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THIS DRAMA IS PURELY FICTIONAL AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH

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

Mr. Jang, everything's ready.

Every step that I took,

I've had regrets.

But...

I will not look back.

(JANG TAE-JUN WILL TAKE THE LEAD)

I came too far...

to stop.

In order to bring forth my light,

I need to go into the dark.

And this journey

begins now.

(CHIEF OF STAFF / AIDE)

(EPISODE 10)

I guess there's nothing we can do.

(APPOINTMENT CEREMONY HELD TODAY FOR THE NEW MINISTER SONG HUI-SEOP)

Mr. Jang will come up with a way.

I found evidence that Mr. Song has a connection

with Hwain Infra.

There was a video

of him giving a speech to the district party members.

He made a comment in that video saying he invested in Hwain Infra

because it was established by his acquaintance.

Where's the video?

I gave it to Mr. Jang.

Didn't he tell you?

What's the matter?

Ms. Yun.

It's nothing.

This contains the video file that I sent you earlier.

I destroyed the original copy that the press had before I came here.

So this is the only copy of the file.

I want you to nominate me as the candidate

to run for Seongjin City's by-election

that was once run by Assemblyman Lee.

Take this.

If I nominate you as the candidate for Seongjin City,

it will cause an uproar.

Do you think you'll be able to shut everyone up?

If I wasn't confident,

I wouldn't be here right now.

Tae-jun.

Did you drink?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

Get up. Let's go inside.

Are you okay?

I'd be lying if I told you that I'm okay.

I feel as if I fell right before the finish line of a marathon.

But if I think about it,

nothing was ever easy.

You look tired. Get some rest.

(2019 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA)

(PUNISHMENT ON ABORTION WHY IS IT A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION?)

I'm going now.

- Hello. - Mr. Jang!

Hello, sir.

Ms. Yun.

What's going on? Is he back?

- My goodness, salute. - Hello.

You should be at the minister's office. What brings you here?

My gosh, it's so suffocating to work with civil servants.

- Pass me a cigarette. - Didn't you quit?

I thought you decided to quit.

- Hello, sir. - Hey, you're here.

Is Minister Song going to vacate his seat in the National Assembly?

Have you ever seen a minister give up their seats?

He'll keep his seat until the day he dies.

What? Seriously?

That means he had never planned on giving his position to Tae-jun.

Would you do that? What's the point of being so committed?

In the end, he's just a servant.

My gosh, he's going to have such a hard time in prison.

- Light this up for me. - He'll be like a viper in a cage.

Mr. Jang is in the office.

What's he doing here?

Well, I don't know.

On my way here, I heard

that Mr. Jang is being considered as the next candidate

to run for Seongjin City.

- What? - That's nonsense.

What kind of bullshit is that?

I heard it from a friend who works in the Nomination Committee.

Anyone from the Daehan Party is bound to be elected in Seongjin City.

And Tae-jun is taking that spot?

My gosh, this is unbelievable. I should just quit this job.

- I can't do this. - That little jerk.

Damn it.

So what are you going to do now?

I need to prove that I've made

the right choice.

Ms. Kang.

- What happened? - Mr. Ahn submitted a petition

to the Ethics Committee asking them to take disciplinary action on you.

He wants you punished for...

Is this because of Su-min?

Yes, he’s asked them to dismiss you from the party

for having violated the code of ethics by encouraging abortion.

He's even holding a press conference.

I'm Ahn Hyeon-min of the Daehan Party.

Today, I’m going to report Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong

to the Ethics Committee for having evoked public criticism

by aiding and abetting abortion and for not showing any signs of regret.

Ms. Kang, if you get dismissed from the party...

Yes, I know.

I'll no longer be an assemblywoman.

Is there a way to stop the Ethics Committee?

If they proceed with the meeting...

Are you Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong?

Yes.

How can a murderer be brazen enough to walk around like this?

- Fetuses have the right to life! - Fetuses have the right to life!

Let me go! What are you doing?

Let go of me! I said let go!

- Stop abortion! - Let me go!

- Hey! - You should be arrested, you murderer!

- Hey! - You murderer!

- Abortion is murder! - You murderer!

- You murderer! - You're a murderer!

You don't deserve to be an assemblywoman!

- Abortion is murder! - Abortion is murder!

- It's murder! - It's murder!

- It's murder! - Fetuses have the right to life!

- Abortion is murder! - It's illegal!

Mr. Kang, let's go.

Ms. Kang.

Let's go, Ms. Kang.

Ms. Kang, are you okay?

I'm okay.

Assemblywoman Kang of the Daehan Party was attacked at the Members' Office building

by a group of citizens who are against abortion.

She has been reported to the Ethics Committee

for having aided and abetted a single mother’s abortion,

and will be investigated by the prosecution soon.

Assemblyman Ahn Hyeon-min submitted a petition...

This is Jang Tae-jun.

You seem to be going through a tough time.

I've been meaning to come see you.

Have you been well?

What brings you here?

As you already know, we shoot a live debate show every week.

I'll be talking about women's rights

with the members of the Daehan Party tomorrow.

So I'm here to do some interviews.

It seems like they have a lot to say regarding the issue that you've caused.

I feel like our ratings will go up thanks to you.

I was worried that your show might get canceled.

What a relief.

Ms. Kang, you should come on the show.

You're at the center of this issue.

There are a lot of people

who are very curious to find out

why an assemblywoman in office

helped a single mother get an abortion.

It's a great opportunity.

You used to be my senior at work.

So I'm giving you a chance to explain what happened.

What do you say?

I'll think about it.

- Are you okay, Ms. Kang? - Yes, I'm fine.

Has the Ethics Committee settled on a meeting date?

No, not yet.

And the doctor who carried out the abortion?

I asked Mr. Lee to go see him, but he kept refusing to meet.

I think Mr. Song and Mr. Jo already did what they can

to keep his mouth shut.

Ms. Kang, we're able to summon Su-min

up until a week before the meeting.

Let's find her and make her explain...

I heard her story has already gone viral

among the press and social media.

Yes, a blurred-out photo of her face is all over the internet.

Let's not get her involved in this.

She's already going through enough.

We won't be able to get anywhere

without her testimony.

Let's summon her.

Her condition was critical when she arrived at the hospital.

So when people find out that you had no other choice,

the public's opinion will change. And you won't have to get disciplined.

I'll do everything I can to find Su-min.

Then what about her life?

I don't want her face to be revealed by the press.

- Ms. Kang. - It was all my doing.

I should take responsibility.

Ms. Kang, listen to me. Mr. Ahn, who filed the petition,

and Mr. Lee, the chairperson of the Ethics Committee,

are both supporters of Mr. Song.

The chairperson has the right for an ex officio investigation,

and they'll take care of this issue very urgently.

I'll just be risking my seat,

but they'll have to risk the rest of their lives.

After the court ruled against punishing abortion,

the assembly members would've prepared bills regarding abortion.

Ms. Jeong is the only person who has submitted

a bill regarding that.

Then I'll try to ask her for help.

Hello, sir.

- What did Chairperson Lee say? - He just wants

you to help him become the floor leader.

My gosh, he should learn to be more patient.

Why is he whining like a kid?

Sir, what's going to happen to Tae-jun?

Why do you ask?

I heard he's being considered as the by-election candidate

for Seongjin City.

Yes, that kind of happened. Don't worry about it.

How can I not worry?

Why did you pick him and not me?

Sir, can't you put me in charge of Seongjin City?

I won't let you down.

- Won-sik. - Yes, sir.

- If you ask for too much... - Yes, you said I'd get in trouble if I do.

Sir, but I'm really confident about this.

Just work hard to keep the job you have right now.

Let's go.

Bye, sir.

Damn it.

How did Tae-jun manage to convince him?

That jerk is so tenacious.

(CHAIRPERSON JO NAM-GI)

Because of Assemblyman Lee,

I've been the chairperson of the party committee for four years.

And now I have to give up Seongjin City

to a chief of staff?

Don't you think Minister Song's crossing the line?

I know how you feel, but what can we do?

It's what the minister wants.

I don't care if he's the minister. He just humiliated me!

I know, right? He should know how humiliating this is to you.

This is so wrong!

So I've been thinking. Come closer, sir.

Hello, sir.

- You're back. - Hey.

Sir.

You have a guest in your office.

A guest?

(CONGRATULATIONS FROM JO NAM-GI)

What brings you here?

You got appointed as the minister. So I thought I should send flowers.

My goodness, you didn't have to bring it yourself.

Thank you so much.

Of course, I should bring it myself.

I also wanted to make sure you didn't forget about me.

Oh, I'm guessing...

this must be about the nomination regarding the by-election candidate.

That's not something I have full authority over.

The Nomination Committee...

Do you think I'm a joke?

Sir, if you invite a viper into your house,

the rabbits living there will get scared and go nuts.

I know you were able to sit in that seat

thanks to Mr. Jang's hard work.

But you were planning to get rid of him anyway.

You might lose your family

if you keep looking after other people.

Chairperson Jo has over 1,000 assembly members on his side.

And a lot of them are in office right now.

If he takes them with him and creates his own party,

it'll cause a big problem

to both you and the Daehan Party.

And wouldn't it be better to nominate Chairperson Jo as the candidate

if you consider the redevelopment

of Uigwang and Seongjin City?

That redevelopment project is worth tens of trillions of won.

If the project gets put on hold, it'll bring a huge loss

to the business projects in our districts including yours.

Don't you think

that would put Chairman Sung and Mr. Lee in quite a pickle?

I heard they lost a lot of money after they halted the redevelopment.

Seobuk Market's redevelopment

is the start of the entire redevelopment project.

Seobuk Market hasn't even been redeveloped yet.

If we cause trouble with the nomination,

we won't be able to get support from the party.

You should just give up on nominating Mr. Jang.

Mr. Lee is already

getting ready to support Assemblyman Jo.

Yes, sir.

Yes, of course.

Yes, we should meet.

Goodness, I'm really busy these days.

Yes.

Mr. Lee is very upset at you.

Even if you get nominated,

it'll cost a lot of money to run an election campaign.

How are you going to pay for all that?

You should go and soothe Mr. Lee a little.

That way, he'll have your back.

Okay, sir. I'll visit you some time.

The minister called me and told me about you.

He told me you have something to say.

I'm busy, so please keep it short.

It seems like you're here for the nomination.

But I'm not quite sure if I should support you.

People from Ms. Kang's office have been digging into my company and myself.

They even requested files to the FIU in Hong Kong.

Weren't you behind all that?

It'll take over a month to get those files.

And even if they get it, I'll make sure I have your back.

I'm not sure.

I don't really see what I'll be gaining from this deal.

I'll proceed with Seobuk Market's

redevelopment project.

The people in Seobuk Market were recently forced to evacuate.

It came to a halt because the merchants resisted.

But if they get forced to evacuate again,

it'll cause an even bigger collision.

When's the next date?

It's in three days.

- And the merchants? - People who are against

the merchant association formed an emergency planning committee.

And the committee is rejecting all the negotiations that have been settled.

We won't be able to gain much by doing a hearing at this point.

Mr. Jang.

Here's the list of the committee members.

Give me the list of their demands.

And check how much the city and the company need to compensate.

Yes, sir.

- Mr. Han. - Hello.

Hello.

- Mr. Han, what brings you here? - I asked him to come.

He knows a lot about Seobuk Market, so he'll be of help.

He's close with the merchants there.

I'll go meet the leader of the committee.

Get ready for the hearing.

- Okay. - Okay.

Bye, sir.

Why bother preparing the materials for the hearing? It'll end up in the trash.

What should I start with?

Can I have a word with you?

(ASSEMBLYMAN SONG HUI-SEOP)

Mr. Han, I know how you feel.

But I don't think you should help.

What?

Well... Why?

I think that will be best. You should do as I say.

- But why... - Mr. Han, could you get the files

in the copy room for me?

Okay, I will.

You're the one who said

you wanted to try

and make the world a better place

where no one ever needs to get hurt.

You said that's why you started this job.

The same goes for me.

I want to protect

the people at Seobuk Market.

I'll do my best.

Mr. Han.

- Yes? - What are you doing?

I'll get going.

Assemblyman Ahn of the Daehan Party announced at a press conference

that Assemblywoman Kang should be expelled

for having caused a social issue

by aiding and abetting abortion.

Assemblywoman Kang helped Ms. Shin, a single mother

whom she's been sponsoring after meeting her

at a lone-parent support facility in Jungil-gu...

(MR. GO SEOK-MAN)

My gosh, they're always very busy. Don't you think so?

I'll keep this for a while.

Don't be scared. You just need to do as I say.

How long do I need to stay here?

You can do what you want.

You can leave whenever or just stay. It's up to you.

But make sure you keep your mouth shut.

Judging from my experience,

your mouth is what always gets you into trouble.

You don't want people to start talking about you and your abortion.

You have no idea how much people enjoy talking about other people.

You need to protect yourself now.

Right?

...is getting criticized.

Assemblyman Ahn claims

that what she has done is considered a violation of the law.

I don't think I can help you with this.

- Ms. Jeong... - I understand the situation you're in.

But this is a very delicate issue.

If I support you right now,

people will start attacking me as well

for encouraging abortion.

I don't encourage abortion.

I just think that it's not something that the government can stop.

Yes, I know. And I agree with you.

But people already think you're encouraging abortion.

You can deny it all you want,

but it'll be hard to change how they think.

If the public opinion changes,

will you help?

My goodness.

I never thought you'd become famous

for something like this.

The court may have ruled against the punishment on abortion,

but the government hasn't even passed a revised bill.

You should've known better.

It helped you get the spotlight,

but you'll end up losing your seat if you get punished.

So it was a useless thing to do.

I'm close with four out of the nine people in the Ethics Committee.

Tell me if you need help.

I'll consider our old friendship and help you avoid getting expelled.

I don't ever intend on asking you for help.

Because if the Ethics Committee carries out a fair screening,

I won't end up getting punished anyway.

What the...

My goodness.

Did you talk things out with Ms. Jeong?

She refused.

Tomorrow, on Kim Mi-jin's Current Affairs,

we'll be having a debate

with the members of the Daehan Party regarding women's rights.

Assemblyman Jo Gap-yeong,

Assemblyman Ahn Hyeon-min,

and Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong will participate in the debate.

What?

Ms. Kang, did you decide to participate?

No.

How dare they announce that without your permission?

This is unbelievable.

I'll call the TV station.

No.

If I refuse to participate now,

it'll look like I did something wrong.

Pardon?

Please don't tell me you'll participate in the debate.

I can't back down without a fight.

No. If you appear on a TV program now, you'll be bombarded with criticisms.

I cannot let you suffer such criticism on TV.

I didn't work hard all this time just to see you suffer like this.

Let's just wait until the public sentiment cools down.

My actions may deserve to be criticized,

but I know that my principles aren't wrong.

Ms. Kang.

(THIS AREA WILL BE DEMOLISHED)

- Hello, ma'am. - You have a lot of nerve to be here.

There's a hearing tomorrow.

- Please come. - Forget it.

Hello. There's a hearing tomorrow.

- There's a hearing tomorrow. - Why do you keep coming here?

Please come tomorrow.

- Please come to the hearing. - Hello.

There's a hearing tomorrow.

There's a hearing tomorrow. Please come to the hearing.

Hello. Hi.

There's a hearing tomorrow. Please come to the hearing.

I'll try to get the construction company to accept

as many demands as possible.

I told you I'm not interested.

This time around, the demolition workers will make sure they tear down the place.

Conflicts between the merchants and the workers could lead to accidents.

Everyone here put their lives on the line for this.

I don't care what they do. Tell them to kick us out if they can.

We're not just going to sit here and watch it get demolished.

- Go away! - Sir.

Leave!

(STOP THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT)

These are the statements both domestic foreign women's organizations made.

Based on them,

I put together a list of questions and answers for the debate.

Okay.

(SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE)

When the Constitutional Court ruled to ban punishment on abortion,

did you look into the statements from the members of the Daehan Party?

Yes.

The discussion of repealing

the abortion ban in Korea began around 2016.

Find all of their statements since then.

- Yes, ma'am. - I'm on it.

(THIS AREA WILL BE DEMOLISHED DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT PERMISSION)

(STOP THE REDEVELOPMENT)

They're even wearing uniforms now. What a royal mess.

I heard that they'll eat and sleep there.

Despite my effort to kick them out,

they won't even budge an inch.

Oh, dear.

I think I'm getting a muscle spasm because of those bastards.

So you're setting up a hearing?

Yes.

I thought you had a plan because you seemed confident.

But you came up with a hearing?

It looks like I should have adjusted my expectations a bit.

I still have some time. If you wait...

Wait?

You don't have much time left, Mr. Jang.

The announcement is coming up soon. It's no time to relax.

Get things moving.

Chairperson Jo keeps calling me.

You have three days.

If it doesn't get resolved in three days, I'll just tear it down to the ground.

In that case, you'll have to forget about the campaign club.

(OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE)

Is the hearing preparation going well?

We haven't prepared much.

Our focus is that we'll accept the committee's demands.

But the city nor the construction company will accept it.

Gosh, I'm staying late when it's just a waste of time. This is tiring.

Okay.

Sir, can you take me to the minister's...

Mr. Oh?

He always hangs up first.

Damn it.

Gosh.

(HEARING FOR SEOBUK MARKET)

Lee Chang-jin came by and complained.

Are you doing your job properly?

Don't worry.

It might take time, but I'm sure I can persuade them.

Tae-jun.

If you want to climb up to the top, you must throw away everything.

How could you go up with such a heavy heart?

If you want this, throw away everything.

That's the only way to survive.

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Ms. Kang, why don't you take a power nap before you go?

I can sleep in the car.

Could you find out more about this statement here?

- Okay. - I'll get going.

Bye.

- Bye. - Bye.

(LATE LEE SEONG-MIN)

You were right.

What you said was right.

"Politics exists for the good of the people."

If I focus on that,

I'll find a way.

You were right.

But...

I hope you can forgive me just this once.

Just this once.

Distribute the flyers for the hearing.

Hello, we know that the merchants made the biggest effort

in growing the market.

And we've come up with a way to compensate for your efforts.

Please come to the hearing and...

I really hope you can attend it.

Thank you. I'll see you then.

- Hello. - Here's the flyer.

- Forget it. - I know you're busy, but if you could...

How will you help us move?

- We live paycheck to paycheck. - I don't trust you at all!

Please come.

Sir, please read this.

The hearing will cover

a plan to help you move and a compensation package.

- Please attend the hearing. - I hope you can really help us.

- Thank you. I'll see you then. - Please hear me out.

- I'll see you then. Thank you. - Please.

- Please come. - Thank you.

(STRIKE)

(PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF UIGWANG AND SEONGJIN CITY)

A while ago, the abortion ban

was ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.

I am aware that a revised bill is urgently needed.

Are you preparing to propose a bill from your party?

Yes, Assemblywoman Jeong Eun-hui proposed the bill on the party's behalf.

As the bill was put together after taking the party's input into account,

you can see it as a bill from the whole party.

However, the bill hasn't been passed yet.

Correct. We haven't come up with a bill to replace the policy yet.

So, I am flustered and deeply sorry

that an unpleasant incident took place.

- I found it. - What?

Today, Assemblywoman Kang is also here with us.

Could you please tell us

your side of the story regarding the recent incident?

First of all, I am deeply sorry for having disturbed

the public.

To elaborate on the incident,

it was a critical situation where the mother's life was in danger.

Ms. Kang.

Aren't you ashamed?

I was utterly shocked when I heard you were joining us today.

As of now, getting an abortion is still illegal.

How could you come here after violating the law?

As you have just pointed out, because abortion is illegal,

there aren't any accurate statistics.

We need to know the scale of this matter

in order to provide policies and come up with an alternative.

But we're not capable of doing so...

Don't change the subject.

You should've tried to stop the abortion.

You are an assemblywoman who represents the people of the country.

How could you make such a rash decision?

(KIM MI-JIN'S CURRENT AFFAIRS)

Ms. Kang, I found additional materials.

We'll start soon.

I'd like to continue the discussion before the break.

Assemblyman Ahn brought up that Assemblywoman Kang

must be punished accordingly for her action.

What's your take on this, Assemblyman Jo?

I agree with him.

Regardless of what the situation was like,

I believe that the punishment must be established.

It was clearly a criminal act.

Both of you stated that there must be a punishment.

Shouldn't we at least give her a chance to explain herself?

Ms. Kang?

We are all aware...

that abortion isn't something the law can prevent from happening.

With that logic, wouldn't it be a form of violence for a country

to deny people's right of choice?

The times have changed.

I believe that we must legally allow people to have abortions.

Excuse me? How could you say that?

What do you mean?

Look, Ms. Kang.

This is why the public believes that you're encouraging abortions.

It seems you are all very shocked.

I was actually directly quoting

Mr. Ahn from an event he spoke at, a few years ago.

Pardon?

It was at a celebratory event in your district two years ago

on Women's Day.

This is a direct quote from your speech that day.

To jog your memory in case you had forgotten, I brought this.

Would you like to take a look?

(ASSEMBLYMAN AHN, I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST LEGALLY ALLOW ABORTIONS)

Well, let me explain. A lot of women

had attended the event that day.

Are you telling me that your opinions may change

depending on who your audience is?

You're a member of the National Assembly. That shouldn't affect your opinions.

The atmosphere of the event was different, you know.

Well, my memory of that event is quite blurry.

I meant if the mother was in critical condition and if it's an unjust incident

it should be allowed. But only in that circumstance.

Yes. I believe I've explained to you

that my case was a similar circumstance.

It was a critical circumstance

where a mother could have lost her life without the surgery.

Given the circumstance,

I think you would have made the same decision.

Am I wrong?

By asking to legalize abortion,

I'm not asking to let women have an abortion without cause.

I'm saying that for some people abortion isn't a choice.

I'd like to use this opportunity to say something to the public.

I urge you to stop trying to disclose the identity of the mother

as well as writing vicious comments toward the mother on the Internet.

It's a tragedy that can happen to everyone.

It's a problem of our society, not of individuals.

It's an assignment of our era we must solve together.

I am deeply sorry to have caused

disturbances to the public regarding this incident.

If you want to punish me,

I will accept any punishment that is given to me.

You can criticize me.

Or you can support me.

I'd just like for you all to think about the decision

you would have made if you were in my shoes.

If you can agree with me that a law cannot be used to regulate

everyone's life, that will be enough...

for me to be grateful for.

- Well done. - Good work.

- Well done, sir. - Okay.

We just helped hike up her approval rating.

Damn it.

I pulled out the car.

What's the point of having a public hearing?

(PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT)

Over here.

- Another hearing? - So what?

- Why are we here anyway? - This better be good.

- Let's sit over there. - This is a waste of time.

Can I take this seat here?

From what I've heard earlier, they prepared a lot for this hearing.

They emphasized that we'd like the compensation package.

Goodness, they're just saying that.

- We've been fooled before. - Come on.

I mean, hear me out. All they did was gather people around

and talk about their own interests. They never once listened to us.

Whatever. I have no expectations.

Don't say that.

You know that young guy who's been going around the market?

He's close with Ok-ja and he made it sound like

- this will be resolved today. - Really?

- That's why I came. - Really?

Does that mean things are going

work out well for us?

Yes. Let's trust him and hear them out.

I really hope it works out.

- Gosh. - Right. Same here.

Mr. Jang.

Except for a few merchants at the market,

everyone is here.

(PUBLIC HEARING)

If you want this, throw away everything.

That's the only way to survive.

Politics exists for the good of the people.

If you focus on that, you'll be able to find a way.

You can start.

The muscle spasms seem to be better now.

Goodness, I brought this upon myself, you know.

It would've been all better if I left this world when I was supposed to.

Because I'm staying here longer than I should have,

I had to see my grandson die.

And I'm making it harder for you to do your job, too.

Gosh, please don't say that.

People like me have our jobs

because of your votes.

I'm imposing on so many people.

Ma'am.

Please hang in there a bit more.

Do you remember the chief of staff who helped you before?

He's trying his best to resolve this.

I'm sure things will work out for the merchants soon.

That man who helped me before?

Yes.

Don't worry, ma'am.

(THIS AREA WILL BE DEMOLISHED)

We're here. Let's go.

- Hey, hurry up. - Let's start.

- Yes, sir. - No!

What are you doing?

I'm working over here!

You can't just barge in here! You have no right!

If you had moved out of here, you wouldn't be in this situation!

We're just following the law. Take it up with the owner!

You bastard!

- Why are you selling bean sprouts here? - No! Don't!

- No! No! - Damn it.

- No! - Are you all right?

If you had left, you wouldn't have to face this.

No...

(PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT)

(HAN DO-GYEONG)

You can't do this!

- Don't you dare! - Move!

- What are you doing? - Damn it.

- Stop it! - Hey.

- You'd better back off. - What are you doing?

Get them out.

- Hey. - What are you doing?

You bastards! Let go of me.

- What are you doing? - Back off!

- You can't come in. - Hey, hey.

- Stop it. - Get out of here!

Move back!

No...

Please pick up.

- This is taking too long. - Why is it being delayed?

Why are they wasting our time?

What? What are you saying?

- They're demolishing the market? - What?

Sir, what do you mean they are demolishing the market?

They are demolishing the market right now.

- Oh, no! - I can't believe this!

Let's hurry! They're demolishing it now!

(HAN DO-GYEONG)

- No! My store! - Oh, no.

Back off!

Don't you dare touch her!

What the hell are you doing?

- Let go! - How dare you!

Are you guys the demolition crew?

- Let's hurry. - Let's go.

- Hurry. - My gosh!

You bastard, you gathered all of us here! What kind of ruse is this?

Do you even know what we've been through to get this far?

Let go!

Let's hurry to the market!

You said you were on our side.

How could you do this?

- Over here! - Let's go.

We're not going to back down!

- Come on! - Let's go.

Mr. Jang.

Mr. Jang.

You bastards, you can't do this!

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Are you okay?

- Are you all right? - Are you okay?

This way.

(MR. LEE CHANG-JIN)

Hey.

I see.

He's finally decided to dump all his burdens.

Only then can he thrive as a politician.

(ASSEMBLYMAN LEE SEONG-MIN)

Mr. Jang.

Do you think this was the right thing to do?

More than 100 people came from the demolition crew.

The merchants would've suffered severer injuries if we hadn't done this.

We prevented the worst-case scenario.

Mr. Jang.

I'm ready for the criticism.

Forced demolition for the redevelopment

of Seobuk Market in Uigwang City has commenced.

When the demolition began,

most of the merchants were attending a public hearing at the City Hall.

Enraged by the news, the merchants strongly protested against it, but...

- Where's Ms. Kang? - She's in a meeting with the reporters.

Mr. Go, did you hear about the nominations for Seongjin City?

- What about it? - I heard Mr. Jang will be one of them.

- Tae-jun? - Yes.

Everyone is already talking about it.

- Mr. Go. - Yes.

You received a mail from overseas.

You always need to pester people to get things done.

Tell Ms. Kang to give me a call.

- Okay. - Yes, we will.

Hey.

- Are you going somewhere? - I'm heading out to see Tae-jun.

I got the documents from Hong Kong.

See you later!

What happened?

It was forced execution carried out in accordance with the law.

That's it?

Then was all of this...

Mr. Jang's plan?

I can't believe we executed the demolition in the merchants' absence.

You knew about it too, right?

That's probably why you told me to give up.

- Mr. Han. - Was it really Mr. Jang's plan?

Was it?

If he hadn't decided to go this route,

more merchants would've suffered injuries.

They would've ended up on the streets

without any proper compensation.

Mr. Jang simply did

what no one else was willing to do.

Oh, my. The man of the hour is here.

Here, have a seat.

Mr. Jang Tae-jun made such a remarkable contribution.

Who'd make a better candidate for Seongjin City than Mr. Jang?

Don't you agree?

All right, everyone.

Now that Tae-jun is here,

- let's all drink. - Sure.

Great work today. Let me pour you one.

All right. Here's to Jang Tae-jun's future!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

(MR. GO SEOK-MAN)

You should answer it.

The FIU in Hong Kong

sent some documents to Ms. Kang's office.

This came from Hong Kong.

I figured the official document would take too long, so I asked for a copy.

You were right, Tae-jun.

Hwain Infra has a connection with Mr. Song.

They're collecting slush funds through their construction projects

in Thailand, Singapore, and Russia.

Seok-man.

With this, we can take down Lee Chang-jin of Joojin Constructions

as well as Chairman Sung of Youngil Group.

Hey, what's the matter?

Let's not make this public for the time being.

What are you talking about?

We need some time.

I'll handle this.

I heard the Nomination Committee

is considering you as one of the candidates for Seongjin City. Is it true?

Seok-man.

I guess it is true, then.

Have you lost your mind?

Assemblyman Lee passed away only a little while ago.

And you're seriously vying for that spot?

So the Seobuk Market incident was your doing too.

You used it to cut a deal with Minister Song.

I simply did what I could do.

- Do you really have to do all this? - I have to hold on to something.

What else can I do?

Must you sell your conscience just for a seat in the National Assembly?

I'll gladly sell my conscience

if I can be elected and gain power.

Without power, we can't do anything.

You said I should become an assemblyman and help Seon-yeong.

Let's wait for just a little while. I'll sort it all out.

I can't wait until then.

Do you realize how you look right now?

You look like a corrupt, backstabbing jerk.

Can you say what you just told me in front of Assemblyman Lee?

You won't be able to become someone like that.

I know you can't.

Come to your senses, you prick!

Seok-man.

Let go, you jerk!

- Hey. - Mr. Jang.

I heard the FIU in Hong Kong sent the documents.

- I'm aware. - What are you going to do?

If it's made public now...

- Hello. - You're back.

Hello.

Where's Mr. Go?

I think he's running a little late.

This is a list of all the by-election candidates.

We'll start the meeting as soon as Mr. Go gets here.

Yes, ma'am.

(LIST OF BY-ELECTION CANDIDATES)

(SEONGJIN CITY, JANG TAE-JUN)

Seon-yeong.

I want you to trust me

no matter which choice I make.

What's that supposed to mean?

I want you to trust me no matter what.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm going now.

(JANG TAE-JUN)

(ASSEMBLYWOMAN KANG SEON-YEONG)

Mr. Jang, everything's ready.

(ASSEMBLYWOMAN KANG SEON-YEONG)

Earlier today, the Nomination Committee of the Daehan Party

announced the results of their by-election candidate evaluations.

The committee announced that the Daehan Party has nominated

Mr. Jang Tae-jun, the head Chief of Staff of Minister Song Hui-seop,

for the upcoming by-election in Seongjin City.

Originally from Seongjin City, Gyeonggi-do,

Mr. Jang worked in the Financial Crimes Unit

at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency upon graduating summa cum laude from KNPU,

and he has been working in assemblymen's offices for ten years since 2009.

Seobuk Market.

Did you plan the whole thing?

Why?

Why did you do that?

When Mr. Yu Jin-su died,

I trusted you.

I believed that it was the best choice you could've made.

We should create a world without the underprivileged,

rather than to focus on helping them.

We can't do anything unless the law and the system change.

I thought you were trying to change that.

That's what I believed.

I will do that.

Do what?

For whom?

Mr. Han.

Let's go in together.

We saved a seat for you.

No.

You once told me...

that I don't need to follow your suit.

You said I should act on my faith if I want to survive here.

I will do that.

I'll be sure to survive here until the end

so that I can prove

that you were wrong.

Okay.

I'll look forward to it.

(JANG TAE-JUN'S CANDIDACY ANNOUNCEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE)

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

(DAEHAN PARTY JANG TAE-JUN WILL TAKE THE LEAD)

- Jang Tae-jun. - Jang Tae-jun.

Hello.

I'm Jang Tae-jun, and I'll be representing the Daehan Party

in the upcoming by-election for Seongjin City.

I had dreamed of a world where fairness and righteousness prevail.

I had hoped to welcome a world

where the weak are protected and those who do bad deeds get punished.

However,

my ten years of experience as assemblymen's aide taught me this.

Such a world simply does not exist.

- Move! - My gosh!

Why are you doing this to us?

What the hell are you doing?

A world that is fair to everyone does not exist.

A world where everyone is treated justly doesn't exist either.

Ms. Kang.

It has never existed until now.

And even in the future, such a world will probably never come.

Those with power will continue to bring the powerless to their knees,

and the rich will continue to take from others

to protect what they have, just like they're doing now.

Then they will put on a smile again

and reach their hands out to you.

The road to hell is always paved with good intentions.

The viper has returned with more poison.

- One thing that's clear is that... - I'm so impressed by him.

I refuse to live even just one day in a world like this.

A world where everyone gets equal opportunities.

A world where we can all stand tall.

A world where we can make our dreams come true if we work hard.

A world, which we can pass down to our future generations

without feeling ashamed.

I will create such a world.

I, Jang Tae-jun, will create

a world like that with all of you.

- No... - This can't be happening.

"Is a mere chief of staff qualified for a seat in the National Assembly?"

"Is he competent enough?" You may wonder. And let me assure you.

I do not wish to become just another assemblyman wearing the gold badge.

Like what I've done for the past 10 years,

I'll go out there and listen to your concerns firsthand.

I will hold your hands

and touch your hearts.

I promise you that I will be Seongjin City's faithful chief of staff.

I have made many mistakes in my career.

I might make more mistakes in the future.

But even if I do, I will learn from those mistakes

and fix them to ensure a better future.

I will rise with a huge weight on my shoulders

for the new Seongjin City.

March toward the new path with me.

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Please give me your support. - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Thank you.

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

- Jang Tae-jun! - Jang Tae-jun!

(PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO CHIEF OF STAFF / AIDE SEASON 2)

Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee