The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 43



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◈Episode 43◈

Got caught

Rooftop of KG Entertainment building.

The fake Hwang Gil-dong appeared on air dressed as a superpowered person.

“Do you know where this is?”

It is a voice that has been mechanically modulated.

Soon after, dozens of comments appeared on the broadcast screen.

-Is it like the rooftop of the KG Entertainment building?

-That’s right, you can clearly see the alphabet logo······ That’s only on the KG Entertainment rooftop garden.

-Are you really going to blow up KG Entertainment? Are you crazy?

“That’s right, I’m going to blow up the ‘KG Entertainment’ building. See these? These are the bombs I bought from Salamander. Cool, huh?”

The fake Hwang Gil-dong showed the explosives he had installed on the rooftop.

-Salamander is a serial club bomber, right? I heard the power of his bombs was incredible······.

-Why did you have to blow up the KG building? My favorite oppas are there!

Then the fake Hwang Gil-dong warned and said.

“So, you have to listen to me carefully… The moment you make me angry, this building will come crashing down.”

-Everyone stop! That bitch might really be crazy.

It was only for a moment that the comments that had been pouring in stopped.

-Blow it, blow it! Blow it up now!

-You crazy bitch, blow it up quickly. Blow it up!

There was a barrage of demands to expedite the detonation.

A strange smile spread across the fake Hwang Gil-dong’s face,

“You little shits······ If you reveal your real name and phone number in the comments, I’ll blow you up. Hurry up and reveal your real name? I’ll blow you up right away.”

The comments section began to flood with profanity.

The fake Hwang Gil-dong ignored this and continued broadcasting.

“Listen carefully from now on. The police will enter this building and immediately detonate a bomb. Also, if any celebrity inside the building goes out, the bomb will be detonated.”

-That crazy bitch, she looks like she’s really going to explode.

-That’s right, your eyes are spinning.

The fake Hwang Gil-dong stared intently at the broadcast screen.

“The bastards who cursed at me earlier are all recorded here. If you don’t apologize within 10 minutes, I’ll blow up your names. Because of you, all the celebrities here will die. And even if you stop this broadcast, the bomb will still explode.”

* * *

KG Entertainment’s representative office.

CEO Hwang Kang-min was shocked as he watched the fake Hwang Gil-dong broadcast. Soon, he grabbed Kim Han-gyeol’s hand and begged him.

“What should I do? Han-gyeol. If this building collapses, I’m finished. How did I raise this agency!”

Shin Dae-seong said while looking out the window.

“I guess Detective Kim is close with CEO Hwang?”

“My mother used to belong here too. When her contract was about to end, she would hold my hand and cling to me like this. After she came out, she immediately stopped coming.”

“I apologize for the disappointment. Please spare me. This building was built almost entirely on debt. Just let me and a few other successful kids sneak out.”

“yes?”

“I have a good eye for people… That girl, is her eye completely turned inside out? I could really blow it up and still have some left over.”

“Then what about the rest of the people?”

“So, you’re saying you’re going to sneak out without being caught?”

Kim Han-gyeol shook his head.

“Wow~ Mom was right······.”

“What did you say?”

“It’s not that Representative Hwang abandoned his mother, it’s that his mother abandoned Representative Hwang.”

“At that time, I couldn’t help it······.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked Shin Dae-seong, who was at the window.

“What do we do now?”

Shin Dae-seong also answered with a smiling face.

“Isn’t that really amazing?”

“What is it?”

“I’m talking about the fans down there. Are those people also watching the fake Hwang Gil-dong’s broadcast?”

“I guess so.”

“I warned you that a bomb was going to explode, but instead of running away, they are gathering even closer.”

Around the KG Entertainment building, there was a scuffle between police and fans.

Kim Han-gyeol also muttered while looking out the window.

“Fans risked their lives to protect their favorite celebrities, but you are thinking of sneaking out.”

Shin Dae-seong approached CEO Hwang Kang-min.

“Representative Hwang?”

“Yes, Detective Shin······.”

“You must be feeling very distressed and complicated right now.”

“I’m going crazy. This is the agency I raised. I don’t know why the crazy bitch on the rooftop is doing this. There are many other agencies, so why is she trying to blow this one up······.”

Shin Dae-seong spoke as if to comfort CEO Hwang Kang-min.

“Don’t worry too much. If you leave everything to me, you won’t suffer any harm.”

“Excuse me?”

“Would a detective lie so easily? I will make your agency even more trustworthy than before. In return, you must do whatever I ask of you unconditionally.”

“What should I do?”

“Can I do ‘La Bang’ here too?”

“Of course. We have the best mukbang influencer in our agency. He has 5 million subscribers.”

“It doesn’t matter who it is. The celebrities here promise not to leave the building. It’s for the safety of the fans around the building. Then, the popularity of the celebrities here will increase, and the fake Hwang Gil-dong will also be calmed down.”

“Okay, I’ll do it right away.”

“I wish Representative Hwang had taken a picture too. Then the fake Hwang Gil-dong would feel more secure.”

“Of course it should be like that!”

* * *

KG Entertainment also started broadcasting.

Shin Dae-seong tilted his head and asked.

“That woman is a mukbang influencer with 5 million subscribers?”

“Yes. Even though he is so skinny, he eats a lot. He can boil and eat 20 packs of ramen while sitting down, and eat over 100 plates of conveyor belt sushi by himself. His annual income is also huge.”

“okay?”

“Detective Shin, aren’t you surprised? They say that meat can be eaten indefinitely if you give it time. And yet, it has that body? Isn’t it a truly mysterious human body?”

“I was surprised that 5 million people watched people eat. The annual income was also huge······.”

Yoon So-dam, creator of 5 million mukbang videos, continued the interview.

“Please also say a few words, KG Entertainment’s representative singer Cha Min-hyuk.”

“We, the KG Entertainment family, have decided to remain inside the building. This decision is for the safety of our fans. We are not afraid because we have the support of our fans.”

“The next one is 15 million subscribers······.”

Shin Dae-seong asked Kim Han-gyeol with a very puzzled expression.

“Why is that woman only grabbing my lips?”

“She is the queen of ASMR.”

“what?”

“It lets you hear the sound of eating. ‘Crunch, crunch,’ ‘rustling,’ it’s a feast for the eyes and ears at the same time.”

“Is that an abbreviation for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response? I guess it could be interpreted as something like autonomous sensory meridian response. It’s like a sound that makes you feel psychologically stable or happy, like white noise.”

Kim Han-gyeol responded half a beat later.

“Anyway, Jane is my idol. I have less than 1,500 subscribers, but she easily surpassed 15 million. No matter how long you spend in prison, Jane should know.”

“Sorry, when you say ‘Jane’ I think of Tarzan’s girlfriend.”

“Your face is also incredibly beautiful. I was worried that only your lips would be pretty.”

“Does Detective Kim use social media too?”

“Of course. Even though I sold out my mom, I barely managed to get over 1,000 subscribers. It’s not easy to increase subscribers.”

It was CEO Hwang Kang-min’s turn to be interviewed.

“We at KG Entertainment put the safety of our fans first. We don’t care if it causes great damage to the agency. We are willing to accept criticism that we are overreacting when it comes to the safety of our fans.”

Kim Han-gyeol whispered softly.

‘Detective Shin, aren’t you going to tell me that the bomb on the rooftop was fake?’

‘If we tell the truth, we will lose control. Representative Hwang Kang-min will do whatever he wants.’

‘That’s true. But later on, a problem occurred······.’

‘The problem has already occurred. The special surveillance team of the National Police Agency missed the fake Hwang Gil-dong.’

‘Hwang Gil-dong is in a situation where he is trapped himself. What does Detective Shin want?’

‘I need to get a confession. That he pretended to be the fake Hwang Gil-dong under the orders of Chairman Jeon Young-sook.’

Kim Han-gyeol looked around and replied.

‘In this situation right now?’

‘The fake Hwang Gil-dong has the tendencies of a convict. He may admit to what he did, but he won’t say who ordered him to do it.’

‘Even if it takes time, why don’t you catch him and investigate?’

‘That guy won’t be caught easily.’

‘There’s no place to run to on the rooftop, so what can I do?’

‘If I was about to be arrested, I would have jumped.’

‘omg······.’

Shin Dae-seong raised his voice while watching the fake Hwang Gil-dong’s broadcast.

“How can I get a confession from him?”

“Wouldn’t it be okay to provide a stage for such a show? Like now.”

“I told you earlier. I won’t reveal anything about my relationship with President Jeon Young-sook. Fortunately, the guys who cursed at me apologized, right?”

“There must have been direct pressure from the police.”

The fake Hwang Gil-dong looked happy.

– As expected, those rascals······ They don’t seem to want a bomb to explode because of them. Well, they must have been scared of what the sasaeng fans would do if this building exploded.

The fake Hwang Gil-dong’s voice changed to become arrogant.

-I saw earlier that ASMR Jane was there too?

Jane, in the representative’s office, reacted anxiously.

As expected,

-Eating candy-covered fruit seems like a really easy way to make money. Can you show me your face?

Kim Han-gyeol shouted in anger.

“That crazy kid, how dare he reveal Jane’s face? He can’t do that!”

“Detective Kim, your voice and facial expressions are different?”

“Me?”

“Yeah, that’s a really expectant expression on your face with that fake, resentful voice.”

“······.”

Comments similar to Kim Han-gyeol’s reaction followed one after another.

-Jane, there’s nothing I can do.

-That’s right. You have to think about your fellow celebrities inside the building. It’s frustrating, but show it!

-Don’t worry too much. We are lowering our expectations. We are willing to accept any condition Jane may be in.

The fake Hwang Gil-dong threatened Jane and said:

-Is it true that image management is more important than the lives of your colleagues? If so, I’ll grant you your wish. I wonder if the memorial photo will only show your lips······.

The fake Hwang Gil-dong held out the detonator he was holding in his hand.

“Oh, okay. I’ll reveal my face.”

Jane had no choice but to agree.

He immediately took Jane’s face in full view, and she took off her hat, which was pulled down low,

-oh my god!

-Awesome!

-Totally beyond my expectations!

The comments section was abuzz with reactions of surprise.

-You are a goddess~ From now on, please broadcast with your face visible.

-A stunning twist! Jane’s subscriber count is skyrocketing. It’s on track to break 20 million!

Her fan, Kim Han-gyeol, also reacted proudly.

“I expected this result. With a face and body like that, it would be a sin to only do ASMR. Soon, offers to do movies, dramas, songs, and commercials will come flooding in. I’m truly happy.”

But the atmosphere of the fake Hwang Gil-dong was not good.

-This is so boring······ This is not the result I wanted. Can you make sex sounds with that pretty face?

Kim Han-gyeol was truly furious.

“I just can’t stand it.”

“What are you going to do?”

Kim Han-gyeol approached CEO Hwang Kang-min.

“Is there a broadcasting facility here?”

“What are you talking about? This is the CEO’s office······.”

“I heard everything from my mother. Aren’t there cameras and broadcasting facilities monitoring every part of the building?”

“Did you hear? Here······.”

CEO Hwang Kang-min took out the hidden broadcasting equipment.

-Knock knock.

Kim Han-gyeol asked, touching the microphone with his finger.

“Can you hear the broadcast up to the rooftop?”

“Yeah, if you change it to full broadcast, you can hear everything, even the bathroom.”

-Is your image more important than the lives of your colleagues? Close your eyes and try it once······.

This is when the fake Hwang Gil-dong continues to provoke Jane.

“You crazy pervert bitch!”

Kim Han-gyeol’s curses could be clearly heard even from the rooftop.

-Who is it?

“I am detective Kim Han-gyeol from the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit of Gangnam 2nd Police Station.”

-The police would have said no······.

“I was here before you broadcasted. I knew you’d come here.”

-Oh my~ You’re quite a capable detective? Oh, I remembered! Kim Hye-ran’s police officer son?

“That’s right, I’m that cop. Stop bullying the weak and come fight me. Do you really have the guts to fight me?”

-Hohoho, how funny······ Don’t do that. Come up quickly.

Kim Han-gyeol smiled brightly and spoke to Shin Dae-seong.

“I got caught!”

“Who got caught by whom······.”

“Surely I would lose to a woman?”

“She’s not a woman.”

“yes?”