Chapter 1414. Closure (4)
The news anchor addressed the reporter.
“So... What you’re saying is that the former Prime Minister, Kim Myeong-Chan, contacted the Chinese politician to assassinate Mister Kang? The individual who was arrested for contravening the National Security Act not too long ago?”
The reporter nodded. “Yes, at least according to the information we have currently.”
The anchor alternated his gaze between the script in his hand and the reporter before readjusting the glasses on his nose. “If this allegation is true, isn’t this an unbelievably damaging situation for the former Prime Minister? What about Mister Kang? What’s his current status?”
“He’s currently released from detention, although the investigation into his matter is still ongoing.”
“Doesn’t that mean his innocence has been more or less proven now?”
“No, it’s still too early to say that. Investigating someone without detaining them simply means the authorities believe the suspect is not a flight risk or unlikely to destroy evidence, after all.”
“I see. So he’s not completely in the clear, but very close. Is it safe to assume that, then?”
“Seeing how unusually quick his release from detention was, yes, it’s safe to assume so.”
The anchor stopped talking there for a little while to build suspense before addressing the reporter again. “If all this is true, then... The former Prime Minister, Kim Myeong-Chan, tried to have Mister Kang killed in China, but when that failed, he had Mister Kang arrested on false charges instead. Is that the gist of it?”
“The authorities still haven’t released their statement regarding their findings. But the odds of what you’ve described being the correct version of events are quite high.”
“Wow. If this allegation is true, isn’t this an unprecedented scandal of historical proportions? Not only did our country’s Prime Minister try to assassinate his fellow countryman, but he even ordered the police and the prosecutors to do his bidding on top of that?”