Gender Reversal Politics

60. A cornered human being

A situation where garbage that is about to be discarded asks to meet.

It was an openly dubious request, but I decided to accept it.

Of course, Seoyoung Yuk isn’t doing this because he wants to leave with honor and not cause any trouble to those around him. If that’s really the intention, she’d just surrender after resigning from the position of the Constitutional Court judge.

But it didn’t matter at all what the other side’s intentions were. It was because she was confident that she could cope with any situation.

“Rep. Suho Lee will take care of it, right? If there is anything I can do to help, you can always tell me.”

Ha Yeon-joo, who happened to be with me, covered it up and agreed.

I don’t know if she absolutely trusts me, but she believes in me.

It’s a fact that I learned after the gate opened, but I was a guy who hated explaining and persuading others about the justification of my actions.

In the area of political affairs, my judgment was generally right, and it was quick to just move when it was time to explain. Since the situation is so dead-end, it’s easy to get lost if you gossip and ask for opinions.

“Thank you for trusting me. Rep. Ha Yeon-joo.”

There must be a child like this. I sent it back with coffee and some snacks.

However, one surprising thing is that not only Ha Yeon-joo, but also Won-nae agrees.

– “Seeing that you dare to meet at this point, there must be something strong on the other side as well. However, if you look at it, you can see through it. Just share your schedule with me from time to time and take care of it at your own discretion. Let me know if you need help.”

This was the answer that came back as soon as I reported it over the phone. I just meant to abide by my decision.

The nobleman who insulted and kicked out the lawmakers who ate Park Ha-sun respected my words this much. I almost wondered if I would vomit blood because of the unfairness of seeing the gold badge being beaten by Na Won-nae after refusing to leave the party.

A situation where the closest lawmakers to me blindly trust… You might think, “If this person is Suho Lee, he will be able to cope with it,” But there was no pressure.

I decided to start communicating with Yuk Seo-yeong right away without hesitation.

“Aide Shin A-ram? Contact the special honesty secretary who works for Yuk Seo-young right now. I would like to meet you, but I want to decide the time and place on my side. Don’t forget to bluff that there will be no interview unless this condition is met.”

“You mean you won’t get involved in that side’s trick?”

“No. Honestly, it doesn’t matter where we meet at all.”

“…… ?”

“You can just see it as a measure to see the reaction from the other side. Ah… And don’t forget to add that you want to meet near the Constitutional Court. Just looking at how the other side reacts to this condition will give you a rough estimate.”

Aide Shin A-ram informed Yuk Seo-yeong of the conditions just as I had ordered.

The returned answer did not deviate from my expectations.

[We will follow the time and place as notified by them. However, the vicinity of the Constitutional Court is really difficult. You don’t have to humiliate someone who has already made a big decision, right? Please show at least a little respect.]

After such an awkward war of nerves,

[I understand. I will pass it on to Judge Yuk Seo-young. I will only ask her one favor. As she has been dedicated to the legal profession for nearly 30 years, you should not insult her.]

Accepting the fact that you can’t win in the end.

I was able to figure out a lot from this alone.

Yuk Seo-young It seemed that meeting me was the purpose of that person. If I pretended to be moderately vigilant, he would have been relieved.

You must have at least known that I am an irreconcilable person. Still, it was strange that he insisted on meeting him.

It’s worth the bottom line, so you’re just going to poke it?

If Yuk Seo-yeong isn’t an asshole, then what could happen? If he tries to embrace me and fails, it will only put him in a more unfavorable position. In the end, Seoyoung Yuk had to be seen as a person who didn’t care whether the negotiations with me were successful or not.

After thinking about it, I guessed what Seoyoung Yuk was aiming for, but she didn’t feel a sense of accomplishment just because she succeeded in reading the numbers.

“… I wish I was wrong.”

“Rep. Suho Lee?”

“I hope you sincerely try to conciliate me by just mentioning the president. Or even bring my weakness and try to intimidate me. A weakness that I might ponder for a moment. I’m not sure if such a thing actually exists.”

I meant it from the bottom of my heart.

It was because if my intuition was correct, the Manacoin gate was going to end in the worst shape imaginable.

There was a high possibility that a more disgusting situation would be created than the case of Mayor Jang Mi-hwa, who was urgently arrested for doing something stupid.

‘I hope I got it wrong this time, really.’

Since the spread of Manacoin, it has never been this disturbing.

Unknowingly, I even thought, “Could it be that I messed around more than necessary and things got this big?”

However, it is impossible to cover up what has already been done. Although the feeling of seeing a country drowning in mud and floundering was complicated, there was no way to turn it back.

*

The next afternoon. I headed to the meeting place to meet Yuk Seo-yeong.

“… Representative Lee Soo-ho. This is the year I will kill. Yes, I admit.”

Yuk Seo-young, who was sitting opposite me, procrastinated for about 10 seconds before posting an apology.

The place we met is a traditional tea house that operates on a reservation basis. It was only 5 minutes away from the Constitutional Court. I didn’t choose this place to give preferential treatment to middle-aged seniors, I just chose it because it didn’t matter.

By the way, it’s self-torture as soon as you meet.

Instead of replying, I looked at Yuk Seo-yeong.

Maybe because I’m older, I’m wearing mountain climbing clothes.

She graduated from Seoul National University and passed the bar exam at a young age and has lived as an elite legal professional (although constitutional judges and Supreme Court judges usually have similar specifications), but she looks like a lady who is just eyeing her husband. It was a look.

Even now, like a sinner, no, a sinner is right. In any case, he looked more shabby because he was wriggling with an emaciated expression.

“Rep. Suho Lee. I really….”

“You don’t have to apologize to me. And if she really felt sorry for you, she wouldn’t have kept her mouth shut until now. I just want you to get to the point.”

“… ….”

“What do you want to say to me?”

There is no one who notices her, but Seoyoung Yuk, who has been paying attention to her for a while, finally lowers her voice and says in a request tone.

“… Representative Lee Soo-ho. Could you please give me a little time?”

“Time?”

“So that… Do you know what the senator is good at? It means turning around and giving a damn…. Of course, I know I have responsibilities, but I hate that. Please give me three weeks, no two weeks, so that I can sort myself out.”

Not only was his expression eager, but his gestures were spectacle as well.

Rubbing his palms together, giving a pitiful look, cringing as if he were going to slam his forehead on a table, and even washing his face dry.

It was an excessively servile attitude for me, who was the age of my nephew. That’s also a person who can be a constitutional judge.

“Judge Seo-Young Yuk. It is not something that can be done by appealing to sympathy.”

“I know I am asking too much. I don’t know why…. However, Congressman Lee Soo-ho. It is because I really have a story. My daughter is ill. I have a metabolic disorder, so I can barely go to university…. Senator?”

“Say it because I am listening.”

“I wonder if I will be shocked and hurt because of my work. Please be considerate.”

Please, please.

Yuk Seo-yeong appeals for her mercy while bending her head.

I couldn’t believe that she was the kind of person who held on to a steel plate over her face even after doing trashy things. She didn’t ask to see it at all, and all she asked was to be given two weeks of time so that she could quietly resign.

Even.

“Mr. Really just give me a few weeks. I will resign after appeasing my child and my family within it. We will also actively cooperate with the prosecution’s investigation. If I go too ugly, won’t the authority of the judiciary be greatly undermined?”

“Judge Seo-Young Yuk.”

“Please. Please!”

After saying this, he got up and knelt down on her knees. The clerk and some of the customers were agitated.

But I wasn’t surprised at all.

Rather, I realized that my predictions were right.

‘This human. I guess you came here to direct a scene like this in the first place.’

Not a messy deal, just a request for time, and even the way he rubbed his palms together and acted excessively servile even though he knew I wouldn’t accept it.

I was able to know not only Seoyeong Yuk’s purpose, but also what was the purpose of the people who made Seoyeong Yuk act like this.

“Mr. Although I have made mistakes, I have devoted more than 25 years to the legal profession. Please help me come down with honor.”

Seeing that he insists on saying such things even in the middle of the rain, it must be said that he had no intention of persuading me in the first place. All this man wanted was to be rejected coldly.

As I stared at Seoyoung Yuk’s grizzled crown, I finally gave her the answer she wanted.

“Sorry, but I have no intention of procrastinating. If you give me time, I’ll organize my surroundings and go to the prosecutor’s office on my own? How do you know what someone who is at the top of the judiciary and even has the president in the background will do during that time.”

“Mr. Don’t… !”

“All right. I have no intention of watching. I thought you would say something meaningful because I was talking about an honorable exit, but I am disappointed.”

I gave this notice and left immediately.

Judge Yuk Seo-young, who could cling to it at least once, gave up and closed his eyes. The last emotion I read on her face was relief, not frustration. This could be my guess, but I was pretty sure what her next move would be.

Surprisingly, there are only a handful of paths that a human being driven into a predicament, especially a celebrity-level mogul, can choose.

‘In the end, it flows messily.’

The bitterness rose, but she couldn’t let go of her hand, so she immediately responded.

It was because if it was a planned catastrophe anyway, it would be better for me to remain the winner.