Chapter 48

Jin Liuhui left a farewell letter in her personal space and attempted suicide by cutting her wrists in the early hours of the morning.

In her farewell letter, she wrote:

I am a bad woman.

Mom and Dad, I am leaving. Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I am going to a distant place. Do not grieve for me, do not be sad for me, because—I am a bad daughter, and an even worse woman.

I am a bad woman. I was violated by a pervert but did not have the courage to stand up and accuse the bad man. Instead, I let the kind person who once helped me suffer unjustly.

I am a bad woman. When the kind person was about to be wrongfully imprisoned, I chose to survive at the cost of my conscience.

I am a bad woman. I not only wronged the kind person but also wronged Prosecutor Jin Yunho.

It was he who patiently guided me and taught me what justice is.

It was he who gave me the courage to stand up and accuse the pervert.

It was he who did everything he could to protect my reputation.

It was he who, when everyone else was resting, came to my house just to check on me, to see if I was safe. He was worried about me, worried that the escaped pervert might harm me.

It was he who, on his way to see me, fired a gun to signal, just to see me sooner and confirm my safety with his own eyes.

Is it a heinous crime for him to do this? Why doesn't anyone understand him? Why is everyone criticizing and blaming him? Is it wrong for him to care so much about my safety?

I am a bad woman, a selfish and self-serving bad woman.

To clear my name and protect my safety, I wronged two innocent good people.

Kind person, thank you. Although I cannot remember your face, I will always remember your kindness, even if I go to another world.

Prosecutor Jin Yunho, thank you for everything you have done for me. I will remember all of this.

I am a bad woman, but I do not want to be a bad woman forever. I want to be a good woman.

I hope that by ending my life, I can stop people from criticizing you. I hope that by ending my life, I can heal the wounds in your heart.

Uncle Jin Yunho, please allow me to call you this one last time.

Mom and Dad, goodbye.

Goodbye, the ones I love.

Goodbye, the ones who love me.

Do not miss me, for I am a bad woman, not worth it.

At the bottom of the farewell letter, Jin Liuhui added a photo of Jin Yunho sitting on the steps, catching his breath after he came to her house that night. She had taken the photo with her phone.

After uploading the thank-you letter, Jin Liuhui committed suicide by cutting her wrists in her room.

Fortunately, one of her good friends was browsing online and accidentally discovered the farewell letter. At first, she thought Jin Liuhui was joking.

But after a few minutes, she realized something was wrong and read the letter again. She then hesitantly called Jin Liuhui and her parents.

Thanks to this friend, Jin Liuhui's parents were able to discover her suicide attempt in time and rush her to the hospital.

Later, when Jin Liuhui's friend learned that the suicide attempt was real, she was shocked. She was also a young girl who didn't think much about the consequences of her actions.

To fulfill Jin Liuhui's wish to clear Jin Yunho's name, she uploaded the farewell letter to other forums and websites, including the civilian website set up to condemn Jin Yunho.

After the farewell letter was widely shared, it quickly became a hot topic and dominated the headlines several times, competing with the news of Jin Yunho's knife injury.

That night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Major media outlets, the police, and the prosecution office all received the news, and Jin Yunho had been the cause of their busy days for two consecutive days.

At the hospital where Jin Yunho was being treated, more and more people gathered.

But Jin Yunho was completely unaware of all this.

He was puzzled.

What's going on? Why hasn't Shin Dong-hae returned from buying supplies?

At that moment, the door suddenly opened.

It was Shin Dong-hae, who had been gone for a long time.

But seeing that Shin Dong-hae returned empty-handed, Jin Yunho was very confused: "Where's the food? Even though I have dietary restrictions after surgery, I can still have some liquid food. I'm very hungry and need to eat something."

"Forget about the food, boss. Everything is in chaos outside. News of your injury and hospitalization has been spread online, and now there are reporters everywhere. Also, the victim in this case, Jin Liuhui, attempted suicide by cutting her wrists not long ago."

"Wha..." Jin Yunho, who had been lying flat, immediately struggled to sit up when he heard the last piece of news: "How is she? How is the girl doing?"

Jin Yunho had anticipated the reporters' reaction to his hospitalization, but he never expected Jin Liuhui to attempt suicide. In his urgency, he forgot about his own injuries and only noticed the blood seeping through his bandages after sitting up.

"Boss, don't move. ... After she attempted suicide, her parents discovered her in time and rushed her to the hospital. She is out of danger," Shin Dong-hae quickly stopped the agitated Jin Yunho to prevent him from moving further.

"Phew... That's a relief. Do you know why?" Jin Yunho relaxed when he heard that Jin Liuhui was out of danger and then asked.

"I heard it was because of guilt, feeling that she had wronged you and the kind person who saved her. Oh, and before she attempted suicide, she left a farewell letter, specifically to speak up for you," Shin Dong-hae said while helping Jin Yunho sit up.

"Find that farewell letter for me. I want to read it," Jin Yunho said urgently.

"Found it, here... here you go." Lin Yoon-ah had returned to the ward and had already started searching for the farewell letter on her phone while Shin Dong-hae and Jin Yunho were talking. She found it in less than a minute.

Jin Yunho thanked her, took Lin Yoon-ah's pink phone, and read the letter carefully.

Once... twice... Jin Yunho read the letter three times.

Each time he finished, he felt a heavy weight in his heart.

His speech at the prosecution office, where he sarcastically criticized the Korean public's strict stance on the use of firearms, was intended to escalate the situation, forcing the prosecution office to yield to public pressure and let the people decide whether to forgive or punish him.

Then, he took a bold gamble, using the remaining time to catch the pervert.

Fortunately, he won the bet, and his plan succeeded.

All he had to do now was wait for the news of the pervert's serial crimes and his own injury to gain traction and heat up. Eventually, he would gain the forgiveness of most of the public and avoid being fired.

Everything was going according to Jin Yunho's plan, except for the reaction of the victim, Jin Liuhui.

He never expected that the escalation of the situation would put so much pressure on Jin Liuhui, leading her to consider suicide.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Jin Yunho didn't know if he had done something wrong.

To satisfy his own desires and stay in the prosecution system, he inadvertently wronged an innocent person. Was that wrong?

He couldn't find an answer.

After reading the farewell letter, he remained silent and then fell into a drowsy sleep.

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