You Are Defended - Chapter 522



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Episode 522

A week has passed since the college students who had been dispatched to Angel’s House withdrew.

There had been no suspicious activity at Angel’s House during that time.

It was the summer vacation, so the children rarely went out of the facility, and the only outsiders who came and went were companies that provided supplies to Angel’s House, delivery people, and volunteers.

“Until yesterday, I had the car parked and was watching, but it was a bit inconvenient.”

It was the day when everyone was gathered for a meeting in Kang Min-jae’s hospital room, and this time, Tae-sik’s staff also came.

Now that we were monitoring systematically, it was time for each group to report on the situation.

Among them, Dae-cheol, the head of the surveillance team, groaned.

“You have to keep moving and watching, but since it’s an alley, there’s no good place to park. If it’s too dark, you have to ask them to move their car, and tell them not to park here… … .”

“Really? Then I guess we need a base.”

“Yes. So today I rented a villa right across from the entrance of Angel’s House. This is the contract.”

He put the holder containing the contract documents down on the table.

“I guess that means I’ll watch the entrance through the window. It’ll be less noticeable than parking the car in front and waiting, but if I see something suspicious, I’ll have to run out, so won’t that make me a little late?”

As if he had been waiting for my question, Daecheol showed me a few more photos.

“This is the villa across the street. The first floor is used as a commercial space. I’m going to roughly decorate the first floor as an office and then park my car in front of it and watch. They even gave me two parking spaces. And if they install CCTV for business security, it would be good for the lawyer to check the situation.”

That’s a good method.

Dae-cheol has been an employee at the detective agency since long before I first went to see Tae-sik in this life.

Perhaps because he was a fairly senior employee, his work was good.

I was worried because he signed the contract without asking me, but it was a very good decision.

If you can do it well without being given detailed instructions, you can proceed as you wish.

In addition, the rent written on the real estate contract is 10 million won in deposit and 450,000 won in monthly rent.

Isn’t it very economical?

Even though the area is considered cheap, it’s surprising that you can rent a place of this size for this price, and that it even comes with two parking spaces.

I don’t mind spending money on something that is absolutely necessary, but I’m starting to wonder if this isn’t a fake listing.

“Oh, the rent is a bit cheaper, isn’t it?”

“That’s right.”

“Actually, a person who used to do business here owed a lot of money, but he didn’t pay it back. So the angry debt collector came in and beat him up right here! He… … Anyway, he left for a long way. That’s why no one wanted to come in here. They even remodeled it and rented it out for a really cheap price, but it was vacant for almost 8 months. There was also a tailor shop next door, but they said it was too scary and moved out. Thanks to that, we can park two cars.”

So there was such a story.

It’s a good thing for us.

We rented it to prevent Onodera’s grandson’s surgery, but we have to keep an eye on it anyway, because we don’t know what kind of tricks they’ll pull off at Angel’s House once the incident happens.

If you have a hideout, that task becomes easier.

The lease term is one year, so shouldn’t that be enough?

“Do you remember Hanlim Trading Company in the past? It was a hangout for meter readers and their buddy-buddy buddies. I think we could just put up a signboard with that kind of feel, put up some sheet music on the window so that it’s not visible, and then put up a sign while we’re out on business. What do you think?”

“That’s okay. But you haven’t even decided what type of business you’re going to do before you sign the contract? Didn’t the landlord ask you?”

“He said he was grateful that I just came in without asking any questions. He said it didn’t matter what I did, as long as no one died.”

It seems like he was quite anxious.

This is the first time I’ve seen a landlord who doesn’t even ask about the type of business he’s renting out.

“Just in case, register a business. If Wooshin suspects something and investigates, there will be problems if there are any loopholes.”

“yes.”

“Hey, Sanggeun, do you know what’s going on there?”

Taesik, who was listening to the story, asked.

Sang-geun is an employee of the Angel House surveillance team.

A total of six people were divided into two teams, a stalking team and a permanent team, and Sang-geun was included in the permanent team.

“Sanggeun? I don’t know.”

“Don’t tell him.”

“why?”

“He’s really scared of ghosts. Two years ago, he moved into a really cheap attic, but that house had a story, so he saw ghosts and had nightmares… … Because of that, he ran away from home and spent some time in the office.”

“Oh, so that’s why you were eating and sleeping in the office at that time? I didn’t ask because Sang-gil told me not to talk to him because he was having a hard time.”

“Yeah. Hey, dude. He said a ghost would come to his dreams every night and scream at him to get out of his house. Whenever he slept, the scissors would press against him, and even when he turned off the lights, they would stay on, and he would keep hearing strange sounds. It was a mess. That’s why he was a horror movie fanatic, but now he doesn’t even want to listen to scary stories. He’d wet his pants if he saw a ghost.”

“Hey, bro. Where in the world are there ghosts? Sanggeun is a coward, I just saw him. He used to be a Marine who was very strict. Sanggeun is not a Marine who catches ghosts, but a Marine who runs away as soon as he sees a ghost.”

“I thought there wasn’t any, but since Sanggeun is acting so nervous, I’m starting to wonder if there is.”

Jeong-hyeok, who was standing near Kang Min-jae, seemed to find their story quite interesting and was slowly moving closer.

It was clearly at Kang Minjae’s bedside a moment ago, but it was already at his feet.

“Anyway, that solved the problem of monitoring Angel’s House. Then how are you going to monitor Ribbon Medical Center?”

In response to Choi Jong-hyeon’s question, Hyung-sik, who was waiting for his turn next to Dae-cheol, opened his mouth.

“I looked all around Songjusan. First of all, the area where the Ribbon Medical Center is is a bit ambiguous to call a mountain… It’s just a hill, so there aren’t many entrances. There are only two ways for cars to enter. One by the front gate, and one by the back gate. Well, if you have a mountain bike or something, you can enter through the forest. But I don’t see any way for a car that’s even slightly larger than that to enter.”

“Couldn’t there be a shortcut that can’t be seen just by looking at it?”

“Oh, yes. That’s true, but the area outside of the main gate and the back gate is right at the bottom of the mountain, so there’s a huge noise barrier. So anyway, the places where you can get in the car are set.”

“Could these kids possibly have dug a tunnel? How would I know if there’s a secret passage or something?”

Cho Bong-jun said something while checking the satellite photos provided by the portal site.

It’s not impossible.

However, according to the CCTV footage confirmed by Heo Min-woo, Lim Hyeon-il used a vehicle both when entering and exiting.

Since they haven’t started any disgusting business there yet, there’s probably no need to use the secret passages that are inconvenient.

Besides, Onodera’s grandson is scheduled to undergo surgery at Okashima Hospital, so there is no need for tight surveillance at Ribbon Medical Center right now.

“First of all, there are a few flower farms near the beginning of the access road at the bottom of the mountain, so we rented a spot right in front of the access road and parked our car there to keep watch. The vinyl greenhouse that the previous owner had used was still there, and they hadn’t cleared away all the stuff that had been piled up, so it was easy to create a smoke screen.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Should we look for a secret passage if necessary? It seems a bit difficult… … . When I asked other flower farm owners, they said that a rumor had already spread that someone with a lot of money was building a mansion there. I guess they were acting unlucky by telling us not to enter since it was private property during the construction period. But a little behind the flower farm, they were cursing at us, asking why we were doing that since it wasn’t their land, and who the hell owns that mansion.”

“I wonder if they installed CCTV all the way from the entrance.”

“It’s on the road, but I don’t think it’s off the road. Because we wandered around under that fenced-in area and didn’t notice it.”

“And even if they install CCTV, it’s illegal anyway since it’s not their land.”

Listening to the conversation between Hyungshik and Choi Jonghyun, I think I have a rough idea of ​​what it feels like.

Their private property would probably start from the fenced area.

Satellite photos from two years ago showed that an unpaved road had already been built at the current access point location.

The Ushin side must have deliberately asked for consent to use the road more conveniently and had it paved a bit wider and sturdier.

It means that they only repaired the road on someone else’s land because they needed it, but the access road is not theirs.

If the access road was theirs in the first place, wouldn’t they have installed a barrier a long time ago?

So there shouldn’t be any problem searching the area.

However, the purpose of our monitoring of Ribbon Medical Center is purely accident prevention and information gathering.

The route they use to distribute organs is Angel’s House, so this is a device to cross-check that vehicles departing from there do not enter Ribbon Medical Center.

Additionally, there are people other than Lim Hyeon-il who are involved in this business, so it would be better if we could secure a list of them.

Of course, it would be nice if they could monitor all the secret passages, but these are the guys who scared the people nearby by calling a place that wasn’t private property their private property.

If you try to find a secret passage, they will soon find out even if you don’t install CCTV.

It would be a bigger problem if they realized that Ribbon Medical Center was being targeted for no reason.

“There’s no need to go to the trouble of finding a secret passage. We need to keep a close eye on Angel’s House and Im Hyeon-il. Ribbon Medical Center is insurance.”

“Surveilling Lim Hyeon-il is like eating cold porridge.”

Taesik said confidently.

“We specialize in people surveillance. And from what Hyunbeom said, it seems like that kid doesn’t even think about the fact that he’s being monitored.”

Most people think that people who do this are on high alert 24/7, thinking, “Someone might be watching me,” but surprisingly, that’s not the case.

Of course, it’s true that we always try to do things secretly and are always worried that the contents of our conversations will be leaked.

But since they are so concerned about security and even have spies planted in investigative agencies, they tend to think that if they focus on them, reports will naturally come in.

They have put in multiple layers of security measures and spent a lot of money on them, so they trust it that much.

Also, when committing a crime, they think that they just need to pretend that it is an extension of their daily lives.

Rather, they are afraid that trying to hide it will make them look more suspicious, so they act openly.

Lim Hyeon-il must be in that state too.

So, I guess you just have to be very careful when you go to the Ribbon Medical Center, and not be careful during other parts of your daily life.

“hello!”

At that moment, the hospital room door opened and Heo Min-woo came in.

In his hands he held a huge basket of fruit.

I was touched that I could finally see Kang Min-jae after a long time since he was hospitalized, but I didn’t know he would come carrying such a huge fruit basket.

“No, sir. There’s… too much fruit.”

Kang Min-jae also opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Kang Soo-il also muttered that it was his first time seeing anything like this while accepting the fruit basket that Heo Min-woo was holding.

“Is it that big? It just looks like there are a lot of delicious things here and there… … .”

It seemed that Heo Min-woo realized that the fruit basket was quite large only after seeing our reactions.

“I wasn’t worried because I heard that Attorney Kang woke up quickly and that his prognosis was good, but I didn’t know he would be this healthy. Still, it was a brain surgery.”

“Yes. I used to get dizzy sometimes, but I haven’t felt that way since this week. I really don’t feel anything, so I hope you let me out soon. I tried PT exercises 6 times yesterday, but I didn’t feel any pain. I’m going to try to get Dongjin hyung to let me go.”

Dongjin told me to just go for a light walk for a while, but I ended up doing PT exercises 6 times.

Yeah, it’s better that it’s number 6… … .

“Discharge? It was so comfortable that this hospital room was my hideout… … Minjae, even if you’re not sick, just stay put for a while. You have a lot of money anyway.”

Jo Bong-jun said with a chuckle.

Actually, there is some truth to that statement.

Myungwoon University Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Seoul, and with so many people coming and going every day, it is the perfect place to avoid surveillance.

If it were our office, it would have been difficult to call Taesik’s employees in person and receive reports one by one.

The employees called today are each responsible for their assigned tasks, and it would be very dangerous to have their faces exposed to the public, so they would have just received a report in writing or over the phone and ended it.

“The hospital room is like a palace, so the daily hospitalization fee must be enormous. Wouldn’t it be a bit burdensome to stay there all the time?”

“Detective Heo, that guy is Kang Min-jae. He’s overflowing with money.”

“Still. Attorney Kang, move your finger just once.”

Heo Min-woo approached Kang Min-jae and ordered him to move not only his fingers, but also his arms, legs, and toes.

He even waved his finger in front of his eyes to check if there were any problems with his eyesight.

Isn’t that what I did when Kang Minjae first woke up?

As expected, it wasn’t me who overdid it.

It’s a common reaction, but Choi Jong-hyun and Cho Bong-jun were too complacent.

“Anyway, since the inspector is here, let’s talk in earnest. The reason I asked everyone to come is to create a big picture. I discussed the first part with the inspector and matched the picture, and we’ll discuss any remaining details together and come up with a blueprint.”