Episode 83
“Huh? Dead?”
Kang Baek opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Since he was next to the victim, he did not know what happened there.
When I heard the scream and rushed over, I saw Kang Tae-eun lying on the ground, struggling, and then suddenly stopped moving.
“Seo, could it be that you are…?”
“No, man.”
Si-hyeon said as if he was catching a live person.
“I didn’t even touch it.”
“…Then what happened?”
“I want to know that too.”
Even though he said so, Si-hyeon seemed to know roughly why Kang Tae-eun was like this.
The prohibition of the Black Cross, which was felt when interrogating Han Yi-seol’s younger brother, meant that the prohibited information could not be uttered out loud.
But this time, because his abilities were so strong, he broke the ban and barely shared the information.
Kang Tae-eun, who was banned, seemed to have suffered beyond imagination because of it.
No, it wasn’t just pain, it seemed like it was something that would eventually lead to death.
Anyway, because of that, things were taking a turn in an unexpected direction.
“What should I do with this?”
Kang Baek looked at the dead Kang Tae-eun and asked.
“We didn’t kill them, so what should we do?”
Si-hyeon answered, emphasizing that we did not kill him.
Since he died as a result of asking a question, there must have been a connection, but there was nothing to worry about.
He was on death row anyway, and he escaped and committed two more murders and was about to commit a third.
It’s just that the person who died died.
“You should report it first, right?”
“Have you reported it yet?”
“Yes, I was just about to report it when I heard screaming.”
“Well, then it would be better to contact the Special Investigation Headquarters right away.”
“Special Investigation Headquarters? Ah… I said that bastard Kang Tae-eun.”
Kang Baek nodded and continued speaking.
“But your face has changed so much… will they believe it?”
“The fingerprints seem to be fine, so if you check them, your identity will be revealed.”
Si-hyeon said while slightly lifting Kang Tae-eun’s finger and staring at it.
“Oh, I guess so.”
Kang Baek scratched his head.
“How are you ladies?”
“I’ve calmed down a lot compared to the first time.”
“I’m glad.”
“Ah, but you said you were a prison guard. Seoul Detention Center.”
“okay?”
Sihyeon looked surprised.
As a result, we ended up saving the same family.
“Yes, that’s right. By the way, the results of this undercover work were no joke? I saved two women in danger and even captured Kang Tae-eun…”
Kang Baek remembered that Kang Tae-eun was dead and changed the phrase “caught” to the past tense.
In any case, as Kangbaek said, it was a remarkable achievement.
It was natural to see pride on Kang Baek’s face.
At this level, even if we were proud of our achievements, no one would be able to say anything.
“That’s right. If I hadn’t applied, I would have been in big trouble. I told you, I felt some strange fate. I felt that fate and that’s why I applied.”
Although it was precisely because of the quest.
Come to think of it, the quest for Kang Tae-eun has not yet been completed.
It seemed that the quest would be completed only if the body of the dead Kang Tae-eun was handed over to the Special Investigation Headquarters.
“Ah, if that’s the case, I’ll say I felt fate too.”
Kang Baek said with a smile.
He accepted Sihyeon’s words as something he just tried.
“Yes, yes. Ah, but.”
Sihyeon suddenly looked like she remembered something.
“Yes, brother.”
“Is it possible to measure magical power in a dead person?”
“Well, maybe not? Just a moment.”
After saying that, Kangbaek took out his smartphone and searched.
“Hmm… I see. That doesn’t work.”
Kangbaek searched quickly and answered again.
“I see. Thanks for noticing.”
Sihyeon’s face brightened.
When I thought about it again, I felt that the situation was turning in my favor.
It was a fact that could not be hidden that he had defeated Kang Tae-eun.
Sihyeon thought that even if they asked for cooperation to hide it, it would be impossible for three people to kiss perfectly.
If Kang Tae-eun had been caught unharmed, it would have been revealed that she was a Class A awakened person the moment her magic power was measured.
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If that were the case, he would suddenly become a great person who single-handedly defeated an A-class awakened person.
I didn’t want to be in that situation because I was still only at C-level and had not yet become strong enough to be satisfied.
Moreover, according to the license, it was still class D.
It was as obvious as seeing fire that if Class D questioned how Class A had been defeated, they would be in a difficult situation.
Thinking about it in that respect, it was fortunate that Kang Tae-eun died.
Since there were two witnesses besides himself, it was a known fact that Kang Tae-eun was an awakened person.
However, since horsepower cannot be measured, it would be impossible to even imagine that it is Class A.
Since he was defeated by a D-class, he can only be considered a low-level awakened person.
And if things went that way, he wouldn’t be in trouble.
No matter how much I thought about it, it was fortunate.
If he hadn’t died, he would have had no choice but to persuade Kang Baek and the woman and force them to kiss, which was a way to avoid anxiety.
“Ah, but what grade is this kid Kang Tae-eun? You said something about grade A earlier….”
Kang Baek opened his mouth.
Now that I think about it, it seemed like while fighting with Kang Tae-eun, he said something like, ‘Aren’t you A-level?’
“Ah, what about Class A? I just provoked him during the fight. Could he have said that because he really thought he was Class A? He’s not even a Class A. When I fought him in person, he seemed like a weak Class D.”
Sihyeon accepted Kangbaek’s words as calmly and naturally as possible.
“Well, I thought it was so outrageous that I wondered why you said that, but it turned out to be a provocation.”
Kang Baek had never seen a Class A awakened person in person.
I only heard that it was less than 1% of the awakened people and that it was really great.
It is inconceivable that an A-level person with such a great image would be bullied by a D-level colleague.
Of course, there were some strange things.
“But you fight really well. Your movements are easier than I thought…”
“Haha, Kangbaek, you really put gold on my face. This is a business secret. Can you tell me?”
Sihyeon smiled and answered.
Of course, my mind was working diligently to find the most plausible answer.
“Oooh, what is it?”
Kang Baek asked with curious eyes.
“Hmm… That’s what I mean. I have a skill that makes my abilities stronger in the dark. That’s why I was able to do that move. I was lucky in many ways.”
Sihyeon took Kang Tae-eun’s abilities and applied them to her.
It was an explanation that made sense, even though it was made hastily because it was taken from something that actually existed.
“Aha, that’s it.”
Kang Baek also seemed to understand.
Because he hated seeing blood, he had never been to a raid, so he didn’t know much about the Awakened.
It was my first time seeing the awakened people fight right in front of me.
So, I accepted Si-hyeon’s explanation as roughly what it was.
“Yes, yes. By the way, now I need to contact the Special Investigation Headquarters. I will do it, so you stay with the woman. Anyone can become anxious when left alone in a situation like this.”
Si-hyeon seemed like he would continue to ask annoying questions like this, so he changed his mind.
“Ah yes.”
Only then did Kangbaek remember that he had left the woman, who was still in an anxious state, alone, and turned around and quickly walked back.
Sihyeon took out her cell phone and searched for the saved number of the Special Investigation Headquarters.
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Exactly 11 months and 17 days after Kang Tae-eun escaped, a phone call came to the Special Investigation Headquarters.
The exhausted police, who were on emergency duty due to a murder believed to have been committed by Kang Tae-eun, mechanically answered the phone.
At the same time, I thought it was just a useless phone call that I was getting sick of.
However, the moment we answered the phone and exchanged a few words, the police officer’s expression changed dramatically.
Then they continued to talk with serious yet excited faces.
The moment when a conversation that had been going on for quite some time ended.
The police officer jumped out of his seat.
As a result, the chair fell backwards with a crashing sound, but the police did not pay any attention.
“I found it!”
The moment the police shouted in a loud voice, the eyes of everyone in the place where the Special Investigation Headquarters was set up turned towards it.
“A prison guard who came to the Special Investigation Headquarters found Kang Tae-eun at Cheonggyesan Mountain and captured her!”
The police shouted loudly again.
“Are you sure you saw it? Is this really Kang Tae-eun?”
someone asked.
Even though so many people searched for him, they couldn’t even find his shadow, but when the guards suddenly say they caught him, it’s hard to believe.
“Well… their appearance has changed so much that they cannot confirm that it is Kang Tae-eun by looking at her face. She has completely changed her face through plastic surgery. However, she has clearly stated that she is Kang Tae-eun.”
“What? Plastic surgery? Isn’t this just catching a strange person for no reason?
“No, that’s entirely possible. I already told you that I would have ripped that bastard’s face off last time. That’s why he hasn’t been caught until now.”
The police’s words sparked controversy in the Special Investigation Headquarters.
“The reporters and witnesses say they are confident that it is Kang Tae-eun. Anyway, this is the most powerful information at the moment, so I think we need to dispatch personnel urgently. Oh, and one thing.”
Everyone’s eyes focused on the policeman’s mouth.
“It is said that Tae-eun Kang died shortly after he was captured.”
“what?”
“die?”
“Dead?”
“You want me to believe that?”
“Does that make sense?”
At that moment, the Special Investigation Headquarters became as noisy as a market.
“Quiet! Be quiet!”
A middle-aged man with a bleak look sitting in the command chair shouted.
Then the noisy hall quickly became quiet.
“First of all, gather the personnel. There is no need to grasp at straws or anything. Two murders have occurred, but do you know how uncomfortable it is for the higher-ups because they are continuing their fruitless actions? Quickly, get ready. I will go there myself.”
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“You’ve come a long way.”
Sihyeon muttered as if she were a minister.
It was my first time seeing so many police officers.
The bottom of the mountain, where only Kang Tae-eun and his car were parked, sparkled with police cars.
“Wow, I’m all nervous?”
Kang Baek said.
“You’re not a criminal, so why are you nervous? Rest comfortably, relax.”
“I’m nervous too.”
Jeong-ah, the woman who was kidnapped by Kang Tae-eun, spoke in a trembling voice.
In fact, she wanted to get away from this unforgettable and terrible experience right away.
However, she was also the main witness and the lifesavers who saved her remained, so I stayed behind, holding on to my trembling heart because I felt it would not be right to leave first.
“Just tell me what you saw and heard, and there won’t be any problem.”
As Si-hyeon calmed Jeong-ah’s mind with a calm voice, people began to come up.
I didn’t know much about the police organization, but it seemed like there were plainclothes police, uniform police, and people from the forensics unit.
Still, because I had a decent social life, it was easy to recognize who was a high-ranking person.
A middle-aged man in plain clothes walking as if escorted by people on his left and right.
Looking up close, he had a stiff look, as if he wasn’t about to tell a joke.
He didn’t even say hello to Si-hyeon and his group, but walked steadily to the place where Kang Tae-eun’s body was.
He then began to observe the corpse for some time.
“Hmm, just like I heard, your face is completely different. Are you really Kang Tae-eun?”
He muttered with a doubtful expression.
He was Park Cheol-gon, head of the Special Investigation Headquarters and head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s investigation department.
Park Cheol-gon was a man with great ambition.
So, when I was appointed as the head of the Kang Tae-eun case, which attracted public attention, I thought it was an opportunity to make a great achievement for my career.
However, contrary to expectations, the investigation ran into difficulties.
To make matters worse, two additional murders occurred, presumed to have been committed by Kang Tae-eun.
There was no result and something like that happened, so it was truly unsettling.
Every day was extremely stressful.
So, upon hearing that Kang Tae-eun might be hit, he got off his butt and immediately took a step forward.
That was how anxious he was.
“Anyway, take your fingerprints and check your background right now.”
“all right.”
As Park Cheol-gon spoke, a man who appeared to be from the forensics team immediately moved to take fingerprints.
“Anyway, why are you sleeping dead, tsk tsk?”
Park Cheol-gon frowned and clicked his tongue.
In order to find out information such as where and with whom he was hiding, he had to be alive.
Because the dead have no words.
Park Cheol-gon made an irritated expression, got up and walked towards Si-hyeon and the others.
“Who is the reporter?”
Sihyeon’s eyebrows twitched.
Kang Baek and Jeong Ah’s expressions were also not good.
It’s all informal language.
There were often posts on the Internet saying that they felt bad because the police used informal language, but it was absurd and unpleasant to experience it in person.
“It’s me.”
Sihyeon’s voice naturally became hard.
“Who fought with the person presumed to be Kang Tae-eun?”
“I am.”
Sihyeon spoke again.
“Hmm, that’s right. Let’s wait and see.”
Park Cheol-gon turned around with his arms crossed.
If it turns out that the body is really Kang Tae-eun, we plan to conduct a thorough investigation.
fantasy,
