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

"Huh? 2 million won isn't enough? Then, how much do you want?" Kim Tae-won asked cautiously, his face contorted with worry.

“At least 10 billion!” Lee Seung-hwan said casually, holding up one finger.

"So much?!" Kim Tae-won felt a pang of pain. His gang was involved in smuggling, and with some small nightclubs and entertainment venues under their control, plus protection money they collected, they only earned about two or three billion Korean won a year, which is equivalent to 15 million Chinese yuan. That doesn't even include the cost of supporting his underlings and the company's various expenses. In the end, they were lucky to have half left. Lee Seung-hwan asking for 1 billion Korean won was really outrageous.

But there's nothing we can do; circumstances are beyond our control. As long as we can avoid going to jail, spending 10 billion to buy freedom is still a worthwhile investment.

He gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "Ten billion it is! Let me make a phone call, and I'll have someone send the money right away. Prosecutor Li, it's a deal, you must spare me from jail!"

To everyone's surprise, Lee Seung-hwan shook his head: "Kim Tae-won, you seem to have misunderstood me. I meant 10 billion a year!"

"what?"

"Based on your minimum sentence of 10 years, if you serve one year in jail, you'll have to give me 100 billion. 10 years is 10 billion. Give me 100 billion, and I'll do some maneuvering. You'll only serve six months in jail at most, understand?"

Kim Tae-won was stunned after hearing Lee Seung-hwan's words.

I originally thought that Lee Seung-hwan asking for 10 was already outrageous, but I didn't expect him to be so naive.

1 billion won can only get you a one-year exemption from prison!

Kim Tae-won, with a mournful face, pleaded, "Chief Lee, please don't go too far. How am I supposed to come up with so much money all at once? You're clearly trying to cut off my livelihood. Can you lower the price a bit? How about I give you 20 billion won? 20 billion won is more than enough!"

To everyone's surprise, Li Chenghuan gave a cold laugh.

"Idiot! Kim Tae-won, you're trying to bargain with me now? Do you even have the right?"

"Do you think I took all 100 billion by myself?"

"I don't need to pay top and bottom?"

"If I don't take it, how can the minister take it? If the minister doesn't take it, how can the judge take it? If the judge doesn't take it, how can you be exempted from punishment?!"

"You little bastard, you think I, the chief, want your money?"

"I'm taking your money to do your bidding!"

Lee Seung-hwan's incisive remarks left Kim Tae-won completely stunned.

After a painful struggle, he lowered his head and finally resigned himself to his fate, saying, "Chief Li, I really can't come up with that much money right now. Could you give me some time? I'll make a few phone calls and have my wife and men sell all the properties under my name. Once I've raised enough money, I'll give it to you."

Upon hearing this, Lee Seung-hwan finally smiled, winked at Jung Ji-soo beside him, and said with a grin, "Oh, President Kim, you're being too polite. Am I the kind of person who's aggressive? As long as you're willing to support our prosecutors' work, minor mistakes can be forgiven!"

"I think the situation in this case is quite clear. Your subordinate, Director Choi, heard that Kim Sung-hyun raped your lover and cuckolded you, the president. You said you wanted to kill him, and Director Choi mistakenly thought it was your order. So he took it upon himself to hire someone to kill him. As the president, you are jointly responsible for negligence and misleading others, and you are sentenced to 6 months in prison. What do you think?"

Kim Tae-won took the phone from Jung Ji-soo, and looked at Lee Seung-hwan with a tearful expression of gratitude: "Thank you, Chief Lee, for your fair investigation and for clearing my name. I will definitely turn over a new leaf and be a better person in the future!"

"Haha, it's good that you have the intention." Lee Seung-hwan waved his hand, then gestured for Kim Tae-won to start making phone calls to raise funds.

With Zheng Zhishu watching over him, Jin Taiyuan naturally didn't dare to do anything else. He made several phone calls to his wife, subordinates, and even his beloved mistress, asking them to raise money.

It wasn't until the next day that Kim Tae-won managed to scrape together 10 billion Korean won, which is equivalent to more than 50 million Chinese yuan, a considerable sum.

This is almost all of Kim Tae-won's net worth.

After this incident, he went from being the leader of a small gang to being penniless. Not only were most of his underlings dismissed, but he also sold off his most profitable business.

At least they retained their freedom.

As long as he's not in prison, he'll be able to make a comeback sooner or later.

The only unlucky person was his subordinate, Director Cui, who was reclassified from an accomplice to a principal offender and will have to serve at least ten years in prison.

He was initially unwilling, constantly complaining that he was wronged and that it was unfair, and that he wanted to report the company president, Kim Tae-won, for colluding with the prosecutor to shift the blame onto him. However, after being threatened by Kim Tae-won, he became obedient.

No one knew what leverage Kim Tae-won had over him, but Director Choi quickly pleaded guilty in court.

The first criminal case that Li Chenghuan handled after his rebirth was a mere formality in court, ending in less than half an hour.

Because of his good attitude in admitting his mistakes, Director Choi obtained the forgiveness of the deceased's family member, Choi Yeon-soo, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 3 million won, blah blah blah...

Kim Tae-won bears some responsibility for instigating and neglecting his duties, which led to his subordinates misunderstanding his intentions. He was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 1 million won.

After the court hearing.

Standing in the family section, Choi Yeon-soo wiped away her tears. Her eyes were red and her beautiful, fair face looked heartbroken, making her appear extremely pitiful.

Li Chenghuan walked straight to her and comforted her, saying, "Madam Cui, don't be too sad. The deceased is gone, and the murderer has been brought to justice, which is enough to comfort your husband. I believe that your husband's spirit in heaven would not want to see you looking so haggard now."

"In addition, I heard that your husband left behind a lot of property before his death. As his wife, you have the right to inherit all of his estate. If you don't know how to do it, you can come to my office and I will help you with it."

Hearing Li Chenghuan's words, she seemed to think of something, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she responded softly, "Mmm..."

…………

Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.

dong dong dong.

Zheng Zhishu knocked on the door of Li Chenghuan's office.

"Come in."

As Zheng Zhishu walked into the office, he immediately saw Li Chenghuan calmly adjusting his cuffs and tie.

"It's tree planting, is there something you need?"

Seeing Zheng Zhishu enter, Li Chenghuan said with a smile.

Jung Ji-soo bowed slightly and said, "Prosecutor Lee, Kim Tae-won's bank card with 100 billion won is with me. Are you really planning to take it...?"

Lee Seung-hwan knew what he was thinking as soon as he heard it, and said with a serious face: "Planting trees, we civil servants are really too hard-working! Especially me, as a prosecutor, I work 365 days a year without a break, working hard for the people without complaint, and in the end I only get tens of millions of won in salary. Why can these peasants start companies, build gangs and smuggle, and earn billions of won a year, making a lot of money?"

"Don't we deserve a good life?"

"Besides, Kim Tae-won begged me to accept the money with tears in his eyes. If I don't accept it, I'll be letting him down."

“Planting trees, you tell me, what’s the point of leaving this money in the hands of these lawless gang leaders, letting them squander it on debauchery, abuse women, and waste it without restraint?”

"Wouldn't it be better for us, the righteous prosecutors, to keep these funds safe? Actually, we're keeping these funds safe for the country!"

Zheng Zhishu was stunned, and subconsciously nodded.

It seems that what our prosecutor said makes some sense...