You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 294

“Okay, those who responded to the interview, those who know Mr. C, unanimously said that Mr. C would not have killed in that way. What does that mean? It means that Lee Jung-chan’s murder method this time is a method that looks like saying ‘I killed him’ to anyone. But what idiot would do that? Moreover, would Mr. C, who was called a genius and was a prosecutor from the Criminal Affairs Department, have any reason to do that?”

[Form Filter K: But that only applies when the criminal meticulously plans to kill, doesn’t it? It doesn’t apply when he suddenly kills impulsively, right?

Rolonoa: Listening to those people, it doesn’t sound like they would kill someone impulsively.

Don’t Be Scared: That’s what those people think, and even if they are acquaintances, they don’t know everything about that person. They say he has some psychopathic tendencies. Then he was hiding his true nature, and that might have suddenly exploded?

GuavaGuava: That’s right. You never know when and where a person will explode and do something unexpected. When you look at murderers, people around them always say they were nice and wouldn’t do that. How is that different?]

Just playing the interview video made people start arguing.

The common opinion was that even if the interview was entirely accurate, if Cha Joo-han killed Lee Jung-chan impulsively, his usual personality wouldn’t matter at all.

“I understand what you’re saying. The police have not yet caught Mr. C, who is on the run, so they haven’t made a definite decision on whether it was an impulsive crime or a planned crime. However, the National Forensic Service, which performed the autopsy on the body, announced that the perpetrator was presumed to be someone who had considerable resentment towards the deceased. They said there were traces of being stabbed multiple times with a knife. We’ll have to wait for the results of the second autopsy.”

“Yes. Anyway, your opinions are converging on impulsive murder. So, Mr. C originally had a grudge against the deceased, and after contacting the deceased, an event occurred that amplified Mr. C’s resentment, and then Mr. C killed the deceased. Is that what you’re thinking?”

[Bear-like: The media said the tool used in the crime was a paring knife. But if the criminal went to meet Lee Jung-chan without thinking of killing him, he wouldn’t have brought a paring knife, would he? If it was an accidental murder, he would have strangled him to death or hit him with a stone that was lying around at the scene.

Choi Jong-hyun♡Jo Bong-joon: Paring knives are everywhere in fishing spots. They sell them at the store, or people who come to the fishing spot bring them to peel fruit or prepare fish. He could have picked that up and killed him.

Lemon Borrowing and Debt Repayment: That could be true. Everyone is so smart.

Bongjoon, Let’s Go to School: If the criminal didn’t bring the paring knife with him, he would have used a knife nearby, as someone said earlier. But if he bought it at the store, there would be a record at the store, and if he stole it from someone else, someone would have reported it stolen, right? Shouldn’t they investigate that?

Malboro Dries: LOL, why bother doing that kind of investigation in the first place? The criminal has already been identified as Mr. Cha because of other evidence without such evidence. If he is innocent, he can collect evidence and go as Bongjoon, Let’s Go to School, said. But he’s running away, isn’t he? What does that mean?]

The number of viewers, which had slowly increased since the interview video was played, had already reached 4,000, twice as many as before it was played, and the chat was rising just as quickly.

Jo Bong-joon checked the time.

He didn’t think he would be able to cover all the content he had organized from number 1 to 4 today anyway, but time was passing as viewers started discussing.

“Are you all Conans [referring to the detective character Conan Edogawa]? There are many opinions. Let me summarize. Now, there are two situations being mentioned: Mr. C bringing the knife in advance and not bringing the knife.”

Jo Bong-joon opened a notepad on the screen and started typing.

[1. Met the deceased with a knife in advance

2. Obtained the knife after meeting the deceased]

“Then let’s talk about number 1 first. He brought a knife with him in advance. Then that means that Mr. C was thinking that a situation where he had to kill the deceased might arise. At least, that’s what it implies.”

[Someone Who Likes Conspiracy Theories: Or maybe he thought he had to protect himself from someone?

Ziggurat: Oh…. This is a new perspective.

Someone Who Likes Conspiracy Theories: You have to think about why the brothers started this broadcast in the first place. The brothers want to argue that Mr. C is not the culprit, right? I’m a big fan of the brothers, so I’m assuming that what the brothers say is correct. Then why did Mr. C bring a knife if he wasn’t the culprit? If I had to guess, it would be because he thought someone was trying to kill him.

Sell Stocks and Buy My House: But it’s already been said that the murder weapon was that knife, right?

Someone Who Likes Conspiracy Theories: Isn’t it possible that someone stole the knife from Mr. C to frame him and killed Lee Jung-chan?

Kkan Imatokka: LOL, that’s too much. Then Mr. C is actually a witness, but if I’m a witness and someone stole my knife and killed him, I can just say that, but why run away?

Someone Who Likes Conspiracy Theories: He didn’t run away, but he may have already been murdered or kidnapped by the real culprit who killed Lee Jung-chan.

Kimchi Killer: Oh… That’s very plausible.]

[명운대학교12학번예정자: LOL, what’s so plausible about that? You’ve watched too many movies. LOL]

“Hmm, that’s an interesting perspective. But for now, let’s set aside such specific scenarios. We need to proceed under the assumption that Mr. C is indeed the culprit. Now, in the first case, it’s closer to ‘I’ll kill if necessary’ rather than an impulsive murder, so it should be categorized as a planned murder. Actually, if we knew why Mr. C went to meet the deceased, some of these questions would be resolved.”

While Choi Jong-hyun drank water, Jo Bong-joon took over.

“Yes, anyway, we’ll explain this part in the segment we’ve prepared later. Let’s talk about the second case, where the knife was obtained at the scene.”

“This can be divided into three main possibilities: 1. He picked it up from the ground. 2. He stole it from someone fishing nearby. 3. He bought it from the convenience store. These were suggested by the viewers.”

Even if the viewers hadn’t mentioned it, the ways to obtain a knife at the scene would largely be limited to these, unless other variables existed.

The viewers, who were busy exchanging jokes and having fun when the broadcast started, were now genuinely focused.

We need to capitalize on this momentum.

“So, the situation would be like this. Whether there was a prior grudge or not, Mr. C impulsively decides to kill Lee Jung-chan. But he thinks strangling with his hands might be risky. You know, fingerprints and all that… Oh, and actually, people don’t die easily from strangulation. So, he decides to stab him decisively with a knife.”

Choi Jong-hyun even drew a picture on the drawing board to explain, but his drawing was worse than nothing.

It was such a crude drawing that you could only identify it as a human figure, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

[JonghyunLet’sPlay: Your drawing skills are terrible lol]

[YouAndMe: Just talk, don’t draw lol]

[NoseOutsidePwang: LOL Drawing that hinders the viewers’ understanding]

“Is it that bad?”

“……Yeah. Just talk.”

“Ah, I apologize then. He was overwhelmed by the impulse to kill Lee Jung-chan for some reason, and he needed a tool, so he looked around and, coincidentally, amazingly! It was as if God had given him a sign to commit murder today! A knife was just lying on the ground, so he stabbed him with it.”

[ChoiJonghyunBaldy: LOL Does that make sense? lol]

[PastedAPatch: LOL]

“And number 2. He stole it from a fisherman nearby. So, Mr. C parts ways with Lee Jung-chan first. Because if someone that angry says, ‘Wait a minute, I left something behind…’ do you think Lee Jung-chan is stupid? He would never wait. Or maybe Mr. C thought it would be better to separate quickly to control his emotions. Anyway, he separates and returns to the entrance, and there he sees a utility knife used by the fishermen. And coincidentally, the fishermen suddenly caught a big fish, so their attention was focused on that, or something happened, and they all left their seats! So, Mr. C secretly takes the knife and follows Lee Jung-chan, who is leaving the reservoir, and stabs him.”

[MarlboroDries: LOL You could say it seriously, but you’re saying it with so much comedy that it sounds like everyone who claims Mr. Cha is the culprit is a complete idiot. Saying ‘coincidentally! accidentally! amazingly!’ makes it sound absurd. But things in the world are more like a novel than a novel, so such coincidences happen. And even if that’s not the case, there may have been situations you can’t predict. And would the culprit have said to Lee Jung-chan, ‘Wait a minute, I left something behind…’? Even if he impulsively wanted to kill him on the spot, he could have held back, let him go, and then come back and kill him. There are so many holes in your argument lol The level of this criminal advocacy broadcast…lol And the level of the viewers who are listening to this and thinking it’s plausible is also obvious tsk tsk [sound of disapproval]]

[KkanImatokka: Long chat, get lost. If you don’t like it, just leave lol]

[Ziggurat: If you think it’s nonsense, just leave quietly. There are always people who act like that…lol]

“Mr. MarlboroDries, you seem to have a lot of complaints, so go smoke your Marlboro [a brand of cigarettes] or something. We’re just saying what we think. And this is how we always talk, so if you don’t like it, get out, you bastard.”

They usually leave the blacklist settings to the PD [Production Director], but Jo Bong-joon directly moved the mouse and banned him.

There can be many other opinions.

From the beginning of planning the broadcast, they were fully aware that they would be criticized for advocating for a criminal.

But they are going through this trouble to present the perspective that Cha Joo-han might not be the culprit and create a big wave.

But if one person keeps pouring cold water like that, it’s difficult to create public opinion.

Isn’t their goal to make everyone listen for fun at first, then slowly get absorbed in their argument and start thinking that Cha Joo-han might not be the culprit?

We can’t let them ruin this lively chat atmosphere.

“And lastly, the third scenario. If [C] bought it from the convenience store. This is really absurd, but if they did buy it from the convenience store, it becomes similar to the second scenario I just mentioned. [C] sprints like crazy towards the convenience store to buy a knife to kill Lee Jung-chan.”

Kim Jung-woo displayed a reservoir map on the screen, timed perfectly.

Then, he drew a red line showing the distance between the crime scene and the convenience store.

A long distance that would take at least 10 minutes to walk, even at a brisk pace.

“Wow, is it that far? Damn, okay. [C] runs this long distance. Huff, huff. Ah, I have to kill Lee Jung-chan quickly, so they go to the convenience store owner and say, hello. Please give me a utility knife. Then they buy the knife and go back to where Lee Jung-chan is. Damn, does that make sense? So, we should consider scenario 2 to be impossible.”

[1. Met the deceased while already possessing the knife.

2. Obtained the knife after meeting the deceased – Unlikely.]

Choi Jong-hyun, having finished his long explanation while spitting, collapsed onto the desk, exhausted.

Jo Bong-joon patted his back and read the chat for a moment before speaking.

“Actually, I know it might sound ridiculous because we’re presenting it in a humorous way. But look. This is part of a news analysis. The one who killed Choi Jong-hyun, no, not Choi Jong-hyun, but Lee Jung-chan……”

“Why are you trying to kill me, you bastard?”

“It was a slip of the tongue. Okay, *pfft*. Okay……”

[Choi Jong-hyun’s Wig: LOLOLOLOLOL Did you want to kill Jong-hyun *hyung* [older brother or male friend]?

GganImaTtoGga: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL It definitely seems intentional LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

“I’m sorry. *Pfft*. Okay. Focus. This is a photo of the tool used to kill Lee Jung-chan that appeared in the news.”

The photo used in the news showed a knife stored in a zipper bag.

Other than the blood on the blade, there didn’t seem to be any significant damage to either the handle or the blade.

“If we were to say that they picked up the knife as mentioned above, the knife is too clean. The assumption that they wiped the knife doesn’t hold up. Who kills someone with a knife they found at the scene and then wipes it? It’s supposed to be an impulsive killing. ‘Ah, if I stab them with this dirty knife, they’ll get infected! Let’s wipe it and kill them.’ Is that what they’d do? Maybe they’d wipe it after killing them. But the deceased’s blood is on it. That means they didn’t wipe it. So, that’s not applicable.

Second. They borrowed or stole the knife from someone else? That also doesn’t make sense. Even if they were swept up in impulse and excitement, the perpetrator would have tried not to expose themselves to many people, especially in the act of obtaining a knife. By the same logic, buying it from a convenience store also doesn’t make sense for that reason. It’s even more problematic there because they scan the barcode, and a record remains.”

[EyeglassWiper: If there’s a record of buying a utility knife from the convenience store, that’s super suspicious.

DriedWetTissue: So, scenario 2 doesn’t make sense. Then it’s scenario 1. The perpetrator brought the knife in advance. But the *hyungs* [older brothers or male friends] dismissed this as impossible, what’s the reason?]

“Yes, good question. First of all, due to the reasons explained earlier, it seems a bit more plausible that they brought the knife in advance, right? That means [C] thought that a situation where they had to kill Lee Jung-chan might arise, or they decided to kill Lee Jung-chan right before meeting him. Then they would have used a method like wearing gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints, so it makes sense that no fingerprints were found on the murder weapon. But we said this doesn’t make sense. Remember?”

[NooNooNanNa: ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ [Korean slang for ‘yes’]

Don’tBeScared: ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ [Korean slang for ‘yes’]

LittleBabySquirrelJonghyun: ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ [Korean slang for ‘yes’]]

“Also, someone said it would be suspicious if there was a record of buying a utility knife from the convenience store. I’m not sure if I read that chat correctly since it passed by quickly. Anyway, I’ll clear up this question for sure as well.”

“Now. You all are raising various objections.”

Unlike the usual chat, which mainly consisted of unhelpful responses, people were exchanging quite constructive and creative opinions for once.

It was interesting, and I kept reading because I thought it might be helpful.