From a deserted island with murderous intent
Chapter 3. The Vanished Man (2)
By the time I left the apartment, away from the detectives, darkness had already fallen.
Streetlights placed at regular intervals illuminated the path leading to the station.
As I was walking down there, I found a public phone booth and went inside.
At this time, Jun-hwi would also be at home.
준휘
"Did you get the information?"
Hearing my voice, he asked me first:
You might have thought you were talking to Jisoo by now.
지훈
"That man was murdered."
He spoke bluntly.
I couldn't find the words to express it euphemistically.
Jun-hwi remained silent, so I continued speaking.
지훈
"He was murdered."
지훈
"I got hit in the head..."
지훈
"When the appointment time arrived and he didn't show up, I called and a detective answered instead of the man."
준휘
"....."
지훈
"Are you listening?"
After a while, Jun-Hwi's voice returned, saying, "Hmm."
And a long silence.
It seems like he's thinking of his face.
Soon, Jun-Hwi's voice was heard.
준휘
"What should I say......"
준휘
"I don't know what to say in this case."
I thought, that must be it.
지훈
"Do you want to come to my house?"
I suggested it.
지훈
“Don’t you think there’s a lot to discuss?”
준휘
"I guess so."
Jun-Hwi muttered in a dark voice.
An hour later, we were sitting across from each other, drinking wine we had at home.
지훈
"One thing is clear."
I spoke first.
지훈
"We're always one step behind."
지훈
"The enemy is always one step ahead."
준휘
"Enemy? Who is the enemy?"
지훈
"I don't know."
준휘
"Did you tell the police about your involvement in the disaster?"
지훈
"no."
지훈
“There’s nothing certain, and I thought I had to solve this problem on my own.”
지훈
"Actually, I made up a few excuses for meeting Jisoo."
Jun-Hwi stared into the distance as if thinking about something.
지훈
"Anyway, I think we need to investigate last year's accident."
Jun-Hwi, after hearing what I said, put down his glass and said, "I did a little research on that before coming here," and took out a white piece of paper from his bag.
It was a copy of a newspaper article.
To summarize, the content was like this.
At around 8:00 AM on August 1st last year, a yacht owned by Seungcheol Sports Plaza sank after encountering large waves while heading to Y Island.
Ten of the eleven people on board were taken to a nearby uninhabited island by lifeboat.
He was rescued the next morning by a fishing boat passing nearby.
But one of them was lying dead on a nearby rock.
The deceased is Kim Ye-rim, who lives in Jamsil, Seoul.
지훈
"I need to look into that more."
지훈
"As I told you, there must be a secret related to it written in the missing Seolgi's data."
준휘
"Someone is killing people one by one to keep that secret?"
지훈
"Well, maybe so."
지훈
"But Jisoo was the one who wanted to keep the secret."
지훈
"And if CEO Choi Seung-cheol is involved in this incident, the same thing will happen to him."
Jun-hwi said with a shrug.
준휘
"Of course."
준휘
"But how exactly did you come up with that idea?"
준휘
"If it's to the extent of asking the Coast Guard, I can help."
지훈
"well."
I was lost in thought.
Even if something had happened, it was unlikely that any public records would have been left as the parties involved were keeping it a secret.
지훈
"I guess I'll have to meet the parties in person."
준휘
"Then, should I ask President Choi Seung-cheol to meet again?"
Jun-hui asked with a look of disapproval on his face.
지훈
"You can't easily break someone down if you meet them without anything in hand."
지훈
"I need to meet other people who are on the trip."
준휘
"Then, first we need to look up the name and address."
지훈
"Don't worry. There's a clue."
As I said that, I lifted up the business card I had placed next to me.
I got it from Joohyun the last time I went to the sports center.