The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 126



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◈Episode 126◈

Typical sociopath

Kim Han-gyeol walked toward Lee Tae-gu and asked.

“Where are you going now?”

“I have to go up to Seoul because something urgent came up at work.”

“Don’t you know what will happen if Mr. Lee Tae-gu leaves here?”

“It has nothing to do with me.”

Shin Dae-seong intervened and asked.

“What do you mean it doesn’t matter? If you leave, the triplets and their mother will die.”

“So what do I have to do with them dying? As detectives, shouldn’t you be preventing such things?”

“We are asking for some time until we can figure it out.”

“Why should I do that?”

“Are you really saying that it doesn’t matter if the triplets and their mother die?”

“Yes, my work comes first. Even if the detectives try to stop me, I have to go up to Seoul right now.”

“Then I guess there’s nothing I can do······.”

Shin Dae-seong looked at Kim Han-gyeol and gave an order.

“Arrest him.”

“I see. I can’t tell you how lucky I am to be a detective.”

Kim Han-gyeol took out the handcuffs and approached Lee Tae-gu.

“What, what, what are you doing?”

“Mr. Lee Tae-goo, you are under emergency arrest on charges of murdering Mr. Jeong Il-sung. You have the right to appoint a lawyer······.”

After informing him of the Miranda Rights, Kim Han-gyeol handcuffed Lee Tae-goo.

-Click!

“What, what is this?”

“The handcuffs suit you very well.”

“Are you guys going to sue me? Hurry up and let me go!”

“If you want to sue, go ahead. But what are you going to sue me and Detective Shin for?”

“Of course it’s an innocent crime. They’re forcibly restraining me to save the triplets and the mother.”

“Call a lawyer and tell him so. We are convinced that you are the one who killed the general manager.”

“What, what did you say?”

Shin Dae-seong asked Lee Tae-goo.

“Decide. Do you want to be questioned by the police here? Or do you want to go to Namhae Police Station? If we can’t prove your guilt, we’ll let you go right away.”

“Is that true?”

“Don’t question, just make the decision.”

“Okay, I’ll be investigated right here. You can’t prove my guilt, so I have to go free right away.”

“I am not like anyone else who has a mouth to speak.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked Shin Dae-seong.

“But where should we do the research at this time?”

“Don’t worry. I’ve already asked Ms. Gosoyeon to take the elevator up to the 7th floor.”

“Detective Shin, everything is ready.”

* * *

-Clang.

Gosoyeon said as she opened the guest room door.

“This is the room. I will go back to my lodgings.”

Shin Dae-seong tried to dissuade her.

“No, Ms. Gosoyeon, please come in too.”

“Me too? Yes······ I see.”

Lee Tae-goo asked Shin Dae-seong with a prickly expression.

“What kind of room is this?”

“Mr. Lee Tae-goo, I already know your face.”

“······.”

“This is the room used by the general manager. The scientific investigation team thoroughly searched it, but found nothing of note.”

Itaegu came into the room in relief.

Shin Dae-seong gestured to the table in the center of the room and said.

“Please sit down. Ms. Ko So-yeon is an observer. You can sit wherever you feel comfortable.”

Shin Dae-seong also sat across from Lee Tae-gu.

“Since you said you don’t have time, let’s start the investigation right away. What is your relationship with Mr. Jeong Il-sung?”

“It has nothing to do with anything.”

“Lies… Let me ask you again. What is your relationship with Mr. Jeong Il-sung?”

“It really has nothing to do with anything. I’ve never even seen his face.”

Shin Dae-seong asked Kim Han-gyeol.

“Is there any information from Detective Hwang or Inspector Kang?”

“Just a moment… Ah, here it is. I think Inspector Kang sent me a photo. Let me check it out.”

Kim Han-gyeol was shocked when he saw the photo he received via text message.

“Wow, this is evidence that properly refutes Mr. Lee Tae-gu’s lies. Mr. Lee Tae-gu, what do you think of this photo?”

Kim Han-gyeol showed his cell phone screen to Lee Tae-gu.

It was a photo of the victims, Jung Il-sung and Lee Tae-gu, together with smiling faces.

“I don’t know.”

“You’re responding simply? Do you think that the evidence will disappear? What do you think, Ms. Ko So-yeon?”

“That’s the general manager. The person with you is customer Lee Tae-gu of room 1305.”

-Jiing-.

“I just got another text. Here’s the caption for the photo. Lee Tae-goo and Jung Il-sung have been friends since high school. The photo you just saw was taken 10 years ago when we met in Korea.”

“No. Someone similar to me.”

“I don’t think that excuse will work. Mr. Jeong Il-sung’s friend recognized you.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Didn’t the victim say he lived in Japan?”

“That’s right, I came to Korea when I was over 30.”

“But how did I become the victim’s high school friend?”

“!”

This is when Kim Han-gyeol is speechless from embarrassment.

Shin Dae-seong answered instead.

“That’s because you lived in Japan too. Your identity as Lee Tae-gu is fake. Your real name is Lee Jeong-hu, a Zainichi Korean.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

“Did Jeong Il-sung create the identity of Lee Tae-gu?”

“no······.”

“You are a typical sociopath. You will do anything for your own gain. This also applies to personal relationships. You end them immediately when they are no longer of use to you.”

“······.”

“Why did you kill Mr. Jung Il-sung? No, there’s no point in asking that. Let me ask again. What was the benefit of killing Mr. Jung Il-sung?”

Itaegu laughed in disbelief.

“Can you make such accusations without any evidence?”

“You testified during the first witness interrogation. You were the only one who went down to the lobby at the time the incident occurred.”

“I didn’t go out of the lobby. Why don’t you check the hotel CCTV?”

“You knew the hotel CCTVs weren’t working. No matter what you said, there was no way for the police to verify it.”

“I went up right after receiving a call that the documents had been found. The time I was away was about… about 10 minutes. How could you kill a person and completely destroy the evidence in that amount of time?”

“Song Kyung-ran, who proved your alibi, will change her testimony.”

Lee Tae-goo answered confidently.

“That can’t be true.”

“Why? Because you hold her weakness?”

“!”

“You and Song Kyung-ran were not having an affair. You were unilaterally manipulating her. The unsolved case unit has discovered the reason.”

“What nonsense are you talking about now?”

“Ms. Song Kyung-ran’s husband had a mistress. That’s why they divorced. But then, her husband’s mistress suddenly died. Also, her husband ended up living with a disability for the rest of his life. It was a revenge that broke up the family.”

Lee Tae-goo looked straight at Shin Dae-seong and asked.

“What are you trying to say?”

“Is it really a coincidence that something like that happened?”

“If it wasn’t a coincidence… then someone did it on purpose? You don’t think I did it for Manager Song, do you?”

Shin Dae-seong shook his head firmly.

“You wouldn’t do something that would expose someone’s weakness. You probably gaslighted Song Kyung-ran and incited her. You even provided her with information on how to fake a car accident. You are using that as a weakness to manipulate Song Kyung-ran as you wish.”

“Do you have any evidence?”

“The special task force for unsolved cases has been dispatched, so they will find evidence soon. What will happen if Song Kyung-ran changes her testimony?”

“!”

“A search and seizure warrant will be issued for your residence immediately. An arrest warrant can also be issued within 48 hours.”

-Tiring~ Tiring~.

“This is Team Leader Choi Jang-soo on the phone. It seems he’s working hard on the investigation without sleeping. Hello?”

-Why~ did you come here on vacation to bring up this case?

Team leader Choi Jang-su started by expressing his dissatisfaction.

“The case is following me and Detective Shin Dae-seong. What should we do······ Do you have any good news?”

-I’m talking about the car accident between Song Kyung-ran’s husband and his mistress. The mechanic who repaired the mistress’s car confessed that he broke down the car at Song Kyung-ran’s request.

“Thank you! I guess we can just arrest him right away.”

-But there was a problem.

“What is it?”

-The mechanic who broke the car didn’t confess to me first. He said he confessed to someone else first.

Kim Han-gyeol had a guess.

“Isn’t that Lee Tae-gu? He was using that weakness to manipulate Song Kyung-ran as he pleased.”

-No, she was a sophisticated woman in her late 20s. When I showed her photos of hotel guests and staff, she pointed to one person. But her expression was not certain. The woman in the photo had a country-style.

“Who is that?”

-It was a woman named ‘Son Ji-ah’.

“Son Ji-ah······?”

Go So-yeon said, listening to Kim Han-gyeol’s monologue.

“I’m a guest in room 1308. I told you that I’m a photographer.”

“Oh, that’s right! You mean the woman who had almost no presence?”

The longest-running team leader kept talking on the phone.

-Song Kyung-ran’s husband’s mistress had a younger sister.

“no way······.”

-That’s right. Son Ji-ah is the younger sister of my dead lover.

“Okay, Team Leader Choi. I’ll hang up for now.”

Kim Han-gyeol quickly ended the call and asked Lee Tae-gu.

“Where is Song Kyung-ran now?”

“He must be in the room. He was sleeping soundly when I came out.”

Kim Han-gyeol searched for Go So-yeon’s contact information and asked her.

“Please call room 1308. I will try to contact Ms. Son Ji-ah on her cell phone.”

Go So-yeon and Kim Han-gyeol called at the same time.

It seems that the call didn’t go through even after waiting for a long time. Kim Han-gyeol and Go So-yeon shook their heads negatively.

Shin Dae-seong’s reaction was also one that felt impatient.

“Detective Kim, call Song Kyung-ran on the phone, and Ms. Go So-yeon, call room 1305.”

But Song Kyung-ran also had trouble making phone calls.

If neither of you can contact them, there’s a problem.

Kim Han-gyeol kicked open the guest room door and went out.

“I will go to room 1305 myself. Detective Shin, please come down slowly with Lee Tae-gu.”

* * *

Kim Han-gyeol and Go So-yeon ran down the hotel stairs.

Former boxer Ko So-yeon was faster than Kim Han-gyeol.

She arrived at room 1305 first and opened the room door with the master key.

-Click.

“What do we do now?”

“Please stand back.”

Kim Han-gyeol grabbed the doorknob.

Then he carefully turned the handle and focused on the situation inside.

“!”

Inside the room, a sound like someone was sobbing could be heard.

-Slurp······.

Kim Han-gyeol was in no hurry.

Carefully open the room door just enough for your body to enter,

He rushed inside and shouted.

“Everyone, stay still!”

“Kaaaak~!”

The one who caused the match to be a surprise was Kim Hye-ran.

“mom?”

Kim Hye-ran responded, brushing away her surprised feelings.

“Why are you coming in here yelling like that? The baby almost fell.”

“Don’t say things like that, even if it’s a joke… What are you doing here?”

In room 1305, there were Shim Soo-jin, Song Kyung-ran, and his girlfriend’s younger sister Son Ji-ah.

The sobbing sound was that of Son Ji-ah.

Kim Hye-ran calmed her down and spoke to her son.

“I came because Detective Shin asked me to.”

“As expected, Detective Shin. I expected everything.”

Kim Han-gyeol approached Song Kyung-ran and handcuffed her.

“Ms. Song Kyung-ran, you are under arrest on charges of murder.”

-Click.

Song Kyung-ran did not protest at all.

Son Ji-ah, who tried to harm her, also had to be arrested.

“There are no more handcuffs left, so please sit down carefully.”

Kim Han-gyeol shouted at Go So-yeon who was outside the door.

“Please tell Detective Shin to come in quickly.”

“Detective Shin isn’t here? I thought he was following us······.”

“What, what did you say!”

Kim Han-gyeol felt uneasy and ran outside.