Chapter 117

Episode 117

What did I do wrong?

What did I ruin?

“Jaeheon Lee.”

“it’s okay.”

“...No, you are not okay now.”

“It’s okay.”

“I said no.”

Why is everything I touch broken?

“You can hear me”

“It’s okay.”

“....”

“...It could have been okay....”

Why is nothing going the way I think?

Why why I....

“....”

“....”

I could have done better.

“...is not it?”

* * *

Hong Gyeong-jun had once seen a person like this.

He was fiercely altruistic yet heartlessly calculating. However, because all of his heartbreak was poured out only on himself, Hong Gyeong-jun did not know what kind of person he was until the very end.

Hong Gyeong-jun thought it wouldn’t be surprising if he ended up falling into something other than the police. For example, a mafia, a broker, or a cult founder. There was something about the crooked smile and haughty gaze he always wore that made people feel intimidated. There was no one who was not afraid of him.

That’s why no one noticed that he collapsed.

‘You can’t do that.’

Even during that time, you couldn’t trust me.

‘If you take after me, the police will have one more criminal to catch.’

“....”

‘So get out.’

No,

was there anyone he trusted in the first place?

‘You should stay where you are, Gyeongjun.’

...Probably wasn’t there.

That person, who had somehow managed to survive, died one day due to some change of heart. There were no signs whatsoever, to the point where people around him were even more bewildered.

So I couldn’t be wary of this person.

“Jaeheon Lee.”

“it’s okay.”

A person who says they are okay with a face that is not okay at all.

“...No, you are not okay now.”

“It’s okay.”

“I said no.”

So, even if he lived as a tool and died as a tool, there was no way he could be wary of someone who would die willingly. Hong Gyeong-jun and Detective Hong Gyeong-jun were like that too.

I felt it instinctively. You are a person who works for good. judged objectively. There is no way this kind of person would do something evil. In the end, why should Detective Hong Gyeong-jun be wary of someone who, even at the very end, will die by putting down himself rather than others? “

I was also anxious about

being able to hear myself.”

“are you okay.”

“....”

“...It could have been okay....”

A person Hong Gyeong-jun knew also died through the same process.

I gave up and got used to it....

“....”

“....”

“...Isn’t it?”

That was the end of the person I admired.

“...Jaeheon Lee.”

Hong Gyeong-jun grabbed Lee Jae-heon’s shoulder.

Of course, Lee Jae-heon and that person were not exactly the same. Lee Jae-heon was at least a person who could despair in front of the corpse of a child, and he considered even such despair a luxury. However, Hong Gyeong-jun was able to feel the same belief in the pursuit of efficiency by sacrificing himself to the greatest extent possible.

I didn’t want to see someone like that die again.

‘He was definitely wary of me.’

Even though Jung In-ho and he had never met before, they were very wary of Hong Gyeong-jun. Not only that, but it also seemed like he harbored hostility, so it was suspicious from Hong Gyeong-jun’s perspective as well.

Contrary to the image that comes to mind from the word detective, detectives usually do not wear suits. There are many people who just wear jumpers or everyday clothes when approaching a suspect pretending not to know, but such everyday clothes were dismissed as not suitable for Hong Gyeong-jun. He was a detective with a unique personality, so a careful criminal could have known his face.

Looking at him, it seems like Jeong In-ho also noticed Hong Kyung-jun’s thoughts.

“...What is the reason?”

The doctor examining the corpse opened his mouth at his muttering.

“I don’t think you’re asking me.”

“Probably not.”

“That’s a good thing.”

Hong Gyeong-jun glanced at the doctor and then immediately turned his attention back to the body. No matter how much the other party noticed his thoughts, in the end, Hong Gyeong-jun did not do anything right away, so there was no need to cause unnecessary injustice.

‘...What is the reason for not taking any action?’

Hong Kyung-jun’s suspicious gaze has been criticized by numerous suspects. Not all suspects are criminals, but Hong Gyeong-jun sees them as if they can be thrown away.

In his opinion, Jung In-ho was quite impatient. To be precise, he was patient, but I thought he would attack if he thought he was worth dealing with. Regardless of whether he was truly the culprit or not, Hong Kyung-jun’s gaze was quite irreverent.

‘I thought you would say something.’

In the end, Jeong In-ho said nothing.

The problem was that it was impossible to know whether it was a criminal or a civilian. If he had said just one word, I would have thought about it based on that, but it was a shame. He didn’t know much about the person named In-ho Jeong yet.

But one thing is certain....

“...What do you think of Jaeheon Lee?”

It was true that he was obsessed with a person named Lee Jae-heon.

It seemed closer to an attitude toward objects rather than a human-to-human affair. Should I say that it is as if I am looking at an amulet or symbol carried by a person immersed in religion? Jaeheon Lee doesn’t seem to know much about it, but from a third party’s perspective, it didn’t look very good.

“Are you talking about the manager?”

“That’s what you call me. “You’re probably not even an employee of the same company.”

“It’s the most convenient title.”

After saying that, the doctor stood up and touched his earlobe with his bloody hand.

“well. What do you think...”

A soft smile was drawn at the corner of his mouth.

“...about streetlights?”

“Street lamp?”

“It lights the way, but places without it are extremely dark. “That person has a strange and insensitive side, so everyone ends up getting hurt more than helping him.”

“Has Seong-yoon Ha also been hurt?”

“very.”

He continued speaking while staring at the corpse.

“....”

“I thought this was a pretty good path.”

Decent road.

Doctor Ha Seong-yoon seemed to regard Lee Jae-heon as a guide.

“....”

“There are signs of a fall. Judging by the large area, it seemed like he was pushed back by a strong force. “If you think about the angle... it looks like it was thrown from quite high up.”

“I heard you’re a surgeon.”

“It’s not my area of expertise, but I’m confident in it. “I have a lot of experience traveling around.”

He looked at the doctor.

“Where have you been?”

“Where bullets and corpses fly.”

“You have an outstanding spirit of service.”

“It’s kind of like that. The place I studied was a university hospital... It helped me gain a lot of experience. “It could also be seen as an occasional deviation.”

“Do you like what you are doing now?”

“....”

Ha Seong-yoon did not answer right away, but turned his gaze and made eye contact with Hong Gyeong-jun.

“...great.”

“....”

“Very good.”

At those words, Hong Gyeong-jun looked around.

In-ho Jeong continued to talk to Jae-heon Lee, who was pale, and Dr. Seong-yoon Ha was just smiling quietly. Conductor Kim Ki-jeong was leaning his head against a tree, perhaps in shock at seeing a corpse for the first time, while student Song In-myeong was observing Lee Jae-heon and his group, who had just joined the group.

And among them, the only one who could think normally was conductor Kim Ki-jeong. At least that’s what Detective Hong Gyeong-jun thought.

He rolled his eyes, avoiding the direct gaze.

“...Not bad.”

The last place I looked at was Song In-myeong, who was observing his surroundings with his chin resting.

Things were getting more and more troublesome.