If I make you a prosecutor, are you going to be the president of South Korea?

The next morning, Lee Seung-hwan, who had been working hard for the people all night, was woken up by a phone call. After learning the contents of the call, he quickly got up from next to Choi Yeon-soo.

I glanced at the young woman who was still fast asleep. Her hair was disheveled, and her pretty face was fair and delicate. To be honest, this woman had become even more beautiful since her husband died.

Startled by the sound of Li Chenghuan getting up, she opened her blurry eyes and instinctively hugged him from behind, pressing her pretty face against his broad back, and whispering sweetly in a coquettish voice:

"Oppa, why are you up so early? Sleep a little longer with me~"

"I have work to do and need to get back to the prosecutor's office as soon as possible. I'll come visit you again next time, okay?" Li Chenghuan buttoned up his suit jacket, leaned down and kissed her cheek, then left her house.

Choi Yeon-soo could only pout and watch him leave with resentful eyes. What a heartless man!

…………

Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, Criminal Division 3.

When Lee Seung-hwan arrived at the prosecutor's office, he happened to run into the Interpol team escorting former Hanjin Bank president Seok Myung-gwan; both sides arrived at the same time.

This Shi Mingguan is the character in the TV series "Inside Men" who is the tool used by Chairman Wu and Councilor Zhang to get loans.

After the incident, he was forced into exile overseas, but Lee Seung-hwan learned of President Shi's whereabouts from Moon Il-seok, the former finance director of the Future Group, through interrogation of Moon.

Therefore, they contacted Interpol early on to help with the cross-border manhunt. After two and a half months of effort, they finally extradited him back to China.

"Thank you all for your hard work in bringing this scoundrel who harmed the national interest back to us. You've all worked very hard. I hope you can do me the honor of joining me for a meal after get off work." Li Chenghuan bowed slightly to the group of Interpol officers to express his gratitude.

The Interpol officers waved their hands and smiled.

"Chief Li, what are you saying? It's only right that the police and prosecutors cooperate sincerely."

"Yes, you're too kind."

"We've been abroad for quite a while now, and we really miss the taste of home."

"Since Prosecutor Li said he'd treat us, then we won't stand on ceremony!"

Lee Seung-hwan discussed the location for their evening dinner with them before starting the handover of the prisoners.

After all the formalities were completed, Lee Seung-hwan's two investigators took the dejected and bloodshot-eyed Seok Myung-gwan from the other party and escorted him to the interrogation room of the district prosecutor's office.

"Tell me, President Shi, how did you manage to get Chairman Wu and Representative Zhang to make illegal loan requests? Do you know that because of your momentary lapse of judgment, you misappropriated the savings of the South Korean people to conglomerates and powerful figures, causing significant losses to the interests of the country and its people, leading to public panic, a massive bank run, and almost bankrupting the bank?"

"Not only did you not realize your mistake, but you also fled to avoid punishment. If we hadn't caught you, did you think you could get away with it forever?"

Lee Seung-hwan sat at his desk and questioned Seok Myung-gwan, who sat dejectedly in the interrogation chair, looking tired and panicked.

Shi Mingguan looked bitter: "Prosecutor Li, I wanted to refuse them at first, but I didn't dare. One of them is the chairman of a conglomerate, and the other is a presidential candidate. Either of them could easily crush a small bank manager like me."

"Besides, they have dirt on me. If I don't listen to them, the consequences will be severe. I have no choice..."

Shi Mingguan is telling the truth.

In reality, he did not have a good time while he was on the run abroad to avoid punishment. He had to hide every day, living in fear of being caught by Interpol.

He fled abroad in a hurry, but because he didn't have a green card or permanent residency, and he didn't have much money with him, he, a bank president, was struggling to make ends meet in the United States.

To make matters worse, not long after he arrived there, his money was robbed by Lao Hei within two days, and when he tried to get it back, he was beaten up by Lao Hei.

Penniless and without any identity, he once wandered the streets. Eventually, he couldn't bear the hunger any longer and had no choice but to swallow his pride and find a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant, at least he could earn some money.

But to his surprise, even for menial tasks like washing dishes, he couldn't compete with others because a Mexican man came to the restaurant. He was not only hardworking but also asked for low wages.

Ever since that Mexican guy arrived, the restaurant owner kicked him out...

Recalling the hardships he endured during his half-year on the run, Shi Mingguan's eyes reddened.

He was a pampered bank president in South Korea, and also considered a high-ranking official in his own country. He was arrogant and domineering towards his subordinates, and occasionally he would sexually harass a few female subordinates. He lived a very comfortable life.

As a result, due to a momentary lapse of judgment, he helped Chairman Wu and Councilor Zhang illegally obtain loans, which led to their exposure and their escape abroad. What kind of miserable life are they living there?

He wanted to die every single day he spent in the US.

Even after Interpol found him, he readily confessed everything, only asking them to send him back to China as soon as possible.

You only realize how good home is when you go out!

“Prosecutor Li, ask whatever you want to know. I’ll tell you everything I know.”

Shi Mingguan just wants to confess everything as soon as possible. He wants to be sentenced, because even that is better than being a homeless beggar abroad.

Seeing how cooperative he was, Lee Seung-hwan was quite surprised. Since he was willing to confess, Lee Seung-hwan naturally wouldn't waste time and asked in detail about the whole process of how he helped Chairman Wu and Councilor Zhang obtain that huge loan of 800 billion won.

After asking the question, Lee Seung-hwan's expression turned somewhat strange.

Because he discovered that the 800 billion won loaned out by Chairman Wu and Representative Zhang seemed to be related to Chen Xianbi... Chen Xianbi swindled more than 2 trillion won in total, transferred more than 1 trillion won abroad, and still had 1 trillion won hidden in the country, which was the foundation for his comeback.

Chen Xianbi laundered money by transferring the massive sums of money that people had invested in his company, gradually dispersing and consolidating the funds, sending them overseas, and finally depositing them into Hanjin Bank.

He had kept this trillion won in dozens of separate accounts and had not touched it easily. In addition, Hanjin Bank was one of the top ten banks in South Korea and had a state-owned background, so Chen Xianbi was very reassured.

So he deliberately concealed the whereabouts of the money, and even his wife, Mrs. Jin, and his confidantes were unaware of it.

But to his utter surprise, Shi Mingguan, this talented individual, in order to help Chairman Wu and Councilor Zhang obtain loans, actually took matters into his own hands and lent out 800 billion won from these dozens of accounts to the two of them.

To this day, Chen Xianbi is unaware that his money at Hanjin Bank has long since disappeared!

The secret deposit of one trillion won has now dwindled to only 2000 billion won. If he knew that Chairman Oh and Representative Jang had already taken his money, I wonder if he would be furious.

Lee Seung-hwan speculated that the 800 billion won loan that Seok Myung-kwan helped Chairman Oh to come from Chen Hyun-pil, but he did not have any direct and conclusive evidence.

But after he got back last night, he sent part of the contents of Chen Xianbi's account book to Kim Min-joo and Park Kang-kyun for them to study and interpret. Both of them gave their interpretations.

At least one thing is certain: some of Chen Xianbi's money was indeed placed in Hanjin Bank!

Lee Seung-hwan also learned from Seok Myung-gwan why Chairman Wu had resorted to illegal lending.

It turns out that his own Future Group was poorly managed.

Since the passing of the previous chairman, his three children have divided up the key pillars of the Future Group and engaged in various internal struggles.

This led to the Future Group's split and decline, and then, under the siege and suppression of other top conglomerates, the Future Group's status as a conglomerate giant became precarious.

Chairman Wu Yanxiu, as the eldest son of the former chairman Wu Zhouyong, inherited the position of chairman, but he only has one-third of the say in the group. His other two brothers ignore him.

Furthermore, the two brothers seized control of the two most profitable core subsidiaries of the group, leaving Wu Yanxiu with the title of chairman but feeling extremely frustrated.

He not only had to clean up the mess left by his father, but also had to compete with his two brothers for control of the business. He also had to deal with a large number of hidden dangers that had accumulated over the years within the group, including rampant corruption and numerous subsidiaries that were losing money year after year.

It's drafty and full of holes!

As a result, he had to take a risk and illegally borrow 800 billion yuan from banks to fill the hole.

Of course, he didn't invest all of that money into the company; at least 300 billion was distributed to fund Councilor Zhang's presidential campaign.

In addition, a considerable portion of the money was pocketed by him, since the company's money belonged to the company, while his money was his own.

In short, Wu Yanxiu had spent most of the money, so he had to support Councilor Zhang to take office.

If Jang Pil-woo becomes president, he will use his power to seek huge profits for his Future Group.

The collusion between the chaebol and the president is enough to allow the Future Group to flourish again under Wu Yanxiu's leadership and restore it to its former glory!

He absolutely would not allow anyone to ruin his plans!

"Prosecutor Li, I've said everything I needed to say, and I've cooperated with everything I was required to do. Could I ask for a chance to be lenient?" Shi Mingguan pleaded humbly after confessing everything.

Upon hearing this, Li Chenghuan waved his hand and said, "As long as you cooperate with our prosecution in the subsequent in-depth investigation, especially by standing up to testify when I hold a case press conference in the future, I can consider helping you to reduce your sentence appropriately."

Upon hearing this, Shi Mingguan was overjoyed: "Thank you, Prosecutor Li!"

"By the way, Prosecutor Li, could I use the restroom?"

"Let two of my investigators take you there."

"Thank you!"

Shi Mingguan was given the opportunity to use the restroom, but while in the restroom, he received a mysterious phone call. After listening to the contents of the call, Shi Mingguan's face instantly turned extremely pale and filled with fear.

After hanging up the phone, he walked out of the bathroom in a daze. He glanced at the ground more than ten stories high outside the window, made a snap decision, and was about to climb out the window and jump...