The Jiangnan District Police Department sent two police officers, a patrol officer on probation and a volunteer police officer to handle Song Yi's reputation dispute case.
The leader is the experienced old detective Li Rongjun, and the female police lieutenant Park Inya. The other two newcomers are just there to make up the manpower.
In South Korea, if you want to become a policeman, you can take the college entrance examination and apply for the Police University. After graduating from university, you will be awarded the rank of guard.
You can also take part in the public recruitment police civil service examination held annually by police agencies across South Korea. After passing the examination, you can go to the Central Police Academy for six months of training and then be incorporated into the police force.
After joining the police force, you will be granted a probationary position as a patrol officer. However, this is not a formal police officer. You need to intern as a patrol officer for two years. The "masters" who lead the police station will score you. Only if you pass the probation period can you be converted to a formal police civil servant.
Of course, in addition to these two examination methods, you can also become a policeman by serving in the military, which is commonly known as conscripted police.
South Korea's conscripted police officers are active-duty soldiers. After receiving four months of basic military training, they can pass an interview and join the police force instead of serving in the military.
Because conscripted police officers work in urban areas and have longer vacation time than the military, conscripted police officers are a very popular job among Korean male artists serving in the military.
In 2017, TOP, a member of the BigBang group, was arrested for taking drugs and his qualification as a conscripted police officer was revoked. Therefore, after 2018, the conscripted police will no longer accept celebrity artists to join the army.
Park In-ya was responsible for interrogating the "victim" Lee Eun-joo, while Lee Young-jun began to check the surveillance video of the theater.
Although infrared surveillance cannot achieve high-definition effects, from the beginning when Lee Eun-joo sat next to Song Yi until the arrival of the police, Song Yi never touched Lee Eun-joo from beginning to end, except that Song Yi patted Lee Eun-joo on the shoulder out of concern in the middle.
Lee Eun-joo seemed to be extremely frightened at the time and said "Don't touch me" twice in a row, so the guests at the premiere misunderstood that Song Yi had made indecent moves towards Lee Eun-joo. In order to defend Song Yi's reputation, Jin Xiyuan insisted on calling the police.
Li Rongjun's expression suddenly became much more relaxed. Now that the facts were clear, the testimonies of the guests at the scene were enough to prove Song Yi's innocence.
The next task for the police station is very simple. They just need to prove that Song Yi's harassment of Lee Eun-joo is a complete misunderstanding and Lee Eun-joo and her agency need to apologize to Song Yi. Experienced Lee Rongjun believes that neither Song Yi nor Lee Eun-joo want to make a big deal out of this matter. Private mediation is good for everyone.
However, Lee Young-jun felt something was wrong. Such a serious incident happened to an artist under the company, but only Lee Mi-sook and two managers from the same company were present at the scene of the crime. Kim Sung-hoon, the representative director of The Contents Entertainment, has not shown up until now. Isn't that a bit unusual? The guests who attended the premiere today left COEX Mall one after another after recording their statements. Lee Young-ae and Bong Joon-ho were the last to leave.
Lee Young-ae has not had any TV series aired in Taiwan in the past two years, except for a TV series called "Spark" that aired in Taiwan last year. She naturally wanted to use this opportunity to make a good relationship with media tycoon Song Yi.
Choi Sun-hee, public relations director of Shin-Asia Media Real Estate Group, and Kim Tae-hee also rushed to COEX Mall after hearing the news.
Cui Shanji certainly didn't believe that Song Yi would harass Li Enzhu. Jin Xiyuan chose to call the police because the case was complicated and it was likely a case within a case. She would now call on the public relations power of the New Asia system to ensure that the subsequent development of the matter would not be out of Song Yi's control.
When Kim Tae-hee learned that the surveillance camera in the theater had cleared Song Yi's name, she was puzzled. "Since the matter has been clarified and Lee Eun-joo's accusation of harassment against Song Yi was confirmed to be a misunderstanding, why haven't the police released him yet?"
Lee Young-ae had some guesses, but she didn't dare to say anything. She just told the truth about what she saw and heard in the theater.
"Thank you, Lee Young-ae, we really need your words of solidarity." Kim Tae-hee bowed and thanked him.
At this time, Jin Xiyuan had already walked out of the temporary summons room of COEX Mall. Jin Taixi hurriedly walked up to her and anxiously asked Jin Xiyuan, "Sister, what is going on? Hasn't it been confirmed to be a misunderstanding?"
Seeing that there were outsiders present, Kim Hee-won winked at Kim Tae-hee, asking her not to ask any more questions. Kim Hee-won thanked Bong Joon-ho and Lee Young-ae, and agreed to meet again next time. Lee Young-ae was delighted to hear Kim Hee-won's promise, thinking that delaying leaving until this time would indeed bring unexpected gains.
Kim Hee-won didn't want her sister Kim Tae-hee to get involved in the scandal of Lee Eun-joo being sexually exploited. "Didn't I tell you not to come? Director Cui can just come and coordinate the follow-up matters. We, Shin-Ah, are not involved in this matter, and we didn't take the initiative to lift the lid."
Kim Tae-hee breathed a sigh of relief. From Kim Hee-won's tone, it seemed that Song Yi and Xinya Media were unintentionally involved in a case, so they stayed to serve as witnesses.
"It's easy for you to say that. One is my husband and the other is my sister. I heard that you were summoned by the Gangnam District Police Station for investigation. I was so scared that I almost called Uncle Park." Kim Tae-hee said. Song Yi took Kim Tae-hee to visit Song Woo-seok, Park Dong-ho and Xia Meiai, and also got to know the bigwigs of the New Millennium Democratic Party.
Kim Hee-won briefly talked about the abuse and forced sexual transactions of Lee Eun-joo by Kim Sung-hoon, the representative director of The Contents Entertainment. Lee Eun-joo said that when she attended the Grand Bell Awards ceremony last year, Kim Sung-hoon forced her to put toys inside her to humiliate her. Kim Sung-hoon seemed to warn Lee Eun-joo that even though she was the Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress, she was still just a plaything in his eyes.
When Kim Tae-hee and Choi Sun-hee heard what Kim Hee-won said, they both gasped. Kim Tae-hee was indignant, "Isn't this Kim Sung-hoon a pervert? This kind of scum should go to hell. If Lee Eun-joo hadn't taken the initiative to expose him today, I'm afraid more female artists would have suffered from his evil hands."
Just as Choi Sun-hee and the other three were sympathizing with Lee Eun-joo's tragic experience, Detective Lee Young-jun and Lieutenant Park In-ya were extremely troubled.
He looked at Park In-ah's testimony of interrogating Lee Eun-joo and couldn't believe his eyes. "Is what Lee Eun-joo accused true?"
Park In-ah was in a complicated mood. As a woman, she naturally sympathized with Lee Eun-ju's inhuman experience. "I just contacted the doctors at Asan Hospital, and they took out key evidence from Lee Eun-ju's body. The evidence has been sealed. Lee Mi-sook, an artist from The Contents Entertainment, also confirmed most of Lee Eun-ju's testimony, but Lee Mi-sook pushed most of the criminal responsibility onto the company's representative director Kim Sung-hoon, saying that she was also forced."
"Senior, do you want to call the director to report the case and apply for an arrest warrant to arrest Kim Sung-hoon?" Park In-a asked proactively.
Li Rongjun frowned. He was not sure whether the director had the courage to push forward the investigation into the Li Enzhu case.
Gangnam District is a wealthy area in Seoul, with many wealthy businessmen and celebrities living in the area. Their director has always emphasized that they should be extremely cautious when encountering cases and not close them hastily. Later, Li Rongjun realized that it was not because the director was meticulous in handling cases, but because he himself had a style of doing things in a muddy way. He did not want to offend anyone and wanted to get more benefits as the director.
Just as he was hesitating whether to notify the director, he noticed a group of men in suits approaching. The leader was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, with a slicked-back hair, a slightly overweight body, and very sharp eyes.
Park In-ya took the initiative to stand up and block the group of people. "The Gangnam District Police Station in Seoul is investigating the case. Please do not disturb our police investigation if you are not related to the case."
The middle-aged man glanced at Park In-ya from head to toe, and Park In-ya felt uneasy.
He took out his prosecutor's ID and said, "I am Prosecutor Le Seok-ik of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. I am here to take over the investigation of the Lee Eun-joo case on the orders of Chief Prosecutor Lee of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office. Now I hope that the Gangnam District Police Department will transfer all the parties involved in the Lee Eun-joo case, relevant witnesses, evidence and confessions involved in the case to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for handling." Le Seok-ik's expression was very serious and his words were very strong. He did not allow Lee Young-jun and Park In-ya to refuse.
Lee Young-jun and Park In-ya felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, as they thought Kim Sung-hoon had found help so quickly and would use his power as a prosecutor to force Lee Eun-joo and The Contents Entertainment to reconcile.
Li Rongjun had to step forward, "Senior, we have just found some clues on our side and are preparing to report the case to our director. Logically, we police have the obligation to notify Li Enzhu's family and her agency's representative Jin Chengxun."
Le Xiyi's brows were already furrowed. He saw the Li Enzhu case as a good opportunity to turn things around. He had planned to make Li Enzhu's case of sexual misconduct an ironclad case and would not allow anyone else to interfere.
For Le Xiyi, his situation in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office is actually quite embarrassing. His colleagues all know that he is very capable at work, but unfortunately he is not valued by Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-dae.
In 1999, the 39-year-old Le Xiyi had just been transferred from the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office to continue serving as a prosecutor.
As a result, soon after taking office, Yak Seok-ik arrested the head of the intelligence bureau of the National Police Agency for bribery. In the end, Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-dae commented that "this guy is definitely not an ordinary person." As a result, he did not move to another position in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office for three years, and his colleagues laughed at him for "no hope of promotion."
Le Xiyi originally wanted to transfer to the Busan Prosecutor's Office and start over, but his father Le Dianren persuaded him. Le Dianren is a professor of economics at Yonsei University and has great prestige in the Korean academic community. Le Xiyi can also be considered to be from a prominent family.
Le Dianren commented that Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-dae was smooth in his work and bet on both the progressives and the conservatives. When the situation of the 2002 presidential election becomes clear, the experienced Lee Sang-dae must make his position clear. By then, the suppressed Le Seok-ik may have a chance to wait patiently for two years.
Although Le Xiyi was not successful in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Korean prosecutors have always been strong. He had personally arrested the Director of the Intelligence Bureau of the National Police Agency, so how could he care about the resistance of an old detective?
"I don't care about your case handling procedures. I must take the person away today. If you want to notify Li Enzhu's family, it is your freedom. If they want to see the client, let them come to the procuratorate to find me, Le Xiyi. If you don't know me, you can ask my colleagues about my resume." Le Xiyi didn't have the patience to waste time with a small character like Li Rongjun.
Park In-ya sensed the contempt in Le Seok-ik's voice and felt very upset. "Prosecutors are so great. The Prosecutor's Office can take away cases from our police station. Do they look down on us frontline police officers?"
Of course, she knew that if she didn't want to hand over the evidence, the Gangnam District Police Chief would have to step in, but that was impossible. Many police officers in South Korea turned pale when talking about prosecutors, so how could they take the initiative to offend Le Xiyi?
Li Rongjun sighed. He knew that it was impossible to do anything. "I will notify Li Enzhu's family first. Ren Ya, you should make preparations for the handover. I will call the director first. We can't make decisions on such an important matter without authorization."
In addition to taking over the case of Lee Eun-joo, Le Xiyi also wanted to take the opportunity to get to know Song Yi. When Lee Sang-dae specifically asked him to take charge of the case of Lee Eun-joo, he specifically emphasized that Song Yi attached great importance to the case of Lee Eun-joo, and he could consult Song Yi's opinion on how to deal with the case. After all, it is wise to listen to both sides.
In fact, Le Xiyi looked down on Lee Sang-dae's approach. As the prosecutor general of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Lee Sang-dae is in a high position of power, second only to the Attorney General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of Korea.
He felt that Li Xiangda did not need to curry favor with the newly rich Song Yi, but he knew that Song Yi had close contacts with many bigwigs of the ruling party. As long as Song Yi was willing to help him, he would have a smooth career in the government.
"By the way, I heard that Chairman Song Yi of New Asia Media Real Estate Group was also involved in the Li Enzhu case. Where is Chairman Song?" Le Xiyi asked with concern.
Li Rongjun didn't know what Le Xiyi was up to. "President Song was not actually involved in the case. Someone called the police and reported that President Song Yi was harassing Lee Eun-joo in the cinema. Later, we confirmed through surveillance video that this was actually a misunderstanding. In fact, the criminal who harassed Lee Eun-joo was someone else. You will understand after you have read the evidence and confession we handed over."
Le Xiyi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Song Yi was not involved in the case, he would have peace of mind. This time, he must use the Li Enzhu case to expose the hidden rules of the entertainment industry and make a name for himself. After the new president takes office, he will naturally have a promotion opportunity as he has made great contributions.
Song Yi had actually already made a record of the incident, and he was actually using his cell phone to contact various bigwigs of the Millennium Democratic Party. Kim Sung-hoon was just a small fry, and the key issue was whether to dig out the financial backers from Kim Sung-hoon, and whether to interrogate the political and business bigwigs who had accepted sexual transactions from Lee Eun-joo.
Song Yi learned from Li Xiangda that the prosecutor in charge of the team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office this time was Le Xiyi. Li Xiangda commented that Le Xiyi was a good knife, and he was invincible if used well, but he also had to be careful not to cut his hands.
Song Yi knew that Le Xiyi had not been successful in the past two years. If Park Donghao had not been elected president and promoted him to prosecutor general, he would have no chance to stand out.
If Song Yuxi and Park Donghao are ambitious and determined idealists, then Le Xiyi is a complete opportunist. This kind of person may become your temporary partner, but sooner or later he will betray you for profit. The reason why he didn't betray you now is that he didn't have enough chips to betray you.
Song Yi has received many calls, and they are trying to test Song Yi's attitude towards the Li Enzhu case. They actually want to know whether Song Yi wants to get rid of Jin Chengxun or really wants to thoroughly rectify the bad atmosphere in the entertainment industry.
Song Yi knew that his personal strength was not enough to shake the upper class in South Korea. The best outcome of the Lee Eun-ju case would be that Kim Sung-hoon, the boss of Lee Eun-ju's agency, and her agent would be punished by law, while those high-ranking officials who had accepted illegal sex transactions would still be able to get away with it through various means.
Song Yi's goal is to push the South Korean National Assembly to pass the "Lee Eun-ju Act" as soon as possible, reduce the unspoken rules in the South Korean entertainment industry through legal provisions, and strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of artists.
He recalled the thought-provoking words that Lee Eun-joo had said in the theater, "If I can be an upright human being, why should I be a dog?"
Yes, why can these rich and powerful people treat women as playthings, disregard the law, and allow the tragedy of Lee Eun-ju to be repeated in South Korea?
If the inside story of Lee Eun-ju's case is exposed, he believes that the angry people will definitely ask the South Korean government, the Procuratorate and the police to give the public a lesson and bring the criminals in Lee Eun-ju's case to justice. However, this approach is bound to not please Zhong Xiaotong. After all, Zhong Xiaotong has been thinking about a smooth transition and does not want to cause trouble in the last year of his term.
Moreover, when Zhong Xiaotong took office, he proposed a policy of building a country based on culture, and the Korean film and television industry ushered in a booming development. When the Lee Eun-joo case broke out, the public also wondered whether the government's vigorous promotion of the film and television industry contributed to the unhealthy atmosphere of unspoken rules in the entertainment industry?
Song Yi thought about it and decided to handle the case of Li Enzhu well without letting Xinya Media make enemies in the entertainment industry. This would undoubtedly test the prosecutor's ability to handle cases. He decided to meet with Le Xiyi, who was eager to make a contribution, first, and not do something bad with good intentions.
When Song Yi walked out of the room, he happened to meet Le Xiyi and his team. Le Xiyi recognized Song Yi at a glance, and he hurriedly ran forward, "Excuse me, are you President Song Yi of Xinya Media Real Estate?"
Song Yi recognized Le Xiyi, of course. He looked at Le Xiyi's smooth forehead and wanted to laugh. "Yes, it's me. May I ask who you are?"
"Hello, Chairman Song. I am Le Xiyi from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Chief Prosecutor Lee asked me to come here to investigate the case of Lee Eun-joo. Officer Lee Young-jun from the Gangnam District Police Station just reviewed the case with me. Our colleagues in the Prosecutors' Office have arrested Kim Sung-hoon, the representative director of The Contents Entertainment."
"Chairman Song, as witnesses in the Lee Eun-joo case, you and Ms. Kim Hee-won may be required to go to the local prosecutor's office together." Le Xiyi looked at Song Yi in embarrassment. He knew that Korean chaebols were actually very averse to going to the prosecutor's office.
Song Yi knew the prosecutor's office's case handling process and had no objection to it. "No problem. As a law-abiding citizen, I have the obligation to assist the prosecutors in handling the case. So, I will say hello to my company's legal team, and I will go to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office with you later."
Seeing that Song Yi was very cooperative, Le Xiyi breathed a sigh of relief. Logically, Song Yi could go to the procuratorate today or not. After all, he was just a witness involved in the case, not a criminal. He could just go to the procuratorate to make up a record tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
"Chairman Song, don't worry, we will definitely take statements from you and Ms. Jin Xiyuan first. After you finish taking your statements, you can leave our procuratorate as soon as possible." Le Xiyi quickly assured.
Song Yi knew that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office would not make things difficult for him and Jin Xiyuan. After all, because of Zhou Mengxian's political donation case, he had a very close relationship with the District Prosecutors' Office.
"By the way, I suggest not notifying Lee Eun-joo's family members yet, and not revealing the details of the case to them. The Procuratorate should announce the progress of the case to the public after obtaining solid evidence of Kim Sung-hoon and his gang's crimes."
"In addition, I suggest that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office contact the Jeonju Prosecutors' Office and ask the Gunsan Prosecutors' Branch to protect Lee Eun-ju's family, so that no one can contact Lee Eun-ju's family and make Lee Eun-ju withdraw the case on her own initiative." Song Yi reminded.
"Chairman Song, do you mean that Lee Eun-joo's family will ask Lee Eun-joo to drop the case because of threats or benefits?" Le Xiyi asked.
"I hope I'm just overthinking it, but I'm worried that the last arrow that stabbed Lee Eun-joo might have come from someone close to her. At this time, I just hope she can be as strong as I imagine." Song Yi sighed.
Le Xiyi didn't expect Song Yi to sympathize with a young actor in the entertainment industry, but he still followed Song Yi's advice. Although Song Yi was not his boss, his words were more effective than his boss's now.
Song Yi and Jin Xiyuan met up, and Song Yi signaled Jin Taixi to go back to Chengbeidong Villa to wait for him, and he and Jin Xiyuan would be back soon. Cui Shanji and the legal team of Xinya Media Real Estate Group will go to the Procuratorate to follow the real-time progress of Li Enzhu's case.
After Kim Tae-hee left, Song Yi met Lee Eun-joo again. Lee Eun-joo's face was still pale, but her expression was not as heavy.
Song Yi hesitated for a moment, and said to Miss Li Enzhu: "Miss Li Enzhu, when the storm of this case has passed, you can go live abroad."
"Although you can't continue to be an actor, it's also good to be an ordinary person and live the rest of your life. This may be the so-called 'A blessing in disguise'?" Song Yi couldn't help but comfort Li Enzhu.
Li Enzhu showed a rare smile on her face, "Thank you, President Song, I will consider your suggestion."
As witnesses in the Lee Eun-joo case, Song Yi and Kim Hee-won took a New Asia Media's nanny car to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. Two of Le Xiyi's colleagues were also in the car.
Jin Xiyuan in the car couldn't help but ask Song Yi, "Song Yi, do you think that Jin Chengxun's punishment is belated justice?"
Song Yi thought about it for a moment, "It's like I ordered a bowl of noodles in the morning, but I didn't get to eat it for various reasons. In the evening, I was starving and still got to eat the bowl of noodles. This is certainly belated justice."
"But if I'm starving to death, and you finally come to my grave with a bowl of noodles to honor me. You tell me that this is a very rich bowl of beef noodles with lots of beef in it and that it tastes amazing, then I probably won't be able to help but curse you, fuck you!" Song Yi laughed at himself.
Le Xiyi has already appeared. After the Li Enzhu case is over, the Korean entertainment line will be appropriately accelerated. Girls' Generation should debut before National Day, so some content can be glossed over. This book has officially entered the middle period. (End of this chapter)