MONSTER IN THE CLOSET — Chapter 5

CELL 2

JU YEONGSHIN?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST ON SUSPICION OF BURGLARY REGARDING A PENTHOUSE APARTMENT IN DOGOK-DONG.

WHAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY, AND IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD ONE, ONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU.

POLICE

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT? A COUPLE OF HOMETOWN BUDDIES TURNED PRISON PALS, HUH?

LET ME GUESS, YOU TWO BOZOS PLANNED THIS LITTLE JOB AS YOUR HOMECOMING TREAT, AM I RIGHT?

DAMN, YOU TWO REALLY DID A NUMBER ON THAT PLACE.

I HEAR YOU RACKED UP A BILL OF LIKE A BILLION WON, ALL TOLD. PRETTY BALLSY FOR A COUPLE OF YOUNG BUCKS.*

*ABOUT 740,000 USD

COME ON, TELL US WHERE SHIN JAEHYEON IS. WE KNOW HE'S THE ONE WITH THE GOODS.

WHY TAKE THE FALL FOR YOUR PAL WHEN YOU'RE JUST GONNA END UP RIGHT BACK IN PRISON?

THIS IS HOW YOU BECOME ONE OF THOSE PERENNIAL JAILBIRDS, YOU KNOW.

JU YEONGSHIN? YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

THE NUMBER YOU HAVE-

UGH...

MR. JU YEONGSHIN?

NOPE, YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG GUY.

I THINK NOT. YOU WERE ARRESTED REGARDING YOUR HOUSEKEEPING WORK AT A DOGOK-DONG PENTHOUSE ON THE 1ST OF THIS MONTH, CORRECT?

I'M SURE THE POLICE MADE SURE TO INFORM YOU TO THE FULL EXTENT, BUT FOLLOWING YOUR VISIT, MR. JU...

APPROXIMATELY 1 BILLION WON'S WORTH OF THEFT TOOK PLACE AT THE PENTHOUSE.

THE AFFECTED PARTY WISHES FOR THE MATTER TO BE RESOLVED WITHOUT POLICE INVOLVEMENT, IF POSSIBLE.

A MUCH MORE PREFERABLE OUTCOME FOR ALL PARTIES CONCERNED, I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE.

PLEASE, MY EMPLOYER IS WAITING FOR YOU INSIDE.

LOOK... IT WASN'T ME, OKAY?

PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO SIT FIRST.

NO, I'M GOOD, THANKS.

I INSIST. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A BRIEF DISCUSSION.

RIGHT...

SEE, I DIDN'T TAKE YOU FOR A MAN WITH A TASTE FOR LUXURY WATCHES.

CONFIDENTIA

Stolen Property Report

LET'S SEE... MY R*CHARD M*LLE, PAT*K PH*LIPPE, AUD*MARS P*GUET, A L*NGE & S*HNE, AND EVEN MY V*CHERON C*NSTANTIN.

YOU MUST BE A REAL AFICIONADO TO PICK OUT ONLY THE HIGHEST-PRICED WATCHES FROM MY COLLECTION.

WHAT ARE YOU EVEN SAYING TO ME RIGHT NOW? MAGIC SPELLS OR SOMETHING?

LET ME BE BLUNT. YOU SERVED FIVE YEARS FOR MURDERING YOUR OWN FATHER, CORRECT?

WHY RISK BEING THROWN BACK BEHIND BARS WHEN YOU'RE JUST STARTING TO APPRECIATE BEING FREE AGAIN?

Stolen Property Report

HA...

IS THIS FUNNY TO HIM?

THIS IS A STRICTLY NON-SMOKING APARTMENT.

AS YOU ARE DOUBTLESSLY AWARE, YOU WOULD BE HEADED STRAIGHT TO AN ADULT PRISON THIS TIME.

AS SUCH, AND GIVEN YOUR PRIORS, YOU MAY RECEIVE A MORE PUNITIVE SENTENCE--

YOU KNOW, I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU WITH CLOTHES ON.

EXCUSE ME...?

?!

WE'VE MET BEFORE, HAVEN'T WE?

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS A LITTLE TOO MUCH.

AM I WRONG?

IS THIS WHAT GETS YOU OFF?

W-WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU-

EVEN WITH MY SHOES ON, I CAN FEEL HOW HARD YOU ARE.

HNGH-

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE SPOILED YOUR FUN LAST TIME, IF BEING STRUNG UP IS WHAT GETS YOU GOING.

OR WERE YOU HOPING THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT FIND YOU? IS THAT YOUR KINK?

HAA

HAA

YOU KNOW WHAT? THROW ME BACK IN JAIL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

NOT THAT RICH FOLKS LIKE YOU WOULD KNOW, BUT LIFE'S HELL FOR THE LIKES OF US, WHETHER WE'RE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

AND SINCE YOU WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF BUSTING ME OUT OF A POLICE STATION TO BRING ME ALL THIS WAY...

I'M GUESSING I'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT.

SO, WHY ARE WE WASTING EACH OTHER'S TIME?

TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT AND MAKE IT QUICK.

GOOD QUESTION...

WHAT DO I WANT...?

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW...

SOMETHING LIKE THIS, MAYBE...?

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