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(THIS DRAMA IS PURELY FICTIONAL AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH)

(ACTUAL PEOPLE, PARTIES, LOCATIONS, CORPORATIONS OR INCIDENTS)

- What about Jo Gap-yeong's material on me? - They were destroyed.

(ABOLISH SPECIAL ACTIVITY EXPENSES)

(HUNGER STRIKE)

My goodness!

Let go!

Our job is like that of a doctor's.

We must take a close look at people's scars in life

and get rid of what's veiled underneath.

A young man in his 20s passed away while repairing a platform screen door.

- Dispatched workers... - Numerous deaths due to...

Unsafe work environment for subcontracted laborers

- is causing numerous deaths... - Another unfortunate news...

A month after the death of Lee Yong-tae,

an employee of Bugang's subcontractor,

Kim Gwang-hun, who has been on a hunger strike,

committed suicide.

The protest of Bugang Electronics employees

accusing them for wrongful dismissal

and demanding a better working environment

- marks its 4th year today. - Find the essence of the problem

and fill in the gaps.

A total of 2.2 billion won was provided nationwide.

Show me the graph.

However, no one can predict the outcome.

Are you okay?

- Are you okay, sir? - Yes.

- Please move. - Are you okay?

Sir, please say something.

(AIDE / CHIEF OF STAFF)

(AIDE / CHIEF OF STAFF) (EPISODE 2)

What matters is if he went against the basic purpose of the audit.

We request a witness.

Da-jeong.

- Over here. - Coffee, please.

Okay.

(RESUME)

A part-timer at a library, chauffeur service driver, waiter, delivery man...

What a colorful resume.

You majored in Library Information and Science?

He graduated from a local university.

I knew it. I heard working as a chief of staff

is a plus when you take the civil service exam.

He came here to improve his resume using his connections.

- Here. - Gosh.

Were you able to find Mr. Jo's autobiography

because you used to work at a library?

Yes, I worked part-time at the city library for a year.

And assemblymen's autobiographies were donated occasionally.

I wanted to be of help to you in any kind of way,

and I got really lucky.

Yes, you're a lucky guy.

I know it's an intern position,

but it's not easy to set foot here in the first place.

Yes, I'm aware of that.

But I really want this job.

I'd like to learn from you, whom I very much respect...

Okay, I get it.

Da-jeong. Prepare the recruitment documents and send it to the secretariat.

- Okay, sir. - Thank you, sir.

I know I have a lot to learn, but I will do my best

to win your favor, sir.

Hello.

- Let's start the meeting. - Yes.

- What are you doing? - I should attend the meeting.

That's not necessary.

- Mr. Han. - Yes?

You can use the desk over there.

Okay.

- I'll take that. - Thank you.

- So you've started working here. - Hello.

This is Secretary Lee Gwi-dong.

Just call me Mr. Lee. I'm fine with that.

- Thank you, sir. - Work hard.

Yes, sir.

I'll be waiting downstairs. Call me when he's out.

Okay.

Did you bring the required documents?

Oh, yes.

Here you go.

(CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE)

The CEO of UD Communications, the director of Kangjin CNS,

the Board of Audit and Inspection's judge

will be our non-expert witnesses for the inspection.

We found an issue regarding the court,

but we have nothing on the prosecution,

so we'll do what we can to find something and report it to you by today.

Mr. Jo is meeting Park Jong-gil, the Ministry of Justice.

What?

Jo Gap-yeong and Park Jong-gil?

What are they up to?

I really don't know what to say.

I just wanted to fright a mouse away, but I ended up burning down my house.

Mr. Song has a great chief of staff.

Jang Tae-jun, right?

He's the reason why you gave up on running for floor leader, right?

Well, I can't blame it all on him.

I blame it on myself.

I've never met anyone who has a better character than you do.

But now that you're no longer going to run for floor leader,

what do you plan to do now?

When you're in politics, good or bad, you should never forget what happened.

I should repay Song Hui-seop for what he did to me.

The audit is coming up.

Isn't Lee Chang-jin, the CEO of Joojin Chemical

being internally investigated by the prosecution?

He's being investigated for illegal gift exchange and bribery.

Lee Chang-jin...

It's a nice move.

I'm being sensitive because they're meeting right now.

Mr. Jang.

- I'll call you back. - You know Jang Yong-gi of Kookmin Party?

Who joined the Judiciary Committee?

Yes, he may be in a different party,

but he's very close with Assemblyman Jo.

He moved the standing committee to the Judiciary Committee,

and his office requested for a witness. I think you need to have a look.

I'm going to convince the opposition party

to make Lee Chang-jin attend the audit of the Judiciary Committee.

Imagine the look

on Song Hui-seop's face when he sees him at the audit.

(LIST OF WITNESSES)

Hello, I'm Jang Tae-jun.

I'm Lee Chang-jin, the manager of Samil Association.

- It's nice to meet you. - Thank you.

The only reason Mr. Song was able to last this long

was all thanks to Lee Chang-jin.

If we separate those two,

he'll have no one to depend on, and his career will eventually be over.

So I'm actually here to ask you for a favor.

Up until now,

Lee Chang-jin has not once attended the audit as a witness.

I know that he's been using excuses

such as business trips and his health issues to avoid them.

Yes.

He's planning to go on another business trip abroad this time around.

Darn it.

Today a school bus for children was involved in an accident...

It was later found out that the bus was not registered as...

Hey, Mr. Lee. It's me.

Yes, I know.

Just say you have a business trip abroad and stay there for a while.

We need to avoid what we can.

What?

But he won't be able to avoid the audit this time.

We banned him from leaving the country.

But do you think Mr. Song will stay still?

How is he going to protect a law-breaker?

- Those little jerks. - Last night, Minister Park Jong-gil...

They've done tons of illegal stuff.

I can't believe they're acting like they haven't!

He promised that the reformation will set an example to the prosecution

and showed his determination to do his best until the end.

Up until now...

He was a nobody back when I was the chief prosecutor.

But now that he took my place, he must be having the time of his life.

How impressive, Park Jong-gil.

What's your plan?

If you stop him from standing as a witness,

The opposition party won't stay still.

And that will take a toll on you, sir.

They started this fight because they knew that.

Jo Gap-yeong, that dumb punk,

came up with a smart move this time.

My goodness.

Lee Chang-jin is the one who will pave the way for us.

We need to do something.

Mr. Jang, shouldn't you begin forming a campaign club?

If you put me in charge, I promise I'll do my best.

- Have a glass. - Okay.

My goodness, it seems like I'm going to be busy next year.

What?

I'll be aiding our future assemblyman

and our future Minister of Justice.

My goodness.

- Let's all have a glass! - Sure.

Yes, sir.

- What happened? - I also got a call 10 minutes ago.

So I'm not quite sure.

Ms. Kang.

You're late. The meeting ended just now.

You should learn to be on time.

Are you done?

This is different from mine.

What happened?

You should've at least told me.

Can I see the Environmental Protection Bill file?

- That one. - Yes, sir.

I thought the Environment and Labor Committee meeting was at 10 a.m.

I guess I was wrong.

Something came up, so I changed the time.

I'm sure someone contacted you.

My secretary must've made a mistake.

I doubt your secretary would make such a mistake.

I'm sure it was our mistake.

I really can't seem to trust anyone these days.

The meeting I had last time regarding environmental law...

Not many were involved in submitting the bill,

so I wonder how Jang Tae-jun ended up hearing about it.

I'll look into it, sir.

I should've prepared for it.

I'm really ashamed, sir.

It wasn't your fault.

I'll send the meeting materials via your chief of staff.

Thank you, sir.

(ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON'S OFFICE)

It seems like he's thinking

that you helped Tae-jun get the files.

The materials on the bill.

- He's not mistaken. - Pardon?

- I gave them to him. - Really?

Why did you do that?

We were bound to split up one day. It's just a little earlier than expected.

Don't tell Mr. Jang, okay? It's embarrassing.

Mr. Jang.

We need to settle the list of witnesses by today.

It has been continuing for 4 years.

That's going to bury most of the issues

that arise at the audit.

A month after a subcontractor employee passed away,

Kim Gwang-hun, another protestor who's been demanding the cancellation

of the wrongful dismissal and a better working environment, committed suicide.

What's the death toll on Bugang's laborers?

- Just a second. - It's 30, sir.

Many people are enraged...

That's including Kim Gwang-hun who died yesterday.

I always make sure to watch the news.

That is the overall analysis.

The families of the deceased are

planning to hold a protest.

How many cases are there regarding Bugang Electronics?

There are 18 including this case and the unfair dismissal from 4 years ago.

They will be joining the protest along with civic group.

By doing so, they hope the company will respond

to the unfairly dismissed laborers and their questions...

Bye, sir.

Hurry up and finish. Are you going to take all day?

Okay.

I'll call the CEO of Bugang Electronics to the Judiciary Committee.

- Bugang? - The ruling party and the opposition party

will both favor the CEO of Bugang more than Lee Chang-jin.

And the prosecution is in charge of his case.

The district attorney is very close with the Minister of Justice.

If we get him involved in the audit, the minister will be put in a pickle.

But will it be possible?

He even avoids getting investigated by the prosecution.

I'll do what I can.

Okay, make sure we get Bugang as our witness.

I'll talk to the chairperson of the standing committee

and the coordinator of the opposition party.

Bugang Electronics...

Sounds perfect.

We're going to call the CEO of Bugang

- as our witness. - What?

The Environment and Labor Committee already did.

And the schedule overlaps with ours.

- Who requested him? - Ms. Kang.

- The restructuring of Bugang... - What's this?

The Judiciary Committee also made a request for Bugang's CEO

It's Mr. Song's office.

Jang Tae-jun, that sly little jerk. He's trying to take everything.

Don't worry too much.

I'll go talk some sense into him.

The sly little jerk is already here.

Well, speak of the devil. I guess he knew we were talking about him.

Hey, Mr. Jang, we need to talk.

I'll talk to him.

Come inside.

But ma'am...

What's up with her?

He must think he's on the same level as Ms. Kang now.

You don't look like someone who's here to ask for a favor.

- Is this a declaration of war? - It's both.

I'm going to make the CEO of Bugang stand as our witness.

You're trying to use him

so Lee Chang-jin won't have to attend the audit, right?

My gosh, I really can't fool you.

- Yes, you're right. - Use one issue to cover another issue?

I'm not surprised that you came up with that idea.

But you know it's going to be hard to bring the CEO of Bugang as a witness.

And if you mess with him, you'll be going against

the Environment and Labor Committee.

- Is that really necessary? - If I want something,

I should take the necessary risks.

I'll be put in a pickle

if I lose our core witness to you.

And shouldn't you convince someone else before you try to convince me?

What?

The guy who's been wanting to deal with Bugang for a long time.

Who's that?

Assemblyman Lee Seong-min.

He also requested him as a witness.

We'll be working on Bugang together.

(DISPOSAL OF BUGANG'S ASSETS)

(BUGANG'S SALES DATA)

(MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY)

Hello, Minister. Have you been well?

I'm sorry I haven't called.

You're sorry?

What have you been so busy with?

The audit's coming up.

I'm so busy with work these days.

Do you want to die?

My goodness.

Who would want to die?

Then why don't you ever call?

I'm sorry.

If you don't answer my phone call again, I'll really kill you.

I sent you some extra clothes, so get changed.

Don't go around looking all shabby.

Okay.

You should come home next week.

Your daughter misses you. Okay?

Okay, ma'am. Have a good day.

- Sir. - Is everything ready for the meeting?

Yes, sir. Should I postpone the meeting?

You haven't slept for days, so you...

No, it's okay.

- I'll keep postponing it then. - But...

- Gosh, I'm fine. - You should at least get the IV out.

- Doctor. - No, it's okay. Just leave it.

Take this.

Of all people, why does it have to be Mr. Lee Seong-min?

- What about him? - Mr. Jang

was a member of Mr. Lee's campaign team.

But he quit in the middle.

It was very unlikely for Mr. Lee to get elected back then.

But the other competing candidate resigned after being accused of corruption.

He ended up getting elected even though he was affiliated with no party.

In other words, Mr. Jang ended up becoming a traitor.

Don't say that when you don't even know anything.

I didn't say anything wrong.

I'm sure Mr. Jang had his reasons.

He's not a traitor.

What's with him?

You're still on bad terms with Mr. Lee, right?

Who would like a traitor?

The unfair dismissal of Bugang is currently under investigation.

It'd be better to yield him to us...

He wants us to yield Mr. Kim to the Judiciary Committee.

"Yield"?

Do you think this is a joke?

You guys were never even interested in Bugang.

- So why the sudden interest? - Mass dismissal. Industrial accidents.

They're all problems regarding the Subcontract Act.

The modified act already got proposed,

and it'll be more effective for us to deal with Bugang's issues.

You neglected it even when you knew that?

I'll do my best to...

Tae-jun, the audit isn't a place for you to show off how good you are.

Are you trying to use the weak to make yourself stand out?

We need to be very careful about this.

The Environment and Labor Committee has been...

You've tried to resolve the issue for four years,

but there was no progress.

We'll do what you've failed to do.

What happens if both sides don't yield?

Then both sides will end up losing a witness.

It'll only end up benefitting the CEO of Bugang.

Should we find another issue?

There's no need. Just stick to the plan.

Mr. Jang, if we fail to make him stand as our witness,

we'll have to take responsibility.

But what if they refuse to yield?

We need to make them give up.

Get me the recent issues of their Committee.

Yes, sir.

My gosh, when is he going to finish going through all of that?

We should at least know what they're preparing.

He's so stubborn.

Da-jeong, get us some lunch boxes. We'll have no time to eat outside.

- Okay. - I'll go.

- What do I need to get? - Anything's fine.

Anything? Okay.

The doors are opening.

He's asking so many questions.

Excuse me.

We should at least know what they're preparing.

Okay, great. Where's the questionnaire draft?

- Give me the draft. - Just a second.

- What? - It's not here.

- What are you talking about? - What?

- Where is it? - It was here a while ago.

Are you kidding me?

I think I dropped it.

- Darn it. - Damn it.

(ASSEMBLYMAN SONG HUI-SEOP)

What took you so long? I was about to starve to death.

What's that?

I found this in the corridor.

Would this be of help?

Gosh, you are driving me crazy.

Mr. Han, you can't bring stuff like this.

- Well, I... - My gosh.

They're coming. I had nothing to do with this.

You take care of it.

What's this? Is he your intern?

I'm sorry. He just started working here, so he must've made a mistake.

I'll apologize on his behalf.

An apology isn't going to cut it.

Where's Jang Tae-jun?

- Sir. - Jang Tae-jun!

Hey, Tae-jun.

You're asking your intern to steal stuff now?

What are you talking about?

I get that you want our witness,

but did you seriously have to steal our questionnaire?

- Sir... - Stay still.

I guess you taught him to steal stuff.

What a way to educate your intern.

Sir, you know Mr. Jang would never ask anyone to do something like this.

He's a traitor who betrays people for his own good.

So he's more than capable.

That was out of line.

I already told you it was a mistake and even apologized.

You're being very rude right now.

"Rude"?

Ms. Yun, you sound very arrogant.

How long have you even worked here?

That's enough.

We all used to work as a team, so don't cause a fuss like this.

Mr. Jang.

Let's be fair, okay?

I'm sorry, sir.

Are you serious?

What were you thinking?

My gosh. You are unbelievable.

I'm sorry.

Why did you bring that here?

- Mr. Han. - That's enough.

Mr. Jang, things are really getting out of hand.

Let's just give up on Bugang.

We're bound to get criticized if things keep going this way.

We have no way to make him our witness.

Let's say there's a divorce suit.

And both sides want custody of their child.

What do you do then?

Let the child choose.

I'll meet the CEO of Bugang.

Mr. Kim, keep me updated on what's going on.

Hye-won, talk to reporters and raise the issue.

- Okay. - Okay.

Go ahead and eat.

I won't ever make the same mistake again. I'm sorry.

Our stock price is plummeting

after the recent suicide of our employee.

We really need to do something to...

Try your best to keep the press quiet.

I'll take care of the rest.

Okay, sir.

What are you doing? Shouldn't you be in a hurry?

Yes, of course.

You're Mr. Kim Hyeon-su, the CEO of Bugang, right?

I'm Jang Tae-jun from Mr. Song's office,

and I called you regarding your attendance as our witness.

I'm sure my secretary called you.

I'll be going on a business trip in three days for a month.

So I won't be able to attend the audit for both committees.

Yes, I heard.

But if you refuse to attend,

we'll have to file a warrant to accompany you,

and we might even sue you for not attending.

Fine.

You're going to sue me? Go ahead.

How much is the fine again?

Was it 10 million won or 20 million won?

That's less than one day's worth of alcohol.

What a waste.

You can eat the rest if you didn't eat.

- Hey. - What happened?

He's throwing a tantrum saying he doesn't want to go.

- What about the reporters? - Bugang must be pressuring them.

I didn't think the others would cooperate, so I came to Dodam Daily.

Dodam Daily?

- Will you be okay? - I can handle it.

What are you going to do?

If I can't convince him with words, I'll just have to pressure him.

Good luck.

- Isn't that her? - Yes, it is.

- Is she nuts? - She must be crazy.

- She's one of a kind. - Seriously.

- Hye-won. - Seung-u.

Do you have something for me?

Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office is in charge of all Bugang cases.

And they're constantly delaying the summons on the CEO.

And this even got sent to the Prosecutor's Office.

But they're not even budging.

That's how sensitive this issue is.

They're being very careful.

If things go haywire,

we won't be the only ones in trouble.

I'm trying to tell you that it took me a lot of effort to get that.

Anyway, you'll have to buy me something better than coffee this time.

You know Bugang's our main advertiser.

So even if I write an article about them, it won't be published.

I don't like it, but I have no choice.

Check your email.

What about another article?

If you write this article,

you can report our inspection press release exclusively.

I have nothing to lose if it's from Mr. Song's office.

- What is it about? - I'll round it up and send it.

You'll like it too. I'll get going.

Sure.

Hey, Hye-won.

Tell me if you wish to return.

I'll make sure I find you a job.

Thanks.

But I like my current job better.

- Mr. Jang? - Yes, I'm on my way back.

The CEO of Bugang changed his business trip schedule.

He's leaving the country today.

What time is his flight?

Why are you here?

Are you going to drag me out or something?

No way.

You'll be bored during your long flight.

You should read this on the plane.

(INVESTIGATION REPORT)

The news article has been uploaded.

You should check that too.

(CEO A OF A MAJOR CORPORATE ASSAULTS HIS MISTRESS AND ABUSES DRUG)

Who do you think President A is?

You should take our hand before you drop down any further.

If you go to the inspection,

you must give up on all the trials you are involved in.

The amount of damage,

fine, and compensation the company must pay will be astronomical.

Mr. Kim.

You should be more worried about yourself than your company.

See you at the inspection.

- We'll look into the employment - Okay.

- security agreement of developed nations. - Ms. Kang.

Mr. Kim refused to be a witness for our standing committee.

- That happens often. - It's not like that.

He'll be a witness for the Judiciary Committee.

I will call you back in a moment.

How did you persuade Mr. Kim?

You won't take any damage.

And don't worry about Bugang's trial either.

Jang Tae-jun.

Don't worry about the process. Just look at the result.

If the process wasn't right, the result won't be right either.

Do you have to win by all means?

Is that so important? It's more important to win.

You said you wanted to change the world.

You must win to be able to do anything.

Do you know why they have been protesting here every year?

Because they have never won.

If things were done your way,

they will continue to sit there next year too.

You know why I quit my job with the police.

Tae-jun, but there is a line you must never cross!

I do not care if you criticize my tactics.

You can't change anything without power.

I will do this. And I will take responsibility.

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They completely ignore

the nature of this incident and keeps on discussing the background.

The unfair investigation of...

Do not let the situation get out of hand.

What is it? What are you doing?

Go back! You'll hurt those people if you go up now!

Come down. People will get hurt if you go up now.

Don't go up!

The SWAT team was deployed

to disperse the employees

of Bugang Electronics in protest.

The police said this particular operation was an execution of their duty.

They arrested around 20 people who are responsible for the violent protest.

I should have given up and looked for something else.

The Environment and Labor Committee can handle it with no witness.

But with witnesses you could grab more attention.

I'm sorry about this.

Don't be sorry.

This is why I like you, Tae-jun.

Will Mr. Jo just stay still?

He might hold you responsible for this.

Then I'll find another way to make a living, thanks to you.

You got here early.

Is the world changing?

I can't believe you asked to see me first.

The world always changes, no?

(INSPECTION SCHEDULE)

(30TH, THURSDAY: PREPARE DOCUMENTS)

This is the entire schedule.

We'll get awfully busy starting today.

(SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE)

(CHOE HYEON-RYONG KIM HYEON-SU)

Forget all the other ones.

Focus on the prosecutor's office and Bugang.

Mr. Kim, request investigation and dividend records with the prosecution.

Hye-won, make a draft of questions based on those records.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

No need to raise your hand.

What should I do?

Here are materials regarding work manual,

and the recruitment and punishment manual.

Also, task reports from each organization, stenographic records,

requested material, responses, and statute books.

Read these and put together a file regarding the prosecution.

Yes. Excuse me.

Do I have to finish all this in a day?

Yes. We have no time to waste. You can keep your questions for later.

Yes, ma'am.

- Right here. - Take this.

Okay.

Here it is.

The prosecution delayed Bugang's trial on purpose.

They keep changing the prosecutor to delay the trial again.

I'm sure all 18 cases are like that.

- Request more files and check. - Yes.

Focus on the relationship

between the prosecution and Bugang.

Get the materials ready accordingly.

Yes, sir.

- Take out these words and change them. - Ma'am.

For the press conference.

- Did you check the restructuring? - I'm on it.

As you can see...

You okay? I'll do it.

- No, we'll do it. - I'll do it.

- Come on. - No, we'll do it.

- Goodness. - No way.

And 17.7 percent of the workforce are

either unemployed or only holds a temporary position.

- The number of forced layoffs... - Son.

- and retirements. - When will you come home?

I'll come home tomorrow. Go to bed.

A total of 974 people, 1.5 billion won.

Last year, a total of 2 billion won.

May I go home now?

It's very late. You should go.

- Yes. - Goodbye.

Give me the graphs.

Looks like a great start. Good work.

I'll go fix my hair.

The National Assembly began

the inspection of the government offices as of today.

Including the Judiciary Committee, the Environment and Labor Committee,

a total of 12 standing committees will inspect the Central Prosecutors' Office

and the Ministry of Labor today.

The Judiciary Committee will

discuss the recent suicide of a laborer of Bugang Electronics.

There is a keen interest to find out if this inspection will resolve

the unfair dismissal of Bugang Electronics which have been going on for four years.

It finally began.

Gosh, I've only seen this on TV before. This is so cool.

- to see it in real life. - What is?

I'm standing in the center of what moves this nation.

It seems like this is the heart of Korea.

Hey, Mr. Jang.

I liked your item.

Why didn't you give it to us? You're a bit too harsh.

I just got lucky.

Don't be so humble.

- Excuse me. - How do you feel?

You brought the CEO of Bugang too.

The viper's season is back.

- Say something. - A word, please.

- Please, say something. - Mr. Kim.

- A word, please. - Anything to the people?

- What will you say? - Say something.

I'll call later.

- Mr. Song. - Yes.

Great work, Mr. Jo.

Sure. You too.

You're here for a tough day.

Did he go insane after he got betrayed?

How can he be laughing right now?

- Let's go. - Yes.

What's going on?

Hello, sir.

(KANG SEON-YEONG)

(LEE SEONG-MIN)

Bring him immediately!

How can we get Mr. Lee Chang-jin of Joojin Chemical as a witness now?

He's the key man of the illegal transfer of management rights.

And he has ties with the politics, economics, press, and the prosecution.

You need to call such an important witness.

- This is enough! - Is it because Mr. Lee has

a special relationship with Mr. Song?

We already finalized the witness list. What is this nonsense?

You can't overlook the National Assembly Law like this!

Then who dissipated the witness selection with the assistants' agreement? Who?

- Mr. Song Hui-seop! - Quiet, you.

If you do not bring Mr. Lee as a witness,

you can't continue the inspection!

- What did you say? - Let me go! Let go!

- What's with you? - Let me go!

That idiot.

Darn it.

(CHIEF OF CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE)

I'm telling you to call him now. Now!

If you do not bring Mr. Lee as a witness,

you can't continue the inspection!

What did you say?

Ms. Kang Seon-yeong, begin your inquiry.

I would like to ask the Minister of Employment and Labor.

Are you aware of the disputed dismissal of Bugang Electronics?

I looked into the matter.

Not only that but also the subcontractor's laborers...

Ms. Kang. An issue that is undergoing a trial is

discussed by the Judiciary Committee.

Refrain from asking unrelated questions.

Most laborers who work for Bugang's subcontractors were

working in a harmful environment, where occupational illness

cannot be found in an early stage.

Ms. Kang, the witness isn't from the company.

You must ask appropriate questions.

Refrain from doing that.

(CHAIRPERSON JO GAP-YEONG)

Have you heard of "outsourcing dangers"?

It means you give dangerous jobs to laborers of a subcontractor.

Can you give me one more minute?

Bugang has also been outsourcing dangerous jobs.

Ms. Kang, your time is up.

- You must stop. - Sir.

We will adjourn the session

and return in two hours.

Let's go.

Ms. Kang, one second.

I think he knows that you gave the documents to Tae-jun.

He called all the assemblymen who proposed the bill with him,

but he didn't say a word to us.

Sir.

Do you think I leaked out the proposal?

Did you?

- No way. - Then why do you ask?

I want to know why you're doing this to me.

I thought I saw some personal feelings during the inspection.

What do you think of me to say something like that?

Are you unable to separate work from your private life?

This is why people say assemblywoman who were voted

for proportional representation are useless.

You should be coming up with better questions.

How dare you blame me for your incompetence?

He's being immature. What should we do now?

If Mr. Jo turns his back on you,

wouldn't it jeopardize your position as the spokesperson?

- Doing okay? - Yes.

Let's see who will end up in bigger danger.

Let's go and eat.

(JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM)

Is this the result of your way of doing things?

During the inspection of the Judiciary Committee,

there was an uproar over the witness and Mr. Song's qualification.

The inspection was stopped

for both parties' assistant administrators to come to an agreement,

but it does not look promising.

The inspection will likely be crippled.

You stole our witness for this?

Good work, man.

Don't start with me.

Your operation was crippled,

and we couldn't read half of our questionnaires.

Life is so tiring. I'm so tired.

Why?

"Why"?

It's all because of you! You!

You dirty jerk.

What happens if this continues?

It'll continue to be suspended.

Is there any way to stop that?

Mr. Jang may be able to find...

This situation will be difficult to handle even for someone like him.

The inspection can only be resumed with the agreement of

the assemblymen and assistant administrators.

There's nothing that a chief of staff can do.

We even took the CEO of Bugang for this. And for what?

Let's go and eat.

The doors are closing.

I heard Mr. Jo is giving you a hard time.

Did Mr. Go tell you?

I told him not to.

I'll find a way to deal with him.

It's okay.

Thank you for the gesture though.

This is my problem.

He might end up abandoning you.

I'm the one who chose him.

Since I chose him, I will be the one to abandon him.

Isn't your problem way more complicated?

We have many pending issues too.

What will the people think of us if we keep delaying the inspection like this?

The assemblymen are very firm on this.

I may be the assistant administrator,

but I cannot do much.

Let's send Bugang's president home for today

and discuss what we'll do

about Mr. Lee later...

It's already pretty late.

Let's go back to the National Assembly

and decide what to do.

Mr. Jo was really out of line.

We work for the same party.

Isn't it obvious what he's doing?

Shouldn't we apologize to him or something?

We won't be able to do anything during the inspection like this.

- When will the hearing resume? - In an hour.

Hand me the list of questions.

- The list. - Yes, here it is.

- You're aware of Bugang... - No off-topic questions, please.

Most of the subcontractors currently working at Bugang Electronics

- I said, no off-topic questions. -insist that dangerous tasks

- are generally given to subcontractors... - Time's up.

Could you look into firms that have ties to Bugang?

Of course.

Let's go.

It won't be easy. They'll keep trying to bog us down using Lee Chang-jin.

If it doesn't resume today,

it'll be hard to bring in the CEO of Bugang as a witness again.

I'm aware, but we can't do anything

until the game begins.

God, this is incredibly frustrating.

Hello, I devoted 30 years of my life

- to Bugang Electronics. - Jeez, those morons protest all the time.

Any ideas?

Mr. Lee.

Yes, Ms. Kang.

What is this?

Are you okay with me bringing this up?

He won't even let me talk, you know.

Please help me out.

It's quite the contrary.

You're helping me.

Let's try.

Because I was let go unexpectedly,

my family had to suffer and accept the fact that I am now jobless.

We lost our jobs through no fault of our own.

The company wasn't even struggling.

Just to ensure the CEO's

- selfish gain... - Good day.

- You can't go in. - Don't worry. It's fine.

It's okay.

- Our families... - How do you do?

This must be exhausting.

Hello, I'm Mr. Song Hui-seop.

Listen. Do you think this will help you resolve the issue?

I'm well aware of the situation you are in.

Let's talk it out

and try to get to the bottom of the issue.

Yes.

Jeez, this pack of worthless riffraff always wants something more.

Must they throw a fit like this? What a headache.

These bastards, seriously.

What did you just say?

- What did he say? - What?

You worthless riffraff.

- You piece of... - You can't do this!

- Oh, gosh. - How dare you!

- Hey! - What the heck did you say?

- Please don't be like this. - You bastard!

- Gosh, no! - Go to hell!

- Get a taste of this! - You prick!

- Don't do this, please. - Get back here!

The Judiciary Committee hearing was adjourned,

and protesters who were criticizing it

attacked Assemblyman Song Hui-seop earlier today.

This left Mr. Song injured, and he requires three weeks of treatment.

The member of Bugang's labor union who led the attack

was arrested on site.

Just a moment. Let go.

This certainly isn't their fault.

It's all because of the crippled operation of the National Assembly.

Once the inspection resumes,

I will wholeheartedly listen to their issues and concerns

and do my best to find a solution.

Also, I have no interest in taking legal action against them.

I ask the police to be lenient with them.

Please let us through.

Are you really not going to press charges?

Are you really all right, sir?

- How's the injury, sir? - Oh, my...

- Gosh, sir. - Are you okay, sir?

I'm okay. Let's go.

- How's the wound? - It's fine.

- Let us through. - Are you sure?

- Sir. - Please say a few words.

Are you all right, sir?

Getting beaten up like this is part of maturing as a politician.

What do you think? This'll be enough, right?

Yes, sir.

- Hey, let go. It's hot. - Yes, sir.

Any ideas?

They're pushing ahead with it

because they can justify it.

You should use it too, sir.

Politicians are always most afraid of public opinion.

Jeez, this foul stench. It stinks.

- Goodness. Hey, hold my arm. - Pardon me?

- Hold my arm. We're getting off. - Yes, sir.

Oh, boy. This is killing me.

- Sir. - Sir.

- Are you all right, sir? - Yes, I'm fine.

- Are you okay? - Yes, I'm okay.

- Really? - Stop it. There are many people here.

- Still, are you sure you'll be okay? - Hello, good day.

Yes, hello. Goodness!

Are you all right, sir?

(CHIEF OF CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE)

(NO SEUNG-JIN)

Aren't we going to get started?

We'll resume the hearing.

Ms. Kang, why bring up issues that weren't discussed beforehand?

I apologize, sir.

I'll stop there.

Mr. Lee Seong-min, you may ask questions.

Sure.

Minister of Employment and Labor,

regarding Bugang Electronics' subcontractors...

Mr. Lee, you're repeating what Ms. Kang was doing earlier.

That wasn't agreed upon beforehand.

Well, I think this is an important issue.

Sir, you know of a company called Hyeonmi Hitech, right?

Yes, I do.

Hyeonmi Hitech is one of Bugang's major suppliers.

According to this, your son, Jo Hyeong-tae,

currently works there.

You keep interrupting every time the issue is brought up.

If it's because of this...

My son isn't even a permanent employee.

He's just working under a contract. Please watch what you say.

I brought it up as I was concerned that the people might view it that way.

Since your son also has a contract position,

I'm sure you understand the importance of this issue.

I say that because most of the dispatched workers are contract employees.

Well, may I continue on this topic?

Yes, continue.

Thank you.

Minister. Among Bugang Electronics' 30 workers that lost their lives,

including Kim Gwang-hun who died a few days ago,

twenty-nine of them were subcontractors. You're aware of that, right?

However, Bugang held their subcontractors

responsible for their deaths.

And then, with their zero-accident record,

they got a 21 billion won reduction from their insurance.

But what Bugang owes for unpaid wages and pension contributions

as well as for the compulsory insurances amounts to 17 billion won.

Does this make sense to you?

- I'll take care of it. - Among all the OECD countries,

Korea has the highest occupational fatality rate.

It's been that way for the past 21 years.

Workplace accidents have been killing 5 workers a day, 2,000 workers a year.

We must pass a bill for workplace fatalities

and establish a separate agency for occupational safety and health.

What are your thoughts on this?

Mr. Lee.

- What is this? - We received...

Well...

My office received an anonymous tip.

The occupational health and safety inspection on Bugang

revealed that 81 percent of Bugang's labor agencies

utilized flextime illegally without obtaining permission from the workers.

Why didn't you submit this report?

That's...

Laborers who work over 10 hours a day more than twice a week are 2.7 times

more likely to have depression and anxiety disorders.

Risks of MI tripled and for diabetes it quadrupled

when working over 11 hours.

Kim Gwang-hun, who worked with Bugang, also suffered from

anxiety disorder and myocardial infarction before his death.

Minister.

Do you really think Mr. Kim took his own life?

Tell me what you think.

I think Bugang practically murdered him!

Answer my question!

We must investigate Bugang Electronics'

working environment thoroughly and as soon as possible

and make improvements.

Also, all workers who were dismissed wrongfully must be reinstated immediately.

Minister.

Please make sure it's done. I'll be watching you.

Bugang Electronics' CEO, Mr. Kim.

Did you have lunch? What did you eat?

I brought lunch from home.

Did you enjoy your lunch?

Mr. Kim!

How could you eat anything

after firing so many workers?

Just hearing about it makes me emotional!

How can you even think about food?

Also, Chief of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

You are supposedly assisting the Minister of Justice

in his efforts to reform the prosecution.

How could you conspire with corporations?

You let things slide and even delayed their indictment.

What's more? The prosecution is actively

trying to dismantle labor unions.

Is that the prosecution's job? How could you explain this?

Answer my question.

Is that the prosecution's job?

Is it?

How could the prosecution do such things?

Do you think it's acceptable?

- Please make a comment. - Thank you. Good work.

- Thank you all. - Most importantly, I think all members

of the Assembly need to know how much the workers are suffering.

I kept my promise,

so it's now your turn to keep your word.

The spokesperson position of the Daehan Party will always be yours.

Is your son really working there?

We won't be accepting any questions.

- I'm sorry. - Move back, please.

Excuse me for a second.

- When did your son start... - Mr. Jo!

- Please say a few words. - Mr. Jo.

Did you cut some sort of deal with my boss?

I'll tell you later.

Good work today, Mr. Jang.

Oh, thank you. Well done today.

Once we reach an agreement,

we'll hand it over to the Judiciary Committee.

But what's more important

is thinking about what a worker's lonely death means to our society and...

The CEO of Bugang Electronics,

Mr. Kim Hyeon-su, attended the first hearing today as a witness.

The Judiciary Committee...

Why are you celebrating all alone here?

You totally stole the limelight today.

The limelight, my ass.

It wasn't all me.

Ms. Kang helped me.

Drink soju instead.

Ms. Kang gave me this.

(LIST OF QUESTIONS)

And someone mailed this to my office, but there's no name or address.

You wrote this, didn't you?

My job is keeping me busy enough.

Why would I be concerned with your job?

I taught you how to write these when you were still wet behind the ears.

I'd obviously...

recognize questionnaires written by you.

Because Assemblyman Song Hui-seop brought up Bugang workers'

wrongful dismissal lawsuit,

the bill for improving occupational health and safety...

In order to do so, the society needs to improve...

I'm still getting help from you.

You'll be a much better assemblyman than I am.

Tae-jun.

Please... Just don't turn out like your boss, Mr. Song.

Don't worry about me. You should worry about yourself.

Try to be a little ambitious, please.

Don't get fixated on a single issue.

- Don't you want to be reelected next year? - Come on.

I should be satisfied with being elected once.

I'm exhausted. I can't do this anymore.

Oh, how about I work as your chief of staff

when you get elected?

Who'd hire an old man like you as their chief of staff?

So you won't even consider hiring me because I'm old. My goodness.

(HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DIRECTOR)

Hi, my dear daughter. No, I'm not drinking.

I'm on my way home now.

Did you see me on the news?

I'll be home shortly. All right.

Hey, you came too late. I have to go home now.

Drinks are on me, so finish them.

Excuse me. Please give him whatever he asks for.

I'll pay for everything next time I'm here. Hey, I'm off.

You called me here. How can you just leave?

Shall I pick up some fried chicken?

Yes, that one.

Assemblyman Lee Seong-min also raised suspicions about the relationship

between Bugang and Daehan Party's Assemblyman Jo Gap-yeong.

It has been revealed that Mr. Jo's son, Mr. Jo Hyeong-tae,

currently works at Hyeonmi Hitech, which is one of Bugang's suppliers,

and all eyes are on what stance Mr. Jo will take regarding it.

Oh, my. You made it, Mr. Jang.

Here.

- How have you been, sir? - Have a seat over there.

Yes, sit here.

Mr. Jang, excellent work today.

No, sir. It was all Mr. Song's idea.

This is why I like you.

You're very modest.

I want to give my hard-earned money to my son.

Why do people have so much to say about it?

Anyway, I'll never forget all the help you've given me, Mr. Jang.

I'll help you to the best of my ability so that you can wear

the assemblyman badge on your chest soon.

The food will get cold. Dig in.

- Yes, sir. - Hey.

You made us come all the way here from Seoul. Is this really it?

Of course not.

I prepared a full package.

All right, let's drink.

Okay. Cheers.

Well...

Do you know Assemblyman Lee Seong-min well?

- Why do you ask? - You see,

because he keeps going on about labor laws and occupational regulations,

it's practically impossible to run a business here in Seongjin.

You saw him acting up at the hearing earlier.

If he keeps it up, he'll cause so much headache for us.

Sir, is there anything you can do to shut him up?

Don't mind him. He's just a small fry.

Goodness, I guess you have no idea.

Pricks like him are the ones we must watch out for the most.

Those who utterly have nothing, including ambition.

Look, Mr. Lee.

Oh, boy. I got all riled up in front of you

because of a jerk who talks too much.

My apologies.

Here, let's drink.

- All right. - Great.

You too, Mr. Jang.

This is your hometown, right?

Yes, sir.

The subway track runs through here.

It's a quaint little neighborhood.

When he asked me to come here for drinks,

I knew something was up.

That must be it.

(OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYMAN LEE SEONG-MIN)

I'll talk to Mr. Lee Seong-min.

No, it's okay. I'll take care of it.

Just focus on the inspection for now.

We have to hit the minister's head hard on the last day.

Let's go.

(OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYMAN LEE SEONG-MIN)

Tae-jun.

- Did you see the news? - The sign from Assemblyman Lee's

district office fell on a passerby, resulting in a severe injury.

The victim of the accident, who is a woman in her 40s,

was sent to a hospital nearby and is now undergoing her second surgery.

The police are trying to find out if the sign violated any...

Hello.

Which one is a latte?

Oh, the latte is for the chief of staff.

Mr. Jang doesn't drink latte.

No, the other one.

"The other one"? Who?

The police are investigating if the sign

violated any of the regulations for signs and advertising devices.

Assemblyman Lee Seong-min expressed his regret and visited the victim,

but the victim's family refused to meet him.

Mr. Oh Won-sik is here from the district office.

I'll try meeting with Assemblyman Lee Seong-min.

No, it's okay. I'll take care of it.

Hey, you're here.

(AIDE / CHIEF OF STAFF)

Mr. Oh Won-sik is here from the district office.

- Hey, you're here. - He was shunted off because of you.

He won't just sit still.

The inspection will probably end like this. Can you catch him?

We can't give up now.

If there is something blocking my way, I will jump over it.

There may be material that hasn't been revealed.

- Any story will be of value to us. - Yes, sir.

I think Tae-jun found something.

Were you behind the incident regarding Mr. Lee?

Don't cross the line, Tae-jun.

You might get hurt.

Subtitle translation by Eun-sook Yoon