I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 61

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[DeFate] [DeFate] : Then shall we meet at the place we met before?

 

[DeFate] [DeFate] : The atmosphere at headquarters is fucking tense

 

[Mushroom] : okay okay

 

“I just got a message saying instead of headquarters, let’s make contact at the cultural center nearby. In the parking lot there.”

 

“Ah, okay.”

 

Yushin drove his car to the Cultural Center underground parking lot and slowly circled inside.

 

The secluded spot on the second basement floor where Cheong-a used to wait for Yeonhui’s car. Cheong-a was able to spot Yeonhui hiding there, waiting for her.

 

When Cheong-a rolled down the window and gestured, Yeonhui, who had been hiding behind a pillar, quickly ran out.

 

“Unnie!”

 

Yeonhui opened the car door without hesitation and got into the back seat, and Cheong-a also moved to the back seat after confirming there was no one around.

 

The two held hands and shook them while expressing concern for each other in troubled voices.

 

“Unnie, what’s with this luxury sedan? And who’s that handsome oppa? Nothing bad happened, right?”

 

“Yeah, I’m fine. Thanks for coming even though it’s late.”

 

The two briefly asked about each other’s well-being, and Yushin leaned back leisurely in the driver’s seat, quietly listening to their conversation.

 

“Oh, Yeonhui. The wiretapping I found was really from the National Intelligence Service.”

 

“What? Really? Ah… No wonder it wasn’t easy. There aren’t many places that can flip the resident registration computer center API like a pancake.”

 

Yeonhui turned her head clearly to look at Yushin sitting in the driver’s seat.

 

“So you’re saying that oppa is a National Intelligence Service employee?”

 

“Yeah, say hello. This is Min Yoo-shin.”

 

The moment Yeonhui heard Cheong-a’s words, her large eyes blinked slowly.

 

“Min Yoo-shin? That forty-year-old ajussi from Boksandae?”

 

“Yeah, that’s right.”

 

Yushin let out a low “Ah” and sighed.

 

As if he just remembered that his personal information had been written as forty years old due to Chamkkae’s scheme.

 

“That can’t be right.”

 

Yushin got up from the driver’s seat, turned around, and brought his upper body close to the two women as he spoke.

 

“Does this face look forty to you?”

 

Cheong-a and Yeonhui shook their heads simultaneously.

 

Only then did Yushin nod as if satisfied.

 

“That person is so skilled at information warfare. I was trying to create some fog, but our team’s troublemaker played a prank.”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, Yeonhui poked Cheong-a’s side repeatedly and muttered.

 

“Unnie. He says he’s not forty. Hurry up and confess. You like men who look like that, don’t you?”

 

“Eek!”

 

Cheong-a hurriedly covered Yeonhui’s mouth tightly.

 

Yushin pretended not to hear, turned around, sat properly in his seat again, and cleared his throat once.

 

“Well then, let’s end the small talk here.”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

“I don’t know how much explanation you’ve heard, but as Officer Kim Chung-a said, I am indeed a National Intelligence Service employee.”

 

“…”

 

“From now on, we’ll move to our office. Since it’s a place where location exposure to civilians is prohibited, we’ll need to cover your eyes during transport. I hope you’ll agree to this.”

 

Yushin paused for a moment, then added in a small voice.

 

“Well, if you don’t agree, I’ll proceed my way.”

 

Yeonhui’s gaze quickly turned toward Cheong-a, and Cheong-a nodded.

 

True to his claim of being a National Intelligence Service employee, Min Yoo-shin’s technique for covering eyes was impressive.

 

The moment Cheong-a and Yeonhui’s wrists were instantly bound so they couldn’t remove the blindfolds, they had to start wondering if something had gone wrong.

 

Though it seemed a bit too late to turn back now.

 

“Unnie…”

 

Yeonhui dropped her head onto Cheong-a’s shoulder and whined.

 

“If I knew this would happen, I should have cashed out all my Bitcoin and spent it.”

 

“What? You still have Bitcoin left?”

 

“A lot left… I’m the one who used to buy pizza with it.”

 

“…”

 

With a rustling sound, Yeonhui’s head perked up. Of course, Cheong-a couldn’t tell.

 

“Should I give you one too, unnie?”

 

“Hey, how much money is that worth for you to give it to me?”

 

“If we escape from here safely, I’ll give it to you as a resurrection gift. Hueng, unnie, so you have to protect me, okay? Should I give you two?”

 

“…”

 

Yushin, gripping the steering wheel, burst into laughter.

 

He gripped the handle and stepped on the accelerator.

 

Left turn, left turn, then another left turn. After that, a right turn and a U-turn, then spinning around again.

 

After driving like this for a while, Yeonhui carefully spoke up.

 

“Excuse me, oppa… no, sir?”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Sorry, but could you please not go in circles around the same place? I think I’m getting car sick.”

 

“…”

 

In fact, Yushin was indeed going around the same block for several rounds.

 

Of course, he thought he had taken quite different routes and navigated through various alleys to make it hard to notice.

 

“No, shouldn’t you mix in more P-turns and stuff like that…? I think I know roughly where we are now.”

 

“…”

 

“Well, I’m someone who deals with code. When structures repeat, I can see the pattern…?”

 

Cheong-a bumped Yeonhui’s body with her shoulder.

 

“Be, be quiet.”

 

“No, unnie, I think we’re just going back and forth between Yeouido-dong Road and Yeouido-seo Road right now? Is it okay to be this casual about it?”

 

Yushin looked up and glanced at the sign in front of him. At the top of the large sign, there was a small arrow-shaped sign that read ‘Yeouido-seo Road’.

 

A troubled sigh escaped. Yushin glanced at the two small heads covered in black hoods through the rearview mirror and muttered.

 

“Now I understand.”

 

“…?”

 

“What?”

 

“Why you two are friends.”

 

***

 

No matter how he thought about it, two women being dragged around with their hands tied and hoods over their heads would look extremely suspicious. He didn’t know how they planned to move while avoiding others’ eyes, but anyway.

 

Yushin got out of the car with Cheong-a and Yeonhui in that state.

 

The two who got out of the car followed Yushin into a building, up stairs, walked down some corridor for a while, then went down stairs again. After walking for a long time down a humid corridor, they were finally able to remove the blindfolds covering their eyes.

 

Looking back, a dark corridor stretched endlessly, and in front of them was a large iron door.

 

When Yushin stood in front of it and had his iris scanned, the door opened with a loud sound.

 

Cheong-a and Yeonhui exchanged glances.

 

‘Is this really the National Intelligence Service?’

 

‘This is my first time seeing a door open with iris recognition!’

 

Cheong-a’s gaze swept around the interior as she entered through the door.

 

It looked like an ordinary office scene. However, the messy spot near the office entrance with monitors stuck all over it briefly caught her attention.

 

That spot reminded her of Yushin’s room that she had seen at Boksan University Hospital.

 

“This way.”

 

Following Yushin’s guidance, Cheong-a and Yeonhui moved forward. Yeonhui tightly held Cheong-a’s hand while closely following behind her.

 

The innermost door they reached after passing several rooms. When Yushin turned the handle, a space that looked like a hospital room appeared inside.

 

No, it was too empty to call it a hospital room, but the various medical devices connected to Rachel’s body created that atmosphere.

 

Cheong-a ran toward Rachel.

 

Her usual elegant and mysterious atmosphere was nowhere to be found. Her hair was completely disheveled, her eyes were swollen as if she had been crying until just before falling asleep. Her lips had dried blood crusts, whether from biting her lips or tongue.

 

“…Boss.”

 

As she firmly grasped the hand that seemed to have grown gaunt over the past few days, Rachel’s eyelids moved slightly.

 

“Mmm.”

 

And her long eyelashes slowly lifted as Rachel opened her eyes. Her unfocused, dazed eyes slowly turned toward Cheong-a.

 

“Inspector.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Rachel squeezed the cold hand she was holding with Cheong-a, and tears began to flow from her eyes once again.

 

“Cheon-u… died.”

 

“…!”

 

“No, he was already dead.”

 

At those words, Cheong-a dropped her head low.

 

I’ll find him if possible, I’ll try my best. The promise I had made to Rachel was one that couldn’t be kept from the very beginning.

 

“I’m sorry, I wanted to keep my promise…”

 

Rachel’s loud sobbing drowned out Cheong-a’s diminishing voice.

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