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Chapter 34 - The Clinic
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2024-10-29 19:42:56( **Uisa - literally means the doctor, can be used towards any kind of doctors. )
When Soo Min and Hyun Woo left the building of Seo In Sung's modeling agency, they headed straight for the parking lot.
- I think it's him after all.- Hyun Woo finally spoke up.- Why? - Soo Min asked- As a detective, you should always be able to explain your suspicions .- she added in an instructive tone.- Seo In Sung might have had the right to write such messages to Ye Eun, but his behavior was quite... suspicious. He was nervous, and a bit unstable. At one point I had the feeling that he was about to attack us.- Hyun Woo explained as they stood by the car.- So far, out of all the people we've spoken to, Seo In Sung really does look like a psychopath.- he added, opening the passenger door.- Maybe you are right.- Soo Min admitted as she got into the car from the driver's side.- But if you want to be a good detective, you have to remember that notRelated chapters
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To meet the next man, Nam Dong Sun, they had to return to Seoul, specifically Gangnam. He lived there with his parents in a tall apartment building. Today Dong Sun had classes at the university only in the late afternoon, so they had some time to talk. His parents were not present as they both worked in the same hospital and were on duty. When they got closer to the door of an elegant building and rang the intercom, Dong Sun let them in as soon as he heard who had come. Then Soo Min and Hyun Woo took the elevator to the 6th floor, went right down the corridor and stopped under one of the apartments, the door of which was already open and a tall, slender boy with rather broad shoulders was standing in it. Dong Sun had slightly longer hair dyed in cherry color, his eyes were black, and he was lightly tanned which made him look a little over 26 years old. Seeing Soo Min, the young man smiled charmingly and inspected her from head to toe.- Hello, detective Kim Soo Min I presume?-
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Blossom Tears Chapter 41 - Investigation Continues
In the days that followed, orders came in to search the modeling agency and Seo In Sung's apartament, as well as Kim Sang Min's clinic and house. Police team led by Soo Min and Hyun Woo were looking for any clues possible. Where the cameras were located, the footage of their recordings was also collected.Because in "Cherry Blossom Beauty" clinic indeed the secret basement room has been discovered during the search, Kim Sang Min and other doctors who have been present were brought to the police station for interrogation.- Kim Sang Min-ssi.- Soo Min sat in front of the man in the interrogation room, not taking her eyes off him for a minute.- When we found on the internet these rumors about a secret basement room in your clinic, we thought it was just rumors.- she said.- But we did find this room. In addition, it is full of bloody medical equipment, with a bed with belts. And you said that there are no such beds in your clinic.- she sighed a little.- Can you please explain
Blossom Tears Chapter 42 - False Track
- Wow, I didn't think that basement room was true.- Hyun Woo spoke up.- Even if Kim Sang Min would turn out not to be the "Cherry Blossom Reaper", he should be well punished for simply mistreating animals in this way. Not counting making illegal courses and profiting from it.- he added.- Yeah, you are right. No matter what the lab results of the blood found in this room are, Kim Sang Min is a monster anyway. Even if he only abused animals, it doesn't excuse him at all.- Soo Min replied, sighing heavily.- But the worst thing is that the searches didn't get much important clues. Well, aside from a clinic search, after all we found this secret room. But it's not sure that this has anything to do with the case of the "Cherry Blossom Reaper".- Soo Min added, clearly frustrated by this.- Sunbae, remember that there are still records from home and work place's cameras, maybe something will be found on them.- Hyun Woo replied.- Besides, we still have to interview Seo In Sung abo
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Soo Min entered the interrogation room and sat down at the table in front of a man who until recently was called Choi Hyun Sik.- Lee Joo Young-ssi...- Soo Min called him by his real name, though she had a hard time getting used to the fact that this was his name.- At the last interrogation you told us about your childhood again, but now I'd like to hear the full story of how you carried out your mission.- she said, quite cautiously to encourage him to speak. Soo Min could see clearly that he was angry with her for approaching him like that while they were talking in the basement of his house. He felt clearly deceived and spoke to her very reluctantly, but she still wanted to get the whole truth out of him. Joo Chan offered to help, assuring Joo Young would sing everything nicely after one interrogation with him, but Soo Min preferred to personally interrogate the "Cherry Blossom Reaper".- I already told you everything, Soo Min. Don't you remember?- he spoke to her comple
