The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 68



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◈Episode 68◈

Seizure button

Son Jeong-taek asked in surprise.

“Who are you guys?”

Shin Dae-seong handed over his police identification card.

“I came from the unsolved case unit of Gangnam 2nd Police Station.”

“Why do you come to me?”

“Didn’t you just say that with your own mouth?”

“!”

Son Jeong-taek flinched and then got angry.

“You guys, you followed me? Is this how it is acceptable for a South Korean detective to act like this? Do you know how much I suffered because of you guys! You still see me as the murderer who killed your girlfriend.”

“Calm down. We came here by chance. Then we heard what you said and couldn’t just pass it by. Please help us with the Gangnam Station serial killer case.”

Kim Han-gyeol intervened and helped.

“You didn’t kill your girlfriend, did you?”

“yes.”

“Then what’s the problem? Just tell me the truth. If they arrest you, I’ll call Mom a lawyer.”

Shin Dae-seong spoke as if he was being scolded.

“We know that Mr. Son Jeong-taek is not the culprit. We apologize for any misunderstandings due to the police investigation. Please tell us the truth about what happened at that time, even now.”

“······.”

The time that Son Jeong-taek spent worrying grew longer.

Kim Han-gyeol said after receiving a wink from Shin Dae-seong.

“Brother Jeong-taek hates police investigations. I do too. We hate serious things, so let’s talk in a friendly atmosphere.”

Kim Han-gyeol filled an empty glass with liquor and gave it to Shin Dae-seong.

“Please take a shot.”

“If I drink this, will Mr. Son Jeong-taek tell me the truth?”

“One glass is too boring, three glasses! And the female detective who came in with me too.”

-Trrrrrr.

Kim Han-gyeol followed the bottle of Yangju and handed it over to Shin Soo-ah.

Shin Soo-ah glared at Kim Han-gyeol with a frown. She said that the joke was too much.

-Gulp, gulp.

Shin Dae-seong drank his glass without hesitation.

“Wow~ As expected, Detective Shin is a real man.”

Son Jeong-taek looked at Kim Han-gyeol suspiciously.

“Detective Shin?”

“!”

“How do you know the last name of a detective you’ve just met?”

Kim Han-gyeol answered with an expression that said it was nothing.

“I saw you when I showed my ID earlier? Didn’t you see me, hyung? You’re detective Shin Dae-seong, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Shin Dae-seong took out his ID card and confirmed his name.

Son Jeong-taek reacted with surprise.

“How did your brother see all that at that moment?”

“You were too naive, hyung. There are so many people pretending to be police officers. I go to police stations so often that I can tell if a police ID is real just by looking at it.”

-Trrrrrr······.

Kim Han-gyeol poured alcohol into Shin Dae-seong’s empty glass.

Once again, Shin Dae-seong took a shot, and Shin Soo-ah also had no choice but to start drinking.

-widely!

Shin Dae-seong drank all three glasses and asked.

“Will you now answer my questions truthfully?”

Kim Han-gyeol slyly intervened.

“Just tell me comfortably. I think that if that crazy guy is caught, the misunderstanding about you will disappear······.”

Son Jeong-taek gulped down his alcohol and opened his mouth.

“At that time, I had a fight with Se-young and left the club first. I told the police that I came straight home, but in reality, I parked my car and waited for Se-young. It was raining, and Se-young didn’t even have an umbrella.”

Shin Dae-seong asked in a calm voice.

“Did you see Ahn Se-young coming out of the club?”

“yes······.”

“What time was it exactly?”

“It must have been around 3:10. I checked my watch every now and then to see when Seyoung would come out.”

“What did you do when you saw An Se-young coming out of the club?”

“······.”

Son Jeong-taek showed signs of anxiety and trembled violently.

Kim Han-gyeol patted his shoulder and poured him a drink.

Son Jeong-taek, who had been drinking, finally opened his mouth. This was something that was not in his police statement.

“I followed Se-young out of the club. He was walking through the rain. But I couldn’t talk to him right away. I knew he would get even angrier.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked.

“Why did you fight?”

The police investigation stated that it was a minor argument and that Son Jeong-taek had spent too much on his credit card.

“I caught you kissing another woman.”

“omg······.”

“Of course, it was my fault. But how can I resist when a super sexy woman is pushing at me?”

“But you should have endured it!”

“That’s right, I was wrong… That’s why I waited to tell Seyoung. But it didn’t seem like my anger would subside easily. I kept following behind her, and when I looked away for a moment, I lost sight of Seyoung.”

“No~ How did you manage to look away?”

“There are some women whose backs are fantastically beautiful. Don’t you want to run over and check their faces? My younger brother and I have a lot in common, so I’m being honest.”

“······.”

“No matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t find Seyoung. Then I came across an alley that felt a little strange. In that moment, there was a flash of lightning, and then there was a loud clap of thunder.”

“It must have been like a scene from a horror movie.”

“That’s right······ The rain was getting heavier, and I was at the entrance of the alley, debating whether or not I should go in······ Suddenly, I bumped into a man who was jumping out of the alley.”

The VIP room has become quiet.

Son Jeong-taek continued speaking with an increasingly trembling voice.

“I went into the alley with a hopeful mind. The raindrops got heavier and… I saw Se-young, stabbed to death. I knew she was dead the moment I saw her.”

“Brother, calm down······ So what did you do?”

“I ran home because I was scared. I thought if Seyoung died, I would be the first one suspected.”

“What time was it when you saw the body?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t think about it after that. As expected, the police came the next day to investigate, but I was sure he was the culprit. But how could he say he followed me to the alley? He would have 100% pinned me as the culprit.”

“But even so, shouldn’t you have told the police about the man you bumped into in the alley?”

Son Jeong-taek raised his voice as if he felt wronged.

“Did you tell me? You called Gangnam Police Station as a witness and said you saw a suspicious man.”

Shin Dae-seong said to him.

“What did the man you bumped into at the entrance of the alley look like?”

“I don’t remember the details. It was raining and he had an umbrella. He seemed to be about my height. Was he wearing jeans? I don’t remember anything else.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked Shin Dae-seong for his opinion.

‘What about hypnosis investigation? Didn’t it have a big effect even when it was natural?’

‘Not now. You’re almost drunk, so you’ll probably fall asleep during the hypnosis. Let’s try again later when we have the chance.’

‘All right.’

Shin Dae-seong looked at Son Jeong-taek.

“Tell me what you remember about that man.”

“As I said before, he seemed to be about the same height as me. I didn’t see his face, but······.”

* * *

Gangnam 2nd Police Station’s unsolved case task force conference room.

Kim Han-gyeol came forward and shared new information he had gained.

“I’ll give you the updated information. The boyfriend of the first victim said he saw the Gangnam Station killer. He is between 175 and 180 cm tall, has a slim build, and is estimated to be in his mid-20s to early 30s at the time, but it’s not certain.”

Hwang Yeo-ju said while searching on her laptop.

“There was a record of a phone call reporting that someone like that was seen.”

“He’s probably the boyfriend of the first victim. He said he called pretending to be a witness.”

“Son Jeong-taek reported the incident three days after it occurred. The report I mentioned occurred the day after the incident.”

“Who is the reporter?”

“I was a college girl who went to a club to hang out.”

“If you have a contact number or address, please give it to me. Detective Shin and I will meet.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Manager Park Dong-hee asked everyone.

“What about everyone else? Is there anything that needs to be upgraded or corrected in the Gangnam Station murder investigation records?”

The longest-serving detective answered.

“Nothing special.”

“Is Inspector Kang fit to work in the field?”

“Even if it’s hard, you have to endure it.”

Manager Park Dong-hee looked at Han Eun-kyung.

“You became a full-time police officer through special recruitment. How does it feel to be a real detective and investigate?”

“It was so much fun.”

Her partner, detective Bang Jin-woo, said.

“Detective Han is really great. He already solved the case. Oh, not the Gangnam Station serial killer. He saved an old lady who was about to fall for voice phishing.”

“Great job, you’ve already achieved results.”

Manager Park Dong-hee said as he concluded the meeting.

“Do you have any suggestions?”

Shin Dae-seong raised his hand and said.

“I have a favor to ask of Manager Park.”

“Please speak.”

“I wish you would hold a press conference.”

“why?”

Manager Park Dong-hee reacts blatantly, saying he doesn’t want to do it.

“To prevent a sixth victim.”

“What does my press conference have to do with the sixth victim?”

“The Gangnam Station Murderer’s seizure button is related to rain.”

“There are profilers who have said that. But, except for the first and third cases, there have been no murders in the rain.”

“It’s the difference between pressing a button and the execution time. It doesn’t always rain in Seoul.”

“Ah, so the culprit lives somewhere other than Seoul, and when it rains, he comes up to Seoul to commit murder?”

“that’s right.”

Hwang Yeo-ju searched for information and answered.

“When the third murder occurred, it rained all over the country. When the second, fourth, and fifth murders occurred, it rained in Busan.”

“They say it’s going to rain nationwide starting this evening. The weather forecast is much more accurate now than it used to be. He’s completely consumed by the intensity of the first murder. If it rains, he’ll come up to Seoul no matter what. His patience has probably reached its limit.”

Manager Park Dong-hee asked.

“What do you call a reporter and say? Should I say that the Gangnam Station serial killer’s footsteps are pressed when it rains?”

“There’s something that Chief Park is best at. If he can’t catch him, he can just declare that the special task force for unsolved cases is disbanded. We have to stop him from being scared into killing people.”

“Do you think he’ll stop killing just because I say that? It’s not easy to stop a psychopath who’s got his foot in the door.”

“We’re going to release that damn montage at the press conference.”

“A montage? Is that possible?”

“We have to make it possible.”

Shin Dae-seong stood up and spoke to Kim Han-gyeol.

“Call Son Jeong-taek and the witness that Detective Hwang mentioned earlier.”

“Are you trying to do a hypnosis investigation at the same time?”

“Yeah, try to pick a location close to the first murder scene. That way, the hypnosis will work much better.”

“Okay, but it’s already raining.”

Raindrops began to fall on the window where Kim Han-gyeol nodded.

“Didn’t you say you’d come in the evening······.”

“The weather forecast can’t be 100% accurate.”

“Then let’s hurry as fast as possible.”

“Will the Gangnam Station serial killer really appear?”

“I’m sure. He’s at the end of his patience right now. He’s determined and coming up to Seoul.”

“Detective Shin······Your gaze has changed again.”

* * *

Gangnam Station with rain today.

A taxi stopped and a man in his mid-30s got out.

He is close to 180 cm tall and has a slim build.

He looks like he likes rainy weather.

-Wow,

The man with the umbrella opened walked toward the downtown area with a bright smile on his face.