Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 37 ° Family Arson Murder Case (8)

Every hour, the news reported the personal information of Jeon Seo-jun and Jeon Si-ah, and a public search warrant was issued, and a bounty poster was posted on the front page of the newspaper. The endless ringing of tipster phones was driving me nuts, but I thought it was all attention and help, so I was grateful later.

At first, there were of course a lot of prank calls. When the already famous police team appeared on TV during the theft of the national secret vault, their appearance became a hot topic and they gained an unintended fan base, so there were a lot of calls from fans, and there were also prank calls from younger friends.

Of course, there were harvests among those prank calls.

김남준 [30]

- "Yes, this is BU Police Station Violent Crimes Unit 1."

김남준 [30]

- "...Jang Seon-dong? Yes, I understand."

김남준 [30]

"Detective Jeong, a witness from Jang Seon-dong has come forward. Report for dispatch."

정호석 [30]

"Oh my... Yes, I understand."

정호석 [30]

"Suspects of the family arson murder case, Jeon Seo-jun and Jeon Si-ah, sighting location: Jangseon-dong. 40 minutes away by car. Urgent dispatch required."

After a short phone call with Sergeant Kim, Sergeant Jeong, who looked tired, brushed his hair back and put on the in-ear earphones with the microphone connected to them to give the order to go. As he spoke, Sergeant Jeong gave the order to go, and the team members were already up and preparing to go.

김태형 [29]

"But if you went all the way to Jangseon-dong..."

박지민 [29]

"You must be preparing to leave the country."

민윤기 [31]

"Hasn't there been a travel ban?"

김석진 [32]

"They said they were looking into it... but I don't know."

김석진 [32]

"Ha, that really doesn't help..."

Despite the chaos, the two have not yet been banned from leaving the country, and although our team has continued to request it, we have only been told that it is under review. I cannot understand why these shameless criminals, who have been exposed to the public, are being left alone.

하여주 [28]

"...I, Inspector Kim."

김석진 [32]

"huh?"

하여주 [28]

"I need to call you for a moment. Can I go to the police station for a moment?"

민윤기 [31]

"Why did you call me from the police station?"

김태형 [29]

"Officer Ha, I think it would be better not to go to any call."

하여주 [28]

"Oh, that... It's not like I'm nitpicking or anything..."

정호석 [30]

"...Inspector Kim."

김석진 [32]

"Uh, why."

정호석 [30]

"I'll go with Officer Ha, so can you please drive for me?"

박지민 [29]

"Yes, I agree, as long as you go with Officer Jeong."

하여주 [28]

"Oh, I'm okay..."

김석진 [32]

"If you go with Kyung-Sarang Jeong, I'll let you go."

하여주 [28]

"...Okay, then I'll go with you."

전정국 [27]

"You're not really going to get in trouble, are you?"

하여주 [28]

"No, that's not it. I'm sorry I can't join you on this sortie."

김남준 [30]

"It's okay. Take care on your way."

하여주 [28]

"yes..."

Actually, after that incident last time, I've been a little embarrassed to see Officer Jeong. But now, apart from that, I was going to the police station to request a travel ban even though I hadn't been called, so if Officer Jeong gets involved... Oh, what should I do?

정호석 [30]

"What are you doing? Aren't you going?"

하여주 [28]

"Ah, ah, yes...! Let's go!"

I followed Officer Jeong out of the office, debating whether I should just kill some time in the police station or be honest and go back.

전정국 [27]

"...Why are you so sensitive these days, Officer Jeong?"

김태형 [29]

"Speak straight, you're only sensitive to Officer Ha."

김남준 [30]

"...What happened in the infirmary?"

김석진 [32]

"Hey hey, stop talking and come out quickly!"

There is a story that after Officer Jeong and Officer Ha left, Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit, which was left with only questions, exchanged meaningless words in the office.

Ah, it's really awkward. It's so fucking awkward. I guess I'll just kill time in the police station and come out, and since the police station isn't very soundproof and there's a chance that Sergeant Jeong will follow me in, it's better to just be honest. Why do I always end up feeling sorry towards Sergeant Jeong like this?

하여주 [28]

"I, Detective Jeong..."

정호석 [30]

"I didn't get a call."

하여주 [28]

".....yes?!"

정호석 [30]

"Didn't I tell you, it's my job to check the team call list."

정호석 [30]

"Did you think this was Detective Kim's job?"

It stung. Since Sergeant Kim receives all the calls for information gathering, calls from the lobby, calls to report incidents, messages from superiors, etc., I lied and said that I got the call after Sergeant Kim took his hands off the computer, but I got caught.

정호석 [30]

"Why are you at the police station? Trying to get away with it?"

하여주 [28]

"No...! Who is the one who is making noise in the police station..."

정호석 [30]

"I thought you would."

정호석 [30]

"What's going on? What, are you forcing me to get a travel ban?"

하여주 [28]

".....yes."

정호석 [30]

"...If you interact with your superiors so often, won't your uncle say anything?"

하여주 [28]

"Last time... I got in trouble once."

하여주 [28]

"But this...! It's not because of me, it's just something I can ask for."

하여주 [28]

"If those two escape overseas, we won't be able to catch them..."

정호석 [30]

"That's because you're the one asking for it."

정호석 [30]

"Rumors have spread about you. You're said to be involved with the Chief of Police."

정호석 [30]

"I know full well that those who have an inferiority complex towards you are spreading bad rumors behind your back."

정호석 [30]

"I couldn't stand to watch you instigate it, so I followed you."

정호석 [30]

"So this time, just wait a bit, I'll make sure to explain it well to the kids."

하여주 [28]

"I don't like it."

정호석 [30]

"...what?"

하여주 [28]

"It's unfair. Every time an incident occurs, we request that people involved in the incident be banned from leaving the country, but we've never received permission to do so."

하여주 [28]

"Even if other incidents are like that, this incident has a high rate of secondary damage, so you're telling us to just wait?"

하여주 [28]

"I'm just asking for what I need to ask for, and I don't need to be intimidated by the rumors they spread."

정호석 [30]

"Because of such gossip, I...! No."

정호석 [30]

"Anyway, I said no. Just go into the office quietly."

하여주 [28]

"I don't think I can follow your instructions this time."

정호석 [30]

"Please do it, officer."

하여주 [28]

"I'll go to the police station."

정호석 [30]

"hey."

하여주 [28]

"You don't have to worry, Officer Jeong, because I will take responsibility for whatever happens from now on."

하여주 [28]

"then..."

정호석 [30]

"...I'll go too."

정호석 [30]

"Is that okay? I won't stop you from going."

하여주 [28]

"...thank you."

I pushed forward with my stubbornness since I was young, and eventually I was allowed to go to the police station. In the meantime, something that Officer Jeong said while getting angry caught my attention. It seemed that he had suffered some kind of trouble because of those rumors. Was that the case with Officer Lee too? I couldn't bring myself to ask.

하여주 [28]

"Sir, this is Police Officer Haejoo."

치안감 [46]

"Oh, yeah. Officer Jeong is here too."

정호석 [30]

"hello."

치안감 [46]

"What's going on?"

하여주 [28]

"I... came here because I have a favor to ask."

치안감 [46]

"Please? For the 1st Violent Team?"

하여주 [28]

"yes."

치안감 [46]

"What is it?"

하여주 [28]

"Have you seen the public search warrants for the two suspects in the case our team is currently investigating?"

치안감 [46]

"I saw it. I was surprised that they borrowed the help of the broadcasting station without any response."

하여주 [28]

"These are suspects who planned and committed the crime with such viciousness."

하여주 [28]

"Have you seen the travel ban on the suspects we requested?"

치안감 [46]

"Yes, so it has been put on the meeting agenda and is under review."

하여주 [28]

"Please grant permission as soon as possible."

치안감 [46]

"I said it's under review."

하여주 [28]

"The suspects were last seen in Jang Seon-dong."

하여주 [28]

"Don't you know that Jangseon-dong is near the airport?"

하여주 [28]

"It looks like you're preparing to leave the country, but there's no time to wait for review."

치안감 [46]

"Sergeant Ha, a ban on leaving the country isn't something that can be imposed overnight."

치안감 [46]

"They are just suspects, as you say, without any solid evidence."

치안감 [46]

"How stubborn..."

I was so angry that my earnest request was treated as mere stubbornness, and my whole body trembled. I felt so sorry for myself for trying to hide it. One day, while I was quietly watching, a text message alarm went off on Sergeant Jeong's cell phone.

정호석 [30]

"Oh, sorry. Just a moment."

박지민 [29]

_ (I sent 10 photos.)

박지민 [29]

_ This is evidence obtained while interrogating Seong Ye-jun regarding the threatening text messages that came from Jeon Seo-jun and Jeon Si-ah's cell phones a few days ago. They planned the crime together and clearly hinted at it to Seong Ye-jun.

박지민 [29]

_ I'm sending this in case it helps. We plan to go to Jangseon-dong and lie in wait, so please answer the tip-off calls at the office.

It was a message from Chief Park, and it contained a lot of the evidence the Chief was looking for. Chief Jeong looked at the text message on his phone with a look that was somewhere between amazement and relief, then smiled and handed the phone to the Chief.

정호석 [30]

"I guess... you'll have to give me permission."

The chief of police, who had been glaring at me and questioning me until just now, stopped after seeing the text message. Thanks to the timing of the evidence sent by Chief Park, the chief of police ended up making a phone call to someone.

치안감 [46]

- "Yes, this is the police chief's office."

치안감 [46]

- "Can I send Officer Ha and Sergeant Jeong from the Strong Team 1 up now?"

치안감 [46]

- "Because the suspects in this family arson case are banned from leaving the country... Yes, yes."

치안감 [46]

- "I'll upload it now."

After the call ended, the chief of police took a deep breath and told us to go up to the chief of police’s office. We’re finally going up to the most powerful person. But I was worried. Even if he was the chief of police, it was a separate matter from whether he liked me.

After many twists and turns, I arrived at the Chief of Police's office. I had to make a final decision here. I had already borrowed as much strength as I could from the old man, so now I had to muster up my courage. Sergeant Jeong, who had been watching me nervously, opened the door first and went in.

정호석 [30]

"Hello, Commissioner General."

치안총감 [51]

"Yeah, you're here."

As we entered the police chief's office, the police chief greeted us with a stern expression and didn't look all that pleased. Of course, he must have been annoyed that we, who were good at our jobs, kept interfering with the normal course of things.

하여주 [28]

"Chief Inspector. Did you hear the news?"

치안총감 [51]

"Yeah... I heard the story."

치안총감 [51]

"You guys from Team 1, who are hard-working, upright, and flawless, keep irritating me."

치안총감 [51]

"That perfect team that I had instructed the superintendent to bring in after looking at their careers and reputations since the team was formed three years ago."

치안총감 [51]

"I don't know why things keep going wrong like this."

하여주 [28]

"It's not about making mistakes, it's about correcting them."

하여주 [28]

"I cannot just watch people who are preparing to leave the country because they are difficult to catch and could suffer secondary or tertiary damage if they escape overseas."

치안총감 [51]

"Sergeant Ha. You don't seem to know much since you've only been working here for a short time, but these kinds of things aren't decided that easily."

치안총감 [51]

"There are many factors involved and a long period of deliberation is needed."

치안총감 [51]

"It's not like it'll work if you keep making excuses like that."

정호석 [30]

"Every time an incident occurred, I requested permission, but you only gave it to me a few times."

정호석 [30]

"Is that also a matter of deliberation period?"

치안총감 [51]

"Detective Jeong. You've seen everything there is to see as you've accumulated years of service, so why are you doing this?"

치안총감 [51]

"I think it's past time to be stubborn."

정호석 [30]

"...So, the evidence is so clear and the brutality of the crime can be sufficiently verified just by looking at the condition of the corpse, so you're not going to grant permission?"

정호석 [30]

"There is no condition for the travel ban that is not met. It seems that you, the Chief of Police, are the one being stubborn."

치안총감 [51]

"Detective Jeong!!"

정호석 [30]

"Our team is just desperate."

정호석 [30]

"I want to catch the culprit... and prevent further damage."

정호석 [30]

"All of our team members are people who work with that mindset and dedicate their lives to their work."

정호석 [30]

"They say that even though they are wearing the frame of the top police team in the country and the pressure just builds up, they do it because they like it."

정호석 [30]

"Don't you think it's strange that people who have accumulated enough years of service are desperate for that little bit of protection and support, just like the Commissioner General said?"

정호석 [30]

"The team that is supposedly the most popular in the police force doesn't even receive that much support...! I always felt wronged and it made me explode with anger."

정호석 [30]

"I've never not felt that way in the three years I've been working there."

정호석 [30]

"And yet you still can't grant this one request?"

치안총감 [51]

"...Ha, really."

치안총감 [51]

"Then make a promise with me."

정호석 [30]

"What is it?"

치안총감 [51]

"Instead of issuing a travel ban, we will catch the culprit by tomorrow."

하여주 [28]

"...yes?"

정호석 [30]

"I will do it unconditionally. So please give me down right now."

하여주 [28]

"No, Detective Jeong...!"

치안총감 [51]

"But if you can't catch it, then know when to cut off all support."

치안총감 [51]

"Go out."

Sergeant Jeong grabbed my arm that wasn't in a cast and dragged me out of the police chief's office. It had already been three days since we had started to issue public notices and receive tips. It was different from the previous cases that had been solved in two days, which meant that this case was not easy.

I couldn’t understand why Sergeant Jeong accepted the offer without a second thought, when he could have known that too. When I came out of the police chief’s office and saw Sergeant Jeong with a puzzled expression, I saw that he was also trembling with anxiety.

하여주 [28]

"Sergeant Jeong..."

정호석 [30]

".....It'll be okay."

정호석 [30]

"Our kids will catch it soon."

Anxiety was evident in Officer Jeong's eyes as he spat out each word with a trembling voice, and I had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder and trust the team members who had gone to the scene.

Meanwhile, Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit went to the scene of the incident. It was already dark because it was quite far away, but the reason they continued to Jangseon-dong was because if it was true that the suspects were preparing to leave the country, they would likely continue to stay there.

김태형 [29]

"Should we hide out here? It's the closest downtown area to the airport."

박지민 [29]

"They probably avoided this place because they expected the police to come."

김남준 [30]

"It seems unlikely since they are first-time offenders."

김남준 [30]

"I think this place would be good for now."

김석진 [32]

"okay-"

Inspector Kim parked his car in a secluded area in the downtown area. It was a long time since they had been on an undercover investigation without any plans, and the members of Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit were dizzy, but it was something they had to do as police officers. There was silence in the car for a long time, and then the silence was broken when Officer Jeon opened his mouth.

전정국 [27]

"Sergeant Ha... why did you suddenly go to the police station?"

민윤기 [31]

"...I don't know."

민윤기 [31]

"I wonder if he's going to do something rash again."

김태형 [29]

"Hey, since Officer Jeong went with us, I guess that's true~"

김남준 [30]

"Detective Jeong is quite impudent, don't you remember?"

김남준 [30]

"When I was a police officer, I cried and argued with the superintendent."

박지민 [29]

"Haha, that's right. Officer Jeong has the same personality too."

민윤기 [31]

"Yeah, that's why I said that."

김석진 [32]

"Guys, 11 o'clock."

When Superintendent Kim suddenly lowered his voice and announced the direction, the chattering Violent Crimes Unit 1 became quiet and everyone looked in that direction. It was dark and hard to see, but the silhouettes of two people with their hats pulled down low and masks on were exactly as shown in the wanted poster.

김남준 [30]

"...I think that's right."

김석진 [32]

"All hands, prepare to disembark."

김석진 [32]

"Make sure you have your gear ready, and the arrests will be made with all officers leading the way."

김석진 [32]

"Detective Kim, did you get a travel ban?"

김남준 [30]

".....No. Not yet."

김석진 [32]

"...Did you hear? You're not banned from leaving the country yet, so come to your senses."

김석진 [32]

"If you go overseas, there's no answer. Do you understand?"

민윤기 [31]

"Yes. All members of Team 1 are ready to step down."

The first team of the strong team preparing to get off had the same thought in their hearts. This time, they had to catch him because he was different from the other informants who had always come back empty-handed. If they missed this one, they would lose the chance to solve the case.

The first team of the strong team got out of the car and started running towards the suspects in the darkness without hesitation. The suspects who saw us also started running, but they couldn't stop any longer. They were out of breath and felt like their lungs were being ripped apart, but they kept running and running.

전정국 [27]

"Mr. Jeon Seo-jun, Miss Jeon Si-ah!"

전정국 [27]

"Stop!!"

김석진 [32]

"Guys, tear it apart!"

김석진 [32]

"Left, right based on the direction you are running in!"

The first team of the Violent Crimes Division began to run in both directions to surround the suspects. As expected, the first team of the Violent Crimes Division became anxious as the suspects continued to head toward the airport. Soon, Sergeant Park, who was good at handling guns, pulled out his suppression pistol and aimed it at Ms. Jeon, who was relatively slow to run.

박지민 [29]

"Fire!"

The electric-charged suppression bullet was fired by Sergeant Park and hit Miss Jeon. Miss Jeon fell down and Sergeant Kim ran to arrest Miss Jeon. Sergeant Park threw handcuffs to Sergeant Kim and chased after Jeon Seo-jun, and the rest of the team also aimed for Jeon Seo-jun.

김남준 [30]

"You are under emergency arrest on charges of arson, murder, and escape."

김남준 [30]

@ "Mr. Jeon Sia's arrest complete."

The 1st Violent Crimes Unit became even more anxious when Jeon Seo-jun came all the way to the airport. Since the bullet fired by Police Officer Park was aimed at Jeon Si-ah, all they could do was run. As five police officers and a man wearing a hat and mask ran through the airport, the attention of the citizens was focused on them.

The stamina of the first team and Jeon Seo-jun were both at an all-time low, but no one could give up. We had to catch the culprit this time, and Jeon Seo-jun had no choice but to do his best to escape if he wanted to avoid prison.

At that moment, Jeon Seo-jun started running towards the boarding gate and took out what appeared to be a plane ticket and passport from his pocket. The former officer caught them, summoned all his strength, jumped high towards Jeon Seo-jun, and successfully grabbed Jeon Seo-jun's leg and tripped him.

And at the same time, Inspector Kim's cell phone rang and a text message from the Chief of Police arrived. It was news that a travel ban had been issued. After seeing the text message, Inspector Kim thought that it had been issued sooner than expected and walked towards Jeon Seo-jun, who was still struggling despite being subdued.

김석진 [32]

"Mr. Jeon Seo-jun."

김석진 [32]

"You've been banned from leaving the country. Give up."

Only then did Jeon Seo-jun stop struggling, and one of the team members, Officer Park, who had been lying down exhausted, stood up unsteadily, walked over to Officer Jeon on shaky legs, handed him the handcuffs, and sat down again. When he heard Officer Kim say to finish, Officer Jeon handcuffed Jeon Seo-jun and said,

전정국 [27]

"You are under emergency arrest on charges of arson, murder, and fleeing."

전정국 [27]

@ "Mr. Jeon Seo-jun's arrest is complete."

As soon as the former police officer finished speaking, the members of Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit finally lost their strength in their legs and fell to the airport floor. Some of them were moved to tears by the end of a long incident. They were so covered in sweat that it was hard to tell if it was tears or sweat, but it kept flowing down their faces.

As time passed and he regained some strength, Jeon Seo-jun was dragged out by the former police officer in handcuffs, and tears and anger filled his eyes and fell one by one. And those eyes spoke of the tragedy of this family.

The next episode will feature Jeon Seo-jun's perspective and the conclusion of the 'Family Arson Murder Case 🚒'! Since the arrest took a long time, I tried to make the arrest scene as tense as possible, but I don't know how it came across 🥺

And the scenes of the Chief of Police and the Chief of Police that were covered at quite a long time were because I had set up the idea when I was planning the work that the Violent Crimes Unit 1 was not a team that received much support compared to its reputation, and that aspect was occasionally shown in the cases so far!

I wanted to vent the pent-up anger of the 1st Violent Crimes Unit through Officer Jeong, and Officer Ha initially went to get permission for a travel ban using his connections, but in reality, he didn't use his connections much! It's an important process of preparing to stand on his own, so I really wanted to include it 😉

This episode is one that I worked really hard on for a long time, so I'm really attached to it, so I wanted to write a short explanation 😚 If you focus on these things, you'll enjoy it more! 🥹

I would appreciate it if you enjoyed this episode too! I love you, Adi 🥰💓

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