Special Investigation Team BTS 2
EP 34. The Calm Before the Storm
사브라
“Fuck, fuck, fuck⋯!”
The Foxy Doll Shop was robbed. Something about it gave me a bad feeling, so I'd saved all the information about headquarters the day before, but all the drugs I couldn't bring myself to take out ended up in the hands of the police. How much did they all cost...? Sabra's eyes lit up.
사이타
“Nick is.”
프시케
“⋯I couldn’t find it. You’re so big, you’re running off with our documents.”
사이타
"Find him now. Until Nick is found, all production and sale of the drug is prohibited."
사브라
“What…? Saita, then where do you want me to get the money?”
사이타
"For the time being, only deal with foreign companies. Domestic companies are risky."
Things got messed up. They got really messed up. The Fed fled Qatar with the documents. If they were insignificant, I would have just ignored them and dismissed them as a dog's release, but the documents the Fed took were important.
Information about a drug-producing laboratory in Qatar was leaked. The documents contained not only the laboratory's location, but also information about the drug, including researchers, experimenters, and the medications used.
I knew in my head that I needed to destroy the evidence and extract the people from the lab immediately, but I couldn't act rashly. The drug's effectiveness was already being tested inside the lab, and if I unnecessarily took the people out and they escaped, it would only make matters worse.
프시케
"Yeah, you should've been a bit more guarded. You said you could use that guy's older sister, Jeong Ho-seok or something. Didn't you select the girls carefully, as long as they seemed like they couldn't be messed with?"
사브라
“⋯Be quiet.”
프시케
"Well, it was weird to start with a kid out of nowhere. If you were going to use Jung Ho-seok, you could have just given her a knife and told her to kill her. Why did you make her wander the subway with a kid?"
사브라
“⋯If you don’t know anything, keep your mouth shut, Psyche.”
프시케
"what?"
사브라
“You are short-sighted, that’s all you can do.”
프시케
"hey,"
사이타
"stop."
Saita cut through the tension between the two. Despite Saita's command to stop, Psyche's murderous eyes turned to Sabra, who muttered a low curse and rose from her seat.
사이타
“Where are you going, Sabra?”
사브라
"We lost this game. They'll be feeling safe for a while, so let's shake things up a bit."
Saita's gaze followed Sabra as she walked outside. Something in Sabra's hand sparkled as she walked quickly. Oh, no way... Saita, contemplating Sabra's words and the object in her hand, smirked.
Ah, it's a shame I can't see that face in person. Saita's lips, which had brought the wine to his lips, had already turned a shade of purple.
Foxy Doll Shop was finally shut down when the Feds turned over all stolen drug sales records and other evidence to prosecutors. They also turned over various drugs and drug-infused dolls.
After the Foxy Doll Shop incident was over, the Special Investigations Unit found some respite, but it wasn't entirely enjoyable. Even with the Foxy Doll Shop gone, there were still drug addicts in the general population, and they were sure to suffer severe withdrawal symptoms.
정호석
“I’m going to the hospital with my sister.”
김석진
“Okay. Just spend the day with me, Hoseok.”
정호석
“No, I’ll just go to the hospital and be back soon.”
민윤기
“If you tell me to just go, then go. We don’t have anything urgent to do anyway, so we’ll just be playing.”
전정국
“Okay, hyung. Get some rest today.”
정호석
“⋯Okay.”
With three people expressing their opinions so strongly, Hoseok had no choice but to nod. Seokjin, who had been quietly watching Hoseok leave with his sister, said, "Oh, that's right," and stood up, approaching Dayeon.
김석진
“Dayeon, you should go home too. Uncle will take you there.”
“My house⋯?”
김석진
"Yeah, Dayeon's house. Let's go. Your parents are worried."
With a "Ugh," Seokjin embraced Dayeon. Perhaps startled by the sudden elevation of their gaze, Dayeon hugged Seokjin's neck and bowed her head. Seokjin gently stroked Dayeon's hair, offering a faint smile.
김석진
“I’ll be back soon. I might be a little late because I have to explain the situation.”
김남준
“You should just get off work now, hyung. You worked hard.”
김석진
"Okay. How can the team leader rest when the team members aren't? I'll go and be back."
Seokjin picked up his jacket with the hand he wasn't holding Dayeon with, waved to his teammates, and left the police station. The station had become quiet again, and the only sounds remaining were the shuffling of papers, the sounds of games, and someone's voice.
박지민
“⋯How long will Yeonyeoju sleep?”
최연준
"I used to sleep a lot. I just changed a little to adapt to the environment."
박지민
“I don’t think I remember asking you.”
최연준
“I’m telling you not to pick a fight while your sister is sleeping.”
Jimin's face crumpled. He hadn't meant to start a fight. He'd been muttering to himself, worried that he hadn't woken up since he fell asleep last night, and it was now 2 p.m., but Yeonjun's casual remark had ignited a firestorm.
박지민
"You really are so rude. If you call Yeon Yeo-ju 'noona,' doesn't that make you younger than me? How old are you?"
최연준
“I’m twenty-seven.”
전정국
“⋯⋯.”
김남준
“What, you’re the same age as Jungkook.”
This time, Jeongguk's face crumpled. He seemed to hate the fact that he shared something in common with Yeonjun. But Yeonjun felt the same way. Yeonjun, who had turned away and accidentally met Jeongguk's eyes, frowned and glared at him.
연여주
“⋯It’s noisy.”
The commotion between Jimin and Yeonjun woke Yeoju, who had been sleeping. She had been lying on Yeonjun's lap as a pillow, and she woke up with a groan, her body hunched over.
Taehyung, who had been sitting on a chair and looking at his phone until the female protagonist got up, jumped up as soon as he saw the female protagonist get up and handed her the bottled water he had just bought.
김태형
“⋯Drink.”
연여주
“Uhhh… Thank you.”
The woman who received the water from Taehyung secretly grimaced. Her arm, which she had thought would get better after a nap, was sore. She took a sip of the water without showing it, then tilted her head at the somewhat empty-looking police station.
연여주
“What about Team Leader and Senior Hoseok?”
민윤기
“Hoseok went to the hospital with his older sister, and Seokjin went home with Dayeon.”
연여주
"okay?"
민윤기
“⋯The body.”
연여주
"are you okay."
Yoongi nodded at the female lead's plain answer. Yeonjun, watching Yoongi, frowned. It was the same when Yeonjun came here injured, and it's the same now. That Yoongi only showed concern for the female lead.
최연준
“⋯No way.”
No, that won't do. We can't even entertain the notion that it's not true. They may be fighting alongside each other within the same fence, but the female protagonist and these two are undeniably different. If one is to be hurt, it will be the female protagonist... Therefore, absolutely, we must not indulge in extravagant emotions.
dripping-
“Excuse me… I have a package. It says there’s something that needs to be delivered to the person in question. Can I send it in?”
A faint knock was heard here, and a police station security guard opened the door slightly. Normally, I would have left it at the door, but this time, it seemed like the package required a signature from the recipient.
김남준
“Whose delivery is this?”
“This is a package addressed to Yeon Yeo-ju.”
This happened often, so Namjoon asked gently, and the person behind the guard answered instead. Judging by the hat pulled down low and the delivery vest on, he seemed to be a deliveryman, having come to deliver a package.
When her name was called, Yeoju rose from the sofa and approached the delivery man, puzzled. With no family or friends, Yeoju had no one to send a package to. Yeonjun knew this, too, and he followed the man with a puzzled look.
“Are you Ms. Yeon Yeo-ju?”
연여주
“Yes. I am Yeon Yeo-ju.”
“Please sign here.”
The delivery man handed the woman a pen and pointed to a specific location. She was momentarily puzzled, but after she signed the recipient's name, the delivery man handed her the item he had brought.
“Well then, goodbye.”
연여주
“⋯⋯.”
What the... that guy just now... I think he laughed. Unfortunately, his hat was pulled down so low that I couldn't even see his face. After receiving the package and remaining still, Jungkook, who was sitting behind him, approached.
전정국
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to open it?”
연여주
“Uh… I should open it.”
The female protagonist, who came to her senses at the sound of Jeongguk's voice, opened the delivery box in her arms with a box cutter. The box was large, but the contents were small.
After peeling off all the wrapping paper, the contents were finally revealed.
연여주
“⋯⋯.”
The woman's face hardened as she checked the package. With a thud, the empty box she was holding fell to the floor.
전정국
"What's this? A necklace? It looks pretty old. Do they even send gifts like this these days?"
Her eyes were fixed solely on the necklace before her eyes, and she couldn't hear Jeongguk's voice, who was nearby. She staggered a step away from Jeongguk, her hands trembling as she examined the back of the necklace.
Bombay.
This necklace, engraved in English cursive, was indeed a necklace filled with memories of the boss and the heroine.
김남준
“Hey, Miss Yeoju. Where are you going!!!”
The heroine, clutching the necklace tightly in her hand, ran out of the office to catch the delivery man who had just left. There was only one person, or rather, only one place, that could possibly have the necklace.
연여주
“⋯Qatar City!!!!”
You must, you must hold on to it.
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