The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 17



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Episode 17

The next morning.

I went to meet Detective Kim and the coroner.

Short hair.

Sharp eyes.

Wrinkles next to the eyes that sparkle.

He was a tired-looking man.

Well, that makes sense.

This isn’t an ordinary thing, is it?

“This is Kang Ji-hyeok, the military prosecutor who contacted you last night.”

“It’s you. The military prosecutor who’s been harassing autopsy doctors these days······.”

“Did you hear such a rumor? Haha.”

The autopsy doctor has a funny look on his face.

“He’s in his mid-20s, but he looks like a veteran detective with 20 years of experience.”

“I will take that as a compliment.”

I offered him the sweet coffee I bought at the Byeolseom Tea House.

“Thank you, I was about to give up.”

Since I made a good impression······.

Should we take a step now?

“Was there anything unusual during the autopsy?”

“You uploaded a report with photos and opinions. Other than that······. Hmm.”

He spoke briefly, with his coffee between his lips.

He seemed to be about to say something but then stopped.

And then I quickly came to a conclusion.

“The cause of death was definitely lack of oxygen.”

“There is a lack of oxygen.”

“It was definitely strangulation.”

“Did you check the victim’s lungs for oxygen deficiency?”

“I saw it. There were wounds in the esophagus and throat from the clothesline.”

He was resolute.

Why are you so decisive?

Okay, now let me begin my questions.

“There is something strange when you look at the photo.”

“Is it weird?”

I pointed to the neck in the photo with my finger.

“If he committed suicide, shouldn’t the wound be on his head?”

The coroner put the coffee he was drinking on the table.

I squint my eyes and look at the photo.

“That’s normal······.”

“But the wound is directed toward the upper body. Doctor, did you happen to take a picture of the ankle?”

The coroner looks at me with a surprised face.

“That’s amazing. You found that······. Honestly, there were two things that were strange while doing the autopsy.”

He stopped talking.

What the heck? Are you trying to test me right now?

Well then, let me tell you the answer.

“It’s probably a wound on his ankle that looks like it was tied with something, and a small amount of water in his lungs?”

Dalgrak.

The coroner turned around in surprise and touched the table.

widely.

The coroner, who was holding the coffee that was almost spilled, looked at me with amused eyes.

“That’s correct.”

“That’s right. The water in his lungs was clean, so I thought it must have seeped in when I gave him water to wake him up after he collapsed at the scene of the crime.”

“That could be the case.”

“Because the initial report said it was suicide. I thought the wound on the ankle, which looked like it had been tied with something, was there before.”

Knock knock.

The coroner pulled out a drawer and handed me another photograph.

“I showed this photo to the military prosecutor at the time, but he just glanced at it and said it looked like he got hurt somewhere.”

He said with a sigh.

That makes sense.

The victim who committed suicide by hanging himself at that time would have been the son of a brigadier general······.

Because they must have been completely focused on proving that Corporal Cha committed suicide.

“At the time, the examination only focused on the scars left on the neck and the results of the lung tissue test. I should have looked into it more closely······.”

“Thank you for checking though. It really helped.”

* * *

Two days later, he added the photo as evidence and added a new homicide report, converting Sergeant Cha’s suicide to a murder case.

“What book is that?”

“Isn’t that a book written by Private Yoon Ho-seong?”

“Huh? Wasn’t that what Corporal Cha wrote?”

Oh, right.

I also read what Corporal Cha wrote.

It was a story about a cool young man who was just suffering from second-year middle school syndrome.

But Private Yoon’s writing was different.

“I found it while investigating Private Yoon. A large sum of money deposited into his bank account by a publishing company two years ago······.”

I immediately contacted the publisher to confirm information about Private Yoon and that it was an advance payment for a novel he had written.

Detective Kim asked, looking curious.

“What is it about?”

“It’s about revenge. It was quite interesting. The book sold quite well.”

As the title suggests, “True revenge is not killing,” it was a book that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end.

If Private Cha’s writing before was trivial, Private Yoon’s writing was amazing.

The psychological descriptions and depictions of actual events were so good that even a veteran detective like me was drawn into it.

“Was it a very helpful book?”

When Detective Kim asked me to tell him the contents of the book and I argued with him about reading it myself.

Ring ring.

The phone at Detective Kim’s desk rang.

“Communication Security. So-called Kim Ji-cheol. I received a call.”

I glance at him.

So, I got an official call like that······.

“Okay, next Wednesday? I’ll prepare for the trial.”

You caught it this quickly?

If it’s not Captain Cha who’s using force, then you’re trying to catch him as quickly as possible to shorten the time it takes for me to secure evidence?

“Yes. The suspect we have requested is Private Yoon Ho-seong. Understood.”

I identified this incident as homicide, not suicide, and the suspect as Private Yoon.

The military court accepted it.

Okay. Shall we begin?

Yoon Ho-seong, a criminal who murdered his senior for personal reasons.

I’ll show you how I can turn a case that was treated as suicide around and send you to hell.

X-Fuck, you son of a criminal.

“Request a suspect interrogation tomorrow.”

“Understood, Inspector.”

Detective Kim kept his mouth shut in a mixture of suspicion and surprise.

“But did Private Yoon Ho-seong really kill Sergeant Cha?”

Anyway, you still doubt me?

Well, even Detective Kim is wondering since there are some pieces of information missing.

“It will be revealed in court. I have the materials I have prepared so far on my desk, so organize them well and submit them as evidence in advance.”

Let’s start the trial after hearing the final testimony.

* * *

“You’re a more interesting person than I thought?”

Private Yun Ho-seong said sarcastically.

He was different from the innocent guy I had seen before.

“Are you not thinking about acting anymore?”

“Acting? Are you enjoying making innocent people into murderers? So you’re trying to look good to Brigadier General Cha? Aren’t you going too far for promotion?”

He glares at me and spews out his resentment.

Private Yoon Ho-seong claimed that he was angry and even shed tears.

He declared his innocence with a look of indignation on his face.

I whispered to Private Yun Ho-seong with sharp eyes.

“Hey, Writer Yoon. You wrote the story well. Did you find a reason to kill Sergeant Cha after seeing him?”

“No, sir. You really misunderstood. I respected Sergeant Cha. You even wrote letters to my girlfriend for him! Why did you kill him? I feel so wronged.”

Private Yoon pleaded his innocence, even shedding tears.

I looked at him with pity.

“You must be having a hard time acting, but your feet are shaking right now?”

“······!!”

I’ve been secretly taking video of the area under the table for a while now.

Detective Kim looks at me with a surprised face.

“What do you mean, Inspector?”

“You were so angry and resentful that you even burst into tears, but you were shaking your feet under the desk?”

Sigh.

I smiled at him as if I found him funny.

I’ve seen this kind of guy countless times during my time as a detective.

Where do you get your medicine?

That little punk.

Dare.

“Do you know how to calm down a barking dog?”

“How?”

“I’m telling you to sit. No dog can sit and bark. So, there are some behaviors that you can’t do at the same time.”

I said that to Detective Kim and looked at Yoon Ho-seong, who had changed from a witness to a suspect.

“Hey. What the f*ck. You’re shaking your leg when it’s that frustrating? Are you kidding me?”

bang!

I slammed the table.

“I won’t listen to your testimony. You’ll only tell lies. I’ve seen countless people like you. A bunch of criminals whose mouths are lying and whose actions are the opposite of theirs… Don’t forget that I have no intention of forgiving you.”

I stood up from my seat.

Yunho Sung bit his lower lip, his eyes widening.

“Yoon Ho-seong, you’re going to get caught holding back laughter and be embarrassed. You fucking psychopath.”

I said one more thing to him and left the interrogation room.

bang!

He slammed the door shut roughly.

He was more of a son of a bitch than I thought.

There is not even 1% of regret or reflection.

He was embarrassed that his acting was discovered.

It was a creepy feeling.

I guess so.

This suicide incident must have unfolded exactly as I had pictured it from the beginning.

But what should I do?

You were unlucky enough to meet me······.

“Ji-cheol, let’s show that son of a bitch how scary the law is.”

“···Yes. That’s right.”

Ji-cheol still looks unsure.

* * *

I see the evidence for it again and again.

Because we have to hold a trial without the testimony.

Everything must be proven with evidence.

I stayed up all night checking the evidence and creating a story based on my insights.

It wasn’t until the morning of the trial that the perfect scenario was laid out.

“Yoon Ho-seong. You’re finished, you son of a bitch.”

I smiled as I looked up at the deep blue winter dawn sky.

I just saw an amazing article in the newspaper that arrived.

〈We are reporting Brigadier General Cha No-jin for abusing his power to turn his son from a suicide victim into a murder victim!〉

I’m not surprised by the article title.

You can see it this way enough.

It is natural for a reporter to write articles on the side of the weak.

In this trial, Private Yoon Ho-seong is clearly wearing the mask of the weak.

It might seem like Brigadier General Cha No-jin and a young, capable prosecutor are in a relationship to restore the honor of their son who committed suicide by making him the victim of murder.

“Ha. Look at this son of a bitch? He even wrote this article after receiving information?”

It was a detailed article.

There was even a story that Corporal Cha deliberately wrote love letters to his juniors’ girlfriends to seduce them.

I was a little surprised because I also had moments when I thought this way at first.

But there was another reason why he swore at the reporter.

〈Reporter Park Chan-jin.〉

The author of the article was Park Chan-jin.

He was a journalist who reported my father-in-law in his past life, and he’s the son of a bitch who killed me.

“This kid. Why on earth are you harassing Lieutenant General Cha No-jin?”

The reporter who later covered this incident and caused Brigadier General Cha, who was trying to become the Minister of National Defense, to fall from his horse was also Park Chan-jin.

Clearly, this kid is still connected to demons.

“I’ll chew you up. But not now. Just wait a little longer, you piece of shit.”

This article cannot be published without evidence.

I never gave it to you, you got it from the culprit!

Clearly, the bastard is connected to Private Yoon Ho-seong, who will be brought to trial.

···Fuck.

How on earth is it connected?

It didn’t come to mind.

“Was there a lack of investigation?”

no.

The investigation was sufficient.

That devil bastard Park Chan-jin is more clever than I thought.

“How on earth did I get involved with Yunho-seong?”

It feels like there’s a new homework assignment that needs to be done during the trial.

Reporter Park Chan-jin.

I know you’re not an ordinary guy.

* * *

〈Third Military Court.〉

The judge looked at the evidence presented before the trial with a serious face.

“Then, Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok, please begin by making your remarks before the trial.”

Turn your head and look at the audience.

There were quite a few people there.

Perhaps reporter Park Chan-jin’s article also played a role.

Found it!

Another killer bastard, Park Chan-jin.

He was sitting in the back row with his legs crossed, looking at me with an amused expression.

I locked eyes with the guy.

I feel like my blood is rushing to my head.

I want to run over there right now and punch him in the face.

〈Make Private Yun Ho-seong confess to his crimes at this trial.〉

After a long time, the ‘guide’ threw a mission into my head.

〈I will give you fast feet as a reward.〉

You have fast feet······.

I think this is a reward that would have been nice if they had given me that when I was a detective.

Isn’t getting a confession the most difficult task in a court of law?

You want me to do that?

“Inspector, please start quickly.”

The judge urged again.

“Your Honor, this trial today deals with a very serious matter. We are here to uncover the truth behind the false conclusion that this was a suicide, and the new murder that is hidden behind it.”

The audience looks at each other and murmurs.

“Go ahead, Inspector Kang.”

“Our prosecution team has uncovered new clues to the truth through continuous investigation and effort. As a result, we inform you that this case has transformed into a premeditated murder case.”

The suspect, Yoon Ho-seong, and his lawyer look at me with grimacing faces.

But reporter Park Chan-jin still had a smile on his face.

Are you laughing?

Let’s calm down now.

He is not a detective, but a military prosecutor.

The judge nodded and declared the trial to begin.

“Okay. Then, let’s start with the prosecution’s investigation to prove the facts of the case.”

The trial has begun!

The goal is to get a ‘confession’ from the suspect.