Along with the God of Law - Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
[Translation By Divinity]
“The law? Does the law feed anyone? Can’t you see we’re in this mess because your mom blew all our money?”
“Article 188-4, Paragraph 2 of the Capital Markets and Financial Investment Act.”
“…?”
“No one shall, in the securities market, induce trading by artificially manipulating prices to cause fluctuations, and mislead investors into believing that such prices were formed in the securities market, etc., based on the principle of natural supply and demand, thereby enticing them into securities trading.”
“What kind of nonsense is that!”
“The executive director of the company that scammed my mom used nominee accounts to engage in wash trading, matched orders, high-price buy orders, market price buy orders… every trick in the book to forcibly buy up the company’s stock and raise its price. And the moment it hit a new high, he immediately disposed of the stocks in the nominee accounts and transferred all the proceeds to his affiliates and family! All this happened in just six months.”
“…”
“It was so meticulously planned and calculated that no one could have imagined it.”
Kang Hyun’s words made the people sigh deeply.
In fact, no one was unaware that it wasn’t his mother who scammed them, but the company itself.
The only problem was that the company had gone bankrupt and its whereabouts were unknown.
“The court’s position is that during the period of price manipulation, they at least implicitly misled investors into believing that stock trading was thriving, or that they were fully aware of the purpose of enticing trading through this. That’s why my mom was found not guilty.”
“Ha, so what? Can’t you see this promissory note?”
One of the men waved a piece of paper.
“A promissory note? Yeah, I’m sure it’s the one my mom wrote out of moral responsibility, promising to pay back the money. If the terms of performance are specific and it was written directly by the person involved, it has legal effect. Of course, we’d have to see if there was any coercion involved!”
Tears welled up in his mother’s eyes as she listened to him. She wondered how much her son, who she thought knew nothing, had suffered, listening to bits and pieces and researching on his own.
“I’m sorry… Mom’s so sorry…”
Kang Hyun’s heart ached at his mother’s voice, and something threatened to well up, but he didn’t stop talking.
“That’s all fine and good. So? Do you think you can get your money back by coming here and causing a scene like this? The money that disappeared because both you and my mom were pitifully deceived?”
“Who doesn’t know that? We’re doing this because we’re desperate! There has to be some kind of solution!”
As the man shouted, trembling with anger and clenching his fists, Kang Hyun added a clear statement.
“…Don’t come here again.”
“What?”
“I’ll take responsibility and pay back your money, so don’t come here again!”
“Ha! You’re going to pay it back?”
“Yes, I will! I’ll become a prosecutor, a lawyer, whatever it takes, and I’ll pay back all 500 million won of your money.”
Kang Hyun’s eyes sparkled, even flashing with a hint of madness.
“Even if we sell this illegal house in this slum, along with all our belongings, and get back the 5 million won deposit, you’ll each only get about 1 million won. Even if we borrow from loan sharks, we can’t guarantee we’ll repay your 500 million! Is that better? Or is it better to get my promise that I’ll succeed somehow and pay you back? Think carefully.”
“…”
The crowd’s excitement subsided at the logical words of the boy who didn’t even look twenty years old.
Kang Hyun was right.
What was the point of coming to his house and causing a scene like this? Nothing would be resolved anyway.
“We’re not going to run away like some jerks! Besides, we have nowhere else to go anyway!”
As Kang Hyun drove his final point home, the crowd slumped like wet rats.
“…Ma’am, we’ll contact you again, so go inside.”
“Sigh… We’ll be back, so be ready to write that promissory note, kid.”
In response to their snide remark, Kang Hyun replied in a lowered tone.
“Do you think a promissory note written by a minor has any effect? I’ll keep my promise, so don’t disturb my studies and leave us alone!”
“Huh, this little punk won’t let anything go! Ma’am, we’ll send you a notice of content, so pay us back little by little, even if it’s slow!”
The creditors, grumbling until the very end, left, leaving Kang Hyun and his mother behind.
“Phew…”
‘Still, still, I did it.’
Kang Hyun had won, in a way. He had protected his mother from those men.
Moreover, if they understood his words, they wouldn’t come back and cause trouble like this again. At least they would contact them in a more civilized manner.
“Kang Hyun…”
“Mom, you don’t have to say anything. Are you okay?”
Kang Hyun patted his mother’s back as she sat on the ground, helping her up and hugging her tightly.
What was so precious about her foolish son that she had endured this pain?
But as if apologizing for even that, his mother cried.
“I’m so… sorry…”
He wanted to cry with her, but Kang Hyun once again swallowed his tears with effort. He wanted to show her a smiling face, not a crumbling one.
“I’ll protect you from now on, Mom, so don’t worry.”
“…”
“From now on, I’ll protect you, Mom. I’ll make a lot of money, and I’ll punish all those bad guys who took our money.”
“…”
“So please… don’t say you’re sorry anymore.”
Kang Hyun hugged his mother tightly once more.
“Okay… Thank you…”
Whether Kang Hyun’s words were true or not, his mother was proud of her son and patted his back.
* * *
That night, after such a difficult ordeal had passed.
Kang Hyun stood in front of his room.
“…”
The comic books and games that had cluttered his desk were all cleared away. It was as if he had pushed away the innocent soul of a student.
Instead, that empty space was filled with a single emotion.
A sense of responsibility.
An endless sense of responsibility.
‘I have to protect her. My mom, and us.’
And then, a single goal came to his mind.
Perhaps this was the thought that would open the curtain on his new life.
* * *
You might think that someone who had been playing around endlessly wouldn’t suddenly become good at studying just because they made a resolution, but Kang Hyun was different.
“Why… is this so easy?”
Studying for the college entrance exam was too easy.
And it was really fun.
During his two-week break from school, he had picked up a book out of boredom, thinking he might as well read something, and that was the start of his crazy study spree.
‘Why is the book so easy to read?’
The first book he picked up was a collection of literary works that he had been struggling to get through.
It was a thick book that he couldn’t get past a few pages of even after days of reading. But he had devoured it in just one hour.
So, the next challenge was…
‘Should I try solving a few CSAT questions?’
That’s how he started, and before he knew it, he had almost finished all the workbooks that had been lying around in his room, thinking he might as well sell them secondhand.
It took him only about three days to get to this point. And the most surprising thing was that there were no problems he couldn’t understand or solve while studying.
He didn’t make the mistake of getting the same type of question wrong twice, and even if he did, he understood it perfectly without any confusion.
“This is crazy…”
Even he thought it was insane, but he could feel his brain working at an incredibly fast pace.
In the end, Kang Hyun not only solved all the problems in his house two or three times during those two weeks but also bought a few books labeled as high-difficulty problem books from the bookstore and easily conquered them all. He then fell into deep thought.
‘Did my brain get switched with that bar exam taker’s when we collided?’
He tried to come up with other explanations, but they were all absurd, so he erased them from his mind.
‘It seems like the head injury is the real cause. Could it be that my genius potential was awakened after the injury?’
He had heard that the bar exam taker had woken up, but he didn’t want to go and ask. With such tremendous luck coming his way, why would he bother seeking him out and talking about it?
Ultimately, the conclusion was this:
“With this, I could even study for the bar exam right now, couldn’t I?”
The realization that he had become extraordinary made his heart race. With a little more effort, no one would be able to catch up to him.
‘I can surpass anyone. No one can catch up to me!’
Kang Hyun started to look forward to his future.
Time passed, and two weeks later, it was the day to return to school.
Originally, Kang Hyun was an ordinary student. He was always late for school, always skipped evening self-study. He was a thoughtless student who played games with his friends at the PC room and kicked a ball around the playground instead of helping his hardworking mother.
But now, things were different.
His brain was sharp, and countless law books seemed to be residing in his head, waiting to showcase their prowess.
Korea High School, Class 2-1.
“I’m back!”
Bang!
“Ah, am I too early?”
The classroom was empty.
He placed his bag on a desk in the corner of the empty classroom and sat down.
Then he glanced at the clock.
7:30 AM.
Normally, this would be the time he’d be rushing out of bed.
Even if he arrived early, he would be sleeping at his desk. But Kang Hyun started rummaging through his bag.
He pulled out a study guide and placed it on the desk.
‘Since I have time, should I study a bit?’
To think he’d consider studying because he had time to spare. He chuckled, wondering if all smart and studious kids thought this way.
Just then, the door burst open.
‘Who is it, at this hour?’
Kang Hyun’s head turned involuntarily, and the fresh, citrusy scent of perfume filled the classroom.
And then he saw a familiar face.
Yoon Ha-neul.
The class president and the top student in the entire school, but no one ever thought of her in those terms first.
Because no one had the capacity to think of anything else when faced with her. In other words, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
Big eyes, a small face, fair skin, a captivating aura that flowed effortlessly, and uncommon features.
She was quiet, easygoing, and seemed to keep people at a distance, but there was a reason everyone always hovered around her.
Her family was well-off, with her father being a judge and her mother a famous lawyer. It was said she lived in a mansion with butlers and wore uniforms prepared by housekeepers, but she never showed it off, and her life seemed ordinary.
In short, she was completely different from him, possessing beauty, talent, a good heart, and all other abilities.
Perhaps that’s why, even though they were in the same class, Kang Hyun and Ha-neul had no interest in each other and barely spoke, just coexisting.
But today, she put her bag down at her desk and spoke to Kang Hyun. It was probably because it was his first day back at school after a while.
“I heard you got hurt. Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine now.”
And that was the end of the conversation.
Kang Hyun was so flustered by her sudden greeting that he almost bit his tongue, but he realized she was just being polite and went back to flipping through his book to study.
But then, tap, tap.
“Huh?”
He looked up involuntarily, and she was right in front of him, dangling something in her white hand.
“Want some? I packed a lot.”
“…?”
A sandwich.
It took Kang Hyun a moment to realize what it was.