After 12 Hours

Birth of the Cloak

Senator Lee Suwon's case was solved shortly after the first news article came out. Because, before the prosecution investigation, a frightened nurse interviewed him first.

“That's what you've been proposing. All you have to do is say nothing for money. When I was divorced and raising a child alone without a father... $100 million was too much money for me. I'm sorry."

The nurse blew it first, and the doctor quickly turned himself in.

“Senator Lee Su-won has too much power in my area, so it was hard to refuse a request. I have a livelihood... and I'm ashamed to be a healthcare professional...”

"No, you said you were doing it from your heart."

I know all about the conversation. Now it's hard to say no to a request.

‘Lie, then. ’

Doctors, nurses, who were directly involved in the affairs of the military. After two witnesses came forward, Senator Lee Suwon was immediately cornered. There are 10 million reserve soldiers in the Republic of Korea who have gone to the military normally. His son, who came out of Harvard and ran a business, was about to be taken to the military instead of into business. After his son was found to be a liar, Lee Su-won himself began to suspect the misconduct of the military.

‘Lee Su-won's son is a veteran. Is it just my son? ’

Even though I didn't touch it. In any case, this will complete the future milestone. The original scenario in which President Seong-won Joo becomes President. In the field of losing two presidents,

Political bombardment! Target acquired! ’

Even though he rebelled in a way, he did not receive public support because all the evidence was thrown out. Leading the way in the field.

Political bombardment! Target acquired! ’

Someone shouted, and it was Congressman Sogang Seop. With Han Sang-hoon out, Lee Su-won out,

‘48.2% of Seongwon Province, 21.2% of Kwak support 30.7 Sogang Seop Province. ’

The third person who entered the position. To be honest, this is what I thought of seeing him like that.

‘Yeah, it's a target. But don't you think you'll come up with something if you rob it? ’

How is it that our politicians are all the same, and that we can't do politics without cheating? I got something when I robbed it. I don't know if anyone's come up with anything since I spent three months with Crowe. So to be honest, I was a little tired. There's no one who can't get out. It was the same with Jooseongwon Mayor, whom I had pushed in my mind.

"A bastard... a bastard..."

The last time there was a Mitu controversy, it was an outcast controversy. He somehow has quite a scandal with women. I remember when I went to Seoul City Hall and met him. If you think about it, the first impression I had of meeting him at the time

‘You look like a trout singer. ’

He was really good-looking for a middle-aged man. Moreover, Gyeonggi-do Corporation has a fantastic political career with the Seoul Mayor (the next president).) It's good for women to stick together. But he was also a person with a clean and family image.

In interviews and in documentaries, he used to come out as the perfect man who loved his wife and loved his two sons. So when I went to Joo Sung-won's market, the image of 'a little boring but exemplary’ was stiff. And images are so scary. There was clear evidence that Congressman Han Sang-hoon used to enjoy with his secretaries, but the public was just...

‘I knew that bastard would do that. ’

‘Cause that's what I did on the exam. Even as a senator.’

I thought of it that way. No one was talking about retirement with it. Among the supporters is the hostile takeover.

"A hero's color, but a man's color!" With three secretaries? Only the Hoenn machine is a Hoenn machine. ’

People used to say that. However, in the case of Seong-won Joo's market, the image was so clean that if one of his secretaries touched the buttocks, he was just nailed to the cross and surrounded by the crowd.

I wonder if good images do any good.

While I was thinking about it, Crowe eventually brought me a report on the 'out-of-market son of Jooseongwon’.

“This is the paper you mentioned. Jules.”

Somehow I don't want to see this report. That's because I first like Mayor Seong-won as a human being, and second, I'm a little tired of seeing politicians get dirty. I thought for a moment, holding Crowe's report envelope.

"What if the real thing comes out of this? Send the mayor of Seong-won? Or... should I take a look at Mayor Seong-won? But sending someone else to hell as soon as they get caught? Well, that's not fair... but... if you blow up Ju Seung Won's market, someone else will pop up. Is he clean enough to dig? ’

This is a never-ending problem.

I hope not.

I thought about it and received a report in the envelope. And then read it carefully. I sat on the couch for about 30 minutes thinking, and then I picked up the phone and called. To Vice President Jang.

“Yes, Ms. Grant, what's going on? ”

“Yes, Vice President. Didn't you tell me last time that you had a direct line to the Seoul Mayor? ”

“Yeah, well, there's a guy who used to work for a securities company who went to politics and stayed with Mayor Seong-won. Mayor Seong-won Joo, tutor in private economics? He's the same person.”

“Oh, really? So you're one of the super muscles? ”

“I think so. ”

“Oh well… please ask him to deliver a close message to Mayor Joo Seung Won. ”

“What can I tell him? ”

“I want to see the mayor for my daughter in the United States… just tell her that. ”

“Ah, I see. Boss.”

Zhang talked to me there, hung up on me, and suddenly he said another word to me.

“Hey, boss. ”

“Yes?”

“By the way, Mayor Seong-won... aren't you the only two children here? ”

“Oh... yes, it is. So... think of it as some kind of code. Just tell him that. I need to talk to you about your daughter. ”

Again, Jean said, "The boss is doing something strange. 'I thought, but with a slightly questionable voice, I answered.

“... Yes, sir. Boss.”

*

June 2020 meeting. I met Seong-won Joo at a traditional tea house near Seoul City Hall.

“It's been a while, Mayor. It's been... almost a year since I won the award. ”

Mayor Seongwon greeted me with a single smile.

“Yes, Representative Han Sang-hoon. How have you been? ”

“Yes, of course. ”

“Good for you. Have a seat. ”

He offered me a seat.

“Advisor Kang, you go out and have a cup of tea. ”

I sent the man right next to me out of the tea house. I nodded once to Park's secretary, who was slightly away. So, only me and Mayor Seong-won remained in the tea room. Now, this tea shop was just the perfect place for the Seoul Market to meet in secret. It was a long cylindrical structure, but it seemed impossible to listen to conversation in a place that was hard to see on the end.

‘Course, everyone in downtown Seoul knows their faces... so they should have a place like this. ’

I was thinking that, and Mayor Seong-won poured a teapot into my glass and said,

“I... you want to talk about my daughter...”

“No. Well... no one's listening, and the place is nice, so let me get this straight. ”

When I said that, the mayor of Seongwon began to focus on what I said, blinking his eyes. So, I was honest.

“Senator Han Sang-hoon and Senator Lee Su-hoon recently. I blew it up. ”

Phew!

As soon as I heard that, Mayor Seong-won took his mouth to the glass and spit out the tea in an unusual way. I handed him a tissue on the table and said,

“Are you all right?”

Mayor Seongwon took it and wiped his mouth.

“Oh, yeah. A little shocking news…”

“Well... I understand. May I continue, then? ”

Mayor Seongwon nodded.

“There are a lot of reasons... but I think you're basically not qualified to be president. ”

“Oh… yes, did you? ”

Mayor Seong-won looked at me nervously. In fact, if anyone had called for cheer in the last month, it was him. It is because the biggest static obstacles to becoming president have been knocked down by me and hit by the nearest political retirement. Maybe he's...

‘I'm already like the president. Next year's presidential election will be laid down and fed, with four years to go. ’

I don't know if you were thinking that. However, there appeared before him a man who had immersed his statics. However, he asked me to meet him because of his "daughter problem." It looks complicated in my head. I told him.

“Besides... they seemed like they were against my interests, even if they were elected. You know what I mean? ”

“Ah... I understand. ”

He's very nervous. I told him.

“But in the meantime... one of my informants brought me the problem of Mayor Seong-won's daughter. ”

I took a piece of paper out of my arms and handed it to him. There is a girl there who resembles Mayor Seong-won Joo, who is both cranky and odd.

“Her name was Rachel Ring. It looks like you've been adopted into a Chinese-American family... Good. It's more natural than being adopted into a white or black family. ”

Mayor Seongwon muttered with the photo.

“... This is the first picture I've seen...”

At this point, I am a poet. Well, you guessed it when I brought him here. He told me.

“So... what do you want? Jules.”

I told him.

“To be honest, I have a complicated heart. I tried all the presidents, but they were all dusty. So what do we do? I just don't know about politics. I choose Celia, the businesswoman. I started to think." ”

“Celia?”

“Yes. I think... if you were Mayor Seong-won, you would be able to talk to me... because that's what I thought. ”

At that point, the tone of the mayor of Seongwon slightly changed.

“Oh... did you? ”

He spoke up to me completely now.

“Then what do you want from me...? ”

I looked at him and said,

“What do you want... I don't think it's appropriate to say it in person. Well, it used to be a noisy country for something like that, didn't it? I don't want to be unpaid. ”

He nodded, listening to me.

“All I want... is... I want you to subscribe to one more story. Do it.”

“News?”

I said, "Yes. In the news on the Internet, it's called Oracle News. I don't know if you know...”

Mayor Seongwon tilts his head. I don't know.

“It's a little newspaper... after all. Take a good look forward. Press first. even a novel.”

“From the news... to the novels. ”

“Yes. The mayor is moving forward. During my political life. Watch Oracle News every day and act. Politicians care about the press. Isn't that a good thing? It's a kind of communication. ”

Mayor Seongwon nods.

“Yes, you're right. ”

There wouldn't have been any other choice. He's gonna blow his head off, too. I put a little color in here.

“We hope you enjoy your subscription in the future. This is Oracle News, if you can get it right. I'll take you to the presidential race. ”

He was going to be president in the first place. Like I'm doing it by hand. Mayor Seongwon got up from his seat and reached out his hand to me and said.

“I'll take good care of it. Representative Han Sang-hoon.”

I got up from my seat with a smile and held his hand.

“No, I have to ask you nicely. ”

*

After meeting with Mayor Seongwon, Park's secretary in a car called Oracle News Chief Representative.

“Yes. I'll occasionally squeeze some of my own personal tastes. Are you okay?”

“Of course, boss. ”

“Oh, yeah, that's how you do it. Please understand.”

“Yes, boss. ”

With this, I prepared a window to send a message to the next president of the Republic of Korea. I put an article on Oracle News, and the next president sees it. No beginning, no end. It's the perfect way to ask.

‘Okay, that's at least five years. For nine long years, the political side is on my side. ’

I looked out the window in the back of the car. The car that Park's assistant was driving was passing by Banpo Boulevard. You can see the Han River and buildings outside. I looked at it, grabbed my hand and stretched it out. I realized, just before, Seoul, Korea went beyond that. The fact that a black film was born to sweep it away.