Chapter 326: Damage (1)
There was a sign prohibiting entry at the entrance closest to Naksan Park's parking lot, located on an uphill path between the houses.
The two large men who approached me waved light batons.
"Hey! Can't you see the sign that says it's under construction?"
"What business do you have here late at night?"
Their rough tone made me respond reflexively. "I just came for a night time walk."
Naksan Park's walking path was well-known as a night stroll route, so my excuse didn't seem unusual at all.
However, they looked at me with suspicion as I was alone. "You came here alone? Without a girlfriend?"
Irritated, I retorted, "Why? Do you need a girlfriend to take a walk? Can't singles take walks too?"
The two continued to eye me with suspicion.
In my past life, I used to come here with Ju Yung-In occasionally.
I quickly put on a deeply aggrieved expression and shouted, "Yes, that's right. I got dumped! This is a place I used to visit occasionally with my ex-girlfriend, so I just came by! Are you satisfied now?"
Only then did the two men finally chuckle. "Haha. Well, I get it. But not today. The power's out here and it's dangerous, so go back. The whole park is closed."
Their suspicions seemed to ease as they began to spill information freely.
'All entrances are controlled?' I wondered.
It was best to retreat for now.
I dropped my shoulders and said with a gloomy expression, "All right. I'll come back another time."
"Yeah, cheer up. But you look like you'll get a new girlfriend soon! You're good looking."
"Like that's up to me."
I turned around after exchanging awkward farewells with them.
About 20 meters down, I glanced back and saw two red cigarette embers. Hearing their chuckles, it seemed they were gossiping about me.
"They don't seem like people who do this kind of work..." I muttered.
I had done night shifts occasionally in my past life—so I could tell they weren't just ordinary laborers guarding a construction site.
I immediately sent a KkTalk message to Seo Jae-Ill to inform him of the situation.
***
Seo Jae-Ill confirmed that all entrances to Naksan Park were indeed blocked and then contacted me via KkTalk.
[Prosecutor Seo Jae-Ill: What exactly is going on here?]
[Team Lead Jung Yoon-Ho: All I know is that a deal is taking place here. I don't know the details.]
All I knew was that a deal was going to happen here. However, with this level of preparation, it seemed like Kang Myung-Gil was not the only one who would be coming.
Seo Jae-Ill agreed with my assessment.
[Prosecutor Seo Jae-Ill: It looks like there's a bigger deal than we expected. Should we request additional support...]
Seo Jae-Ill had brought only a few trusted investigators as he was being on the outs with his superiors.
If he were to request support, there was a risk of information leaking.
'What should we do...' I thought hard.
I hesitated for a moment, but I couldn't miss this perfect opportunity to catch Park Sang-Gon.
[Team Lead Jung Yoon-Ho: Mr. Seo, let's do this.]
[Prosecutor Seo Jae-Ill: What?]
[Team Lead Jung Yoon-Ho: I know a way to sneak up near the parking lot.]
I remembered a mountain path from my past dates with Ju Yung-In at Naksan Park where I could sneak up to the parking lot without being detected.
Although Seo Jae-Ill seemed uneasy about me taking on such a risky task, he had no choice but to accept my proposal because he didn't know the suggested path.
[Prosecutor Seo Jae-Ill: Be careful. And if it gets even a little dangerous, abort the mission immediately.]
[Team Lead Jung Yoon-Ho: Understood.]
After ending the KkTalk conversation, I headed straight to the residential area attached to Naksan Park.
***
"Huff, huff, huff."
Passing through the narrow path between the alleys of the residential area, I took the mountain trail at the end and climbed up, arriving just above the parking lot.
The current time was 11:20 p.m. The parking lot lights were off, but thanks to the streetlights in the nearby residential area, it was bright enough to make out faces.
Oddly enough, there wasn't a single car in the parking lot.
'They cleared them all out,' I noted.
I figured they must have been worried about the dash cams in the parked vehicles and sent them all away.
After sending a KkTalk message to say I had arrived, I hid behind a tree and caught my breath for a moment.
'You've really changed a lot, Jung Yoon-Ho,' I thought to myself.
Even though catching Park Sang-Gon and Choi Man-Sik was the goal, I had become bold enough to surprise even myself.
At that moment, I received a KkTalk message.
[Prosecutor Seo Jae-Ill: Multiple cars are coming up now. Be careful. (Photo attached)]
The photo I received on KkTalk showed seven vehicles lined up in a row. At the front and rear were white one-ton trucks marked "Construction Vehicle
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