The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 10



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◈Episode 10◈

Golden Bell

Shin Dae-seong got up and walked to the information desk.

“How can I help you again?”

“I would like to meet Attorney Park Do-hyung.”

“Are you the head of our law firm?”

“yes.”

“Why do you want to meet the representative?”

Shin Dae-seong answered directly.

“I tried to meet with a lawyer here because of the investigation, but was rejected. Since I have time, I want to meet with you. Please tell him that Detective Shin Dae-seong is here.”

“Okay, just sit down and wait a moment.”

Kim Han-gyeol’s reaction is not something he expects.

“The partner lawyer has a lot of influence, so would the head of the law firm meet with us?”

“He’s my friend, so he’ll meet me.”

“What kind of friendship?”

“He was my lawyer at my trial.”

“Wait a minute… You were the lawyer here in this trial where I was falsely accused?”

“huh.”

“Wow~.”

Kim Han-gyeol, who had been shouting, soon became serious.

“But I guess my skills weren’t that great. Isn’t it like getting hit by the best?”

“Because I denied the crime until the end. It was a fight I was going to lose anyway, and I didn’t choose based on my skills.”

“What criteria did you use to select it?”

“possibility.”

“yes?”

“My father-in-law was a chief judge. He chose a person who learned from his past failures and went on to achieve great success.”

“Are you saying that you chose a lawyer in preparation for 20 years from now?”

Shin Dae-seong just smiles strangely.

“But, sir, Detective Shin’s trial is like a dark history to you. Should we welcome the detective who came all of a sudden?”

“He left a message through his father-in-law at the hospital asking to see me.”

-Crunch, crunch.

The information desk clerk approached them.

Shin Dae-seong asked Kim Han-gyeol in a casual manner.

“How do you feel this time?”

“It’s very good.”

Kim Han-gyeol’s hunch came true this time too.

“The representative is coming up.”

* * *

The representative office of Ohdaeyang Law Firm.

CEO Park Do-hyung and Shin Dae-seong had a chat.

“That defeat was a great blessing to me. I now understand why my father entrusted me with that case.”

“Representative Park did the right thing. Thank you for fighting with me until the end.”

“It makes me happy to see Detective Shin in good health. But how can I help you? Detective Shin probably didn’t come here just to say hello.”

“You know me well.”

“Of course. Aren’t we comrades who have fought together for over a year?”

Shin Dae-seong spoke comfortably.

“I would like to meet attorney Song Chi-soo.”

“What happened?”

“To investigate the disappearance of a rookie actress that occurred 12 years ago.”

“Are you saying that Attorney Song is the culprit?”

“It’s not certain yet. We need to investigate further.”

“Okay, I’ll help you. But there’s a condition.”

“Please speak.”

CEO Park Do-hyung opened his mouth with a serious expression.

“If Attorney Song is the criminal or has committed a similar crime, please let me know first. I have no intention of interfering with the investigation. I need time to prepare so that the clients managed by Attorney Song are not disadvantaged.”

“Okay, I will do that.”

CEO Park Do-hyung spoke while pressing the intercom button.

“Secretary Cho, come in.”

After a while.

A female secretary dressed in a black suit came in.

“Did you call me, sir?”

“These people, please guide them directly to attorney Song Chi-soo.”

“Understood, sir.”

* * *

A law firm office filled with tension and busyness.

Kim Han-gyeol and Shin Dae-seong followed the female secretary.

“Detective Shin, I feel completely intimidated. Isn’t this a place where only geniuses in studying gather? The lawyers in suits look incredibly cool.”

“Are there any noble or base professions? Detectives, prosecutors, and lawyers are all professions that protect the rule of law.”

“Detective Shin, it doesn’t matter if you say that. You got into Korea University as the top student. But if I, a high school graduate, say something like that, I get cursed at. They say that you’re just bad at studying and your self-esteem is ruined.”

“Let’s stop talking nonsense and come up with a plan. We don’t know anything about Attorney Song Chi-soo. Detective Kim, take the lead in asking questions. I’ll search his office to see if there are any clues.”

“All right.”

The female secretary who was walking ahead stopped.

-dripping.

She gave a formal knock and went inside.

Attorney Song Chi-su’s secretary stood up and greeted him.

“welcome.”

“I brought the guests the CEO mentioned.”

“Please come inside.”

-Squeak.

Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol entered the office opened by their secretary.

Attorney Song Chi-su was waiting on the sofa.

“Please sit over here.”

It’s a voice that sounds like someone dealing with a troublesome client.

Kim Han-gyeol sat on his left, and Shin Dae-seong stood around him.

“Why aren’t you sitting down?”

“Because it’s exercise time.”

“yes?”

“I’ve been in prison for 20 years. It’s hard to break a habit once you’ve started it. This may be a ridiculous request, but… Can I walk around the area?”

“I heard that you were someone the representative defended before. Do whatever you want.”

Shin Dae-seong slowly walked around, and Kim Han-gyeol revealed the reason he had come.

“We are investigating the disappearance of Ms. Yoon Ga-hee that occurred 12 years ago.”

“But?”

“We received a tip that Attorney Song, who was the Vice Minister of Justice at the time, was her sponsor.”

“That’s nonsense.”

“Is it true that you met Ms. Yoon Ga-hee often?”

Attorney Song Chi-soo answered with a frown.

“That kind of talk doesn’t work on me. We’ve only met a few times for work.”

“What happened?”

“It was an exclusive model contract for Cheongsan Foods.”

“Cheongsan Foods is a company known for its quality products. My mother also worked as a model there. By the way, Attorney Song is the son-in-law of Cheongsan Foods, right?”

“But.”

“It was not a meeting with Yoon Ga-hee to advise her on her contract, but rather from the perspective of Cheongsan Foods.”

“you’re right.”

“I don’t understand. At that time, you were the Vice Minister of Justice. You must have been extremely busy with state affairs, but are you saying that your wife’s family asked you to do something like that?”

“I won’t answer because it’s a matter of private life.”

“Well, that’s right. When was the last time you saw Ms. Yoon Ga-hee?”

Shin Dae-seong walked around the office and focused on Song Chi-su’s desk.

The pictures that came into his eyes were somehow awkward.

‘There aren’t any photos of just the couple?’

Attorney Song Chi-soo did not have children. Perhaps because of this, there were many photos taken of the couple traveling abroad, and they were all photos of the three of them, including his mother-in-law.

This is when Shin Dae-seong bows his head and takes a closer look.

-Again, again~

“Yes, mother-in-law······.”

Song Chi-su made a phone call without even saying sorry.

“I will take care of the Chinese contract myself. No, if I do that, there may be legal problems… I understand, I will follow your wishes, mother-in-law.”

After finishing the call, Song Chi-soo asked Kim Han-gyeol.

“How far have we come?”

“There’s not much to do. Let me ask you another question. Attorney Park, you were questioned as a witness by the prosecution. Regarding the disappearance of Yoon Ga-hee.”

“Yes, it was a formal reference investigation. I understand that not only me, but many other people were investigated.”

“Yes. But it was only Attorney Song who destroyed the records of the prosecution’s witness investigation. Even if he was the Vice Minister of Justice, it wouldn’t have been easy. Did you receive help from your wife’s family?”

-Wriggle.

Song Chi-su answered with a frown.

“That’s exactly what I was wary of. It would make for an interesting story if an actress and a high-ranking official in the Justice Department were involved. I’m a married man. I’ve never had eyes for another woman.”

“Is that possible? It’s a man’s instinct to be attracted to pretty women. Most of them are just a pipe dream because they lack the ability. But Attorney Song is different. Even if he says no because he’s married, women won’t cling to him. Isn’t that right?”

“That is a very rude question. If you keep doing this, I can’t stand it anymore.

-Tuk, tuk.

Shin Dae-seong said, hitting Kim Han-gyeol on the shoulder.

“I’ll take charge from now on.”

“Please do so.”

Shin Dae-seong sat down in the seat that Kim Han-gyeol had given up.

Song Chi-su opened his mouth with his arms crossed.

“Are you finished exercising?”

“Yes, thank you. I’ll just ask you a few quick questions and then I’ll get up.”

“I would appreciate it if you could do that.”

Shin Dae-seong looked Song Chi-su in the eye and asked.

“Was Attorney Song Yoon Ga-hee’s sponsor?”

“no.”

“You have nothing to do with the disappearance of Yoon Ga-hee?”

“No, there isn’t.”

Shin Dae-seong smiled and asked again.

“Attorney Song, do you think Yoon Ga-hee is alive?”

“Yes, I hope so.”

Shin Dae-seong immediately got up.

“Okay, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule.”

“I won’t go far.”

That’s when Song Chi-soo turns back to his desk in his office.

-Again, again, again~.

He took a deep breath and answered the phone.

“Yes, mother-in-law······.”

Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol came out.

Kim Han-gyeol walked quickly down the hallway, as if something urgent had come up.

Shin Dae-seong asked, walking briskly.

“Detective Kim, what’s going on? The bathroom?”

“······.”

Kim Han-gyeol ran and got on the elevator without saying anything.

* * *

3rd floor of underground parking lot.

-Ding dong.

As soon as Kim Han-gyeol got off the elevator, he let out the breath he had been holding.

“Ahhh~ I finally got a hint. I think I found a new clue in the disappearance of the rookie actress.”

“Are you saying that Attorney Song’s in-laws are suspicious?”

“Bingo! Detective Shin, are you feeling it too?”

“Yes, Attorney Song and Yoon Ga-hee are not sponsors. However, it is clear that Attorney Song was involved in her death.”

“Death?”

“Yoon Ga-hee was probably kidnapped and murdered. It must have been someone from her family who instigated it.”

“I am suspicious of Chairman Jeon Young-sook, attorney Song’s mother-in-law.”

“i think so too.”

“Wow! If Detective Shin and my intuition are on the same page, it’s a sure hit.”

“I saw the picture on the desk. The mother-in-law was always there between the couple. Also, the mother-in-law had an expression on her face like she was looking at her son-in-law as if he were a spoil of war.”

Kim Han-gyeol’s reaction is one of not being able to readily understand.

“What does it look like to be looked at as loot?”

“You know that fishing photo? The look on the fisherman’s face when he looks at the big fish he caught.”

“Can you see that kind of expression in a photo? My mother’s story helped me a lot. President Jeon Yeong-sook of Cheongsan Foods has a really bad personality. If there was a woman who would flirt with her son-in-law, she would have buried him in the ground. It doesn’t matter whether she really flirted or not.”

“But why were you holding your breath just now?”

“I was about to say no. Last time, I said it right away when I had the gut feeling, but I ended up leaving.”

Shin Dae-seong asked calmly.

“Have you ever investigated the people at Cheongsan Foods in relation to the actress’s disappearance?”

“Not that I know of.”

“We can start from the beginning.”

“But if you mess with the liquid food, it’ll be a big problem. It’s not something the two of us can handle. We’ll have to ring the golden bell.”

“Golden Bell? What could that be······?”