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Team Lead Bae Hyun-Tae from Weekly Star called me again. He was half out of it after hearing that the Mapo Treecreeper Yeo Soo-Gil he met was a drug supplier.
-C-Chief Jung, I swear I didn't know. Why would I be doing drugs?
"Drugs aren't the kind of thing you get away with by saying you didn't know. And do you think the prosecutor's just going to take your word for it? Of all people, you had to be hanging around with a supplier..."
Bae Hyun-Tae's voice became urgent.
-I-I wasn't meeting him to get drugs! He said he had a tip. That's the only reason I met him!
"Then be sure to tell the prosecution that. Oh, and for the record, I'll be distributing the full list of reporters Yeo Soo-Gil met today."
Bae Hyun-Tae's voice grew more desperate.
-Chief Jung! What do you want me to do? Huh? Just tell me. Whatever you say, I'll do it!
"Oh come on, do I really have to spell it out?"
-All right, all right! I'll cancel the article I was working on about President Kang Eun-Gi! Okay? Is that good enough?
However, it was not quite the answer I wanted.
"That's only half right."
-Half?
"What are you going to do about President Yoo?"
A long silence followed. If he brought up Yoo Kang-Seok, it wouldn't just expose the bribes but it would also reveal that he was ordered to write those articles too. That meant even writing about it could cause real problems, which was why he was hesitating.
Yet I knew exactly how the reporters could get through this without taking damage.
"Mr. Bae, would you like me to tell you the smart way out?"
Bae Hyun-Tae perked up instantly.
-Y-Yeah! What should I do?
"Write an exposé."
-An exposé?
"Correct. Claim President...
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