I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 30

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30

 

“Now, Mr. Hong Sehwan. Are you awake? You’ve been urgently arrested for violating the Narcotics Control Act. Why? Because suspicious drug use was confirmed based on the scene circumstances and medical staff verification, and we determined there was a risk of flight.”

 

“Po, police? Why am I-.”

 

Inkyu cut off the man’s words.

 

“From now on, anything you say can be used as evidence. Of course, you have the right to remain silent and the right to assistance from a lawyer. You can request a court-appointed attorney if needed. You probably don’t remember, but this is the emergency room, and emergency treatment is finished, so you’ll be taken to the police station immediately. Do you understand everything?”

 

At Inkyu’s lengthy explanation, the man’s face turned ashen.

 

“Police station?”

 

“Did you think you’d be safe after doing drugs in Korea? Oh my, there were injection marks all over the place. If it’s habitual use, you’ll have to stay in prison for a very, very long time. That’s a big problem.”

 

“I, I am…”

 

After the harsh talk went around once, Cheong-a pushed Inkyu’s body aside with a nudge and spoke in a gentle voice.

 

“Hey, hyung. Why are you crushing someone’s spirit like that? This person must have had his circumstances too. Right? Coffee, would you like a cup of coffee? If you explain the situation to us slowly, we can check if there are any parts we can take into consideration.”

 

“…”

 

Of course, this was just the police’s time-honored routine of moving from subtle threats to warm persuasion.

 

The man received the paper cup containing coffee with trembling hands.

 

“What, what should I do? I was deceived. I was deceived.”

 

“Oh my, how terrible. Who could have deceived Mr. Hong Sehwan? We’re people who professionally help with such things.”

 

At Cheong-a’s voice, as warm as her tone, the man slowly raised his head.

 

“I, I’m really not like that. Those bastards. They told me to. To come find Luna at the PC bang. They made me…!”

 

Cheong-a and Inkyu’s gazes turned toward each other.

 

However, Hong Sehwan, as addicts typically do, began repeating only rambling words in an extremely anxious state.

 

Then he soon started crying loudly.

 

Though Cheong-a and Inkyu tried to comfort him for a long time, he couldn’t say anything coherent anymore.

 

This continued even after they left the emergency room and moved to the interrogation room.

 

Eventually, Cheong-a, who left the interrogation room without any significant results, let out a long sigh.

 

“That guy really doesn’t know anything. Was he just thrown away?”

 

“Thrown away?”

 

Suspicious customers looking for Luna at the PC bang wasn’t a one or two-day occurrence. However, this was the first time someone had come in drugged like this.

 

And at that exact moment, Violent Crimes Unit 1 burst into the store?

 

No matter how much she thought about it, this was…

 

“I think Unit 1 received some intelligence. Otherwise, it’s not like they’re carrying a secret inspector’s badge, so how could they raid the scene like crazy without even reporting their dispatch?”

 

This was quite a shameless statement from Cheong-a, who hadn’t submitted an infiltration report herself.

 

Inkyu was about to point this out and spit it out, but quietly raised his hand to cover his mouth.

 

“Ah, shit. They didn’t get an internal investigation number first before moving, did they?”

 

At that moment, a phone ring began ringing loudly in the quiet corridor.

 

Cheong-a put her hand in her pocket and took out her phone.

 

“Ah!”

 

What appeared on the phone screen was Min Woo-jin’s phone number.

 

Only then could Cheong-a remember that she hadn’t returned for hours after leaving her workplace.

 

The ringing bell tone quickly stopped and a message arrived.

 

“010-XXXX-XXXX: What. Where are you. Why aren’t you coming.”

 

Her hand gripping the phone tightened with force.

 

“Manager! I’m sorry. I’m at the police station right now.”

 

In this situation, lying wouldn’t be helpful.

 

Being honest while keeping words to a minimum would be the best choice.

 

“010-XXXX-XXXX: Police station?”

 

“010-XXXX-XXXX: Nothing happened to you, right? That customer you brought. I heard he did some kind of drugs.”

 

“That’s right! So I’m also currently under investigation… right now.”

 

She wasn’t being investigated, she was doing the investigating. Anyway. Being under investigation was correct.

 

“010-XXXX-XXXX: Ah, this is tough. Should I come there if you need help?”

 

“No? It’s fine!”

 

“010-XXXX-XXXX: Really? I’m always ready to step up for Bokseon. Then clock out there today. Come to work tomorrow and let’s talk. Good work.”

 

“Yes. Good work.”

 

Cheong-a, who had been extremely tense in case Wujin might come to the police station, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

 

She was able to comfortably stay at the station and proceed with the final procedures for the drug user.

 

***

 

Around the time it was approaching 12 o’clock.

 

Cheong-a, who was sitting at her desk organizing documents, began nodding off.

 

This wasn’t just because of this morning’s incident.

 

Since she started infiltrating PC Pop, Park Inkyu had been adjusting her schedule appropriately, but her absolute sleep time was insufficient.

 

Swaying back and forth, she eventually collapsed on her desk and fell asleep.

 

Team leader Jeon Hong-nam, who was watching this, clicked his tongue.

 

“When she first came down from headquarters, I wondered if she’d adapt well, but she’s adapted so well that she’s sleeping like it’s her own room.”

 

Inkyu quickly jumped up from his seat and made excuses for Cheong-a.

 

“Inspector Cheong-a caught a drug user with me at dawn yesterday.”

 

“What? Where.”

 

“At a PC bang.”

 

“Really? Wow. As expected of someone from the Narcotics Unit. She even catches them at PC bangs. Hey, wake up! Open your eyes.”

 

Cheong-a, who raised her head drowsily, bowed to Hong-nam.

 

“Oh, oh right. If you’re done greeting, go sleep in the on-duty room! Your back will go out if you sleep here.”

 

Cheong-a shook her head and said she needed to eat lunch, so she’d just wash her face and come back, then left the office shuffling.

 

“Oh my. She’s been looking haggard since failing the Boksandae infiltration, but at least she got one case done.”

 

“…”

 

“When she comes back, let’s go get some samgyetang. I’ll pay. We need to give her some nutrition.”

 

***

 

Violent Crimes Unit 2 usually needed about 20 minutes to finish their meal.

 

This included the time to walk to the restaurant and for the food to come out. However, today, due to Cheong-a picking at her food unusually slowly, three men sat silently with empty bowls in front of them.

 

Normally, Inkyu would have stepped up and told Cheong-a to eat up, but today he was unusually quiet. It was because he couldn’t pressure Cheong-a, who had worked hard all dawn.

 

However, Hong-nam and Sung-min didn’t know this reason.

 

Eventually, Oh Sung-min, who couldn’t stand it anymore, spoke up.

 

“Cheong-a. Do you need to have an inner dialogue with the samgyetang?”

 

At those words, Cheong-a quickly raised her head and discovered her team members waiting for her with only empty bowls in front of them.

 

“Ah, no. I just have a lot on my mind.”

 

At her diminishing voice, Hong-nam comforted her.

 

“What’s there to think so much about? Is this the first or second time we’ve failed an infiltration investigation?”

 

“…”

 

“You caught a drug addict with Inkyu at dawn. If you slowly work from there again, won’t something come up?”

 

Something seems to have already come up, team leader.

 

The problem is that those Unit 1 bastards jumped in like moths to a flame because this isn’t ordinary business.

 

Cheong-a nodded and poked the chicken breast with her chopsticks.

 

It seemed like it was time she needed her team members’ help. If she continued to muddle through like this, she would certainly face more situations that would be difficult to handle alone.

 

Like filming a great escape show against Unit 1 this dawn.

 

“Team leader. I have something to tell you.”

 

“Yeah. I’m listening.”

 

“Actually, I wasn’t just hanging out at the PC bang when I caught the drug addict. I was conducting an infiltration investigation.”

 

Then Hong-nam’s head quickly turned toward Oh Sung-min sitting next to him.

 

“She was conducting an infiltration investigation?”

 

“Well. There’s no report that came up.”

 

The two men exchanged words with unpleasant expressions, then their gazes turned toward Cheong-a again.

 

Cheong-a began explaining the context of the investigation that led from Boksan University Hospital to PC POP PC bang.

 

How she hesitated to submit a report with only the words ‘C Pop, C bang’ she found at Boksandae, how she coincidentally discovered PC POP PC bang while going on inquiries with Park Inkyu, and how she ended up getting a undercover job there under the identity of Park Bokseon.

 

“Wait, stop.”

 

Hong-nam waved his hand back and forth, cutting off Cheong-a’s words.

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