Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 36 ° Family Arson Murder Case (7)

The interrogation rooms have been remodeled, so they are now more spacious and there are more types of interrogation rooms. The place where Ayoung was interrogated was the first interrogation room, and the place where Detective Park and Detective Kim went to interrogate the informant was the second interrogation room. The lighting seems a bit brighter too... I wonder if it will be less scary.

As I was preparing for interrogation in the first interrogation room with Inspector Kim, Ayoung, who came with the team members of Team 2, opened the door. I invited Ayoung into the interrogation room and chatted with her to relieve tension until the seniors arrived. I wonder if it was me who was relieving tension or Ayoung who was relieving tension...

하여주 [28]

"Ah-young, are you seeing me again? Did you sleep well yesterday?"

전아영 [19]

"yes..."

하여주 [28]

"Did you get really surprised yesterday? Sorry."

하여주 [28]

"Still, thank you for being honest with me."

전아영 [19]

"Oh, no... I'm sorry..."

하여주 [28]

"Have you eaten?"

전아영 [19]

"It's still morning... I haven't eaten."

하여주 [28]

"Really? There's a Chinese restaurant and a Korean restaurant in front of this police station!"

하여주 [28]

"Do you want to go eat after you finish your investigation? I'll buy you some!"

전아영 [19]

"Ah... it's okay."

하여주 [28]

"Then do you want some snacks? Are these new snacks?"

As I handed Ah-young a handful of snacks, the seniors came in one after another at the right time. Then, Sergeant Kim came in and handed me a memo. I read it while hiding it from Ah-young, and it seemed to be about the cell phone investigation.

Ayoung's phone contained a message that only the text messages with her family had been deleted, and that Jeon Seo-jun and Jeon Si-ah had received threatening text messages from her parents regarding financial issues. I thought that Ayoung wasn't the only one who had planned to make a false statement, but that was not the case.

하여주 [28]

"Ayoung! Do you have an older brother and sister?"

하여주 [28]

"The age difference... was it 6 or 3 years?"

전아영 [19]

"yes..."

하여주 [28]

"Are you on good terms? I'm an only child, so I'm curious."

전아영 [19]

"Compared to other kids, I'm on the better side..."

하여주 [28]

"Really? This is awesome~"

하여주 [28]

"I guess you keep in touch with your family often?"

전아영 [19]

"Yeah, well..."

하여주 [28]

"With your parents too?"

전아영 [19]

"I think I only have formal contact with my parents."

하여주 [28]

"okay?"

하여주 [28]

"But why did you delete the text?"

전아영 [19]

"...yes?"

하여주 [28]

"You know I picked up your phone this morning."

하여주 [28]

"Are you going to keep lying?"

전아영 [19]

"Ah... that's..."

하여주 [28]

"Really, you don't know anything about this case?"

Today, for my sake, for our sake, and for Ayoung's sake, I had no intention of backing down. I will definitely find out who forced you to be evil at such a young age, Ayoung. So please, be honest with me just this once.

The second interrogation room, remodeled to be brighter than the first interrogation room. As Sergeant Park and Sergeant Kim, who were loaded with equipment, entered the interrogation room, a young man who had been sitting there first stood up and greeted them. It was the informant and Jeon Seo-jun's friend, Seong Ye-jun.

김태형 [29]

"Nice to meet you, I'm Police Officer Kim Tae-hyung from the BU Police Station's Violent Crimes Unit 1."

박지민 [29]

"This is Sergeant Park Ji-min from the same unit."

성예준 [25]

"Oh, yes. My name is Seong Ye-jun."

김태형 [29]

"Would you like something to drink?"

성예준 [25]

"No, it's okay."

박지민 [29]

"Then... what did you want to say?"

성예준 [25]

"...I was Seojun's best friend."

성예준 [25]

"So we used to share everything with each other without hiding anything."

김태형 [29]

"But?"

성예준 [25]

"Recently... there was a fire at Seojun's house, right?"

성예준 [25]

"But I hadn't been in contact with Seojun for a month, so I couldn't hear it directly from him. I just found out about it on the news."

성예준 [25]

"I had a strong feeling... so I checked my text message history."

The cell phone that Seong Ye-jun handed over to the police officers contained text messages exchanged with Jeon Seo-jun a month before the incident. The content was not found on Jeon Seo-jun’s cell phone. It seemed that Jeon Seo-jun had probably deleted the content.

April 28, 2002.

박지민 [29]

"...Are you not going to contact me again after this?"

성예준 [25]

"Yes... This was a month ago and it hasn't worked since then."

김태형 [29]

"It's so clear. The evidence is like this..."

박지민 [29]

"...Can I use this information when submitting evidence in court?"

성예준 [25]

"Yes, of course."

성예준 [25]

"I knew from the beginning that you were being threatened by your parents."

성예준 [25]

"I told him that I would help him because my family was doing well, but he absolutely did not accept it. He was a friend who worked that hard."

성예준 [25]

"I thought he was just complaining that day and that he was just saying things like that. He says things like that often."

성예준 [25]

"But to this extent... I didn't know you'd really do it."

성예준 [25]

"When I saw the fire and checked the text messages, I realized that Seojun, Sia, and Ayoung had all planned it together."

성예준 [25]

“I was scared. I was afraid that Seojun might resent me.”

성예준 [25]

"But... I realized too late that this was the true path for Seojun."

성예준 [25]

"I'm sorry I'm so late..."

김태형 [29]

"No, thank you very much."

김태형 [29]

"Thanks to Seong Ye-jun, I think the complicated case will be solved."

김태형 [29]

"Thank you again."

박지민 [29]

"We will make sure that you are compensated generously."

성예준 [25]

"No. I don't think I can accept it because I still feel sorry towards Seojun."

박지민 [29]

"Please accept it for Jeon Seo-jun's sake."

김태형 [29]

"Trying to help Jeon Seo-jun was probably an action to prevent crime."

김태형 [29]

"Please accept it so that Jeon Seo-jun can pay for his sins."

성예준 [25]

"...Yes. Thank you very much."

성예준 [25]

"Please... make sure that this entire family receives their just punishment."

박지민 [29]

"There are no perfect victims in this case."

박지민 [29]

"I will definitely try to make that happen."

A new phase of the case, 'There is no perfect victim.' Parents who are not like parents who have been threatening their children every day for months, and children who chose the wrong way to express their anger because they could not bear the threats. They were all perpetrators and sympathized with this incident. We can no longer stand by and watch.

At my words, Ayoung tightly closed her mouth, but then burst into tears and opened her mouth with her pronunciation garbled. A series of shocking and horrifying statements began.

전아영 [19]

"My brother planned it first."

전아영 [19]

"Then he seduced me and my sister..."

전아영 [19]

"A month ago, we went to the mart together and bought a liter of oil and a lighter..."

전아영 [19]

"I planned when and how to light the fire."

전아영 [19]

"I used sleeping pills prescribed by my sister Sia for her insomnia to get my parents to bed early..."

전아영 [19]

"I was not there at the time, so they told me to lie and give a statement to the police..."

전아영 [19]

"Honestly, I hated my parents so much."

전아영 [19]

"Even if I get first place in the whole school, they don't praise me at all and just nag me more and more."

전아영 [19]

"Dad suddenly quit his job, started a business, gambled...!"

전아영 [19]

"Mom doesn't even look for part-time jobs or do housework, she just makes us do everything..."

전아영 [19]

"I couldn't get any more loans and my credit score was dropping so much that they started threatening me...!"

전아영 [19]

"You've done nothing for us, so how can you expect us to repay your favor?"

전아영 [19]

"It was truly hell...!"

I was momentarily heartbroken by Ayoung's crying and screaming, but then I pulled myself together again when I realized that everyone in this house was involved in the crime. It was pitiful, but I couldn't justify it because not everyone committed a crime for that reason.

Still, I was hesitating whether I should comfort Ayoung who had shown courage, when Superintendent Park and Superintendent Kim, who had finished interrogating her in the next room, came in and Superintendent Park gently handed the handcuffs to the former officer. It seemed that he had probably heard something similar in the informant's statement.

박지민 [29]

"I'm a police officer. Arrest me."

전정국 [27]

"...yes."

전정국 [27]

"You are under arrest for arson and making false statements."

전정국 [27]

"You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."

As the former officer recited the Miranda Rules one after another and Ayoung was handcuffed in tears, he spoke to Ayoung as she was soon dragged away.

하여주 [28]

"Thank you for your courage, Ayoung."

When you pay the price for your sins and return to society later, the sincerity and courage you showed will become a stepping stone for you to grow.

The entire team drove to Yujeong University Hospital to put Ayoung in the detention center and arrest the remaining family members. They thought it was just a random arson case, but it turned out to be a more intricate and complex case than they thought. They thought that arresting them would finally bring an end to it.

I pressed my eyelids hard against my eyes and blinked slowly, feeling the tension ease and drowsiness creeping in. Maybe it was because I felt relieved that it was all over. We were used to solving any case without a hitch, but this case was really... too hard.

전정국 [27]

"Sergeant Ha, are you tired?"

전정국 [27]

"Go to sleep. I'll be there in 10 minutes."

하여주 [28]

"Ah... no. It's okay."

정호석 [30]

"Go to sleep. It's okay."

정호석 [30]

"The three people sitting in front of you are all asleep."

하여주 [28]

"ah..."

The people sitting in front of me, Chief Inspector Kim, Chief Inspector Min, and Chief Inspector Kim, had already fallen asleep since the departure. Still, I, who had slept well today, felt guilty and looked out the window to hold back my drowsiness, and before I knew it, we had arrived at the hospital.

It wasn't long before the eyes of the team members who had been fiddling with the four handcuffs to make an arrest upon entering the room widened. In the room where only four family members were admitted, there were blood-covered beds, two human corpses, and two bloody knives lying on the floor.

As the surprised team members were dumbfounded and couldn't approach them, Sergeant Jeong was the first to enter the sickroom and examined the two bodies. The bodies of Jeon Gyu-hyeon and Im So-jeong. As they were literally dead bodies, their pulses had stopped and they were covered in blood from head to toe.

정호석 [30]

"...Doctor, call me... quickly!!"

Detective Kim ran out to call a doctor as Detective Jeong stuttered and shouted. Seeing that Jeon Seo-jun and Jeon Si-ah were nowhere to be seen, it seemed that these two committed the murder. They really were like this monster until the very end...

The doctor and nurses arrived and began to move the body. This was because an autopsy had to be performed. The 1st Violent Crimes Team, which had never blinked at the sight of the body stabbed multiple times with a sharp weapon that was unrecognizable, closed their eyes tightly.

민윤기 [31]

"...Ha, crazy... really..."

Among them, Sergeant Min was shaking so much that Sergeant Kim blocked his vision with his body. He was the type of person who never got excited and never wavered even an inch no matter what happened at the crime scene... Does that mean it was that shocking?

김석진 [32]

"...Ah, shit... Really..."

I heard Inspector Kim mutter a curse as he was at a loss as to how to catch the two who ran away without the hospital staff knowing. These people have a personality that can lead to murder. We need to catch them as soon as possible to prevent secondary damage...

전정국 [27]

"...Really, what should I do?"

김석진 [32]

"First... release the search team, and uh..."

I also quickly thought of a solution for the seniors who were flustered and didn't respond. The fastest way to catch them, and the best way to get the citizens to take interest in our work and help us... What is that?

하여주 [28]

".....ah."

Suddenly, the old man's face flashed through my mind and I remembered what I had asked him yesterday. The media that people most easily access and have a lot of cohesion. News, newspapers, etc. That would be enough. That would be enough... I asked my seniors for their understanding and went outside to call the old man.

I knew that the old man was busy, so I knew that there was a good chance that he wouldn't be able to answer my call. But since we had no other options, I called him, begging him to please pick up.

하여주 [28]

"Please... please..."

When the connection tone kept ringing and a voice message came that the call could not be answered, I put the phone down from my ear and sat down on the floor with my back against the wall. I covered my eyes with my hands and tried to hold back the tears that were about to come out, and as I was trying to come to my senses and think about my next plan, I heard a familiar voice from above.

윤도운 [35]

"What are you doing here...?"

하여주 [28]

"Sir..."

As soon as I saw the old man's face, I finally burst into tears. The old man woke me up in surprise and hugged me. When he asked me what was going on, I couldn't answer and just cried. The most accurate reason for my tears was that I felt relieved. It really surprised people... Why did you come so late...

하여주 [28]

"Why aren't you answering the phone..."

윤도운 [35]

"Oh, sorry... I had to come in a hurry."

윤도운 [35]

"What's wrong? You, you..."

하여주 [28]

"Sir... Are you here because of the murder case here...?"

윤도운 [35]

"Uh... were you investigating this?"

하여주 [28]

"Yes... arson case... the suspects, killed and ran away..."

윤도운 [35]

"Uh, uh, you don't have to say anything, just stop."

하여주 [28]

"Sir... you know..."

윤도운 [35]

"Yeah, why, lady."

하여주 [28]

"I... can I do what you asked me to do yesterday now?"

윤도운 [35]

"Of course. Let's go to where our seniors are."

윤도운 [35]

"I'll explain more there."

하여주 [28]

"Thank you, really..."

The old man took me to the hospital room where my seniors were, saying that he would comfort me when I cried and even listened to my requests. I feel so lucky to have someone like him supporting me. I need to work harder, but when will I ever regain my confidence?

When we went to the hospital room where the incident occurred, there was now a police line and reporters from KSB, the broadcasting station where the old man worked, were covering the incident. Investigators were also there in droves, collecting evidence.

I passed by Inspector Kim, who was surrounded by reporters and explaining the details of the case, passed by Inspector Min, who had been unusually nervous since the discovery of the murder, and passed by Inspector Jeong, who was sitting against the wall muttering about the state of the body he had seen earlier and organizing it, and went to Inspector Kim.

하여주 [28]

"Sergeant Kim."

김남준 [30]

"Oh, Officer Ha."

김남준 [30]

"...Did you cry? Your eyes are red."

하여주 [28]

"Ah... that's not it."

하여주 [28]

"Anyway, the uncle from my house that I introduced you to last time..."

윤도운 [35]

"Nice to meet you. Please take my business card."

김남준 [30]

"Oh, yes..."

Officer Kim took the man's business card and glanced at it. When he saw that the man was the head of the social affairs team at KSB Broadcasting Station, Officer Kim was slightly surprised and went on to introduce himself.

김남준 [30]

"This is Detective Kim Nam-jun from the BU Police Station's Violent Crimes Unit 1."

윤도운 [35]

"I hear a lot from the female protagonist, and I hear news from her quite often."

김남준 [30]

"It is an honor."

김남준 [30]

"But what's going on here...?"

윤도운 [35]

"I came here to report... but the female protagonist asked me for a favor."

김남준 [30]

"What is it?"

윤도운 [35]

"I wanted to ask for some help from the broadcasting station to find the suspects who escaped."

윤도운 [35]

"A big story on the front page of the newspaper, and a public wanted list in every news story."

윤도운 [35]

"I'm thinking of doing something like this. What do you think?"

김남준 [30]

"Oh, we are so grateful."

김남준 [30]

“Since it is broadcast on KSB, many citizens will watch it.”

윤도운 [35]

"Then, please come over here and briefly explain the case, and tell me the charges and the identities of the suspects."

김남준 [30]

"thank you."

I felt relieved when I saw Sergeant Kim and the old man sharing information about the incident in a corner of the chaotic scene. I took a deep breath and joined the team to find something I could do to help. I was glad that I could be of some help.

"Yes, I'd like to wrap up the 8 o'clock news bulletins and do a public wanted notice."

"The recent family arson incident, and now the additional murder. The two suspects who planned and executed this whole thing are currently on the run."

"Here is the first suspect. The 25-year-old male in the photo, Jeon Seo-jun. He is about 180cm tall and a bit short. He has big eyes as a distinguishing feature, and he worked as a part-timer at the XX Coffee Jeongha branch."

"Second suspect. Ms. Jeon Si-ah, 22 years old, 162cm tall, also on the short side. She has a sharp nose and fair skin. She is said to have worked as a part-timer at the ㅇㅇ PC Room, Sinjeong Station branch."

"Both suspects must pay the price for their heinous acts. If any citizens have witnessed these two suspects, please contact our broadcasting station or the BU Police Station Violent Crimes Unit 1."

"We look forward to hearing from citizens about ways to make our country safer."

Did I come a little early?! I stayed up all night studying and finished up some of what I wrote yesterday before going to school, so I'm uploading it! There was a lot to confirm, but... 😅 I'm working hard to repay all the love you guys have for me, so please read it comfortably and enjoy it 🥺💓 Thank you today too! 🍀

Oh and! There's a text message log in the middle, which may look a bit like KakaoTalk, but...! The story takes place in 2002, when KakaoTalk hadn't yet been released, so I would really appreciate it if you thought of it as text messages 🙇🏻‍♀️💞

+ For your information... This unusually long case is expected to end in about 9 episodes! It's a long case, so you might get tired, but please enjoy it anyway 🥹

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