The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 133

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Chapter 133

 

Why is this bastard here.

 

Did he not go back to Seoul that day.

 

However, it seems I’m not the only one with questions.

 

Sung Tae-jun also approached me without taking his eyes off me, then turned his head to examine the front of Room 401’s door.

 

“Kim Do-seop, he was staying here, right?”

 

Sung Tae-jun muttered while examining inside the room.

 

The Old Man who followed behind clicked his tongue and patted his chest hard.

 

“I really won’t be able to die a natural death. Ha, really. What kind of business is this? Huh? Did someone die or something?”

 

However, Sung Tae-jun, who had already entered the room and was rummaging through this and that, didn’t seem to hear the Old Man’s words.

 

After examining every piece of trash in the room and even taking photos, Sung Tae-jun dusted off his hands and came outside.

 

“Ah, what kind of business is this. I’m dying of frustration!”

 

“He’s a guy involved in various scams.”

 

At Sung Tae-jun’s explanation, the Old Man jumped and spoke.

 

“Scams?!”

 

“Yes. It’s not murder. There hasn’t been any talk of him killing anyone yet.”

 

Is that so.

 

I also listened carefully to Sung Tae-jun’s words.

 

Scams. He might also be involved in caregiver scams.

 

From the point where he withdrew 404’s money through a ghost account, he might not have been working alone.

 

The problem is whether that Kim Do-seop, whom I only learned about today, has any remaining assets…

 

“I wonder if he hid it all.”

 

At my muttered words, Sung Tae-jun’s sharp gaze turned toward me once again.

 

Geez, this is why I can’t say anything in front of a detective.

 

Even though I worked as a judge for so long.

 

Sung Tae-jun seemed flustered as if he never imagined he’d meet me at this motel, but it didn’t last long.

 

He smiled slyly as if he’d caught something good and grabbed me as I was trying to sneak out first.

 

“Where are you trying to go, Hyung.”

 

Where would I go? I’m just worried about getting tangled up in troublesome matters.

 

My job is to protect 404’s assets.

 

That way I can also receive my lawyer fees for handling the trust work.

 

I learned Kim Do-seop’s name, but the address on his profile wasn’t a proper place, and I couldn’t even see his face.

 

So it’s right to back down for now.

 

However, Sung Tae-jun seemed to think differently.

 

“Sir, if that bastard Kim Do-seop comes back, please contact me right away.”

 

As I went down the stairs first as if escaping, Sung Tae-jun hurriedly handed his business card to the Old Man and followed after me.

 

The smell of dust pierced my nose unpleasantly.

 

Ah, I feel like I’m going to get caught up in troublesome matters.

 

These kinds of premonitions are always so accurate.

 

[There’s about a 30% chance of getting involved in bad things.]

 

[What could the Caregiver’s true identity be.]

 

Yesterday’s Diary was about this much.

 

So, it means Sung Tae-hyun once again scratched at people’s nerves with ambiguous words.

 

30% chance of getting involved in bad things.

 

The Caregiver’s true identity.

 

This is all.

 

“Hyung!”

 

Sung Tae-jun, who quickly chased after me, opened the Motel door and followed.

 

Now that ‘Detective’-like interrogating look in his eyes finally disappeared.

 

Could there be another person whose official and private personalities are this different?

 

“Hyung! Wait, did you do something wrong?”

 

“Would I have?”

 

“Then why are you running away!”

 

“It’s not running away, it’s an effort to avoid troublesome matters.”

 

However, today my luck wasn’t good.

 

The warning from Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary chilled my mind.

 

[There’s about a 30% chance of getting involved in something unpleasant.]

 

I’d rather not get entangled with the Police.

 

Especially if the person I’m chasing and they’re chasing is the same.

 

‘That would be even worse.’

 

If it’s a criminal they came all the way to Gangwon Province to find.

 

I could see their intention to arrest him immediately.

 

I had to interrogate Kim Do-seop before that happened.

 

Sorry to Sung Tae-jun, but I had to find Kim Do-seop faster than Sung Tae-jun and protect the Client’s assets-

 

“Hyung!”

 

But just as the warning said.

 

My luck wasn’t good.

 

Just as I was about to cross the street and enter the Alley.

 

I really had no idea that the car parked at the entrance of that Alley belonged to Sung Tae-jun.

 

Of course not. What I’d always seen was a Police Car.

 

Sung Tae-jun pressed the button on his Car Key to unlock it and chuckled.

 

“Get in for now. Hyung. I don’t know where you’re going, but.”

 

“….”

 

“I’ll give you a ride. Deal?”

 

A short sigh escaped me.

 

Sung Tae-jun smiled crookedly as if he would chase me to the end with that damn Police persistence if I tried to run away.

 

Was this guy always like this?

 

No, let me stop thinking about it.

 

Even if he’s Sung Tae-hyun’s Brother, there’s no need to go easy on him.

 

This is work, after all.

 

Find Kim Do-seop faster than Sung Tae-jun, interrogate him about his assets, and quickly secure Evidence Materials that he embezzled 404’s assets.

 

I organized my objectives in my head and got into the passenger seat.

 

* * *

 

“You’re looking for Kim Do-seop, right?”

 

I asked before Sung Tae-jun even fastened his seatbelt.

 

The guy who had been looking at me bewildered nodded with sparkling eyes.

 

Good, this is what I like about him being a police officer too. His eyes were clearly different from when he dealt with me as his ‘hyung’.

 

He poured out the questions he had been holding back.

 

“Why are you here, hyung? Are you also looking for Kim Do-seop? Did that bastard scam you too?”

 

As if that would happen.

 

When I looked at him with a slightly cold gaze, Sung Tae-jun ruffled his hair with one hand and leaned back in the driver’s seat.

 

“I thought…”

 

“Did you think I got scammed and came all the way to Gangwon Province to find the perpetrator?”

 

“…Well, no. It’s kind of similar though. You never know.”

 

Was Sung Tae-hyun that unreliable to him?

 

Well, Sung Tae-jun had always looked at Sung Tae-hyun that way.

 

With eyes that said he was worried sick.

 

“You’re right that I’m looking for Kim Do-seop. But that’s because of a client.”

 

“A client?”

 

When I subtly leaked information, Sung Tae-jun’s eyes immediately sharpened.

 

He pulled out a small notebook from his pocket and flipped through it while asking me.

 

“Who is it? What kind of case?”

 

“…”

 

“How much did they get ripped off? Is it another second-hand platform scam?”

 

Second-hand platform?

 

Sung Tae-jun hesitated for a moment before looking at me and opening his mouth.

 

“This bastard pulls quite a variety of schemes and then runs away well. Multiple crimes are being consolidated, so it’s quite a headache.”

 

You came all the way to Gangwon Province to catch such a petty criminal?

 

Is this guy being bullied at work or something?

 

When I frowned, Sung Tae-jun continued as if he was used to it.

 

“I told you before. Since I’m the youngest, I get stuck with everything.”

 

“Did you say that?”

 

“Yeah. Even during the investigation, he keeps getting reported for other petty things, so there’s no choice. But hyung, you too.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“…I’m telling you we’re looking for this bastard. If you’re going to report it, do it now. I’ll handle the filing.”

 

A service that comes to you, something like that?

 

But 404’s case was already reported near 404’s Hospital.

 

It was just filed and no progress was made.

 

Multiple case mergers – the case might have been tossed around here and there.

 

“I already reported it to Other Police Station.”

 

“Ah… I see. Then what…”

 

“But they probably haven’t even identified a suspect yet. It was only filed.”

 

“…Ah.”

 

“Are you sure Kim Do-seop is in Gangwon Province?”

 

Since it’s a Ghost Account, even 404 gave up saying it was troublesome.

 

There must definitely be other Victims or someone helping Kim Do-seop.

 

If we sweep all of them and file for damages, we might be able to recover something.

 

Like 404, if he struck while the Patient was sick or asleep and unaware, there could be quite a few cases where Victims haven’t realized it yet.

 

“Yeah. Probably? This bastard is kind of unusual.”

 

“How so?”

 

Sung Tae-jun opened and closed his mouth as if he wanted to say something, then shut it again.

 

No matter what, he seemed worried about exposing details of an ongoing investigation.

 

“Unofficial cooperation.”

 

I threw that out to reduce Sung Tae-jun’s burden and obtain information.

 

Well, we’re Family anyway.

 

Even though it’s an ongoing investigation, unofficial cooperation behind the scenes happens occasionally.

 

Of course, it would be nice if I could leave Sung Tae-jun behind and find Kim Do-seop alone to Blackmail him freely.

 

‘Seems impossible though.’

 

This bastard’s obsession was more intense than I thought.

 

If I act evasive, Sung Tae-jun won’t say anything either.

 

Then in the meantime, Kim Do-seop might dispose of whatever assets he has left and run.

 

Legal Professionals always assume the worst-case scenario.

 

So, speed is important in situations like this.

 

“…Hyung.”

 

“If you don’t like it, then quit.”

 

Sung Tae-jun is young, even for a Detective.

 

He was weaker at Negotiation than me, who had been rolling around in the Legal Circle for a long time.

 

His specialty was Interrogation.

 

So not getting caught up in his pace while simultaneously pulling him to my side wasn’t difficult.

 

“…Then Hyung should tell me too.”

 

“Tell you what?”

 

Is he halfway convinced?

 

“What kind of case your Client is involved in.”

 

Ah, that. Well, that’s nothing much.

 

“My Client is a Patient. In this case, the Caregiver transferred all the Money from her Bank Account to a Ghost Account and ran away.”

 

“…Caregiver.”

 

“Right. It seems like this wasn’t their first time doing this. Among the Kim Do-seop cases you know about, there are cases where they stole Patient Money, right?”

 

Sung Tae-jun nodded with a thoughtful expression.

 

“There are quite a few cases of ripping off Patients and running away. Just in Seoul alone, there are over ten cases.”

 

“They moved between regions to do this?”

 

“Yeah. The confirmed ones are Seoul, Gyeonggi, and some were in Chungnam too.”

 

And Gangwon Province.

 

Sung Tae-jun and my eyes met. He sighed and confessed.

 

“Anyway, there are quite a few cases. They’re professional at running away, so they have no fixed Residence, and they change cars every time. They always hide in places like Abandoned Buildings, making Tracking difficult.”

 

“Abandoned Buildings…?”

 

Sung Tae-jun nodded.

 

“Yeah. Abandoned Buildings. You know, places that look like hard-to-find Haunted Houses. They always choose places like that-”

 

“Why Abandoned Buildings?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

Sung Tae-jun met my gaze with a puzzled expression.

 

“Why was it an Abandoned Building.”

 

Would a Petty Criminal who went around committing small-scale fraud really need to go through the trouble of fleeing to an Abandoned Building.

 

The question started from there.

 

Even if he had been on the run continuously, it would be the same.

 

He would have had a decent amount of Money obtained through fraud anyway, so why would he bother solving his food and lodging needs in an Abandoned Building?

 

“…He was probably trying to run away?”

 

No, no.

 

The scale of the fraud wasn’t even that large.

 

It’s not certain yet, but if he worked alone, that would be even more so.

 

In an era where tens of billions are exchanged just through jeonse fraud alone.

 

Wouldn’t it be more common to flee Overseas or come out with a “sue me if you can” attitude?

 

“That’s strange. He was at a Motel now.”

 

“Well… that’s true too. But there are also records of him occasionally staying at places like Motels or Goshiwons before. That’s not really that important-”

 

“Tae-jun.”

 

He kept changing cars.

 

He ran away constantly moving his residence without rest.

 

He even wandered around Abandoned Buildings that were neglected enough to look like Haunted Houses.

 

No matter how you look at it, this isn’t the behavior of a Petty Criminal.

 

None of the Petty Criminals I’ve encountered while working as a judge ran away so meticulously.

 

“Huh?”

 

“The Abandoned Building he fled to. What type was it?”

 

“Well… I didn’t go that far… Wait a moment.”

 

Sung Tae-jun took out his Mobile Phone and searched for several Addresses.

 

“Found it. The Site is quite large. Places like an Abandoned Factory or Abandoned School. That bastard fled to places that are hard to catch him in.”

 

Abandoned Factory.

 

Abandoned School.

 

Multiple cases of caregiver fraud.

 

Excluding gift certificates and petty crimes.

 

“…There’s a common point in the locations.”

 

Sung Tae-jun’s puzzled gaze followed me.

 

I was equally bewildered.

 

[There’s about a 30% chance of getting involved in something bad.]

 

Ah, Sung Tae-hyun’s diary. It’s probably been updated.

 

My hands were trembling with the urge to check it right now.

 

I pressed down on my bag tightly and swallowed the impulse.

 

“What is it? Common point? Large sites. Places easy to escape from.”

 

“No.”

 

Probably around 70%.

 

I think I’ve gotten involved in something bad.

 

To Sung Tae-jun, who was looking at me with wide eyes, still not grasping the situation.

 

I let out a long sigh and answered.

 

“They have incineration facilities.”

 

“…Incineration facilities?”

 

Sung Tae-jun’s face hardened as if it was a statement he couldn’t have imagined.

 

“Yes, incinerators.”

 

Abandoned buildings located on large sites.

 

These are troublesome places to choose repeatedly just to hide from or escape the police.

 

Because it was a pattern closer to disposal rather than hiding.

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