Chapter 63

Chapter 63 – Bomber #1

It was late in the afternoon when an unidentified courier delivered a package to Gangdong Police Station . The first person to find it was a new policewoman from the city traffic department, who was cleaning when she found the box in a corner .

“Eh? Who is this for?”

Then an officer returning to work spoke to the policewoman .

“Isn’t it Detective Oh?”

“Ah, good job Sunbae-nim! Detective Oh?”

“Yes . He receives orders here because he can’t get them at home . ”

It was one of the good things about not being married . Speaking of which-

Detective Oh was walking down the hallway when the new policewoman waved her hand .

“Detective Oh! Did you order something?”

Detective Oh stopped with a confused expression .

“What do you mean? My wife found my savings so I couldn’t even if I wanted to . Aigoo . That fishing rod…”

“Ahaha…”

The courier package wasn’t for Detective Oh . The policewoman looked at the courier box with suspicious eyes .

“Hrmm…”

“Something is fishy…”

Looking at the details, the recipient seemed to be Team 2 of the Kangdong Police Station . The sender address was written, but it wasn’t an actual address when they searched it up . The name written on the package was also fake .

The police officers groaned . Perhaps they had discovered something immense .

“What is going on?”

The policewoman’s eyes widened as a man’s voice was heard . A recently popular detective, Cho Kang-suk was glancing at them curiously .

“Ah, Detective Cho Kang-suk!”

He was the biggest celebrity at Kangdong Police Station . He threw his body at Yoo Cheol-ho, the escaped prisoner, who had the whole country in an uproar . Not long ago, he played a crucial role in arresting the hippo . Furthermore, he had recently been paying attention to his appearance, and was now like a wild detective from a movie .

The policewoman couldn’t understand why he was still single . If he wasn’t meeting anyone…

Her face turned red at the thought .

“Can I take a look at it for a moment?”

“Yes, yes! Take a look!”

The police officers raised their voices, as if they had met a famous celebrity .

Kang-suk coughed and eyed the courier box suspiciously .

The size seemed to be the smallest one available among the post office boxes, and the edges were slightly crushed from the delivery . He sniffed it but there weren’t any smells coming from the package . That was all that could be seen from the outward appearance .

Kang-suk looked serious when he was told that this was left behind by a courier . It meant that moving it wasn’t dangerous .

“Something heavy?”

He carefully lifted the box and noted that it had a considerable weight .

“Something is shaking . Is there liquid inside?”

Kang-suk thought back to the devices that he learned of back at the police academy . He might be making a fool of himself, but it wasn’t bad to be careful . Kang-suk put the box on the table carefully and called Kim Do-shik .

“Inspector, it is Kang-suk . It seems like a bomb might have been delivered to the police station . Can you call EOD?”

Kang-suk asked Kim Do-shik to officially dispatch the explosives squad .

–What? I understand . Don’t touch it!

A lazy afternoon .

There was an uproar among the police officers working in Kangdong Police Station .

IED .

A bomb was delivered .

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“Be careful! Be careful…! If there is any wrong shock or jostle, then the entire police station could go flying away!”

Kim Do-shik gave instructions to the crew who specialized in handling explosives . There were various tools ranging from liquid nitrogen to shock absorbers on the table .

There were various forms among the homemade bombs, such as exploding when a certain impact was given or exploding when the box was opened . The most famous was the time bomb that was connected to a clock and exploded at the appointed time .

“It is opened . ”

“Well done!”

The lid of the courier box was carefully opened so that no vibrations would be transmitted inside . Kim Do-shik’s eyes widened in an instant .

“T-This…!”

It was a plastic bowl filled with red liquid, with wires intricately connected to it like blood vessels connected to a heart .

Kim Do-shik’s eyes flashed at the sight . He knew what this was all too well .

“…Liquid bomb!”

The explosives agent started to carefully explore what the liquid was .

“Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be methyl nitrate . It seems to be nitromethane . ”

Kim Do-shik’s expression changed slightly .

Methyl nitrate exploded by mixing with other liquids, even if there wasn’t a detonator . However, nitromethane didn’t burst unless there was a very strong impact .

The agent said carefully,

“This amount is enough for an entire street to fly away . However, there doesn’t seem to be a detonator . ”

“Hrmm? Detective Cho, did you find this? Is there another?”

Then Cho Kang-suk scratched his head and said .

“No . The two who found it were from the traffic department . I just found it suspicious . ”

“Haha . You aren’t an expert, yet you realized that this is a homemade bomb . ”

“It was also taught at the police academy… It was because I had a feeling . ”

“As expected from Cho Kang-suk’s senses . At any rate, process that with the utmost care . Detective Cho will be responsible for finding the source and route of the courier .

Cho Kang-suk scratched his head as he heard Kim Do-shik’s words .

“Yes . I understand . ”

Kang-suk wondered about the intentions of the perpetrator who sent this bomb to the police station, but he wasn’t Hyun-ho who majored in psychology . He just needed to catch the culprit . It seemed like he would have to work overnight again for a while .

At that moment, one woman came up in Kang-suk’s mind . He had his first date with her a while ago, and soon, they would meet again . Although it would be difficult for a while . He would confess at that time…

“Uh, can I see the courier box for a moment?”

Kang-suk noticed something strange .

“Sound recorder…?”

There was an old voice storage device placed in a corner of the box . Kang-suk asked the explosives disposal personnel .

“Is it okay to touch?”

“Yes . The detonator is removed . Even if there is a device that responds to vibration, it won’t break . ”

“Hrmm…!”

Kang-suk carefully grabbed the tape recorder . He tried to check for the culprit’s fingerprints, but it had been wiped clean .

“What on earth is this?”

The homemade bomb looked mysterious to Kang-suk . It seemed like the culprit was an IED expert, which was rare in Korea . However, if they provided a tape recorder then they were clearly planning something . Kang-suk discovered the cassette tape in the recorder .

“Inspector . Let me check the content . ”

Kim Do-shik nodded .

He clicked the button and heard a noise .

-Hello, police officers who are trying to implement justice today .

The voice sounded ridiculous, like the person had inhaled helium gas .

–You have seen my work . If you have the right experts then you will understand how powerful the bomb is .

At the moment, all eyes were focused on the explosive ordnance disposal personnel . The agent said carefully .

“If the bomb explodes in the city then I think there will be at least a few dozen deaths . ”

“Haha…”

Kang-suk pressed the recorder that had been stopped .

–I have prepared a fun game for you . From now on, I will hide nine identical bombs all over the city center . If you can find them all, then it is your win . Of course, you know what will happen if you miss even one .

“C-Crazy bastard…”

Kang-suk punched the wall . This wasn’t a game to him . The culprit was literally declaring that they would bomb the city center . They also sent a bomb to the police like it was a challenge .

–I hope that the courier didn’t arrive too late . The first bomb is scheduled at 10 a . m . on December 2nd . The place…

Kim Do-shik shouted .

“Fuck! That was four hours ago! Call and ask what the situation is like at Atlantis right now!”

But there was no need to do so . A person who had been speaking on the radio approached Kim Do-shik with a pale face .

“I-Inspector . There was a support request from Gangseo-gu right now”

“What? Wait a minute, that is where Atlantis is!”

“T-That… A huge explosion occurred at the marine theme park and hundreds of guests were using it…”

Kim Do-shik couldn’t resist hitting the table with his fists . As the tape said, one bomb exploded . But the serious thing was that there were still eight remaining .

–Then I’ll give you a hint about where the second bomb is hidden . If you want to give up the game then deposit 15 billion won into the designated account . Then I will tell you the location of all the bombs . Then I wish you luck .

At that moment, the Kangdong Police Station was turned upside down .

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As soon as Tae-hyuk and Ha-yang got out of Atlantis, they headed for a family restaurant in a remote location . Once there, they had a simple meal and discussed future plans .

“Do you know how upset I was? I was really prepared to die . ”

“Yes, and you almost died . If someone hadn’t saved you…”

Tae-hyuk laughed as he looked at Ha-yang . Yoo Ha-yang’s face and ears turned red .

“Uh, anyway . In return for my help, you should tell me everything this time . ”

It seemed like she didn’t like the fact that he didn’t tell her about the fake blueprint .

“I have to fool my allies to fool my enemies . ”

“B-But!”

Ha-yang was too embarrassed to speak and wriggled her fingers .

“…I am different . It isn’t the same . ”

“Aigoo…”

Tae-hyuk answered with a small sigh . It seemed the clumsy thief had misunderstood something .

“I understand . I will tell you as much as possible . ”

“Yes!”

Tae-hyuk took out a notebook and wrote down Kim Tae-sung’s name .

“This is the culprit that caused the bombing . A crazy bastard . ”

“Umm . By the way, I was wondering something . How do you know this?”

The question emerged .

He had to tell Ha-yang something to explain all the strangeness . Tae-hyuk made a sincere expression so she didn’t think his words were a joke .

He raised his hand and said .

“That is because I am a tremendous genius . ”

“G-Genius?”

“I have an IQ of more than 200 that surpasses Einstein and with my tremendous sense of reasoning, I can penetrate into the present and the future .

“…The present and the future? Reasoning?”

“Yes . Can I open the door of truth? It is simple to analyze human psychology and study the pattern of criminals .

“Wah . Amazing . If you have that ability then it is natural to hide it . I’m sure that there would be many people who want to use Tae-hyuk .

Tae-hyuk shrugged . It was a plausible lie, even to him .

“Yes . So Ha-yang noona should also keep it a secret . ”

Ha-yang blinked and nodded .

“I-I see… Then that is how you know my name?”

Tae-hyuk pulled out his phone and showed his address book .

“I asked you to give me your number and you wrote it down . There was no need for any reasoning . ”

“…Ah . ”

“Anyway, Yoo Ha-yang . I think it is a name that really suits Noona . ”

“Hehehe… Really?”

Ha-yang shook her head and started to twirl her fingers with embarrassment . Only Yoo Ha-yang would be deceived by such an obvious lie .

‘It is a perfect name for Noona, who is a fool . ’

“Either way, I’ll go over Kim Tae-sung future movements with you . This isn’t the end of his bombs . There are eight more . ”

“E-Eight?”

“And Kim Tae-sung asked for 15 billion won to prevent it . Of course, there isn’t an easy amount of money to give . In the end, the police will put a large number of people to find the bomb . ”

“Yes . ”

Tae-hyuk stopped and thought .

From now on, the words Ha-yang would hear would be shocking . Maybe she would betray him and become associates with Kim Tae-sung .

But according to his previous memories, there was no contact between Yoo Ha-yang and Kim Tae-sung . It would be Tae-hyuk’s fault if they were brought together . However, Yoo Ha-yang deserved to hear the truth .

“But his purpose is completely different . He doesn’t want money nor to kill discriminately . ” He…”

Tae-hyuk spoke quietly as he began to describe Kim Tae-sung’s purpose . Then Yoo Ha-yang suddenly burst into tears .

“Uhhh, sob… T-Too much… Why did you tell me such things… Aaahhh!”

Tae-hyuk stroked Ha-yang’s back as she started to cry like a child and spoke in a soft voice that seemed to calm Ha-yang down .

“I’ll ask Noona once again . Do you still want to be my ally?”

“…Sob… My cowardice, this situation…”

“It’s okay . Noona and Kim Tae-sung is different . Noona will never be Kim Tae-sung . If you do then I will stop it . ”

Did those words move Ha-yang’s heart? Ha-yang slowly nodded at Tae-hyuk’s words .

Tae-hyuk sighed with relief . If he hadn’t saved Ha-yang’s life then she might have betrayed him now .

Kim Tae-sung’s purpose that he told her . It was to kill the chaebol who drove his family to their deaths .