“Anyway, now that TM’s CEO has changed and all the data was handed over to the prosecution, many people were exposed and caught in the crossfire.” Hyun-Min explained.

“Haven’t most of the culprits been revealed to the public by now?”

The curious Lee Hyung-Jin asked Hyun-Min, who was talking as though there were still some inside stories that had not been revealed to the public yet.

Many people had gotten arrested and were on trial because of this case, so Lee Hyung-Jin wondered whether there was anyone left who hadn’t been exposed yet.

“It’s because most of the people who got exposed are from the political world. There are still quite a lot of wrongdoers in the corporate and business side of things. But it seems the prosecution isn’t involving them yet, especially the brokers. They seem to be glossing over the actual brokers.”

As Hyun-Min spoke, he discreetly glanced at Woo-Jin. The latter wore a bitter smile as he realized that Hyun-Min was referring to Woo-Jin’s biological father’s current wife, Kim Hye-Ryeong, when he talked about the brokers.

“Where did you find all this miscellaneous information?” Woo-Jin asked his friend.

“I’ve got a wide circle of contacts.”

In hindsight, there were many avenues that could have been Hyun-Min’s sources. Although he wasn’t directly related to the political and business worlds, if his parents and extended family members were taken into consideration, he could easily find out the gossip going around behind the scenes.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the brokers had the connections and power to defend themselves.”

Woo-Jin spoke while gazing at his friend, silently conveying the message that he knew who the broker in question was. Hyun-Min received the message,...