The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 39



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◈Episode 39◈

confession

After the press conference.

Chief Lee Yong-gyun called Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol to his office.

-dripping.

“Come in.”

Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol quietly entered the director’s office.

Chief Lee Yong-gyun gestured for them to sit down while talking on his cell phone.

It seems like a reprimanding call from above.

“I’m sorry, I had no such intention. I know Detective Shin well, and this is definitely not a team kill. This is also part of the operation······.”

Kim Han-gyeol sat on the sofa and whispered.

‘It seems like the chief isn’t as angry as I expected?’

‘Is that really so?’

‘If I was really angry, I would have thrown the ashtray first.’

‘Have you ever had something like that before?’

‘Yes, until the chief quits smoking.’

Kim Han-gyeol quickly shut his mouth.

This is because Chief Lee Yong-gyun approached after finishing the call.

“On days like today, I really crave a cigarette. It feels like my blood pressure is shooting out of my skull.”

“······.”

Chief Lee Yong-gyun looked at Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol alternately and asked.

“Whose work is this?”

“······.”

“The thorough plan seems to have come from Detective Shin’s head, but only Detective Kim could have thought of such a foolish thing.”

Kim Han-gyeol responded cautiously.

“The chief is right. I have done things wrong in the past. But I also have my own thoughts. This is not something I can do, is it?”

“Detective Shin, is what Detective Kim said true?”

“Detective Kim said to me as I was lost in thought. In times like this, it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.”

“Me yesterday? No, it’s true that I said that… but I fell for the leading question.”

-Eung~ Eung~ Eung~.

The phone rang like a siren.

Chief Lee Yong-gyun knew who it was just by hearing the bell ring.

“Ugh~ The rank is getting higher and higher······.”

Chief Lee Yong-gyun took a deep breath and pressed the call button.

“Yes, sir! Team kill? That’s a ridiculous accusation. Of course, Hwang Gil-dong’s special team would be angry enough. But please trust me. When did I······.”

Kim Han-gyeol looked at Shin Dae-seong with a dumbfounded expression.

“I didn’t know I would get hit in the back of the head by Detective Shin. Didn’t Detective Shin say he would take full responsibility?”

“Detective Kim tends to trust me too much. It’s my service to be on guard for once.”

“There is no need for such a service.”

Chief Lee Yong-gyun ended his call with the police chief.

“It’s fortunate that Detective Shin even went so far as to carry it out······.”

Chief Lee Yong-gyun’s attitude has changed.

Soon he asked with a relieved expression.

“What is the big picture that Detective Shin is drawing?”

“First of all, the chief will keep the ‘chief position’ for a long time.”

“Not a promotion to superintendent?”

“It’s hard. It’s fortunate that it hasn’t been cut off in the meantime.”

“I admit… Every single day was filled with anxiety. What’s next?”

“It’s every police officer’s dream to be promoted to a special position.”

“I’ll go to the police chief. After all, isn’t it because of the police’s incompetence that you’ve been falsely accused? You’re not even a police inspector, your old rank. What do you mean by a police officer?”

“Never mind that. What I want is a one-rank promotion for the entire 3rd Powerful Team.”

“what?”

“Everyone knows that I am a psychopath. Whether voluntarily or involuntarily, you have accepted me as your colleague. I deserve to be compensated for that.”

“The whole team is getting a promotion… Just thinking about it makes me feel good. What’s the next big picture?”

Shin Dae-seong answered, leaning his upper body back.

“I’ll let you know when I reach my special promotion goal. Wouldn’t that be fun?”

“Okay! But you know what kind of trouble Detective Shin caused, right? He messed with the fake Hwang Gil-dong, the detectives from the special team, the real Hwang Gil-dong, and even Chairman Jeon Yeong-sook… all of those troublesome guys at once.”

“I know that. But we can’t be dragged around by them any longer. We have to take the initiative and push hard.”

“What I’m most worried about right now is the fake Hwang Gil-dong. He was so humiliated by Detective Shin, right? Regardless of whether it’s real or fake, he’ll try to show us something. Just like they warned, a bomb could explode in the city.”

“That’s exactly what I was aiming for.”

“what?”

* * *

Clear autumn weather.

Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol walked along the crowded street.

“Would the fake Hwang Gil-dong really have done something so stupid?”

“Some criminals think they’re the smartest people in the world. They admire the crimes they commit and execute. Until they get caught by the police.”

“It’s like what the famous boxer said. Everyone has a plan. Until they get punched in the face.”

Shin Dae-seong ignored Kim Han-gyeol’s words and continued to speculate.

“The fake Hwang Gil-dong that Chae Jeong-hwan saw was wearing a woman’s cosplay costume.”

“To be exact, it’s a ‘superpower girl’ costume. It’s a blockbuster action movie that was a huge hit five years ago.”

“Chae Jung-hwan and Kang Yu-mi first met in that movie. Kang Yu-mi was a body double for a girl with superpowers, and Chae Jung-hwan was a member of the special effects team.”

“Kang Yu-mi remembered that at that time, Chae Jeong-hwan showed a lot of interest.”

Shin Dae-seong turned into an alley.

“Back to the Byeolgwan-dong incident. Chae Jeong-hwan was asked to make a bomb for a movie.”

“It was requested by the fake Hwang Gil-dong.”

“I was trying to deliver the finished special effects bomb, but I left a message telling me to leave it at a building under construction.”

“Chae Jeong-hwan senses something suspicious. And he intuitively senses that the suspiciousness will lead to money. He places the bomb he made at the construction site and secretly watches to see who takes it.”

“The person who appeared then was someone wearing a superpowered girl costume.”

“It was probably clothes to hide her identity. However, it became a clue, and Chae Jeong-hwan was convinced that she was Kang Yu-mi.”

“But she wasn’t the fake Hwang Gil-dong. Was Chae Jeong-hwan mistaken?”

It wasn’t a question I asked out of ignorance.

“I don’t think so. He deliberately made Chae Jeong-hwan misunderstand.”

“Is it to confuse the police investigation?”

“It’s more like complacency. We were fooled by what he intended.”

Kim Han-gyeol tilted his head.

“I don’t understand. If he had just worn a mask, Chae Jeong-hwan wouldn’t have been able to guess who the fake Hwang Gil-dong was.”

“That’s right. The car he was using was stolen. It was abandoned and could no longer be traced.”

“The fake Hwang Gil-dong himself gave a clue that he knew both Chae Jeong-hwan and Kang Yu-mi. If that’s true, then it’s highly likely that he’s someone related to the movie ‘Superpower Girl’ from five years ago.”

“I told you before. Some criminals think they’re the smartest people in the world. They don’t even realize they’re shooting themselves in the foot.”

“Ah~.”

“By the way, this guy is not a beginner. In today’s terms, he’s a veteran? He’d probably do something like a dark solver. He’s never had any failures, and he’s definitely a guy who takes great pride in his work.”

“Anyway, I did get a list from the movie production company.”

Shin Dae-seong asked with suspicion.

“Is it written down in detail? It wasn’t something that was hastily made to meet the police’s request.”

“In preparation for that, Mom called me. She asked me to write it carefully since our son is investigating.”

“Is your mother still the most influential actor?”

“That’s right. No film can be a box office hit. But if you’re determined and jump into it, you can make it a total flop. Even if it’s not your film.”

Shin Dae-seong asked as he turned into the alley.

“How are you feeling?”

“How do you feel?”

“The criminal’s profile has been narrowed down significantly.”

“Is this a narrow path······ I have no idea when I’ll be able to meet all these people. I’m also tired from walking so much.”

“I’m really excited. Who on this list could be the culprit? Is this person the culprit? Or not? As time goes by, the possibility of it being the culprit increases, so I don’t even know how tired I am.”

Kim Han-gyeol opened his eyes slightly and answered.

“Detective Shin is just like ‘Tae-bong.’”

“Who is Taebong?”

“His name is Kang Tae-bong. He was my high school friend. We used to be really close. He also said that studying was fun. One day, I saw him reading the Constitution. When I asked him if it was fun, he said it was the most fun book he had ever read.”

“Did you break off your friendship after hearing that?”

“It wasn’t like we broke up. I just felt that Taebong and I lived in different worlds. Naturally, he got into Korea University. I barely passed the police exam.”

“Does Detective Kim have an inferiority complex toward that guy?”

“No! I don’t have anything like that.”

“No······ Detective Kim is the type who has no interest in studying at all.”

“Of course.”

“But the fact that I studied hard and passed the police exam means that I wanted to show something to that friend.”

“Detective Shin, don’t profile me. Let’s catch the fake Hwang Gil-dong.”

Kim Han-gyeol entered the commercial building.

“Where are we going this time?”

“This is Gangnam Martial Arts and Action Academy.”

Shin Dae-seong asked as he climbed the stairs.

“There are a lot of companies related to action and special effects?”

“‘Superpower Girl’ was the biggest blockbuster action movie in Korea. It had all the famous martial arts and stunt teams. Oh, and I have something to confess to Detective Shin.”

“suddenly?”

“I feel bad that I didn’t tell you the truth.”

“I don’t know what it is, but tell me.”

“That’s why my partners couldn’t stand it and left.”

“You said that Detective Kim is the type that will do anything once he gets hooked? You said that his timid partners couldn’t stand it.”

“Actually, there is a bigger reason than that.”

“It’s okay, just tell me.”

Kim Han-gyeol answered after climbing the stairs to the third floor.

“I’m a troublemaker. Strangely, accidents keep happening around me.”

“I see······.”

“Did you guess that too, Detective Shin?”

“Now that Detective Kim is telling the truth, I understand the absurd things that have happened so far. Hwang Gil-dong shows up during the briefing. He gets caught up in a kidnapping incident and even ends up wearing a dinosaur model······.”

“My previous partners ran away, saying they couldn’t live with me. Because of me, Team 3 was always short of Tio.”

“I actually like that. It saves me time from having to go around looking for cases.”

“My intuition was right. Detective Shin and I are a match made in heaven!”

Kim Han-gyeol arrived at the martial arts and action academy in a good mood.

-dripping.

There is no response even when I knock.

Kim Han-gyeol turned the doorknob just in case.

“Yeah, it’s not locked? My former partners said they were afraid to even open the door. They were afraid of what was going on inside······.”

Kim Han-gyeol opened the door and went in, even joking.

“!”

The inside of the martial arts and action academy is a complete mess.

The Academy officials are lying down,

A group of gangsters with a menacing aura surrounded them.

The man sitting on the chair spoke annoyedly.

“Didn’t you do a proper job of locking the doors while you were working?”

The gangsters inside all bowed their heads.

“I’m sorry, big brother!”

Kim Han-gyeol asked with a bewildered expression.

“Are you······rehearsing acting right now?”

“You little shit, do you think this is acting?”

Even Kim Han-gyeol can see that it is not acting.

The blood dripping from the weapons the gangsters are wielding is real blood.