Special Investigation Team BTS Complete

EP 02. We Were Different From the Start

After the police chief left, we remained silent.

Because I had to accept this situation quickly.

김석진

"As the Director said, I am Army Captain Kim Seok-jin, and I have been appointed team leader of this special investigation unit."

김석진

"You may not know this, but it was I, not the mayor, who elected you."

김남준

"So, what you're saying is, you already knew this special investigation unit would be created... Is that what you're saying?"

김석진

"Yes. As team leader, I was given the authority to choose my team members, and I chose the best soldiers."

As the best soldier… my eyes automatically turned to the team leader.

김석진

"Our team will tackle the more challenging and unsolved violent crimes."

김석진

"So, I've assigned you a role as I see fit. Are there any objections?"

김태형

"No objection."

박지민

"…doesn't exist."

전정국

"I object."

When everyone nodded, saying it didn't matter, the man standing on the other side turned his head and objected.

His name was… Jeon Jungkook.

전정국

"Why am I in charge of security? Based on my training results and my military academy exam results, aren't I in charge of action?"

김석진

"Yes, that's right. Judging by the training results and the military academy exam results, Second Lieutenant Jeon Jeong-guk is in charge of action. However."

The team leader, who had been smiling slightly, lowered the corners of his mouth as he looked only at the man who had raised the objection.

"In terms of experience and improvisational judgment, I'm significantly inferior to those two. Each of these abilities is carefully considered and assigned to a specific role…"

"Any objections?"

Ah, I think I know the team leader's style.

Even if you say it with a smile, even if you act like you're going to accept our opinions...

If you want to be picky, you have to be picky.

It was a typical 'team leader' position.

After explaining our roles once again, we decided to briefly introduce ourselves and get used to our titles.

Originally, it would have been right to call them by rank regardless of age, but since this special investigation unit was too vague to be called a military unit, no one readily suggested calling them by rank.

정호석

"Then, how about you just do whatever you want, sir or ma'am?"

So it was decided, call it whatever you want.

It was impossible to call them seniors since they were all from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, so we decided to just call them whatever was convenient for us.

After deciding on a title, the first thing I did was organize the case.

Since Yeo-ju was in charge of the same security department as Jeong-guk, the two sat right next to each other. She quickly sorted through the case files with her hands and glanced at Jeong-guk from the corner of her eyes.

김여주

“Oh, over there….”

전정국

"…?"

김여주

"You said you were Jeon Jungkook, right? We'll be working together in security from now on. Let's do a good job."

전정국

"I don't even expect you to do well. Just don't be a burden, Ms. Kim Yeo-ju."

…? What the? Am I being ignored like this?

A cold reply came back to my words of encouragement.

I thought about what I had said, wondering if I had said something wrong, but there was nothing that really offended me.

‘What the… This is really shameless.’

When we first met, I thought we could be friends since we were the same age, but judging by your reaction now, it seems like that's not possible.

The female protagonist glared at the round side of his head as if to say, "Don't be so jabbed," then quickly turned her head and focused on sorting through the case files.

김석진

"Okay, I think we're all done organizing. Should we get started right away?"

김석진

"The first case we're going to take on is... a murder case that's been going on for the past two years. You all know the lipstick murders, right?"

김남준

“If it’s a lipstick murder case… are the victims only women?”

김석진

"To be exact, they are women ranging in age from their teens to their early thirties. So far, there have been twelve victims."

김석진

"Some of the women have signs of sexual assault, others don't. And... all of the victims say they have numbers written on their bodies in lipstick."

김태형

“When I saw it on the news, I heard that they counted the numbers backwards, not in order?”

김석진

"That's right. If we go by that number, we started with fifteen, so there are three more left."

김석진

"The crime scene was in and around the metropolitan area. The most recent victim was found in Incheon. So, we'll be heading to Incheon starting tomorrow. Until then, anyone with questions?"

The team leader's briefing was fast-paced. I was so busy trying not to miss a single word that I only came to my senses when he interrupted.

I looked around to see if anyone had any questions, and saw Hoseok, who had been keeping his eyes on the case file, raise his hand.

정호석

"The plan will probably be finalized today. So, how many people are going? Are all of these people going together?"

김남준

"No. All team members will work in pairs or threes. Of course, the team leader is no exception."

Namjoon, who was in charge of planning and standing next to the team leader, answered instead of the team leader, and the man who had not said a word until then opened his mouth as if he had objected to this.

His name is… yeah, Min Yoongi. It was Min Yoongi.

민윤기

"I can go alone."

김남준

"It is also essential to prepare for any eventuality."

민윤기

"Well, I said I don't need it."

A voice that refuses to give an inch.

The two people's opinions clashed, and in the end, the team leader, who had been quietly watching this, had no choice but to take action.

김석진

"Still, Yoongi. You know that if you go out alone, there's no one to help you if you get stabbed from behind, right? Just in case that one in ten thousand chance happens…"

민윤기

"under……."

Perhaps the team leader's words, the team's overall leader, were of no use. Finally, Yoon-gi sighed and stood up.

"I told you I don't need any of that clutter."

"Do I look like someone who'd get stabbed in the back? Let's ignore the people around us who are just bothering us and just do what we have to do."

It was as if something was about to explode, and no one in the room was able to speak freely.