Gender Reversal Politics

51. Distinguishment

I was so envious of Suho Lee.

Ha Yeon-joo, who was immersed in her thoughts with her chest on her desk, finally admitted it.

I could never have imagined that a day like this would come until a few months ago. In terms of conditions, she was not left behind by Lee Soo-ho.

School background, family, and political career.

She’s also in her twenties, so she doesn’t have a particularly glamorous background… She was a member of the Liberal Party’s university student committee. Thanks to that career, she was able to become a member of parliament at a young age of twenty-six. She was a very fast riser, as women were obliged to serve in the military.

But now, the gap with Lee Soo-ho was wide open. It’s not that much time has passed, and it’s still the first year of my tenure.

‘Now the comparison itself… It must be impossible.’

Currently, Lee Soo-ho is the most famous Korean politician outside of the country.

Even now, his face was on the front page of the NYT World, and it was impossible to even count the foreign press that aired the video of Lee Suho going wild (returning, standing). In Japan, he was commenting on Lee Soo-ho’s activities one by one, almost at the level of Kannon.

Of course, there is a tendency to pay more attention to Lee Suho because he is a man, but even if he was a woman, it would not be much different.

When talking with young proportional representatives, the topic is definitely Lee Soo-ho.

No one praised him for his good work, and everyone was jealous. While he pretended not to be jealous on the outside.

“I heard that Congressman Suho Lee declined an interview with BBC1? It’s an opportunity for him to clarify the political situation in Korea through influential media, but I don’t understand why he kicks it.”

“Can’t you speak English? Where did you go to college? Probably because I was an athlete.”

“I heard you went to a school similar to yours.”

“Huh? Ah… By the way, don’t talk nonsense.”

“Anyway, there is no need to envy Suho Lee. He made so many enemies, can he finish his term safely? There will be a big headwind soon. It’s more stable to build a career quietly like us.”

It was a conversation between first-timers right after today’s breakfast meeting.

Stability sucks. It was just like saying that I was going to die of envy. In a situation where the entire political world is paralyzed, why not envy Lee Su-ho, who shows off his presence alone?

Even Lee Soo-ho was the owner of specs that were not particularly better than the average proportional representative, so it seemed more ardent. Everyone must be regretful, saying, “I would be standing in that position if I had the timing right.”

However, Ha Yeon-ju could not laugh at the behavior of the young first-timers.

It was because Ha Yeon-ju herself knew that she was in a worse situation than them.

It’s hard because you don’t have a presence? He would rather live as an invisible man than be pressured to resign by 100 members of the same party.

Tired of having only 230,000 won in donations for a month? It would be more comfortable than being cursed with donations of 44 won or 18 won.

Ha Yeon-joo let out a sigh as she sensed her miserable situation.

How can I escape from this crisis?

“Rep. Ha Yeon-joo. There are good numbers.”

What should I do?

“Rep. Ha Yeon-joo!”

“…… ?”

Bewildered, she looked up and saw the aide giving her a puzzled look.

How many cases?

It’s nice to say, but I didn’t have any expectations. When I decided to ask questions about the golf tournament, he was the employee I most actively recommended.

“… It’s real this time, Senator.”

“Tell me first.”

“Among my acquaintances, there are people who have connections with institutions across the street. But that friend said something strange, saying that he knew we were having a hard time? Torena Club… You know? You probably know that the owner, Oh Ji-young, is involved in Managate.”

“I know, but why?”

“Oh Ji-young is the one who threatened Park Ha-sun!”

An aide with an excited expression. It was actually something to be excited about.

Park Ha-sun is threatened by the club owner for buying drugs from his daughter, a lieutenant. This was information not yet known to the world.

‘Something is strange. Could it be that she spilled it on me on purpose?’

However, Ha Yeon-joo’s worries did not last long. Now she wasn’t in an idle situation to the point of overshadowing the quality of her rice cakes.

A situation where you have to be willing to ask for even spoiled rice cakes.

It didn’t matter if someone intentionally inserted the information. It was enough if I could put even one spoon on the manacoin gate that ate all the issues in Korea, if I could get away from the pressure to resign by making even a small achievement.

Yes. Just material.

Ha Yeon-joo got up with a spleen expression and spurred her seat.

*

A situation where you might lose the issue to someone else while wandering around. Ha Yeon-joo decided to immediately contact her person and take a look.

Park Ha-sun’s daughter-in-law visited Oh Ji-young, the owner of Club Torena, who said she had bought drugs.

A club where you have to carry around 300 to play at the main table even on weekdays… It seemed that the owner would not immediately meet him even if he wanted to. Not to mention, since he’s now involved in the gate, he must be extremely cautious.

However, it was surprisingly easy to meet. So incredibly easy.

“Are you from the Liberal Party? Coming directly like this is a bit… No, it’s better What can I do in the future? I believed in the Liberal Party and committed a big thing, but the situation went wrong… !”

Oh Ji-young, the owner of Torena Club, greets Ha Yeon-joo with an anxious expression.

What is this reaction? It was a strange situation, but one thing was certain. That you should never show embarrassing tee now.

Ha Yeon-joo pretended to be calm and only nodded her head.

“So I came here myself, right? Actually, I didn’t come here because I wanted to.”

“Well, it seems that the congressman is also being criticized.”

“So you run with her feet. Please tell me specifically what you want. First of all, I will make an estimate on my own line and post it even if I report it to the upper line.”

Fortunately, this acting ability seemed to work.

“No, Senator. Is it because I want one? She was unlucky with Kwon Ye-sol… ! You promised that she would work it out so that it could be done with the collection of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. It’s unfortunate that things went wrong this time, but you still have to keep your promise.”

“Jumyura. Well?”

“Are you saying you’re having a hard time now? I know that politicians are good at losing hands, but it won’t be easy this time. I won’t die alone, will I?”

Somebody from the Liberal Party promised Oh Ji-young, “I’ll let you get out of the house” And instigated Park Ha-sun to threaten him. I was nervous, but I couldn’t stop here since I had already started.

‘It’s risky, but it’s worth a try.’

Didn’t Lee Soo-ho become a real power after having surgery on the same party members anyway? Here he seemed to be able to find out who was behind it with a little more effort.

“Boss. I don’t know who the opponent is and threatens him. Are you confident?”

“Wow. I see now that you came to intimidate me. I’m sorry, but he’s doing this because he has nothing to lose, not because he is.”

“Look at this.”

“If the title is the mayor of Seoul, the unit price. If it explodes anyway, everyone will die… !”

“Wait a minute. The mayor of Seoul?”

Ha Yeon-ju, who failed to manage her expression for the first time, unknowingly threw a counter-question. Oh Ji-young, who was talking indignantly, suddenly became confused.

Immediately after about 5 seconds of awkward silence.

“Hey, that… Wasn’t it sent by Seoul Mayor Jang Mi-hwa?”

“… ….”

“It wasn’t…. f*ck, what are you going to do with this?”

Oh Ji-young turned pale as if she realized that she had said something she shouldn’t have said to the wrong person. Ha Yeon-joo was also surprised.

She liked that she robbed the hukou at the gambling board, but would it be this much of a shock if she belatedly found out that the owner of the hukou was her boss at work? Maybe she was more than that.

Roses.

A man with a 70 percent chance of being chosen as the Liberal Party’s presidential candidate in the next presidential election was behind the blackmail. I wondered if this was really real.

“Then why did Congressman Ha Yeon-joo come here?”

Ha Yeon-ju unknowingly smiled bitterly at this question.

‘Sure. Why did I come here?’

I came here because of A-class information that suddenly fell from the sky. The person who threw that precious information seemed to be aiming for the mayor of Seoul from the beginning.

The moment she realized that she was being used as a hunting dog.

There was a face that popped into Ha Yeon-joo’s head. Peace Party Lee Soo-ho, the main character who monopolizes all the topics in Yeouido.

It seemed that the smirking person used himself to soak up the rose market.

It was not difficult to guess that one of the names that Lee Soo-ho kept from blowing up at Incheon Airport was Rose-Hwa. It’s probably because he’s not good at hitting himself, so he’s using himself.

“The rose market didn’t send it. I will check right now.”

Yes or no. Ha Yeon-joo raised her body with her empty face.

It might have been much better to go back to the councilor’s office, or rather, go home. Sooner or later, the mayor of Seoul, Jang Mi-hwa, will receive a report saying, “That damn b*tch, Ha Yeon-ju, is digging around the mayor’s back.”

Until now, I had kept my position as a member of the National Assembly, but even that was becoming difficult because of today’s work. Maybe you will receive an uncomfortable visit today.

It’s all over now.

However, after realizing that it was the end, rather poisonous spirits rose up.

‘Why is it that only I have to die?’

It was true that she acted carelessly and caused her accidents one after another. The current crisis also had a strong self-inflicted side because of greed.

However, it was a very dirty thing to have to pay attention to Seoul Mayor Jang Mi-hwa. No matter how great Ha Yeon-joo’s crime is, it will not be greater than that of Jang-mi-hwa. She didn’t know why she should be scared of criminals.

Wouldn’t it be better to attack first?

She might rather see a way to live her life if she quickly turns the rose flower. Although she had an impulsive idea, it was unlikely that she would change her mind after thinking about it for a long time.

However, the reality is that her strength alone is not enough.

Ha Yeon-joo, who was worried, called Lee Su-ho after all. Because he had nowhere else to turn.

“I unintentionally turned the rose market into an enemy. I need help to hit before I get hit. Representative Lee Soo-ho.”

As soon as Ha Yeon-joo made this request, it was Lee Su-ho who started giving instructions as if he had waited.

After all, you moved on this person’s palm from the beginning. I was filled with bitterness, but it was too late to turn around. Now that this has happened, I had to find a way out by getting on Lee Soo-ho’s line.