A Call

Jonghyun was scrolling through the news clips on his laptop. The trial was going to start within a few days and the media frenzy around it had been crazy. The public had been somewhat placated by Lee's speech and the media had been given well designed stories to throw the Finance Minister under the bus.

"Shin Hyun, once a war hero and ex-Finance Minister, has disgraced the government," one news channel reported. "The Prime Minister is reportedly very upset over the loss of one of his most trusted ministers and friends. They had been friends for a long time, even fighting in the war to keep the monarchy intact until an heir is found…"

"The ex-Minister not only used his lover, Lim Byungsoo, to extract money from patients but also murdered the doctor in cold blood within the prison walls," another reporter stated.