Chapter 64

Chapter 64 – Bomber #2

The hint of the location of the second bomb was hidden in a riddle . The police groaned after hearing it, but the remaining time was tight . They had to solve this mystery…

If they couldn’t cope with this then they would be helpless like in the Atlantis situation . These words were said just before the tape ended .

–Oh right . Isn’t it courteous to leave a nickname for you to call me? You can call me the Bomber . Then I wish you luck .

In the end, this incident was called the Bomber case . Kim Do-shik asked the police who were standing around .

“Fuck . Do you know where this is?”

“I-I’m really sorry…”

“I’m not sure . ”

Cho Kang-suk sighed slowly . He knew of a professional at these types of things . Although Kang-suk was reluctant, he was confident in that person’s abilities . It seemed like this time as well, he would have to ask that brat for help .

“Inspector . Let’s ask Investigator Joo Hyun-ho for advice . ”

“Ah, yes . Where is he now!”

“Due to the hippo incident, he was dispatched to Kangdong Police Station . ”

“Don’t report everything and call him immediately!”

Joo Hyun-ho arrived where everyone was gathered in exactly three minutes .

He was wearing a trench coat and seemed to have come in a hurry . It was the same style as Detective Columbo, whom he admired . He had run here as fast as he could . It was like watching a high school student going to the athletic field during P . E .

“Hahaha! I am qualified in this case . ”

Kang-suk had given a rough overview of the case over the phone in advance . Kim Do-shik’s eyes flashed as he spoke to Hyun-ho .

“Investigator Joo . Just like you got the hippo last time, please solve this case!”

Kim Do-shik’s eyes were full of trust . Joo Hyun-ho scratched his head,

“As I wrote in the report, someone who Kang-suk sunbae and I don’t know was the one who caught the hippo . We just happened to be there . ”

While he was the type of person who treated investigations as a game, he wasn’t the type to claim another person’s merits .

“But it is true that you were in the place where the hippo committed the crime and saved the victim . That is good enough . ”

“Thank you . First, let me focus on this case . ”

“You two are the best talents in our Kangdong Police Station . I believe in you . ”

Kang-suk laughed as he was combined with Hyun-ho . Hyun-ho touched his glasses and read the memo containing the clue of the bomb . Then he spoke not even a minute later,

“I solved it . I know where the bomb is placed . Request assistance straight away . ”

“What, already?”

The riddle almost completely filled the A4 paper . That wasn’t quick enough to read everything written there . Yet he had solved it? Kim Do-shik looked at Joo Hyun-ho in disbelief .

Joo Hyun-ho pulled a pen from his pocket, highlighted a few words and handed it to Kim Do-shik .

“It’s mostly junk information that’s designed to blur what really matters . ”

Immediately after that, Kim Do-shik asked for support from SWAT and the special bomb disposal squads .

Then Hyun-ho explained .

“28 devices not connected refers to these words, not the bombs . Do you know what I mean?”

“Ah! Hunminjeongeum?” (Google Link . Hyun-ho is probably referring to the 28 letters of hangul, the Korean alphabet that was created)

“And words are created . In the end, this sentence points to King Sejong . And the next words are bank, learning and Confucian scholar . That means Sungkyunkwan University . ”

“Ohh…!”

“The sentence itself is roughly a middle school grade inscription pun . The important thing is that at least three or more words per paragraph point to the same thing . ”

“T-That’s right . Then the bomb is hidden at Sungkyunkwan University? Do you know the exact position?”

The university was incredibly large . In addition, it wasn’t in one place but spread across various regions . There was the humanities and social sciences campus of Sungkyunkwan University in Myeongyun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul . The natural sciences campus was in Suwon .

If it was the latter, then it would be hard to cope with the problem from Seoul . They needed to know the exact location .

“There is a word in the middle of the sentence ‘the wind blows, the tree blossoms in spring . ’ It looks to be pointing to a tree, but it is actually talking about the blue dragon . Among the five attributes, blue means wood, spring and wind . And as a symbol of Sungkyunkwan University’s bank is a blue dragon . ”

Kim Do-shik’s eyes widened at Joo Hyun-ho’s tremendous reasoning power . A police officer heard it and asked .

“But isn’t that also referring to Sungkyunkwan University? So there is no change . ”

Joo Hyun-ho shook his head .

The blue dragon clearly meant Sungkyunkwan University, but there was something different .

“Of course, we can also see it like that . But to be precise, it is the symbol of Sungkyunkwan University’s bank . There is a legend related to the blue dragon . Therefore, it is considered symbolic to have a blue dragon statue . It is a symbol but isn’t a symbol, but that isn’t what it means . The place with a blue dragon statue . The bomb will obviously be there . ”

“W-Where is that?”

“Wait a moment . I don’t know everything . ”

Joo Hyun-ho laughed and pulled out his smartphone to look it up . It took 10 seconds for the information to appear .

“I have sent the exact location to your phone . ”

Kim Do-shik saw the result of the search on his phone and issued orders in a loud voice .

“Call the Myeongnyun personnel right now! The bomb is in the blue dragon statue at the front gate!”

“Yes, I understand!”

Kang-suk was ready to move . By the way, he couldn’t see Joo Hyun-ho, who usually followed him like a puppy .

“Eh? Hyun-ho . You’re not following . ”

Hyun-ho had taken off his coat and was sitting in a corner with the tape recorder .

“Ah, Sunbae . I think I have to take individual action this time . I want to try an analysis of the tape . ”

Kang-suk nodded . Unlike himself, who specialized in jumping in, Hyun-ho was an expert in analyzing the opponent . They had to do what they did best .

“I’ll let you know if there is anything else . I’ll call you on your phone . ”

“Uh, yes . Please do so . ”

The police moved in search of the bomb .

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“Everybody, please evacuate according to the instructions!”

Hundreds of police officers came to Sungkyunkwan University . There was a frenzy among the university students walking around the school .

“What? What? Evacuation? A-All of a sudden…?”

“Is this some type of army reservist training?”

Then armed police rushed through the hall and told the students .

“It is real . Please evacuate now . ”

“Haha… What, is this a war?”

“It is similar . I can’t tell you anything else . Please hurry up!”

“…Yes, I understand . ”

No matter how weak the public perception, the dignity of the uniformed police officers was enormous . There was no student who resisted . Although it was a little cluttered, the evacuation was carried out without any problems .

“Now, now, there is no need to shove . Please stand in a row over here . ”

The reservists who shone at this time . Using their experience in evacuation training that they received in the army, the reservists took action and led the other students .

Cho Kang-suk sighed with relief as he watched the scene .

“…No students will be damaged . It is fortunate . ”

Usually in movies, the people in the area would be evacuated if there was a bomb threat . By the way, an explosion would occur even before the time limit was reached . Did this bomber have some conscience remaining?

Fortunately, due to Joo Hyun-ho’s reasoning, there were still 10 minutes until the scheduled explosion . It was enough to deal with the bomb . He hoped that there would be no damage .

At that moment, the SWAT team started approaching the blue dragon statue .

“There is a bomb!”

Kang-suk sighed .

All he had to do was catch the criminal . He would leave the bomb to the professionals .

Kim Do-shik looked at the SWAT team with an expression of trust .

“Can you do it?”

“Yes . We are professionals . Leave it to us . ”

When a bomb was found in movies, there were often wires that needed to be cut . However, that was only to increase the tension . In fact, if a bomb was found, it was to be put in a state where it couldn’t explode with liquid nitrogen or shock absorbers, then moved to another place to be handled . That’s why they were called the disposal squad, not the disassembly squad .

“Uh, Inspector! This bomb has no primer!”

“What? It is a seedless watermelon?”

“Fuck, again?”

Kim Do-shik spat on the ground .

The bomb installed here was the same as the one delivered to the police station . It was a bomb that had the power to destroy a whole building if it exploded . But the primer had been removed, as if the bomber was teasing them . It seemed like an armed demonstration .

Kim Do-shik approached the SWAT team leader and asked .

“Is there a tape recorder?”

“Please wait a moment . Is there perhaps a tape recorder in the box?”

“Eh? There is!”

The SWAT team leader pointed at the tape recorder that was where the primer should be .

“It is the same as the bomb delivered to the station . It would be best to listen to the contents of the tape recorder at once . ”

“Yes . That’s right . ”

Kim Do-shik handed it over to Cho Kang-suk .

“Should Detective Cho listen?”

“Oh, you want to listen?”

It was burdensome but everyone knew about Kang-suk’s achievements, so the SWAT team leader gave it up to Kang-suk . The SWAT team leader carefully pressed the switch of the recorder .

-By listening to this message, you have found the safe bomb . Isn’t the tutorial fun?

The people who were listening spat . He mobilized hundreds of police for what? Practice?

-I showed you this much to make you realize that I’m not joking . Then I’ll give you the next mission . This time it is real so you better hurry .

“Fuck…

This wasn’t training anymore . Kim Do-shik instructed Kang-suk .

“Tell Joo Hyun-ho to come here right now . Crazy . ”

Only Joo Hyun-ho could solve the mystery . They had to do this seven more times? Furthermore, if they were late, then a deadly disaster would occur . The nation’s top specialists were gathered here, but tired faces had already emerged .

The sky was almost yellow .

It was at that moment . Kim Do-shik received a phone call .

“Who? It if is a prank call or spam call then I will smash them!”

He roughly pressed the call button and brought the phone to his ear and heard a familiar voice . Unfortunately, it wasn’t a spam call or prank call .

-Hello, Inspector Kim Do-shik .

“Y-you…!”

It was the Bomber’s voice on the phone!

–You sound pretty surprised… But unfortunately, I’m not the Bomber .

“……!”

Just then, the person’s voice changed . This time, it was a young woman’s voice .

–Kukukuk . I’m getting goose bumps so I guess I have to use the Bomber’s voice . Don’t judge me by my voice .

There were machines that could change one’s voice, but that usually resulted in an unnatural mechanical sound . The person on the phone wasn’t like that . His voice had definitely changed while speaking . Was the other person a voice actor?

Kim Do-shik gulped and asked .

“This doesn’t seem like a prank call . W-What is going on?”

–I’ll speak briefly . Right now, you… And those who are gathered are in a difficult situation . Oh, can you tell the SWAT team member next to you not to do that?

“…Hup!”

The other person spoke as if he knew the situation going on here . The even more amazing thing was that he knew the SWAT team leader was listening to the call .

Kim Do-shik started sweating .

-I want to help you . I will cooperate in helping you find the bombs . Of course, it isn’t for free like when I caught the hippo .

The hand that was holding the phone trembled . The hippo was a secret that only the police knew about . But this person knew…

“H-Hippo…! Did you catch him?”

–It was my first service . If you are suspicious then I will tell you about the marks that I left behind .

The other person briefly explained how the hippo was arrested, and he knew exactly about everything unusual that occurred . Only a handful of police officers knew that .

“Y-You…”

–I’ll tell you where the next bomb will go off . By the way, the next one isn’t a seedless watermelon .

“H-How…!”

Kim Do-shik stared at the phone in his hand with surprise . He was a veteran who had been with the police for 30 years . He was familiar with dealing with people .

“Track the one I am on the phone with! He is a key witness in this case!”

“Yes, I understand . ”

Then he casually brought the phone to his ear again .

–Ah right, the tracking will become strange so don’t waste your manpower . Don’t you have to worry about labour costs?

“…Hup!”

It was like he installed a listening device here . Kim Do-shik felt fear towards the other person on the phone . He seemed to know everything . Surely he hadn’t planted a spy? But Kim Do-shik trusted everyone here . Besides, none of them had sent a message anywhere .

–The bomber asked for 15 billion . But I am not so greedy . 150 million won per criminal . That is a reasonable price . How about it? Sign a contract with me .

Kim Do-shik’s eyes flashed .

The other person was asking for money in return for catching criminals . Moreover, the amount was only 1/3 of what it cost to move hundreds of SWAT teams . However, he wondered if the person could really catch the Bomber .

-You feel doubtful . It is understandable . I would be the same . Then I will find the next bomb for you . Will you believe me then?

“Y-You… What the hell is your identity?

The voice replied .

-A criminal who catches other criminals . Then- I am called the God of Crime .

Thus, the God of Crime revealed himself to the Korean police .