Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 04 ° The Black Rose Murder Case (3)

이한민 [38]

"What? You're not going to solve this?!"

It was a daunting task to handcuff Lee Han-min as he struggled. How could I possibly handle the strength of a grown man? It was truly reckless, but I held on with all my might. The seniors who had been quietly watching from behind called my name, perhaps...

It was when Lee Han-min shook me off and thrust the box cutter that was on the table at me.

김석진 [32]

"Officer Ha...!!!!!"

이한민 [38]

"Hey, officer... I was being nice to you. Is this what you came into my house for?"

이한민 [38]

"Why did I kill Yooseon? Why!!"

이한민 [38]

"You saw me too...!!!"

하여주 [28]

"Whether it's acting or not depends on the evidence, Mr. Lee Han-min!"

민윤기 [31]

"Officer Ha. Get out of here right now!!!!!"

이한민 [38]

"What evidence is there that proves I'm the culprit? What is it!!!!"

하여주 [28]

"There's no way something so trivial could spark such a major fight. And it turns out he doesn't have any particular mental illness..."

하여주 [28]

"But if it was a deliberate crime to make Kim Yu-seon angry, things would be different."

하여주 [28]

"I think Kim Yu-seon also only wanted to get a divorce quickly, right?"

정호석 [30]

"Officer Ha!!!!!"

이한민 [38]

"Who are you to judge our relationship so rashly..."

하여주 [28]

"No one knows what Kim Yu-seon is thinking. Am I wrong?"

이한민 [38]

"Okay, then..."

이한민 [38]

"I could be wrong_"

이한민 [38]

"You can go and ask Yooseon yourself."

박지민 [29]

"Officer Ha...!!!!"

Just then, Lee Han-min slashed my neck with a box cutter, and I, unable to dodge the blade he wielded, fell to the ground, bleeding. My last memory was of Officer Jeong, his eyes half-closed and half-closed, running towards me with a first aid kit.

Officer Ha collapsed, and the scene was a complete mess. Lee Han-min was easily subdued, but Officer Jeon, who was trying to snatch the weapon, accidentally grabbed the blade and took it, causing blood to flow from his hand.

Detective Jeong didn't have time to pay attention to the former officer. Officer Ha's wound was on his neck, bleeding profusely, and he'd been stabbed by a sharp blade... He had no choice but to raise his voice and demand that Officer Kim call the medical team immediately while trying to stop the bleeding.

In fact, it wasn't yet clear whether Lee Han-min was the real culprit. But now, he was handcuffed for injuring Officer Ha, and that was the charge. Rumors spread so quickly that reporters stormed the house before the ambulance and backup police arrived. It was the worst possible situation.

Finally, when Officer Kim was told that the ambulance and police officers were unable to enter because of the reporters, he asked Officer Park to block the reporters and started looking for things to cover Officer Ha's and Lee Han-min's faces.

정호석 [30]

"I'm bleeding too much... I can't stop the bleeding..."

김석진 [32]

"Police officer!! Are your hands okay?!"

전정국 [27]

"It's okay, it didn't stab me deeply."

김석진 [32]

"The blood is flowing so fast,...!!!"

김남준 [30]

"Inspector Kim. Please cover Officer Ha's face and help him get into the ambulance safely."

김남준 [30]

"Officer Kim covered the faces of former Patrolman Jeon and Mr. Lee Han-min and put them in the police car."

김남준 [30]

"Sergeant Park, count to three and the door will open."

박지민 [29]

"Yes, I'm ready."

김남준 [30]

"...after."

김남준 [30]

"one..."

김남준 [30]

"two..."

김남준 [30]

"three."

As soon as Officer Kim finished speaking, the door opened, and Officer Park blocked the reporters' rush with his entire body. Officer Ha and Lee Han-min emerged from the house one by one, and the members of Violent Crimes Unit 1, struggling to escape the constant flash of light, had no idea what would happen next.

"You don't even understand that?!"

"Who's the one who's doing housework and looking after the mistress all night? Who's talking big now!!"

하여주 [28]

"...What is this place?"

I woke up in a house, frowning as the unpleasant stench of alcohol filled my nostrils. The sounds of a loud fight were also heard. I thought it was Lee Han-min's house, but the smell felt a little different from his. And the body odors were eerily familiar.

하여주 [28]

"no way..."

I hoped it wasn't true, but I quickly got up and looked around the house. It was the house where the three of us lived together before my parents divorced. That fighting sound... It was really my fucking parents fighting.

하여주 [28]

"...but why am I here?"

하여주 [28]

"I'm definitely..."

하여주 [5]

"Mom, Dad...!"

하여주 [28]

"He..."

It's me... 5 years old, that innocent and pure 5 year old me. I should have just accepted it as something that happened every day, but I got involved in something like that for no reason.

하여주 [28]

"Hey. Me,"

...I can't catch it. When I was little, I can't catch it. I waved my arms around, but they wouldn't catch me. It was like I was a ghost. I screamed, but they couldn't hear me. Five-year-old Hae-joo, crying and pounding on her parents' door.

하여주 [28]

"What the heck, sir..."

This is driving me crazy. 28-year-old Hae-joo, who knows what's coming next but can't do anything about it, and 5-year-old Hae-joo, who just cries at the locked door, wishing her parents would stop fighting.

And now, those parents in that room, who had ignored five-year-old Haejoo. They were about to divorce, and I had to stop them now. Frustrated by my inability to reach anything, I finally sat down and cried, just like five-year-old Haejoo.

••• I opened my tightly shut eyes and felt dried tears on my hand. The white ceiling, a tingling pain in my neck. Ah... I was hurt. As I tried to get up, a loud noise came from my right and someone entered the hospital room.

김석진 [32]

"Those fucking idiots... They can't even handle a guy like that, so they made things like this."

정호석 [30]

"Huh...? Officer Ha, are you awake?"

The seniors came in, sweating profusely. They looked so angry that I just rolled my eyes and watched them. Then, my eyes met with Sergeant Jeong's. At Sergeant Jeong's words, the seniors' gaze turned to me.

하여주 [28]

"Ah... that,"

박지민 [29]

"Are you crazy?"

하여주 [28]

"yes...?"

박지민 [29]

"You're going to run at a grown man with a weapon and tell him to kill you?"

김태형 [29]

"We told you several times, but you didn't listen."

박지민 [29]

"Do you think you made the decision to arrest Lee Han-min on your own and handed him the handcuffs to do so?"

정호석 [30]

"You almost got seriously hurt. If I hadn't stopped the bleeding at the scene, you would have lost your life due to excessive bleeding."

김남준 [30]

"When you feel better, prepare to write a statement."

민윤기 [31]

"Do you know how much of a disruption this investigation has caused because you got hurt?"

하여주 [28]

"sorry..."

전정국 [27]

"From now on, at least give me a heads up before you do that."

전정국 [27]

"That way, we can defend ourselves a little bit in case of an emergency."

하여주 [28]

"Yes... I'm sorry."

하여주 [28]

"I guess I was excited..."

김석진 [32]

"Anyway... you are imprisoned in Lee Han-min's office for causing harm."

김석진 [32]

"I think we need to investigate further to determine whether or not he's the real culprit, but since you got hurt..."

하여주 [28]

"Oh, I'm fine."

정호석 [30]

"I don't know what your condition is right now, do you?"

정호석 [30]

"I had a really hard time trying to stop the bleeding at first because it wouldn't stop. You know?"

...I became aware of the wound again, and I felt like I couldn't move, and the stinging was getting worse. I belatedly clenched my jaw and regretted my actions, and Officer Jeong patted me on the back, telling me it was better that I lived.

정호석 [30]

"I thought it might go wrong because there was so much blood."

김태형 [29]

"Anyway. At least rest today. I'll check your condition tomorrow and decide."

김남준 [30]

"...I think only Officer Jeong will stay here and the rest of us will have to go back to work."

김석진 [32]

"Why? What happened?"

김남준 [30]

"The Chief of Police is calling."

민윤기 [31]

"...I'm screwed."

The atmosphere became tense at Sergeant Kim's words, and after Sergeant Min's short sigh, everyone except Sergeant Jeong began to leave the ward in a hurry, one by one.

박지민 [29]

"Take a rest."

I also received Officer Park's thoughtless encouragement as a bonus.

하여주 [28]

"Why...? Why did everyone call the Chief of Police..."

Only after everyone had left the ward could I ask Sergeant Jeong, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally opened his mouth.

정호석 [30]

"...If you get called in not only by the Chief Inspector, but also by the higher-ups, it means something is seriously wrong."

정호석 [30]

"You'll probably get scolded a lot for getting hurt... and you'll probably get some pretty brutal urging to quickly resolve the case."

정호석 [30]

"They are the most interested in our team, and when new members join, they become even more interested, so they are the ones who get picked the most."

정호석 [30]

"They take good care of me, but I get really nervous every time I'm called out. I don't know how I'll get scolded or what I'll be scolded for."

정호석 [30]

"I won't be going today thanks to you, but I'm worried about the rest of the kids. The Chief of Police is more sensitive than anyone else when it comes to injuries to his teammates."

The thought that he'd been summoned because of me kept running through my head. I wasn't sure if he'd come back to my room, but I vowed to myself that if he did, I'd offer a proper apology. I decided I should first apologize to Officer Jeong, who was slowly stiffening as he spoke to me.

김석진 [32]

"Sir, the Violent Crimes Unit 1 is here."

치안감 [46]

"Oh, come in."

What will he say today? Which side will he give us? ••• Entering the police chief's office, where the tension grew even more intense due to the unpredictability, six people stood in a single line in front of the chief's desk, aligned at an angle. The first thing that came to mind was the relief that Officer Ha wouldn't be able to see this.

치안감 [46]

"So... Are you doing well with this case?"

김태형 [29]

"Thanks to Officer Ha, who took my statement well, things became easier."

치안감 [46]

"There have been a lot of rumors about Officer Ha lately."

치안감 [46]

"There are a lot of strange rumors."

김남준 [30]

"which..."

As Officer Kim continued speaking, a cascade of documents began to scatter over our heads. At the same time, the superintendent yelled, demanding to know more about this matter and asking why he wasn't even bothering to take care of the new recruit's gossip.

치안감 [46]

"Okay, let's say you don't manage that."

치안감 [46]

"Does that mean you guys are solving the case? No."

치안감 [46]

"Half of this incident is being handled by Officer Ha."

치안감 [46]

"Just because you're a new employee, are you just going to relax and let your guard down?"

치안감 [46]

"Answer me!!"

박지민 [29]

"No. Everyone on the team did their best..."

치안감 [46]

"Those who say they're doing their best can't even catch the criminal."

치안감 [46]

"And finally, a new injury... a box cutter cut his neck."

치안감 [46]

"Do you know how big of a blow that was? What were you guys doing behind the scenes!"

전정국 [27]

"I'm sorry. I will arrest the real culprit as soon as possible."

치안감 [46]

"That's right."

치안감 [46]

"Let's do well without the police officer like in the old days."

치안감 [46]

"Go out and see what happens."

김석진 [32]

"...I'll go out."

Today, my prediction was spot-on. And I felt a sense of relief that things were a little less challenging today. How much better do we have to be before they praise us? We go out and risk our lives every moment as if it were our last.

We left the police station with heavy steps and a stern expression. The people standing in the hallway, who seemed particularly grumpy today, were squinting at us. But they didn't even glance at us, and instead, they approached us with sneers.

As always, it was the Violent Crimes Unit 3. Why on earth did they keep making a fuss about not being able to solve any cases? It was amusing how they were so smug about being called the Violent Crimes Unit, despite being the worst performing of the three.

The other teams all think the same. It's hilarious to see the worst performing team in the Violent Crimes Unit attacking the best performing team in the entire police station.

최종호 [33]

"What kind of accident did you have that brought the Violent Crimes Unit 1 to the police station?"

손나은 [29]

"Officer Song. The team member over there is injured. The youngest one from earlier."

최종호 [33]

"Ah, our chief of police was sensitive to the injuries of his team members~"

이수담 [29]

"You were so protective of the newbie, but you ended up hurting him..."

송민기 [30]

"You're right to be angry, Chief."

박지민 [29]

"Please get out of my way. Don't be annoying."

전정국 [27]

"I always wondered who was blocking our path, and how come there were no incidents like this."

전정국 [27]

"I didn't know about the top 3 teams with the worst performance."

전정국 [27]

"Such shabby people in such a precious place... Shall I at least clear the road?"

김태형 [29]

"You're the type of person who wouldn't step on anything other than the red carpet~"

민윤기 [31]

"Let's go. Don't waste your time on these kids."

김석진 [32]

"I'm a police officer~ I'm doing a bit~"

This fight, no, always, was a complete victory for us. Are you avoiding shit because it's dirty, or because you're scared? Ah, maybe we should ask the shit's perspective on this too. Nothing in the world can compare to their ugliness... Anyway, I left those clueless members of Team 3 behind.

Back at the office, we each took our seats and turned on our monitors. Managing news articles is one of our jobs, so when I logged on, the first article I saw was... [The real culprit in the 'Black Rose Murder Case' is revealed to be the husband... "Shocking"]

No, wait. What? They haven't even revealed Lee Han-min as the culprit yet, nor have they even said anything about him being her husband. But before we knew it, articles about Officer Ha's injuries were slowly appearing, and the two articles dominated the internet. It was as if they were arguing over which one was more controversial.

김남준 [30]

"...Inspector Kim. Knights."

김석진 [32]

"Anyway, you reporters... your specialty is just talking nonsense."

박지민 [29]

“How did I even know he was my husband... I’m sick of it now.”

김태형 [29]

"Articles about Officer Ha's injuries are also coming up. Either make an official statement or just kill them all."

민윤기 [31]

"Calm down... How can we stop this..."

민윤기 [31]

"And even if you announce an official position, all you'll get is criticism for being an incompetent police officer? The criminal hasn't been caught yet - right?"

전정국 [27]

"That's true, but... I think we should at least request the deletion of articles related to Officer Ha."

전정국 [27]

"I have to protect this one."

김석진 [32]

"...I'll ask my superiors. Let's get to work first."

김석진 [32]

"As the Chief of Police said, Officer Ha is missing and the damage is great."

민윤기 [31]

"Yes. Get to work quickly and get off work."

김남준 [30]

- "...What did you say?"

김석진 [32]

"Why, Officer Kim?"

김남준 [30]

- "...Okay, I understand. I'll contact you later."

김남준 [30]

"...Ha_ What is this."

민윤기 [31]

"What's going on?"

김남준 [30]

"...that is."

김남준 [30]

"Ms. Han Kyung-sook came to turn herself in..."

김태형 [29]

"...yes?"

It seems we've reached a point where we need to turn everything upside down and reconstruct it. Han Kyung-sook, who testified that Lee Han-min was the culprit, suddenly came forward to turn herself in. I can't understand why this case has become so messy.

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