The news about Chang-jong wouldn't stop coming.

Just as the story about his laying hands on employees was starting to quiet down, the fact that he'd not only mobilized women employees for private purposes but made them sing and dance for him came to light, and it drew wide public fury.

That a private company had been putting on display an evil practice one might have found only in the days of the military dictatorship — the public was outraged.

Many civil-society groups swarmed in front of Ilhyeon Group headquarters and Ilhyeon Electric demanding President Chang-jong's resignation.

People from every walk of life registered their concern and criticized Ilhyeon Group over the current situation, and members of the National Assembly began moving in earnest toward human-rights protection measures.

Complaints against Chang-jong were formally filed; calls for a hearing grew louder; and word came that the police were beginning to set up an investigation headquarters for a proper inquiry.

The story around Chang-jong wasn't fading easily.

In this atmosphere, the weekend-morning gathering at Pyeongchang-dong was weighed down more heavily than usual.

Jeong-eun, sitting off to one side and looking at Chang-jong, whose head was hanging low, spoke to him in a voice that suggested he was pathetic —

"You really are something."

Reflecting on it again seemed to leave her incredulous — Jeong-eun's face pinched into a full frown as she said —

"Why go tormenting innocent women employees?"

"What did you expect to get out of watching women employees dance? If you were that starved for women, you should've gone to a bar. Why do that in the middle of the company with every other employee watching?"

Sang-jong, no less baffled, clicked his tongue and scolded Chang-jong as well.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Try to come up with an excuse — anything, say something."

At Jeong-eun's fresh scolding, Chang-jong — head lowered until then — raised his face and shouted —

"So what? It's already happened, what do you want me to do about it?"

"Oh — this one doesn't know how to reflect on himself."

Jeong-eun spoke to…