I’m Obsessed With the Suspect - Chapter 79

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79

The subtitles on the TV screen were changing rapidly.

「[Breaking News] Entire drug trafficking organization attempting to smuggle drugs into the country arrested」

「[Breaking News] Evidence of attempted customs neutralization… Large-scale drug smuggling plan uncovered」

The vivid voice of a reporter on the scene followed.

[I’m currently at Incheon North Port. Early this morning, through a large-scale maritime operation, a Philippine-flagged vessel was seized, and a large quantity of cargo suspected to be drugs was discovered inside the ship.]

The screen showed footage of Yongyon Gang members being dragged out in handcuffs. Images of them moving in a line while handcuffed, and flashes pouring down on their scowling faces.

What followed was the hands of military police sealing containers.

The screen returned to the studio and showed the anchor.

[The drugs seized in this operation are estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of won, and investigative authorities are currently investigating the exact scale and those behind it.]

And the screen changed once more, showing Oh Semin’s mosaic-covered face.

[This case is particularly shocking as it has been confirmed that a current police executive, Mr. Oh, is involved. Mr. Oh is-.]

Cheong-a, who had been staring blankly at the screen, picked up the remote and turned off the TV.

It was because someone had come to visit the hospital room.

“Oh my, what a surprise. I didn’t know anyone was here. How long have you been here?”

Cheong-a turned her head to confirm it was Doksah, got up from her seat, and bowed deeply in greeting.

“I was kicked out of the operating room earlier. They said non-blood-related guardians had to wait outside. Fortunately, someone talked to the hospital and got a room ready first.”

“Really? Whoever it was did a good job.”

“Why wouldn’t I know who it was? It was someone from the National Intelligence Service.”

Doksah set down a large fruit basket on the table and smiled.

“That’s right. Our guys do good work. That’s why the operation with the detective went well too. I heard the surgery went well, so why do you look so unhappy?”

Cheong-a’s gaze slowly dropped toward the floor.

“Min Yoo-shin got hurt.”

“Hey. People who eat government rice getting hurt is nothing new. The detective must have been to the emergency room many times too.”

“Min Yoo-shin is a doctor. But if his arm is injured that badly…”

Doksah answered in a nonchalant voice as if it was nothing.

“He’s a forensic pathologist, so it doesn’t really matter.”

“Excuse me?”

“His hands were already shaky, so performing surgery was out of the question anyway. That’s why he went into forensics.”

“…”

Should this be something to be relieved about, or would it be more appropriate to feel sorry?

Cheong-a couldn’t find an answer and pondered for a moment.

Doksah added in a slightly lower voice as if to end Cheong-a’s contemplation.

“Even though it’s been so long since he quit drugs, once damaged nerves don’t fully recover.”

“Ah…”

“It’s a bit regrettable. He could have become a really great doctor. He’s my kid, but he’s really smart, that guy.”

“…”

Doksah, who had settled on the sofa, unwrapped the fruit basket and found a tangerine to throw to Cheong-a.

“After his parents and older brother died like that, his life goal was to catch guys distributing drugs in Korea.”

And he picked up one for himself and peeled it.

“So in other words, his big goal has now disappeared.”

He shoved the peeled tangerine into his mouth all at once and continued speaking casually.

“Which means he needs a new goal.”

“A new goal?”

The answer to Cheong-a’s question came a bit late.

He had the excuse of chewing the tangerine that filled his mouth, but perhaps he had deliberately put it in to buy time for an excuse.

“Mes. No, Yushin has a rough mouth, but his personality is really decent.”

“…”

“He’s tall, has a good body, smart head, heh. And how handsome is his face too.”

Suddenly Doksah began praising Min Yoo-shin, earnestly appealing that he was a really good guy.

Cheong-a narrowed her eyes at Doksah’s tongue-wagging appearance.

“If you have to explain all those things one by one like that.”

“Uh, huh?”

“Doesn’t that mean there are already flaws…”

“…Tch. Did I get caught?”

Doksah, with both hands on his spread legs, turned his head sharply.

“No, but this guy who was foaming at the mouth saying he would absolutely, absolutely, absolutely never go to crime scenes, acted alone several times this time, and in the final operation, he stepped forward first asking to let him go? To save Detective Kim Chung-a. This is really-.”

“He’s crazy.”

“…You catch on too quickly.”

“…”

“The sales pitch isn’t working.”

Doksah was dejected.

***

However, Yushin, who seemed like he would wake up any moment, couldn’t open his eyes for several more days.

Even though Cheong-a called his name many times by his side and hugged him, time passed with Yushin unable to hear or see.

Yushin, who had achieved a major life goal and simultaneously lost it.

Was he unable to wake up?

Or did he not want to wake up?

For several days, Cheong-a visited Yushin’s hospital room after work and spent nights there with him.

***

“Cheong-a, are you moving your stuff to headquarters today?”

At Hong-nam’s calm voice, Cheong-a’s head turned.

“Yes, team leader. I’m going today.”

“You really worked hard.”

“Thanks to you taking care of me, team leader, I lived like a human being. When I first came here, I really thought every day about who I should shoot first. Hehe.”

“Oh my, I saved several people’s lives. I was so busy taking care of this that I had no time to be bored. Ah, what fun will I have living now?”

“Oh, why are you like that? I see three new people joined the 2nd Team. Would you have time to feel empty?”

Cheong-a giggled as she threw her belongings into the box.

An old notebook, calendar, desk clock, and mouse pad. The spot that had been empty when she was first assigned here was now full of things to pack.

After packing everything, she finally looked around the office. And naturally, her gaze stopped at Sung-min’s empty seat.

Following Cheong-a’s gaze, Hong-nam’s eyes also turned heavily.

Senior Sung-min.

It was revealed that he was Oh Semin’s lackey, and he was called to headquarters for investigation.

“What, does seeing Sung-min’s seat make you feel unsettled?”

“That’s right. He was a really grateful senior.”

Hong-nam and Cheong-a looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Meanwhile, Inkyu had approached the two.

“Oh, hyung. Why are you only coming now? I’ve almost finished packing.”

“…”

Inkyu’s eyes were red as he looked down at Cheong-a silently.

Seeing this, Cheong-a smiled once more.

“Ah, what? Did you cry? You always cry even though you say special forces don’t cry!”

“I kept telling you to go, go, and now you’re really leaving.”

“If you’re upset, you come to headquarters too, hyung.”

“Easier said than done. Damn. Come here. Let me hug you once before you go.”

Then Cheong-a firmly pushed Inkyu’s body away with both hands.

“Nope. Not allowed.”

“Why? Why! Before, you came to me first and hugged me all over and ran away?”

Watching Inkyu turn red and blue, Cheong-a scratched her cheek with her finger as if troubled.

“That was because I was grateful then.”

“What?”

“You gave me a gift.”

“A gift?”

“Before, at the alumni gathering…”

“At the gathering?”

Cheong-a could feel a strange sense of déjà vu from Inkyu, who was repeating her words endlessly with a bewildered expression.

“Oh, wait a minute. Wasn’t that something hyung gave you?”

“So what did I give?”

Cheong-a paused for a moment.

I hope you like the gift

The note that came with the dress definitely said that. In very, very familiar handwriting. And another note flashed through Cheong-a’s mind.

I’ll drink the buckwheat tea well.

But that’s not swelling.

I’m naturally big lol

The note that Min Yoo-shin had left behind when he fled from Boksandae. The crooked handwriting that Cheong-a had looked at about fifty thousand times.

‘Square.’

Both notes contained the letter ‘ㅁ’ written in exactly the same way—a distinctive method that started from the bottom left and was drawn in a single stroke.

Even that distinctive way of speaking that ends with ‘de’.

“Ah!”

With that realization, Cheong-a smacked her forehead with her palm.

“Why am I only realizing this now.”

It was Min Yoo-shin.

The person who gave me the dress as a gift…!

And at that moment, her phone in her pocket began ringing loudly.

[Guardian! The patient has woken up, and he’s looking for his guardian right now.]

“I’ll be right there!”

Cheong-a hurriedly hung up the phone and quickly lifted the box into her arms. Then she gave her final farewell to Hong-nam and Inkyu.

“I have to go! Thank you for everything!”

“Hey, won’t you really give hyung a farewell hug?”

Cheong-a ran hurriedly down the corridor and shouted loudly toward Inkyu.

“Oh, no way! I have a boyfriend now.”

“What?!”

At those words, Inkyu hurriedly ran after Cheong-a and shouted.

“Hey, you crazy girl! You’re not talking about that PC bang parasite, are you?! He’s no good! Hey? That’s the crazy bastard who works part-time at a PC bang but drives around in a foreign car!”

“Hahaha!”

A big smile was spreading across Cheong-a’s face as she ran down the corridor.

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