The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 57

Trap (2)

A future text arrived after a long time.

The format of the text is a photo.

To be exact, it was a photo of a scene from an article.

Without hesitation, I immediately zoomed in on the photo and started reading the article.

-Exclusive! The culprit of the Judge serial murder case has been arrested! Shockingly, the culprit is revealed to be a woman!

-As of 01:26 on February 28, 2019, the Judge, the culprit in the serial murder case, has been arrested. The Judge admitted to being the Judge at the time of the arrest and was found to have complied with the arrest without resistance. The arrested person is Ms. Song (28), a young woman in her twenties. But what’s most surprising is that the Judge, the culprit, is a woman! This marks the first female serial murder case in Korea. The Judge not only murdered six people and attempted to murder two others but was also caught red-handed by police officers lying in wait while committing her ninth crime. The ninth victim was revealed to be Mr. Yoo, a murderer who recently appeared on a program called . Mr. Yoo suffered a blow to the back from a blunt weapon wielded by the Judge, but the hospital says his life is not in danger. Fortunately, it seems that the joint investigation headquarters of the prosecution and police deserve great credit for preventing the murder through on-site arrest. It was revealed that six prosecutors, including Chief Prosecutor Choi Seo-jun of the joint investigation headquarters and his investigator Yoon Seol-ha, and about ten police officers were lying in wait at the scene of the arrest. The Judge case is not completely closed, but according to an insider, Chief Prosecutor Choi Seo-jun, who heads the joint investigation headquarters, planned this entire arrest operation. In the end, it’s the same as Choi Seo-jun, the star prosecutor, bringing the Judge case to a close. The joint investigation headquarters of the prosecution and police announced that they would deliver the details through a press conference as the investigation progresses.

-Reporter Park Su-hyung, WK Daily

An article.

A very excellent article.

A perfect arrest without mistakes, and an article praising this fact and me.

Immediately after the broadcast, I was going to take a few more police officers and investigators out for a stakeout, but now the story is different.

The date and time at the beginning of the article.

The fact that the Judge was arrested at 01:26 on February 28, 2019, was enough to predict when the Judge would move and when she would commit the crime.

I told Reporter Park Su-hyung to write the rest of the article, except for the information about the culprit, the time, and the place of arrest, and it seemed to have paid off handsomely.

If the Judge’s arrest article is published exclusively, public opinion will change 180 degrees from now.

I was already starting to feel excited.

I immediately called Yoon Seol-ha.

She answered the phone right away after a few rings.

-Yes, Prosecutor.

“Seol-ha, keep your schedule open from next Wednesday.”

-From Wednesday, you say?

“Yes. Because you’re going to be very busy from then on.”

-You’ve caught the tail.

Yoon Seol-ha’s voice perked up with interest.

-I understand. I’ll look forward to it.

***

“The media is more focused on the Judge case than on this side.”

“That’s a relief. I thought Choi Seo-jun would solve it and restore public sentiment, but instead, he’s becoming a Non-Gae [a figure who sacrifices herself for a larger cause] and trying to die a glorious death with the media.”

President Kwon Jae-cheol couldn’t stop chuckling.

“He’s an amazing guy. He doesn’t seem to be stressed or shaken at all, even though the pressure is so intense, right?”

“Yes. I heard that he’s setting his own investigation direction and proceeding separately from the investigation direction of the joint investigation headquarters, so it seems difficult to arrest the Judge for the time being.”

“That’s good. The longer it takes, the more time we have to work.”

“That’s right.”

The chief of staff gave a sinister smile and agreed.

“Now that things have turned out this way, throw a few more pieces of firewood to the reporters, so they can burn even more fiercely with the Choi Seo-jun case.”

“I understand.”

“Let’s solve the pending issues in the meantime.”

Kwon Jae-cheol picked his ear and unfolded the documents on the table.

“So, what were the Great Korea Party and the Republic Party fighting about this time?”

“It’s because of the education bill. This time, it’s about college admission rolling admissions…”

“Ah, that.”

He cut off the words as if he knew without saying more.

“Call the leader of the Great Korea Party separately and tell them to poke the executives of the Republic Party appropriately to resolve it. Frankly speaking, it’s not like the Republic Party will 100% oppose it.”

“Yes, I will.”

The chief of staff nodded and slipped a small notepad from his pocket and handed it to Kwon Jae-cheol.

“What’s this?”

“This is a list of gifts that came in late, belatedly, because we missed the timing during the Lunar New Year holiday.”

“Those guys, they know it’s late if they send it after the holiday, but they still send it late.”

He clicked his tongue and scanned the list.

“What about the items?”

“I sent them to your second son-in-law’s villa.”

“Good job. From now on…”

***

Wednesday, February 27th.

It was the day before the Judge’s arrest, but the newspapers, unaware of this, were questioning the qualifications of Chief Investigator Choi Seo-jun and even suggesting that the chief of the joint investigation headquarters should be replaced.

I don’t know who ordered it, but as a few malicious articles began to target me, everyone agreed with the opinion and created this trend by publishing articles.

In less than ten days since the malicious articles were published, Choi Seo-jun’s image was being completely transformed into that of an incompetent prosecutor.

The newspaper’s editorial column was filled with more than 80% of content about the Judge and the joint investigation headquarters.

With the eyes of the media and public opinion turning to this side, President Kwon Jae-cheol was unintentionally taking a breather.

It was a situation that was going against his initial thoughts, so he would be grateful if I didn’t arrest her, but there was no particular contact.

I don’t know if he’s trying to get rid of me altogether by proceeding like this, but I have no intention of being a bullet shield for him and taking all the attacks from the media.

I have helped him before, but Kwon Jae-cheol is the head of state.

He was in a position of absolute power, so he could cut off the people around him at any time.

Kwon Jae-cheol always had to be wary.

Thanks to the media, Inspector Kim Hyung-seok was completely energized.

“Oh, Chief, you’re here?”

He used to call me ‘old man,’ but he’s been calling me ‘chief’ for the past few days.

He’s doing this on purpose because he knows that the media is full of insults about the chief of the investigation headquarters.

Of course, I don’t have the slightest intention of being shaken.

“Yes, hello.”

“There’s a lot of talk in the articles and news these days, but don’t worry about it. No matter what, it’ll be over soon if you arrest the culprit. Don’t you think so?”

“That’s right. It’ll be over if we catch her.”

I smiled brightly and asked.

“So, is there any progress on the investigation side?”

“Well, I don’t know. The Judge is not showing her tail at all. Is there any progress on your side, Chief?”

“Yes. I’m doing well in my own way.”

“Wow, that’s the chief’s class.”

He even raised his thumb sarcastically.

“I’ll look forward to it.”

“Yes. You can look forward to it.”

I twisted my lips into a sneer and went straight into the chief’s office.

“Prosecutor, you’re here?”

Yoon Seol-ha bowed her head and greeted me.

“As you said, I’ve cleared my schedule from today.”

“Good job. Then…”

I cleared my throat and said with dignity.

“I, as the chief of the investigation headquarters, order you: By 8 p.m. today, have all the investigators from the joint prosecution and police investigation team who have a history of on-site arrests ready for a stakeout.”

Excitement filled Yoon Seol-ha’s eyes.

“Should I prepare with the list you mentioned last time?”

“Yes.”

“I understand. I’ll do it right away.”

I’ll have to properly crush Vice-chief Kim’s nose.

I’m already curious about his expression when he hears the news of the arrest through the article without knowing that we’re preparing like this.

***

An apartment complex in Mok-dong, Seoul.

Two black sedans and two vans are parked separately around Building 101, and I parked my car in the center, in a position where I can see apartment 708 of Building 101 accurately.

The interior lights were naturally not turned on, and I was lying in wait with only the walkie-talkie turned on.

Only my cell phone was making noise with the speakerphone turned on.

-Prosecutor, I just passed Mok-dong intersection. I think I’ll be there in 10 minutes.

“I understand. Keep watching.”

I gave a look to Investigator Yoon Seol-ha next to me, and she immediately broadcast it to the others through the walkie-talkie.

“Yoo Dong-hyun 10 minutes before entry. Everyone, don’t let your guard down. Over.”

The current time is 11:45 p.m.

Yoo Dong-hyun, the Judge’s target, had always lived a regular life, so he could have already been at his house, which is presumed to be the scene of the murder.

He always comes home before midnight, but he’s a little late today, so I was worried, but fortunately, the news is that he’s coming home without being any later.

I don’t know exactly when the Judge will enter, but I know the time she will be arrested.

1:26 a.m. on February 28, according to the future text.

Perhaps the Judge will appear at this place around 1 a.m.

Until then, our job was to hold our breath and wait here.

Of course, I didn’t tell the others, but Reporter Park Su-hyung is also secretly waiting in this neighborhood.

The first one to get the exclusive article should naturally be him, who helped me.

The best way to strengthen each other’s relationship is to succeed together.

PD Song Jae-hoon has already started producing a special broadcast about the Judge, so this arrest will provide a stepping stone for all three of us to rise to prominence.

All that’s left is to step on that stepping stone and go high.

“He’s coming in over there.”

Just in time, Yoon Seol-ha pointed to a car entering the parking lot from afar.

A white sedan. The vehicle number is 50Gu 5094.

It’s Yoo Dong-hyun’s car.

The detectives’ cars that were following him naturally pulled out to the opposite side so that Yoo Dong-hyun wouldn’t notice, and we watched Yoo Dong-hyun’s car.

After parking, he naturally got out of the car and went up to the elevator of Building 101 alone.

The lights of apartment 708 turning on after a while.

I’m already starting to tremble.

Not nervous because of the pressure, but excited about how much glory I will gain by catching the culprit.

I explained it to Yoon Seol-ha on the way here, but she still seemed half-doubtful.

Even Yoon Seol-ha, who heard everything, is like this, so it would be a relief if the detectives who didn’t hear anything at all didn’t think they were wasting their time.

But that’s sure to disappear within an hour anyway.

Because I’m going to catch the Judge today.

Time passed, and at 01:11 on February 28, when a page was torn off the calendar.

A black luxury sedan slipped in as if it were a resident of this apartment and parked neatly, and a tall, long-haired woman got out of the driver’s seat of the car.

I could tell instinctively as soon as I saw her.

That woman is the Judge.