The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 12



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◈Episode 12◈

Situational comedy

The conference room of Detective Division 2 had a nice atmosphere.

Team 3’s concerns have become reality.

“That, that can’t be······.”

Chief Lee Yong-gyun’s expression hardened and he went into apology mode.

“I’m sorry, I really didn’t know. Are you sure that the detectives from Gangnam 2nd Police Station are the same? Oh, the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit······.”

-sudden.

At the sight of Chief Lee Yong-gyun’s frosty gaze, the detectives of the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit all lowered their heads.

“Yes. If it’s illegal surveillance, it’s a huge problem. Mr. Chairman, please calm down first······.”

Chief Lee Yong-gyun broke out in a cold sweat while talking on the phone, and the detectives from Team 3 of Violent Crimes were anxious about his punishment.

“Of course. I will take responsibility and make sure you are careful. Okay~ You don’t have to worry about it. Yes, yes, I will hang up. Be careful on the way back······.”

The moment Chief Lee Yong-gyun ended the call,

The detectives from Team 3 of the Violent Crimes Unit stood in a line with their hands clasped together.

“Who investigated Cheongsan Foods Chairman Jeon Yeong-sook? Since I didn’t get any reports, is this Golden Bell?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Kim Han-gyeol stepped forward and answered.

“You again?”

“Yes, I’m doing it again.”

“If it weren’t for my mother, then just······.”

Shin Dae-seong also took a step forward and said.

“Sir, are you going to formally investigate Cheongsan Foods?”

“Why is Detective Shin like that? Detective Shin has never disobeyed Hyuk’s orders.”

“It’s for the sake of the chief. It’s only a matter of time before the crimes of Cheongsan Foods President Jeon Yeong-sook are revealed. We need to catch her at Gangnam 2nd Police Station before Gwangsu Police Station steps in.”

“What incident is Chairman Jeon Young-sook involved in?”

“This is the case of Rookie Award winner Yoon Ga-hee. He must have ordered someone to kidnap her and killed her with his own hands.”

“Are you sure?”

“He is the prime suspect at this point. We must investigate him.”

“You can’t mess with Cheongsan Foods. There will be pressure from the police and prosecutors, as well as the National Assembly, the Seoul mayor, and the presidential office. Chairman Jeon Young-sook’s connections are no joke.”

“So, the chief must stop this pressure. We will thoroughly investigate and uncover the crime. Of course, the final decision is yours. If you object, we will also stop investigating Cheongsan Foods.”

The detectives of the 3rd strong team bowed their heads,

‘It’s closed.’

‘It’s definitely folded!’

It was an atmosphere where I had no expectations at all,

“It takes some time.”

“!”

The detectives from the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit reacted with, “What?”

“My strength has its limits. I can’t just block you without any plan.”

“Just give me two weeks.”

“Okay, two weeks. I’ll try to hold out somehow, so make sure you catch him. Otherwise, we’ll be the ones getting screwed.”

“Understood, Chief.”

The detectives of Team 3 of the Violent Crimes Unit continued to feel uneasy even after Chief Lee Yong-gyun left.

“How should I explain this situation······.”

“I suspected that you had an incurable disease, Team Leader.”

“When I looked at your health checkup, you were completely healthy. Your liver function and physical age were better than mine.”

“Are you really telling us to catch Chairman Jeon Young-sook? She didn’t even get angry at us and didn’t even take our cards away.”

“Damn, are you telling me to have a company dinner or not? That’s scarier than when you yell and nag me.”

This is when the 3rd strong team was in chaos.

Kim Han-gyeol said with a serious face.

“In times like this, it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Use it!”

* * *

D-10.

Kim Han-gyeol declared as he got out of the car.

“If I get fired from my job as a detective, I’ll open an errand center. I need to make use of my major.”

“Will your mother allow it?”

“It’s my life, so what does it matter?”

“Are you trying to ask for forgiveness again rather than permission?”

“Mom didn’t become an unwed mother without my permission. She hasn’t even said a word of apology to me yet.”

“Is it a timid rebellion?… But why are you suddenly thinking about life after being a detective? Detective Kim isn’t the type to seriously prepare for the future.”

Kim Han-gyeol answered while walking with his eyes focused on the front.

“There’s something I’ve definitely felt while working with Detective Shin.”

“What is it?”

“If you keep hanging around with Detective Shin, you won’t be able to continue your career as a detective… You could get fired in ten days. I’ve often heard people say that I investigate without thinking about the consequences, but Detective Shin seems to be the ultimate killer.”

“It hasn’t been that long, and you already realized it?”

“I’ve come to understand the feelings of the partners who have cursed at me and left me. But······ Surely that’s not it?”

“what?”

“That’s why he chose me as his partner. He thought that I had a lot of money, so he wouldn’t have any problems living if I got fired. He wanted to feel less guilty.”

“First of all, I have no conscience. And did I have a choice? Detective Kim just rushed in without thinking.”

“I see······.”

This is when Kim Han-gyeol scratches the side of his head awkwardly.

Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol’s footsteps quickened at the same time. This was because the person they were following had entered a commercial building.

“Where did it go?”

There were several stores on the first floor of the commercial building, and the target of the stalking was nowhere to be seen.

Shin Dae-seong nodded and moved his feet.

“Isn’t it over there?”

The place Shin Dae-seong headed to was an adult PC room.

“Baduk, match-go, poker, hold’em… Is this a place like ‘Sea Story’ where gambling was a thing?”

“You can just think of it as cyber gambling.”

Kim Han-gyeol opened the door first and went in.

As expected, the target of the tailing was sitting at the computer.

Kim Han-gyeol played the game like a guest, and Shin Dae-seong watched the target of his tail.

“I don’t like gambling. I have no choice but to do it for the sake of my investigation. I have the skills to beat my mom and still get beat.”

“Kang Yong-kwan’s expression is getting worse.”

“In cards, unlike Go-Stop, you lose money quickly because the turnover rate is high.”

The man they were following was Chairman Jeon Young-sook’s personal chauffeur. He was the only one of her five closest associates with a criminal record.

“Kang Yong-kwan has a history of multiple violent crimes. Why would you hire someone like that as your personal chauffeur?”

“We are not related by blood.”

“That’s why it’s even more suspicious… It’s strange that they hired a criminal with a criminal record, but even when they were arrested and taken to the police station using violence, they kept letting them out.”

“Has Chairman Jeon Young-sook been caught in some kind of weakness?”

“No, if Kang Yong-gwan had taken advantage of my weakness and threatened me, I would have been buried underground already. The former chairman will never tolerate anyone who would harm him.”

-Jiing, jiing~.

Kim Han-gyeol’s cell phone, which was set to vibrate, rang.

The caller number was ‘Team Leader.’

“I will take it.”

Shin Dae-seong picked up Kim Han-gyeol’s cell phone on the desk.

“Team Leader Park, it’s me.”

-Have you found anything? There are only ten days left until the day of your appointment with the chief.

“The driver is just acting like a······ thug.”

The 3rd strong team was monitoring five of Jeon Young-sook’s close associates. The only one whose alibi was confirmed was the chief secretary.

– The sales director of Cheongsan Foods also had an alibi confirmed before and after the incident. The former chairman’s cousin and the security manager’s alibi of going fishing together are being confirmed.

“The only one whose alibi is questionable is the driver.”

-You said you were staying at home because you weren’t feeling well······It feels so boring and insincere.

“He’s not an easy guy to deal with. He knows from experience what the limits of police investigations are. And how to exploit loopholes in the law.”

-Anyway, please hurry up as much as you can. The chief is now heading to work at Team 3.

“Okay, now it’s time to show some tangible results.”

Shin Dae-sung finished the phone call.

Kim Han-gyeol kept shaking his head as if the game results were not good.

“It’s like a vacuum cleaner that sucks up money······.”

“Now let’s speed up the investigation.”

“How?”

“Considering all the circumstances, it is clear that he is Chairman Jeon Young-sook’s henchman. If we get him to confess to kidnapping Yoon Ga-hee, we can arrest Chairman Jeon Young-sook as well.”

“What can I do if there is no evidence?”

“If it were a normal guy, I could figure out a lie with just a few words of conversation. But he’s different. He doesn’t fear detectives. He needs a sealed space where I can completely control him.”

“Isn’t that only possible in the police station interrogation room? To do that, we need to arrest that guy, but there’s no evidence. No evidence.”

“There’s no need to arrest me by linking me to a missing person’s case. What I need is a sealed space where I can take the initiative.”

Kim Han-gyeol nodded slowly.

“I understand what you mean. Let me figure it out. Just follow me and do a role-play.”

“Why do you try to solve everything through a situational drama? Do you want to act? You became a detective on purpose to rebel against your mother.”

“Don’t profile me, just follow me. Isn’t it time you did it?”

“okay······.”

The moment Shin Dae-seong nodded, Kim Han-gyeol suddenly stood up and shouted.

“Wow~ Awesome!”

Shin Dae-seong met Kim Han-gyeol’s eyes while he was dancing the shoulder dance and congratulated him by clapping his hands.

-Clap clap clap.

The only real customer in the PC room was Kang Yong-kwan, who looked at Kim Han-gyeol with annoyance.

After a while.

Kim Han-gyeol shouted even louder.

“Wow! Has the computer gone crazy? Is it okay for it to spread like this?”

The PC room owner came and said.

“Hey, there are other guests······.”

“fizzle.”

Shin Dae-seong showed his police identification card and gestured for them to be quiet.

“Don’t worry, we’re not here to crack down on you. We’re investigating an important case. I would appreciate your cooperation.”

“Of course, that’s how it should be······.”

The PC room owner also joined the skit.

Every time Kim Han-gyeol shouted, he was extremely happy.

“Wow! This is the first time I’ve hit the jackpot like this since I started running the store.”

How much time has passed like that······.

In the end, Kang Yong-kwan exploded.

-bang!

“Fuck, are you kidding me!”

Kang Yong-kwan slammed the desk down and got up. Then he approached Kim Han-gyeol with a murderous look in his eyes.

“This crazy kid, where did you get your pickling?”

Kang Yong-gwan suddenly grabbed Kim Han-gyeol by the collar.

“Why, why are you like that······.”

Kim Han-gyeol deliberately appeared weak.

At this, Kang Yong-gwan became even more arrogant.

“Are you asking because you don’t know? You little brat. I’m about to blow my money and go crazy, and you’re dancing next to me and saying it’s okay?”

“Joe, what can you do with a good thing? If you eat ten plates in a row, will you dance? Or not? So you should do many good deeds in your daily life. If you only do bad things, heaven will punish you.”

“What, what did you say? You little brat!”

Kang Yong-gwan couldn’t hold it in any longer and swung his fist.

“Ugh, you don’t have a handsome face!”

Kim Han-gyeol quickly raised both hands to block it.

Kang Yong-kwan didn’t stop punching with a venomous expression on his face.

-Thud thud thud thud thud!

“Where did that cheeky brat crawl up from! You don’t see anything like winning some money! You’re playing ten rounds in a row? Why~ My cards don’t show up in the hidden deck!”

Shin Dae-seong watched the situation to some extent and then stepped forward.

“Up to here······.”

“What are you?”

“A person who cannot tolerate injustice professionally.”

“What? This guy is crazy too!”

Kang Yong-kwan also threw a punch at Shin Dae-seong without warning.

“Oh, my······.”

The fist that Kang Yong-kwan raised stopped in front of the police identification card that Shin Dae-seong took out.

“Are criminals brave these days? How dare they hit a detective.”

“That’s not it.”

“Shut up and put your hands out. You are under arrest on the spot for serious obstruction of official duties.”

Kang Yong-gwan, unable to control his anger, shouted as he was dragged away.

“Whoa, man! Why are you acting like this today?”

* * *

Gangnam 2nd Police Station, 7th floor investigation room.

Shin Dae-seong paused in front of the door.

And then I was quietly thinking back on what I had learned about Kang Yong-kwan.

’38 years old, born in Seoul, raised in an orphanage, abandoned twice, dropped out of second year of Hanil High School······.’

The appearance of Shin Dae-seong was so reverent that it seemed like a sacred ceremony.

Soon after, Shin Dae-seong raised his head and adjusted his clothes.

“Go in.”

“Old story!”

Kim Han-gyeol took the lead and opened the door to the investigation room and went in.