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ALL CHARACTERS, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, INCIDENTS,

AND LOCATIONS DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

I'm exhausted.

There is no more hope left.

Killing you won't make a difference.

Let's end this with my death.

I will die.

If I let you go, Mr. Gang,

do you promise to live in remorse?

All right. I'll loosen the knot.

Count to 1,000 out loud, and then climb up the hill.

There will be a road ahead.

And you will get to live.

I'll be watching you.

If you move before you finish counting, I'll kill you. Do you understand?

Yes.

I'm sorry, Jae-hwang.

Jae-hwang, I'm sorry.

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Six hundred fifty...

DECOY

EPISODE 7. THE CONNECTIONS

MAGANG NAMBU POLICE AGENCY

Sir, please explain.

Why did Captain Gu get suspended?

Please say something. I just don't get it!

-Tell us something! -Please explain!

Come on, I'm begging you. Say something.

-Deputy Head, please! -So? Who ordered it?

You're part of the police, so ask your boss.

Why would you ask that to a prosecutor?

Stop acting dumb!

Why would you suspend him at this time?

Listen, Deputy Head Gang.

I don't know the goings-on of the police,

but Gu Do-han started digging up the case again.

Someone in the police must've been unhappy about it.

Captain Gu kept digging, so disciplinary action followed.

Wasn't that what you wanted as well?

Even if Captain Gu dug deep into it, he wouldn't have found anything.

The case was closed with Jung Jae-hwang's death.

Do you really think so?

You were kidnapped

by two people, weren't you?

How do you know that?

That's what I'm saying.

That's exactly my point!

All we need to do is keep quiet.

I thought you were also playing along.

Acting dumb. Pretending there weren't two kidnappers.

You wanted this case to end with Jung Jae-hwang

as a scapegoat.

Now Free, a free phone call service that has been the recent craze,

finds itself in a crisis due to connection problems.

Some users are saying that it is not a cell phone

but a device no more than a walkie-talkie.

Our news reporter has more details on Now Free's fake phone scam allegations.

It doesn't add up.

-What brings you here? -Hey!

-Where is he? -You can't do this!

Where are you, Chang-yun?

Where are you, Mr. Oh?

Mr. No. What do we do?

You took the words right out of my mouth. Listen.

What are you going to do?

-Mr. Oh! -Hold it.

Why are you doing this?

Do you have to ask? The phones aren't working, you bastard!

Your technology must've been faulty to begin with.

Did you scam us?

What do you mean? I told you from the beginning.

When did you ever do that?

Do you have that on record?

Do you have proof that you said it?

I don't.

But you're the one who tricked the consumers

into thinking the walkie-talkies were phones!

Walkie-talkie or phone. That's only a matter of vocabulary.

But when calls don't go through, that's a matter of science!

Don't you fucking think that you, the engineer, are responsible?

I only dug into liberal arts, so I don't know shit about science!

I told you from the very beginning.

PLC technology may be disrupted...

Stop making excuses, you son of a bitch.

Seeing how you have the spiel ready, it must've been a scam from the get-go!

You conned us, didn't you?

Guys! We've been scammed by this bastard!

What are you going to do, you fucking fraud?

All I did was make an investment.

A subsidiary? No, it isn't.

The ink hasn't even dried yet.

We'll cancel the deal and weasel out quietly.

We'll also get our money back.

We'll file a suit or do what's necessary.

Where were we?

Right, retrieving the investment.

When will you be giving me back my money?

-It's almost ready. -Wow! Moving at the speed of light!

Look what a great person we have here.

Mr. Bang. It looks like you have quite awful taste.

A-list celebrities shouldn't be doing drugs.

Jeez, red-checkered pants...

How did you...

get your hands on this?

This is the dirt that Mr. Kim had on Bang Hyun-min.

I knew it would come to be useful,

but I didn't expect it to be used like this.

I'll get going then.

Don't even dream about getting your money back.

I really like those pants.

I'll do it.

She's quite something.

She's clever and pleasant to be around.

The media outlets are rambling about this, aren't they?

Is the remaining money kept safe?

Yes, it's safe.

Good work.

Now Free or whatever its name is, I'm glad we made some good money from it.

With this, we have more than enough to fund my campaign,

so let's get rid of No Sang-cheon.

We can't let any of his dirt get on us.

Of course.

It's always good to cut loose ends.

Oh, right.

Could No Sang-cheon have done something fishy without you knowing?

He's a cunning one, you know.

Not at all.

Don't overestimate him too much.

He's just a thug from the streets, sir.

That's right. A thug.

That bastard is just a thug.

You can't take that, sir.

This is the fruition of years of study and research.

No, you can't. Please leave that.

-Darn it. This is... -Mr. Oh Chang-yun.

-You are under arrest for special fraud. -What?

Oh Changyun, the CEO of Now Free,

has been arrested for special fraud.

It has been revealed that Mr. Oh tricked his consumers into believing

TRS devices, a type of walkie-talkie, as phones and sold them.

His promise that calls would be free when using his devices

attracted customers.

But the quality of calls and frequent connection issues

led to an investigation by the Korea Consumer Agency,

which brought light to this fraud case.

The police believe there are more players involved

and plan to expand their investigation.

Mr. Kim. I'll wrap it up.

Ms. Jung!

Look how gaunt you are. It must've been tough out there.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Now.

Let's see how much Mr. No donated.

Ms. Jung. What's this?

Good work.

Now Free or whatever its name is, I'm glad we made some good money from it.

With this, we have more than enough to fund my campaign,

so let's get rid of No Sang-cheon.

We can't let any of his dirt get on us.

It can't be...

This...

What is this?

Jung So-ram! What did you do?

Hold on. You can't go in.

Excuse me.

No Sang-cheon...

Aren't you supposed to be at the station?

I did drop by the station

as a witness.

Gosh, you know...

Being questioned as a witness is no easy task.

The detectives were having trouble, so I nudged them in the right direction.

But out of all the things...

I forgot to show them that video.

An incumbent assemblyman

taking political funds from a pyramid scheme.

Man, it would've been a juicy piece of news.

-No Sang-cheon, why you... -What's wrong, Kim Seong-dae?

You tried to get rid of me along with Now Free.

So-ram told me everything.

What?

Jung So-ram!

How dare you stab me in the back?

Didn't you want a career in politics?

Why would you work with him?

Did money blind you?

It's not too late. Straighten things out!

I was honestly surprised too.

I thought he was just a lousy thug.

Do you remember what you told me last time?

You said politics is a battle of money.

So, to launch my career in politics,

I would need to stick with my cash cow.

Mr. Kim.

To keep someone under you,

you need to give them hope

rather than mere words.

Jung So-ram saw her future in me.

Kim Seong-dae.

You and I are in the same boat.

If we're going to do it, we should do it right.

"Do it right"?

How far will you take it?

I'll go as far as I can

and make as much as I can.

I'm going to devour the whole country.

Your job has already been decided.

Introduce me to someone higher.

"Someone higher"?

You know...

The VIP.

BIGS MEGA, BIGS MARKET, BIGS MALL

BIGS ASSET MANAGEMENT, BIGS RENT, BIGS MOBILE

BIGS NETWORK PROJECT

Yes!

YEAR 2023

-Hello? -It's over.

The investigation report was submitted against my will.

There's nothing we can do.

There's no helping it.

You expected this to happen, right?

Did you catch onto something?

What good is that now?

We complained about your suspension, but we're not getting any answers.

It's frustrating.

I was in the middle of lunch...

My apologies. Enjoy your meal.

SUSPECTS

JUNG SO-RAM THE FIRST VICTIM

SONG YOUNG-JIN THE SECOND VICTIM

PARK GWANG-SIN THE THIRD VICTIM

I thought she had a lot of money.

She had a nice car and dressed up nicely.

I was in urgent need of money.

What's going on?

Do-yeon.

Open your eyes, Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

But how did you find me?

I didn't leave any clues behind.

Clues?

That attorney over there compiled all the evidence.

He's the victim's older brother.

What are you staring at, bastard?

There's no doubt that you're the murderer.

You have a decent job, but you'd still rob a house for money?

Did you gamble? Did you stand surety and things went wrong?

It's because of that bitch, Han Chun-ja.

If it wasn't for her...

Who is Han Chun-ja? An accomplice?

There was no accomplice.

This bastard did it alone.

He's making up an accomplice to get a lighter sentence!

Sir, we'll take it from here.

Since you caught the bastard, you can stop playing detective now.

She said I'd become a diamond member if I bought a lot of products.

What the heck are you talking about?

She said I'll have people working for me if I get promoted to diamond.

I was told I'd be sitting back and watching the money pour in.

This idiot was part of a pyramid scheme.

Is that why you needed money?

Despite having a job that paid you every month?

How will I get rich with the little ass money I make?

The lease for my car alone is millions of won a month.

Is that why you killed my sister?

For a stupid pyramid scheme?

By the way,

for a sister of a hotshot attorney,

she was quite penniless.

Couldn't you have given her some spending money?

I couldn't even make it to diamond!

You son of a bitch!

You goddamn...

son of a bitch!

-Stop him! -Let me go!

You son of a bitch!

INFORMATION ON BIGS NETWORK VICTIMS 02

JINS GLOBAL, HAN DA-JEONG

JINS COIN INVESTMENT BRIEFING SESSION

Oh right.

I'm having an investment briefing session in a few days.

You should come.

GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ARREST NO SANG-CHEON

What's this?

-What's going on? -Why is this...

What exactly is this?

Why are we getting this again?

Jae-hwang?

But Jae-hwang is dead.

21-5, HYEONMI-RO, HYEONMI FITNESS CENTER, 1 P.M.

CONTACTS DETECTIVE GU DO-HAN

I've been suspended.

I'm off the investigation and can't go to work for the time being.

-Hello? -We got the texts again.

I got it too.

Could Jae-hwang be alive?

Na-yeon, didn't you see that he was dead?

Did you see it for sure?

Hello? Why aren't you talking?

Did you get a good look at his body?

I did.

Then who is this?

I'll know when I get there.

What did she say?

"Principal guaranteed."

"Paying high interest rates."

"We have confidential information."

"If you miss this opportunity, there won't be another one."

These are the cliché lines of a conman.

In other words,

they're bullshit.

So, Sun-ok.

Don't fall for those words, okay?

An invisible hand controls the world's economy.

What will happen if we neglect that hand

just because we can't see it?

You will all have to plug away

to make ends meet until you draw your last breath.

Where is that invisible hand pointing to?

I will tell you the answer to that question today.

It's the blockchain!

In other words, cryptocurrency.

You all know that crypto is very popular these days, right?

At Jins Coin,

we have economists from Wall Street

and a good number of blockchain experts.

In short, we are a company of cryptocurrency experts.

Jins Coin, the cryptocurrency my company has been working on,

is expected to show this much growth in value.

This shocking growth shown in this chart

is made possible thanks to the new blocks

that Jins Global has discovered through its proprietary technology.

Jins Coin

-utilizes the POW method. -You cannot enter.

The only stage left is to mine the coins.

We'll be scraping them up!

You'll be investing in the miners...

The mined cryptocurrency will be exchanged for cash,

which will then be safely transferred into your bank accounts.

We predict that each Jins Coin miner will get you 100,000 won a day.

That's three million won a month.

Now, listen carefully.

Let's say you invest in ten miners.

Then, what would your monthly earnings be?

Why don't you work that out yourselves?

Yes, go ahead.

I only did a rough calculation, but the profit is insane.

Are there no risks involved?

Right. You must all be worried about risks.

That's only natural.

Let's take a look at the international companies

that Jins Coin is partnered with.

First off, we have Star Moons.

BLOCKCHAIN PROJECT INVESTMENT BRIEFING

Why isn't the slide showing?

There's supposed to be the logo of Star Moons on the screen.

But you all know Star Moons, don't you?

-Yes, we do! -All right!

Conglomerates, such as Star Moons, Vivien, and Samseung,

have all signed a partnership agreement regarding Jins Coin's usage and payment.

That's crazy.

Would such large conglomerates enter a partnership with just any company?

Not at all.

What I'm sharing now

is highly confidential information.

You will be able to profit from interest rates incomparable to banks

and have your principal guaranteed

through this marvelous investment project!

That's the way to go.

Yes.

If you miss out on this opportunity,

there won't be...

another one in your lifetime.

-That's amazing. -I'm definitely buying some.

-What's happening? -What? No Sang-cheon?

Someone's writing something.

What does that mean?

Look at that. Someone's writing that.

He's alive?

-That's just crazy. -He's still alive?

NO SANG-CHEON IS ALIVE

Is that for real?

Really? No way.

What's wrong with this? Why is this acting up?

Who the heck is pulling this?

Mr. Lee? Why are you here?

You're not supposed to be up here. Get down from here.

How does it feel?

Do you see Jae-hwang?

No Sang-cheon

is alive!

The police

should investigate thoroughly!

-Stay down! -No Sang-cheon is alive!

-Stop moving! -The police should investigate thoroughly!

INVESTMENT BRIEFING

Why did you do that?

I'm exhausted.

I want to rest now.

Please move.

-Mr. Byeong-jun. -What is the motive for the crime?

-A comment, please! -Please move!

Mr. Lee Byeong-jun...

Just what did he think he was doing?

His actions speak for themselves.

He wanted to bring No Sang-cheon into the world

even if that meant becoming a murderer himself!

Will that bring No Sang-cheon back from the dead?

Why are all of you behaving like this?

I'd like to ask you the same thing.

Why did you come here?

You're not the detective on this case anymore.

You asked if this would bring No Sang-cheon back from the dead?

I now know what I have to do.

During an investment briefing session,

one of the audience attempted to murder the CEO of the company.

Thankfully, the victim survived.

But the scene of the attempted murder

was live-streamed through a streamer's channel,

which shocked the public.

The video has gone viral

-and is spreading quickly. -That's Byeong-jun!

-But... -Some edited the video in mockery

-and created memes out of it, -Isn't that Byeong-jun?

-causing further harm to the victim. -Oh, no.

-This is bad, Byeong-jun. -The police are investigating

-the motive behind the murder attempt... -What do we do?

-Is it ready? -I compiled it as fast as I could.

But why do you need the reporters' emails?

What Mr. Byeong-jun did today...

was absolutely shocking, so the news will continue to cover it.

But the coverage shouldn't stop at the attempted murder itself.

I'm sending them all the previous articles and materials that didn't go public.

It's time to bring him out to the world.

No Sang-cheon.

It's going to be hard to stop the news

if articles get published simultaneously across all outlets.

NO SANG-CHEON ARTICLE NO SANG-CHEON MATERIALS

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NO SANG-CHEON, THE COMMON DENOMINATOR OF THE MAGANG SERIAL MURDERS

A DECADE-OLD PONZI SCHEME BEHIND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER

FINANCIAL AID TO ORPHANAGE 100 MILLION WON WORTH OF JINS COIN

THE FRAUD KING OF PYRAMID SCHEMES, NO SANG-CHEON

Do you believe in me?

-I do! -I do!

Do you believe in me?

-I do! -I do!

-No Sang-cheon! -No Sang-cheon!

So the victims are saying

that No Sang-cheon is alive, right?

But No Sang-cheon is dead.

The government confirmed it.

And young people these days wouldn't even have heard of him.

Do any of you know who he is?

NO SANG-CHEON, WHO THAT?

See? No one knows him.

SO DAMN BORING. WHO GIVES A SHIT?

I see a few of you know him in the comments.

Man, I'm sure those who know him are around my age.

This is exactly what No Sang-cheon would have wanted.

What would that be?

He wants to vanish from the people's memories.

Look. Think about it, everyone.

Whether he's alive or not,

people no longer care about him.

That means he succeeded.

What?

Hello. What brings you here?

Is this the office for the victims' group of No Sang-cheon's Ponzi scheme?

The victims of the recent serial murders

were all connected to No Sang-cheon.

And one common thing

is that they all mentioned his name before dying.

Just when the cases were about to be considered serial killings,

the prime suspect died,

which closed the cases as they couldn't go to court.

They just phased out just like that.

After that,

the lead detective who was actively investigating said cases

faced suspension for disciplinary action.

The odd thing

is that his boss

was the officer who led the investigation on No Sang-cheon long ago.

He was quite determined

to sweep the case under the rug.

The criminal cases that happened in Magang recently

all having some connections to No Sang-cheon

won't be enough to prove that No Sang-cheon is alive.

Look how excited everyone is.

-Not unless he's a zombie. -Right.

They're gossiping like it's the last day of their lives.

They keep going on and on about No Sang-cheon.

I doubt this will go on for long. Things will die down soon.

Nothing will change for us.

The case is already closed.

What's the point of rambling when No Sang-cheon didn't kill anyone?

That's true. But something feels off.

-Why aren't you guys working? -Captain.

Are you back to work now?

I'm here to see the deputy head.

He looks quite busy.

He has a press briefing today.

How dare you schedule a press briefing without asking for my approval!

We need to hold one to quiet everyone down.

I will explain the case to the reporters

and clear the air.

They'll eat you alive.

I'm ready for it.

COMMISSIONER KIM GUK-HYUN

While you're at it...

why don't you take the fall and wrap things up, Jong-hun?

Why did you come to work?

It's awkward to ask given the current situation,

but can't I come back to work?

Didn't you say a suspension was a vacation for detectives?

While on vacation, I did my research.

There were some questions I wanted answers to.

Like what?

Nothing that will benefit you.

The way you talk is seriously distasteful.

You don't know how things are, do you?

Even I could get fired.

I doubt they'd sack you, sir.

You know too much.

DEPUTY HEAD GANG JONG-HUN

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

It's time for the press briefing, sir.

All right. I'll be on my way.

What did you come for?

Look at you.

I'm not a prisoner's caretaker, you know.

What's wrong with everyone?

I'm sorry.

But thank you.

You made what I did well worth it.

Don't say that.

I just didn't want your efforts to go in vain.

Jae-hwang

and now you...

Look what happened.

Why would you ruin your life for a fraud?

Tell me about it.

My life would've been better...

if I only met good people.

When you get involved with vile people,

life takes its own course like this...

regardless of my will.

In my next life,

I won't even spare a glance at evil people.

Especially the bastards who say they'll help me earn money.

Why are you talking about your next life already?

Worry about the rest of this life first.

When I get to the afterlife,

at least I won't be embarrassed to see Jae-hwang.

I said don't say things like that.

I'll look for a lawyer,

so don't get any weird ideas

and stay strong.

Han Da-jeong.

I'm glad she lives.

I truly am.

We recognize the importance of this case

and are continuing to investigate.

Chairman No Sang-cheon of BIGS Network,

is currently eluding the police.

Seeing as there are no legal routes out of this country for him,

we assume that he is trying to smuggle himself out by ship.

The police force is using its best resources

to track No Sang-cheon down.

We will apprehend him, no matter what.

In 2011,

No Sang-cheon fled to China to evade police investigation.

And in 2015, he died in a car accident.

But recently,

we have been receiving signs that he is still alive.

At the scenes of a few murder cases,

there were pieces of evidence that pointed to No Sang-cheon.

Naturally, we thought they were fabrications

and sought to find the real culprit.

While conducting the investigation,

the prime suspect whom we thought was the culprit

was found in an abandoned house after taking his own life.

With the suspect dead,

the case was closed

as the case couldn't be prosecuted.

This is the end of the case briefing.

Even now,

I still believe that No Sang-cheon is dead.

But I agree that it should be proved without a shadow of a doubt.

Thus, I will reinstate the lead detective on this case,

Captain Gu Do-han, who was suspended while working on this case.

And we will reinvestigate the cases mentioned earlier thoroughly

and see if they have a bearing on No Sang-cheon.

That is all.

With the public suspicious over your alleged cover-up,

many call for your resignation.

Please tell us your position on this.

Announce your resignation officially at the press briefing.

Take the heat and wrap things up.

Your sacrifice will be compensated.

So don't make this hard, okay?

What should I say?

Apologize for covering up the connection between No Sang-cheon and the murders.

But don't forget to add that No Sang-cheon is dead for sure.

However, you will still resign as that's the right thing to do.

Don't you think that'd be good enough?

It's the same as the last time.

What? What do you mean?

I'll ask you again.

Are you going to take responsibility and resign?

This is my resignation letter.

My plan was to submit this letter after the press briefing.

However, I've changed my mind.

Instead of resigning,

I'll submit a request for a vacation.

A vacation? Isn't that irresponsible?

Then who will take responsibility for the current situation?

I repeat.

I...

will not resign.

Who will lead the investigation?

What is your plan?

-When will you return to work? -Aren't you worried about blowback

-What will you do about the case? -for going on a vacation now?

-What will you do about the repercussions? -How do you feel now?

-Why aren't you answering? -Please tell us more!

But don't you think you should take accountability for making fools

out of people who trusted you?

Even if you've changed.

How does it feel to smell a crime scene in such a long time?

Doesn't it get your heart racing?

YEAR 2011

Why are you trembling like that?

What happened...

to Mr. Jung?

Well, things didn't turn out great.

But I'm sure he's in a better place now.

Who...

killed him?

There was a young man there, right?

Jung Jae-hwang.

From what I heard, he dropped out of college

and didn't even have a decent job.

A bunch of pathetic losers that banded together to chase me down.

It's so damn hilarious.

The victims...

No, those people...

Won't they tell the cops that Mr. Jung

was involved with us?

Well, I've put the word out,

so even if they do, nothing will happen.

It'll be closed as a case of a fistfight

that led to an accidental murder.

So don't worry too much.

Repeat what you said at the end.

What?

What do we do if they tell the cops we are involved?

"Involved"?

Speak.

Did you hear the news?

I told you not to cause trouble.

This is not good.

I'm the victim of today's incident.

As you know, they got worked up

and killed my guy.

Don't make me clean up after you!

That's not it. I was just worried.

If word gets out that we were involved in this case,

it could cause you a big headache.

Wouldn't it be best

if I disappear quickly before the word spreads?

Get ready so you can leave any time.

Yes, sir.

This is exactly what a blessing in disguise means.

You lose a man

and gain an escape route.

That crazy bitch, Jung So-ram, brought that bastard with her.

So what you're saying is

that the victim beat those people up,

which made you lose it and stab him.

I didn't do it because I lost it.

They almost got killed. Look at their faces.

Listen. You think simple assault and murder are the same?

You're an adult. Don't you know the difference?

What...

What will happen to me?

What is it that you want to hear?

We have witnesses and proof.

Don't you get the feeling

that your life is fucked now?

This is all because of No Sang-cheon.

That con man.

No Sang-cheon?

Please contact Detective Gang Jong-hun at the Magang Agency.

He's been on the fraud case we've been victims of.

He will tell you the whole story.

Fraud is none of my concern.

You've committed murder, Mr. Jung.

My job is to handle that.

So the motive for murder is getting swindled.

That's not it.

The dead person wasn't the fraud,

but his employer...

I mean, what happened was...

Fuck. This is going to take all night.

I really...

What do we do?

It doesn't seem like the cops are taking our situation into account.

My husband can't find out about this.

He doesn't know I lost the money,

and if he finds out that I was involved in murder, he'll kill me.

Oh, no.

You stay out of it. I'll handle it.

Really?

Thank you so much. I'll make sure to pay you back.

You can pay Jae-hwang back later.

If it weren't for Jae-hwang, that bastard might've beaten us to death.

Of course. How could I forget what Jae-hwang did for us?

I'll take care of him while he's in prison.

Jung So-ram, that bitch.

If I meet her again, I'm going to shred her to pieces.

Why are you sulking?

A person's life...

depends so much on who you meet.

What are you talking about?

I'm just saying.

You adjust yourself to the people around you.

You're the only one I can trust.

Look at how that bastard, Song Young-jin, stabbed me in the back.

If they betray me, they all die.

No matter who they are.

Na-yeon, no! Don't go.

Let go! I'm going to go see Jae-hwang.

Why would you go there at this hour?

-And you shouldn't visit such a place. -Why not?

Look at all this.

People say

that victims of fraud never get to see their money back.

Even if we do, it won't bring Dad back to life.

This is all your fault!

-Na-yeon, don't go. -Let go of me!

Na-yeon!

CHUNCHEON RESTAURANT

Hey, about the BIGS Network gang.

How are the other stations handling the case?

All the agencies are approaching it the same way.

They don't care much and just file the victims' complaints.

All investigations seem stunted.

Have you suggested a joint investigation?

I have, but they were lukewarm about it.

We're the only ones worked up over it.

Let's not keep this up.

It's such a hassle. We should just wrap it up too.

Didn't I tell you not to suggest that?

I'm sorry.

Are you sure you don't need to drop by?

-Where? -To see Jung Jae-hwang.

He's behind bars for killing one of No Sang-cheon's men.

The deputy head forbade me from going.

He said getting involved with a murder will make things worse.

This is so fishy. I can't wrap my head around it.

Jung Jae-hwang seemed to be a decent kid.

Stop talking nonsense.

Have you ever seen a kind murderer?

I heard the story, and it seemed like it was accidental.

It's totally unfair from his perspective.

And he's still so young, isn't he?

-I agree. -What do you mean, you brat?

Anyway, don't go visit him. Just eat.

Let's see what we can do

and just do it. Stay quiet, guys.

Hello, this is Gang Jong-hun.

Hello, this is the legal representative of BIGS Network.

Hello?

Speak. I'm listening.

I have a matter that I'd like to discuss with you.

When will you be available?

Where did you get my number?

That's not the point here.

Let's have a meeting.

I already met all the detectives from other stations.

So I should be able to accommodate to your schedule.

We can meet now if you can.

YEAR 2023

CHUNCHEON RESTAURANT

Evening, sir.

Try it. This place is good.

Sure.

How do you know this place? It was really hard to get here.

I used to come here often back when I worked in the field.

These past few days, this place popped into my mind a lot.

It has been chaotic for you lately.

I got a call from the agency to come back to work starting tomorrow.

I was going to resign so that you can be reinstated.

That was the biggest reason I held the press briefing.

But if I resigned, I wouldn't be a cop anymore,

which means I can't investigate.

So I thought I shouldn't resign.

Sorry?

I'm going to try again.

I'm going to investigate it properly this time.

I'm not going to cover anything up and I'll leave no stone unturned.

No matter what results I may face.

I'll find the guys who kidnapped me first

and trace back my steps from there.

Didn't you say that the kidnapper was Jung Jae-hwang?

It was true I was taken to the mountains.

We stopped after hiking quite a distance.

Jae-hwang spoke then.

I'm exhausted.

There is no more hope left.

If I let you go, Mr. Gang,

do you promise to live in remorse?

I'm sorry, Jae-hwang.

Jae-hwang, I'm sorry.

They were going to let me live.

I had to stick to what they told me to do.

I didn't ask any questions

and just followed orders.

That's how I survived.

No...

That was the reason why I survived.

Jung Jae-hwang wasn't there.

But you said Jung Jae-hwang spoke.

It was his voice.

But I couldn't hear his breath.

It wasn't an easy trip climbing up the mountain.

Though we didn't speak a single word on our way up,

the kidnappers and I were all breathing heavily.

But even before we could catch our breaths,

I heard Jae-hwang's voice.

He didn't sound like he was out of breath.

His voice was very calm.

-That means... -It was a recording.

CHUNCHEON RESTAURANT

I will die.

If I let you go, Mr. Gang,

do you promise to live in remorse?

Count to 1,000 out loud, and then climb up the hill.

I'll be watching you.

These bastards...

They were doing it on purpose.

They couldn't care less if I figured out it wasn't Jae-hwang.

It was as if they were telling me that they were putting up a show

like it was Jae-hwang's doing

and that I should keep my mouth shut

and act like I came back after being kidnapped by Jae-hwang.

They were threatening me to play along.

That's when it dawned on me

that Jae-hwang wasn't the culprit behind all these incidents.

I'm sure they forced him to record the lines.

It's embarrassing to admit it,

but I got spooked.

I was afraid.

It occurred to me that I could also be dealt with easily.

So the purpose of your abduction

was to scare you to cover this whole thing up.

They wanted you to close the murder cases

with Jae-hwang as the culprit.

And it all went away just like you said.

Until Lee Byeong-jun

did something totally unexpected.

-Goodbye. -Thank you for the food.

Come here, you brat. Why didn't you eat more?

-I was so full. -Come on.

What will you do now?

I'll trace back

to my humiliating past.

DECOY