Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 47 ° General Hospital Ghost Doctor Case (6)

The director, upon hearing Officer Jeong's name, looked surprised, as if his face had finally matched. It was understandable that he didn't recognize him. Officer Jeong's face then was much younger than it is now, and his complexion was different from the gaunt, haggard figure he'd been through.

정호석 [30]

"I guess you remember now."

정호석 [30]

"I almost felt bad, Director."

양신임 [49]

"How... did you..."

정호석 [30]

“I quit then and based on that experience, I successfully became a police officer.”

정호석 [30]

"I guess you don't watch TV these days. I appear on TV often and have a fan club."

양신임 [49]

"you..."

정호석 [30]

"Now, are you ready to have a proper conversation with me?"

정호석 [30]

"I didn't want to bring up my past in front of my successors, but since I did, I hope Director will cooperate with the investigation."

양신임 [49]

"Where are you kidding me... Are you that Jeong Ho-seok?"

양신임 [49]

"That doesn't make sense..."

정호석 [30]

"That doesn't make sense~"

정호석 [30]

"At that time, the director must have had a hard time raising the internship exam scores of the kids he liked, right?"

양신임 [49]

"What are you talking about!!"

정호석 [30]

"I remember everything~ It's really that Jung Ho-seok."

Unlike earlier, when he had seemed a bit cold, Officer Jeong had gained the upper hand in the situation and was laughing bitterly while teasing the director. Officer Ha slapped Officer Jeon's hand twice to signal, but Officer Jeon just quietly shook his head.

전정국 [27]

"Things seem to be going well..."

전정국 [27]

"Let's wait a moment."

Sergeant Jeong paused for a moment, perhaps hearing the gentle, soothing voice of former officer Jeon. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke again. His words were addressed to Officers Jeon and Ha.

정호석 [30]

"Would you like to wait in front of the director's office for a moment?"

정호석 [30]

"I'll be out soon."

전정국 [27]

"...I'm worried something might happen."

전정국 [27]

"I will wait quietly here."

정호석 [30]

"...I do that because I don't want to look bad to you guys."

전정국 [27]

"It's okay. I'll turn around if you want."

정호석 [30]

"Oh, I'm a stubborn police officer..."

정호석 [30]

"Then turn around."

Police Officer Jeon and Police Officer Ha turned their backs on Officer Jeong and the director, carrying their luggage on their backs, and only then did Officer Jeong resume his conversation with the director.

정호석 [30]

"Can I ask you anything I want to ask?"

양신임 [49]

"what?"

정호석 [30]

"Where did you take Yu Bo-ra?"

양신임 [49]

"Well, I don't know!"

양신임 [49]

"You must have left it there without permission or something. How would I know!"

정호석 [30]

"...Well, from the director's perspective, losing one intern wouldn't be a big deal."

양신임 [49]

"Are you... saying something you can take responsibility for?"

정호석 [30]

"sure."

정호석 [30]

"Even when I was a trainee, the people who reported absurdities disappeared without a word."

정호석 [30]

“At that time, I felt bad about wasting my honor and grades, so I just let it go.”

정호석 [30]

"Now that you have the status of a powerful team, I can't ignore you."

양신임 [49]

"Huh... Teacher Jeong, you've grown a lot."

양신임 [49]

"In the old days, there was a taste for following along obediently."

양신임 [49]

"It's so interesting that you're back with so much energy after only four years."

양신임 [49]

"But what can I do? Even that brilliant detective work seems to have reached this point."

양신임 [49]

"I have absolutely no idea where Yoo Bo-ra went, and I also regret the loss of resident Kang Jeong-ho."

양신임 [49]

"I never ordered them to do anything, I never thought of doing anything, and I certainly never touched them myself."

양신임 [49]

"Now, go back. Cooperating with the investigation and all that, and letting the hospital atmosphere get ruined, that's all."

정호석 [30]

"Director, I guess you still see me as the Jeong Ho-seok from back then."

양신임 [49]

"Yeah, except for the fact that I'm glaring at him and yelling, my level of thinking is the same as back then."

양신임 [49]

"You're just like me, the one who cried after being beaten by Mr. Lee Soo-dam."

정호석 [30]

"is it so?"

정호석 [30]

"Then... well, there's nothing I can do."

정호석 [30]

"If that's what you think, sir, I should show you how I've changed."

양신임 [49]

"Don't talk nonsense."

정호석 [30]

"It's not nonsense~"

정호석 [30]

"When I interviewed Kang Jeong-ho, I thought he was crazy."

정호석 [30]

"Now, I think I should express my gratitude to Kang Jeong-ho, who is in a coma."

정호석 [30]

"I will request a search and seizure of the entire hospital."

하여주 [28]

"...yes?"

The one who was surprised to hear that was Officer Ha. He already had a bad reputation from the family arson and murder case, so the deliberation period for a search and seizure would be quite long. What were they planning? And why would Officer Jeong, who was also involved in the case, be...

With that thought in mind, Officer Ha turned his back to Officer Jeong, who had been turning away. Officer Jeong met his eyes, mouthed that it was okay, and nodded. His expression said he would take full responsibility.

하여주 [28]

"no..."

정호석 [30]

"Well then, I guess we'll go now."

양신임 [49]

"Yeah. Either raid and seize, or turn the hospital upside down."

양신임 [49]

"It would be a waste of manpower, so do it yourself."

Detective Jeong, who had been nagging the director so hard until just now, comically bowed to him as if paying him a courtesy before leaving the director's office. Patrolmen Jeon and Ha followed, their steps oozing with confusion.

양신임 [49]

"Ha... Jung Ho-seok, that crazy..."

양신임 [49]

- "...Uh, it's me."

양신임 [49]

- "Please check Yoo Bo-ra's condition."

양신임 [49]

- "I'll be down soon."

And the day when the dark side of Yang Shin-im will be revealed is not far off.

하여주 [28]

"Sergeant Jeong!!"

Officer Ha, who grabbed Officer Jeong's wrist as he quickly walked out of the ward without turning around despite her desperate calls from behind, had no choice but to let go. Officer Jeong's eyes were brimming with tears. When would he ever lash out with such venom...

정호석 [30]

"...I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll talk to you later."

하여주 [28]

"Can you stop avoiding it and just... tell me now?"

정호석 [30]

"How can you tell me, how could I have forgotten!"

전정국 [27]

"...Sergeant Jeong."

정호석 [30]

"As the director said, I'm still stuck in that time."

정호석 [30]

"Soodam, the medical practice, the director... nothing has been organized."

정호석 [30]

"But how can I tell you!"

하여주 [28]

"Because it's us!"

정호석 [30]

"what?"

하여주 [28]

"Because we're... because we're on the same team, we can tell you..."

Before he knew it, tears welled up in Officer Ha's eyes, and Officer Jeong, who had been staring at him silently, passed him and left the hospital. The sight of Officer Jeon, left in the cold hospital hallway, comforting Officer Ha, was pitiful and perilous.

Detective Jeong, who had fled to Korea University Hospital, couldn't help but break down upon seeing Kang Jeong-ho. He desperately needed to express his gratitude, but his actions were too late, leaving him with no opportunity to do so. "I'm sorry I realized this too late," he said.

김석진 [32]

"What is it, Officer Jeong? What's wrong?"

박지민 [29]

"Where did the other kids go?"

As luck would have it, Officer Jeon and Officer Ha came in, and seeing Officer Ha's eyes red and swollen, everyone realized something was wrong. In the end, Officer Kim took Officer Ha out, and Officer Kim took Officer Jeong out.

민윤기 [31]

"What is this..."

Meanwhile, in the basement warehouse of the new general hospital, something truly shocking was unfolding. The white doctor's gown Yoo Bo-ra had been wearing lay filthy on the floor, and she was locked up, her ankles shackled.

He must have been locked up for quite some time, because he looked awful. The old warehouse door opened, and Director Yang Shin-im and Jeong Hyeon-seok, who had been keeping Yoo Bo-ra in check, entered. Yoo Bo-ra resisted fiercely at the sight of them, like Pavlov's dog.

정현석 [24]

"Have you been waiting long, Bora?"

유보라 [24]

"You crazy bastards... Release this now!!"

정현석 [24]

"Why are you so excited~"

정현석 [24]

"Would someone preparing to become a psychiatrist do that?"

양신임 [49]

"Yoo Bo-ra... She's a rare psychiatrist candidate who ranked high on the internship exam."

양신임 [49]

"It's such a shame things turned out this way."

양신임 [49]

"Why did you stick with Kang Jeong-ho and plan something like that..."

양신임 [49]

"It's not like I've lost my mind..."

정현석 [24]

"That must be stupid, Director."

정현석 [24]

"Kids who are naturally good at studying are not good at social life."

유보라 [24]

"Where did Teacher Kang Jeong-ho go..."

정현석 [24]

"What are you going to do with that?"

정현석 [24]

"Is it time for you to worry about that teacher now?"

유보라 [24]

"What did you do..."

정현석 [24]

"Hahaha, I did."

정현석 [24]

"Teacher Jeongho found out you were missing and started asking me questions."

정현석 [24]

"I said I didn't know, so I applied for a business trip and went to the police station, so I hit him with my car."

유보라 [24]

"what...?"

정현석 [24]

"It's a shame I didn't look into it..."

유보라 [24]

"You... I'm going to kill you!"

정현석 [24]

"I told you to worry about it."

양신임 [49]

"Let's go now. I'll be suspicious."

유보라 [24]

"Let this go!!!"

Yang Shin-im and Jeong Hyeon-seok left the warehouse, leaving behind a pitiful, squealing Yoo Bo-ra. Perhaps it was Yoo Bo-ra, who had been locked in the warehouse door and hadn't had a sip of water for hours, who was screaming, that filled the warehouse, only to hear her unpleasant cough.

At that moment, the team members, excluding Detective Kim, Detective Jeong, Sergeant Kim, and Patrolman Ha, returned to the office. They were only able to return after posting patrol guards in front of Kang Jeong-ho's hospital room in case something happened to him.

Everyone's attention was focused on Officer Jeon, the only one among those remaining who had witnessed the incident. They looked at him with eyes demanding an explanation. Unable to resist the gaze, Officer Jeon reluctantly opened his mouth.

전정국 [27]

"Sergeant Jeong... when you were preparing to become a doctor."

전정국 [27]

"The hospital where I was an intern is a new general hospital."

김석진 [32]

"...what?"

전정국 [27]

"He was smart and followed the director well, so it seemed the director took good care of him."

전정국 [27]

"Besides, it seems like Team 3 spent their training days with the officer."

민윤기 [31]

"You mean you studied medicine with this officer?"

전정국 [27]

"I think so."

전정국 [27]

"The director used the title of teacher."

전정국 [27]

"They say they were hit by this police officer..."

박지민 [29]

"Why did you quit? Was it because of this officer?"

전정국 [27]

"I'm not sure about that."

김석진 [32]

"...Sergeant Ha, why were you crying?"

전정국 [27]

"I think I got emotional when I asked Officer Jeong if it was okay to tell him about this."

전정국 [27]

"Sergeant Jeong... I think something happened when you were interviewing Mr. Kang Jeong-ho."

전정국 [27]

"I don't know the details either..."

민윤기 [31]

"...Yeah, well."

민윤기 [31]

"I've already requested a search warrant for Kang Jeong-ho's office, so let's go."

박지민 [29]

"Hasn't the permit been issued yet?"

김석진 [32]

"You'll know when Officer Kim comes."

Former Patrolman Jeon omitted the bombshell statement about a search and seizure for Sergeant Jeong. Even Sergeant Jeong couldn't take responsibility for that.

박지민 [29]

"Let's try radioing."

김석진 [32]

"...okay."

김석진 [32]

@ "Detective Kim, respond."

김남준 [30]

@ "Yes, Officer Kim has responded."

김석진 [32]

@ "Is this story getting too long? I need to check if the warrant I requested earlier has been approved."

김남준 [30]

@ "Ah... no. I'll be there in 5 minutes."

김석진 [32]

@ "Yeah, bring Officer Jeong too."

As the radio cut off with a crackling sound, Superintendent Kim became irritated, asking why the radio hadn't been replaced yet, even though he'd asked for one. Hearing this sudden irritation, Superintendent Park frowned and retorted, "What can I do if there's no support?"

The Violent Crimes Unit 1 may not have noticed, but just this one incident was causing a rift within the unit.

_ Character count: 5007 characters [I chose to reduce the length because I wanted to get there quickly 🥹 Thank you for watching today too 💓]