Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 20 ° Puppet Suicide Case (3)

The BU Police Station has only one autopsy room. According to Inspector Min, they spent a lot of money to bring in one last year because they received many complaints about the difficulty in requesting autopsies.

As a side note, it wasn't common for police stations to have autopsy rooms, so there was strong opposition. However, once they were installed, they were so convenient that the opposition members reportedly shut their mouths. Among those who strongly opposed the move were reportedly members of the Violent Crimes Unit 3.

박신종 [45]

"Hello. This is Park Shin-jong, a medical examiner in charge at the BU Police Station. Which deceased person are you here to examine for an autopsy?"

민윤기 [31]

"We have come to conduct an autopsy on the second-year female student at Imjeon High School, Joo Seon-yeong, who died yesterday."

박신종 [45]

"Oh, I was just doing that."

박신종 [45]

"Come here and take a look."

이수담 [29]

"Ah, the smell..."

It's really not helpful and it's rude.

정호석 [30]

"If you don't have the confidence to see, get out, sergeant."

정호석 [30]

"Don't ruin the investigation."

이수담 [29]

"Who said they didn't see it?"

민윤기 [31]

"Oh, don't worry about it and just get started."

박신종 [45]

"Ah... yes."

박신종 [45]

"Would you like to ask your questions first?"

박지민 [29]

"Please brief me on the autopsy you have performed so far."

박신종 [45]

"First of all... according to the investigation conducted by Team 2 of the Strong Investigation Unit up until yesterday."

박신종 [45]

"It seems they are presuming the cause of death to be suicide."

박신종 [45]

"I can't be sure because no one saw him jump."

박신종 [45]

"The exact cause of death appears to be bleeding in the brain and a fractured cervical spine."

박신종 [45]

"If you look at it this way, it seems like he jumped..."

박신종 [45]

"There are quite a few bruises all over your body."

박신종 [45]

"I don't think we can rule out the possibility of domestic violence or school violence."

정호석 [30]

"thank you."

민윤기 [31]

"Does anyone have any idea?"

As I listened to the autopsy results, a fragment of memory that seemed to linger, uneasy, stabbed me in the head. It was as if shards of glass were stabbing my head. Clearly, I was forgetting something.

As I grimaced in pain, Officer Jeong, with a worried expression, grabbed my shoulder. I forced a smile, trying to clear my brow. Officer Min, too, looked at me silently before turning to the medical examiner and opening his mouth.

민윤기 [31]

"Okay... Okay. I'll come back later if I need more information."

민윤기 [31]

"Thank you. Thank you for your hard work-"

박신종 [45]

"Yes. It was an honor to meet Team 1."

박지민 [29]

"Thank you - that's all."

Sergeant Jeong brought me to the relatively quiet data room today, as the infirmary staff was on vacation. The members of Team 3 had already gone to their offices long ago. Sergeant Jeong locked the data room door tightly, placed a hand on my head, and spoke.

정호석 [30]

"Where does it hurt?"

하여주 [28]

"Oh, it doesn't hurt. I'm fine."

민윤기 [31]

"He's doing this again. Speak quickly."

박지민 [29]

"No one has ever seen you frown."

하여주 [28]

"...I was just saying that because my head hurt a bit earlier."

하여주 [28]

"I'm really feeling better now!"

정호석 [30]

"...Really?"

하여주 [28]

"Yes, yes, I'm really okay now!"

정호석 [30]

"You have to tell me, don't hold back. Okay?"

하여주 [28]

"sure-"

Even though I said I was fine, I felt uneasy. I was sure I'd forgotten something, and I was worried it might be related to the incident. I tried to change the subject.

하여주 [28]

"Shall we talk about the case here?"

박지민 [29]

"Okay, let's do that."

민윤기 [31]

"It could be domestic violence, or it could be suicide by jumping from a building at school. It could also be real school violence."

정호석 [30]

"No matter how I look into it, the conclusion is suicide by jumping off a building... What should I do?"

민윤기 [31]

"...Well, that's our conclusion for now."

하여주 [28]

"It's also the most likely probability."

민윤기 [31]

"Then let's conclude that."

박지민 [29]

"I hope the investigation team is doing well?"

정호석 [30]

"Shall we go?"

민윤기 [31]

"No, no, there are more than twenty interrogators, so it'll be busy. Let's wait a bit."

박지민 [29]

"Radio Chief Kim, Officer Ha."

하여주 [28]

"Oh, yes."

하여주 [28]

@ "Strong Team 1. Field team work is finished-"

하여주 [28]

@ "Strong Team 1. Field team work is finished-"

While interrogating, Superintendent Kim heard a radio transmission from Officer Ha informing him that the field team's work was finished. He paused and sighed deeply. Perhaps more than half of the interrogation staff remained, leaving him feeling overwhelmed.

"I... did something wrong..."

김석진 [32]

"Oh, no. Sorry... Just a moment."

김석진 [32]

@ "...Good work. I'm going to the office and writing a report."

The sound of the radio disconnecting rang in his ears, and soon, with a friendly smile, Inspector Kim resumed the interrogation. He pressed his temples, thinking that this case seemed to be more stressful than others.

김석진 [32]

"Where did we leave off earlier?"

김석진 [32]

"Why do you think Joo Seon-yeong died at school?"

"Uh... I don't know."

김남준 [30]

"Do you think Ms. Joo Seon-yeong committed suicide?"

"I don't think so..."

김남준 [30]

"Why?"

"I think I heard recently that your grades have been dropping..."

김남준 [30]

"...Your grades? How much?"

"That... I don't know."

전정국 [27]

"Has Joo Seon-yeong ever been a bit rebellious?"

"There was... nothing like that."

전정국 [27]

“You didn’t have a quick temper either?”

"Yes... I just remember him as a friend who studied hard and was kind."

김태형 [29]

"Ms. Joo Seon-yeong, have you ever been depressed or stressed?"

"We're not that close... well..."

김태형 [29]

"What are your usual relationships with friends and teachers?"

"That's good too..."

김태형 [29]

"...Would you like to tell me everything you know about the victim?"

김태형 [29]

"We're in the same class, so you probably know a little bit about him. What kind of kid he was."

"...Ah, that's it. So..."

김태형 [29]

"Slowly, tell me everything."

"Because... Seonyeong is so quiet..."

"I don't think I can get along well with my friends..."

"Just study..."

김태형 [29]

"....."

"This, this is really it...!"

"Seonyeong was that kind of kid...!"

김태형 [29]

"...who said what."

김태형 [29]

"Okay, I understand."

04:37 PM

After several hours, the interrogation finally concluded. The faces of the interrogation team emerging from their respective interrogation rooms were filled with concern. It was only natural. Each of the five or six people I interrogated had different stories, and their comments lacked any nuance, leaving me with nothing to glean.

김태형 [29]

"...Can I cry?"

전정국 [27]

"Please be patient..."

김남준 [30]

".....Ha. What the..."

김석진 [32]

"...Everyone, give me the interrogation report."

[Interrogation Report - Detective Kim Seok-jin] Why the location is a school? I don't know. No detective. I don't know. I don't know. I think it's impulsive. I don't know.

[Interrogation Report - Detective Kim Nam-joon] Do you think he committed suicide? Poor grades. Disrupted relationships. Don't know. No reason to commit suicide. Don't know.

[Interrogation Report - Detective Kim Tae-hyung] Mental illness. None. Probably not. There was no apparent situation that suggested it. It seems possible. Quiet. * A good student and kind. Not good at socializing.

[Interrogation Report - Detective Jeon Jung-kook] Usual Behavior: Not rebellious. Kind. A good student. Good with peers. Quiet. A good student.

김석진 [32]

"Sergeant Kim Tae-hyung, does he have some substance?"

김태형 [29]

"I got frustrated and bought something else."

김석진 [32]

"Yeah... good job."

김석진 [32]

"...Ha, but this is hard to pinpoint the cause of death..."

김남준 [30]

"Since there's nothing to glean from the interrogation, should we discuss it with the field team?"

김태형 [29]

"That's right. Even if I look into it further, there's no answer."

김석진 [32]

"...Let's go to the office first."

김석진 [32]

"How many hours were you in this stuffy interrogation room?"

전정국 [27]

"Thank you all for your hard work-"

Before closing the door and leaving, Superintendent Kim suppressed his burning anger as he gazed at the dimly lit interrogation room. At the same time, Superintendent Choi's question about how long the title of best police team in the country would last came to mind, and he shook his head slightly.

The sense of bewilderment that Detective Kim felt as he gazed upon the darkened interrogation room was similar to the feeling he felt when Officer Ha first interrogated him. Perhaps even more so. Detective Kim's frozen time began to flow again with a pat on the shoulder from Officer Kim.

The interrogation team headed to a new, more spacious office, specially prepared by their superiors for the joint investigation. Upon opening the door and entering, the team members of Violent Crimes Unit 3 were scribbling reports with carelessly held pencils, while the members of Violent Crimes Unit 1 were writing their reports more diligently than anyone else.

Should he be proud of this, or should he immediately protest and demand the joint investigation be closed? In the end, Superintendent Kim put his hand to his head.

하여주 [28]

"Oh, the seniors are here?"

김남준 [30]

"Hey. How have you been?"

하여주 [28]

"Yeah... well. We're, so-so."

Officer Ha, you really are quick-witted.

박지민 [29]

"Shall we begin the briefing for each team?"

김석진 [32]

"...Yeah. Before that..."

김석진 [32]

"Team 3, please have Superintendent Choi brief you on what he wrote in his report."

It was exactly Superintendent Kim's style. Holding back until it was too late, then exploding all at once, but keeping it a secret and inducing more trouble. Even the Violent Crimes Unit 3, with which he had been close a few years ago, knew this. However, their reports were completely devoid of any excuses.

최종호 [33]

"...It seems like the team members were a bit short on time."

최종호 [33]

"If you give me just a little more time, it will be perfect,"

김석진 [32]

"Detective Choi."

김석진 [32]

"Do I look beneath you?"

최종호 [33]

"...no."

김석진 [32]

"No matter how much you hate us, please be as polite as possible when it comes to the incident and the shooter."

김석진 [32]

"I didn't take on the case to fill up the records of kids who are worthless and of no use."

최종호 [33]

".....sorry."

I even heard an apology from Inspector Choi. There were rumors that this police station had a strict hierarchy, and it seems to be true.

김석진 [32]

"Don't write reports. What our kids wrote is enough."

김석진 [32]

"Field team, begin briefing."

박지민 [29]

"Yes, I will do it."

박지민 [29]

"Case number 2002do257, a high school girl's suicide by jumping from a building. The on-scene team assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit 1: Inspector Min, Inspector Jeong, Inspector Park, and Patrolman Ha. And all members of Violent Crimes Unit 3."

박지민 [29]

"We searched Imjeon High School, where the incident occurred, for about 15 minutes, and then we were briefed on the results of the autopsy of the victim's body at the BU Police Station's autopsy room."

박지민 [29]

"We didn't get any other evidence from Imjeon High School, but there was one male student who approached us."

박지민 [29]

"We couldn't confirm their name or grade because they were in plain clothes, but we assumed they were in their third year. They showed interest in us."

박지민 [29]

"I asked if he knew the victim, but he denied it and started talking nonsense before going back into the school, so I couldn't get any more information."

박지민 [29]

"Next, I will tell you about the autopsy briefing."

박지민 [29]

"The cause of death is believed to be a cerebral hemorrhage and cervical fracture, so it may be a suicide, but since there were no witnesses to the suicide, it cannot be confirmed as a suicide."

박지민 [29]

"And the medical examiner's opinion was that there were numerous bruises all over the body, so the possibility of domestic violence and school violence could not be ruled out."

박지민 [29]

"After discussion with our field team, we have decided that the final cause of death is suicide by jumping off a building."

박지민 [29]

"That concludes the field team briefing."

김석진 [32]

"I heard you. Interrogation team, who wants to brief you?"

김태형 [29]

"...I will do it."

김태형 [29]

"Case number 2002do257, high school girl suicide by jumping from a building. Investigation team assigned: Superintendent Kim, Sergeant Kim, Sergeant Kim, and Patrolman Jeon."

김태형 [29]

"We interviewed students who were in the same class as the victim, as well as the homeroom teacher. There were 24 people in total."

김태형 [29]

"Since the assigned number of people was 4, each person was in charge of interrogating 5 to 6 people."

김태형 [29]

"The questions were broadly divided into four categories: why the location was a school, whether the victim believed he or she had committed suicide, whether he or she was mentally ill, and his or her usual behavior. These four questions were the main focus."

김태형 [29]

"The interrogation lasted about seven hours, but the testimonies of the interrogators were inconclusive and their stories were all contradictory, so we were unable to glean anything from the interrogation."

김태형 [29]

"However, based on the most common testimony and the consistent testimony, our investigation team, like the field team, concluded that the final cause of death was suicide by jumping off a building."

김태형 [29]

"That concludes the interrogation team briefing."

김석진 [32]

"Everyone... thank you for your hard work."

김석진 [32]

"For now, it seems that the final cause of death has been determined to be suicide by jumping from a building for both teams, so we will write up the investigation log accordingly."

민윤기 [31]

"yes-"

Just as the case was finally coming to a close, Detective Kim's email rang. Detective Kim's email is used for a variety of purposes, including to call the Violent Crimes Unit 1, in addition to receiving case reports.

김남준 [30]

"uh...?"

김태형 [29]

"why?"

김남준 [30]

".....that,"

김남준 [30]

"Ms. Joo Seon-yeong's mother came to see us."

It seems like this case will be fraught with difficulties.

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