Chapter 285 Reconciliation?
Chapter 285 Reconciliation?
An Rusong shook hands with Attorney Dickey, who then put his briefcase on the desk, unfastened it, took out the relevant documents from it, handed them to the young policeman, and said, "I am Attorney Dickey Angelo of Baker & McKenzie. As Mr. An Rusong's attorney, I need to review the transcripts my client has made before."
The young policeman had never seen such a scene before. He looked at the documents the foreign lawyer handed to him, swallowed hard, then looked at An Rushong, then turned his head to look at "Police Superintendent Huang" standing next to him, moved his lips, but could not say anything.
"Why, officer, are you trying to block my rights as a lawyer?" Dicky's Korean was fluent even though he had a strong accent. Everyone present could understand him. "If you want to do this, I will complain to your superiors."
"The previous transcript has been torn up by your client," Police Inspector Huang came to his senses and said with a frown, "We are preparing to hold him accountable."
After hearing what he said, Lawyer Dickie turned his head and looked at An Rushong who was still sitting in the chair.
The latter smiled and said, "That's right, Dicky. I think there is some kind of interest relationship between this Police Inspector Huang and the other party. In this dispute, he did not maintain a neutral and fair position. Instead, he used his public power for personal gain and became the spokesperson for the other party to a large extent."
"You are slandering me, framing me!" Police Inspector Huang interrupted and scolded, "If you continue to slander and defame me with such unfounded words, I promise you, I will definitely bring you to court!"
"Superintendent Huang, huh?" Lawyer Dickie immediately caught the flaw in the other party's words. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and said, "I think you are threatening and intimidating my client. At the same time, I question your professionalism and ethics as a police inspector. I need to talk to your superiors."
"Superintendent Huang's" face suddenly turned extremely ugly. He realized that he was impulsive again and spoke without consideration, which gave him the opportunity to be caught by the other party's lawyer.
In fact, if possible, "Superintendent Huang" really didn't want to continue to fight against An Rusong, or in other words, he didn't want to fight against the foreign lawyer he hired. To be precise, since lawyer Dickie came over and explained that he was a lawyer affiliated with Baker McKenzie, "Superintendent Huang" had already regretted it.
Korean police officers have to work for many years before they can reach a certain level of experience. Although the rank of police inspector is not high, since Huang has reached this point, he must have worked hard year after year. Therefore, he cannot be as naive and childish as the young police officers.
Although South Korea claims to be a so-called rule of law country, the concept of "rule of law" has different definitions for different groups of people in this country. For the vast majority of ordinary people, it is a kind of constraint, a norm, and a restriction, while for a small number of people, it is a tool, a weapon, a prop that can be used to restrict others and let go of oneself.
"Inspector Huang" didn't know who An Rushong was, but since he was able to establish a relationship with the international law firm Baker McKenzie and hire the firm's foreign lawyers, and in a trivial matter like today, he summoned the foreign lawyers with just one phone call, it meant that he was not an ordinary person, at least not an ordinary person who could be controlled by a small inspector like him.
As an experienced policeman, "Superintendent Huang" knows very well that it doesn't matter how he deals with people he can control, but it's better not to provoke those he can't control, because since he can't control them, there is a high probability that they have the ability to control him.
Behind An Rushong, lawyer Song Hebin also had an ugly expression on his face. In fact, he fell into complete silence after lawyer Dicky entered the hall. It was not for any other reason, but because he knew Dicky. Of course, it was simply because he knew Dicky, while the other party did not know him.
The profession of lawyer may seem complicated, but it is actually quite simple. Take Song Ha-bin and Dicky for example. They are both lawyers with relevant professional qualifications. It is not necessarily true that they are more proficient in Korean laws and have better defense skills. In fact, Song Ha-bin, as a Korean, understands and applies Korean laws better than Dicky, an American.
But then again, if Song Ha Bin and Dicky appeared in court at the same time and debated as the prosecution and defense lawyers respectively, Song Ha Bin would most likely be the loser.
why?
The answer is simple, because the two of them have different resources in their hands and the personal connections behind them are also different. Whether in court or somewhere else, as long as others see lawyer Dickie appear, their stance will first tend to be towards him.
Just like now, if Dickie really complained to the superior of "Police Commissioner Huang", the chief of the police station would definitely consider putting pressure on "Police Commissioner Huang" or even let him bear all the responsibility alone in order to avoid trouble. As for Song Ha Bin, no one paid attention to what he said.
"And," Dickie turned his head and looked at the four corners of the hall's roof, and said, "In view of the situation my client just mentioned, I need to check the surveillance video here to verify whether there was any illegality in the treatment of my client by the people in your police station."
As he finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent. Everyone looked at this place curiously or excitedly. Apart from some whispers, no one spoke loudly. "Dickie," An Rusong said in this inexplicable silence, "one of my bodyguards was temporarily detained by them. According to Inspector Huang, my bodyguard may have committed a crime of violence, but from what I know, the person who took the initiative in the dispute should be..."
He pointed at the three women and one man standing opposite him, "It should be them, and they were the ones who committed the traffic violation, but because of the favoritism of Inspector Huang, they pushed all the responsibility onto us."
Seeing that "Superintendent Huang" wanted to talk, An Rusong quickened his pace and said, "There is a dashcam in my car, which may be able to capture something. Of course, even if there is no relevant video footage on the dashcam, there are special monitoring facilities at the location where the accident occurred. We can apply for access."
Inside the desk, "Police Inspector Huang's" hands were shaking. It was unclear whether he was angry or scared, but one thing was certain: he was in a very bad mood.
Beside them, the three women and one man who had been extremely arrogant before were now silent. It was obvious that they also realized that something was wrong.
"Ahem." At this moment, Lawyer Song Hebin coughed dryly and interrupted, "Mr. An, in fact, the cause of this conflict was just an accident. We can choose to reconcile."
After hearing what he said, Dicky turned his head and looked at An Rushong.
In fact, the incident was not a big deal. It was just a small conflict caused by a traffic accident. The key point is that An Rushong's side did not suffer any loss. Instead, the other side suffered a few hits. Before that, the reason why the three women and one man were quarreling and refused to give up was because they suffered a loss.
In this case, as Song Hebin said, it is actually most ideal for both parties to choose reconciliation. Moreover, since the proposal for reconciliation was made by the other party, it means that the main fault also lies with the other party. They have to give An Rushong some compensation, more or less.
Then again, even if An Rusong insisted on continuing the trouble, what would be the final result? Perhaps "Superintendent Huang" would be punished, but the three women and one man would be detained for a few days at most, and the punishment would not be too severe. Most importantly, Han Sulan, as a bodyguard, might also be detained.
Therefore, the most sensible choice is for both parties to reconcile, which will benefit you, me and everyone else.
But the problem now is that An Rushong does not want to choose the most rational way of dealing with it. In other words, he does not want to reconcile, but wants to continue pursuing the matter.
"No, this incident was an accident for us, but it was not an accident for you. No, it should be said that it was not an accident for your client," An Rusong said expressionlessly, turning his head to look at Song Hebin, "especially for this Police Inspector Huang, this was not an accident."
His eyes moved away from Song Ha Bin and turned back to lawyer Dicky. He continued, "Dicky, I need to hold the other party accountable for everything, not just..."
He pointed at the three women and one man opposite him again, "Not only them, but also this Police Inspector Huang. I hope you can strip him of his police uniform and destroy his pension eligibility."
Just as he was talking here, a door in the hall was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a middle-aged man in police uniform with a small hibiscus flower on his shoulder walked in. Following closely behind the middle-aged man came two other middle-aged men in police uniforms, but these two had four stars on their shoulders.
Seeing the three middle-aged men appear in the hall, several policemen near the door stood up quickly. One of them, a young man who looked childish, shouted, "Loyalty!"
An Rushong glanced at the three middle-aged men. He could recognize that the one with a small hibiscus flower on his shoulder was the chief police officer, probably the chief of Songlu District Police Station, and the two with "four stars" behind him were police sergeants, probably the deputy chiefs of the police station or the heads of some section.
(End of this chapter)