Crazy, you call it a prosecutor

Chapter 1260 Gyeongju Municipality (16) National Television Speech

In a blink of an eye, another half month passed.

Seoul.

Jongno-gu.

Qingwa Terrace.

Office of the President.

Zhao Shulan sat on the chair with a worried look on her face.

The current situation has reached the point where everyone is calling for her to be punished.

Even the approval rating has dropped to 15 percent.

If she didn't do something, Zhao Shulan herself couldn't guarantee whether she could hold on.

I do not know how long it has been.

Zhao Shulan gritted her teeth, picked up the landline and dialed the internal number.

The call was answered soon.

No waiting for multiple openings.

Zhao Shulan said bluntly: "Secretary Jin, please help me arrange it. I want to give a TV speech!"

The voice just fell.

Jin Dongzai's heart moved and a look of loneliness appeared on his face.

What Zhao Shulan said sounded nice, but in reality it was just an apology on TV.

Jin Dongzai did not expose it.

"Okay sir, I'll arrange it right away!"
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Television speeches naturally require contact with television stations, and television stations are one of the places where all parties have the most pawns.

Nowadays, whoever controls public opinion can be one step ahead of others.

Not surprisingly.

An hour after Jin Dongzai contacted the TV station, the news that Zhao Shulan was going to give a national television speech spread rapidly.

However, different people have different reactions after hearing it.

From the perspective of the victors, Zhao Shulan was struggling to survive.

Apologizing on TV is just to gain the same favor.

The neutral party thinks that Zhao Shulan is very smart and good at using her gender to gain influence.

In modern society, people are always more tolerant towards women.

Maybe Zhao Shulan can increase her support rate by playing the victim.

It doesn't matter what the losers think.

Everyone began to wait for the televised speech three days later.
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Time flies.

2016 7 Month 10 Day.

2:29 pm.

Qingwa Terrace.

Press Office.

Dozens of cameras were pointed at the podium.

creak!

The side door opens.

Zhao Shulan walked into the room escorted by bodyguards.

She walked to the podium step by step with a serious expression.

this moment.

Programs across the country were suspended and all TV stations switched screens.

The director on the side made an OK gesture.

Zhao Shulan began the performance with a sad face.

"Hello, fellow citizens!"

"I am your president Zhao Shulan. It is with a heavy heart that I apologize to all the people today."

"I failed to manage the people around me and seriously hurt some civil servants and entrepreneurs."

"Choi Jin-sil once helped me when I was in the most difficult time, so I trusted her very much. But what happened now is that I was indeed not careful enough about the people around me and did not have strict requirements, which is contrary to my duty as president to promote the country's economic and social development."

"I would like to apologize again to everyone here."

"In addition, I want to clarify that I have nothing to do with cults. Please don't believe it. I hope that the country's social, economic and security work will not stop and will not be affected by this incident."

Time passed by minute by minute.

The televised speech has reached its final stage.

"The current international situation is good, and the country cannot be in chaos. Please continue to support me in managing the country. I will do my best to compensate the civil servants and entrepreneurs who were harmed in the Choi Jin-sil incident. Thank you!"

The words fell.

Zhao Shulan bowed deeply again to express her apology, then left with a sad look on her face.

The entire apology speech lasted nine minutes.
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at the same time.

Seoul. The Shilla Hotel.

In the general suite.

Lee Jae-hwa, Lee Young-jae, Oh Kyung-sun, and Jung Gu-hyun sat on the sofa, tasting red wine while enjoying Cho Suk-ran's televised speech.

As the speech ended.

The four of them looked disdainful.

As the son of the Prime Minister, Zheng Jiuxian bluntly said, "It's just a last-ditch effort. Now everyone in the government is rushing to resign. What's the point of apologizing?"

Li Zaihua smiled slightly when he heard this.

Before his TV speech, he was a little worried that the situation would take a turn for the worse.

After all, Zhao Shulan's special identity can win the support of women and many people of her father's generation.

But after hearing Zhao Shulan's nine-minute so-called apology, the worries in my heart instantly dissipated.

There are four points in today's speech.

The first point is clear, which is to apologize.

Everyone is very disappointed with me regarding this incident, and I apologize to everyone again.

After that, no matter how we are asked to cooperate with the investigation, I will fully cooperate.

The second point is to plead for my best friend Choi Soon-sil. I received help from Choi Soon-sil when I was most lonely and in the most difficult time.

I believe everyone has a judgment on whether I have joined a cult. I have put in a lot of effort to ensure the normal operation of the country, and everyone should have witnessed this.

The third point is asking for leniency. In the future, I will pay special attention to my personal contacts. The inspection authorities are currently conducting an investigation, so some details cannot be disclosed.

Fourthly, national affairs are of utmost importance. Our country has now entered the most critical moment. National security is facing a huge crisis and the economy has also been hit hard. I hope everyone can unite.

If Zhao Shulan apologized sincerely and did not shield Cui Zhenli, there might be a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, Zhao Shulan made the wrong choice and actually excused her best friend.

Li Zaihua wanted to applaud Zhao Shulan on the spot.
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at the same time.

Some vested interests involved with Zhao Shulan had very different expressions after watching the TV speech.

They almost burst into curse words, why did they have to protect their so-called best friend Choi Jin-sil at any time? It turned out that women can't do big things.

Zhao Shulan's speech disappointed her supporters.
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Two days passed since the televised speech in the blink of an eye.

A new authoritative poll was released, showing that Zhao Shulan's support rate has dropped to five percent.
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Seoul.

Jongno-gu.

Qingwa Terrace.

Office of the President.

Zhao Shulan felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at the latest poll in her hand.

Even though the internet has been filled with curses in the past two days.

But Zhao Shulan believed that someone was deliberately manipulating public opinion.

But when the real polls came out, she immediately realized that she was wrong, very wrong.

Looking at the female leader's gloomy expression.

Jin Dongzai opened his mouth and finally said, "Sir, you really can't protect Choi Jin-sil anymore. If you continue to protect her, you..."

The words are not finished, but the subtext is self-evident.

Listen to the advice of your subordinates.

Zhao Shulan realized that Cui Zhen really deserved to die.

the reason is simple.

This authoritative poll shows that among the tens of thousands of people surveyed, 30% believed that the speech was effective. However, considering Cho Suk-ran's attitude towards defending Choi Jin-sil, the original 30% of the people changed their minds and chose to oppose it.

Even though the polls are bad.

But this also gave Zhao Shulan hope.

"Secretary Jin, help me arrange a TV speech!"
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In just ten days.

Zhao Shulan made a total of three national televised apologies.

During this period, Zhao Shulan completely gave up Choi Jin-sil and gained the favor of her original supporters, and her poll numbers once rose to 15%.

But things have come to this point and it is already too late to reverse the situation.

In her last televised speech, Zhao Shulan publicly expressed her willingness to accept the investigation by the prosecution, becoming the first president in the constitutional history of the South Peninsula to accept investigation while in office since the founding of the country.

After the televised speech, seeing their poll numbers rising, the White House People Power Party led by Chang Pil-woo and the rest of the opposition parties came out to condemn the speech.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office impeachment investigation team felt that something was wrong and immediately submitted an investigation report to Congress.

The Presidential Impeachment Committee formed by Congress accepted the investigation report.

The spokesperson for the National Congress announced that the impeachment review report will be formally submitted two months later on the annual National Congress Day to initiate the impeachment proposal.
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the other side.

Seoul Detention Center.

A solitary cell.

Choi Jin-sil looked at the newspaper in her hand with an extremely ferocious expression.

"Zhao Shulan, since you are so unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Let's die together!"

(End of this chapter)