The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 136

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Chapter 136

 

“What story! Ah, seriously this bastard! What did I do wrong to deserve this!”

 

“Han Kyung-ho.”

 

Han Kyung-ho shouted at me, not at Sung Tae-jun who was restraining me.

 

“Hey! Lawyer Sung! You’ll really regret this! Do you even know what this is, acting so fearlessly!”

 

“What else. The sound of a precious medical license flying away. Isn’t that right?”

 

When I spoke sarcastically while looking at Lee Yeon-woo, Han Kyung-ho shouted as if frustrated.

 

“Should we ask Kim Do-seop lying over there first?”

 

“Ah! Seriously, damn it! Hey!”

 

It was fortunate that Sung Tae-jun timed it well.

 

I almost really died if things went wrong.

 

It was Han Kyung-ho who brought me to the room where Lee Yeon-woo was and had Kim Do-seop waiting inside with a baseball bat.

 

Since he had connections either way, he could have given instructions while bringing me up to the 6th floor.

 

“Scene support?”

 

“Requested. A few already came out from nearby. That patient…”

 

“She’ll probably be fine. Her pulse is beating. I called the rescue team so they’ll come right away.”

 

Fortunately, 404’s condition seemed stable.

 

Though that’s just my judgment as a non-medical person.

 

But in reality, there was nothing I could do until the rescue team arrived.

 

From the moment I learned about this situation, all the employees of this hospital became untrustworthy.

 

“Speak. What did you do to Lee Yeon-woo?”

 

I asked Kim Do-seop who was lying down with Han Kyung-ho.

 

Since Kim Do-seop was the one who had been in this room with Lee Yeon-woo all this time.

 

The caregiver who ran off with the money, why is he here now.

 

For what reason is he together with Lee Yeon-woo on the 6th floor, where supposedly only limited personnel could enter and exit?

 

Kim Do-seop burst into giggling laughter even while restrained in handcuffs.

 

“Ah, fuck. My luck was damn terrible.”

 

“Answer.”

 

“Are you even a detective? Why should I tell you?”

 

Sung Tae-jun, who had been talking on his mobile phone with other support police, heard those words and hit his head hard.

 

“Ah! Why are you hitting me!”

 

“Shut up and just answer.”

 

“Can police do this? Huh? Fuck, hey! You restrained me like this without even giving me Miranda rights, huh? That’s a mistake!”

 

“There’s no CCTV here, so stop talking nonsense.”

 

I was momentarily impressed by Sung Tae-jun’s words.

 

Right, that was it.

 

I hadn’t noticed because I was busy adapting to the suddenly overwhelming situation.

 

This 6th floor.

 

There was no CCTV here.

 

From the 1st to 3rd floor.

 

Considering that the entire space where guardians were allowed to move was packed with so many CCTVs that there were no blind spots, this was surprising.

 

What kind of things were they doing that they left a space without even CCTV.

 

“Mr. Kim Do-seop.”

 

“Why do you keep calling other people’s names, it’s annoying. Fuck, ah! Doctor, huh? I told you. This doesn’t feel right! Let’s handle this quickly!”

 

Han Kyung-ho remained silent.

 

He’s still racking his brain.

 

I turned my gaze away from him and asked the subdued Kim Do-seop.

 

“Where were you trying to transfer Lee Yeon-woo?”

 

“Another hospital. Why, what are you curious about?”

 

“Another hospital? Without even notifying the guardian?”

 

“Guardian? Shit… who doesn’t know this bastard has no relatives.”

 

It couldn’t be another hospital.

 

If it were a normal transfer, they would have used a private ambulance instead of caregiver Kim Do-seop who was referred from the caregiver center.

 

But there was no ambulance in the parking lot.

 

Only the caregiver referral center vehicle.

 

“You weren’t planning to go to an abandoned building?”

 

At those words, Kim Do-seop frowned deeply and spat out curses.

 

“Are you kidding me? Are you a stalker?”

 

“That’s not something I should hear from Kim Do-seop. What were you trying to do to my client?”

 

“Hey, police officer. You tell him. I’m exercising my right to remain silent. Huh? This is really disgusting.”

 

Sung Tae-jun’s face was colored with bewilderment after hanging up from a long phone call with someone.

 

Sung Tae-jun’s face hardened for a moment, then he showed a twisted smile.

 

“…Right to remain silent?”

 

“Yeah, right to remain silent, you bastards. Do you think I’ve been doing this shit for just a day or two? You’re all screwed-”

 

“…!”

 

It was an instant.

 

Sung Tae-jun pushed me aside, shoved me into the room where Lee Yeon-woo was, and closed the door.

 

“What the.”

 

Before I could even ask, the door closed right in front of my nose.

 

And then.

 

“You were thinking of exercising your right to remain silent? This fucking bastard, really.”

 

Sung Tae-jun, speaking in a tone I’d never heard before, began reciting the Miranda rights in a new way.

 

“Ah! Fuck! Aah! Why are you hitting me! Ah! Hey! The police are killing someone!”

 

“You haven’t been beaten enough. Huh? I almost died wanting to see you. Kim Do-seop.”

 

Ah, so.

 

…It seemed like he was conducting physical therapy.

 

I hadn’t seen anything.

 

I was just checking on the condition of the trapped Lee Yeon-woo.

 

“Ah! I have a mobile phone too! I’ll report this too? Hey! Huh?”

 

Unfortunately, Kim Do-seop’s mobile phone was rolling around at my feet.

 

It seemed he had dropped it inside the room when he rushed at me.

 

“You fucking bastard. Do you think others don’t know how to curse? Just thinking about how I came all the way to Gangwon Province because of you and got jerked around makes me fucking-”

 

“Ah, fuck! Ah! I’m going to sue! You didn’t even recite Miranda properly!”

 

“Yeah yeah, sure. Should I recite it to the end? Don’t even dream of appointing a lawyer, you bastard. It’s a waste of money.”

 

“Ah, what the hell! Why are you restraining a person like this! Agh! Don’t you know about human rights? Human rights?”

 

“Talking about human rights. You bastard.”

 

Creak.

 

Sung Tae-jun opened the door with a completely relieved expression, as if he had finished his work.

 

Han Kyung-ho remained silent without saying a word, pretending not to see anything.

 

He really never misses an opportunity.

 

“…Then let’s go back.”

 

How amazing.

 

Sung Tae-jun had somehow perfectly subdued Kim Do-seop without leaving a single wound.

 

I had no choice.

 

Covering for a younger brother’s flaws is also a hyung’s job.

 

Of course, I wasn’t Sung Tae-hyun, but this body belonged to Sung Tae-hyun.

 

I sighed and spoke to Han Kyung-ho and Kim Do-seop.

 

“You’d better not think about telling anyone about this.”

 

“…”

 

“If you do, I’ll add conspiracy to murder me to the charges.”

 

I said this while pointing at the baseball bat that had fallen to the ground.

 

Han Kyung-ho and Kim Do-seop’s gazes met.

 

Countless thoughts seemed to gather and disappear.

 

They swallowed their saliva and nodded their heads.

 

Even Sung Tae-jun looked at me with momentarily moist eyes.

 

His expression changed back to that of a detective in an instant.

 

For Sung Tae-jun’s social dignity, I pretended not to notice and looked away.

 

“B-but what! I’m being wronged! I really was just trying to transport him!”

 

Soon Kim Do-seop, who had swallowed his saliva, shouted loudly.

 

“Transport. Where to.”

 

“…To the, the hospital.”

 

“If you contacted a hospital, you better say it now, Kim Do-seop. Where is it.”

 

“….”

 

“Should I tell you?”

 

Kim Do-seop bit his lips.

 

Of course.

 

The place he was going to take Lee Yeon-woo wasn’t a hospital or anything like that.

 

“The incinerator.”

 

Because it’s the incinerator.

 

When I said that, Kim Do-seop’s mouth opened wide.

 

He shouted loudly as if trying to protest.

 

“Shit, fuck. Is this bastard trying to frame me? What, are you trying to extort me or something? Huh? Why would I take someone to an incinerator?!”

 

“Because you’ve done it often, I suppose.”

 

“Me? Me? No, when did I ever?”

 

I figured as much.

 

These bastards always make sure to leave themselves an escape route without evidence.

 

Sung Tae-jun also seemed to not completely believe my words yet, keeping his mouth shut in silence.

 

“Ten places in Seoul alone. That’s quite a lot. Gyeonggi Province, Chungcheong Province, and now even Gangwon Province. You’ve really been busy.”

 

“…What? What are you talking about? I never once-”

 

“Fine. Since you deny it so adamantly.”

 

I opened several files that Section Chief Yoon Ha-young had sent me.

 

Considering how quickly she moved in this short time, the email capacity was quite large.

 

* * *

 

“Let me ask you one thing. Why did you use waste oil?”

 

I asked Kim Do-seop while opening the attachment to check the photos.

 

He shook his head as if bewildered.

 

“Wh-what kind of nonsense are you spouting.”

 

What Section Chief Yoon Ha-young sent was a photo of a crude incineration facility found in some abandoned building.

 

-They used oil instead of gas. Waste oil at that. I contacted the auto shop owners in the area first, and when I sent them the photo, they confirmed it. Kim Do-seop. He apparently came to them first, saying he’d dispose of it for free.

 

“You’re no amateur. And this doesn’t seem like a mistake either.”

 

As I muttered, Kim Do-seop’s face turned pale.

 

“What are you talking about! I don’t know! I don’t know anything!”

 

“If it was general waste, you could have burned it with oil. But human bones.”

 

I shoved the photo of the large bone fragments that Section Chief Yoon had attached right into Kim Do-seop’s face.

 

“…!”

 

-This is a photo that Lawyer Noh brought just now. A resident who was taking a walk nearby first discovered it, but they ignored it thinking it was bones from discarded food waste.

 

-However, the resident felt uneasy about it afterwards and took this photo, and when Lawyer Noh checked, it was still in the same place so he reported it to the police.

 

“…Even if there’s an incinerator, it won’t burn completely without proper facilities.”

 

“Hey!! Do you have proof that I did it? When did I ever do such a damn thing!”

 

“With this kind of waste oil, it would have been difficult to burn completely. Why did you do that? That’s what I’m curious about.”

 

Sung Tae-jun’s face turned cold as he looked at the photo I held out.

 

“Mr. Kim Do-seop.”

 

“….”

 

“Strangely, every abandoned building you stayed in had incineration facilities, you used all of those facilities, and even bones like this were discovered.”

 

“….”

 

“Isn’t that strange? Did you commit murder or something?”

 

Neither Han Kyung-ho nor Kim Do-seop could say anything.

 

“Fine. The rest can be investigated at the police station.”

 

Siren sounds were wailing outside.

 

Sung Tae-jun nodded and stood up.

 

Since the circumstances of attempting to kidnap Lee Yeon-woo were clear.

 

Being arrested as criminals caught in the act was only natural.

 

* * *

 

Fortunately, 404 was fine.

 

“…Law….”

 

The hospital where he was newly transferred.

 

404 opened his eyes and moved his lips. A hoarse sound came out.

 

“Stop talking. Let me sleep a bit more.”

 

Han Kyung-ho and Kim Do-seop were arrested on the spot.

 

Their attempt to secretly move Lee Yeon-woo from the scene was clear, and I was there as Lee Yeon-woo’s lawyer.

 

Moreover, thanks to Sung Tae-jun witnessing it, the subdual proceeded quickly.

 

Though the facts we learned in the process were shocking.

 

“Hyung.”

 

The door opened with a knock.

 

It was Sung Tae-jun, who had roughly finished handling things.

 

He entered the hospital room rubbing his face with an expression worn down by fatigue.

 

“How did it go?”

 

“Thanks to you. We caught the Hospital Director underground. We also secured some of the evidence they were burning at the hospital incinerator.”

 

That damn incinerator.

 

I’m sick to death of it now.

 

Sung Tae-jun let out a hollow laugh, reading the irritation in my expression.

 

“How on earth did you figure all this out? I really thought hyung was-”

 

“They were sloppy. They must have assumed this time would go the same as always, since they’d been handling things without any ‘accidents’ until now.”

 

But Kim Do-seop failed.

 

The evidence that came pouring out from beneath the hospital was bewilderingly numerous.

 

To the point where it’s almost laughable that everything still hasn’t been revealed.

 

The caregiver center that supposedly introduced Kim Do-seop was also part of their gang.

 

“To think they tried to handle it that way just because she was someone with no family.”

 

Right, in the end it was a collaboration between A Nursing Hospital and Kim Do-seop.

 

At A Nursing Hospital, they used sedatives on the 5th and 6th floors to put so-called people with no family to sleep – patients they had milked dry of both covered and uncovered medical expenses and who were no longer profitable – making them unable to do anything.

 

Then, when the patients became completely weak enough to be unable to resist, they secretly disposed of them by exploiting their status as people with no family.

 

“…They’re searching everywhere near the incinerator like hyung said. And they secured evidence from some areas.”

 

“That’s fortunate.”

 

“This bastard apparently did such things everywhere he worked as a caregiver. Hospitals, private homes, he didn’t discriminate. He secretly took patients from hospitals multiple times too. He started doing this kind of thing after disposing of patients he accidentally killed through his own mistakes.”

 

Traces were left on every wide site where Kim Do-seop had hidden.

 

What Lawyer Noh Hae-min and Section Chief Yoon Ha-young found was only an extremely small portion secured in a short time.

 

“Money isn’t the issue anymore.”

 

“Money?”

 

“Yeah. I told you originally I was looking for Kim Do-seop because that bastard emptied my client’s bank account.”

 

Sung Tae-jun nodded briefly as if he understood.

 

“…Thanks.”

 

“For what?”

 

“Just everything. We’ll have to investigate more to know for sure, but this case seems like it’s going to get pretty big. Since hyung was the first reporter and all.”

 

“…”

 

“If it wasn’t for hyung, that victim might have lost her life too.”

 

Well, that’s because.

 

Lee Yeon-woo was my client anyway.

 

But if I had been just a little later, Lee Yeon-woo might have already been transferred to the abandoned building.

 

404, who had been listening to the conversation, rolled her eyes around.

 

Sung Tae-jun slowly turned to leave as if he had only wanted to check.

 

“Let me know when the patient stabilizes. Oh, she can talk, right? I need to do another investigation.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

The door closed.

 

In the hospital room now left with just the two of us, 404’s eyes, who had really almost died, turned toward the phone screen.

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