Special Investigation Team BTS Complete
EP 29. Drug Sales (1)
전정국
"Hey, it must be cold. Why are you out here?"
김여주
"Oh, Jungkook. Your senior is here too?"
민윤기
"Did you find anything strange? It's not in the car. What are you doing here?"
김여주
"It's stuffy in the car. I just came out for a bit to get some fresh air."
Yeoju leaned against the car, gazing toward the club's brightly lit rooms. She looked cold, wearing only a white shirt as usual, unlike her usual overcoat, so Jungkook took off his jacket and covered Yeoju.
The sudden surge of warmth brought Yeoju to her senses, causing her to look at Jungkook and Yoongi, and smile happily. But that was fleeting, and when she saw her gaze drifting back to the club, something seemed to be up.
민윤기
"Why? What is it?"
김여주
"The building has six floors above ground. Floors 3 through 6 are covered with curtains. Judging by the light leaking out from inside, it seems like this isn't an unused space."
전정국
"Since it's a club, isn't it like a room? A place where people rent rooms and hang out."
김여주
"Yeah… I thought so at first, but after watching here for three hours straight, it's become a bit strange. There, there, there. Something flashed and passed by in three places in total. It was very small."
The heroine stretched out her arm and pointed to the building's floors. Third, fifth, sixth. Following her finger, her gaze found the interior obscured by curtains.
김여주
"If the wind hadn't blown, I wouldn't have noticed. I saw it in that split second. Why would I have hung the curtains outside? Winter is just around the corner."
민윤기
"That's right. If I hadn't been interested, I would have thought it was hung inside, but looking at it like this, it really is hung outside."
Yoongi pulled his phone out of his pocket and took several photos of the location Yeoju had mentioned. Click. Click. Click.
After hearing the camera snap three times, Yoongi carefully put his phone back in his pocket and opened the car door. Just enough so that the woman, who was leaning close to the car, wouldn't be startled.
민윤기
"Let's go to Dobong Fried Chicken Restaurant first. Jimin said he'll go there right away once the test results come out."
김여주
"A chicken place? Why? What's out?"
전정국
"Jimin hyung told me to go right over there, so I guess there must be something there? We don't know the details yet. We should go and check quickly."
전정국
"Brother, you can go in the car you just came in. Yeoju and I will go in this car."
Jungkook naturally led Yeoju to the passenger seat, and Yoongi looked at Yeoju and Jungkook before slowly lowering his hand from the driver's seat handle.
When Jungkook sent him a look asking if he should hurry up and get on, Yoongi simply said that he would follow and told him to start.
민윤기
“…What else did you expect?”
Yoongi, who saw that the car carrying Jungkook and Yeoju had left first, was left alone there and muttered softly.
I assumed it would be the same this time, since we'd been together the last time. But now wasn't the time.
When I was working, I just had to work. I couldn't let personal feelings get mixed up in public affairs.
김석진
"Oh, you're here? Come quickly. I've been waiting."
Arriving within sight of the chicken place, everyone except Yeoju, Jungkook, and Yoongi were gathered there. Yeowoon, who had apparently changed clothes, was also there, wearing a white dress shirt and leggings.
김태형
"What about the powder? What were the test results?"
박지민
"It's a drug. A proper mix of LSD and barbiturates. Judging by the low concentration, I think they were planning to administer it little by little over a long period of time."
김남준
"LSD? Barbiturates? Those are hallucinogens and tranquilizers."
정호석
“How do you not know that….”
김남준
"I've been studying it since drugs are inevitably involved in violent crimes. ...I only realized it would be really useful now."
김태형
“Hallucinants and tranquilizers… That’s why the guests were so quiet in the midst of all the commotion.”
“Huh? Taehyung. Isn’t that the person we saw earlier? The one who was fighting with the store owner!”
While everyone was confused by the fact that it was a real drug, Yeo-woon leaned on Tae-hyung's arm and asked, pointing to the entrance where a sign reading "Dobong Fried Chicken" was visible.
김태형
“…Huh? What is it?”
Taehyung followed Yeo-woon's fingertips, hoping to just gloss over it, but his eyes widened in surprise.
민윤기
"Why. What."
김태형
“That person… is the one who was screaming loudly earlier about how bad the chicken tasted… why is he buying chicken over there?”
민윤기
"what?"
At Taehyung's answer, everyone's eyes turned to him simultaneously. A customer, with a blank expression, accepted the chicken from the owner, as if he'd never been angry.
Yes. It was definitely the customer I saw earlier.
Taehyung frowned at the sight. He even swatted away the hand that was draped over his arm.
김태형
“Addictive… It seems to be incredibly addictive.”
전정국
“Then, if we accidentally swallow it later… wouldn’t that put us in danger too?”
김여주
"That's just a possibility. Let's not back down over something that hasn't even happened yet. Even as we're doing this... there are people like that who are becoming addicted, one by one."
Silence flowed, as if in agreement with the heroine's words. We had a duty to prioritize the safety of our citizens over our own.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Seokjin habitually tapped his leg with a finger, lost in thought. He could see Yeo-woon, unfamiliar with the atmosphere, trying to speak again, but there was no time to attend to her now.
김석진
"This incident is a planned 'drug sale.' There are three chicken restaurants called Dobong Tongdak across the country, and fortunately, all three are in this area."
김석진
"We'll start our investigation from the place we believe to be the headquarters, and we won't let go of the club either."
박지민
“It means that the club side is not letting go either….”
Eight pairs of eyes turned to Seokjin. Then, Seokjin looked at each member individually and spoke clearly.
"Special Investigation Unit."
"As of now, we are investigating two cases simultaneously."
It was Seokjin's decision that he could not miss a single incident.