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

Kim Jun-hyuk stood in front of his house, his face turning ashen as a policeman pulled out a new type of e-cigarette, a drug, from under his sofa.

He never imagined that one day he would be framed and slandered by such despicable means!

Who exactly is trying to sabotage me?

Five or six figures flashed through his mind in an instant. These were all tycoons, local councilors, colleagues, and so on whom he had offended over the years.

"Prosecutor Kim, what do you have to say now?"

Ma Xidao, holding an evidence bag, pointed to several e-cigarettes inside and said expressionlessly:

"This is a new type of e-cigarette that South Korean police have been cracking down on for the past two years. We have been tracing the source of this e-cigarette and found it in your home. It is hard for us not to believe that you have nothing to do with this stuff."

"Furthermore, we have ample evidence to suggest that even if you are not the mastermind, you are at least the protector behind the smuggling and trafficking of these drug e-cigarettes. Please come with us."

After hearing this, Kim Jun-hyuk barely suppressed his impending rage.

These damned bastards are talking complete nonsense!

As the chief prosecutor of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office, he is known for his fearlessness of powerful figures, integrity, and low profile.

They can doubt anyone, but they cannot doubt themselves!

Besides, his father-in-law is extremely wealthy, and he himself is not short of money at all. Why would he do something so dirty that would ruin his reputation or even get him fired?

Someone must be trying to sabotage me!

Only those who have wronged you know how wronged you are!

Kim Jun-hyuk took a deep breath, trying to keep himself calm.

He looked at the unfamiliar policeman in front of him and felt a strong sense of unease.

"Where did you police officers come from?" Kim Joon-hyuk asked coldly. "Don't you know who I am? As a criminal prosecutor, would I knowingly break the law?"

"Who exactly is behind you? If you're so capable, fight me head-on, don't resort to these underhanded and sneaky tactics!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Seok-do smiled meaningfully: "Prosecutor Kim, we're from Seoul. We received a tip today that you're hiding drugs at home, and these drugs happen to be related to a drug smuggling case we've been investigating recently."

"So we rushed to Gwangju without stopping, and unexpectedly we actually found something. As for whether you were framed, we don't know, but please come with us and cooperate with the investigation."

"Rest assured, we will never wrong an innocent person, nor will we let a guilty person go unpunished. As long as you can prove that these e-cigarettes are not yours, we will immediately return them to you, apologize to you, clarify the matter to the public, and clear your name."

After hearing this, Jin Junhe gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "Damn it, you bunch of bastards, you actually dare to enforce the law in other places. It seems that you have powerful backers."

"Fine, since the person behind you is a coward who only dares to hide in the shadows and not show his face, I'll see what he can do to me!"

"I, Kim Jun-hyuk, will remember this humiliation and repay it a hundredfold in the future!"

Ma Xidao maintained his polite smile: "Prosecutor Jin, we also believe you are innocent, but it is our duty as the police to investigate cases based on reports. Since you have no objections, please come with us to the police station. I believe that with your status, you will be able to clear your name quickly."

Kim Jun-hyuk gritted his teeth, knowing full well that the other party was forcing him to comply. But he also knew that if he refused to cooperate now, things would only get worse.

He nodded coldly: "Fine, I'll go with you."

Kim Jun-hyuk changed his clothes and followed Ma Seok-do into the police car.

The police car sped along, and Kim Jun-hyuk sat in the back seat, his heart filled with anger and resentment.

He knew he had been set up, but he couldn't find a way to break through the situation for the time being, and he didn't even know who the other party was.

It's quite a distance from Gwangju to Seoul.

It took more than three hours to finally arrive at the police station on Ma Sik Road.

After getting out of the car, Kim Joon-hyuk was taken to the interrogation room.

Given his status, he certainly wouldn't need to be handcuffed, nor would he need to sit on the tiger bench; instead, he would be questioned in a questioning manner.

He had barely sat down when he heard a commotion outside.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar voice came from the corridor.

"You can't frame my stepson! This has nothing to do with him! Why are you trying to harm him?"

Kim Jun-hyuk heard this voice.

He suddenly stood up and almost knocked over the table.

Through the glass window of the interrogation room, he saw his stepmother, Han Youli, being escorted in by two police officers. Her face was pale, and her eyes were red-rimmed, clearly from crying.

"Junhyuk!" The moment Han Youli saw Kim Junhyuk, tears welled up in her eyes again. "I'm sorry! It's all my fault! That e-cigarette was mine. I've been using it to relieve stress lately. I never thought I would accidentally drop it at your house that day and cause you trouble."

Hearing Han Youli's words.

Kim Jun-hyuk's mind suddenly went blank, and he remembered.

He was an honest and upright official and rarely received guests at home. On that day, Han Youli came to his house as a guest and told him some things about her father's life, which helped him resolve the misunderstanding and knot in his heart.

At the time, Han Youli was sitting on his sofa with a bag next to her, but he didn't notice.

Kim Jun-hyuk was deeply saddened by the consequences of his carelessness. What weighed heavily on him was whether his stepmother, Han Yoo-ri, had done it intentionally or accidentally.

If it was intentional, that would be terrifying.

Why did you do this to him? He's innocent!

"I'm telling the truth! That e-cigarette is mine! If you don't believe me, you can search my house!"

When facing the police, Han Youli kept making excuses for Jin Junhe, taking all the blame upon herself, and acting as if she felt very sorry for him.

Seeing Han Youli's behavior, Kim Jun-hyuk felt a mix of emotions.

He was somewhat convinced that Han Youli would never deliberately frame him, but why would she leave her e-cigarette at home?

Could there be more to all this than meets the eye?

Meanwhile, Kim Joon-hyuk was being investigated.

outside world.

Many media outlets and news channels under the Xiancheng Daily suddenly began to report on this matter extensively.

They even obtained several high-definition, uncensored photos of Kim Jun-hyuk being taken into a police car, capturing his "dejected" and "desperate" facial expressions.

[Shocking! Gwangju District Prosecutors' Chief Prosecutor Kim Joon-hyuk, also known for his integrity and fearlessness in the face of power, was taken away by police earlier this month!]

[Another prosecutor falls from grace? The story of the bloodshed caused by a few e-cigarettes and the arrest of the chief prosecutor of Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office!]

[You can know a person's face but not their heart. Could a seemingly righteous prosecutor actually be a protector of a drug trafficking ring?]

[A deep dive into the story behind Prosecutor Kim Joon-hyuk: Is this seemingly fearless, upright, and incorruptible prosecutor truly as flawless as he appears?]

[Shocking! Prosecutor Kim Joon-hyuk's father, Kim Jin-hyun, once married a female student thirty years his junior, who was Kim Joon-hyuk's senior in school!]

[A melodramatic soap opera unfolds: a prosecutor surnamed Jin acts as a protector for a young stepmother, helping her to smuggle counterfeit goods with impunity!]

These news headlines immediately caused a stir in the Gwangju and Seoul areas.

Kim Joon-hyuk is a well-known chief prosecutor in Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office with a good reputation, so it's hard to believe that he has been exposed to such a scandal.

Meanwhile, in Seoul, many onlookers were more curious about Kim Joon-hyuk's stepmother, who turned out to be his senior from university, but why she married his father.

Why would Kim Joon-hyuk ruin his future and help his stepmother commit smuggling crimes? Could it be that there's something going on between them...?

Various gossip-related trends began to sweep across the country.

Regardless, Kim Joon-hyuk's reputation was greatly affected.

His wife and children were the first to be affected. Half a day after they received the news that Kim Joon-hyuk had been arrested, his wife returned home from get off work and found that her husband was not there. After calling him, she learned that her husband had been arrested for allegedly possessing e-cigarettes.

His wife's first reaction was disbelief.

As her husband's bedmate, whom she shared every day, she knew better than anyone that her husband was not that kind of person. Kim Joon-hyuk had always been self-disciplined and strict with himself, so how could he knowingly break the law?

It must have been Han Youli who did this!

Kim Joon-hyuk's wife was very smart and keenly sensed that something was wrong.

She immediately called her father and asked him to inquire about the details through his network of contacts in Seoul.

The conclusion was that someone was jealous of her husband's nomination as a ministerial candidate and wanted to sabotage him!

But there's nothing we can do about it now that we know.

Kim Joon-hyuk was arrested, and she couldn't contact him at all.

Just when she was extremely anxious.

But her husband came back.

Kim Jun-hyuk returned home dejectedly and immediately saw his wife's worried face.

“Waaaah… Junhyuk, you’re finally back! The kids and I have been worried about you all day. How are you? Are you alright? Did they do anything to you?” His wife, Yoo Ji-young, threw herself into Kim Junhyuk’s arms, crying as she poured out her heart to him.

Kim Joon-hyuk hugged his wife and comforted her with a wry smile: "Ji-young, I'm fine. They didn't interrogate me at all. They just took me to a police station in Seoul, asked me a few questions, and then politely sent me back."

Liu Zhiying was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "That's it?"

"That's it." Kim Jun-hyuk still couldn't figure it out, and he had already realized that this was a low-level frame-up that was completely meaningless. After all, he was innocent, and using such methods would only cause him some trouble, without causing any real harm.

But the only thing he couldn't understand was that his stepmother, Han Youli, might actually be involved in crimes such as illegal drug smuggling.

Why would she frame herself?

But when I saw her at the police station, she was trying her best to defend herself and take all the blame upon herself.

What does she mean?

Just then, his phone rang.

Upon picking it up, I saw it was the chief prosecutor of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office.

"Hello, this is Kim Joon-hyuk. Is this Prosecutor Park?"

"Um... um, I'm very sorry, it was my negligence... I'm sorry, I've brought shame upon you."

"...Is that so...Alright, I'm willing to accept this punishment. After all, it was my dereliction of duty. Well, that's all for now. Goodbye..."

After hanging up the phone, Kim Joon-hyuk saw his wife looking at him with curiosity, as if she wanted to ask him what the prosecutor had said.

He smiled wryly and said, "Prosecutor Park said that my case has made headlines in major news outlets. Although it's not a big deal and the Seoul police have issued a timely clarification, it has still inevitably affected me to some extent."

“Especially my stepmother, Han Youli, was indeed found to have committed illegal and criminal acts. Therefore, considering the negative impact, the higher authorities withdrew my nomination for minister, and I agreed to it…”

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiying immediately became furious: "They are so despicable! This is not your fault, Oppa, why did they cancel your ministerial nomination?"

"They're clearly targeting you, deliberately trying to annoy you. Maybe they just want to prevent you from getting the ministerial position. How can you compromise, Oppa!"

"Your stepmother has a serious problem! She might have been manipulated and coerced into framing you!"

Liu Zhiying is very smart. After all, she is a rich and beautiful woman from a prestigious family. When she learned that her husband had been framed, and that the person who framed him was very likely Han Youli, she was furious.

"Oppa, we absolutely cannot let that bitch Han Youli get away with this!"

Upon hearing this, Kim Jun-hyuk gave a wry smile: "Even if it really is her, there's nothing we can do about it, because she's already been arrested. The opponent is very cunning. He didn't actually intend to kill me; he just wanted to annoy me on purpose. This matter doesn't affect me at all, but it's just a good opportunity for me to lose my ministerial nomination. It's really too insidious!"

Liu Zhiying said angrily, "Are we just supposed to suffer this in silence? Since this bastard wants Oppa to lose his ministerial position, it means he also covets that position, right?"

"Was it done by another competitor?"

After his wife reminded him, Kim Joon-hyuk suddenly remembered.

Indeed, he is not the only prosecutor nominated as minister.

Could it have been done by one of the other candidates?