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Seoul Busters

Episode 5

Wait!

Yes?

Well…

I'm not sure if this is related to the case, but…

We only need information relevant to the case.

Any information would be helpful. Please go ahead.

Hyojoo's ex has been giving her a hard time lately.

Her ex?

Yes, Nam Junghyun from the physical education department.

They briefly went out last year,

but he's been harassing Hyojoo ever since they broke up.

Having fun at karaoke? Pick up your phone

He's the reason Hyojoo took a leave of absence.

Has she reported him to the police?

The police said there was nothing they could do.

Also, he's from a wealthy family.

You didn't actually see him that day, did you?

No.

But I have a feeling he was nearby.

Is it that bastard again?

-Let's take a taxi together. -Let's go.

No need. We're not going in the same direction.

I'll get going.

- Be careful. - Bye.

Burnt table

Burnt microwave

Molten cutlery box

Display shelves completely burned down

Dishware fallen on the floor

What do you think you're doing?

Songwon Police Station has moved to a temporary location

Nam Junghyun.

He's in the physical education department at the same school as Yoon Hyojoo.

They briefly dated,

and he's been harassing Hyojoo nonstop since they broke up.

He's even been fined for stalking.

I bet he's the culprit.

Judging from the texts he sent her that night,

he must've been keeping tabs on her.

Isn't it obvious?

We don't know for sure yet.

Of course not.

What about the man from the CCTV footage?

I found out who he was.

He's Kang Sangdu, the owner of Lucky Chicken,

the place across from One Shot Chicken.

They've been at odds since day one.

One thing to note

is that he's been suspected in three arson cases.

Arson?

There you have it.

No, let's not jump to conclusions.

No, we shouldn't.

Yoon Minsoo, the owner of the restaurant,

and Song Sanguk, the landlord, are also suspects.

They both have fire insurance.

In the event of a fire, Yoon Minsoo receives 300 million won,

and Song Sanguk receives over a billion won.

The latter has more than four fire insurance policies.

That does raise a red flag.

Why would he have so many fire insurance policies?

- We've finally solved the case, sir. - No, not yet.

You're right. We haven't solved it yet.

Ugh, this is frustrating.

Minsoo didn't do it.

I'm sure this stalker's the culprit.

That's my hunch.

You'll soon see I was right.

This one's a tough nut to crack.

A T-Rex!

I brought us some lunch!

Detective Jung!

- Are you okay? - I'm okay. Take a seat.

All right!

- Let's summon all the suspects first. - Yes, sir.

Detective Jang, schedule the interviews and bring them in.

- Yes, sir. - Let's eat.

- I'll eat later. - Understood.

Seoul Busters

-Detective Seo. -Yes?

- Come with me, please. - Yes, sir.

Background Check

I'd appreciate all of your cooperation. Let's do this!

First Place: Yoon Minsoo

First Place: Yoon Minsoo

The Lord detests lying lips,

but he delights in people who are trustworthy. Proverbs 12:22

Why isn't this…

This is all I can offer you.

Sorry, there's not much to see.

Have a seat.

Okay.

Are you eating candy? I want some.

It's not candy. Don't mind me.

Thank you.

Did you say this could've been arson?

Well, yes.

Are you suggesting someone set my restaurant on fire on purpose?

That's a possibility.

- How's Hyojoo doing? - Sorry?

Oh, she's still unconscious.

But she'll come around. She's strong.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come…

She's been ill for a long time.

Mr. Yoon seems like a good person, doesn't he?

I'm not sure.

Why not? I thought he seemed really kind.

Hmm. Maybe he is.

Does that mean you think he's a good person or not?

I don't think people can be labeled as simply good or bad.

Everyone is multifaceted, just like how every coin has two sides.

Any person can act in a good or bad way, depending on the situation.

I bet you're not religious.

I'm not. What about you?

I'm not either.

But I do think it could be helpful in these kinds of situations.

Why aren't you religious?

-Are you familiar with Gustave Courbet? -Not really.

He's a 19th-century Realist painter.

When criticized for refusing to paint biblical scenes, he said this.

"Show me an angel, and I'll paint one."

I feel the same way.

I don't believe in what can't be proven.

Mm-hmm. Sure, sure.

Am I being a know-it-all again?

Oh, my goodness. Are you still brooding over that?

No, not at all. It just suddenly came to mind.

Sure, sure.

Please don't take this personally. I'm just curious.

Are you saying "sure" twice

to indicate sarcasm?

No way.

Mm-hmm.

Never mind. Forget I asked.

Sure, sure.

Gosh.

Sorry for the long wait.

Something urgent came up.

I just got here.

Drink this. I got one for each of us.

Oh! Thank you.

Mmm! I love this tea.

How did you know I love tea with milk?

You got your PhD in the UK.

That's right. I hate the cold.

Tea with milk was my lifesaver.

Here's a picture of the scene.

We've identified pour and splash patterns.

It indicates that the fire started from flammable liquid.

It seems someone splashed flammables and set the fire.

That's the typical scenario.

Could the person who attacked Hyojoo have started the fire too?

Maybe.

This is the police report center.

Hello, sir.

I need help. It's urgent.

What's wrong?

My ex is outside the window, holding a knife.

A knife? He's holding a knife?

I can't make it out clearly,

but it looks like one.

He's quite short-tempered.

So please hurry here.

Okay. What's your address?

That bastard.

Taesung

Hi, Taesung. What's up?

Hey, Joongryeok. Coach Yoon's wife called me.

Some detectives visited them earlier

and took Coach Yoon to the police station.

Okay. I'll call you back.

If you cut like that, it'll take forever.

It's because he's got thick hands.

Will you even finish by today?

-Just eat this. -My goodness.

I'm actually quite good with knives,

but I somehow get worse whenever I come here.

What is he talking about?

Goodness.

-You can call me sister. -Look at his teddy bear shirt.

Hello, sir.

Hi, it's me.

I need you to have your guys look for a man.

Who is it?

I'll send you a picture. I need his whereabouts.

Yes, sir. Understood.

Hey, Hammer. This is Two Knives from Sanggye-dong.

No time for small talk.

I have a job for your guys.

I'm sorry, ladies. Something urgent came up.

If you'll excuse me.

-Okay. -Goodbye.

May I borrow this knife?

-Sure. -Thank you.

Goodbye.

-Oh my goodness. -That was scary.

Was that what he meant by being good with knives?

I'm telling you, it's perfect for you.

That's the worst.

Nam Junghyun! Do you have a minute?

You'll have to come with me even if you're busy.

What are you talking about?

- Who are you anyway? - I'm a detective.

You know Yoon Hyojoo, right?

I need to ask you something about her, so follow me.

Hyojoo?

Now I remember.

I have nothing to say about her.

-Why you little… -Jeez, you scared me.

Are you even a real cop?

You look more like a thug to me.

Look, mister. Leave my friend alone.

You don't want to do this.

What are you talking about? Like you're really a cop.

There are so many scumbags impersonating cops these days.

Let go! My shoulder!

You guys started this.

Bring it on.

Ugh!

Come here, you bastard.

Follow me.

- Let go! - Bastard.

Come on!

Songwon Police Station

The suspects are gathered in a room?

Not a physical one.

The rookie created a group chat

and invited all the suspects.

Oh, he invited all of them here?

Not physically, but…

Are you not familiar with group chats?

- I am. - I wanted to save trouble

by notifying them of the schedule in a group chat.

Still, you should've scheduled their interviews separately.

We can't question all of them at the same time.

I'm sorry.

So they're all here?

Nam Junghyun didn't reply, but everyone else is here.

That's Nam Junghyun.

Let go!

Damn it…

Shut your mouth!

Look, this guy is definitely the culprit.

You have four fire insurance policies.

That's quite unusual.

-Well… -All the circumstances

point to you committing arson to get insurance money.

If it was arson, I wouldn't get any insurance money anyway.

Regardless, you could still be charged with fraud.

My goodness.

Whatever I say here stays between us, right?

Yes.

The thing is…

-I love to write poems. -Sorry?

I'm an official member of the Association of Poets.

-And? -Do you know where poems come from?

I'm not sure.

Poems come from beauty.

To write poems, you must yearn desperately

to devote your whole existence to beauty…

…and even risk losing your sense of self…

Let me get this straight.

So you had a crush on this lady, right?

And she sells insurance.

You had to buy all kinds of insurance to even have a meal with her,

and that's how you ended up with so many insurance policies. Is that it?

That pretty much sums it up.

By the way…

will my wife be informed about this?

You've been investigated for arson many times before.

-Detective. -Yes?

This is seriously frustrating.

I absolutely hate fire! I mean it.

-Do you see this burn? -Yes.

I got it while making caramel when I was little.

I've gone out of my way to avoid using gas stoves ever since.

I haven't barbecued in more than a decade!

Why don't you take a seat?

I'm good. Let's just get this over with.

Have a seat.

You're distracting me.

I don't see any chairs.

Wait! Think for a second.

You're going to regret this.

How could you use violence on a law-abiding citizen?

Do you think I'll let it slide?

I heard you used excessive force in the process of bringing him in.

The suspect was resisting violently, so--

That's your side of the story.

I just want you to know

that we're not letting this one slide.

Let it slide, glide, or whatever you want.

You texted Yoon Hyojoo on the day of the incident, didn't you?

Is texting a crime in Korea?

You met her that day.

We can prove it by tracking your phone.

Don't even try to lie.

You're making a baseless assumption.

It seems like you've been fined for stalking before.

Have you been stalking Ms. Yoon?

What? Who are you calling a stalker now?

You, you bastard.

We're accusing you of stalking!

Can I hold you responsible for that?

You were following Hyojoo that day.

You saw her enter the restaurant

and followed her in.

You probably tried to push her to go out with you again.

When she said no, things must've gotten tense.

You must've been both upset…

and scared.

By then, the place was full of evidence.

So you set the fire to get rid of it all!

What do you think you're doing?

This is why people think you're such useless pigs.

Fine, I followed her that day. Why?

Just because I dated her for a bit,

she was acting all high and mighty.

That's enough.

She acts like she's all that when she's just a nobody.

When I see people like her, I can't help but knock them down a peg.

People need to know their place.

Am I right?

Stop it, Joongryeok.

This will only make things worse.

Calm down, okay?

No further statements.

Don't say anything more.

-Let's go. -This is pissing me off. Let go.

What did I do wrong?

Fine, I followed her,

but she caught on and ditched me.

So I lost her.

Hello?

Okay. I'll be right there.

I hung out with my friends at a poker room all night.

You can ask them.

Captain.

You summoned Minsoo too?

I told you it wasn't him.

We're still getting his statement.

Exactly.

Why are you doing this?

That's what I should be asking you.

Are you going to keep this up?

This is Violent Crimes Team 2.

Listen.

Hyojoo has woken up.

She has?

- Come out, Minsoo. - What?

-Hyojoo's woken up. Head over there. -She has?

Head to the hospital.

You can give your statement later.

You can head over there too, Detective Moo.

I'll give you a ride.

She might not be ready to give any statements yet.

She's only just regained consciousness.

How long do we have to wait?

It's hard to say.

She barely remembers anything about what happened that day.

She suffered a TBI…

Oh.

- TBI stands for… - Traumatic brain injury.

- I know that much. - How do you know that?

- I studied a bit of forensic medicine. - Oh.

That makes this a lot easier for me.

Yes, go ahead.

As I mentioned,

the wound on the back of her head

isn't serious in itself.

The cerebral hemorrhage isn't as severe as I thought either.

Cereal and porridge?

Not cereal and porridge.

Cerebral hemorrhage.

Bleeding in the brain.

Let's just speak Korean, shall we?

We need to honor Sejong the Great.

What he invented was Hangul, not the Korean language itself.

Dongbang Yubin's Encyclopedia

Korean and Hangul are different!

Korean refers to the spoken and written language used by Koreans

while Hangul specifically refers to the Korean alphabet

Sure. Anyway,

the problem is dissociative amnesia.

She's experiencing memory loss

and doesn't remember a thing about the incident.

Will her memory never come back?

I can't say for certain.

In some cases, memory does return,

but in others, it's lost for good.

Daddy's home.

Daddy!

You brought fried chicken!

- It's not chicken. - It stinks.

-What is this? -I hate you, Daddy.

-You stinky pants. -I brought some dinosaurs for you.

-Ta-da! -Wow!

-Here you go. -Wow!

-Triceratops. -Velociraptor.

Stegosaurus.

But where's T-Rex?

T-Rex?

The Tyrannosaurus rex is our favorite.

Oh. I'd gotten my hands on it, but then I lost it.

I'll get it back soon.

Make sure to get it back.

Promise us.

I promise.

Go to your rooms, girls.

Didn't you say you had a work emergency?

-Things worked out. -Mm.

Do we still have to do this?

You can never be too careful.

You're done.

- Is Nuri asleep? - Yes.

Hmm? Are you knitting?

I'm doing it for money.

Jeongsuk's studio is exporting them,

and they just got a big order.

Are they paying you enough?

It's not worth it. Just quit.

I'm getting paid 5,000 per piece.

-5,000 won? -Yeah.

Wow, that's not bad.

Do you have to send a video of your work too?

No, I'm going to start a YouTube channel.

- YouTube? - Yeah.

Once you get enough subscribers,

it's supposed to be quite profitable.

People find these videos meditative.

What? You don't like it?

Of course I do. It'll be total SHIT.

-Did you just curse at me? -Don't you know what "SHIT" means?

It's an acronym.

"Subscribe, Hit like, In the comments, Turn on notifications."

Shit Well Daycare Center

I got you.

Sorry, you're not the one I'm looking for.

Did you lose something?

No, don't mind me. It's nothing.

Where did it go?

-What are you talking about? -It's nothing.

Salute!

Jeez, that startled me.

What the hell is this?

You still haven't cleaned this up?

Listen.

- Where's the captain? - He'll be back any minute, sir.

What brings you all the way here?

Are you sure you want to know?

Do you know who just called me? Huh?

The head of our division at headquarters.

I heard you brought in an innocent person and grilled him.

You even used violence!

We never…

Uh…

You're talking about Nam Junghyun.

Who was it?

Tell me who it was!

But it's not our fault.

The suspect refused to be interviewed…

…and assaulted a detective. Should we have tolerated that?

What are we, punching bags?

Hey, Seo Minseo.

Do you think you're in a position to talk back to me?

- No, sir. - Listen.

I'm not letting this one slide.

Send your captain to me as soon as he comes back.

And be prepared for disciplinary action, all of you.

Got that?

Yes, sir.

For goodness' sake!

What's the deal with you idiots?

Damn it!

Clean this up!

-Salute! -Don't salute me!

Jeez.

This is bad. This is really bad.

This is going to be a nightmare.

Hey, why would you take the fall for me?

I just couldn't stand it. After all you went through…

And how the hell does he know the head of our division?

Minseo.

I'm touched.

Detective Moo.

Me too.

It's no big deal. Don't let it get to you.

How can we not? It keeps bugging me.

I'm concerned too. The chief totally flipped his lid.

Don't worry about the chief's lid.

More importantly, Hyojoo won't be able to give any statements for a while.

Unfortunately, she's experiencing memory loss.

- I think you should see this. - What is it?

The captain told me to keep an eye on Chicken Hunter,

so I turned on notifications,

and he just posted a new video.

Hello, this is Chicken Hunter.

I'd like to apologize to everyone

who has supported us and watched our videos.

Besides our first few videos,

we had been paid by restaurant owners to create favorable content.

- What? - It hasn't been easy for us either.

Did they lie about Seoul's top seven chicken joints?

Including One Shot Chicken?

That can't be.

How did you know from the beginning?

Contrary to popular belief, taste is objective.

Cooking involves chemistry.

In other countries, many scientists are also chefs.

That chicken joint didn't deserve all the hype.

Talk about rubbing salt in the wound.

What about all those favorable reviews?

They can't all be fake.

Their ratings are off the charts!

Most of them must have been manipulated.

Meeting Room

Gosh, it's out of stock everywhere.

How can I get my hands on a T-Rex?

I've got this. I've got this under control.

Oh! Gosh!

Hey, why are you here?

Nature called on my way to the academy.

I can't believe you.

This isn't a public restroom.

Public offices are open to everyone.

This is not a public…

It actually is, but you can't keep coming in here.

Fine, I get it. I'm off.

Hey, Donggoo! Donggoo! Wait a second.

- That's… - Cool, right?

It's a Tyrannosaurus rex. T-Rex.

-Where did you get it? -Why?

Well, it looks a lot like the one I lost.

-It's mine. -I'm not saying it's not yours.

Let's see here. I wonder where you might've gotten that.

You picked it up around here, didn't you?

I lost mine around here.

-And? -What do you mean?

It's time to return it to its owner.

-Give it here. -It's mine.

You picked it up here.

And I lost it here.

And where did you get yours?

-What? -Cat got your tongue?

Dog got your tongue? Horse got your tongue?

Do you have anything to say?

You don't. Bye.

Donggoo! Donggoo…

We need to talk. Donggoo.

Hmm.

No.

This isn't it.

The wound was on the back of her head.

That means…

No. Not this.

This isn't it either.

It indicates that the fire started from flammable liquid.

It seems someone splashed flammables and set the fire.

That's the typical scenario.

Nam Junghyun, 23 years old

Nam Junghyun's friends confirmed

that they were with him until morning.

His phone was traced to the poker room too.

He was our prime suspect.

And Kang Sangdu was at his restaurant.

It's been confirmed

that he was streaming videos using his restaurant's Wi-Fi.

- Out. - He's out too.

Mr. Song's statement has been verified as well.

His insurance agent confirmed

that he has a ton of insurance policies,

-including three for his dog. -Thank you so much.

Mr. Song is out too.

So is Mr. Yoon.

I checked the CCTV, and he came home around 1 a.m.

and stayed put.

All night long.

- Who on earth did it then? - Gosh.

Did the owner used to be a boxer?

The medal at the restaurant. Did you say it was stainless steel?

Yes.

What about it?

If it had been gold,

it would've melted beyond recognition in the fire.

But since it's steel,

it should've remained intact.

The medal in the restaurant

disappeared after the fire

and turned up in Yoon Minsoo's apartment.

Yoon Minsoo

may have known in advance that there would be a fire.

Are you suggesting he--

Hey, are you serious?

I'm just saying.

Yoon Minsoo's statement also seemed a bit off.

Did you say this could've been arson?

Even though his daughter was attacked…

he only asked if it was arson, not who did it.

So what? That doesn't prove anything.

Maybe not.

It's just been on my mind, that's all.

"Moo Joongryeok wins boxing gold at Athena International Games"

"My goal is to continue winning every match by knockout"

- Hello, sir. - Keep up the good work.

Hello, sir.

Here comes our gold medalist!

You're on TV all the time. You're quite the star now.

Right, I want your autograph.

I'm going to hang it on the wall here.

Don't be silly.

- Here. - What's this?

You said you wanted my gold medal.

You can have it. Hang it somewhere or something.

That was just a joke.

Anyway, is this real gold?

I asked around, and they said it was fake.

If it was real, I would've kept it myself.

Then I don't want it either.

You wanted it though.

This is an Olympic gold medal.

Hand it down from generation to generation.

It's no big deal.

Want to touch it?

No, no, no, no, no.

Stop crying.

I'm a grown-up, so I'm good at making these things!

What were you guys making?

-This. -Let me see.

What are you, Leonardo DiCaprio?

It's Leonardo da Vinci.

You ruined everything!

We've been working on this project for six months.

Six months?

Yoon Minsoo's statement also seemed a bit off.

Even though his daughter was attacked,

he only asked if it was arson, not who did it.

Joongryeok.

Hyojoo will be okay, right?

She means everything to me.

Detective Moo.

We need you inside.

Give me a break, will you?

Please, just this once.

The captain asked me to look into something.

Just tell us.

Yes, just tell us.

They say a picture's worth a thousand words,

so I created a video for you.

Let's see it.

Wow.

Produced by Jang Tansik

Directed by Jang Tansik

Screenplay by Jang Tansik

November 2023 The truth is finally revealed

Songwon Police Station Violent Crimes Team 2 Briefing

What the heck is this? Are you submitting this to the Oscars?

Are you gonna call yourself Bong Tansik now?

While I was at it, I wanted to do it properly.

You can just tell us.

But it's going to start soon.

One Shot Chicken Review Analysis

What's wrong with this?

What are you doing?

The file must be corrupted.

You must be kidding me.

I'll just tell you.

Take a look at this.

A photo posted on the food delivery app Satisfaction Delivered on August 2nd

is the same as the one posted on the app Ready to Order on September 13th.

The same photo has been posted everywhere.

That's right. The pattern on the table

and even the oil stains on the wrapper are identical.

I found more than 20 similar cases.

Detective Seo, please look into the restaurant's insurance again.

Detectives Jung and Jang, interview the neighbors again.

Yes, sir.

And Detective Moo.

I think you should leave this case to us.

No one expected that restaurant's success.

But it started attracting customers

from all corners overnight.

It was never popular with the locals.

Their chicken is nothing special.

I heard they used to run a pork cutlet place,

but it failed.

Then they must've been in debt.

Well, I don't know all the details.

I heard nothing gets past you around here.

I'm thirsty.

As the leader of our community,

she knows everything about the neighborhood.

After a series of failed businesses, they were up to their neck in debt.

The guy used to do sports or something, didn't he?

Yes, he used to be a boxer.

After doing sports all his life,

wouldn't it be strange if his business succeeded right away?

And he opened the restaurant

at the peak of the COVID crisis.

Oh.

-Talk about bad luck. -Mm-hmm.

Are you taking notes?

You little brat.

Make sure to get all the receipts.

Otherwise, I'm paying out of pocket.

Snap out of it.

Right before the fire,

he paid three months' worth of overdue insurance at once.

Three months' worth at once?

It was to stop his policy from being canceled.

Was he after the insurance money then?

How much is the payout?

In the event of a fire,

up to 300 million won.

After deducting expenses, he'd be left with around 100 million won.

But here's the thing. He's taken out a lot of loans.

The principal alone exceeds 100 million won.

Setting his restaurant on fire to pay off his debt?

It doesn't make sense.

Why are you alone today? Where is everyone?

I wanted to sort out my thoughts alone.

Goodness gracious.

You're sorting out thoughts over rice and soup?

That's so corny.

I had to eat anyway.

What's there to think about?

Your job is to bust bad guys.

It's that simple.

I have a tip regarding the Yoon Hyojoo case.

Seoul Busters

Translated by Minjin Kim