The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 38

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Episode 38

“I’m with Ilchul.”

“…?”

The Representative had a smile on his lips as if he had half-expected this.

“Well, having that much loyalty to the company~ Huh? It’s all temporary, temporary.”

However, his relaxed smile slowly dried up at my next action.

The non-disclosure agreement was torn in my hands and scattered like large confetti.

That wasn’t all.

I slowly tore up the other contracts including the partnership investment agreement and threw the torn contracts onto the table.

A few half-torn pieces of paper fluttered and flew to stick to the Representative’s face.

“Ah, that was an accident just now.”

He was now grinding his teeth while peeling the paper off his reddened face.

“Lawyer Sung, you’re making a big mistake right now.”

“There are too many papers, it’s bothersome to tear them all.”

“…!”

“Since it’s bothersome, for the rest… just use the shredder.”

“Lawyer Sung!”

My eyes did glance at the black leather bag and the ‘clean money’ packed inside it.

With that level of bonus, there were a few things I could handle right away.

For example, yes.

I could give a bonus to Manager Yoon, who’s been having a hard time mentally lately.

But what I really needed wasn’t a few coins like that.

Though it was too much money to dismiss as just a few coins.

“Are you really going to end it this way? Huh? If you make us your complete enemy-“

The Representative’s words couldn’t continue.

Just before.

The voice recording on my mobile phone, which I had kept on since before entering the Elus Representative’s office, began to play.

-Yeah, let’s just wrap this up nicely. We can downplay Da-ye’s injury to some extent when we release it. And that too, well, if we pin it on Sage anyway, calming public opinion will be quick

The Representative’s face turned white and then to a bluish color.

Still, the recording continued playing.

-Anyway, huh? I did spend quite a bit of money raising BelVix, but the fans just need to stick in one new guy and hold out for just two or three years.

“Stop, stop!”

The Representative let out a scream-like shout.

Soon he stepped on the table and jumped to snatch the mobile phone from my hand, but…

Unfortunately, the mobile phone was already safely tucked in my pocket.

“You should be careful of your disc. At your age.”

“You damn, fucking, bastard-“

“I hear that often, so it doesn’t move me. 30 points.”

“What, what?! You piece of shit that wouldn’t be satisfying even if chewed up-“

I was rather surprised that he had no countermeasures when calling me to a place like this.

Wasn’t recording conversations like this a common evidence-gathering method even for ordinary people now?

Or did he think I would naturally come over to his side?

“Think of more creative methods next time.”

I said to the Representative who was sitting there helplessly glaring at me.

Even though I spoke gently in case he had blood pressure problems, the Representative was panting and making an expression like he was about to collapse.

“There are things that can’t be bought with money.”

“I, I…!”

“You won’t give me a ride, right? I’ll just take taxi fare.”

I leisurely passed by the Representative and put my hand on his black leather bag.

Then I took out two 10,000 won bills and waved them as if showing them to him as I walked to open the door of the Representative’s Office.

“Next time, try preparing with 50,000 won bills. 10,000 won bills don’t make me feel like signing contracts.”

The woman standing outside the door.

So I made eye contact with Ji Sung-min, who was supposedly BelVix’s manager, but instead of bothering to stop me, she ran to the Representative who was sitting on the table screaming loudly.

“Should I have grabbed a few more?”

The two 10,000 won bills in my hand fluttered.

It was too cheap for being dragged all the way to Elus Entertainment Headquarters and doing emotional labor.

The door to the Representative’s Office creaked shut.

And.

No one stopped me until I exited Elus Entertainment’s elevator and came out of the building.

‘The threat using Sung Tae-jun might have worked.’

Either way, it wasn’t a bad thing.

Speed was important in matters like this.

I walked to a nearby bus stop and immediately sent the recording of my conversation with the Representative to Lee Na-yoon.

[Exclusive, is this enough?]

Within seconds, a call came from Lee Na-yoon.

Seriously, she’s so impatient.

* * *

“Hwan? Can you reach him?”

Kim Sung-han, the representative of Elus Entertainment who had been sitting there in a daze, asked Ji Sung-min who had rushed over to him.

Lawyer Sung Tae-hyun.

That rookie became famous by messing with Park Ji-hyung.

I didn’t know he’d be this shameless.

“Damn, it’s been a while since I got this pissed off…”

Kim Sung-han tapped the leather bag filled with 10,000 won bills with his hand.

No matter how much Sage played the victim, Sung Tae-hyun was stubborn even with this much money.

For a lawyer who only succeeded with one case, he’s really.

“Shameless.”

…Yes, he was shameless.

Very much so.

Maybe it’s because he’s never experienced real social life.

“Hwan… we haven’t been able to contact him since yesterday.”

“That bastard, did he change his mind?”

When one thing collapsed, another became anxious.

Because there was also the possibility that such a small incident could cause a chain reaction like dominoes and ruin the entire game.

Kim Sung-han sat on the table, shaking his legs nervously while pressuring Ji Sung-min.

“Huh? But wasn’t it Hwan who contacted us as soon as the ‘psychiatric hospital’ was discovered?”

“That’s correct.”

“Damn… Then maybe he’s not contacting us because he’s busy cleaning up after those old hags…”

His palms were sweaty.

Actually, his feet too.

Sweat was streaming down his spine.

That shameless bastard had played him the recording.

They had also made a recording on their end.

Kim Sung-han continued shaking his legs while playing the hidden recording device.

-A mishap due to Sage’s mental illness…

Which side had the bigger risk?

No, the problem was where that lawyer would leak the recording in the first place.

If he took it to the police, it wouldn’t be that big of a threat.

They could mobilize all their connections and make it disappear as if it never happened.

However.

“…What if he leaks it to the media?”

Ji Sung-min’s cold face hardened even more.

She was already requesting defensive press releases from the PR team.

“I don’t think we need to resort to the final method yet, Representative.”

“Then?”

“…Let’s release Sage’s pre-prepared psychiatric history and frame the approach to lawyer Sung Tae-hyun as an investment proposal.”

There are countless ways to cut off the tail.

“Lawyer Sung Tae-hyun is a rising star in the legal market recently. We’ll defend by saying the money talk was just an investment proposal-“

“…Shit, yeah. Let’s say I got a bit excited and spoke harshly. That I spoke a bit harshly because I care so much about Shin Da-ye. Huh? That’s true, isn’t it?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“Hey, Sung-min. Let’s do this. Huh? Sincerely! I’ll personally! Explain it.”

It’s just covering your eyes and pretending anyway.

There wouldn’t be many who’d believe it, but there were also few who would desperately claim it was false.

Shouldn’t they let that star rookie know that you need resolve to mess with them openly?

Kim Sung-han made up his mind.

It was something that could happen at least once eventually.

“…That bastard Hwan, let me know as soon as you can reach him.”

“Yes.”

“And, according to the risk hedge manual-“

Thinking about it again, it wasn’t something to panic about.

If worst comes to worst, they could have Hwan bury it.

Because there aren’t many people who handle things that cleanly.

* * *

「[Exclusive] “Don’t worry about the police…” Elus Entertainment. Missing person case manipulation and cover-up recording leaked」

The effect of an exclusive title was tremendous.

Within an hour, Lee Na-yoon had broken the story based on the recording file.

I did tell her to break it as quickly as possible, but I didn’t expect it to be this fast.

The comment section was exploding.

However, the real chaos was happening elsewhere.

Not just the article comment sections, but BelVix’s fandom and even antis joined in what looked like an all-out war.

[Meanwhile, the recording also mentioned the real name of Mr. Kim, who is the father of victim Kim from the recent ‘assemblyman’s son murder case’ and current National Assembly member-]

[Whether this statement actually implies political interference-]

The nationwide aggro, including appropriate raising of suspicions, was successful.

People focused on the threats made against BelVix, who was both an idol raised by Elus Entertainment’s representative and simultaneously the biggest golden goose that Elus possessed.

Of course, Sage’s injustice was the main content, but the part I instructed Lee Na-yoon to emphasize more was precisely this.

Pressure on Kim Wan-gil.

[This should be enough, right? lol]

I replied yes to Lee Na-yoon’s message.

Because she really had done well.

And then, not long after, rebuttal articles started appearing one after another.

「’Malicious Insertion’ Assemblyman Kim Wan-gil’s Side Rebuts ‘Political Defamation Targeting Recent Poll Decline’」

「’Unrelated to This Matter’ Assemblyman Kim Wan-gil’s Office Issues Statement on Missing Trainee Case Mention」

Not Elus, but Kim Wan-gil.

It was the expected response.

After all, there was no direct evidence of Kim Wan-gil’s involvement in the recording transcript.

However, the statement issued preemptively before Elus could even release a rebuttal article clearly showed how flustered Kim Wan-gil was.

[Haven’t any rebuttal articles from Elus come out yet?]

Even to my casually thrown question, Lee Na-yoon responded quickly.

[Not yet. I don’t know what kind of amazing article they’re trying to write.]

[I’m going to win anyway.]

…Is there really winning or losing here?

Anyway, Lee Na-yoon, who had the recording transcript in her hands, seemed completely excited.

I just gave her instructions to handle things appropriately and then closed the message window.

I’ll leave Kim Wan-gil’s side for now…

It would be best if Hwan takes the bait.

“…What.”

It was already past midnight.

In the pitch-black darkness, the diary in my bag glowed brightly.

I turned my body so no one could see, hugged my bag to cover it, and sat down at one side of the bus stop.

“I guess this side lacks business ethics too.”

The moment I grumbled and opened Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary.

[D-1]

“…?”

Tomorrow, no, since it’s already past midnight, today.

The text carved in the diary hadn’t changed.

[D-1]

Even though I had already rescued Shin Da-ye.

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