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In the end, Seo-ryeong gritted her teeth and jerked the steering wheel again. As the rear wheel skidded, a sharp noise clawed at her eardrums.
After crossing the center line and returning to the s outh end, she intentionally stepped on the iron needle installed on the floor. pop-! pop-! The sound of a tire exploding was a joy that brought me to tears.
Only then did the whitish light begin to approach at a rapid pace. As she encountered the headlights, whi ch were so sharp that she couldn't open her eyes, her frozen body lost all strength.
Soldiers quickly got out of the jeep and began to su rround the SUV, pointing rifles.
"Get it out, get it out!"
"The owner of Gyeonggi 3714 is under urgent arres t as of the current time!"
Finally, my sweaty palms fell off the steering wheel. The car with a blown tire could no longer move, and Seo-ryeong quietly unlocked it. Then her rough hands dragged her down to her recklessness.
Seo-ryeong was taken as if she had been waiting a nd fell obediently on the bonnet. Even as her arms bu ckled, she couldn't help but say this.
"Why are you so late...."
***
Two men dressed in suits entered the interrogation room.
After her eyesight was restored, she developed the habit of thinking of Kim Hyeon first when she saw people.
You can arbitrarily compare height, physique, skin texture, eyes, lip shape, etc. It was both an expectation and a suspicion.
The two people who came in at the same time had a difficult mouth and were wearing glasses. Seo-ryeo ng coolly glanced at them with an attitude that did not break down despite the interrogation that continued like a forced march.
They were caught by soldiers, handed over to the p olice, and brought in after a long gap while being inve stigated on charges of violating the National Security Act.
You're a National Intelligence Service employee.
My back straightened due to my instinctive intuition.
"It came from the anti-communist investigation de partment of the National Intelligence Service."
My head, which had been throbbing heavily, finally seemed to clear up.
"As you may have already heard, Mr. Han Seo-ryeong is suspected of violating the National Security Act and damaging military facilities. He rushed to the Unif ication Bridge, and after passing through the South Gate without permission, he ended up near the North Gate. He invaded military installations. Is that correct?"
"yes."
"Yes, you have acknowledged this up to this point."
The thick report was quietly handed over with an ex tremely business-like tone.
"All nearby facilities will be closed until the investig ation is completed. Now, soldiers have been dispatch ed and searched, and things have become complicate d. "This is a pretty famous tourist destination, but bec ause of one person, Seo-ryeong Han, even the group tour schedules were stopped."
"Good for you."
"yes?"
"There was a soldier who had a seizure and collaps ed. "Isn't it better for him to stay comfortably in the hospital?"
"....."
The frowning eyes turned gently in this direction.
Just standing still even in situations where you are r ightfully sorry or embarrassed. That was a chronic pro blem Seoryeong had been experiencing since she wa s young.
It's not much different now than it was then. I was n't sorry, I was just more sorry.
"Mr. Han Seo-ryeong, you had better be careful wit h every word. The National Security Act stipulates pu nishment for even an attempted crime. "Every statem ent made by Han Seo-ryeong has a significant impact on whether or not he will be booked."
"...."
"What was your motive for defecting to North Korea?"
Seo-ryeong didn't even flinch. The NIS employee slightly raised his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Let's change the question. "Who is Kim Hyun?"
The corner of her mouth twitched as if she was waiting.
"I heard that during the police investigation, he only parroted and kept his mouth shut as Kim Hyun."
"This is my husband."
"No, Han Seo-ryeong is unmarried on paper."
"I lived in a common-law marriage for two years."
"...!"
The two employees paused and exchanged strange glances. Seo-ryeong chewed the inside of her lips to soothe her sore stomach. She found it ridiculously fun ny that time, which was everything to her, could beco me so shabby.
"The man who recently claimed that Han Seo-ryeong disappeared was also Kim Hyun. Is that correct?"
"yes."
"Is that man your motive for defecting to North Korea?"
It's a welcome question. Now there is no need to k eep your mouth shut. Seo-ryeong quickly brought out the words she had been memorizing in her head. The bluffing started now.
"A great leader of the people, Chairman of the Nati onal Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army."
"...!"
In an instant, the atmosphere froze, and a cold gaze was immediately drawn into me.
Seo-ryeong lowered her upright upper body and m ade deeper and more persistent eye contact with the employees. Her fingernails scratched on the table.
"I had a hard time memorizing it too. Originally, she was going to report him as a spy, but she didn't know her husband's real name or face. "It seems like I start ed a life with a spy."
"... !"
"So, teacher, could you please look for it yourself?"
She stretched out the corners of her mouth as if to seduce her. Without blinking or breathing, I just watched their reactions animalistically. Contrary to her gentle demeanor, she did not bother to hide her fierce ey es. She spoke again as she listened to the clock ticking.
"The motive for defecting to North Korea is Kim Hy eon, who disappeared. If you miss it like this, it will b e a big problem. "I don't know what harm it will do to the country, but the country needs to step in and catch it."
At that time, a cell phone rang from somewhere. Th e man who had been listening quietly reached into his inner pocket and answered the phone, saying, "Yes, c onductor." Seo-ryeong did not take her eyes off him f or a moment.
Deputy chief, deputy chief.... The deputy director was just below the head of the National Intelligence S ervice. He kept answering yes, yes, with a disciplined look on his face, and occasionally glanced sideways at Seo-ryeong.
After finishing the call, the man let out a long sigh a nd rubbed his forehead. He then tapped the shoulder of the employee accompanying him and pointed towa rds his door.
The two got up from their seats at the same time. Seo-ryeong had no idea what was going on.
"Well, I think the investigation ends here."
"....!"
Her face frowned. What is this suddenly.... The init iative clearly came my way.
It was definitely like that. This unnatural blocking fu rther fueled Seo-ryeong's suspicions.
She instinctively glared at the mirror that filled one wall.
"The attempt to defect to North Korea will be dismissed as a result of mental or physical weakness, but a fine of about 10 million won will be imposed for dama ging military facilities. "Mr. Han Seo-ryeong, you wor ked hard during the investigation, and now you can go home."
"...Do you know Kim Hyun?"
"yes?"
"It seems like they are trying their best to hide it."
"...."
"Is it okay for a department that catches spies to ju st look at people's faces like this?"
The man clicked his tongue briefly. However, Seo-r yeong's gaze was focused beyond the mirror.
"Come out here before I break that mirror."
"....."
"Even if we play hide and seek, we have to do it to gether. Let's do it with me."
"after... "Mr. Han Seo-ryeong, let's stop joking."
Seo-ryeong suddenly turned pale and threw the file on the table toward the wall. Paper fell from the file th at hit the mirror.
"....."
"The joke is on you now... ! "How on earth does Kim Hyun not conduct even one simple investigation?"
"Why are you hiding it?"
A cold voice echoed throughout the interrogation room. She tried not to lose her composure, but she couldn't help it, her breath was wheezing. Then the remaining employee was bitten as if on guard.
"Are you taking your medicine properly?"
"what?"
"As long as you take the medicine well, there will b e no problem in your daily life."
What kind of nonsense is this? She sneered and turned her head.
"I heard it's been a while since I stopped taking me dication. "That's probably when the delusion that her husband disappeared began."
"... approximately? "What kind of medicine?"
Seo-ryeong couldn't follow what he said, so she only bit her molars.
"What kind of medicine do I need when I'm not in a ny pain?"
"We are on our way after checking the doctor's opinion."
what?"
The man's gaze glanced at the papers scattered on the floor. An unpleasant feeling crawled up my spine Iike a bug.
Seo-ryeong crawled on the floor and began to chec k each and every document that had fallen in a mess.
"One Mind Landscape Hospital."
I found a stack of paper containing a doctor's opinion. My cold eyes quickly scanned the contents.
The prescription for antipsychotic medication and th e medical opinion for schizophrenia were identical, as if they had been copied and pasted, except for the different dates. Last year, the year before last, the year before last...
no. That can't be possible.
Hanmaeum Landscape Hospital was the hospital th at Seo-ryeong had been attending since she was young. There was a kind and gentle teacher who corrected her, as if correcting her, who had caused her many troubles.
The teacher she was so grateful to was the only on e who delivered a wedding invitation. His hospital is Hanmaum Punggyeong Hospital.
"___!"
There is something wrong with this. I'm sure it will. His hand holding the paper trembled.