Chapter 71

In the solitary visiting room of the Seoul Gangnam Prison,

After Jin Taecun 'unveiled' the truth, Shin Donghae neither admitted nor denied it. After a dry laugh, he began to ask Jin Taecun some simple questions.

"What time do you go to bed at night?"

"What time do you wake up in the morning?"

"What kind of entertainment activities do you usually engage in?"

"What do you most hope to do in prison?"

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Such ordinary, detailed questions.

At first, the conversation went smoothly and pleasantly.

However, halfway through the conversation, Shin Donghae, at some point, opened the plastic bag he brought, took out the jajangmyeon, and started eating lunch while talking to Jin Taecun.

"Do you want some?" Shin Donghae asked, chewing his food and looking at Jin Taecun.

"No, thank you."

"Oh, let's continue. Where were we? Right, we were talking about the books you usually read. Please continue."

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Shin Donghae chatted with Jin Taecun for about an hour.

After Jin Taecun was taken back to his cell by the guards, Shin Donghae eagerly went to the adjacent monitoring room. Compared to the spacious visiting room, the monitoring room was undoubtedly much more comfortable.

Shin Donghae plopped down in the chair opposite Kim Yunho, pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, and slapped it on the table: "Boss, the task is completed." His tone was indescribably relaxed and pleased.

On the paper on the table, it clearly stated the main topics of the conversation between Shin Donghae and Jin Taecun:

"Make Jin Taecun guess your identity."

"Ask him what time he wakes up in the morning."

"Ask him what kind of entertainment activities he usually enjoys."

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"Boss, are these questions you asked me to ask useful? Can we really determine if he has truly reformed based on this?" Shin Donghae asked after catching his breath.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Kim Yunho's mouth, but he neither confirmed nor denied it.

This time, not only was Shin Donghae confused, but so was Yoon Gukhong, who was standing nearby.

He came to Kim Yunho's side, pointed to the staff in front of the computer screen, and asked, "Prosecutor Kim, do we still need the video?"

"Yes!" Kim Yunho stood up, shook off the wrinkles on his clothes, and said confidently, "That is the purpose of our visit today."

"You two stay here and question the inmates who have had contact with Jin Taecun. Ask them about their opinions of Jin Taecun, and bring the video back. I'll go back first."

After saying that, Kim Yunho asked the monitoring room staff for the surveillance video from earlier and drove back alone. However, his destination was not the prosecutor's office but his apartment in Seocho District.

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After returning to this unfamiliar home, Kim Yunho had no time to care about the dusty house. He took off his coat and went straight to the computer desk to watch the video of Jin Taecun.

Once... twice... three times.

After watching the video three times, Kim Yunho had a clearer impression of the entire content.

He closed his eyes to rest for a moment, then watched it again.

This time, he skipped through some parts, played others slowly, and paused for a long time at certain points, repeatedly studying the paused frames and taking notes on paper:

When Jin Taecun 'unveiled' Shin Donghae's identity, his chin lifted, and his arms crossed in front of his chest—this was a sign of confidence.

When Shin Donghae showed an awkward expression after his identity was revealed, Jin Taecun's face tilted slightly, and his lips curled to one side—this was a sign of contempt.

When Jin Taecun talked about studying Christian books in prison, his cheeks lifted, and his eyes had a hawk-like wrinkle, with the muscles around his eye sockets moving—this was a sign of happiness and joy.

When Jin Taecun heard Shin Donghae's doubts, his eyebrows lowered and came together, his eyes glared, and his lips were tightly sealed—this was a sign of anger.

When Jin Taecun was speaking, and Shin Donghae was eating lunch and showing a disrespectful attitude, his forehead wrinkled, and his upper lip lifted—this was a sign of disgust.

When Jin Taecun talked about the people he had harmed, his upper eyelids drooped, his eyes lost their light, his lips slightly drooped, and his left hand lightly rubbed his brow bone—this was a sign of sadness and shame.

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Three hours later, Kim Yunho finished this work and left the apartment, satisfied, heading back to the prosecutor's office.

Regarding whether Jin Taecun had truly reformed, Kim Yunho already had an answer in his mind.

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When Kim Yunho returned to the office, Shin Donghae was already waiting for him.

"Boss, the task you assigned is completed. I and Yoon Gukhong investigated all the inmates who had contact with Jin Taecun and questioned each one about their opinions of him. Most of them think Jin Taecun has changed a lot over the past year."

Kim Yunho nodded, took the video, and returned to his seat to watch it.

After a while, Shin Donghae leaned in, pinched his voice, and asked, "Boss, do you really think this information is reliable? I think these people are habitual criminals and are very good at lying. Their words can't be trusted."

"Also, I think Jin Taecun is not simple. He is very smart and has dealt with prosecutors many times. I think he was just putting on a show for us today. Boss, don't let him fool you."

Kim Yunho stared at the computer, didn't look up, and didn't answer the question. Instead, he asked, "By the way, you're back, but why didn't Investigator Yoon Gukhong come back with you?"

Shin Donghae pursed his lips, showing a look of disdain and dissatisfaction, "He said he found something suspicious and needed to investigate it further. I think he's just making an excuse to delay time, dragging it out until the end of the workday, so he can go home directly. This old fox, he's really lazy."

"Alright, when it's time, you can go home too. Get some rest today. You've worked hard these past two days," Kim Yunho said.

"Ah? Isn't this task very urgent? We need to make a decision by this Friday about whether to release Jin Taecun or not. Why aren't you worried at all, Boss?"

Usually, if Shin Donghae and Kim Yunho received such an important task together, he would be extremely happy and excited. At first, he showed that.

Later, after careful thought, he gradually realized that someone was using this task to frame Kim Yunho. Whether to release Jin Taecun or not was a difficult decision, and this task was clearly a big trap.

Therefore, after understanding this, Shin Donghae's concern for Kim Yunho replaced his excitement, and he hadn't said a word these past two days. Seeing Yoon Gukhong always slacking off, he felt indignant. Hearing Kim Yunho tell him to go home, he was surprised.

Would being anxious help? Besides, since he already had an answer in his mind, there was no need to be anxious.

Kim Yunho ignored Shin Donghae's question and insisted that they should leave on time.

Here, he could handle it alone.

The others couldn't help much for now.

At 6 PM, Shin Donghae, Song Eunji, and Lee Hwina left on time. As they left the room, they clearly heard a crisp sound.

"Snap."

"Ah, another pen is broken. Luckily, Boss is a public servant; otherwise, the pens he breaks every day would be a big problem," Shin Donghae said, shaking his head and muttering to himself after closing the door.

'Flight attendant' Lee Hwina, pouting her red lips, asked curiously, "Investigator Shin Donghae, why does Prosecutor Kim like to play with pens so much? And I noticed he does it differently from others. He doesn't spin the pen, but rather... it's like he's playing with a lighter."

"About that..." Shin Donghae scratched his head, looked up, and thought for a long time before saying, "I'm not sure. In the past, he used to break one pen a week, but recently, due to stress, he breaks one a day."

"..." Lee Hwina was clearly unsatisfied with this answer, pouted her lips, and swayed her hips as she left early.

Song Eunji, who had been silent, thought to herself, "I guess I need to prepare more pens in the future."

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