Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 183
34. The long-awaited moment (3)
The past six months.
Kim Hyun-seong did not only meet Choi Deok-soo.
While I was concentrating on studying for the college entrance exam, I met victims of the Golden Circle from time to time.
It was not difficult to identify the victims with the information obtained from Jeong Chan-soo, but contacting them directly to get the desired direction was a different matter. However, we encountered an unexpected situation in this area.
A dozen years.
The Golden Circle created numerous victims.
However, dozens of them were members of the school violence prevention committee.
Kim Hyun-seong met them and asked.
Why on earth do you live like that?
A young man in his 30s named Lee Chan-ju said.
“…At first, I wanted to escape that nightmarish time. Out of 30 years of experience, the only time I was bullied was during high school. Since I dropped out of school midway, I thought I could live a normal life like everyone else after just escaping from this one-year nightmare. But that wasn’t the case. I dropped out of school and worked part-time, but I couldn’t look people in the eye like I used to. If the other person raised their voice even a little or raised their hand, I would flinch and look frightened. I lived in the corner of my room like that for ten years. I was exempted from military service and was living like an outcast, eating up my parents’ assets. Then, by chance, I heard about a ‘classmate who had been harassing me.’ Rumor has it that he goes to medical school and does well. This isn’t it. “If cause and effect exist in the world, it shouldn’t be like that.”
Other people had similar stories.
The victim himself.
Or the victims’ parents.
They risked their lives to join the School Violence Prevention Committee in order to somehow take revenge on the perpetrators of their ruined lives and to straighten out this unreasonable society. In fact, it was a natural phenomenon. If there were victims of the Golden Circle, they naturally had no choice but to gather around ‘Choi Seung-pil’.
Same story.
Same pain.
But they didn’t know the truth.
In fact, what they experienced was not a coincidence, but had something in common called the Golden Circle.
Hyunseong Kim said.
“From now on, I will tell you the truth.”
The story began.
That there is a root called the Golden Circle, and that the suffering you have experienced began because of it.
Everyone’s expressions changed.
Someone is angry.
Some people are embarrassed.
Someone expressed frustration.
Kim Hyun-seong needed victims.
While in a vegetative state, we came up with the most perfect plan and decided that support from the victims was absolutely necessary, even if the plan could change depending on the situation. Only then can you add fuel to the fire. The flames that could die out with Kim Hyun-sung’s revelations alone will burn brightly with other testimonies.
Even so.
I didn’t force it.
“I won’t force you to help me. However, if you think what I am doing is right and want to join in and destroy the Golden Circle. Please do as I said at the moment of revelation that will come someday. “The entire Republic of Korea will listen to your stories, which no one listened to back then.”
* * *
And now.
The victims stood in front of the camera.
When Choi Seung-pil said he was a victim, the organizers of the press conference could no longer stop him.
Jeonghan Ilbo’s camera.
This situation was being broadcast live.
If they continued to block him, they might suspect some kind of malicious intent.
Chanju Lee came on stage.
It felt like my breath had stopped.
Tears welled up at the sight of reporters looking at him.
“…bastards.”
Murmur.
Reporters reacted in confusion.
A dog.
They didn’t know Lee Chan-ju’s story.
When Lee Chan-ju decided to expose the incident and joined the school violence prevention committee, no one would listen to her voice no matter how much she screamed. A perpetrator who went to medical school? The guy had a consistent demeanor with a sneer. There is an expression that doctors are heavenly dragons, so Lee Chan-joo’s shocking revelations could not have been expected to result in his life falling.
But look at this scene in front of you.
Hyunseong Kim had to risk his life to listen.
A 19-year-old student had to put his life as collateral to create a stage for exposure.
Lee Chan-ju shouted.
“When I was in high school. I was the first to take that position, beating out the top student in the entire school. My parents, who had gone through all sorts of hardships to provide proper support for my studies despite having no money, were really happy with my grades. It was from then on. My friends bullied me, starting with the guy who was number one in school. Hitting them, bullying them, and running errands for them even after school. One day, I was having a hard time so I told my teacher, but the teacher laughed and told me to solve my friend’s problem on my own. I didn’t know it at the time. “That guy who was number one in school belonged to the Golden Circle and requested me to join the Golden Circle.”
It was malicious.
The top student in the entire school was a client and took the lead in harassing Lee Chan-ju.
“Reporters probably won’t believe me. Now and then, you probably think that the guy who is a doctor and comes from a good family is more correct. Let me show you the proof. The evidence I am showing you now is the transaction details of those who participated in the client at the time. These guys, who are just high school students, have deposits of millions of won. I didn’t have any part-time jobs, and that doesn’t mean my parents are wealthy. They only received financial support from someone during the time I was being harassed. “Can we really say this is a coincidence?”
The Golden Circle was bold.
Transactions were also carried out through accounts.
They were confident that they could not be identified, so they did not care about the evidence as it is now.
Actually, there was nothing wrong.
In fact, no matter how much account information existed, it could not prove the existence of the Golden Circle and form a link to Yoon Hyun-min.
but.
“This is absolutely no coincidence. “If it were just one person, we wouldn’t have believed the Golden Circle existed.”
Lee Chan-ju was just the beginning.
Starting with him.
Victims came forward and presented their own stories and evidence.
Their stories were all detailed, and based on the information obtained from Jeong Chan-soo, we were able to secure evidence that the Golden Circle exists. It certainly wasn’t specific evidence. It was only circumstantial evidence such as account details, but as dozens of such evidence piled up, it could not be simply accepted.
Continuing revelations.
Reporters instinctively knew.
‘This incident is now out of control.’
It was certain.
Living witnesses.
As they throw themselves into the flames, conspiracy theories related to the Golden Circle will burn brightly.
* * *
Golden Circle.
Hyunmin Yoon.
It emerged as a hot potato.
As victims appeared following Kim Hyun-sung’s revelations, people could no longer treat it as a simple problem.
And social issues naturally flowed into the political world.
The public sentiment is the vote sentiment.
Byeon Youngdang convened a meeting.
“What should I do about this problem? “The public is demanding that the existence of the Golden Circle be clearly revealed, but considering the upcoming election, we cannot remain silent.”
These were the words of the party leader.
to his remarks.
Yang Min-gu, the star of the Prosperity Party, said.
“Let’s take a step back.”
“Are you saying you will stand by and watch?”
“Rather than neglecting it, it means that there is no need to pick the hive. The public sentiment is now engulfed in madness. They are taking the existence of the Golden Circle as a fait accompli and are expressing their anger as if they will pull Yoon Hyun-min from his position at any moment. But don’t the people here know the truth? That there is no real evidence. Politicians cannot act based on what a 19-year-old high school student says. “If the Taeyang Group solves this case on a large scale and is found to be innocent, their actions that were swayed by public opinion will rather be ignored.”
“That makes sense.”
“you’re right. “There is no need to overexert yourself.”
Everyone added their words.
At this moment.
Other places were similar.
Like the Prosperity Party, the political parties that convened the meeting ultimately agreed not to participate.
The party leader said:
“In that case, I will just sit back and watch. Before an election, it is important to show that you are better than your competitors, but in fact, the key to true success or failure is not to make ‘mistakes’. As Rep. Yang Min-gu said, if Taeyang Group is proven innocent. Politicians who raise their voices incorrectly will pay the price for being swept up in the madness. From now on, everyone please be careful of your words and actions. “The party’s position has been decided, so if you say or do something that runs counter to that…”
“I am against it.”
Moment.
The lawmakers’ attention was focused.
The person who spoke.
“This incident. “As a member of the National Assembly, I think we must clearly reveal the truth.”
He was Kim Pan-ho.
* * *
A series of circumstances.
Kim Pan-ho could see the board spinning.
‘They claim skepticism, but the truth is that not everyone wants the Golden Circle to be revealed.’
Golden Circle.
They took root all over Korea.
In the past, people formed relationships for the sake of their children’s accomplishments, but now they have become the subjects of forming a cartel.
The same was true for Kim Pan-ho.
The reason Lim Cheol-hyung of Mirae Investment & Securities subtly mentioned the existence of the Golden Circle was to get powerful people like Kim Pan-ho involved. Actually, their offer was attractive. Just adding strength would bring enormous benefits, but Kim Pan-ho, who was thinking about becoming president, did not want to leave a blemish.
so that.
This situation was very funny.
People called politicians.
There is no way that those in power in Korea are unaware of the existence of the Golden Circle.
‘The Golden Circle is a public entity that is already known to those in the know. However, the reason why the person who is the representative of the Prosperity Party and the members of the National Assembly are talking about being on the sidelines probably means that there is something that is bothering them. This is not a meeting. The answer has already been decided, but we just gathered it together as if we were going through the process.’
Kim Hyun-seong’s revelations.
The aftermath of that.
It was an expected situation.
Kim Pan-ho knew what he had to do in this situation.
The party leader reacted sensitively.
“…Are you saying you will now oppose the party’s opinions?”
“yes. To be precise, I don’t think this incident should have passed like this. Kim Hyun-seong, who led the current expose, is only a 19-year-old high school student, but he is a brilliant student who got a perfect score on the college entrance exam. I don’t believe that a promising student did such a thing without any reason. And above all, didn’t a large number of alleged victims of the Golden Circle appear at the press conference led by the Taeyang Group? This incident. This is our opportunity to take a step forward as the ruling party. “If we accept public sentiment and resolve this issue well, the Prosperity Party can become the best political party in Korea.”
“Representative Kim Pan-ho. And then if not. Are you going to take responsibility then?”
It was Yang Min-gu.
Perhaps thinking it was an opportunity, he bit Kim Pan-ho like a wildcat.
“The opponent is Taeyang Group, Taeyang Group! Considering the actual impact they have on the Republic of Korea, it is not easy to handle the aftermath if they are found to be innocent. Opinions within the party have already gathered in one place. First of all, it means showing a clear response when a clear result comes out after watching. “Please consider that Rep. Kim Pan-ho belongs to the same group as us and make a wise decision.”
“you’re right. “The party’s will has already been decided.”
Kim Pan-ho had no power.
No matter how big a politician he was, it was impossible to break the pattern led by the party leader and the party’s star, Yang Min-gu.
Kim Pan-ho smiled.
Maybe like this.
Does this mean that it doesn’t deviate from expectations even an inch?
“The party’s will has already been decided…”
All eyes were focused.
Most of them showed hostile gazes, but some showed strange looks towards Kim Pan-ho.
“I understand. If that is what the party wants, I will leave the party to carry out my will.”