Chapter 121 – Drugs (1)
Immediately after the case was settled.
I sipped beer while lying on Seo Ji-yu’s sofa.
The betrayal of the trusted Yeriel.
I was so shocked that I couldn’t even think of going back home.
But when I went to Alice’s house, it was just downstairs from my house.
‘I can’t even go to the hotel like before I got married.’
As soon as I stay at the hotel, rumors of a feud with Yeriel will be on the front page of major media outlets.
It’s not a clumsy lie, but a fact that has to be hidden even more because it’s the truth.
This case should end with a happening.
I personally hope for that too.
“But the house is nice. Did you buy it with embezzled money?”
“Oh, no…”
Seo Ji-yu made an unconvincing excuse and sat down next to me.
Originally, she should have teased her with something like “Didn’t you say you take off your clothes at home?”
I don’t even have the energy to do that right now.
Her head her is confused and her whole body is tired.
Yeriel deliberately let go of her fake green dust her.
Given her personality of her, she was no joke.
Well… In fact, she’s someone she would never have caught if it wasn’t for Yariel’s help.
The operator of the illegal site is already dead anyway, so it’s understandable that I missed him.
The real problem is that Yeriel did n’t tell me anything prior to her operation.
“Why would Yeriel cheat on me? She knew I would object, so she said nothing.”
“…”
In other words. This means that her motives for letting her go of her bastard are impure.
You know that there was something big and good about it, but it was a decision that could be detrimental to the fake green dust itself.
Otherwise, there’s no way you wouldn’t have asked for my opinion.
“Why on earth…”
My teeth tremble at the feeling of betrayal.
To think that she, whom she had always regarded as a strong ally, had suddenly changed like this.
She is a person who doesn’t even answer if you turn her into an enemy.
“Well, I don’t think he meant it badly. Maybe.”
Jiyu Seo tried to comfort me in her own way.
It doesn’t sound like it’s sincere, but…
The fact that such a sound comes out speaks to Yeriel’s usual behavior and her personality.
I also wanted to believe that she meant something big to her.
It’s too big and strong opponent to turn into an enemy now.
Didn’t she even know everything about the oracle?
Seo Ji-yu, who couldn’t see me grunting, lightly bumped the beer can.
“Let’s drink today. You can stay at my house for a while.”
“Ohhh, after all, my second wife.”
“…Am I really going to get mad? Anyway, is it okay for an incumbent investigator to do this?”
“It’s okay. The crime of adultery was abolished a long time ago.”
I belatedly apologized after talking nonsense in desperation.
“Sorry. I said something I couldn’t say.”
“Oh, no. Come on, let’s have another drink…”
Ding dong!
However, the very unpleasant sound of the doorbell rang in my ears.
Seo Ji-yu seemed to know that Yeriel had come. She flinched reflexively, but…
I don’t think Yeriel is that rare.
I also need some time to organize her thoughts of her, but when she comes to me in person, it is practically coercion or kidnapping.
“What?”
“Master!”
Fortunately, it was none other than Tia standing in front of the front door.
The guy who lost a bit of the mana he received from the previous operation was quite halfway in size.
He waggled his tail eagerly and looked up at me slightly.
“As expected, you are here. I came here because I was worried about the owner. Can I come in?”
“No. Seriously.”
“I can’t stay at home…”
Tia begged me with tears in her eyes.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen Alice unnie raise her voice that much. Yeriel-nim keeps apologizing and saying that she’s sorry… It’s a hellish atmosphere.”
“You live downstairs anyway.”
“I’m going to go get some food.”
“But really, is that all? Didn’t Yeriel say anything else?”
The guy who confessed right away when I somehow pushed Tia away who she tried to squeeze in.
“I just wanted to see if the master was well.”
“I’m in this shape because of who I am now…”
Let’s let out a small sigh and step out of the way. The guy comes in in a hurry.
Seo Ji-yu had already given up everything.
“Please take care of me! Wow, the house is nice.”
“Everyone says that. What kind of image was I at work?”
“The number one opponent I don’t want to lend money to.”
“That’s correct.”
Tia and I went to work the next morning right before we were kicked out of Seo Ji-yu’s house.
Alice, whom I met in her office, looked slightly annoyed and said nothing.
At first glance, she always seems pissed off, but she’s real today.
“It makes me feel bad that her shampoo smells the same as Seoji Yu’s.”
“I’m so sorry. That, Yeriel…”
“I don’t know. What do you know?”
I never thought Alice would react like this to Yeriel’s story.
But. She deserved to be angry.
We hurriedly conducted a follow-up.
Of course, the internet taxidermist site, which became a problem this time, was closed.
Since the management team died, similar sites have not been created yet.
The fake green dust eventually escaped safely, and there are no additional crimes yet.
Seeing that the police attacked the object of protection while being transported, I expected an accomplice to exist, but…
It is very likely that the accomplices were the site management.
Alice said to me quietly after she had been pouting for a while.
“You don’t have to worry about the fake side for now. He’ll track down the Black Lotus from now on.”
“That’s right?”
“Are you sure.”
After all, Yeriel didn’t just let him go.
But she still can’t forgive her.
He had already received an apology several times, but she hadn’t heard a proper explanation.
How the hell am I supposed to reconcile?
Is reconciliation really possible?
Tormented by complicated thoughts, I decided to take this resentment out on the criminals.
Coincidentally, today, just the right case was filed.
“Chief. The police drug unit is requesting cooperation.”
“Drug?”
Come to think of it, the first case of the special unit was also involved in drugs…
Even when I went out with Alice, I caught a drug offender, and there was a drug offender among the operators of the internet taxidermist not too long ago.
Obviously, I have never investigated drugs as the main thing, but I was often involved in this and that.
Tia, who had been watching the investigative drama quite intently, lit up her eyes when she heard that it was drugs.
“This time, it’s a crime syndicate eradication?”
“Oh, that’s… A bit vague.”
“Isn’t it ambiguous?”
At this point, I felt I should explain the recent meta of the drug trade.
We can’t let our kids be humiliated by the drug squad.
“The trend of drug crime has changed a lot these days. The point is to act as if it is not organized crime as much as possible.”
“Ohh… How?”
“It’s the same as a supplier and a seller, but they don’t meet each other.”
It is also a thing of the past to deal in drugs at clubs focused on foreigners.
These days, the technique called ‘throwing’ is popular.
It uses an anonymous chat app to contact buyers and then gives them their address in exchange for money.
If the buyer goes to that address, they can get the secretly hidden drug.
Someone else’s mailbox or fan, under a brick, etc. Because of its small size, there are endless places to hide it.
Transactions in this way minimize contact with each other, making it very safe.
Even if one person is caught later, they do not get involved one after another. Because I’ve never really met you.
“It’s a sensible way to minimize the legal risk. It’s cumbersome, but it’s far better than being punished for being involved in organized crime.”
“Then isn’t accessibility too low?”
“It’s okay because we’re dealing with drug addicts anyway. They’re willing to put up with minor inconveniences.”
Of course, there are also cases where drug dealers change jobs to become sellers.
In the first place, among the sellers, those who do not directly use drugs are more rare.
Somehow, former customers have no choice but to look down on drug crimes.
“It is said that using and selling drugs is a felony, but in reality there are many cases where you are sentenced to two years or less in prison and even collect milk…”
“Eh. Was that enough?”
“That’s right. Oh, of course it’s the standard for first offenders.”
This is almost a nominal felony level.
Maybe the drug side has become a universal crime enough.
Alice calmly listened to the explanation and then stopped her.
“By the way, requesting cooperation from our special forces means that Hunter is involved, right?”
“Yes. Probably a producer.”
“Aha.”
Originally, Korean drug dealers specialized in imports.
Korea was not a good environment for drug manufacturing because the land was too small and the social surveillance network was tight.
However, hunters who can produce a specific compound in their body are almost at the level of a walking factory.
Of course, such ability is quite rare, but drug manufacturing is a very attractive job for unlicensed hunters who have already strayed from the road.
After all, it is a very high-paying job.
After the appearance of the hunters, the drug dealers also realized.
It’s a business that makes and sells a lot more than making and selling.
“From the point of view of the enforcement team, it is much more difficult to simultaneously monitor land and sea routes than to block the port.
“Umm…”
“Then let’s go quickly. Police friends will be waiting for you.”
If this is enough, you won’t be embarrassed.
But… After a while.
I closed my eyes as I watched Tia excitedly pretending to know her in front of the drug squad.
Fortunately, the drug squad only looked at Tia with a very proud look.
“I know him very well. After all, belonging to the special forces is a bit different.”
“Oh, do you know how to throw? That would be a quick explanation.”
“Whoops.”
