Crimson
02. The kidnapping of student Han Song-ju.
Please note that this article is entirely fictional and contains different daily life systems and police systems than in reality.
We also inform you that there is no relation whatsoever to the names of buildings, companies, organizations, or occupations that appear.
Bam, bang -
강하나
Team leader,
강하나
Officer Ban asked me to tell him that he had finished checking Han Song-ju's card details.
전정국
I received my student card statement via text message.
전정국
Then let's head to Prestige Towers.
강하나
(embarrassed) Yes?
강하나
I heard that student Han Song-ju's residence is Serin Heights?
전정국
There, the local police and several other detectives can investigate.
전정국
We'll go to the last location listed on the card and investigate.
강하나
..Okay, Team Leader.
Beep -
강하나
- 'The two of you, the team leader and I will be heading to Prestige Towers, the last location listed on Han Song-ju's student card.'
배준호
- 'Exit three, the stabbing incident here hasn't been solved yet, so Detective Seo and I will probably be late to the scene.'
강하나
- 'Okay, Detective Bae.'
강하나
- 'I'll investigate with the team leader first.'
Detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk begin to move to the location where student Han Song-ju last used the card.
Even before we arrived, the rain started pouring down so hard that we could barely see ahead, making things worse.
Wow! -
강하나
(Worried) Team Leader, it's raining so hard...
전정국
under...
전정국
I feel like the clues will be washed away by the rain...
전정국
First, let's secure the security room CCTV and then start the search.
강하나
Yes, team leader.
About 10 minutes after leaving by car.
Arriving at Prestige Towers, detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk went to the security office and started securing CCTV footage.
However, some problems arose during the process of securing CCTV.
강하나
yes?..
강하나
Replacing all previous generation CCTVs?
강하나
Teacher, what time did the replacement start?
경비실 경비원
one..
경비실 경비원
It must have been around 8:20.
경비실 경비원
It was originally supposed to start at 8 o'clock, but the employees were late by 20 minutes due to traffic congestion in the morning.
강하나
under...
강하나
What should I do, Team Leader?
강하나
There is no clear clue as to where student Han Song-ju went.
전정국
First, we need to find CCTV footage from a nearby store.
전정국
I told Jin-ah to secure the CCTV at Han Song-ju's residence and make sure she came out of the house today.
전정국
Let's go get some CCTV footage to prove we got off the bus.
강하나
Yes, team leader.
강하나
Thank you, teacher, for your cooperation. (bow)
Detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk thanked the security guard for his cooperation and left the security room.
I started searching through the pouring rain to see if Han Song-ju was captured on the CCTV of a store near the bus stop.
강하나
Hello, I am a detective from Cheonghan Police Station.
강하나
A missing person report has been received nearby and an investigation is underway.
강하나
I would appreciate your cooperation.
카페 직원
Yes, what's going on?
강하나
Could you please check the CCTV?
카페 직원
sorry,
카페 직원
Our store's CCTV has been broken for the past month...
강하나
ah..
강하나
All right.
Swish, tink -
전정국
Did you find it?
강하나
(Dori Dori) No.
강하나
In three places, there were only CCTVs that did not show the bus stops,
강하나
The other four were out of order within three months.
전정국
Oh..
전정국
The places I've found are in similar situations to yours. What should I do?
전정국
Oh, what came out of the residence?
강하나
The CCTV requested by the team leader shows student Han Song-ju coming out of the house.
강하나
It has been confirmed.
전정국
Then, if we just look for something, the puzzle will fit together...
Detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk held umbrellas for a long time and wondered where the clues might be.
Meanwhile, police are investigating the residence where student Han Song-ju resides.
Swish, swish -
Rustle, rustle-
경찰
Officer,
경찰
There is no evidence that student Han Song-ju would go missing.
지구대 지휘 경장
Since the report has been filed as missing, continue looking for evidence.
경찰
all right.
The police and several detectives from other teams were unable to find any evidence, such as a suicide note, left by student Han Song-ju before she went missing.
Detective Jeon Jeong-guk heard this fact.
전정국
Detective Kang,
전정국
I don't think it's possible to find students like this.
강하나
yes?
강하나
Team Leader, the report was filed as missing, but what does that mean...
전정국
It seems like this case isn't just a simple disappearance.
전정국
This is a kidnapping case.
강하나
(embarrassed) Team, the team leader is kidnapped?
전정국
You said you couldn't find the reason why Han Song-ju went missing from home.
전정국
And as we went in and out of several stores, we couldn't even secure a single CCTV.
전정국
First, let's go back to the security office and check the CCTV.
전정국
By any means necessary.
강하나
But you said today was the day of generational change.
After Detective Kang Ha-na said her last words, she seemed to realize something and remained silent.
Then he opens his mouth.
강하나
however...
강하나
If it was a recently changed CCTV, wouldn't it have been changed?
Bang! -
전정국
yes,
전정국
That means the CCTV would have been on.
As soon as Detective Jeon Jeong-guk finished speaking, the two looked at each other as if a puzzle piece had fallen into place and then immediately started running to the security office.
After a while.
Smart -
Suddenly -
경비실 경비원
huh?
경비실 경비원
Detectives again?
경비실 경비원
No, there is no CCTV footage.
강하나
teacher,
강하나
Are there any CCTVs that were changed recently, other than today?
Detective Kang Ha-na calmly asked the security guard if there were any CCTV cameras that had been recently changed.
Then the security guard thought deeply for a moment.
경비실 경비원
Recently changed CCTV?
경비실 경비원
Wait,
경비실 경비원
A month ago, the kids were playing ball and the CCTV broke down, so we had to replace it.
강하나
Really?
강하나
So that CCTV was still on today?
경비실 경비원
I guess so?
경비실 경비원
Just wait a minute.
The security guard quickly started looking for the recently replaced CCTV,
Not long after, the CCTV footage was found.
After that, detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk start watching the video around the time when student Han Song-ju is walking to school.
강하나
Team leader,
강하나
excuse me...
전정국
Does that seem right?
전정국
under...
전정국
Police officers who are searching the residence of student Han Song-ju right now, please radio to come over here.
전정국
Send this video to Jinah and tell her to look for everything she can find about the culprit.
강하나
Yes, team leader.
Detective Kang Ha-na left the security office at Detective Jeon Jeong-guk's direction and began to make radio calls.
Detective Jeon Jeong-guk, who remained in the security office, began asking the security office manager a few questions.
전정국
By any chance, are you talking about replacing the CCTV today?
전정국
Did you post it on a broadcast or bulletin board?
경비실 경비원
I don't post on the bulletin board and I don't broadcast...
경비실 경비원
I don't think so,
경비실 경비원
That's the management office's business, not ours, so I don't remember that well...
전정국
(I never said anything about replacing it, but did you know about it?)
전정국
Is there anyone among the security guards who didn't show up today?
경비실 경비원
no?
경비실 경비원
Today, because of the CCTV replacement, everyone has to come out even if they don't want to, so there's no one who didn't come out, right?
전정국
Okay, thank you for your cooperation. (bow)
Detective Jeon Jeong-guk came out of the security office,
As I came out of the security office, Detective Kang Ha-na, who had now finished her radio call, was standing there.
강하나
Team Leader, I have forwarded the CCTV footage you mentioned to Sergeant Ban.
강하나
The police and several detectives who were searching the residence of student Han Song-ju received a radio message saying that they would withdraw within 20 minutes.
전정국
Then let's go to building 102, which was shown on the CCTV earlier.
강하나
Yes, team leader.
Detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk go to Building 102, which was shown in the CCTV footage earlier.
There were so many households in one building that it didn't seem like it would be easy to find.
강하나
Team Leader, with so many generations involved, it doesn't seem easy to identify the culprit.
전정국
There's nothing I can do,
전정국
Let's look for it first.
I rang the doorbell of each house to search for student Han Song-ju, but so far not a single house has been suspicious.
As time passed, the two detectives began to feel weak and lose energy.
The possibility that student Han Song-ju is still alive is also decreasing.
'About 5 hours have passed since the report was received.'
전정국
under...
전정국
I think this kid's got some crime plans planned for today.
전정국
From CCTV replacement to weather, location, and time, everything is calculated.
강하나
If you had planned it that carefully,
강하나
As the team leader said, I don't think this is a case to be taken lightly.
전정국
So we need to prevent a second crime...
전정국
It's frustrating not knowing the identity of the most important culprit...
강하나
By the way, what were you talking about with the manager in the security office when I was on the radio earlier?
전정국
Ask if the residents were notified that the CCTV would be replaced.
전정국
I asked if there were any security guards who weren't there today.
강하나
yes?
강하나
What did you just say?
강하나
What do you say to the residents?
전정국
Did you tell me...?
전정국
Oh, did you tell me!?
강하나
That's it, Team Leader!
강하나
Since the residents were not told about the CCTV replacement, the culprit must be an apartment employee or someone who is not a resident!
전정국
I guess so,
전정국
Because if you are a resident, you wouldn't know this.
Detective Kang Ha-na's keen hearing and word-catching ability helped her find clues to identify the culprit.
Even though it is still difficult to identify the culprit, the two are happy that they have found at least one thing and express their joy by high-fiving each other.
After that, take the elevator down to the first floor and find the scientific investigation team and other detectives searching on the first floor.
And detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk, who saw Detective Ban Jin-ah searching inside the police line, headed toward that place.
Jeokbuk, Jeokbuk -
반진아
Team leader,
반진아
Right now, we're trying to find the criminal's footprints and fingerprints as much as possible, but it's not easy because it's raining.
반진아
And it's even more difficult because this is the school route in the morning.
전정국
Putting that aside.
전정국
I found out one more important clue than that.
반진아
Really?
반진아
What is it?
전정국
Please identify the employees of the Prestige Towers management office who worked there in the past 20 years.
반진아
What are the identities of the management office staff?
반진아
Wouldn't the security office know better?
전정국
That may be true, but
전정국
Because the identities you are looking for are more trustworthy to us.
전정국
Please.
반진아
That's it,
반진아
It's my specialty.
반진아
I'll find it soon, though.
반진아
Detective Kang, get in the car and get some shut-eye.
반진아
Once I find everything, I'll go there.
전정국
(Smiles) Thank you, Jinah.
After finishing his conversation with Chief Inspector Ban Jin-ah, Detective Jeon Jeong-guk took Detective Kang Ha-na to the car.
Detective Kang Ha-na must have been exhausted from working on this case as well as other cases, because she fell asleep in the car less than a minute after lying down.
Some time passes.
Sergeant Ban Jin-ah has completed identifying the employees of the management office.
Smart -
When I knocked on the window of the car that detectives Kang Ha-na and Jeon Jeong-guk were riding in, Detective Jeon Jeong-guk immediately got up,
He carefully got out of the car for the sake of detective Kang Ha-na, who had not broken down.
Bam, bang -
전정국
How did it go?
반진아
...There were no employees who were particularly bothered.
반진아
Even though I double-checked it because of the team leader's intuition and request...
전정국
under..
전정국
Then who is it...
반진아
Yeah, that's right...
전정국
First, we need to wake up Detective Kang and start investigating again.
반진아
I will also try my best to collect fingerprints and DNA.
Detective Jeon Jeong-guk opens the car door to wake up Detective Kang Ha-na, who is sleeping, and tries to resume the investigation.
전정국
under...
전정국
Where should we start the investigation again?
강하나
Yes, that's right.
강하나
Just in case, let's start investigating again from the basement of Building 108.
전정국
Yeah, we might have missed some parts.
So it's being investigated again.
The two detectives began their search from the basement of Building 108.
Jeokbuk, Jeokbuk -
강하나
Team leader,
강하나
There's nothing different here than before...