I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 28

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28

 

Cheong-a quickly rolled up the man’s sleeve to check his forearm. She didn’t even need to roll it up to the inside of his elbow.

 

The man’s arm was a mess, covered with injection marks irregularly connected across every area where veins were visible.

 

‘A crazy drug addict, of all places here…!’

 

Just as the flustered Cheong-a raised her head to say something to Wujin.

 

Buzz buzz buzz.

 

Buzz buzz buzz.

 

The phone in her pocket began vibrating loudly.

 

The vibration was rougher than usual. This was the vibration pattern used when there was a call from within the police that absolutely had to be answered.

 

No matter how much this phone was being monitored, she couldn’t ignore this signal.

 

She hurriedly pulled out her phone and saw Park Inkyu’s number displayed.

 

[Cheong-a! Emergency! Emergency! Unit 1 guys are heading your way right now! Get out of there immediately!]

 

“What?”

 

Cheong-a was startled and gripped the neck of the man she was supporting tightly.

 

[No, I saw the Violent Crimes Unit 1 van passing by so I’m following them! Crazy, those bastards seem to be heading to the PC Bang! I’m, I’m getting out. Huh? Hey, hey! What’s going on! They’re, they’re really going down!]

 

This was about 100 times worse than local police officers being dispatched.

 

‘Unit 1 is coming here? Why? Because of this drug addict? Who reported it?’

 

Cheong-a’s gaze frantically swept around her surroundings.

 

There was no one who could provide answers to her questions.

 

Wujin was still frowning as he looked at her and the man. And the murmuring sounds of customers continued distantly.

 

If she encountered Unit 1, it would be exposed that she had been conducting undercover investigation without reporting it.

 

That would definitely result in disciplinary action or penalties. And even the drug addict in her hands would be taken away as Unit 1’s achievement.

 

‘No, that can’t happen!’

 

All the hardships that started from Boksan University Hospital flashed through her mind like a panorama.

 

Crying while cleaning dirty toilets, Min Yoo-shin’s eyes constantly watching her, and working through the night with heavy duties…

 

She couldn’t have all of this taken away and end up empty-handed.

 

What she needed now was composure and agility.

 

She had to get out of the store with this man before Unit 1 burst in!

 

Cheong-a steadied her breathing and kicked the man’s shin, making him kneel. Then she swung her hand blade and struck the back of his neck.

 

The man instantly lost consciousness and collapsed against Cheong-a’s arm.

 

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

 

So no one would have noticed.

 

Except for one person standing right in front of her, Min Wujin.

 

“Oh, my… Suddenly he doesn’t feel well. Su-suddenly he, he fainted. Manager! I’ll take this person to the hospital. Hos-hospital, okay?”

 

But as the manager, he wouldn’t cause a commotion in the store. He would probably pretend to be fooled or let it slide without much comment.

 

“I see. He suddenly doesn’t look well.”

 

Cheong-a’s expression brightened at the expected reaction.

 

“But can you take him by yourself? Wouldn’t it be better if you watch the store and I go?”

 

She shook her head vigorously at his next words.

 

“No, no? This guy is so skinny and light? This much is just a walk, a walk.”

 

As if to prove it, Cheong-a wrapped one arm around the man’s body and slung him over her shoulder.

 

In fact, handling one frail body like this wasn’t particularly difficult for Cheong-a.

 

“Do you know where the nearest hospital is?”

 

“I know! Dokshipja Hospital!”

 

“It’s faster if you go out the back door.”

 

“Yes, thank you.”

 

Cheong-a said she’d be back and quickly walked toward the back door.

 

As she vigorously climbed the stairs, the store began to get noisy. It seemed like the Unit 1 bastards had burst into the store.

 

Cheong-a gritted her teeth and quickened her pace to exit the building. Then she immediately pulled out the radio she had hidden in her pants pocket, turned it on, and radioed Inkyu.

 

“Hyung, where are you!”

 

[Corner, behind the corner. Hiding.]

 

“To the back of the building!”

 

Faster than her next words asking him to come pick her up, she heard the sound of Inkyu’s car drifting around the corner.

 

Screech! A large SUV came to a stop.

 

Cheong-a roughly threw open the back seat door, tossed the man in first, and climbed in herself.

 

Inkyu turned around, gripping the passenger seat headrest, his face full of curiosity.

 

“Hyung, hyung. Let’s go first. To Dokshipja Hospital!”

 

Inkyu immediately lifted his foot off the brake and pressed the accelerator to increase speed.

 

“No, how did you get out?”

 

“Ah, I don’t know. I’ll tell you later at the hospital.”

 

“And who’s that man?”

 

“This? A drug addict I picked up at the store.”

 

“What?”

 

“This person showed up at the store and suddenly you called me. Saying Unit 1 bastards were swarming in.”

 

“What?”

 

Suddenly, Park Inkyu’s face went pale as he frantically looked at Cheong-a and the man through the rearview mirror.

 

“Hey, then doesn’t that mean we interfered with an investigation?”

 

“Exactly! No, hyung. Why didn’t you call earlier when you heard the Unit 1 dispatch report on the radio?”

 

As Cheong-a said, when police were dispatched, a report to the situation room was always necessary. If Inkyu had called at that timing, they definitely could have handled it more leisurely.

 

After thinking for a moment, Inkyu gripped the steering wheel tighter and spoke.

 

“Huh? Wait. There was no Unit 1 dispatch report.”

 

Cheong-a’s face instantly brightened.

 

“What, they didn’t report to the situation room? Then it’s our team’s achievement!”

 

Cheong-a searched the man’s pockets with one hand and quickly pulled out her radio.

 

“Situation room, situation room. This is Violent Crimes Unit 2 of the Central Police Station. Drug user discovered in PC Room in Yongseondong. Currently unconscious and being emergency transported to hospital, reporting action taken.”

 

While Cheong-a pulled out the man’s wallet to check his ID, a crackling response came through immediately.

 

[Central Police Station 112 situation room confirmed. Do you need support.]

 

“No. Just a simple drug user. No damage and scene cleanup completed.”

 

[Action report received. Please provide final report when situation is concluded.]

 

Both Inkyu and Cheong-a let out short sighs simultaneously.

 

The report about the first discoverer and responder at the scene had been received by the situation room. Now, no matter how much Violent Crimes Unit 1 raged at the scene, this would become Unit 2’s case.

 

Of course, if they caught a drug dealing scene at the PC Bang, that would be a different story. But surely that wouldn’t happen, right?

 

***

 

Watching Cheong-a run frantically toward the stairs, Yushin remained in the store monitoring the CCTV screens, his brow deeply furrowed.

 

Chamkkae’s breathless voice was pouring through his earpiece.

 

[Uh uh, crazy. They’re going down. They’re going down. Hey why did Central Police Station Violent Crimes Unit 1 come? Oh, Narcotics Unit Park Kwangho is there too? Hey, where did the information leak from? I’m going crazy!]

 

Yushin muttered while watching Cheong-a’s back as she vigorously climbed the stairs.

 

“Narcotics Unit. Well, whether I like it or not, I’ll have to cooperate with Meerkat if I don’t want to hand over the case.”

 

[You’re stating the obvious!]

 

“Got it. Then I just need to make it so nothing happened here.”

 

Yushin walked out from behind the counter with long strides and locked the store’s entrance door.

 

At perfect timing, right at that moment, loud clanking sounds of someone shaking the door began.

 

“Open the door!”

 

A loud voice came from outside the entrance.

 

Several startled customers threw off their headsets and craned their necks to look toward the entrance.

 

Yushin casually leaned against the entrance door and said.

 

“How do I know who you are?”

 

“Police, we’re police!”

 

Only then did Yushin very slowly unlock the entrance door and open it just a crack.

 

As soon as the door opened, the police outside rammed the entrance door with their shoulders. However, the entrance door didn’t open.

 

This was because Yushin had set the door as a safety measure to open only slightly.

 

“What is this? Open the door quickly! What are you doing right now?”

 

“Ah, I saw on the CCTV some scary-looking men rushing over in a group. I thought they were thugs.”

 

At his calm voice, the faces of the people standing outside turned red and blue with anger.

 

“We’re police!”

 

They shook their official ID badges hanging around their necks and kept shouting at Yushin.

 

“Police… what brings you here?”

 

At Yushin’s reaction of not losing his composure in the end, exasperated sighs began pouring out from outside the store.

 

“Look, we just received a report. That there’s someone here who used drugs!”

 

“There’s no such person here.”

 

“We’ll conduct the investigation! Open the door quickly!”

 

Yushin tapped the back of his ear where the earpiece was plugged in, sending a signal to Chamkkae.

 

He needed to confirm whether they had bought enough time for Cheong-a to escape with the drug addict. Chamkkae, who was watching outside the store through CCTV, answered.

 

[Oh, Meerkat noona just got in the car. They’re moving.]

 

Only then did Yushin pretend to give in, release the safety mechanism, and welcome the detectives into the store.

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