I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 62

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62

 

Rachel, who had been crying for a long time, fell asleep again as if fainting from the sedative.

 

Only then did Cheong-a, who let go of Rachel’s hand, quietly leave the room.

 

“Cheon-u. Want to see him?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Yushin guided Cheong-a to the autopsy room.

 

In the dark room illuminated only by shadowless lamps, Cheong-a saw the face of a man lying on a cold metal bed.

 

“Ah…”

 

There was the man from the photo that Rachel had desperately wanted to find.

 

“He’s been lying here for quite a while. It wasn’t easy to confirm his identity.”

 

A corpse that died and was abandoned in an internal power struggle within the Cheongwha Faction a few months ago.

 

However, it wasn’t easy to identify a foreigner whose both hands had been cut off.

 

It was only after Rachel appeared in this case that his identity as Cheon-u, the former Cheongwha Faction boss, was revealed.

 

“Well, it seems there was a power struggle within the Cheongwha Faction. Even the insiders don’t really know the reason.”

 

“It’s probably because of the platform information Rachel has.”

 

Knock knock.

 

At the sound of knocking on the wall, Cheong-a and Yushin’s gazes turned toward the autopsy room entrance.

 

It was Doksah who called them from there.

 

“What you just talked about, let’s compare it with the information we’ve secured on our side.”

 

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A long table placed in the office divided the space.

 

With the table between them, Cheong-a and Yeonhui from the Police Agency sat on one side, while Yushin, Doksah, and Chamkkae from the National Intelligence Service sat on the opposite side.

 

“What? You said National Intelligence Service. Is this all there is?”

 

Yeonhui muttered in a small voice to Cheong-a while scanning the three men across from her. However, because her voice echoed louder than expected in the quiet office, a small chuckle escaped from Yushin.

 

“Agents engaged in external activities basically don’t expose their faces as a rule. They are listening though. If opinions come from that side, we’ll relay them through our mouths.”

 

At Yushin’s words, Cheong-a’s gaze turned directly toward him.

 

She thought that Min Yoo-shin, who was sticking his face out right now, was precisely the person who had been consistently engaged in external activities.

 

Wasn’t pretending to be a doctor at Boksandae Hospital to steal information and infiltrating the PC bang to monitor her considered external activities, or were they some kind of internal-external activities?

 

At Cheong-a’s sour expression that clearly revealed her thoughts, Yushin made an “ah” sound and laughed.

 

“Getting caught by you was a kind of accident. I’m not originally a field agent.”

 

Then Cheong-a nodded repeatedly.

 

“That’s right, with that skill level, if you really went to the field, you’d probably get instantly eliminated somewhere.”

 

“Haven’t you thought that maybe you’re too strong?”

 

“Stop, stop.”

 

Doksah raised his hand to stop their conversation.

 

“Don’t have a battle of wits. We didn’t gather here for that. Let’s start with brief introductions first. I’m the team leader called Doksah.”

 

At that introduction, Cheong-a and Yeonhui’s gazes met each other.

 

‘Is that his real name? Is his surname Dok?’

 

‘No way.’

 

Behind their questioning looks, Doksah’s introduction continued.

 

“This is Mes. He’s originally a medical examiner, but he does everything well as needed. This is Chamkkae. He’s in charge of information. As you can hear, we’re people who find it difficult to reveal our real names. Since it’s also hard to make up names on the spot, we’ll substitute with codename introductions.”

 

Cheong-a and Yeonhui nodded.

 

“Please introduce yourselves as well.”

 

“I’m Inspector Kim Cheong-a. Well, since you’ve been monitoring me so thoroughly, there’s nothing more to introduce.”

 

“Unnie, can’t I not say my real name either? It’s annoying.”

 

Yeonhui tugged firmly on Cheong-a’s sleeve, seeking agreement.

 

“Do whatever you want.”

 

“Hehe. I’m Fate from the Police Agency. I’m in charge of information security and I’m also good at hacking.”

 

At Yeonhui’s introduction, a snort of derision escaped from Chamkkae.

 

“Security my ass. You got completely owned by me.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Just because people coddle you for having a pretty face, do you think you’re really skilled?”

 

At his sarcastic tone, Yeonhui’s head tilted slightly and a bright smile appeared.

 

“Ah, were you the one who broke through our unnie’s phone firewall? That was code I whipped up in 10 minutes while holding the phone.”

 

At Yeonhui’s provocation, Chamkkae’s face visibly hardened.

 

“After struggling like hell for days and nights to break through it, seeing you act all smug, I can tell your skill level well, you nerd bastard.”

 

Yeonhui even raised her middle finger neatly as a gift to Chamkkae.

 

Chamkkae had to taste a miserable defeat in a real fight following the game.

 

“You!”

 

As Chamkkae took a posture as if he would get up from his seat any moment, Doksah reached out and tapped his neck, making him sit back down.

 

“Don’t act up in front of guests, really. I told you earlier we don’t have time.”

 

Doksah pushed thick files across the table to Cheong-a and Yeonhui.

 

“Let’s check the reports first.”

 

Inside were clearly organized lists of domestic drug trafficking organizations investigated by the National Intelligence Service and the current status of foreign organizations that had tried to penetrate the domestic market.

 

After searching through the files for a long time, Cheong-a muttered in a quiet voice.

 

“There are quite a few people missing from the sales management list.”

 

“…”

 

“Did you intentionally leave them out?”

 

“No, that’s everything we manage.”

 

The files were missing a considerable number of names that had been seen in Rachel’s ledger.

 

“Rachel has much more detailed and extensive information than this. Both suppliers and retailers.”

 

Doksah clicked his tongue lightly.

 

“No wonder the investigation kept going in circles.”

 

“Information about drug dealers is probably hard to access unless you’re someone who deals drugs.”

 

“If someone was targeting a big market, Rachel would certainly be coveted.”

 

And as Cheong-a continued reading the file, her gaze lingered long on one page.

 

Jeong Gwangsub arrest operation.

 

There was information about the operation she had participated in a year ago. From a perspective outside the Police Agency, quite detailed.

 

Cheong-a was able to confirm the route of information leakage that couldn’t be known from the police investigation, Jeong Gwangsub’s schedule that changed right before the operation, and even the name of the collaborator who moved in that gap.

 

“Rachel…”

 

At Cheong-a’s monologue, Doksah nodded.

 

“We couldn’t figure out where she got information and moved, but anyway, Rachel was the one who ran around most busily trying to sabotage your operation.”

 

“…”

 

Cheong-a slowly turned the pages and scanned through the case.

 

“That was when Rachel first saw Inspector Kim Cheong-a. She also figured out then that you were someone outside Manager Oh’s line.”

 

Rachel is a criminal, so she can’t be trusted 100%.

 

Cheong-a had thought that way.

 

However, getting backstabbed by Rachel was already a thing of the distant past.

 

“She said she felt sorry toward you, Inspector. At the same time, she was also confident that you were a trustworthy detective.”

 

“…”

 

“That’s why she requested personal protection from you, Inspector, and said she wanted to apologize by letting you arrest her.”

 

Cheong-a closed the file and asked Doksah.

 

“You still haven’t figured out Manager Oh’s identity?”

 

Doksah made a troubled expression.

 

“The only way we can find out about Manager Oh is through the Jeong Gwangsub line. But Jeong Gwangsub hasn’t contacted Manager Oh even once yet.”

 

“Why?”

 

“First, the information received from Rachel seems so… profitable that he seems to be testing the waters a bit. It also seems like he’s preparing to extort more from Manager Oh.”

 

As soon as Doksah’s explanation ended, Chamkkae smoothly pulled out Rachel’s phone from his pocket.

 

“We’re also coaxing and appeasing Jeong Gwangsub with this. Jeong Gwangsub thinks he and Rachel had… well, it’s a bit awkward to talk about this, but anyway. He thinks they had a good time, but he seems disappointed that she can’t remember it. He keeps asking to meet once more?”

 

“Ugh.”

 

Cheong-a’s expression crumpled at Chamkkae’s story.

 

She had been the one who went out in place of Rachel that day, and the fact that the Drug Dealer was having some unpleasant thoughts about her made her feel uncomfortable.

 

“Anyway, for that reason, extracting information about Manager Oh from Jeong Gwangsub will be quite difficult for the time being. It would be problematic if Rachel’s platform information fell into Manager Oh’s hands without any countermeasures.”

 

“Hah, so we need another method.”

 

Yushin crossed his arms and let out a deep sigh.

 

“You know how thorough that bastard Manager Oh is, don’t you?”

 

Cheong-a fell into thought for a moment.

 

Jeong Gwangsub’s line was blocked, and Rachel was in no position to help them.

 

Then what remained was…

 

“The only way is to use an insider at Central Police Station.”

 

Yushin and Doksah’s bodies leaned toward Cheong-a.

 

“How?”

 

“If we spread word that Rachel wants to meet, he’ll react.”

 

“But Rachel is…”

 

“Ah, I’ll be the one going to the meeting place.”

 

At Cheong-a’s confident voice, puzzlement appeared on everyone’s faces in the office.

 

“What are you talking about, unnie…!”

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