I still remember well, how my father was desperate to find the serial killer, who was dubbed the Giggling Man. He spent hours and hours at the station looking through files and investigating. Even if he comes home, he would spend very little time with us and the majority of his time in his room studying this case. I remembered the day when my father was supposed to go out regarding the investigation alone, he waved goodbye to my mom and me and that was the last time I saw him. Then a day later we got the news that my father was killed by the notorious serial killer. That is when I decided to follow my father's career path and catch the one responsible for my father's death. It's been years and I still have no clue who the killer is, but today I received a letter from the same person and I have no plans of letting him go.
Min Ji broke me from my reverie by calling my name. I looked at her while she had a concerned face.
"Soo Min, are you okay? I have been calling your name for the past five minutes" she asked with concern.
"Sorry, I am fine. Just this letter brought back memories" I said and took a deep breath to clear my emotions and thoughts and continued, "This letter is from the Serial Killer who was dubbed as 'The Giggling Man'. He was prominent during the 2040s and he had more than 20 victims, who were tied, tortured, and killed. His last victim was a police officer, who found out his identity" I told with rage boiling inside me.
"How do you remember this case so well?" Jin Ho asked me curiously.
"Because this case was handled by my father, he was the chief detective back then," I told with a distant look.
Jin Ho and Min Ji gasped in surprise, as Min Ji came and hugged me and mumbled a sorry. She knows that my father died while handling the case and I am striving to find out the serial killer. I hugged her back and looked at Jin Ho who looked at me with a sympathetic face. I forced a smile at him showing that I am okay.
"So do you think he has come back to mess with you because you are his victim's daughter?" he asked with a confused face.
"Yes, even I am confused about it. Why am I important to him, for him to come back after all these years and start a new game?" I asked as I furrowed my eyebrows not being able to understand the serial killer.
"Anyway, now we know who the perpetrator is, so let's start digging into The Giggling Man case. From there we will work up on our leads and I am sure we will catch him this time easily" I told with a smirk on my face.
I turned towards the chief and other police officials seated in the room.
"I am sorry for the interruption, but I received the letter that was found in the third victim's body. The killer we are behind is The Giggling Man" I said with a serious face.
"How are you so sure?" the chief asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The killer has mentioned my father, who was killed by the same person in 2040," I told the chief who was thinking about his next step.
"But Soo Min, if you continue this case, it would become a personal vengeance for you. I am sure you want to capture the killer who killed your father, so I don't think you will be fit to continue this case" he said as he got up from the seat.
I was shocked by his sudden statement, feeling all my years of hard work becoming useless. I was waiting for this moment for years and no matter what I am not letting it slip away.
"Sir, I can assure you that I have no personal vengeance, yes I want to capture the killer who killed my father, but I wouldn't turn the case into a personal one. So please don't take me out of the case, I have worked for this for a long time" I said with a desperate tone.
He looked at me contemplating his decisions. He sighed and looked at me with a serious face.
"Okay, you can continue on this case, but if I feel the case is going personal for you, I will take you off the case," he said and walked out of the room to his cabin.
I turned to the other officers present in the room and gave instructions to them.
"Jin Ho and Min Ji will take care of the victims during this time. Keep searching for evidence" I said and told the officers to go and start their work.
"Are you going to handle the Giggling Man case alone? You don't need help?" Jin Ho asked me once everyone left the conference room.
"Yes, I want to work on it alone. I will pass on leads and evidence as I investigate the case. We will use those leads and try to catch the killer" I said while looking at Jin Ho and Min Ji.
"Because if he wants to play a game with me, I am so ready to win," I said while looking at the letter.