Chapter 370 Don’t pretend to be a good person

Chapter 370 Don’t pretend to be a good person

Chapter 370 Don’t pretend to be a good person
This is not the first time that NGN's headquarters has been subject to a special search led by a prosecutor. The last prosecutor was very arrogant, and now no one knows where he has been exiled to. This time, Prosecutor Bian Shiyu was at least very polite in his attitude. The smile on his face, although hypocritical, was very strong. I don't know if it was affected by the last incident.

To repeat, in this poor place called South Korea, especially before President Moon pushed for reforms to the prosecutorial system, the status and authority of prosecutors were unquestionable. If journalists were uncrowned kings, then South Korean prosecutors were the "crowned kings" and ordinary people really couldn't afford to mess with them.

But today An Rusong is no longer a so-called ordinary person. To use a very vulgar term, he can be considered a celebrity. Especially when the drug trafficking scandal of US troops stationed in South Korea was exposed, he, as the "brave man" who was the first to expose this scandal, has become the focus of attention from all walks of life in South Korea.

At such a sensitive time, even if the prosecutor who came to the case disliked An Rushong and was hostile to him personally, he would not dare to take extreme measures against him rashly. Otherwise, if he was not careful, the ensuing backlash from public opinion would make the prosecutor in charge of the case suffer the consequences.

What's more, today's NGN is no longer a small company with only a makeshift team. It has its own legal department and business connections with several large and even multinational law firms. If the prosecutor is not cautious in dealing with An Rushong, the subsequent lawsuit may bankrupt him.

"Prosecutor Bian?" He shook hands with the other party with a smile on his face. An Rusong's eyes first moved around the people behind him, and then moved back to Bian Shiyu. He said, "It doesn't matter. Our NGN company is a responsible and law-abiding company. I am also a law-abiding citizen. As an ordinary citizen of the Republic of Korea, I have the responsibility and obligation to cooperate with the reasonable requests made by the prosecutor."

After saying that, he looked at Jiang Xiuyuan on the other side of the corridor. At this moment, there were two middle-aged men in gray suits standing next to Jiang Xiuyuan. They were the company's lawyers.

Seeing An Rusong's eyes glancing over, Jiang Xiuyuan quickly turned sideways and said something to the two lawyers. Then, one of the lawyers raised his hand, and in his hand, he was holding a portable camera. Influenced by the last time the prosecutor came to collect evidence, An Rusong specifically asked the lawyers in the legal department that no matter whether the police or prosecutors came to collect evidence or investigate, the company's legal department must do a good job of videotaping evidence. If these things are not available, some things will not be clear during the lawsuit.

The middle-aged lawyer's actions attracted the attention of Prosecutor Bian Shiyu. Not only him, but also the people he brought with him turned their heads to look over.

"I'm sorry, Prosecutor Bian," An Rusong said with a smile, "Our NGN company is a high-tech IT company. Due to the nature of the company's business, our intangible assets are of the highest value. Therefore, in order to avoid commercial espionage including leaks and information theft, which may cause unexpected economic losses to the company, in investigations like today, the company must be prepared to record and collect evidence."

"Haha," he said with a smile, looking at the lawyer standing with his hands behind his back, "I think this should be my right as an ordinary citizen of the Republic of Korea, right? After all, law-abiding citizens must protect their own rights at all times, right?"

"Of course, of course," Bian Shiyu said with a smile before the lawyer could speak, "We can completely understand Chairman An's concerns."

As he said this, he even nodded to the middle-aged lawyer who was recording the video as a greeting. It seemed that the two of them knew each other.

"However, President An can rest assured. I am not here to make things difficult for your company. I just need your cooperation to answer some questions," Bian Shiyu said with a smile on his face. "You also know that in recent days, a scandal involving an American soldier involved in drug trafficking has attracted the attention of the whole world. The key is that so far, no one who has paid attention to this matter has seen the relevant evidence released, so..."

Spreading his hands, he said, "The impact is not good. We are under a lot of pressure and have no choice but to intervene."

An Rushong nodded, he understood what the other party meant.

Although Bian Shiyu's words seemed to be well-founded, in fact, he had already hinted to An Rusong: he did not come to NGN to investigate this time because he was willing, but because he was under great pressure, so he had to come. Moreover, he did not come here to investigate, but wanted to ask An Rusong whether he really had evidence of drug trafficking by the US military.

However, even though he understood the other party's hint, An Rushong had no intention of opening his heart to the other party, because he knew very well that no matter how nicely Prosecutor Bian Shiyu spoke, he could not really regard the other party as a good person.

The other party's current soft attitude is not because they are afraid of him, but because they are not sure whether he has further evidence of US military drug trafficking. If he really has relevant evidence, if the other party goes too far, once the relevant evidence is released later, he, the prosecutor, will also be in trouble. On the contrary, if he does not have relevant evidence and cannot prove the authenticity of the US military drug trafficking, then... Haha, An Rusong dares to conclude that this good-tempered prosecutor Bian Shiyu will definitely turn hostile on the spot and punish him and his NGN company to death.

"So that's how it is," An Rusong smiled and said, as if he knew everything clearly. "In fact, in my opinion, the Supreme Procuratorate should have looked into this matter a long time ago."

As he said this, he waved to the lawyer holding the camera, motioning him to move closer so that he could film him and Prosecutor Bian Shiyu more clearly. The key was to record the sound of the two people talking more clearly.

"So far, this scandal has been publicized for three days," An Rusong waited until the lawyer came over and continued, "For three whole days, not only the Republic of Korea, but even the whole world has paid attention to this matter. I even saw the front page headline of the New York Times, which published this matter. But up to now, no department in the Republic of Korea has made a public statement on this scandal."

"It's really ridiculous. Even though we have signed the Status of Forces Agreement with the United States, giving those American soldiers extraterritorial rights," An Rusong said, looking at the camera, "drug trafficking, and organized drug trafficking, is too outrageous? Even if our Supreme Prosecutor's Office and Military Prosecutor's Office do not have the power to investigate such cases, don't they have the power to make public statements?"

"Prosecutor Bian," he turned slightly and held Prosecutor Bian Shiyu's arm, "You said before that you would come to NGN to investigate and collect evidence, and asked me to cooperate with your inquiry. Then, can I ask you a question, if I produce solid evidence of those American soldiers trafficking drugs, and a list of the relevant persons involved in the case, can your Supreme Procuratorate immediately open a case for investigation and bring those involved to justice?"

"Oh, this..." The smile on Bian Shiyu's face was a little awkward. He glanced in the direction of the camera, hesitated but failed to say anything.

"It seems that this question is difficult to answer. In other words, even if the Supreme Prosecutor's Office has the exact evidence and the list of people involved in the case, it still cannot take any measures?" An Rusong asked with a smile, "Then, Prosecutor Bian, what is the purpose of your visit today? Can I assume that the great pressure you just mentioned comes from the Yongsan base and the US Forces Korea Command?"

Taking his eyes away from Bian Shiyu's ugly face, An Rusong looked at the staff of the Great Procuratorate who followed Bian Shiyu and said with a smile: "Everyone, you are not relying on your status as prosecutors to abuse your power for personal gain and come here to gather information for those drug dealers, right? Then, I would like to ask, if I don't have further evidence, what are you going to do? Take me back for investigation?"

There was total silence.

"Xiuyuan, clean up the conference room." Without waiting for Bian Shiyu's answer, An Rusong was obviously too lazy to wait for the other party to answer. He gestured to Jiang Xiuyuan and said, "Since our prosecutor wants to investigate, we will cooperate in every way."

He paused and then said, "However, as I just said, Prosecutor Bian, as an ordinary citizen of the Republic of Korea, I also have my own rights, and this includes freedom of speech. I will make the content of this video public on the Internet later. I hope the Supreme Prosecutor's Office has really made a plan to investigate this case. Otherwise, Chief Lin may be in trouble."

The "Chief Lin" mentioned by An Rusong is Lin Caizhen, the current Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, who was appointed by President Roh. Interestingly, Lin Caizhen was appointed as Chief Prosecutor in November last year, just before the results of the presidential election were about to come out.

At that time, President Roh was about to step down. According to the established rules, after accepting the resignation of the former Attorney General Zheng Xiangming, he should not appoint another Attorney General. He only needs to appoint an acting Attorney General. In this way, the new president can smoothly appoint someone he trusts to take over the position of Attorney General of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office.

But President Roh is so unprincipled that he appointed a prosecutor general just when he was about to leave office. As a result, it will be very troublesome to replace the prosecutor general after Lee Min-bo takes office as president.

(End of this chapter)