“Your Honor, I proceed with caution as the investigation is still ongoing, but there are various unresolved questions that have arisen during this investigation.”
Ju-hyuk wasn’t trying to favor Yoon Nan-seul. At the very least, he wanted to preserve the prosecution’s dignity. He continued with the argument he could make.
“There seems to be a possibility of expanding the scope of the investigation in all directions. The defendant, Na Song Kang, has consistently claimed the right to remain silent, seemingly to obstruct a comprehensive investigation.”
Song Kang almost turned his head towards Prosecutor Choi Ju-hyuk. Since Ju-hyuk began speaking, Hae-in became busy, diligently taking notes of what he was saying and examining the defense prepared by Line.
“Also, the most recent summons investigation resulted in turmoil, causing a disruption in the investigation. This is a critical point that raises reasonable suspicion that there is something to hide, and if so, there is also concern about the destruction of evidence. Please look into this.”
The part Line was concerned about mixed with Prosecutor Choi Ju-hyuk’s argument. Hae-in felt a heavy burden as she had to examine every aspect, considering the pressure to overturn unfavorable evidence submitted by Tae Sung.
“Defense counsel for the accused, would you like to present your argument? If there are no objections, we will conclude here.”
Whether it was the judge’s response to Ju-hyuk’s argument or because too much time had passed already, the attitudes of Song Kang and Hae-in became somewhat uneasy in the judge’s attempt to bring the proceedings to a close.
“I will present my argument. The investigative agency can detain a suspect based on the investigation results in cases where the severity of the crime is high, there is sufficient evidence to suspect the crime, or there is a high risk of destroying evidence, among other reasons.”
“Who here doesn’t know that?”
Nan-seul interrupted at the beginning of Hae-in’s argument. It wasn’t an attitude of someone getting angry for being interrupted.
“But the accused doesn’t fall into any of those categories. The investigation results have not been released, so we cannot know the extent of the crime. In a situation where innocence is claimed, it cannot be said definitively that there is a crime, and the severity of the crime is bad, ignoring the principle of presuming innocence.”
Ju-hyuk was calmly listening to Hae-in’s argument without losing composure. In fact, the situation was something the prosecution should be anxious about, but he had already emptied his mind, considering it an inevitable request for an arrest warrant.
“To destroy evidence, the prosecution would have submitted numerous materials without considering the defendant’s favor or disfavor. Currently, the defendant is in a situation where fleeing is practically impossible.”
Nan-seul smirked, raising one corner of her mouth, and then looked at Hae-in as if she were pitiful. She displayed an attitude of not being focused while rolling her pen.
“If there is something to hide, what wouldn’t they do? Based on the situation so far, it seems that granting freedom to the defendant is a luxury judgment no longer applicable.”
What’s the rush? Yoon Nan-seul once again interjected with illogical remarks during Hae-in’s argument. Hae-in lowered her head and looked at the contents she had marked with asterisks and underlines from the notes she had taken during the call with Line.
“The problem is not the defendant’s situation but the prosecution’s investigative intent.”
Hae-in spoke with force in her voice. Both Prosecutor Choi Ju-hyuk and Prosecutor Yoon Nan-seul couldn’t hide their confusion at the sudden sniper attack.
They looked at him with a somewhat cloudy expression. Song Kang also focused on his argument, or rather Prosecutor Choi Ju-hyuk’s argument.
“I believe the confusion arose not from the defendant’s situation, as mentioned by the prosecution earlier, but from suspicious circumstances that have emerged since Director Na Song-kang claimed innocence. If that’s the case, I think it would be appropriate for the prosecution to consider the defendant’s claim, but to effectively expand the scope of the investigation to catch the real culprit. Arresting an innocent person doesn’t necessarily lead to capturing the real criminal.”
In Song Kang’s ears, it sounded as if Prosecutor Choi Ju-hyuk were sitting next to him, scolding him. Ju-hyuk felt the same, and the subtle change in his expression was also visible to Song Kang.
Line’s words about Ju-hyuk recognizing his written statement weren’t overly worrisome.
Song Kang held onto his scattered thoughts and focused on his argument.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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