Chapter 108

Chapter 108: Pieces of the Puzzle #5

As the amount of sleeping pills decreased, the amount of information that Tae-hyuk gathered increased . The total amount of drug farms inside the prison numbered seven . Most of the Chinese inmates confined in Blue Dragon Prison worked there .

The warden, along with a great number of guards, was involved . This place was literally a gigantic drug factory .

‘Come to think about it, there are definitely some strange things . ’

Blue Dragon was very active in accepting foreign prisoners . It was very difficult to deal with foreigners who had different cultures and languages, but that didn’t mean that there weren’t separate benefits .

‘There is probably a certain amount of profit from exploiting the labour force . ’

He also knew why they mobilized the Chinese inmates . The country of China had an enormous penalty for drug-related crimes . China was a country where people were sentenced to death for smuggling drugs without any chance of retrial, regardless of nationality .

Once, a young woman travelling to China was asked to show her bag at the airport . Surprisingly, the contents contained drugs . She was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling by Chinese police officers who had suddenly appeared .

In the end, there were many ghost stories about the death penalty .

‘Although they’re growing drugs, the Chinese prisoners obviously won’t tell anyone unless they’re interested in committing suicide . The security is based on fear of their lives . The Chinese criminals are eligible . ’

Now Tae-hyuk knew why the warden was acting so strangely in regards to the Park Sung-yul case .

‘He didn’t want the detectives to find out this information . ’

Drugs were being harvested from seven farms . Obviously, they would use the connections with numerous criminals to trade it . The warden was trying to prevent it from being exposed, at the expense of Park Sung-yul .

‘His expression at the time meant this . ’

The missing pieces of the puzzle were slowly being found, but not all of the problems were completely solved .

‘The warden is using the Chinese inmates to grow drugs . What’s going on with the Japanese prisoners then?’

Perhaps there were other crimes besides drug trafficking in the Blue Dragon Prison . After a few days of searching, Tae-hyuk found the place where the Japanese army buried their gold . As if it was a joke of fate, the drugs were growing on top of it .

Tae-hyuk muttered quietly .

“If I call the police using the name Phantom and uncover the drug farm, the warden can be sent to jail . But what’s the fun in that? Besides, I still have two weeks left,so it’s best if I can handle both the Park Sung-yul and the drug cases at once . ”

He came up with a perfect plan to solve both cases simultaneously .

“Anyway, I’ll have to talk to Shin Chang-ho . ”

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It had been almost two weeks since Phantom left for Blue Dragon Prison .

Kang-suk was organizing the files of the victims killed by Park Sung-yul at the Central Investigation Headquarters . There were dark circles under the eyes of Joo Hyun-ho, who was sitting opposite of him .

He was in charge of several additional cases and was unable to leave for a few days .

“There is still no contact from Phantom?”

“Yes . I would like it if he gives one or two pieces of useful information . ”

“Doesn’t he have to get in touch with you first?”

“Yes . Then there will be something big later . ”

“Hahaha! Big? Sunbae, that word is always associated with Phantom now . Won’t there be some big corruption?”

“Hey! Don’t say that!”

Dururu-

At that time, Kang-suk’s phone on the table started to ring . Hyun-ho wanted to know who was calling .

“Ah, I’m sorry . It’s just a little brother I know . ”

Then Hyun-ho dropped his head and muttered,

“Ahh, Phantom… Why isn’t Phantom…”

Kang-suk ignored the grouchy Hyun-ho and answered the call . It was a call from Seo Tae-hyuk .

“Uh, Tae-hyuk .

–Kang-suk hyung, it’s been a while .

“Yeah, have you been studying well?”

–Ah, I’m studying hard at my one month short-term studying course . Anyways, Noona asked me to tell you that she was thankful for the food last week .

“Ha-ran… She should tell me something like that directly . Um . ”

Seo Tae-hyuk’s sister, Seo Ha-ran, was staying in a dormitory academy on weekdays and only returned home on the weekends . Unfortunately, both of Ha-ran’s younger brothers were away from home . Kang-suk was uneasy about Ha-ran being left at home alone, so he went and met her every week, bringing along her favorite foods .

–I can feel comfortable about her safety thanks to Hyung . Thank you .

“What is this? I didn’t do anything . And thanks to this, I get to have a date with Ha-ran every weekend… Huhu . ”

–Then please look after her for the last two remaining weeks as well .

“Yes . Study hard and don’t worry . ”

Kang-suk smiled and hung up . Then Hyun-ho, who was listening to the call, said,

“I guess that is Sister-in-law’s younger brother?”

“Hey! How many times have I said that she isn’t your sister-in-law? Hup hup . He is very good at studying, so a foundation sent him to a program abroad . Thanks to him, I have a date with Ha-ran every weekend . ”

“So that’s why you disappear every weekend . Don’t you feel sorry for me, who has to work the night shift every weekend?”

“Okay, I understand . Do you want to go for dinner this evening? At any rate, don’t I have to work hard so that my little brother isn’t ashamed? We’ll have a break at the end . Let’s get back to work . ”

“Yes . ”

Kang-suk scratched his head and turned his attention back to the papers piled on the desk .

“There are so many reports that I have to write . Ah, yes . I have to go to the aquarium this weekend with Ha-ran . Doesn’t she like dolphins?”

The piled up fatigue disappeared as he imagined her happiness .

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“The next puzzle should be this one . ”

Park Sung-yul was very happy about his game with Cho Kang-suk . Even he struggled to solve some of the puzzles created in his head .

There were still 10 puzzles remaining . How long could he enjoy this in the future? Just imagining it caused a smile to form on his face . It would be interesting to watch the detective be perplexed by his gifts .

However, the more expensive and delicious the food, the more slowly he needed to eat .

“Ohuhuhu… Detective, you should be my best rival, like how the Joker is the foil to the Batman . ”

These thoughts gave Park Sung-yul the greatest pleasure, and before he knew it, Park Sung-yul realized that he had a strong erection . It felt like he was the protagonist of a movie . The thought of being more special than everyone else stimulated him .

Park Sung-yul realized that he was transformed when killing someone . But now, the confrontation with Cho Kang-suk was the only way to relive his desires .

“Huhuhu… Then I’ll give you the best puzzle . ”

He smiled and took out the sketchbook kept under his bed . There was a strange poem that couldn’t be easily interpreted . If he sent this along with the letter, what would be Cho Kang-suk’s expression?

The first puzzle was a tutorial . The difficulty was easy and it was simple to deduce the elementary school where he went . But now it was different . He had spent a month preparing the best puzzle, and it absolutely wouldn’t be easy to solve .

“Detective Cho Kang-suk… I think about you all day – is this love? If so, I definitely love you . Ohuhu…”

Park Sung-yul’s twisted affection exploded towards the detective who had caught him .

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Even if only three people gathered together, there had to be a leader among them . It was the same with the inmates in the prison . If someone asked for the name for the leader of the Korean inmates, everybody would recall the same face .

Shin Chang-ho, part of one of the three major crime organizations in South Korea, ‘Gallery . ’ He was a human beast with a stocky, large body, giving him the nickname ‘Brown Bear’ . The reason why he was imprisoned despite his power was simple: the boss was in danger of being caught by an enemy’s trap . In return, Shin Chang-ho was promised the number three position in the organization after his release .

It was already three years ago . After four years, he would return to the ranks of Gallery . In Blue Dragon Prison, there were several inmates belonging to Gallery . He told them that he would be a high ranking official in Gallery after his release . No one was able to ignore Shin Chang-ho .

“Well, I just need to think of it as a long vacation . ”

Shin Chang-ho made full use of the one hour of exercise time . It wasn’t because he wanted to show off a strong look to the other inmates, it was just that exercising was part of his life . Around Shin Chang-ho, some criminals from Gallery guarded him with menacing glares . They were like bodyguards .

At that time, someone approached Shin Chang-ho . A bodyguard threatening him with a scary voice,

“Who is approaching?”

Shin Chang-ho received a towel from another bodyguard and wiped the sweat from his forehead .

He confidently looked at the person approaching . A half shaved head and a rotten face . It was the newcomer who became well-known in the prison in only two weeks .

“Tobacco Seller Newbie, what do you want from me? I’m sorry, but I don’t smoke . ”

“Shin Chang-ho . I have something to suggest to you . ”

The bodyguards growled at the newcomer,

“This bastard…! Do you know who you are talking to?”

“You guys should know better than me . Shin Chang-ho, 37 years old . The boss of Gallery is known to have raised him, but he is actually from a small orphanage in Seoul . ”

Then Shin Chang-ho’s lips twitched . Although Tae-hyuk didn’t say a lot, only a few people in Gallery knew this information .

“…How did you know?”

“The method doesn’t matter . Let’s just focus on what we each need . ”

“Hoh . It sounds like the newbie has something I want . ”

“Of course . You have a sister that is two years younger than you named is Shin Seo-yeon . Of course, you aren’t actually siblings . You were just in the same orphanage . However, once you left the orphanage together, it was like you were brother and sister . ”

“……!”

Shin Chang-ho’s eyes widened . How did the newbie know about Seo-yeon?

“She hid herself after you went to jail . Don’t you want to know where she is now?”

Shin Chang-ho glared at the other person for a moment .

“…Newbie . Who the hell are you?”

“Don’t you want to know? Why she had to disappear . ”

“…I want to know . ”

“Then I will tell you if you give me what I want . ”

Tae-hyuk laughed as he looked at the puzzle piece that could solve both the Park Sung-yul and drug cases at the same time .