Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 61 ° Prestigious Kindergarten Child Abuse Case (4)

The day has come to an end after receiving unexpected comfort from Inspector Park and making another pledge while looking at the old man, and a new day has dawned for Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit. Today, in order to begin the investigation in earnest, we plan to visit Somang Kindergarten, which is at the center of the case.

The new general hospital where the ghost doctor case was located, which was the last case before the disbandment of the strong 1st team, also had a similar appearance to the current Somang Kindergarten. Because of the incident where there were many people who were suspicious and doubtful, and people who were just watching, I naturally thought of the new director, Yang Shin-im, right before going out.

전정국 [28]

"What are you thinking, Officer Ha?"

하여주 [29]

"Oh, nothing... is it."

And the former police officer, who was supposed to be discharged today, moved up his discharge date to last night and went to work today to work on a case. At this point when everyone is being sincere, I should show my sincerity as well... But today, I have a bad feeling about this.

김석진 [33]

"Now that we're all here, should we set off?"

김석진 [33]

"Oh, that's right. The order to deploy... It's been a while since we've done this."

The dispatch order that was always given right before an incident. It was a moment that made my heart flutter as if it was the first time I heard it, but I had forgotten it as a year had passed. Officers Min and Jeong awkwardly brought the microphone to their lips as if it had been a long time since they had heard it and gave the dispatch order.

정호석 [31]

"Case number 2003ra375, Somang Kindergarten in Hyeonbu-dong. A case of suspected child abuse has been reported. Dispatch immediately."

민윤기 [32]

"Strong Team 1, prepare to deploy."

After a long time and much deliberation, we go to solve the eighth case and the first case. Each of us will have different thoughts about this case, but we decide to jump in with the belief that we are all looking in the same direction.

The kindergarten in the two-story building was splendid from the outside to the inside, as befitting a prestigious kindergarten. Safety certifications and awards from various associations were hung on the walls, and we were busy taking a quick look around the spacious facilities for a kindergarten. No one had ever been to a kindergarten like this.

김남준 [31]

"Oh, the director's office is across from the restaurant on the first floor."

전정국 [28]

"Yeah... we just watched for too long."

정호석 [31]

"You didn't contact the director in advance?"

민윤기 [32]

"Well, when was the last time we contacted each other?"

김석진 [33]

"Um... I think it would be better to inspect the kindergarten at the same time as interviewing the director."

김석진 [33]

"I will never allow it next time."

박지민 [30]

"Shall we split into teams?"

김석진 [33]

"Okay then."

김석진 [33]

"The interview with the director will involve me, Sergeant Kim, Sergeant Kim, and Patrolman Ha."

김석진 [33]

"The entire kindergarten is inspected by Police Officer Min, Police Officer Jeong, Police Officer Park, and Police Officer Jeon."

김석진 [33]

"Each person should stay in his/her own place and do not deviate and act individually."

김석진 [33]

"If anything happens, please call me on the radio..."

김석진 [33]

"Let's meet on the first floor in 30 minutes."

김태형 [30]

"all right-"

I had a lot of thoughts as I watched the investigation process being more systematic than before. Should I say that my perspective has broadened since I worked in different departments? Or should I say that my attitude toward work has changed? It felt strange because it felt like the raw feeling of the old me had disappeared a lot.

김석진 [33]

"hello-"

한서인 [40]

"What, what... Who are you?!"

김석진 [33]

"Oh... I forgot to introduce myself."

김석진 [33]

"We are the BU Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit 1."

김석진 [33]

"I apologize for coming to you without prior notice."

한서인 [40]

"Yes? Strong Team 1...?"

한서인 [40]

"Disbanded... wasn't it? No, anyway, why are we here..."

As soon as we heard the words “Strong Team 1,” the director looked visibly flustered, and all of us in the director’s office instinctively knew that this person must be related to those troublesome forces.

김남준 [31]

"Can I talk to you for a moment?"

김남준 [31]

"Just a simple question."

한서인 [40]

"Ah... ah, yes. Well... that's it."

김태형 [30]

"Now - from now on, all conversations will be recorded and recorded."

김태형 [30]

"Are you okay?"

한서인 [40]

"Yeah, well..."

김태형 [30]

"Officer Ha. Set up the equipment."

하여주 [29]

"all right."

When Chief Kim saw me skillfully installing the equipment, recalling the old days, he smiled leisurely, and that must have driven the director even crazier.

김남준 [31]

"Please tell me briefly your name, age, and what you do."

한서인 [40]

"Hanseoin, I'm 40 years old."

한서인 [40]

"My job is... As you can see, I work as the director of Somang Kindergarten."

김태형 [30]

"How long have you been working as a director?"

한서인 [40]

"It's been a little less than two years."

김태형 [30]

"Do you know why we are here today?"

한서인 [40]

"I don't know. You didn't even contact me..."

김태형 [30]

"Why are you so confident?"

김태형 [30]

"We were dispatched because a case of suspected child abuse was reported."

한서인 [40]

"What, what... suspected child abuse?!"

한서인 [40]

"Do we have anything like that?"

한서인 [40]

"There is no reason to abuse children in such a large and prestigious kindergarten...!"

김태형 [30]

"That's right. Why would you do that when there was no reason?"

김태형 [30]

"We came here because we were curious. Could you tell us?"

한서인 [40]

"Huh...! Why are you saying this out of the blue without any evidence..."

김태형 [30]

"Oh, no~ That can't be."

김태형 [30]

"What do you think of our team...? Don't ignore us just because we only got together after a year~"

한서인 [40]

"If you have evidence, you can just arrest them. Why did you have to come all the way here..."

김태형 [30]

"I'm giving you a chance to embroider~"

김태형 [30]

"There is nothing more lenient than admitting your own sins and repenting."

한서인 [40]

"There's nothing to say, so let's give up now."

김태형 [30]

"Hey, that's too bad... I worked hard to get here, so you're just going to leave?"

김태형 [30]

"We've already sent a kindergarten inspection team to you, so come here and chat with us."

한서인 [40]

"Huh? Who would do something like that..."

김태형 [30]

"It's the police's mind~"

김태형 [30]

"So, please stay here and talk to me some more. We have plenty of time."

In the year we were apart, Chief Kim's interrogation style had changed a lot. It was a bit like Chief Park's style, but with a sense of Chief Kim's own leisurely style added to it. Our motto of "strong, weak, weak" was better expressed in it. That's why I liked Chief Kim's current appearance better.

Meanwhile, the kindergarten inspection team was also going around the kindergarten smoothly while enduring the harsh gaze. As the kindergarten was large, there were many children and many teachers living there. On the outside, most of the children were playing happily, but if you look a little closer...

"I told you not to do that!"

"What did you say you would do if this happened again?"

Unlike the feeling of discipline, I saw the teachers pushing the children. The children who were being scolded looked very scared and looked at us. Of course, the teachers were also like that. It seemed like they couldn't take any bigger measures because of us.

박지민 [30]

"Certainly... something is strange."

전정국 [28]

"That's right. The outside and the inside seem so different..."

정호석 [31]

"Oh, there's someone coming over there."

"Who are you?"

민윤기 [32]

"Oh, hello. This is Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit of the BU Police Station."

민윤기 [32]

"I went to the kindergarten despite the rudeness of not contacting them in advance."

민윤기 [32]

"The other team members will be talking to the director, so don't worry."

"Ah... yes... Strong Team 1..."

"But what happened?"

박지민 [30]

"A report of child abuse has been received."

"Child abuse?"

정호석 [31]

"Yes. So I came here just to take a quick look around."

"Oh, yes..."

A person wearing a yellow apron approached us. He seemed to be a kindergarten teacher, and when we told him our affiliation and the reason for our visit, he looked visibly embarrassed. To be exact, once for the Violent Crimes Unit 1 and once for child abuse.

We wanted to get closer and look at the students as the teacher mumbled an answer and then went back to where he was.

오연후 [5]

"Are you a police officer?"

When we reached the front door of the Haetnimban, we came across a boy who was holding the hem of the former police officer's trousers with his small hands. When the former police officer saw this, he smiled brightly and hugged the boy.

전정국 [28]

"Who will be our handsome prince~?"

오연후 [5]

"Oh Yeon-hu! Han-nim-ban. It's the fifth one!"

전정국 [28]

"It's Yeonhui~ You're so cheerful?"

오연후 [5]

"Yes! He's handsome."

전정국 [28]

"Really? Thank you~ You're still handsome afterward."

"Yeonhu! Oh Yeonhu! Oh my, I'm sorry..."

전정국 [28]

"It's okay. Can I talk to Yeonhu?"

Although he had a displeased expression, he was overwhelmed by our momentum and went back to where he was, so I had a chance to talk to him more. Looking at the bright eyes that stood out the most among the delicate features, the former officer spoke.

전정국 [28]

"Do you like going to kindergarten later?"

오연후 [5]

"Hmm... There are good times and bad times!"

전정국 [28]

"Really? Why is that so~?"

오연후 [5]

"There are times when the teachers hit me..."

전정국 [28]

"...also?"

오연후 [5]

"Mommy, it tastes weird!"

오연후 [5]

"That's why my friends are crying..."

After hearing Yeon-hu's words, the former police officer, unable to control his anger, held back his trembling hands and forced a smile as he let Yeon-hu out of his arms and put her down on the floor. This was because he was worried that even a little bit of this trembling would spread to Yeon-hu.

전정국 [28]

"Yeonhuya, is this the police officers' number?"

전정국 [28]

"If anything happens, be sure to call me, okay?"

전정국 [28]

"If you're in a situation where you can't speak while on the phone, just tap the phone with your fingers."

전정국 [28]

"Can you remember?"

오연후 [5]

"Um... yes! I will definitely do that."

오연후 [5]

"Catch all the bad guys!"

전정국 [28]

"...Okay. I will definitely do that."

전정국 [28]

"See you later, Yeonhu~"

The investigation team, thinking that they had nothing left to see after sending Yeon-hu away, turned off the recorder and camera containing the conversation between Yeon-hu and the former police officer and went down to the first floor. This kindergarten... they vowed to finish it off, even if it meant seeing Yeon-hu.

Meanwhile, there was a strange sense of tension in the director’s interview team. It was because of the kindergarten director who was very nervous and Sergeant Kim who was leisurely writing down the interview contents in his notebook. And behind Sergeant Kim, there were strong team members standing guard.

김태형 [30]

“You said you’ve been running the kindergarten for about two years, so why did you hit the kids?”

한서인 [40]

"Well, I told you I didn't hit you?"

김태형 [30]

"Yes, I guess so~"

When Chief Kim burst into laughter at the director who was evading the issue to the end and scattered the photos of the wounds of the students, including Yang Ji-hyeon, that he had obtained in advance on the table, the director's mouth closed tightly. Seeing the director like that, Chief Kim picked up the scattered photos one by one and asked again.

김태형 [30]

"He keeps asking me why I hit him."

한서인 [40]

"...It's just a wound from falling."

한서인 [40]

"There's no point in hitting the kids in a big kindergarten like ours..."

한서인 [40]

“How can parents just sit back and watch when they receive so much money?”

한서인 [40]

"Who the hell reported this nonsense?"

김석진 [33]

"You don't need to know that."

김석진 [33]

"We have already received a medical evaluation showing that the wound was caused by a hit on our side."

김석진 [33]

"As the director said, how much money would it cost to have something like this happen?"

김석진 [33]

"It's a good thing I had the courage to report it, otherwise..."

한서인 [40]

"You're talking about me as if you're sure I'm the culprit."

김남준 [31]

"Of course. There's evidence."

한서인 [40]

"It's clear that someone is trying to frame me."

한서인 [40]

"I run my kindergarten with great integrity and I love children more than anyone else."

하여주 [29]

"You seem confident."

하여주 [29]

"I see you're crying until the end."

한서인 [40]

"Of course. How did I raise Somang Kindergarten..."

Just then, as if the kindergarten inspection was over, there was a knock on the door outside the principal's office and Officer Min's voice. Hearing this, Officer Ha put away his interrogation equipment and spoke to the principal.

하여주 [29]

"Director, I too was a victim of severe child abuse when I was young."

하여주 [29]

"It's one of those things that adults really shouldn't do."

하여주 [29]

"Even if you don't feel guilty, please stop as soon as possible."

하여주 [29]

"As a kindergarten director, you shouldn't do that."

At Police Officer Ha’s words, the already quiet office became as cold as if cold water had been poured over it, and Han Seo-in did not refute any further. Police Officer Ha, who had gathered all the interrogation equipment, left the office first, and the rest of the team followed Police Officer Ha out of the office.

Today is the youngest line's performance 😝 I wrote that I would write quickly because I thought you'd be waiting, but I always don't like my writing, so I'm not sure what you guys will think of my writing... 🥲 Thank you for reading! Have a nice day ~🍀

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