The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 56
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◈Episode 56◈
2003
Kim Han-gyeol said while driving.
“I think the answer is clear. Song Tae-chang and Wang Yu-seok murdered Police Officer Lee Kang-il. When Wang Yu-seok kept talking about it, Song Tae-chang tried to get rid of him.”
“I keep wondering······ How does Detective Choi Jang-soo find people so well?”
“Detective Choi was from the missing persons unit at the headquarters. So shouldn’t he be able to find the right one? The 3rd Violent Crimes Unit also knows the same thing.”
“No matter what, you’re so good at finding things? It’s almost like a supernatural ability.”
“They say that Detective Choi’s nickname in the missing persons investigation team was ‘Mudang Park’.”
“That makes sense······Why did you come to the 3rd Strong Team?”
Kim Han-gyeol asked to confirm.
“Do you know that Gangnam 2nd Police Station is a symbol of demotion?”
“Yeah, I heard.”
“Among them, Team 3 of the Strongest had the worst performance. It’s clear that they were sent down after causing some kind of accident, but they won’t tell us what kind of accident they caused. We’re not the type to ask questions like that in detail.”
“But are you sure about your skills?”
“Of course. If I open an errand center, I will have to raise your salary.”
-Squeak.
Kim Han-gyeol said as he stopped the car.
“You have arrived at your destination. Please get off.”
The place they arrived was a mental hospital in Gyeonggi Province.
-Hanmaeum Mental Illness Treatment Center.
Kim Han-gyeol looked around.
“Detective Choi said he would wait in the parking lot······.”
“There it is.”
Shin Dae-seong nodded.
The longest-serving detective is seen sleeping in his car.
-Knock knock knock.
Kim Han-gyeol said, knocking on the car door.
“Wake up. Detective Shin is here.”
Choi Jang-su got out of the car with a sour look on his face.
“You came earlier than expected······.”
“Where did Detective Seo go?”
“We’re going in first and conducting an undercover investigation.”
Shin Dae-seong asked as he headed toward the hospital entrance.
“What is the situation?”
“I did find Wang Yu-seok, but he’s not in his right mind.”
“What is the condition?”
“What did the doctor say······.”
Shin Dae-seong stopped Choi Jang-su from flipping through his notebook.
“No need for technical terms. Tell me what your current situation is.”
“Wang Yu-seok said his memory stopped in April 2003.”
Kim Han-gyeol asked back with a dumbfounded expression.
“Is that possible? Isn’t that just a show?”
“I suspected that too, but it wasn’t true. The doctor also said that Wang Yu-seok’s memory had stopped.”
“We need to remember May 4, 2003.”
“I know, but his memory doesn’t go back to May. The doctor tried everything, but it didn’t work.”
“Wow······ What a coincidence. Did he lock his memories away so that they wouldn’t go back to May 4th? Don’t you see lines like this a lot in dramas?”
“Can’t you just ask me?”
Shin Dae-seong entered the mental hospital.
“Detective Choi, have you met the doctor in charge?”
“Yes, that’s right. He was surprised when I revealed his identity. He said he would do his best to help the police investigation. He seemed very excited.”
“Why wasn’t Wang Yu-seok’s identity identified until now?”
“I was found homeless. My physical condition was the worst, and my fingerprints were gone. At the time, I couldn’t even remember my name. I only remembered the nickname I had been called before and responded accordingly.”
“Wang Jjang-gu?”
“Yes, that’s right. My health has recovered a lot now, but my mind is still stuck in 2003.”
“Can we meet Wang Yu-seok?”
“Of course. I have already received permission to conduct an undercover investigation.”
“Undercover investigation?”
Choi Jang-soo said as he guided us to the employee break room.
“I told the doctor in charge about our situation. He said he needed Wang Yu-seok’s testimony from May 4th.”
“And then?”
“They said that rapid environmental changes are dangerous. This is the locker room for male employees. Please put on your clothes.”
“What are you suddenly telling me to wear?”
“I mean, the patient gown. We need to adapt it to Wang Yu-seok’s environment. Please put it on quickly.”
“······.”
Choi Jang-soo quickly changed into a hospital gown and spoke.
“Why is it still the same?”
“I really need you to change into hospital gowns······.”
“Yes. Isn’t Wang Yu-seok’s testimony urgent? This is not a situation where we can choose one thing or the other. If we find the body of Police Officer Lee Kang-il, the investigation will progress rapidly.”
Kim Han-gyeol and Shin Dae-seong had no choice but to change into patient gowns.
“Detective Shin, you surprisingly suit me?”
“Detective Kim, your hospital gown seems too small for your bottoms······.”
“It doesn’t matter because it happens all the time.”
Shin Dae-seong asked Choi Jang-su.
“What should I do now?”
“From here on, I need to get help from the teacher in charge, and I need to distribute the characters. I need to approach Wang Yu-seok as someone he knows well.”
“In 2003······ Song Tae-chang and Jeong Du-seok?”
“That’s right. That way, it’s easier to extract information.”
Kim Han-gyeol, wearing a patient gown, raised an objection.
“They look completely different from us.”
“The doctor said it was okay. He said it was not true, but it would be easier for Wang Yu-seok to accept it.”
“Then who plays Song Tae-chang and who plays Jeong Du-seok?”
“We don’t have a choice in character. It depends on who Wang Yu-Seok accepts.”
“There’s one left?”
“You never know. We could all get rejected. Anyway, if one person is left, they’ll just naturally drop out.”
“This is my first time doing an undercover investigation like this. It all depends on Wang Yu-seok, who is not in his right mind.”
“I’ve been having a lot of strange experiences lately… I thought being natural was the hardest.”
“Back then, all you had to do was make food in the wild. There was no need to go this crazy.”
“Let’s hurry up and get going. The doctor in charge told us to come right away as soon as he’s ready.”
Shin Dae-seong asked, following Choi Jang-su.
“The doctor in charge is a good person. He volunteers to help me in many ways.”
“My name is ‘Kwak Do-il.’”
“There is a doctor I know who has that name······.”
“Oh, Professor Kwak is also a graduate of Korea University.”
* * *
Hanmaum Mental Illness Treatment Center closed ward.
Kim Han-gyeol and Choi Jang-su walked with timid looks.
“Am I in trouble these days······ Even though it’s an undercover investigation, I ended up in a mental hospital.”
“I went to and came out of prison in the morning. In the afternoon, I went to a mental hospital, two consecutive times.”
“I feel like I’d feel unwell if I just wore the hospital gown.”
“Me too. The people at the hospital seem to look at me strangely.”
“Is it because I’m in a bad mood…? It’s like I’m looking at you like you’re crazy.”
“Don’t be discouraged. If you’re looking at it like that, then you’ve succeeded in infiltrating. By the way, Detective Shin is meeting all his juniors here.”
“A mystery club? I guess there’s nothing to do at Korea University, right?”
Shin Dae-seong and the doctor in charge walked side by side.
“I thought you were innocent, senior.”
“I feel reassured when Doyle says that.”
“I also wanted to be a police officer, but my family dissuaded me, so I ended up becoming a doctor.”
“I think I made the right decision at home. Doyle, you’d be better off as a doctor than a cop.”
“As expected, senior, you are straightforward and don’t beat around the bush. That patient is Wang Yoo-seok.”
The place where the attending physician, Kwak Do-il, gestures.
Wang Yu-seok, with his forehead sticking out, was sitting there blankly.
“I’ll speak first, so you do whatever you want.”
Kwak Do-il approached him carefully and sat down.
“What are you doing here?”
“I was looking at the sky.”
“Can you see the sky from here······.”
The place they are is a public dining hall.
All I could see was a white curtain with circular lights.
“The weather is very clear.”
“No······ It’s raining······.”
“okay.”
Kwak Do-il looked at Wang Yu-seok’s expression and then said.
“Despite the rainy weather, there are guests who come to see Wang Yu-seok.”
“Me?”
“Yes, it seems like this is the first time you’ve been a guest here since Mr. Wang Yu-seok came here.”
“Who came looking for me?”
“These are people who were close to Wang Yu-seok. You should meet them in person.”
Kwak Do-il held Wang Yu-seok’s hand and got up. Then he approached Shin Dae-seong, Kim Han-gyeol, and Choi Jang-su, who were standing side by side in patient gowns.
“How is it? Do you remember?”
Wang Yu-seok approached her with a sly look. It was a time when she did not firmly deny it, but showed a hesitant reaction.
Shin Dae-seong opened his mouth with a smiling face.
“It’s been a while, Wang Jjang-gu.”
“!”
At that moment, Wang Yu-seok also answered with a happy face.
“Brother Doo-seok?”
“I see now. I even erased your nickname. The moment I saw you, the nickname Wang Jjang-gu came to mind.”
“That’s right, Doosik gave me a nickname. How did you end up here?”
“Since you were admitted to the hospital, of course I had to come and see you. Taechang came with me too.”
“Tae, Taechang too?”
“Yeah, we were always together, so why are you so flustered?”
“What, you’re panicking… Where is Taechang?”
“It’s right next to you.”
Shin Dae-seong nodded between Kim Han-gyeol and Choi Jang-su.
Wang Yu-seok accepted that one of the two was Song Tae-chang.
“Oh, it’s been a while, Taechang······.”
Wang Yu-seok gently grabbed Kim Han-gyeol’s hand, and immediately Kim Han-gyeol began acting.
“This bastard, has he been here all this time?”
Kim Han-gyeol roughly wrapped his arms around Wang Yu-seok’s neck. He knew this because he had heard how Song Tae-chang treated Wang Yu-seok in prison.
Shin Dae-seong said with a wink.
“Shall we sit over there?”
“Yes, Do-seok. But who are you?”
Kim Han-gyeol asked Choi Jang-su, who was standing there blankly.
“Oh, he was just a patient passing by.”
The longest one quickly got out.
Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol sat on the chair with Wang Yu-seok.
Kim Han-gyeol caught the wind first.
“Brother Do-seok, please give us some territory too.”
“My territory?”
Shin Dae-seong reacted annoyed.
This wasn’t ad-lib. It was acting out what I heard in prison.
“How many years have we been serving you, hyung? Isn’t it time you started trusting us now? I will take good care of you together with Wang Jang Gu.”
“Do you want to have my territory that much?”
“Of course. I am confident that I can raise him well.”
“really?”
“Yes! I will protect my territory with my life and be loyal to you, brother!”
“Okay, then······Take charge of Gangseo.”
Kim Han-gyeol’s expression, which had been trembling, immediately became distorted.
“Huh? That area is tightly controlled by the White Tiger faction. If you step foot there, you’ll die.”
“You said you would risk your life to protect my territory?”
“That, that······.”
“I’ve already decided, so don’t talk nonsense. If you don’t have confidence, just leave the organization.”
Shin Dae-seong got up from his seat and naturally left. From now on, it was up to Kim Han-gyeol.
* * *
Meal times in a mental hospital.
Shin Dae-seong and Choi Jang-su talked while eating.
“Detective Kim is doing a good job. It seems like Song Tae-chang has been possessed.”
“Yeah, I’ve already checked into the psych ward.”
Kim Han-gyeol walked around like a gangster with Wang Yu-seok.
Wang Yu-seok appears to have no doubts about Kim Han-gyeol being Song Tae-chang.
“When will the real operation begin? Song Tae-chang and Wang Yu-seok will work on Police Officer Lee Kang-il.”
“I also want to settle this as quickly as possible. But it’s clear that this can’t be done in a hurry. Doyle… No, what did the doctor in charge say?”
“Detective Kim needs to build more intimacy with Wang Yu-sik. That way, he can surpass 2003.”
“Then Detective Kim has to stay here?”
“Detective Kim said he would do it first. He said he would definitely succeed if he waited for the right moment.”
“You don’t have to worry. It’s hard to tell if it’s Detective Kim or Song Tae-chang.”
“That’s right. Detective Kim would have been a great actor.”
Choi Jang-su said as if he suddenly remembered something.
“I got a call from Team Leader Park.”
“what?”
“The Babel Union’s movements are unusual.”
“Just as we watch them, the Babel Union will also be watching our movements.”
Choi Jang-su asked in a lowered voice.
‘Are you saying there are spies or hitmen from the Babel Union here?’
‘The Babel Union is more than capable of doing that.’
‘I will pay more attention to the safety of Detective Kim and Wang Yu-seok.’
This is when Choi Jang-soo answers carefully.
-Jiing- Jiing-.
The oldest cell phone vibrated.
“An urgent text message has arrived. Detective Shin, please return quickly.”
“What’s going on?”
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