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CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT

It is my honor, sir.

I will serve you as prime minister, just like you served President Jang.

I also intend to do what I must do as prime minister.

After all, you are the one

who made me come this far.

My fellow citizens,

today, I humbly accept the position of the first prime minister

of the Park administration.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude

to President Park,

the members of the Assembly, and the citizens

for entrusting me to lead the Cabinet.

A country that is strict with the privileged

and kind to those less so.

A society of hope where poverty is not passed down…

Hey, Jeong Su-jin!

I'd like an apology first.

"I won't talk about private equity funds,

so clear me of all charges against me."

"I want to return to Daejin Group as a good businessman

who got falsely accused and imprisoned by Park Dong-ho."

You're the one who suggested this.

-My first trial ruling is coming up. -You get three chances.

-Park Dong-ho became president. -He'll crumble.

-You can't beat the president. -Park was able to beat his.

Keep your mouth shut.

Your eyes too.

I'll put you back

in the vice chairman seat at Daejin Group.

Make sure you keep

your cell tidy in solitary confinement.

Park Dong-ho will be in it soon.

So…

eat

only what I give you.

Make…

the appointment.

WHIRLWIND

EPISODE 8

SAFE HOUSE IN SAMCHEONGDONG

KANG YEONG-IK THE CHAIRMAN OF DAEJIN GROUP

Chairman Kang checked out of the hospital.

He seems to be meeting with the president at the safe house.

Your son and I made a pact

that if he reveals what he did,

I will also expose

my deed to the world.

But unfortunately,

Prime Minister Jeong Su-jin

has her hand covering his mouth.

Can you remove it?

What will you put

in my hand in return?

This is one of my men.

You will find him useful.

He will demand the position of CEO of the National Pension Service.

The National Pension Service invests 900 trillion won in stocks.

That's more than twice the national budget.

Daejin's stock price will skyrocket if a tenth of that money is moved,

and Chairman Kang will make trillions of won.

Do you intend to use

the national pension fund as seed money for Daejin Group?

I will use as much as I need

and return whatever is left to the country's treasury.

Are the hundreds of billions in illegal slush funds not enough--

That happened about ten years ago… when you were a prosecutor.

PROSECUTOR PARK DONG-HO

I'll reapply for a detention warrant for additional offshore accounts…

I had to rush to sell my overseas stocks and corporation bonds

to dodge the investigation,

so my assets got cut in half.

And five years ago…

As a lawmaker, I'll open a probe into the Daejin Group.

…when you led the investigation while you were a lawmaker,

my assets were again halved while being moved to a Swiss account.

I had five fingers,

but I could only save my thumb,

thanks to you.

If you want a favor from me,

you will have to help me make up that loss.

Will Park Dong-ho agree to that?

A lion will never eat rotten flesh,

even when on the verge of starvation.

That is why…

it ends up dying.

I made a mistake.

I thought you were a person with good judgment.

I regret wasting your valuable time

since you'll soon be back in prison.

There will be no harm done to the country.

I intend to manipulate my subsidiaries' stock prices

using the government's money.

Simply put, I need a short-term loan

from the country to reorganize the group's succession plan.

So you want to overthrow Kang Sang-un

and have Kang Sang-jin take his throne.

Does Kang Sang-un know of your intention to cut him out of Daejin Group entirely?

It doesn't matter to me.

After all, he's never getting out of prison.

Mr. President, I plan to have Sang-un

carry your burden on his shoulders.

If he did assassinate the president,

he would be sentenced to life in prison, no matter how hard I tried to save him.

So you'd rather keep him in prison for the rest of his life as a murderer?

If we can all get what we want

by sacrificing one man--

Father!

Father!

I trusted you!

You should trust me from now on, Kang Sang-un.

I need the account number

from which the investment given to Han Min-ho came.

Macau Bank.

Hey, son!

Eight,

two, one,

nine, one,

zero,

three,

one!

Secure the Macau Bank account through the NIS.

Tell the FSS to get the domestic transaction records.

Yes, sir.

Have all 25 prosecutors and 40 investigators of the CIO

assigned to the Han Min-ho case.

We are short-staffed, sir. We also have--

This is the first order

given to the next minister of justice in the Park administration.

Anything else?

NAMSAN C&C

I am Investigator Lee of the CIO.

I am looking for Director Jo Il-gyu of Namsan C&C.

Director Jo Il-gyu?

Who is in charge of the case?

-I am not sure, sir. -Ask him!

I need to know who it is so I can pull some strings.

Hello? Su-jin.

Su-jin!

-The CIO got to Il-gyu-- -I know.

I need to go to the office to find out more…

JEONG PIL-GYU

Hey, Su-jin.

This guy who was dispatched to the NIS told me

that Kang Sang-un squealed.

They found the Macau Bank account.

Damn it.

Who do those CIO bastards think they are?

Listen, why don't you take this opportunity to fix up the CIO Act…

How much?

How much did Vice Chairman Kang put in?

Five billion won at first,

then ten billion won, and…

Do you know which account the money came from?

A Macau Bank account.

Hey, Su-jin.

Who is in charge of Namsan C&C's accounting?

Park Tae-sik, ex-president of the NCSR Unification Committee,

and Oh Cheol-min, who helped me when I was on the run--

Send them somewhere Park Dong-ho can't reach them.

Quickly!

Walk away from Namsan C&C.

Su-jin, I would really like to--

I am sorry.

All this happened because I trusted you.

I founded Namsan C&C and grew the business--

I'm not asking.

-Walk away from the company. -Jeong Su-jin!

Who the hell do you think I am?

We tracked the cell phones of Namsan C&C's key personnel.

They appear to be at Incheon Port.

They seem to be attempting to avoid the Departure Prohibition Order.

Ask the Coast Guard to crack down on smuggling fishing boats.

Their patrol boats

are busy cracking down on illegal Chinese fishing boats

under an order from the Prime Minister's Office.

On the day Mr. Kim Koo was caught by pro-Japanese police and tortured,

he wrote in his journal,

"If the pro-Japanese live this diligently,

I need to fight even harder for our independence."

Convene the NSC!

I received HUMINT from a secret source.

NSC (EMERGENCY SECURITY MEETING)

As we speak,

subversive forces operating in Korea are attempting to flee the country.

Mobilize all available Naval Air Force assets,

including special-purpose aircraft and airborne warning aircraft.

I have been told that you convened an NSC meeting.

What is the national emergency that I should not know about?

Prepare to travel abroad next week.

I want you to give the keynote speech at the Global Security Council in France.

Any reason you want me out of the country?

Need I remind you why someone like you should be out of the country?

SO-YEON'S DAD

Tae-sik and Cheol-min were arrested in international waters.

They're being transferred to the CIO.

You mobilized national assets for your own purposes.

Did I not mention that I've learned so much from you?

You're probably planning to

finish off Namsan C&C while I'm gone.

I will see you off,

but the CIO will greet you on your return.

The deputy prime minister will attend the conference instead--

You fell into a deep swamp.

Don't hold your hand out to be saved.

Anyone holding your hand will get sucked in with you.

Don't scream for help either.

Whoever hears your scream

will get hurt just as much.

Goodbye.

The CIO is investigating Park Tae-sik and Oh Cheol-min,

two of the key figures overseeing Namsan C&C finances,

who attempted to flee the country last night.

Mr. Park and Mr. Oh are said to have been in charge of managing Namsan C&C funds

and are presumed to have key knowledge of the company.

Having secured the slush fund account of Vice Chairman Kang,

the CIO is now focused on proving how Namsan C&C obtained those funds

and if any compensation was given.

The CIO announced its intention to summon Mr. Han,

stating that an arrest warrant would be issued if he failed to comply.

I lost a lot of money investing in futures overseas.

I put the rest in cryptocurrency and ended up losing it all.

Namsan C&C never profited

from national projects through political relations.

Even I wouldn't buy that lie.

You really think the CIO will?

Can you please testify

that Su-jin knew nothing

about the business between us?

You want to keep your wife out of this…

so she can find a way for you to have a future.

Regardless of your sentence,

you'll get pardoned and reinstated when appropriate.

With your wife's help, you will be a free man again.

Sir, please--

You know, the CIO is quite capable.

I gave them an egg,

and they made steamed eggs,

rolled eggs, and an omelet.

The CIO even found

the Bangkok BDA account linked to the Macau account.

You know the money I gave you in the last general election

came from that account, right?

Then…

how much did you tell them?

When two people are being investigated for the same crime,

the one with the biggest mouth gets released first

for having cooperated.

I had no idea that I had such a big mouth.

Tell Su-jin

that I will get her second-tier lawyers

after I get myself the best ones.

Mr. Vice Chairman!

Sir.

Please…

Eat it.

All I can give you right now

is this egg.

I am so ashamed of looking up to someone like you.

Why can't I abandon…

someone like you?

Twenty years ago,

when you ran for office for the first time…

you lost the election by 12 votes.

What would've happened if you had won?

I would've become a good politician.

It's been over ten years now

since you got caught for violating the election law

while preparing for your last run.

Thanks to that,

you were able to run for office

in my district, Su-jin.

You can get through this.

I know you can.

You've been to prison twice for violating…

the National Security Act and the Assembly and Demonstration Act.

I remember…

hundreds of thousands of students gathered in front of the prison,

chanting your name.

I was proud of you…

back then.

I am…

proud of you

the way you are now.

Get some rest.

I will finish…

the bottle.

"I wish to gaze up to heaven with no hint of shame until I draw my last breath."

Just like this verse from a poet who lived through the colonial era,

I have lived with no hint of shame.

Your car is ready.

He left his last words.

The police.

Call the police right now.

He received more money you were unaware of.

In the last election,

he provided campaign funds to over 100 candidates in your party,

and more than 50 of them won the election.

If your husband gets summoned,

and the truth comes out,

the Korean Liberal Party will collapse.

He is my husband, the father of my child!

I can't just let him die.

You let President Jang die.

Helped it happen, even.

If your husband lives,

those 50 lawmakers will be finished, ma'am.

Even if he comes back,

he won't be able to save us.

If he can't save us by coming back,

then he shouldn't come back.

Lee Man-gil!

This is what he wants.

He said he was ashamed of the last decade of his life.

I wish…

to leave this life honorably as former Chairman Han Min-ho…

of the NCSR.

That's what he wished for.

I have fought against dictatorship and injustice all my life,

but the blade of political investigations was too sharp and painful.

I can no longer watch

as innocent colleagues are dragged away

and friends are arrested.

I swear to my beloved country and its history…

that I am innocent.

I truly hope

that there will never be another unfortunate victim like me.

Han Min-ho.

EMERGENCY CALL 112

This was found next to his body.

Su-jin,

I hope to leave my mark

on history.

Han Min-ho!

I promise…

Han Min-ho!

…I will remember you as you were in our youth.

After I complete the task

you left behind…

honey…

we will cry…

together…

when the time comes.

Victims abducted by the North can be compensated by law.

According to the law,

only martyrs, patriots, and fallen heroes can be deemed

a "person of distinguished service to the state."

But let me see

if I can find a way to ensure your father

receives that recognition.

Well, if my father

is recognized as a person of distinguished service--

Your supporters will love you even more.

Oh my. I don't know what to say about this incredible gift.

Then… what can I do for you?

Jeong Su-jin, director of the NCSR's Cultural Propaganda Division,

and Jo Sang-cheon, chief of the Public Security Department…

could do something great together.

PRESIDENT PARK DONG-HO

TO: THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR SEOUL CENTRAL DPO

PARK DONG-HO

I started hiking when I was demoted and assigned to the Institute of Justice.

As I climbed rocks and hills,

I wondered what I should do…

and what Gi-tae would say if he were next to me.

Gi-tae believed in the Assembly.

Even if it takes time, follow the law and principles--

That's why he failed.

My brother failed.

Is that why you went to Artemis?

SIX MONTHS AGO

Jeong-yeon, did Dong-ho send you there

to get that drug?

I'm sure he suggested

that you help him kill Jang Il-jun.

No, he didn't.

At the funeral hall,

I heard Gi-tae ask me to stop Jang Il-jun's heart and seize power.

During the 49-day funerary rites,

I heard him cry out for me to punish Jeong Su-jin and uphold justice.

I heard him clearly.

As his friend, how did you miss it?

I am a prosecutor of this country. I enforce the law.

Where was the law when Jang Il-jun drove my brother to his death?

Where was the prosecution when Jeong Su-jin hid the truth?

Even if it takes time…

feels unfair,

and makes you shed tears…

I believe

the world is moving in the right direction.

And I should do the best I can

while enduring and holding on.

I just went to the club

with a friend, had a beer, and left.

I know

my alibi will not hold up once you start investigating.

So please take your time.

Consider it a favor to my brother.

Jeong-yeon.

Some seek to tarnish the world,

but the greater threat comes from those who strive for change in their own time,

like you

and Dong-ho!

This is a list of Cabinet members who will work with me.

It contains the names of ministers and the heads of 17 ministries.

You are exceeding your authority!

The president has the power to appoint ministers.

And the PM has the right to nominate them.

I'll also transfer the authority to vet personnel to my office…

because you will soon be removed from the Blue House.

What should I do first when I am acting president?

Tell me.

I'll tell you this.

Death does not grant absolution.

Then I will tell you this.

Presidential power

does not grant absolution.

Mr. President.

Assemblyman Jo of the NCP held a press conference this morning

to demand a National Assembly investigation

into the death of former President Jang Il-jun.

Jeong Su-jin, director of the NCSR's Cultural Propaganda Division,

and Jo Sang-cheon, chief of the Public Security Department…

could do something great together.

Assemblyman Jo raised suspicions about President Jang's sudden death--

It's like having a nuclear weapon.

It poses the greatest threat when your finger hovers…

over the button.

You pushed the button first.

The New Conservative Party announced that it would dispel public suspicions

regarding former President Jang's death

via a thorough National Assembly investigation.

Chief Prosecutor Lee has left for the National Assembly.

Once he is sworn in and testifies,

this all might end today…

Seoul Central DPO's Chief Prosecutor Lee will testify as a witness today.

All eyes will be on him as he clarifies his stance on the matter.

Turn around

and tell them you are not coming.

Come on, Jang-seok!

This started

when Jang Il-jun tried to hide something that couldn't be hidden.

Dong-ho.

-You're doing the same-- -Just one month!

No, one week. That's all I'm asking.

I promised Gi-tae I'd bring Jeong Su-jin to justice.

I will keep that promise.

I'll dig into the equity fund case.

You will soon be removed from the Blue House.

I must stay here.

I am the only one--

I'm sure Jang Il-jun also said

that only he could do the job

and that he should be immune to punishment

because no one could make a difference but him.

Lee Jang-seok.

Those who are generous to themselves

are destroying this country.

People like you and Jang Il-jun.

I promise you this.

Once you take responsibility for your crimes,

I'll bring justice to those

who made you do what you did.

I will.

What should I do first when I am acting president?

Dong-ho!

Jang-seok,

no one is off-limits.

"Do a deep dive on those in power."

"No one is off-limits."

That's what bastards who are off-limits say.

Carry out the plan.

I am Investigator Lee of the CIO.

Sir, you are under arrest on suspicion of bribery.

THE WHIRLWIND