## Chapter 272 – 27. Korea Has a High Fever for Education (9)
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The next day.
The exposé on Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu, which I had been briefed on the previous evening, began to flood all the media outlets in earnest.
Shin Mirae Daily was no exception. A report came in that they had received a tip from an anonymous source, and since there was nothing to lose, I told them to run it.
“No matter how you look at it, this isn’t a natural phenomenon, is it?”
“No, it doesn’t seem like a natural disclosure.”
If someone was truly fed up with Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu’s misdeeds and was making reports and disclosures, they wouldn’t all explode simultaneously at the same time like this.
Even if they did, they would explode one by one over time.
This is clearly a planned exposé by some powerful force.
To completely bury Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu.
“What’s Choi Cheol-gyu’s reaction?”
“There’s no official statement yet. But word is coming from his residence that he’s extremely angry.”
“Hmm.”
I thought for a moment.
I wondered if this would be entirely beneficial to me.
If that bastard Choi Cheol-gyu is completely cornered, he might do something crazy as a last resort.
For example, exercising his veto power over the Special Act on Permanent Special Prosecutors.
‘That would be really tiring. Should I just get rid of him before that happens?’
Of course, that’s not very likely.
He wouldn’t really go that far unless he was crazy.
But even a rat bites a cat when cornered, so who’s to say a human wouldn’t do the same?
‘Yeah. What’s the point of talking to that guy? I’ve given him plenty of chances.’
“A special investigation into the mayor is possible, right?”
“Yes. But in the case of an incumbent mayor, it requires both the approval of more than half of the city council and the approval of the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office. It’s not a matter that can be decided by the will of one side alone.”
“Is that so?”
I can already handle the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office.
Not perfectly, but since the chief prosecutor and one of his close aides, the Head of Planning and Coordination (Yang So-yu), are my people, it’s safe to say I control almost 40% of it.
At the very least, I can decide on the special prosecutor as I please.
Then all that’s left is the city council.
It just so happens that it’s the season for politicians to pay me visits of apology, so my influence is very strong.
The ruling party is a bit of a concern, but even they will eventually come over to my side once the talk about Joo Hyun-ah spreads and the mayor starts to falter.
“If anyone asks if we had anything to do with this Choi Cheol-gyu exposé, don’t give a definite answer, just be vague.”
“Yes.”
“And leak the story about Joo Hyun-ah. Say that Master Gomu-yeol is very angry with Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu, who led this situation, and that he cannot be forgiven as long as he belongs to the ruling party. He must leave the party.”
“Understood.”
If I consistently maintain that attitude, people will misunderstand on their own.
Ah! Master Gomu-yeol is so angry with Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu that he’s trying to completely bury him by detonating all sorts of exposés and even trying to sink the ruling party he belongs to!
And.
The timing is just perfect.
In reality, it’s impossible to know who led the exposé on Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu, but if I use it, it will become mine anyway.
“So, is this the start of the counterattack?”
“Counterattack? I haven’t been hit, so what counterattack?”
“Ah.”
I was just a little upset.
“And prepare for the special investigation. Put pressure on the opposition party members. They’re the opposition party anyway, right? Tell them to grab onto this and keep nagging about it, barking like special investigation parrots. Once it’s passed, immediately hand it over to the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office and set up and proceed with the Lee Na-eun special investigation.”
If I set up the special investigation board in advance and appoint Lee Na-eun as the special prosecutor, another prosecutor will inevitably have to be appointed for the special investigation into the ward office head murder case.
It’s like killing two birds with one stone.
“Yes, I understand.”
“It’s been a while since our Na-eun got to wield the Terminator.”
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A massive offensive began.
The political world, which had been chaotic due to the ward office head murder case and other issues until just yesterday, once again became a battlefield, exchanging sharp words.
At the center of it all was none other than Choi Cheol-gyu, the mayor of Incheon.
Suspicion of pedophilia, abuse of staff, threats and extortion of fellow council members, illegal political fundraising, embezzlement of party funds, embezzlement of city budget, abuse of power and dereliction of duty, etc.
Things that would be fatal even if just one of them exploded were erupting in a chain reaction, and a massive offensive was being unleashed, mainly by the opposition party.
“We must establish a special investigation into Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu!!”
Paper documents were scattered, and a beautiful sight of shouting and finger-pointing unfolded.
One peculiar thing was that, although the ruling party members were fighting back, they weren’t being very aggressive.
‘This… anyone can see….’
‘It’s the will of Namdong Industrial Complex….’
‘They’re planning to take out the mayor and completely take over Incheon.’
‘Wiping out all the ward office heads….’
‘The council member who went to apologize was forced to leave the party…!’
The reason for the declining morale was Namdong Industrial Complex, that is, Gomu-yeol.
No matter how you looked at it, the reason why the corruption of Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu was erupting at this timing was clear.
Gomu-yeol’s anger.
The infamous psycho who wiped out the ward office heads just for not attending a banquet was now trying to bring down Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu.
In addition, it was rumored quite credibly that even the ruling party members to which Choi Cheol-gyu belonged were being tied up and would not even be met until they left the party.
So, morale was bound to decline.
As a ruling party member, they were at least putting up a minimal defense, but if they actively voiced an opinion defending the mayor, they could be properly targeted by Gomu-yeol.
‘Then I might die, not just the ward office head.’
‘They killed all the ward office heads, so wiping out the ruling party… isn’t just a far-fetched story…!’
Fear spread,
Morale declined.
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As time passed, Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu was driven into a corner.
The opposition party’s offensive grew increasingly fierce, and the number of ruling party members defecting continued to increase.
A very large factor in that reason was me.
Everyone thought that I was behind all of this, so they were in a state of emergency, jumping up in bare feet, and it was quite funny to see them throwing away their party and everything else.
I first gathered the ruling party members who had defected, led by Joo Hyun-ah, who was the first to leave the party.
I plan to have them buried in the special investigation led by the Better Future Party for a while, and then, when the time comes, I will leak a large number of people from the Better Future Party to create a new party.
‘Once the ward office head election is over, I can reveal it around then.’
But there is one variable.
That is Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu.
If he becomes vacant due to this incident, a new mayor must be elected within three months.
A much more important and enormous election than the ward office head by-election will be held.
In South Korea, it’s equivalent to the presidential election, so by this point, attention will be focused on it from all over Korea and throughout Asia.
‘What should I do about the mayor….’
I didn’t even have a candidate to put forward for the ward office head, so I barely managed to gather them from all over the place like Dragon Balls, but a mayoral candidate?
There’s no way.
At least in the case of the ward office head, I could forcibly put forward people like Lee Na-eun, but the mayor is out of the question.
Because it’s a ‘election,’ you must have proper political achievements to cleanly take the mayoralty.
But among the people I have….
‘There’s no one.’
There really isn’t.
There’s no one.
No matter how much I search through my secretaries and whatnot, there really isn’t a single person with the recognition and reputation of a mayoral candidate.
‘In that case… should I just leave it to nature for now?’
I should first take the ward office head, and then give the achievements to one of the ward office heads I’ve taken, raise them, and then put them forward in the next mayoral election, or something like that.
‘I should have just listened to me, you idiot Choi Cheol-gyu. How much better would it have been if you had just listened to me? I wouldn’t have had to make unnecessary trouble.’
I’m suddenly angry.
Why do you keep bothering me?
“Ugh.”
A few more days passed, and it was Friday, February 12th.
The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office made a major announcement.
Amidst the countless flashing camera flashes, the chief prosecutor, who appeared with a heavy expression, silently opened his mouth on the podium.
– At around 10 a.m. on the 11th, the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office officially received a request for a special investigation into Incheon Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu from the city council. After multifaceted review and in-depth discussion, our District Prosecutors’ Office has decided to make the following decision. The charges against Incheon Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu include underage prostitution and statutory rape, abuse of power and abuse of power, threats and extortion against fellow council members, illegal political fundraising, and embezzlement of city budget. Considering all of this, we have determined that this matter is very serious and that a fair and transparent investigation is essential.
The camera flashes intensify.
Several reporters ask questions, but the chief prosecutor continues to speak.
– Our District Prosecutors’ Office has decided to establish a special investigation to protect the trust of 30 million Incheon citizens and realize justice. In the future, the special investigation team will conduct a thorough investigation without being subjected to any external pressure. Through a swift and fair investigation, we will thoroughly uncover all the allegations raised and establish justice in this land.
“It’s going well without any problems.”
Just as it seemed to be coming to an end, the reporters raised their hands.
– Who is in charge of the special investigation?!
– A special investigation has also been decided on for the recent ward office head massacre case. Wouldn’t it be too much to have two special investigations running simultaneously?
– Some say that listing the suspect’s charges one by one is too violent. What do you think?
The chief prosecutor seemed to ignore them appropriately before grabbing the microphone again.
– The special investigation into Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu will be led by Lee Na-eun, the chief prosecutor of the Special Investigation Department of the Namdong District Prosecutors’ Office.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in a different sense.
Apart from the fact that Lee Na-eun had successfully completed the past two special investigations and built up a tremendous reputation, the laughable nickname of Terminator Gun Nut was also following her.
“Master!”
Anyway, just as I was thinking that things were going well,
Sua urgently called me.
“Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu of Incheon is holding an emergency press conference.”
