The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 148



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◈Episode 148◈

Substitute

-Thump thump.

Shin Dae-sung walked through the audience seats littered with masked people.

All the bodyguards had collapsed and there was no one to stop him.

Occasionally, groups of people could be seen wandering around, unable to find the exit.

“Kaaaah~ I’m going crazy! Where do I go?!”

“Damn it, why is that exit blocked?”

Shin Dae-seong looked around and shouted.

“Creator, where are you hiding? It seems like you don’t feel sorry for the members who are running away in fear.”

“······.”

Shin Dae-seong kept turning his head and shouting, but the person who was presumed to be the creator did not appear.

Iwanyong’s shout was heard from behind.

“Fuck, let go of this!”

Shin Dae-seong looked back and replied.

“No, you have to stay tied up······.”

“I told you, my life is at risk if I do this? The substitute could kill me!”

“Then tell me where the Creator is hiding, and I will quietly convince him not to do it.”

“······.”

This is when Lee Wan-yong quietly shut his mouth.

The Untouchable members who were running away to find the exit turned towards Shin Dae-sung.

“It’s all that psychopath detective’s fault!”

“What are you going to do?”

“How long are you going to run away? I’ll destroy that detective.”

Naturally, his colleagues were surprised and tried to dissuade him.

“Are you crazy? Isn’t that guy human? He single-handedly destroyed all the people here. Can’t he see what’s right in front of him?”

“So, how tired must you be, having taken down so many people by yourself?”

“From what I can see······you don’t seem that tired.”

The Eagle Mask did not listen to his colleagues’ advice.

“Is he human? If he didn’t get tired after doing that, then it’s ridiculous. Now is the chance.”

“I feel uneasy for some reason······.”

“What are you talking about? This is truly a golden opportunity. If we catch him, the Creator will be extremely happy. Let’s go quickly before the others find out.”

The eagle mask strode towards Shin Dae-seong and shouted.

“Detective, what the hell is this because of one kid!”

“thank you.”

“?”

“Don’t run away, come at me.”

“Are you lying? I know you’re really tired right now. I can hear you breathing heavily from here. Are you too tired to even stand up right now?”

Shin Dae-seong responded with a sly smile.

“Yeah, that’s right. Where should I start breaking it? Since you came here on your own two feet, I’ll give you a special chance.”

“Where did you get the joke!”

The eagle mask swung its fist without hesitation.

However, Shin Dae-seong was not as tired as he expected.

-wickedness.

Shin Dae-sung simply dodged his punch and kicked his heel, knocking him off balance.

“Huh~?”

The eagle mask fell to the floor with its lower body floating in the air.

-Thud~.

“Ugh······.”

A scream came out of the shocked eagle mask’s mouth.

Shin Dae-seong reached out his hand to him, and the eagle mask instinctively took his hand.

“Idiot.”

“!”

Shin Dae-seong had no intention of kindly raising the eagle mask.

-Thud!

He immediately brutally broke the wrist of the eagle mask.

“Kuaaak~.”

The eagle mask rolled on the floor in agony, and his companions were startled and began to run away.

* * *

Team Leader Park Dong-hee said while looking at the monitor.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you like this, senior······.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked right away.

“Have there been similar incidents in the past?”

“There were some things that existed, but were treated as if they didn’t exist.”

“Huh~?”

“In the past, there were sanctuaries where investigations could not be conducted arbitrarily. Just like in movies and dramas, with one phone call, the detectives would wake up and retreat.”

“There really was something like that?”

Team leader Park Dong-hee nodded and answered.

“Nowadays, videos are shot and uploaded to the Internet, but back then, information wasn’t shared immediately. Reporters couldn’t write articles as they pleased.”

“What incident was there but was treated as if it didn’t exist?”

“It was a case involving the children of conglomerates and powerful politicians. These kids were caught doing drugs in a room salon.”

“I guess you didn’t reflect on it and just called your father?”

“That’s right. Even now when I think about it, I was such an unlucky kid······. He called me in front of Senior Shin while laughing. He told me that they would never be arrested, so I shouldn’t waste my time.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked with a curious expression.

“So what happened?”

“That kid turned out just as he promised. The police chiefs contacted him right away. They told him not to touch him and to just withdraw.”

“Detective Shin wouldn’t have just backed down, right?”

“We did retreat. We can’t just disobey the orders of our senior officers, right? But not long after we withdrew, another report was received from that room salon.”

“What kind of report is this? Is it a report that a detective in a suit is using indiscriminate force?”

“No, a massive electric shock accident.”

“yes?”

Team leader Park Dong-hee recalled that time and said:

“After we left, there was an electric shock accident in a room salon. Because of that, the children of the chaebols and powerful politicians were electrocuted and hospitalized. It was a life-threatening situation.”

“Isn’t this a total waste?”

“I thought so too. But the National Forensic Service’s test results showed that it may not have been an unexpected electric shock accident, but rather the work of someone deliberately.”

“Oh~ This is finally starting to get exciting. So, have you started investigating who the culprit is?”

“No, I just asked.”

Kim Han-gyeol’s reaction is that it is difficult to understand.

“Wasn’t this an incident where the children of conglomerates and powerful politicians could have died?”

“If we investigate that accident, we’ll have to investigate the drug case as well.”

“Aha… This is completely out of the ordinary. But why did you suspect that it was Detective Shin’s doing?”

Manager Park Dong-hee answered with a serious expression.

“I never said that it was Senior Shin’s doing?”

“Considering the context, doesn’t this mean that the results showed that Detective Shin is suspicious?”

“That’s true. At that time, the other detectives were drinking because they were annoyed, but Senior Shin was the only one who wasn’t there.”

“What were you doing?”

“I was praying that the room salon kids would be punished by heaven.”

“Did heaven answer Detective Shin’s prayer?”

“Pfft!”

Kim Han-gyeol asked him in a lowered voice, unable to hold back his laughter.

‘Was this really Detective Shin’s work?’

‘That’s not certain. We had a feeling, but there was no evidence. We just thought it was Senior Shin’s doing and let it go. The higher-ups didn’t want to investigate any further either.’

‘I see······.’

Manager Park Dong-hee changed the subject and asked Kim Han-gyeol.

“But how long are you waiting for the signal?”

“Of course, until Detective Shin gives the signal.”

“Isn’t something strange?”

“What is it?”

“It’s time to deploy the SWAT team and arrest them all. Even in this situation, Senior Shin didn’t send a signal.”

“I am only keeping my promise to Detective Shin.”

“So······ I’m suspicious of the content of that promise. Rather than sending the police in at the signal, I’m saying that Detective Kim is intentionally blocking the police from being sent in. He’s doing it at the instigation of Senior Shin.”

Kim Han-gyeol strongly denied it.

“That’s a ridiculous guess! Are you saying that I conspired with Detective Shin to intentionally delay the deployment of the police?”

“So tell me what the input signal is?”

“!”

“I knew this would happen. There’s no signal that you and Senior Shin have set, right?”

“That, that can’t be… I just can’t remember for a moment.”

It was a time when Kim Han-gyeol was acting suspiciously.

Detective Seo Min-ju, who was watching the monitor, shouted in surprise.

“Oh my! That, that, that, isn’t that the kid?”

Team leader Park Dong-hee turned his head to the monitor and asked.

“Who? You have to speak properly.”

“That······you know, that thing!”

Seo Min-ju’s reaction was that she momentarily had memory problems due to the shock.

“What’s wrong? It’s not like you’re detective Seo. Speak calmly.”

“That crazy, total psychopathic bitch we caught!”

“Detective Seo, where are the one or two crazy women we caught······.”

Kim Han-gyeol intervened as if flattering.

“That’s right, Chief. I don’t know why Detective Seo is acting like that. It’s like he saw a ghost.”

-Pang bang bang bang bang.

Seo Min-ju beat her chest as if she was dying of frustration and then shouted.

“This is Song Yoo-jung who killed a person at the hospital and ran away!”

“What, what did you say!”

The special task force for unsolved cases looked at the monitors in shock.

Detective Seo Min-ju’s words were true.

The back of Shin Dae-seong swinging his fist.

The woman who got up on stage was definitely Song Yu-jeong.

“Wow, this isn’t even a horror movie······.”

“Wow, shit… This is worse than a horror movie. Shouldn’t I tell Senior Shin?”

“There is no way to notify you from here.”

Manager Park Dong-hee shakes his head as if he has no choice.

Song Yu-jeong takes out a gun and aims it at Shin Dae-seong!

“No~!”

It’s time for the detectives from the special task force to shout together.

-bang!

Song Yu-jeong fired the bullet without delay.

* * *

Shin Dae-seong’s true education continued.

He swung his fists at everything he could find and knocked down the fleeing Untouchable members.

-Tub.

Caught another one.

At that moment, Kim Han-gyeol grabbed her by the collar and tried to finish her off with his other hand.

-bang!

An unexpected gunshot was heard, followed by a scream.

“Ugh······.”

-Cheol-perduk.

A person who was running far away to avoid the new god collapsed.

Soon, Shin Dae-seong let go of his collar and looked back.

Song Yu-jeong muttered annoyedly, glaring at the gun.

“Hey, shit. It doesn’t fit······.”

Shin Dae-seong asked with a pleased expression.

“Who is this?”

Song Yu-jeong quickly aimed her gun at Shin Dae-seong again.

“Long time no see, Detective Shin?”

“Why are you coming out here?”

“I see? I guess Detective Shin and I are destined. How can we meet here again?”

“You didn’t come looking for me on purpose?”

“No, I am a replacement for the game manager.”

“You’ve become successful?”

Song Yu-jeong responded with a bright smile.

“Is that so?”

“The Creator has eyes to see people. No, eyes to see monsters… Anyway, the Creator doesn’t want to keep Yi Wang-yong alive anymore, right?”

“That’s right, I really disappointed the Creator today.”

Lee Wan-yong, tied to a chair, screamed.

“I couldn’t help it! See? Is that detective a human? How can I defeat such a psychopathic monster!”

Song Yu-jeong said while pointing a gun at Lee Wan-yong’s head.

“Are you done with the excuses?”

“It’s not over yet! I’ve worked so hard for so long~ This isn’t it!”

Soon, Lee Wan-yong’s voice became one of exasperation.

“Fuck, please save me~ I’m so wronged. I did everything for the Creator. So······ Please save me just this once~ Just this once!”

“You’re so mean… It’s driving me crazy!”

This is when Song Yu-jeong is about to pull the trigger.

“Where is the Creator?”

Shin Dae-seong asked Song Yu-jeong.

She replied in a voice that contained her irritation.

“He’s not here.”

“lie.”

“!”

“He’s here now. He’s still here, unable to get out. He sent you here… to buy time to escape. Am I right?”

“No!”

-Tang tang tang tang tang!

Song Yu-jeong fired her gun at Shin Dae-seong without hesitation.

But my shooting skills were so poor that I couldn’t even hit a single shot.

Shin Dae-seong concentrated and looked around.

“There is definitely a creator here. Who is it? Who on earth could it be······.”

His wandering eyes caught sight of a suspicious figure.

Shin Dae-seong started running right away.

And then,

-chin!

He grabbed the shoulder of the man who was running away and asked.

“Is that you? The Creator······.”