Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 10 ° Strong Team 1, A Story You Shouldn't Hear

하여주 [28]

"I'm back-"

A quiet house. I opened all the doors, but there was no one there. The housekeeper said she was taking a vacation today... It's been a while since I've been home alone. I get off work at 3 p.m., and I'm alone in this spacious house, relaxing. What could be sweeter than this?

하여주 [28]

".....under."

If it were normal, it would have been like honey, but the unease was unbearable. I lay on the sofa in my uniform, shielding my eyes with my arms. My vision darkened, and I could see the faces of my seniors...

하여주 [28]

"...I'm tired."

After a while, I heard the door lock. I lowered my arm from my eyes and went out to the front door. He was an old man, but he was wearing a coat and a scarf, a stark contrast to the baggy clothes he often wore.

하여주 [28]

"Are you back?"

윤도운 [35]

"Hey. Why are you here already?"

His tone was quite stiff, as if he still had some grudge against me. I replied that I started work early this morning, thinking about how to resolve it, and finished a little early.

윤도운 [35]

"I'll meet up with a friend."

하여주 [28]

"You know I don't have that friend."

윤도운 [35]

"Go out and play with your seniors."

윤도운 [35]

"It's been a while since I've finished work in the afternoon... Take care of your relationships."

하여주 [28]

"...I don't even have a number."

윤도운 [35]

"I'm getting a call from an unknown number on my phone right now?"

Hearing that, I checked my phone and it was true. Who could it be? My seniors? I answered the phone with high hopes, and I heard a low-pitched voice.

하여주 [28]

- "hello?"

민윤기 [31]

- "...Where are you, officer?"

하여주 [28]

- "Ah, that's the house. Min... Inspector."

김석진 [32]

- "Oh, hey! Why are you calling me that when it's not work time!"

민윤기 [31]

- "No... what can I do if it's awkward."

하여주 [28]

- "yes...?"

김태형 [29]

- "Hey, you're home?"

하여주 [28]

- "Oh, oh yes!"

김태형 [29]

- "Yeah, we're going to have a drink at Seokjin's house. Do you want to come?"

하여주 [28]

- “Seokjin…are you talking about Inspector Kim?”

김태형 [29]

- "Yeah~ It's not work hours, so feel free to call me by my courtesy. And Tanaka, you can stop."

하여주 [28]

- "This is convenient... Where do you live?"

김태형 [29]

- "Hoseok hyung will be in front of the house."

하여주 [28]

- "Huh?! Ah... I'll go out as quickly as possible!"

김태형 [29]

- "Yeah, haha, come slowly."

The phone call hung up, and I fumbled with my uniform. If I went out in this outfit, I'd probably get called out for being under military discipline...

윤도운 [35]

"I dried your clothes. Take them out of the dressing room on the second floor and wear them."

The corners of the man's lips slightly quirked as he told me where to find new clothes, as if he'd heard the phone call. "Yeah, since it's come to this, I might as well try to maintain some relationships. I should go have some fun..."

하여주 [28]

"I'll be back_"

윤도운 [35]

"Come late, as late as possible~"

하여주 [28]

"Hahahahahahaha, yeah."

정호석 [30]

"Are you here?"

하여주 [28]

"Oh, did you wait long...?"

정호석 [30]

"Um, a little?"

하여주 [28]

"Oh, I'm sorry...! I didn't change my clothes,"

정호석 [30]

"Yeah, who would drink and come out looking so pretty?"

하여주 [28]

"Oh, no. I just... wore whatever."

정호석 [30]

"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋIt's because you're pretty. Let's go now."

하여주 [28]

"yes_"

정호석 [30]

"......"

정호석 [30]

'It's clear that the Chief of Police often visited this house, saying it was his friend's house...'

정호석 [30]

"We're here_"

박지민 [29]

"Are you here, Yeoju?"

정호석 [30]

"Why don't you say hello to me?"

박지민 [29]

"You saw me earlier, hyung."

김석진 [32]

"Hey hey hey stop fighting."

전정국 [27]

"It's my first time seeing you in plain clothes."

하여주 [28]

"It's been a while, so... I feel awkward."

전정국 [27]

"Pretty, pretty."

하여주 [28]

"Ah... thank you."

I don't know how to react whenever this happens.

민윤기 [31]

"How much alcohol did you buy?"

박지민 [29]

“I bought a little this time so I could eat a little more moderately.”

박지민 [29]

"If I don't want to crawl into the house like last time... I have to do this."

정호석 [30]

"Does Yeoju drink well?"

하여주 [28]

"I... about two glasses of soju."

김석진 [32]

"Hey. It'll be hard to eat with us."

I, who can't really drink, had no choice but to stand awkwardly among the seniors setting up the snacks, drinks, and glasses. Anyone else would have scolded me for being inconsiderate, but the seniors were clamoring for me to stay seated.

정호석 [30]

"If you stand like that, it will make us more uncomfortable."

민윤기 [31]

"Don't eat too much. Don't get drunk."

하여주 [28]

"yes_"

김석진 [32]

"Don't feed the baby too much~"

And so, the wild party began.

10:25 PM

A few drinks in the afternoon soon escalated into several bottles. Looking out at the darkening outside, only Officer Jeong and I, both of whom can't drink, sat sober on the sofa. Everyone was on the verge of passing out.

정호석 [30]

"...Ha. That's why I don't drink with these guys..."

정호석 [30]

"They say this is what happens on the days we all meet..."

김석진 [32]

"Oh, my lady..."

정호석 [30]

"Just sleep, please..."

김태형 [29]

"...Dahee,... Shin Dahee..."

정호석 [30]

"Hey...! Hey, what..."

When the word Shin Da-hee came out of Sergeant Kim's mouth, Sergeant Jeong looked at me and seemed flustered. He patted Sergeant Kim while he was lying down, but there was chaos everywhere.

전정국 [27]

"We're sorry we couldn't protect you back then..."

민윤기 [31]

"...I promised I would catch the culprit."

박지민 [29]

"I haven't caught it yet... I'm sorry..."

김남준 [30]

"There's a new recruit who looks just like you..."

김남준 [30]

"I keep seeing you and me overlapping..."

김남준 [30]

"Still, we will definitely protect this child..."

김석진 [32]

"I will do it... for your sake."

Detective Jeong raised his voice, urging everyone to come to their senses as the monologues, seemingly longing for someone, surged forward. Looking closely at his face, tears welled up in his eyes. What on earth was going on?

정호석 [30]

"...Ah. I'm sorry, heroine. Should we go now for today?"

하여주 [28]

"...Sergeant Jeong."

정호석 [30]

"huh?"

하여주 [28]

"I asked permission not to go home today."

하여주 [28]

"...Can you tell me what all this means?"

I looked up at him with pitiful eyes, but soon Officer Jeong's eyes lowered and he wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes and spoke.

정호석 [30]

"...Sorry."

정호석 [30]

"This is something you shouldn't hear."

정호석 [30]

"We're not ready to talk... yet."

하여주 [28]

"...why?"

정호석 [30]

"As you can see, the children are still very sad."

정호석 [30]

"If you found out right now, the kids would panic so much they wouldn't be able to handle the police anymore."

정호석 [30]

"We talked about it ourselves, so I'll tell you when I'm ready to talk... but not yet."

하여주 [28]

"...yes."

The officer's eyes seemed even more desperate than mine, and I had no choice but to give a brief answer. When I asked if I could sleep in, Officer Jeong said yes and began to put away the bottles.

I tried to ignore the seniors sleeping on the floor, their eyes clearly tear-stained, and woke them up, telling them to go back to their rooms to sleep. Thinking that all I'd ever seen of them was their efforts to show me their strength, a pang of pain welled up in my heart.

10:08 AM

The sun rose as I left my seniors' wounds behind. I slept soundly, not even knowing how I'd fallen asleep. Perhaps because I was the last to wake up, the room was already noisy.

I opened the door and went outside to find my seniors clutching their heads, hungover and ready to split open. Only Officer Jeong sat there, staring blankly into space, his mind blank.

김태형 [29]

"Uh... the heroine is awake?"

하여주 [28]

"yes..."

정호석 [30]

".....those crazy guys."

민윤기 [31]

“Why have you been acting like this since earlier?”

민윤기 [31]

"What happened?"

정호석 [30]

"...no."

박지민 [29]

"It's not easy for Officer Jeong to do that."

정호석 [30]

"I'll tell you later."

김석진 [32]

"Yeoju, you didn't go home yesterday?"

전정국 [27]

"I'm all stretched out."

김남준 [30]

“Why didn’t you take me there, Hoseok?”

정호석 [30]

"I don't know... and I had a drink too..."

하여주 [28]

"I got permission. It's okay."

민윤기 [31]

"...Jung Ho-seok, come with me for a second."

정호석 [30]

"yes..."

민윤기 [31]

"What kind of ice cream do you want?"

Even though my seniors were listing all the different types of ice cream, I remained silent. Officer Min stared at me intently and then opened his mouth. "You, do you want anything?"

하여주 [28]

"...anything is fine."

민윤기 [31]

"...Okay. I'll be back_ Just stay still."

김태형 [29]

"Hurry up and come back! I have to go to work."

민윤기 [31]

"What's going on?"

정호석 [30]

"...What is it?"

민윤기 [31]

"Do you think I called you to buy ice cream with me?"

정호석 [30]

".....under."

민윤기 [31]

"What is it? What happened last night?"

정호석 [30]

"...the female protagonist,"

정호석 [30]

"I found out about Dahee's existence. Because of our drinking."

민윤기 [31]

"...what?"

On the way home after buying all the ice cream, I was half-hearted because of Yoongi hyung who kept asking me questions, and I stopped talking right there. Actually, even he pretended not to know, but the aftermath was really bad.

민윤기 [31]

"...You said we called Dahee last night because we were drunk?"

정호석 [30]

"Yeah... That's why I asked who the female protagonist was."

정호석 [30]

"I can't tell you yet, but I said I'll tell you when the time comes..."

정호석 [30]

"She's so sensitive and keeps things in her heart for a long time..."

민윤기 [31]

"...This is a big problem."

We stood there for a long time, waiting for the ice cream to melt and form droplets. We were barely able to take a step forward when we heard a phone call urging us to hurry. We were at a loss as to how to handle the situation.

As soon as we entered Seokjin's house, everyone except me and Yoongi were in their uniforms. Yeoju was also wearing her uniform, as if she had been home for some time. Soon, Seokjin... received a scolding from Inspector Kim, asking why she was so late.

정호석 [30]

"...sorry."

김석진 [32]

"Wake up. The case is still ongoing."

김석진 [32]

"Detective Min, Detective Jeong. Do you understand?!"

민윤기 [31]

"I will correct it."

김석진 [32]

"At least come quickly, we have to find the culprit today."

정호석 [30]

"Yes. I will change into my uniform and join you right away."

With the exception of Officer Min and me, the rest of the team left the house. Officer Kim, the last to leave, muttered something about his ice cream melting. Then, silence filled the house. How could I possibly continue with this mentality? As I left, the woman's eyes, which had been wandering anxiously in the air, lingered in my mind.

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