Gender Reversal Politics

40. Confession

‘Could I have been kidnapped?’

Suspicion appeared on the face of Inspector Choi Dong-hoon, who had been rolling his eyes anxiously for a while.

I didn’t voice this suspicion.

The incumbent inspector was kidnapped. Rather, incidents of kidnapping and robbery by incumbent police officers often occur, but the opposite does not make sense. Even if this is the Philippines.

‘It’s not even a gold badge, this person Lee Suho.’

Although Lee Soo-ho has done absurd things in the meantime, he is still an active member of the National Assembly. He wouldn’t do anything crazy like that.

However, the situation back then was a bit strange.

First of all, the behavior of the young woman sitting next to me was too violent.

A muscular woman clutching Inspector Choi’s slender wrist without even looking at her. She tried to break free several times, but her grip was as strong as a vise, and she failed in the end.

… Actually, even now it seemed like her wrist would break.

Inspector Choi struggled to think of a smile and looked back at Suho Lee.

“I… Representative Lee Soo-ho? I think the attendant is overly energetic.”

“It’s not my entourage, it’s an active police officer. I am Police Officer Park Ji-soo of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Special Forces. He says he was a judo player until he was in high school.”

“Why is the police officer here… No, that’s not the point, could you please let go of my wrist? It’s kind of unpleasant.”

“I think he was worried that Inspector Choi would give a warning to his gang. You can just think of it as a precautionary measure.”

“It’s a gang. What gang do I have?”

I was about to protest, but I paused for a second.

It is true that my judgment has become somewhat clouded after taking on the disaster of Kwon Ye-sol… Choi Dong-hun was clearly an incumbent inspector. Even just five months ago, he had arrested a gangster gang and sent them back to Korea. Even now, the minimum sense remained.

That feeling was warning Inspector Choi.

I mean, everyone in this car is doubting themselves. To be precise, he suspected that he was in one relationship with Kwon Ye-sol.

I was so careful with my behavior, why did I doubt it? No, this is not the time to question why. I had to get out of this hostile situation.

There won’t be any physical evidence anyway, so if you deny it with a straight face…

“Inspector Choi Dong-hun.”

“Yes, yes?”

“You said you wanted 5 billion in exchange for cooperating with me. I’m sorry but I can’t give you that money. To be honest, I had no intention of giving it to you in the first place.”

“… ….”

“I’m sorry to change my words, but honestly, that’s the situation, isn’t it? It’s natural for an incumbent police officer to arrest criminals fleeing the country, but are you trying to get money for it? It was too greedy.”

Lee Suho didn’t change his expression once and spoke shamelessly.

It’s clear that I’m not doing this simply because I’m wasting money, but I don’t know what his true intentions are.

Is it right to get angry at this timing to avoid Suho Lee’s suspicion? Or would it be more natural to negotiate to cut it in half?

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However, Lee Suho did not even give him a chance to decide.

“Actually, I don’t think Inspector Choi was trash from the start.”

“… Call me trash now.”

“At first, I was probably just thinking of getting pocket money from a successful businessman. In the days when Manacoin was alive and well, Kwon Ye-Sol’s image wasn’t too bad, so I wouldn’t have thought that an accident would happen. Because everyone was like that back then.”

“I… Representative Lee Soo-ho? Something is wrong now.”

“A misunderstanding is a misunderstanding. I am saying this knowing everything.”

Do you really know everything? It felt like my eyes were blurring.

At this point, a woman named Park Ji-soo stole her smartphone. She only had her phone taken away, but it felt like her only lifeline had been taken away. Superintendent Choi said, “This is a bit….” He giggled, then finally bit her mouth open.

At the same time, her clouded mind began to clear little by little.

It was not a positive phenomenon. It was because she had to face the reality she had struggled to avoid while muttering, “I just need to pass this on.”

‘… What will become of me now.’

Unintentionally, he was in the middle of the manacoin crisis.

Ye-Sol Kwon, whom Inspector Choi protects, was an idiot, so she was an international financial criminal.

Warnings came from the IMF governor and the European Central Bank president that Manacoin would threaten financial stability, and in fact, two American private equity funds and two Korean venture capital firms had already gone bankrupt.

Not only that, but it was also a serious political scandal. There is even a saying that a double-digit number of lawmakers will end up in the Seoul detention center.

How much more can a mere inspector save his life in this tribulation?

To be honest, it was fortunate that I didn’t get beaten up in Gwanghwamun. Even if you die in the Philippines, no one will feel sorry for you.

Lee Soo-ho seemed to be acting so forcefully because he was well aware of that. He must have seen that there was no need to be polite with a dead body.

“Inspector Donghun Choi. You’re done anyway.”

… Half a word now. I didn’t even have the energy to respond.

“When he tried to lure me to the Philippines, it was the last time he could lose Kwon Ye-sol. If he had given up then, he might have passed without being disciplined. Then he would be able to return to Korea and build a normal career.”

However, it meant that he was not willing to let go of his hands now.

If this was a suspect investigation, it would be a good time to calm down, but Lee Suho did not do that. Just dry notice.

“There is only one thing I can suggest. If you help me, I might give you a friendly mention later on the air.”

“… ….”

“I just have to decide now.”

Not a petition, but a friendly comment. I didn’t know what the simbo that said something like this was a proposal.

However, now Inspector Choi did not have the courage to refuse this offer. Because I know there is no other option if I cut out even this. If I didn’t act obedient anyway, it was also the momentum to make them cooperate by mobilizing force.

After a moment of silence, Inspector Choi finally raised the white flag.

“… How can I help you?”

“First of all, I have to tell you everything I know.”

The beginning was a confession.

Supporting VIP entertainment before Mana Coin spread. After the collapse, he had to confess in detail how he helped Kwon Ye-sol escape and how he is helping now.

Of course, all those statements were recorded.

Inspector Choi’s eyes were watery as he was talking, but no one cared.

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“… What else can I say?”

Inspector Choi was answering my question with a stunned expression.

Although his body is in the Philippines, his soul seemed to be already sitting in the investigation room on the 11th floor of the Central District Prosecutor’s Office. There was nothing particularly bad about it from my point of view.

‘By the way, Ye-Sol Kwon made a f*cking plan.’

The trap Kwon Ye-sol dug was roughly like this.

Taking me to a vacation rental house in a town called Calawizon, on the outskirts of Mactan Island.

And killing the fake Ye-Sol Kwon in front of my eyes.

After that, they said that the end was to put a dump on me and withdraw the bounty.

It’s the lack of planning itself. Even so, at the part where they said they would kill a human as a scapegoat, a sigh came out naturally. Considering that Kwon Ye-sol ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, it’s not particularly surprising.

And there was another really surprising fact.

“I understand that it is probably over 400 billion.”

It was the size of Kwon Ye-sol’s property.

“Inspector Choi explained the property details to you?”

“… Even in the midst of being chased, she didn’t stop bragging about herself. Somehow, she even found out that she had won a prize in a debate contest while Kwon Ye-sol was studying abroad. Among them, her bragging about her wealth was the most blatant.”

I knew that Ye-Sol Kwon stole a lot of money from her. There was also something that was revealed by an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

However, the amount actually siphoned off was more than was known.

The way she hoarded the money was also clever.

According to Inspector Choi, Ye-Sol Kwon had distributed and deposited cash in two tax havens. I didn’t know, but he said there are banks these days that allow foreigners to open accounts under pseudonyms.

Of course, the interest rate will be negative, but criminals like Kwon Ye-sol won’t care anyway. Even if it’s a bit ripped off, it’s a huge amount.

‘I have no idea how long he would have run away if he had been left alone.’

There were many people who ran away from wanted people even without great wealth. Furthermore, Kwon Ye-sol is a fugitive who boasts financial power of hundreds of billions of won.

If I hadn’t put up a bounty, I’d still be enjoying my life on the run relatively comfortably. Maybe after living in hiding for a few years, I might have succeeded in perfect sleep at the end.

However, Kwon Ye-sol’s escape ended today.

“Didn’t I say that the house where the scapegoat was held is in Calawizon? Is Kwon Ye-sol there too?”

“… No. Ye-Sol Kwon is hiding in an apartment downtown. I change places of residence from time to time. Originally, I stayed in a private house with a swimming pool, but such a place is too easy for local police or vigilantes in the Philippines to invade.”

The explanation is that he moves from one rental apartment to another to avoid bounty hunters.

Kwon Ye-sol said that it was Kwon Ye-sol’s job to keep in touch through the Daepo phone all day without being able to go out. To seek help from humans who share a weakness, and to manage property remotely. He even said that he was looking into plastic surgery to change his appearance these days.

If you were crushing in Korea, you would be living much more comfortably than you are now. In any case, the will to survive seemed to be acknowledged.

“Then now… Can I guide you to where Kwon Ye-sol is? However, since it is a general residential area, you must move quietly. People here don’t know Lee Su-ho’s face, but they know that Kwon Ye-sol has 10 billion won.”

Inspector Choi carefully advised to secure Kwon Ye-sol as quietly as possible, put him in the diplomatic mission abroad, and then repatriate him, as there could be a commotion.

But that was too humane treatment compared to the crime Ye-Sol Kwon committed. The political benefits I could enjoy would not be great either.

“You have to catch it.”

Instead, we decided to reverse Kwon Ye-sol’s trap in the process.

It was to give her a proper treat.