
There were dozens of other pastors as well.
One of the manuals they received.
‘When the cult leader is captured, burn the temple.’
By burning it without leaving a single piece of evidence, they could pray for what comes next.
Jo Woo-jae spoke urgently.
“Seo Jin! Stop him right now!”
I was unpredictable in where I might go.
Considering the personality I’d shown so far, there was a high probability I would rush into the burning building to retrieve evidence.
“Come in!”
But the investigator’s voice carried a note of alarm.
“He’s… gone.”
“What?”
Chief Prosecutor Jo Woo-jae’s gaze snapped sharply toward the doorway.
The spot where Seo Jin had been conducting interviews with reporters moments ago—he was no longer there.
“Damn it, he’s not some magician!”
Chief Prosecutor Jo Woo-jae’s face twisted in frustration as he gripped the radio.
“Where’s Prosecutor Seo Jin? Search the perimeter! If you find him, grab him! Cuff him if you have to—don’t let him go anywhere!”
At that moment, an investigator’s voice crackled through the radio.
-Prosecutor Seo Jin is here. In the transport vehicle with Shin Ji-seok.
The van the investigators had arrived in.
No one else was inside. Only Seo Jin and Shin Ji-seok sat facing each other.
Shin Ji-seok gazed out the window, his smile brimming with confidence.
“It’s burning beautifully. I’m quite pleased.”
Outside the window, black smoke billowed wildly into the sky.
Even if the fire department arrived, preserving evidence would be nearly impossible.
Once the flames died, everything would turn to ash—his crimes erased from existence.
Shin Ji-seok’s gaze shifted from the window to Seo Jin.
He opened his mouth with an unhurried expression.
“Prosecutor, you succeeded in making us betray each other. But you’ll fail at trial. I have no guilt.”
“Is that also God’s will?”
Shin Ji-seok laughed with insufferable smugness.
“Yes, God’s will. Why do you think we built the church from wood? Why did we keep gasoline stored there? Have you given it any thought?”
“Thought… Then have you thought about this? When I arrested you, why did I go to the restroom? In that critical moment, why? I could have waited a moment longer, so why exactly?”
Shin Ji-seok’s expression grew uneasy.
And he recalled what had happened moments before.
The instant Seo Dong-sik had pressed duct tape over Shin Ji-seok’s mouth.
Seo Jin had said he was going to the restroom.
An incomprehensible action in such an urgent situation.
Shin Ji-seok blinked as the memory settled.
“…Why?”
Seo Jin pulled a notebook and USB drive from his pocket and displayed them.
Simultaneously, Shin Ji-seok’s eyes filled with blood.
“That… that’s…”
The notebook was a ledger documenting bribes given to powerful figures.
The USB contained files detailing his assets—evidence of embezzled church funds.
Seo Jin smiled like a devil as he spoke.
“You hid them in the drawer, didn’t you?”
Shin Ji-seok’s face crumpled.
But that was all.
I still held onto one last shred of hope.
Not long ago, a pastor who had embezzled over ten billion won received a three-year sentence.
‘Merely three years!’
With a skilled attorney, I could serve the same amount of time and walk free.
After that, it all depended on how I played my cards.
‘If I gathered followers again….’
But that hope had just died.
Seo Jin patted Shin Ji-seok’s shoulder and opened his mouth.
“I know what you’re thinking, so let me tell you one more thing. I’ve secured the congregation roster. From this point on, I’m going to separate the dead from the living on that list.”
“…!”
“I also know who committed the murders. Some deacon or something, right? Well, regardless, he’ll be arrested soon.”
Shin Ji-seok’s face turned a sickly, ghastly pale.
And then came the words he absolutely dreaded to hear from Seo Jin’s lips.
“I’m curious. Will that bastard keep his mouth shut, or will your name spill from his lips?”
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“Seo Dong-sik took my hand, didn’t he? I’d bet ten thousand won that the moment he cooperates, he’ll spit out your name. What do you think?”
Shin Ji-seok couldn’t answer.
His face had turned ashen, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.
Everything was over.
And in that heavy silence, Seo Jin gripped the man’s shoulder firmly and continued.
“So please… stop pretending to be some big shot. You’re nothing but garbage.”
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At that moment, Seo Jin’s mother and his younger brother Jin-young were watching television.
The Buwun Church building was burning live on the broadcast.
-The scene is absolute chaos! We’ve successfully arrested Chairman Shin Ji-seok and Pastor Seo Dong-sik, but…. Ah! The building is collapsing!
Seo Jin’s mother closed her eyes.
She couldn’t bear to watch the screen.
With her hands clasped together, she prayed only that Seo Jin would be safe.
Even at that moment, the reporter’s voice continued urgently.
-We have no reports of casualties at this time. However, with evidence being destroyed, we anticipate significant difficulties in the investigation ahead!
Then the reporter paused.
Someone handed him a note, and he blinked.
And he quickly opened his mouth.
-Breaking news! Prosecutor Seo Jin, who had infiltrated the building, has brought evidence with him. Clear evidence that can expose Chairman Shin Ji-seok’s embezzlement…. There! Prosecutor Seo Jin has appeared!
The camera shook as it rushed toward him.
Naturally, the focus was on Seo Jin.
As Seo Jin’s face zoomed in, the reporter asked urgently.
—You said you’ve secured evidence, but what kind of….
On the screen, my expression remained composed.
Seeing that face, Mother finally relaxed.
She pressed a hand to her chest and leaned back against the sofa.
Jin-young was the same.
He’d been watching the television with wide eyes, but now he munched on snacks and cracked jokes.
“Mom, is my brother only answering that one reporter’s questions?”
“Hm?”
Now that he mentioned it, that was true.
I was responding only to one journalist’s questions.
Jin-young laughed as if amused and spoke.
“Lee Eun-ha—she’s quite famous as a beautiful reporter. My brother’s done several interviews with her. Could she be his girlfriend?”
“Could it be that the reason Seo Jin keeps postponing the blind date is…?”
My mother narrowed her eyes, studying Lee Eun-ha’s face on the screen.
She examined it meticulously, as if inspecting an expensive piece of porcelain.
Jin-young crunched on his snack and spoke.
“My brother lost his memory and his taste changed too. Back then, he liked women with big….”
Mother’s gaze shifted toward Jin-young.
Her expression clearly said that would never be the case.
Jin-young waved his hand.
“I mean he liked women with good figures. Anyway, I should check the comments. See what people are saying about my brother….”
Jin-young picked up his phone, avoiding Mother’s gaze.
That was when it happened.
Ding-dong, ding-dong.
The doorbell rang.
And the person who appeared on the intercom screen.
Jin-young lowered his phone and tilted his head in confusion.
“Kim Young-jun’s Wife?”

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