The footage from the cameras located nearby and in the building where Seo In Sung's apartment was in were carefully checked and it has been noted that Seo In Sung was leaving every evening in times when the victims of "Cherry Blossom Reaper" were kidnapped, which only directed even more suspicion towards him. Even Soo Min, while hesitating, more and more often found herself thinking that maybe Seo In Sung was really behind it all. The worst part was that they still couldn't find a place where he could keep the kidnapped girls. A search of his apartment and modeling agency yielded no information, and based on current knowledge, Seo In Sung had no other property where he could hold the victims in.
As for Choi Hyun Sik's alibi from the days when the other girls disappeared, he was spending them at his residence in Gwangju. The security company easily made available the recordings from the camera located at the gate also from those days and, as with the previous footage from the SuSeo In Sung has just returned home after a hard day full of work. There were some important photoshoot's coming up, a big fashion show, and of course he had to take care of everything. Sometimes In Sung was fed up with it all, but was well aware that if he didn't take care of it himself there was no guarantee that everything would turn out perfectly. In Sung had some very good employees in his agency, but none of them seemed to possess his aesthetic sense. Therefore, no matter how tired In Sung was, he had to take care of the most important elements himself. Maybe he would not be so exhausted if hadn't had the police on his head with this case of "Cherry Blossom Reaper". He hoped it would all end as soon as possible.In Sung barely had time to sit down on the couch and put the reheated dinner on the table when his phone on the counter gave a brief vibration to indicate a text message. He sighed heavily in frustration, and rose from the couch, walking back to the kitchen where h
- Hello, Kim Young Chul-ssi, and thank you for coming.- she said, looking at his emotionless face.- Please come with us.- Hyun Woo added and they walked down the hall to the interrogation room. As usual, Soo Min walked in with Young Chul, and Hyun Woo went to the next room, where another policeman was already sitting, ready to take notes of the interrogation and make sure that it was also accurately recorded by the camera.Soo Min and Young Chul sat down at the table opposite each other, and Soo Min, as usual, already had a paper folder in front of her, which she had left in the room earlier this time.- Kim Young Chul-ssi, we called you to the station because we discovered something that raises our suspicions.- she explained at the beginning, looking at him carefully.- While checking the CCTV cameras around where you live and the places you are visiting, we found some disturbing footage.- We noticed that you often go to the parks, dressed very similar to "Cherry Blo
See you soon? What did he mean? It might not have any other meaning than that he might be called several more times during the investigation, but Soo Min, watching this man, couldn't help but feel strange. While Hyun Woo was pretty sure Seo In Sung was the "Cherry Blossom Reaper", Soo Min was more suspicious of Choi Hyun Sik or Kim Young Chul. Seo In Sung's assurances of his innocence seemed more credible to her than anything Ye Eun's older brother or Young Chul had said.- Sunbae!- Hyun Woo snapped her out of her thoughts, walking closer.- It's interesting that both Seo In Sung and Kim Young Chul were possibly able to use Kim Hyun Jung's car. So good that our technicians are already checking it.- he added.- Hopefully we'll finally find some good evidence. And then we'll have to talk to Kim Hyun Jung again.- replied Soo Min, then she patted him lightly on the shoulder and motioned for them to go to their Section's office.~~~~~~The next day, in the morning, a t
Another interrogation of Kim Hyun Jung was conducted by Hyun Woo. Soo Min wanted to give him a chance to learn about this element of work in practice, not just by observation. She chose this particular interrogation because it was less important. Hyun Woo did very well, but nothing helpful came out of the conversation with Kim Hyun Jung. He barely knew Young Chul - his name meant nothing to him, but he did recognized the face when saw his picture. Hyun Jung confirmed that he only saw him once in his life and couldn't remember where, which kind of confirmed that he must have been quite drunk while meeting him at the bar. So it was doubtful that Young Chul would be able to use his car, unless of course Hyun Jung was lying. However, Hyun Woo and also Soo Min, who was watching everything from the next room through the semi-transparent mirror this time, agreed that Kim Hyun Jung didn't look like he was lying. But of course, they could not completely rule out this version, after all, ther
Soo Min waited impatiently for the results of Seo In Sung's autopsy and kept going to the appropriate Section every now and then to be there when the results came. Hyun Woo was sitting alone in their Section office when he received a call from Jang Chang Ho.- Detective Jung Hyun Woo?- he heard his voice in the receiver.- Yes, that's right.- Hyun Woo replied.- Should I notify detective Kim about your call?- he asked later.- No need, I'd rather you take care of what I have to tell you.- Jang Chang Ho replied quickly.- Because this case has to do with Gwangju, and as far as I know, you worked there, right? So it will be easier for you to check it, detective Jung.- he explained in more detail.- Okay, continue then Jang Chang Ho-ssi.- Hyun Woo replied, clearly intrigued by what this young man had to say.- This whole case of "Cherry Blossom Reaper" keep on bothering me, so I started to rummage a little bit in the history of Choi's family because I know that t
( *Halmeoni - literally grandmother, used also as a polite way of addressing any elderly woman. )Hyun Woo found the right address without any problems. The building in which this woman was renting the apartment was located in another Seoul neighborhood, Mapo, near Mangwon Station Exit 2. Her apartment was on the roof of the building and looked very modest from the outside. Hyun Woo knocked on the door and heard footsteps very quickly. The door opened slightly, held slightly by a chain. There was a little bit of a wrinkled face peeking out with one shapely black eye with a double eyelid, in which one could clearly see the enormous fatigue. The woman's hair was already gray.- Who's there?- asked a high, slightly screeching voice.- Hello, halmeoni*. My name is Jung Hyun Woo, I am a detective from Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Investigation Department, Violent Crime Section.- Hyun Woo introduced himself, showing her his badge.- I got a m
- What did he do?!- Soo Min yelled when Han Eul started giving her a message from Hyun Woo.- What is he thinking?! We have a difficult case to solve, this is not the time to take care of private matters!- she slapped her hand on the colleague's desk, piercing him with her eyes. She couldn't believe that Hyun Woo might have been so irresponsible as to leave her alone with the "Cherry Blossom Reaper" case at a point like this because of some private matter.- I tried to reason with him, sunbae...- Han Eul began speaking again, clearly terrified by her outburst. He had never seen her like this before, although she could be malicious, but never so aggressive.- Shut up.- Soo Min growled at him, then turned and walked over to her desk, taking phone from it. She took a few deep breaths so that could efficiently find his phone number. When Soo Min succeeded, called without hesitation, but she heard in the receiver that the owner of the number was unavailable at the moment. Blood
Soo Min, having learned that Hyun Woo not only left her to settle some private matter, but also took their police station car. She was pissed at him because had to explain the lack of the car to the Chief Kim and didn't know why, but she made up an excuse. Perhaps because Soo Min wanted to punish Hyun Woo as she wanted? Or maybe because of his great work so far, she wanted to give him a chance to come back and explain himself? Anyway, Soo Min saved his ass and hoped Hyun Woo had good reason to do what he did. When Soo Min calmed down a bit and thought about it carefully, she even came to the conclusion that it was impossible for Hyun Woo to act so irresponsibly. He must have had a good reason for sure.After finishing work, Soo Min left the police station and tried to call Hyun Woo again, but with the same effect as before. Where was he at this time? Soo Min put the phone in the pants pocket, found her car in the parking lot, got into it, fastened her seat belt and started the en