Prosecutors and members of the National Assembly
Inspection and Disciplinary Action

Meeting people is ultimately everything.
The same goes for publishing; the feeling conveyed during a face-to-face meeting with the author somehow becomes the result.
Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae expressed her feelings about selecting Prosecutor Park Eun-jung as the Inspector General on a broadcast.

“He is a person who will not be shaken no matter who shakes him. He will never fall.”
“He is a person with enough courage and conviction not to fall for persuasion or intimidation.”

As a publishing planner, I know nothing about politics, but I know that this kind of evaluation indicates excellent qualities for a prosecutor or politician.
However, in the process of creating a book, the author's excessive courage and conviction sometimes act as a hurdle that is too much to overcome.
This book is touched by Rep. Park Eun-jung's hand in every aspect, from its composition to its content, sentence expression, and use of photographs.
The reason was consideration for others.
I made a lot of changes because I was worried that the characters in the book might be specific and cause some inconvenience.
One time, in a meeting, I was complaining about the difficulties I've been having in my interpersonal relationships lately, saying, "I'm afraid to say I'm close with anyone these days." Then, out of the blue, someone asked me, "CEO Kim, so are we close?" I thought about it for a bit and said, "Oh.
He replied, “We know each other.”
Rep. Park Eun-jung responded to my words like this.
“Then, let’s get to know each other from now on.” At the time of writing this press release, if I were to summarize this book in one word, it would be “This is a book that will help you become close with Representative Park Eun-jung.”

All public officials in the Republic of Korea perform public duties in the positions assigned to them.
I hope people will remember the inspections I conducted as just another ordinary task.
I hope you think of it not as something grand or difficult, but as something that anyone would naturally do if they were in that position.
That way, if anyone ever finds themselves in a similar situation again, they will be able to perform their duties according to the law.

--- p.8

From the time I opened my eyes in the morning until I closed my eyes at night, I couldn't think of anything else.
I couldn't plan my normal daily routine of meeting someone, going out for a walk, chatting, or going shopping.
Every day was a tense routine with plates spinning nonstop on top of a tall pole.
While everyone was snickering about the killer workload, I honestly loved it.
A tight schedule with no time to breathe, the tension of being assigned cases and directing investigations, the weight of handling a case that could affect a person's life...

--- p.49

As I investigated for several days as an inspector general, my shame naturally prompted me to do something to restore the damaged trust in the prosecution.
There was nothing that could be done about the seniors of the past, but it seemed that the juniors had room for improvement.
I wanted to 'fix' my organization, the prosecution.
And I thought it could be done.
Thinking back now, I think I had hope and trust in the prosecution.

--- p.86

That's when I met "Land" again.
The news that author Park Kyung-ni had completed the epic novel "Land," which she began writing in 1969, in a whopping 5 parts and 16 volumes after 25 years, was a huge topic of conversation.
Naturally, I was also happy to read the entire book.
The fact that the author has achieved this over a long period of 25 years may have been a great source of courage for me.
As we opened the first chapter, the plains of Pyeongsa-ri, Hadong in the late Joseon Dynasty unfolded before us.
There were people struggling to protect their lives and their families, a community in a fallen country.
They each faced tragedy with their own beliefs and methods, guarding each other, deceiving each other, and sometimes compromising to sustain their lives.
The story constantly mocked the meanness of humanity, and I despaired of my weakness, but it gave me renewed will.

The author's compassion for humanity, who tirelessly wrote down the history of the people of this vast Pyeongsa-ri, was fully expressed.
By reading the book, I accompanied the author in his pain, having cried and laughed with them for 25 years.
It was awe for the author's sincere labor.
--- p.121

Should I say that I witnessed an awakened citizenry in the face of that immense power, or should I say that I experienced a square where democracy was realized, or should I say that I was in the midst of history like a great river… I cannot describe it, but I saw something completely new.
And with that faith, we believed that we would not fall.
Moreover, when I thought that the young generation holding cheering sticks in the plaza would take responsibility for the Republic of Korea in the future, my worries disappeared and my heart was filled with vibrant hope.
I believe that one day, a future president will emerge from among the young people who gathered in Namtaeryeong and Yeouido.
Because of these people, our Republic of Korea will not easily collapse.

--- p.306