Special Investigation Team BTS 2
EP 28. Foxy's Doll Shop (7)
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김남준
"You were discharged from the hospital?!"
Namjoon, who had been worried about Yeoju, went to the police station to visit her, leaving Jimin alone. He was startled and screamed when the nurse told him that Yeoju had already been discharged.
Additionally, he slammed his palm on the information desk, causing it to shatter with a loud bang.
The nurse, who had been staring at the broken desk with a look of “Wow…”, nodded blankly, and Namjoon put down the fruit basket he was holding on the floor for a moment and quickly called Seokjin.
김남준
"Brother, I'm talking about Ms. Yeoju. She's not in the hospital right now."
김석진
— Oh, Namjoon. I'm on my way now. Let's go and talk.
Snap. Was there something more urgent than the disappearance of the female protagonist? Namjoon looked at his phone, which had already changed to the home screen, and lifted the fruit basket he had left on the floor onto the information desk.
김남준
"Excuse me. Enjoy the fruit."
"Oh, over there, over there...!!"
The nurse who had received the fruit basket by chance reached out and called Namjoon, but Namjoon, filled with the thought of having to find Yeoju, ran out of the hospital without thinking.
The nurse, who was looking back and forth between Namjoon's back, the fruit basket, and the broken desk, sighed and touched her forehead.
“You have to give me your phone number so I can send you a bill or not….”
The nurse promised herself that she would somehow get Namjoon's number and name next time, as she looked forward to their next meeting.
Meanwhile, Yeo-ju, who had returned to the studio, first checked security and confirmed with her own eyes that there was nothing wrong before she could plop down on the chair.
Namjoon's name flashed on my phone screen, but I only glanced at him once and deliberately didn't answer. Seeing the call, he must have realized I'd been discharged without permission, and now he'd be searching for me like crazy.
I felt bad for putting Namjoon through this, but Yeoju had something more important to worry about. Information. She had to gather as much information about Saita as possible, no matter what.
I thought I knew everything about Knight, but this incident shattered all my memories of him. Yes, Knight wasn't always kind to me.
They made me jump until I collapsed after returning from a mission, used me as a target under the pretense of training, and injected me with drugs under the pretense of healing my wounds.
I once thought it was all just Knight's way of showing affection, but now I think it wasn't. From the beginning, he treated me as a test subject, exploiting my sincere trust.
Yeah, let's say I understand it a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times. Even if you don't, let's just say it's true. But... but still, you can't mess with the boss, right?
연여주
“Sister… You have to be nice to your boss at least….”
I blurted out my words as if I were talking to Knight, even though I knew no one would listen or respond. I shouldn't have said that to my sister.
In the past, one day, when Knight was constantly excluded from missions and the Boss and Knight had a big fight, the Boss took advantage of Knight's absence to call the heroine into his room.
“…My lady.”
연여주
"I'm sorry, Boss. I can't take your side this time. I've always been curious, but I held back. Why do you keep preventing me from going on missions?"
연여주
"You know that my sister is so desperate to get praise from her boss that she'll do anything for him. Why, why are you ignoring her?"
The young heroine embraced Knight, who was like her older sister. Every time she returned from a mission, she thought of Knight sitting alone at headquarters.
"I'm not ignoring you."
연여주
"If it's not ignoring, then what is it?"
"The knight is, my..."
–♩♬
연여주
"…who is this."
As I recalled the boss's words, my phone rang again. It was a different phone than the one Namjoon had called from earlier. It was the phone Yeoju had used during her time as Bombay.
Thanks to the hacking defense program installed by an old man who was a hacker for an organization while he was alive, I have been using it only to recall memories without any problems until now… .
The cell phone, which had not rang even once since that day, now rang loudly with its old ringtone.
The caller's number was blocked. Was this a prank call? The woman put the phone on the desk to her ear.
연여주
"……who,"
최연준
— Sister, listen carefully to what I say from now on. Don't answer, just listen.
The person who called with caller ID blocked was Yeonjun. I don't know what he was thinking, remembering a number from years ago and calling back. But judging by his heavy breathing, something was definitely up.
최연준
—I have the transaction slip showing that drugs were sold to Foxy Doll Shop. This is the case the Special Investigation Unit is currently investigating, right?
최연준
— Phew… I’ll go deliver this. Let’s meet up for a bit. I’ll send you the address on this phone, so just check it and delete it quickly. I’ll be there by 9 o’clock. Don’t tell them.
연여주
"……."
By "those guys," he meant the special investigation team members. He tapped his phone screen once, indicating he understood. The longer the call went on, the worse things would get for Yeonjun, so he had to hang up as quickly as possible.
Perhaps understanding Yeoju's signal, Yeonjun hung up the phone with a warning not to be late. The time was now 7:23. There was plenty of time before 9 o'clock, but it was too late to explore the area and take in the surroundings.
Even as this was happening, Yeoju's phone, still on the table, kept ringing. It was Namjoon. Feeling like she'd have over 70 missed calls if she left it like that, Yeoju pressed the answer button.
연여주
"Mr. Namjoon."
김남준
— Oh!! I finally got it. Where are you now, Yeoju?
연여주
"Don't call me."
Snap. He spoke rather coldly and hung up without waiting for a response. Namjoon's voice, "Huh?" could be heard as he hung up, but it was loud enough to ignore.
Yeo-ju, who had taken both the phone she had been talking to Yeon-jun and the phone she had been talking to Nam-joon, put them in her back pocket and took out the golf bag she had left under the bed.
If Yeonjun had a habit of keeping his gun in his violin case, Yeoju had a habit of keeping her gun in her golf bag. Of course, neither of them could play the violin or play golf well; they just used their bags.
Inside the golf bag was a rifle slightly shorter than a golf club. It was the L96A1/AW. It was the sniper rifle Yeoju most frequently used for sniping.
연여주
“…I guess I shouldn’t have to use this.”
The Fed can be trusted, but Qatar cannot. Qatar could follow suit, using the Fed as bait.
The woman closed the door of the golf bag containing the L96A1/AW, took the pistol and several jackknives from the drawer, and tied them to her waist and ankles.
Every time I moved, I felt the surface of my flesh and the gun rub against each other. It was cold. But I couldn't let these things go. They were my lifeblood.
The woman slung her golf bag over her left shoulder and wore a mask and hat, completely obscuring her face. After checking the computer security, her steps were heavy as she headed out of the studio.
Bombay and Yeonyeoju. I stand somewhere in between.
Meanwhile, Namjoon, who arrived at the police station after being unable to call the female lead again after the call was cut off, looked for Seokjin as soon as he entered the station.
김남준
"Seokjin hyung!!! Team leader!!!!"
박지민
"Everyone is in the interrogation room. Why are you looking for Seokjin hyung? What happened to Yeon Yeo-ju?"
김남준
“…Ms. Yeoju has been discharged from the hospital.”
박지민
"What?!?! Oh, crazy. I knew it!!!!"
Of course, Namjoon wasn't the only one surprised by Yeoju's discharge. Jimin jumped to his feet, remembering how Yeoju had once sneaked out of the hospital room without him knowing.
박지민
"Seokjin hyung!!!!!!"
Jimin's back as he headed to the investigation room looked even more urgent than Namjoon's.
Bam–
박지민
"brother!!!"
민윤기
"I clearly said I was investigating. Aren't you going out?"
김남준
"Ah, Hyung Yoongi, just a moment. First, we need to find Yeoju."
민윤기
"Why is he here again?"
The investigation, which had been proceeding in a very solemn atmosphere, was suddenly shattered by Jimin and Namjoon entering.
It was just as Dayeon was about to open her mouth, which she had kept tightly shut, that Yoongi reacted fiercely, but soon stopped pushing Jimin away at the sound of the name Yeonyeoju.
김남준
"Ms. Yeon Yeo-ju, you were discharged without a word. You're not even answering your phone right now. No, I did answer a while ago…."
민윤기
"I did it."
김남준
“…I told him not to call and hung up.”
전정국
“What the heck is that… what are you talking about?”
Jungkook's face crumpled at the fact that Yeoju had been discharged without a word, and he cursed at the fact that she had hung up on him after telling him not to call anymore.
In the middle of it, I remembered that Dayeon was here and quickly changed my words, but I didn't know if Dayeon heard me or not.
김석진
“…So there’s no contact at all?”
김남준
“I told you not to call, so I didn’t… Your voice didn’t sound good.”
김태형
"Where are you causing trouble again? We need to find you right now."
At the mention of the female protagonist's poor voice, Taehyung, who had been quietly listening until then, rose from his chair. Concern was evident on Taehyung's face as he roughly brushed his hair.
박지민
"So, Seokjin hyung, how about we take out a few people we need for the current investigation and go find Yeon Yeo-ju with the rest of us? Do we need a lot of people for this investigation?"
Jimin, who had gone to the Foxy Doll Shop with Yeoju, realized just how unpredictable and reckless Yeoju was. Yeoju's words about being part of a gang hit home.
The image of him yelling at his teammates to get out, but staying inside, trying to grasp the situation and find the culprit… is etched in my mind.
The heroine, who always boldly steps forward without thinking about the consequences or her own health, went out alone without saying a word to her teammates at this time, and I couldn't even imagine what she was doing or what was happening to her while they were away.
"…don't go."
정호석
"……."
김석진
“…Hoseok?”
As Seokjin pondered his answer to Jimin, Hoseok's older sister, who had been sitting there blankly, blurted out, "Don't go." Anxiety was evident in Hoseok's older sister's eyes as she uttered those three words.
If it weren't for Hoseok's older sister's words, the other team members wouldn't have noticed that Hoseok was trying to get up from his seat.
While his teammates were talking hurriedly, Hoseok put on his coat and checked the second hand on his watch.
정호석
"…Sister, you're safe here. Don't ever take anything like a doll with you, and stay here with our team members. Got it?"
“…You said I was addicted to drugs. You said it was because of my shaking hands. You said I almost killed someone…!!! If I hadn’t recognized you in the middle, I could have become a murderer…?”
"Don't go, Hoseok. I may seem like I'm acting really childish right now, but I feel anxious without you."
When Hoseok's older sister regained consciousness and heard a rough outline of his condition from Seokjin, she couldn't hide her shock. The dolls she'd been collecting as a hobby had been contaminated with drugs... The feeling of occasional memory lapses confirmed the truth.
After seeing Hoseok, sitting next to me, hurriedly preparing to leave through the gap between the police officers in front of me, my hands began to tremble and my words came out in a rushed manner, just like they did now. I was anxious. I was afraid I'd lose consciousness again.
정호석
“…Sister.”
However, Hoseok didn't respond as his older sister had hoped. He held her hand, his face filled with regret and impatience.
정호석
"I have to find the heroine. If I leave her alone, something really might happen."
"Isn't that guy a police officer? He's safe if he's a police officer. Why is it dangerous? If he doesn't go... why can't he?"
정호석
"...Sorry. I can't tell you the details. I'll be back soon. Stay here with the kids and your brothers, sister."
김석진
"I haven't given you permission to go yet."
With a thud, the chair Hoseok had been sitting in was pushed back. He looked ready to storm out at any moment. Seokjin sighed, watching his teammates, who had been unable to focus on their investigation, as if they were trying to escape.
Seokjin, who pretends to be rational, was actually very worried about Yeoju. Where else could she be hurt? Did she go to solve a problem without us knowing? Could it be that Kathartish summoned her? If so... did she meet Kim Yeoju?
He hadn't even noticed his nails digging into his palms, clenched into fists, overwhelmed by countless worries and thoughts. When he blurted out that he hadn't given permission yet, the team members waiting at the door looked at Seokjin.
"Team leader."
“…Ah, hyung.”
전정국
"……."
정호석
"…brother."
Young and old, they all had the same goal: finding Yeoju. In the end, Seokjin gave in. He wanted to go, too, but Hoseok's older sister and Dayeon were at the police station, so he couldn't just leave.
김석진
"Hoseok, sit down. Namjoon, Jimin, and Jungkook, just go."
전정국
"I'll be back soon."
박지민
"I'll call you as soon as I find it."
김남준
"Brother, please take care of the office as well as the investigation room."
김태형
"…why……."
민윤기
"……."
정호석
"Ah, Seokjin hyung, I,"
김석진
"There's no changing my mind. You three stay with me. Hoseok, you should stay by my side. Where are you going?"
Feeling the three men's stinging gazes, Seokjin tried to lighten the mood with a smile, but his decision remained unchanged. Hoseok and Taehyung, already prepared, clenched their teeth in an unexpected betrayal, while Yoongi, understanding Seokjin's feelings, quietly closed his eyes.
Sending Namjoon and Jimin, who weren't at the subway station, was reasonable, and among those present, the ones with the most free time were Jungkook and Taehyung. Sending Jungkook, who was friendly to Yeoju, was the right decision.
민윤기
“…Yeah. Where did we end our conversation?”
Only Yoongi could suppress his excited younger siblings, support Seokjin, and continue the investigation. He tried to suppress his surging emotions as he gazed at Dayeon and Hoseok's older sister before him.
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