I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 26

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26

 

He could no longer stand by and watch this situation.

 

Cheong-a hurriedly jumped between the two men.

 

“No, why are you two, why are you doing this? Let’s, let’s talk nicely.”

 

“Bokseon. It’s dangerous, so come behind oppa. You think nice words will come out? Like a thug, nice punches will come first.”

 

At the repeated use of the word “thug,” Park Inkyu’s expression crumpled seriously in an indescribable way.

 

Republic of Korea police officer Park Inkyu. He was a man who hated thugs more than anyone else in the world.

 

“Why do you keep calling me a thug, thug? If I’m a thug, then what are you, a gigolo?”

 

“Ha, shit. You’re turning a person who’s working properly into a gigolo, you thug.”

 

“I’m not a thug!”

 

“Ah, then what, are you a police officer or something? They say you can’t tell the difference between police and thugs when you mix them up. Are you dressed like a thug to go undercover?”

 

At Wujin’s words that seemed to deliberately poke at an identity that shouldn’t be discovered, Park Inkyu’s body flinched.

 

He avoided eye contact as if troubled, then quickly changed the subject.

 

“No, this is the first time I’ve been picked on for wearing clothes in the Republic of Korea. Why are you coming to pick a fight with someone who’s just sitting quietly? What are you, mister?”

 

“You’re the mister, you bastard. You were ogling our Bokseon, like a pervert!”

 

Please stop it, you crazy men!

 

Cheong-a waved both hands frantically with a pale expression. However, neither of the two men could see her.

 

Cheong-a was certainly not short. The two men’s height was exceptional. They exchanged menacing glances over the top of Cheong-a’s head, creating a threatening atmosphere.

 

It was clear that she needed to stop this fight, but Cheong-a couldn’t take either side.

 

In this situation where she had to continue her undercover investigation, she couldn’t fall out of Min Wujin’s favor, but it wasn’t easy to denounce Park Inkyu, her work colleague, either.

 

“What, bastard? Hey! Did I say something to you, did I do something? What, I can’t even look?”

 

As soon as Park Inkyu’s loud voice ended, Cheong-a was grabbed by the wrist by Min Wujin.

 

And whoosh, she was pulled into his arms.

 

“Huh?”

 

Cheong-a’s body, stiff with surprise, fell into Min Wujin’s chest with a thud.

 

“Hey, don’t look. My girlfriend will wear out.”

 

“….”

 

“…?!”

 

Min Wujin who had spoken the words, Cheong-a who had suddenly become his girlfriend, and Park Inkyu who had suddenly had his crush stolen.

 

Everyone was speechless.

 

‘What is he saying right now?’

 

Cheong-a’s mouth gaped for a long time, but no voice came out.

 

A loud heartbeat echoed from Wujin’s chest.

 

No, isn’t this the sound of my heart?

 

A quiet silence flowed through the PC bang, and only the murmuring sounds of customers grew louder.

 

“What’s this? All the dopamine is gone.”

 

“I don’t know… Must be crazy. But the manager is such a waste.”

 

***

 

She had no idea what state of mind she was in when she left work.

 

She couldn’t even ask about the location of the secret passage. She had been spacing out in a daze and when the time came, she fled the store like she was escaping.

 

She didn’t get into Park Inkyu’s car that waited for her on the path she took home every day.

 

Cheong-a walked silently for a long time.

 

Even in the cold dawn wind, her heated head couldn’t easily calm down. Park Inkyu’s car followed her at a very slow speed.

 

After walking and walking for a long time, where her steps stopped was in front of a food stall that operated late at night.

 

“Auntie, the usual! I’ll get the soju myself!”

 

Without any thought of waiting for Park Inkyu, she took out a bottle of soju from the ice box. She skillfully swirled the bottle to create a whirlpool, then plopped down at a table and poured herself a drink.

 

“Ahh.”

 

Like that, two glasses, three glasses.

 

By the time Park Inkyu had entered the shop and sat down, holding out an empty glass, already half a bottle of alcohol had disappeared.

 

“….”

 

Cheong-a poured alcohol into Park Inkyu’s glass until it overflowed.

 

“The owner checked hyung’s face on CCTV and contacted the manager.”

 

“….”

 

“No, hyung. I told you not to come. Why on earth. Sigh. Why did you have to sit in that spot? Checking CCTV locations is basic investigation.”

 

“….”

 

“What the hell is this? Did you decide to interfere with me?”

 

Park Inkyu couldn’t even make excuses and drank soju repeatedly.

 

Buzz.

 

Buzzzz.

 

Between the quiet two, only the phone placed on the table vibrated loudly.

 

What filled the screen were messages from Min Wujin.

 

「010-xxxx-xxxx : Bokseon, did you get home safely? I’m worried.」

 

「010-xxxx-xxxx : Contact me when you get home」

 

「010-xxxx-xxxx : If nothing’s wrong, please reply」

 

「010-xxxx-xxxx : I’m so worried I can’t focus on work」

 

「010-xxxx-xxxx : If anything happens, call oppa right away♥」

 

“Is he crazy, really?”

 

***

 

And at that moment.

 

There was one more person who said exactly the same thing as Cheong-a.

 

“Is he crazy, really.”

 

The man with his head buried at the PC bang counter, Min Wujin.

 

No, Min Yushin.

 

He quietly looked down at his phone that was automatically sending messages.

 

The content of the messages was quite a sight.

 

「From now on, use the secret passage. A secret passage just for Bokseon and me」

 

It was even getting more and more out of line.

 

Finally, Yushin, unable to overcome his anger, tapped his earpiece to call Chamkkae.

 

“Come out, you bastard.”

 

[Kyahak! Kyahahahahak! Ehit. Kuhek!]

 

Chamkkae’s breathless laughter poured out from the earpiece.

 

Yushin grabbed his head and began to slowly think over the reason this situation had occurred.

 

⋮

 

The day he had threatened Yang Dongjun at Boksandae Hospital and found out about this PC POP PC bang.

 

Yushin’s team quickly began collecting information about this place.

 

The owner was a woman named Rachel Park.

 

−Wow. She’s beautiful. Her real name is Rachel Park? That’s unusual.

 

−She’s from the Philippines.

 

−But she has a suspended sentence record. Violation of narcotics control law.

 

The team members reviewing the materials concluded that Rachel had gotten involved with drugs against her own will.

 

What gave weight to their speculation was her behavior that was noticeably different from most addicts.

 

After that, she never touched drugs again and started a PC bang to run a normal business.

 

Looking at the records alone, there were no particular problems with her.

 

However, a more detailed investigation was needed.

 

Since Yang Dongjun, a Cheongwha Faction lackey, had mentioned the name of this place.

 

−Monthly sales of 200 million? Making 1,000 won per hour? Does that make sense?

 

−That… it does work out. There’s absolutely no problem with the profit relative to the store size. Tax reporting is clean too.

 

−That’s incredible. Then that means millions of won in cash circulate here daily.

 

Money laundering.

 

Doksah said he smelled that kind of thing. The other team members’ opinions weren’t much different either.

 

They planned an undercover investigation of the PC Bang.

 

Coincidentally, there was even a job posting for night manager and part-time staff at this place.

 

−Oh my, we don’t hire senior citizens.

 

Doksah rejected.

 

−Are you in a… visual band or something? I don’t think you’d be a good fit for our PC Bang.

 

Chamkkae rejected.

 

−The gym in front is also hiring staff.

 

Rejected.

 

Rejected.

 

Rejected.

 

Countless agents tasted bitter, crushing defeats.

 

Only then could Doksah conclude that Rachel wanted very neat and handsome employees.

 

In the end, the only card Doksah had left was Min Yoo-shin again.

 

−I’m not field operations. Why do you keep doing this to me?

 

−There’s really no one else but you, what can we do, Mes?

 

−Send Mute.

 

−He has to… finish his work at the hospital first. Who’s going to monitor Yang Dongjun?

 

−Damn it.

 

As Doksah expected, Yushin was immediately selected for the night manager position.

 

However, there was a slight problem.

 

It wasn’t easy for Yushin, who was naturally fierce and emotionless, to act like a friendly manager.

 

So they agreed that he would converse and move with Chamkkae’s help.

 

And just two days after infiltrating the PC Bang like that.

 

Yushin encountered Kim Chung-a at this place.

 

‘How did she track this place down and get an undercover job?’

 

It didn’t seem like she received any special support from the police side. Did she dig her way here all by herself?

 

The project to find the Cheongwha Faction’s backing.

 

This was an operation designed on a large scale with multiple agents deployed.

 

But Kim Chung-a was completing it alone.

 

Yushin swallowed a hollow laugh inwardly.

 

His mouth tasted bitter with a complex mix of competitiveness, respect, and envy.

 

⋮

 

“She really is amazing.”

 

Chamkkae responded to Yushin’s muttered words after long thought.

 

[Right? It’s really not easy to come up with lines like this.]

 

Tsk. A tongue-clicking sound escaped from Yushin’s mouth.

 

“…I wasn’t talking about you, so stop sending those messages right now.”

 

[Huh? That’s a problem. I’m currently sending messages to plant hacking code.]

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