The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 4



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◈Episode 4◈

The principle of double jeopardy

The bartender responded with an awkward smile.

“I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“Is that a smartphone you’re holding in your hand?”

“yes?”

“I’ve come out into the world after 20 years. I can even search the Internet with that cell phone. Right?”

“Yes······ That’s right.”

“You must have already done your research on me, and you must know how I deal with criminals, right?”

“I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“How much did you get paid to do ‘part-time job agency’ work?”

“No, I was telling the truth.”

Shin Dae-seong said with a serious expression.

“Don’t lie to me. I can tell lies intuitively. To be exact, it’s a reward for my efforts. I have a very poor ability to empathize. When I faked facial expressions to look normal, I found myself knowing what was a lie.”

“Haha, you’re good at joking.”

“I don’t even know what the joke is. I don’t know where to start laughing.”

“······.”

“I’m warning you in advance, don’t even think about running away. From now on, I’m going to turn around at least 90 degrees and in an instant, I’m going to stick a chopstick into the back of your neck. Just like this!”

-Whoosh.

The metal chopsticks Shin Dae-seong threw passed the bartender’s ear and got stuck in the wooden wall.

-bang!

The startled bartender’s eyes widened.

“Why, why, why are you doing this, Detective?”

“Do you know the principle of double jeopardy?”

“Yes, it is the principle that one cannot be punished twice for the same crime.”

“I know right. I was subject to the principle of social injustice.”

“?”

“I was branded a psychopath detective 20 years ago, and even though I was acquitted, that didn’t change. So you know what I came to?”

“······.”

“I just decided to live the way people believe. I just act on my instincts without suppressing them.”

“USA, the people’s staff cannot be like that······.”

Shin Dae-seong answered with a faint smile.

“Don’t worry. I’ll only be a psychopath to guys like you. Maybe because I was wrongly sent to prison… Do you want to skin me alive right now?”

“······.”

“Tell me. How much did you get paid to create a false alibi?”

“There’s some misunderstanding······.”

“Fortunately, I’m in a good mood today. All I have to do is testify the truth.”

The bartender’s reaction is extremely awkward.

There are no other customers in the store, and Kim Han-gyeol is completely drunk and asleep.

“The world is so unfair. Why did I end up in prison while people like you live well without any problems?”

Shin Dae-seong’s eyes were truly unusual.

It was a creepy feeling that made my hair stand on end, as if I was holding a blade in my hand.

furthermore,

-Crunch- crunch- crunch-.

The sound of the tips of the chopsticks being sharpened was incredibly distracting.

“First of all, please put down your chopsticks······.”

“Sorry, I got into the habit of changing my toothbrush in prison. I was a detective, so I had to face many dangerous situations. In order to survive, I had no choice but to deal with the opponent.”

“I really did not commit perjury.”

“I told you that lying to me won’t work. I don’t know how much you received from Choi Hyung-wook, but it’ll cost you your life. Wait, I need to make a phone call.”

Shin Dae-sung doesn’t have a cell phone yet.

He picked up the cell phone that Kim Han-gyeol had placed on the table.

“what?”

Shin Dae-seong looked at his cell phone screen in confusion.

“Why are you doing that?”

“It shows nine dots and asks me to draw an unlock pattern?”

“You draw it like this with your finger. Like ‘ㄱ’ or ‘ㄴ’, or the letter Z. It’s like a password.”

“Detective Kim used to do this······.”

Shin Dae-seong drew the pattern he saw over his shoulder.

“It’s open. It’s simple as expected.”

Kim Han-gyeol’s pattern was ‘ㄱ’.

Shin Dae-seong quickly dialed the number and spoke to someone.

“Hello? It’s me. Are you still working on that? Yes, that’s why I’m contacting you. I only need you to handle one person today. I could handle it myself······.”

At that moment, Shin Dae-seong and the bartender raised their heads and their eyes met.

“!”

The bartender seemed to hold his breath for a moment.

It was obvious who the target of the treatment was. I listened to the phone call, completely frozen.

“I have a pathological aversion to throwing away clothes. Especially the suit my wife gave me as a last gift. I’ll pay whatever you want. How many minutes does it take to get to Gangnam? Okay.”

Shin Dae-seong nodded and hung up the phone. Then he immediately gestured to call the bartender.

“here?”

“Yes, detective!”

“First, pour me some alcohol.”

“I heard you’re not feeling well today······.”

“Even if I’m a psychopath, I don’t like seeing blood while sober. It’s better when I drink a little.”

-Ting ting ting ting.

The bartender poured me a drink with trembling hands.

“There are 20 minutes left.”

“yes?”

“It’s time to decide your fate. Will you lie until the end and end your life, or will you truly reflect and receive the appropriate punishment… Decide for yourself.”

* * *

The next morning.

Gangnam 2nd Police Station, Violent Crimes Unit 3.

Shin Dae-seong was sitting at the desk assigned to him. It was his habit to always arrive at work earlier than everyone else.

Team leader Park Dong-hee approached, taking off his coat.

“Senior Shin, as expected, you came out early. You always look neat and tidy, like you’re taking a photoshoot in a suit.”

Shin Dae-seong replied with a faint smile.

“Don’t you feel uncomfortable with me coming as a subordinate?”

“At first, my head hurt a lot. But now, I feel more secure. I don’t know about anything else, but I think the performance of Team 3 will continue to improve.”

“I think you’re overestimating me.”

“It’s not easy to change your natural class. Thanks to you, I’m going to try to get promoted. Would you like a cup of coffee?”

“Good!”

Shin Dae-seong got up and followed Team Leader Park Dong-hee.

“It’s not a mix coffee machine, it’s a fancy coffee machine?”

“Detective Kim’s mother donated it. She also refills the capsules every week so they don’t fall off. She takes care of Team 3 in many ways.”

“Are you talking about Hallyu star Kim Hye-ran?”

“Yes, I really liked it.”

“I know.”

“But when he came out that he had a high school son, I was really shocked. I wanted to beat him to death because he was such a brat, but he came under me······.”

“Anyway, did you achieve your fandom? You get to meet the celebrity you like so much often.”

“There are good things and bad things. The problem is that you take care of Team 3 too much. It was really difficult when you sent a food truck to the murder scene.”

“Was it so?”

Team leader Park Dong-hee asked while handing over a warm cup of coffee.

“You spent a day with Detective Kim, right? How did you feel?”

“It didn’t look ordinary······.”

“No matter what, would you only do that to your senior? Every single day was a series of shocks for me.”

“What was so shocking?”

“He had excellent academic background, perfect manners, and most of all, he could solve cases more easily than eating cold porridge.”

“That’s a thing of the past now. I’m worried about how to fill the 20-year gap.”

“I’m not worried at all. Weren’t the new investigative techniques already being implemented at that time?”

“Did I do that?”

“Are you really asking because you don’t know?”

This is when Team Leader Park Dong-hee looks on with a dumbfounded expression.

“Good morning, team leader.”

“!”

At the lively greeting, Team Leader Park Dong-hee turned around in surprise.

“Detective Kim······ Why did you come to work so early? I heard you drank a lot yesterday······ Are you really Detective Kim? Did your mother buy you a robot to go to work for your useless son?”

“Don’t joke like that. Don’t you really believe me, Detective Shin?”

Team leader Park Dong-hee asked Shin Dae-seong.

“Did you know that such a robot really exists?”

“In an instant.”

“······.”

“I don’t know how the world has changed in 20 years.”

“Now I have to be careful about what I joke about in front of my senior.”

Team leader Park Dong-hee asked Kim Han-gyeol again.

“Tell me quickly why you came to work early. Do you want to use your annual leave on Friday and go on a trip? Or did you get into an accident that I don’t know about?”

“Why are you looking at me like that? Detective Shin, you’re misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding? You’re being so annoying. Tell me straight up… Why are you suddenly acting so nice?”

“This is a period of voluntary caution.”

“What is that?”

“If I cause trouble, won’t they use this as an excuse to take Detective Shin away from being their partner? That’s why I’m being careful in advance to prevent that.”

“and······.”

Kim Han-gyeol was still lost in his delusions. Team Leader Park Dong-hee had no intention of awakening him.

“That’s sharp. There are detectives lined up to partner with Senior Shin. If you go against my wishes, I’ll change you right away.”

“all right!”

Kim Han-gyeol answered forcefully and looked at Shin Dae-seong.

“I’m sorry about yesterday. I’m not the type to get carried away like that······.”

“No, it’s okay. I can handle that level of drinking. And I have a present for Detective Kim.”

“What is it?”

“here.”

Shin Dae-seong unfolded the paper he took out of his pocket.

-Whew.

“This, this······ isn’t it a search and seizure warrant!”

“That’s right, it’s a search and seizure warrant for Choi Hyung-wook’s home.”

Kim Han-gyeol checked and asked about the search and seizure warrant several times.

“How did you get this?”

“The bartender changed his testimony. He said that on the day of the incident, it wasn’t Choi Hyung-wook who was drinking in the store.”

“When?”

“Detective Kim disappeared shortly after.”

Kim Han-gyeol still reacts in a dazed manner.

“Are you saying that the prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant at that late hour and the court quickly issued it?”

“I guess I was lucky.”

“That’s right······ Anyway, let’s go and search and seize. There’ll definitely be evidence of murder in that guy’s house.”

* * *

Sentenced to 25 years in prison,

Shin Dae-seong made his final statement with the judge’s permission.

‘I did not kill my wife. But I do not blame the court and the prosecutor who convicted me. My innocence will be proven in the distant future. I will not give up. If I am found not guilty, please help me catch the culprit who killed my wife. Thank you.’

Shin Dae-seong bowed his head respectfully to the court and the prosecutors.

-Flash.

Shin Dae-seong opened his eyes in the car.

“I fell asleep again······.”

Kim Han-gyeol, who was driving, said with a bright expression.

“You must have been tired from getting the warrant yesterday?”

“No, it wasn’t that hard. I got enough sleep, but I don’t know why I keep falling asleep.”

“I guess it’s because I’m not used to driving.”

Kim Han-gyeol entered the apartment, parked his car, opened the door eagerly, got out, and said.

“Detective Shin obtained the search and seizure warrant, so this time I will obtain a confession.”

“Are you full of confidence?”

“The weapon and tie used in the crime. He must have hidden them in his house.”

“Is it possible that it was processed outside?”

“It’s not easy to dispose of a bloody weapon. From the crime scene to the area surrounding this apartment, there were no abandoned weapons.

Shin Dae-seong, walking down the third floor hallway, also answered positively.

“Even if the tie was burned inside the house, it wouldn’t have been easy to dispose of a solid weapon.”

“Once you find that, it’s game over.”

-Ding dong, ding dong.

Kim Han-gyeol rang the doorbell and shouted.

“I’m from the Gangnam 2nd Police Station’s Violent Crimes Unit. I will execute a search and seizure warrant for Mr. Choi Hyung-wook’s residence.”

-Squeak.

The front door opened immediately and attorney Jo Yoon-joo came out.

“How did you manage to get a search and seizure warrant? You’re more talented than I expected.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked with even more surprised eyes.

“How did you know and come here?”

“I make sure to carry out the requests I am given in a timely manner.”

“Aside from this case, don’t you have any other cases?”

“!”

Jo Yoon-joo showed a momentary stinging reaction.