The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

Choi Ki-cheol pressed further, "Otherwise, why did you go out to investigate the case alone?"

"Forehead..."

Ma Sik-tao was at a loss for words.

In fact.

He did have that idea.

This story begins with a case they took on.

Just a few days ago.

A very difficult case was assigned to us from above: the serial murder and rape case that has recently caused a great stir in the Gyeonggi Province region.

This case originally fell under the jurisdiction of the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Station.

however.

Some time has passed, but the police station there has made no progress.

not only.

Even the area where the perpetrator committed the crimes has begun to move closer to Seoul.

This caused quite a stir.

Public criticism of the government spread like wildfire.

Under pressure from public opinion.

The Blue House personally issued a strict order that the case must be solved within a week.

then.

The case fell to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit.

A more accurate way to put it is that it fell on Choi Ki-cheol's head.

Don't think this is a good thing.

Anyone with eyes can see that this is about finding a scapegoat.

However, difficulties and opportunities coexist.

Taking the blame, in a sense, also offers a chance to turn things around.

If you can't handle it, you're definitely in trouble.

But if you can handle it, then the greatest credit will be yours.

but.

Something unexpected happened to Ma Sik.

He truly hadn't expected that Choi Ki-cheol, or rather the investigation team's, methods of handling cases would be so bizarre...

Yes!

Ma Seok-do understands Choi Ki-cheol's eagerness to solve the case as soon as possible, but he can't just play around like that, can he?

Instead of going out to seriously search for the murderer's traces.

Instead, they selected an "actor" from among accomplices with prior criminal records.

Ma Xidao, a former officer of the Jinchuan Police Station, is a resourceful person who is generally unscrupulous in his methods...

But his sense of justice still remained.

I simply can't bring myself to extract confessions through torture or falsely accuse someone...

However, for the sake of the overall situation...

Although Ma Sik-tao did not agree with this approach, he did not object to it.

They simply chose to remain silent.

Anyway, the "actors" Choi Ki-cheol chose weren't good people either; they were all a bunch of heinous repeat offenders...

Arresting them first to quell public opinion is not unacceptable.

at the same time.

Ma Sik-tao is prepared to handle the case in his own way.

So for the past few days, he has been wandering around outside, searching for the murderer on his own.

Even after media reports that Choi Ki-cheol had apprehended the "culprit," Ma Seok-do did not give up on the investigation...

Seeing that Ma Xidao remained silent for a long time.

He seemed to have tacitly agreed.

Choi Ki-cheol picked up his glass again and took a sip, saying, "I know you're against me finding actors, but do you know what that damn Minister Kim said to me?"

"If I can solve the case, the credit will be enough to get me a promotion, and my brothers and I can live a good life together. If I don't accept this mission..."

Choi Cheol-ki suddenly stopped speaking at this point.

His expression kept changing.

Ma Xidao didn't urge him, but simply listened attentively.

he knows.

Now comes the important part...

Chapter 199 A strange combination of circumstances

Choi Ki-cheol paused for a moment.

Suddenly looking up, staring directly at Ma Xidao's face, he gritted his teeth and said, "Minister Jin said that if I don't take on this case or can't solve it quickly, then all my men will be handed over to the internal inspection department for investigation and punishment!"

Hear this.

A tremendous wave of emotion was surging within Ma Sik-tao's heart...

Shameless!

Extremely shameless!

Is this how high-ranking officials within the police department operate? How can they threaten their own men like this?

No wonder...

Choi Ki-cheol ignored Ma Seok-do's shocked expression.

He poured himself another glass of wine, downed it in one gulp, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "You should know, right? Every one of us local people who came up from the grassroots has a dark past. How could we possibly withstand an investigation?"

yes...

How could it not be?

Ma Sik-tao was also startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

To know.

He is now one of Choi Ki-cheol's men.

Putting aside others, let's talk about himself. He was often seen taking money directly from Hwang Chun-sik's wallet in the Garibong Cave...

Ma Xidao remained silent.

But Choi Ki-cheol seemed to have started talking non-stop, continuing to chatter on and on.

"Xidao, do you think people like us are inherently inferior?"

"Why is it so difficult for us to get promoted after we've made contributions, but we have to take the blame when we're wronged?"

Regarding these two questions.

Ma Sik-tao probably didn't think this way before.

However, since joining the search team, he has fully experienced this kind of "discrimination"...

Ma Xidao didn't expect that either.

The competition within the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit is surprisingly fierce.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a powder keg.

Especially after that incident.

At the time, the violent incidents in Eunpyeong District were entirely handled by Choi Ki-cheol's group.

Logically speaking.

The credit should definitely go to Choi Ki-cheol's group, right?

Even if most of the credit goes to the higher-ups, they'd be happy to get a share...

However, it did not.

The commendation from above indeed fell to the search team.

The order to commend was already circulating privately.