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Assemblyman,
I got rid of Hoo Ja.
I want to try doing politics right.
I have no one to worry about now.
Hoo Ja is gone now.
I'm going to do...
the politics that I want to do, useful politics.
You'll help me, right?
There's something that must be done right now.
(Interest Rate Regulation Act)
You want to stop them from repealing that?
Hoo Ja is pushing that.
That's why she put you in the Assembly,
but you want to stop...
Who knows when she'll get out?
Her sentence hasn't been confirmed yet.
Yes, but she isn't here now.
We should take care of it while she's gone.
They've already negotiated it. How can you stop it?
That's why I need your help.
You crazy little... Why should I help you?
No, I won't do it.
Sir. The interest rate regulation...
is for protecting the financially weak...
caught in a rut.
The regulation's goal is to protect...
the financially weak by banning excessive profits.
It does not ban interest charged...
Hey.
Do you even know what that means?
Don't repeat what you heard elsewhere.
Tell me what you think.
Why do you want to stop them from repealing...
the Interest Rate Regulation Act?
If that regulation gets taken away,
people who are struggling will struggle even more.
An assemblyman shouldn't do that.
You've changed a lot since I first met you.
Do you realize that?
I should change.
I guess my position changed me.
No, no.
Your position changed you? That's gibberish.
I think you found the right position.
So how can I help you?
Give me just three things.
Your connections.
Intel.
(Pro, Against, Neutral)
And strategy.
Let's take a gamble with those three things.
What else can pros like us do together?
You pick things up so quickly.
(Pro, Neutral, Against)
Okay, look at this closely.
Of the 300 Assemblymen, there are 147...
who are for the regulation being repealed.
They're all from the Nationalist party.
The 140 in the Minjin party are opposed.
The 13 that are with the Gonsojong party...
and the Sojang party.
They're neutral.
But they just claim they're neutral.
Even if they vote against at the general meeting,
there's a greater probability it'll pass.
So we just make sure these 14...
can't attend the meeting at all...
to make sure they don't have a quorum.
- Do you understand? - Yes, of course.
What should I do first?
First, let's get close to them.
You need to be close to talk to them.
First, let's go after this woman.
That was close. So close.
Byun Jae Jung, serving her fourth term with Gyehyuk.
If we get her, the three Gyehyuk's votes are ours.
Nice. Let's go, Seung Yi.
Here I go.
Oh no!
I'm sorry.
Aren't you Assemblywoman Byun Jae Jung?
- I am. - What a coincidence.
Do you like table tennis?
It's nice to meet you.
I'm Assemblyman Yang Jung Gook of Seowon.
- Hello. - Hello.
If you don't mind, how about a game?
What do you say?
- Sure. - Okay.
She's very competitive. She lives for it.
So don't go easy on her. Do your best.
You can have a cold drink after you win...
and talk about the regulation.
Like, "Wouldn't it be bad if it were repealed?"
But she's in her 70s. I can't do that.
I can't do that.
I'm impressed.
You are really good at table tennis.
One more game!
Mr. Yang, let's stop.
What do you mean "stop"? That was just one match.
Get up!
Get up! We should play one more match!
- Something's wrong. - What?
- Something's wrong. - What's wrong?
Assemblyman Byun!
Ambulance!
She has angina.
She'll be hospitalized for a month.
- I'm sorry. - No, it's fine.
You didn't know, that's why you did that.
Don't worry about it. Don't worry.
Okay. Let's go after him.
- Thanks. - Sure.
- Here. - Thanks.
- Okay. Cheers. - Cheers!
- Bottoms up. - This guy...
loves to drink,
so drink with him a little bit...
and make a comment when the time is right.
And say we need the regulation.
From what I can see, the Interest Rate...
Just drink first. We can talk later.
Yes, sir.
Let me say this again.
- The Interest Rate... - Let me pour you another.
Yes, sir.
Drink first.
Bottoms up.
Yes, sir.
Sir, do you want to play a game?
- That sounds good. - A game.
Watch.
Best ice cream. 44.
Cute and adorable. 44.
Must I really say "cute and adorable"?
Of course. That's the point.
Whatever. You lost. You need to drink.
- Drink, drink - Drink, drink
- The drinks are going in - The drinks are going in
- Drink - Drink
He lost again!
Drink.
- Come on, let's go. - Let's go.
- Yes, yes. - Yes.
He lost again!
That's enough.
How long will you make me shake my shoulders?
Look at them
They got dislocated
That's enough!
They got dislocated
Did you play games?
Yes, I drank a lot, so...
Forget it.
It's not your fault. It's the alcohol's fault.
Jang Doo Bong from the Changjo party.
Let's go after him.
(Jang Doo Bong Hunger Strike)
(Amend the Election Laws)
(Neutral)
Kang Mi Ja of the Happiness party.
Let's get Mi Ja.
Assemblyman Kang?
Cho Sung Chan.
Hello, sir.
Kim Mi Ok.
Cha Min Joon.
Baek Gil Soo.
Cho Sung Jin.
Min Byung Soo.
(Neutral, Baek Chang Jin)
Baek Chang Jin.
He's our last hope.
There's no one else.
Illegal nukes are a serious problem...
in the development of the gaming industry.
I've been attacked with nukes too.
It's the most degrading...
and infuriating thing.
Nukes need to be eliminated.
Of course. Those jerks who use nukes...
are the biggest jerks.
(Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula)
Darn it.
(Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula)
Why did I have to bring up nukes?
I liked your comment.
Whether it's in the Korean Peninsula or games,
we want nukes gone, right?
I'm sorry.
I had the wrong information...
about the seminar.
The Interest Rate Regulation Act.
That's what this is about, right?
Yes, it is. Sorry?
We know what position...
you have on the matter.
Sure, we agree on some aspects,
but it won't go as you hope.
Why do you think that?
The Gongsojang party has too many bills...
intertwined with the Nationalist's bills,
so you can't win them over.
The assemblymen in our party...
Well, you know the general election is next year.
What about it?
Rumor spread already that Kim Nam Hwa...
will be the new party leader.
Didn't you hear?
Anyway,
the next party leader is pushing to repeal it.
Get it?
How could we vote against it?
We'd be asking for trouble. Don't you agree?
Wait. Assemblyman Kim Nam Hwa...
will become the party leader?
What? He was questioned by the police...
for receiving bribes.
How could he become...
I don't understand...
Assemblyman Yang.
You must not know.
You're naive.
What do politicians suffer from the most?
Political manipulation.
Then what politicians use the most as an excuse...
It was political manipulation.
Let's think about this.
How could an assemblyman like me...
take a bribe from a loan shark?
Does that make sense?
It made me laugh when I heard.
Isn't it funny? No?
Anyway, that'll be all.
The police even have transaction records...
of your receiving the bribe.
Do you have any comments about that?
Look.
I just told you.
This was staged. It's political manipulation.
Now, think... Stop taking pictures.
No pictures.
Think about it.
To be honest.
If I took a bribe,
why would I leave it...
in my bank account?
It's not a savings.
Right? Okay.
I've explained my position...
thoroughly. Thank you.
- Are you denying it? - Assemblyman!
- Do you refute it? - Please tell us!
Assemblyman Kim!
Hello?
It's me.
How will you get our chairman out?
Why aren't you saying anything?
Hey. I'm about to get locked up.
How could you ask me to get your chairman out?
You clueless brat.
- Hey, you. - "Hey, you." What?
Hey. I'm telling you this for the last time.
I'll handle the interest rate regulation...
as promised,
so don't call me ever again.
I'm changing my number.
If you call again,
I will pulverize you.
Got that? Bye.
Hey, Kim Nam Hwa!
Aren't you going to say hi to your big sister?
What brings you here?
Why else would I be at the office?
I came to work.
Why is this still here?
I said to get rid of it.
(Park Hoo Ja)
Let go.
Let go. Now.
- Jin Hee. - I said to let go.
Hoo Ja...
Gwi Nam.
She wasn't sentenced yet,
so please...
Since when did our baby sister...
stop listening to her big sister?
Baby sister.
Gwi Nam!
We'll have a shareholder meeting soon.
I'm going to become the new chairman.
We've already decided on it.
So please listen...
to your big sister.
Okay?
My lovely baby sister.
So, all the old fogies are with Number One.
Yes.
Seeing how they already scheduled the meeting...
and set the agenda,
she already worked the old fogies...
and was waiting for a good time to oust you.
The older you get,
you should talk less...
and open your wallets.
But why don't we know anyone like that?
They talk so much...
and won't open their wallets at all.
So? What has Jung Gook...
been doing lately?
I think he's scrambling to block the repeal.
But he's not getting anywhere with that.
I see.
When you're locked in here,
you get way too much time to think.
So I've been doing that "thinking,"
and I'm sure I emptied out...
my safe entirely.
Destroy it after you back it up on the computer.
Okay.
What was that ridiculous piece of paper...
doing in there?
I thought about it over and over.
Hoo Ja. Gwi Nam.
Get out here. Let me see you.
I thought about it, and...
there was only one answer.
What bad luck.
You're still here?
We're not done talking.
Are you saying...
Jung Gook and Number One are working together?
It's very likely that's what happened.
No, I'm sure of it.
I told you, I thought a lot.
All you do in here is eat, poop,
and think.
I even thought about my childhood first love.
What should we do now?
We should get Jung Gook and...
No.
It's too dangerous if you act alone.
Let's call Number Three.
Mi Hee?
Yes.
She's the only one who can fix this.
Would she help us for free?
Naturally, she won't do it for free.
She never does anything that won't benefit her.
We haven't seen our sister who married rich.
Tell her to visit.
I should make the deal myself.
I'm annoyed at the thought of seeing her.
I can't stand that brat.
She's only one year older than I am.
Darn it.
If we get Kim Nam Hwa,
we can make it impossible to vote on the bill...
to repeal the interest rate regulation.
The party leader is basically a king.
Hoo Ja's bribery case didn't do much, right?
Based on what the other assemblymen say,
he'll keep appealing and buy time...
until next year's general election.
Then, if he is elected the party leader,
the case will probably just die.
Someone used this method in the past.
Appealing again and again, stalling and stalling.
It was pathetic beyond measure.
What? What it is? Why are you looking at me?
What's with the look in your eyes?
That's now how you look at your uncle!
It's the look of respect.
Anyway, so how do you plan to take Kim Nam Hwa down?
I wish we could catch him for one of his crimes,
but we have no means to do that.
Why don't we ask Mi Jin for help?
We haven't seen her in a while.
We used a phishing text to extract data from...
her phone. How is that a crime?
It's merely a suspicion. We committed the crime.
hacking, disseminating personal info and more.
We need direct evidence...
and bring it through the official route.
If we find evidence. we can give it to your wife.
Intellectual Crimes detectives are still cops.
We can think about that when we have evidence.
How can we get evidence against Kim Nam Hwa?
I can't think of a way.
Why not? We can just ask directly.
I'll go ask.
Like he'd tell you?
- You're not even close. - Even still,
I've been an assemblyman for long.
I was the highest in the Nationalist party.
I'll work him nicely until he sings.
- Don't worry. - You're right. Yes.
Nam Hwa, let's drink. The aides, too.
Okay.
Let's drink and talk later.
- 3,6,9 - 3,6,9
- 1! - 2!
Drink, drink
He stinks at this.
Well, so... Anyway...
Let's talk another time.
- He isn't picking up? - It's off.
Darn it.
Forget this. I'll bring someone.
Who? Someone close to you?
Just someone who's kind of close, but not really.
Someone comfortable, but not really.
Sang Jin?
Here you go.
Thanks.
Don't you think that coffee machine...
and this entire thing you have going clash?
This house is totally all-natural.
I'm not picky about much, but I am about coffee.
- Try it. it's good. - Okay.
You want me to find dirt on Nam Hwa?
Yes, please.
How could people in the same party do that?
No, I can't do that.
You must because he's in your party.
Aren't you sick of our political culture?
They need the nomination the following election,
so whatever their party decides,
they must agree with.
If the party leader takes this side, they come here.
If he takes that side, they rush there.
That's not serving the people.
It's serving the party.
Even will, I can't.
You said before...
The biggest punishment for shunning politics is...
you'll have to work for the rest of your life.
I thought a lot while doing politics...
over the past few months.
The biggest punishment for shunning politics is...
you must live the same way for the rest of your life.
The voters who elected you live as such, and...
the elected assemblyman must live the same way.
Disappointed, frustrated, sad,
without trying to change. The same exact way.
That's how they'll live,
getting hurt every four years.
"That's what politics is like."
Hiding behind those words and not trying to change?
That's what pros do.
Newbies like us should be different.
Let's act like naive fools and cut off...
the head of bad people. and create...
an assembly that truly cares about the people.
How many times did you meet Kim Nam Hwa?
I saw him properly only once.
Once?
Then you should show your face again.
Let's head to his office!
Now? What am I supposed to say?
How have you been?
Hey, Sang Jin.
What brings you here?
I was in the area.
I'm glad you're here.
- Would you like tea? - Yes, please.
Did you really leave after having tea?
What's wrong with you? You should've gone out.
He only said to have tea. What else could I do?
That's just what people say.
When someone says, "Work hard," will you work hard?
Why are you so literal?
Seriously.
Meet him very often from now on.
Until you become close.
How can we become close?
Hey, Jung Gook!
How can we become close?
Let's go.
- Assemblyman Kim. - Yes?
What a coincidence.
Sang Jin. What brings you here?
- What are you doing? - Get in.
- Get in? Thanks. - Yes. Sure.
- What are you doing? - I need to get in too.
- What do you mean? - I need to get in too.
- I'm busy. - I need to get in too.
What's wrong with you?
- I need to get in too. - What?
- Yes. - I feel like...
I keep asking you questions.
- It's fine. - It is going to rain?
I don't think so.
You think so?
- The clouds... - Goodness!
Assemblyman Kim!
Sang Jin. What are you doing here?
I was just passing by.
- Then keep passing by. - I can't. The coffee.
Are you feeling okay?
- Yes. - Okay.
Hello.
Assemblyman Kim!
What? Hey, Sang Jin!
Why are you following me?
It's a coincidence.
I was in the tub for too long.
- Are you okay? - I'm fine. Sorry.
Assemblyman Kim!
- Sang Jin. - Why do we keep...
running into each other?
It's so funny.
Yes. Well, enjoy your food.
Okay. You too.
This is so funny.
Hey, move this.
Yes, sir.
Keep showing my face,
but don't ask him to meet with me.
How long must I follow...
Kim Nam Hwa will approach you first.
He'll ask you to have a drink with him.
Are you sure?
Why do you think that?
You need to beat me in next year's election.
And Kim Nam Hwa...
hates me with a passion.
I said no pine nuts,
- but they keep... - Assemblyman Kim.
What? Hey.
Enjoy your meal.
I'll see you again.
- Okay. Get home safely. - Yes, sir.
Hold on.
He's dying to get rid of me.
Since we met anyway,
how about we get a drink tonight?
Sure. Let's go get a drink.
Did I pour too much?
- No, it's fine. - Okay.
Here.
I should've taken you out...
for dinner after the election. Sorry.
Not at all.
I know you're busy.
- It's okay. - No, I was wrong.
And after you lost...
to Yang Jung Gook,
I felt terrible about it too.
Where did that clueless punk...
suddenly come from?
Hey, did he really go to Seoul University?
Your camp must have run a background search...
on him once he entered the race.
Who cares about education?
The results are all that matter.
No, education matters too.
The results matter more, that's all.
During next year's election,
I'll support you actively.
I'll get you some celebrities, too.
Make sure to take down Yang Jung Gook.
Break both of his legs...
so he can never get back up. Okay?
Yes, sir.
Good. I like the look in your eyes.
- Drink. - Yes, sir.
What must I ask him...
while drinking with him?
"What bad things have you done until now?"
I can't ask him something so straightforward.
What corruption is common most among assemblymen?
Hiring favors?
- Assemblyman. - Hey.
Don't call me that.
Call me Nam Hwa.
Just "Nam Hwa." It's okay.
Okay, Nam Hwa.
Nam Hwa, I wonder...
if you ever granted...
favors in hiring people...
What? What favors?
Hiring favors.
Yes. Hiring favors.
Hey.
- Sang Jin. - Yes?
Are you and I close enough to talk about that?
Are we?
You don't talk about things like that...
in places like this...
where there are so many people.
That's right.
You're right.
If he doesn't take the bait, then...
That!
- That! - What?
That!
Budget! Assemblyman's budget!
How's the budget that you get?
I hear other assemblymen save it...
and use it for their personal expenses.
Why do you have so many questions?
If you have time to think about those things,
think about how to beat Yang Jung Gook.
You lost to an independent.
Aren't you ashamed?
I'd be too ashamed...
to even eat...
or sleep.
Yes, sir. I'm sorry.
What if I still can't get anything out of him?
I'm...
so anxious.
If you don't think any of your questions will work,
just...
cry!
Yes. Cry.
People are bound to talk...
when they feel bad.
To comfort you.
Bawl like a baby.
How can I just cry at the drop of a hat?
Nam Hwa. Do you know why I went to the mountain...
after losing the election?
The mountain?
Why? Do you like them?
No, I hate mountains.
But I went anyway because...
I wanted to punish myself harshly.
Because I couldn't forgive myself...
for losing to someone like Jung Gook.
That's why I went.
Hey, what's wrong?
There's a lot of people here.
Are you crying?
Yes, I am.
I'm crying because I can't hold back...
the tears that are falling.
Hey, why are you crying?
Why are you crying? You're making me feel bad.
Everyone is staring. Stop crying.
- Stop. - You know,
I thought the Nationalist party would dump me.
Why would we dump you?
We won't. Don't worry.
Dump me!
Someone who loses to Jung Gook...
doesn't deserve to be in the Nationalist party.
Sang Jin, look at me.
You're definitely qualified. Okay?
Don't cry. Let's keep it down for now.
There are too many people staring at us.
- I'm sorry. - Lower your voice a bit.
I...
am not worthy, Nam Hwa!
Hey. Sang Jin. Stop crying.
Look up. There are too many people.
Nam Hwa.
Sang Jin.
You are definitely qualified.
Think about it.
Can't you tell from how we chose you,
although you had no political experience?
Sit back. Look at me.
- Don't cry. - Okay.
Hey.
When I first started,
I wanted to beat my competitor,
I paid the party dues for other members...
to win the primaries to get to the election.
You paid other members' dues?
That's right.
You need to win over your party members first.
That gives me the edge I need...
to plant my flag.
What's politics?
The one who gets more people on his side...
wins.
Try it. You'll see.
It doesn't cost much.
I see.
Gosh.
Nam Hwa.
I'm sorry, but let me wipe off the tears.
Okay, okay. Stop crying.
- I'm sorry. - Don't be. It's okay.
He's so soft-hearted.
Hi, Jung Gook.
We need to meet up right now. Yes.
He paid the dues for other members?
Is that serious?
Of course. He paid other people's dues...
to manipulate the number of supporters.
That could be a big problem.
It violates election laws, too.
It violates election laws.
That, I can understand.
Okay, good.
Is that enough of a cause?
Of course, it is.
Cause? For what?
We have all the evidence for the bribery case,
so can't get Kim Nam Hwa.
I'll use the due payment matter...
to get a search warrant for his office.
If we find evidence...
of his illegal acts...
He wouldn't be able to blame...
political manipulation.
Then he won't be able to run for party leader.
That's how we catch...
the bad guys.
Intellectual Crimes, Team Three...
at Seowon Police Station, which was investigating...
Assemblyman Kim Nam Hwa's bribery charge,
searched and seized his office...
this morning.
Hello. Everyone stop!
You go that way, you that way.
Assemblyman Kim had been undergoing...
police investigation since last year for bribery,
but this is the first time his office was searched.
A whistleblower stated...
Assemblyman Kim was paying the party dues...
for over 300 members of the party.
Thus, the police have begun...
searching his office as well.
Look at this.
Good work.
Hi, babe.
Kim Nam Hwa is exactly as we suspected.
Paying others' party dues, recruiting corruption,
hiring corruption, and misuse of the budget.
He committed so many crimes.
He's a real dirtbag!
That's right, he's a dirtbag.
That's why we need to kick him out of the Assembly.
Keep up the good work.
I'm relying on you.
Okay. Got it.
Okay. We'll be working late starting today.
Let's work hard and then rest hard.
- Okay? - Yes, ma'am.
It's nice having connections.
Thanks to my prosecutor sister,
I get to have a visit in a room like this.
They even give an inmate snacks.
I heard the general situation.
What do you want from me?
Let me eat first.
Talk as you eat. I don't have time.
Sis.
Look at me.
Your sister is wearing numbers across her chest,
and living in jail.
Why are you being so cold?
"Are you eating? Are you cold?"
Wouldn't a normal person ask things like that?
You're the weirdo...
for hoping a Park could be normal.
What is it? Say what you want.
Please get me out of here.
Are you mad?
I'm not mad, but I feel like I'm going to go mad.
Let me stand trial while living at home.
You can do that much.
Your husband is powerful enough.
Or are you both?
You have zero respect...
for the legal system of our country.
My lovely sister.
Things in Korea don't work that way anymore.
You're referring to days long gone.
If I were referring to those days,
I'd ask you to get my charges dropped,
not get me out of detention.
I'll pay for my crimes.
Let me out until I receive my sentence.
Then I'll give you half of my shares...
in the company.
What?
Half?
Yes. Exactly 50 percent.
Half.
Number One has been acting like she's the chairman...
ever since I came in here.
You and I both have hard feelings toward her.
Let me out for a short time,
and let's take the company for ourselves.
Not bad, right?
I can't trust you.
You have to.
Even if North and South Korea keep fighting,
if Japan attacks, we must fight together.
Trust me. I'll trust you too.
It's not hard to let me be investigated from home.
Your little sister has a difficult time here.
Have some.
Stop drinking so much.
It'll all work out.
Do you know...
what I hate hearing more than anything?
"It'll all work out."
"There's won't be any problem."
Things like what you just said.
I need to fix it...
for it to get fixed. I need to eliminate...
the problem for it to go away.
So?
Should I look into people high up in Seowon?
Do you think I'm like this...
because I lack connections?
I'm wondering who I should ask...
so that everything will go smoothly...
without any problems.
Whatever.
We'll go with plan B.
Let's use the divine inheritance...
that our seniors taught us.
Inheritance?
- Look at this. - This?
We're from the National Police Agency.
How may we help you?
What do you think? We're here to take the case.
Take the documents.
Hey! Put that down!
- Why you... - Stop it!
My wife's best friend's dad was...
the Police Commissioner.
I'll ask him to get my case...
sent to the National Police Agency.
- No! Stop it! - Wait.
Hey! You can't take that!
You! Stop right there!
- Stop it! - Why you!
I'll ask him to delay the investigation.
To drag it out as long as possible...
until people lose interest.
- Mom. - Stop right there!
That's what I'll do. Yes.
Once people don't see it, they'll start...
not caring about it. It's only natural.
Okay. Let's say you stop the cops like that.
But I hear the detective on the case is...
Yang Jung Gook's wife.
Okay. Thanks, Mi Young.
What if he holds a press conference or something,
and talks about what's going on surrounding you?
If he uses his position as assemblymen...
to apply pressure, the NPA won't have a choice.
They'll have to investigate properly.
No, he can't call a press conference.
He knows who's involved, so he can't.
He can't.
Hi, Mr. Park.
Call a press conference tomorrow morning.
Yes.
Tell them it's about Assemblyman Kim Nam Hwa.
They'll be interested, so call as many reporters...
Proceed as discussed. Okay.
What is it?
I was just passing by.
You're holding a press conference tomorrow?
I didn't mean to eavesdrop.
Your voice is just too loud.
You can hear everything.
You're holding a press conference to get me...
because of the interest rate regulation?
If you hold a press conference tomorrow,
I won't be the only one getting hurt.
What do you mean?
Will I be hurt too?
No, no. Why would you be hurt? You won't.
Someone who trusted and followed you would be.
Let me tell you something funny.
No one in this world does bad things alone.
Do you know what our people's custom is?
To share.
If I eat, I give some to him.
If he eats, he gets some for me.
The political world works the same way.
Exactly the same.
Hiring corruption? Siphoning budgets?
Do you think I did all of that by myself?
Not at all.
Assemblyman Yang.
I value tradition and customs.
Understand?
I heard from Kim Nam Hwa.
I'm really sorry.
I didn't know that jerk had proof against me.
That thorough jerk.
Why can't he go down by himself? Dirtbag.
What happened?
What corrupt things did you do?
Not much.
Just...
When Nam Hwa...
gave out jobs for people,
I threw my son into the lot.
I lied that I had more aides working for me...
and siphoned a little of their salaries.
I took some money from my budget...
to buy my wife a mink coat.
Why did you take so much?
You're a terrible human being.
Watch your mouth.
You should've told me...
if you had a relationship like that with him.
I would've found another way.
I didn't know either.
I didn't know that jerk had documents on me, too!
Does not knowing fix everything?
Look at this mess.
Everyone worked hard to get here,
but it's ruined because of you.
I'm sorry. I'm terribly sorry.
So? What will you do?
Will you hold the press conference?
What?
Did Kim Nam Hwa tell you to stop me?
- You punk! - He must have thought...
I couldn't do it if you were involved,
but he misjudged me completely.
I...
will have the press conference tomorrow.
- Hey. - If I ignore it for you,
I can't do the politics...
that I want.
The useful politics.
You should gladly pay...
for the crimes you committed.
I'm leaving.
Hey, hey.
You can't do this.
What?
Hey.
If I get hurt,
do you think you'll be safe?
You're a con artist.
If I go public...
Go ahead!
Tell everyone,
"Yang Jung Gook is a con artist."
If that scared me...
If I was afraid of being exposed,
I wouldn't live like this.
If you want to stop me,
call the cops.
I'm going to live like this...
until the day they put handcuffs on me.
- Hey. - Let go!
Hey. Jung Gook!
Hey!
Hey.
So, you're saying Jung Gook said...
he'd hold the press conference...
even if that means you get arrested.
Right?
That punk is coming on strong.
This is not right.
He should offer to call it off first.
I made the idiot...
an Assemblyman.
That ingrate.
Calm down.
How can I calm down?
This is all your fault!
Why did you have to keep evidence on me?
Darn it.
Stop getting angry.
I can't talk then.
Hey.
I'd like you to step in...
given the circumstances.
How?
I heard...
you knew every secret and dirt...
on Jung Gook.
We can meet with the reporters first...
before his press conference,
and air his dirty laundry.
What do you think?
Are you telling me to kill Jung Gook?
You have to.
That way, you and I can both live.
What if he holds a press conference...
and tells the cops...
to investigate right away?
What then?
Right?
I have immunity, so I won't go to jail.
But you'll be locked up right away.
I don't need much.
Let's just cut his Achilles tendon.
If we strike first,
nothing he says at the press conference...
will carry any weight.
Let's make that happen.
Hey, hey, hey!
That little...
Hey.
You need to resolve this well...
and return to politics.
You need to serve 5th and 6th terms.
You were an assemblyman after all.
Call the reporters tomorrow.
Okay. Got it.
Have a good night.
How did I end up here?
There you are.
There are about 15 reporters here.
Do you have the source?
Don't you trust me?
Come on, honestly, we don't trust each other.
Trust me this time.
That's the only way we both can live.
(Assemblyman Kim Nam Hwa)
- This way. - Hello.
This way. Excuse us.
This way.
Hello.
This way. Sit here.
Sit down. We'll all sit.
Sit.
Ready?
Okay. Is everyone here?
- Yes. - Yes.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Okay, then. Let's begin...
right away.
Is your announcement...
regarding Assemblyman Yang Jung Gook?
As you must all know,
I am very close...
to Assemblyman Yang Jung Gook.
In light of that,
I'm not very comfortable being here right now.
However, I came there notwithstanding that...
because all of you need to know the truth...
about him that I know.
(Press Conference)
Everything I'm about to tell you...
is the whole,
unadulterated truth.
It's exactly what I know. Please keep that in mind.
Excuse me.
Just get to the point.
We need the headlines.
Okay. I'll get to the point.
Okay.
Let me get to the point.
None of you...
know who Assemblyman Yang Jung Gook is...
in reality...
Excuse me.
Just a minute.
Please excuse me.
Let's give him a minute.
Let's wait.
Why did you call?
What about your press conference?
I can't do it.
I'll do that useful politics stuff...
later on.
If I do that now,
you'll get hurt.
I can't let that happen.
You took this con artist...
and made me an assemblyman.
I can't send you to prison.
Let's talk later.
Who was it?
Was it your wife?
No.
He isn't well.
Just give them something for the headlines.
We need to grab their attention.
Okay.
I'll give you something for the headlines.
So please focus...
and write this down.
Assemblyman Kim Nam Hwa here...
and I...
are really despicable human beings.
During our 12 years in the Assembly,
receiving bribes, nepotism,
and granting favors were a given.
What are you doing?
Quiet, punk.
Like you said,
I don't want to go to jail alone.
Let me finish.
And there's more.
The budget for the assemblymen.
We brought that home all the time.
What are you doing?
Let go. Also,
a few years ago, we got jobs in...
the marketing department at a large company...
for my son and his nephew. Was it your nephew?
- Why you... - It was his nephew.
We got them jobs.
But my son had no patience...
- What are you doing? - So he quit last year.
But Assemblyman Kim's nephew still works there.
I think there's been some confusion.
Hold on. Stop it. What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Okay, okay. I got it. I'll do it right. Don't worry.
None of that is important.
Let me tell you something that is important.
Assemblyman Kim Nam Hwa...
had documents seized from his office.
I beseech...
the detectives who took those documents...
to investigate the crimes fairly and thoroughly,
without succumbing to external pressures.
I beg of you...
to investigate thoroughly.
Hey, don't be a disgrace and hide behind...
immunity from arrest and other...
special privileges, you punk.
Assemblymen should be punished for their crimes!
Isn't that the respectful thing...
to do for the citizens of our nation?
- Stop! Stop! Enough! - Where exactly?
- What was he saying? - Please explain!
- He's confused. - Please tell us!
I got your detention order withdrawn.