A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 238 If you stand aside and watch today, no one will cheer for me in the future! Young people, please stand up!

Generally speaking, we call writers whose single book sales are around 500,000 copies best-selling authors.

When the sales of a single book exceed 500,000 and reach the mark of 1 million copies, this makes one a rare giant in the literary world or an industry leader.

If the sales of physical books exceed one million copies, it means that you already have a certain influence offline and have formed a fan base that belongs to you alone.

At this point, you are already a public figure and have a good reputation in the writer circle. On this basis, if the subject matter of your published books is positive and uplifting, and can bring readers a certain understanding of life,
With just a little packaging, you will have the ability to go to major universities to promote and lecture.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the Korean literary world, there are only a few authors whose single book sales can exceed one million copies.
There are only a handful of them!

The sales of a single book exceeded one million copies, and he was classified as a "famous writer". He was able to give lectures at famous universities in Seoul, Busan, etc.
That will not exceed one hand!
But once Jiang Hai appeared, he not only broke the dividing line of "Well-known Writer", that is, the sales of a single book exceeded one million copies, but he even doubled the sales of books in less than a week. In seven days a week, the sales amount of new books was counted -

Directly exceeded two million copies!

on the street.

In the mall.

underground tunnel.

Slogans promoting writer Jiang Hai's new book "Sowon" can be seen almost everywhere:

[There is nothing wrong with being pretty, and there is nothing wrong with being kind. The skirt holds up the girl's dream, and the one who is guilty is the devil who covets the skirt. 】

Jiang Hai's realistic book, which is also adapted from a real case, has sparked widespread discussion since its publication:

"Teacher Jiang Hai has published a new book? I remember that the last book, "The Crucible", was published not long ago? He has published a new book in less than two months? This speed is a bit too fast, isn't it?"

"I have to say it, but I still can't forget the psychological trauma that The Crucible left on me."

"Another true case adaptation? Another tragic literary work? Can't Mr. Jiang Hai write something else? Why does he always write things that make people feel sad and want to cry?"

"Sexual assault? Violent crime? A 56-year-old man dragging a girl into an abandoned toilet is not a bro. Isn't this too perverted? Is it your new book?"

“I have a feeling that if the content and subject matter are not cut, this will be a masterpiece that is not inferior to The Crucible.”

Jiang Hai became a legend in South Korea with his realistic tragic literary work "The Crucible", and completely established his foothold.

Nowadays, the subject matter of the new book "Hope" is the same as "The Crucible", which belongs to realistic tragic literature, which will naturally attract a large number of previous readers.

In fact, quite a number of readers have not read Jiang Hai’s previous original literary work, The Crucible.
If you talk about the movie "The Crucible" adapted from the original novel, only a very small number of people have not heard of it!
At the end of the movie——

South Korea's KBS TV station, MBC, and SBS have all reported on the film adapted from the novel "The Crucible" to varying degrees:

[A literary work recorded in Korean history! ]

[A cross-century movie that shocked the legal community! ]

【Winner of the Blue Dragon Award for Best Screenplay! 】

[This is a book that rewrote Korean law]

Jiang Hai already has a certain influence in South Korea, and his readers are mostly senior intellectuals and college students.

Today, this top-tier author who has become famous in both the literary and film and television circles has once again released a new work.

It is natural that it is popular.

On the streets of South Korea, wherever there are bookstores and newsstands, there are banners outside the stores promoting "Hope":

[Winner of the Qinglong Literature Award! Jiang Hai, the original author of "The Crucible"! Another masterpiece of realistic tragedy.]

Outside the bookstore, there is a long queue of people buying books.

Or a student.

Or a lawyer.

Or a doctor.

Or a freelancer.

These readers, who came from various industries and wore various clothes, gathered together to discuss Jiang Hai's new book:
"I heard that this "Hope" is based on a kidnapping and rape case that happened in Ansan City ten years ago. A 56-year-old man dragged a schoolgirl into the toilet, and then... It was a big fuss at the time. It seems that it was reported by more than ten TV media outlets."

A girl who was dressed fashionably nearby had an uncontrollable fear in her eyes when she recalled this incident:

"I remember clearly that I was only twelve years old at the time. When Nayoung was found by the police, she had more than thirty scars all over her body, more than ten broken bones, and bruises on her face so severe that her father could only recognize his daughter by the clothes she was wearing. Her life had not even begun before it was completely destroyed by Cho Doo-soon."

"Lost fertility?"

"Do you know how desperate this is for a girl?"

The financial man in a suit next to him, who looked a little capable, did not hide his inner rage at all:

"All pedophiles in this world should die! They should all be physically castrated!"

"Can he do this?"

"This beast is 56 years old! Naying is old enough to be his granddaughter. How could he do such a small child? How could he drag such a pure and kind child into the toilet and then..."

I heard everyone’s discussion.

The young girl in the peaked cap turned around and told the people around her with an extremely sad and angry mood:

"I heard that Cho Doo-soon was only sentenced to ten years in prison. Calculating the time, this year should be the day he is released from prison."

"To date, Nayoung still lives in a mental hospital and can only rely on tranquilizers to control her emotions every day. Even though it has been ten years since the incident, she still needs to use a toilet bag to go to the toilet normally. The physiological trauma to her urethra has not healed yet."

"Why should the victim, who has endured such perverted torture for the past ten years and has even completely deviated from a normal life, only need to endure such a trivial punishment to completely turn the page on this matter?"

"Is this what you call justice? This kind of judgment is really unfair."

Driven by Jiang Hai's new work "Hope".

Ten years ago, the horrific [case of girl Naying being humiliated] once again came to the public's attention.

Streets and alleys.

Restaurant, tea shop.

Wherever people gather, they are almost always discussing the specific details of this case.

It was at this time that an unknown netizen who worked in a government department revealed an interrogation report of the criminal Cho Doo-soon in prison.

In this report, Cho Doo-soon's 17 previous criminal records were recorded in detail. After 17 detailed and meticulous interrogations, the psychologist concluded that:

There is a high possibility that Cho Doo-soon will commit a crime again.

In this prison inmate antisocial personality survey report, Cho Doo-soon scored as high as 29 points, which is even higher than some notorious serial killers.

Facing the psychiatrist’s questioning:
"What impact do you think your actions will have on the victim's life?"

Zhao Douchun's eyes were full of hatred, and he answered without disguising:
"You should ask me what impact she has had on my life."

"I am the victim!"

"If she hadn't called the police, I wouldn't even have to serve these ten years in prison."

The moment this report came out, it immediately caused an extremely sensational impact.

Ten years in prison did not only fail to reform Cho Doo-soon, but also fueled his inner hatred.
Getting stronger?

How could this happen?

After confirming the authenticity of the source of the news.

The law department of Seoul National University, together with students from 12 universities including Yonsei University, Korea University, Sogang University, and Dongguk University, jointly wrote to the Constitutional Court of South Korea:

"We request that Cho Doo-soon's release be postponed and that Cho Doo-soon not be released"

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

When students from Seoul National University made this proposal, it immediately aroused support from the general student community.

Jianghai’s readers are mostly young people. When these young readers act as volunteers, they begin to educate outsiders who do not know the truth on major online forums:

"Friends, have you heard about Nayoung's sexual assault case ten years ago?"

"If you don't know, you can read Mr. Jiang Hai's new book "Sowon". This book "Sowon" is based on the real case of Nayoung's sexual assault."

Under this almost crazy popular science.

In just one day, the case sparked a lot of discussion among netizens on the Korean Internet. The number of people who paid attention to the case rose from 300,000 at the beginning to 1,000.
Four hundred thousand.

Six hundred thousand.

Eight hundred thousand.

More than 800,000 netizens have started to petition the Blue House on various forums opened by government departments:
"Don't release Cho Doo-soon!"

"Please give justice to the victims."

In fact, at this time, the development of things is still within a controllable range.

The people did not do anything extreme.

until
The citizens' proposal was rejected by the court.

Propose once.

Reject once.

Propose it again.

Reject again.

"Why?" Yoon Chae-lin, a representative of the Seoul National University Student Union, wanted a specific answer on behalf of the protesting citizens. "Why was the proposal rejected?"

"There were many doubts about the sentencing of Cho Doo-soon at the time."

In response to the student representatives’ questions, the Constitutional Court of South Korea, as the official highest court, responded to everyone:

"The past cannot be investigated, and the law is supreme and cannot be changed."

"The statute of limitations has expired. Ten years later, a case that has already been sentenced is being retried again? This is not in line with the procedures."

"What's more, Cho Doo-soon has already received the punishment he deserved. He completed his sentence and was released from prison yesterday."

"We understand the feelings of the citizens, but we are sorry that we cannot meet your request."

Even though there were many doubts about the judgment at that time, you asked the public authority responsible for law enforcement to admit that there was a mistake in the judgment.
Isn't this equivalent to someone in the court suing me?

Everyone has to have some dignity when they come out to mingle.
You want the judge to admit that he made a mistake in his job, allowing a murderer who should have been sentenced to a heavy sentence to escape the punishment he deserved?
Isn't this just pure wishful thinking and fantasy?

It was at this time that contradictions began to emerge.

On the one hand, people were full of confusion and doubts about Cho Doo-soon's original trial.

The other party insisted that their original judgment was legal and compliant and there was no problem.

It was learned that Cho Doo-soon, who was originally sentenced to twelve years in prison, had his sentence reduced to ten years because of his good behavior in prison.

In an instant, the contradiction between the two broke out completely:
"A dangerous felon who was suspected of intentional homicide, child molestation, and even suspected of 17 different types of crimes, can be released from prison with only a ten-year sentence?"

"Don't you think this kind of penalty is really ridiculous?"

"The sentence for robbery is five years."

"He was sentenced to only ten years for multiple crimes, including intentional homicide, child molestation, kidnapping and extortion. What is the quantitative standard for this sentence? Are you protecting the victim or the perpetrator?"

Student representatives, led by Yoon Chae-lin of Seoul National University, expressed their confusion and questioned the government's decision:

"This is what you call justice???"

"Is this the justice you uphold???"

The moment the news spread, it immediately caused a huge outcry in South Korea.

Thirteen universities, including Seoul National University, with a total of more than 4,000 students, took to the streets to denounce the government's inaction:
"This world needs morality!"

"We need to give justice to the victims!"

At first, it was just a simple student demonstration.

The students were filled with righteous indignation and vowed to seek justice for the victims and give the perpetrators the punishment they deserved!

Later, after learning about Na-young's father, Park Joon-ji's identity as a worker, working-class workers also began to join in the struggle.

In the flag:
"If I stand by and watch coldly today, when disaster strikes me in the future, no one will cheer for me!"

More and more people began to take to the streets and join the condemnation of the [Nayoung insult case].

These protesters walked on the streets, holding various warning posters and banners.

As they waved their weapons vigorously, they repeated the warning words in Jiang Hai's book:
“Why are the victims always the ones who are displaced?”

"You're the one who accepted the apology, but why did the kids run away?"

"The hem of a girl's skirt is innocent. The one who is guilty is the devil who covets the hem of her skirt."

Cheong Wa Dae, in front of the main gate.

A huge crowd of people gathered there.

Nayoung's father, Park Junzhi, stood in front of the crowd and cried bitterly:

"12 years may not mean much to most people, but for my children, it is a period of purgatory during which they must become strong enough to protect themselves."

"Please review the case of Nayoung's humiliation!"

"Please let Cho Doo-soon get the punishment he deserves"

That is, at the same time, a protest demonstration broke out in front of the Blue House.

presidential palace.

President Lee Kyung-min is sitting at his desk processing government documents:

"Recent exchanges with North Korea may be closer."

That’s when President Lee Kyung-min was thinking.

The door opens.

The assistant rushed in from the door in a panic:

“President, we.”

“There were many protesters gathered at our door.”

When Li Qingmin heard the words "protest and demonstration", he didn't even raise his head:
"How many people are in our guard?"

"Five hundred people." The assistant answered without hesitation.

Li Qingmin replied without even thinking:
"Then why don't we let the guards handle this matter?"

The assistant looked a little flustered:
"Then why don't you ask how many people are on the other side?"

"how many?"

"Fifty thousand people."

Upon hearing this number, Li Qingmin's glasses almost fell to the ground in shock:
“How much, how much???”

(End of this chapter)