Chapter 130
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Interlude - Detective Park Kang-woon (2)
[2019Sunday, May 5,, 16：32]
[Lee Jun - 2nd episode]
[ghost story point : 242]
[causality : 20%]
“read it.”
The bundle of documents the detective handed out contained records of certain criminal cases..
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［Bongcheon- dong Apartment Secret Room Murder Case] Case Overview: A mysterious secret murder case that occurred at the K Apartment in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul in August 2012..
This is a rare unsolved case in which even the method of intrusion and escape has not been revealed, and not even a single suspect has been identified..
Background: A murder occurred on the 12th floor of Building B of the newly built luxury K apartment building in Bongcheon-dong. The victim was Mr. Kim (32 years old), a freelance photojournalist, whose body was discovered in the living room by his girlfriend who visited the house around 7 p.m. As a result of the autopsy, the estimated time of death was lunch that day, and the cause of death was a wound to the carotid artery in the neck, and dozens of knife wounds were found near the face and neck..
“If it’s Bongcheon-dong… … . “It’s right next to it.” Bongcheon-dong, right in front of Seoul National University Station. From there, just two subway stops away is Sillim-dong, where I live..
“The weapon was a kitchen knife found in the kitchen at the scene. There were no signs of forced entry into the entrance or windows, and since it was a new apartment that was moved in less than a year ago, the CCTV in the hallway was also up to date. I thought it was only a matter of time before I caught the culprit. But I didn't catch it.”
I once again read the details of the case carefully and expressed my doubts..
“•••Why didn't I catch it? If there was a CCTV in the hallway, everyone coming and going would have been filmed.……
“That's because there was no one in the video at that time..”
My brother answered while chewing on the remaining ice from his iced coffee..
Just by looking at it, he looks like a noir detective, smoking a cigar and talking about the case, but since smoking is prohibited in the building, he seems to be chewing ice instead..
[Your understanding of the character Park Kang-woon has increased by 5..]
“There is no one. Even if the doorbell was pressed, it should be caught on the front door camera, but there is no such record, and there is no log of what was activated at that time on the front door lock in the first place. The only operating record for that day was opening it once in the evening when my girlfriend came to visit..”
“•••The house was a secret room until the front door was opened that evening..”
The criminal did not enter through the front door nor did he leave..
As I read more about the incident, I realized that it was not a hallway-type apartment and that there were no other windows through which to escape..
“How about a veranda? … ? You can't jump off the 12th floor, but you can crawl down the pipe while watching a movie.……
“The playground CCTV right in front of the apartment happened to be filming that floor, and it was clean. The veranda has never been open.”
I looked at the document a few more times and sighed..
“…This is truly a secret murder. They haven't caught the culprit yet.?”
“okay. They can't catch it and it's classified as an unsolved case..”
I take a last look and put down the papers..
“But the reason you showed this to me is……?”
“It was killed by a ghost..”
Unlike me, who was shocked, the detective continued speaking in a calm tone..
“The victim thought that the positions of objects in her house seemed to be changing a few days ago, and recorded a video with a camcorder to observe the inside of the house. The camcorder was tightly held in the corpse's hand..”
I felt strange, so I skimmed through the documents again..
“…There is no such thing here.”
“yes.”
“Isn’t that the most important part? The murder scene may have been recorded..”
“We intentionally left it out during our research. So as not to cause too much social repercussion.”
The detective puts down his drink cup and answers calmly..
“That camcorder, of course, was secured at the scene and I even saw what was recorded inside. The moment the victim was murdered was clearly recorded on the camcorder..”
And the fact that they couldn't catch it even after checking everything means that the video captured was something out of the ordinary..
“Even now, if you go to the evidence storage room at the National Police Agency, that camcorder is there. It was wrapped tightly in a black bag and placed in a safe where only special cases were stored so that no one could see them..”
“I don't know what I saw there, but the detective looked at me with a slightly disappointed smile..
“Among the unsolved cases that I desperately wanted to catch, there were probably those in which the culprits were not human. From there, I felt deeply empty..”
‘Feeling empty……
Detective with a bitter expression.
He had a fierce appearance, as if he could attack anything, but now he suddenly seemed small, feeling helpless..
“I watch CCTV with my eyes peeled out until day and night change, and work undercover in a car with no heater on for days on end in the cold winter without being able to change my clothes. I was hospitalized after getting stabbed by a crazy guy, and when the case progressed slowly, even if I got scolded and scolded, I could just put handcuffs on the criminal's wrists and that was all that was resolved. Now I know that there are some people I can't catch. If it's an animal, you can just shoot it and kill it. How can you catch something that doesn't exist?.”
The detective takes out a cigarette and lighter from his coat pocket and puts them on the desk..
Is that your rosary? You are fiddling with it..
“Jun, now when I encounter an event that I cannot understand, this feeling of anxiety comes to mind. Aren't you wandering around dealing with someone you can't catch from the beginning? “It feels like a wall that can never be overcome.” “And sadly my hunch was correct, such incidents are becoming more and more common..”
The detective looks at me and gestures as if he understands what I am talking about..
“Last month, a member of the National Assembly moved to the window inside the house using only a handstand, changed direction while hanging on the window railing with his feet, and committed suicide by jumping through a 50cm gap..”
“Last month, a man who was being investigated at the police station for possessing illegal firearms stole the handgun that had been confiscated from him when the detective in charge looked away, shot himself in the head in front of the police, fell to the ground, and then suddenly got up from his seat again. After cleaning up the blood stains around him in seconds, he died. Last month, a taxi driver committed suicide by jumping from the spot with a rope wrapped around his neck and hanging himself from a gate hanger several meters high, and again the other month, a middle-aged man who worked at a restaurant hung himself with a plastic string. “He cut off his head, parked his car headless, and then committed suicide.” “It was all treated as a suicide case. There's no way to find out what happened.”
Detective smiling bitterly.
Suddenly, you looked older than your age..
“The world is spinning in increasingly incomprehensible ways, and there's nothing I, as a brother, can do about it..”
Soon the detective folded his hands on the table and looked at me with serious eyes..
“Now do you know what you mean to me, Jun??”
“You are the only person who can explain the incident in which a woman, a week after her child was murdered, opened the living room veranda, flew 45 meters in the air in a straight line, and then fell. He is the only person who can track down the clown who climbed up the 20th floor apartment with his bare body, cannibalized a family, and then ran away..”
““You mean that much to me, Jun.” The tone is somewhat earnest.
How can a righteous adult who has gone through all the ups and downs of life cling to me, a high school student, in the middle of the day?.
I am a self-proclaimed warrior, but I am not such an honorable and just person..
What is it with me that everyone only looks at me like this?.
Am I really that important?.
Is it okay to accept this endless amount of attention?.
“There is only one person who can explain all these incomprehensible phenomena. That's you to me, Jun..”
“I tried really hard to get over that wall on my own. In fact, I've been lucky enough to solve some cases. But it's no longer possible. This world is getting crazier, Jun..”
“can you help me……?”
The pitiful desperation felt by the detective who seemed scary and formidable..
I could only nod my head.
And I politely folded my hands on the table as if I would cooperate..
“•••Let me help you.”
I, too, have no idea about the Demon King..
And at the end of all these strange events, there will definitely be something involved..
“But I can't help you with everything. I only care about the things inside the school and the devil buried there... … . Solving that is the top priority..”
“okay. Of course I know that. Solving a few cases like this would be useless if the world were to end. but.”
The detective stretches out his arm and roughly taps my shoulder..
“thanks. For saying you would help me.”
“•••I need to help you. The detective is also helping us..”
Then the brother bursts into laughter..
“You knew it. Yeah, I honestly helped you guys a lot.?”
“Yes, and… … . This is my opinion.”
I carefully told the stories that were shared among members during CA class this Friday..
“Blank bridge… … . You mean Clover Corporation? Those two are already aware of the strange phenomenon... … . hmm……
“Yes, all the strange incidents you mentioned... … . To say that the devil did it indiscriminately was before I even existed..”
In my previous life, when I left school and lived somewhere else, strange phenomena did not come to me..
If something strange had already happened in the shadows before I was there,.
‘Those two might have something to do with it.……
Someone is conducting all kinds of experiments on South Korea..
“And besides those bizarre aspects, realistically, those two organizations have their own scum..”
Blank School forces students who have lost their place at an alternative school to perform strange cult rituals, while Clover has a group of private soldiers somewhere that can overthrow a country..
An esoteric religion that secretly spreads among school staff, and a company that has grown to a strange degree that dominates the world..
“And even the devil. But those three are not the same.?”
“yes. Beyond not being part of the same team... … . There is no connection at all with each other..”
“It means there is no point of contact. If there is a group that understands the true nature of the strange phenomenon, there may be a connection..”
My brother is lost in thought with his arms crossed..
“I know this because I have worked on various major cases and delved into politics and business... … . Certainly, from what I know, Gonggyo Bridge and Clover are
It's not related at all. Not even words are listed together.”
A detective who speaks decisively..
“It bothers me that suspicious people hang out together so strangely..”
“We have to figure it out little by little. So that's what I'm saying.”
I lowered my voice and asked carefully, so that no one would hear..
“We remember In Ha-yoon from our club.?”
“•••hmm. You mean that pretty girl??”
The detective nods as if he remembers..
“Talk little and be quiet?”
“Yes, my face is white. That's him.”
“Why does that kid.”
“Could you please check on him?‘?”
The detective said "pooh" and was surprised with the force he would have if he had had something in his mouth..
“What are you talking about, man! Why am I investigating the girl you have a crush on?!”
“What are you talking about? why do i like him!”
I'm looking around in a hurry to see if anyone will listen and explain the situation..
“It's because it's suspicious, because it's suspicious.”
“How can it be suspicious??”
“So……
I told the detective everything that had happened..
Only then did he stroke his beard and look like he was worried..
“After listening to it, it definitely seems like an award winner..”
“Right? It's strange?”
“The collective panic on this train was also because of that kid... hmm.”
The detective leans against the table with a thoughtful expression..
“I thought you were asking me to dig it up personally because you like him..”
“No, I mean… … . why do i••••••
I am rushing around, paying attention to see if there are any students from the same school around me..
The detective chuckles at my confused expression..
“Just kidding, kidding. But why is your face getting redder? I really like it?”
“Oh, stop, really.!”
Originally, I didn't like being a high school student, but the moment I was teased and asked if I liked him, I was suddenly triggered and thought, 'Do I really like him?' How to get a strange feeling.
I am trying my best not to fall into rational feelings, especially regarding Hayun..
She's already pretty, but I feel like if I lose my mind and really fall for her, I won't be able to break away from her..
‘Actually, I'm almost halfway there now.……
dangerous.
You shouldn't even think about that kind of thing..
As a member of the club, let's only recognize her as a girl with a suspicious side..
“So, can you do it, no?”
“Um, tell me exactly what type of background investigation this is..”
“The best thing is to find out where he is and what he does after school.……
“That's impossible.”
The detective who flatly refuses.
“Whether I'm interrogating or following people around me, I have no choice but to get involved. Even though I'm a detective, I'm a big guy, so if I chase after an underage girl, I get caught right away..”
“Then, what can you do? I’m sure Hayun won’t like it if you chase her around like that, I asked..
“I can do things like simple identity checks. Home address, medical records, etc..”
I nodded quickly as if that was it..
“That's enough. Family relations and home address.”
Ha- yoon In, and Tae-sang, the current leader of the Gonghyeon Church, who will become the next president of the Republic of Korea..
‘They both have the same last name.’
And it's not a common surname.
We might be able to find some clues through family relationships..
‘And I know that the family is incredibly wealthy, but there are few such rich people in Sillim-dong. If only the home address is specified, there are many more things that can be found out..’
“Okay, simple background check like family relations and home address of the girl you like. Instead, you help me with my case. That's what I'm talking about?”
“Yes, I like it. If I need anything, I'll ask again. How long can you do this??”
“Next time, all you have to do is call me before you die..”
The detective smiles leisurely and crosses his arms..
“It takes less than 10 seconds to look it up through the computer network, but everything is recorded later and goes up to the top. When receiving approval, if it is discovered that I have been looking up an underage girl with whom I have no relationship, I will be immediately disciplined..”
“Yeah, I see.……
“So next time, just make a phone call before you die. You just need to get the information from me before time runs out..”
I nodded..
Of course, if you hear about it today and commit suicide, you can find out quickly..
I had just been warned by the detective not to do anything that would destroy my spirit..
‘Above all, if you die and the checkpoint is earlier, you have to come back to this cafe and talk again and explain the situation..’
If there was a situation where I had to turn back time after I died, I decided to ask them to look up Hayun's identity..
“Well, that's it for today. I'll do all the background investigations you ask for, and you'll help me with cases I can't solve..”
“Yes, I do. But when can I help you??”
“Contact me when you need me.”
After the conversation, we stood up together and left the cafe..
As soon as the glass door is opened, Detective Lee naturally puts a cigarette in his mouth as if he had been waiting..
The sight of him lighting a fire by turning on a lighter feels like a serious detective from a hard-boiled detective story..
As I was taking a quick look, the detective smiled and waved his hand as if asking me what I was looking at..
“Go in first. Don't look at the bad things.”
“Yes, I will go. Thank you for your hard work〜”
“Okay, let's do our best.〜”
“yes, thank you〜”
“okay〜”
We say hello and part ways like ordinary adults and students, lengthening our speech..
The sunset was already shining on the apartment complex, and the day was coming to an end..
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［It's a scary story if you understand it］
-camcorder ghost story-
One day, a man notices strange things happening in his house..
When you return from going out, you get the feeling that the house is strangely messy or that the positions of things have changed..
Lately, when I'm alone at home, I feel someone's gaze on me..
The man was in a bad mood and decided to videotape the inside of his house to clear his doubts..
A man who installed his camcorder camera in the living room that very day..
I pressed the record button, went out, and came back, and sure enough, the positions of the things in the house had strangely changed..
The place where the remote control is placed, the carpet in the living room that is a little disheveled, etc..
Strange traces definitely remain.
The man quickly found the camcorder he had left in a corner of the living room, stopped recording, and started playing from where he was sitting..
Video from a camcorder that has not recorded anything for a while.
However, not long after he went out, he saw a strange woman walking around the living room with a kitchen knife..
‘there is! Someone really broke into the house!’
The completely excited man began to look at the recorded video more intently. The woman was holding a knife and stabbing the air, and she was also constantly moving around the living room, crawling like a dog..
‘Crazy, I didn't know this until now.……
Thinking about how many times this woman had wandered around the house, a shiver ran down the man's spine..
‘At this rate, even the police will take action.?’
The moment the man opened his cell phone to report it, he saw the woman on the screen crawling under the sofa in the living room..
And right after, someone else, a man, enters the house..
‘There was one more person！’
The man in the video gradually got closer, picked up the camcorder, looked around, and soon the video stopped..
The man who realized something couldn't help but break into a cold sweat..
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