The End of Chu Oh-Myeong (1)
At that mont, the site foreman cautiously chose to speak up.
Thats Before we demolish anything, we always check everything to see if there is anyone or anything that might cause a problem.
He seed to be worried about being punished for inadequate safety managent.
This was inevitable, after all, a call had co directly from Gunbaek Headquarters.
I gave him an easy smile, and lifted his concerns.
Dont worry. Its not that sort of problem. We think that the criminal may have locked the kidnapping victim sowhere out of sight. If by any chance, you receive an unfair punishnt, please give a call. Ill explain everything.
Phew. If thats the case, Ill owe you my thanks.
Well then, were a bit busy, so-
Hold on a mont!
I was about to split up the police force when the foreman grabbed my arm.
That is, if youre looking for soone, wouldnt it help if you had plenty of hands? Well help out as well. Isnt that right, everyone?
At the foremans words, all the workers who were sitting around got back up.
Then they nodded their heads in agreent.
Soones life is on the line, of course weve got to.
Thats right. We werent going to get any work done anyway.
Park-ssi! Kim-ssi! Get over here. Theres an ergency!
Why? Whats going on?
You say that soones been locked up? Thats crazy. Oi, Kang-ssi! Grab your hamr and co over here!
After all the workers who had been spread out around the site gathered together, we had dozens of n with us.
Each of them held their tools in their hands and grimly determined expressions on their faces.
Okay then. Detectives. Just tell us where to start.
Ah. If thats the case, starting from this supermarket, Black will take the right. Mong-Doo will take the left. Team Leader will take this alleway
Hwanak Neighbourhood covers an area of 0.7 square kilotres.
Although we could count on further support from search and rescue, the neighbourhood looked far too large when seeing it all laid out on the map.
At the very least, we were fortunate in that most of the buildings were only one-story high.
Also, I knew Chu Oh-Myeongs criteria for choosing his preferred housing.
It has to be a large house, but one that no one is living in. The perp doesnt care about cleaning up after himself, so hell want to change to a different room when the one hes living in gets dirty. Whether its a yard or sothing else, sowhere with a wide, open area has priority. Also, avoid places that have people living next door. Places that have basents or rooftop access are good too.
Hm. If thats the case, then it should be a little easier. All the houses in this neighbourhood are pretty similar, so theres only a handful of large houses or ones with the other features.
While we had our heads together, dividing the neighbourhood into areas, a man approached us.
He had a red bandana with the words Oppose the Redevelopnt wrapped around his head.
Excuse , detectives. By any chance, are you from the Su-An Police Station?
Yes. Thats right, and?
My na is Yoo Chang-Su. Yoo Chang-Dong was my older brother.
Yoo Chang-Dong?
If its Yoo Chang-Dong, wasnt he the neighbourhood chief of Hwanak Neighbourhood, the one who was murdered by Song Dae-Ak.
Thank you so much for solving his case. Thanks to you, my brother is able to rest in peace.
He earnestly gave us his thanks.
I happened to hear that youre looking for soone. Although Ive lost my ho due to this redevelopnt No matter what, I believe that peoples lives co first. Ill try to ask the locals to help out as well.
It seems that Yoo Chang-Soo had inherited his older brothers position and beco the representative of the forr Hwanak residents.
When the demolition was stopped due to the current crisis, for the forcefully evicted residents, it surely must have felt like a heaven-sent miracle.
But for them to give their all to resolving this crisis anyway?
I couldnt feel any more thankful than I already was.
On top of that, these were people who knew every corner of this neighbourhood like the back of their hand. They would certainly be of huge assistance.
Weeoo- weeoo-
From afar, I heard the sounds of police sirens as the latecors arrived.
It was ti to start the search.
So with utmost sincerity, we earnestly bowed to everyone that had gathered.
We look forward to your kind cooperation!
We had already organized all the civilians into search parties.
They all also raised their fists in a show of determination.
Lets go!
Make sure to search every corner!
Team Leader, Black, Mong-Doo, and I scattered in all directions.
The police and civilian search teams followed after us.
Bang-!
Clatter!
Over here. We need to open the door from the inside.
Just break it open.
Locked doors were broken down with hamrs, and if that didnt work, windows were shattered.
We left a red mark on each of the locations that had been thoroughly searched and confird empty.
Racing up stairs, knocking on doors, and jumping over fences.
As we did all this, ti kept marching on.
Eventually our clothes were drenched in sweat and after everyone had run out of stamina, we squatted on the spot to replenish our fluids.
-The area over here is finished.
anwhile, the search in Mong-Doos area had finally ended.
The sun was already setting and was now resting on the peak of a nearby mountain.
Hwanak Neighbourhood had been cut from the electricity grid.
This ant that once it got dark, we might have to withdraw and co back the next day.
Although it would just be a few hours for us, it could feel like an entire lifeti for the surviving victim.
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