The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 82

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Episode 82

 

 

“Damn it.”

 

Bae In-jun was consumed by the desire to twist that cold, smiling face.

 

What’s so good that he’s smiling like that?

While holding everything he’s built up and using it for blackmail.

 

“Police? Are you threatening me right now?”

 

Sung Tae-hyun nodded.

This bastard didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding his true intentions.

 

Even as Bae In-jun’s face flushed red with anger, Sung Tae-hyun smiled smugly.

 

“Taking it as a threat means you feel guilty, I suppose.”

 

Spouting such pretentious nonsense.

Bae In-jun roughly tore up the papers Sung Tae-hyun had handed him and threw them at Sung Tae-hyun’s smug face.

 

“A lawyer, damn it, what did you say.”

“A lawyer is a lawyer.”

 

He’s been playing word games this whole time.

 

Sung Tae-hyun wouldn’t understand 100% of what he was saying.

So he wouldn’t know what device he had disguised as a hub.

 

It had to be that way.

 

“This is illegal. You, this evidence that you came here. Do you think that would count as evidence?”

 

Bae In-jun trembled as he rattled off words like a machine gun.

 

“Kim Su-yeon, you keep saying Kim Su-yeon, but do you think I’ll let her go?”

 

Bae In-jun grabbed Sung Tae-hyun by the collar and lifted him up.

Their gazes met with those emotionless eyes.

 

Damn it, could this guy be Kim Su-yeon’s new man?

Is that why he came looking for him and caused such a scene?

 

His head was complicated with questions.

An even greater anger pressed down on his entire body.

 

“Your emotions are for you to handle.”

“…You.”

“Don’t touch me. If you keep this up, I’ll really file for a restraining order.”

 

By what right.

 

But Sung Tae-hyun spoke well, befitting a lawyer who had even appeared on TV.

Bae In-jun glared at him, grinding his teeth.

 

Even though his throat must hurt from being choked, his voice was so calm it was irritating.

Bae In-jun put Sung Tae-hyun down as if throwing him.

 

Sung Tae-hyun continued speaking as if nothing had happened.

 

“Don’t approach Kim Su-yeon.”

 

Repeating the same words like a parrot.

Before Bae In-jun could respond, Sung Tae-hyun brushed off his clothes with a languid attitude as if annoyed.

 

“Unless you want your ‘hub’ to be revealed to the world.”

 

And then Sung Tae-hyun left.

Bae In-jun’s hands trembled.

 

Is he someone who regularly comes and goes from Kim Su-yeon’s house?

That lawyer?

…I didn’t receive such a report.

 

He knew every single move Kim Su-yeon made.

No, but…

 

“…Damn it.”

 

Where did things start going wrong.

Bae In-jun let out a long sigh and took out his mobile phone.

How should he deal with someone who learned about the hub’s existence.

Before rational judgment could set in, Bae In-jun used remote control to open Kim Su-yeon’s cell phone memo pad.

 

[It’s all because of you.]

[Do you really want to see me die?]

[I’m never dying alone, you’re dying with me.]

[Kim Su-yeon, look forward to it.]

 

There was no need to check if Kim Su-yeon had seen the messages.

 

Bae In-jun glared at the door Sung Tae-hyun had left through and made a phone call.

 

The person who made him who he is today.

She would definitely help him.

It was a connection he had made in preparation for times like this.

 

No, in fact, they were in the same boat.

He had been catering to her whims for years for this purpose.

 

-Oh, why.

 

The woman’s voice rang in his ears.

 

Bae In-jun didn’t bother to hide the tears welling up and let them flow.

The tears streaming down his cheeks dripped onto the table.

This woman was weak to his tears.

 

“Sister…”

-What’s wrong?

 

The woman’s voice changed slightly.

Bae In-jun cleared his throat and began speaking as if he couldn’t contain his sense of injustice.

 

* * *

 

“That feels so much better.”

 

I stretched and came outside.

The cold wind brushed past my hair.

 

I felt refreshed.

After resolving the matter that had been bothering me, my mind settled calmly.

 

[404]: Did it get resolved well?

[404]: Did I help? lol answer me

 

My mobile phone buzzed.

404 seemed very anxious about whether I had properly understood the technical elements he had explained earlier.

 

It wasn’t like I had made a judgment, I had just gone to make a threat.

What’s more important than complete understanding is appearing to understand.

 

[404]: Please write a review ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[404]: Ah so frustrating I almost died trying not to hack and listen to everything;;

[404]: What do you have to say to the ★good★hacker★ who held back well?

 

In the end, I had no choice but to leave at least a short reply.

Normally I would have ignored it, but this was also feedback on work.

 

[ME]: Resolved well.

[ME]: Stop whining.

 

Perhaps from being on the computer all day, 404’s typing speed was very fast.

As soon as I replied, 404 sent several messages in rapid succession.

 

[404]: Oh wow hahahahaha

[404]: See, I was right? That bastard is so amateur he doesn’t even think to hide the hub?

[404]: They said it was the 7th floor lol Is this some kind of factory reset hub? The SSID has 7F in it lololol

[404]: SIN-HUB-7F lol begging level asking to catch it lololol

 

Of course, I had no idea what was so funny.

 

[404]: For the record, I would never do something like that lol;;;

[404]: That guy is totally pathetic and I would never do shit like that; lol

[404]: Sung Tae-hyun

[404]: Hey

[404]: Answer

[404]: d

[404]: Ah he ran away again

[404]: You’re the only one who treats me like thisㅠ

 

I put my mobile phone back in my bag.

The buzzing vibration sound calmed down before long.

 

“I need to find the hub.”

 

For that, I would have to visit Kim Su-yeon’s House once more.

It seemed like it was probably inside that house.

 

There were no specially installed devices in the officetel where her house was located or in the 7th Floor corridor.

Besides, Bae In-jun is a professional.

Even if it might look sloppy as 404 said, he wouldn’t have blatantly placed a hub in a public area.

 

[Kim Su-yeon has fallen into a coma.]

 

I opened Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary again.

I needed to check if the diary entries from the past few days had changed.

 

[■■■ ■■ ■■■■■….]

 

Has it changed?

Maybe the conversation from earlier really had an effect.

The text in the diary was crossed out as if scribbled over with a pen.

 

“So the coma is resolved now.”

 

Good. It seemed like I wouldn’t hear news about Kim Su-yeon falling into a coma anymore.

If there was a hub that Bae In-jun installed in Kim Su-yeon’s House, it would be better to request preservation of evidence and visit a little later.

 

However, Kim Su-yeon was still in an unstable situation, so I didn’t want to provoke her further.

 

[Kim Su-yeon.]

 

After thinking it over, I left a message.

I wanted to push all this work onto Noh Hae-min or Ho-shin Senior, but there was no one around right now.

 

[I’d like to meet with you when you have time, please contact me.]

 

Well, this should be enough.

 

Having threatened Bae In-jun like that, he wouldn’t be able to move easily.

So if Kim Su-yeon contacts me before then, that would be fortunate,

 

and even if not, I had 404 as my coin piggy bank.

 

But.

 

“…Please help me, Lawyer.”

 

I didn’t expect them to come out like this.

 

* * *

 

The few days after going to Bae In-jun’s lecture to threaten him were peaceful.

 

Of course, there was no work at the office,

Ho-shin Senior came to work diligently every day and ordered the same jjajangmyeon, earning disapproving looks from Manager Yoon Ha-young,

and Noh Hae-min wasted time just playing mobile phone games.

 

It was a peaceful daily routine where even Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary remained silent.

 

[A new case has come in.]

[…This might be quite a complicated matter.]

[Shouldn’t we figure out what the real intention is?]

 

But yesterday. Sung Tae-hyun ended up writing a new diary entry.

 

Figure out the real intention.

This is really something I used to say often.

 

Sung Tae-hyun has grown too.

Or has he?

 

Since I can’t know the true nature of this diary, it’s hard to be certain. But more than that.

 

“…A new case?”

 

Kim Su-yeon’s face briefly flashed through my mind.

She had been out of contact since the day I threatened Bae In-jun.

 

I was just thinking about calling her, and now a new case.

A complicated one at that.

 

I leaned back deeply in my office chair and placed Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary on the desk.

 

“Why? Is there a case that came in?”

 

Noh Hae-min rushed over with sparkling eyes.

Manager Yoon Ha-young, who had been in charge of chat consultation since opening the homepage, shook her head.

 

Although ‘s name had made the news through several previous cases and was gradually becoming known online.

 

Since we hadn’t handled many cases, it seemed consultations only led to consultations and didn’t develop into actual requests.

 

“There haven’t been any so far.”

 

At Manager Yoon Ha-young’s words, Noh Hae-min dejectedly hung his head.

 

Still, he’s made a lot of progress.

Before, he seemed to happily pass time playing mobile phone games even when there were no cases.

Now he seemed to be facing reality.

 

“But what new case, Lawyer Sung? You got my hopes up for nothing…”

 

At Noh Hae-min’s words, Ho-shin Senior, who was sitting far away, burst into laughter.

 

“Obsession is the root of all illness.”

 

What is this now.

 

“You shouldn’t be obsessed for fortune to come-“

“Senior.”

 

Let’s not listen to more.

If a lawyer said such things in front of a client, even clients who were coming in would probably turn around and leave.

 

“You sound like a cult.”

 

Ho-shin Senior closed his mouth.

Still, his smiling face remained the same.

In this kind of office where three lawyers and one employee are just lounging around.

 

But Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary doesn’t lie.

That meant a new case was scheduled to come in today.

 

Quitting time was approaching, but should I wait until the end today?

It was just when I stood up from my seat to get coffee.

 

-Are you in?

 

Along with a knock, a woman’s voice that sounded familiar echoed from outside the office door.

 

* * *

 

“Kim Su-yeon?!”

 

A surprised voice burst out from Noh Hae-min, who had gotten up and rushed out faster than anyone.

While Manager Yoon Ha-young went to the break room to prepare refreshments, she was guided to the sofa inside the office.

 

It really was her.

It was Kim Su-yeon.

 

There had been no contact all this time, so what was this about?

 

[A new case has come in.]

 

Sung Tae-hyun had certainly left that record.

 

But for Kim Su-yeon to bring a complicated case.

Things had been complicated enough already.

 

All those SSIDs and hubs and such.

Could there be anything more complicated than those arrays of symbols that gave me a headache just looking at them?

 

“….”

 

Some time had passed, so the police investigation regarding defamation and obstruction of business would already be finished.

What could it be.

 

“Are you feeling alright?”

 

She was the woman who had seemed trapped in that 7th floor officetel room, unable to live a normal life.

Noh Hae-min carefully asked Kim Su-yeon, who was sitting on the sofa.

 

The woman buried in thick clothes had her hat pulled down low.

A black mask dangled from her hand, which she must have removed when entering the office.

 

“…Yes, thanks to you.”

 

Did she come alone?

I set down a cup of tea that Manager Yoon Ha-young had brought in front of Kim Su-yeon.

 

The woman’s eyes trembled slightly.

She carefully grasped the tea cup with warm steam rising from it.

 

“I….”

 

Kim Su-yeon continued to hesitate.

It was quite remarkable that she, who had been confined to her room, had come all the way to the office.

But why had this client, who hadn’t responded to my messages until just a few days ago, suddenly changed her mind?

 

I slowly opened my mouth.

 

“Ms. Kim Su-yeon, please feel free to speak comfortably.”

 

There were often clients like this.

In Kim Su-yeon’s case, she had left saying she wouldn’t go through with it and then came back, so it must have been even more difficult.

 

Ho-shin Senior’s eyes showed a gentle smile.

 

“That’s right, Ms. Kim Su-yeon. Take your time and tell us. It’s okay.”

 

At those words, Kim Su-yeon’s hands trembled slightly.

She took out several crumpled papers from inside her clothes and placed them on the table.

 

“This is….”

 

Isn’t this a complaint?

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