The Legendary Detective Catches All the Criminals - Chapter 2



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◈Episode 2◈

partner

A quiet police station hallway.

Kim Han-gyeol, who was walking ahead, turned his head and asked.

“Why are you going to the 3rd Strong Investigation Team? Are you going to be questioned as a witness? Judging from your attire, you seem like a lawyer.”

Shin Dae-sung, dressed in his finest suit, answered.

“I’m going to be transferred to the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit as a detective.”

“yes?”

Kim Han-gyeol reflexively stopped walking.

“Finally······is our team leader getting fired?”

“No. I was assigned as a regular detective.”

“Oh, I see. I thought you might have come because Team 3’s performance was extremely poor. By the way, do you know me?”

Shin Dae-seong looked Kim Han-gyeol up and down and answered.

“Do I really need to know?”

“If you’re a South Korean police officer, you must know. By any chance, have you been living overseas for a long time… No, there was chaos overseas too. Have you been trapped on a deserted island and been rescued?”

“Well, it’s similar.”

“Similar? I was just joking······.”

Shin Dae-seong shook hands and introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you. I am Shin Dae-seong, assigned to the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit of Gangnam 2nd Police Station.”

“I am Detective Kim Han-gyeol from the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit.”

“Let’s get along well.”

“Well, that’s true. But do you really not know me?”

Shin Dae-seong tilted his head······, his reaction being completely unclear.

Kim Han-gyeol couldn’t stand his frustration and said the correct answer.

“Kim Hye-ran, the best actress in South Korea, is my mother. Surely you wouldn’t say that my mother doesn’t know, right?”

Shin Dae-seong’s reaction was unexpected.

“Is actress Kim Hye-ran married?”

“no!”

“But how come you have a son like me?”

“That’s why I’m famous. My mom came out 10 years ago and there was a huge uproar.”

Shin Dae-seong was in prison for 20 years.

“When I was in Mapo, Jang Hye-ran was the youngest one who liked me. But it seems like Detective Kim Han-gyeol doesn’t watch the news much?”

“How did you know?”

“Because you don’t know who I am.”

Now the tables have turned.

Kim Han-gyeol muttered while looking Shin Dae-seong up and down.

“It was even on the news? First of all, the suit is no joke, and the name is not unfamiliar… Can you give me a hint?”

“It made a big noise in the world 20 years ago. The police organization was also turned upside down.”

“If it’s such a famous incident······!”

Kim Han-gyeol’s reaction was something that suddenly came to mind.

“The psychopath detective who was arrested for brutally murdering his wife?”

“Yes, that’s right. I was released after being found not guilty and returned to being a detective.”

“Wow! I never thought I’d meet a detective who’s been in the media more than I have… Now, stop talking. You’re a lot older than me.”

“I wonder?”

“It is an honor to have you as my senior. Have you decided on a partner?”

“No······The team leader will decide that.”

At that moment, Kim Han-gyeol spoke, pushing his face close to hers.

“Will you be my partner?”

“Haha, I’d like to do that too······ but I don’t think it would be polite to your partner.”

“It’s okay, I don’t have a partner.”

“Why don’t you have a partner?”

“I’m the type of person who will do anything once I get into it. Timid partners can’t stand it.”

“I know that type too······.”

This is the type that detectives must be most wary of.

Kim Han-gyeol, who seemed to already be obsessed with Shin Dae-seong, made a more blatant request.

“Please give me the honor of serving you, sir. I will never disappoint you.”

“That’s not something you and I can decide. We have to follow the rules we’ve established, so why are you acting so unreasonably?”

“I’m just impatient. I want to be partners with Senior Shin, so I’m sure the competition among my teammates will explode.”

“I don’t think that’s possible······.”

Even though Shin Dae-seong’s innocence was proven, the public’s wary eyes toward him still remained. This was because he had already been branded a psychopath detective.

“I will do whatever it takes to become your partner, senior.”

It’s not a bad thing from Shin Dae-seong’s perspective either.

“Okay, if there are no objections from my teammates, I will be your partner.”

“Really? It’s not physical.”

“That’s what I wanted to say.”

“Okay, I’ll convince all my team members.”

Kim Han-gyeol walked with a gait filled with enthusiasm.

“They’re all here. They’re right here.”

Kim Han-gyeol immediately entered the 2nd investigation unit together with Shin Dae-seong.

* * *

Gangnam 2nd Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division 2.

It consists of five strong teams, two narcotics investigation teams, and a missing persons investigation team.

The Strong Team 3 area near the entrance.

Team leader Park Dong-hee was surprised to see Shin Dae-seong and Kim Han-gyeol coming in together.

“Oh, how did they come in together?”

His heart sank just by seeing the two of them together.

Kim Han-gyeol quickly explained.

“We met by chance in the lobby on the first floor. I brought you here because you couldn’t find it.”

Team leader Park Dong-hee approached Shin Dae-seong first and greeted him.

“Senior Shin. Thank you for your hard work. Congratulations on clearing your name of false accusations, and welcome to the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit.”

“Thank you. But Team Leader Park’s formal speech is burdensome. He’s the team leader now, not me.”

“It’s okay. If I hadn’t suffered injustice, the chief of Gangnam 2 would have been my senior. I will continue to call him my senior.”

This was a declaration that other detectives should also treat Shin Dae-seong with respect.

“I’d like to introduce the members of Team 3. The one who came with Senior Shin is Detective Kim Han-gyeol… Do you know who his mother is?”

“I already heard.”

“He’s probably the most famous guy in the police department after Senior Shin. He’s a pain in the ass in many ways, but he has good instincts. He’s a natural at investigating. And he’s the longest-serving detective······.”

Team leader Park Dong-hee introduced his team members one by one.

And finally, the hour of destiny.

Team leader Park Dong-hee opened his mouth with an embarrassed look.

“Now we have to decide on Senior Shin’s partner······.”

This is when the detectives of the 3rd strong crimes unit deliberately pretend to be different.

“Just a minute!”

Kim Han-gyeol quickly raised his hand and stepped forward.

“why?”

Team leader Park Dong-hee suspected that Kim Han-gyeol was the first to strike and then back out.

“I want to become Detective Shin Dae-seong’s partner.”

“What?”

“I know exactly what you’re thinking right now, Team Leader. How can someone who only causes trouble dare to be Detective Shin’s partner?”

“······.”

Team Leader Park Dong-hee didn’t think that way at all.

Kim Han-gyeol was alone in his delusions.

-bang!

Kim Han-gyeol said, hitting the desk.

“Okay, I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse. If you’ll let me partner up with Detective Shin Dae-seong! I’ll grant you every wish of the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit. First of all, Team Leader, you’ve always envied my beloved car. Starting now, I’ll give you the chance to drive it for a month.”

“Really?”

“I would never cheat you, Team Leader. Here you go.”

Kim Han-gyeol immediately handed over the sports car keys. Then he approached Choi Jang-soo, who was standing next to him.

“My mother will also gladly attend Detective Choi’s father’s 80th birthday party.”

“Didn’t your mother say she was going abroad to film at that time?”

“Detective Choi lied because he hated me.”

“······.”

“And to the young bloods of Team 3, I’m planning to have a private drinking party with a famous girl group soon. Of course, I’ll pay for the drinks, so all you have to do is show up.”

“oh my god!”

Kim Han-gyeol looked over his team members and asked them for confirmation.

“Who is Detective Shin Dae-seong’s partner now?”

“Of course Detective Kim! I didn’t even think of anyone else.”

“That’s right, Team Leader. Didn’t we decide that internally as well?”

“Thank you, Detective Kim!”

-Clap clap clap clap······.

The detectives from the 3rd Violent Crimes Unit applauded and congratulated him wholeheartedly.

“Thank you, thank you so much!”

Kim Han-gyeol has an expression of victory after a fierce fight.

But that’s not how Shin Dae-seong sees it. He did something stupid and paid the price for something he could have just left alone.

“Are you going? Detective Shin.”

Kim Han-gyeol grabbed Shin Dae-seong’s sleeve.

“Where do you want to go?”

“Of course I have to go to work. I think being a detective is my calling. I feel most energetic when I go out to catch bad guys.”

When Kim Han-gyeol went out with Shin Dae-seong,

The detectives from the 3rd strong team are seen quietly high-fiving each other underwater.

* * *

Shin Dae-seong still remembered it vividly.

The appearance of the murdered wife.

He immediately sensed that he was trapped.

The murder trial of a psychopath detective’s wife.

The recording that Shin Dae-seong reported to 112 was played.

-Who was murdered?

-This is my wife. Please send an investigation team immediately.

-Just in case, should I send an ambulance as well?

-No. I’ve already confirmed the death. There’s no need to fuss about it.

– Excuse me, but you are reporting the murder of your wife. Your voice is very calm.

After the recording playback is finished,

The prosecutor looked at the court and said:

‘Is this the reaction of a husband who has lost his beloved wife? There was no sense of urgency or sadness at all.’

A roaring audience.

The prosecutor raised his voice even louder.

‘When the police arrived at the precinct, do you know what the defendant was doing? He was looking in the mirror, checking his clothes. That’s normal behavior in a situation where his wife was murdered.

Final verdict in the murder trial.

The gallery was full and the reporting was heated.

‘The defendant, Shin Dae-seong, is sentenced to 25 years in prison.’

-Flash.

Shin Dae-seong, who had been sleeping in the car, opened his eyes.

Kim Han-gyeol, who was driving with a carefree expression, spoke happily.

“You’re awake? It looks like you had trouble sleeping last night.”

“Yeah, the soft bed was strangely uncomfortable.”

“Haha, is that so? Detective Shin, you’re a graduate of Korea University?”

“that’s right······.”

“You graduated from a top university and now you’re a police officer. What major did you major in?

“Archaeology.”

“Restoring the appearance of dinosaurs using fossils?”

“That’s paleontology, and I specialize in prehistoric archaeology. That is, things from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Ages.”

“Just hearing it makes me feel so bored. So why are you going back to being a detective?”

“······.”

Shin Dae-seong smiled sadly without answering.

“Is this too obvious a question? The reason I became a detective is similar to Detective Shin.”

“How are they similar?”

“Detective Shin, you came back to catch the real culprit who killed your wife, right? I became a police officer to find my father.”

“How could you not know who your father is?”

“Because my mother didn’t tell me? She raised me as a single mother and left no evidence of my father. The world is very interested in me. Who my father is is one of the three biggest mysteries in the Korean entertainment industry.”

Kim Han-gyeol entered a luxury apartment and parked his car.

“We have arrived.”

“Is this the scene of a crime?”

“No, it’s a reference investigation. I’ve been summoned, but they keep saying there’s no time.”

Shin Dae-seong opened the door and asked as he got out.

“What case are you investigating?”

“This is a witness investigation for a murder case. Are you starting to feel motivated now? Detective Shin’s investigative skills are still being praised.”

“No, what I’m curious about now is······ the remaining two of the three biggest mysteries in the entertainment industry. What on earth are they?”

“It would be boring if I told you right away. I’ll let you know once I solve this case. What do you think?”

“Okay, let’s do that. It won’t take long to catch the culprit.”