Chapter 98 Big Head
Chapter 98 Big Head
All along, An Rushong lacked an overall understanding of the troubles faced by the Zhao Jingsheng brothers, Shen Taian, and Councillor Kong because he did not have complete information.
However, at this point, although he still did not know enough specific information, he could already infer a general outline of the whole thing based on the known information.
According to his judgment, in the current predicament faced by Councillor Kong, Jin Yudong, who was the first to testify against him, should be the key to the problem. Coincidentally, he also happened to find a disc related to this person among those CDs. In the video recorded on that disc, Jin Yudong and the righteous guy on TV are completely different people.
At this point, a new idea came to An Rushong's mind.
He felt that there was no need for him to go against Shen Taian, let alone Councillor Kong. In fact, he could be friends with people like Councillor Kong.
Again, let's not talk about moral or immoral issues. To An Rusong, this world is fake. He has no sense of belonging to this world or this country, and he doesn't intend to seek justice for the people here. What he needs is a wanton life, not a saint bound by some moral constraints.
Besides, we should be smart people, and how can smart people refuse to make friends with the powerful?
Therefore, An Rushong finally gave up the plan to blackmail Shen Taian, and decided to take a risk and fight for wealth - staring into the abyss was too scary, it would be more comfortable to turn around and become the abyss.
It is precisely because of this choice that An Rusong will not give any face to the prosecutor Bai Gaoming, because there is no way they can compromise with each other, and further, they belong to different camps politically. Yes, An Rusong has already given himself a political label, and he will serve the political boss of the Grand National Party, Congressman Kong.
An Rushong is not afraid of Bai Gaoming. As a prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Bai Gaoming is a child of destiny. Naturally, he would not be afraid of the president of a tiny company.
He stood at the door of the office and stared at An Rushong for nearly half a minute. Suddenly, he turned around, walked straight to the nearest workstation, reached out and touched the computer monitor on the table, then looked back at An Rushong and gently pushed it back.
The monitor fell off the table and fell towards the ground, but because of the wires pulling at the back, the monitor did not fall directly to the ground, but hung in the air.
Bai Gaoming obviously intended to throw the monitor to the ground and smash it to pieces, but he failed to achieve his goal and failed to show off, so he felt a little embarrassed and annoyed.
He looked at the computer monitor hanging above his knees and swinging back and forth, then suddenly raised his foot and stomped hard on the monitor.
The kick was quite powerful, and the monitor hit the ground with a bang, and the computer case also jumped in the case cabinet on the computer desk.
Coincidentally, a power cord fell off from the back of the monitor. Because of the strong pulling, the power cord flew off on the spot, and the end of the cord hit Bai Gaoming's crotch hard.
This blow was probably not very heavy, but it still had some force. The muscles on Bai Gaoming's face twitched, and his legs tightened unconsciously.
In the office, An Rusong, who had successfully angered Bai Gaoming, naturally did not get angry. He still sat on the edge of his desk, and the corners of his lips, which were originally pursed, slightly curled up, and the smile on his face became even brighter. Then, he raised his hands and clapped for Prosecutor Bai a few times.
It seemed like he was encouraging the other person, but more of it was naturally naked sarcasm.
Perhaps it was because of his identity as a prosecutor that Bai Gaoming had the capital to be arrogant, or perhaps he was just a person with a bad temper. Facing An Rusong's naked provocation, Bai Gaoming was extremely furious.
He walked from one workstation to another in the office area, smashing every computer monitor he passed to the ground just like he had done with the first computer.
Every time he smashed a monitor, he would look at An Rushong in the office, as if he was demonstrating or intimidating.
But An Rushong just looked at him expressionlessly without any reaction.
The police who were searching the office area before stopped at this moment and stared at everything in amazement. Several assistants brought by Bai Gaoming couldn't stand it anymore. One of them, who might be an officer or an investigator, came over to say a few words to him, but was scolded by him.
Just as Bai Gaoming continued to go crazy and smash things like a bandit, noisy footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor outside the office area.
The footsteps came from far away and approached very quickly. Some policemen in the office heard it and began to look towards the entrance, but most people were paying attention to Bai Gaoming and ignored the footsteps outside. A moment later, seven or eight foreigners suddenly swarmed in from outside the office.
The leader of the group was wearing a grey suit, with a serious expression, and a powerful presence. The six or seven foreigners who followed him in were either carrying video cameras or holding cameras, looking like a group of reporters.
Seeing such a group of foreigners rushing in, several policemen rushed forward to stop them, but before they could speak, the foreigner in front had already revealed his identity: "I am Mr. An Rusong's personal lawyer, Thomson Yarlin."
As he spoke, he saw Bai Gaoming not far away, and a mocking smile appeared on his expressionless face: "So it's Prosecutor Bai Gaoming, so it seems that I don't need to introduce myself."
It was obvious that he knew Bai Gaoming, and it seemed that they did not get along well.
Seeing Thomson standing at the door of the office area, Bai Gaoming's face was obviously panicked. He looked at the computer monitor that fell to the ground in the office area and walked towards Thomson.
But Thomson didn't wait for the other party to come over, and walked quickly towards the office. After seeing the mess in the office area, he waved to the foreigners following him and said, "Quick, take pictures of this place and all this."
Several foreigners holding video cameras and camcorders tried to rush forward, but were stopped by several policemen who rushed over.
"What are you doing?! What do you want to do?!" Thomson stopped and turned around abruptly. He pointed at the police and shouted, "Do you want to stop my client's lawyer from collecting evidence, or do you want to help the dirty prosecutor who persecuted my client to destroy the evidence? I warn you, no matter what your purpose is, you'd better not think about putting it into practice, otherwise I will send you all to prison one by one."
Such a stern warning from a foreign lawyer stunned all the policemen on the spot.
"Lawyer Thomson, you..." At this time, Bai Gaoming also rushed to Thomson's side and said with a grim expression.
"Prosecutor Bai Gaoming, please don't talk to me now. I need to communicate with my client first, and then I can deal with your case," Thomson said before the other party could finish speaking. "However, I can give you some friendly tips: First, you need to prepare a search warrant issued by the court. Second, you need to prepare a property seizure and sealing permit issued by the court. Finally, you need to prepare relevant evidence to prove that my client has indeed violated the law."
He paused, glanced at Bai Gaoming, and finally sneered, saying, "If one of these three is missing, or even none of them, then, Prosecutor Bai Gaoming, I hope you are ready to face public condemnation and choose a new career."
Thomson withdrew his gaze from the other person and turned away.
However, after taking two steps, he stopped again, turned his head and looked at Bai Gaoming and added: "Oh, right, you have to prepare compensation for my client. You have to pay for every item that was damaged. In addition, you have to pay my client for lost work, mental damages, etc. In addition, you have to be prepared to deal with the media."
"I know that your prosecutors have absolute control over everything in South Korea, and the media here may not expose everything that happened here," Thomson sneered, "but you can rest assured that my client has the ability and willingness to publish everything that happened here in every newspaper in the United States, big or small."
After saying this, he ignored Bai Gaoming and walked into An Rushong's office on his own.
Bai Gaoming's expression was uncertain. He knew Thomson, so he naturally knew which law firm he came from. To be honest, as a prosecutor, Bai Gaoming didn't mind dealing with any lawyer. However, there was a prerequisite for the so-called lawyers here, that is, they must be domestic lawyers in South Korea, and they must not be the kind of lawyers with too much fame. As for lawyers like Thomson, he really didn't dare to provoke them, unless he was sure that he had a 100% chance of winning.
But the problem is that what he did here today did not comply with laws and regulations at all. He did not have any evidence that An Rushong was involved in illegal activities, nor did he have a search warrant issued by the court, let alone authorization from the court to confiscate NGN assets.
According to formal procedures, he only has the right to ask An Rushong to cooperate with the investigation, and he should also remind the other party that he can request a lawyer to be present.
Watching Thomson walk into the office and hug An Rusong with a smile, and then looking at those foreigners taking photos and recording videos of the smashed computer monitors, Bai Gaoming felt overwhelmed.
He knew that he was really in trouble today and had hit a wall. Although he still had hope and felt that it was unlikely that he would lose his position as prosecutor, he estimated that he would inevitably suffer some setbacks.
But isn't it said that An Rusong has no background at all, and only has some connections with the Zhao Jingsheng brothers? Why would a lawyer like Thomson get involved?
(End of this chapter)