The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 46



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Episode 46

“Look at this evidence.”

A record of vehicle entry and exit appeared, highlighted in highlighter across the screen.

“This evidence is of Private Park Chung-deuk, who was killed by his superior while making drugs in the military three years ago.

This is the document found in the Jang incident. It’s a record of vehicle entry and exit within the unit. But, you know.”

I approached the screen and pointed to the part highlighted with a yellow highlighter.

“At that time, I checked the vehicle number because it seemed suspicious······.”

I turned my head and saw Park Chan-jin sitting in the suspect’s seat.

“Park Chan-jin. Do you remember this vehicle’s license plate number?”

“···yes?”

“Don’t act like it’s nothing. I checked everything at the time. This vehicle comes in every Monday and comes in again every Saturday.”

Cheon Je-gu stepped forward at the judge’s expression of interest.

“Objection! This document is unrelated to this case······.”

“Attorney Cheon Je-gu. It’s not unrelated. Take a good look.”

The following evidence screen turned on.

These were a few pictures taken from the CCTV. The date was stamped underneath the pictures.

It was a photo of a car with that license plate number from earlier.

“The places the vehicle went over the weekend were the toll gate around Bulgaksa Temple and The Times, which was a small room salon at the time.”

Cheonjegu frowned and sat down.

Take good care of it.

I’m different from other inspectors.

Don’t just say it out loud.

He’s a prosecutor who tells the story with evidence.

So don’t interfere without permission.

“At the time of the Sergeant Park Chung-deuk incident, I didn’t know how he obtained drug materials that were difficult to obtain in the military.”

I said with a slightly regretful expression.

“Of course, the trial found actual evidence through on-site verification, and succeeded in sentencing the suspect at the time, Lieutenant Han Ji-min, to life imprisonment.”

The judge asked me with a surprised look on his face.

“Life sentence? You must have had quite a fight at the military court?”

“Yes. It was a major case that went as far as a death sentence, but ended with life imprisonment thanks to the judge’s wise decision that took into account the state of the Korean military.”

Exclamations erupted from the audience.

I answered up to that point and looked at Cheonjegu again and said.

“This incident solved all the puzzles. Park Chan-jin provided the materials on Monday, received them on Saturday, and distributed them directly where they were needed.”

He turned his head and looked at the audience, speaking with a regretful expression.

“Suspect Han Ji-min, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, committed suicide on her way to prison. If she had been there, we might have been closer to the truth.”

Click.

At that moment, a photo of Park Chan-jin standing next to a car appeared on the screen.

“Surprisingly, this car was captured on the CCTV footage of the national highway near where Lieutenant Han Ji-min died. The man standing next to her is······.”

bang!

I walked to the suspect’s desk and slammed the desk in front of Park Chan-jin and shouted.

“Park Chan-jin! It was you.”

The situation changed to one where everyone was looking at Park Chan-jin’s surprised face.

I stared at him for a moment.

He turned his head and spoke in a calm, cool voice.

“As I put the pieces of the puzzle I had in my hands together one by one, I was able to get closer to one person.”

“Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok! Why is the conversation suddenly turning to the case of So-Chief Han Ji-min?”

The judge also tilted his head.

“Inspector. Is there a reason?”

I spoke to him calmly.

“The Seoul Cheongdam-dong cafe incident, where a man was arrested at the scene while trying to kill his wife and daughter. The suspect in that incident is none other than the father of Second Lieutenant Han Ji-min. He testified that he was threatened. He said that his son was involved in the murder of a sergeant who was manufacturing drugs in the military, and that he was killed, all because of Park Chan-jin.”

Kuk.

I then played the video file as evidence.

The father of Lieutenant Han Ji-min, who was the owner of the cafe, was holding his head and shedding tears.

“Now, let’s hear the testimony of the father of Private Han Ji-min, the man who kidnapped and tried to kill his wife and daughter.”

Male.

Male.

The audience began to stir with frightened faces.

I looked at the judge and Cheon Je-gu and said through gritted teeth.

“How dangerous are the drugs that these authors are spreading! How people change when they fall into a cult! This is a warning to be on guard, and it is an important testimony in this case.”

Everyone was focused on the interrogation room footage that was on the screen.

Cheonjegu’s pupils also shook.

– Are you now testifying about the kidnapping and murder of your wife and daughter?

– Yes, Inspector. I thought I was going to die during the week of drug treatment. After seeing my wife and daughter, I can’t believe that I was actually going to sacrifice myself. Inspector. Sob, sob. I guess I was really crazy.

– What did the death of your son, Lieutenant Han Ji-min, mean to you?

– He was a failure. My son Jimin was a failure who failed to properly carry out the orders given by the messenger, Chanjin Park. So, I thought he should be punished. Ugh. My son was killed by the messenger, and I… Ugh. I thought it was natural. Ugh.

Han Ji-man’s father continued his testimony in agony until a handful of his hair fell out.

– I will not go to trial. All the evidence you presented is correct. I will just accept whatever sentence the prosecutor decides. No, give me the death penalty. A father like me deserves to die. Because of drugs and a cult, my family has become like this······. Ugh······.

Afterwards, Han Ji-min’s father burst into tears while lying face down on the floor, and the testimony video ended here.

Everyone in the courtroom just had a blank expression on their face.

“Your Honor.”

I looked up at the judge and spoke with a confident expression.

“From now on, I hereby request that Jung Yu-ra, who was an accessory in this case, be charged as an accomplice, and that Park Chan-jin, who was an accomplice, be charged as an accessory.”

Cheon Je-gu walked next to me with a surprised face.

“Prosecutors, defense counsel. I will adjourn the court for ten minutes. I will then decide my opinion. Is that okay?”

Nod.

I nodded.

Cheonjegu was the same.

The judge looked at us both and then grabbed the microphone.

“The court will be adjourned for ten minutes.”

At these words, all eyes in the courtroom were focused on the judge.

The defendants turned their gaze away from me and left.

* * *

“Whew. That was hard.”

“Here’s an iced Americano.”

Kim Ji-cheol offered me coffee as I was exhausted.

“Thank you, Detective Kim Ji-cheol.”

The cold coffee flowed through my body.

He asked me.

“No, when did you get the CCTV footage from around the scene of Captain Han Ji-min’s incident? Did you do it alone?”

Huruk.

He took a long sip of his iced Americano and smiled.

“That’s a trade secret?”

I muttered, looking out the window.

“Thank you, Guide. Thanks to you.”

〈We asked our future AI inspector to record the CCTV time and coordinates of the past Park Chan-jin’s car number, and he found this data with that······. Amazing.〉

“We are partners. Guides.”

〈That’s really amazing. Kang Ji-hyuk.〉

“It doesn’t take even a second for you. In this day and age, it takes more than a year. Please take good care of me in the future, Guide.”

I asked the AI ​​of the future.

If not, it would have been impossible to review all the CCTV footage within this time frame.

It was found by following the time and coordinates of the CCTV footage showing Park Chan-jin’s car number that he had told me.

“Isn’t this a collaborative investigation with future AI technology?”

The abilities I received from them weren’t my only weapons.

A guide will be a blessing to me.

Just like my detective days, I have a secret informant.

* * *

Ten minutes later, the trial resumed.

And my opinion was accepted due to overwhelming evidence.

“I, the judge, agree to change the roles of accomplice and accomplice in this trial. From now on, the accomplice in this courtroom will be Park Chan-jin.”

earth.

earth.

The courtroom became heavy.

The hands of the reporters sitting in the audience became busy.

[Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok. Switching accomplices and accomplices during the trial!]

[Daehan Ilbo reporter Park Chan-jin revealed to be the mastermind behind kidnapping and murder!]

The reporters’ eyes sparkled.

I smiled at them.

‘What did I tell you? I told you today would be full of scoops.’

Cheonjegu returned to his seat and whispered to me.

“Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok. He’s really cruel. But you know. Anyway, the person I had to protect from the beginning was Park Chan-jin. Thanks to you, things have gotten easier.”

“Is this going to be a real showdown from now on?”

That’s what I answered.

Cheon Je-gu smiled faintly, then turned his head and spoke to the judge.

“I would like to request a witness.”

The judge nodded.

“This is Cha Jo Jeong, who has been Jung Yu-ra’s driver for the past two years.”

Jeong Yu-ra’s face turned white.

“Park Chanjin?

“Yeah, you bitch! That’s right. You stupid brain of yours is filled with udon noodles? Hehe. You didn’t know that? You crazy X.”

Someone did.

They say that when people are cornered, their true colors come out······.

Their true faces have been revealed.

Crack!

Jung Yu-ra slapped Park Chan-jin in the face.

“Are you crazy, this bitch? Who dares to touch someone!”

Crack!

Park Chan-jin also hit the back of Jung Yu-ra’s head.

“Quiet! This is a courtroom.”

The judge spoke coldly with an angry face.

The police pulled the two away.

After a while, the commotion died down and the two sat down on the chairs.

At that sight, I covered my smiling face with my documents and whispered quietly.

“Why are you stopping me? Just seeing this makes everyone happy.”

The audience was all smiling and covering their mouths with their hands.

Among them were the families of victims whose children or wives had been taken to Bulgaksa Temple.

Even they smiled at this scene.

‘Maybe they felt refreshed seeing that sight in court.’

I’ll make it cooler, so wait.

The image of giving the maximum punishment to the suspect for the sake of the victim is the greatest ‘apology’ and ‘comfort’ that this society can give to the victim.

I decided to strike first before the witnesses came forward.

“These are the evidences of Park Chan-jin’s crimes, including stealing property under the guise of proselytizing through a pseudo-religion, kidnapping, threatening, raping, and even turning people into unspeakable sexual slaves.”

Unfavorable information about Jong-beom Park Chan-jin is pouring out.

He had been luring women into his Buddhist temple for years, gaslighting them primarily through drugs and religious practices.

Testimony continued that the incident progressed to the point of intimidation.

“This is evidence that contains various messages that Park Chan-jin sent to victims who were trying to find his daughter and wife.”

Evidence sent by Park Chan-jin.

All kinds of characters.

The screen displayed the threats he had sent.

“There are even threats to bury me in society through articles using my status as a famous journalist.”

He looked at the reporters gathered in the audience and made a strong appeal.

“But still, you’re a reporter, right?”

And then he walked up to Park Chan-jin, glared at him and said.

“This society believes that journalists will at least report the truth. It’s not that journalists are covering up the worst crimes!”

Several pieces of evidence continued to stream across the screen.

When seven bodies were discovered by digging up the center of Bulgaksa Temple, the victims’ families gathered in the audience raised their voices.

“Sob sob.”

“Ugh.”

There were cries coming from here and there.

It was the first time I shouted with emotion at this trial.

“How can you be the one leading the kidnapping and murder like this, Park Chan-jin!”

Park Chan-jin didn’t avoid my eyes.

He looked at me and whispered.

“Fuck. You’re talking nonsense. Who dares that piece of inspector talk to?”

widely.

That was when.

Cheon Je-gu said, hitting the table.

“Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok. Please stop showing such an emotional side. Witness Cha Jo-jeong is now coming to the witness stand.”

First witness.

Cha Jo-jeong, who was Jung Yu-ra’s driver, sat in the witness stand.

The judge asked Cheon Je-gu.

“Defense attorney, would you like to question me first?”

“Yes, your honor.”

Jeong Yu-ra bit her lower lip.

Well, it would be a big problem if the driver betrayed you.

Cheon Je-gu asked the witness loudly.

“Witness. In a nutshell, what kind of person is Ms. Jeong Yu-ra?”

“···She is a liar.”

Huh? Look at this.

Is the maestro of the court seriously starting to conduct?