Chapter 12 - You smell like the same Hana (1/2)

”Ha! You want me to plead guilty.” Baek Han Sol looks at her with disbelief. ”I didn't kill them. However, I wouldn't mind doing it at this point in my life. I want my family to give up on me and stop spending leftover funds.”

Ahn Hana plays with her pen. She doesn't look slightly affected. ”Why should I believe you?”

”You are my lawyer. You should believe me.” Baek Han Sol looks at her with frustration. ”You are worse than your predecessors. They tried to pretend that they believed me.”

”They were afraid of you. You are infamous for your butchering abilities.” Ahn Hana scribbles something in her notebook. ”My job is to get you out of here by hook or crook. You must tell me everything. So, I can find the flaws and use this information against the system.”

Baek Han Sol shakes his head. ”I didn't kill them.”

”But, the evidence...”

”They didn't find the murder weapon. How could they find me guilty?”

”All the victims know you in some way.”

”I don't know them.” Baek Han Sol yells at her. ”They just decided that it is me. If I walk by someone when I am shopping or driving, do I know them? They are desperate to blame someone.”

”Let's start with the people whom you know.” She writes something in the notebook. ”Tell me each detail of your first and last meeting with those victims.”

After an hour, she comes out of prison. It is nice to see the bright light again. The visit has been worth it. She opens her car door.

”Bitch! Just die.”

Ahn Hana covers her face. She nearly throws up when the smell of urine wafts into her nose. The guards catch the old man. He is dressed in rags. Ahn Hana has no doubt. He is one of the victim's father. Her clothes have been soiled.

”We are sorry, Madam.” One of the guards apologizes. ”We should have been vigilant.”

”Pay more attention from now on.” She gets into the car and drives away. Her home is three hours drive away from this place. Her workplace is two hours away. She decides to go to her workplace first. That's just how she is.

Her colleagues are surprised to see her. They can't dare to ask her anything. She walks straight into her office and picks up some documents. She is on her way out when Jung Kwang-Soo stops her.

”Who did this to you?” He tries to touch her shoulder, but she shows him the hand to ward him off.

”One of the victim's father. He has been taken by the cops.” She gives him a mechanical answer. ”I will be working at home today. I need to take a bath. You deal with all the calls. You owe me a big vacation.”

”Yes, I do.” For every humiliation, he owes her a big deal. Still, he doesn't ask her to stop. He can't. Now, she won't stop even if he asks her to. Each humiliation is fueling her heart.

She walks out of the front office. The mob starts to protest louder when they see her. She walks to them. They cover their noses because of the gross smell.

”Do you have little faith in the laws of this country?” Ahn Hana's penetrating gaze makes them tremble. ”You seems to have a firm belief that I will fool the laws of this country. Isn't that insulting to our country?”

One of them stands up. ”People like you know how to bend the laws.”

”Then, you should go to the prosecutor's office and asks him to do his job well.” Her voice is sharp and unbending. ”If Baek Han Sol is guilty and the prosecutor is capable, can I bring him out? I don't think so. Don't blame me for someone's inability to do a good job. If I see any of you in front of my eyes, I will sue each one of you. I won't let go of one of you. Do you get it? If you want justice, go to the prosecutor. Stop yapping here.”