Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 66 ° Strong Team 1, Our Best

The members of Team 1 of the Violent Crimes Unit are spending their time looking for stability. The team leader there, Inspector Kim, had no stability to look for. His parents' house was a 2-3 hour drive away, but his car broke down at the time, and he didn't have any siblings.

The only place he could visit was the 2nd police administration team where he was the team leader. He went to see a team member who was younger than him in both age and rank. With Superintendent Kim gone, the only team member left in the 2nd police administration team was that member, so he was worried.

김석진 [33]

"Sergeant Cho~"

조미연 [29]

"Oh! Inspector, you're here?"

김석진 [33]

"Aren't you surprised?"

조미연 [29]

"Actually... I heard about this from Team 3's police officer."

조미연 [29]

"We're taking a week off as a strong team..."

조미연 [29]

"I heard that Detective Kim stopped by Police Administration Team 3, so I was wondering if Detective Kim would come too."

김석진 [33]

"You were waiting for me, is that what you're saying?"

조미연 [29]

"Okay~"

조미연 [29]

"I bought the one that Inspector Kim likes!"

김석진 [33]

"Oh my, thank you~"

김석진 [33]

"If I hadn't come, you wouldn't have even had coffee."

Although he is the leader of the relatively heavy-handed 1st team, he has less burdensome work to do in the police administration team, so he has a relatively light atmosphere. There is no need to grind your teeth until you pass out to save the team, and there is no reason to suffer injuries and work hard to solve the case.

조미연 [29]

"It's okay since you came~"

조미연 [29]

"Is work okay?"

김석진 [33]

".....Yeah. Kind of."

조미연 [29]

"What? Are you not okay?"

김석진 [33]

"No, really, I'm fine."

김석진 [33]

"What about you? Are you okay with working alone?"

조미연 [29]

"It's okay~"

김석진 [33]

"You were one of the reasons I hesitated until the end."

김석진 [33]

"I'm afraid you'll have a hard time working alone."

조미연 [29]

"Well... I was worried too."

조미연 [29]

"Team 1 and Team 3 took good care of me, so I was okay."

김석진 [33]

"It must have been a very busy time just a few days ago."

김석진 [33]

"Was it okay then?"

조미연 [29]

"Wow, it was a bit difficult back then."

조미연 [29]

"I wanted to see Inspector Kim for the first time."

김석진 [33]

"...Sorry."

조미연 [29]

"No, it's okay."

조미연 [29]

"Thanks to you, my abilities have improved and I think I will be promoted soon."

김석진 [33]

"Really? That's good."

조미연 [29]

"I just hope that since you're already here, Inspector, you have fun doing your work."

조미연 [29]

"It can't be easy, so at least enjoy it."

조미연 [29]

"If you can't even enjoy it, at least achieve the goal you wanted to achieve."

조미연 [29]

"You have to get something."

김석진 [33]

"...Right. I want to do that too..."

김석진 [33]

"I don't know where our team went wrong."

김석진 [33]

"I still wonder if our team should have ended like that."

김석진 [33]

"I feel like it's all my fault that things have gotten worse between the kids."

김석진 [33]

"If only I had paid a little more attention..."

김석진 [33]

"If only I had been more dedicated..."

김석진 [33]

"I still think about it every time, wondering if our destinations weren't different."

조미연 [29]

"I heard that Superintendent Kim even blamed his team members for the mistake."

조미연 [29]

"Well... even if that hadn't happened, the people above would have made the same choice."

조미연 [29]

"You know very well that once you fall out of favor with someone, they will bite you till the end."

김석진 [33]

"...That's right. That's it."

김석진 [33]

"I guess you can feel less guilty now?"

김석진 [33]

"I want to confirm whether I am qualified to do so."

조미연 [29]

"Of course. I'm sure my teammates all know that."

조미연 [29]

"It's no one's fault."

조미연 [29]

"So, do your best in the present."

조미연 [29]

"No matter what the team looks like, it doesn't matter what it is."

조미연 [29]

"If we trust each other, that's fine."

김석진 [33]

"I wish we had that kind of relationship."

김석진 [33]

".....Thank you, Officer Cho."

조미연 [29]

"Hey, what again~"

김석진 [33]

"I'll ask them to help me out."

조미연 [29]

"Hey... Are you the one who was cursing at the superiors just a moment ago?"

조미연 [29]

"I'm fine. Chief Kim, you can focus on Team 1."

조미연 [29]

"Fortunately, there are a lot of other teams helping us!"

김석진 [33]

"...thank you."

김석진 [33]

"Let's meet again in half a year and laugh."

조미연 [29]

"Of course! You can still smile now!"

김석진 [33]

"Hahaha... Okay, I understand, thank you."

Chief Cho used to calm down the worried Chief Kim with his cool mind. Chief Kim, as a team leader, was careful not to rely on his team members, so he decided not to tell Chief Cho personal stories, but Chief Kim realized now that they had already shared a lot of things.

Although it was a small office, the office of Police Administration Team 2 seemed particularly empty when Chief Cho was left alone. Chief Kim, who was watching Chief Cho nodding while smiling as if to tell him not to worry, finally left the office. In order to be more faithful.

Meanwhile, due to her guilt toward Officer Ha, she came to the house that she used only for sleeping on the sofa late at night. She later found out that the man had been slacking off on all the housekeepers since the day the accident happened.

He said that he thought that only he could be in this house to restore Ha Sun-kyung's sanity and our relationship. That may be why he didn't want to come into this house anymore. Because no one cleaned up the traces of the old man that remained everywhere.

하여주 [29]

"...I'm back."

I know there won't be anyone, but I mutter to myself. It's been a year since I've been cold-warning with the old man, and I haven't greeted him when I came home. Before the cold-war, if I shouted like this, the old man would come down from the second floor room and greet me. Now, there's no old man to greet Officer Ha, and there's no housekeeper to naturally prepare dinner.

하여주 [29]

".....under."

What can someone left alone in this large house do? Even though he pretended to be crazy and returned to the Violent Crimes Unit 1 in the first place just for the sake of the old man, Officer Ha is now so disgusted with himself because he likes his current team members as much as he hates them.

As soon as he finished his thoughts, Ha Sun-kyung felt like he was going to vomit, so he forced himself up from the sofa. After sitting there for a while in a daze, a vibration came from the end of the sofa. He looked at the call connection screen that said 'Father', pressed the accept button, and put the phone to his ear.

하여주 [29]

- "Hey..."

윤도현 [52]

- "Hey, lady?! You have to come quickly. Do-woon is coming right now...!"

At those words, Ha Sun-gyeong lost his senses and ran out of the house. This is definitely a punishment now. I dared to have a reason other than the old man, I dared to forget the old man and focus on the case, I dared to return to the first violent crimes unit...

While I was running around like crazy, a series of absurd thoughts continued in my head. However, I could barely keep my wits about me by blaming myself like this. Officer Ha himself knows this best.

As I rushed into the old man's hospital room, there were five or six medical staff members gathered around him, taking turns performing CPR. It was a scene I never wanted to see, something I only occasionally had nightmares about.

하여주 [29]

"Ah... no, no..."

Officer Ha froze in place, unable to approach or leave the room, and shed tears on the floor. The noisy heart rate monitor kept beeping loudly, reminiscent of the department store bombing incident, and Officer Ha eventually collapsed on the floor.

After about 20 minutes, the heart rate monitor stabilized and the medical staff left the old man one by one. Watching the medical staff leave after saying something to my father, Officer Ha, who was not in his right mind, dutifully thanked him.

윤도현 [52]

"...You're here, Yeoju. You must have called me during work hours. Go quickly."

하여주 [29]

"No... I have entrusted the evidence to a scientific investigation, so there will be no official work until the results come out."

하여주 [29]

"Thank you for calling..."

윤도현 [52]

"...I shouldn't have called you."

윤도현 [52]

"It's a waste of time to see something bad happen."

하여주 [29]

"...No. If something like this happens again, please call me."

하여주 [29]

"This shouldn't happen, but..."

Officer Ha, who was still sitting on the floor of the hospital room, tried to get up only then. At that moment, the door to the hospital room opened and two familiar silhouettes that Officer Ha recognized came in.

하여주 [29]

"...uh?"

정호석 [31]

"What the... Officer Ha? What are you doing here?"

김원필 [31]

"Where does it hurt?"

김원필 [31]

"Hey... why are you crying?!"

Officer Ha burst into tears as soon as he saw his seniors' faces for some reason and sat down again. His father, who saw his seniors in confusion, left the room for a moment to talk.

정호석 [31]

"...Is this patient your uncle?"

김원필 [31]

"Huh? What kind of uncle?"

Sergeant Jeong, who was comforting the crying officer Ha, briefly explained to Officer Kim the relationship between Officer Ha and the old man. Officer Kim, who had been listening quietly, was startled and said,

김원필 [31]

"Then the person lying here is Officer Ha?!"

정호석 [31]

"Yeah... I think so."

정호석 [31]

"Hey, are you okay? Okay? Look at me."

Officer Jeong gently lifted Officer Ha’s head as he cried, calling him without his title. His eyes were red and puffed up, and tears were flowing down his cheeks. Everyone listened to Officer Ha’s story as he trembled and opened his mouth.

하여주 [29]

"...I guess I'm being punished."

하여주 [29]

"I forgot that I dared to target you, old man."

하여주 [29]

"Because I dared to return to the strong team and try to find happiness."

하여주 [29]

"So that's why the old man was trying to leave me..."

하여주 [29]

"I can't continue working..."

The firm determination he had at first was shattered by the old man’s ordeal. When Officer Ha woke up and started crying and telling the old man that he was being punished, Officer Jeong hugged Officer Ha tighter.

정호석 [31]

"No. It's not your fault, and you're not being punished."

정호석 [31]

"It's because of those guys we're catching that he ended up like that."

정호석 [31]

"Catching those guys is the way I can repay you, sir."

정호석 [31]

"You must never collapse here. Trust us."

정호석 [31]

"You know it's for you, sir."

하여주 [29]

"I know... I started out believing in that too..."

김원필 [31]

"...Officer Ha."

김원필 [31]

"I'm telling you this because I'm confident in my medical knowledge."

김원필 [31]

"That person may face many hardships in the future."

김원필 [31]

"In any case, a comatose patient is always at risk."

김원필 [31]

"But none of those hardships were your fault."

김원필 [31]

"He will support you no matter what you do."

김원필 [31]

"Even if you are happy and find stability in the strong team, and even if you forget about me and become absorbed in work."

김원필 [31]

"That's what you really want, sir."

김원필 [31]

"I really hope you don't consider that a sin."

김원필 [31]

"While raising you as a child, his ultimate goal must have been your independence."

김원필 [31]

"So, do your best where you are now."

As Officer Kim spoke carefully one by one, Officer Ha gradually calmed down and apologized, saying that he didn’t mean to quit his job. Only then did Officer Jeong feel relieved and tell him that it was okay. Officer Ha, Officer Jeong, and Officer Kim sat down on the chair and began to talk.

하여주 [29]

"But you two... why did you come?"

김원필 [31]

"Oh, I have a request for assistance here."

김원필 [31]

"I was originally going to come alone, but this guy came right on time so I came with him."

정호석 [31]

"Thank you, right?"

김원필 [31]

"Hey, Emma. You should be thanking me~"

김원필 [31]

"Where can you have an experience like this?"

정호석 [31]

"I got sick of it about five years ago."

김원필 [31]

"You're not avoiding that topic anymore?"

정호석 [31]

"Yes. I went to see the director a while ago."

하여주 [29]

"Hey, Yang Shin-im?! How are you?"

정호석 [31]

"You are a role model. What a relief."

정호석 [31]

"I want to do medical volunteer work after I get out of prison."

하여주 [29]

"Wow... that's a relief."

하여주 [29]

"At that time, I was really scared of the director."

김원필 [31]

"But, Officer Ha. Feel free to talk to me too!"

김원필 [31]

"Why are you only being so easy on Jung Ho-seok..."

하여주 [29]

"Ah...! That's not it..."

하여주 [29]

"We were on the same team, so we put it down a long time ago."

하여주 [29]

"How old are you..."

김원필 [31]

"31 years old! Call me whatever you want, and speak informally to me."

하여주 [29]

"Okay! Then I'll call you oppa."

김원필 [31]

"Yeah, yeah! I love it!"

정호석 [31]

"Why are you saying that to our youngest?"

김원필 [31]

"You, use polite language."

정호석 [31]

"Why are you doing that again~"

The three of them chattered and laughed, filling the hospital room, and the old man probably heard them too. Whether he thought Officer Ha was special, or whether he expressed his gratitude to his colleagues who had been by his side, only the old man knew, and he didn’t know when he would be able to convey that.

The day after safely overcoming the crisis, Officer Ha stopped by the Police Administration Team 1 office, knowing that the Police Administration Team was relatively quiet. He had seen Inspector Park a few times, but it had been a long time since he had seen Officer Lee. When Officer Ha opened the office door, Officer Lee greeted Officer Ha with a tearful face.

이민혁 [31]

"Ha, Sun-gyeoung..."

하여주 [29]

"It's been a while, everyone~"

박성진 [33]

"How have you been? Your face has gotten a lot better."

하여주 [29]

"How have you been?"

이민혁 [31]

"Sergeant Ha... Why do you only meet with Inspector Park..."

하여주 [29]

"yes?"

박성진 [33]

"Hey Emma, ​​I told you not to say that."

이민혁 [31]

"Meet me outside too..."

하여주 [29]

"Hahaha, I get it."

하여주 [29]

"I didn't meet you on purpose. Don't be upset."

이민혁 [31]

"Yeah... How have you been?"

하여주 [29]

"sure."

박성진 [33]

"The other police administrative teams said that the Violent Crimes Unit 1 guys stopped by."

박성진 [33]

"I was wondering when my child would come home..."

하여주 [29]

"It's too late... I had something to do yesterday."

박성진 [33]

"It's okay since you're here."

박성진 [33]

"Would you like a cup of coffee?"

하여주 [29]

"Good!"

이민혁 [31]

"Are you having a hard time these days?"

이민혁 [31]

"It must have been hard for you since it's been a long time since you've worked with the strong team."

하여주 [29]

"It was definitely a challenge at first."

하여주 [29]

"Well, after a few days, I got used to it quickly."

이민혁 [31]

"As expected, it's Officer Ha."

이민혁 [31]

"We had a hard time feeling your empty spot..."

하여주 [29]

"Just hold on a little longer. I'll be there soon!"

이민혁 [31]

"Half a year is a long time left..."

박성진 [33]

"Don't worry and do whatever you want."

박성진 [33]

"We will support you even if your goals change."

박성진 [33]

"You understand?"

하여주 [29]

"Wow... Inspector Park is really like a shaman."

하여주 [29]

"How did you know that I was having a hard time because of that these days?"

박성진 [33]

"...Well. It's been a year since I last saw you, so I can tell just by looking at your eyes."

In fact, Superintendent Park knew about it thanks to Superintendent Kim, who told him a little bit about the chaos that had occurred yesterday after finding out that Officer Ha was visiting the police administration team, but he didn't add anything. Maybe it was something he wanted to hide.

하여주 [29]

"I'm really going to work hard now."

하여주 [29]

"It won't collapse either."

하여주 [29]

"I really want to come back here proudly."

박성진 [33]

"Do your best now because your choices may change in half a year."

이민혁 [31]

"Yes. We have no intention of keeping a talented person like you tied down to this narrow police administration team!"

하여주 [29]

"...Thank you, really."

Officer Ha still liked this moment, making the words he blurted out yesterday about wanting to quit his job pale in comparison. Officer Ha had started this job simply for the sake of the old man, but now he had decided to stay in the violent crimes unit for himself and everyone else.

The future course of Team 1 Gangwon, who have heard words of comfort and encouragement from each of their supporters, is anticipated.

I didn't want to make this episode too long, but I really wanted to include it, so I wrote it in a hurry 🥹 There are a lot of new people coming in these days, so I welcome you all and I will always try to show you good articles! Thank you for reading today 🩵🩵

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