Dangerous Investigation Diary

Ep. 72 ° Strong Team 1, Those Unforgiven

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Min arrives at the autopsy room within the BU Police Station. Han Seo-in, the director of Somang Kindergarten, who, in some ways, was merely the seed of misfortune for the Violent Crimes Unit 1, has taken her own life. While the organization may have ordered her to do so, is that really the only reason we should sympathize with her?

민윤기 [32]

“Hello. This is Detective Min Yoongi from the Violent Crimes Unit 1.”

박신종 [46]

“It’s been a while, Inspector Min.”

민윤기 [32]

“How have you been?”

박신종 [46]

"Of course. The most enjoyable times were when I talked about science with Detective Min."

After being assigned to a new team, Detective Min felt a particularly strong sense of emptiness, so he tried various methods to overcome it. One of them was to share his interests with a forensic scientist from Seo Nae, whose interests overlapped theirs.

민윤기 [32]

“Don’t mention it.”

민윤기 [32]

“Has Mr. Han Seo-in’s autopsy been completed?”

박신종 [46]

“It’s almost done.”

박신종 [46]

“Well… but he’s still the director of a kindergarten.”

박신종 [46]

“What if drugs are found in your body?”

민윤기 [32]

“…I see, that’s what happened.”

민윤기 [32]

“What if this drug… entered the children’s bodies?”

민윤기 [32]

“It’s a baby. About five years old.”

박신종 [46]

“Oh, then… I don’t think those kids will be safe.”

박신종 [46]

“It can be especially dangerous if large quantities are involved.”

박신종 [46]

“I guess… infants and young children tend to have weak bodies.”

민윤기 [32]

“…so that the director would do so, and even take his own life.”

민윤기 [32]

“If everything had to be done that way because someone told you to…”

민윤기 [32]

“Do you think we should forgive this person then, Mr. Lawyer?”

박신종 [46]

"…well."

박신종 [46]

“It’s a shame, but… there are still people who will refuse to the end.”

박신종 [46]

“They must have touched this person’s nature.”

박신종 [46]

“I don’t think there’s any need to forgive.”

민윤기 [32]

"…okay."

민윤기 [32]

“It was only for a moment, but I feel like an idiot for worrying about this.”

박신종 [46]

“No. Everyone has different thoughts.”

박신종 [46]

“Detective Min, while investigating this person, you must have seen other aspects as well.”

박신종 [46]

“So, you can worry a little more than I do.”

박신종 [46]

“Anyway… the autopsy report has arrived.”

박신종 [46]

“I know you’re busy, so I won’t explain it to you in detail. I’ll just give you this. If there’s anything you don’t understand, please contact me.”

박신종 [46]

“And whoever is chasing you now, don’t be afraid.”

민윤기 [32]

"thank you."

민윤기 [32]

“I think I’ve gotten the hang of it.”

민윤기 [32]

“First of all, our team members are not in good condition.”

민윤기 [32]

“I’ll go first.”

민윤기 [32]

“Thank you for writing a letter of appreciation.”

박신종 [46]

“What is it?”

박신종 [46]

“Please go in carefully.”

박신종 [46]

“If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact me.”

민윤기 [32]

“Yes. I will go.”

Before weighing what was right, the safety of my team members was my priority. Not being afraid... It wouldn't be easy, but I had to prepare accordingly to catch them. What kind of courage would it take to not tremble or panic in front of them?

Unable to bear the sight of Sergeant Kim and Officer Jeon writhing in pain, Sergeant Kim and Officer Park finally called a doctor. The wailing Sergeant Kim and Officer Jeon finally calmed down after receiving painkiller injections. Watching the two fall back to sleep, Sergeant Kim and Officer Park felt nothing but despair, not relief.

김남준 [31]

“…I’m sorry, we must be too late.”

박지민 [30]

“…..”

김남준 [31]

“Is Officer Park crying?”

박지민 [30]

"…no."

김남준 [31]

“Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you cry, Officer Park?”

Seeing his most staunch team members lying there, Officer Park finally burst into tears he'd been holding back. Officer Kim embraced him tightly. The more they'd leaned on each other, the more the loss they felt when they fell apart was doubled.

김남준 [31]

“It’s okay. The kids will be okay.”

김남준 [31]

“They said the sutures went well…”

김남준 [31]

“Since we failed this time, we must prepare better next time.”

김남준 [31]

“Now is the time to be thankful that the kids have endured this much.”

박지민 [30]

“Brother, what should we do…”

박지민 [30]

“Our kids… what should we do…”

김남준 [31]

“Oh my… It’s okay, it’s okay.”

For the first time, Sergeant Kim felt resentment toward himself, unable to do anything but embrace and comfort Sergeant Park, who was crying out for the ward, perhaps the entire hospital, to leave. The more this happened, the more he needed to catch them and put an end to them.

After Officer Park had calmed down a bit, Sergeant Kim laid him down on the cot. He must have been exhausted from crying, but he was still breathing, so he was able to catch his breath. Not long after, Officer Park fell asleep, and Sergeant Kim received a call from the superintendent.

Knowing that all three team members were asleep, Sergeant Kim took his cell phone and left the room to answer the phone.

김남준 [31]

- “Yes, this is Detective Kim Nam-jun from the Violent Crimes Unit 1.”

경무관 [44]

- "Okay. How are the kids doing?"

This was the first direct contact from a high-ranking official since the request for troops. It's been so long since I've felt this worried, I'm having trouble adjusting. Honestly, we just wanted a word of concern, but what's so difficult about that? They…

김남준 [31]

"Officer Kim and Patrolman Jeon returned safely, still breathing. But..."

경무관 [44]

- “But?”

김남준 [31]

- “…As a warning, the ‘Med’ organization chairman cut off the fingers of Officer Kim and the former police officer… one by one.”

경무관 [44]

- "…what?"

김남준 [31]

- “The finger repair surgery went well, but due to the nature of my job, it could become dangerous again at any time.”

김남준 [31]

- “The children were in so much pain after waking up from the anesthesia… I put them in with painkillers and put them back to sleep.”

경무관 [44]

- “…I see.”

경무관 [44]

- “I heard you survived. It’s a blessing in disguise, but…”

경무관 [44]

- “I don’t think it would be possible to recklessly join that organization in the future.”

경무관 [44]

- “There’s no guarantee that I’ll come back alive next time.”

경무관 [44]

- “I’ll try to promote joining forces with other teams.”

경무관 [44]

- “Thank you for your hard work… Take good care of the kids.”

김남준 [31]

- "thank you."

경무관 [44]

- “Are the other team members okay besides those two?”

김남준 [31]

- “Sergeant Park and I were in the hospital room, and Sergeant Park just fell asleep after crying.”

김남준 [31]

- “Detective Min went to the autopsy room to see the results of Han Seo-in’s autopsy.”

김남준 [31]

- “And Detective Kim and Detective Jeong will be in the infirmary.”

경무관 [44]

- “Infirmary? Why the infirmary?”

김남준 [31]

- “During the investigation, Officer Ha’s anxiety worsened and he passed out from hyperventilation. He is currently resting in the infirmary.”

경무관 [44]

- “Everyone… is going through a difficult time.”

경무관 [44]

- “Sergeant Kim, how are you? Are you feeling better?”

김남준 [31]

- “I’m also very shocked… but I have to hold on and be honest.”

김남준 [31]

- “If I collapse too, our team leader’s burden will increase.”

경무관 [44]

- “Sergeant Kim has been the same since the first time I saw him.”

경무관 [44]

- “Yeah. Maybe you could be the center of that team.”

경무관 [44]

- “If it’s still difficult, tell me anytime.”

경무관 [44]

- “Inspector Kim is not the type to not understand that.”

김남준 [31]

- "sure."

경무관 [44]

- “Oh, and by the way…”

김남준 [31]

- “Yes. What’s wrong?”

After hearing so many worried words for the first time in a while, I was able to accept the real purpose of the call without losing strength when it came out.

경무관 [44]

- “As you know, those guys are causing a lot of little incidents right now.”

경무관 [44]

- “What about warnings of mass shootings or terrorist attacks? These days, it’s routine. There are dozens of units on standby ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice…”

경무관 [44]

- “If a major incident happens, I can’t do anything about it…”

경무관 [44]

- “I know it’s hard for you guys, but I’m so sorry for making you do this.”

김남준 [31]

- “No. But I still have to do what I have to do.”

김남준 [31]

- “What’s going on this time?”

경무관 [44]

- “At 2 a.m. this morning, a delivery man collapsed in an alley. We took him to the hospital, but he eventually died this morning.”

경무관 [44]

- “I was going to treat it as a motorcycle skid accident because it rained in the early morning… but there was blunt force trauma to the head.”

경무관 [44]

- “I wonder if… this is also their work.”

경무관 [44]

- “Wouldn’t it be helpful to do something like this now to catch that organization?”

김남준 [31]

- “Um… Yes. We’ll look into it.”

김남준 [31]

- “Please send the initial investigation report to my email.”

김남준 [31]

- “Once the kids wake up, we’ll go check on each other right away.”

경무관 [44]

- “Okay, thank you, Sergeant Kim.”

경무관 [44]

- “I was really scared a year ago, but now I feel like I need to become an adult who can do things like this.”

경무관 [44]

- “If you have any difficulties, please contact me anytime.”

김남준 [31]

- “…Thank you, Inspector.”

After hanging up, Sergeant Kim returned to his hospital room, thinking. "But, Chief Inspector. I don't know how you treated Chief Inspector Kim that day, or what you said to him before agreeing to disband the team, but you've already become that person in my imagination.

I probably started feeling that way when you came to my office and announced the disbandment. I hate the superintendent now, but it's not like I hate him anymore or forgive him anymore. For our sake, even now, when the kids are cornered, I foolishly accepted the investigation.

So even more so, I cannot forgive you.

After hearing the full story, Inspector Kim, still in the infirmary, couldn't contain his anger and headed to the Violent Crimes Unit 3 office. Feeling powerless to confront them, he left them alone, but they didn't even know what they were doing and dared to… Whatever happened afterward was something to think about later.

Without even having to go to the office, Superintendent Kim saw them laughing and chatting among themselves in the hallway. He grabbed the team leader, Superintendent Choi, by the collar and said, "I'm going to make sure you get your ass kicked today for treating people so rudely."

최종호 [34]

“Inspector Kim~ It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, so is this welcome a bit too formal?”

김석진 [33]

"…shut up."

김석진 [33]

“What did you do to Officer Ha? What did you say, huh?”

김석진 [33]

“Answer me.”

최종호 [34]

“I guess Officer Ha has already reported it.”

최종호 [34]

“You even grabbed me by the collar in a crowded place like this.”

최종호 [34]

“Isn’t it time to take care of your image now?”

김석진 [33]

“Even though you have a pierced mouth, is that all you have to say?”

김석진 [33]

“I told you, don’t touch the kids.”

송민기 [31]

“Hey, but… that’s not wrong, is it?”

김석진 [33]

"what?"

송민기 [31]

“It’s true that two team members had their fingers cut off by the organization’s president.”

송민기 [31]

“It’s true that something like that happened while Officer Ha was lying in the infirmary for mere mental reasons.”

송민기 [31]

“It’s true that we merged the teams because of Officer Ha, right? Or not?”

송민기 [31]

“I’m going to do anything to satisfy his meager self-esteem and dreams…”

김석진 [33]

“Hey. Speak properly. What? Do you understand?”

김석진 [33]

“You guys are just wasting your time on work to ruin a child because of that petty conquest.”

김석진 [33]

“How much should I look after you?”

김석진 [33]

“There is a limit to how much you can ignore.”

김석진 [33]

“Honesty and a pay cut alone won’t get you out of your mind?”

손나은 [30]

“If anyone saw us, they would think we were just lying~”

김석진 [33]

“Of course I lied.”

김석진 [33]

“Do you guys dare to think you know everything about our past years?”

김석진 [33]

“You tolerated us even when we were under the new police officer’s care, so now you’re not afraid of us?”

이수담 [30]

“Of course not~ Don’t you know that we reunited the Strong Team 1 to catch them?”

이수담 [30]

“Who is really ruining the atmosphere at the police station?”

김석진 [33]

"Okay. I'll report everything to my superiors today, without missing a single thing, so be prepared."

최종호 [34]

“Okay~”

최종호 [34]

"But, Detective Kim. At a time like this, shouldn't you be looking after your team members who lost their fingers first?"

최종호 [34]

"Inspector Kim, please come to your senses. Aren't you going to do your job properly, Team Leader?"

김석진 [33]

“…I’m just going to get some training. I’ll take care of my teammates.”

최종호 [34]

“If you were going to be so confident, you shouldn’t have started this today.”

최종호 [34]

“How long do you think you can maintain the strong 1st team?”

김석진 [33]

“…Detective Choi.”

최종호 [34]

“We are rooting for our team members’ speedy recovery~”

최종호 [34]

“You need to recover quickly and prove it.”

최종호 [34]

“Before today’s work gets completely blown out of proportion.”

김석진 [33]

“Haven’t you stopped being a reporter yet?”

김석진 [33]

“Just keep messing around. Then I’ll put handcuffs on your hands.”

At this point, they should have understood. As Inspector Choi said, it wasn't wrong for the team members, who were feeling the full brunt of the pain at the hospital, to keep getting trampled on. Inspector Kim clenched his teeth, feeling only guilt toward his team members in this situation.

The next episode is finally here! The case episode is coming out 😁 It's been a while since I wrote an investigation log, so... I'm having a hard time adjusting 😭 I'll try my best to show you better cases! Everyone, fighting for September and the second semester ✊🏻🩵

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