I'm sorry, but can we meet at my construction site?
Lee Myeong Joon?
Episode 12
Excuse me! Where is our lawyer?!
Lawyer!!
My brother!
Just a moment. Excuse us. This patient desperately needs surgery.
- What's happened? - What's happened?
The patient's condition is very serious right now so he has to go into surgery right away.
- Will he live?! - They say it's serious!
- What are we going to do?! - Deul Ho!
Brother!
What are we going to do?
What are we to do if you leave us now?
What are you doing?
- What are we going to do now, Hyung? - Oppa.
What are you doing?!
What are you doing?
Oh my goodness!
Lawyer, what happened? Are you all right?
Are you all right? Were you hurt anywhere?
What, what, what? It's sore, it's sore, but I think it'll be fine if I paste a pain reliever patch on it.
- You went in to get a surgery... - What surgery?
- They said you had no chance to live. - They said you'd die.
Who died?
Do you want me to die?
You think I'd die after something like that?
You punk! You should've explained properly!
- It's the end of you. Aish! - I was really so shocked. I thought my heart was going to fall out of my chest.
What's with you guys? But why did you come to the hospital empty-handed?
Don't you have to buy and bring some custard-cream bread or something?
- Look at you talking about custard-cream bread, my... - Just a minute.
Just a minute, just a minute. While you're here, take care of the hospital bill.
The hospital fees?
That person, really!
What exactly happened?
Are you really all right?
My head aches a bit.
Don't you have to have some pictures (i.e., X-rays, CT scans) taken for that?
It could've been really bad for the lawyer.
Something was suspicious so I brought Yoo Shin with me.
Mr. Lawyer!
Are you all right?
Exactly who did that to you?
Why did you go to the construction site?
I got a call from a person who claimed to be Lee Myeong Joon so I went.
Lee Myeong Joon, that bastard. Why did he target you?
I don't know if that was really Lee Myeong Joon or if it was someone else.
This was too dangerous.
Don't ever go around on your own.
I haven't been in danger just for a day or two. This much is pretty much normal.
Are you taking part in some independence movement?
But anyhow, is practicing law such a lethal profession?
Other lawyers aren't like this.
Only our lawyer is like this!
I know! Why do you do this?
What happened?
It was a failure.
Are you really going to do your work like this?
I'm sorry. I'll move onto the next plan.
Act cautiously.
A method that isn't obvious, so that other people won't find out.
- What about Lee Myeong Joon? - We're still looking for him.
Find him before Jo Deul Ho finds him.
If he passes into his hands it really will become a headache.
Put a proper tail on Jo Deul Ho too.
Yes.
I got a call from Lee Myeong Joon and went out.
When I called back, Lee Myeong Joon did not pick up.
Lee Myeong Joon did not show up at the promised location.
Who was it?
Who could it be?
Exactly who could it be?
Was it Lee Myeong Joon? Or maybe Chairman Jeong?
Where could Lee Myeong Joon be?
You were together with him at the DH work site.
At times like this the people who suffered Dae Hwa's tyranny have to stand together.
We'll please request your testimony at court.
I'll please request it.
Why are you doing this?!
Are you going to take responsibility if I uselessly testify and Dae Hwa doesn't give me work again?
The situation could change with this trial.
Please listen to our explanation.
Drink a cup.
We have to use this opportunity to bring to light the truth of Dae Hwa Housing.
You all suffered through it.
If not now, there might not be an opportunity later.
Please help us.
I understand the sorriness of your plight, but you should stop now too, President Hong.
How can we win against Dae Hwa Housing?
Just have a cup of wine.
- Sir, don't look at it so negatively... - Just hurry up and have a drink...
We have a chance of winning, Sir.
Get out. If they find out you're here, it will be hard on me as well.
Go!
Sir, Sir.
- They are being too much.- Let's go.
You had a tough time.
Are there any results?
No, nobody wants to testify.
Aigoo, I guess the "haves" are scary.
It looks like President Hong alone is going to hang the bell on the cat's neck. (It looks like he's going to take on the dangerous feat by himself.)
I wasn't expecting much.
If they fell out of Dae Hwa's favor, even the work they were in the midst of doing would be cut off.
What do we do since we couldn't secure witnesses?
It's fine, we'll manage somehow.
It probably won't be easy to pull the entire battle just on your testimony alone, President Hong, but still.
Subcontractor Cost of Construction Claim Lawsuit Day 3 of Trial
We will now begin the trial.
As submitted by the plaintiff, the subcontractor cost of construction claim lawsuit; and
the non-existence of payables lawsuit that the defendant has submitted;
and compensation of damages for the interference to business operations: all three suits will be consolidated going forward.
Counsels for both sides, you have no objections, correct?
No.
The defendant's side, to the plaintiff,
is arguing that there is no contract for the additional construction fees of $1.5 million.
I did continuously request that we write a contract for the additional construction fees with Dae Hwa Housing
but the representative kept delaying the writing of it.
Who is the representative?
It was Lee Myeong Joon, Coordinations Director at Dae Hwa Housing.
Coordinations Director Lee Myeong at Dae Hwa Housing,
did he say that he would pay the additional construction fees of $1.5 million?
Yes, he definitely said it.
But one day, Coordinations Director Lee Myeong Joon disappeared;
the person to negotiate with at Dae Hwa Housing disappeared.
Even if I went to Dae Hwa, no one would meet with me.
Did you just say... Lee Myeong Joon at Dae Hwa Housing, correct?
Yes, with this Director Lee Myeong Joon,
you said that you had work discussions regarding additional construction fees, right?
Yes.
I see.
This is a detailed record of all of Dae Hwa Housing's salaried employees for the last five years.
If you look at this, nowhere will you see the name, Lee Myeong Joon.
That can't be!
All of us subcontractors worked with Lee Myeong Joon.
Unfortunately, there is nobody named Lee Myeong Joon at Dae Hwa Housing.
But then even for this additional construction fee of $1.5 million,
rather than Dae Hwa, you'll need to speak with Coordinations Director Lee Myeong Joon.
I have an objection.
It is correct that Lee Myeong Joon is the Coordinations Director at Dae Hwa Housing.
Here is his business card.
Can't you create a business card anywhere using money?
Using that business card, you can't really prove that Lee Myeong Joon is an employee of Dae Hwa Housing.
Counsel for the plaintiff, can you submit evidence or call a witness to prove that
Lee Myeong Joon worked for Dae Hwa Housing?
Among the plaintiff's employees, there is a person who got injured while working.
A worker's compensation claim should have been filed.
But the defendant was reluctant because they would get penalized.
For this reason, Plaintiff Hong Yoon Gi paid all the hospital bills.
Your Honor,
plaintiff's counsel is hindering the trial's progress with irrelevant remarks.
Sustained.
Plaintiff's counsel, please return to your seat.
I'm presenting the evidence right now.
Please look at the monitor.
Let me ask the witness.
Who is the person in the picture?
Director Lee Myeong Joon of Dae Hwa Housing.
Now, I will ask the defendant's counsel.
Who is the person in the picture? Is it Lee Myeong Joon?
You can deny it if it isn't.
Since you're not a witness, you won't be punished for perjury anyway. You just need to suffer little pangs of conscience.
Is it Lee Myeong Joon?
That's correct.
Let's look at the next picture.
This employee's hobby is
taking cell phone pictures whenever he has free time at work.
At the plaintiff's construction site, Lee Myeong Joon
worked with the personnel and construction workers.
How can a totally unrelated person come and go like that at another's construction site?
Objection!
He cannot prove that he was Dae Hwa Housing's employee simply by the fact that he was present at the construction site.
There is another picture.
Have a look.
Can you see the employee ID card around Lee Myeong Joon's neck?
This was taken on a cell phone so I was worried about the quality, but thankfully, there weren't any problems.
Let's see a close-up.
Dae Hwa Housing Coordinations Director Lee Myeong Joon.
If Dae Hwa Housing is
some flimsy company that issues employee ID cards to
any ragtag and bobtail, I won't make any more arguments.
Your Honor, please look at the monitor.
This is the CCTV footage of Dae Hwa Housing's main entrance at 10 p.m. on April 7th.
As you can see, the plaintiff used force to knock down one of the security personnel.
And that security guard is currently hospitalized because he hurt his back at the time.
I was drunk that day. It wasn't on purpose, it was an accident.
Oh, I see.
Then let's look at what happened in broad daylight when you were sober.
The person being chased out by the plaintiff in the video is
a flaws-analyst who professionally inspects construction sites to see if there are any problems.
The plaintiff is, as you can see, violently chasing out this specialist.
He was visiting for the safety of the construction site.
What was your reason for chasing him out in that manner?
Wasn't it, by any chance, due to your intent to cover up the defects in your construction work?
That's not it.
That person came numerous times and bickered over trifles.
The fact that the plaintiff continuously obstructed defendant's business in this manner.
Please take that into your consideration.
Isn't it fun to do a trial with me?
Do you try for fun?
Why not? If it's full of meaning, merit and fun, isn't that good?
It didn't seem fun or meaningful.
Oh, but it did seem your personal feelings were attached.
Really?
Maybe I should manage my expressions better.
You guys have made enough money. When will you work with a conscience?
And when does your contract to pick up after Chairman Jeong end?
You seem famous as a neighborhood lawyer.
Why don't you go and do neighborhood work to deserve the title?
Did you see it?
And stop bothering Chairman Jeong.
Why? I think I need to bother him.
You seem not to know me well, but I have quite the memory.
I especially remember those that bothered me.
You seriously...
Actually, you don't deserve any word. This is enough for you.
You had a hard day.
It's all right, have strength.
We all knew it wouldn't be an easy battle.
I'm sorry.
Aigo, this can happen.
You know our Lawyer Jo is a master of last-minute game-overturning.
Of course. You've seen in the courtroom how he caught them off guard with those photos.
Don't worry. We'll win for sure.
Anyways,
when will we get the money at this rate? Even a day is too much for your Dad to wait.
If you are really pressed, then I can...
You had a tough time.
Mr. Lawyer, I'm sorry.
Today you were put in a difficult position because of me.
Not at all.
A lot of frustration is yet to come. This is only the beginning.
I'll leave it to you.
Lawyer Lee, escort your parents and go home.
But Attorney, I, too...
Hand-holding your clients, that is a part of a lawyer's job, too.
Then.
- Please go ahead.- Take them home safely.
Treat them to something delicious too.
Take them out for a treat.
Fighting!
Here, who will take this king-sized wrap? Eun Jo?
- Honey?- I'm fine.
What do you mean? Here, eat.
Who in the world is faultless?
To err is to be human.
So don't cower.
I honestly...
had a very hard time after
seeing you like that at that time.
I wanted to run away.
But now...
I think if you are not at our side, that will be harder for me.
So can't you cheer up and be... at our side? That's what I want.
I feel ashamed and sorry and embarrassed.
And I am grateful.
Father, I'll wrap you one.
Aigo, aah.
If you continue like this, we'll be on shaky ground. We don't know what Jo Deul Ho will come up with next.
I will prepare more thoroughly.
Chairman Jeong is highly provoked right now.
If you lose this case too, he might cut off ties with us.
Please don't worry.
I am preparing countermeasures while continuously communicating with Chairman Jeong.
We are considering using even extreme measures, if necessity calls for it.
Continue on without any mishap.
Yes.
We are considering using even extreme measures, if necessity calls for it.
You came?
Excuse me.
I'll go out and come back.
You won't have just stopped by for no reason.
What's going on?
Are your preparations going well for the lawsuit?
It doesn't seem like that's what you're here about but rather something else.
Can't you hold yourself back from danger a little more?
Chairman Jeong's side's movements are suspicious. It seems like they're going to do something.
It's already happening.
Did something already happen?
Do you think I would have started without even this much resolve?
You, really...?
I promised
that until Soo Bin gets married I'd stay alive.
Don't worry, I'll keep my promise.
Thank you for worrying about me
but eat a lot. You're too skinny.
Is that something to be concerned about right now?
How can a person not change?
It's a case from three years ago. After you were indicted for bribery
the Prosecution's records were illicitly deleted in their entirety under the guise of (archival) site loss.
Since it's Chairman Jeong Geum Mo's case. Of course they would have seen to it.
I think I know who did it.
Are you suspecting Chief Prosecutor Shin?
I also hope it's not...
since he was my direct supervisor.
Are you thinking of getting embroiled again?
I'm looking for the person who handled Chairman Jeong Geum Mo's slush fund.
Oh man, this person.
Are you still playing the prosecutor's part? Even if the ledger were to appear
a public investigation isn't easy. You know, too,
no politician or bureaucrat is out of Chairman Jeong's reach.
Without witnesses or clear evidence, how are you thinking to investigate using only the ledger?
I have to have the ledger to find a clue and I have to find a clue to either shake him out or catch him.
Claws seem more menacing when they are hidden.
Chairman Jeong is aiming for me.
Are you being threatened?
Chairman Jeong isn't a person to make mere threats.
He's already moving to actions.
Don't you have to watch out for your own safety?
I'll take care of myself and my own safety.
What I want to request is for you to make sure to become the Prosecutor General.
I don't want to see the Prosecutor's Office becoming even more corrupt.
I'll request it of you.
I run into you outside and now you're even coming inside (Prosecutor's Office).
I stopped by to say hello.
You're getting old now too, seeing as how you're stopping by to say hello.
You treated me like a non-existent person outside, but in here you show me a lot of interest.
It seems that you've become sensitive with the Prosecutor General's selection approaching.
Don't become too stressed. It's bad for your health.
Don't grab a hold of just any hand that's extended to you. That way, you may end up tied down.
Thank you for your advice,
but I don't make the same mistake twice.
Thank you for the advice,
but I don't make the same mistake twice.
Did you call for me?
Sit down.
Did you know that Jo Deul Ho is in litigation with Dae Hwa Housing?
I heard that it was a civil lawsuit involving a subcontractor.
Has Jo Deul Ho caused a problem?
Do you think this is a coincidence,
that Jo Deul Ho is only taking lawsuits that have connections to Dae Hwa?
I think that it's not simple coincidence.
Jo Deul Ho is meeting with High Chief Prosecutor Choi often these days.
I think they're definitely up to something.
Why would High Chief Prosecutor Choi with Jo Deul Ho?
It's obvious. He's using Jo Deul Ho as the knife to stab me.
If the High Chief Prosecutor becomes the next Prosecutor General,
everything that I've worked for until now crumbles.
Investigate it outside of official channels.
Find out his whereabouts and bring him into your custody, and afterwards report to me.
Isn't this person a director at Dae Hwa Housing?
He's the person who managed Chairman Jeong's slush fund.
Could I ask the reason?
Chairman Jeong, you know, is a double-edged sword.
He could become a stepping stone for me
but overnight he could become a rotten rope (harmful connection).
I have to have some insurance too.
Chairman Jeong, you know, is a double-edged sword.
I have to have some insurance too.
Hello.
This is Lee Myeong Joon.
Oh, Myeong Joon.
Did your number change?
It must be a phone under somebody else's name. You must be suffering quite a bit, running away from me.
You're using many people to try to catch a punk like me.
Chairman, you've suffered a lot too.
What do you think about stopping there and returning.
Why? If I return are you thinking of quietly snuffing me?
You should listen when I speak nicely.
Do you think you'll be able to live in hiding forever?
I'll let you live if you only bring me the ledger, so bring it.
I can't trust you, Chairman.
You're the very one who lost my trust first.
You dare to pocket my money on the side without my knowledge!
I made a person out of a good-for-nothing like you!
What are you doing?! Take his clothes off immediately!
Chairman. I'm sorry. I was wrong.
Look here.
This is you.
This is you before you met me, Jeong Geum Mo.
Just for the fact that you were So Jeong's older brother alone I gave you everything.
But you dare to betray me?!
My younger sister So Jeong dedicated her life to you, but is my sister not enough?!
I know, right?
Don't you think that we could become friendly family?
We've grown too far apart already.
I'll call you again.
Don't be well please.
I'm back.
- Did you find out? - Yes.
There's a certain young lady at a bar that Lee Myeong Joon frequents but they say she doesn't come to work these days.
Of course, of course. Usually, kids who run off with money lay low at bar hostesses' houses.
You found out where the house is too? - Yes.
Hey, our Yoo Shin is so bright and works so well.
Let's go, let's go. I don't know if Lee Myeong Joon will be there though.
We'll have to go see.
Hey, do you want to study law and try becoming a prosecutor?
I'll pay for your cram school tuition.
Where is it? Where is it?
- It's that second floor house on the left. - When you look, the one on the left?
- Yes. - Okay.
Take this and act like you're from the dry cleaning store and go inside.
As expected, you know the life patterns of people working in the sin industry so well.
You hurry up and go inside too.
Hurry up and go in. He's still an amateur. Go inside.
Go in. What's with your clothes?
Hey. Wait for me.
Dry cleaning.
Yes.
- Hello. Take this please.- Yes.
Aiyoo. There are shoes here. Myeong Joon. Where is our Myeong Joon?
Aiyoo, our Myeong Joon. Aigoo, our Myeong Joon.
Hey now. Come now.
We're not bad people here. You don't need to act like this.
Myeong Joon.
You're not thinking to jump from the room...
Oh hey, hey, hey. Let's go, go, go.
Aish.
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon.
Let's talk.
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon.
We're not cops.
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon.
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon!
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon.
Let's talk.
Who are you guys? Who are you guys?!
Why are you running away when there's nothing you've done wrong?
Who are you guys?
I'm Jo Deul Ho.
Put on your shoes.
He found Lee Myeong Joon.
Who are you guys?!
Hey! Are you really a lawyer?
Why? The interior decorating here is really unique, right?
It's because this person here is a lawyer that does the work with his body, as you have seen.
Don't you know?
Our lawyer is quite famous. You must not watch the news or read the newspaper.
It's correct that I'm a lawyer.
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon. You called me not long ago, right?
I did no such thing.
You really never did?
No.
Not long ago someone called me pretending to be Lee Myeong Joon
and we agreed to meet at a construction site. I went there and almost died.
Can you guess who that is?
Can you not guess?
Why do I have to guess?
Hong Yoon Gi is my father.
Please tell us.
I know well that you didn't have a choice either.
You must have done it because your company directed you to,
but because of it my father's situation is very serious.
You managed Dae Hwa Group's slush fund, right?
Do you have the ledger?
I want to make one request.
Take the witness stand in court.
There's no way.
For now, we have to prove that Dae Hwa Housing
didn't pay the construction costs to Mr. Hong Yoon Gi.
You know quite well that you, Lee Myeong Joon, are involved in the
middle of all this, right?
Of course it probably won't be easy.
You also know well that there are people behind this that won't blink an eye at killing people.
Your person can be in danger too, so why don't you stay with us for the time being?
Tell us if you need anything.
Why don't we treat him to a ramyun.
Yes.
What is it that you do?
What did you do until Lee Myeong Joon went into Jo Deul Ho's hands?!
I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman.
Jo Deul Ho. To that bastard, Jo Deul Ho...
If he even digs into the slush fund ledger this will really become serious.
We can't overstretch ourselves here.
If we hastily provoke Jo Deul Ho the backlash will be terrible.
I'll hurry to look for another way.
Hook him in naturally and send him off.
Yes.
Have some.
It must be tiring to run and evade capture. Have some ramyun.
But until when are you thinking to run and evade capture?
You must be tired too, but there are no words to describe the terrible state Hong Yoon Gi is in.
He almost jumped down from over the Han River. I just barely talked him out of it.
You may have something you want to receive from Chairman Jeong but
do you think that's possible?
If you want to live you should try trusting in me once.
I know well that you're doing this because of your younger sister.
I will do my best to protect your younger sister.
Eat. Eat and have strength to testify.
Eat.
The bathroom? Over there.
Yes.
Oh, why don't you go in after a little while. The smell is a bit severe.
A bit of water.
Tell me if there's anything else you need.
If you're hungry should we make you some ramyun?
You found Lee Myeong Joon?
We listed him as a witness, too. We'll probably be able to win now.
That's so great, Honey!
Wow, that lawyer is pretty awesome.
Of course.
He's been on the news several times and he hasn't lost a case once until now.
I didn't even know that and after you left Geum San I was so
embarrassed in the neighborhood that I couldn't even tell anyone. I'm sorry.
But would Lee Myeong Joon testify?
Lawyer Jo is in the middle of trying to convince him.
It will probably turn out that way.
Why? Is the seat uncomfortable?
At one time I was a prosecutor
and there was a time when I covered up the truth.
After that everything became a mess.
A younger friend that I used to be fond of died.
At that time I found out
that the truth isn't something that can be covered up.
The more you do so, the more of a mess it becomes.
I know that it will be difficult
but if you muster up courage
a lot of people will be able to right the unjust wrongs done to them.
Think on it a little more,
but I will list you as a witness.
Whether you come out to court or not
I will list you as a witness.
I can't go.
Whether you can't or won't, I will call you as a witness.
Why?
That's the only way I have and that's the only way that the circumstances will change.
Geum San Law Firm
Jo Deul Ho will call Lee Myeong Joon as a witness?
I thought Lee Myeong Joon had disappeared? Does it mean that he found him?
It seems so.
Don't you think we have to notify Chairman Jeong?
Oh, Mr. Chairman. How did you come all the way here?
What are you going to do about this matter in court?
You knew about it?
The moment that Lee Myeong Joon opens his mouth, things will arise that you can't even imagine.
We will speedily look for a solution.
Before I turn the court upside down, hurry up and put a plan in place!
What if we settle instead, Mr. Chairman?
- What? - Junior Managing Partner.
Whose side are you on, Lawyer Jang?
Are you perhaps taking the side of your ex-husband?
How could that be? Of course she's on your side, Chairman.
If we go through with the trial, we don't know what outcome we will get because of Lee Myeong Joon.
Wouldn't it be better to settle before that and not let him testify?
Mr. Lee Myeong Joon worked up the difficult courage to testify.
If more precedents like this one are made in the future, corruption involving subcontractors will occur less.
It's a difficult situation but I thank you so much for having worked up the courage.
I feel ashamed.
You must have suffered a lot from the guilty conscience as well, Director.
I want to help you to receive compensation for what
you suffered because of me during all this time but I don't think it will be easy.
You must also not have been able to do anything else
since it was directed from above.
It may be hard to forgive, but
because Mr. Lee Myeong Joon had courage, there is a great probability that the trial will proceed more advantageously.
The great Geum San's Lawyer Kim Tae Jeong. Did you call me by mistake?
Let's settle. Come over here right now.
If you have a matter shouldn't the one in want find his way over?
I understand, Senior Sir. I'll go there.
It may be uncomfortable but for the time being why don't you stay here, since it's safe.
Yes.
Until the matter is finished don't ever go outside.
If you need anything make sure to ask that person there.
I understand.
If by chance, something happens please call me. Then goodbye.
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Lawyer Lee. What? Are you putting down roots here?
Yes. It's way better than Geum San.
Is that right? Do well.
It suits you well.
And... where is... Lawyer Jo?
Oh...
Hello.
Is that all your head bows down?
Hello, Senior Sir.
Does Geum San teach you to go to another person's office empty-handed?
I brought a nice present.
Why? Did you get scared hearing that Lee Myeong Joon was going to appear as a witness?
Isn't mutual satisfaction a good thing?
Why don't you try to argue to the end that Dae Hwa Group and Lee Myeong Joon are completely not connected.
My thoughts were a bit short-sighted. Forgive me and accept it.
What's this? It's not fun at all since you're coming out so meekly.
I'll meet your full demand, $1.5 million.
Okay.
Is that what you thought I'd say?
Why? Are you thinking to go to the end?
If you drag it through the civil courts for a year or two who is to say that your client will be able to endure it?
That's not something for you guys to worry about.
We also had a hard time convincing Chairman Jeong.
There's also the corporate image to consider and he didn't want the court case to drag out for a long time...
Corporate image, my butt.
Isn't there something called custom and practice too?
Custom and practice? What kind of practice?
What custom and practice of sucking the life blood out of subcontractors?
Come now. Don't get worked up now.
I don't want to talk with you for a long time so tell Chairman Jeong to show up himself.
I'm his legal representative. Why don't you just finish the talks with me.
Hey, I'm hungry so get lost.
Yes, Chairman. Jo Deul Ho says that he'd like to speak to you directly.
I'm sorry.
What would you like to do?
Mr. Lawyer.
I'll settle at this point.
I'm too tired.
According to how I feel, as you said, I want to go to the end and get everything that I'm due
but I don't have the strength to endure it any longer.
The loan shark interest rates are amassing daily and I can't even look my employees in the face.
And the subcontractors who were hurt because of me, I don't want to make their lives harder any longer.
I'm sorry.
Yes, high interest loans have to be paid quickly, President.
When the interest starts to grow like a snowball...
If they only compensate adequately wouldn't a settlement also be a good solution?
If we think of it realistically.
Yes.
Did Hong Yoon Gi do this interior as well?
Sit down.
You could have talked with the lawyer. Why did you ask to speak to me?
It was so frustrating to speak to a puppet.
Let's just speak directly.
Do I just have to agree to settle?
The contents must be the issue.
The contents? What's that about?
The $1 million that you deducted from the start.
The additional construction fees that went in, $1.5 million. A total of $2.5 million.
Did you come to wring more money out of me?
The kickback you received, $1 million.
Is there a problem?
There wasn't any problem somewhere in the middle of the delivery (to you), right?
Because of the "have's" tyranny, the victim was forced to borrow high-interest loans and incurred $300,000 in interest.
A compensation of $200,000 for mental pain and suffering. That's a paltry sum. A total of $4 million.
Why don't you call for more?
Should I? $4.5 million. If that doesn't please you, $5 million.
$4 million. If I give you that will you no longer be bothersome?
Up to here is a matter having to do with my client.
The calculations between us remain unchanged.
As if we could have included them here.
That may not be a matter of money.
Shall we settle it?
Let's do that.
Let's.
You!
Stop sassing me already.
It's because
- I grew up so bright and cheery.- You...
I'll give you some allowance money.
So why don't you immigrate somewhere?
Why would I immigrate
leaving behind my mother land that I'm so proud of. I can't even eat without kimchi stew.
I can't go even if I wanted to.
I will ask for a settlement conference date. Don't break your promise.
It's because you do this kind of interior work that you suck the marrow out of your subcontractors.
Open the door.
What do you want to do, Chairman?
Start moving slowly.
Yes.
- To our President's infinite success!- Here, here!
Aigoo, you suffered so much anguish. Clap, clap, clap for our Lawyer!
Now, I'm treating you to infinite rounds of beer today, so drink your fills.
Thank you, Lawyer. Thank you.
Aigo, yes. You suffered too.
You had a tough time.
Didn't I tell you already?
That our Attorney is a force to be reckoned with.
Really, everyone, you've worked so hard. Thank you.
But Chairman Jeong, that human being sure is lavish.
How can he settle for $4 million in one shot?
Let's see here, if we get $4 million, how much of that is our Lawyer's fee...
Eun Jo's father, let's discuss that later separately.
Of course I should give him aplenty.
Ah, no,
no, no. I didn't do it for the money.
- Absolutely not.- MR. LAWYER!
Is Lee Myeong Joon staying with Jo Deul Ho?
Yes.
It seems the Dae Hwa Housing case is settling, too.
Take Lee Myeong Joon in your custody.
But there is no plausible excuse.
Do I have to teach you even that? Figure it out yourself and just bring him in!
Yes. I understand.
Father,
everyone says you are the best candidate for the Prosecutor General position.
Do not worry too much.
Mr. Lawyer.
Yes, Mr. Lee Myeong Joon.
Can I see you today?
What is the matter?
Do you think you can handle it?
Are you talking about the ledger?
Yes.
Dae Hwa Group's slush fund?
That is right.
Frankly, I... can't even begin to think about
facing Chairman Jeong. I cannot do anything on my own!
And because of my sister...
I will take care of everything.
Don't worry and Mr. Lee Myeong Joon, you can just stay in the background.
I will do my best.
Do you really mean it?
Where is the ledger?
I don't have it on me right now.
Then, where is it?
I will give it to you tomorrow.
Fine. I have to go to court because tomorrow is the settlement conference day. But let's meet in the afternoon.
Yes.
Dae Soo, I can't get in touch with Lee Myeong Joon.
What? He must be sleeping or something.
That's not it. I have a strange feeling about this, so go and check on him.
- Aish, I'm busy right now.- Go!
Hey, hold on. Who are you?
I'm Prosecutor Shin Ji Wook of the Central District Prosecutor's Office.
Can I see the CCTV videos?
Stop right there.
Can you zoom in?
What? Lee Myeong Joon is dead?
He was found dead early this morning.
Was he murdered?
We'll have to investigate first, but from the circumstances, it's highly probable that he was murdered.
The odd thing is
the CCTV shows Jo Deul Ho coming out of the crime location last night.
- Jo Deul Ho did?- Yes.
We will have to investigate further for more details.
Bring Jo Deul Ho.
You are not thinking that Jo Deul Ho is the culprit, right?
Arrest him as a suspect, right away!
Hurry!
Yes.
The defendant will pay $4 million to the plaintiff within 15 days. Defendant,
will you carry that out?
Yes, we will.
Plaintiff, will you settle?
Yes, we will settle.
Thank you. You've worked so hard.
Jo Deul Ho, you're under arrest on a suspicion of murdering Lee Myeong Joon.