The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 172



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◈Episode 172◈

A rational escape route

Song Yu-jeong’s eyes opened wide.

The guards watched her closely and said nothing.

-Former Minister Song Byung-gil and Baekgi Law Firm CEO Oh Young-hee were questioned as witnesses at their homes, and it is presumed that they made extreme choices after the investigators left.

Song Yu-jeong quickly turned her gaze away from the TV.

“Did you hear that a bomb exploded at the concert hall?”

One of the guards who had been observing answered.

“There is no such news yet.”

“Don’t just watch TV, search the Internet. There’ll be content about Psycho’s performances on social media.”

“All right.”

The guards began to gather information on their own.

After a while.

“The third bomb did not explode.”

“Are you sure?”

“There are photos of the Psycho War performance being uploaded on SNS. I heard there was even a commotion where the police arrested someone.”

Song Yu-jeong’s face hardened.

“Have you been in contact with Jang Hyun-woo?”

“Not yet. I’m sure something has gone wrong.”

“What kind of problem is this?”

“As I said earlier, Jang Hyun-woo would not have abandoned his mission on his own. Could it be a malfunction in the trigger device?”

“That can’t be true. I checked several times······.”

“Jang Hyun-woo’s loyalty is also certain.”

“So, you’re saying that the master told the police where the third bomb was and who was going to detonate it?”

“!”

Song Yu-jeong’s expression soon softened.

“I don’t think the master betrayed us either. Maybe detective Shin Dae-seong found out.”

“Is Detective Shin Dae-seong that great?”

“Lies don’t work on him. Plus, he sees through everyone’s weaknesses and fears.”

“Even so, can you read the Creator’s thoughts? I simply cannot believe it.”

“I would have thought the same thing if I hadn’t met Detective Shin Dae-seong in person.”

“So what do we do now? Should we detonate all the bombs we prepared at once?”

Song Yu-jeong thought for a moment and then answered.

“That’s a last resort. It’s assuming that the NIS has killed the master. The master will be fine.”

“How do you check that?”

“You can just ask Detective Shin Dae-seong directly. Have him prepare a phone that can’t be tracked.”

“Okay, I’ll get it ready and bring it right away.”

* * *

National Intelligence Service investigation office.

The Creator, who still had the knife stuck in his hand, felt like he was going to die.

The color drained from his face and he continued to sweat coldly.

“How long are you going to leave me like this? Are you planning to kill me by bleeding to death?”

Shin Dae-seong responded with a sly smile.

“Do you think I’ll let you die so comfortably?”

“Haha, that’s a reassuring answer······.”

“You say you’re not afraid of death? What are you so anxious about?”

“I have no anxiety.”

“Lies… I’ve met all the death row inmates in prison. I haven’t met a single one who wasn’t afraid of death. Even though South Korea is a country that has effectively abolished the death penalty, I wake up every day in fear.”

A wrinkle appeared on the Creator’s forehead.

“You shouldn’t compare me to those guys?”

“What makes you different?”

“I am a god-like being. I can place humans chosen by God. I hold the power of life and death over humanity.”

Kim Han-gyeol responded with a joke.

“Your life is in the hands of Detective Shin? Is Detective Shin a being superior to God? I think so.”

“This situation is not helpful to anyone. Song Yoo-jung will explode all the bombs I made. Seoul will become a city of death in an instant.”

“You’re writing a novel alone······. The special task force for unsolved cases will stop you, so you worry about yourself.”

“I clearly warned you.”

It is when the Creator’s face spreads with a bitter smile.

-Tiring~ Tiring~

Kim Han-gyeol’s cell phone rang.

“Detective Shin, the caller number is strange.”

“Answer this. It must be a call from Song Yu-jeong confirming the life or death of the Creator.”

Kim Han-gyeol cleared his throat with a cough and pressed the call button.

“hello?”

-Is Detective Shin next to you?

“As expected, it’s Song Yoo-jung? You’re calling because the third bomb failed to explode? Of course, Detective Shin found out and stopped it.”

-I have nothing to say to you, so let’s talk to Detective Shin.

“Tch······.”

Kim Han-gyeol clicked his tongue and switched to speakerphone.

Shin Dae-seong covered the Creator’s mouth with tape and spoke to Song Yu-jeong.

“The Creator hasn’t killed yet.”

-Does that mean I can kill you at any time?

“The sprouts have been yellow since before, but now you understand me properly?”

-You’re good at joking now. Are you safe, Master?

“I told you I didn’t kill him.”

– That means he’s not okay. Let him go right now. Otherwise, the biochemical bombs will explode simultaneously.

“Why would you do something like that? You don’t want to do it either.”

-What did you say?

Shin Dae-seong glanced at the Creator and said.

“You didn’t want this to happen. You never imagined that you would actually commit bio-terrorism. It just got this bad.”

-What are you trying to say?

“How long will we remain under the Creator? Even in the criminal world, there must be a generational change.”

-Are you telling me to betray my master?

“It’s not betrayal, it’s finding a reasonable way out. You know that, right? The Creator is nothing more than a delusional cult leader. Is there a need for us all to perish together?”

Song Yu-jeong’s answer was firm.

-I will never betray my master.

“It was the Creator who betrayed you first······. Your parents, I mean.”

-Why are you talking about my parents here? It happened because of the National Intelligence Service’s witness investigation.

“No, it wasn’t us who killed your parents.”

-What does that mean?

“It is true that the National Intelligence Service pressured former Minister Song Byung-gil and Representative Oh Young-hee. However, the reason for their suicide has not yet been revealed. You know that, right? Your parents protected you despite all the abuse they received. The National Intelligence Service met with them to try to persuade you. As far as I know, they said they received a positive response.”

Manager Lim, who was in the monitor room, said.

– Former Minister Song said he would definitely persuade Yoo Jung. The same goes for Representative Oh Young-hee. And I heard that you passed away shortly after we left. Since we had no way to contact you, we announced your death first.

-So you’re saying there’s no clear sign yet?

-you’re right.

Shin Dae-seong intervened and said.

“The detectives from the Cold Case Unit are investigating. How about we call a ceasefire until the culprit is identified?”

-I’m not that kind of free-spirited person.

“It won’t take long. As of now, we can’t completely rule out the possibility of murder.”

-Okay. You have exactly three hours. Find out for sure whether it was murder or suicide.

“It’s so pressing······.”

-Detective Shin can do it. And if it’s a drug murder, we need to find out who the culprit is. If you hand that guy over to me, I’ll give you a thousand doses of the cure.

“Wow~”

Kim Han-gyeol said with an exclamation.

“You’re so generous. Did you love your parents that much? You should have treated them better while they were alive······.”

-Stop talking nonsense and focus on investigating my parents. I’ll call you back in three hours.

“If I find out who it is before that, who should I contact?”

-Please do so with the number you are tracking now.

-Bam.

After Song Yu-jeong hung up the phone, Kim Han-gyeol asked awkwardly.

“Haha, was the location tracking successful?”

-No······Guatemala, Brazil, Beijing, China, etc., these are not numbers that can be traced.

“Well, I expected that.”

Kim Han-gyeol said to Shin Dae-seong.

“Something is strange. Why didn’t Song Yu-jeong ask to change the Creator?”

“If it was murder, there’s a high chance that the creator is the culprit. There’s no way Song Yu-jeong, who’s so smart, would miss that.”

“Did the Creator really kill Song Yu-jeong’s parents?”

“If you’re curious, ask directly.”

As soon as Shin Dae-seong finished speaking,

-Squeak!

Kim Han-gyeol removed the tape covering the Creator’s mouth.

“Did you kill Song Yu-jeong’s parents?”

“Why would I do something like that?”

“You don’t trust anyone. Didn’t you need a way to control Song Yu-jeong? Something like a hostage?”

“Hostages are valuable only when they are safe. I have nothing to gain by killing them. It’s not like Song Yu-jeong betrayed me first.”

“Detective Shin, is what the Creator said true?”

“Half true, half false······.”

“What is the answer?”

Shin Dae-seong answered directly.

“The Creator is not the one who murdered Song Yoo-jung’s parents. But I have an idea who did it.”

“Detective Shin, what you said seems to be correct. The Creator’s eyes just moved.”

“Who went to the scene of the incident?”

“Team Leader Choi went there himself. I’ll call him. He should be here by now.”

Kim Han-gyeol immediately called Team Leader Choi Jang-su.

The speakerphone call was immediately established.

-Yeah, it’s me.

“Have you arrived at the scene of the incident?”

-I just got here and am looking into it… I have a feeling it’s not just suicide.

“What is the reason? Please explain as if I were explaining it to Song Yoo-jung, the daughter of the victims.”

-The crime scene was a restaurant. There was poison in the wine, and there were no signs of forced entry.

“Then wouldn’t it have been the concept of the Last Supper? A married couple drinking poisoned wine and dying together. The daughter’s sins had become too great to bear.”

-The victims said they drank wine and discussed important decisions. Since the National Intelligence Service visited, it is natural that they would discuss the matter while drinking wine. Also, we do not know where the victims purchased the poison. There is a suicide note, but······.

“Was there a will?”

– It was printed out on a computer. The content was poor, and it just said that there was no hope for life.

“Something like paying for your daughter’s sins?”

-No. As far as I know, Song Yoo-jung’s parents were very stubborn. They would do anything for their daughter.

Kim Han-gyeol scratched his head and asked.

“Is there anything else? The NIS people are withdrawing, and someone is coming in. We need to prove that it was murder to save Seoul.”

-There were no CCTVs inside Song Yoo-jung’s house, and the CCTV outside only showed scenes of the National Intelligence Service moving around.

“This is leaning towards extreme choices······. Let’s expand the scope a bit. Could it be that the victims of Song Yoo-jung are taking revenge on their parents?”

-We’ve already investigated that, and there’s no one suspicious.

“What about the people working at Song Yoo-jung’s house? They might have been threatened by the Creator or something.”

-The workers also have perfect alibis. The National Intelligence Service came and went, and Song Yoo-jung’s nanny told them to leave work right away.

“Okay, please continue working hard.”

After finishing the call, Kim Han-gyeol asked Shin Dae-seong.

“Which part was suspicious?”

Shin Dae-seong looked at the Creator and answered.

“The Creator reacted when the will was mentioned.”

“What could have made the Creator react? Was it the printed part? Or the contents of the will?”

“It would be better to tell Song Yu-jeong directly.”

Kim Han-gyeol called Song Yu-jeong.

-Have you caught the culprit yet?

“Yeah, we’re so fast.”

-Who is that guy?

“I can’t tell you directly, but I’ll just tell you the crucial clue. My parents left a will that they printed out on a printer. The content of the will was simply that they had no more hope of living.”

-Is that really what was written in the will?

“I have no reason to lie.”

-Okay, thank you.

* * *

The Royal Guard’s hideout in Seoul.

Song Yu-jeong hung up the phone and asked.

“Where is Baek Su-yeon?”

“I was on the spot where the fourth bomb was supposed to explode, but the operation was called off and I just got in.”

“Tell them to come this way.”

Song Yu-jeong gave the order and put her hand into her bosom.

“Did you call?”

The moment Baek Su-yeon comes in,

-bang!

Song Yoo-jung shot her in the leg and knocked her down.

“You killed your mother and father? My mother and father······.”