I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 27

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27

 

At those words, Yushin’s expression crumpled with frustration.

 

“What do you mean. I did exactly what you told me to do – I took Meerkat’s phone and made contact with the NFC patch. Didn’t you confidently promise that would automatically hack it?”

 

Chamkkae’s hesitant voice began coming through the in-ear device.

 

[Well, um. NFC access itself was blocked at the kernel level. The intrusion log was rejected.]

 

“….”

 

[This is a bit awkward to say, but it looks like a hacker of my caliber already got to it first.]

 

Ha, a hollow laugh escaped from Yushin.

 

“You’re being awfully verbose about saying you failed because your skills suck.”

 

[That’s not it. It’s already been hacked.]

 

“…What?”

 

[I’ve found two places just now. There might be even more.]

 

[Ding dong.]

 

At that moment, an order popup from a customer appeared on the monitor inside the counter. Yushin slowly got up and walked toward the kitchen inside the counter as he asked.

 

“Who’s doing the hacking?”

 

[That’s why I’m installing additional code to find out. Wait. I just need to send twenty-one more.]

 

“….”

 

A brief silence flowed between the two. Only the sound of the tteok skewers sizzling in the fryer continued.

 

“Chamkkae.”

 

[Yeah?]

 

“Then can’t you just change the message content a bit?”

 

It was a voice close to pleading, unlike Yushin’s usual manner.

 

“I feel like Meerkat’s going to block me before I can send all twenty-one.”

 

[Hey. What are you talking about. Meerkat noona is 10 seconds away from falling for you right now. She’s almost there.]

 

At Chamkkae’s flustered words, Yushin’s gaze spun frantically.

 

“What crazy talk! We agreed to make her run away from here. That’s why I’ve been reciting the bullshit you told me like a madman!”

 

[I talked to Doksah about that earlier, and it seems we need to change our strategy a bit.]

 

“….”

 

[Operation Seduce Meerkat! That noona. I went through all her performance evaluations and reports. It seems like she’s looking for the same target as us.]

 

“…So?”

 

[We concluded it would be better to seduce her well and make her our ally.]

 

Seduce her well…?

 

Kim Cheong-a?

 

What came to mind was the look in her eyes when she had stared at him. As if she had seen something despicable….

 

Yushin put down the tteok skewer in his hand and grabbed his stiff neck.

 

“Crazy. You crazy bastard. Would that work? Would it work?”

 

[What wouldn’t work about it. Mes, you’re fucking handsome. Add my killer romance coaching to that and the success rate is 100 percent.]

 

This bastard.

 

He must have been clearly watching the store situation through CCTV. He had been watching that suffocating scene of humiliation, yet he was spouting nonsense about Kim Cheong-a falling for him soon.

 

“That’s the strategy you and Doksah came up with?”

 

[Yeah. Doksah said it was good too?]

 

“A hermit and a virgin are really having fun together.”

 

[Mes. Don’t be mean. You’re a virgin too.]

 

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Cheong-a kept glancing at her watch.

 

As the time for the night manager to come to work approached, her heart grew anxious. Because of that, she kept wiping and re-wiping the innocent PC tables. The store was practically gleaming.

 

‘I should have asked about the secret passage.’

 

Every time she had that thought, what came to mind was Wujin confronting Inkyu. And him pulling her waist close and calling her his girlfriend…. Ugh!

 

Only her cleaning hands became more busy.

 

“Wow. The store gets cleaner every day?”

 

From far behind her head, along with a short whistle, came Wujin’s voice. Having finished coming to work, he stood at the counter looking around the store while talking with Se-yeon.

 

“Oh my. You’re saying exactly the same thing as the boss. Bokseon really works hard at cleaning.”

 

“Really? Is Bokseon a name specialized for cleaning.”

 

At Wujin’s giggling voice, Cheong-a’s body shrank completely.

 

The fact that this Bokseon was that Bokseon.

 

It was because she felt anxious from such thoughts for no reason.

 

“Hey. Wujin, that’s mean. Making fun of someone’s name?”

 

At Se-yeon’s words, Wujin waved his hands dismissively.

 

“I’m not making fun. You know my brother, right?”

 

“The one who’s a professor at Boksan University Hospital?”

 

“Yeah yeah. He got transferred to the provinces a few days ago, so I met him at a family gathering.”

 

At the two managers’ conversation, Cheong-a’s eyes blinked rapidly.

 

‘A Boksan University Hospital professor transferred to the provinces? Family gathering?’

 

What naturally came to mind was Min Yoo-shin’s face. Cheong-a stopped wiping with the rag and quietly listened to their conversation.

 

“There’s a lady at that hospital who cleans amazingly well. Her name was also Park Bokseon.”

 

Someone who knew Park Bokseon’s name and was a doctor at Boksan University Hospital who got transferred to the provinces. Even with noise-canceling earphones on, this was clearly Min Yoo-shin’s story.

 

At that moment, Cheong-a could instantly understand why she had thought of Min Yoo-shin when looking at Min Wujin. And she was leaning her body toward the counter for quite a while to not miss the continuing story.

 

“Oh? Bokseon was there. Hello?”

 

At Cheong-a’s figure rising up over the partition, Min Wujin spoke in a cheerful voice.

 

Cheong-a quickly stood up and gave a reluctant bow in greeting.

 

“Were you hiding there eavesdropping on our conversation? How sneaky.”

 

“Eavesdropping? You were talking loud enough for everyone to hear.”

 

Cheong-a vigorously shook her hand holding the rag tightly and took big steps forward.

 

“I’m curious too. About my namesake.”

 

At her pressing tone, Wujin shrugged as if it was nothing special.

 

“My brother is handsome because he resembles me.”

 

Usually don’t people say it the other way around?

 

“The Park Bokseon there apparently chased after my brother relentlessly trying to seduce him. Haha.”

 

Suddenly, the color drained from Cheong-a’s face.

 

No. What kind of nonsense is that. Me chasing after Min Yoo-shin… well, that’s true, but not in that sense?

 

“A cleaning lady hitting on a professor?”

 

Se-yeon laughed and asked back.

 

“They apparently saw everything they should and shouldn’t see together? My brother said if it weren’t for the provincial transfer, he would have confessed first.”

 

Cheong-a’s complexion grew even darker.

 

The bastard who bugged me, knocked me unconscious, and then ran away said that kind of thing…? What kind of ridiculous story is this?

 

Cheong-a had to bite her lips hard to avoid cursing Min Yoo-shin. Only meaningless chatter between Wujin and Se-yeon continued with laughter.

 

Min Wujin and Min Yoo-shin are brothers.

 

Fortunately, since they lived in different places, it seemed they didn’t have time for detailed conversations. Nevertheless, it was certain they had exchanged stories about Boksan University Hospital.

 

No, wait.

 

‘Min Yoo-shin is someone connected to a criminal organization.’

 

When she turned her gaze, she could see Min Wujin’s back as he leaned lazily against the counter chair, looking at his phone and giggling.

 

Could the reason Min Yoo-shin fought with Yang Dongjun be related to the PC POP PC bang where his younger brother works? Or did Min Yoo-shin step in to prevent his brother from getting involved in bad business…?

 

‘Surely this illegal drug dealing isn’t a family business.’

 

Her head was complicated.

 

Cheong-a was trying her best to piece together the information in various ways while boiling udon noodles for an order.

 

Her gaze, which had been pouring soy sauce, turned when a loud sound rang through the store.

 

Thud!

 

When she turned her head, a man who had hit the counter wall was sliding down. The man who barely managed to get up while staggering was dressed in a neat suit, but didn’t look to be in good condition.

 

Wujin, standing face to face with the man, was looking down at him with his arms crossed deeply, just like the day he met Inkyu.

 

“You’ve come to the wrong place.”

 

“Nooooo. Luna. I said Luna? I… came to find you.”

 

The man seemed unable to properly control his body, constantly letting his arm slip from the counter as he spoke with a slurred voice.

 

“You’ve had too much to drink. Please leave. Before I call the police.”

 

Police?!

 

Cheong-a was startled and threw down the soy sauce container, rushing to the counter.

 

If they called 112, police officers from the local station would naturally come, and among the officers at Yongseong Police Station that had jurisdiction here, there wasn’t anyone who didn’t know her.

 

If they all came rushing over and blurted out something like ‘Wow, Inspector Kim Chung-a, what are you doing here?’!

 

That absolutely could not happen.

 

Cheong-a trembled as she supported the man leaning against the counter.

 

She had to get this guy out of the store immediately.

 

“Oh my. The customer seems very drunk. Right? Are, are you okay? How about we take you to the hospital…?”

 

As she quickly examined the man’s face while saying this, Cheong-a’s expression suddenly crumpled.

 

Unfocused pupils, dried white saliva marks around his mouth, sweating profusely despite the weather not being hot.

 

This man.

 

He wasn’t drunk on alcohol, but high on drugs.

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