episode_0089

“Wow… !”

When Jae-ho Park was knocked out with one punch, the people gathered in the lobby let out an exclamation.

The foolish police officers were clapping without even thinking about detaining Park Jae-ho.

Fortunately, the police officer with the rank of lieutenant was quick to judge the situation.

The police officer immediately approached the fallen Jae-ho Park and handcuffed him. Park Jae-ho, who was lying on the ground with foam at his mouth, was in a state of unconsciousness, but there was no telling when he would wake up and start a riot.

The police officer spoke to me while I was standing nearby.

The name tag on his uniform had the name Lee Hyeong-seok written on it.

You can call me Captain Lee.

“Um, is that person holding the knife in his hand? Excuse me, but what is your name?”

“This is Jinwoo Kim. Captain Lee.”

“It was Jinwoo. Are you at least a martial arts expert? . No, not this! First of all, thank you for putting an end to the chaos. I almost got into big trouble.”

Inspector Lee bowed his head to me and expressed his gratitude.

“I didn’t expect the motel owner to suddenly appear holding a knife.”

“That’s right! He was obediently cooperating with the investigation until this morning… I don’t know why he suddenly went wild.”

An explanation of the situation was needed.

I only explained the situation to the police chief and police officers in a way that was understandable.

There was no need to complicate the situation by bringing up ghost stories.

“I asked the boss if he was the culprit. Then the boss’s eyes widened and he tried to kill me. I really think he is a murderer.”

“Really? However, Jae-ho Park has not yet been confirmed as the culprit, and we are still looking for solid evidence… .”

President Park Jae-ho was being treated as a suspect in a murder case.

The police were looking for evidence to prove that Jae-ho Park was the culprit.

I pointed my finger toward the bottom of the counter table.

There was a secret storage space where CEO Jae-ho Park took out the knife earlier.

“I think the evidence is over there. The clothes I wore when I killed the person might be in there.”

“Counter?”

“The boss touched that area earlier, but the place without a handle suddenly opens? I took out a knife from there. There may be other items in it too.”

President Jae-ho Park was at work last night. There must have been a place to hide the clothes and hats worn after the murder. The police would have already searched any space within the motel. All that was left was a secret storage space under the counter.

Captain Lee gave instructions to the police officers.

“They say there’s something under the counter! Search quickly.”

“Yes!”

Two police officers rushed over and carefully inspected the counter. Soon, a fairly large storage space was revealed under the counter. From the outside, you wouldn’t even know there was space there.

“Found it! The hat and coat came out!”

“This is for sure!”

As expected, I was right.

From the storage space on the counter came a thick coat with jungle fur that the murderer had worn this morning. There was also a sunshade covering the face. This was clear evidence that could not be omitted.

“Really? That’s good.”

Captain Lee radioed the police station. It was a radio message that evidence had been secured and the criminal had been arrested. In the process, there were also reports of receiving help from a citizen.

“The investigation is over. It’s thanks to Jinwoo.”

“What.”

“But how did you hold the knife in your hand? Even if I try not to ask, I really can’t help it.”

“Watch carefully and catch it.”

“No, even if I look closely, I can’t catch it.”

Chief Lee and the police officers left the motel with the unconscious CEO Park Jae-ho in a police car. Other police officers who were searching the motel also cleared the area and concluded the situation.

Now CEO Jae-ho Park has been arrested by the police.

There was no one who could interfere with the rescue of the soul.

I talked to Sarah in the lobby.

“Sera. I removed all obstacles.”

“Good job! I never thought we would actually find the accomplice in one day. Is it because he is the detective’s son that he has a talent for reasoning?”

“What does it have to do with being the son of a detective?”

“Why? Could it be that the talent for reasoning is inherited?”

Did your father have a special talent for reasoning?

I didn’t really get that feeling.

My father was the type of person who would jump in and collect evidence when he was in charge of a case. Like the famous detective in a mystery novel, I couldn’t exactly guess the criminal by just rolling my head from where I was sitting.

I clearly remembered what my father said to me a long time ago.

He said that investigations are done with grit.

Sarah laughed and pointed to her forehead with her finger.

“Jinwoo. Guess what I’m thinking right now.”

“How do I know that?”

“Try to guess. This is your chance to prove your talent.”

Hey Sarah.

Guessing people’s thoughts is the realm of mind reading, not reasoning.

There must be one of these kids.

Kids who ask people who graduated from psychology majors to guess what they think.

I said roughly what came to mind.

“Kim Jin-woo, idiot.”

This can’t be right.

“… … uh? Uhhhh?!”

At that moment, Sarah, who was smiling, was shocked and shocked.

The reaction was so intense that even I was shocked.

“What is it? You really didn’t think Jinwoo Kim was an idiot, right?”

“I was really thinking about it! Jinwoo Kim I muttered to myself that he was an idiot, but I was surprised when he guessed correctly!”

“You really… .”

Let’s say I guessed correctly.

So you’re saying you were teasing me and calling me stupid?

“Jinwoo! you are talented Detective, ”

“Noisy.”

“Should I act like the detective’s wife? Hehe.”

Sarah narrowed her eyes cutely at me as I glanced at her.

*

After CEO Jae-ho Park was arrested, we waited for night to fall in the motel room.

Time passed and it was midnight.

Now that the yin energy was full, it was a good time to start saving the soul.

Sarah and I took our wedding bands and soul bowls and left the motel. The counter at the Sunshine Motel, where the owner was arrested, was now empty. It seemed like the employees didn’t come to work because there was no boss to give them money.

“It’s already Monday.”

“Sure. I can finish work and go to school.”

“Time seems to pass so quickly only on the weekends.”

“Isn’t that because we had an exorcism on the weekend?”

“That’s the correct answer.”

We walked to the fishing spot on the Han River while having a long conversation. President Park Jae-ho was arrested, so there was no one to disturb us anymore. When we did the soul lifting yesterday, the two of us were able to raise the soul sufficiently. If there are no variables, this time we will be able to exterminate the demon.

I was walking along the road when I arrived at a fishing spot.

We wanted to start saving the soul right away, but we couldn’t.

This was because a female student was standing in a dark fishing spot.

‘Who is it?’

A female student wearing a school uniform was standing on the banks of the Han River, looking at the river.

She was not a fisherman who came to fish at night, but a female student who showed up empty-handed.

Just by looking at it, it looked suspicious.

“Hey! What are you doing there?”

I spoke to a female student in school uniform.

The female student answered.

“I was waiting.”

Are you waiting?

Is there anyone I can meet here?

“Who are you waiting for?”

“You guys.”

I got goosebumps for a moment.

It was us who the female student was waiting for.

A female student in school uniform turned her head and looked at us. I couldn’t see his face because he had his back turned just a moment ago. I was finally able to get a closer look at the girl’s face.

‘… what?’

As soon as I saw the face, I thought it was familiar.

I’ve seen that girl’s face before.

This is in the photo taken by President Park Jae-ho.

That was the face of a female student who had drowned.

Seeing me confused, Sarah asked with a puzzled expression.

“What’s wrong? Who is he?”

“It’s the girl who drowned. To be exact, that was exactly the face I had when Susalgwi was alive. I looked at the picture and he was a high school student just like us.”

“Ah… .”

The female student’s name is Park Ji-won.

Around this time last year, she was a female student who was murdered by her stepmother and drowned.

The female student who had become a murderer had somehow appeared in front of us looking neat and tidy.

Why did you appear?

I spoke to the female student with caution.

“Park Ji-won! Weren’t you unable to get out of the water? How is it there?”

Susalgwi’s soul was trapped in the water.

Until the soul was liberated, it could not come to land and had to be trapped in the water forever.

I was curious how that fish got out of the water.

Could it be that the soul was liberated thanks to the offering that President Park Jae-ho made in the morning?

A female student looking like a female student smiled brightly and answered my question.

“It would be great if this came out of the water. Unfortunately, not yet. If I want to be free, I have to kill one more person.”

Susalgwi raised a finger.

This meant that one more person had to be drowned in order for the soul to be released from the river.

“What you are seeing now is an illusion I created. My soul is still in the river.”

“Why are you suddenly showing me illusions?”

“Because I want to talk to you guys. Wouldn’t you be surprised if an ugly ghost spoke to you? Even if it’s an illusion, it’s better to show that you’re fine.”

Now I know what happened.

The female student who appeared before us was an illusion created by a murderer.

There have been many anecdotes since ancient times about Susalgwi showing illusions and bewitching people.

The sea lion in the river created an illusion and was talking to us.

‘The soul was still in the river.’

I glanced at the river. I saw black aquatic weed-like hair floating in the depths of the river. Susalgwi was right there. Instead of appearing directly, he was manipulating the illusion as if ventriloquizing with a doll.

“Jiwon Park. So what do you want to say?”

“Listen carefully.”

The ghost of a beast said:

“Don’t even think about rescuing the soul. I don’t obey quietly. I have no intention of receiving the capital transfer.”

“What if we give up? Are you going to stay quietly in the river?”

“You can’t do that. I’m getting out of here.”

I will not be banned.

However, it will not remain still.

Although I am repeating this, what Susalgwi wanted to say was simple.

This meant that he would kill one more person and escape in the river.

This is an incredibly bold murder notice.

“I have had a dream since long ago.”

The ghost’s illusion stretched out its hand towards the sky. It was a dark night sky in the city, but the round moon was still floating. The ghost’s illusion waved its hand toward the sky as if it wanted to catch the moon.

“My dream is to go on a backpacking trip. I want to get on a plane and go to New York, London, anywhere in the world that I can go to.”

It was a dream I had when I was a female student named Park Ji-won.

My dream is to go on a trip.

In order to go on a journey, he kicked away his chance to attain Buddhahood and killed an innocent person.

“Even if I become a ghost, I want to achieve my dream. If I just have to drown one more person, my soul can be free. Since you’re a ghost, you can go anywhere in the world, right? Maybe I can go to the moon.”

The ghost of a beast looking at the moon smiled and said to us.

“Won’t you guys make my dream come true? You only need to sacrifice one person.”