(All characters, organizations, places, cases, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(9th Grade Civil Servant Exam Center)
My father always told me this when I was young.
You must learn a trade.
That's how you'll earn a living.
And I answered, "No, Father."
I have a dream that means more than making a living.
The result of the negotiation on the financial crisis in 1997...
After the economic collapse, this is what my father said.
Become a government official.
Only then, you'll have your job until retirement.
And I answered, "No, Father."
"There is something else I want to do."
I had no idea until then.
(Pass)
Please help me pass this time.
I had no idea that I would be back at a school...
at my age and looking like this.
Mr. Jo Jin Gab!
Darn it. You're late! Run!
This is the fastest I can go.
Come on.
Here.
If you want to pass, you should try to read a few more pages.
Okay.
If you fail again, this year is over for you.
Think about how old you are.
I mean, there is no age limit for civil servants, but still.
Come on. Age is just a number.
Please pass this time!
You won't study for the exam next year. Good luck!
Good luck! Good luck!
I should have listened to my father ages ago.
(Exam Room 17 from Application Number from 606845 to 606874)
(9th Grade Civil Servant Exam for 2013)
I got this.
This is the way to go.
Jin Gab, Jin Gab.
Who is it?
Hey, you. You...
- You passed. - I told you not to open the door...
You passed the test.
What?
You passed, Jin Gab.
(List of Passing Applicants)
Hey, hey. My name is on there.
My gosh.
Well done.
We're civil servants now.
We don't have to worry about money now.
- My gosh. - You're a civil servant!
You're a civil servant!
Gosh!
Thank you! I passed!
Sell a lot. Mister, please stay healthy!
Yes!
Mi Ran. Jin Ah. I made it!
I did it.
Mi Ran, I passed!
Good work, today.
Good work.
I'll meet you inside, sir.
Okay.
(Police Station)
What is it?
I passed.
I passed the test for the 9th grade.
I see.
I'm a civil servant now.
Congratulations.
I'll live just like everyone else now.
I'll work at a post office and sort out mail.
I'll live a normal and uneventful life.
So...
my job security will be airtight.
I mean...
I just wanted to tell you that.
And...
- About the other day... - Congratulations. I mean it.
Now you've got the dream job that everyone wants.
Right.
Bye.
Okay, bye.
"The dream job that everyone wants"?
"The following individual is appointed..."
"as an assistant clerk"
"Signed by Minister Park Seung Woo".
"Name, Jo Jin Gab".
"The rest is the same."
That's right.
My dream of becoming a civil servant, the most secure job,
had come true.
Attention. Bow.
(2013 Appointment Ceremony for New Civil Servants)
Rise.
You may exit.
I didn't think like this from the start,
but that day, I made a promise to myself.
That no matter what happens,
I'd be a deep-rooted civil servant.
(Ministry of Employment and Labor 9th Grade Assistant Clerk)
"Ministry of Employment and Labor"?
(Ministry of Employment and Labor)
What is it?
(Labor inspector: Monitors whether working regulations are kept.)
(If not, one has the right to investigate the matter.)
(A special judicial police officer of the MOEL)
Six years later,
I became a labor inspector.
I'm done for.
(Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Poong)
(A place where labor and management are in harmony)
What may I help you with?
- I have an idea about that matter. - Please go ahead.
You need to fill out this form first.
We'd like to help, but as of now, there is no way.
What can I do if you claim that there's no way?
- Sir. - I can't hear you!
- Talk louder! - So...
Do you have proof?
If I did, I wouldn't have come here.
Unless my superior was an idiot,
he wouldn't have done it in front of everyone.
You see, we need evidence.
If it happens again, please make sure to record it.
You want this to happen again?
No, no. That's not what I meant. I just need evidence.
Yes, sir. I completely understand.
But I told you already.
We have repeatedly requested for your attendance.
Sir, I can't help you with that.
Across the street, there are many labor attorney offices.
Do you know how long it took me to get here?
They told me to go here and there.
Now that I'm finally here,
you're telling me to go somewhere else?
But sir,
there's nothing we can do here, okay?
Are you even willing to help?
This is not a detective agency. How can we deal with all this work?
Sir, I can't fill your personal forms.
- Please don't swear at me, sir. - Hey!
Won't you work?
And you call yourselves civil servants?
How could you only side with her?
Are you her lawyer, brother, or lover?
Why do you only listen to her side of the story?
I'm not siding with her. I'm just following the law.
According to the Labor Standards Act,
you're guilty.
You didn't pay the minimum wage or for working overtime.
I have proof in here of your cursing and not giving me my money!
Hey, calm down.
If we play by the law, you're guilty of larceny.
You took our store's plastic bags...
and shoved all our gimbap into that mouth of yours.
Their shelf lives were over.
You said I could have them.
When did I say that? Do you have proof?
Why are we talking about that?
That's not right.
If you're going to be like this, I won't pay you that easily.
If you want to get paid, come to the store,
kneel before me, and apologize to me.
Only then, will you get it.
You're the one who should apologize.
Give me my pay!
- Let go. I said, let go. - Give me my money!
You shouldn't do this here.
Be rational.
You need to calm down.
- Sir, calm down. - Let me go!
I'm bleeding.
Who is that punk on the news?
I was wondering who that person on the news was.
A tower crane collapsed at a new construction site.
A labor inspector was dispatched,
but they failed to prevent the accident.
We pay our taxes so that those labor inspectors can do their jobs.
Civil servants? They're all the same.
They get paid regularly, regardless of what they do.
They told me to hire labor attorneys for the simplest registrations.
I'm already upset that I didn't get paid,
but now, I have to pay for the attorney.
I wonder why labor inspectors exist.
Who is it?
You better speak up while I'm being nice.
Raise your hand.
Well...
I... I was inspecting something else first.
Goodness.
Gosh, why?
"Gosh, why?"
An anonymous labor inspector...
criticized the job structure.
It's not that we don't want to. We physically can't.
Each of us are in charge of more than 1,000 sites.
We have over 50 complaints that we need...
to simultaneously take care of.
We're not superheroes.
- We can't duplicate ourselves. - That's not my face.
This is just impossible.
- Do not move. - The structure is problematic.
One civil servant can't do...
That's you.
You betrayed our organization.
Sir, hear me out. I didn't want to do the interview.
A junior of mine...
No! Let's talk it out!
- Let's talk! - Be careful!
- Please let go! - Let's talk it out!
- Sir! - Let me go!
Just die!
They won't acknowledge this as an industrial accident, right?
Should I report him for violence at work?
That won't be enough.
You're right. We're always working overtime...
and violating the Labor Standards Act.
Still, we will never get fired.
We don't need to worry about not being paid,
and we'll also receive pension if we just maintain this job.
This is the best occupation one can have in this country.
Stop spewing nonsense.
You're always frowning.
Seon Joo, forget about your pay,
and focus on studying, okay?
You're a student.
You want me to study hard and succeed?
Will that prevent incidents like this from occurring?
That's not what I meant.
If you think about it, your boss is also an underdog.
He's a pathetic underdog who vents at his subordinates...
for what his superiors have done to him.
I'll keep persuading him, so here.
Use this for now.
Look.
I feel victimized.
I don't need your pity.
I needed an adult who would fight for me.
A civil servant shouldn't be compared to an iron rice cooker.
A civil servant is a pressure cooker that can withstand high heat.
That's because one can't explode, no matter the pressure.
Talk it out!
(Negotiation between Labor and Management)
- Listen to me! - Please talk it out!
Talk...
Hold... Hold on!
- Talk it out. - How dare you?
- Just talk! - Come here!
I'm doing an on-site survey.
I received a report from an employee...
who was assaulted at work.
- What? - What did you say?
Who are you?
Hurry and catch him!
Sir!
Go away!
I'm not the owner!
- Hey! - Goodness.
Come down! It's dangerous!
Give us the right to life!
- Give us the right to life! - Give us the right to life!
- Give us the right to life! - Come down, and let's talk!
Please calm down and come down!
You should come down...
- and talk it out. - Give us the right to life!
- Give us the right to life! - Give us the right to life!
Goodness, my throat hurts.
- Give us the right to life! - What is that?
He has thrown something at us.
What are you doing? That was dangerous!
- You should go up! - Go talk to them!
- You want me to go up there? - Go up!
Why can't they just come down?
Wait.
Come here, please?
Come here.
Let's go down and talk it out.
Darn it. I'm going to jump.
That's the wrong direction. You should come here.
The bars are shaking!
- Goodness. - Enough with you underlings.
Tell the boss to come.
- Hey! - What are you doing?
- Why are you doing that? - My goodness!
That's not going to do you any good.
You're putting everyone here in danger!
Please calm down. We can talk it out.
If that was possible,
I wouldn't be here right now.
Enough with your nonsense.
- Bring me my overdue payment! - Bring it now.
Call the boss!
- No! - Don't do that!
- Darn it! - Hey!
- My gosh. - Watch it!
- Move him. - Hey, man.
- Is he okay? - Hold him.
- Get him. - Hold him.
- Check if he's okay. - Hold him up.
- Goodness. - Get him up.
- Is he okay? - Hold him.
Please let me through.
Let me get through.
- Come on. - Get up.
- What is he doing? - Goodness.
My gosh, there is no talking to them.
Darn.
Are you okay?
What was that?
- Over here. - My gosh!
Mr. Jo.
My eyes hurt.
(Kim Seon Woo)
I didn't know you would be working for such an institution.
I heard that there are labor inspectors...
in the Ministry of Employment and Labor,
but we really didn't expect anything from them.
That's what everyone who went there said.
Anyway, this place looks great.
Come here and grab a seat.
Sure.
(Jo Jin Gab)
Gosh, thank you.
Anyway, how did you end up here, Mr. Jo?
Oh, I took the employment test.
Did you give up on teaching because of what happened then?
No, I found the perfect job for me.
It's great to work as a civil servant.
Anyway, how's work?
I didn't have anything else I could do.
I didn't even graduate from high school,
so I couldn't get a decent job.
But I'm an expert of seven years now.
I got married too.
My kid is five years old.
Is that so?
They're adorable.
They are? Which one? Your wife or your kid?
Both.
And next year, I will get a permanent position...
Well, I could have gotten it.
(Layoff is murder! Take back unlawful dismissal!)
Our paychecks were delayed...
at least once a year, like an annual thing.
Whenever that happened,
they brought up layoffs and pay cuts,
so we went on a strike and all.
But I kept on working.
I was scared I might get fired if I joined the strike.
I mean, the bus had to be in operation.
I figured I'll get my paycheck if I held out a bit longer.
I was sure that I'd get paid though a little could be deducted.
But...
this time, it went on for a little longer.
Get in, ma'am.
Goodness, thank you, Mr. Driver.
Gosh, you're all wet.
How much does it cost to go to Jinyang?
You actually need a ticket,
but it'll be 3.10 dollars.
Okay, 3.10 dollars.
Gosh, I have no change.
Here's your change.
I'll give you a 10-cent discount.
I have no time to find the coins.
Goodness, thank you.
Sure.
Hey.
No. No, Chief. This is...
I didn't do this on purpose.
I was busy driving...
It's just 3.10 dollars.
I'll give it to you.
I'll give it to you right now.
I'll give it to you now.
No. Forget it.
I was going to...
put it into the fare bucket, but I just forgot.
I didn't do that on purpose, Chief.
That's just our company policy.
You have embezzled transportation fare.
You're fired, Mr. Kim Seon Woo.
That's the reason for my dismissal.
They said I took the bus fare for myself in secret.
The paycheck they owe me is a total of 5,700 dollars.
If I include everyone else's overdue paycheck,
I heard it's well over 100,000 dollars.
But 3 dollars and 10 cents.
I got fired for taking that.
Does this make sense to you?
So...
I gave this a thought.
What is the real reason?
Did I get on his bad side?
Or...
is it because I did something wrong?
Is it because I brought...
some snacks to those drivers who were on a strike?
Or did he overhear me talk behind his back with Mr. Park?
Or is it...
because I did not go to his daughter's wedding?
I heard everyone chipped in some money for her,
but I didn't.
Is that why?
If that's not it, then...
It's not your fault.
This is so frustrating.
This is so unfair.
I feel victimized, Mr. Jo.
Will you... Will you please help me?
Mr. Jo, I...
(Ministry of Employment and Labor Guwon Branch)
Seon Woo.
Seon Woo!
Who is it? Who did this?
Who did this to you?
It's no use.
Victimization is a habit too.
If you let this go on, they'll consider you a pushover.
If they beat you, fight back. Why do you hold yourself back?
If they hit you, shout out and cry.
Why do you shut your mouth?
Just tell me who it is.
I'll take care of this.
Just trust me.
Yang Tae Soo.
More.
More!
You idiot.
You can't do anything. You can't resolve this.
Goodness, you crazy idiot.
- You crazy idiot. - You idiot.
Dad.
Why are you looking at that?
I told you to throw it away.
Nothing good came from that time.
I thought you were working the night shift.
I switched with Jang. I'm feeling under the weather.
What's wrong?
Your body begins to ache here and there when you get old.
This is my medicine.
I told you to quit your job at the factory.
Your son makes enough. Why do you work there?
People don't just work for money.
I want to make my own living.
How can I live without that pride?
Why are you shouting at me?
After my father passed away,
I have done nothing but work for the last 57 years,
like a cow.
When you tell a cow to stop working,
that means you will butcher it.
Don't you know that?
Get married.
Here you go again.
You need to get over Mi Ran.
She's a brat who ran away when you had the toughest time.
Goodness, have some more medicine.
Take your medicine and go to sleep.
Goodness.
Control that temper of yours.
The same goes to you too.
My nickname is Jo Buddha.
Hello, Inspector Ko. You've been well, right?
I just had a question.
You know the employment program the center operates?
It doesn't have any education requirement, right?
As you know,
the probability of winning against the company is very low.
Even if you go to court, the trial takes months and years.
Even if you win, it takes ages until you actually get paid.
That's why...
you should forget about your delayed paychecks for now...
Hold on a second.
How am I supposed to bring this up with him?
Mr. Jo.
I'm right here, Seon Woo.
My gosh.
I heard that you took very good care of Seon Woo at school.
I heard that you were very righteous.
And you never turn a blind eye to an injustice.
No, I'm very good at that.
My nickname is Jo Buddha.
Pardon?
You rascal.
If you had a connection like him, you should've told us sooner.
No, you think too highly of me.
Of course, not.
We are more desperate to have...
a good labor inspector...
than a judge, a prosecutor, or a doctor right now.
These are the documents we've been keeping so far.
I'm sure you already know.
There are so many problems.
I hope you can help us.
- Please read them thoroughly. - Thank you.
- Sure. - We have faith in you.
- Please help us. - Bye.
- We believe in you. - Please help us.
See you later.
You're my first.
I've never had...
a connection in my life.
I feel reassured that you are...
my connection.
I'll get going then, Mr. Jo.
- Sure. Go on. - Bye.
(National Transport Workers Union)
Look who's here. It's Jin Ah.
You came here because you miss your daddy.
Did you really do it?
I haven't seen you for a while. Why are you pouting, my princess?
I heard you told her that...
she couldn't even file a lawsuit...
because her pay for her part-time job was too little.
You said that it would be difficult to get paid if her boss refused.
You told Seon Joo to try to settle with her boss.
I don't need your pity.
I needed an adult who would fight for me.
She was your friend?
I told her that...
my dad is a labor inspector.
I bragged that my dad solves every problem related to labor.
Listen, Jin Ah.
No matter what Mom said,
I was always on your side.
I was never embarrassed of you.
But I'm totally humiliated right now.
I'm so embarrassed that you are my dad!
Jin Ah!
(Yield and Sacrifice, Cooperation Between Management and Laborers)
(Labor Inspector Jo Jin Gab)
I feel reassured that you are my connection.
I'm so embarrassed that you are my dad!
You'll do the same thing again.
You're the only righteous one. You don't care about your family.
How could I not care about our family?
I work my head off for you and Jin Ah.
People don't change.
Make sure you always behave like a civil servant.
(Chairman Koo Dae Gil)
Who's here?
He's a labor inspector.
So what?
Give him a nice meal and send him home.
Well...
We were going to do that,
but he said he wasn't hungry at all.
He took over the case and came all the way from Seoul,
so I suggested having a meal,
but he didn't know who we were and refused to have a meal.
Hey, Mr. Hawng.
Yes?
Are your lips glued?
No, they are not.
If they are not,
why can't you answer my questions? You're the CEO.
Why did you let your subordinate...
jabber like that?
I'm sorry.
No matter how great you might be,
humans must eat in order to survive.
You must...
treat animals accordingly...
so that they understand their place.
If an animal doesn't listen to you,
feed him.
Feed him until his stomach is full.
And gently scratch under his chin.
- That will make him happy. - Okay.
At that moment,
you will put on a collar around his neck,
so he can't move an inch.
Did you get that?
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Sir, this place might be too expensive.
Don't worry. I won't ask you to get the tab.
This is too much even for you.
We should go somewhere else.
Restaurants like this charge service fee too.
Half of our paychecks will be gone for a couple of drinks.
My gosh, you're so lame. Don't act like a civil servant.
- Just follow me. - Yes, I'm lame.
This way, Mr. Hwang.
He's waiting for you.
We're just having a meal.
You won't lose anything from getting to know him.
Don't put up your guard or be scared.
We just need to pay attention in there.
(Labor Inspector Jo Jin Gab)
(Yield and Sacrifice, Cooperation Between Management and Laborers)
Come and take a look!
(Episode 2)
(AB Planning, We Can Collect Delayed Payments)
(President: Cheon Duk Gu)
This is AB Planning.
(Sangdo Transportation)
This is labor inspector Jo Jin Gab from Unit One.
According to our research,
it's been confirmed that delayed payments...
at Sangdo Transportation up to this point is about 1.05 million dollars.
There are over 12 cases of delayed payments since 2015.
They changed the company name and the owner's name twice.
But they are registered...
as the same company.
So it's a suspicious company.
Who was in charge of Sangdo Transportation?
Me.
You're a manager,
yet you couldn't take care of a company like that?
Our city is the number one when it comes to overdue wages.
We should take them down and make an example...
of a wicked company like this...
to save our branch's face.
That's true.
But there might be problems with targeted investigation.
Yes, that has been a huge issue since last year.
And the company's financial situation is quite...
It's quite...
Unbelievable.
How much did you drink?
Go out there and throw up.
That little...
If we take them down,
is there a possibility that they'll pay the overdue wages?
Yes, they may look like they're in deficit on the outside,
but there are too many holes in their accounting file.
We can definitely catch them if we track their money flow.
Jin Gab, you are finally ready to work for once.
Let's see.
Who's the man that took all of this money?
Director Ha, come on.
You can't just tell me to stop for no reason.
Of course, there is a reason.
Everything you said is nothing but speculations.
A civil servant must always work with facts.
I need your approval first to go out there to get the facts.
And to get to those facts, everyone in our office...
must work day and night for months, and that still won't be enough.
Do you want us to stop everything to take down just one company?
I made myself clear.
Don't do it.
My gosh.
Come here.
- Why? - Just come.
Why?
Why is he suddenly acting differently?
What's with you?
Don't do it.
What's with you?
You really don't know how things are in our city,
but you can't do that.
You'll work yourself to death, and you still won't get that money?
That place is like a field of dung.
Do you want dung all over your body?
What are you talking about?
I mean, you can only poop when it's the right time.
If you force yourself to go, you might get blood in...
Stop talking about dung and just say it.
It's Koo Dae Gil.
Koo Dae What?
It's Koo Dae Gil. The real CEO of Sangdo.
The chairman of Mirinae Scholarship Foundation. That Koo Dae Gil.
Mirinae...
Mirinae.
What is this big mess?
You know that a local scholarship foundation has huge connections.
Director Ha won't touch that.
There are many more companies with overdue wages.
He's never going to approve that.
And what can we do without approval?
We're civil servants.
You took a million dollars from us and still live a great life.
But we get fired unfairly for taking 3 dollars and 10 cents!
- Take back the unfair dismissal! - Take back the unfair dismissal!
- Where are our rights? - Take back the unfair dismissal!
- Give us our money! - Give us our money!
Everyone, the CEO is here. Get him!
- Go! - Get him!
- Get him! - Come over here!
I told you many times to get rid of them.
Get rid of them now.
Yes, sir.
You jerk!
Hey! What are you doing here?
Make way. You need to make way.
Come here!
Those pests.
We need to call the disinfection service...
and exterminate them. Those pests.
You must be concerned.
Stop stepping over the line and do your job right, idiot.
I apologize.
Then don't do anything to apologize for,
and drive properly.
I apologize.
(The 7th Scholarship Presentation of Mirinae Scholarship Foundation)
Goodness, Professor.
You must be absolutely busy, but you've come out for us.
I should come and see my son receive an award.
Yes, of course.
I just realized...
that your son looks exactly like you.
He's handsome like Jang Dong Gun.
Goodness, you are so handsome.
Thank you.
Goodness, Mr. Han.
You are shining so brightly. Looking better than ever!
My gosh, you're so bright. I can't even look at you.
Goodness, Director Kang.
I was wondering why there were so many reporters.
It's because you came here yourself.
Thank you for giving my child such a precious award.
Don't say that.
They're receiving it for having great parents.
Of course, they deserve it.
Darn it, those jerks.
They love everything they can get for free.
There is no such thing as a free lunch, you dimwits.
If you don't show my money's worth, it'll be all useless.
(Director Kang Hyun Gook, 15 billion dollars)
So get to work diligently...
before you become useless,
you idiots.
(Deposited 20 billion dollars)
Mr. Jo, I didn't know you thought procedures are a joke.
Go get your boss' approval before you come to us.
(Kim Seon Woo)
And make sure you attach the evidence too.
- It's me, Director Ha. - Hey, it's me.
I'm a bit busy right now. Let's talk later.
Your puffer fish is ready.
This place has the best puffer fish in our city.
Of course, I know that.
Hello?
A puffer fish place?
Why did you order so much food?
Mr. Hwang.
We should always share delicious dishes with one another.
I just wanted to have a quiet chat with you.
You can't do this.
Wait, sir.
- Wait. - Goodness.
No, you can't go. Director Ha.
I mean, you're here already.
My pants are coming off. What's with you?
- Goodness. - Mr. Hwang.
Doing this will bring so much trouble between us.
How many times...
Goodness, look who this is.
I can't believe I ran into you, Director Ha.
Goodness, Chairman Koo.
It's great to see you. Very great.
That line is ages old now.
I was playing soccer with my morning soccer club members,
then I suddenly craved some puffer fish.
I guess I craved this to run into you today.
It's great to see you.
Hey, guys.
We didn't have enough space anyway.
- Come in here. Come in. - My gosh.
- Hello. - Sure.
- It's nice to see you. - Hello.
- Goodness. - Hello, Director Ha.
Cheers!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
If he's at a puffer fish place, it has to be this one.
It's not like he will eat that fish for thousands of years.
You can take your time and finish your food. Yes.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
- Bottoms up! - Bottoms up!
- All right! - Thank you.
This is great.
My wife is like a labor union.
She always goes on a strike.
She won't do any chores, and she won't even let me touch her.
Then she goes on and uses all the money she has.
She probably has the best job in the world.
Get divorced!
She'll come to her senses when she gets kicked out pennilessly.
Exactly.
Anyway, you can't let anyone come between...
anything that happens between a married couple.
Even if they always fight each other and say they'll get a divorce,
only that couple truly knows what's going on.
When a third party like the wife's uncle...
or their neighbor...
gets in the middle and tells them what to do,
the family will break up,
the children will become the war orphans,
and the country...
The country will go down.
Isn't that so, Director Ha?
I'm waiting for someone who's inside.
Are you a driver?
Pardon?
Oh, something like that.
- Have some. - Oh, it's all right.
You'll get stomach problems if you miss a meal.
I've had my share of problems so I know. Have some.
Oh, right.
Thank you.
Yes, honey.
Yes.
- Yes. - Everything is okay.
Don't worry about anything.
I have this neighborhood all under my control.
I'll see you again...
Hello?
Goodness, him and his temper.
Gosh, it's pretty cold now.
- Of course, I ate. - Hey.
Don't worry about it. I'm eating all right.
I'll call you back later.
Chairman Koo, do you need something?
What's wrong?
- What? - Please do tell me.
If I tell, will you do that?
I apologize.
Why are you apologizing?
- I'll do it right. - Do what right?
I'm sorry.
Hey, if you're old, you should at least know better.
How dare you laugh and make phone calls...
That's enough.
Don't do it.
I said, that's enough.
You can be punished for this.
Who's your boss?
Who owns you?
You should go back in and finish eating.
Who is this stupid dog owner...
that doesn't even put a muzzle on his dog?
Look at those venomous eyes of yours.
Hey. I'm sure you're dying to bite.
You are, right?
Bite me.
Instead of suppressing your anger,
you should take a good bite for once...
before getting killed. That's not a bad life for a dog, you know?
So bite me.
Stop staring, and bite me already.
Bite me.
Bite me, you jerk!
Look at this man.
Jo Jin Gab!
Don't.
Follow the Labor Standards Act, and take back the unfair dismissal!
- Take it back! - Take it back!
How dare you?
Darn it.
Come here!
Hey!
Let me go!
Help me.
Sir!
- Hey! - Help me!
Help me!
We have an injured man!
That was fun.
- Let's go. - All right.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
- Let's drink some more. - I should go home.
I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't know you work for the government.
I'm Chairman Koo Dae Gil of Mirinae Scholarship Foundation.
(Mirinae Scholarship Foundation, Chairman Koo Dae Gil)
Okay.
Sir.
You should go first. Let's say our goodbyes here.
My goodness, look at those determined eyes.
You'll become someone great in the future.
All right, have a safe trip back home.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
- Have a safe trip. - You too.
What?
Goodbye.
I went there to talk it out.
"Talk"?
You weren't talking. You were brown-nosing.
A civil servant should talk with dignity.
Forget it.
Here. Sign this.
If you don't, I'll report you to the Public Ethics Committee.
You need to be smart.
You need to know when to get involved and when not to.
And right now, it's the latter.
I'm sick of hearing that.
I've been a civil servant for 30 years.
I've been in the Ministry of Labor for 20 years.
I've threefold more experienced than you.
I've also fought brutally with business owners.
I've also drunk the night away, crying with the labor union.
But guess what?
Nothing changes...
no matter how much you cry or get mad.
If it's not meant to be, it will never work.
You need to eat and drink with them.
You need to give and receive.
And then, you need to wait for the right moment.
We'll do it next time...
when the timing is right.
When?
After some lives are lost?
Until when will you only move after someone loses their life?
(Kim Seon Woo)
The number you've dialed is not available now.
(Fight)
See? I was right.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor deferred our plea again.
I heard that the rumor is true.
The accountant at the head office told me...
that the foundation's chairman, who lives on top of that building,
is the real owner.
We can't trust the labor inspector.
We'll only die.
This needs to be on the news.
That's the only way.
(Ha Ji Man)
I'll give you a week to do it.
How is that possible?
You're practically telling me not to do it.
- Then don't do it. - Come on.
Fine. At least, assign an assistant for me.
You know we don't have such a thing.
Even the other inspectors wouldn't want to help.
But it's obvious that I won't be able to indict them...
due to lack of evidence.
Even with enough evidence, it won't work if it's not the right time.
You should know better.
I'll call Koo Dae Gil.
So take that with you and put an end to this.
It's always best...
not to cause a scene.
Just talk it out.
You should pay.
I didn't eat anything.
It's only one bowl of noodles.
- Can I have some water, please? - Okay.
What's a student like you doing here at this hour?
What? Will you report my boss for violating the Employment Act?
Be my guest. I'm not afraid of the law anymore.
Oh, right. I got my money.
He was so much faster than you.
Come on, Director Ha.
I'd be more than happy to do you a favor.
Yes.
Please send him to my foundation's office.
Goodbye, sir.
Look at this punk. He acted all high and mighty,
but now, he wants to see me.
(Mirinae Scholarship Foundation, Sangdo Transportation)
He has pretty much made a home for himself here.
- How may I help you? - Where's Koo Dae...
I'm here to meet...
Chairman Koo Dae Gil of Mirinae Scholarship Foundation.
Mr. Kim Seon Woo has already gone upstairs.
Sorry?
Who told you that I was your boss?
I...
I just want to know the reason why I was fired.
My goodness.
The guy I wanted to meet isn't here,
and all that I get is this pest.
Hey, I've neither seen you...
nor signed a contract with you,
but why am I your boss?
You were fired for your incompetence.
So why are you asking me about it, you scumbag?
I'm the one who's supposed to see him.
We're checking, so please be patient.
It's urgent. How long am I supposed to wait?
He's not at the foundation's office.
Try calling the CEO's office.
Even as we speak,
the victimized student may be in danger.
You need to hold a meeting this instant...
and take disciplinary actions against Tae Soo and his parents.
Look here.
What kind of an employee disciplines his own boss?
Did you think tattling on me would make things better?
Hey, I'll make your life miserable...
forever.
Drink up, you scumbag.
Seon Woo, is it refreshing?
Then give me my money.
- What? - You guys owe me...
5,700 dollars!
Take 3.10 dollars out,
and give me 5,696...
Give me 5,696 dollars and 90 cents.
Please give me that money right now.
What? How much was it?
Wait, did you come here for that amount?
I earned that money!
Please give it to me.
What a lunatic.
Hey, listen carefully.
If you demand money from me...
when I didn't even employ you,
then you're nothing but a robber.
If you do it alone, it's a one-person robbery.
As a group, you'd be a mob.
You guys are a mob.
And a mob should be beaten, don't you think?
You crazy jerk!
How dare you come here and demand money?
I need to teach you guys a lesson.
See?
You're nothing on your own,
so you cause riots as a group.
You always blame on the company or others despite your incompetence.
You jerk.
What is the janitor doing?
I had to deal with him for mere 5,000 dollars.
My gosh, what a loser.
Don't cause trouble.
Seon Woo, please don't.
That dog owner must be crazy.
He forgot to put on a muzzle on his dog.
You hit me in my solar plexus.
You jerk.
You, son of a gun.
How dare you kick me?
You wait until the police get here.
Yes, go ahead. Call the police.
You used violence on your employee.
I will accompany you to the station as a labor inspector.
You crazy jerk.
Is there proof that says I'm his boss?
Don't you worry. Once I investigate,
I'll find out if you own the company or not.
Investigate?
Do you think your director will sign the approval form for that?
You said you were a labor inspector, right?
If you don't know how this works, just do whatever the higher-ups say.
How dare you run your mouth like that?
Yes, Director Ha.
He kicked me.
The labor inspector you sent came...
and kicked me out of nowhere.
My gosh, I was...
He already signed the form.
(Plan for Special Labor Inspection, Ha Ji Man)
The moment you lose it, a victim becomes an assailant.
Don't you know that it will turn the table around?
Do you want to make your life harder just like that time?
Why did you do that again, Mr. Jo?
You shouldn't do that.
If you do, you will end up...
I'm not your teacher again.
The 5th Clause of Article 102 of the Labor Standards Act says,
"Labor inspectors..."
"can execute the duties of special judicial police officers..."
"when there is a violation of labor-related law."
I'm not sure about other clauses, but I'll ensure I follow that.
Don't get in trouble, Seon Woo.
If anyone gets in trouble, it will be me.
Students often called...
the teacher in question as Jo Jang Poong.
The nickname alludes to his violent behaviors.
The school took a disciplinary measure of expelling the teacher.
The school will run a thorough investigation to see...
if there had been other violations along with violence.
(AB Planning)
Why did they rent an office in a district like this one?
Hey.
What brings you here?
I'm here to meet the owner.
I'm the owner.
You can talk to me.
My gosh, figureheads are all over the place.
What?
No, your pants are pretty cool.
Those look great on you. They hug your legs very nicely.
Excuse me. I'm very busy.
Look at this joker. Are you kidding me?
What's your problem? Who are you?
Who are you?
Hey, the cops are here.
Hey, hey.
My job is similar to a cop, but I'm not a cop.
You blocked it?
I'm using my words. You should use yours too.
If you try to punch me, I will have to do the same to you.
- What? What? - What is it?
Hurry. Come quickly.
Who are you? What's your problem?
You jerk.
These rascals.
Why don't they ever listen?
Tell your boss.
Jo Jang Poong is here.
(Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Poong)
Every school had one crazy teacher.
He was called Jo Jang Poong because he brought...
the strongest students from each class to their knees.
Who did this to you?
There's no point.
Just give me a name.
Just trust me.
That crazy jerk is going to come at us without a warrant first.
This is a piece of cake.
- We're experts, you know. - Here.
You should've reported it to me immediately. What were you doing?
I told you not to get me riled up!