There Are No Villains in My Regression - Chapter 125



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There is no villain in my return 125

Shinwoo’s hint led the investigation into a new phase.

Police began a new bystander investigation.

Park Du-yong first asked his father, Kim Jeong-tae, if there was anyone suspicious.

“……A woman? I’m a sanitation worker. There are no women among my colleagues.”

He shook his head as if he couldn’t figure out how to do it no matter how much he thought about it.

There was no lie in his distorted face and trembling cheeks.

“But really… is it true that the culprit is among your acquaintances?”

“I’m not sure.”

As the suspicion grew that the culprit was an acquaintance, suspicious things began to fall into place.

Despite the kidnapper taking the child in the early hours of the morning, no protests were heard from other homes.

Unless the child was in a deep sleep, there was a good chance that the kidnapper knew the child.

That was also the way they asked for money.

“He demanded money several times. I thought he was a clumsy kidnapper, but he wasn’t. He demanded the exact amount that Kim Jung-tae could pay.”

Kim Jeong-tae, a sanitation worker, did not have much money.

The first 10 million won I gave was from a bank deposit, and the remaining 30 million won was made by breaking into a savings account.

“Then what about the 50 million won you are asking for now?”

Kim Kyung-tae opened his eyes wide as if he realized something.

“The deposit for this villa is 50 million won.”

The criminal demanded all of Kim Jeong-tae’s assets as if he was taking the stairs.

He clutched his head as if he couldn’t understand at all.

“No, if you were going to commit kidnapping, you should target rich people in a wealthy neighborhood. Why are you doing this to me? A child who is already in poor health!”

The child was born with a malformed heart valve.

I’ve already had two surgeries and I’m about to have another surgery this time, so it’s even more urgent.

The 30 million won that Kim Jeong-tae gave to the kidnapper was originally money he had saved up for the child’s surgery.

If you pay a deposit of 50 million won, you won’t even have to pay for the surgery.

Kim Kyung-tae spoke to Park Du-yong as if pleading.

“Inspector. Please find me somehow. If we leave it like this, the kidnapping won’t be the problem, but rather she’ll die because she can’t have the surgery! Please!”

Shinwoo sighed inwardly.

We already know who the culprit is, but we don’t know where he is.

Just saying who the culprit is doesn’t solve the problem.

A minimal amount of evidence is required.

Shinwoo realized something in Kim Kyungtae’s words and asked back.

“Excuse me. If your child has a heart valve defect, are you also taking medication for it?”

“……Yes. Of course. Without missing a single day.”

“Where is that medicine now?”

Kim Jeong-tae seemed embarrassed by Shin-woo’s question, then went into the bedroom and took out a bag of medicine.

“……I took a week’s worth of medicine. The culprit…… how…….”

The eyes of Shinwoo, Park Duyong, and the investigators sparkled.

“Mr. Kim Jeong-tae, does anyone know about the child’s heart problem and the medication he is taking?”

“That’s with my coworkers…….”

Kim Jeong-tae thought for a moment and then looked up at Shin-woo and Park Du-yong.

His pupils trembled as he looked at the number of people he was targeting.

He swallowed dry saliva and answered, unable to bring himself to say anything.

“……She’s my ex-wife.”

The answer to the problem gradually tilts toward the correct answer.

As soon as he finished saying that, the cell phone on the table rang.

Kim Jeong-tae’s expression darkened as he urgently checked his cell phone.

“……The kidnapper sent a text message.”

[Prepare all 50 million won in cash to be exchanged for the child. If you give me the money, I will give you the child’s location and the key to the locker. If you are too late, you won’t be able to save the child. I will tell you the location an hour in advance, so prepare the money in advance.]

This time, I attached not only simple text, but also a photo.

A child was crouching, tied up inside a small cabinet.

“Hey, me!”

Kim Jeong-tae burst into tears as soon as he saw the photo.

I urgently called the number from which I received the text message, but it was blocked.

Park Du-yong asked the police urgently.

“Track the location where the text message was sent.”

“……It was sent over the web, so it will take a few days to find.”

The situation has become urgent.

Only Shinwoo maintained his composure and looked at the text and photos alternately.

The gray lockers resembled those found in subway stations.

‘It’s enough to be disconcerting.’

It would be extremely dangerous to confine a child in such a small space.

If there is no problem with the heart valve, it may just lead to death.

Shinwoo, who knew the culprit, thought of a way to bring him out.

First, I tried to untangle a few tangled threads.

“Senior, the photo is strange.”

“Why is this?”

His arms were tied and there was a gag in his mouth.

But what Shinwoo was pointing at was a shoe.

“The kidnapping law is that they come into the house and kidnap the child. The child is wearing his own shoes and there is no sign of resistance. How many cases do you think a kidnapped child would be dragged out to the front door with his shoes on?”

“The child complied and submitted to the kidnapping?”

Considering the situation so far, the only conclusion we can come to is that the child planned the kidnapping with an accomplice.

“If what you say is true, then the ex-wife who knew about the child and the illness must be an accomplice. Then we have to find that woman first, no matter what.”

“No. Then they will try to destroy the evidence.”

I couldn’t bring myself to say that I would kill the child.

Because no one would think that a biological mother would kill her child.

“The most certain thing is to make the kidnapper and the child appear in person.”

“So how?”

“With money and Kim Jeong-tae as bait.”

It’s an expression of still not understanding.

When Shinwoo explained in detail, everyone’s eyes widened.

* * *

Kim Jeong-tae got into the ambulance.

He opened his eyes blankly as he lay on the emergency bed.

“Now, Mr. Kim Jung-tae will send a text message saying that he has collapsed and needs emergency surgery.”

“Why on earth do you do that? Do you think that if you do that, your ex-wife will come and see me?”

“I think Mr. Kim Jeong-tae is buying time for the investigation.”

An ambulance soon arrived at the hospital.

After sending the text, all there was to do was wait.

Park Du-yong and the investigators did as Shin-woo said, but they still didn’t understand.

“Will the ex-wife who demands money at the cost of my daughter’s life appear just because Kim Jeong-tae collapsed? Or will she disappear and disappear instead?”

“Rather, it was my husband who collapsed.”

Investigators sat down with police near the emergency room.

They had pictures of me and my ex-wife on their phones, and they scanned the surroundings with eagle eyes.

Only a few hours after Kim Jeong-tae was admitted to the hospital, a black car pulled into the hospital.

Inside, Kim Jung-tae’s ex-wife and Na-hee, who had been kidnapped, came down in a hurry.

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Park Du-yong tried to grab them urgently, but Shin-woo stopped him.

“Let’s wait a little longer until we understand the situation exactly.”

Nahee grabbed the emergency room nurse with a tearful expression and asked her.

“I’m looking for my dad.”

“What is your father’s name?”

“This is Kim Jung-tae.”

“……Just a moment. I’ll guide you.”

Unlike Nahee, who followed the nurse, the ex-wife looked around cautiously.

And finally they walked down the hallway, opened the door to the sickroom, and went inside.

As soon as Nahee discovered Kim Jeong-tae lying down, she burst into tears and ran to him.

“Hey, me!”

“Daddy!”

Even after the tearful reunion, the ex-wife was flustered.

She noticed something strange late and tried to get away, but Shinwoo was standing tall behind him.

“What, what is it? Get out of the way.”

“That can’t be happening. You are under arrest for child kidnapping.”

Shinwoo announced the Miranda rule in a calm voice and handcuffed her arms.

Then Nahee, who was crying with Kim Jeongtae, shouted.

“No! It’s not my fault, Mom! I told you to do it all!”

At Nahee’s words, Park Duyong looked at Shinwoo’s face.

Shinwoo’s words that the kidnapped child was also an accomplice were all true.

But no amount of excuses would change the fact that they had to be taken to the police station.

* * *

Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office investigation room.

Park Du-yong investigated Na-hee and his ex-wife Lee Jeong-hee separately.

“So you did this because you wanted your parents to get back together?”

“Yes. So it’s not my fault, Mom. It’s all my fault.”

Kim Na-hee spoke tearfully, but there was something she didn’t know.

Lee Jeong-hee used her to ask Kim Jeong-tae for money.

Up until this point, Lee Jeong-hee was questioned separately without telling Kim Na-hee.

“Why did you ask for money?”

“……I have a debt.”

Lee Jeong-hee had a lot of credit card debt.

It was also the reason for her divorce from Kim Jeong-tae.

When I told her that I was going to run away from home, she started to think about a kidnapping incident as she struggled to live day to day.

He instructed them to leave traces of a fake kidnapping, and tied you up and took fake photos.

“How did you know that my husband had money?”

“I knew the deposit and how much was in the bank account. But I was planning to send it back if I received only 50 million won.”

“You call that an excuse?”

Park Du-yong’s voice was cold.

Whatever her thoughts, the fact remains that she used her own daughter to ask for money.

“Prosecutor. I also feel wronged. Even when I tried to go back to work after the divorce, I only received a pittance in salary and not much in property division. How am I supposed to live?”

“Is that a reason to ask for money in exchange for your own child?”

“That person has a decent job anyway, so he can earn money quickly even without that small amount of money. I live in a house that rents 300,000 won a month! Why do I have to be the only one who has to suffer like this?”

She really felt wronged and got up from her seat.

My lips trembled.

“Everyone makes mistakes! I made a mistake too, but it’s too much to end up getting divorced! My ex-husband brought this all on himself. It’s not just my fault!”

Park Du-yong, who was looking up at her, shook his head.

A conversation with Lee Jeong-hee, who is full of confidence, is meaningless.

As I was about to finish my investigation, she added something like a tail.

“It was something I wanted to do too.”

Shinwoo, sitting next to him, answered the question.

“What I wanted was a happy family, not parents who ripped off each other.”

“How much do you know about me, you inspector, who has never even touched water? Do you know how much I think of you?!”

“I know. That’s why you even took out life insurance before the kidnapping. You were so worried that you only took a week’s worth of medicine. Right?”

He was even thinking of taking care of his daughter, Nahee.

“……that…….”

Lee Jeong-hee tried to say something but then shut her mouth tightly.

Even if you make excuses now, it won’t change the fact that you intended to harm the child.

‘Even in the original history, the child was found dead.’

The reason was simple.

It was all money.

Even when she was caught, Lee Jeong-hee continued to make excuses about her misfortune.

Even though it was he who caused misfortune to others.

The case is solved, but I’m not feeling good.

Lee Jeong-hee will not receive a major punishment for the kidnapping or abduction of her daughter, Kim Na-hee.

‘No. The greatest punishment may be the disappointment of children who grow up and learn the truth.’

Anyway, the aftertaste was bitter.

I didn’t know that I felt that way even more when I was compared to the devoted Shin Jeong-suk.

On the other hand, the investigators working on the case, including Park Du-yong, were extremely excited.

The case that was receiving attention from the media was resolved in an instant.

“You solved it? Good job! Hahaha!”

Lee Chun-seok patted Park Du-yong’s shoulder with a broad smile.

And naturally, he brought the materials he had investigated and started reading them.

“The child is fine. The culprit was my ex-wife who was after money. The case is good, the story is good, and the characters are good!”

The person he is talking about is not Park Du-yong, but himself.

He tried to leave all the appearances, including press conferences, to his own devices.

Lee Chun-seok took out an envelope containing money from his bosom and handed it to him.

“Thank you for your hard work. Let’s have a company dinner today.”

Shinwoo stopped him from leaving.

“What? Are you trying to show your face too?”

“Prosecutor Park solved the case, so why are you intercepting it?”

“Intercepted? Me? Park Du-yong. Did I intercept your case?”

As Shinwoo stared at him intently, he asked Park Du-yong, who was standing still, as if questioning him.

“Why does the perpetrator ask the victim about the crime? He should ask the witness who saw the crime. Did anyone here see Prosecutor Lee Chun-seok intercepting the case?”

Shinwoo raised his hand first.

The investigators behind them also looked around and raised their hands one by one.

Lee Chun-seok’s face turned bright red at the sight.

“You…… You……!”

“If you’re my senior, then act like a senior. Don’t steal other people’s credit. Oh, and it’s not good for hair loss.”

“……You just wait and see.”

“That’s what I’ll say. Just wait and see.”

Lee Chun-seok flinched at Shin-woo’s sharp gaze.

He threw down his documents as if he was offended by the fact that he was being intimidated by a mere newcomer and left the room.

Everyone looked at Shinwoo with blank expressions.

It’s a clash between solving the case and the most senior member, Lee Chun-seok.

It all happened on the same day as the order was issued.

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