The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 40



Only Krnovel

Episode 40

“Yeah. How did Changgeol find his way here?”

Scratch.

I said, touching my head.

The order of the questions is a bit strange, isn’t it?

“The police came to see me a while ago. They asked if I was close with a lieutenant.”

“Police? Suddenly the police?”

“Yes. The military received the case and the police investigated it. They said they were part of the drug task force.”

“Narcotics squad?”

“A lieutenant was a close friend of both of us. That’s right. I also met with reporter Park Chan-jin a few times.”

Wiggle.

His eyebrows moved.

But you know what?

Your son died in the military, right?

No, to be exact, he was murdered by someone, right?

But, you’re saying that you’re responding to the drug squad, not your son?

“Are you father? But do you have any questions about Lieutenant Han?”

“No, our Jimin is already dead. What’s the point of wondering? But why is the drug squad looking for you?”

“The military investigator reported it to the narcotics task force. Reporter Park Chan-jin visits the unit so often that there is a unit member who saw him meet, and it seems like he saw me with him.”

“I couldn’t follow him, but since I didn’t meet him, he escaped the police investigation.”

He wasn’t interested in Kim Ji-cheol’s story.

“The police officer told me about the cafe my father runs.”

“The police know about this place?”

“Yes. I said that I had a will to pass on to my so-called father······.”

A so-called father got up from his seat.

“Get out of here! Get out of here.”

“Huh? Why are you doing this? This······.”

“I don’t know that son of a bitch who works in drugs! Get out!”

He shouted and cursed.

He even tried to hit me.

chin.

I grabbed his hand as he was about to hit me.

Glance at your wrist.

Several needle marks were visible.

“I’m going to go now. A lieutenant came here because he wanted me to tell you something. What is this?”

“I don’t care! Get out!”

He shouted once more as he took Kim Ji-cheol out.

I took a ten-thousand won note out of my pocket, opened the cash register, and put it in myself.

“Ms. Sora.”

“yes.”

“What’s the Wi-Fi password here?”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“I was curious.”

“It’s 889977.”

She answered well, perhaps because of the 20,000 won tip.

I turned my head and shouted at Han Ji-min’s father, who was grumbling.

“Have a nice coffee and let’s never meet again!”

“Yeah. Get out, you police bastard. Come back again and I’ll kill you!”

I winked at Sora, who was surprised as I left.

I spoke loud enough for only her to hear.

“Sora Shinto. Let’s meet at our Buddhist temple.”

“Yes, I understand.”

She answered like that.

These are, after all, part-time workers related to Buddhist temples.

Of course, this cafe too.

“Inspector, please go back first. The dinner will be here soon······.”

“Start the engine. I’ll be back in three minutes.”

I left Ji-cheol behind as he hurriedly ran to the car and pulled down the black hat I had brought.

I activated my quick feet ability and climbed the stairs to the second floor.

Boom!

I kicked the second floor door with my foot.

As expected, there was a CCTV on the upper left side of the door.

“Get out! You Japanese cult bastards! Go back!”

Boom!

I kicked the door again and it opened.

“This crazy dog… ugh!”

I hit the fat gangster’s neck protruding part hard with my palm.

A normal human would lose consciousness for a moment.

That doesn’t mean you’ll suffer serious injuries or anything.

Could this be a secret recipe that detectives use on drunken violent criminals who occasionally get angry?

It’s like the tragedy of a civil servant who can’t hit a civilian.

Srrrr.

A person who is hit like this will fall down with his knees giving out.

It’s the only way to avoid falling forward.

Kwak.

Then just grab the hair.

“You’ll lose a few hairs, but overcome it with the power of religion, you muscle pig. Just lie down here for a while.”

As I entered the door, I quickly took a video of the inside.

He moved around here and there with his quick feet and recorded various places.

“Let’s just do this much for today.”

I decided to check the video later and went outside and got into the car.

“Let’s go now.”

“You’re really fast. It seems like you just study at your desk all day······.”

“It’s a secret, but when I was little I was struck by lightning and became a superpower like the Flash.”

“I’ll go to the dinner place, Inspector.”

Why did you ask that?

Even if I tell you honestly, you won’t believe me.

“That’s right. Did you install the latest wiretapping device you bought at Cheonggyecheon? I heard it connects to Wi-Fi?”

“I put it on the bottom of the counter when I put in the ten thousand won a while ago.”

“That’s why you asked for the password too?”

“bingo.”

“I really thought it was Lee Byung-hun. He’s good at method acting.”

“Detective Kim Ji-cheol.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Please focus on driving.”

“All right.”

I could hear it well when I put in the earphones.

They say that if you have the materials, you can even make a nuclear bomb in Cheonggyecheon, South Korea.

When I explained about the wiretapping device using Wi-Fi, he understood it perfectly and made a recorder himself.

– Jimin’s friend came to see me. I think the police smelled us.

– F**k, that’s what I’m saying! Just send my wife and daughter to Japan!

“Can you hear me? Is the recording working well?”

“Everything is good, but unfortunately I can’t hear the small sounds.”

The only drawback was that I couldn’t hear the person on the other end of the phone.

– I drugged him like you said and hid him on the second floor, but I’m so worried I’m going crazy! Move him to Bulgaksa Temple tomorrow morning and offer him to the shaman’s spirit!

Kwak.

I bit my lip.

His missing wife and daughter are on the second floor, right?

“There is no company dinner today.”

“I knew this would happen, Inspector.”

Kim Ji-cheol sighed and turned the steering wheel.

The story of the cafe owner I was talking to on the phone came out.

– You want me to tell you the license plate number? I checked the CCTV, but I can’t see the license plate number. There was a black plastic bag attached, probably because of the rain.

* * *

Squeak.

When we arrived at the meeting place, it was already evening.

“Huh? Why is there a black plastic bag attached to the license plate?”

Kim Ji-cheol got out of the car, squinted his eyes, and took off the black plastic bag wrapped around the license plate.

“I put that up there.”

“Was this also the case before going to the cafe?”

“No. It’s been like that since we left the prosecutor’s office.”

Kim Ji-cheol spoke to me with a surprised face.

“How on earth did the inspector plan all that in advance······.”

“Here it comes. Let’s burn it quickly.”

“All right.”

He waved his hands and shouted.

“Here it is!”

Kim Hye-jin saw us and ran towards us.

As expected of a detective.

I have to run.

You shouldn’t walk.

“Get in the car first. I’ll explain on the way.”

She looked at me quietly.

okay.

You must have been very surprised today.

I’ll hear that story later.

“Let’s go together. There’s an emergency arrest case.”

“Emergency arrest?”

“Yes. It’s a case of kidnapping a woman.”

He got into the car and handed the camera that was recording the video to Kim Hye-jin.

“Detective Kim Hye-jin. Find something suspicious in this video.”

“All right.”

“I’ll make a phone call in the meantime. Let’s go back to the De Jong Cafe right now.”

“I will go as quickly as possible, Inspector.”

I was confident that she, who was trained to watch the CCTV footage of the crime scene, could find it, even if she wasn’t as good as me.

While Kim Hye-jin was watching the video, I called Lee Hyun-ah.

As if he had been waiting, he picked up the phone as soon as it rang.

“Do you have a sample emergency arrest warrant?”

– Yes, there is.

“Please write it down and report it. He must be arrested immediately.”

– Give me some information. What’s going on?

“This is a planned kidnapping for personal gain. The victim’s life is at stake.”

– Okay, inspector. But that······.

“I will contact the chief prosecutor directly. The address where the emergency arrest should be made is······.

– It’s the De Jong Cafe in Cheongdam-dong. So-wi Han’s father is the culprit, right?

Shh.

I smiled.

It feels good to work with someone with such great sense.

“you’re right.”

– I will accept it immediately.

As soon as I hung up the phone, I immediately called the prosecutor and gave a brief explanation.

– Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok! I asked you to investigate Park Chan-jin, so why are you suddenly coming back with a case of planned kidnapping of a woman?

“If we miss this case now, it will be difficult to catch Park Chan-jin.”

Those words were all it took.

– I’ll tell you to be there in one minute. The police will be there before you get there.

“Thank you, Chief Inspector.”

I hung up the phone and looked out the window.

The neon signs of the flashy city passed by like shooting stars.

“Phew.”

I leaned my head back for a moment and sighed.

At that moment, Kim Hye-jin shouted.

“I found it. Visit the second floor!”

“What’s strange?”

“The doorknob is upside down.”

“You mean the door is supposed to be locked from the outside?”

“Yes.”

match!

I clapped my hands once.

I felt a sense of pleasure that my choice was right.

“Thank you for your hard work. When you get there, go up to the second floor and break the doorknob to get in.”

“Then what do we have?”

“Treasure chest.”

“yes?”

I put my earphones in my ears and whispered.

“I hope nothing happens······.”

Fortunately, there was no major commotion in the cafe on the first floor.

– That guy. He gave me a 20,000 won tip.

– And what did you say?

The part-time workers were chatting away while cleaning.

– I thought we’d meet at Bulgaksa Temple?

Suddenly, Sora’s opponent’s voice became quiet.

– You said we should run away together, right?

– There’s a gangster guarding up there. If you run away and get caught, your little sister will be offered to a shaman. It’s scary.

– Okay, Sora. Think about that later. The boss told you to turn off the Wi-Fi. He’ll check the cleaning status in 10 minutes, so let’s clean quickly.

And then the sound cut off.

“···If you turn off the Wi-Fi, the wiretapping will stop. I didn’t think about that.”

* * *

As the chief prosecutor said, police cars had already arrived.

“I hereby issue an emergency arrest order effective immediately. Everyone in this building is to be arrested.”

“All right!”

“The locked door must be broken open immediately. Remember, this is a kidnapping and murder case, so the victim’s life is more important than preserving the scene! Let’s start now.”

At word of the kidnapping and murder case, police officers entered the building in groups of three or four.

I wore a black hat.

“Let’s go to the second floor. Let’s not run into that so-called father.”

“Understood, Inspector.”

I went up to the second floor with Kim Ji-cheol.

From below, the crazy barking of Han Ji-min’s father could be heard as she was being dragged out.

“Let go of this! I’m the victim of my wife and daughter’s kidnapping! Are the police crazy! F*ck. Where has the liberal democracy of the Republic of Korea gone?”

I muttered, squinting my eyes.

“Okay. Now, go ahead and talk as much as you want. You’ll be mumbling to the prison walls for the rest of your life.”

While going up to the second floor, a muscle pig that had passed out earlier staggered down in handcuffs.

Boom!

There was a sound of the door breaking.

“We found all the victims! Ambulance! Call an ambulance!”

Kim Hye-jin shouted.

I quickly went upstairs and stood looking at the room with the broken door.

“There are not two victims. There are four. Investigator Kim Ji-cheol! Call an ambulance here! We need to transport the victims to the hospital immediately!”

The mother and younger sister of a lieutenant muttered with bloodshot eyes, begging for help.

The other two young women could only flinch and say nothing.

“Hey… please give me the medicine. I’ll do whatever you ask, so please….”

One of them muttered and twisted his whole body.

bang!

I was so angry that I punched the wall.

“Fuck. What the hell are these fucking idiots doing in Korea?

* * *

A total of five people were arrested in emergency arrests.

The muscular pig guarding the second floor, the father of the cafe owner on the first floor, and three part-time workers.

“Detective Kim Ji-cheol. Please go to the hospital and check on the victim’s condition.”

“All right.”

Kim Ji-cheol went to the hospital.

I sat on the sofa to rest my tired body.

“Would you like some coffee?”

“Ah, please.”

“Me too, Aaro.”

Secretary Lee Hyun-ah sat across from me, placing three glasses of iced Americano on the sofa table.

“This is administrative officer Lee Hyeon-a.”

“I am former detective Kim Hye-jin.”

As soon as the two people finished greeting each other, he asked.

“I’m sorry, even before we even learned each other’s names······.”

They both looked at me at the same time, each with their coffee in their mouths.

I looked at Kim Hye-jin and spoke seriously.

“Report to me the results of the investigation around The Times today. I’m really curious about Jung Yu-ra right now.”