The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 92



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This case was an insurance fraud case, so no one could touch it.

I indicted Um Ja-hyeon as a suspect.

Hyejin looked at her cell phone and said with a surprised face.

“The article is already up? Reporters are really quick.”

“I guess so.”

“It’s because our prosecutor is popular. Huh? But this article is quite in-depth. It feels like a reporter who knows a lot about the case.”

Hyuna tilted her head and said.

Hyejin smiled.

He didn’t answer, but he did.

I could tell.

At least I know who leaked the incident.

“Hyejin. From now on, be careful, even if you’re a friend reporter. Be even more careful after the indictment. Be especially careful when drinking.”

“Old story!”

Hyejin accepted it brightly, so it was difficult to say anything more.

That was it!

CLANG!

The door opened and Prosecutor Park Jin-soo came in with a grim expression on his face.

“Kang Ji-hyeok! You, Inma! What are you doing!”

“I drink coffee.”

I stood up from my seat and put down my coffee.

An excited prosecutor, Jin-su Park, tried to grab me by the collar.

‘Should I kill him?’

Bam.

Before my fist could fly, Kim Ji-cheol, who was next to me, stopped me by grabbing my wrist.

“Prosecutor Park. Why are you doing this? If you do that, you’ll really get hurt. No, you’ll get beaten up by Prosecutor Kang.”

“You’re getting hit? Hey. Who are you? Why is a stranger here?”

“My name is Kim Ji-cheol, an investigator from Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok’s office.”

“What a funny guy! What the hell is he doing as a detective! Why are all the kids in Kang Ji-hyeok’s office like this?”

Hyejin, who was filming the scene with her cell phone, said while pouring the freshly brewed coffee into a cup.

“Prosecutor Park. Stop talking nonsense. You seem out of your mind. Would you like some coffee? It’s still warm because I just got it.”

At Hyejin’s mocking words, Prosecutor Park Jinsu looked around at each person in the office, dumbfounded.

Then, Secretary Lee Hyeon-a caught his eye and spoke with a joyful look.

“This officer. Why are these guys acting like this as a group? Are they on drugs? Why are they acting so rude?”

Among the people in the office, there was Secretary Lee Hyeon-ah, who I had seen a lot at the prosecutor’s office.

“Prosecutor Park. Let’s have a cup of coffee and talk quietly. If you keep doing this, you’ll really get beaten up.”

“what?”

“Prosecutor Park, you probably know who the hottest prosecutor in the Western District Prosecutors’ Office is right now. That person’s office······.”

“Are you my Mac too?”

Prosecutor Park Jin-soo lost his mind and ran to Secretary Lee Hyeon-ah, raising his hand.

It happened so suddenly that everyone just stared.

“Who dares to tease a secretary!”

The palm that Park Jin-soo swung split the air, making a wind sound.

match!

The sound of palms clinking together echoed throughout the office.

“Kang Ji-hyuk? You little punk!”

“High five.”

I stood in front of him and high-fived Park Jin-soo’s palm.

“Huh? You were right in front of me… and you ran that fast?”

“suddenly?”

The two investigators muttered, unable to believe what they were seeing because the situation was so absurd.

“Prosecutor Park. I’ll give you one minute. If you leave here within that time, I’ll be the last to summon you. If you stay, you’ll have to make a statement about the suspect in the case, Um Ja-hyun, right now.”

Wiggle.

Prosecutor Park Jin-soo’s sharp eyes shook along with his eyebrows.

“Oh. One more thing.”

I said, glaring at Park Jin-soo.

“As of now, there is no more honorifics. By nature, you cannot use honorifics with criminals.”

I continued speaking calmly, running my hand through his crooked tie.

“But since you’ve been doing community service, I’m gritting my teeth and holding back so that I don’t speak informally to you for the last time.”

Park Jin-su couldn’t meet my eyes any longer and took a step back.

It was a face mixed with fear and anger.

“45 seconds.”

I told him the remaining time.

“What? What the… this kid?”

“42 seconds.”

I told Kim Ji-cheol.

“Open the door for me. I think Prosecutor Park has a little less time to get out. 36 seconds.”

“This··· this kid······.”

“32 seconds.”

Park Jin-su turned around and took one step towards the door.

“26 seconds.”

“Just wait and see, Kang Ji-hyeok. You will die by my hand.”

“20 seconds.”

Park Jin-su’s movements became more urgent.

“No matter how urgent it is, you have to drink coffee, right?”

Hyejin handed him a cup.

Bam.

The coffee splashed and got all over Park Jin-soo’s clothes.

“This is real! I’m going to die!”

“10 seconds.”

Jinsoo Park, who had come to the door in a hurry, pointed and said.

“You bastards. Don’t just let this go! You’ll pay the price—”

“3 seconds.”

Hurry up!

Park Jin-su ran out the door.

I shouted as I closed the door he had opened and left.

“Actually, there are still 5 seconds left, but you’re in a hurry.”

It was good teamwork.

Hyuna said with a smile.

“Is it because you are a former officer? You have more guts than the special exemption prosecutor Choi Kang-han who only received one month of training?”

“···You said you received a special exemption?”

“Yes. Prosecutor Choi Kang-han received only one month of training and was assigned to the position. He has a congenital problem with his right arm.”

“I envy that even more. If it’s legal, then not serving in the military is the best.”

I remembered the time when I did push-ups for him.

“As expected, a golden spoon is a golden spoon······.”

After that, Prosecutor Park Jin-soo never ran into me in the hallway again.

– Are you asking that Prosecutor Park Jin-soo be banned from taking vacations or transfers?

“Yes, Chief Inspector.

– That’s right. It seems like you’ve got the case right, Prosecutor Choi.

“I’m doing my best.”

– Is there no need for an arrest warrant?

“Yes. There is no need to arrest and investigate him for something like this. There is no risk of him fleeing. He said he would come for questioning himself tomorrow.”

– That means a difficult opponent.

“If it were easy, Chief Prosecutor Nam wouldn’t have handed over the case files to me himself, right?”

It seemed as if the prosecutor was smiling on the other end of the phone.

– Yes, Prosecutor Choi. This is the most difficult insurance fraud case, so handle it properly. I’ll take responsibility for everything that happens afterwards.

“It’s my case, so why is the chief prosecutor taking responsibility? There’s nothing he can do about it. Thank you for your concern.”

The search and seizure warrant was issued faster than expected.

“Search Um Ja-hyeon’s house, two hidden officetels, and even the inside of her car.”

Hyejin and Jicheol went outside to search and seize.

After a long time, I sat down and looked out the window while savoring the aroma of coffee.

‘The law should be equal for everyone. If you’ve been avoiding it all along, we’re definitely going to round you up and punish you.’

It was an afternoon of trying to calm my mind so as not to forget my original intention.

* * *

We dug through everything that could possibly contain information among the items seized and searched.

The investigative report could not be more definitive.

“Apply for an arrest warrant.”

“This arrest warrant is more cautious than usual, Prosecutor.”

“Since a case is a case, if the evidence is ambiguous, it will be dismissed. If the prosecutor issues an arrest warrant and it is dismissed, it will be a disaster.”

The arrest warrant was issued less than ten hours later.

There is no judge who would reject an arrest warrant based on this level of investigative evidence.

“An arrest warrant has been issued.”

“okay.”

I called the investigators.

Two investigators were already following Um Ja-hyeon.

“Where is Um Ja-hyeon?”

– I’m meeting three men in their fifties at a cafe. They look well-dressed, so I guess they’re real estate agents.

Um Ja-hyeon owned three buildings.

A 5-story building in Gangnam’s best neighborhood.

A 7-story building in Anam-dong in front of Korea University.

The first floor was a commercial building, and the area above it was a small building that was rented out.

The other one is a villa worth 1 billion won on the east coast of Gangwon-do.

It was a villa about a 10-minute walk from the scene of the incident.

“The warrant has been issued. Bring him here no matter what.”

– Okay, sir.

“I’ll be executing the warrant in front of the prosecutor’s office in an hour. So bring him here at a reasonable time.”

An official investigative briefing was hastily scheduled.

Reporters swarmed the Western District Prosecutors’ Office like a cloud.

Chief Prosecutor Lee Cheol-jung briefly explained the outline of the case to reporters.

“Our Western District Attorney’s Office has discovered that the high school student suicide discovered on the east coast was a planned murder and an insurance murder that has been going on for a long time.”

Clang.

The reporters’ flashes went off and the TV cameras rolled.

“If you’re Prosecutor Lee Cheol-jung, isn’t he the Chief Prosecutor known for being very serious?”

“Unlike President Choi Hye-seong, he is famous for not carelessly leaking information.”

Chief Prosecutor Lee Cheol-jung introduced me and gave me the space.

“The case briefing will be given by Western District Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok.”

It’s been a long time since I appeared in front of reporters.

I greeted him carefully and read the report he brought out.

“This incident began with a random accident that happened a long time ago. A woman received millions of won in insurance money from that accident. She had only made five payments and the total amount of 70,000 won in insurance money was returned to her in cash more than 60 times that amount due to one random accident.”

He raised his head and looked at the reporters.

With a determined expression.

“If it’s insurance fraud, it’s common.”

“Even so, they won’t be able to sentence him to a few years in prison, right?”

“You asked about the insurance fraud case in a way that is not typical of Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok?”

The reporters whispered.

He looked at me as if it was strange that I was in charge of such a case and had to announce it so hastily.

‘Yeah. It’ll be weird. Now, this is where it gets real, so listen carefully.’

I continued my presentation.

“The suspect in the case, Mr. Um Ja-hyeon, who fell for the sweet taste of insurance money, later committed several insurance frauds and, as far as this prosecutor has found, committed more than five murders. However, he was not indicted for a single case.”

A commotion.

The press corps was in an uproar.

Clang.

The flash from the camera.

The red light from the TV camera flashed.

bang.

I raised my voice and pounded the stage with my fist.

“Also, the victim of the incident was a student who was only seventeen years old. She was also the one who had to split her ex-husband’s insurance money in half, which was due to come out in three years.”

The reporters’ pupils shook.

Unlike the noisy atmosphere, it was a concentrated atmosphere.

Finally, the alarm bell sounded.

“We identified the demonic mother, Ms. Um Ja-hyeon, who killed her own son, as a suspect and investigated her. As a result, an arrest warrant was issued today and she was arrested. She is on her way here now.”

Clang.

The reporters’ flashes went off.

Reporters held up microphones and peppered him with questions.

“So you’re saying the mother killed her son? To collect the insurance money?”

“Yes. She was prey to receive the full amount of her ex-husband’s insurance money that was supposed to be divided, and also the insurance money that was on her son.”

“Are you really my son? Are you my biological mother?”

“That’s for sure. They are related by blood.”

“I remember that the initial investigation concluded that the incident was a drowning. So does that mean it wasn’t a drowning?”

“The cause of death is drowning. I am only informing you that the method of murder was brutal drowning.”

“But why did you start the investigation now, so long after the incident occurred?”

It was a sharp question.

“It’s hard to say for sure, but I can tell you that someone within our prosecution team was involved.”

Everyone looked surprised and tried to ask another question.

That was when.

Someone shouted.

“There’s a suspect coming!”

The scene was captured with perfect timing, with two investigators dragging suspect Um Ja-hyeon out.

“Let go of this. Who the hell are you guys talking about!”

“Let’s go quietly. We’ll be questioned as suspects.”

“Huh? Suspect? I’m a mother who lost her son! I’m the victim’s family!”

“He must be the suspect who killed my son. To the victim, he must be the perpetrator.”

“What? These are real!”

Cameras were fired at those who came in while bickering.

The reporters shouted at Um Ja-hyeon as she entered.

“Is it true that you killed your son?”

“No! That evil prosecutor is trying to force the victim’s mother into becoming a criminal! Sob sob!”

She shed crocodile tears.

Hyejin was dumbfounded when the evil gaze she had just given suddenly changed.

“Please save me, reporters! Please stop that prosecutor’s brutal investigation.”

She glared at me and shouted.

‘Um Ja-hyeon. You will pay for the sins you have committed. You took someone’s life and exchanged it for money, so I will put you on the death row at the end of this year.’

2008.

So after this year passes, no more executions will be officially carried out.

I was thinking of putting her on the last death row list.

I gave a brief greeting.

“The case briefing ends here. We must now begin interrogating the suspect.”