Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 63 ° Prestigious Kindergarten Child Abuse Case (6)

The team members who came to Mr. Oh Byeong-sik's lab knocked on the door twice and went in. Mr. Oh Byeong-sik put the documents he was looking at aside, stood up, and greeted the team members.

오병식 [37]

"Nice to meet you. I am Byung-Sik Oh, a surgical fellow at Hanju University Hospital."

정호석 [31]

"Yes, nice to meet you. We are the Violent Crimes Unit 1 of the BU Police Station."

정호석 [31]

"My name is Detective Jeong Ho-seok."

김태형 [30]

"This is Sergeant Kim Tae-hyung."

전정국 [28]

"This is Officer Jeon Jeong-guk."

하여주 [29]

"This is Officer Haejoo."

오병식 [37]

"Thank you all for coming."

오병식 [37]

"Please have a seat. I'll buy you something to drink."

As Kang Jeong-ho said, Mr. Oh Byung-sik treated us in a very formal manner, and he seemed really blunt. Even the team members who normally don’t introduce themselves like this took turns introducing themselves. When we sat down as Mr. Oh Byung-sik had instructed, Mr. Oh Byung-sik brought us a cup of high-end brand tea.

김태형 [30]

"thank you."

오병식 [37]

"I have something to ask you about our son."

정호석 [31]

"Yes. Was there anything strange about the kindergarten your son goes to?"

오병식 [37]

"I sent my child there because I heard it was the best kindergarten in the area, so I don't know anything about it."

하여주 [29]

"Didn't Oh Yeon-hu tell you about what happened at kindergarten?"

오병식 [37]

"...I don't know about that either."

오병식 [37]

"Because I've been in the hospital so much, I don't even remember when I last saw Yeon-hu."

전정국 [28]

"Have you... seen any strange marks on his body since then?"

전정국 [28]

"Since you are a doctor... I have a question for you."

오병식 [37]

"Oh, you came in last time with bruises on your arms and legs."

오병식 [37]

"I gave you some bruise treatment."

정호석 [31]

"Do you often see bruises like that?"

오병식 [37]

"I go home once or twice a week and I think I see it every time I go."

오병식 [37]

"I treated him every time."

김태형 [30]

"...That happens very often."

오병식 [37]

"By any chance... did something happen at Somang Kindergarten?"

전정국 [28]

"...A report of child abuse was received at Somang Kindergarten."

전정국 [28]

"We are investigating the case... and the person we met during the investigation is a student."

오병식 [37]

"Child abuse? Then all those bruises..."

하여주 [29]

"I guess... that's where it started."

하여주 [29]

"But we don't have the details yet, and we need to investigate further."

오병식 [37]

"...I guess I was too indifferent."

오병식 [37]

"Without even asking why the bruise appeared..."

정호석 [31]

"Don't feel guilty, because dads who work hard for their children are cool."

정호석 [31]

"We will definitely investigate this thoroughly."

오병식 [37]

"thank you."

김태형 [30]

"Here is my business card. Feel free to contact me anytime you need me."

전정국 [28]

"Your wife, Park Yoon-hee, is probably being questioned by other team members."

전정국 [28]

“So please don’t worry too much and don’t give up on focusing on your work.”

전정국 [28]

“Shouldn’t someone keep living?”

오병식 [37]

"...Okay, thank you."

After interrogating Mr. Oh Byeong-sik, it seemed that he was more concerned about his family than we thought, and that he was suffering from a great sense of guilt for not being faithful to his family. After calming Mr. Oh Byeong-sik down, I packed up my interrogation equipment and left the lab.

Meanwhile, the team members visited Park Yoon-hee’s house to interrogate her. Park Yoon-hee welcomed the team members and served them with a plate of beautifully cut fruit. The house seemed spacious and had many rooms, and the walls were lined with medical certificates and awards from novel contests.

박윤희 [35]

"Thank you for coming."

박윤희 [35]

"My name is Park Yoon-hee, and I work as a freelance novelist."

김석진 [33]

"Oh, yes. Nice to meet you."

김석진 [33]

"We are the Violent Crimes Unit 1 of the BU Police Station."

박윤희 [35]

"It's an honor to finally meet Team 1 of the Strongest Forces."

민윤기 [32]

"No. Personally, I enjoy reading novels very much."

박윤희 [35]

"Thank you. I guess you have some questions about our future."

김남준 [31]

"Yes. The Somang Kindergarten that my son, Oh Yeon-hu, attends..."

김남준 [31]

"Did you notice anything strange?"

박윤희 [35]

"What's strange? Yeah... well... I don't think there's anything."

박윤희 [35]

“So-Mang Kindergarten is a very famous place.”

박윤희 [35]

"If I'm going to send my child, I think it's better to send him to a good place, so I'm sending him to a good place even though the tuition is a bit expensive."

박지민 [30]

“Have you found any strange traces on your son’s body?”

박지민 [30]

"Like a bruise or a wound."

박윤희 [35]

"Oh, I used to come home with a bruise once or twice a week."

박윤희 [35]

"Every time that happened, my husband treated me, so I didn't get a scar."

김석진 [33]

"Once or twice a week is quite frequent, but you don't know why it happens?"

박윤희 [35]

"I asked... but they just said they fell."

박윤희 [35]

“I thought that might be the case since she’s such an active girl.”

민윤기 [32]

"...Do you not say anything when you come back from kindergarten?"

박윤희 [35]

"Yes. I just... said I had fun with my friends."

박윤희 [35]

"But why kindergarten..."

김남준 [31]

"The case we are currently investigating is the child abuse case at Somang Kindergarten."

김남준 [31]

"Yeonhugun was the only student who spoke to us, so I wanted to talk to his parents."

박윤희 [35]

"Huh?! Child abuse...?"

박윤희 [35]

"Then our future wounds..."

김석진 [33]

"...That's probably right."

박윤희 [35]

"Oh my, what should I do..."

When we told her that Oh Yeon-hu had been abused as a child, Park Yoon-hee's eyes filled with tears and she buried her face in her hands and began to cry out loud. Since there were no female team members among those who came, all we could do was wait silently until she calmed down.

박윤희 [35]

"I'm sorry... I was so overwhelmed."

민윤기 [32]

"It's okay. We're the ones who feel more sorry."

김석진 [33]

"We will investigate diligently and make sure everything is set right."

박윤희 [35]

"Thank you... I really appreciate it."

김남준 [31]

"Here is my business card. Feel free to contact me anytime."

We stayed with Ms. Park Yoon-hee, who cried even after handing her her business card, until she completely calmed down. Seeing this family on the verge of collapse made the team members even more determined. We had to solve this case, not just for ourselves, but for countless families.

김석진 [33]

"Thank you all for your hard work - have a seat."

After finishing the interrogation, the team members gathered around the round table again. Some wrote down the interrogation content in a notebook and organized it, while others mumbled and recited the interrogation content.

김석진 [33]

"Now that everyone has sorted things out, let's start the briefing."

김석진 [33]

"Mr. Oh Byeong-sik, please brief the interrogation team first."

정호석 [31]

"Sergeant Ha, what do you want to do?"

하여주 [29]

"Yes, I will do it."

It had been a long time since I had briefed the 1st Violent Crimes Unit with Police Officer Ha. The notebook was already tattered from all the organizing experience I had accumulated in the police administration team, and I was already having trouble putting it into words.

하여주 [29]

"I will brief you on the details of Mr. Oh Byeong-sik's interrogation."

하여주 [29]

"Mr. Oh Byeong-sik works as a surgical fellow at Hanju University Hospital and is said to only come home once or twice a week."

민윤기 [32]

"...and the rest?"

하여주 [29]

"I guess he's still in the lab. I got some information from Kang Jeong-ho at Hanju University Hospital."

하여주 [29]

"According to rumors... most people say that Mr. Oh Byeong-sik is indifferent to his family."

하여주 [29]

"That's probably why I didn't feel like I had that much of a bond with Oh Yeon-hu."

하여주 [29]

"But when we revealed that we were investigating child abuse, he was visibly shaken and riddled with guilt."

하여주 [29]

"Every time I came home, I treated the bruises, but why didn't I ask why..."

하여주 [29]

"After hearing the story, you were very distressed, so we did not proceed with further questioning."

하여주 [29]

"That's all."

김태형 [30]

"Your briefing skills have improved a lot!"

하여주 [29]

"thank you."

김태형 [30]

"What did you learn from the police administration team?"

박지민 [30]

"Hey, team leader, that's no joke."

김태형 [30]

"Well... you're famous."

There is something that only Officer Ha doesn't know: Superintendent Park Sung-jin of Police Administration Team 1 is someone who has worked tirelessly since his rookie days to create the current Police Administration Team system. Thanks to this, the current Police Administration Team is working relatively comfortably.

He is also known for being extremely sensitive, so except for Sergeant Lee Min-hyeok, all the new recruits in the Police Administration Team 1 did not last even a year, but Officer Ha was so good at his job that he was the new recruit who lasted the longest recently. That is why Officer Ha thinks that Superintendent Park is kind.

김석진 [33]

"And next, will Officer Park brief you on the details of the interrogation of Ms. Park Yoon-hee?"

박지민 [30]

"Yes, I will do it."

박지민 [30]

"I will brief you on the details of Park Yoon-hee's interrogation."

박지민 [30]

"There's nothing special about Park Yoon-hee."

박지민 [30]

"When we told him that the cause of the bruises was suspected child abuse, he started crying, so we tried to calm him down for a while."

박지민 [30]

“And it seems that Somang Kindergarten itself is highly trusted by parents.”

박지민 [30]

"You didn't even suspect it, even though bruises occurred so often."

박지민 [30]

"That's all."

김석진 [33]

"Interrogation briefing is over. Thank you all for your hard work."

Anyway, once the briefing was over and Superintendent Kim signed, everyone slumped back in their chairs. That meant the official business was over.

김석진 [33]

"Just take a break..."

김석진 [33]

"I'll think about how to investigate, so just organize the things we questioned today."

김석진 [33]

"Visiting the kindergarten is the best, but..."

민윤기 [32]

"...Or how about trying an undercover investigation?"

김석진 [33]

"Undercover investigation?"

민윤기 [32]

"Yes. Our faces were all sold out to kindergartens..."

민윤기 [32]

"We are using the parents to conduct an inspection of the entire kindergarten."

민윤기 [32]

"Check out what the kids are playing and eating."

김석진 [33]

"...It's a good method, but would you cooperate?"

김남준 [31]

"I think Oh Yeon-hu's mother is the president of the parents' association."

김남준 [31]

"I think it would be good if only Oh Yeon-hu's mother knew that it was our request."

김석진 [33]

"Okay. Officer Kim, please contact Ms. Park Yoon-hee."

김남준 [31]

"all right."

김남준 [31]

"The date is..."

전정국 [28]

"Shall we do it tomorrow?"

김석진 [33]

"Yeah. Anyway... I don't think we'll need that many people to gather."

김남준 [31]

"I will contact you like this."

[Hello. This is Sergeant Kim Nam-jun from the BU Police Station’s Violent Crimes Unit 1. Violent Crimes Unit 1 is no longer able to visit kindergartens on its own, so we would like to add strength to the PTA.]

[On July 4th, we ask that you gather parents under the pretext of a kindergarten inspection. Although it may seem like a simple inspection, we need help with the investigation, so we ask that parents who participate carefully inspect everything from the children’s play equipment to their meals.]

[We would appreciate it if only Park Yoon-hee knew that we contacted you. We will do our best to resolve the case. Thank you.]

After everyone confirmed the post that Officer Kim had uploaded, it was passed on to Ms. Park Yoon-hee, and shortly after, she replied that she understood. And since we were already very tired from visiting the kindergarten and interrogating Mr. Oh Yeon-hu's parents since morning, we finished this review and left work.

And when all the members of Team 1 of the Strong Force left the station, the only person left was Sergeant Kim. Sergeant Kim stood in front of an office, hesitated for a while, then knocked and opened the door.

김태형 [30]

"Inspector Jang~"

장서현 [33]

"Oh~ Taehyung, it's been a while."

The woman who greeted Sergeant Kim was Superintendent Jang Seo-hyeon of the Counseling Psychology Team 2. She was the team leader of the team that Sergeant Kim had been assigned to. Sergeant Kim had stopped by the office for no reason because his team members had noticed the change in the style of organizing the interrogation content today.

After the disbandment of the Strong Team 1, Sergeant Kim was having a hard time adjusting to the counseling team due to considerable shock. He relied on Superintendent Jang, who not only helped him improve his existing abilities but also supported his growth, to the point where he relied on him as much as his current team members.

장서현 [33]

"What's going on? It must be time to get off work now."

김태형 [30]

"I stopped by for a bit on my way home from work."

장서현 [33]

"Hmm... what happened?"

김태형 [30]

"...How did you know?"

장서현 [33]

"Your expression looks so gloomy."

장서현 [33]

"Sit down. What's going on?"

김태형 [30]

"Oh, Team Leader, you're busy, so it's okay..."

장서현 [33]

"Hey, it won't be long now. It'll be over soon. Hurry up and sit down."

Even though it was obvious that there were piles of paperwork on his desk that needed to be processed, Superintendent Kim had no choice but to sit down as Superintendent Jang urged him to do so. The Superintendent Jang that Superintendent Kim knew was still the same.

김태형 [30]

"...I came back from interrogating people related to the case today and summarized the interrogation briefing."

김태형 [30]

“I guess my organizing style has changed a lot from before without me realizing it.”

김태형 [30]

"My teammates noticed that and asked me... I was like, 'Oh no.'"

김태형 [30]

"You know that I really cared about Team 1."

김태형 [30]

"I never wanted to let it be known that we were on different teams..."

김태형 [30]

"So I started feeling a little weird."

김태형 [30]

"I came here to throw a tantrum."

김태형 [30]

"I can't act like a fool if it's not you, Inspector Jang."

장서현 [33]

"Oh my... I told you to rely on your teammates."

김태형 [30]

"That's easier said than done..."

장서현 [33]

"And Officer Kim."

장서현 [33]

"Your teammates aren't upset by the habits you developed from your old team; they're amazed by the way you've grown."

장서현 [33]

"I may have learned a lot from Team 1, but I may not have learned as much because I was in a small team."

장서현 [33]

"But the fact that each of us went to different teams and grew is a better opportunity and welcome news."

장서현 [33]

"Think about it. You're not the only one, are you?"

김태형 [30]

"...Come to think of it, I saw that the youngest member of our team's briefing skills had improved a lot today."

김태형 [30]

"I thought I learned a lot from the team leader who worked with that kid for a while..."

장서현 [33]

"What did the youngest look like when you thought about that?"

김태형 [30]

"It was amazing. I thought he did well in other teams and learned a lot."

장서현 [33]

"Yeah. I'm sure the other team members thought the same thing when they saw you."

장서현 [33]

"The youngest on your team may be someone else, but you'll still look young to those above you."

장서현 [33]

"So, I'm going to lean on other team members too."

장서현 [33]

"If you do that, your team, which was in danger, will become stronger someday."

김태형 [30]

"...Thank you. I'll try."

김태형 [30]

"I guess I've been very petty."

장서현 [33]

"Hey, why are you blaming yourself again?"

장서현 [33]

"I have to work hard and investigate again tomorrow, right?"

장서현 [33]

"Go in quickly and get some rest."

김태형 [30]

"Thank you always, Inspector Jang."

장서현 [33]

"Okay~ Next time, come hang out with your teammates."

At one time, and perhaps even now, after receiving advice from Inspector Jang, who was his spiritual pillar, and having calmed his mind, Sergeant Kim left the counseling psychology team 2 office. It was a day when expectations were high for Sergeant Kim to grow further.

I was really worried about the length of this episode because I thought the undercover kindergarten investigation would have to be on a larger scale... I think it's okay to end it here ☺️ Like Detective Kim, the other team members must be going through growing pains in this confusing situation, right? 🥹

Everyone, fighting in May, and thank you for reading today! I love you 🩵🩵

p.s. I realized that I forgot to write down the briefing on Park Yoon-hee's interrogation while confirming, so I had a hard time writing it again... 🥺

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