[Contest 3] You are Mint Lavender (Season 2)
EP16. Because Reason Won't Save You
※This episode is told from the perspective of an omniscient author.
'Tiddididdidi'
Before she knew it, it was morning, and when the alarm went off, the female protagonist slowly opened her eyes, frowning as if she still had a lingering headache.
김여주
"Ugh... my head..."
When she got up, bending halfway, the wet towel Jimin had placed had fallen completely dry onto Yeoju's lap, and the melted ice pack was rolling around.
김여주
"Huh? Why am I sleeping here? Why is the ice pack out?"
The heroine, unaware that just a few hours ago her forehead was burning and her breathing was unsteady, kept tilting her head.
김여주
"But why is the house so quiet..?"
As soon as I opened my eyes, Jimin, who should have been there, was nowhere to be seen, and as if to prove this, only silence flowed inside the house.
김여주
"Where on earth have you been so early in the morning..."
On a whim, she got up and checked every room, starting with the kitchen, but as expected, she wasn't there. Yeoju couldn't have disappeared so early in the morning, and she began to worry about Jimin, who had vanished without even leaving a word.
07:45 AM
전정국
"What... why is the light on in the interrogation room..."
Jeongguk, who arrived at the same time as usual, looked around in wonder at the interrogation room with the lights on at that early hour.
전정국
"It's certain that no one came..."
As he had expected, it was clear that no one had arrived at work yet, as everything on the team members' chairs and desks was still there.
전정국
"Mr. Ha..."
Jungkook shook his head and let out a slightly annoyed sigh.
In fact, after much deliberation following the incident with the chief, he decided to voluntarily resign from his police uniform. After seeing him so exposed, he no longer wanted to work with him.
So he came this morning to return the summer uniform he had kept at home and sort out the remaining luggage, but the suspicious light in the interrogation room was irritating because he wondered what was left behind.
전정국
"Nothing's really working out..."
Finally, Jeongguk took out the gun he had left next to his undressed uniform and approached the interrogation room with slow strides.
It was the moment I was about to grab the doorknob to open the door silently.
'Squeak'
The door opened slowly and made a noise, as if it had been waiting for Jeongguk to come.
전정국
"Park Jimin? What are you doing here?"
The door opened and the person I saw was none other than Park Jimin. He looked so calm, I wondered how he had come in.
전정국
"Why are you here?"
박지민
"It's urgent, so shut up and come in first."
전정국
"What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do now?"
박지민
"Kim Nam-joon, Yoo In-young's closest confidant and current secretary. Bring him here immediately."
전정국
"What? You're really screwed?"
전정국
"If you don't have anything in your head, at least get your act together, you idiot. Do you think that'll happen all of a sudden?"
전정국
"If that's the case, why don't you go to the contracting company? Don't go to the police who say they won't do it even if they die."
박지민
"Don't talk nonsense just because you have a mouth. If you really don't want to see someone go around like that. Right now, the only way is Kim Namjoon!"
전정국
"Ha..fuck, you're always acting like you want to.."
전정국
"I can't find any reason..."
박지민
"Can reason save Kim Yeo-joo? If I distinguish between right and wrong and act accordingly, who will say I did well and save Kim Yeo-joo?"
It was always like this. They both shared a desire to save Kim Yeo-ju, but the methods they used often only deepened the emotional rift between them.
At that time, after quite some time had passed, the voice of someone who had gone to work was looking for Jeongguk.
"Inspector! Superintendent! Aren't you here?!"
박지민
"I'm looking for you, so get out of here now. Tell them I'm investigating another case and bring them here before everyone else goes to work."
As they started to arrive at work one by one, Jimin started to get more anxious and pushed Jungkook out of the interrogation room.
박지민
"ha..."
Jimin, who had sent Jungkook away, was waiting with a complicated mind, thinking about Yeoju, who had gone to work as usual this morning.
Squeak
After waiting in the dark interrogation room for some time, I heard Jeong-guk enter. Judging by the way he seemed to be entering rather quietly, I knew he wasn't alone.
김남준
"Seeing as you brought me here so quickly this early in the morning, I must have committed some terrible crime."
Namjoon sat calmly in his chair, seemingly unfazed. He looked remarkably calm for someone who'd been dragged in so suddenly, without even knowing what was going on.
전정국
"Well, we'll just have to wait and see."
Jeongguk, who had guessed that he was not an easy opponent, sat down across from him naturally, seeing his calm demeanor.
김남준
"Oh, I came here without even seeing the fact that I'm a warrant officer."
김남준
"If you don't mind, could I have a look?"
전정국
"I don't think that's something someone sitting there would say so calmly."
김남준
"I wonder if you're asking because you're here. Is it because you don't have that one piece of paper?"
While Jungkook and Namjoon were arguing for a while, Jimin, who was in a corner of the dimly lit interrogation room, approached Namjoon.
In his eyes, as he approached me step by step, there was that murderous look I had seen before.
김남준
"Huh, it's not enough to just make an illegal arrest, but you've gone too far by threatening people's lives."
Namjoon scoffed as if he couldn't believe it, seeing Jimin pointing a gun at the back of his head.
박지민
"I don't think that's something you should say, you who play around with people."
김남준
"We strictly adhere to the law during the restriction process..."
박지민
"닥쳐 개새끼야. 지금부터 묻는 말에만 답해."
김남준
"You'll regret it... but are you saying that you're already prepared to take care of the aftermath?"
박지민
"Why don't we talk about something else instead of something we won't be able to see anyway?"
박지민
"Whether I regret it or gasp for breath because I can't handle it, it will be after you're gone."