73 – Dongmin Lee (8)
Dongmin Lee (8)
“Do I look happy?”
Detective Park Seong-gang is 176cm tall, a bit smaller than me, but his physique is as solid as ever.
“Isn’t it?”
He looked up at me from a slightly lower position than me.
“Uh, what’s wrong, Detective Park?”
A categorical detective intervened between us.
However, he is not very active as a mediator, and his eyes looking at me are meaningful.
“Dongmin, calm down too.”
A categorical detective told me.
“It’s because we’re frustrated too. My older sister is missing, but there’s no law that says it’s hard for you too. thank god.”
That didn’t favor me at all.
Anyway, my sister is missing, and I’m living happily with my rich girlfriend’s house.
If this is not a turnaround, what is?
Of course, I was also furious.
“It makes me sad when the detective says that. I’ve been in touch since I was in the hospital. How did the investigation go, how is the news about your sister?”
As I spoke, I became more angry.
‘I didn’t worry about you?’
It was the detectives who unilaterally ignored my contact.
The evidence is only the laptop and Harin’s words, but I also know that they are in touch with my sister.
It was deceptive to say that she was still ‘looking for her’.
I don’t know what the heck they want.
‘Why don’t you tell me that you can contact my sister?’
The fact that they recklessly visit Haerin’s house only makes the atmosphere suspicious like an uninvited guest.
“Then, should I go out and put up a poster!?”
“self.”
Then, Harin held my hand.
“calm down.”
I closed my mouth.
I didn’t intend to put up a real poster, but I didn’t have to get angry and get caught up in the provocations of the detectives.
Haerin and I made a promise not to get involved in outside affairs, so it was all the more so.
Harin reminded me that as long as my sister had a connection with the detectives and that she was safe, there was no need for me to feel impatient.
“……”
Park Seong-gang’s eyes turned to our hands.
He was Kang Hae-rin’s strong enemy in the original work.
Suspicious and tracking Kang Hae-rin, he was almost the only person who was alive until the middle and late half.
However, the reason he became suspicious of her was the anti-Leejae incident, so there should be no reason to get involved now that it has ended safely.
But his gaze was clearly meaningful.
Possibility was, after all, the older sister’s words.
If my sister was determined to separate me and Haerin, that would be the best justification.
‘Kang Hae-rin is a murderer.’
If it is true that 『Ilji』 is being materialized one by one, it is also a predestined fact that the heroine Kang Hae-rin will awaken as a serial killer.
He manipulates detectives with that pretext.
Of course, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand why my sister would do that.
Except for that f*cking incest, bullsh*t.
The older sister in the notebook was too unfamiliar.
When my mental illness was at its peak, it seemed like everyone in the world was ignoring me, and when they turned around, it was like they were swearing at me, and it seemed like I was wearing a mask.
Was your sister like that?
That she harbored a dark desire to turn around with a gentle, profuse smile like her mother?
I tangled my head at the unsolved riddle.
The most frustrating thing was not being able to ask directly.
The sudden hostile behavior towards me and Haerin was proof that there was an older sister behind the detectives.
“Let’s talk for a minute.”
The category type gave me a shoulder.
His eyes were on Harry.
Seonggang Park was holding her and talking about something.
“This way.”
I once went out to the categorical garden.
The garden was covered with grass, and there were chairs and a small table, so it was nice to sit and talk.
There was a high wall, so it was free from the gaze of the surroundings.
Above all, he is separated from Kang Hae-rin and Park Seong-gang.
“Dongmin-ah, how have you been?”
The categorical detective sat in a chair with his legs wide open, and smiled faintly as he lit a cigarette.
That smile was like the face of a cool hero who helped me in high school, so I felt a little relieved.
“… If I look happy, I’m mistaken.”
I said.
“Detective Park’s words make me very uncomfortable. I must be the one who worries about you more earnestly than anyone else.”
“know. men and horses. It’s because Detective Park was originally a bit stiff. I’ve known him for a long time, but every time.”
“……”
Since Park Seong-gang is a character in a novel, he cannot stay with the category type, a real person, ‘for a long time’.
But I didn’t bother to point it out.
“Dongminah.”
“yes.”
“… I have something to tell you.”
said the categorical detective who lit a cigarette.
His gaze was directed to the confrontation between Kang Hae-rin and Park Seong-gang, visible through a wide window.
Both of them were expressionless.
Both are fictional characters.
Perhaps because he knew that fact, the confrontation between the two looked like a scene from a novel or movie.
“You won’t believe it, but something mysterious is happening. I already have some evidence.”
categorical said.
“…your novel, it might be becoming a reality.”
“……”
“I know, you wouldn’t believe it. Because I did too. And, your sister, it seems that there is no major problem with you.”
“……..”
I was speechless for a moment, because the categorical type did not know how to tell me all this.
Perhaps thinking I was shocked, the categorical detective patted me on the shoulder and said kindly.
“Yes, you know that the longer the missing period, the higher the possibility of murder, right? fortunately I got a call from your sister. It doesn’t come regularly, but I made sure to contact him two days ago.”
“……”
I didn’t answer.
According to Haerin Kang, and according to the photos she showed me, they have already met.
Although it was filmed somewhat far away, the person who must be the older sister and the detectives were together.
But you don’t know the hiding place?
“And he also told me this fantasy story that your novel is becoming a reality.”
I was annoyed at the thought of playing a nonsensical trick, but for now I decided not to get involved.
How far do you deceive me?
I decided to follow the strategy of the categorical detective.
“Yeah, that sounds crazy, but I already checked. The characters in the novel are striding through reality. No, Dongmin-ah, you actually knew that too.”
“……”
“Ban Lee Jae. In your novel, it came out as ‘Ban Lee Hyun’, but isn’t that person the same person? You, you noticed that and told us.”
The categorical lowered his voice and said.
“And Kang Hae-rin is also a character in the novel.”
“…do you believe that, detective?”
“No, I don’t believe it. Rather, it might be more accurate to say that the lunatics who were impressed by your novel are simultaneously imitating it.”
That was Park Se-young’s hypothesis.
That was a lot more realistic.
However, what the categorical detective said was not a ‘stalker theory’, but more like a fantasy.
And it was true.
“…Then why…”
“There is a criminal we have been chasing lately. Park Sang-woo says. Although it is expressed as ‘Park Sang-soo’ in the novel, the appearance and behavior are all the same.”
“It could be a coincidence.”
“It’s not a coincidence. Even so, Ban Yi-jae, Kang Hae-rin, and Park Sang-woo, three people, have the same appearance and personality as in the novel? Are you saying that these people disguised themselves as a group to make fun of you?”
he added.
“Critically, I know that Park Sang-woo did not exist before Lee Da-mi told me this. Lee Da-mi, that guy, a few days before he lost his job, suddenly came to me and made a crazy hypothesis about ‘the novel became a reality’, and then said. Remember the name ‘Park Sang-woo’ well.”
Obviously, when the older sister gave the information about Park Sang-woo to the category, he did not exist in the world.
Drug-related crimes and chivalry involving famous celebrities would not have been searched on the portal.
And when Park Sang-woo finally materialized, the categorical type who had already searched for his existence realized that his existence was ‘newly created’.
If the contents of the novel are already verified in reality, common sense changes do not occur.
I concluded like that.
“… My sister came to see you?”
“Yes, he came with a very tired expression, so I was surprised, but he said that. I thought it was a crazy b*tch at first. sorry. He and I are very close…”
The categorical type laughed and said.
“But you know that too. Lee Da-mi, she’s very realistic and can quickly judge the situation. Even when I first met him, he cut me off whenever I said trivial things…”
“……..”
The categorical detective didn’t seem to know that I had already heard these things from Harin.
As if considering my silence as a time to organize my thoughts, I smoked another cigarette in silence.
“… what do you want from me?”
“Do you believe me?”
He said.
“Listen first.”
“… good night. I have a favor to ask of you.”
“What is it?”
“… act as a spy.”
“……”
“You know what will happen if you accept the assumption that your novel materializes. Haerin Kang is said to be the worst murderer in the novel. I haven’t read all of that novel yet, but even active-duty homicide detectives do things that are hard to imagine. Detective Park already read all of them and told me. A crazy woman like this should never appear in real life.”
He said.
“I felt it during the Ban Lee Jae incident. A power that a normal girl can’t handle. Could that be a coincidence?”
After Ban Lee-jae attacked me, Hae-rin lost her temper and ran at him with a knife to kill him.
The categorical detective tried to stop her, but despite the obvious physique difference, she was swung back and forth until Detective Park Seong-gang came to her aid.
It must have been a traumatic experience for him.
“Kang Hae-rin is dangerous.”
he said, smoking a cigarette.
“According to the novel, there is a torture chamber in the basement? have you checked it? If you haven’t tried it, you can try it. If you keep an eye on Mr. Hae-rin, who is moderately strong, and find out the circumstances of the crime, a search warrant will be issued.”
His tone was as if he would not be able to stand it and commit a crime even if Kang Hae-rin was left alone.
Or have already done it.
Because she is such a character in 『Journal』.
“…And, worst of all, there’s a possibility that your sister, Lee Da-mi, is trapped there. It’s your novel, so you know best, but it’s a terrible place, isn’t it?”
“… I’ve already seen the cellar.”
At my words, he opened his eyes wide.
“You saw it?”
“… What the detectives think, doubts, everything I did. Because I am a writer.”
“…well, there’s no way you don’t know what your sister knows. Since the two of them are so close, I asked just in case. If so…”
It’s probably because they couldn’t have been friends.
“So, inside?”
“… it wasn’t. What matters is.”
“Really?”
Categorical with squinting eyes.
You doubt my words.
“yes.”
I said emphatically.
Underground torture chambers were still equipped with systems for disposing of torture instruments and accessories.
But it has never been used.
Kang Hae-rin was not a murder suspect.
“Can you let me see?”
“… Detective, please don’t touch Haerin.”
“Dongminah.”
“I know what you are worried about, Haerin. But if you’re with me, that problem will be solved. Detective may not understand, but Harin’s urges and intent to kill all disappear when she is with me.”
I eagerly told him
“… It doesn’t matter if the detectives are chasing other villains, but please don’t provoke Haerin. That child is rather safe when he is with me.”
“……..”
The categorical type looked at me without saying a word.
“… I get it.”
That was all he said.
“……”
However, despite the words of consent, it was felt that I did not convince him.
“Detective Park, let’s go.”
The categorical detective said to Park Seong-gang.
The two of them were talking quietly.
Park Seong-gang listened to him and pondered, then approached me with a disapproving expression.
“Lee Dong-min, please don’t take risks.”
“I don’t like adventures.”
“……..”
From nob le mt l. co m
Just before he turned around, he asked me again if that was the last thing he wanted to do.
“… I will ask you one thing.”
“yes.”
“You don’t have to tell me about Kang Hae-rin, but do you know who ‘Park Seong-jae’ is?”
… Seongjae Park?
Obviously, that was the changed name of Park Seong-gang.
From nob le mt l. co m
Just seeing that Ban Lee Jae appeared under the name of ‘Ban Yi Hyun’, it would be possible to deduce enough.
‘Are you pretending not to know?’
However, seeing that there was no reaction to Park Seong-gang’s confident eyes, it was not a useless deception operation.
He did not consider himself a character in a novel.
“……..”
I wondered if I should tell him the truth or tell him an alternate story.
Even Kang Hae-rin, who is mentally strong, went through a crisis of existence after knowing the fact.
It was clear that it would have a big impact on Park Seong-gang.
Uncertainty cannot be ignored.
“Looks like you don’t know. Are you pretending not to know?”
Park Seong-gang’s attitude was hostile.
He responded bluntly, as if stigmatized that I sided with Kang Hae-rin and was uncooperative with the detectives who were on the ‘side of justice’.
“Then see you someday.”
The detectives got into the car and disappeared.
“…….”
I looked at Harin.
She was looking at the place where the detectives had disappeared, her arms crossed, her expression pensive.
She brushed her thumb over her lips.
#
When I came out of the shower, Haerin was already lying on the bed, pulling the blanket up to her chin.
“If you lie next to me, I will fall asleep right away, so I will tell you in advance.”
“… What?”
She said.
“It’s okay if you doubt me. Doubt enough, doubt again, then choose me.”
And Harin turned to her side.
“…if I had my own at the end.”
As usual when I lay next to her, she didn’t hold my chest and didn’t speak.
But that night, even with me by my side, I knew she wouldn’t be able to sleep easily.