Chapter 2
Rain that settled on the shoulders of uniforms and slowly soaked into the fabric.
It wasn’t heavy.
But it wasn’t light either.
It had been raining since dawn.
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“…”
That wet the petals of chrysanthemums placed before the memorial portrait.
That soaked the tips of white gloves.
Rain that dampened black mourning armbands.
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I was wearing my uniform.
The uniform I had worn to protect people.
I stood in front of the funeral hall.
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Someone spoke in a low voice.
“Fall in!”
The same uniform I had worn when Sunbae Taesan patted me on the shoulder and laughed, telling me I finally looked like a police officer. canvas A black ribbon was pinned to its left side.
That single small piece of fabric was mercilessly choking the life out of me.
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Dozens of police officers lined up on either side.
Wet dress shoes scraped against the ground.
The police officers moved.
Clack, clack.
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People who had been scolded by him.
People whose night shifts he had covered.
People who, like me, had worked at least one shift with Sunbae Taesan.
People he had treated to meals.
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White gloves with black mourning bands.
They all stood there with somber faces.
The honor guard entered through the funeral hall entrance.
Service caps soaked by the rain.
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“…”
Sunbae Taesan’s service cap rested on top of that coffin.
A coffin draped in the South Korean flag.
The moment I saw that cap, I couldn’t breathe. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
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Sunbae Taesan was smiling in his memorial portrait.
As though he were about to wave his hands dismissively and step back, telling anyone who praised him that it was nothing.
Awkwardly, as always.
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“We will now begin the funeral ceremony for the late Inspector Park Taesan.”
He was lying inside a coffin.
But today, he couldn’t step back.
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Hearing that title, I clenched my fists.
Inspector.
The officiant’s voice flowed through the speakers.
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Even when night shifts piled up, he would smile and say someone had to do it.
While he was alive, he could barely take time off because they were always short-staffed.
He endured being grabbed by the collar by angry civilians.
Sunbae Taesan had been promoted one rank after his death.
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He endured being cursed at by drunkards.
Until the very end, he had spoken about those children’s futures.
Even when faced with a child holding a knife, he hadn’t struck first.
Despite all his efforts, it was only after his death that he received a special promotion.
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That was the quickest reward this country could offer him.
So sick I felt like throwing up right then and there.
The thought made me sick to my stomach.
“Moment of silence.”
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Everyone bowed their heads.
Raindrops struck the canopy above the funeral hall.
Was it my imagination?
Pitter-patter!
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Sunbae Taesan’s hand.
The hand that had gripped my wrist.
When I closed my eyes, I saw that day again.
The sound resembled blood dripping onto the floor of that motel room.
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Grit!
Until the very end, that hand had kept me from forgetting that I was a police officer.
I clenched my teeth.
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The moment of silence ended.
The commissioner of the provincial police agency placed his flowers first.
The flower offerings began.
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The department heads lined up to offer incense.
They all wore sorrowful expressions.
The police chief bowed his head.
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It was just strange.
These people were grieving so deeply now, yet tomorrow, they would be writing reports.
I didn’t think their grief was fake.
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Media response strategies.
Appropriateness of the response at the scene.
Violations of the standards governing the use of police authority.
Whether the suspects’ human rights had been violated.
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A case passed up the chain of command for approval.
In the funeral address, Sunbae Taesan’s death was a sacrifice, but on paper, it was a case.
A case assigned a number.
A case assigned to an officer.
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Just then, Sunbae Taesan’s wife stepped forward.
Two people were supporting her.
She could barely walk.
I couldn’t bear it.
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Beside her stood her daughter.
Her black mourning clothes were soaked with rain.
Park Yerin.
Her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were empty, like those of someone who had cried until there were no tears left.
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A single chrysanthemum rested in her hand.
Their precious daughter, born to them later in life.
Instead of her school uniform, she wore a black dress.
Its stem trembled in her grasp.
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“Dad…”
At that single word, the shoulders of the assembled police officers trembled.
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The girl stood before the memorial portrait.
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I tried to keep looking straight ahead, but the girl’s voice pierced straight into my eyes.
Some turned their heads away.
Others bit their lips.
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The girl laid down the chrysanthemum.
“Dad… I’m here.”
His wife held the girl’s shoulder.
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The girl didn’t cry.
“Dad, why are you in a picture?”
Then she looked up at the memorial portrait.
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The funeral address followed.
It was a silence more devastating than sobbing.
She didn’t seem to have the strength left to cry.
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Too carefully polished.
“The late Inspector Park Taesan was a police officer who devoted himself to protecting the lives and safety of our citizens. shadow He remained at his post until his final moment, and even in his last moments, he worried about his junior officer.”
Sunbae Taesan’s death hadn’t been smooth.
Those words were too smooth.
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His blood had flowed across the floor and seeped between my fingers.
It had smelled of alcohol.
It had smelled of rotting food in a cheap motel room.
It had smelled of cigarettes.
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Sacrifice.
Yet the death described through the speakers was far too clean.
Devotion.
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Honor.
But amid all those fine words, himself was nowhere to be found.
Death in the line of duty.
Fine words lined up one after another.
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“Salute.”
I tightened my fingers.
The command rang out.
Every police officer raised a hand simultaneously.
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The sound of white gloves touching the brims of service caps.
The sound of uniform sleeves moving.
Dozens of arms rose in the rain.
Rustle.
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My vision blurred.
I saluted too.
Because I was a police officer.
I tried not to cry.
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Because I was a police officer now.
Because he believed I could do well.
Because that was what Taesan Sunbae had told me at the very end.
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Something hot rolled down my chin.
But tears didn’t obey orders.
Drip—
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“Carry the coffin.”
The honor guard lifted the coffin.
I couldn’t tell whether it was rain or tears.
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“Hngh—”
The coffin draped in the South Korean flag moved forward.
Someone sobbed.
The police officers standing in formation opened a path.
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Someone quietly called his name.
I couldn’t move.
“…”
“Brother Taesan…”
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Sunbae.
The coffin passed in front of me.
The service cap trembled.
As I stared at that cap, I thought.
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You still have to watch over me and make sure I’m living like a proper police officer.
You can’t leave like this.
You haven’t even finished scolding me yet.
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Only those words kept circling in my head.
But the coffin didn’t stop.
Not yet, not yet, not yet.
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I couldn’t lower my salute until the very end.
No, it was because I felt that if I lowered that hand, Taesan Sunbae would truly be dead.
Taesan Sunbae slowly disappeared into the rain, as though heading out on his final dispatch.
It felt as though my hand had frozen in place.
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The day after the funeral.
I was summoned by my superiors.
***
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The funeral hall’s address was still there.
But the new message I received contained something entirely different.
The funeral schedule was still there.
The death notification was still on my phone.
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“Haha—”
『Summons for Internal Affairs Investigation. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. anchor Today, 14:00. abstract Internal Affairs Investigation Room.』
Then I laughed.
I stared at the message for a long time.
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This organization was remarkably fast.
Reinforcements, paramedics, justice.
But whenever someone was dying, it was always too late.
Yet when it came to finding someone to hold responsible, it moved with astonishing speed.
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A gray desk.
The investigation room was cold.
White walls.
A voice recorder.
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Bottled water.
Fluorescent lights.
File folders.
Everything looked as though it had absolutely nothing to do with the smell of blood.
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Beside him were two investigators.
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Across the desk sat a superintendent from Internal Affairs.
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Some of them had saluted alongside me at the funeral.
They were all familiar faces.
And the head of the Community Safety Division.
Behind them stood our station’s audit officer.
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Not at me, but at my case.
But now, they weren’t looking at me.
They were looking at the documents.
“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun.”
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“Your statement will be recorded. shadow Do you consent?”
“Answer verbally.”
The superintendent spoke.
I nodded silently.
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The recorder’s light came on.
Click.
“…I consent.”
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I watched his mouth.
Suspect.
“We have obtained statements and video footage indicating that, on the day of the incident, you used excessive physical force while subduing several juvenile suspects, including a minor identified as Park.”
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Juvenile.
A minor identified as Park.
Words changed people.
The bastard who stabbed Taesan Sunbae had become a juvenile, and I had become a police officer who used physical force.
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The superintendent’s eyebrows twitched.
“Is that how you’re describing subduing the bastards who stood there laughing and holding up their phones beside a police officer who had been stabbed?”
I repeated those words.
“Excessive physical force.”
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“The law and proper procedures must be followed even at the scene.”
“This isn’t emotion. atom This is what happened at the scene.”
“Do not respond emotionally.”
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The investigation room fell silent.
“Did the law and those procedures protect Taesan Sunbae?”
The head of the Community Safety Division spoke quietly.
“…”
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“Regardless of the late Inspector Park Taesan’s death in the line of duty, Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun’s actions must be evaluated independently.”
I didn’t turn my head.
“Lee Doyun.”
The superintendent put down his pen.
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“You’re saying those are separate matters?”
I couldn’t help laughing.
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The superintendent answered as though he had been waiting for that question.
“In that room, they pulled a knife first. academy A police officer was attacked. acoustic The scene was completely out of control. adopt The suspects could have fled or launched further attacks. anchor They kept provoking us while filming with their phones and refused to comply with instructions at the scene. autumn And you’re saying those are separate matters?”
“That’s correct.”
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“We acknowledge that the initial restraint was justified.”
“What happened afterward.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
A sheet of paper was pushed toward me.
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The blond-haired boy lying on the floor.
His bloodied face.
It was a photograph of the scene.
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A shattered phone.
“There is evidence suggesting that you continued striking the suspects even after they had lost the ability to resist.”
A broken chair.
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“Who decides whether they’d lost the ability to resist?”
“Did that footage properly capture Taesan Sunbae being stabbed?”
“We reached that conclusion after reviewing the footage and witness statements.”
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“Did it record those bastards laughing?”
The superintendent didn’t answer.
“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun.”
“Did that footage properly capture Inspector Park Taesan bleeding to death?”
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My voice grew increasingly cold.
“I’m not the one who should’ve watched my language. autumn Those bastards should have.”
“Watch your language.”
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“That matter will be referred separately as a juvenile case.”
“Those bastards stabbed someone and then laughed because they were under the age of criminal responsibility.”
“A juvenile case.”
One of the investigators spoke.
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“The perpetrators are highly likely to fall below the age of criminal responsibility, and criminal punishment is restricted by law. arena The case will most likely proceed through juvenile protective measures.”
“Even when someone dies, it’s still just a juvenile case?”
I chewed over those words.
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Protection.
Someone gets stabbed to death, while someone else gets protected.
“Protection?”
What a wonderfully warm word.
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“That is what the law stipulates.”
“Who exactly are you protecting?”
The superintendent’s expression hardened.
I asked.
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“Yesterday, at the funeral, that girl asked why her father had to die. orbit What am I supposed to tell her? acoustic Should I just say that’s what the law stipulates?”
“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun.”
“…”
“Does that law protect Taesan Sunbae’s daughter too?”
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I pressed my finger against the photograph on the desk.
“Those bastards drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes, trashed a motel room, and mocked the police. aluminum They stabbed the officer who tried to stop them. arctic But criminal punishment is difficult, and protective measures are likely. abstract If they write letters of apology, that gets taken into consideration. atomic If their guardians submit petitions for leniency, that gets taken into consideration too. adjust If the media starts screaming about excessive police force, that gets taken into consideration as well.”
Nobody answered.
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“Then who the hell gets punished?”
“We are here to investigate the disciplinary charges against Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun.”
The superintendent spoke.
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I looked him straight in the eyes.
“Haaah—”
“Who gets punished? acid Who the hell takes responsibility for the death of a decent police officer?”
“That’s exactly why I’m asking.”
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“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun. arcade This is difficult for the organization too.”
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The superintendent sighed.
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“More than Taesan Sunbae’s death?”
“The organization?”
I narrowed my eyes.
“A police officer has died in the line of duty. acquire Public attention is intense. meadow But at the same time, footage of a police officer assaulting minors is spreading. armor The credibility of the entire police force is at stake.”
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“I’m talking about reality.”
He lowered his voice.
“That’s what it sounds like.”
“That’s not what I’m saying.”
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I laughed.
I genuinely couldn’t help myself.
“The media is already framing this as excessive police force. riddle There’s also the possibility of a complaint being filed with the National Human Rights Commission, and the guardians are preparing criminal complaints. apple The juveniles’ attorney claims that Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun’s assault caused them severe fear and physical injuries.”
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“Fear?”
“Taesan Sunbae had a knife buried in his chest.”
“That has been corrected to his side.”
That word rotted in my throat.
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“What did you say?”
These people were carefully choosing their words even when describing someone’s death.
I stared at him blankly.
“According to the preliminary findings before the autopsy, it was a penetrating wound to the left thoracoabdominal region. altitude The official terminology has not yet been finalized.”
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A penetrating wound.
His thoracoabdominal region.
His side.
Whether it was his chest.
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They were searching for the words that would fit their paperwork.
Or a stab wound.
“Does that matter right now?”
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“Everything goes on record.”
“It matters.”
My voice dropped.
The superintendent replied. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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I didn’t stop speaking.
The superintendent’s eyes froze.
“Does the record also show what kind of person he was?”
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My hands trembled.
The superintendent didn’t answer.
“A man who took in a kid from an orphanage, fed him, and gave him somewhere to sleep. legend A man who used his own salary to buy that kid study books. avalanche A man who helped him study even after finishing his night shifts. orbit A man who never raised his hand first, even when criminals cursed at him. abstract A man who worried about those children’s futures even in that room.”
“Will the record show that he was that kind of person?”
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At that moment, I realized something.
“I will now inform you of the grounds for disciplinary action.”
Instead, he turned a page.
This had never been a conversation to begin with.
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“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun is suspected of violating the principles of minimum infringement and proportionality required in the performance of police duties while subduing juvenile suspects during a dispatch. arena Furthermore, evidence indicates that he repeatedly struck the suspects after they had already been restrained, causing physical injuries.”
He read every word with meticulous clarity.
The conclusion had already been decided, and all that remained for me was to hear it.
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Blood had spilled.
The knife had gone in.
“These actions may constitute violations of a police officer’s duty to maintain dignity, duty of diligence, and standards governing the appropriate use of physical force in the line of duty.”
A man had died.
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“Accordingly, we intend to relieve Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun of his duties and request that the disciplinary committee impose severe disciplinary action.”
Yet my actions had become suspicions, indications, and possible violations.
Those facts were painfully clear.
The head of the Community Safety Division closed his eyes.
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“What exactly does severe disciplinary action mean?”
I asked.
The superintendent looked at me.
The audit officer kept his gaze fixed on the documents.
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“Dismissal?”
“That may depend on public opinion and the progress of criminal proceedings.”
“We are considering suspension or a more severe penalty.”
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“They are scheduled to be referred to the juvenile court.”
“What about those bastards?”
I nodded slowly.
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“Once their status regarding the age of criminal responsibility is confirmed, the matter will be handled according to procedure. arena They are currently receiving treatment at a hospital, and their guardians are requesting that they be released into their custody.”
“Whether the charge of murder can legally be applied is a separate matter for review. atlas If they are juveniles below the age of criminal responsibility, criminal punishment itself is restricted.”
“But it’s murder.”
“Will they be detained?”
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“…”
“A police officer died.”
The superintendent remained silent for a moment.
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The law couldn’t be applied differently.
“That doesn’t mean we can change how the law is applied.”
Then he spoke.
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That was the system.
And the monsters sheltered within that law had to be protected.
So anyone pushed outside that law simply had to die.
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The handcuffs, radio, and badge that symbolized my identity as a police officer.
A precise, cold, cowardly system.
“Effective today, you are relieved of your duties. arrow Surrender your firearm, handcuffs, identification card, and radio.”
I reached toward my waist.
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The superintendent spoke.
I placed them all on the desk.
Clack, clack.
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“It’s a measure intended to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings.”
“You’re telling me not to contact the bereaved family?”
I raised my head.
“You will receive a separate notice regarding your appearance before the disciplinary committee. portal Until then, do not contact the media. anchor You should also refrain from contacting the bereaved family.”
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I mulled over those words.
“They’ve lost Taesan Sunbae. beacon They need comfort.”
“The organization will provide support.”
“The organization?”
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For the first time, the head of the Community Safety Division looked directly at me.
“What exactly is that organization doing to me right now?”
“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun!”
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He looked exhausted.
He also looked sorrowful.
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“Endure it.”
He spoke.
But he wasn’t on my side.
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I stared at him.
“Until when?”
“Right now, you have to endure it.”
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This organization was filled with people who endured.
“I endured it when Taesan Sunbae died. zenith I endured it when those kids laughed about being under the age of criminal responsibility in that motel room. arena I endured it when his daughter asked at the funeral why her father was the only one who had disappeared. arctic And you’re telling me to endure it again?”
He couldn’t answer.
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Police officers who endured even death.
Police officers who endured being cursed at.
And police officers who disciplined those who couldn’t endure it.
Police officers who endured being beaten.
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“Do not leave the room without permission.”
The superintendent answered with a stern expression.
I pushed back my chair and stood.
“Is the investigation over?”
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“That concludes today’s investigation.”
After a moment, he nodded.
“I asked whether it was over.”
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My waist felt bare.
I walked toward the door.
My hands felt strangely empty.
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No handcuffs.
Nothing.
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No identification card.
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I stopped.
“Senior Police Officer Lee Doyun.”
As I grabbed the doorknob, I heard the superintendent’s voice.
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“I understand that you feel wronged. alpha But police officers must operate within the law.”
“Taesan Sunbae wasn’t protected by that law.”
I slowly turned my head.
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The superintendent couldn’t say a word.
“…”
“Neither were Hyungsoo-nim or Yerin.”
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『Notice of Scheduled Disciplinary Committee Appearance. harbor Relief from Duties.』
Bzzzt!
I opened the door and left.
My phone vibrated as I descended the stairs.
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I closed the message and searched the news.
『Police Officer at Center of Excessive Force Controversy Faces Possible Severe Disciplinary Action』
『Juvenile Perpetrators in Police Officer Stabbing Case Expected to Be Referred to Juvenile Court After Hospital Treatment』
Various news articles about the incident appeared.
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Juvenile perpetrators.
I stared at those words for a long time.
Hospital treatment.
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Severe disciplinary action.
Referral to juvenile court.
Taesan Sunbae’s name was nowhere to be found.
Controversial police officer.
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Nothing about the expression on his daughter’s face as she stood at his funeral.
There was nothing about what kind of person he had been.
There were only words.
Words chopped into small, convenient pieces so the world could swallow them easily.
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Pitter-patter.
Then I stepped out through the police station’s front entrance.
I slipped my phone into my pocket.
Rain struck my face.
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It just kept falling.
It wasn’t warm.
It wasn’t cold.
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The police station building.
I looked back.
I stopped at the bottom of the steps.
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The place I had dreamed of.
The place Taesan Sunbae had brought me to, telling me that someday I should come to work here too.
Police officers didn’t break because they were weak.
Its lights were still on.
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The law didn’t fail because it was good.
It failed because, the moment evil bastards used that goodness as a shield, nobody could take that shield away from them.
They broke because they were forced to endure too much.
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I tightened my fist.
I felt the wounds on the back of my hand splitting open again.
And I… had stood beneath all those collapsing things for far too long.
Clench.
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I could almost hear Taesan Sunbae’s voice.
You mustn’t do that.
Don’t do that.
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I really do.
I squeezed my eyes shut.
‘I’m sorry, Sunbae-nim.’
I still want to keep that promise.
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But Sunbae-nim, while I was keeping that promise, who protected you?
Who is going to stop those bastards who were laughing in that room?
There was no answer.
Who protected your daughter?
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Some people receive a promotion after they die.
I walked through it.
Only the rain continued to fall.
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Some monsters escape punishment because they’re young.
If that’s how this system works then I will no longer confine myself to operating within it.
Some police officers are disciplined because they couldn’t endure it.
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