Chapter 42 – Episode 42. The Culprit Is in Here.
Still early.
After skipping all morning classes at university, going to school in the morning for the first time in a long time is unfamiliar.
Way to work in high school.
It felt strange to walk with students wearing school uniforms to school.
Even with Hana noona.
“Jinwoo. You seem a bit nervous?”
I seem to have disguised myself as a student trainee.
I asked where the teacher assigned to be assigned on the last day was, but according to Lee Seo-yeon, she said that there was a teacher who left during practice, so she was put in as a substitute.
It seemed clumsy, but Hana-sister had no doubt that Yuksong’s breath had reached this place as well.
Her sister stabbed her in the side.
“Don’t be nervous. All the kids here are nice.”
‘I came to see the faces of those nice kids.’
She smiles innocently without knowing what she is going through.
We must find the culprit.
She arrived at the principal’s office and introduced herself.
I thought she would think it was strange because she only practiced for one day, but everyone seems to think nothing of it because this often happens.
The air in the teacher’s office still seems to be choking even in old age.
At that time, her tall man came up and talked to me.
“I heard you’re at the same school as teacher Hana?”
The man was a tall, handsome man.
With a sad face, he seems to have a very gentle personality.
“It’s only one day, but please take good care of me. How much did teacher Hana like that a junior from her school was coming? Do you two look very close?”
“Ah. Yes what I’ve been watching since I was a freshman.”
“I see. I am also a student. If you don’t know anything, ask me. You can call me hyung, or just call me teacher Kim.”
Teacher Kim smiles kindly.
Why did you come to Namgo?
She must have been immensely popular with female students.
Beep-.
The school bell I haven’t heard in a long time.
Everyone went to class.
Her subject is English.
“Mr. Lee Jin-woo. You can follow me.”
My teacher was an older, gentle man.
“It’s only for one day, so there’s no need to worry. Just think of it as observing the class and stay well before you go.”
“Yes. Thank you, sir.”
The high school class I’ve been taking for the first time in a while is peaceful but boring.
How did I hear this for 3 years?
Except for class time, I watched my sister’s surroundings all morning, but there were no problems.
Excluding the students who come every break, as my sister said.
“It’s Jinwoo. Why are you looking around so much today?”
Lunch hour.
While eating lunch, my sister asked.
“Ah. I’m just a little nervous.”
My sister picks up the side dish with chopsticks and puts it on top of my spoon, laughing.
“Don’t be nervous. It’s already half past, isn’t it?”
“Yes. Thank you. Sister.”
How dare you do such a shameless thing to such a nice person.
Teacher Kim, who was watching from the side, looked at us and said.
“You two look really close. They are like siblings.”
“Haha. That’s right. Jinwoo is like my younger brother.”
Contrary to my worries, the school is peaceful.
Friendly atmosphere.
I wish I could pass safely like this.
“Sister. Did nothing happen yesterday?”
“Huh? What?”
“That white liquid that was buried last time…”
“Ah. It was still in my bag yesterday.”
Also.
Did it happen yesterday too?
If that’s the case, he’ll never let this day go unnoticed.
“What is leaking from the ceiling?”
“Why? Teacher one. Did you get another strange liquid?”
Sam Kim joins the conversation.
Teacher Kim would know the school atmosphere better than I do.
I guess I’ll need an assistant.
Just then, teacher Kim whispered to me.
“Sir Jinwoo. Do you smoke? If you’re done eating, let’s go have a drink with me.”
* * *
No smoking inside the school, so Teacher Kim and I went outside the school gate.
There were already other teachers smoking in the smoking area located in a corner.
It was a bit nerve-wracking to leave my sister behind, but it’ll be okay since I’m with the other teachers.
“Sir Jinwoo. What I was talking about with teacher Hana earlier. Actually, there is something strange about it.”
“Yes? What about it?”
“Well, it’s kind of hard to say things like this. I think it must be semen…”
Also.
Maybe it’s because he’s the same guy, he recognizes me right away.
“It’s a little speculative, but. It’s strange that only teacher Hana keeps getting that kind of liquid, and since it’s a boys’ school, I keep having bad thoughts about it.”
“No way. I hope.”
Pretending not to know, I kept listening to Kim’s story.
“Actually, I had that thought from the first time I saw it, but I just stayed there because it seemed too far-fetched and I didn’t want to doubt the students.”
“So you’re sure it’s semen?”
“I do not know. It’s just suspicious. But since teacher Jinwoo seems close to teacher Hana, I thought it would be better to tell her.”
“Hmm. No matter what, could a student have done such a thing?”
“Hopefully not me either. However, there is one child who is a little suspicious.”
Teacher Kim looked around and spoke in a low voice.
“You know that female teachers use a separate bathroom building right now, right?”
“I know.”
This school is a boys’ school, so there are no girls’ restrooms in the main building.
If you go to the first floor, there is a women’s restroom for faculty members, but it is rarely used, and all female teachers use the toilet next to the auditorium.
“There is a kid in Class 3 named Hyeon-soo who follows Hana-sensei.”
“Well, the whole school follows me.”
“Haha. It is. But what about it? His expression is a bit sullen, and last time he put his hands in his pockets in front of the bathroom on the auditorium side.”
“A hand? Why?”
“That is true. I guess the constant movement of the hand was like kneading a pepper.”
“Really? Didn’t you see it wrong?”
“Yes. I certainly saw it, but it bothers me that you doubt the students.”
“Do you have any characteristics of that friend?”
“Yes. He wears very thick glasses frames, and his hair is shaved short. At our school, the length is free as long as you don’t dye it, so it stands out a bit.”
“You’ll know right away when you see it.”
“By the way, teacher Hana doesn’t have a boyfriend? Instead of doing this among ourselves, why don’t we ask for some help?”
No.
If anyone could be of help, I would have contacted them earlier.
“Whatever. In the meantime, I’ve only terrorized my sister’s things, so there won’t be a big deal today. Just watch over me for a day.”
‘Cause I wasn’t there all along
If I continue to stay by my sister’s side until I go home today, nothing special will happen.
I think Kim will be able to help too.
“Phew. Still, I’m glad there’s someone to confide in. I was very worried about myself.”
“Yes. Thanks for talking. Teacher Kim, why did you apply to this school? If I had gone to a girls’ high school, I would have been popular.”
“This is my alma mater. I am a graduate.”
“Ah! Did you graduate from this school?”
“There is also a silversmith. The English teacher I went to class with, Jinwoo, is my homeroom teacher in my 3rd year of high school.”
I see.
Looking at it like this, Teacher Kim seems like a person who really suits the job of being a teacher.
“Sir Jinwoo. We’ve only seen each other for one day, but we feel very close. Shall we be friends outside?”
“Ah. Great… Yes! It’s okay, Kim.”
“Haha. Outside, they’re just brothers and sisters. Are you okay?”
In the past, dealing with people was difficult.
Could this be all thanks to Jeong Ja-Fei?
I am getting more and more confident in my personal relationships.
“The bell will ring soon, so go in now.”
“Yes.”
Teacher Kim and I returned to the staff lounge.
* * *
Afternoon schedule.
All practice schedules have been completed.
After school classes are over, we have to say goodbye to the students, and there is a dinner party in the evening, so everyone is sitting in the lounge and chatting.
Hana noona is talking to teacher Kim.
It’s awkward for me alone.
‘I’ll have to smoke a cigarette.’
I was smoking alone in front of the school gate when I saw a student walking around the hallway.
Looking around is somehow suspicious.
‘I’m in class right now. Where is he going alone?’
Short hair and thick glasses.
I think that friend is a student named Hyeonsu.
‘I have a suspicion, but there is no physical evidence. It looks like today will pass safely anyway, so it should be fine now.’
It’s a pity that I can’t catch the scene myself, but I’m still satisfied with my sister passing by without a big deal.
What is the culprit
After all, Lee Seo-yeon will analyze semen components and find out.
As long as my sister is safe, today’s day is a success.
I returned to the break room.
Somehow I can’t see my sister.
“Excuse me. One sister, no. Where did Teacher Hana go?”
“Sensei Hana went out to go to the bathroom a while ago?”
…Oh no.
You can’t be careless until the end!
“Aigoo!!”
I hurriedly left the break room.
First of all, I ran in the direction where I found Hyeonsu.
‘Was the crime scene on the last day in the bathroom?’
In the bathroom, you can spray semen from above the cubicle onto your sister’s face as she sits on the toilet.
I ran down the stairs, hoping not to be late.
I see a short-haired male student in front of me.
‘Hyeonsu!’
I caught my breath and followed carefully.
Hyeonsu looked around and carefully went down to the first floor.
‘There’s only a faculty bathroom over there.’
It was also a bathroom.
I hurried my steps.
Hyeon-soo, who stopped in front of the faculty bathroom, went into the women’s room instead of the men’s room.
“Hyeonsu!”
I ran into the women’s bathroom.
Hyeonsu with a surprised expression.
There is no one else inside except Hyeonsu.
“Ugh… Why are you like that, sir?”
“…You. Why are you in the faculty bathroom? Even in the women’s bathroom?”
“I want to poop. The faculty bathrooms are clean.”
…I think I got it wrong.
“Then…Then why is it a women’s room and not a men’s room?”
“All the female teachers use the auditorium bathroom anyway. Oh no! I’m in a hurry. Please get out of the way!”
Bang!
I had some doubts.
So, did your sister just go to the bathroom?
If you don’t know, I’ll take a look around the auditorium.
Ween! Ween!
The phone rings.
It’s Lee Seo-yeon
“Hello.”
– Jinwoo! Analysis is over! We got it wrong! Not a student The owner of the semen is a man in his mid-20s!
Mid 20’s.
All of the teachers at this school are old.
-Probably twenty-five or six! Anybody remember?
… Teacher Kim!
Come to think of it, when she was looking for her older sister Hana in her lounge earlier, she didn’t seem to see Teacher Kim.
‘The two of us were talking!’
I hurriedly started searching around the school.
