INSIDE MONSTER. THE FUGITIVE.

CHAPTER 44: SCAM

„It seems that Tak Kyung Mi and Hon Su Ho were misbehaving again," said Kan, right away he entered the door. Then, throwing the file on his desk, he squinted at it eventually because this gave him not only headaches but also added a lot of work to them.

Seeing him so angry, DooSan looked at him in amazement for a while because, although he knew the detective's character very well, he still couldn't understand what could rile him right from the morning. Then, looking on the sly at the rest of those who were in the office, he saw them as amazed as he was. That's why he asked Kan eventually, „What do you mean by „they were acting badly again?" Scam?" After that, DooSan stood up and took a few steps toward Kan.

„Scam" is an understatement," the detective growled, giving the file to DooSan, which he started to browse.

Then, he right away looked at Yoon Suk, who returned to the office at the same time as Kan, when this one said, „The two spouses were recently into loan sharking."

„Did they really go that far?" Inspector Yu inquired. „I knew they were always hungry for money, but... I knew they were involved only in small things and not in something like that."

„It seems that they changed the tactics," DooSan said through his teeth, throwing the file back on the desk. „Yu SuJin, did you find something about this?"

„Actually, yes, Prosecutor Han. Not long before they disappeared, two days ago, around 5.00 p.m., Tak Kyung Mi posted a short message on social media. A short but interesting message to be more precise, „Finally rich!"

„Finally rich? What was this supposed to mean? Did they win at the lotto or what?" Kan asked, furiously growling afterward.

„You can say it so," A Rim joined their talk. After that, happy that she could make everybody attentive and watch her with wide-open eyes, she said, „Tak Kyung Mi and Hon Su Ho declared themselves bankrupt. Thus, was their message a simple... bluff?"

„What about not talking nonsense, huh?" SuJin growled at her. „Bankrupt? I've just said that they wrote on social media - „Finally rich." I don't think that they bluffed by writing this."

„I didn't say that. I was just informing you about more serious things than a simple sentence on social media."

The rivalry between SuJin and A Rim, who recently got to show their fangs to each other, made Yoon Suk curious. That's why he suddenly asked, making everybody wince, „Do you try to imitate them or something?"

„To imitate? Who exactly?" SuJin asked, frowning. Understanding the hint when he spotted the ironic smile on Yoon Suk's lips, the young man suddenly jerked to his feet, making the chair fall. Then, he yelled at the young detective, „What about not beating around the bush? This witch and I? Never!"

Yu slapped his forehead when he saw his son's eyes sparkling because of anger. DooSan and Kan exchanged glances instead. Then, DooSan had the brilliant idea of asking, „Witch? Did you fall for her or something because of a magic potion she gave to you?"

„I've prepared that potion for you, Prosecutor Han. Should we try it tonight, maybe?"

„I say no to that, thanks!"

„The same goes for me because, as I've said once and I repeat - I would rather never marry anybody than mess with a certain specimen. Especially to someone like him."

„What's wrong with my son?" Yu felt offended. „He's a good boy, working regular hours, not into bad things... a good husband, I think."

„Keep him around you then, until he's old with a long gray beard. I... say no to such love and... what about being serious now, huh?"