Attorney Kang Tae-hoon

Chapter 40

Lawyer Kang Tae-hoon Episode 040

Taehyung’s face hardened. It was a story I hadn’t heard.

“You must be mad! Because he got fired for one article in The Good News where he worked for 5 years!”

Han Seong-ho took a few steps back and sat in the audience. He turned to the judge and said:

“That is why the Witness must have wanted revenge on Sungsung Enterprises! ‘Ah! I have to fuck these guys!’ Right!?”

widely!

One of Han Seong-ho’s palms struck the witness stand desk in such a way as to say, ‘Is that right?’

“Isn’t it? witness. Please answer me. Are you angry? Isn’t it unfair that he was cut off at the job where he worked for 5 years and became a witness to damage the Inseong Enterprise!? witness! Is it true that the witness was fired for ‘semiconductor coverage’!?”

Song Min-geun, who had closed his mouth, eventually exploded like an active volcano.

“okay! I came out angry! I’m angry! After giving my life for 5 years to work, I was fired because of one knight! That is too unfair!”

“You came out angry. It is true that the witness came not for the semiconductor company-related witnesses, but to feed the Inseong Corporation due to the ‘dismissal’ in the end!”

“Hey, this fucking foot… … .”

“Please refrain from speaking or acting as a witness.”

Judge Ha Man-gi’s eyes narrowed and he looked at Song Min-geun.

Taehyung muttered as if he had lost his mind.

“I have an objection. The witness is different from the current statement… … .”

He looked at Song Min-geun, who was leaving his chest. There was a small smile on his face.

‘Han Seong-ho… … .’

bought with money It was certain. Witness Min-geun Song was moved by the script.

‘upstart.’

Han Seong-ho returned to his seat with an invisible smile and sat down.

Tae-hoon got up again, and the next witness, Um Ki-tae, took a seat.

A formal question follows.

‘Um Ki-tae also turned around.’

Han Seong-ho is sure. In the first place, this fight was unwinnable for a person named Kang Tae-hoon.

He was a powerless human rights lawyer, on the other hand, a mountain too great for them.

* * *

“And Father. I have one more thing to tell you.”

However, there were still many things Taehoon wanted to say. At his careful words, Uhm Gi-tae listened to her.

“I will come out of ‘Daehan Law Firm’ soon. It is a law firm in charge of litigation cases involving Sungsung Enterprises.”

Taehoon was guessing that a tail was attached to his back. Lee Baek-ho’s words came to mind.

‘Carefully. The opponent is a humane company. People who can do anything with money. But I know from experience. Money can’t stand on people. Make you remember that too.’

Taehoon saw through the key factors contained in those words.

Um Ki-tae looked puzzled at his words.“They will probably hand your father the money and ask him to stand by them. I believe in my father. I don’t think my father, who has been fighting for seven years, was shaken by the money they gave me.”

In fact, it was a gamble for Tae-Hoon. He thinks he could be one big breakthrough. Uhm Ki-tae said that if he was bought with money, he could be beaten by himself.

However, he gives that faith to Ki-Tae Um.

“Do you think I would sell my daughter’s injustice for money? Even if you give me 10 billion won, I won’t stand by them. If you do that, how will you see your daughter’s face even in death?”

Um Ki-tae had a firm expression on his face.

Taehoon wet his dry lips with a sip of water.

“Once you get the money they give you.”

“What do you mean? A lawyer.”

Uhm Ki-tae had a look that he couldn’t understand.

“They will ask you to stand by their side when they interrogate the witnesses. However, if a witness or evidence has been exploited in an unfair way, it becomes invalid. In other words, the contract based on that money can be said to be useless. And bring people together. Please bring together people who fight for the pain of the victims like your father, who will tell them that they still cannot sleep with their feet outstretched and that money cannot stand on top of people. They have to be people you can really trust. And tell them to call those people on this number when you collect them.”

Taehyung handed him a business card.

Uhm Gi-tae nodded his head.

“Please.”

Um Ki-tae clasped his hands tightly with both hands. Tae-hoon gives him trust.

* * *

‘Smile? I’m laughing now… … ?’

A small smile passed over Taehoon’s face, who seemed to be lost in front of Um Ki-tae.

Han Seong-ho looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“Judge. Except for Ki-Tae Um, additional witnesses attended this event today.”

“Is that so? Please apply for materials for witnesses.”

Ha Man-ki urged with a puzzled expression.

But Taehoon turned his body and looked at the audience.

“There are too many witnesses to file a claim.”

He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. And he soon looked around the audience. His voice began to spread somewhat loudly in the courtroom.

“Thirty-four. Nam Yang-sun, wife of Lee Ji-hoon, who worked in the semiconductor process for three years and passed away leaving behind a newborn daughter! Park Moon-taek, a father who lost his daughter at the age of a flower of twenty-three! twenty-five! Uhm Ji-hee’s grandmother, Lee Chun-ja, who took care of her sick old mother and younger brother! twenty seven… … .”

As Taehoon made eye contact with each person and mentioned their names, he started to rise from the audience one by one.

Watching the witnesses raising up one by one, Hamanki looked around them seriously.

“Twenty-one years old. Han Jae-hwan, father of plaintiff Han Jae-hee, who had a daughter who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant and is fighting chemotherapy and death. A total of 18 people attended as witnesses.”

‘crazy… … !’

Han Seong-ho couldn’t help but be embarrassed. He was clearly the one who had no longer met the Witnesses. He could not understand that he had attracted so many people.

“I have an objection. Plaintiff’s representative did not file a witness in advance!”

“They were present as spectators, and Ki-tae Um will testify on their behalf.”

Haman-gi closed his eyes for a moment and pondered.

Even the judges who were in charge of the right and left seats were somewhat perplexed by the truly amazing sight.

“I admit it.”

Han Seong-ho’s face twisted at the words that fell from Ha Man-gi’s mouth, and his fists were clenched. He was surprised at the same time.

But Um Ki-tae is on his side. Still, Han Seong-ho firmly believed.

They exchanged a few words and were leading to a decisive line.

“witness. Witnesses have been fighting a tough battle with Sungsung Enterprises for 8 years. Is that correct?”

“Yes.”

“Meetings led by witnesses continue to ask Inseong Corporation to open data on carcinogens and chemicals to workers, but Inseong Corporation continues to refuse. Is it true?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

‘why… … .’

Han Seong-ho made a puzzled expression as he watched Um Ki-tae answering again and again. He had to answer in a different way or out of ‘consistency’, but he didn’t.

A cold sweat began to trickle down Han Seong-ho’s forehead.

“As evidence of that, A.1 and No.4 certificates. I present proof of number 6.”

The attention was focused on the screen.

“Incident 1 is the survey data received by the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and benzene, formaldehyde, and ionizing radiation, which clearly cause leukemia, are generated as by-products in the three semiconductor companies, and arsenic, which causes lung cancer, exceeds the standard 4 times. do. I sent a reply. In addition, in case of certificate 4, it is stated in the worker contract of Inseong Enterprise. ‘Inseong Enterprises cannot inform workers of the substances they use because of trade secrets.’ But something is strange. According to the current law, it is stipulated that ‘workers have the right to know about the substances used’. However, they continued to cover them up with the word ‘trade secret’. And I will ask the witnesses. How did the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation react?”

“You can’t win. Don’t be silly. go back The other party is a Sungsung company,” he said.

“And the Witnesses in the audience must have heard the same thing. right?”

In the audience, they silently nodded their heads.

“And this is the certificate No. 6 I presented. This is an appendix extracted from the diary of the manuscript, Jaehee Han. If you look at it, it says, ‘There is always a chemical smell in the semiconductor factory’ and ‘I heard that they usually tell you what chemicals are used. It seems that you are busy enough that you do not even have time for that.” In other words, the people who work there don’t even have a ‘right to know’ what the chemicals are.”

Judge Ha Man-gi silently nodded his head.

Opposition newspapers followed.

Han Seong-ho asked Um Ki-tae a number of questions to twist the consistency.

But unlike what he was talking about with himself, he was telling his ‘facts’.

‘What happened… … .’

He eventually returned without getting anything from the opposing papers.

Shortly thereafter, the prosecution’s witnesses were interrogated.

* * *

final argument.

“I will make a final argument. Dear Judge. As you can see when you look at the No. 2 certificate… … Gap No. 7 is clearly disrupting the reproduction of crucian carp in the Bok River in the semiconductor process… … And I think that’s what we need to be explicit about.”

Tae-hoon looked around the audience and then looked up at Judge Ha Man-gi with a calm expression.

“Dear Judge. Inseong Enterprises continues to suggest that Inbind, which has entrusted overseas services, has ‘no connection’. However, according to the data received from the Occupational Safety and Health Center and the Ministry of Nature, it is clear that the chemicals used by Sungsung Enterprise have an effect on the human body. There have been many victims in this regard… … The issue we want to argue is that if Sungsung Enterprise is so proud! The idea is that workers should be able to see the materials used, etc. or not. There are also victims who have lost their families and are battling a difficult disease. In addition to them, the plaintiff’s disapproval of the workers’ compensation application should be dismissed. That is all.”

Tae-hoon looked at Han Seong-ho’s expression before taking a seat.

‘It’s only half the face.’

He had a bitter laugh. Han Seong-ho couldn’t believe it.

Um Ki-tae was not on his side.

Rather, he was on Kang Tae-hoon’s side. It wasn’t in the script.

“A defense attorney? deputy?”“Oh, yes.”

He was deeply immersed in his thoughts, and only then did he realize the call of the judge and got up.

His argument continued.

* * *

“Attorney Kang Tae-hoon.”

“Yes, Judge.”

After the trial was over, Haman-gi, the judge, called him. Taehoon, who was about to go out and thank those who attended today, turned his gaze away.

“That was great. I will give you a fair evaluation.”

Sincerely, Ha Man-ki admired Tae-hoon.

In addition, Ha Man-ki was the first to see lawyer Seong-ho Han so embarrassed today.

Han Seong-ho passed the judge, Ha Man-gi, and grabbed Tae-hoon’s shoulder.

“What happened.”

Taehyung smiled brightly at his question.

“I said last time, ‘All power comes from the people. I forgot to say this. Money cannot stand on top of people. Attorney Han Seong-ho.”

Taehyung turned around without hesitation. Han Seong-ho’s gaze was felt behind his back, but he didn’t care.

Uhm Ki-tae approached Han Seong-ho.

He took the envelope he had handed him out of his pocket and threw it in front of his eyes.

“You are a long way from following that friend when I saw you. Don’t weigh people with money.”

Turning around, Uhm Ki-tae and Tae-hoon approached those who were present today.

“Thank you for coming today.”

Taehyung politely bowed his head. Thousands of people, regardless of age, have come to Han Jae-hee for just one lawsuit.

Just because they win this case doesn’t mean they’ll get an industrial accident approval.

“No, man! We appreciate it more!”

“Cool! Did you see that lawyer’s face? Do you think you’re going to poop right now?”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

“It’s been a while since dinner time, so let’s go to our store and have a meal!”

“Ah, Mr. Ki-tae Um’s food skills are amazing.”

Those around Tae-hoon showed a bright smile. could win Taehyung firmly believed in him.

“Attorney Han Seong-ho. All right, are you okay?”

Unlike him, Attorney Han Seong-ho was looking down at the envelope that Um Ki-tae had thrown away.

His fists clenched and his body trembled slightly.

* * *

verdict.

Judge Ha Man-ki took turns looking at Tae-hoon and Han Seong-ho, who looked tense. He looked at the verdict after heaving an unheard sigh.

His mouth began to open. Attorney Han Seong-ho and Tae Hoon-do. And everyone in the audience focused their eyes on his mouth and was silent.