Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Show Begins

The Blue House, which has always been a symbol of South Korean administration, is a national symbol like the White House and the Forbidden City of Hwakook. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Successive South Korean presidents have been sworn in here, but it is quite interesting that none of the South Korean presidents who lived in the Blue House died well, either by force (such as Syngman Rhee) or by being ousted due to corruption, and even the current President Roh Moo-hyun will set a new record, that is, because of corruption during his presidency, he was investigated after leaving office.

In order to avoid endless accusations and accusations from the prosecution, he chose to commit suicide in the second year after leaving the presidency!

Of course, Roh Moo-hyun, who is still working in the presidential office of Blue House One, probably never thought about his future experience.

"Mr. President, Prime Minister Han has an emergency to report to you." As soon as I got to work, the President's Secretary for Special Affairs came up to report.

Roh Moo-hyun was stunned after hearing this, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Prime Minister Han is talking about Han Deok-so, you must know that 6 months ago, Roh Moo-hyun was the first female prime minister in the history of South Korea, Han Myung-sook, but only half a year later, this legendary female prime minister took the initiative to resign because of a series of economic problems and failed reforms, which also shows that South Korea's officials are not good at it, especially the seemingly high-ranking Blue House magnates, which are even more dangerous.

However, Han Deok-so wanted to meet him as soon as he got to work, and this unusual behavior immediately attracted Roh Moo-hyun's doubts, and after being silent for a while, he took the initiative to say, "Please let him in." ”

Han Dezhu came quickly and in a hurry, he clutched his briefcase in his hand, you must know that in the past, this was his inseparable personal secretary duty, but today, the prime minister did not bring that woman.

This made Roh Moo-hyun a little curious, but he didn't take the initiative to ask, but gave the secretary next to him, who had been staying where he was, a look, and motioned for the latter to close the door and go out.

The secretary nodded, closed the door and went out.

After Han Deok-so went out as a secretary, his whole body collapsed all of a sudden, he sat down on the office sofa, squeezed the briefcase in his hand and said, "Mr. President, our big trouble is coming." ”

"What's the big trouble?" Roh Moo-hyun was stunned for a moment, then thought of something terrifying, his face was suddenly full of sadness, and he muttered, "Is it time for us to leave?" ”

He was really reluctant, you must know that in order to sit in this position, he spent countless energy and made countless promises, and after reaching the top as he wished, with the special power of the Blue House, he enjoyed the best treatment in the world.

The leaders of the chaebol who had never looked down on him before were even more scornful and corrupted him one by one, and the chairmen of the following medium-sized enterprises alone sent tens of millions of dollars in benefits to his son, who was studying in the United States, through several channels, and his former residence was specially renovated by someone with a heart.

Even his wife, who was originally not good at management, has now become a frequent visitor to the South Korean fashion circle, and the jewelry that can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars or even hundreds of thousands of dollars is often replaced. Where did it come from?

Wasn't it sent by those businessmen who asked the president!

If possible, Roh would rather sit in this presidential position for the rest of his life until he dies.

Unfortunately, it backfired, after he became president, there were rumors about his impeachment, and even in early March 2004, he was impeached to the point of losing his position as president, and the then prime minister Gao Jian became the president.

It was at that time that he saw the true essence of the consortium for the first time, if he hadn't taken the opportunity to take the initiative to kneel and lick, I'm afraid that afterwards, it would not have been so easy to pass.

After paying an unimaginable price, President Roh once again stayed at the Blue House, and this special experience made him no longer able to maintain his detached position in front of the consortium, and even became a tool used by the consortium to make profits and attack competitors.

But he also saw through it, anyway, South Korea is a country that is not decided by the president, but by those high-ranking business leaders, who determine the future of the whole country with their words, and he is at best just a pony boy in front of the stage.

"Even if it's a puppet, it's better than being caught by the enemy and chasing and beating after retirement!" Even if he is a nominal president, Roh Moo-hyun doesn't want to retire early.

But today, Han Dezhu's appearance completely crushed the last glimmer of hope in his heart, because the two of them are completely grasshoppers on the same line.

"Yes! In the past, once so many high-ranking officials resigned and stepped down, they would be counterattacked and liquidated by hostile forces, and I am afraid that our life will not be so easy. Han Deok-so shook his head with a wry smile, carefully opened the briefcase in his hand, and handed it to Roh Moo-hyun.

However, the latter was like hiding from the plague god, and he didn't even dare to look directly at this document, because Roh Moo-hyun knew that this might be his last good time at the Blue House, and in a few months, he might have to leave in embarrassment, and he wouldn't even be able to leave with his whole body.

"You'd better take a look, this is a secret report from SK Group to the Seoul Prosecutor's Office, which records the bribery records of two and more of us over the years." Han Dezhu's voice trembled a little, if he hadn't been targeted a long time ago, otherwise, he would have wanted to flee abroad during this time.

Anyway, over the years, he has absorbed tens of millions of dollars in benefits through some businessmen, and abroad, he still has a few villas, if he can go abroad safely, he can still live a free life.

But this little thought was completely dispelled today, and he said with some fear, "Just now, on my way to the Blue House, I found that there were several cars following me, not from some consortium, but the procuratorial team under the Ministry of Justice. ”

"What? They even dare you to monitor?! Roh Moo-hyun couldn't sit still for a moment, quickly got up and picked up the phone on the desk, pressed an internal communication, and the staff on duty at any time on the other end of the phone immediately respectfully connected to the internal communication number on the other side.

"Hey, I'm Roh Moo-hyun, pick me up Kim Kyung-han." Roh Moo-hyun is almost angry, you must know that he and Han Deok-so are still on stage, and they are not criminals who are so down-and-out that everyone shouts and beats them, especially according to the current law, no one has the right to track them down until they leave office or are not investigated.

"I'm sorry, Mr. President, Minister Kim is holding an emergency meeting and no one can disturb him." The legal secretary on the other end of the line lacked the slightest flattery, apparently he already knew something.

"Bastard! Find him at once, I now ask him in my capacity as president why he sent people to monitor Prime Minister Han, which is the most shameful betrayal, and he wants to impeach him in Parliament. As if hurt by the other party's nonchalant perfunctory tone, Roh Moo-hyun looked very excited, and he roared angrily.

However, it is clear that in South Korea, where the judiciary operates independently, the power and prestige of the president cannot affect the Ministry of Justice, especially the power of Kim Kyung-han, to a certain extent, seems to be greater than that of the president, because the supervision department under the Ministry of Justice can bypass the South Korean government and directly investigate any official below the president, as well as any citizen they believe is involved in the case, including the leader of the consortium.

This is also the most fundamental reason why the South Korean consortium has always wanted to conquer the Ministry of Justice, but the consortium that controls the administrative and economic power of South Korea cannot successfully control the Ministry of Justice, because in that case, the constitution must be amended first, and it must be voted on by all citizens.

Capitalists are not dictators, let alone single-handedly covering the sky, they also have enemies.

As a result, the weaker consortium used to co-opt and corrupt certain prosecutors to deal with the powerful consortium, and no matter how powerful the consortium was, it could not be the enemy of everyone at the same time, and was forced to use the Blue House to contain the prosecutors, thus forming a complicated situation.

After hanging up the phone, Roh Moo-hyun knew that he was finished, and only through the tone of the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, he knew that the owner of this so-called emergency meeting, I am afraid that the owner of the topic is himself, in other words, as long as he is targeted by the prosecutor, it means that his end is coming.

"No, that's not how it is! Mr. Lee promised me that he would send Choi Tae-won to prison immediately, and you see, I even prepared the champagne for the celebration in advance! Roh Moo-hyun roared as if he was going crazy, but unfortunately it did not arouse half of Han Deok-so's sympathy.

Because the latter is no longer qualified to sympathize with others, he is also unable to protect himself in this storm.

"Okay, I've provided you with all the evidence that needs to be presented, so the question is, what should we do with us, Mr. President, who lives in the Blue House?"

In the conference room of the Ministry of Justice of South Korea, a group of men in suits and ties are discussing around the conference table, and everyone here has the prosecutor to conduct an independent investigation and form one or more independent investigation teams.

Among them, Lim Chae-jin, director of the Seoul Central Regional Supervision Office under the Ministry of Justice, had the strongest attitude, and immediately followed up after the Minister of Justice Kim Kyung-han spoke, "I believe that as a prosecutor who adheres to your professional duties, you will definitely respond to this incident!" ”

In the venue, a group of senior procurators and procurators general calculated the gains and losses of their own interests, if the procurators below were just employees of the regulatory departments, then at their level, they were politicians, politicians who only wanted to be for profit, not for justice.

As the saying goes, I will take the credit, and you will carry the black pot, and it is their group of people who are talking about it.

At the beginning of the meeting convened by the Ministry of Justice, many of them panicked when they learned that the president of the Blue House was suspected of corruption and had received huge political donations, because few people in the entire South Korean political ecosystem dared to claim that they were clean, and in this environment, interest groups covered almost every industry.

As one of them, even if they do not belong to the camp of the president and the consortium, they have to think carefully about the consequences of rashly investigating a sitting president, that is, tearing the skin of the red fruit and ending up in the end, and I don't know how many people will go to prison.

"I think we should be cautious about this matter, we haven't verified some of the evidence that the insider broke the news, especially since he reported that he is still a sitting president, and we can't just act rashly based on these unconfirmed evidence on paper." A senior high attorney general expressed vague opposition.

When everyone saw it, they all knew that this might be a poor worm who was in the president's camp and was unable to withdraw but was trying to die.

This kind of person is not uncommon in the prosecutor's office, after all, a large part of the astronomical amount of bribes paid each year through the consortium will end up in the hands of the prosecutor general, the court and the Blue House, after all, they are the ones who can ultimately check and balance the consortium.

"Yes, if you act rashly, if there is a repeated situation, then the pressure on our legal department will be very great." Wen Chengyu, the current vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, said with a smile on his face.

It's just that Jin Qinghan, the chief minister who has always respected him very much, immediately retorted after he spoke this time, "Vice Minister Wen, if this operation ultimately fails, are you willing to take responsibility for it?" ”

In the entire Ministry of Justice, who does not know the special relationship between Vice Minister Moon Sung-woo and the Blue House, and even to a certain extent, Moon Sung-woo is the stand-in of the Blue House in the Ministry of Justice, a special key person used to check and balance the actions of the entire Ministry of Justice.

On this occasion, some prosecutors controlled by SK Group and LG Group will certainly not want Moon Sungwoo to interfere with their actions, and Kim Kyung-han, who has been jointly influenced by the American consortium and the South Korean consortium, can only come out to refute it, because he also has no way to retreat!

After Kim Kyung-han took the initiative to express his tough stance, Moon Sung-woo was dumbfounded, he originally thought that in matters involving the Blue House, Minister Kim would be as amiable as before, turn a blind eye and let him play, and finally let the matter go away, but the latter's tough attitude instantly made him feel the pressure.

Especially those procurators general who saw the wind and steered the rudder, after seeing Jin Qinghan's statement, they couldn't wait to jump out one by one.

This hurt Wen Chengyu very much, and said in his heart, "I'm just an official promoted by the president, and I didn't participate in their corruption, and now they are all coming at me to do something." ”

It's just a pity that things in this world are not so simple, the front foot has enjoyed the promotion of others, and the latter has an accident and wants to get out of the matter, how can it be so simple.

Soon, after Kim Kyung-han, the Seoul area, the Daejeon area, and other directors of the High Public Prosecutor's Office made a statement, the Ministry of Justice meeting immediately passed a resolution to investigate President Roh Moo-hyun and a number of senior officials, but they did not start the investigation of Taeguang Industrial, a subsidiary of Samsung Group, and other groups involved in the case.