Volume 4: Counterattack: Bright Star Road Chapter 236: Humiliation of Song Eun-hee
"Alright, rookies, you've heard what Prosecutor Yuan said. Raise your heads and let the class begin!"
"Yes, prosecutor!"
After Yuan Xudong finished speaking, Hong Zhengzhu added a few more words, and then asked Yuan Xudong to stand in front of the interns with him, closest to the operating table, and said expressionlessly:
"When an unnatural death occurs, if the prosecutor determines that the cause of death is homicide, an autopsy will be commissioned. It's no big deal. Take pictures, cut open the head, chest and abdomen, remove the organs for examination, remove the necessary ones, put the rest back, sew them up, and that's it. It's usually done by one forensic doctor and three forensic investigators, four people in total. Now we'll start the autopsy experiment. Everyone, come closer!"
"Yes, prosecutor!"
A dozen interns stepped forward nervously and gathered in front of the operating table. Yuan Xudong, who was standing in the front, looked at the outline of a human body covered by a piece of white plastic sheet on the operating table and forced a smile. He had an ominous premonition in his heart. Hong Zhengzhu, who was standing next to him, looked at the middle-aged forensic doctor holding a scalpel and tweezers in front of the operating table and nodded slightly.
"Please start, Professor!"
"Let the interns go to the viewing room!"
"It's a hothouse there. We need to let the children experience tough conditions, so that they can be inspired!"
"You're still the same!"
Seeing that Hong Zhengzhu rejected his proposal, the forensic doctor smiled and stopped trying to persuade him. He turned to look at the rookie interns in front of him and said with a malicious smile:
"If it's the first time here, generally seven out of ten people will vomit, and the remaining three will faint. If they can't help it, they will go to the bathroom. If they vomit here, we have to clean it up. Okay, let's start the autopsy. The first autopsy is an unknown female in her fifties who was found dead in a monthly rented hotel commonly known as a moon room. First, we need to confirm the degree of decay of the body to estimate the time of death."
As he spoke, the forensic doctor suddenly lifted the white plastic sheet covering the body, revealing a highly decomposed female corpse. It was filthy, with black skin. Maggots crawled out of some rotten parts and fell on the operating table. The interns were caught off guard and retched continuously. Yuan Xudong slightly widened his eyes and felt weak at the soles of his feet. The head of the female corpse was facing him, a pool of rotten meat. There were only two black holes where the eyes had been, and milky white maggots swimming around in it. It was extremely disgusting. If it weren't for his face and his elite image, he would have wanted to run to the toilet and vomit out the barbecue he had eaten last night.
After taking a look at the pale-faced interns, the forensic doctor picked up a milky white maggot from the decayed part of the corpse with tweezers and displayed it to everyone, explaining:
"In order to estimate the time of death, it is also very important to conduct a comprehensive analysis of various insect larvae before cleaning the body. Next, clean it to confirm external injuries and perform an autopsy. When no special external injuries are found, perform an autopsy!"
Looking at the wriggling white maggots, the two interns couldn't help vomiting and ran out, covering their mouths. Yuan Xudong endured the nausea and secretly despised them. Before the girls had any problems, some men couldn't help vomiting. Needless to say, if the first people who ran out didn't have any background, they would definitely be eliminated in this round. Yuan Xudong looked at the female corpse with lifeless eyes, distracting himself with all sorts of random thoughts in his mind. He was afraid that he would also be embarrassed like the useless interns and his reputation would be ruined.
"Now, let's begin the autopsy. First, dissect the chest and abdomen and take out the organs!"
After cleaning the female corpse, the forensic doctor explained casually while dissecting the body. Looking at the opened , as well as the highly decayed organs inside, several interns couldn't help but vomit and ran out with their mouths covered. Yuan Xudong secretly glanced at the beautiful girl standing on his right, and saw her covering her mouth and retching a few times. Her big watery eyes closed for a while and then opened again. Seeing Yuan Xudong secretly looking at her, she couldn't help blushing, and quickly turned away, stood properly, and watched the forensic doctor dissecting the body again.
Seeing that there were still two interns left at the autopsy site, one male and one female, Hong Zhengzhu, the chief prosecutor of the Criminal Division II, did not pay attention to the male intern's performance. He stared at the remaining, and also the most beautiful female intern, and smiled:
"You are indeed a good kid. There is nothing to be afraid of with a dead body. What is scary is a living person. Come closer!"
"Yes, prosecutor!"
Nodding with satisfaction, Hong Zhengzhu glanced at the female intern's snow-white thighs wrapped in a black short skirt, as well as her towering breasts and slightly raised buttocks. He looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"Prosecutor Yuan, what do you think of this child?"
Looking at the beautiful intern who was standing in front of the operating table in a proper manner, and who was obviously very scared, but still trying to open her eyes wide to watch the forensic doctor dissecting the female corpse, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Very good, he doesn't have the delicate nature of a girl, he's a good candidate!"
"Do you like it?"
"What?"
Yuan Xudong suspected that he had misheard, and looked at Hong Zhengzhu in disbelief. The chief prosecutor of the Second Criminal Division would actually say such ambiguous words. As if knowing what Yuan Xudong was thinking, Hong Zhengzhu said in a low voice without any concern:
"This kid is my favorite intern. Don't you think she's pretty and sexy?"
"Prosecutor Hong, isn't it inappropriate to comment on a female intern like this?"
"What's inappropriate?"
Hong Zhengzhu smiled and said:
"I just praised her for being pretty. We don't have such a young and pretty female prosecutor in the Second Criminal Division. If she is really smart, I will definitely recommend her to Minister Han. You know, sometimes, pretty female prosecutors are much more useful than male prosecutors, right?"
Yuan Xudong smiled but said nothing. In the Republic of Korea, seniority is important and the old and young are respected. Hong Zhengzhu, who is in his fifties, is the chief prosecutor of the Second Criminal Division and Yuan Xudong's predecessor. No matter how much he despises this disrespectful guy in his heart, he still has to remain respectful on the surface. Otherwise, people around him will isolate him, and the higher-ups will also hate people like him who don't follow the rules, and may even kick him out of the Second Criminal Division and transfer him to a remote place, which is no different from exile.
This is also a common method used by superiors to interfere with the case handling of prosecutors. According to Korean law, superiors have no right to interfere with the case handling decisions of prosecutors, but they can punish disobedient prosecutors through administrative means. Obedient prosecutors can be transferred to important departments, while disobedient prosecutors can be transferred to remote places. They can either resign and leave the prosecutorial system, or waste their lives in the countryside.
People who work hard to become prosecutors in order to get ahead often choose to compromise and stand in the same camp with their superiors, forming a community of interests within the prosecutors, where everyone prospers and suffers together. If someone wants to touch the power of prosecutors, then all prosecutors will work together to face the outside world in unison. As long as there is a flaw, even the president can be sent to prison. When the external threat disappears, prosecutors will fight overtly and covertly to gain benefits for themselves and their groups. The price is the power in their hands, as well as various unknown truths hidden in the archives.
On the operating table, the forensic doctor took out the rotten female corpse's organs and handed them to the assistant beside him. Then he began to dissect the back of the female corpse's head and said:
"Finally, dissect the back of the head and turn your head around!"
As the knife fell, an unknown liquid came out from the place where the scalpel made the cut. A dry retching sound was heard beside him. Finally, a male intern couldn't help vomiting. Perhaps he had been suppressing it for too long. Before he could cover his mouth and run away, green and yellow vomit spurted out from his mouth and nostrils. A sour smell filled the air. Yuan Xudong's body couldn't help but tremble. He finally suppressed the urge to vomit. The female intern standing on his right couldn't help it either. She vomited an unknown paste on Yuan Xudong's leather shoes and trousers.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I'm really sorry..."
After swallowing the foreign object that surged up his throat, Yuan Xudong glanced at the female intern who kept apologizing to him. He wanted to say something but felt nauseous. He could only say briefly with a pale face:
"I'm going to the bathroom!"
After that, without waiting for Hong Zhengzhu to speak, Yuan Xudong hurried out. When he was out of sight, he quickly covered his mouth, retching, and ran to the toilet. Behind him, the female intern who had soiled his clothes ran out. Seeing Yuan Xudong running to the toilet in a rather embarrassing manner, she couldn't help . A strange smell pierced her nose. Thinking that she had vomited on the prosecutor and made him so embarrassed, she couldn't help blushing and felt very embarrassed. She wanted to make up for her mistake, apologize formally to the prosecutor, and ask for his forgiveness.
When she walked into the bathroom, she didn't see Yuan Xudong, so she thought he was in the men's bathroom. The female intern blew a breath into the palm of her right hand, and a strange smell spread. She took out mouthwash from her pocket and walked to the women's bathroom to clean herself up.
Lying on the sink, rinsing her mouth and washing her face with the clean water flowing from the faucet, the young and beautiful female intern gradually woke up from the negative state of vomiting under the stimulation of the cold water. She raised her head and saw Prosecutor Hong Zhengzhu walking in from the mirror in front of the sink. The female intern was shocked and thought she had walked into the wrong bathroom. She quickly turned around to apologize and wanted to run away from Hong Zhengzhu and said:
"I'm sorry, I thought it was the ladies' room..."
"It's the women's restroom!"
"What?"
Looking at Chief Prosecutor , the female intern glanced at the bathroom exit and wanted to leave.
"It's the women's restroom. Why are you still..."
Before the female intern could finish, Hong Zhengzhu interrupted her and said:
"Xiao Song, what is your relationship with me?"
"You are a prosecutor, and I am a student at the Judicial Training Institute, so we are a prosecutor and an intern!"
"Yes, we are colleagues in the legal sense. I see you as a colleague, but you see me as a man?"
"No, prosecutor!"
"no?"
Looking at the beautiful young Judicial Research Institute student, Hong Zhengzhu walked up to her, pushed her into the corner of the bathroom, and said expressionlessly:
"If not, what does it matter if it's a men's or women's restroom?"
Looking at Song Eun-hee, whose flawless face was still stained with water droplets, Hong Jung-soo took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to her, saying:
"Wipe it off!"
"No thanks, prosecutor!"
Song Eun-hee leaned against the wall to avoid Hong Jung-soo, took out a handkerchief from her pocket and said:
"I have a handkerchief, thank you prosecutor!"
"Wipe it clean when I tell you to!"
Seeing that Song Eun-hee rejected his kindness, Hong Zhengzhu directly took his handkerchief and wiped her. Song Eun-hee pressed against the wall and dared not resist. After wiping away the water droplets, Hong Zhengzhu put away the handkerchief and said in a serious voice:
"You did a great job today. Keep up the good work and receive guidance from me. It would be against the law if you lose to others!"
After saying that, seeing Song Eun-hee leaning against the wall with her head down and not speaking, Hong Jung-soo stretched out his right hand, grabbed her ear and said with a smile:
"Tonight is the interns' dinner party. I'll call you then. Dress nicely. Remember?"
"Remember this, prosecutor!"
"Well, what a good kid, you know how to please others!"
Letting go of Song Eun-hee, Hong Jung-soo adjusted his tie in front of the mirror and walked out. After he left, Song Eun-hee couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Her eyes were full of humiliation and nausea, and she even couldn't help wanting to vomit. She lay back on the sink, turned on the faucet, and started rinsing her mouth and washing her face again, especially the ears that were touched by Hong Jung-soo's right hand. She washed them over and over again with clean water until her ears turned red. She adjusted her appearance in front of the mirror, raised a smile at the corner of her mouth and walked out.
Outside the restroom, after Hong Zhengzhu left, Yuan Xudong came out of the men's restroom and bumped into Song Eunxi. Their eyes met, and Song Eunxi quickly bent down and apologized:
"I'm sorry, prosecutor, I didn't mean it, please forgive me!"
"It's okay, get up, I forgive you!"
"Thank you, prosecutor!"
Looking at the young and immature intern Song Enxi, Yuan Xudong hesitated for a moment and said:
"I saw Prosecutor Hong coming out of the ladies' room. You and him..."
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, fearing that he might misunderstand her, Song Enxi quickly explained:
"I was washing my face and rinsing my mouth in the women's restroom when Prosecutor Hong suddenly walked in. Maybe she walked into the wrong restroom!"
"Yeah?"
Nodding slightly, Yuan Xudong smiled and joked:
"I was shocked when I saw him coming out of the women's restroom. I thought I had walked into the wrong restroom. I checked several times and waited for him to leave before I dared to come out. If he wasn't the chief prosecutor of the Criminal Division II, I would have thought he was some pervert who came to the National Academy of Sciences!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong calling Hong Zhengzhu a pervert, Song Enxi, who agreed with Yuan Xudong in her heart, burst out laughing, and even her depressed mood became somewhat cheerful. She said:
"Prosecutor Yuan, you called the Chief Prosecutor a pervert. Aren't you afraid that he will make things difficult for you?"
"He's the chief prosecutor of the Second Criminal Division and also my senior. How could I not be afraid?"
After looking around, Yuan Xudong looked at Song Enxi and whispered:
"This matter is known only to heaven and earth, and only to you and me. You won't tell anyone else, right?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong pretending to be scared, his demeanor and behavior were completely different from those of ordinary prosecutors, and the fact that the two were of similar age, Song Enxi gradually forgot about his identity as a prosecutor and smiled, covering her mouth:
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!"
Seeing Song Enxi smiling happily, Yuan Xudong walked back while introducing himself:
"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Yuan Xudong. I'm 25 years old. I'm healthy, smart, and kind-hearted. I've only had one wish since I was a child, which is to become a qualified prosecutor. I'm currently working in the Second Criminal Division and will soon have my own office and team. What about you?"
After looking at Yuan Xudong, Song Enxi followed him and said with a smile:
"My name is Song Eun-hee. I'm a student at the Judicial Research Institute. I'm currently interning with Prosecutor Hong. My dream since I was a child has always been to become a qualified prosecutor. Now it seems that this wish is likely to be shattered."
"What's wrong? I think you performed very well today?"
After looking at Yuan Xudong , Song Enxi hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head and said with a smile:
"Nothing, I just feel a little uncomfortable!"
“Giving up easily is not a good habit. If you are not used to something, you can either change yourself to adapt to the environment, or change the environment to make the environment adapt to yourself!”
With a smile and words of comfort, Yuan Xudong took out the recorder from his pocket, handed it to Song Enxi and said with a smile:
"Take it. This is a gift from your senior. Remember to protect yourself. I'll be waiting for you at the Central District Procuratorate!"
After hesitating for a while, Song Enxi took the recorder and put it away. She placed her hands on her thighs, looked at Yuan Xudong, bowed and said:
"Thank you, senior. I will try my best!"
“Yeah, come on!”
…
After returning to the autopsy room with Song Eun-hee and saying hello to the sanctimonious Hong Jung-soo, Yuan Xudong began to return to the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Before continuing his work, he went to the Personnel Department. The person who was responsible for receiving him was Director Bai of the Personnel Department, a man in his forties or nearly fifty, with a fat head and big ears, a sturdy build, and a plump look, very much like an office veteran.
To Yuan Xudong's surprise, Director Bai was very enthusiastic, and not insincerely. Yuan Xudong couldn't help but feel a little confused. The other party was higher in rank than him, and the two didn't know each other before. He didn't know whether Director Bai was originally so enthusiastic or just so enthusiastic towards him. As the saying goes, those who show kindness for no reason are either treacherous or thieves. Yuan Xudong kept muttering in his heart, but his face was also full of enthusiasm. He said:
"Director Bai, I want to select team members. As you know, I just joined the Criminal Division 2 not long ago and I don't know anyone, so could you give me some pointers and make some recommendations?"
"Okay, okay. You are a formal prosecutor of the Criminal Division II. You can be equipped with two investigators, a clerk, and a secretary. All the candidate information is here. The above ones are the best. You can take a closer look and take your time to choose. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask me. I'll take you to the lounge to have a look."
Taking a stack of information from Director Bai, Yuan Xudong followed him to the lounge not far away and said with a smile:
"Director Bai, thank you so much for helping me sort out the order of priority, which saves me from searching one by one. By the way, is there anyone you want to recommend to me?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Director Bai smiled and said awkwardly:
"The one on the top is of my old classmate. You can consider it. It's okay if it's not suitable. Don't worry about it!"
"Okay, I'll think about it seriously. Thank you, Director Bai!"
"You're welcome. It's my honor. It's my honor!"
