I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 60

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60

 

Today, as usual, when quitting time came, Cheong-a organized her desk alone and stood up.

 

Even though it was early evening, it was already starting to get dark outside.

 

The parking lot was quieter than usual.

 

The construction site incident that occurred in the afternoon seemed to have been quite large-scale, as most of the personnel from the Central Police Station appeared to have headed there.

 

With such thoughts, Cheong-a slowly walked toward the back parking lot where her car was parked. Then her steps hesitated at a vehicle that came into view.

 

A luxury sedan that didn’t quite fit in at the Central Police Station caught her attention.

 

Cheong-a looked around once.

 

Early quitting time. Among the people moving busily, no one was paying attention to that unfamiliar car.

 

Cheong-a quickly walked over and moved her head around to check the driver’s seat.

 

‘What the. Is someone inside or not? Why is the tinting so dark? Ah, this illegal man.’

 

Suddenly, warmth was felt near her cheek as she looked around.

 

Startled, she quickly turned around, and what came into view was Yushin standing there holding out a canned coffee.

 

Cheong-a quickly looked around once more. Then she grabbed Yushin’s wrist and pulled him along.

 

“Huh? Where are we going?”

 

Cheong-a’s steps headed toward the underground parking lot. After walking for quite a while, the two arrived inside the utility corridor connected to the main building through the emergency staircase.

 

“Are you trying to spread rumors that National Intelligence Service employees are coming and going here? Why are you so careless. Tsk.”

 

At Cheong-a’s worried voice, Yushin chuckled.

 

“I’m officially a military doctor. It shouldn’t be a problem.”

 

“….”

 

“Ah, well, if needed, I can also sell a police hospital title.”

 

“Fraud.”

 

“Ahaha. It’s all legal.”

 

Cheong-a was at a loss for words and sighed.

 

Yushin pressed the canned coffee firmly into Cheong-a’s hand and asked.

 

“But did you cry by any chance?”

 

“No.”

 

Cheong-a shook her head, but Yushin tilted his head to meet her gaze and asked again, as if he hadn’t heard or seen her answer and head shake.

 

“Should I hug you?”

 

“What nonsense are you suddenly….”

 

“It’s an oxytocin-releasing activity. They say it helps with mood change and stability.”

 

His tone was as dry as when explaining to a patient in an examination room. Unlike the content.

 

Cheong-a sighed as if dumbfounded.

 

However, that reaction was only for a brief moment, and soon she buried her face deep into Yushin’s chest.

 

“…!”

 

Unexpectedly, Cheong-a’s action was bold. She wrapped both arms around Yushin’s waist and pressed her body close.

 

“Your body temperature is really high.”

 

“….”

 

Rather, it was Yushin who was flustered.

 

He floated his arms in the air for a moment, not knowing where to put them, then tried to embrace Cheong-a’s back, then again touched the back of his neck, not knowing what to do.

 

“Is this supposed to be stabilizing?”

 

“Uh, huh?”

 

“Your heart is beating incredibly fast.”

 

“Ah, sorry. Actually, I don’t really know. I’ve never done it before. Theoretically, that’s what they said.”

 

“….”

 

His heart is beating like crazy, what stability my ass.

 

The thumping sound was loud enough to be noisy.

 

But Yushin’s words were certainly not wrong. The refreshing scent of disinfectant she felt from him and the sound of Yushin’s large heartbeat weren’t too bad, making her feel good.

 

Therefore, Cheong-a held Yushin tightly in her arms for quite a while without letting go.

 

“Um, sorry to break the mood.”

 

“What.”

 

“I need help.”

 

“You really want a lot without giving anything.”

 

“Ah, right. Hmm. But there’s something urgent.”

 

Cheong-a’s head clearly lifted toward Yushin. He avoided Cheong-a’s gaze as if troubled and added.

 

“Rachel tried to hang herself yesterday.”

 

“What?!”

 

What the hell is this about now?

 

***

 

The roads during rush hour were completely jammed front and back, unable to pick up speed. The brake lights of the cars lined up to the far end of the road showed no sign of turning off.

 

Seeing that made her feel like her stomach would turn.

 

Cheong-a, sitting in the passenger seat of the car Yushin was driving, showed restless behavior throughout and kept sighing.

 

‘Rachel….’

 

On the day she met Jeong Gwangsub at the Star Hotel, Cheong-a clearly remembered that she had fallen for his leading interrogation and revealed that Rachel was the owner of the platform.

 

Of course, since it was information she hadn’t heard from Rachel beforehand, it was something she couldn’t even think to be careful about or prepare for.

 

Nevertheless, she couldn’t be free from the suffocating sense of responsibility.

 

“But how are you with that person…?”

 

“Because you asked for Rachel’s personal protection.”

 

“No, why are you only telling me this now?”

 

Cheong-a, who had walked to Ganghwa-do several times worrying about Rachel’s safety, unconsciously raised her voice a little.

 

Yushin took his time answering and swept his bangs back.

 

“There are too many reasons, I’m not sure what to explain first. It’s a national security level classified matter.”

 

“….”

 

“Sorry, but Rachel is a major witness, so if she hadn’t tried to make an extreme choice… I would have kept my mouth shut.”

 

The Rachel in Cheong-a’s memory had said quite calmly that she was fine with going to prison. She had only been emotional and crying when talking about Manager Oh and Cheon-u.

 

Now that she was under personal protection from the National Intelligence Service, Manager Oh was in a state where he couldn’t exert any influence on her. So why would she try to make an extreme choice?

 

Cheong-a found it difficult to understand Rachel’s feelings.

 

“Is she… okay?”

 

Yushin nodded lightly.

 

“For now, I gave her a sedative and put her to sleep. When she wakes up, she’ll probably cry and make a fuss about dying again.”

 

“Where is she now?”

 

“Our office. I couldn’t think of many places safer than there.”

 

“….”

 

Soon changing her expression, Cheong-a was lost in thought for a moment before continuing her questions to Yushin.

 

“If we’re going to the office now, could we stop somewhere on the way?”

 

“We’re busy.”

 

“That’s right, we’re busy. So it would be good to gather the investigation personnel in one place at once. I also have a friend who’s investigating this case with me. I really want to bring him along.”

 

“Ah, huh?”

 

“Taking me all the way to the office just to comfort Rachel and come back would be a waste of time, wouldn’t it?”

 

Yushin’s head, which had been looking straight ahead, quickly turned toward Cheong-a. His lips curled up as he looked directly at her.

 

“You look like you’re about to cry because of Rachel, but you handle work with a different brain? Quick judgment.”

 

“Emotions are emotions, and work that needs to be done needs to be done.”

 

Yushin’s lips twitched as they moved.

 

He couldn’t help but laugh at Cheong-a’s appearance of quickly returning to work mode even after being emotionally broken.

 

“Really, what’s inside that tiny head of yours.”

 

“….”

 

“Okay. Then I should change the destination to Headquarters, right?”

 

“Yes. …Huh?”

 

She hadn’t even said who she wanted to bring along yet. Yushin was calmly turning the steering wheel to change lanes.

 

Cheong-a was startled and grabbed Yushin’s hair.

 

“Ah! What, why are you suddenly doing this! Ow, it hurts!”

 

“You, you bastard. Just how far have you been monitoring me.”

 

“Ahhh, let go and talk. Let go!”

 

Yushin gripped the steering wheel tightly with one hand as his handful of grabbed hair hurt, while trying to grab Cheong-a’s wrist with his other hand.

 

“You knew all about who I was contacting at Headquarters, didn’t you?”

 

“Ah, ugh…”

 

When no particular excuse came from Yushin, Cheong-a became even more furious.

 

“Ha, this is really too much. You probably know everything from what I ate for dinner today to me rummaging behind the toilet in the restroom looking for that bug you planted, right?! Huh?! You perverted bastard!”

 

“I didn’t know about that stuff…”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

Cheong-a quietly let go of Yushin’s hair and turned her gaze toward the window.

 

Only awkward silence flowed inside Yushin’s car heading toward Headquarters.

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