The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 74



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◈Episode 74◈

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A woman with a cold voice urged.

“Tell me quickly. How many times?”

“I, I don’t know, I didn’t count exactly······.”

“Do I look like I’m joking?”

“Huh! Oh, no.”

Noh Jun-hyeok answered while enduring the pain.

Because I felt a stabbing pain in the back of my neck.

“My head is really in a mess right now. Should I tell you who I am?”

“······.”

Regardless of Noh Jun-hyeok’s answer, the woman with the cold voice revealed her identity.

“My name is Hwang Gil-dong.”

“!”

At that moment, Noh Jun-hyeok’s hair stood on end.

“Are you the Gangnam Station serial killer? I found out by hacking the police report. I can’t stand to be curious about who he is.”

“I’m not the Gangnam Station serial killer…ugh!”

Noh Jun-hyeok screamed.

Because I felt the excruciating pain of my hair being pulled out.

“Lying to me means death. If you tell me nonsense again, I will pull out all your remaining hair.”

“······.”

“Why did you only kill women so cruelly?”

“I didn’t kill anyone. Kwak!”

Noh Jun-hyeok covered his mouth as he screamed. It would give the detectives watching him a reason to storm in.

As expected,

-Thump thump thump.

The person next door knocked on the door and shouted.

“Hey, why do you keep making weird noises? I’m studying for the civil service exam and I can’t concentrate.”

“I’m sorry, I fell while I was cleaning.”

“Why are you cleaning at this hour? There’s no sense of community. And it wasn’t the sound of someone falling over while cleaning. It looks like you’re fighting with your girlfriend, so just calm down. If you do this again, I’m really going to call the police.”

“Yes, I’m sorry. Joe, I’ll fight quietly.”

Noh Jun-hyeok managed to overcome the crisis.

But the crisis is not completely over.

“You’re so quick-witted? Why would you use that kind of brain to kill someone? This is the first time I’ve seen a real psychopath. No, actually, it’s the second time? The first psychopath was too desirable, so I’ll pass. I’m just too curious about you.”

“I’m not a psychopath…ugh!”

Noh Jun-hyeok swallowed his scream with tears in his eyes.

My hair has been pulled out again.

“I reflexively move my body first. So let’s not do anything that will weaken each other. I’m not a police officer. I can kill you or let you live, as I please. Got it?”

“Ugh!”

Noh Jun-hyeok swallowed his screams and expressed his annoyance.

“Why are you pulling out your hair again? I didn’t say anything······.”

“So, if I ask you a question, you have to answer right away. If I just talk to myself, I’ll look like a crazy person.”

“······.”

“I have a lot of time today. Let me test how much patience you have. Don’t be afraid. Just tell me the truth… Are you the Gangnam Station serial killer?”

Even if you lie, you get picked, and even if you don’t answer, you get picked. Even if you waste time, you get picked, of course.

“Kwak······ See!”

“Isn’t your voice too loud? You should think about the person next door who is preparing for the civil service exam. I’m so angry that I think I’ll report you right away.”

“······.”

“Yes, no matter how painful it is, just hold on. If you had just given in, I would have been more disappointed.”

“Are you really Hwang Gil-dong?”

“Who gave permission to ask questions?”

“!”

Noh Jun-hyeok closed his eyes tightly and let out a sigh of relief.

This is because Hwang Gil-dong did not pull out her hair, but rather lightly stroked it.

“You have a cute side? I’m Hwang Gil-dong. I came here because I was so frustrated with what the police were doing. Let me see if you have any hair left. Answer right after I finish asking questions. Are you the Gangnam Station serial killer?”

“Ugh!”

Noh Jun-hyeok covered his mouth with both hands and swallowed his scream.

* * *

A company dinner for the public relations department of Yuseong IT Co., Ltd.

Kim Han-gyeol has a somewhat regretful expression on his face.

“If you have a company dinner in Busan, don’t you have to eat raw fish?”

-Chiiik~.

The meat was golden brown and deliciously cooked on the grill.

Manager Cho responded while cutting the well-cooked meat with scissors.

“You have to eat meat at a company dinner.”

The public relations department staff also actively agreed.

“Of course~ For company dinners, it’s definitely meat. After eating sashimi, you get hungry and have to eat rice again.”

“There’s sushi, right~?”

Kim Han-gyeol’s complaint was not accepted.

Shin Dae-seong asked his employees while eating meat.

“Did Mr. Noh go meet his lover? He was the only one missing.”

A female employee with a good appetite answered.

“Mr. Noh doesn’t have a girlfriend. He just can’t attend the dinner because he’s not feeling well.”

“You’re good-looking, talented, and have a good personality, but why don’t you have a girlfriend yet?”

“That’s right. Are women blind? I don’t think so. Mr. Noh has a good impression. But sometimes, when I see him, I feel a strange sense of unease. Men don’t know.”

Kim Han-gyeol made a suggestion to his employees.

“Should we… gossip about Manager Noh? This will show you how scary it is to miss a company dinner alone.”

It’s a time when the public relations department staff are just looking around and keeping an eye on things.

Manager Cho opened the door first.

“No one knows Manager Noh better than I do······ I’m his speed dial number one. Manager Noh may seem perfect, but there are times when he loses his cool periodically.”

“What does that mean?”

A female employee with a good appetite answered Kim Han-gyeol’s questions.

“I should say that my condition is very bad. I go to work every three months or even once a month, feeling completely out of it. I thought men had periods too.”

“Pfft~!”

Kim Han-gyeol burst into laughter and asked Shin Dae-seong.

‘Is this a symptom of the foot button being pressed? Since I can’t kill, I feel something like withdrawal symptoms.’

‘That makes sense. That’s why psychopathic serial killers can’t stop killing.’

‘I searched Noh Sang-hyeok’s desk, but there was nothing suspicious at all.’

‘He’s more thorough than I expected. In the end, I’ll have to search his house······.’

Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol had a secret conversation while listening to the stories of the public relations department staff.

‘I think Noh Sang-hyeok left behind souvenirs for the victims.’

‘There were no items confirmed to be missing from the victims, right?’

‘I don’t know. Maybe he tries to recall the memory of the murder in some way and get pleasure from it?’

‘Hmm······ Sometimes, Detective Kim seems like a genius. Since there were no lost items, I didn’t think it was important.’

‘Thank you for the compliment.’

Noh Jun-hyeok’s gossip didn’t last long.

“Mr. Noh had far more strengths than weaknesses.”

“That’s right. You’re so serious about taking care of yourself. I bet you’ve never missed a day of exercise.”

Kim Han-gyeol felt a chill inside.

‘I trained my physical strength to be good at killing victims!’

“He has really good manners and is very delicate. Last time, I couldn’t work because of a headache, but Manager Noh bought me some medicine right away.”

‘After being so kind to me, I’m going to stab you and kill you!’

“I’m tired of hearing the same old story. Can you tell me more, Intern Shin Dae-seong?”

Shin Dae-seong asked a question while eating meat.

“What are you talking about?”

“How did you start dating actress Shim Soo-jin?”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

-Clap clap clap clap.

The female employees of the public relations department even clapped like seals and urged him on.

Shin Dae-seong took a sip of his drink and opened his mouth.

“We met through an introduction from an acquaintance.”

“Who introduced you?”

“Ms. Kim Hye-ran.”

“Huh? Are you actress Kim Hye-ran?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

The public relations staff shouted with even more excitement.

“Wow~ How did you get to know actress Kim Hye-ran?”

“I had a very close relationship with someone I was close with.”

“Wow~ That must be nice.”

This is the time when Shin Dae-seong is the envy of all the public relations staff.

-Tiring~ Tiring~.

Manager Cho’s cell phone rang.

“What is it? I’ve never seen this number before······.”

Manager Cho pressed the call button with a puzzled expression.

“hello?”

-Is this Manager Jo Jeong-su’s cell phone?

It’s a young woman’s voice.

“Yes, but? Who are you?”

-This is the emergency room of Busan Eunhye Hospital. Do you happen to know Mr. Noh Junhyeok?

“Yes, I know him very well. What happened to Manager Noh?”

The hospital staff member answered calmly.

– I think you need to be hospitalized because your condition is not good. Manager Jo Jeong-su is saved as number 1.

“Thank you for your call. I am your guardian. But what caused you to end up in the emergency room?”

-How should I explain this? Her hair was pulled out when she was brought in by ambulance. She didn’t tell the police what happened.

“Okay, I’ll go to the hospital right away.”

Manager Cho ended the call and immediately got up.

“The company dinner is over today!”

“why?”

“I just got a call from the Eunhye Hospital emergency room. It looks like Manager Noh is seriously injured?”

“How did you get hurt?”

“I don’t know either. They said that her hair was pulled out······ Anyway, I have to go to the hospital quickly.”

“Let’s go together.”

The public relations staff rushed out of the restaurant.

Kim Han-gyeol and Shin Dae-seong also came out of the meat restaurant.

But instead of going to the hospital, they headed to Noh Jun-hyeok’s house.

* * *

The special task force for unsolved cases gathered in front of Noh Jun-hyeok’s one-room apartment.

Inside, the scientific investigation team was conducting a thorough search.

Kim Han-gyeol asked detective Seo Min-ju.

“What on earth is going on?”

“I heard someone reporting screams coming from the house next door. I was hiding at the convenience store and came with the police who were dispatched.”

“What was Noh Jun-hyeok’s condition when he was discovered?”

“It looked like his hair had been ripped out. There was hair all over the living room floor. He said he was fine, but they had him rushed to the ambulance.”

“Good job. But didn’t you harm yourself?”

“No. No one tears their own hair like that.”

“Was there any sign of an intruder?”

“When I first looked, it wasn’t there. Noh Jun-hyeok didn’t say anything.”

“Anyway, we’re in for a real treat, aren’t we?”

“That’s right! Because we ended up searching his house thoroughly without a search and seizure warrant.”

After a while.

Forensic investigation team leader Oh Se-jin appeared.

Kim Han-gyeol quickly approached and asked.

“Did you find anything? Any blood or weapons?”

“There’s nothing. This isn’t a murder scene.”

“Yes.”

“I tried to collect it as thoroughly as possible, but I think it would be better not to have high expectations.”

“This is going to be a headache again.”

“There might be something we missed. It’s in the final stages, so go in and look for it.”

“All right.”

The special task force entered the house.

It was a fairly large space, and there wasn’t much furniture. There was just a bed, a dresser, a sofa, and a desk.

Kim Han-gyeol looked around the house carefully.

“Detective Shin, there’s definitely something here. My intuition is responding.”

“What kind of BGM do you hear this time?”

“It’s a mysterious yet cheerful music. There are evidences and clues in places you wouldn’t expect. Detective Shin, do you have any sense of something?”

“well······.”

Other detectives began to investigate the inside of the one-room apartment.

Detective Bang Jin-woo searched the bedroom, and Detective Seo Min-ju opened the refrigerator first.

“There’s really nothing special about it. There’s only bottled water in the fridge, no TV, no computer, and I guess I just sleep at home.”

Kim Han-gyeol looked again at the place the other detectives had seen.

“No, I said there is something civilized······ Look carefully and thoroughly.”

“Detective Kim’s prediction was right.”

“yes?”

Shin Dae-seong focused his gaze on one spot and answered.

“Noh Jun-hyeok hid souvenirs in the house.”

“Really! Where is that?”

“Right there······.”

Shin Dae-seong pointed with his finger at the front he was looking at.