#128. Ordinarily. 8
After Kim Cheol-woong finished speaking, a call came to his cell phone.
He was the deputy chief inspector.
Kim Cheol-woong, who was debating whether to receive the call or not, soon brought the phone to his ear.
“Yes. I picked up the phone.”
-You're already finished work? Where are you?
“Oh, I have something important to do.”
-Important matter? What is it?
“A friend of mine asked me to play a game.”
-What are you talking about? Are you just leisurely playing a game or… … .
At that moment, a message came flying in from Choi Ki-cheol.
[Caught on the scene.]
Kim Cheol-woong, who checked the message, said hurriedly.
“Inspector Cha, it’s my turn now so I’ll call you back.”
Kim Cheol-woong hung up the phone and spoke into the walkie-talkie again.
“Don’t worry about the other small things and miss the big one. We just need to catch one. Lee Yo-hwan. Push.”
At those words, the detectives who were in the car with Kim Cheol-woong went out.
It wasn't just them, but the detectives surrounding the fancy building that resembled a mansion were the same.
Kim Cheol-woong muttered with a smile.
“Fuck. I don’t even know anymore.”
If Lee Yo-hwan was caught, the pressure from the higher-ups would be no joke.
You may be demoted.
But if you can afford to take that risk, it's not a losing proposition.
And he is a prosecutor.
They say they're catching bad guys.
“There has to be at least one person who does something as stupid as me.”
* * *
Lee Hye-rim, sitting across from Woo-jin at the coffee shop, said as she put down her coffee.
“Lee Yo-hwan, I think I’ll be leaving the country. I’ll fill the empty spot. It’s all thanks to you. Thank you.”
Thanks to Woojin, his position has improved.
But Woojin was shaking his head slightly.
“I don’t think I’ll be able to leave the country.”
Lee Hye-rim smiled faintly.
“It’s Dad’s decision. Once he says something, he rarely changes it.”
Dad was fighting an invisible battle with his brothers to establish his position.
If you think about it that way, Lee Yo-hwan could have been a good weapon for his father's brothers.
Lee Hye-rim shook her head and drove the wedge in.
“I will be leaving the country within this month.”
"well……."
Lee Hye-rim tilted her head slightly to the side and rested her chin.
His expression seemed to ask why I thought that.
Woojin said, poking his fork into the cake.
Her gaze was also fixed on the cake.
“Would you like to take a look at the table next to us?”
Lee Hye-rim's head turned reflexively.
At that moment, Woojin's voice was heard.
“What kind of relationship do these two have?”
Hye-rim Lee looked at the man and woman again.
The man and woman seemed to be talking about something, but the distance between them made it impossible to hear their conversation.
"friend?"
The faces of the man and woman looked similar to those of their peers.
Woojin said.
“The man is fiddling with his sleeves periodically, as if he is adjusting his clothes. He also shows a repetitive behavior of rubbing his thighs as he speaks, as if he is wiping sweat from his hands. This is evidence that he is nervous. Want to see other people?”
"huh?"
She didn't know what Woojin was talking about, but she reflexively looked at the others.
Everyone seemed busy telling their stories.
“Unlike other people, the distance between the man and woman is wide. This can be seen as evidence that they are not close. Their attire is not formal enough to make you think they met for business purposes. The woman seems to be here to promote herself. She lightly touches her cheeks, and her under-eye line and lips are red. Red can be thought of as a symbol of anger and aggression, but it can also represent hot heat, sex, passion, and vitality, and it can be a healthy and very attractive appeal to the other person. However, the man’s fashion is much more modest than the woman’s, who puts a lot of effort into everything.”
Hye-rim Lee fixed her gaze on the man and woman again.
The man was leaning back in his chair, while the woman was leaning back.
Woojin, who was savoring the taste of the cake, continued speaking.
“When does a person feel the emotion called tension?”
Lee Hye-rim blinked once and said.
“When are you scared?”
“Similar. When you face someone higher than you or have negative thoughts, you tend to get nervous.”
It was the same when I stood in front of a boss I didn't see often and didn't have much information about, or when I saw a person I liked.
What if they hate my hair? My eyes? My nose? My fashion style? I think about these things and wonder what I would do if they hated me.
All of these were negative thoughts of mine.
Having these thoughts can cause you to become discouraged and your actions can become smaller.
"What are you talking about?"
“Let’s guess what kind of relationship they have. The man is nervous, but he likes the woman. The cup he drinks moves toward the woman little by little. Every time he puts it down, it moves toward the woman’s cup. You could say it’s an unconscious behavior to expand his territory, or you could say it’s a psychology of wanting to get closer to the woman. On the other hand, the woman’s cup, as she drinks coffee and puts it down, is gradually pulled toward her. The man’s cup is slightly moving toward the woman, but the cup she puts down is gradually moving back as if maintaining distance.”
It blocks even the possibility of your fingers touching it.
Lee Hye-rim, who was looking around as if trying to interpret Woo-jin's words, said.
“This means the man likes the woman, right?”
“That’s right. When a man speaks, a woman’s eyebrows occasionally rise, which is a bad sign. When she smiles, her face becomes asymmetrical, and her back is fixed against the back of the chair. Our feet tend to point in the direction we find interesting, but a woman’s feet are over the back of the chair. Her entire body is turned away from the man. She is completely blocking contact with him.”
Hye-rim Lee just listened to Woo-jin's unfamiliar words.
It was almost like talking about some kind of behavioral psychology.
Something quickly flashed through her mind.
Woojin helped the detectives catch the criminal.
“Is it like a profiler?”
“Similar. But different. I think it would be easier to think of it as cognitive reasoning based on brain science and psychology.”
“I have no idea what you are talking about.”
It was because Woojin spoke quickly and it felt unfamiliar.
Soon, the woman even linked arms with him.
Crossing your arms is intended for self-protection.
The chest contains vital organs that sustain life, such as the lungs and heart.
When looking at a woman's behavior comprehensively, it was behavior that came out when she was with someone she didn't want to be with, was uncomfortable with, or when she didn't like something.
The woman crossed her arms as if trying to feel comfortable.
But the direction was towards the door. The direction of one of the supporting feet was also the same.
Even fiddling with the bag placed next to me.
“It’s like a blind date. The girl will get up first.”
Lee Hye-rim laughed in vain.
No matter how smart Woojin is, isn't predicting the future by looking at a man and a woman on the street whose voice he can't even hear?
Hye-rim Lee, who brought the coffee cup to her lips, thought that this was also Woo-jin's quirky side.
“It’s happening.”
Lee Hye-rim's eyes widened slightly as she turned to the man and woman at Woo-jin's words.
The woman was actually getting up, carrying her bag.
The woman nodded her head in greeting with an awkward smile.
And the woman left the coffee shop first.
Lee Hye-rim's head turned back to Woo-jin.
She said, looking blankly at Woojin.
“What is this situation?”
“If we look at the situation like this and infer from it, even Master Lee Yo-hwan won’t be able to leave the country. The situation was created that way.”
Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong's desire was overwhelming him.
* * *
[The Power of Science to Reveal the Truth]
A fast-moving van stopped at the National Institute of Scientific Investigation.
Knock knock!
The door opened and detectives Kim Tae-hyun and Choi Ki-cheol came out, along with Lee Yo-hwan, who was handcuffed.
Lee Yo-hwan laughed as if he found it ridiculous.
“Can you handle this? I’m Lee Yo-hwan.”
Kim Tae-hyun answered, reaching out to the door leading to the National Institute of Scientific Investigation.
“Yes, I know. Let’s go for now.”
“Without any procedure… … .”
Choi Ki-cheol, who had his hands on his waist, shouted as if he couldn't stand it anymore.
“Hey you little brat! That’s none of your business. Get the best lawyer you can get or whatever! Get in there, brat! You talk too much. Go!”
Choi Ki-cheol pushed Lee Yo-hwan away and began to drag him away.
Kim Tae-hyun blinked and looked at the scene.
Kim Cheol-woong, who was standing next to me, said.
“How… … I think I’m starting to resemble Detective Kim more and more.”
Kim Tae-hyun chuckled.
“It’s my child, so it’s natural.”
“I’ll try not to cause any trouble.”
Kim Tae-hyun, who was about to follow Choi Ki-cheol, turned around and looked at Kim Cheol-woong.
“You might misunderstand that I helped you, sir. But that’s not true. I’m paying off my debt. To my younger brother, Woojin.”
Soon, Kim Tae-hyun entered the National Institute of Scientific Investigation and disappeared.
Kim Cheol-woong, who was left alone, started walking towards the main gate through which he had entered.
When I came out of the main gate like that.
“These people are blocking the road. They have no passion for their work. No passion.”
When Kim Cheol-woong, who was muttering while checking his wristwatch, raised his head again.
Dozens of cars could be seen approaching from a distance.
The reporters rushed in like moths to a flame.
Kim Cheol-woong smiled faintly and started fiddling with his clothes.
And soon, reporters who had parked their cars carelessly swarmed in.
Kim Cheol-woong drew a line with a single stone and spoke loudly.
“To avoid confusion, don’t come this far!”
Clang! Clang!
“Are the drug charges true?”
“Was there a celebrity you worked with?”
“Where is Mr. Lee Yo-hwan now!”
Amid a barrage of questions and camera shutters going off like firecrackers, Kim Cheol-woong handed his cell phone to one of the reporters.
“Can you take a good picture of me?”
The plan was to mobilize everyone who could be mobilized, including reporters.
The plan was to take advantage of the huge wave of public opinion.
Kim Cheol-woong said, returning to the line he had created.
“The reason why Lee Yo-hwan, who was arrested on suspicion of drug use, was immediately transported to the National Forensic Service.”
The hands of the reporters who had opened their laptops moved quickly.
And Kim Cheol-woong spoke as if he was angry, pointing his finger down.
“Oh my god, there’s so much corruption! Because there’s so much! If we make Lee Yo-hwan, who has been proven to have administered drugs at the scene, go through the formal process. Because of the manipulation! Because of the corruption! Because he could easily get away with it. The fact is that Lee Yo-hwan administered drugs! And we arrested him at the scene! So this prosecutor will make sure that there can be no talk of hereditary innocence or hereditary guilt… … .”
* * *
Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong was being broadcasted live on the cell phone Woojin was holding.
Lee Hye-rim, who was watching that, was speechless.
It seemed like what Lee Yo-hwan said about not being able to leave the country was referring to this.
A murmur escaped her lips.
“Even my family didn’t notice this… … .”
If I had known, my father or SH Strategy would have taken action.
It shouldn't be a mess by now. Well, that's beside the point.
Lee Hye-rim's gaze quickly moved to Woo-jin.
“Woojin, this is you… … .”
Woojin asked before she could finish speaking.
“Hye-rim, how are your family relationships?”
