TWB 54

Clink. A teacup was placed in front of him. Having been summoned to the Deputy Chief Prosecutor's office, he found the atmosphere heavy and oppressive. As photos of Chief Prosecutor Jo spread like wildfire, reporters from various media outlets had begun sniffing around, asking for confirmation of the facts. Every department head had gathered their staff since morning to gag them, sternly warning that nothing must leak under any circumstances.

Deputy Chief Ok Sun-young had removed Chief Prosecutor Jo from the special investigation team after meeting with the Chief Prosecutor. She believed that the situation should not escalate into a question of the presiding prosecutor's competence. Seeing Jo accept this in silence, people whispered that the rumors of the affair must have been true.

“Kang Hee-shin. Why do you look so defeated? Did you cheat too?”