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Haengbok-ro is a highway that Gyeonghae-do and Dongbang Land and Housing

are moving forward with together to respond to the transportation demand

of the planned city of Hamun.

This is the overall route.

HAENGBOK-RO ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROUTE

This is what Haengbok-ro will look like passing Sodeok-dong.

GYEONGHAE-DO, KIYOUNG-SI, SODEOK-DONG

-What? -What is this?

Wait!

That's not Haengbok-ro just passing Sodeok-dong!

It's plowing right through the town!

Are you kidding?

Are you trying to split our neighborhood into two?

I mean, how could you plan a route like that?

Gyeonghae-do was in agreement with this route.

Dongbang is merely carrying out the business on their behalf.

I'm a representative of Gyeonghae-do's construction division.

We have an obligation to notify residents of the decided route.

But we can't make changes to the route through this briefing session.

The route was decided upon by experts after much consideration.

I'm…

Choi Han-su, head of Sodeok-dong!

How has Gyeonghae-do treated Sodeok-dong so far?

What was it?

-Subway line ten? -That's it!

You kicked dozens of long-time Sodeok-dong residents out and dug up the entire town

to build subway line ten!

And what has Seoul done to Sodeok-dong?

Tell me.

-Tell me! -The garbage incineration plant!

Right, the garbage incineration plant.

It's not even for our garbage.

They built a garbage incineration plant in Sodeok-dong for Seoul's trash!

No matter how much we opposed it,

neither Seoul nor Gyeonghae-do batted an eyelash.

Why is that relevant?

We're discussing Haengbok-ro right now.

We're talking about Sodeok-dong right now!

The construction for the subway just finished, and the construction

for the garbage incineration plant finished just before that.

But now, again!

What was it?

Haengbok-ro!

Yes! Are you asking us to let you guys use our land again?

Enough with it already!

Okay?

The people of Sodeok-dong have had enough!

HAENGBOK-RO ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROUTE

CASE 7 A TALE ABOUT SODEOK-DONG I

The fact they decided on a route like this means that they want us to leave the town.

Imagine cars going up and down on Haengbok-ro every day.

Residents will be covered in all that noise, exhaust, and dust.

When we bring this up, Gyeonghae-do and Dongbang say that…

What was it?

-Soundproof wall. -Yes.

They say a soundproof wall will resolve it.

But if that's put up, then it's like having a…

What is it?

-Soundproof wall? -No.

-Hey. -Retaining wall.

Right. It's like having a new retaining wall.

It's splitting the town in half and isolating each side.

Have you spoken to Gyeonghae-do or Dongbang in regards to compensation?

Such as financial compensation for the difficulties you just mentioned.

Please.

They didn't even offer proper compensation to those whose land was expropriated.

Do you think they would pay for those who stayed behind?

They didn't pay the compensation properly?

Sodeok-dong is a green belt area.

So the appraised land value is a lot cheaper.

Which is why when they built subway line ten,

the people who had their land expropriated took a hard financial hit.

Many people lost their houses

but they didn't even get ten million won in compensation.

Where could someone who lived in Sodeok-dong all their life go

with money that's not even enough to pay a rental deposit in Seoul?

We've done everything we can.

We've created a Residents' Countermeasures Committee and submitted petitions,

made hundreds of complaint calls,

and even protested in front of the provincial office.

But nothing.

Gyeonghae-do has no intention of hearing us out!

So then, what's left is…

What is it?

Trial.

Well, it's a trial. But the thing…

A lawsuit?

A lawsuit seeking revocation of the road zone decision of Haengbok-ro?

Goodness.

That's right. We're thinking of doing that.

Yes. We understand your wishes.

But we're not experts on road construction,

so we're going to need some time to look into Haengbok-ro.

Can we investigate before we decide whether or not to accept this case?

Of course.

But please make the decision quickly.

They started construction in the planned city a while ago, so…

What is it?

-A shovel? -A hydraulic excavator?

A digger.

Yes.

It won't be long until the digger comes for our village.

Yes, all right. We'll be in touch.

Gosh.

Thank you.

All right.

Goodbye.

What do you think?

Why did they plan a route like this?

There must've been ways of taking a detour too.

Probably because of the costs.

Going straight through instead of going around means a shorter road to build.

If this decision was made solely for the costs, then we could claim

a violation of the Principle of Proportionality under administrative law.

An administrative agency has to choose the method

that has the least infringement of rights for the other party.

But even though Gyeonghae-do had an alternative detour,

they didn't choose it with costs being the only reason.

They violated

the principle of minimal damage of the Principle of Proportionality.

If we calculate the damage to the residents as social costs,

couldn't it be greater than the benefits from the construction of Haengbok-ro?

Then this planned route has a conflict of interest.

"It is a violation of the Principle of Proportionality,"

"There is a conflict of interest."

They're all good points.

But the Judicial Branch is typically reluctant

to make a judgment on what the Executive Branch does.

Especially for cases like this where it gets technical.

It's too much pressure for a judge

to make a ruling about a field they don't know well.

Maybe it's because of what you just said,

but not many residents have won similar administrative litigations so far.

I don't think I've heard of a case like that either.

First, visit some experts and hear what they think.

Whether this planned route is the best or if there are any alternative routes.

We have to know that first

before deciding on whether or not to take this case.

Civil engineers in Korea are so simple.

They completely ignored the shape of the land and drew a straight line.

In Europe,

they consider the way from the airport to the capital a scenic road.

So they don't build it as a straight like this.

They make the most of the natural curves of the land

so that the road winds just enough.

They get people to take their time and enjoy their way,

creating an idyllic atmosphere with the road itself

and promoting the image of the country.

This is ridiculous.

From a civil engineering perspective, this planned route isn't that bad.

I know this neighborhood well.

I ask my students to do city design assignments based on this neighborhood.

The first time I heard that a road

was going to be constructed here was in 2016.

Gosh, that's already six years ago.

What if Haengbok-ro is designed to go around Sodeok-dong

instead of going through it?

To go around,

the road has to be built next to Pyeonghwa-ro, a highway below Sodeok-dong.

Or right above here,

right next to subway line ten.

But to build it near Pyeonghwa-ro, it'd require a lot of tunnel construction

and it'd be tricky to build an intersection.

It'd be better to build it next to subway line ten,

but this is the University of Defense Security's land.

So it would be difficult.

If going below or above is difficult, there is another way.

Take it underground.

They're called underground roads.

Wouldn't that cost even more?

No, not really.

In areas where the land is expensive, building roads underground

costs much less compared to building it on the surface.

And if you build the road underground, the land on the surface can still be used.

If we consider the utilization value of the land,

it can offset additional fees that come from changing it to an underground plan.

If there is no huge difference in costs,

why aren't Gyeonghae-do or Dongbang considering underground roads?

That's because

everyone who builds roads is a civil engineering major.

And civil engineering only deals with the ground's surface.

Taking it underground is an architectural concept.

It may be simple, but it's still space.

No, that's not true.

You must think objectively.

Is the land in Sodeok-dong worthy enough of preservation

to build an underground road?

The answer is no.

Sodeok-dong may be a suburb of Seoul, but it also has a military purpose.

Lifting the green belt zoning is not likely.

There's almost no possibility of it becoming a planned city.

So are you saying

we shouldn't file a lawsuit at all?

From what we've found out,

it would be hard to claim

that there's a better alternative to the planned route.

Then the chances of winning the suit are very low.

Administrative litigations take a minimum of three months for a ruling

or up to a year and a half.

We're concerned that too much time and energy

will be spent on a lawsuit that has a low chance of winning.

I didn't want to bring this up.

But I'm a bit well-off.

What?

He's a great man of wealth.

His family has lived in Sodeok-dong for generations

and the land he inherited from his ancestors

is not only in Sodeok-dong but all over Kiyoung.

-You can't pass through Kiyoung -Gosh, stop.

without stepping on his land.

Right.

This lawsuit…

What is it?

You know, that idiom.

Eggs…

Don't put all your eggs in one basket?

No, the…

Hitting a boulder with an egg.

That's right.

I know this is like trying to hit a boulder with an egg.

But we're going to do it.

Even if we lose, and even if I'm on my own.

I'll pay as much commission fee as you want.

So, could you please stand with the egg?

Well…

Why don't we take this to Sodeok-dong?

-Excuse me? -I mean…

How can you decide on

whether or not to take this case without visiting Sodeok-dong?

No. The materials you showed us are enough.

We have a lot to do and so little time.

Come on, Sodeok-dong is really close. It's only an hour's drive from here.

Yes, even if you reject us, do it in Sodeok-dong. Okay?

No, we have something after this,

-so we should… -Attorney Jung, let's go.

Hurry.

-Let's go. -But…

Attorney Jung.

It won't take long.

Right here.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Get in this way. -Thank you.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Is Attorney Jung on his way? -Yes, he'll be here soon.

-We still have to wait for one more. -Got it.

They're such a good-looking match.

Don't you think Jun-ho likes Attorney Choi?

Would you like to change seats with me?

I think the good-looking match should sit side by side.

Excuse me?

What?

You catch on quick, Attorney Woo.

You do.

You see those red flags over there?

Dongbang sent people over recently to put them up.

They're marking the route of the construction in advance.

From here, it's Sodeok-dong.

Should we get off and walk for a bit?

Sure.

The town is so beautiful.

The town is beautiful,

but the people who live here are even better.

Look.

Over there, that's Kim Jang-hoon of Sodeok-dong.

Hey!

Hey!

Why is he the Kim Jang-hoon of Sodeok-dong?

Well, that's his nickname. He's a donating angel.

Every year, he donates the rice he grows to City Hall.

For those less unfortunate in Kiyoung.

-Shall we go? -Yes.

Right.

Heung-min.

Heung-min.

-Is it Son Heung-min this time? -Yes.

Son Heung-min of Sodeok-dong.

The thing in Kiyoung…

What is it called again?

-An athletic competition? -Yes.

When we have athletic competitions,

we win first place or second place at events like tug-of-war.

But strangely, whenever we play soccer, we're eliminated in the preliminary round.

We just couldn't get it together.

So we formed a soccer team and practiced day and night.

And last year, we…

What was it?

-Won? -No, but close.

-We made it to the semifinals. -Yes.

And the one who led us there is Heung-min.

-There he is. -Yes.

-Soccer! -Hey.

So do you want an autograph?

-No, you fool. -What?

You've said your hellos. Now get back inside.

All right.

Goodness.

Let's go.

This way.

He's very light on his feet.

Sodeok-dong is full of characters.

There's Kim Jang-hoon and Son Heung-min.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Are you headed to the field? -Yes.

This house is where the Teresa of Sodeok-dong lives.

Come here.

Mother Teresa?

Yes, President Teresa of the women's association.

-I see. -Hello.

Teresa.

My goodness.

You must be the attorneys.

Thank you for coming.

We don't have a public bathhouse here in Sodeok-dong.

That's why President Teresa of the women's association

takes all the elders to the one in the next neighborhood once a month.

She scrubs their backs and even takes them out for seolleongtang afterward.

Gosh.

We do it with the town dues.

It's not easy to make the time and effort to do it every month.

It's only possible because you're Teresa.

Gosh, it's no big deal!

All of you attorneys,

please take good care of Sodeok-dong.

Please.

Take good care of us.

Please.

So do you two have nicknames too?

Of course.

I'm the…

-"What Was It of Sodeok-dong"? -No.

-The Lee Kun-hee of Sodeok-dong. -Sorry?

I told you, I'm quite well-off.

What about you, Chairman?

I'm the Jang Dong-gun of Sodeok-dong.

What?

Why are you so surprised?

This one is handsome with strong facial features.

Whenever single women of Sodeok-dong pass by his house,

what was it?

They straighten their clothes.

My gosh!

There are no unmarried women who would do that in Sodeok-dong.

The average age of the residents is 65.

I see.

So that's why you haven't been able to get married this whole time.

Okay. I think that's enough of seeing the residents.

Should we go see the town view?

Let's walk to the hackberry tree on the hilltop.

That's Sodeok-dong's natural monument.

Has it been designated as an actual natural monument?

No. It's just a natural monument of Sodeok-dong.

Like the Jang Dong-gun of Sodeok-dong.

Right.

When was it? Was it 2016?

We asked the provincial office just in case.

But the experts came to check and said it's not enough to be designated.

They said it's not enough to be a natural monument.

It's so majestic.

I thought it would at least be a protected tree.

-What a shame. -So what if it has no title?

There's no one in Sodeok-dong who hasn't climbed up that tree as a kid,

hosted a party under it to celebrate something,

or prayed in front of it when they were desperate.

It doesn't have any official title, but it keeps our town safe like…

What is that called?

A hackberry tree?

A guardian tree.

Well, once Haengbok-ro is constructed that tree will be chopped down as well.

All right, let's go.

We're going to climb up the hill. Just a bit more.

Attorney Woo!

-Are you okay? -Yes.

Just a moment. Gosh.

Your jacket got torn.

Right.

Here, put this on for now.

It's fine.

You're working right now and wearing that wouldn't be right.

Here, come. Sit over here. This way.

My goodness, good job.

Be careful.

I'm sure you're all winded after climbing up the hill.

-Have a cup of sikhye to cool down. -I'll do it.

Teresa prepared this for us.

-Here. -It should be really good.

By the way, who is he?

Right, he's Eugene Park of Sodeok-dong.

I put in a special request and asked him

to come and play the violin today because you're visiting.

He's the best talent in Sodeok-dong.

Wait, where is it?

-Gyeonghae-do provincial office. -That's right!

He works there.

All right.

All right.

Look over there.

I put a lot of thought into how to show you the worth of Sodeok-dong.

The truth is,

if you look at just the numbers,

Sodeok-dong doesn't have much to show for itself.

There aren't that many residents and the price of land is cheap.

But if you see for yourself, that's not what it is.

It's an amazing neighborhood where Kim Jang-hoon,

Son Heung-min, Teresa,

and Eugene Park live.

Although it's not enough to be a protected tree,

how great is this hackberry tree?

It's not a neighborhood

that can just be torn down

and disappear like that.

We have to know everything about Haengbok-ro.

From the moment the construction was first planned

to when they decided on the area of the road.

Organize it in chronological order and look through the materials thoroughly.

Go through everything including relevant regulations and precedents.

-Got it. -Got it.

Jun-ho said he put the case materials in my office, so divide them accordingly.

I'm sure you'll be able to go through it quickly since it's the three…

Are these all materials on Haengbok-ro?

I don't think we'll be able to go through it quickly.

We won't be able to look through it quickly.

Yes, well…

You got this!

Did you eat? You must be so tired.

Those aren't additional materials, right?

Please don't tell me there's more for us to read.

I'm sorry. They are additional materials.

These are the documents on the complaints

the Residents' Countermeasures Committee sent to Gyeonghae-do.

And these are the responses by Gyeonghae-do.

-Keep up the good work. -Thanks.

Do you not know or are you pretending not to know?

What?

From what I see, I think Jun-ho likes you.

Right.

I don't think so. I asked him.

You asked him?

What did you ask him?

Lee Jun-ho likes Woo Young-woo.

Is this true?

Gosh.

You interrogated him.

What did Jun-ho say?

That…

is too hard of a question

for Director Hwang Du-yong to answer.

Jun-ho avoided speaking on the matter directly.

Gosh, are you in the middle of a trial? Is love a trial?

What do you mean he avoided speaking on the matter directly?

He changed the subject without giving a clear answer.

Of course!

"Lee Jun-ho likes Woo Young-woo. Is this true?"

If you asked him like that, do you expect him to say

"Yes, that is indisputably true"?

Even I would avoid speaking about it directly.

What about you?

Do you like Jun-ho?

It's not easy.

It's not easy for someone to like me.

What?

I know that much.

You're a good-looking woman, but…

I have autism.

You…

You shouldn't say those weak-minded things!

What do you mean it's not easy?

So,

you want to know

-if Woo Young-woo likes Lee Jun-ho? -Yes.

Jeez, you should ask someone who knows something about dating.

What does she know?

I'm the femme fatale of Ganghwa-do.

I'm the second most fatal thing after hwamunseok mats.

-Focus. -Okay.

All right.

Picture Lee Jun-ho now.

-How do you feel? -Okay.

One, two, three.

-One, two, three. -One, two, three.

-One, two, three. -One, two, three.

-One, two. Now. -Three.

One, two.

Jun-ho…

is kind.

You're working right now and wearing that wouldn't be right.

He's a warmhearted person.

Then what about when you're with him? Do you get nervous?

Does your heart pound like crazy?

I want an attorney like you

to be on my side.

There was a time when it did.

Gosh!

You're blushing!

Hey, you totally like him!

Hey.

If you're not sure, why don't you try touching him?

What?

Measure your heart rate to see how fast it beats when you touch him.

If it's only 150 per minute, then you're just interested.

But if your heart's beating like crazy and it feels like it's about to explode

because it's thumping so loud, then you really like him.

Hey!

What's wrong with you?

Do you hear what you're saying? That's a crime.

What?

That's right.

You shouldn't touch other people without their consent.

Then ask for his consent.

What?

This is the first time we're going head-to-head with Taesan kids.

Kids? Since when are they kids to you?

I went to law school with one of them,

which means he's a rookie.

And the other one doesn't really seem that old either.

That's true.

Is it just the two of them without a senior attorney?

Hello. Good afternoon.

That's Attorney Tae Su-mi, right?

-Why is the king here herself? -"King"?

She's a king?

Up until recently, she was the CEO of Taesan.

I heard she resigned and is active as an ordinary attorney.

It seems like she personally shows up to court.

Right.

There are rumors that she's a candidate for Minister of Justice. Is she not busy?

Stop with the gossiping and let's focus on the case. Go.

The planned route for Haengbok-ro, which the defendant designed,

penetrates Sodeok-dong, the plaintiffs' place of residence, splitting it in half.

Please look at this alternative route.

Haengbok-ro can go around the south of Sodeok-dong,

or the north,

or be built underground.

There are plenty of other alternatives,

but the defendant underestimated the plaintiffs' rights

and overestimated the benefits of the construction of the road,

and came to a decision that has a conflict of interest.

That is all.

PLAINTIFF

Defendant, is the plaintiffs' claim true?

Did you not thoroughly review the alternative routes?

We thoroughly reviewed them, Your Honor.

I will personally show you

why the three routes that the plaintiffs have claimed

can't be good alternatives.

I apologize.

I got you and the associate judges to make an appearance

without asking for your consent in advance.

Is that us?

The three bobbing their heads dressed in robes?

Yes.

The weather is very nice today.

Since I can't take you outside the court,

shall we go for a ride on Haengbok-ro like this?

First, we'll drive through the first route in the plaintiffs' claim.

If Haengbok-ro were to be built in the south, next to Pyeonghwa-ro,

the road would have to stretch out for five more kilometers.

That's not the only issue.

There's a garbage incineration plant near Pyeonghwa-ro.

The facility is impossible to relocate. Then what should we do?

Tunnels and elevated roadways need to be built.

Not to mention having to build a sharp curve to connect it to Seoul.

Additional construction would cost over 300 billion won,

but it's five kilometers longer.

Not to mention, the road is bumpy like a rollercoaster

which will lead to countless accidents.

Then what about the second route?

If we were to build Haengbok-ro on the north next to subway line ten,

we have to pass land owned by the University of Defense Security.

But they would not agree and that would lead to this.

The plaintiffs also do not agree.

The University of Defense Security's wish to not give up their barns is important,

but you're ignoring the wishes of the residents of Sodeok-dong.

Your Honor.

The planned city of Hamun starts the move-in process next June.

If this lawsuit causes a delay in the completion of Haengbok-ro,

Seoul and Gyeonghae-do will face the worst traffic situations imaginable.

Other towns included in the planned route of Haengbok-ro understood this

and gladly gave up their land.

However,

Sodeok-dong, the town with the smallest population in all of Gyeonghae-do,

is being exceptionally uncooperative and is even bringing up underground roads.

This is clearly regional chauvinism, and--

What do you mean regional chauvinism?

How could you denounce our wishes like that?

Other neighborhoods must've received proper compensation to cooperate.

Their situations are different from Sodeok-dong.

Right.

I see.

Are you proceeding with this lawsuit to receive more compensation?

-You-- -Billions in taxpayer money can be wasted

and traffic disruptions across the entire area are fine

as long as you get paid more compensation?

Stopping this even if it means filing a lawsuit.

Isn't that the very definition of regional chauvinism?

-It's not like that. -I mean…

Sit down, it's okay.

Your Honor.

Construction for Haengbok-ro is already substantially underway

with goals to be completed by end of this year.

If this decision is revoked now,

it is evident that tens of billions of won will be wasted.

That is all.

Wait…

Come in.

Hey, Young-woo. Eat some bread.

There's a new bakery in the neighborhood…

THE GREAT CEO ATTORNEY TAE SU-MI

ATTORNEY TAE SU-MI

What are you doing?

Do you know Attorney Tae Su-mi?

She was the CEO of Taesan Law Firm until she recently resigned.

She's the daughter of Taesan's founder, married the president of Gangcheon Group,

-and has one son-- -Why…

are you looking into Tae Su-mi?

Right.

She is the opposing attorney of the case I'm on right now.

What?

I saw her plead her case

and even though she's in the opposition, she was amazing.

I wanted to be like her.

All right. Come here.

-Wait. -Stop!

-Wait! -Stop!

-Wait! -Stop!

-Wait! -Stop!

-Wait! -What are you doing?

-Stop! -Stop!

What are you doing?

Who said you could go ahead with the construction?

What?

What do you mean?

This is road construction conducted by the government.

Look.

We're in the middle of a lawsuit to stop the construction!

-What's that? To stop the construction… -Suspension of effect.

Right, we applied for suspension of effect!

-What? -Then take it up with the judge.

-Why are you doing this here? -This is so annoying.

Look, are you going to take responsibility if we don't get paid

because we don't finish it on time?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about going ahead with the construction.

-Sir, lift it up! -Lift it up!

-Lift it up! -You punk.

-Goodness. -Hey! You jerks!

-What are you doing? -Move!

Attorney Jung.

When will the suspension of effect be in place?

The construction workers barged into the town's entrance

and are digging up the ground.

It's a whole mess here right now.

A decision hasn't been made about the suspension of effect,

so there's no way to stop the construction right now.

I will request the court to speed up its decision.

All right.

Was that about Haengbok-ro?

It seems like they've started the construction near Sodeok-dong.

Does the decision on suspension of effect take this long?

The court couldn't have forgotten about it, right?

There's no way they forgot.

I think they're going to hold onto it and dismiss it along with the original draft.

Which means, to the judge, this case

has almost no possibility of ruling in favor of the plaintiff.

I'm sure it would put a lot of pressure on the judges.

Whether Haengbok-ro exists or not would cause

drastic differences in the land value in the planned city of Hamun.

If they revoke it recklessly, they might become a public enemy.

Which is why we have to find the cause of illegality.

The only time the court can revoke what the government is doing

is when they come to a judgment that the work is illegal.

I found one. A cause for illegality.

You did?

What is it?

They violated the process of the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment.

Really?

I saw that they did the assessment.

They did, but it's a matter of when they did it.

According to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act,

the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment has to be done

when a plan that impacts the environment is being established.

However, in Haengbok-ro's case,

the plan for the road design was established in 2017,

but the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment was done in 2019.

Is that right?

Then Gyeonghae-do made a mistake. Good job. Let's lead with this.

Shouldn't we put more effort into our presentation materials?

Maybe not the 3D game screen like Taesan used,

but something flashy.

How could we be flashy about showing

that the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment was done late?

I heard there are companies that create presentation materials.

Should I contact one of them and ask?

Well, why don't we go the opposite way?

The more Gyeonghae-do tries to win over the judges

using a major law firm and flashy materials,

shouldn't we put the sincerity of Sodeok-dong's residents first

and approach this more straightforwardly?

I mean, we're a major law firm too,

but we'll use a more humane approach compared to Taesan.

An emotional strategy.

Well…

Then what if we apply for an on-site verification for Sodeok-dong?

-On-site verification? -Yes.

At first, we didn't want to take on the case.

But we decided to accept it after visiting Sodeok-dong.

All right. We don't have a just cause to do an on-site verification

but let's think about it.

Nice work. You did good, Attorney Woo.

Gwang-ho.

Gosh, I'm sorry. Have you been waiting for long?

Was it a long trip out here?

What?

What's going on?

The case…

Young-woo is on.

Are you aware that the opposing attorney is Tae Su-mi?

Really?

You knew it all along, didn't you?

-Know what? -It was strange.

That the CEO would make a home visit to give another opportunity

to a rookie attorney when she was already rejected.

Did I visit just as the CEO of Hanbada?

I visited to see you as well.

Seon-young.

If you really think of me as your friend,

be honest.

Did you give Young-woo a job here

because of Tae Su-mi?

Seeing as you're saying all this,

it must mean that the rumor between you and Tae Su-mi is true.

Yes.

I will allow it once.

Allow what?

I will allow you to use my daughter to get to Tae Su-mi, just once.

In return for giving her the job.

"In return for giving her the job"? "Use her"?

How could you say that?

You want to make Hanbada number one.

And to do that, you have to beat Taesan.

But it would be a problem if Tae Su-mi makes her way into politics.

Because you won't be able to beat her even more once she becomes a minister.

That's why you gave Young-woo the job.

Is it not?

So you're saying

that I gave your daughter the job

just so I could tell the whole world that Tae Su-mi's child out of wedlock is here?

If that kind of scheme is what got my daughter this job,

so be it.

But just once.

Just once at the most crucial moment.

Don't just throw them together

in the same courtroom like this.

What are you going on about?

Gwang-ho.

What kind of a father are you?

If you really think I'm taking advantage of your daughter,

you should be stopping me. Isn't that what parents should do?

If I stop you,

you'll kick my daughter out.

You'll make any excuse to get her to stop working at Hanbada.

What?

Seon-young.

The world doesn't offer Young-woo chances.

Even if she graduated summa cum laude from SNU law school

and got a near-perfect score on the bar,

they say they can't accept people with autism.

She applied everywhere, from law firms to private practices,

but never got a chance to interview.

Watching my daughter like that

and not being able to do anything for her was…

I'll just…

be the bad dad.

No matter how much Young-woo resents me, that's on me.

Even if I have to collude with a bad friend who took her to use her.

I want her to have an opportunity.

Wait.

Young-woo.

What are you doing here, Dad?

The thing is…

-This is your father? -Yes.

Hello.

Yes, hello.

I just came by to see someone I know.

I'm going to go.

-Bye. -Bye.

I'll see you later at home.

Okay.

How does your father know the CEO?

Sorry?

He just came out of the CEO's office and said

he came by to see someone he knows. That means he knows the CEO.

What?

Do you know anything about it?

Well…

Didn't you say before that your father graduated from SNU law school?

Right. Yes.

Then that means the CEO went to school with him.

Wait.

So you did get this job through connections.

What?

Connections?

I can't believe this.

I knew something was off.

You had connections.

You had connections.

Hello.

You can take this.

No, it's fine. I'm going to make one for Young-woo too.

You're with Attorney Woo?

Jun-ho.

You still eat lunch with Young-woo, right?

Yes, that's right.

Is it really fun listening to her talk about whales?

Well…

I was fine with it at first too.

I thought it was great for me since she tells me all these things

when people have to make time to watch documentaries.

Up to blue whales, humpback whales, and dolphins,

it was honestly fun to hear about them.

But when you get to narwhals and the Yangtze river dolphins,

it gets exhausting.

I was crying because I failed a test,

but then she came in after getting the highest grade,

talking about how the whale's ancestor is the Pakicetus.

It really made me want to smack her!

Look, I haven't even forgotten about that wretched Pakicetus!

Attorney Choi, I'm not sure I'm following you.

Don't act like you're going to listen to her whale stories forever

and then tell her to stop not even after a year.

If you're going to hurt her like that, you shouldn't start anything at all.

I'm telling you this now.

If you think your feelings are temporary, don't be nice to her.

My feelings are not temporary!

Then go tell Young-woo

that your feelings are not temporary!

Why are you confusing everyone?

What on earth did I--

Young-woo.

Min-woo.

Me.

We were all confused because of you.

Your Honor.

The defendant violated the process for Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment.

According to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act,

the assessment should be conducted

when a plan that would impact the environment is being established.

But in the case of Haengbok-ro,

despite how the road's basic design and implementation design were made in 2017,

the assessment was conducted in 2019.

Therefore, there is a problem with the timing.

Defendant's counselor, your response.

It's true that the assessment should be conducted

when a plan that would impact the environment is being established.

The issue is when exactly that is.

This is the Urban Planning Standard Procedure.

We'll put the complicated words aside for now.

Right here. Please look at this part.

The determination of the best route

is done toward the later stages of the overall road planning.

Haengbok-ro's determination of the best route

was made in October of 2019.

The assessment that the plaintiff's counselor pointed out

was conducted in June of 2019.

It is true that the assessment for Haengbok-ro

had been conducted a bit late, compared to other road plans.

However, it was clearly done

before the plan that would impact the environment was established.

This is not illegal.

That is not true.

If the defendant's counselor's claim is right,

then when the plaintiffs filed a complaint, they should've been able

to change the road construction plan, thus the route, before October of 2019.

But if you look at Gyeonghae-do's reply at the time, there's a phrase that says

"the design is already complete, so changing is impossible."

Is that so? Where exactly is that phrase written?

There are so many pieces of evidence submitted.

I'm sorry. They are additional materials.

These are the documents on the complaints

the Residents' Countermeasures Committee sent to Gyeonghae-do.

And these are the responses by Gyeonghae-do.

April 3rd, 2019.

The second line of the third paragraph on the response

sent to Sodeok-dong's Residents' Countermeasures Committee by Gyeonghae-do.

"The basic design and the implementation design have already been completed,

thus the decision of the road's route cannot be changed"

is the phrase.

Plaintiff's Exhibit 4,

the reply that was sent in the name of the governor of Gyeonghae-do.

Yes, that is correct.

According to this reply, Gyeonghae-do had already acknowledged

that the route of the road was decided in April of 2019.

That means

the plaintiff's counselors' point that the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment

was done afterward

seems reasonable.

Good job.

Your Honor.

We request an on-site verification of Sodeok-dong.

If you see for yourself how much damage

Haengbok-ro will cause to the residents,

we feel like it would be of huge help to your wise judgment.

There's a lot to look at from the submitted evidence alone.

Just submit a picture.

It's too far for me to personally go there.

No, it isn't!

Sodeok-dong is very close to here.

It's an hour's drive.

There are definitely things you can only know by seeing the town in person.

Your Honor. Please come to Sodeok-dong, just once.

You're an attorney at Hanbada, right?

We're on the same case and I don't even know your name.

I'm Tae Su-mi.

Right.

My name

is Woo Young-woo.

Whether it's read straight or flipped, it's still Woo Young-woo.

Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar, Woo Young-woo.

Woo Young-woo?

Why does that name sound familiar?

Anyway, it's nice to meet you.

That was impressive earlier. You have quite the memory.

Right.

Yes.

Thanks.

Attorney Woo, give it to me.

Is everyone headed to the office? I have one extra seat.

You do? Then--

Young-woo should get in.

You get in.

I wanted to get to the office comfortably. What's wrong with you?

You should've given up your own seat.

People with rotten instincts don't deserve to go comfortably.

"Rotten"? Are you talking to me?

You're going to take a taxi, right? I'll get one.

By the way, did you know

that Attorney Woo's father graduated from SNU law school?

He seemed to be friends with the CEO.

How did you figure that out with those rotten instincts?

You think this is funny?

Is Attorney Woo getting a job here through her connections with the CEO funny?

Isn't this something everyone should be furious and nervous about?

Why would we all be furious and nervous?

It's unfair employment.

What are you talking about?

Do you have proof of that?

I saw her father come out of the CEO's office.

Think about it.

Hanbada, Taesan, and all the other major law firms

confirm employment before law school graduation.

But she joined the law firm six months after she graduated

and after the orientation and workshop.

Is this not weird to you?

It's because she has connections.

So what if she does?

Are you going to report it to the police or the audit team?

If you put it that way,

did the CEO become the CEO just because of her abilities?

Did she not inherit the position from her father, the founder of Hanbada?

So what?

Are you saying if we work at a company where even the CEO is problematic,

this level of dishonesty should be overlooked?

Is that what you're saying?

Do you feel guilty because you could've also

benefited from your high-ranking father?

Or are you sympathizing with Attorney Woo?

What I'm saying is

don't act all self-righteous when you just want to bully Young-woo.

If you really want to make an issue out of this, do it with the CEO first.

Why are you doing this to Young-woo when you can't even mess with the strong?

Woo Young-woo is the strong!

Can't you see?

You said her nickname in law school was "First Place is Woo Young-woo Anyway."

This is an unfair game.

Woo Young-woo wins against us every time, and yet, we shouldn't attack her. Why?

Because she has autism.

We always have to be considerate of her and help her.

We even have to give up that one empty seat in the car!

Don't think that

Woo Young-woo is the weak.

Hey…

Is something wrong?

Right.

No.

You did good today, Attorney Woo.

Yes, you did good today, too.

Should we head out?

Jun-ho.

Yes?

Can I…

touch you

just once?

What?

I want to check whether or not I like you.

Right.

I see.

Can you only check

by touching me?

Well…

I'm trying to check my heart rate

to see how fast my heart beats

when I touch you.

So…

your heart doesn't race

if we're not touching?

Even when you're with me?

That's disappointing.

You're home?

I'm home. I'm going to head in first.

Hey, Young-woo.

I have something to say.

Tell me tomorrow.

I'm very tired today.

CEO Han Seon-young is a friend of mine from university.

We were quite close when we were in school.

But once we graduated, we lost touch because we were both busy.

Anyway, she came to see me.

She offered to give you a job at Hanbada.

What?

I thought it was time that you know too.

So did I…

get my job through my connections with the CEO?

Then have I benefited

from nepotism?

Whether you have or not, I'm grateful to Seon-young.

You and I both had a hard time because you couldn't get a job.

You'll understand when you become a parent yourself,

how painful it is to watch your child be discouraged.

Hey.

There's actually another reason

for Seon-young giving you the job.

It's--

I want to be completely discouraged.

What?

If I have to be discouraged, I would like to face it

and cope with it myself.

Because I am an adult.

Young-woo.

I don't like it when you intervene in my life

and try to prevent discouragement,

all the time.

Don't do it.

Young-woo.

Young-woo.

Young-woo!

Young-woo!

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ANONYMOUS BULLETIN BOARD

WRITE

TITLE: HANBADA'S HIRING PRACTICES…

EXPOSING HANBADA'S CORRUPT HIRING PRACTICES

If it weren't for the unreasonable request of her father,

would that rookie attorney have been able to work at Hanbada?

You not being employed anywhere with your grades

is discrimination, dishonesty, and corruption.

It's only fair that you joined the firm, albeit late!

Are they properly reflecting the wishes of all the Sodeok-dong residents?

Get the written consent from the residents by the next hearing date.

I think I do like you.

-I… -Running away?

-Is there something you would like to say? -Do you not recognize me?

Subtitle translation by: Hyun-soo Cho