Chapter 204 Prosecutor
Chapter 204 Prosecutor
Councillor Kong does not have the ability to control the entire Prosecutor's Office. He cannot even control the entire Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. To be precise, it is not just him. In the Republic of Korea, there is no political force that can control the entire Prosecutor's Office in their hands. Not even the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office can do it.
Yes, this is not an exaggeration, but a fact. Although there is a Minister of Justice above the Procuratorate, even this Minister of Justice who nominally leads the Procuratorate cannot exercise strict control over the entire Procuratorate.
In An Rusong's previous life, during the reign of President Moon, a series of reforms were carried out to weaken the power of the prosecution. During this period, Minister of Justice Cho Go, who supported President Moon's reforms, was the first to be overthrown by the prosecutors under his management and nearly went to jail.
The next Minister of Justice, Choo Mei-ai, who took office shortly after, almost sacrificed her own political future to truly implement the series of reform plans proposed by President Moon.
Think about it, with a president behind the scenes and two justice ministers working one after the other, it took a bridle to put a stop to the prosecutors of the Republic of Korea. How powerful is this group? How can one or two congressmen completely control this group?
However, as the saying goes, wherever there are people, there will be struggles, and the same is true for the group of prosecutors. Whether it is the Supreme Prosecutor's Office or local prosecutors' offices such as the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, they will never be a whole. All kinds of struggles are rampant, making it impossible for prosecutors, big and small, to work together and form a joint force.
Just like in the current Supreme Prosecutors' Office, there are some prosecutors who support President Roh, while there are also some prosecutors who only listen to the Grand National Party. In addition, there are some prosecutors who do not want to offend anyone and are only interested in making profits.
The same is true in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Prosecutor Lee Shin-hou actually has no stance at all. He is completely a fence-sitter who goes with the flow. He only wants to gain benefits for himself and doesn't care much about politics.
In the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Lee Shin-hou is considered a veteran, but he has no background and is not very good at dealing with people. In addition, his personal abilities are not outstanding. Therefore, his 20-year career as a prosecutor has basically been wasted. Until now, he is just an ordinary prosecutor.
Perhaps because he has wasted so many years, Li Xinhou no longer aspires to get a higher position. He just wants to make more money before retirement so that he can immigrate to the United States with his wife after retirement. He has two daughters who are now studying and living in the United States. If it weren't for work, he would have gone to live in the United States a long time ago.
The reason why Li Xinhou came to find Nan Xuyu this time was because when he took over the case at hand, he got guidance from a classmate. The classmate told him that Councillor Kong was very concerned about this case, and if he was willing to find Councillor Kong to make some deals, he should be able to get a lot of benefits.
Speaking of which, this was not the first time Li Xinhou had dealt with Nan Xuyu, and the two parties had been acquaintances for a long time.
After entering the office, Nan Xuyu went straight behind his desk. He didn't greet Li Xinhou, but just sat down on the chair by himself. Then, in front of Li Xinhou, he tore open the seal of the file bag and took out the documents inside.
This document was brought by Li Xinhou. It contained a sealed report file submitted by the Seodaemon Police Station. It involved a vicious assault case that just happened this morning. One of the main suspects involved was An Rushong.
Nan Xuyu read the file once, then threw it on the table, looked at Li Xinhou, and said with a smile: "Xinhou, those policemen are really getting less and less careful in their work. In this file, there is only one oral account of the case, and other than that, there is no evidence at all."
He put a finger on the file and pushed it towards Li Xinhou, while continuing, "Even this person's oral statement is full of loopholes."
As he spoke, he pointed to a place in the file and said, "Look here, this man named Dong Gaojun said that in addition to him, there was another man named Zhang Minbo who was also beaten and seriously injured. But later, the police questioned this man named Zhang Minbo, what did he say?"
Li Xinhou did not look at the place the other party pointed to. Although the file was sealed, he knew the contents of the file very clearly.
This case was registered at the Seodaemun Police Station. The reporter was a woman, the sister of the victim Dong Gaojun. Initially, the woman claimed that her brother was beaten and disabled, with both legs disabled.
During the subsequent police investigation, the victim Dong Gaojun revealed to the police that the person who hurt him was named An Rushong, the president of an Internet company. At the same time, there were two other people who were victimized with him, one named Zhang Minbo and the other named Cai Biqin.
As a result, the police subsequently conducted an investigation based on the information he provided. Although they did not find the person named Cai Biqin, they found Zhang Minbo.
According to the results of the police investigation, the man named Zhang Minbo was indeed seriously injured, but when being questioned by the police, he insisted that he was not hurt by anyone and that the injuries were caused by his own fall.
Well, the police are not children, they can naturally see who is lying throughout the whole process. It is obvious that the injuries on the body of the man named Zhang Minbo could not have been caused by a fall, unless he fell from a plane and happened to hit his buttocks and still survived.
But the problem is that according to Dong Gaojun's report, Zhang Minbo was just a victim, not a suspect, and the police could not do anything to him.
Since Zhang Minbo's statement contradicted Dong Gaojun's statement and Cai Biqin could not be found, it was difficult for the police to proceed with the next investigation. At this time, it was up to the prosecutor in charge of the case to decide how to deal with it. Li Xinhou got the file in this situation. He was also the prosecutor in charge of investigating this case. However, his purpose of getting this file was not really to handle the case, but to make a fortune.
Therefore, in the face of Nan Xuyu's questions, Li Xinhou did not emphasize the case, but honestly picked up a pack of cigarettes on the table, lit one for himself leisurely, and said with a smile: "Director Nan, whether there are any problems in this case, and what problems there are, are not what we should consider now, right?"
After saying this, he took two steps back and walked to a sofa not far from the desk. After bending down and sitting down, he continued, "I heard that Chairman An has a close relationship with Director Nan. Well, this is not the first time that Director Nan and I have cooperated. I know Director Nan's generosity very well. So, after getting this file this time, I contacted you as soon as possible. Take a look."
He spread his hands and said meaningfully: "How should I start investigating this case?"
Nan Xuyu glanced at him and suddenly grinned. Then he picked up the phone on the table, tilted his head to think for a moment, and made a call.
The top floor of Lotte World Tower in Cheongdam-dong.
When the phone rang, An Rushong was entangled with the white snake-like Han Meiyan. The loose and soft sofa was the battlefield for the two of them. Oh, no, it should be said that it was a battlefield for three of them.
Hearing the phone ringing, An Rushong reluctantly raised his head from Han Meiyan's chest. He stretched out his arm, grabbed the phone on the coffee table, looked at the caller ID on the screen, and after seeing "Director Nan" displayed on the screen, he hurriedly made a gesture to silence Han Meiyan who was panting, and held down Pei Meina who had buried her head between his legs. Then he calmed down his breath and reached out to press the answer button.
"Director Nan," An Rushong spoke first as the call was connected.
"Well, Rusong," Nan Xuyu's voice was cold and calm on the phone, "There is something I need to inform you in advance."
"You say, Director Nan," An Rushong took a breath, glared at Pei Meina under him, and spoke into the phone.
This woman named Pei is becoming more and more daring. She even dares to do some tricks when he is on the phone. She must be taught a lesson later to let her know what Dongfengpo means.
"Tomorrow morning, a prosecutor named Li Xinhou will come to see you," Nan Xuyu said in a calm tone on the phone, "He needs to find out some information from you, um, about a case of wounding."
"Oh?" An Rushong didn't ask any more questions, he just responded in a questioning tone.
"Prosecutor Li Xinhou is an old acquaintance of mine," Nan Xuyu continued, "As a junior, you must treat him well and don't be too stingy, understand?"
After hearing what he said, An Rushong completely understood that if nothing unexpected happened, this prosecutor named Li Xinhou came here to ask for benefits.
An Rushong would never be afraid of prosecutors who asked for benefits. On the contrary, he liked such prosecutors very much. After all, in his opinion, problems that could be solved with money were not problems, and people who could be bought with money would never be "outsiders."
"Okay, Director Nan, I know what to do," An Rushong responded again, speaking respectfully.
The call was quickly hung up. An Rushong let out a long sigh and threw the phone back on the coffee table.
"Why did the prosecutor find you?" Han Miyan asked curiously, "Is it a case of assault? Did you kill someone?"
An Rushong smiled and didn't explain further.
(End of this chapter)