(ENG)(BTS/JINCENTRIC) INNOCENCE
Chapter 19
-"Seokjin-ah, I advise you not to try to dig any deeper. Working together for more than a year and a half, I also like you very much. You are no longer accused of being the culprit. Please give up. Live the life ahead"- The woman in her thirties looked at the man in front of her and gently advised.
-"Thank you very much for helping and guiding me during the time we worked together, but you should also know that I am very stubborn about what I want to do. I am no longer accused of being a perpetrator. But it's just temporary. Doubts are still there, and I want to prove my own innocence"- The boy smiled slightly but then firmly replied.
-"I don't know if you're naive or stupid. Do you know who you're up against? You're just throwing the straw against the wind"- The woman frowned in displeasure.
-"Even so, I want to find out the truth."
-"Despite the cost you have to pay? Maybe your career or worse, your life?"
-"That's right"- The boy pursed his lips and nodded.
The woman was silent for a long time, looking at the urgent look in the young man's eyes and then remembering the time when she was his supervisor. Two of them, despite being of the opposite sex and age, are compatible with many things, especially the love for the service industry. In addition, both were compatriots, both from a small town, despite the hardships rolling around in this lavish capital. Still, she admired him for his tenacious spirit that refused to kneel down for the glamor of materialism, unlike her. She had thought she would never be a slave to money. But sadly, after a long time dealing with the elite at the hotel, the simple soul of a child born and raised in a small, beautiful town had gnawed and corrupted at times. After being humiliated and scolded by the god-like customers, that humiliation was accumulated in her chest and mind. It gradually turned into the evil demon that always urged her to "Climb higher, you must have a higher status, more money to repay those fucking people. No one can despise you anymore." And she really went astray.
- "I will help you get the information deleted on the Opera software and the phone recording of room 1202 that day..." - The woman calmly said after a heavy silence. The opposite man's eyes were bright with joy. Still, before he could say thank you, the other interrupted- "And don't tell anyone about our meeting today."
-"Okay, I'll keep this a secret. Thank you very much"- The guy quickly stood up and bowed 90 degrees sincerely to show his gratefulness.
Before Hwang Yiri left, she mentioned that she would text him the location and time of the appointment when the data was fully prepared. Not only that, but she also gave him a serious warning.
-"Be careful with people around you. Don't get close to people of the Park and Kim families."
Kim Seokjin was a bit skeptical of supervisor Hwang's warning. But when he was about to ask again, she quickly left, so he decided to mull over his questions on the way home.
Through the conversation with Hwang Yiri, he was sure of one thing that the person behind Park Yerin's death had great power. Perhaps, the killer they were trying to catch was just a pawn for the plots behind, just like him. The person who was able to delete the information residing on the management software and delete the call recording could only be Department Heads or higher. But that day, the head of the department, Manager Jun, was on vacation. However, the former GM Lee appeared at the reception with supervised Hwang, so it could only be him. The IT department did not recognize and recover the lost data because the person behind it was involved. That was why it could be so clean.
While lowering his head in thought, he suddenly bumped into a hard, soft, and warm obstacle. Startled, he looked up and saw a face that wanted to be beaten.
-"What is Secretary Kim thinking so thoughtfully that you don't mind running into my chest? Oh, I don't know if it's accidental or... intentional"
Kim Seokjin quickly stepped back, put on the insipid smile.
-"Don't overthink, Assistant Kim. Just accident. Sorry, I didn't notice."
-"So sad. I'd be happy if you said 'on purpose'"- A flirtatious smile bloomed on the detective's face.
-"Stop talking nonsense. What are you looking for me for?" Seokjin crossed his arms over his chest, stopped pretending to be polite. He frowned and asked.
-"Get in the car first,"- Kim Namjoon ordered and turned to open the door and sat in the driver's seat. Seokjin rolled his eyes at the other man's usual pompous demeanor and followed him into the passenger seat. Kim Namjoon drove to a quiet little park near Seokjin's house to avoid being caught by others accidentally or on purpose. The car just stopped, Kim Namjoon asked
-"Where did you go? I called and texted the whole afternoon but got no response."
-"I went somewhere to relax, so I didn't want to be disturbed by the phone" - Kim Seokjin glanced at the detective next to him, casually replied.
-"Really?" - I know Kim Namjoon looked at him with a thoughtful expression, but he didn't care and just ignored the matter for a moment.
Seeing Jin's annoying expression, Namjoon stopped asking questions and went straight to the main issue.
It turned out that the hotel was about to welcome one of the biggest business partners in the underworld, named Oh Sehuyk, a hot weapons tycoon. It was expected that a grand business affair would take place right at the hotel. Kim Namjoon believed he could obtain precious evidence to convict L corporation's illegal transaction and arrest the other smuggling boss. Therefore, he needed Seokjin's help.
-"If I'm not mistaken, Kim Taehyung will be in charge of arranging rooms for Mr. Oh and his companions. It's not clear if he knows the truth inside. But you are now his secretary, you may know about the room arrangement less or much. I need Oh Sehuyk's room layout, information regarding his stay, and all guests staying at the hotel during that time."
-"Isn't Park Jimin the one in charge of this big event? After all, he's a member of Park family, and Kim Taehyung is not"- Seokjin wondered.
-"Maybe he will also participate. However, the arrangement of the rooms is done by Kim Taehyung since he knows how to run the hotel better than Park Jimin,"- Kim Namjoon replied with a shrug.
-"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it and help you gather the information you need," Kim Seokjin nodded in response. Pausing for a moment, he turned to Namjoon and asked-"How's the investigation of the Park Yerin's murder case going?"
Kim Namjoon turned his head to look directly into Kim Seokjin's expectant eyes, smirking.
"Don't worry, the culprit can't run away."
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