Prosecutor Kim Seo-Jin - Chapter 133

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One Step at a Time (3)
Seo Jin pulled out a business card and placed it on the table before Detective Jin Yu-kyung, whose expression had turned bewildered.
“If you change your mind, contact me through this.”
Detective Jin Yu-kyung’s eyes shifted to the business card.
Lee Du-jin’s business card.
She had heard that name before.
A lawyer who didn’t hesitate to take on conglomerates.
The person who played a decisive role in Shin Il-seung’s arrest.
‘Prosecutor Seo Jin and Attorney Lee Du-jin?’
Several puzzle pieces began clicking into place in Detective Jin Yu-kyung’s mind.
She could dimly see what strategy had been used to lock Shin Il-seung away.
Detective Jin Yu-kyung clenched her fists.
She already knew the reputation of both of them.
For a moment, the thought ‘What if?’ even crossed her mind.
But no matter how much she thought about it, it was impossible.
Compared to the Shinma Group, they were an egg before a boulder.
“It’s dangerous.”
But Seo Jin answered casually.
“Ah, it’s fine.”
It was absurd to say, but I was already in an extremely perilous situation.
Followers of the pseudo-religious cult were still targeting me.
A major player among the loan sharks who couldn’t conduct their money business was sharpening his blade against my investigation.
And the drug dealers—they had lost their sales routes through the room salons and clubs because of me.
And finally, Kim Young-jun’s wife, for reasons I couldn’t quite explain, felt unsettling.
“When mines are already laid everywhere, adding one more mine doesn’t even show.”
“…!”
“And when I’ve crossed the minefield, heaven will be waiting.”
Once I cleared all the mines from the minefield, that land would be mine.
A place no one else could enter.
“I hope you’ll join me.”
Shortly after, I left the coffee shop.
Detective Jin Yu-kyung remained alone, but her gaze still lingered on the business card lying on the table.
My words echoed in her mind.
“From now on, let’s communicate through Attorney Lee Du-jin. It wouldn’t be good if it became known that you and I are in contact.”
Detective Jin Yu-kyung nodded and gripped the business card in her hand.
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At that moment, I was getting into my car, heading toward the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office.
As I turned the steering wheel, my phone vibrated.
It was Do Gwang-hyun.
Seo Jin pressed the call button on the steering wheel and spoke.
“Yeah.”
-I just arrived.
Do Gwang-hyun had headed to the United States.
To make the fictional character Jayden Kim more tangible.
-But it seems Shin Ji-yeon has made a move, just as you predicted.
Shin Ji-yeon had begun pursuing Jayden Kim.
Seo Jin had told Shin Ji-yeon to trust the shares she held, but she wasn’t the type to sit idle.
Jayden Kim was a giant who would swallow Shinma Construction’s shares, and the entire Shinma Group was a family of paranoid patients.
It was only natural to verify who Jayden Kim really was.
“What’s the chance of getting caught?”
-Zero. Because I am Do Gwang-hyun. Hahaha!
“Yeah, you’re the best con artist.”
-Prosecutor? If I’m a con artist, then you’re….
Seo Jin laughed and ended the call before Do Gwang-hyun could finish speaking.
But then his phone vibrated again.
Thinking it might be Do Gwang-hyun, he pressed the call button without checking….
-It’s Lee Du-jin.
It was Attorney Lee Du-jin.
“Ah, yes.”
-Jin Yu-kyung just contacted me.
Seo Jin’s grip tightened on the steering wheel.
Detective Jin Yu-kyung’s decision had been swift.
Detective Jin Yu-kyung had decided to join hands with Seo Jin and destroy Shin Jong-seo.
Seo Jin’s mind began to race rapidly.
After crushing Shin Jong-seo, Shin Myung-jin and Shin Ji-yeon would fight over control of the Shinma Group.
In any struggle, dust spreads and blood flows—and if I capitalize on what comes after, I can arrest them both.
If by then the fictional character Jayden Kim has already recruited the Shinma Group’s board of directors and has his hooks in the organization….
‘I could have it in my hands.’
And if I seize all the power that Prosecutor Kim Young-jun possesses as well, I could become one of the strongest figures in Korean history.
Seo Jin would not die pathetically like Seo Jun-kyung.
A life lived only once, a second chance at life through fortune—I wanted to reach the very top.
-Then I’ll track Shin Jong-seo with Detective Jin Yu-kyung, and I’ll contact you when your assistance is needed.
“Yes. Then thank you for your hard work….”
That’s when it happened.
Something suddenly shot through the car window.
Seo Jin gasped and slammed on the brakes.
Screeeech!
The brake shrieked loudly as the car came to a halt.
Fortunately, I didn’t hit anything.
But checking was only natural—Seo Jin hurriedly climbed down and peered outside.
A man in his mid-forties lay sprawled on the ground.
His appearance was shabby, and his hair didn’t look properly washed.
“…Are you alright?”
Seo Jin asked, but there was no response.
The man blinked in surprise, his eyes rolling to follow something.
His gaze was fixed on the dashcam.
Seo Jin approached the man and quickly surveyed the surroundings.
A Four-Lane Road where vehicles typically traveled at 50-60 km/h.
The crosswalk was far away.
It seemed he’d been attempting to cross illegally.
Seo Jin extended his hand to help the man to his feet.
And he opened his mouth with a gentle voice.
“Just to be safe, would you consider going to the Hospital?”
“Ah, no. I’m fine.”
A reek of alcohol—pungent enough to be nauseating—emanated from the man’s mouth.
The man grasped Seo Jin’s hand and attempted to pull himself up.
But that was the moment.
Seo Jin’s vision flooded with gray.
“…You’re the prosecutor they asked to kill, right?”
“Yes.”
“Ha… That’s ridiculous. If you survived, you should’ve stayed quiet. Why are you acting up again?”
In a Darkened Room with Curtains.
A man and a woman were conversing.
The conversation centered on plummeting sales and how their franchise had become a target.
And the man said:
“Kill him.”
“…This time it seems difficult.”
“Why? The first time is hard, but the second and third are easy, aren’t they?”
“He’s conducting a media campaign.”
The woman placed a newspaper on the table, and the man picked it up.
Through the gap in the curtains, faint light illuminated the newspaper’s headline.
Prosecutor Seo Jin’s War Against Loan Sharks
As the man’s eyes twisted, the woman spoke:
“Back then he was a nobody, but now he isn’t. If we kill him, we’ll become suspects.”
These were members of the Loan Shark Organization that Seo Jin was pursuing.
Seo Jin had provoked them strongly through the media, and because of that, they couldn’t act recklessly.
The man shook his head in disbelief, chuckling softly.
“Then have someone else do it.”
“…?”
“Cause a traffic accident and have him kill someone. It’s not difficult, is it? Watch for the right moment and plant someone in his path. Then when his car comes, have them run out.”
“…!”
“If they suddenly jump out, even an F1 driver couldn’t avoid it. Boom! He’ll have no choice but to hit them. The prosecutor killed someone in a traffic accident. Ah, they don’t even have to die. It’d be entertaining enough if they just got injured and became disabled. Prepare the media and start right away.”
The woman lowered her head.
“Understood.”
Then, with the click-clack of her heels, she tried to leave the room.
At that moment, the man’s voice rang out.
“Make sure it’s done. We’ve already lost hundreds of billions. Finish this before the Chairman gets angry.”
“Understood. I’ll choose the actor carefully.”
“Handle that yourself. If you need money, take it from that table over there.”
The woman’s gaze shifted to the table.
Stacks of cash were piled high on it, as if they’d just finished gambling.
The woman click-clacked her way over to the table.
Then, picking up a cigarette, she spoke.
“This should be enough. You should let them smoke one cigarette before they die.”
The psychometry vision ended.
Several details became clear.
The Loan Shark Boss watching for any opportunity to devour Seo Jin.
The man who’d jumped in front of the car after taking money.
Seo Jin stared intently at the man before him.
‘He jumped in on purpose?’
If the car had even grazed him, this man would have been rolling across the pavement.
The vehicle had fortunately come to a stop.
“You might not be hurt, but just to be safe, let’s go to the hospital.”
“No. I’m really fine. Truly. I just drank too much, and this is….”
The man tried to flee at those words.
But Seo Jin grabbed his collar.
“Get in.”
It was said with a smile, but his voice was chilling.
The man found himself nodding without thinking.
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Moments later, in Seo Jin’s car.
The man in the passenger seat nervously opened his mouth.
“…Where are we going? There’s no hospital in this direction.”
“Oh, I need to stop by the office for a moment.”
“The office?”
The man swallowed hard.
And then I glanced out the window….
‘What?’
He’d said he was heading to the office.
Yet this place was the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office.
The man opened his mouth urgently.
“I, I’m really fine. We didn’t even touch. I just got startled and fell, so, so….”
Seo Jin pressed the accelerator without a word.
Once inside the office, Seo Jin seated the man in a chair.
The man couldn’t hide the panic in his eyes.
It seemed he was struggling to comprehend why he’d been dragged to the Prosecutor’s Office out of nowhere.
Then Seo Jin sat across from him and asked with a courteous smile.
“Who ordered you?”
“…Pardon?”
“The person who instructed you to jump in front of my car.”
The man who’d entered the prosecutor’s office stiffened instantly, but he didn’t open his mouth.
Whatever he feared, he simply exhaled roughly.
He avoided my gaze, then finally lowered his head.
He showed no intention of answering.
At that, my attention shifted immediately to the investigator.
“Investigator, please prepare CCTV footage from across Seoul. And I’d appreciate it if you could identify this man’s personal information.”
“Yes.”
The investigator and clerk sprang into action, while the man clutched his head and sighed heavily.
Seo Jin took his seat.
As I connected the memory card extracted from the dashcam to the laptop, the screen came to life.
The scene of the near-accident with the man just moments ago.
‘As expected.’
The man standing on the sidewalk had been smoking nervously.
His gaze was fixed precisely on my car.
And the moment my car drew near, he flicked away his cigarette, squeezed his eyes shut, and threw himself forward.
Seo Jin rewound the footage.
Before hurling himself, the man had hesitated—just for a brief moment.
‘An ordinary person.’
If he were an insurance fraudster, he would have thrown himself forward and collided with my car.
But the man was terrified.
Seo Jin shook his head and chuckled softly.
‘Wearing a protective suit all the time is already bothersome….’
I always wear protective gear in preparation for attacks.
But now I had to be cautious of traffic accidents too.
‘I need to neutralize this mine quickly.’
I saw through psychometry who was behind the man.
The Loan Shark Boss.
If I traced back from this point, following the thread upward, I might just reach the body itself.
Seo Jin lifted his head and studied the man sitting across from the investigator.
The man was answering the investigator’s questions readily enough.
“Forty-six.”
The man was a homeless drifter who’d failed in business three months ago and ended up on the streets.
Seo Jin listened quietly to the man’s responses, then tilted his head slightly.
A thought flickered across his mind, and he voiced it.
“Excuse me. Did you happen to borrow money from a loan shark?”
The man, who’d been answering everything else readily, suddenly widened his eyes.
And he clamped his mouth shut at Seo Jin’s question.
Silence was confirmation.
Seo Jin could roughly piece together what had transpired between the man and the Loan Shark Boss.
Moments later, an investigator entered carrying a USB drive.
Seo Jin gestured toward the man.
“Come over here for a moment.”
The man stood beside Seo Jin with a look of dread on his face.
He muttered in a low voice.
“I was just drunk and thought it was a crosswalk….”
Seo Jin ignored the man’s words and opened the CCTV footage from the location where the accident nearly occurred.
On the screen, the man appeared, glancing nervously around.
“Let me ask you again. Whose orders were you following?”
The man didn’t answer.
So Seo Jin moved the mouse, rewinding the footage.
As the video reversed, the man seemed to walk backward and disappeared off-screen.
Seo Jin immediately clicked on the next CCTV feed.
In this way, the man’s path of movement gradually became clear.
The man closed his eyes and began breathing out in pain. “Ugh….”
Without psychometry, I would have dismissed this as a mere incident.
I would have chalked it up to luck—that he’d narrowly avoided an accident—and moved on.
They’d counted on me thinking exactly that when they summoned him.
But psychometry is a broken ability.
And the laptop screen froze.
The man was meeting someone.
That someone was handing him a cigarette and saying something to him.
Seo Jin pointed at the figure with his finger and asked.
“This is your last chance. Who is it?”

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