I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 65

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65

 

Cheong-a approached the sofa and roughly grabbed Yushin’s arm.

 

Yushin’s body, which didn’t have much strength left, collapsed toward Cheong-a with a thud.

 

“Ah.”

 

“Why are you taking medicine?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Tranquilizers. Why did you take them?”

 

“I told you. It’s been four days since I slept. I felt like I’d really die if I couldn’t sleep anymore, so I took them…”

 

Yushin mumbled in a small voice with his face buried in Cheong-a’s shoulder.

 

Cheong-a held his face and examined his complexion.

 

“…”

 

Only then did she notice his pale face, drained of color.

 

‘What’s this? Why does his face look like this? I was so captivated by his face that I didn’t even notice how pale he was.’

 

Cheong-a touched his forehead and asked.

 

“You went to the hospital, right?”

 

“I’m a doctor. Where would I go? I think I’ll be fine if I just sleep a little. Can I sleep for a bit?”

 

Yushin pulled Cheong-a’s body and made her sit on the sofa.

 

“Huh?”

 

Then he immediately collapsed and lay down with his head on Cheong-a’s lap.

 

He seemed to fall asleep in an instant. Soon, only Yushin’s regular breathing began to echo quietly in the hotel room.

 

W-what kind of situation is this…?

 

Cheong-a had no choice but to stay frozen in place.

 

Yushin had curled his broad shoulders and fallen asleep defenseless with his head on her lap. His fine hair was disheveled.

 

But even his messy hair looked good.

 

When his eyes were open, she thought his gaze looked like it would cut someone. But with his eyes closed, he looked gentle.

 

‘But why does he look fierce when his eyes are open? Are his eyeballs the problem?’

 

She wasn’t sure what it was, but anyway, he had a really handsome face.

 

Having such thoughts, Cheong-a subtly averted her gaze. But only for a moment – she couldn’t help but look back at Yushin again.

 

‘No, this is force majeure, force majeure.’

 

As she stared blatantly at Yushin’s face, she felt heat rising for no reason. Because of that feeling, Cheong-a hurriedly lifted her head.

 

But after a while, Cheong-a’s head was turned toward Yushin again.

 

‘Mm. Yeah. Let’s admit it. Pretty men are nice. Hehe. He’s handsome.’

 

Cheong-a had been looking at Yushin’s face for quite a while with a satisfied smile when her gaze dropped because of the sound of a card key beeping and the door opening.

 

Cheong-a’s gaze turned directly toward the entrance.

 

It was Doksah who entered the living room.

 

“Ah, Mes. Today… Huh?”

 

He froze for a moment, seeing Yushin sleeping with his head on Cheong-a’s lap.

 

Cheong-a appealed to Doksah with her eyes, expressing her predicament.

 

‘What should I do about this?’

 

It was quite shameless of her, having been caught stealing glances at his sleeping face, but she made such an expression pretending to be troubled.

 

Doksah crossed his arms in very slow motion.

 

“That guy is sleeping…?”

 

***

 

As time passed, Chamkkae joined them in the hotel room.

 

He took out his laptop and connected the power while looking around as if searching for someone.

 

“What? Where did the guy who texted us to gather go?”

 

But that guy was fast asleep, oblivious to the world, and Doksah had already scooped him up and dumped him in the bedroom.

 

Doksah leaned back on the sofa, tapping on his tablet, and answered indifferently.

 

“Letting him sleep. He’ll wake up within an hour.”

 

“He fell asleep? That’s a relief. He’s been groaning for days without sleep. …No wait, hold on. Doksah. Mes is sleeping here? Isn’t he about to die? He keeps doing things he’s never done before.”

 

“Ah, I don’t know. You’re noisy.”

 

And once again, the sound of knocking on the entrance door echoed.

 

“I’ll go check.”

 

Cheong-a went out and opened the door to face Yeonhui.

 

She smiled brightly and clung to Cheong-a.

 

“Unnie!”

 

“What! How did you get here?”

 

“They told me to report to Jeju Island starting today, so I rushed over?”

 

From that one sentence, Cheong-a could tell that Yeonhui had also received a disguised assignment to the Jeju TF and would be participating in the joint investigation.

 

She had come dragging a large bag and took out several laptops from it, placing them on the table while looking around.

 

“This is my first time at the Shangri-La Hotel. But why are we meeting here?”

 

“They said Manager Oh set this place as the meeting location?”

 

“Ah. So we’re starting preliminary work today? That’s great.”

 

While Yeonhui was setting up her equipment, Doksah took out the hotel’s room floor plan and began briefing.

 

“As the Detective mentioned, the meeting place with Manager Oh is in the room directly above this one.”

 

Cheong-a and Yeonhui’s eyes moved back and forth, scanning the floor plan.

 

“We’ll install micro cameras and wiretapping devices throughout the entire room interior. Our agents disguised as staff will also be positioned.”

 

Yeonhui interjected and added.

 

“Then I’ll start with securing the hotel CCTV.”

 

And she naturally gave orders to Chamkkae.

 

“You start with taking control of elevator access, then secure the internal phone lines in the room, and the logs of door access with card keys.”

 

“Don’t you need the counter system?”

 

“Well, do it if you have time. Anyway, that would only allow observation, so I don’t think it has much meaning. If we want to finish this work today, wouldn’t it be better to put it in the backlog for now?”

 

Chamkkae’s expression twitched at Yeonhui’s naturally flowing instructions.

 

However, since there was nothing to find fault with, he quietly took a seat next to her and began looking at the monitor.

 

Among the busy people, Cheong-a alone had nothing to do.

 

As she sat awkwardly on the sofa, she saw the bedroom door quietly opening. And Yushin, who looked drowsy as if not fully awake, came walking out unsteadily.

 

“Mmm…”

 

He lightly brushed back his tousled hair and naturally plopped down next to Cheong-a.

 

“Mes, did you sleep well?”

 

“Ah, I dozed off. Did I get hit somewhere and pass out? How did I fall asleep in a place like this?”

 

“If you’re done sleeping, work. Go around with the Detective over there and check if there are any unusual circumstances in the hotel or areas that need personnel reinforcement.”

 

“…Should I?”

 

The operation preparation that started early in the morning was finally nearing its end after the sun had set.

 

Yeonhui and Chamkkae were still glued to their laptops.

 

The two people who initially growled at each other, eager to devour one another at every word, were now mysteriously in sync, showing decent collaboration.

 

“It would be better to change the approach method for that.”

 

“Ah.”

 

Chamkkae immediately nodded at Yeonhui’s words.

 

“Make the tail longer on the logging side?”

 

“Yeah. That’s cleaner.”

 

Even without detailed explanations, the two understood each other’s intentions and methods perfectly.

 

“Wow, that’s really fast.”

 

At Chamkkae’s admiration, Yeonhui made a “hmph” sound.

 

“Of course. I told you I’m good at this. If you knew my handle name, you’d really be moved to tears. Like, ‘Ah, I got to work on a project with that unnie! It was truly an honor.'”

 

“You’re showing off to oppa.”

 

Yeonhui asked casually while keeping her eyes fixed on the screen.

 

“Oppa, then if you want to show off a bit more, could you try accessing KakaoTalk?”

 

“Suddenly?”

 

“Yeah. I suddenly felt like beating the hell out of you and laying you flat on the floor.”

 

“…No, I’ll pass. I prefer hot drinks.”

 

It wasn’t exactly clear whether their relationship had improved or if they were just showing off their skills to tease each other, but anyway.

 

Yushin was out on external reconnaissance.

 

Since it wouldn’t be good for anyone to notice Cheong-a loitering around outside the hotel, Yushin took on the task of surveying the hotel surroundings and parking lot alone.

 

Once he confirmed all the routes for entering the scene, today’s schedule would be wrapped up.

 

Cheong-a stood by the window, looking down outside.

 

She could see Yushin walking with large strides, counting his steps with both hands shoved deep into his pockets.

 

‘He definitely looks better than earlier.’

 

Feeling relieved and thinking it was fortunate, Cheong-a noticed Doksah carefully approaching from behind her.

 

“Detective Kim.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“You worked hard today.”

 

“No, I didn’t really do anything special.”

 

“Detective, you’ll need to handle the biggest task now. Today, the most important thing is getting familiar with the room and thinking about movement routes.”

 

Cheong-a’s gaze, which had been exchanging polite greetings with Doksah, turned back to Yushin who was wandering around outside the hotel.

 

“By the way, about Min Yoo-shin.”

 

Cheong-a hesitated for a moment before asking carefully.

 

“Is his sleep disorder related to his past drug use?”

 

“…What?”

 

Cheong-a could see Doksah’s expression stiffen completely.

 

“I know it’s rude, but from the standpoint of working together on this investigation, I think I need to confirm this.”

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