The flight München-Seul landed at Incheon Airport around 7 p.m. It seemed to be a usual flight, calm in the sky but followed by minutes in a row of normal noise in the waiting room until the passengers had been seen entering the hall. Then, an infernal one followed the normal noise when the relatives of the passengers saw them coming, waving them with their hands to be seen in the crowd because there were a lot of people at the Incheon Airport at that moment.
Looking at this madness and all those unknown faces, IuNa sighed. She felt weird at that moment when she realized that so many strangers passed by her at that moment. Strangers who would have forgotten her face as soon as they had left the airport, just as IuNa wanted to do, once she had been in a safe place and surrounded only by people she knew. For this to happen, the young woman about 35 had to focus on her inner anxiety and control herself. If she hadn’t done that, panic could have taken over her again, as it had always happened when she was in an unknown place and with people she didn’t know. And, to be able to control herself, IuNa started to tap slowly her chest with her fist.
The usual trick didn’t help her this time though. On the contrary, the anxiety seemed to increase more. Something that finally convinced IuNa that it was time to get out of there as soon as possible and leave all those unknown faces, which moved chaotically around her, behind her, people who made her feel as if she was closed inside an anthill or surrounded by rats that didn’t let her normally breathe. At one point, she even saw herself pushed from here to there by people who rushed and didn’t care about her fear. All they cared about was that the crazy stranger, who stopped right in the middle of the hall, blocked their way to happiness and freedom.
Feeling all this, IuNa said that it was the perfect time to turn herself into someone invisible. How exactly? She put the mask on and the glasses with thick black lenses, and squeezed the handle of her luggage as hard as she could. This helped her feel safe. And, quickening her pace, IuNa headed toward the escalator - the only way she could get to the first floor of the airport and reach freedom after that.
Suddenly, she winced and stopped. This happened the moment SoRan appeared in front of her and insistently looked at her. SoRan seemed not to lose sight of her at that moment, as IuNa thought, something that made her feel nervous.
Because of this, IuNa did the same: she stared at SoRan, trying to anticipate her intention and guess her thoughts. She even wondered at one point, „Is she mistaking me with someone else? Or… is she…?”
This new thought made IuNa wince again. She even shook her head, trying to chase the thought that alerted her away. And, deciding that maybe the stranger was someone with mental problems and that’s why she stopped in front of her, IuNa decided to pass by her.
Anticipating the movement, SoRan stretched her hand to the side and grabbed IuNa’s wrist. Then, forcing a smile and staring into the young woman’s scared eyes, SoRan said, „Not that fast, journalist Kwon IuNa. At least… you won’t leave this place before having an interesting talk with me.”
IuNa frowned. „Do you know me?” SoRan nodded. „How?”
„I just… know you,” replied SoRan, triumphantly smiling because she was really happy to win the first round of the game between them. She undoubtedly won that round because she managed to make the journalist attentive with only a few words. Then, taking the tablet from her lap, she gave it to IuNa, saying, „Convince yourself! I mean… you can find out from here where I know you from.”
Not at all convinced what the stranger’s intentions could be, IuNa had wondered if to take the tablet or not. Then, moved by curiosity, something that had always controlled her while she had worked as a journalist, IuNa took the tablet eventually. Even so, she didn’t focus her glance on the tablet’s screen but on the stranger’s face because something intrigued her about SoRan. It was something she hadn’t ever felt before, at least not in those nine years when she worked as a journalist before leaving the country on the sly to hide. Then, seeing that SoRan said nothing but spurred her, with discrete hints, to look at the gadget’s screen, IuNa focused her glance on it and quickly read those few lines from an e-mail she received from a stranger not long ago. An email that intrigued her and convinced her to return to Korea, even if she swore not to do that ever when she had finally escaped alive and hid in Germany.
Reading the email again, IuNa shuddered. Why? Because… that one was the same email that she received a couple of months ago, something that made her overthink it all that time until she decided to return to the country. After that, slowly gnashing her teeth, IuNa gave the tablet back to the stranger, saying in half a voice, „I see now: you are the famous Lee SoRan.” The stranger slowly approved by nodding, something that made IuNa smile in disbelief. „Still, I don’t believe you. Why? Because of the photos you had sent to me, where you looked… different?”
SoRan smiled. „You can’t accuse me of that though.”
„The reason?”
„Call it camouflage if you want. Or… a tactic that I used to lure you here. And, if you are here, it means that I’ve made it.”
„Mmm, I have to accept that your plan has worked. Even so, I don’t understand the reason why you do all this. Especially… I don’t understand why you are here and if it’s true what you have written in the letter.”
„You know, the letter isn’t something you should doubt about.”
„I don’t see why I shouldn’t do that!”
„For the simple reason that I have no intention to lie to you or a reason to bring you here just because I want that. Even so, you seem not to trust me. Why?”
„Let’s say that this is something I’ve learned to listen to… in time: the gut of a journalist. Something that tells me that you are a kind of clock bomb about to explode in my face. Or… am I wrong?”
„No, you aren’t wrong. To listen to your gut, I mean. At the same time, I wasn’t wrong when I trusted you because… you are the type of fighting dog, right?”
„Should I feel flattered right now?”
„Of course, because… let’s say I have found out things about you before I decided to write to you. Information that told me that you would have done great things if you hadn’t been forced to hide. At the same time, that information made me doubt.”
„The reason?”
„Your skill. Yes, you could have lost your skill all this time. If this has happened, you don’t serve our purpose.”
IuNa grinned. „Yours?” She asked in disbelief again. „Does this mean that someone else is involved in this?”
„There has always been someone else involved in this, IuNa. And, let’s be honest: only the two of us in this kind of war… is useless.”
Suddenly, SoRan kept silent. She did that when she spotted a familiar face somewhere in the crowd. After this, she put her sunglasses on, those with thick black lenses, and the mask she took out of her pocket. Then, she turned her back to IuNa, who kept staring at her because SoRan’s behavior amazed her a lot. Because of this, IuNa wanted to look around at one point, in the same direction she saw SoRan had looked before that.
She didn’t do that eventually when SoRan told her sternly, „Stay quiet! And… don’t let him know that we spotted him!”
IuNa winced. „Him? Who exactly?”
„The one who smelled your track again. Or… maybe mine? I’m not sure, honestly. The only thing I’m sure of is that I don’t want him to find out about you and the reason why you are here. So, follow me from close and make sure he doesn’t see your face. Related to our talk: we’ll continue it once we are safe again.” After that, forcing a little with the wheels of the chair, she turned her back to IuNa again and rushed to leave that place.
SoRan’s attitude made IuNa think. Even so, she followed the stranger without saying a word. She did that because she suddenly felt that she had to trust the stranger, just as she felt that SoRan knew things she hadn’t ever known, things she would have liked to find out about eventually. At the same time, she knew that SoRan could take them out of there safely, once she felt the danger lurking on them and that she tried to keep IuNa safe particularly.
While passing through the crowd, IuNa finally dared to look around. Thus, she spotted a young man following them from close, even if he was meters away. This happened because of the many people who surrounded them at that moment. Their stalker was a tall man, about 1.90 meters in height, around 30 years old, skinny and bonny. He looked skinny in particular because of the black sports clothes he wore. Clothes that weren’t something out of the ordinary, just something she often saw at the youngsters. Even so, she understood that he was after them because he kept an eye on them, having a dangerous and harsh glance simultaneously.
The moment she saw the man making room through the crowd with his elbows, IuNa grabbed one of the handles of SoRan’s wheelchair, trying not to remain behind. Then, she said, „Do you think you can hold my suitcase on your lap?”
„No problem. Why?”
„The one who follows us. You saw him, right?”
„Yes, I saw him. Not only this: I know who he is.”
„Someone dangerous?”
„You can say it so. At least… I have the feeling that he’s dangerous because I have known him since he worked with my father. And… something tells me that he’s not swimming in clear water.”
„One more reason to get rid of him then,” said IuNa confidently. After that, grabbing her suitcase, which wasn’t heavy, she put it on SoRan’s lap, who grabbed it with both hands to immobilize it. Then, IuNa tightly held the handles of the wheelchair and pushed it in front, yelling at the travelers to move from in front of them. While doing this, IuNa ran as fast as she could, trying to leave the stalker behind.
The two women’s shouts made people react and move away from them. Not only did people react to that shout. Moon Joon Won, who was the stalker, did the same. Thus, seeing the two women running away from him, he furiously hissed through his teeth, „Bitches!” Then, not to lose them, he started to push people away from him.
Looking behind them and seeing Joon Won fighting with people to make room through them, SoRan told IuNa, „Head toward the tunnels from our right! We’ll have more chances to get rid of him there.”
IuNa opposed her idea though. „We’ll have more chances to succeed if to get into the elevator. There, we’ll always be surrounded by people and not alone.” After that, suddenly turning right, she saw the doors of the elevator opening. That’s why IuNa yelled at the young man who just entered the elevator to keep it there for them.
Seeing the two running toward the elevator and yelling like crazy at him, the young man about 17 stared at them, thunderstruck. Then, feeling that something was smelling gasoline there, he looked past them and saw Joon Won following the two, something that let him know that the two women could have been in danger. That’s why he stopped the elevator and waited for them. He even helped IuNa with the wheelchair. After that, once the three of them were inside the elevator, he insistently pushed the button, managing to close the door right in front of Joon Won’s nose. By doing this, the young man managed to force Joon Won to hit the glass wall with his head when he got there and hadn’t been able to control the force of movement.
The failure made Joon Won desperately yell. He was outraged, understanding how easily the two deceived him. Then, glancing at the board with instructions, he saw that the elevator stopped in the parking lot, something that made him hiss through his teeth, „It’s how they try to escape.” After that, he ran as fast as he could down the stairs, jumping over one practically.
Five minutes after that, Joon Won finally got to the parking lot. Yet, something made him attentive: the silence. Particularly, what bothered him was to see the elevator climbing, something that let him know that the two women were hiding somewhere in the parking lot. That’s why he decided to look for them and not give them the chance to escape again.
Looking for them resulted in being damn difficult because of the many cars parked there. No alive soul was felt there, something that made him think again and look at the elevator when he remembered that it was climbing when he got there. „Did they deceive me again?” Joon Won wondered in his head, still staring at the elevator. After that, disgusted, he spat to the side, feeling that he allowed others to blow up his cover so easily. This meant only one thing: he needed another plan to get SoRan and the other woman. Yet, he didn’t know how to do that. At the same time, he didn’t have someone to ask about this because this would have meant to risk his head. Even so, he knew that he had to do something to ensure his success in that new operation, something that had to be a success no matter what.
Thinking about this, Joon Won decided that it was time to get out of the parking lot and look for the two in the waiting room of the airport. Yet, turning to his right where he intended to take the escalator, he winced when he saw Do Hyun Shik suddenly appearing in front of him. This made him yell in his head, „Where did this one show up here from?” Yet, even if he was outraged again, he decided not to allow his colleague to understand his real feelings but to act.
The moment Hyun Shik, who kept advancing toward him, cheerfully said, „Moon Joon Won, you here? I knew you in a mission,” Joon Won sketched a fake smile.
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„Well, yes,” Joon Won stuttered. „In fact, I’m still on a mission,” he rushed to add, trying to chase away any doubt his younger colleague could have had about him. „I mean… I’m still on that mission, but I can’t give you any details about this. Not while I can screw it all up. Yet, I promise I’ll tell you everything about this after that. And… bye!”
After he said that, Joon Won friendly tapped on Hyun Shik’s shoulder, trying to pass by him eventually. When Hyun Shik grabbed his arm and stopped him, Joon Won winced again, staring at his colleague. Thus, he saw that the joy from that one’s glance vanished somewhere and Hyun Shik insistently looked at him at this time.
„What now?” Joon Won asked, irritated.
Hyun Shik smiled. „Nothing out of the ordinary. I’m just… surprised by your behavior.”
„I don’t see why. I mean… it’s the only way I generally behave.”
„Yeah, right,” Hyun Shik said through his teeth. „You aren’t acting as usual, okay?! I know you very well, Joon Won. You are strange.”
„Strange? What makes you think that?” Joon Won played the fool.
Soon after this, he realized that he couldn’t deceive Hyun Shik with words. Yet, as he didn’t want to give himself away, all he did was insistently look at his colleague, trying to look as innocent as possible. Simultaneously, he was looking around, on the sly, trying to find a way to escape from that place.
Seeing Joon Won’s eyes glancing here and there through the parking lot as though planning something, Hyun Skin took a step aside, blocking his colleague’s way. Then, he did one more step, to the left this time, when Joon Won, thinking that he could escape this way, tried to pass by him. While playing that shy game of the cat and the mouse, none of them said anything. They only carefully looked at each other, each of them having suspicions about the other one. And, stepping left and right to block each other’s way, the two men seemed predators who decided to measure their powers and show superiority in front of their rival.
All this was a damn good tactic for Joon Won but not the right moment. That’s why he understood that he had to do something else to escape that place. What exactly? Something fast and easy, which would have definitely helped him… a slight movement of the hand in front of the other one’s throat while having a sharp blade in his hand. It wouldn’t have been anything difficult to fulfill once he had the dagger in his pocket, which he kept squeezing in his hand just in case he would have needed to do that. And… maybe Joon Won would have done it if Kan hadn’t appeared there. Why did Joon Won want to kill his colleague? Because Do Hyun Shik was pissing him off for a while already. Something that convinced him that the best way to be safe was to get rid of him. However, he didn’t do that because he didn’t find the right moment yet.
Seeing Kan heading toward them, Joon Won frowned. He disliked the fact that the detective showed up there so suddenly. This seemed suspicious to Joon Won because he couldn’t understand why Do Hyun Shik and Kan were there. He could have found out this if he had asked Hyun Shik. Yet… Joon Won was sure that if he had done that, his plan would have been ruined. That’s why he only smiled when he heard Kan asking, „What are you doing here, boys? I haven’t seen you around for a long time. And, once Captain Lee is dead, I thought I wouldn’t ever see you again.”
Kan didn’t hear an answer to his question eventually. On the contrary, he seemed to have more doubts after that, the moment Joon Won took advantage of the fact that Hyun Shik looked at the detective. Thus, he released his arm and gave Joon Won the chance to hit the pike, heading toward a side exit. Not alone, but with Hyun Shik behind him.
Hyun Shik followed Joon Won for a few meters only. This happened because of Kan, who shouted behind him, „Let him go! We can’t take the risk, anyway!”
„I don’t see why we cannot try that, Detective!” The young agent opposed Kan’s idea of allowing Joon Won to escape. „You know very well what he might plan.”
„Of course, I know,” responded Kan, smiling. „Even so, I know that the best thing for us is to keep ourselves in the shadows. For the moment only because…”
Seeing a white Skoda Fabia appearing there all of sudden and heading straight toward them, Kan pounced on Hyun Shik, knocking that one down. He did that realizing that the young agent was the target to hit at that moment. Whose target? Joon Won’s one because he saw that one, only for a few moments, while he passed by them. Joon Won was angrily looking at them at that moment, unhappy that he missed his target. Even so, he didn’t try to kill them once again but ran.
Hyun Shik didn’t think the same though. He couldn’t give up, not after he had been about to die. That’s why he took the gun out of his support and ran after the car. Not even this time did he get too far, because of Kan, who shouted at him, „Stay right there, young man! It’s an order.”
„Detective!” Hyun Shik hissed through his teeth. „He has lost his mind for sure if he has turned me into his target now when we have been friends before that.”
Kan smiled. „Friends?” He ironically asked. „This is what you have been thinking all this time. Not the same happened to Moon Joon Won though, who had other plans. Plans we seem to have ruined, for the moment. And, as we don’t know what he can do or intend to do soon, we have to be cautious. Now, let’s get out of here until he’s back and discovered our trick.” Then, turning his back to Hyun Shik, Kan approached one of the lines of parked cars, behind which SoRan and IuNa were hiding, telling them, „It’s free now! We can go!”
Although still pretty scared after all that happened that day, SoRan didn’t complain. She only nodded and, helped by IuNa, they got out of their hideout, looking at the side exit that Moon Joon Won chose to run away. This made the young woman frown because she couldn’t understand what was in that one’s mind at that moment and why he turned her into his target when she knew very well that Lee protected them. And, as far as she remembered, Moon Joon Won had always been kind to her, even if she hadn’t ever trusted him.
Not only SoRan didn’t trust Joon Won but also Kan. The detective, right from the first time he’d seen the man, understood that something bothered him about the young agent. Especially, he was concerned because of the sharp glance the man used while looking at him. Even so, he told nobody about his suspicions, thinking that maybe that one was a side effect of his work over him.
Soon after this, Kan understood that it was nothing like that. He understood that after talking to SoRan, who told him about her suspicions and that she noticed someone spying on her. SoRan even mentioned the fact that she had seen someone rounding the house lately, especially after Lee’s death. Thus, suspecting that it wasn’t everything clear in that story, Kan did everything and managed to check the cameras in that area. It’s how he saw Joon Won in the video and understood that it was necessary to keep an eye on him.
Actually, he was at the airport that day also because of Moon Joon Won, when he understood that it might have been dangerous to leave SoRan to come there alone. Particularly, it seemed dangerous after she told him about Kwon IuNa and that she convinced the journalist to return to the country. Thus, knowing very well who Kwon IuNa was, he accompanied SoRan to the airport, determined to protect them both no matter what.
Once in the parking lot, SoRan told the detective that it would have been a good idea for him to wait for her there. The reason? If IuNa had seen him in the waiting room, she could have been scared and vanished. Also, SoRan told him that it wasn’t dangerous to be alone in the waiting room because there were a lot of people and she was safer there than if getting alone in the parking lot after that. Hearing this, Kan understood that the young woman was right and, even if he wasn’t totally convinced, he let SoRan meet IuNa alone.
While the two women had been in the waiting room, Kan nervously moved up and down the parking lot. The reason? The instinct of the lonely wolf that lived inside him. It bothered him and made him feel that he shouldn’t have left SoRan to meet the stranger alone and that he had to follow her, even if he had done that on the sly.
Soon after this, he understood that waiting for her in the parking lot had been the best decision. Why exactly? He saw the elevator’s door opening and the two women practically jumping out of it. Then, the detective heard IuNa yelling at the young man who accompanied them there to return to the waiting room because he would have been safe there. Thus, Kan understood that something wrong happened and ran toward them. By doing this, Kan got to scare IuNa. She, seeing a stranger dressed in black approaching them, thought that he was the accomplice of the one from the waiting room and wanted to run back to the elevator.
The moment SoRan told her not to be afraid and that Kan was a friend, IuNa stopped. Then, SoRan looked at Kan, whom she whispered that Moon Joon Won was there, and that they had to hide as soon as possible. In particular, they had to do everything not to let the agent find out about IuNa and their plan. After that, listening to the detective’s advice, they hid behind the cars because they didn’t have time to get to Kan’s car and ran away. This happened when they saw Joon Won appearing in the parking lot, earlier than they thought.
They got lucky that day and hadn’t been discovered. Who helped them? Hyun Shik, who was also in the parking lot. Why he was also there? He had been behind Joon Won lately. Actually, he started suspecting his colleague and decided not to lose sight of him after the Colonel died and he saw that stain of blood. Then, Lee died and he noticed Joon Won’s weird behavior, something that made Hyun Shik suspect that his colleague was involved in something stinky.
Even so, Hyun Shik couldn’t find out more about his colleague. The reason? Moon Joon Won was a slippery fellow and knew very well his job. Thus, he often vanished when he felt that someone was behind him. Particularly, Joon Won managed to do that in crowded places, hiding his track after this and making it damn difficult to be found.
Knowing all this, Hyun Shik tried to stay in the shadows and not let his colleague notice that he was followed. Something he had managed to do very well in the last few days. Yet, seeing Kan and the two women that day, he understood that they were followed. Who was the stalker? It hadn’t been difficult to understand, not when he saw Joon Won showing up in the parking lot, only a few moments after the girls got there. Thus, knowing very well who Moon Joon Won was and that it wouldn’t have been difficult for him to find the three people, Hyun Shik appeared in front of him, taking the risk of blowing up his cover.
„Something I won’t ever regret,” murmured Hyun Shik when the four of them were in Kan’s car already and he remembered his secret mission. „Yes, I won’t ever regret that I showed up in front of him. Yet, I won’t also deny that I would have liked to find out what that bastard hides.”
„You’ll find out this, don’t worry,” said Kan, staring at the young man. „Something that surprises me about you two, you know? That you are following Joon Won. Do you suspect him of something?”
„Honestly, yes, Detective. And… it’s not something recent. I suspect him since the Colonel’s death and… after what happened to Captain Lee.” Saying the Captain’s name, Hyun Shik sighed. Then, on the sly, he looked at SoRan.
The girl didn’t even move but kept staring through the window. Then, she said, „You can talk with no restraint because… this isn’t something to bother me anymore.”
The coldness felt in the girl’s voice amazed even Kan. The same happened to IuNa, who seemed stunned to hear SoRan talking like that about Captain Lee and what happened to him. Yet, even if she had a lot of questions, she decided to keep silent and simply wait to see what would happen after that because she was sure that it wasn’t over yet.
IuNa was right in deciding to keep her mouth shut because, soon after this, she saw SoRan looking at Hyun Shik and saying, „I’d like to talk openly about this. Of course, I also want to know every single thing you can tell me about this Moon Joon Won.”
„The reason?” Hyun Shik asked, stunned.
„Just… a hunch I have,” SoRan drily said, looking through the window.
„Instead, I know something for sure,” Kan sternly said, making Hyun Shik stare at him. The detective looked in front and not at the young man when he added, „I saw him hanging around Captain Lee’s house.”
„What?” Hyun Shik practically yelled, hearing such news. „He’s hanging around Captain Lee’s house? Why?”
„Well, I have no clue about that. This doesn’t mean we won’t find out later. Now, it’s your turn.”
„My turn for what?” Hyun Shik asked, eyes wide open.
„To tell us what you know, young man. I don’t think you follow Moon Joon Won because you are bored.”
„Well… you are right. And, if I follow him, it’s because I think he’s involved in a crime.”
„What makes you think that? Did he do something in particular?”
„Honestly, no. I mean… not openly. Even so, I suspect that he killed someone or at least witnessed that. Why? The day the colonel died, I saw a bloodstain on the back of his head. I noticed the same stain on the sleeve of his shirt after that, the same day. That’s why I think he’s been involved in a crime.”
„Like Captain Lee’s death?” Kan asked. He realized soon that he’d rushed to ask that. That’s why he looked back through the rear mirror, seeing the two women staring at him, eager to find out the outcome of that weird story.
They calmed down soon after this when Hyun Shik said, „No. Joon Won wasn’t involved in Captain Lee’s death for sure. When this happened, he was out of town. Actually, we were both out of town that day, involved in the same mission. I can’t tell you what kind of mission but… while we had been there, I kept an eye on him all the time.”
„The reason?” The detective inquired.
„A hunch. And… even if he wasn’t involved in the captain’s death, I still think that he’s involved in something dangerous. Why? I heard him having a conversation with a mysterious interlocutor.”
„Talk? What did he say?”
„Apparently, nothing out of the ordinary. Yet, reading through the lines, it’s still dangerous because he told his interlocutor, „Don’t worry! I took care of him. Yes, dead people never talk about what happened for sure.”
Kan scratched the back of his head as it was his habit. Then, looking at Hyun Shik, he said a little confused, „Maybe he was talking about a mission or someone you took care of?”
„No, detective! I haven’t ever been involved in something like that. At least… not recently. And… there is something else that makes me worry like… this.”
Taking an A4 sheet of paper out of his pocket, Hyun Shik gave it to Kan. Unfolding it, the detective frowned. „A DNA test?”
„That’s right,” replied Hyun Shik calmly. „It’s a test I’ve asked for because… I have been able to steal Joon Won’s shirt. Why? The stain of blood that bothered me. Thus, I found out that the blood belonged to Nam Beom-Soo.”
„Buffalo?” Kan practically yelled, unwillingly pressing the gas pedal. Thus, not releasing the brake pedal, he made the engine growl so loudly. Then, realizing that he’d been wrong in yelling, he stopped the engine. And, staring at Hyun Shik, Kan asked, terrified, „What do you want to say is that Moon Joon Won killed Buffalo?”
„At least I suspect that it has been so.”
„The reason? I mean… what reason could Moon Joon Won have had to get rid of Buffalo?”
„A very simple one,” replied SoRan instead of Hyun Shik. „Dad, Moon Joon Won, and Buffalo have been involved in the same dirty businesses. One of these is related to Ian SolHi going to prison.” Three pairs of eyes have been suddenly focused on SoRan. And, looking at each of them, SoRan frowned, „What now?”
„Nothing out of the ordinary. We were just wondering how you know all that,” growled Kan. „I mean… how you found out that the three of them were involved in SolHi’s arrest and that they are related to Min SinJu.”
„It hadn’t been difficult to find out, Detective,” said SoRan, sighing. „Not after I saw the photos, which you received from me. Even so, I don’t know how much any of them is involved in this story. And, there is one more detail you probably don’t know: Buffalo appeared around my dad only two months before SolHi’s arrest.”
Kan frowned again. „What you try to say is that Nam Beom-Soo had nothing to do with the Department of Organized Crime?”
„Well, he had, detective,” said Hyun Shik. „We also don’t know too much about him. What’s a sure thing is that Captain Lee brought Buffalo into the team. At the Captain’s order, Nam Beom-Soo was named his assistant, a job Joon Won had at that time. Something he lost because of a stranger.”
„One more reason for Moon Joon Won to get rid of Buffalo,” growled Kan again. „The only reason for that crime, I think.”
„I still think that’s more than that, detective,” said IuNa, making everybody attentive. „At least I think that there’s something else in that story than a rivalry for a job. Why? Because… from what you said about this Moon Joon Won and what I saw at him today when he followed us, he’s not someone who is moved by an impulse. At least he is not someone who kills another one only because of something he felt at that moment. He seems more the type of man who kills others only after planning the crime up to the end. Yet, what is the real reason for the crime, I don’t know. What I know is that we have to find this out for sure.”
After IuNa’s words, a short period of silence took over everybody. They were confused and amazed simultaneously after everything they found out that day. Even so, everybody knew that IuNa was right in saying that Moon Joon Won wasn’t the type of criminal who killed only for revenge but the kind of predator who spied on the victim for a long time before attacking her.