Volume 4: Counterattack: Bright Star Road Chapter 239 United Criminal Division II
Yuan Xudong walked into a luxuriously decorated box arm in arm with Li Eliya. Inside the box, three sofas surrounded a huge mahogany coffee table, which was filled with all kinds of drinks, including Korean soju and mid- to high-end whiskey and red wine imported from abroad. Hong Zhengzhu sat on the sofa in the middle, Song Eunxi sat on the sofa to his left, and two young men sat on the sofa to his right, each hugging a young and beautiful hostess and playing around.
Seeing Yuan Xudong walking in with the beautiful and intellectual Li Yiliya, Song Enxi, who was originally a little reserved, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, a smile broke out on her face, and she quickly stood up from the sofa, folded her hands on her thighs, bowed slightly, and greeted her respectfully. Yuan Xudong and Li Yiliya smiled and returned the greeting, then walked over to sit down beside her.
Seeing Yuan Xudong sitting on the sofa with Li Yiliya , and the two women smiling sweetly, Hong Zhengzhu, who was alone, had a flash of unhappiness in his eyes, but he smiled nonchalantly and introduced the two young people on his right to Yuan Xudong, who was here for the first time.
The two young men were about twenty years old, both were top students in the law department of Seoul University. The young man who was hugging the girl in red with an arrogant look on his face was named Ahn Tae-gyu, the young master of Brothers Hotel. His family ran the largest hotel chain in South Korea, and his uncle was a member of parliament.
The young man sitting next to him is called Bai Wenhao, he has no family background. His brother is a follower of An Taegyu's uncle. He is An Taegyu's follower and obeys An Taegyu's words. He is a lackey of the bad guys. He follows An Taegyu in everything. He thinks he is an upper-class person like An Taegyu, but in fact he is just a dog in other people's eyes, just playing around.
Seeing Song Eun-hee sitting next to Yuan Xudong, smiling at the young and handsome Yuan Xudong but being cautious with himself, Hong Zhengzhu picked up a bottle of whiskey and prepared to pour a drink for Song Eun-hee and said:
"Xiao Song, you've worked hard during this period. Come, let's have a drink!"
Seeing that Hong Zhengzhu was about to pour wine for her, Song Eunxi quickly sat up straight, held the wine glass in both hands and stretched it to Hong Zhengzhu respectfully:
"Okay, thank you prosecutor!"
"With this level of capability, what great things can you do?"
Glancing at Song Eun-hee, Hong Jung-soo snatched the cup she was holding, replaced it with a larger glass and began to pour wine into it. Looking at the increasing amount of whiskey in the glass, Song Eun-hee quickly reached out to stop Hong Jung-soo from pouring more wine, saying:
"Prosecutor, that's enough!"
"What's OK?"
"I can't drink very well!"
"Just start exercising now!"
After filling the oversized glass with whiskey, Hong Zhengzhu poured himself a small glass, about one-tenth of Song Eun-hee's. He raised the glass and toasted to Song Eun-hee with a blank expression:
"Is this the first time you've seen this today?"
"What?"
"First time in a place like this, isn't it?"
"Oh, yes, it's my first time here!"
"Come on, let's drink to Xiao Song's first time!"
She picked up the glass and clinked it with Hong Jung-soo. Seeing him drink it all and looking at her, Song Eun-hee hesitated for a moment and then closed her eyes and drank the whiskey in the glass in one gulp. She choked and coughed a few times, her face flushed.
Hong Jung-soo took the opportunity to stand up and sit next to her. He reached out to pat her back to relieve her cough. It seemed that she knew that Hong Jung-soo had ill intentions towards her and wanted to take advantage of her. Song Eun-hee quickly moved her seat to the side, trying to avoid Hong Jung-soo's dirty hands, but ended up leaning on Yuan Xudong. She quickly apologized and sat next to Yuan Xudong with a blushing face. She had no intention of moving towards Hong Jung-soo. She just lowered her head, grabbed her skirt with both hands, and said nothing.
Seeing that Song Eun-hee would rather sit in Yuan Xudong's arms than let him touch her, Hong Zhengzhu said expressionlessly:
"Xiao Song, have you decided where to go after graduation?"
"Ah, yes!"
Coming back to her senses, Song Eun-hee blushed and said in a soft voice:
"I'm thinking of the court, or the prosecutor's office!"
"In our Republic of Korea, prosecutors are the real kings, and judges are just supporting roles. Instead of being a judge or a lawyer, you might as well prepare for the seventh-level civil service exam. It would be even better if you can pass the prosecutor exam, earning the salary of a third-level civil servant and enjoying treatment above that of a fourth-level civil servant!"
According to statistics, there are about 1.2 million civil servants in South Korea. Korean civil servants are divided into two categories: government-level civil servants and general civil servants. The former are senior officials above the vice minister level, equivalent to the vice minister level in China, and are divided into five levels: president, prime minister, deputy prime minister, chief and vice minister. The latter are divided into nine levels, with the highest being level one and the lowest being level nine. Level nine civil servants usually work in administrative business in relevant departments of local autonomous groups such as district offices, dong offices, and municipal governments, such as teachers, district police officers, etc., and can be promoted to level eight civil servants in the future.
Level 7 civil servants work in government agencies such as the National Intelligence Service and the Inspection Service, and can be promoted to level 6, level 5, and level 4. Level 3 civil servants are bureau chiefs and above in government departments, level 2 civil servants are bureau chiefs and deputy ministers, level 1 civil servants are deputy ministers and above, and after level 1, they are promoted to administrative civil servants. Ordinary prosecutors are equivalent to civil servants of around level 3. Because of their duties, prosecutors have more power than ordinary civil servants and can mobilize local criminal police to cooperate with their work.
So although Hong Zhengzhu's words were a bit of bragging, they made a lot of sense. Song Eun-hee thought for a while and told the truth:
"Yes, but my grades are a bit uncertain. I need to improve them first before I can make the right decision!"
After Song Eun-hee finished speaking, Hong Jung-soo smiled and said:
"Do you want to know the most effective way to become a prosecutor even if your grades are a little bit worse?"
"ah?"
Song Eun-hee looked at Hong Jung-soo with eyes slightly wide open, and said in disbelief:
“Is there any other way?”
Glancing at Song Eun-hee, Hong Jung-soo poured himself a glass of whiskey, leaned back on the sofa, sipped the whiskey, and hinted expressionlessly:
"At the end of the prosecutor's internship, I will write a score sheet. Depending on what you write on it, you can get extra points or lose points. Whether you can become a prosecutor depends entirely on this!"
As Hong Jung-soo spoke, he extended his right hand to Song Eun-hee. Song Eun-hee couldn't help but squeeze towards Yuan Xudong again. Yuan Xudong was sandwiched between Song Eun-hee and Lee Illya, like a chocolate sandwich cookie. He was forced to hug left and right, not knowing where to put his hands.
Li Yilia poured wine for Yuan Xudong with a half-smile, while Bai Wenhao and the hostess opposite were hugging each other and drinking silently. An Taekyu, with a bad look on his face, hugged the waist of the girl in red and watched Hong Zhengzhu playing the cat and mouse game with interest . From time to time, he glanced at Li Yilia who was leaning against Yuan Xudong. Compared with the hostess with revealing clothes and heavy makeup, he wanted to taste the taste of a good girl tonight, let her be submissive under him and beg for mercy.
As if sensing An Taegyu's ill intentions, Li Eliya glanced at him, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, and then she leaned towards Yuan Xudong calmly. She began to regret it in her heart. If she had known earlier, she would not be greedy for Yuan Xudong's one million won. She just pretended to be his girlfriend, but she didn't expect to encounter such a predicament now.
Feeling that Li Yilia's hands were holding his arms even tighter, and knowing that she was a little scared, Yuan Xudong patted the back of her hand gently and whispered a few words of comfort. Song Eun-hee on the side was still pretending to be nice to Hong Zhengzhu, whose patience began to decrease and his words became more and more explicit.
"Prosecutor, I'm going to trouble you!"
"Prosecutors can't just ask others for help, but they have to perform well themselves!"
"Yes, I will behave well!"
"How are you going to behave?"
"I will study hard, do my job well, and work with my predecessors..."
"stop!"
Before Song Eun-hee could finish, Hong Jung-soo interrupted her and poured her another large glass of whiskey.
"Come on, drink!"
Looking at the full glass of whiskey in front of him, Song Eun-hee hesitated for a moment and wanted to refuse:
"Prosecutor, I'll be drunk if I drink any more!"
Glancing at Song Eun-hee, Hong Jung-soo poured himself a small glass of whiskey, then clinked his glass with Song Eun-hee's and drank it all.
"The prosecutor is the organization, the organization is the order, and now I order you to drink it!"
"good!"
Picking up the wine glass, Song Enxi took a deep breath, then closed her eyes and drank the whole glass of whiskey. After drinking, her face began to turn red, her eyes were blurred, and she shook her head. She put the wine glass on the coffee table, folded her hands on her thighs, half of her body leaning on Yuan Xudong, her red lips slightly parted, breathing gently, obviously feeling a little dizzy.
Hong Zhengzhu on the side smiled and said:
"Xiao Song, you can be a prosecutor. I think you have potential. You are a good and cute kid!"
"Thank you, prosecutor!"
Seeing that Song Eun-hee was pretending to be ignorant, Hong Zhengzhu could not help but said:
"Just with your mouth?"
"What?"
"Tonight, do you want to sleep with me?"
"Prosecutor, you...ah!"
Without waiting for Song Eun-hee to finish, Hong Jung-soo, who had lost all patience, began to show his true colors and stretched out his right hand towards Song Eun-hee's thigh. Song Eun-hee screamed and quickly stepped back, trying to stand up and avoid Hong Jung-soo. In a panic, she twisted her foot and lost her balance. She was about to fall to the ground. Yuan Xudong quickly hugged her and said:
"Miss Song, are you okay?"
“No…it’s okay!”
Song Eun-hee stood up from Yuan Xudong's arms, her body trembling slightly. She endured the pain in her ankle, took out her mobile phone from her shoulder bag, turned on the recording, and put it on the coffee table. She looked at Hong Zhengzhu and said in a trembling voice:
"This is being recorded, prosecutor, could you please repeat yourself?"
Pulling at his tie, Hong Zhengzhu raised a trace of disdain at the corner of his mouth, and mocked expressionlessly:
"Xiao Song, I will write a good score sheet for you. You can apply for the position of prosecutor. You are very decisive and should be able to do this job well. You don't need to drink with me, let alone sleep with me. Focus on studying. These crooked ways will not work with me. You seem drunk. Go back and rest. Go to bed early. Good night!"
Looking at Hong Jung-soo, who was full of mockery and trying to put the blame on her, Song Eun-hee held back her tears, picked up her mobile phone from the coffee table, turned around and limped out of the box.
After taking a look at Song Enxi's back, Yuan Xudong finished the whiskey in his hand, put the empty glass on the coffee table and said with a smile:
"Prosecutor Hong, it's getting late. I have something else to do and I'll leave first. We'll meet again some other time!"
"Okay, let's meet again sometime. Bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
"Wait a moment!"
Yuan Xudong stood up and left with Li Yiliya. After a few steps, An Taigui's voice sounded behind him. Turning around, An Taigui, with an arrogant face, walked over with the girl in red in his arms. He looked at Li Yiliya unscrupulously and said arrogantly:
"You can go, but this woman must stay. Just name your price!"
"An Taekyu, you..."
Hong Jung-soo stood up and wanted to stop the conflict between the lawless An Tae-gyu and Yuan Xudong. After all, Yuan Xudong was a person that Minister Han valued particularly. If it were not for Minister Han, even if Yuan Xudong was the first in the judicial examination, he, as the chief prosecutor of the Criminal Division II, would not have had to value a rookie prosecutor so much. If he did not know that Minister Han Qiangzhi had no relatives, he would have thought that Yuan Xudong was Han Qiangzhi's relative or brother or something like that.
Without waiting for Hong Zhengzhu to finish, An Taigui waved his hand, pushed the red-dressed girl in his arms towards Yuan Xudong, then reached out to touch Li Yilia's face and said with a lewd smile:
"Prosecutor, I'll give you this girl. She's a 17-year-old high school student. I found her with great difficulty . I was planning to enjoy her tonight. How about we exchange her and just make friends?"
After taking a look at the girl in red, who was wearing revealing clothes and heavy makeup, but whose eyes were bright and tender, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly. He looked at the arrogant An Taekyu and said sarcastically:
"Who do you think you are? What good can we get from being friends with you, other than eating, drinking and having fun? In other words, other than showing off your power over women, what else can you show off?"
"How dare you mock me like this?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's ridicule, An Taekyu was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he rushed over in anger, wanting to beat Yuan Xudong up. Seeing An Taekyu's unsteady steps, Yuan Xudong hugged Li Yilia and turned slightly, stretched out his right foot to trip him, and An Taekyu screamed and fell to the ground. Before he could get up, Yuan Xudong kicked him twice and threatened:
"If you don't have the ability, don't make noises. If I'm willing to play with you, you're a rich second-generation with money and power. If I'm not willing to play with you, you're nothing. So what if I'm rich? I'll beat you up if I want to. This is called self-defense. And this is a shady place. Do you dare to call the police? Don't cause trouble for your father and your uncle who's a congressman. The Republic of Korea is the Republic of Korea of prosecutors. Do you understand?"
After taking a last look at An Taekyu, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog and staring at him, Yuan Xudong kicked him twice, then said hello to the stunned Hong Zhengzhu and left the box with Li Yiliya. After hesitating for a while, the girl in red hurriedly left the Brothers Hotel with Yuan Xudong, fearing that An Taekyu would vent his anger on her.
In the huge box, Hong Zhengzhu and Bai Wenhao looked at each other. An Taigui, who was full of anger, got up from the ground and looked around. Seeing the hostess Bai Wenhao was hugging was looking at him, he rushed up like an angry madman, grabbed the hostess's arm and threw her to the ground and beat her. Looking at the hostess who was screaming, Bai Wenhao knew that An Taigui's habit of beating women had come back again. After he beat him for a while, he pulled him away, took out a stack of Korean won from his wallet and threw it to the hostess and said directly:
"You go back first and remember what to say and what not to say. Got it?"
"Got it, thank you Master Bai!"
"Well, let's go!"
Looking at the miserable hostess picking up Korean won from the ground and calling him Young Master Bai with a grateful look on her face, Bai Wenhao felt a sense of satisfaction and superiority.
In his opinion, An Taekyu is an unforgivable bad guy. Every time he beats someone up, he, Bai Wenhao, is responsible for spending the money to settle the matter. Although it is An Taekyu's money, this does not hinder his sense of superiority at all. An Taekyu is a madman who likes to beat women, and he, Bai Wenhao, is a good man who sympathizes with the victims and a noble young master Bai.
He completely forgot that he and his brother were also children from poor families when they were young, and they hated to see rich kids bullying others. Unfortunately, karma has its own consequences, and the young man who wanted to punish evil and promote good still chose to go along with the crowd and became a lackey of the rich family. While bullying others, he still thought he was kind. It was even more sad and ridiculous.
After the hostess picked up the money and left the box, An Taekyu calmed down and looked at Hong Zhengzhu and said harshly:
"Prosecutor Hong, please help me deal with that guy. It would be best if he resigns. Once he loses his status as a prosecutor, I'll see how he can still be so arrogant to me!"
Looking at the unlearned An Taegyu, Hong Zhengzhu's eyes flashed with disdain. Yuan Xudong was right. If it weren't for the fact that his uncle was a member of the National Assembly and usually gave him money and women, Hong Zhengzhu would not bother to pay attention to this second-generation rich man who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. Thinking of this, he looked at An Taegyu and Bai Wenhao with some sarcasm:
"I'm sorry, Prosecutor Yuan is from our Criminal Division II, and Minister Han thinks highly of him. Under normal circumstances, as long as he doesn't betray our Criminal Division II and Minister Han, I can't help you deal with him. I have to find ways to protect his interests. Our Criminal Division II is a collective, an organization. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Prosecutor Hong, you actually..."
