I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 159



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Episode 159

A police car sped by, accompanied by two people startled by my words and another officer.

Actually, if you look at the priority of work, there were other things that came first at the police station.

“I’ll do this, so you go with this officer.”

Thanks to the help of a senior police officer I had seen before, a police officer named Officer Oh was able to go with me.

Shiver shiver!

I felt a trembling coming from Ahn Chi-hyuk, who was sitting next to me.

It felt like all kinds of emotions were rushing in right now.

But since he was still in a state where he couldn’t let his guard down, I didn’t try to comfort him hastily.

Kiyung~

Miho called out, wagging her three tails as if she was almost there.

“I think it’s about this much.”

“Hmm. Here? Officer, stop here.”

As I spoke, Officer Oh, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked around and told me to stop the car.

When I got down there, I saw that I was in front of a small building in town.

The swindlers had not gone into the mountains, but were hiding openly in the town.

“Hmm.”

Officer Oh looked around the building for a moment and then called over to Officer Lee, who had just gotten out of his car.

“I’m going up now, so tell them to stay here.”

“Will the two of us be okay? At least get some support… … .”

This officer also seemed a little nervous, as if it was his first time dealing with something like this.

Then, Officer Oh tried to ease the tension by tapping the officer on the shoulder.

‘That person, I think, is the one who said Su-ah looked like a Chihuahua before.’

Surprisingly affectionate.

Of course, the expression may seem a bit rough.

“I can see each one coming out, but what is it? It’s okay. You can go alone, so just watch from behind. Oh, and take that out.”

At Officer Oh’s words, Officer Lee quickly took out his three-sectioned baton.

And the two slowly climbed the stairs.

“Shall we go up too?”

“No. We are here.”

I shook my head at Ahn Chi-hyeok’s words, who stayed with me.

The scene was a place where anything could happen. We were untrained and could have been a nuisance.

So I decided to guard this place.

Instead, he sent Miho to catch Aura’s snake like before.

Kiyung~

‘huh?’

But Miho came out almost immediately after sending it.

The guy suddenly had two of the same things in his mouth as before.

however…….

‘It’s an earthworm this time?’

What Miho brought back were two earthworms with bad energy in them.

Should I actually call it a baby snake?

The size is different than before, but it gives off a bad vibe anyway… … .

‘Can you put it here?’

I opened the lid of the cup containing the coffee grounds I had brought in advance.

Miho threw an earthworm-like aura into it and immediately closed the lid.

Because it was coffee grounds from the beans of SsukSsuk, it had a purifying effect.

So if we leave it like this, it will purify itself.

“Could I have just a sip of that?”

“Huh? Oh, this isn’t a drink.”

An Chi-hyeok, who was next to me, looked at the cup I was holding and said, “My throat was sore from nervousness.”

When I see you regretting that it’s not a drink, I think to myself, I should have brought a glass.

But that thought soon disappeared.

Kkudang tang tang!

There was a brief commotion inside the building, but then it became quiet again.

And after a while, Officer Oh came down, shaking off his hands.

After that, the two people who were naturally assumed to be the criminals and this police officer also came down.

‘… … Isn’t that a Doberman, not a Chihuahua?’

Su-ah decided to correct her description of Officer Oh coming down confidently.

“You! You!”

An Chi-hyuk, who was excited when he saw the criminals, tried to run away.

I understand, but of course I had to stop things from getting worse by needlessly touching the criminal I had already caught, so I held onto Ahn Chi-hyuk.

And he gave a light bow to Officer Oh and Officer Lee.

He meant that there weren’t enough seats for everyone to go together in the police car, so we would go separately.

Let’s also lower Ahn Chi-hyeok’s excitement a bit.

As if he knew what I was thinking, Officer Oh Kyung-do nodded lightly and left, carrying the conmen.

And we decided to go after him too.

Of course, I didn’t forget to contact Kim Do-hyeok first before going.

Now, this is where you really need to go.

After making that contact, I was about to leave right away… … .

“Ugh! Ugh!”

An Chi-hyuk finally seems to have relaxed a bit and is crying loudly.

‘Take it slow. The con artists you’ve already caught won’t run away.’

Anyway, I decided to stay a little longer and go.

* * *

The commotion has more or less died down.

And the best part about it all was that the scammers hadn’t managed to hide the money yet.

At that fact, Ahn Chi-hyuk literally burst into tears on the floor of the police station, which made me feel embarrassed, but everyone just consoled him and no one said anything.

Even Officer Oh, who looked prickly, seemed to be shedding tears.

‘I heard you’re from the criminal department, but you have a sentimental side.’

I overheard this from this police officer.

This was the information I got when I asked how they caught the culprit so easily.

He said he originally worked in the criminal investigation department but was moved here for some reason.

It was a little strange, but I wasn’t that curious, so I skipped over the details.

More than that… … The follow-up work for the next task progressed really quickly once Kim Do-hyeok arrived.

Indeed, the way Hyunmu handled matters was different, even though he was the best among law firms.

After thoroughly investigating the con artists’ criminal records, he soon caught all of their accomplices, including the con artists who had committed fraud before.

As it turned out, these scammers had been doing this in the city and had come all the way here.

“You ate a lot.”

─I think he was planning to make one last buck and then go abroad. Even this wasn’t part of the original plan, so if he hadn’t gotten caught like this, he would have been in big trouble.

“I almost got into trouble.”

─The bigger problem is that we almost didn’t get our money back. These guys were planning to hide the money overseas and come back to Korea to turn themselves in.

“… …Embroidery?”

─He seemed to think that he would be released after a few years in prison. He thought that if he hid the money well, it would not go anywhere, so he could just get out and find it again. In fact, it is not wrong. Money that has flowed overseas is really hard to find, so there is really no way.

“that!”

─Don’t worry. Fortunately, our team found everything before we went overseas. We spent a little bit, but we still got back almost all of the principal.

“Ah! That’s a relief, really.”

I let out a sigh of relief without realizing it when I heard Kim Do-hyeok’s words.

Because I heard about the unimaginable scale of damage that scammers have caused in the past.

The scammers are said to be a group that originally swindled close to 200 apartments in a large city.

This incident prevented the entire amount of damage from disappearing.

I didn’t know that Ahn Chi-hyeok’s family money would be found right at the scene and that things would get this big.

Anyway, I’m really glad I found everything before that.

It’s a bit funny to say that it’s fortunate that he committed fraud because he couldn’t get rid of his bad habit, but that’s what happened in the end.

If the con artists who swindled Ahn Chi-hyeok had not been caught, the organization would not have been caught through them.

Then it would have been a really, really big deal.

And it was fortunate that Kim Do-hyeok was the one handling the work.

It’s not even my job, but I feel so relieved…

“Are you saying that you are gathering all the victims together to determine the extent of the damage?”

─Yes. I think that will be figured out soon after discussing it with the prosecution. Oh, the amount of damages to Ahn Chi-hyeok will be resolved first. It was handled as a separate case.

“Thank you. I’ll tell Chihyuk.”

─Please add some color. So that we can think positively about Hyunmoo.

“Of course. If I could bury my bones there, I would do so.”

─Haha! Please tell them that they don’t have to bury the bones. They just have to work hard enough to grind them a little.

“… … That’s even scarier.”

I finished the not-so-joke joke with Kim Do-hyuk.

And then I looked around. The peaceful scenery of the cafe caught my eye.

“If we all lived like this, everything would be fine.”

Harmlessly, that is.

Of course, I knew that it couldn’t be done because I was used to reality. Realistically speaking.

‘But here… … .’

What if more people come here to take a break from that reality?

Then wouldn’t there be more worlds like this one? That thought suddenly occurred to me.

Besides, there was another reason for thinking this way.

‘This police officer’s aura has become clearer and stronger.’

It was because of the aura of this police officer who caught the criminal.

Even though I didn’t do anything and I didn’t come to the cafe, this police officer’s aura changed a little.

Just like Kim Do-hyuk’s aura.

Of course, it was far less impressive than Kim Do-hyeok’s aura, but the important thing was that it had changed.

“I don’t know the conditions yet.”

It was kind of like I knew it but I didn’t.

Kkiyung~?

“No. You had a hard time too.”

Kiyung~

I gave my thoughts a break after praising Miho, the unsung hero of this project.

I could see An Chi-hyeok walking across the empty lot. Next to him were three children who seemed to be his younger siblings and a middle-aged woman who looked a little unwell.

Dingle~ Dingle~

“Welcome~”

I opened the door first and came out to welcome them.

“I’m sorry. Mom said she really wanted to thank me… … and the kids insisted on coming too… … .”

An Chi-hyeok ran over and apologized, but I waved my hand away.

What is there to be sorry about? I just came to express my gratitude.

“I heard that you caught a scammer thanks to me. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.”

“No. What did I do? You were just lucky.”

A woman who said she was Ahn Chi-hyeok’s mother came up behind me, grabbed my hand, and kept thanking me.

And the children who were standing next to their mother also greeted her.

The age range was diverse.

From children wearing school uniforms to children who look younger than Su-ah.

‘There are four siblings… … .’

Certainly, Ahn Chi-hyuk’s shoulders must have been heavy.

And his mother too.

I could feel the rough calluses on the hands I was holding.

“Please come in first.”

For some reason, I felt a pang of emotion and quickly pretended to move away.

I don’t know why.

As Su-ah always says, I’m not a very emotional person…

It’s more emotional than catching a scammer or hearing that you’ve found the money he was trying to steal.

“I’d like to get you a drink. Please look at the menu… … No. Can I get it for you?”

“Oh my. That’s not what we came here for… … .”

“Since you’re here, please eat and leave. It’ll be ready in no time.”

He brought in Ahn Chi-hyeok’s mother, who was waving her hand.

And he guided them to their seats and gave Ahn Chi-hyeok a look.

If he keeps standing, how can his mother and younger siblings sit down?

“Everyone, sit down. Mom, sit down too. Since you came all the way here, let’s drink and go. I’ll buy it!”

“Where did you get the money? Just… … .”

“Hey, it’s cheaper here than other places. But the taste is really good. It’s incomparable to other places. Kids, sit down quickly. Hurry up.”

An Chi-hyeok must have read my gaze because he sat my mother down first, then my siblings.

The guy who seemed like a much younger sibling when he was with me was quite dignified in front of his mother and siblings.

I looked at Ahn Chi-hyeok’s family all seated in the kitchen and thought.

Of all the family guests that come to visit during the summer, this might be the most memorable one.

Maybe that’s why I wanted to give that family a short but truly sweet break.

Shararang~

Auras flocked into the kitchen, sensing my feelings.

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