Special Investigation Team BTS 2

EP 01. New Heroine

This article is about season 2 of 'Special Investigation Team BTS'. It will be helpful for your understanding if you read the article 'Special Investigation Team BTS 2 Preview' among the articles in 'Special Investigation Team BTS'.

This is a continuation of Season 1. I recommend reading Season 1 for more immersion! If you have nothing to say when leaving a comment, a single emoticon will suffice (e.g., 🤭 or 🤔, etc.).

Please be advised that the above work contains elements that may cause trauma.

Two years later, the special investigation unit has risen to a position where it enjoys the immense trust of the public and the respect of the police and military.

While there were many words of praise acknowledging their skills and courage, their daily lives and personalities were constantly criticized. By whom? The police chief, that is.

"Team Leader Kim!!!! Didn't I tell you to report as soon as you finish work!!!"

"I'm sorry. I have a lot of work to do, so I'll stop now."

Kim Seok-jin, 31 years old. Special Investigation Team Leader. Former Army Captain.

“Haa… You said you would report to me regularly before I came here, but why are you like this now? Do you think I’m easy?!”

I tossed the case file from the center of the special investigation team conference room onto the desk, and Yoon-gi, who had been hit by it, slowly opened his closed eyelids with a groan.

"Just upload it and go. I'll upload it all at once later anyway."

Min Yoongi. 30 years old. Deputy team leader of the Special Investigation Unit. Former Navy captain.

"Why is Deputy Manager Min like that? I told you to catch the culprit, but you're just going around fighting?"

민윤기

"You seem to be very interested in my face today, Chief."

"I'm already tired, why do you keep talking?" I muttered quietly so no one could hear, but the chief's face crumpled, as if he had nowhere to hide in this cramped space. Ah, he must have heard.

"Chief, I'll report back right away. You know Yoongi-hyung is sensitive, having just finished a case."

Kim Nam-joon. 29 years old. Special Investigation Unit Operations Officer. Former Air Force Second Lieutenant.

Anticipating that the chief's nagging would drag on, Namjoon quickly stood up and grabbed his arm. Among those sensitive bosses, Namjoon was the only one who could maintain his composure.

But the chief seemed even more angry at Namjoon's attitude, so he shook off Namjoon's hand and showed Namjoon the file of documents he had brought from outside.

"Look, what does the report look like to Agent Kim Namjoon?"

김남준

“There are… a lot of holes. Hahaha….”

"Yeah, there are a lot of holes. What on earth did you do to make the report full of holes like a honeycomb!!!"

"That was 100% done by Kim Namjoon with a ballpoint pen."

Jeong Ho-seok, 29 years old. Special Investigation Team Manager. Former Air Force Lieutenant.

"No. I saw Namjoon poking his finger before."

Park Jimin, 28 years old. Special Investigation Unit action team member. Former Army second lieutenant.

“Wasn’t that last week? I saw Namjoon hyung pierce through the end of the walkie-talkie yesterday.”

Jeon Jungkook. 27 years old. Special Investigation Unit Patrol Officer. Former Army Second Lieutenant.

"……."

Kim Tae-hyung, 28 years old. Special Investigation Unit action team member. Former Army second lieutenant.

“You guys… Do you think there’s a separate special investigation unit conference room just for you to talk about here?! You asked me to make you an investigation room so I made one, you asked me to make the shower room bigger so I made it bigger, and you still keep acting like you want to?!”

Ah, so it finally happened? Namjoon lowered his head secretly and pressed his finger between his eyebrows. Now it was time for the real nagging to begin.

Unlike Seokjin and Yoongi, who covered their ears or closed their eyes, Hoseok, Jimin, and Jungkook didn't even listen to what the chief said, perhaps because they didn't fully grasp the situation.

박지민

"Namjoon hyung, you didn't submit your report this week. What did you see him do?"

전정국

"You didn't submit your report this week? What? Then Namjoon hyung, did you break something?"

정호석

"Isn't that a wedding invitation? I heard my ex-girlfriend was crying this week because she said she got an invitation."

김남준

"Hey... why are you bringing that up here!!!"

Eventually, even Namjoon joined in. The four voices filled the conference room, and in the midst of the chaos, the chief, unable to utter a single word he wanted to say, grimaced and slammed his fist on the table.

"Won't you be quiet!?!?!!!!!!!!"

Bam–

연여주

"Chief, when on earth are we going to get in?"

Yeo-ju entered the conference room, hurling a torrent of abuse at the chief, saying things like, "Isn't this conversation getting unnecessarily long?" and "It's a waste of time." Their eyes were turned to Yeo-ju, taken aback both by her attitude toward the chief and by her confident demeanor despite having entered without a plan.

김남준

"Excuse me, who is…."

"Oh, this is Yeon-yeo, who will be living together in the special investigation unit from now on."

연여주

"This is Yeon Yeo-ju. Please take good care of me."

The chief interrupted her, and the female protagonist spoke her own name. Yeon Yeoju. It was her "real" name, the first she had spoken in seven years.

김태형

“Yeoju…?”

민윤기

“Your name is… Yeoju?”

Upon hearing the female protagonist's introduction, their eyes fluttered at the name. Among them, Taehyung and Yoongi showed the strongest reactions.

Taehyung, who had not spoken much since Yeoju Kim died, and Yoongi, who had been expressing his dissatisfaction with everything, reacted, and the chief was also surprised and looked back and forth between them and Yeoju.

"What, do you know each other?"

연여주

"No. This is my first time seeing you. I wanted to ask you, do you know me?"

김태형

"The heroine... no."

민윤기

"……."

The heroine's brow furrowed at the immediate disappointment. What are these? I'm the heroine, so why can't I be?

I felt bad, but since we weren't on good terms with each other from the beginning, I let it slide. The atmosphere suddenly rose and fell, and the chief, feeling a bit uneasy, introduced the female lead to them.

"He was recruited after beating a whopping 2000 to 1 odds. Did you know that the special investigation unit's name became famous after the arrest of the drug ring leader?"

"Did you know that since then, there's been a ton of applicants for the Special Investigation Unit? Among them were a lot of exceptional talents, but Team Leader Kim raised the bar so much that we haven't been able to hire a single one in two years. You know that, right?"

There's a poignant truth to the statement, "We couldn't choose a single person." Even Seokjin himself acknowledged it. The thought of someone else filling Yeoju's empty spot... was heartbreaking.

"But! As you can see here, Ms. Yeon Yeo-ju has confidently passed the standard and decided to join the special investigation team. From now on, I will call you Agent Yeon Yeo-ju, Ms. Yeon Yeo-ju."

"These guys may not have bad personalities, but they're not bad-natured, so don't be too hurt. If you have any difficulties, please tell me. Okay?"

연여주

"thank you."

After concluding her thanks, the chief said goodbye and left the conference room, saying, "We'll have a nice chat." The room now consisted of seven men and one woman. In some ways, it was a harmonious combination, but in others, it was an odd one.

전정국

"Is it a parachute?"

Breaking the quiet silence, Jeongguk spoke first. "A parachute?" It wasn't something to be said on a first meeting, but the chief's attitude toward the female lead made it suspicious.

Parachute. A past memory I didn't want to recall came flooding back. It wasn't just Jeongguk; everyone's expressions darkened.

연여주

“I don’t have any connections or money, so I’m not in a position to parachute in.”

전정국

"Your parents might have put it there."

연여주

"Because I don't have parents."

전정국

"……."

The air shifted in an instant. From borderline awkwardness to awkwardness. Jungkook coughed a couple of times, feeling both apologetic and embarrassed. Yeoju replied that she didn't care and told him not to apologize.

김석진

"Should I introduce myself separately?"

연여주

"The Chief gave you the information on the existing special investigation team members. Team Leader Kim Seok-jin. Is that correct?"

김석진

“The chief is the heroine….”

김석진

“……It seems like you really care about Yeon Yeo-ju.”

연여주

"Is that so? Well, he did ask me to educate those damn bastards well."

박지민

"Dog, dog-like... what?"

연여주

"I'm not sure what that means, but I guess you understood it right away? Mr. Park Jimin, in charge of action."

Jimin's face fell for a moment at the unfiltered, harsh words. Perhaps Jimin was snorting in disbelief, but Yoongi, who had been quietly observing Yeoju, spoke up.

민윤기

"We should introduce you. We don't know anything about you."

연여주

"Name: Yeon Yeo-ju, age: twenty-eight. No experience with the police force, but... well, I have experience as a security guard. Is there anything else you're curious about?"

The heroine fluently recounted the bits of information she'd memorized the night before. "Yes, protecting the boss can be considered bodyguarding." It was a self-justification.

민윤기

"From the first time we met, you spoke informally?"

연여주

"I did it because you spoke informally to me first. Speaking informally."

정호석

"Wow... A character as strong as Yoongi-hyung has come in. At twenty-eight, isn't that the same age as Taehyung and Jimin?"

An invisible spark flew between Yoon-ki and Yeo-ju. Hoseok tried to lighten the mood by making a joke, saying he felt his own body tingle, but no one responded.

연여주

"Well then, please take care of me. Let me say this again, I am Yeon Yeo-ju."

The female protagonist, who had leaned back, bowed slightly in greeting. Few of the gazes directed at her were warm, but she was happy about it.

It seems like my boring daily life will become quite fun.