The Inspector Is Getting Promoted! [EN]: Chapter 56

Trap (1)

-From: Reporter Park Su-hyeong

-The article is up. The link is www.wangsibriblog.co.kr.

I checked the article he posted, and it was clean and concise.

However, that’s only when limited to the general public’s perspective.

Reporter Park Su-hyeong has been publishing articles about the Judge for the past few days.

However, the special thing is that he is naturally incorporating the word ‘artificial tears’ into the article and using it several times.

If the Judge sees it, he will inevitably suspect that Reporter Park Su-hyeong knows something about him.

It’s like a thief being scared of his own shadow.

According to the profilers, the culprit, given his characteristic of craving attention, would look up all the articles about himself, i.e., the Judge.

But if the content related to artificial tears is mentioned in every article, not just once or twice, the Judge will have no choice but to keep a close eye on Reporter Park Su-hyeong.

Given the nature of a genius psychopath, he will be even more certain of his mistake.

This is already the sixth article mentioning artificial tears.

Now, it’s strange if the Judge doesn’t notice.

From now on, the Judge will have no choice but to look up all of Park Su-hyeong’s articles.

The bait has been laid.

If Park Su-hyeong publishes an article about Yoo Dong-hyeon when the time comes, he will inevitably catch the Judge’s eye.

All that’s left is to wait for the right moment.

We are getting one step closer to the Judge.

***

-Star Prosecutor Choi Seo-jun, Finally Reaching His Limit? The Joint Investigation Team of Prosecutors and Police Shows No Results……

-It has already been six months since the Judge serial murder case began. It has also been a month and a half since the joint investigation team of prosecutors and police was established, but they have not yet been able to grasp the direction of the investigation. After the investigation team was established, the seventh and eighth victims were killed by the Judge, but they have not been able to collect even the slightest evidence or trace, let alone catch the culprit. One might even wonder if there is such a person as the Judge. There are even suspicions that the Judge is a being beyond human, a god. Literally, a Judge (審判) [a person who judges or assesses a situation or person]. When the investigation team was established, star prosecutor Choi Seo-jun was exceptionally appointed as the head of the investigation team despite being a deputy chief prosecutor. This decision was made in recognition of his ability to solve several major cases, but as the investigation continues to be sluggish and Choi Seo-jun continues to face difficulties, there are regrets that someone with more experience and seniority should have been appointed as the head of the investigation team. The government’s official position has not been released separately, but it is expected that the investigation team will be operated under the leadership of Prosecutor Choi Seo-jun for the time being. Attention is focused on whether Choi Seo-jun will live up to his name as a star prosecutor or reveal his limitations and tarnish his reputation.

-Fact Punch Reporter Park Hae-yoon

As soon as he saw the article, Chief Prosecutor Kim Jae-wook immediately picked up his phone.

The other party answered the phone as soon as the dial tone rang, very politely.

-Yes, Chief Prosecutor.

“Very good. Reporter Park wrote the article very well.”

-Thank you.

“More than anything else, I really like the headline. Choi Seo-jun’s limit. It has a very good ring to it.”

-It’s all thanks to the Chief Prosecutor’s appropriate guidance.

“Hahaha, that’s why I like Reporter Park.”

Chief Prosecutor Kim Jae-wook burst into laughter, loud enough to shake the office.

“Do you need anything else?”

-Yes. If anything comes out of the investigation team, even a source…….

“Don’t worry about that. I have a firm grip on this side.”

-As expected of the Chief Prosecutor. Then I will trust only in the Chief Prosecutor.

“Okay. Reporter Park, you’ve worked hard.”

-Goodbye.

The satisfied smile on Chief Prosecutor Kim Jae-wook’s face did not fade after he hung up the phone.

‘Finally, Choi Seo-jun is on the decline!’

***

“Prosecutor, don’t worry too much. The media always tries to bite when they see an opening, right?”

Yoon Seol-ha comforted him with a worried heart.

But I scoffed and shook my head.

“Worry? I don’t care at all.”

Since the eighth victim of the Judge case appeared, provocative journalists have slowly emerged and started to bite me.

But as I told Yoon Seol-ha, I really didn’t waver at all.

No, I was thinking of it as something completely outside of my concern.

I expected that if I didn’t solve the case right away, the responsibility would fall on me like this when I was offered the position of head of this investigation team.

But this means that I am the core of this investigation team.

No matter how much they bite, the moment I solve the case, all the guys who were pointing fingers or barking will lower their tails and applaud me.

More than anything, if they hear about the circumstances of the arrest of the criminal, it is clear that the name Choi Seo-jun will be engraved in the minds of all Koreans.

Besides, it’s obvious that these articles that openly criticize me are made by Kang Hyeon-soo, Chief Kim Jae-wook, or Chief Kim, one of the three, who pay a reporter to write articles to criticize me, so I don’t need to be played by their tricks.

What’s fortunate is that the internal affairs of the investigation team are not spreading to the outside.

After securing the fact that the criminal is a woman with a height of 170cm to 172cm through the black box video restoration of the National Forensic Service, it was kept top secret.

If you combine this with the artificial tears that Reporter Park Su-hyeong has, the range of the criminal narrows even further.

If we find just one more small clue, we can identify the criminal.

Of course, I didn’t have to wait until I found that clue.

Because I’m going to set a trap with a directly planned case.

Beep, beep.

As soon as I thought about it, my phone rang.

“Yes, this is Choi Seo-jun.”

-Ah, Prosecutor. This is Song Jae-hoon.

Judging by his bright voice, it seems like he’s going to give me good news.

“Was it approved?”

-Yes. The permission for the change in programming just came through.

Yes!

I clenched my fist.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

-No. It seems that the CP [Chief Producer] trusted and approved it because I mentioned your name, Prosecutor, hahaha.

“So, the Judge special will be broadcast today?”

-Yes, that’s right. It’s scheduled to be broadcast at 11 PM today.

“I see. I guess I’ll have to leave work today and watch it live at home.”

-Haha, the viewership ratings will go up a little more.

“Thank you so much for your hard work. Then I’ll start preparing right away.”

-Yes. Please hang in there a little longer.

“Yes.”

After hanging up the phone, I immediately sent a message.

-To: Reporter Park Su-hyeong

-Please post an article about Yoo Dong-hyeon before this evening.

Before the excitement of arresting the Judge subsided, I called Investigator Yoon Seol-ha.

“Seol-ha.”

“Yes, Prosecutor.”

She came to me and said with a smile.

“Something good seems to be happening?”

“Ah, is it obvious?”

Yoon Seol-ha winked and said.

“You call me Seol-ha when you’re in a good mood, and otherwise, you call me Investigator.”

I had a habit I didn’t even know about.

I scratched my cheek in embarrassment and said.

“Anyway, I’m in a good mood now, so let’s call you Seol-ha.”

“Tell me.”

“Is the contact information I mentioned last time ready?”

“Are you talking about the investigators and detectives with field arrest experience?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I have it ready so that I can contact them immediately.”

“Good. Please instruct them to be ready to come out whenever I contact them.”

“Understood.”

“And did you get the list of four trustworthy police officers?”

“Yes.”

“To those four…….”

I took out Yoo Dong-hyeon’s profile, photo, detailed information, and current residence information, which were the Judge’s targets, from my pocket and handed them to Yoon Seol-ha.

“Please pair them up in teams of two and have them monitor this man 24 hours a day.”

“This man?”

Yoon Seol-ha read Yoo Dong-hyeon’s profile with a questioning look.

“Didn’t you say the Judge was a woman?”

“No. This man is the Judge’s ninth target.”

At that moment, Yoon Seol-ha’s eyes widened as much as they could.

“H, how…….”

“It’s not 100%. It’s just a high probability, very high.”

I emphasized to Yoon Seol-ha as if it were important and continued.

“However, don’t tell those four that this person is the Judge’s target. Just let them know that this person may be related to the Judge case, and if this person’s life is in danger, they should directly step in, reveal that they are police officers, and unconditionally arrest the perpetrator.”

The reason for not telling them is one.

If it spreads to the outside, the possibility of ruining things increases.

That’s why I picked trustworthy people, but I decided not to inform them of the fact that they were targets, thinking that it’s better to be safe than sorry.

“Understood.”

I’m planning to follow along after the full-scale surveillance begins.

Now, catching the Judge is really just a matter of time.

I twisted the corners of my lips into a smirk.

“It seems like it’s time to catch the Judge.”

***

“The broadcast is about to start.”

-Yes, I’m also preparing in front of the TV.

“Please post the follow-up article about Yoo Dong-hyeon immediately after the program ends.”

-Understood.

Reporter Park Su-hyeong had already completed several articles about Yoo Dong-hyeon, who was scheduled to be the Judge’s target, through [in advance], in preparation for today.

We checked and coordinated the article contents together several times to stimulate the Judge as much as possible.

The Judge would already be watching Yoo Dong-hyeon with the article that was posted once during the day.

The plan was perfect.

-Now, the end of the Judge project is finally starting to be seen.

“Still, there’s no guarantee of 100% success. Don’t expect too much.”

-Of course.

He smiled briefly and continued.

-But I have a feeling it will succeed.

“I hope so too.”

-Ah, the broadcast is starting. Then, Prosecutor, have a good night.

“Please work a little harder.”

-Yes.

Not long after hanging up the phone, [the broadcast] began.

As PD [Production Director] Song Jae-hoon had previously obtained permission, today was a special feature on ‘Yoo Dong-hyeon’.

The title was also a provocative name, ‘Even if you kill and abandon a person, it’s only 2 years and 4 months,’ attracting the attention of viewers.

As expected, not long after the program started, controversy began to ignite on the viewer bulletin board and various online communities about the fact that he was sentenced to three years in prison and is currently on parole.

The topicality was also perfect, so I comfortably buried myself in the sofa and began to watch the program in earnest.

I watched [the program] completely immersed from beginning to end.

I had watched it once with PD Song Jae-hoon before the broadcast, but it was so well made that I could be immersed in it again.

From the viewer’s point of view, the criminal Yoo Dong-hyeon felt like the worst villain in the world.

The trap for the Judge was laid very temptingly.

Now, all that’s left is to wait for him to step on this trap.

The Judge’s appearance already seemed to be flickering before my eyes.

Around the time the advertisement for the next episode of the program came out.

Beep, beep.

Twice briefly.

The unique vibration of the text message rang.

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