#118. Results. 26
Their gazes were all fixed on Woojin.
Woojin, who had been staring blankly at the video, spoke up.
“Do you have any call records?”
“Oh, of course! Just a moment.”
As soon as Choi Jeong-hoon disappeared, Kim Tae-hyun spoke with shining eyes.
“Bingo? Did you find anything?”
Woojin nodded.
"yes."
Woojin started to rewind the video by moving the mouse.
And then the video started playing again when the tutor entered the coffee shop.
“As you come in, be aware of the CCTV for a moment.”
The tutor rubbed his forehead and glanced at the CCTV for a moment.
“It’s a coffee shop I’ve been to a few times before. He walks very slowly and doesn’t look around. He doesn’t look at the order counter or the seats. He just stares briefly at what seems to be a reserved seat. It’s a place where the CCTV can capture him well.”
The forensic investigator asked, blinking.
“Do you think I sat in a seat with a good view on purpose?”
“Yes. Actions speak for themselves.”
“It could be a coincidence, right?”
“That could be the case.”
In the video, the tutor sits down and checks the time.
At that time, Assistant Manager Choi Jeong-hoon returned to his seat and handed the call records to Woo-jin.
Woojin looked through the call log, placed it on the table, and opened his mouth again.
“I take out a book. And I open it. This could be interpreted as the person I’m meeting with not being punctual, or as the person coming out early to enjoy reading.”
Woojin turned his head slightly and looked at Choi Jeonghoon.
He nodded and answered.
“I heard that the appointment time is 7 o’clock sharp.”
Woojin slowly nodded his head while looking at him.
When Manager Choi Jeong-hoon laughed awkwardly, Woo-jin turned his head again and looked at the video.
“I'm answering the phone.”
The private tutor opened the book as Woojin had said and put his hand into his pocket a few minutes later.
And then I got a phone call.
The call time is very short.
The cell phone went back into my pocket.
“I assumed that because of the title of private tutor, you would be highly focused, but that wasn’t the case.”
He glanced at the book for a moment, then reached into his pocket again, took out his cell phone, and made a call.
At this time, Woojin pointed out a part of the call records.
“Call the victim at 6:45 p.m. Look. The date and time in the video are exactly the same.”
As Woojin began to reason, Taehyun Kim smiled and folded his arms, and the people at the National Forensic Service nodded as if it was natural.
Woojin opened his mouth.
“What did he say? ‘Come carefully?’ ‘I’ll be there first.’ ‘Or come slowly?’ The call ended after three minutes. I think he was urging her to hurry up. The last person to be seen at the convenience store was talking on the phone with his phone slung over his shoulder, his hands busy opening his bag to take out his wallet.”
The forensic investigator muttered, narrowing his eyes.
“If the tutor’s urging naturally seeped into the victim’s behavior… … .”
Woojin spoke as if answering.
“The tutor caused the cause, and the victim’s actions were the result. The tutor’s phone call made the victim act hastily. But the only thing she bought in a hurry was a hair tie. The victim was well-dressed. She didn’t need a hair tie. But the reason she bought a hair tie while being rushed or thinking that she might be late for an appointment can be explained surprisingly simply. Look. The tutor has opened a book, but she looks quite flustered.”
As Woojin said, the private tutor turned his head and glanced at the people.
It was mostly outside the window and at the checkout counter.
“He looks at women as if he is peeking at them. But his gaze lingers on certain people.”
Choi Jeong-hoon asked curiously.
“A specific person?”
“Women with their hair tied up and their necks exposed.”
The forensic investigator's eyes widened as he watched the video while listening to Woojin's words.
I've heard that from a professor before.
They say that criminals search for a target to commit a crime on.
'Someone is watching.'
As I was thinking about that and watching the tutor in the video, I got goosebumps.
He was really staring at women with their hair tied up and their necks exposed, just long enough to avoid being caught.
He didn't even look at women with long hair.
Woojin said.
“The carotid artery runs through the slender neckline. It’s a place that people like to feel a sense of conquest or to subconsciously gain the upper hand over others. It’s similar to the nature of a criminal who commits a crime and feels joy in the fact that the life or death of a person is determined by his or her own hands.”
Choi Jeong-hoon asked with a slight smile on his face at the nuance of Woo-jin framing the private tutor as a suspect.
“The actions of the private tutor and the victim make sense, but the private tutor has a solid alibi, so it’s difficult to put him back on the list of suspects… … .”
At that moment, the manager raised his hand and cut off Choi Jeong-hoon's words.
“Hold on tight. Keep going.”
Woojin nodded his head and said.
“You could think so. Let me summarize. The tutor called the victim, and made the victim act hastily. The victim, who entered the convenience store while answering the phone, could have turned around and left right away, but she quickly bought a hair tie. This is proof that she knows the tutor’s taste well. As you can see from the way the tutor looks at a woman with her hair tie on and her neck exposed. The victim probably liked the tutor. If you watch a little more.”
Woojin resumed playing the stopped video.
As the time of the appointment approached, he looked at his wristwatch.
And at exactly 19:00, Woojin stopped the video.
“At the exact moment, he takes out his phone and calls the victim again. No, twice. But he doesn’t pick up. He’s an interesting person. He usually leaves his phone on the table, but he takes it out whenever he needs to.”
The video started playing again and after ten minutes,
“It seems to be sending a message. It looks anxious. Its legs, which were twisted alone, are untied, and its feet are pointed outward as if it will go out at any moment. It turns its head slightly and looks around. It feels more like it is looking for an escape route rather than watching the woman with the hair tie. Even now, when a woman passes by, it raises its head quickly. Like it has seen someone who should not be there.”
Choi Jeong-hoon said.
“Are you worried?”
“I think you are talking about a situation where someone who took out a book to read leisurely from the beginning cannot wait for 10 minutes. I think differently. The book was for show, and he deliberately rushed. Rushing is like brainwashing, telling the other person to think only one thing. The person who is rushed becomes impatient, and his vision and thoughts become narrow like an alley, leaving him defenseless.”
For example, you can see the same thing when you see someone crossing a crosswalk.
Without any restrictions or urging, a person with a relaxed mind will cross the street while looking both ways even when the blue light comes on, but a person who is being chased by something will move quickly only when he sees the blue light.
If your opponent has the upper hand over you and is urging you, the power increases.
In fact, it is often used by sociopaths in everyday life to manipulate others.
Woojin suddenly connected to the Internet.
“The last place the victim was seen. Where is the convenience store?”
Deputy Choi Jeong-hoon called out the address, and Woo-jin entered the address and brought up a satellite image.
“There are three paths to take to get to the coffee shop where my tutor is. Two of them are a bit far.”
Woojin zoomed in on the satellite photo.
“The street is short and there are some narrow alleys here and there. It is difficult to trace the victim’s whereabouts after the convenience store because the victim entered a narrow street with no CCTV.”
Woojin continued talking as he watched his tutor sending messages and making phone calls.
“The tutor first called the victim at 6:45 PM. The victim was in a hurry and took a shortcut, leaving the convenience store. It took the victim 1 minute and 30 seconds to buy the hair tie and leave. The phone call with the tutor was 3 minutes. There were 12 minutes left until the appointment. The distance between the convenience store and the coffee shop was a 10-minute walk. There was no road across the street, and there were 2 minutes left. Even if there was a small error, it didn’t matter. The victim, who liked the tutor, was rushed and didn’t look around. It’s highly likely that the kidnapping occurred along this line. It’s highly likely that she was kidnapped right after finishing the call with the tutor.”
Choi Jeong-hoon asked with his eyes wide open.
“I understand, but… … .”
Woojin continued speaking.
“Look here. The tutor who had been holding the phone to his ear as if on the phone a little while ago has his legs crossed. As you can see, when you cross your legs, your pelvis, pubis, thighs, and knees interlock, fixing the movement of your pelvis and providing stability, so you feel more comfortable as the activity of your pelvic and thigh muscles decreases. It’s not a good posture, but… … The important thing here is that his anxiety was relieved by that last call. He’s drinking coffee, too. He’s turning the pages of a book. He looks relaxed, like he can wait forever while reading a book.”
“But there is no evidence… … .”
Just then, someone knocked and came into the office.
He was the detective in charge of the case Woojin was talking about.
He smiled awkwardly as he looked at the group of Woojins gathered in one place.
“Are you busy? Oh, but I’m really dying. Why else would you come to my house like it’s your own? Have you got anything out yet?”
The answer was given by the manager.
“Does something seem to come out?”
“Really?”
Kim Tae-hyun smiled brightly as the detective approached.
“I think you’re really lucky today.”
"who……?"
As the detective looked Kim Tae-hyun up and down, who didn't look like a researcher at all from the National Forensic Service, Kim Tae-hyun revealed his affiliation and spoke.
“I think there are two culprits.”
The detective's eyes were filled with powerful curiosity.
The answer came from Woojin.
The detective's gaze turned from Kim Tae-hyun to Woo-jin.
“There’s something missing from my tutor’s call log.”
Woojin rewound the video.
It was the scene where the tutor made his first phone call.
“There is no record of the call. There are two identical phones. One is a cannon phone, and they must have used it alternately while putting it in their inside pockets. The last call also seemed to have lasted about 2 minutes and 20 seconds, but it is not in the call records.”
The detective blinked and asked Woojin.
"who are you?"
“The culprit is someone who has a strong taste for hair ties that can reveal the neck, black hair ties. The eyes and mouth of the victim who was found dismembered were sewn with black thread. He has no history or criminal record, but his partner helped him kill him. That partner is very meticulous. He knows very well that DNA can be detected with just a light touch. He also knows very well how to handle evidence. He’s like a professional. Judging from the fact that he forced the other person to be defenseless by urging them, he’s also good at psychology.”
The detective asked again.
"who are you?"
Woojin looked away from the video and looked at the detective.
“Surprisingly, I think we’ll be able to identify a suspect pretty quickly. Detective, have you eaten?”
