142. Who turned it on?
Long ago, Chae Eun-yeop received a cell phone after dealing with Kim Jin-goo and took it with him.
He thought about destroying the phone, but kept it because he didn't know what information was inside. Eun-yeop thought that after his father became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he should try to decrypt the phone.
The cell phone that I had with me. The cell phone that I turned on but set to airplane mode and kept hidden away.
I couldn't figure out why the cell phone was in the police's hands.
After Eunbi caught me with my cell phone, I hid it even more tightly.
'No way... Chae Eun-bi?'
That can't be. It shouldn't be.
This was all because of Chae Eun-bi!
*
Thirty minutes passed in confusion. The confirmation hearing resumed.
After his son was taken away, Chae Seo-bok returned to his seat, holding his pounding heart. It felt like he had lost one of his limbs.
'Something big happened during the 30-minute break.'
The chairman was the first to speak.
'Candidate Chae Seo-bok's son has been arrested. But the charge is... ... not creating slush funds, but instigating murder.'
'... ... It's not yet accurate.'
Chae Seo-bok tried to suppress his sorrow and answered in a low voice.
The congressmen all had poisonous eyes. The congressman who received the money from his son didn't look much different.
'As for the slush fund, did you hear a clear explanation from the police?'
'They say they are investigating.'
The member answered the chairman's question.
'If there is no definitive answer, doesn't that mean there is some degree of suspicion?'
'We have to stop this right here and now.'
'It really seems like it will be difficult to continue the personnel hearing at this rate.'
'Let's stop. We can't do this anymore.'
The members of the National Assembly spoke in one voice. The chairman had a heavy decision to make.
'The personnel hearing is suspended with the unanimous consent of the members of the Special Committee on Personnel Hearings.'
The chairman declared after hearing everyone's opinions.
The confirmation hearing was suspended. It was an unprecedented event in history.
Chae Seo-bok, who was preparing a toast to the inauguration of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, left the National Assembly building completely wounded.
It felt like the world was falling apart. I couldn't even raise my head, but it was miserable and painful to have to keep my head upright and walk.
Reporters swarmed him as he walked away from the most shameful event of his life.
'This is the first time in the history of the Republic of Korea that a personnel hearing has been suspended. How do you feel now? Did you hear anything from your son?'
'Is it true that Attorney Cha Eun-yeop ordered a murder?'
'My son is not that kind of person!'
Chae Seo-bok shouted as if he was cursing.
