Chapter 2
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Ahn Shin Hye
I drink the soju in my shot glass. I pour some on his glass too. He drinks it and eat some meat.
“Why did you suddenly apply to the cold case department of Seoul district Mr. Lee?”-I ask.
“I know you have doubts on me. But I hope you’ll be civil. I’m also on the boat as you inspector Ahn.”
“Just call me Hye Sun.”-I said. After he pour soju on my glass, I drink it again and look at him.
“They already told me that the cold case department had an inspector which is very strategic and always put the killers in jail. I can tell that you really live up your name, Hye Sun.”-he said.
“But you didn’t answer my question.”
“Oh, sorry. I have my reasons. I have been in cold cases in Busan but I wanted to try to breath the air of the buzzling Seoul City.”
“Lie to kids, not on me chief inspector.”
“My father is being killed by the serial killer of Seoul in 2006, it is already been one of the cold cases since that year. I wanted to chase that bastard and put him in jail.”-he said. I look on him.
“2006? What kind of cold case is that?”
“Dosan-Gangnam serial killing.”-he said. My jaw tightens upon hearing his words. I drink again and look outside. The trees are starting to grow leaves again.
“One day, my father didn’t go back in that year even he told us that he will be with us for new year celebration. Until one day on my 16th birthday in December 31, 2006—we receive a call telling us that father is found dead in Dosan.”
“I see…you have your own personal reasons, huh?”
“And you? For a girl inspector, you choose to be assigned in cold case team instead of being in the women rights team?”-he said. I eat some pork and look at him.
“I also have my reason. Something that made me think how can a human be as evil as devils.”-I said.
“As evil as devils…? I’m also wondering why.”
“Cheers?”-I said and raise my glass. He nodded and smile. We just drink the last bottle before we separate ways. It looks like I’m not the only person who are being entangle to a dark world of serial killers…
“Father…what should I do?”-I mumbled while driving my car. I’m still restless even 8 years had pass.
He indeed pesters me from time to time and just like what we agreed, it is working. I have notice that someone is tailing me from time to time.
“Mi So! Yaaa!”-he shouted. I stop and look at him. I’m about to slap him when he catches my palm and suddenly intertwin our fingers. I give him a death glare. He just smirks and he’s enjoying this!
“Keep going.”-he mumbled and I push him. He fell on the ground and look at me in pity.
Lee Sun Jin
I saw him. Kim Min Seok is following her. That’s why I decided to come out and tease her to prove my hunch about him. Detective Choi will give us the result of his background check to Kim Min Seok. She went inside her fake house and I walk away from here. I can’t stop smiling because the she reacted is not fake at all.
“Innocent.’-I mumbled to myself. It looks like that girl didn’t enjoy her youth. Or had a bad experience in relationship. I just walk few blocks to make sure that he stops following and enter into a gate. A kid saw me. I sign him not to speak or cry. He just stares at me. When he walks away, I open my bag and give the kid a yakult and cake.
“Good boy. Bye-bye.”-I said and open their gate and close it to make sure he won’t get walk away from their house. I went back and open the door. She’s not in the kitchen. I take off my coat and open the other room. Just like what I expected. He’s staring on the investigation board.
“Did you bring us dinner?”
“I can cook.”-I said and look on the board.
“I want to eat japchae and grilled shrimp. I think I bought some ingredients yesterday.”
“Copy. In this neighborhood, I have notice that no one is interested in Kim Min Seok’s life. He is like an invisible resident here.”-I said.
“I have noticed the same way. I have been here for two weeks but I notice that no one cares about him.”
“Before I forgot.”-she said and use her index finger to raise eyeglasses.
“I’ll cook the dinner.”-I said and turn back. I feel her hard grip on my shoulder.
“What are you planning to do, hmmm? I am giving you a warning. I always had a small knife underneath my pillow. I will kill you once you made a mistake.”
“Understood. Noted.”-I said and walk away.
“I am warning you!”-she shouted. I sigh. I put on the apron and starts to wash the ingredients and slice them. She should act or even try to be feminine.
“Anyway, I need your help in changing the bulb on the bathroom. I’ll slice that for and fix that.”
“Yes ma’am. Also, I want to remind you that—”
“I know. I know that he’s following me. Kim Min Seok.”
“Oh. Okay. I’m just reminding you. Where’s the bulb then?”-I said. She pointed the cabinet under the television set. I change the bulb and cook the food after. When she come out inside, she’s already wearing her pajamas. She sits down.
“Thank you for the food.”-we said and starts to eat. The spring came and we can smell blood thirst again. I need to make sure that sooner than later, the case of my father will be our next case. I need to put that criminal in jail. He is the reason why I lost my father.
Ahn Shin Hye
I have felt that presence who is following me. It’s already been a week. He suddenly approaches me again and he’s holding an ice cream.
“Can I walk you home?”
“You really want to die, hmm?”-I said to him.
“I told you, I will always pester you. Who knows, you will fall for me just like what the drama’s do in televisions.”-he said. I took the ice cream and drop them in the ground. I step it and smirk on him.
“Even you’re the last man alive, I will never like you. Now, get lost or I’ll report you to the police.”
“How can you do this to me? All I wanted is…”
“I said, get lost!”-I shouted and push bump him. I leave him and walk faster.
At the police station, we are staring on the copies about the report of Park Gun and Kim Min Seok.
“Park Gun is just a regular head of the family. He has an only son and now he’s a prosecutor in lower court. He has grandchildren and after his duty in the university, he always drops by in their school and bring them home. But every Tuesday and Friday, he drops the kids in a café and treat them with egg tarts.”
“Are there any signs that he’s changing his daily work just like on weekends?”
“Not really. He always stays at home to babysit his grandchildren and his son get divorce to her Dutch wife. He just come out to go in a preaching hall every 7am in the morning during Sundays. His wife dies in heart attack last year and the university said that he’ll retire soon. That will be in two months.”
“Detective Choi, what you have about Kim Min Seok?”
“He is much of an interesting fellow. In 1994, he entered in that school and took a business course. His parents are also weird just like what the neighborhood say. His father is a battered husband. His mother always kicks him, throw things on him and the worst thing that she did is when he stabs him in his hand using a fork. That’s why the neighborhood find them disturbing and even petition them to kick them out.”
“That might cause him hatred and trauma about relationship and even to women.”
“Exactly. His mother is suspected as an addict but no one prove that because they avoided their family. Let’s go back in his high school days, his mother died because of lung cancer and his father is due to car accident in 1997. He drops from school in 1995 because the campus queen put him into an embarrassing moment. Her team and even friends spill water on him as that girl told him that no one will like him. Being gloomy and ugly is something that woman disgust the most.”
“Don’t tell me that the campus queen is the first victim, Shin Eun Tak.”-he said. Detective Choi snaps his finger and prove that he’s right.
“Exactly, the first victim Shin Eun Tak, 22 years old. She is found dead in a shore of Han River. No pubic hair, no c******s, r**e and killed. On the first Friday of Spring. But because she has a boyfriend, no one suspected Kim Min Seok because he already drops the school and he’s not working as a security guard of that school during that year. And also, he always asks for a one week vacation every spring because he said that he wanted to celebrate his father’s death.”
“Thank you, detective Choi, detective Geum. Now, what is the progress of your plan inspector Ahn?”
“We have notice that Kim Min Seok has been watching me. Tomorrow is the first Friday of spring. I’m expecting that he will make a progress.”-I said.
“Let’s plan what should we do if he will make his move by tomorrow.”-Mr. Song. We nodded We started to make a strategic plan and a way to put a tracker on me which he won’t suspect me also.
“Here. Wear this tomorrow.”-he said. I look on the earring that he gave to me.
“I will wear it now. We need to make sure that we will catch him tomorrow.”-I said. We all stare on the pictures of the victims on the wall.
Tomorrow had come and I notice that someone is watching me. I know this feeling. He must be anywhere in this place. Watching me. When my last subject ended, I rush out and acting as if I’m looking around making sure that Lee Sun Jin isn’t around.
“Mi So! Wait!”-he shouted. I run as fast as I could and enter into a route. Until someone grab me in and put a hanky on my mouth. I didn’t breathe but acted that I lost consciousness. He carried me and I heard the car door is being lock. I keep on acting and I knew we are on the road for couple of minutes until he stops the car. He carried me and I keep on hearing a clicking sound before he slowly put me to bed and tied me up. He tied my hand on the head board and he wrap my feet with a duct tape. He made me smell a perfume.
“Uhnn…”-I mumbled. I open my eyes. I acted surprised to see him.
“What is happening here? Mr. Kim, why am I here?! Why am I even tied! Answer me! Aghhh!”-I shouted. He smirks and lighted his cigarette.
“A woman like you didn’t deserve to live.”-he said. He opens up a box and pull a syringe from it. I can tell, that must be a liquid drug.
“Let’s enjoy…”-he mumbled and even lick his lips. He is a psycho, a r****t! He injected me that drug and few minutes later. I can feel the effect. They should be here! I’ll kill that man if he fails his rescue plan.
“Let’s enjoy…”-he said and smell me in my neck. He even lifted my skirt and caress my thighs. Even the drug starts to make me fell light. I can still feel my disgust towards his caresses!
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