The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 61



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Episode 61

“It’s been a while. Choi Jin-cheol.”

“Fuck. Is this really something that should escalate to this extent?”

“Yeah. I’ll have to check that out.”

“Quick. I won’t open my mouth.”

“Okay. If it’s disadvantageous to you, keep your mouth shut. Then I’ll take it as YES and find the right evidence.”

Jincheol Choi, who was arrested at the airport and taken to the interrogation room, looks at me as if he is dumbfounded.

“Get that look out of my eyes. Before I gouge out your eyes. I’m going to start recording now. Do whatever you want.”

“Call a lawyer.”

“Do you know the law? Once you’re arrested with an arrest warrant, you can’t call a lawyer for 48 hours.”

“No. If an arrest warrant isn’t issued within 48 hours······.”

Phalang.

I showed him the arrest warrant.

“You came out in an hour? The arrest warrant you were waiting for.”

“Oh, that’s ridiculous!”

“That’s a petty law you know, and when a prosecutor gets angry, anything is possible in South Korea?”

Beep.

I pressed the record button.

“From now on, all of your testimony can be submitted as legal evidence, so you do not have to answer unfavorably, Mr. Choi Jin-cheol.”

Choi Jin-cheol’s expression hardened.

It seems like he realized that things were going well.

“Thanks to you, the Gunja Human Resources Office and Sae Saeng Myung Hospital have completed their search and seizure. Thank you, Mr. Choi Jin Cheol.”

“What? What did you say? Why, why are you there?”

“Since Mr. Choi Jin-cheol called a lawyer and kept his mouth shut at that time, we had no choice but to investigate. And then, a lot of terrible things started coming up.”

Jincheol Choi had a puzzled look on his face.

“Then why did you do that? You are really stupid, Mr. Choi Jin-cheol.”

“Is that possible?”

“The prosecutors of the Republic of Korea can conduct a cognitive investigation. Did I become aware of this case? Then I can investigate it.”

Jincheol Choi bit his lower lip and closed his mouth.

“Okay. Even if you keep your mouth shut, we’ll investigate thoroughly since an arrest warrant has already been issued.”

Bam.

I threw the immigration documents in front of him.

“This is the evidence of the immigration verification that started because of your tattoo. Thankfully, you said you went to Thailand and got the tattoo.”

Jincheol Choi glanced at the data.

I was surprised to see my own entry and exit records marked in yellow.

“I was living as a freeloader in a corner of my house, but then suddenly, three years ago, I started going back and forth to Southeast Asia as if it were my home.”

He didn’t answer.

“You don’t have to answer, just listen. I haven’t asked a question yet.”

I pointed to the place where the yellow line was drawn with my finger.

“Isn’t it true that you only overlapped with victim Ha Su-yeon once last year? Ha Su-yeon has traveled abroad twice so far, and one of those trips overlapped with yours.”

Bam.

I gave him Ha Su-yeon’s entry and exit records.

“Then, the investigation began with the question of what on earth were your numerous departure records. Let me say it again, I am grateful to you.”

Bam.

He was given a piece of investigative material in English, with several red lines drawn on it.

“This is an international investigation request, a record of the departure of missing persons who disappeared between Laos and Thailand.”

I asked him, overlapping the two pieces of data together.

“It was so strange. The missing person’s departure date overlapped with your departure date. Even the time was similar. So I thought you might have been on the same plane.”

I glared at Choi Jin-cheol and said, “Ahh,” to my lips.

“Questions from now on. Why did you take these people to Thailand, Choi Jin-cheol?”

“What do I know? I don’t know him.”

“Um. I don’t know the person······.”

Bam.

I threw down the passenger list for the flight departing at that time.

The seats of the people who had purchased tickets were even listed there.

“Ms. Lee Jeong-hyeon, 26 years old. She entered Laos two years ago and went on a trip to Thailand, but disappeared in the border area of ​​Nong Khai. But strangely enough, you’re sitting next to her. The ticketing times are the same. That means you bought your tickets together.”

Choi Jin-cheol’s eyes shook.

Her tightly closed lips moved.

I told him it was nothing.

“Yeah. You could just see this as a coincidence, right? But it was ironic, it just stuck out to me. On that day, on the plane, Lee Jung-hyun was going to the bathroom with a cola, and the plane shook violently, spilling it on someone. Do you remember? It was two years ago, so it’s a bit vague?”

I took out the recorder, placed it in front of Jincheol Choi, and continued the story.

“At that time, a female flight attendant told me to sit down, but I got into an argument with her. She apologized, saying that you were her friend. I remember you. She also said that she would take responsibility if there was a problem in the future and even offered to be my guarantor······.”

Kuk.

The crew’s testimony has been leaked.

She remembered names and faces exactly.

“Why does the flight attendant remember that? The other party claimed that their expensive clothes were damaged in the cola incident and filed a complaint against the pilot to compensate for the damage. This incident remains in the archives. I found this incident while checking for missing persons.”

Bam.

The missing person’s case data and the case data related to the cola incident were placed in front of Choi Jin-cheol.

Huruk.

I drank my coffee comfortably.

Jincheol Choi glares at me with his eyes squinted.

“But, four days later, you entered Korea alone again. A day after that, a woman who knew Lee Jung-hyun reported him missing. It’s still an unsolved missing person’s case.”

widely.

I threw Lee Jeong-hyeon’s copy in front of him. There were no parents or relatives on his copy.

“You must have taken advantage of the fact that he was an orphan. Even if he went missing, no one would report him.”

Jincheol Choi glared at me while biting his thumb.

bang!

I said this as if I was giving medicine, hitting the table with my palm.

“But you know, you may not know this, but there was a girl who had a crush on that guy. She followed him around so much that it almost seemed like stalking him. Maybe she went to Southeast Asia to avoid that girl. Isn’t that ironic?”

widely.

I pushed the immigration record in front of him with my finger.

“I mean, the yellow line drawn here. I only drew the missing persons cases that matched the departure dates. A total of eleven. Even if I exclude the cases I couldn’t find… That’s probable, right? The judge who sentences you to death will think the same way. Right?”

Jincheol Choi’s face seemed to gradually harden.

‘You little criminal. Do you really think the prosecutor will always treat you like a tongue in your mouth?’

“Answer me, Mr. Choi Jin-cheol. Why did you travel with these people and then let them disappear? And only in the border area between Laos and Thailand?”

He closed his mouth.

Even the answers that had been thrown out so far have disappeared.

“Okay. I’ll admit this.”

“No, sir!”

He cried out in surprise.

“I’m just an unlucky guy who bumped into Ha Soo-yeon on the subway stairs. This is slander against me!”

Sigh.

I smiled, raising the corners of my lips.

“Oh, that incident? You mean the incident where Mr. Choi Jin-cheol intentionally pushed his ex-girlfriend to the ground and then tried to take her to Saengmyeong Hospital but failed?”

Choi Jin-cheol’s face turned white.

His mouth was closed again.

“How long have you been dating Ha Soo-yeon? No, did you get caught pretending to date her in order to make her disappear?”

“No. Never.”

I took a sip of my iced Americano.

There was silence in the interrogation room for a moment.

widely.

I threw a photo of my cell phone in front of him.

“Why did Ha Soo-yeon’s cell phone come out of your house? They’re currently doing forensics, so evidence will come out soon. I think you must have called the woman out in a hurry. I hope you expect proper evidence to come out soon······.”

CCTV footage also showed him hurriedly putting something in his bosom and throwing it on top of it.

“Why would you steal a stranger’s cell phone and put it in your pocket? And where your eyes are drawn to is······.”

widely.

I threw another photo in front of him.

It was a photo of the Gunja Human Resources Office.

“In that situation, instead of calling 119, what were you thinking as you looked over there? This is a question, so answer it.”

Jincheol Choi’s eyes grew wide as if they were going to burst.

I was on the verge of crying like a child who got caught lying to his mother.

Bam.

He threw another piece of evidence in front of him.

It was a list of part-time workers registered at the Gunja Human Resources Office.

It had the salary, place of work, and hours written on it.

“Why are you registered as a part-time worker at the Gunja Human Resources Office? According to this document, you are listed as a cleaner at Sae-Saeng-Myeong Hospital, and you have been working twelve hours a day from 9 AM to 9 PM for the past two years, receiving a high wage of 20 million won per month?”

Bam.

It was a document that contained the amount and date of bonus payment to Jincheol Choi.

It was a document from the military personnel office.

There were several places on that date that were highlighted with a yellow highlighter.

“Besides, the bonus was deposited a few days after the disappearance. It wasn’t once or twice… They all matched.”

Jincheol Choi opened his mouth slightly and his face changed into one of shock.

“I have a pretty good memory. When I look at the data, I remember everything. If I see similar dates in other data, I can just grab them.”

Knock knock.

I asked Choi Jin-cheol, tapping the table with my fingers and applying pressure.

“Why were you loitering around Gunja Station when you should be working? Mr. Choi Jin-cheol.”

Jincheol Choi kept his mouth shut and clenched his fist.

“This interrogation is easy. There’s already a lot of information from the search and seizure. All I have to do is look through the things you don’t answer.”

Huruk.

I swallowed the last of my coffee.

Just looking at Choi Jin-cheol’s crazy expression made the coffee taste really good.

“Okay. Now all I have to do is find out where that money came from at the Gunja Human Resources Office.”

Ding dong.

I rang the bell.

He gestured by raising his finger to stop recording.

Recording and recording stopped.

“I will be tired of it.”

I got up from my seat.

Jincheol Choi raised his head with a frightened face.

I bent my head and whispered in his ear.

“Hey. Little Woodpecker. Listen carefully. If you remember anything from the detention center, be sure to tell me. Like evidence that the Southeast Asian organization threatened to kill you. If you remember anything, tell me. I’ll be looking forward to it. Choi Jin-cheol.”

Beep.

The door opened and the police handcuffed him again and led him out.

“Have a good time in the detention center. I will call you again soon. I hope you don’t languish in the detention center before the court sentences you.”

The first interrogation ended with Choi Jin-cheol being dragged out by the police.

“Thank you for your hard work, Kang Ji-hyuk.”

The special prosecutor, Choi Kang-han, who was listening from outside the magic mirror, spoke to me.

I answered, winking toward the magic mirror.

“Would this be enough to get the special forces interested?”

“Of course. Prosecutor General Choi Hye-sung will probably bite unconditionally.”

“That’s good. It’s a win-win.”

“Prosecutor Choi. Please handle that kid carefully so he doesn’t die in the detention center. Please.”

“Okay. Jincheol Choi will be specially detained by our special unit.”

The strongest inspector spoke firmly.

Next······.

* * *

– Long time no see, Kang Ji-hyuk.

“How have you been, Director Heo? I should have greeted you first anyway… I’m sorry.”

It was Director Heo Cheol-tae of Gangnam Heo Hospital.

9pm, after everyone has left work.

Heo Cheol-tae received a call.

‘You son of a bitch. You must be doing well. You called later than I thought.’

Heo Cheol-tae, who acted as if nothing happened, spoke first.

– When you have time, let’s meet up, Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok.

“How about half an hour today? Let’s have a glass of soju. I need a medical opinion on this case anyway.”

– What about soju… Come to ‘Eleven Bar’ in Yeoksam-dong. I’ll send a car for you, so just take that and come.

“Please send it to the Western District Prosecutors’ Office. The case is already complicated······.”

– Okay. I’ll send it to you right away.

Heo Cheol-tae looked anxious.

Gangnam Heo Hospital is the most successful hospital in Gangnam and conducts stem cell research.

The director himself sent a car. To a mere prosecutor.

“Is your asshole ticklish? You son of a bitch.”

I muttered as I checked the Saengmyeong Hospital information.

70% of the money earned here was flowing into Gangnam Heo Hospital.

I muttered while looking at the data.

“Stem cell research center? That’s bullshit. Those con artists. That murderer, Heo Cheol-tae. I’ll put you under my feet and step on you. Wait.”