The Ultimate Inspector, Kang Ji-hyeok - Chapter 41



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Episode 41

“It is just as the inspector said.”

“The beauty salon was full of cigarette smoke?”

“Yes. How did you know?”

“Well. I just know.”

Secretary Lee Hyeon-a glared at me with her eyes squinted.

Let’s speak up, I don’t want to be misunderstood.

“In areas with many room salons, hair salons set their girls’ hair at that time to go to work. So they smoke cigarettes and talk about various room salon stories. Most of the stories that come out there are true······.”

Huruk.

We drank the coffee in front of us and continued our conversation.

“Nothing special happened? Did you finish recording?”

“I’ve already recorded it.”

Kim Hye-jin placed a recorder in front of me.

“I heard that The Times has good pay, and especially that······.”

“You’re not going to a second round with a male customer, are you? At that room salon?”

“How did you know? Wow. That’s amazing.”

“Well, that’s something I kind of expected.”

“So the young people want to work at The Times. But it’s a little complicated. It’s dirty…”

“Only virgins are allowed into that room salon, so they will inspect them directly.”

Two women look at me at the same time.

Don’t look at me like that.

Because we’re talking about work right now.

“Have some coffee. This is a business talk, so don’t open your eyes like that.”

“That’s true. But no matter how I look at it, Prosecutor Kang Ji-hyeok doesn’t look his age, and that’s surprising.”

Secretary Lee Hyeon-a said while drinking coffee.

It might seem that way.

“Let’s take our time talking about personal matters, but as a detective, is there anything that comes to mind?”

“The strange thing is, normally a store like that wouldn’t hire girls, but they change often.”

Dalgrak.

I reacted to those words.

A chemical reaction occurred in my head.

“Do you often hire girls to work at that good company?”

“Yes, that’s correct. Isn’t it strange? I wouldn’t quit a good job, but I keep getting teased.”

“So, one of those girls goes missing… is that the story?”

widely.

Detective Kim Hye-jin also put down the coffee cup with a sharp look in her eyes.

“A little after seven o’clock, a child who looked like a middle school student came into the beauty salon. He said he was looking for his older sister······.”

“At the beauty salon, sister?”

“Yes. My sister said she worked at The Times. But she hasn’t come home for the past two days······.”

After she finished talking, she took out a flyer and placed it in front of me.

“This is the flyer that the kid was carrying around. He lived alone with his older sister, but his older sister graduated from high school and joined The Times.”

“The conditions seem to fit well. She’s pretty, young, and most importantly, there’s a high chance she’s a virgin.”

“My younger brother’s name is Lee Jin-seong. My older sister is a woman named Lee Gyeong-ah. There’s a picture of her too. This is nice.”

I squinted my eyes.

Binary.

I’ve heard that name somewhere······.

I try to recall my memories.

It was a name I had definitely heard somewhere.

‘Missing Detective TV’.

The operator of the YouTube channel was none other than Jinseong Lee.

I totally remember it!

So this incident led to the creation of that YouTube channel.

Even after several years, he still went around to each police station asking for help finding his sister!

“Police officers! It’s been years, why haven’t you come find my sister?”

“Yanma. Go back. Why do you want me to find your sister who ran away and abandoned you?”

“No! My sister was definitely kidnapped from a room salon and sold! Please, police officers!”

Sorry, but the police don’t accept missing person cases like that.

This is because it is not seen as a disappearance, but as a case of running away to live well on one’s own.

Actually, it was also because it was too annoying.

So, he became a YouTuber.

He became a popular YouTuber with over 1 million subscribers by focusing on finding missing people.

It was a popular channel that read stories and showed the process of finding missing people live.

The reason why I remember this so clearly is because

This channel has caused a lot of police to lose their cool because it has made it so obvious that they are reluctant to help find missing people.

“But it really was a kidnapping and disappearance. It must have been hard, Jinseong Lee. To be involved in this kind of incident······.”

To be honest, there was talk among the police of turning it into a missing person’s case for the sake of young Lee Jin-seong.

But it was blocked from above every time.

“If you have that much time, catch the murderer. What kind of detective are you? Create a community service organization. Do you think the prosecutor will accept that?”

The investigation into the kidnapping of the child was always met with mixed results.

At the time I just thought it was strange, but now I understand why.

This new religion has captured the hearts of the privileged class of society!

Let’s stop them now.

To prevent a future where pseudo-religions take over vested interests.

〈Good judgment. Now, that pseudo-religion is bigger than any other religion. It dominates this era.〉

You can feel it even without the guide’s words.

If you don’t catch cancer early, you can’t kill it even if you know about it.

Cancer cells are silent but quickly invade and invade the most important organs.

Now everything is fitting together like a puzzle.

Huruk.

The bitter taste of iced Americano filled my mouth.

“I’ve decided. I’ll start investigating this case as a cognitive case. I’ll change it to the kidnapping case of Lee Jin-seong’s older sister, Lee Gyeong-ah.”

Kim Hye-jin looks at me with surprised eyes.

“What are you looking at? All the ice is melting.”

“Oh, yes, sir.”

“Officer Lee Hyeon-ah. I will formally change the case, so please come tomorrow morning and submit a new case to the district prosecutor’s office.”

“All right.”

“I’ll give you the report in the morning. Then, you can all go home now. I’ll take care of the rest.”

So everyone left work and I was left alone in the office.

Huruk.

Iced Americano is perfect for times like this.

“The two incidents point to one. So, you bastard Park Chan-jin. Get ready to enter hell from now on.”

Shh.

I started writing a report on the incident that was organized in my head.

[Lee Kyung-ah kidnapping and disappearance case]

I wrote the title first.

“As expected, all evidence of a crime is at the scene.”

I put on my earphones and wrote my report while listening to the recorded files from the beauty salon.

* * *

“Did you really use them all?”

“Yes. So please accept it.”

“Understood, Inspector.”

Hyunah Lee placed the new iced Americano she brought to work in front of me.

“That’s amazing. Isn’t this the level of an investigation report written by a prosecutor with at least 10 years of experience?”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“I’ll call the chief prosecutor right away. He’ll be checking all the district prosecutor’s cases while preparing for the morning meeting, but these two cases are both very big······.”

As soon as Secretary Lee Hyun-ah arrived at work, she quickly and neatly submitted two incident reports.

As she said, Chief Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong called me as soon as she arrived at work.

– Are you saying you’re going to work on two cases at the same time, Kang Ji-hyeok?

“Yes, sir, that’s right.”

– Are you okay? You, Inma, are you planning to conduct the trial yourself?

“As expected, you are the Chief Prosecutor. I wish the Chief Prosecutor would take charge of this one case as the investigating prosecutor······.”

There was a pause.

He seemed deeply troubled.

– Is this the kidnapping and disappearance case at the room salon? Or the kidnapping and disappearance case at the cult?

“What do you want to do, Chief Prosecutor?”

– Room salons are a bit like that, and more like pseudo-religious groups.

“Let’s go to the room salon. We have to raid there right away. If it’s okay with you, please issue an emergency arrest warrant right away.”

– Oh. That’s why the picture is good? Well, I can understand. Well, if you go now, you’ll see a picture of a prosecutor trying to realize justice breaking down the door of a room salon in the morning. That would be cool.

“Yes. If you draw a picture of reporters gathered together, wouldn’t Park Chan-jin get angry? If you take on a case that the police have been avoiding for the sake of a middle school boy and realize social justice, the level of the chief prosecutor will rise.”

There’s no reason why he wouldn’t do it, right?

It will be the best story ever, as it will spread explosively from the lunch news to the restaurants where office workers come to eat.

– Are you sure you can catch Park Chan-jin’s wife?

“The two cases will eventually become one. The cult group will eventually be charged with forming a criminal organization.”

It became quiet for a moment as if he was thinking.

Chief Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong.

There’s no way he’d throw this honey pot away.

– I’m going to issue two warrants at the same time. Wait on the first floor. Let’s go together. I’ll call the reporters.

As expected, Choi Hye-seong has a good sense of smell.

In order to take my first personal revenge, I needed to have this much support.

“Yes, Chief Inspector. I’ll see you on the first floor in ten minutes.”

Jeong Yu-ra.

I’ll show you how scary the law, which you’ve been laughing at, can be depending on who enforces it.

“I’ll attack this turn, you motherfuckers.”

This is the first time.

Declaring real war on those who killed me······.

* * *

The gathered reporters.

The broadcasting station cameras even came and broadcasted this event live.

The Times, located in the heart of Gangnam, was, of course, locked tight in the morning.

Because we were open until dawn, everyone is resting.

“If you don’t open the door right now, I’ll break it down and come in!”

Chief Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong showed everyone the search and seizure warrant with an angry expression.

“This place, The Times Room Salon, is the epitome of social evil. We have received reports that women working here are being kidnapped and held captive.”

The reporters pressed their camera shutters with surprised expressions.

The recently introduced 24-hour news cameras have also begun rolling.

“The prosecution of the Republic of Korea will never forgive such illegal acts. We will now begin enforcement.”

Honestly, I thought it was cool.

Choi Hye-seong shouted with a fairly large motion.

“Break down the door and come in!”

Boom!

The door is broken.

“Wow, it really broke!”

“The prosecutors are doing a good job. The chief prosecutor is personally directing the investigation······.”

“Wasn’t the Yeonggwang Construction incident resolved by Chief Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong?”

Office workers on their way to work also gathered to watch the fun.

[Exclusive Breaking News: Gangnam Room Salon Search and Seizure Begins. Prosecutors Show Strong Will.]

The UTN News reporter was on site, holding the microphone and speaking breathlessly.

– This is the entertainment district in the middle of Gangnam. This is the scene of a recent search and seizure of the most famous entertainment establishment. The tightly locked door is being opened jointly by the police and prosecutors.

The atmosphere became tense as police officers and investigators pried open the broken door.

– Just stop this kind of room salon!

– Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong! You’re awesome!

Female office workers in their 20s and 30s screamed with joy.

The reporter holding the microphone calmly explained the situation.

– Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong, who sentenced the president of Yeonggwang Construction to life imprisonment on charges of embezzlement and murder, raided the most famous room salon in Gangnam that was making a lot of money through illegal business. In fact, this case started with the disappearance of a boy’s older sister. This reporter met the boy who first reported this case in advance.

The screen was filled with flyers looking for their older sister. Above them, a scene was broadcast where a boy covered in tear stains was being interviewed.

– The police wouldn’t accept my missing person report, but the prosecutor responded to my report. Thank you. I really appreciate it.

The reporter looked at the camera and spoke seriously.

– Prosecutor Choi Hye-seong, who personally investigated the boy’s report and realized that it was a kidnapping case, not a missing person’s case. Even though she is the chief prosecutor who can work comfortably, she is directly directing the investigation and showing her determination to protect the Korean society. Just by having such a prosecutor, isn’t the Republic of Korea a world worth living in? This is UTN reporter Kang Jin-gu.

Shh.

I hid in the alley and watched the scene and smiled.

“You won’t be able to get out easily. Park Chan-jin.”

Just then, the phone vibrated.

It was investigator Kim Ji-cheol.

– All the victims have regained consciousness and are said to be fine after about a week of rest.

“For the time being, we will investigate by recording the victims’ testimonies intermittently at the hospital.”

– Okay, inspector. Oh, by the way, I just saw on TV that you were hiding in the alley behind inspector Choi Hye-seong.

“I can’t hear you very well. Hang up for now.”

When I was in trouble, I contacted Lee Hyun-ah.

– The prosecutor said that Ashara Yuki, the main suspect in the De Jong Cafe kidnapping case, is on his way to the office for questioning.

“I’ll look into it myself. Can I have an iced Americano please?”

When the call ended, Jung Yu-ra, who had been hiding in the room salon, was dragged out in handcuffs and shouted at reporters holding cameras.

“Who dare you take a picture of? You fucking bastards! You piece of journalistic trash! Don’t take a picture of me!”

Tsk tsk. As expected, it was the same old story.