I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 52

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52

 

As Doksah’s private office door closed, Yushin naturally settled onto the sofa. Doksah paced back and forth across the office with anxious steps.

 

After several attempts to speak only to close his mouth again, stopping his steps and taking deep breaths toward Yushin, Yushin spoke first.

 

“You want to ask why I brought Rachel, right?”

 

“That bastard who knows everything.”

 

Yushin leaned back against the sofa and thrust both hands deep into his pockets.

 

“I was asked to.”

 

“Asked? By whom?”

 

“Meerkat.”

 

“Hey, do you just do whatever anyone asks you to? You’re talking nonsense.”

 

“It was a pretty convincing story, so I agreed to do it.”

 

At those words, Doksah’s face crumpled with frustration.

 

“So you bring a criminal to the National Intelligence Service office? Showing them how to break through all that layered security? Are you insane?”

 

“I brought her blindfolded. And took some detours on the way here.”

 

At this extremely basic excuse, Doksah clutched his head and let out a sigh.

 

“Look, I know you’re crazy, but when you pull reckless stunts like this, what am I supposed to do?”

 

“Leaving things alone would have been more reckless.”

 

“So why? What the hell is going on!”

 

Yushin pulled out his phone from his pocket and fidgeted with it.

 

“Rachel is the architect and operator of a massive drug trafficking platform called Luna.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Inspector Kim Cheong-a went to meet Jeong Gwangsub, the second-in-command of the Cheongwha Faction, on Rachel’s behalf. And there she discovered that preparations are underway for the Yongyon Gang to enter South Korea, led by a police insider. And unfortunately, because she asked about matters that hadn’t been pre-coordinated with Rachel, the fact that Rachel is Luna’s operator reached Jeong Gwangsub’s ears.”

 

“…”

 

“Then it’s only a matter of time before this information reaches that bastard Manager Oh. So Inspector Kim Cheong-a came to request protection for Rachel from a trustworthy government agency. To prevent the criminal disguised as police from making the first move against Rachel.”

 

Doksah, who had settled onto the opposite sofa, was listening intently to Yushin’s story with his mouth agape.

 

“This is what I discussed with Meerkat at the scene.”

 

“…”

 

“From what Meerkat told me, they still haven’t identified the police insider, right?”

 

A troubled voice escaped from Doksah.

 

“That kid’s head works sharp even after taking all those sleeping pills. You’re right. That bastard Jeong Gwangsub seemed clearly drugged, but he wouldn’t say a word about Manager Oh’s identity.”

 

Yushin crossed his arms and smiled slightly.

 

“This Manager Oh guy apparently knows Meerkat’s every move?”

 

After thinking for a moment, Doksah asked back.

 

“Are you saying Manager Oh has a spy at Central Police Station?”

 

“That’s how it would be. With high probability. So starting today, I’m going to investigate Manager Oh’s line planted at Central Police Station with Meerkat. Going up from there seems like it could lead to a faster approach.”

 

Doksah replied with a worried voice.

 

“The sleeping pill dosage I put in yesterday’s cocktail was pretty strong. Will Meerkat be able to remember what she talked about with you? I think it’s probably impossible…”

 

“No need to worry about that. If I throw bait inside Central Police Station, Meerkat will naturally bite and bring it back.”

 

Doksah remained silent for a while, seemingly organizing his thoughts. Only after a considerable time passed did he speak with great difficulty.

 

“Is all of this really believable?”

 

Yushin waved the phone in his hand toward Doksah.

 

“This is Rachel’s phone. This is the evidence I have, and Meerkat said she has Rachel’s transaction ledger.”

 

“Then…”

 

“When this case is over, Rachel will have to be arrested immediately. Rachel also… chose to stay here safely and then be arrested rather than get caught by Manager Oh.”

 

Doksah kept rubbing his face in disbelief as he listened to Yushin’s story.

 

“Why does Rachel want to be arrested?”

 

Yushin got up from the sofa and slowly walked over to tap on Doksah’s office wall as he spoke.

 

“To be precise, it’s more accurate to say she doesn’t want to be caught by Manager Oh. Let’s hear the rest directly from Rachel.”

 

“…?”

 

“That unidentified person lying over there. It seems like they’re the person Rachel was looking for.”

 

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What Cheong-a discovered when she opened her eyes was a familiar scene.

 

The place where the third fluorescent light on the ceiling flickered and buzzed. The empty counseling room at the end of the Violent Crimes Unit. Originally created for counseling purposes, but no one used it now.

 

Therefore, it was also the place most frequently used by Cheong-a, the only female detective in the Violent Crimes Unit, instead of the on-duty room.

 

“…”

 

Cheong-a slowly sat up and spent some time in a daze.

 

It was because nothing came to mind.

 

‘I met Jeong Gwangsub yesterday.’

 

She clearly remembered steeling herself with determination to meet him and deliver the file Rachel had given her. However, everything after that – what conversation they had and what happened – was cleanly cut off.

 

‘Crazy. You’ve lost it, Kim Cheong-a.’

 

Cheong-a grabbed her hair with both hands as if tearing it out and screamed internally.

 

Right, she met Jeong Gwangsub.

 

She took that bastard’s illegal taxi to the hotel, confirmed Jeong Gwangsub’s face at the hotel lounge, and threw the file Rachel had made at him.

 

And then…

 

Cheong-a first looked for her phone. Surely both the phone Rachel had given her yesterday and her own phone were in her bag.

 

However, the bag Rachel had lent her – that bag that looked like it cost at least several hundred thousand won – was nowhere to be seen. Cheong-a scanned the surroundings with a pale face.

 

And finally she was able to confirm that what she had been sleeping on was that very bag. With an embarrassed expression, she picked up the bag and rummaged through it, but her face quickly turned pale again.

 

“Ah, what the hell. Why is the damn phone missing!”

 

And the moment she spoke aloud to herself, she felt a strange foreign sensation in her mouth.

 

Cheong-a lightly probed her gums and between her teeth where she felt the foreign sensation with her tongue tip. What caught on her tongue tip was something very small and hard.

 

“Ptui.”

 

What she spat into her palm was a very small in-ear device with traces of being chewed by her molars.

 

Cheong-a stared at it for a long time, but still no memories came to mind.

 

‘What… what the hell happened to me yesterday?’

 

Cheong-a grabbed her bag and quickly got up, rushing to the Violent Crimes Unit office.

 

Click.

 

As the office door opened and Cheong-a entered, the gazes of the team members sitting at their desks all focused on Cheong-a at once.

 

The clock on the wall showed 8:30 AM. Despite it being an ordinary arrival time, the looks directed at Cheong-a were quite varied.

 

The reason was simple.

 

Cheong-a’s outfit.

 

She was still wearing the cheongsam dress she had worn to meet Jeong Gwangsub last night.

 

“Who… what brings you here…”

 

It was Inkyu who stood up awkwardly asking. He approached Cheong-a with cautious steps and asked.

 

“If you need help, the floor below…”

 

And as the distance gradually closed, Inkyu’s head kept tilting left and right.

 

“Wait, do you know me by any chance? Why do you look so familiar…”

 

Cheong-a pushed past Inkyu, who was fumbling while looking at her, and walked straight to Hong-nam’s desk. The remaining Inkyu exchanged bewildered looks with Sung-min, then fixed his gaze on Cheong-a’s retreating figure.

 

“Team leader. I’d like to request a meeting.”

 

“…?”

 

Hong-nam’s gaze slowly rose from his paperwork to meet Cheong-a’s.

 

“Who are you?”

 

“Don’t joke around. It’s me.”

 

“Who is ‘me’…”

 

“Who else, it’s Kim Cheong-a, Inspector Kim Cheong-a!”

 

“Kim Cheong-a?”

 

After scanning Cheong-a up and down for a long time, Hong-nam pressed both temples with his hands.

 

“Don’t tell me you came to work dressed like that?”

 

“Huh? …Ah!”

 

Hong-nam squeezed his eyes shut and waved his hand.

 

“Go change your clothes first!”

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