The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 90

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Episode 90

 

 

Using Choi Ji-han as a witness in the adultery lawsuit.

 

That would be quite entertaining.

 

Choi Ji-han already knew that his younger sister was trying to steal his share.

And he was seething with anger deep in his heart.

 

-That M&A… because of that fucking thing, I…

-Honestly, you know? That bastard Ji-young brought in as company representative looked like trash. But still, Father…

 

It was a drinking session Lee Seol-rok had organized with several Korea University Law School graduates.

 

Lee Seol-rok, who had better social skills than his beloved Sherlock Holmes, quickly found Choi Ji-han’s weak spots.

And made him spill everything about his younger sister.

 

-I was going to give Ji-young her share too… when Father passes away…

-I was going to tell her to just claim her statutory inheritance.

-People need to know their place, their place…

 

Lee Seol-rok’s recording contained countless moments of comedy.

Enough to make it clear that even the Chairman of Cheondong Future Innovation had failed at raising his children.

 

Really, listening to these family feuds was an inevitable fate for legal professionals, whether you wanted to or not.

 

“You…”

 

Even Choi Ji-young, who had gone as far as filing a lawsuit to crush the obstacle named Kim Su-yeon, was nothing more than a child to Choi Ji-han.

On the other hand, Choi Ji-young seemed to be fighting desperately to avoid losing her entire share to him.

 

“Ha…”

 

I delivered the final blow to Choi Ji-young, who seemed to have lost her words and was just biting her lips.

 

“Anyway, this is our position.”

 

It was obvious that Choi Ji-young had lived her entire life only looking upward.

 

If the situation had been different, I wouldn’t have pushed this hard.

But thinking of Kim Su-yeon, this was a game with no need for hesitation.

 

Only by tearing Choi Ji-young away from Bailonics could Bae In-jun stand fairly on that damn ring.

 

“There’s still some time until the trial date.”

 

I didn’t avoid Choi Ji-young’s glare, even as her fingertips trembled.

In some sense, yes. She could also be seen as a victim within that family.

 

If twisted properly, it could grow large enough to annoy Choi Yoon-ki.

This is why they say there’s no family without its stories.

 

I smiled while thinking of several futures that Choi Ji-young couldn’t imagine right now.

 

“…”

 

And I spoke gently to the woman who had no answer.

 

“You’ll completely withdraw from Bailonics and Bae In-jun.”

“…”

“If you feel that way, come to Ilchul with a lawsuit withdrawal document. I’ll agree to it.”

 

Choi Ji-young’s trembling slowly subsided.

It seemed she was gradually organizing her thoughts.

 

“You know you’re really fucking annoying, right.”

“I’ve heard it a few times.”

 

A punch like that didn’t even hurt.

 

“What if I say I can’t give up.”

“Simple. You’ll see Mr. Choi Ji-han at the trial.”

“…”

“If that happens, Mr. Choi Ji-han will also learn what Ms. Choi Ji-young has done.”

“…”

“He’s been anxiously worried about falling even slightly behind his younger sister in the succession battle… wouldn’t he use this situation somehow?”

 

It was obvious how Choi Ji-young, who had much to lose, would react.

 

I deliberately mentioned the trial date to her, pretending to give her a chance to think.

Only then could I break down Choi Ji-young’s guard against me as the opposing party.

 

It was just giving her some time to mourn before abandoning Bae In-jun, whom she had invested in and nurtured.

 

“Bailonics will soon become waste paper. Same goes for Bae In-jun.”

 

I had given her sufficient options.

 

“…It sounds like you’re saying you’ll make it that way.”

 

Correct.

Choi Ji-young was quick at calculations, befitting Choi Yoon-ki’s bloodline.

 

“I’m giving you an opportunity. You said you invested in Bae In-jun, right?”

 

Choi Ji-young had a thoughtful expression as if weighing something.

 

“If you come with a lawsuit withdrawal document.”

“…”

“I’ll make sure you don’t suffer any losses.”

“…!”

“That would be best for Choi Ji-young as well.”

 

You can’t negotiate by just wielding the whip.

It’s also a virtue to allow a cornered opponent a sweet bite of carrot.

 

“I’ll be waiting, Choi Ji-young.”

 

I slowly turned around and left the cafe.

This time, Choi Ji-young didn’t get angry.

 

* * *

 

[The robber was caught.]

[But he’s talking nonsense?]

[Such a stupid %$@#%]

 

“…What the hell.”

 

It wasn’t just a day or two that Sung Tae-hyun’s diary had been spouting nonsense.

This time, Sung Tae-hyun was grumbling as if he was annoyed.

 

“You need to tell me what nonsense you’re talking about for me to understand.”

 

I spoke to him, but as usual, Sung Tae-hyun just spat out words on his own.

Scratchy noise passed by several times, like writing something with a pen and then erasing it.

 

However, it was closer to Sung Tae-hyun’s one-sided anger rather than important content.

I mindlessly closed the diary and put it back in my bag.

 

“Oh? Lawyer Sung, are you just getting back now?”

 

…Is the sun going to rise in the west?

 

I rubbed my eyes.

 

How strange.

It was already past eight o’clock.

 

That meant it was well past quitting time.

For Noh Hae-min, who advocates for leaving work on time, to remain in what should be an empty office and speak to me.

 

If Ho-shin Senior had heard this, he would have waved his hands saying it was impossible.

 

“Didn’t you go home?”

 

As I entered the office and asked, Noh Hae-min nodded.

His expression wasn’t good, whatever he had been doing.

 

“I was waiting for you.”

 

This is unexpected?

It was so surprising that I unconsciously made eye contact with Noh Hae-min.

 

He continued grumbling.

 

“You, your eyes look very impure. I told you before-“

“Senior.”

“Huh?”

“If you don’t have work concerns, let’s go eat.”

 

Noh Hae-min muttered incomprehensible words and finally nodded.

 

“I’m treating you, really.”

“It’s not that Senior is treating me, you’re probably just hungry.”

 

Right?

It was already too late for dinner.

 

A rumbling sound flowed from Noh Hae-min’s stomach, echoing through the quiet office.

Even so, Noh Hae-min opened his mouth without changing his expression.

 

“Ah, then there’s a restaurant nearby that our father frequents often, shall we go there?”

 

…Noh Hae-min’s Father? You mean that furniture company president?

 

If it was a restaurant frequently visited by the president of a brand that even Lim Do-hyuk knew about, the price range was obvious.

When I narrowed my eyes and looked at him, Noh Hae-min gave an awkward smile.

 

“Why, why? Don’t you like it?”

“Isn’t it one of those places that costs over a hundred thousand won per meal?”

“A hundred thousand won… well, it is.”

“Pass.”

 

Noh Hae-min’s face crumpled.

 

When I was practically living at the court churning out court judgments, I had never even thought about spending a hundred thousand won on one meal.

With so many bourgeoisie around me, my proletarian soul kept raising its head.

 

“Ah, why. The atmosphere is nice there and the food is good too.”

“Are we in a position to care about atmosphere right now, Senior?”

“…I guess not.”

 

I grabbed Noh Hae-min, who was grumbling and trying to argue back, and left the office.

I had already forgotten about Sung Tae-hyun’s diary, which kept repeating writing and erasing incomprehensible curses while saying the robber was caught.

 

* * *

 

Before Noh Hae-min could come to his senses, a grill was placed in front of us.

 

“…!”

 

I looked at Noh Hae-min, who had been dragged along in an instant and was staring with wide eyes, and smiled.

 

“Company dinners call for pork belly, Senior.”

“We’re… right now, having a company dinner…”

“If you pay with the corporate card, it’s all a company dinner.”

 

Noh Hae-min, convinced by my illogical reasoning, nodded his head.

 

Even the bourgeoisie can’t resist pork belly.

This is an eternal truth.

 

Whether at court or law firms, the phrase “company dinner equals pork belly” is engraved in the souls of all Koreans.

Not true? Then never mind.

 

Sizzle-.

 

Pork belly with an almost perfect ratio of meat to fat was placed on the grill.

Just as I was admiring the golden-brown color as it cooked, Noh Hae-min picked up the tongs and flipped the meat.

 

Before we knew it, we had forgotten about the restaurant that charged 100,000 won per meal.

 

“But really, why were you staying behind without going home?”

 

Noh Hae-min, who had been skillfully cutting the meat, let out a sigh.

 

“Ah, well, that’s…”

“What is it?”

“…It’s just that Lawyer Lim Do-hyuk hasn’t been around much lately.”

 

Ah, so that was it.

 

“He hasn’t been coming to the office next door for several days now.”

 

I hadn’t known that much.

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him since the day I met with Choi Yoon-ki.

 

There hadn’t been any particular contact either.

I also had no intention of stirring up Lim Do-hyuk’s confused emotions again.

 

I was too old to jump into fights between kids like Sung Tae-hyun and Lim Do-hyuk without any compensation.

However, Noh Hae-min seemed worried.

He was the type of person who cared about even fleeting connections.

 

“So I thought maybe! He might be there around this time. And I was waiting for you too, while I was at it.”

“Why didn’t you just contact him?”

 

I said this while selecting some well-cooked meat and placing it on Noh Hae-min’s plate.

 

“…I just thought there might be some reason.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah… I thought it might be better to wait rather than bothering someone complicated for no reason.”

 

So he had such thoughtful ideas?

 

Surprisingly, Noh Hae-min might be the most thoughtful among us.

Of course, there was an age gap between him and me as long as eternity itself.

 

Anyway, since I was wearing Sung Tae-hyun’s mask, I was also peers with Noh Hae-min.

 

“It didn’t seem like he moved away though.”

“Yeah, that’s right. I guess I was just overthinking it. He could just be busy.”

 

Lim Do-hyuk had returned to Haeil.

 

Of course he would be busy.

But no matter how busy he was, there was no reason not to come home.

To put it simply, he probably didn’t have the courage to face me yet.

 

“Senior.”

“Yeah?”

“Why do you keep talking about Lawyer Lim Do-hyuk in front of me?”

 

So I decided to change the subject.

 

Lim Do-hyuk was something he would sort out on his own, but Noh Hae-min’s case was different.

Noh Hae-min was the junior that Ho-shin Senior loved.

 

“Huh? Tell me. Are you planning to change jobs or something?”

“Huh?”

“Is that why you’re not eating the pork belly I told you to eat and only talking about Lim Do-hyuk?”

“Hey, Lawyer Sung, no, Tae-hyun!”

“Just tell me? The office is just getting stable, but did you receive a recruitment email from Haeil or something?”

 

After teasing him for a while, Noh Hae-min’s face turned bright red.

This should be enough.

 

“Once things are sorted out, Lim Do-hyuk will come back on his own.”

“Huh? Hmm. Well… but how do you know that?”

“It’s obvious. Lim Do-hyuk still has something he’s curious about regarding Sung… no, me.”

 

To be precise, he’s obsessed with whether I’ve regained my memories.

 

For some unknown reason, it must be something related to his own safety.

I had not even the slightest intention of stirring things up and provoking Lim Do-hyuk right now.

 

“Wow…”

 

Noh Hae-min, who had been heartily mixing rice into his soybean paste stew as a finishing touch, slowly put down his spoon.

 

“I’m only saying this now because…”

“What?”

“Sometimes when I look… I feel like I can’t squeeze in between you and Lawyer Lim Do-hyuk.”

 

Look at that?

I had expected there was some secret between Sung Tae-hyun and Lim Do-hyuk.

I still couldn’t know what it was though.

 

But I never thought it would appear this way from the outside.

 

“Why can’t you squeeze in?”

“It’s just… sometimes you seem like really close friends, then like rivals. Sometimes even like enemies.”

 

That was roughly similar to the emotional flow I had expected from Lim Do-hyuk.

 

To know this much.

Noh Hae-min might have better observational skills than I thought.

 

“It’s not easy to meet someone with such a deep relationship.”

 

Well… for me, there was someone else like that.

 

In Sung Tae-hyun’s case… it’s an emotion I can’t know unless the diary answers.

Still, I didn’t deny Noh Hae-min’s words.

 

“I’m just envious.”

 

Instead, I placed a cold glass of cola in front of Noh Hae-min, who looked particularly lonely today.

 

“Being envious of an enemy, say something that makes sense, Senior.”

 

And then.

 

[One suspect related to Kim Su-yeon’s case has been arrested.]

[Contacting you for confirmation, please call or visit when you have time.]

 

The message I had been waiting for arrived.

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