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EP 08. The Lipstick Murders (6)

Yeo-ju and Tae-hyung arrived at the address given to them by Hoseok, parked their car in the parking lot, and knocked on the door.

Knock knock.

김여주

"Is Mr. Kim Seok-hoon inside?"

Knock knock.

김여주

"Mr. Kim Seok-hoon-"

김태형

"Mr. Kim Seok-hoon, are you inside? I saw you turn off the lights earlier. Could you please open the door for a moment?"

After several minutes, when the tightly closed door showed no sign of opening, Taehyung raised his voice and called out to Kim Seok-hoon instead of Yeo-ju.

When Taehyung said he saw everything, she was surprised and asked when she saw him turn off the lights. Taehyung winked and whispered softly.

"actually……."

"That's a lie."

Then, when Taehyung laughed mischievously and the female protagonist burst out laughing, Taehyung put his index finger to his lips and smiled faintly.

김태형

"Shh. You'll get caught if you do that."

김여주

"No, you're lying. It's possible that he's not really inside."

-Click

"Oh, sorry. I was showering so I didn't hear."

As they say, even a tiger comes when called. Before the heroine could even finish speaking, the door that seemed impenetrable swung open, and she finally saw the face of Kim Seok-hoon, the man she had been longing to see.

A sleeve dripping with water droplets on slightly damp hair.

If you showered, shouldn't it be the other way around?

김태형

"...day and night."

김여주

"……."

김태형

“…Day and night. Lady!”

김여주

"Uh, yeah, yeah?"

김태형

“What are you doing here? Seok-Hoon asked me to come in for a moment.”

The female protagonist, who had been wondering about Kim Seok-hoon's attire, finally answered Tae-hyung's call and entered the house, and at the same time, the door was firmly closed.

Kim Seok-hoon, who brought Yeo-ju and Tae-hyung into his house, apologized for making them wait and offered them a glass of cider. Yeo-ju and Tae-hyung accepted the glass with gratitude.

“Are you the police officers in charge of Dain’s case? But why are you here…?”

김태형

"I've discovered something new. I came here to ask if Mr. Kim Seok-hoon, Ms. Han Da-in's boyfriend, knows anything about it. Would you mind going with me?"

Taehyung put down the glass he had brought to his lips and gave a simple explanation, while the female protagonist next to him sipped cider and looked around the house.

A home with a clean design and warm colors. There are no family photos, no pictures of you with your significant other, and not even one of you alone.

You said you were getting married next month, but why don't you have a single picture of yourself together?

I have some groundless doubts.

"Okay. Can I just change my clothes and come back? I changed them in such a hurry that they got a little wet."

김태형

“Oh, yes. Well… please change slowly.”

김여주

"Oh, over there! Can I stop by the bathroom? I'm in a hurry…."

I think it's a little strange.

While I'm on my way to the bathroom, I have to check what's in the house and what's not, and whether I'm just not a good photographer, or... whether I intentionally left the photos out.

"Yes. If you go up to the second floor, there's a bathroom right next to it. You can use it there."

김여주

"Thank you. I'll be back soon, senior."

Yeoju walked in the direction Kim Seok-hoon pointed, and looked around the house, only moving her eyes here and there so that no one would notice.

A clean, dust-free floor. Wooden steps and a scratched… railing?

The heroine slowly climbed the stairs, leaning towards the scratched railing and running her fingers along it.

The heroine constantly thinks while climbing the stairs.

What could have scratched that? If Mr. Kim Seok-hoon is the culprit, then what items in the victim's possession could have been scratched?

김여주

"…ah."

As soon as Yeoju arrived at the bathroom with quick steps, she locked the door tightly and quickly took her cell phone out of her pants pocket.

김여주

—The railing is broken because of the ring

-Wow

김여주

"What, what is it?"

I was texting Taehyung about the railing using his number that I had found out in advance, when suddenly the shower hose turned on and a cloud of smoke and white powder filled the bathroom.

The flustered heroine pulled the doorknob to open it, but the door didn't budge, and her hands, which had been moving quickly, gradually slowed down and soon stopped moving.

‘Tae, Taehyung senior… Hurry up… … .’

With her body still and her eyes slowly closing, the heroine finally closed her eyes.

Meanwhile, Taehyung, who had been suspicious of this house along with Yeoju, was secretly looking around the house without Kim Seok-hoon knowing, and he looked towards the stairs, feeling something was wrong with Yeoju not coming down even after 10 minutes.

‘…Should we go up?’

Taehyung, who was wondering if something had happened to the female protagonist, slowly walked towards the stairs, and perhaps stepped on one of the stairs.

"I'm all changed. Let's go."

At that moment, Kim Seok-hoon came over after changing his clothes.

김태형

"Oh, the heroine hasn't come down yet. I guess we'll have to wait a little longer."

"Are you talking about the woman? The woman said she got a call earlier and went out first. Didn't you get a call?"

김태형

“…Huh? Is this a call?”

What's with the sudden call?

The suspicion that seemed to have been behind the scenes turns into certainty.

Taehyung asked coldly, lowering the corners of his lips that were trying to smile.

"Don't be a dog."

"Where is Kim Yeo-ju?"

"Ha, I told you you left first. Who's talking nonsense? Are you being a bit harsh?"

Kim Seok-hoon didn't hide his upset expression, asking why he kept asking the same question, and at that moment, Tae-hyung, who was angry, approached Kim Seok-hoon and tried to grab him by the collar.

-Support

김석진

—The fourteenth victim of the lipstick murders has been identified. Please come to the address provided immediately.

김태형

"……."

The walkie-talkie in Taehyung's pocket rang, and Taehyung took a step back from Kim Seok-hoon, surprised that he had actually received a call.

Only then was Kim Seok-hoon able to breathe comfortably. He straightened his collar and looked at Tae-hyung. Tae-hyung, who had been lowering his head, clenched his fists and quickly left Kim Seok-hoon's house.

김태형

"…sorry."

Was that why?

Taehyung didn't know that Kim Seok-hoon was smiling behind him.