Special Investigation Team BTS Complete

EP 07. The Lipstick Murders (5)

When Yeo-ju and Ho-seok arrived at the scene, many police officers were already walking around, searching every nook and cranny for cell phones.

Among them, the special investigation team gathered at the place where the victim was found, and Yeo-ju and Ho-seok also approached where they were.

정호석

"You came quickly. Did you find your phone?"

김석진

"Not yet. I should be able to find it within an hour. Oh, and by the way, would you like to see this?"

Seokjin handed the paper he was holding to Hoseok, and Hoseok, who received the paper from Seokjin, leaned over so that the female lead next to him could see it clearly.

정호석

"128√e980…? What is this?"

김석진

"It wasn't there until last night, but it was there when we came here. Exactly where Mr. Han Da-in died."

김태형

"I ran the calculator and it came out to about 6606.4818843.... Is this really what the culprit left behind? Didn't some student just drop it?"

민윤기

"What about Namjoon?"

김석진

"I sent you on patrol with Jungkook. I told you not to come back until you've finished your patrol."

Everyone stared intently at the paper with their heads covered, and among them, Yeo-ju, who was quietly looking at the numbers next to Ho-seok, opened her mouth and said, “Ah!”

김여주

"Is this the same thing? A science student's confession method."

민윤기

"…what?"

박지민

“…How does a science student confess?”

A science student's confession method.

Everyone except Yeoju blinked and looked at Yeoju at the words they heard for the first time.

The heroine briefly held out her hand to Ho-seok, asking for the paper, and covered the top of the paper with her other hand, leaving only half of the letters visible.

The secret of the text message that only then came out. Taehyung couldn't close his open mouth, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the text message again.

김태형

“I love you…? I love you, right? Wow. What the heck, crazy.”

정호석

“No, there’s all kinds of things like this….”

김석진

“I love you…? Did the victim’s boyfriend leave it here…? But there’s no reason to come back here.”

박지민

"Could it be that there was another person who liked the victim? The note he said he liked... could actually have been a message left for the victim."

민윤기

"Why do you think the victim is the only one receiving the note? This text could also be meant for Kim Yeo-ju."

김여주

"ah……."

The atmosphere became solemn at Yoon-gi's words, and during this gap, without anyone being able to speak, a voice that had become quite familiar was heard.

김남준

"I've just finished patrolling. Everyone's gathered here?"

Namjoon and Jungkook entered the police line, each holding the arm of a man who appeared to be an outsider.

A man wearing a black hat pulled down low and his face covered by a black mask, as if he had committed a crime.

As I was looking around wondering who it was, Jeongguk, who was standing next to me, fiddled with the handcuffs on his waist and asked.

전정국

"I brought you here because you were acting suspiciously in front of me. Should I put handcuffs on you?"

김석진

"Suspicious?"

전정국

"I was collecting hair from the floor and walls with tweezers. I just sniffed it and it said it was the smell I loved... It gave me goosebumps, so I brought it home."

정호석

"Eek! What the hell are you doing! Who are you? A stalker?"

"S, a stalker! No, I'm not! I've just been in love with you for a long time…"

민윤기

"Wait a minute. Dain? Are you talking about Mr. Handain?"

“Yes…. Dain… I loved you so much, yet you dare to date another man….”

He knew the victim, he loved the victim… and he even collected hair from the scene of the victim’s murder.

Seokjin, having finished thinking this far, looked at Jeongguk and gave an order.

"Arrest him."

"Take each other right now."

As soon as Seokjin's order was given, everyone except Jimin returned to the police station and gathered in a circle in front of the interrogation room.

김석진

"I think we need to hear that person's statement, and also the statement of the victim's boyfriend. Taehyung, do you want to go?"

김태형

"Yes. I'll be back."

김여주

"Oh, I'll go too!"

김석진

“…You too, heroine?”

김여주

"Yes. I think it might be dangerous for Taehyung to go alone... Also, I have some questions to ask the victim's boyfriend."

김석진

"Well, okay. Be careful when you go."

김여주

"Yes! I'll be back."

Leaving Yeo-ju and Tae-hyung behind as they left the police station, Seok-jin straightened his back and let out a sigh.

김석진

“Haa… So they found a cell phone at the scene?”

민윤기

"No. I left it with Jimin and told him to come back as soon as he finds his phone."

김석진

"Okay. Then, Yoongi, Namjoon, and I will listen to that person's statement first, and Hoseok and Jungkook will listen to that person and the victim's boyfriend... Oh, what was his name?"

정호석

"Mr. Kim Seok-hoon."

김석진

"Oh, right. Please find some information about that person and Mr. Kim Seok-hoon. Do you know if they have a criminal record or have been sued? Do you understand?"

전정국

"yes."

As soon as Seokjin finished speaking, Hoseok and Jungkook returned to their seats, turned on their computers, and began to gather information by tapping on the phone numbers of the metropolitan police stations attached to the right side of the computer.

Seokjin, who entered the interrogation room, sat down directly across from the man who had entered before him and was sitting on the chair. Yoongi and Namjoon, who had followed Seokjin, stood next to him.

The lighting was not as bright as he had expected, so the man shrank even further and could only lower his gaze to the faces of the three men in front of him.

“Why am I here…?”

김석진

"What is your name?"

“Huh? Oh, I’m Jaeseong Lee….”

김석진

"How old are you?"

“I’m thirty. But why are you asking me this…?”

김석진

"Mr. Han Da-in was murdered. While searching for items at the place where Mr. Han Da-in was found, we noticed Mr. Lee Jae-seong acting suspiciously, so we brought him here."

"Mr. Dain was murdered...? What kind of nonsense is that!!"

김석진

"Last night, I found this note near the scene. Isn't it what Jae-seong Lee left behind?"

Seokjin took a note out from inside the jacket he was wearing and placed it on the desk. Jaeseong Lee's expression hardened after checking the contents of the note that fell from Seokjin's hand.

"I like you."

This note is… … .

"That, that... I wanted to tell you, Dain! How much I love you, how much I've been waiting to meet you!"

김남준

"Are you saying that you wrote this note yourself?"

"...Yes, yes. Ha, but I didn't kill him! I was angry when Mr. Dain saw my note and stuck it on the wall, but... that's all. Really, really, I didn't do anything to Mr. Dain!"

민윤기

“Haa… What the hell is this?”

"Jin, it's true. Please believe me!!!"

Jae-seong Lee grabbed the note on the desk with his trembling hands, and Yoon-gi, unable to bear to watch, clicked his tongue and snatched the note from Jae-seong Lee.

민윤기

"What if you just crumpled up the important items you found during your investigation like this?"

Yoon-gi pressed down on the crumpled note with his fingers, but his eyes were fixed firmly on Jae-seong Lee.

Sweat dripped down his forehead. His body trembled. Judging by his reaction alone, you might think Lee Jae-sung was lying, but his voice was full of strength as he insisted he hadn't harmed Han Da-in. In other words, it was the truth.

While Yoon-gi sighed, loosening his tie and his complicated hair, Seok-jin looked straight at Jae-sung Lee and took something else out of his jacket.

김석진

"Then, what about this?"

"This, this is..."

A text that made one tilt their head at first sight. Seokjin handed Jaesung the paper he'd found earlier in the day, and watched Jaesung's reaction with sharp eyes.

“What, what is this? Is it math…?”

김석진

"……."

"I'm sorry, I only went to high school until my first year…"

김석진

"…shit."

The first note discovered was indeed written by Jae-seong Lee, but the second piece of paper was not written by Jae-seong Lee.

So who the hell is it? Is there another culprit? Or... is Lee Jae-sung just acting perfectly?

bang.

As Seokjin swore softly and clenched his fist, the door to the interrogation room opened hastily.

박지민

"Team Leader! We found the victim, Han Da-in's cell phone!"

전정국

"Team Leader! The body... the body has been found!"

The fourteenth victim… has occurred.