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

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

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

The town is so beautiful.

The town is beautiful,

but the people who live here are even better.

So then, what's left is…

-What is it? -Trial.

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

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

That's Attorney Tae Su-mi, right?

Why is the king here herself?

"King"?

Why are you looking into Tae Su-mi?

I wanted to be like her.

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

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

I want to check whether or not I like you.

Can you only check

by touching me?

Did you give Young-woo a job here because of Tae Su-mi?

How does your father know the CEO?

Wait. So you did get this job through connections.

Then have I benefited from nepotism?

Young-woo!

Young-woo!

CASE 8 A TALE ABOUT SODEOK-DONG II

Did you sleep well?

No, not at all. It was uncomfortable sleeping in an unfamiliar place.

I thought so. You were grinding your teeth last night.

What?

Here's your order of Dong Geu-ra-mi gimbap.

Just leave it.

Is there no ham and spinach?

What about boiled burdock?

Boil your own burdock.

Eat what you get. That's the Dong Geu-ra-mi gimbap.

Okay.

Thank you for the food.

-It's good, right? -Yes, very.

It's strange.

Right?

It is strangely good.

Did you fight with your dad?

Well…

-No. -Then what?

Did he tell you to leave?

I left on my own.

Yes, I get that you left on your own.

But why did you leave?

I'm going to move out because I'm an adult.

Can you afford to?

That's her, right?

Can you believe this?

Exposing Hanbada's corrupt hiring practices.

Recently, I found out that a rookie attorney at Hanbada

benefited from nepotism.

Unlike the other rookies, this attorney joined the firm

after Hanbada's official recruitment period had ended.

She did not participate in the training for rookies either.

How is something like this possible?

Wasn't it because this rookie attorney's father and the attorney

at the highest position at Hanbada went to school together?

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

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

If someone is given a job because they know high-ranking personnel,

how can we call that society fair and just?

I truly feel robbed seeing someone use personal connections

to be handed the job of attorney at Hanbada,

which I gave up my youth to earn.

Come in.

I'm sorry to hear that you felt robbed.

Excuse me?

You wrote the post about Young-woo on the anonymous bulletin board, right?

Come in.

All right, we're all here so let's start the meeting.

What brings you here?

Take a seat.

Sit down.

I heard the opposing attorney of this case is Tae Su-mi.

Yes.

It's a lawsuit for the revocation of the road zone decision

for Haengbok-ro that's being built by Gyeonghae-do.

We're defending the residents of Sodeok-dong.

How's it going?

We're having difficulty proving

that there's a better alternative to the current planned route,

but we managed to find a reason for illegality.

Reason for illegality? What is it?

Gyeonghae-do did their Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment

a bit later than the law allows.

But they did it?

Yes.

Then it's not a reason for illegality for the decision of the route itself.

Maybe just a minor procedural mistake.

Are they still working on the construction?

Yes, we requested a suspension of effect,

but it hasn't been confirmed yet, so the construction is ongoing.

So you're losing right now.

We knew that this wasn't going to be easy when we started.

This might sound a little odd,

but Sodeok-dong is quite beautiful.

The residents are also easygoing.

There's an on-site verification soon, so we're thinking of using this

to appeal to the judges to change their minds.

You want to touch their hearts?

-Yes. -I see.

That's quite…

a romantic method.

But not everything works that way.

Come up with a way to solve this politically and less romantically.

Politically and less romantically?

Among the media outlets that are on good terms with Hanbada,

wouldn't there be someone who would take interest in this case?

Framing this lawsuit as a fight between David and Goliath

to stir up public opinion.

To make the judges feel uncomfortable to side with Gyeonghae-do.

It may not seem like much, but sometimes things like this work.

A person's heart wavers

even over groundless gossip posts on an anonymous bulletin board.

Doesn't it?

Right.

Anyway, win.

-Excuse me? -Don't lose to Tae Su-mi.

Right. Okay.

Did you see this?

"Exposing Hanbada's corrupt hiring practices."

Well…

This…

It's you.

-What? -It's about you.

Someone took a shot at you claiming you benefited from nepotism.

How do you know it's me?

You were the only one who joined the firm after the official recruitment.

People have been whispering about this all morning. Didn't you sense anything odd?

Right.

It's…

all true.

My father and the CEO are friends from university.

I…

benefited from nepotism.

Students with good grades at SNU law school

all do internships at major law firms and get employed before graduating!

You were always the top in school, but you weren't hired anywhere.

Everyone knew it was unfair.

But they didn't do anything about it because it was none of their business.

Including me.

Well, since I have autism--

Hey!

Discrimination against the disabled is legally prohibited!

You not being employed anywhere with your grades

is discrimination, dishonesty, and corruption.

No matter how you got here,

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

I think Attorney Kwon wrote this.

So when it's just the two of you, smack him on the back of his head.

Or hit him hard in the stomach.

But that's a crime.

Don't just let people walk all over you, you idiot.

And stop acting pitiful saying you benfited from nepotism!

You heard the CEO, right?

We should be political too, okay?

Less romantic, okay?

Okay.

-You contacted them, right? -Yes.

They should be here on time.

Gosh, this is a nightmare.

Goodness.

-They should be here soon. -Isn't that their car?

Yes, it is.

Here.

Gosh.

-My goodness. -My goodness.

-Hello. -Gosh, welcome.

-Of all days, it had to rain today. -My goodness, thank you.

Thank you.

Gosh, thank you.

Gosh, the weather is awful.

Does Hanbada not have umbrellas?

We look like such a mess.

Yes, we do. Just a moment.

What?

Why did Jeongui Ilbo come here?

Hanbada must have called them.

They have a good relationship.

I think I've read the friendly articles they wrote for Hanbada.

They're trying hard.

There won't be anything to cover today.

OFFICIAL DUTY

Your Honor. Hello.

It must have been exhausting to come all this way.

Yes.

It's quite far.

Gosh. It's pouring.

Sir, please lead the way just like you did last time.

Okay.

Your Honor.

Your Honor, the road with the red flags is…

-What was it? -Haengbok-ro.

It's the planned route for Haengbok-ro.

It cuts across the residential area,

so all those people will be kicked out of town once the construction begins.

Shall we follow the flags?

Yes, let's go. Since I came all the way here anyway.

Heung-min!

Your Honor, the residents of Sodeok-dong call each other by nicknames.

The person who lives here is good at soccer so he's called Son Heung-min.

Hello, Mr. Kim Jeong-hwan.

Hey, Heung-min.

This is the judge. Introduce yourself.

Gosh, stop calling me that.

Hello.

I'm Kim Jeong-hwan.

Heung-min.

Mr. Kim here consented

to the Land Expropriation Compensation Amount that Gyeonghae-do newly offered.

This is the consent form that Mr. Kim signed.

-What? -What are you talking about?

He's a board member of the Residents' Countermeasures Committee.

What do you mean he signed the consent form?

Yes, I did.

I consented.

-Jeong-hwan! -Well,

the attorneys here came to me and said

Gyeonghae-do might raise the compensation.

They said it would be twice the original amount they offered,

so I consented.

Heung-min, how could you do this without saying anything to us?

If I do, would you understand where I'm coming from?

And you're so well-off.

How could you understand wanting to be paid even the slightest bit more?

The land is going to be taken away anyway.

And I'm not the only one who consented.

Cheol-min over there consented to this too.

Jang-hoon consented too?

Hey!

Hey!

Jang-hoon!

Did you consent?

Hey!

Jang-hoon!

Mr. Jang also consented to the Land Expropriation Compensation Amount.

If Gyeonghae-do decided to raise the compensation amount,

they should've let the Residents' Countermeasures Committee know first.

It's unfair for them to discreetly contact individual households

and get them to sign consent forms.

The decision to raise the compensation hasn't been confirmed yet.

Gyeonghae-do merely wanted to check beforehand

on how many households would consent to the increase in compensation.

The consent form is just a formality to do that.

Then it's an even bigger issue.

You're just feeling the residents out

when you're not actually going to raise the compensation.

Your Honor, this is a trick of the defendant's counselor to win the lawsuit

by dividing the residents.

The head of the town has too much power over the residents,

so it's hard for the powerless residents to speak up for themselves.

Please understand the wishes of the brave residents who are expressing

their intentions through the consent forms.

What?

What do you mean the head of the town has too much power?

What do you mean the residents can't speak up?

What are you talking about right now?

Out of the 488 households whose land expropriation has been decided,

a total of 343 households have signed the consent forms so far.

Since we started getting their consent,

more than 70 percent of the households consented within just fifteen days.

If this isn't the true intention of the residents, what is?

Your Honor,

I submit these consent forms as evidence.

The consent forms merely show the residents

consenting to the amount that Gyeonghae-do might be raising.

The increase in compensation hasn't been confirmed yet.

There's nothing that the consent forms can prove, Your Honor.

All right, settle down.

We're here for on-site verification today, so you may submit your evidence later.

For now, we'll focus on looking around the site.

Okay.

There's no way for us to know how many people these attorneys talked to,

so we should probably stop the resident introductions.

Let's head to the hackberry tree.

Your Honor.

We'll take you to a place where you can view the whole town.

Please come this way.

Something's not working out here, right?

No, the residents used to be united

and it was quite a beautiful town.

They were one-upped by Taesan's plan.

They split up the residents using the consent forms as an excuse.

They did.

Now, we will climb the hill.

Just a bit more to go.

Goodness.

-Goodness. -Gosh.

Are you okay?

I wore sneakers today, in preparation for this kind of situation.

So what? Are you bragging right now?

No, I'm not.

Do you want my jacket?

It might be a little small for you, but if you wrap it around your shoulders--

No, I'm fine.

Please be careful.

You need to take extra caution when climbing up this hill.

Attorney Woo.

Be quiet.

Your Honor.

Have a cup of sikhye.

No, thanks. It's raining and chilly. Why would I want to drink that?

We'll get started in a moment.

Plaintiff, what is it that we're supposed to see here? Proceed quickly.

Yes.

Your Honor,

can't you tell for yourself by being up here?

The strain will be immense on the town residents

if Haengbok-ro penetrates Sodeok-dong.

The cups.

-Jeez. -Goodness.

To be honest,

visiting Sodeok-dong in person

makes me seriously doubt if it's right to acknowledge the plaintiffs' claims.

I don't even know who the plaintiffs are.

Is the Residents' Countermeasures Committee

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

Your Honor.

This is unfair.

The committee has always been in contact with the residents

and closely communicated with them.

We weren't able to show you what we're really like

because those attorneys used tricks to try to split us apart.

I will give you an opportunity to prove what you said.

Both plaintiffs and defendants.

Get the residents' consent forms by the next hearing date.

I'll have to see for myself whether there are more residents who agree

with the cause of the committee or follow the decision of Gyeonghae-do.

If the number of residents

who are against building Haengbok-ro according to the planned route

is not the majority of all Sodeok-dong residents,

we will have no choice but to dismiss the plaintiffs' claim.

My goodness.

Things just got complicated.

As of right now, I don't think there's anything for me to write about.

-Let me know when things get settled. -I will.

I'm sorry you wasted your time.

No worries. I'm going to get going.

So you're saying the houses in blue are highly likely to side with us?

Yes.

The houses in red are the ones that…

What is it?

-Money? -No, not just any money.

You know, the…

-Com-- -Compensation!

Yes!

They would move out after receiving compensation.

As expected, the houses that aren't included in the road zone are mostly blue.

That's right.

The households that are getting their land expropriated are thinking

they can just move with the compensation, even if it is at a low price.

It's especially tempting since the compensation might be increased.

But…

I'm not so sure now.

I really thought Heung-min and Jang-hoon were on our side no matter what.

But they changed their minds so quickly.

There's still time to convince the residents. Don't worry too much.

I printed out the consent forms.

Nice work.

-Let's get moving. -Okay.

Okay.

I think you should go check outside.

I'll head up.

Wait up!

Okay, let's get a move on.

-Let's go. -Hurry, get moving.

Taesan already has part-timers out and about?

Should we hurry and look into hiring people?

Yes. Let's get ourselves moving first.

Yes.

If you're getting paid anyway, you should get as much as possible.

Write down your address here.

All right.

Anybody home?

We're from Hanbada Law Firm.

-Is anybody-- -Thank you.

I'm sorry.

-I'll be on my way then. -Okay.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Hey, hurry up. You two, go right.

Run.

Why am I the only one working? Hurry up!

Who's there?

I'm from Taesan--

I'm an attorney from Hanbada.

Not a part-timer.

Hold on.

What are you talking about?

You're doing great. Go to the next house.

I'm an actual attorney from Taesan.

Go home.

You go home.

You punk.

-Hello. -Hello.

Here.

Which one's the one offering compensation?

That would be us.

Taesan.

Goodness. Would you take a look?

If you look at this…

Taesan exaggerated so much about the compensation

that every resident I meet only talks about money.

It wasn't easy for me to even meet the residents.

We're outnumbered.

How did Taesan get people that fast?

Did you talk to Jun-ho?

Yes, he found part-timers,

but it's going to take some time for them to get here.

Then I'll at least gather the women's association.

Whatever it takes, all we need are signatures here, right?

I wouldn't say whatever it takes…

Thank you.

Everyone wrote their names down, right?

Below is the address.

Write your home address.

What is this?

-It's a… -Gosh!

Why are you asking? Would I make you do something bad?

-I should know. -Don't you trust me?

Gosh.

Do you not trust this attorney here?

Rather than signing it because you trust us…

Trust us.

Trust us.

Then, sing us a song.

Let me hear how good attorneys are at singing.

-What? -If you can't sing you can't defend

-Is Jun-ho still on his way? -Hateful person

I'll call him.

If you can't sing you can't defend

Hateful person

If you can't sing you can't defend

-Hateful person -Where are you going?

To find my bag. I think I left it under the hackberry tree.

Hurry up. It looks like we're going to have to sing and you're leaving.

Beats! One, two, three, four.

-Blown away -Blown away

-By the wind -By the wind

-Was it an empty oath -Was it an empty oath

What's your address?

-On the day of the first snow, -On the day of the first snow,

-In front of Andong Station, -In front of Andong Station,

-You promised we'll meet -You promised we'll meet

Your address.

-Snow falling -Snow falling

-From early morning -From early morning

-Covers up to my knees -Covers up to my knees

What?

Yes, we're handling it thoroughly.

Don't worry.

Yes, I'll be in touch.

You're Attorney Woo Young-woo, right?

Yes.

That bag…

Right.

This was yours?

It was under the tree.

It was obviously an attorney's bag,

so I was going to take it down with me to find its owner.

Thank you.

I remember where I heard your name, Attorney Woo.

What?

Didn't you write a statement of opinion for Chairman Kim Jeong-gu's case?

The wedding at Daehyeon Hotel.

The case where the wedding dress slipped off.

Well, yes.

I read the statement of opinion.

Chairman Kim said,

"Look, Hanbada easily solved what Taesan said was impossible,"

and showed it to me.

You claimed special damages, right?

The idea was fresh that I remembered your name, Attorney Woo.

I see.

Attorney Woo.

Is it fun working at Hanbada?

Excuse me?

Do you want to come to Taesan?

You wanted to show the intangible value Sodeok-dong has, right?

The residents' love for their hometown and such.

I'm talking about the reason you requested the on-site verification.

Well…

At times like this, Hanbada is, how should I put it,

quite naive.

There's nothing weaker than a person's mind.

Especially in the face of money.

We should stop the conversation here

since we're working on the same case right now.

Once this is over, come visit Taesan.

Hanbada is a good law firm,

but I feel like Taesan could be a better fit for you.

Let's win trials together.

TAESAN LAW FIRM

I think this every time I see it,

but this hackberry tree

is amazing.

Yes, it really is.

What did you talk about with Attorney Tae?

What?

I saw you two talking under the hackberry tree for a while.

If I tell you what we talked about,

are you going to post it on the bulletin board again?

What?

What did I do?

What are you doing?

If you do that one more time,

I'm going to smack you on the back of your head.

Or hit you hard in the stomach.

I won't let you walk all over me.

How can you be so shameless?

Frankly speaking, it doesn't matter who wrote the post.

At the end of the day, it's all true.

Your father and the CEO are friends from university

and it was nepotism.

So why are you so shameless?

Gosh.

Hey, Young-woo.

You're back home?

I'm going back out. I just stopped by to get clothes.

Hey, where are you going?

I'm going to move out.

I'll be staying with Geu-ra-mi until I find my own place,

so you don't have to worry.

Young-woo.

Hey. Young-woo.

-Young-woo. But… -Don't follow me.

Young-woo, talk to me.

No.

How could you decide on something as big as moving out alone?

I'm going to change firms.

I won't work at Hanbada anymore.

Change firms? What's that about? Where are you going to work instead?

I'm going to Taesan.

I received an offer from Attorney Tae Su-mi.

No.

You can't go there.

That woman…

Tae Su-mi is your mom!

What?

Tae Su-mi…

is the person who gave birth to you.

She's your mom, Young-woo.

Young-woo.

Young…

Young-woo!

Young-woo!

Young-woo. Are you okay?

Are you awake?

My whole body

hurts.

Gosh.

They said you were bruised all over your body.

Does it hurt a lot? Should I ask them for painkillers?

No.

It's fine.

Luckily, they said you didn't hurt any bones.

You'll get better soon after getting some rest.

Gosh.

Young-woo.

I'm sorry

I didn't tell you sooner.

I lied about your mom passing away while giving birth to you.

I knew that.

-What? -Grandmother told me.

She did?

It was when Grandmother and I were alone.

She got very drunk and yelled.

"Your mom is not dead."

"She abandoned you and ran away."

"She ruined my son's life and ran away."

That's what she said.

I see.

Tae Su-mi

and I…

lived in different worlds.

I'm the son of a poor farmer.

But Su-mi is the daughter of the founder of Taesan.

Then we met at university

and somehow ended up liking each other.

We were both so new to dating.

You were conceived

when we weren't ready.

But…

once Su-mi found out she was pregnant,

she changed completely.

I guess she wanted to go back to the world she came from

rather than getting married to a man with nothing and becoming a mom.

Su-mi.

-Su-mi. -Let go!

Are you crazy?

How could you come to my house?

What else am I supposed to do when you won't see me?

I couldn't reach you.

Just give me a moment. We need to talk.

-Please? -There's nothing to talk about.

Hey, Su-mi.

-Su-mi. -Gosh, stop!

Are you okay?

It's all our fault.

What?

Let's have the baby.

We've already talked about this.

-That's-- -I promise.

I won't put you in a difficult position.

If you just have the baby, I'll take the baby and disappear.

I'll quit my studies.

I won't take the bar. I won't do anything.

I'll…

I'll make sure you never see us.

Please, Su-mi.

Please?

Please, Su-mi.

Please.

Eventually,

Su-mi agreed to give birth to you.

She spread rumors that she went to study abroad in the States

but actually stayed home throughout her whole pregnancy.

During that time, I graduated from university,

and as soon as you were born

you became mine, as promised.

Woo Gwang-ho?

Yes.

Here.

Take this.

It's a girl.

How about Su-mi?

Is she doing okay?

Don't ask anything about her.

There'll be no need for you to contact each other ever again.

After that, I kept my word.

I gave up on taking the bar so I wouldn't run into her by any chance.

I only worked jobs unrelated to law

and raised you.

And now,

I regret it a lot.

You regret it?

When I saw you not being able to get a job anywhere,

I really regretted it so much.

I think I was delusional.

I thought keeping the promise I made to the woman I once loved

made me loyal and cool.

When all that

really doesn't mean anything.

You are loyal and cool. I…

I should have become an attorney, one way or another.

I should've hired and taught you

when nobody accepted you.

I should have been a competent father

who had a practice to pass on to his daughter.

Young-woo.

I've realized through experience

that everything in life is political.

There's…

a political reason for Seon-young hiring you.

And Su-mi abandoning you

wasn't because she hated you.

There were political reasons

that stopped her from marrying a guy like me.

I didn't know that's how everybody else lived.

The foolish guy who went on and on to himself about promise and loyalty…

ultimately…

made his daughter

pay the price for him not succeeding in life.

Could that have been the case for the hackberry tree in Sodeok-dong?

What?

The first time I heard that a road was going to be constructed here was in 2016.

Gosh, that's already six years ago.

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.

Where is my phone? I have to call Attorney Jung.

At this hour?

Yes. Could you step out?

I don't think you should be listening due to attorney-client privilege.

Where is it?

All right.

Hurry.

Here's your phone.

Please hurry up and leave, Dad.

Okay.

ATTORNEY WOO YOUNG-WOO

Hello?

Attorney Jung, my father thinks everything in this world is political

and that every decision has a political reason hidden behind it.

Yes, so what?

Isn't it odd? The hackberry tree of Sodeok-dong.

Why couldn't such an amazing tree become a protected tree,

let alone a natural monument?

Does that have something to do with the case?

If the hackberry tree couldn't be designated as a natural monument

because of a political reason, then it does.

The Sodeok-dong residents

inquired about the hackberry tree to the provincial office in 2016.

But by then,

it was secretly known that there could be a road built in Sodeok-dong.

Even the civil engineering professor knew about it.

Attorney Jung?

Are you asleep?

Hey.

Attorney Woo. Do you know what time it is?

It's 3:10 a.m.

And isn't everyone asleep at 3:10 a.m?

The birds, the lambs, and even Myeong-seok?

-What? -Even if we try to check whether or not

there was a political reason,

shouldn't we do it during the day? What can we do right now?

Right.

Yes.

We'll talk tomorrow. Bye.

Yes.

What?

Attorney Woo, be careful.

-This way. -Yes.

Hello.

NEW BEGINNING, SOARING KIYOUNG

To designate the Sodeok-dong hackberry tree as a natural monument,

we have to ask Gyeonghae-do first.

The Gyeonghae-do Cultural Heritage Committee does the first review,

and if they think it's worthy of designating,

then they write up a report

asking the Cultural Heritage Administration to designate it.

Then did you two ask Gyeonghae-do yourselves in 2016?

No, we left it to Yu-jin.

Yu-jin worked at the Gyeonghae-do provincial office back then, too.

Do you mean the person who plays the violin?

Yes. Sodeok-dong's Eugene Park.

What is Eugene Park's real name?

Park Yu-jin.

What?

That was actually why he learned how to play the violin in the first place.

He had the same name as Eugene Park.

Right.

He still works at the provincial office, right?

Of course!

He should be in the office.

Yes.

We asked the Cultural Heritage Administration

and they said they never received

any reports on the hackberry tree in Sodeok-dong.

Did the Cultural Heritage Committee decide to not write a report?

Well…

It was such a long time ago

that I don't remember clearly, but I think so.

What's the reason?

Was the Sodeok-dong hackberry tree

deemed not enough to be designated as a natural monument?

-What? By who? By me? -What? No.

The Gyeonghae-do Cultural Heritage Committee.

By the Cultural Heritage Committee?

That's what you meant.

How did the whole thing go again?

Are there records of the meeting discussing the hackberry tree?

The head of the town told us that experts came on-site

and saw the tree in person.

So there must be materials like the meeting minutes or reports.

Could we take a look?

Well…

The materials? Right now?

Could the two of you wait here for a moment?

I'll go and find them.

Sure.

Did you

get home safely that day?

That day?

Yes.

In Attorney Jung's office.

You just ran out all of a sudden.

That day,

my heart rate was really high.

Even though I didn't touch you at all,

my heart was beating very fast.

So…

I think

I do like you.

Attorney Woo.

I…

Running…

away?

-Sorry? -Park Yu-jin…

is running away.

What?

Hey.

Excuse me.

Mr. Park.

Mr. Park?

Wait, Mr. Park.

Wait!

Mr. Park!

Mr. Park!

Mr. Park, where are you going?

Mr. Park!

Where are you going?

Mr. Park!

Mr. Park!

Where are you going?

Darn it.

Darn it.

Are you all right?

We're sorry!

GYEONGHAE-DO, LAND OF LIFE AND HOPE

Mr. Park, are you okay?

Go away!

Why are you acting like this?

What's wrong, Mr. Park?

Please stop!

Stop following me!

Why are you running away?

Mr. Park, answer me!

-Mr. Park, stop! -What's going on? Is he a criminal?

Get out of the way, sir!

Sir!

I work here!

You work at Gyeonghae-do provincial office?

Then why were you running away?

That's what I'm saying.

Why on earth did you do that?

Why did you run away?

I was embarrassed. Okay?

What?

Then my friend stopped me

saying I was an idiot.

He said that subway line ten was coming into Sodeok-dong soon,

and they were building Haengbok-ro too,

so I shouldn't inquire about designating the tree as a natural monument.

If the hackberry tree had been designated as a natural monument,

they wouldn't be able to build the subway or the highway.

So what did you do?

I just

asked some friends I work with at the provincial office

to act as experts from the Cultural Heritage Committee,

evaluating the hackberry tree in front of the head of the town.

And to say that

the tree wasn't enough to be designated as a natural monument.

So you didn't even ask the Cultural Heritage Committee?

No.

Now I know that the subway

and Haengbok-ro aren't good for our town.

But back then,

I thought two favorable factors popped up

in a neighborhood where the land value never goes up.

So, I just…

Where did you get that umbrella?

This?

Yes. That umbrella with an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin printed on it.

This is Kyungpo Construction's logo.

I didn't buy it myself.

I went to look at a model house and they gave it to me.

Did you get the consent forms from all the residents?

What are the results?

Your Honor.

The population of Sodeok-dong is 4,176 people with 2,513 households.

We got the consent forms according to households

and 1,557 households have consented to Gyeonghae-do's decision,

which is more than half.

Is the defendant's counselor correct?

Yes.

-But the consent form-- -Then

as I said during the on-site verification,

the court has no choice but to dismiss the plaintiff's claim.

Now, that concludes--

Your Honor,

we would like to file a motion to challenge the court.

Until the acknowledgment of the motion to challenge is decided,

please suspend the proceedings.

What?

Are you trying to buy time because your claim is about to be dismissed?

On what grounds are you filing a motion to challenge the court?

Do you recall the umbrella you brought to the on-site verification?

Umbrella?

There was a dolphin printed on the umbrella you were holding.

You may think it's a bottlenose dolphin,

but its body is slimmer and longer than that of a bottlenose dolphin,

so it's safe to say it's an Indo-Pacific--

What are you talking about?

Bottlenose dolphin.

-Yes, Your Honor, the dolphin-- -Indo-Pacific bottlenose.

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is a logo of Kyungpo Construction.

The umbrella you are holding in the picture is the umbrella

given to visitors at the model house for Kyungpo Ocean Park Apartments,

which is planned to be built by Kyungpo Construction

in the planned city of Hamun.

The plaintiff's counselor is saying

that I went to the model house to buy an apartment in Hamun?

I don't know how this umbrella came into my hands.

Yes, but just in case

you are interested in purchasing the apartment

that is planned to be built in Hamun,

there are concerns of an unfair trial,

which is why we are filing the motion.

There is nothing weaker than the human mind in the face of money.

There haven't been many cases

where you recommended someone personally, especially a rookie attorney.

I'm curious to see what kind of person she is.

You'll also find her interesting once you meet her.

She looks naive.

But she's kind of a genius.

She's already managed to one-up me several times.

It almost makes me feel like she's the first rookie to do this to me.

Really?

Attorney Woo.

Nice to see you.

It's especially nice to see you in our firm.

She's the head of our HR team.

I've heard a lot about you.

Well…

I think I should speak with Attorney Tae alone.

Excuse me?

You want me to leave?

Why?

I was going to make introductions between you two and excuse myself.

I think only you should hear

what I am about to say.

What could this be about?

We'll talk later.

Yes, all right.

Here.

This way.

Is there something you would like to say?

Do you…

not recognize me?

What?

I'm…

Woo Gwang-ho's daughter.

Do you not recognize me?

I was planning on leaving Hanbada.

I wanted to move firms if Taesan accepted me.

But recently,

I found out who you are.

So I don't think I can work at Taesan.

I was trying to leave Hanbada

to be independent of my father and be a real adult.

But I can't leave my father

just to join my mother's firm.

Especially not when my mother

gave birth to me, but abandoned me,

and doesn't recognize me at all,

even now.

Thank you for offering me to join Taesan.

But I'm going to continue to work at Hanbada

and I will stay by my father's side.

It looks like the hackberry tree will be designated as a natural monument.

Whether the court changes or not,

Gyeonghae-do will have to change the planned route for Haengbok-ro.

This is great news

for the residents of Sodeok-dong.

Do you…

resent me for what I've done?

It was nice

when we looked at the tree together

on top of the hill in Sodeok-dong.

I wanted to meet you at least once.

It was nice to meet you.

The hackberry tree in Sodeok-dong, Kiyoung, Gyeonghae-do

has been designated as a natural monument.

The Cultural Heritage Administration explained that this hackberry tree

is not only great in its historic, scenic, and aesthetic nature

but also in good condition in terms of growth,

having an exceedingly high value as a natural monument.

Meanwhile, the residents of Sodeok-dong

were in the middle of administrative litigation

demanding Gyeonghae-do change the planned route for Haengbok-ro,

claiming that it was designed to not only penetrate the town but also the tree.

The focus is now on whether the court and Gyeonghae-do

will listen to the voices of the residents

with the announcement of the hackberry tree

being designated as a natural monument.

Bang Gu-ppong.

Is Bang Gu-ppong your real name?

He took 12 elementary school kids to a nearby mountain.

What did he do with the kids at the mountain?

They just played.

What do you mean you're the Commander-in-Chief

of the Children's Liberation Army?

That's my job.

Eyelashes!

That means he really likes you! Doesn't it?

You're talking an awful lot about Mr. Bang today.

It must be nice for Mr. Bang.

The children understand.

The only people who do not understand Mr. Bang are adults.

Subtitle translation by: Hyun-soo Cho