The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 34



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◈Episode 34◈

Meeting Square

A large supermarket in Gangnam.

Shin Dae-seong pulled the cart and Kim Han-gyeol packed the items.

They were following a couple who looked like newlyweds.

Kim Han-gyeol said while putting things in the cart.

“Detective Shin?”

“why?”

“Detective Shin and I are soul mates. But it might seem strange to other people.”

“What does that mean······.”

Shin Dae-seong didn’t attach much significance to Kim Han-gyeol’s words.

Because you can ignore 90% of what he says.

“Detective Shin looks younger than his age, so it won’t look like a father-son relationship. It might look strange if two men were to shop affectionately at a mart······ How about dyeing your hair a few times with white shads to suit your age?”

“Stop talking nonsense. Do you know who that woman is?”

“Yes, my name is Kang Yu-mi, I’m 27 years old, and I’m a stuntwoman. I asked my mom, and she said she’s serious about stunts. I’m currently acting as the body double for the villainess Yang Mi-sook.”

“How are your finances?”

“It’s okay. I have a house. I don’t have any credit card debt. I also enjoy being a stuntwoman.”

“Why would you dislike the police in the past? Maybe your parents or someone close to you was harmed by the police······.”

“Not at all. The man I’m living with now is younger than me, and he says he’s studying for the police exam.”

“No matter how I look at it, there’s no way it could be Hwang Gil-dong?”

“What am I saying? That bastard Chae Jeong-hwan lied.”

Shin Dae-seong shook his head and replied.

“No, he definitely told the truth.”

“You didn’t see her face clearly, did you? There’s absolutely nothing suspicious about that woman, she’s Hwang Gil-dong.”

“What about the man you live with?”

“My name is Jo Han-seok, I’m 25 years old and I’m a police officer aspirant. There’s nothing special about me. But, ugh!”

Kim Han-gyeol suddenly screamed.

People in the hypermarket looked at something, and so did the couple they were following.

Shin Dae-seong turned around hurriedly and asked.

“what’s the matter?”

“I think I’ve been brainwashed by my mother.”

“What are you talking about······.”

“See the items in my cart?”

Shin Dae-seong answered while looking through the items in the cart.

“It seems like you only took what was necessary while following me.”

“These are all products that my mom appeared in advertisements for. I thought she just put whatever she wanted in there, but that wasn’t the case.”

“That’s all I got for yelling.”

“I’m sorry, was it because of me that you were caught following me?”

“I haven’t been caught yet. Let’s withdraw from here for today.”

This is when Shin Dae-seong hurriedly moves the cart.

A woman wearing a black hat and mask approached me and greeted me.

“hello?”

“?”

Kim Han-gyeol responded with a smile, and Shin Dae-seong responded with a smile.

“Hello? Soojin. Looks like you’re out shopping.”

“yes that’s right.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked with a wary look in his eyes.

“What about Jaeseong?”

“He said there was something he wanted to see alone.”

“Anyway, what a coincidence. Aunt Sujin?”

But Shin Dae-seong did not believe in coincidences.

Immediately, he whispered to Kim Han-gyeol.

‘Did you tell your mother we were here?’

‘Yes, because you kept asking where I was… But I didn’t say anything about being followed.’

Shin Dae-seong asked Shim Su-jin.

“How do you shop here?”

“Sister Hye-ran asked me to buy something for her here.”

“What did you want me to buy?”

“You said you’d call me once you were done shopping… I guess I don’t need a phone. Right?”

“Yes, I think so.”

They talked while pushing a shopping cart.

“I heard you sued Misuk? You said she threw the cake on the floor and suffered mental trauma.”

“I’m really sorry to say this to Soojin. That cake was really delicious.”

“Is this revenge on my behalf?”

“No, the moment the cake was smashed, I was in a state of great mental shock. Seriously.”

“is it so······.”

It’s time for Shim Soo-jin to smile.

“It’s dangerous!”

Shin Dae-seong shouted at her.

-clattering!

This is because the product display case fell over and hit Shim Soo-jin.

Shin Dae-seong is unable to help her because of the cart.

However, Shim Soo-jin safely avoided the pouring products with her nimble movements.

“Ms. Soojin, are you okay?”

“Yes, fortunately······.”

“You’re not an ordinary athlete, are you?”

“I can’t just cry because Misuk is bullying me. I’m always tense and I exercise a lot. Thanks to that, I can film action scenes without a body double. This kind of situation is nothing.”

“Ah~.”

“But what happened?”

“There’s no way a display case would fall over by itself.”

Then, across from the collapsed display case, a woman’s voice was heard apologizing.

“Sorry, I bumped into something because I was dizzy.”

“No, I’m fine. I’m not hurt.”

Shim Soo-jin tried to just ignore it, but Shin Dae-seong’s gaze turned unpleasant.

“Ms. Yang Mi-sook?”

The woman who had been apologizing lowered her sunglasses slightly and replied.

“Oh my, Detective Shin! Oh my, Soojin? What a coincidence······.”

This situation can never be a coincidence.

Kim Han-gyeol asked Yang Su-jin a question.

“Didn’t Mrs. Misuk knock you over on purpose?”

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about? And why do you keep calling me ‘auntie’? I look young, so I think you’re in your early 30s.”

“Ma’am! My standards are clear. Anyone up to ten years older than me is considered an older sister, and anyone older than that is considered an older sister. And I want to properly investigate this case, don’t you?”

“What’s the incident?”

“I think the lady knocked over the display case on purpose. Soojin wanted to hurt her.”

The man who was with Yang Mi-sook intervened.

“Is your assumption too harsh? I clearly saw Ms. Misuk lose control of her body and bump into the display case.”

“Miss Misuk, it looks like the road manager changed again? I can’t stand it anymore because you keep acting hypocritical.”

Then, Kim Han-gyeol spoke politely to the man in front of him.

“I am detective Kim Han-gyeol from Gangnam Police Station 2. I would like to investigate this case because I believe it has some significance.”

“I see. I judged that there was no incident at all. And Ms. Misuk’s road manager is even less of a problem.”

He handed Kim Han-gyeol his business card.

“Wow, you’re Prosecutor Cha Eun-hyeok of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”

“Yes, Detective Kim Han-gyeol.”

“Why is the Central District Prosecutors’ Office prosecutor meeting with Mrs. Misuk at this hour······.”

“Do I have an obligation to say that?”

“doesn’t exist.”

This is when the mart staff comes running and things start to get a little more organized.

The guests were gossiping that they were celebrities, when the couple who had been following them approached them.

“Hello? Sister Misuk.”

Yang Mi-sook responded kindly to stuntwoman Kang Yu-mi.

“Oh my, Yumi~ What are you doing here? Is that person next to you your boyfriend?”

“Yes, that’s right. Come say hello.”

“Hello. My name is Jo Han-seok, and I am preparing for the police exam.”

Kang Yu-mi also found Shim Soo-jin there.

“Oh my, you’re here too, senior?”

Yang Mi-sook looked at everyone and said.

“Will there ever be another coincidence like this? It’s so hard to meet like this, so shall we go somewhere and have some tea?”

This is a time when people can’t make up their minds about what to do.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Shin Dae-seong readily agreed.

It was an opportunity to continue the investigation of stuntwoman Kang Yu-mi.

* * *

A coffee shop inside a large supermarket.

People who met by chance(?) split into two groups.

Yang Mi-sook, Shim Su-jin, Kang Yu-mi, and Shin Dae-sung sat together.

And sitting at the table right next to us were Kim Han-gyeol, Jo Han-seok, prosecutor Cha Eun-hyeok, and Yoo Jae-seong, but Jae-seong was still enjoying his shopping alone.

“My dream is to be a police officer.”

Prosecutor Cha Eun-hyeok said as if he was displeased.

“Wouldn’t a prosecutor be better than a police officer?”

Jo Han-seok answered honestly.

“With my skills, it is absolutely impossible for me to do the inspection.”

“You’re still young. The bigger the dream, the better.”

Kim Han-gyeol refuted the claim.

“Everyone’s dreams are equal. What is a big dream and what is a small dream? Just do what you like.”

Then, Kim Han-gyeol asked prosecutor Cha Eun-hyeok.

“Did you by any chance graduate from Korea University?”

“Yes, that’s true.”

“Our detective Shin Dae-seong is also a graduate of Korea University. He entered at the top of his class. But now he is living a very satisfying life as a detective.”

At the next table, Shin Dae-seong engaged in a war of nerves with Yang Mi-sook.

“What were you doing here, Ms. Misuk?”

“I was shopping. What were you and Soojin doing then, Detective Shin?”

“I was shopping too.”

“Are you dating Soojin by any chance?”

“We’re not at the dating stage yet. We have feelings for each other.”

Yang Mi-sook said with a sly smile.

“That’s similar to what celebrities say when they’re involved in a scandal.”

“Is that so?”

“If a real scandal breaks out, you’ll have quite a headache, detective.”

“Why would that be?”

“What do ordinary people think of a field detective and a leading celebrity? Wouldn’t they think that he’s dating Soo-jin because of her wealth? Of course, I don’t think so.”

Shin Dae-seong also answered with a faint smile.

“That’s not possible. I have more wealth than you, Soojin.”

“Really?”

“The 17-story building in Gangnam is in my name.”

“Oh my, I didn’t know you were that rich. So being a detective is your hobby?”

“No. It’s to catch my wife’s murderer.”

“······.”

There was an awkward silence for a moment, then stuntwoman Kang Yu-mi cautiously spoke.

“I know a lot about Detective Shin Dae-seong.”

“Is that so?”

“There’s something I’m really curious about. They say that psychopaths’ love is fake. They say it’s called mirroring, where they pretend to be the perfect spouse and deceive the other person. Is true love possible for psychopaths?”

“I think it is possible. That’s exactly what I did. The moment I first saw my wife, I was shocked. I was a psychopath who had no empathy, but when I met my wife, I felt happiness, joy, sadness, jealousy, and other emotions. During the time I spent with my wife, I was not a psychopath. If this is not love, then what is it?”

“creation······.”

This is when women who are absorbed in Shin Dae-seong’s story make a pitiful expression.

-Jiing~ Jiing~.

The cell phone on the table rang.

Everyone looked at their phones to see if it was theirs, and it turned out to be Shim Soo-jin’s phone.

“Yeah, Jaesung. Why aren’t you here yet… What, what did you say? Kidnapping case!”

-sudden.

Shin Dae-seong quickly snatched the cell phone.

Then he put the call on speakerphone and continued the call.

“Jaesung, mister. Are you being kidnapped right now? If you can’t speak, tap the phone twice.”

-That’s not it.

For a moment, an atmosphere of relief passed.

Kang Yu-mi comforted Shim Soo-jin, who was so shocked that she was on the verge of collapsing.

Shin Dae-seong asked in a calm voice.

“What did you mean by kidnapping case?”

-It seems like someone is kidnapping A and demanding ransom.

“How do you know that?”

-I heard the criminals talking.

“But why didn’t you report it to the police and instead called your mom?”

“Because it’s not 100% certain. If I report it wrong, it could cause harm to my mother.”

“Good job. I’ll take care of this.”

Yang Mi-sook spoke negatively.

“Detective Shin, Jae-sung sometimes shows symptoms of delusions of grandeur. I told you that he reported a normal person as a stalker last time, too.”

Shim Soo-jin immediately responded with an excuse.

“Jae-seong is a smart kid. He’s definitely not the type of kid to mess around with things like this. You have to trust Jae-seong.”

Shin Dae-seong’s choice is······.