I Became a Police Officer in a Superhero Genre

The case was wrapped up, and the Violent Crimes Unit detectives said that incidents due to superpower awakening drugs are something they often experience these days too, like the Special Investigation Team.

As I remember, the Violent Crimes Unit and Special Investigation Team had their areas divided to the point where it was hard to even fight over investigation domains, but.

Now the Violent Crimes Unit detectives confided to me that it’s difficult to make such classifications.

The cause is due to Minus being found dead.

After the disappearance of the guy suspected as the source of the superpower awakening drug in the Hangang Research Institute incident, the police couldn’t figure out how the awakening drug was made despite suffering so many casualties.

The police were disappointed with that result, but. When Minus, who seemed to have contributed to the distribution of superpower awakening drugs in some form, was found dead, somehow the original distribution network got broken.

They say incidents similar to what I experienced this time happen frequently now that ordinary citizens can easily obtain awakening drugs through KakaoTalk or the internet.

We gathered all the police personnel we could to catch that Minus bastard, but we failed to root out the superpower awakening drug too.

Many brave police officers fell, so there’s nothing to say except that it’s a devastating tragedy.

Meanwhile, as if trying to plunge this anxious social atmosphere into more anxiety, research results were announced that if even one parent is a superpower user, the probability of newborns being superpower users is high.

They say the social atmosphere has become even more unsettling with the research results from a certain university that most of humanity will become superpower users in the future.

It was truly a bleak situation.

Even people who thought they wouldn’t become superpower users or be victims of incidents caused by superpower users would feel a sense of crisis if they repeatedly hear such content on news and YouTube.

It could happen to them too. Just realizing that simple fact is enough to make people easily fall into anxiety.

And as more members of society tremble in anxiety, the crime rate increases even more, and as the crime rate increases, superpower awakening drugs spread even more actively.

A negative cycle where no way to break through the situation can be seen.

I’ve heard about the current social atmosphere through the news, but it hit home more clearly to me as I wrapped up one case and saw how things were going.

It hits home, but separately from that, I didn’t understand.

These things happening now are social changes that happened in the original work too, but all the problems above are events that happen after the Great Chaos incident breaks out, yet they’re happening already?

It was really absurd that things were rolling this way even though Sai didn’t deliberately plot anything. Who on earth is plotting things behind the scenes? Is it Sai after all?

Or is there no one plotting at all, and is it simply people’s greed making the situation roll this way? It was truly a confusing situation.

Now that it’s come this far, if it just flowed according to the original work I’d at least know how it would get fucked up and be prepared, but the original is already dea-

It’s mostly my fault that the original work got smashed, so I have nothing to say.

The saying “you reap what you sow” comes to mind, but I forcibly shake off those thoughts and focus on the present.

I said above that no answer can be seen at all, but aren’t humans originally creatures that somehow find a way even in such situations?

Now the police are trying their best to find the source of superpower awakening drugs like before.

Although they couldn’t confirm where it’s being made, unlike before when they couldn’t even find distribution routes, they say they’re slowly finding puzzle pieces as multiple distribution routes for the drug have been discovered.

Thinking about how meticulously Sai uses and distributes the superpower awakening drug, the end of this seems like it will be the maw of a monster rather than the answer to solving this situation, but-

An idiot who got caught trying to move awakening drugs and narcotics to another place by taxi but left them in the taxi and got off was arrested this time.

There’s no way Sai would make such a stupid mistake, and it was clear that Sai couldn’t control her forces in any way.

It seems to be related to Sai being in our house somehow.

Unless I ask Sai directly about this, or ask her right-hand woman Yagi, there’s nothing I can find out right away.

If it’s really a crazy situation where Sai directly erased her own memories without telling those around her, it’s surprising that it’s been quiet for these 2 months.

Even if Sai tried her best not to go outside the house, as a person she can’t not go out at all.

Even I still have people who recognize my face, so in this situation where a beautiful blonde beauty is living with me, it’s perfect for being consumed as gossip among people.

Furthermore, given Korea’s characteristics, there are many CCTVs, and besides information about me, Sai has such beautiful looks that there’s no one around who doesn’t know her.

So if someone tries to find where she is, they could surely find her quickly.

Even if by some miracle she hasn’t been discovered yet, it’s inevitable that Sai being in my house will be discovered eventually as time passes.

Damn it. For the future and peace of my life, I want to kick this bitch out right now. Seriously.

“Welcome home?”

As I was thinking that. I swallowed my breath as I saw Sai with blue eyes welcoming me as I opened the front door.

Since the suspect became a superpower user and caused a disturbance, this case had no choice but to be handed over to the Special Investigation Team.

All we had to do on this side was hand over documents and wrap things up simply. My first day in the Violent Crimes Unit passed that simply.

There was no one asking to go for drinks or anything together. There were no fatalities or injuries in this case, but many people were buried in the suspect’s hair and had to be rescued.

If you get trapped in a clump of unwashed hair for a day and come out, you don’t think about drinking or anything, you just want to go home after work and wash.

I definitely thought I’d just go home, wash with warm water, then sleep without thinking about anything, but seeing Sai welcoming me at home makes me want to turn around and run away.

Moreover, she even prepared dinner at home, as there was a good smell coming from inside. Did she prepare dinner too?

Seeing Sai smiling like sunshine in the late night now that the sun has set, I felt an indescribable feeling.

Should I pretend to be crazy and just stab a kitchen knife in my neck? Or should I stab Sai now?

I’ve lost my place of rest. During the 2 months at home, I only had the simple impression of “there’s a crazy bitch in my house”, but.

Coming back after working today, I newly realized how painful it is to have lost the space of home as a sanctuary.

How much longer do I have to keep doing this shitty act?

I don’t know what this bitch’s plan is, but do it quickly. Isn’t it a bit much to take away even a person’s resting space?

Thinking that, I put the dinner Sai prepared into my mouth.

Sai, who was watching me with a flushed face, looked like a newlywed bride waiting for her husband.

I got indigestion after eating dinner that night.

The next day after questioning whether I should live in the same space as Sai.

I met someone who brought hope that I could end this tiresome cohabitation with my nemesis.

“Good afternoon, Detective Lee Munsu.”

While I was having lunch alone in the break room after coming to work normally and spending an uneventful day.

A familiar face approached and spoke to me. A woman with silver hair and blue eyes. It was Yagi, the leader of the Special Investigation Team.

Greeting me with dark circles drooping under her eyes, she looked very tired.

No, not just tired. The Yagi I remember was expressionless, but showed no hesitation or bewilderment in her eyes.

The Yagi who appeared before me now looked anxious, as if swept up in a turbid current of emotions like fear, worry, and unease.

Does it mean she can’t even show the manufactured smile she used to show in front of people?

Seeing that appearance, I thought maybe Sai really disappeared on her own without saying anything and came to me, but I forcibly shook my head to shake off that thought.

I can’t be certain yet. Not yet.

I opened my eyes wide, then gathered my emotions before asking Yagi:

“Why has Team Leader Yagi come to a place like this?”

“I came because I have a proposal I’d like to make to you.”

“A proposal?”

When I asked back, she slowly nodded.

Yagi slowly blinked while looking at me, then sat down across from me. She fidgeted with her hands, openly showing her anxious emotions, then as if realizing something, she made an “Ah” sound.

“…I’m sorry. There was something I should have said first. I regret what happened to you, Detective. It’s not right for an outstanding detective like you to receive such treatment.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

I’m fucking glad about it, actually.

I did get involved in a superpower user case on the first day, but since they say such things happen so often these days, I can’t complain. I didn’t intend to in the first place.

Do you think I’d cry over being tied up by a clump of hair when I know truly dangerous guys?

The current me can just laugh it off with a “it was shitty” and move on.

…Saying it like this makes me a bit sad. Fuck.

“Let’s skip the formalities and get to the point. There’s not much lunch time left.”

“…Yes. Then let’s stop wasting time and speak directly. Would you like to do a job with me?”

“?”

What is this criminal babbling about now?

I looked at her with sharp eyes. Yagi continued speaking as if she had expected such a reaction.

“Due to Detective-nim’s activities before, Minus’ forces have disappeared, and a big fight to take control of the original distribution network is happening below.”

“We police tried to prevent that fight from spreading greatly and find the center of the spider web-like distribution network, but- someone among the police has become greedy after seeing that business.”

“We don’t know exactly who, but they’re forming collusive relationships with superpower awakening drug distributors and making money – but they’re such a careful person that we can’t confirm exactly who is doing such things.”

“It’s certain that it’s someone belonging to our Special Investigation Team, but we can’t even guess exactly who it is or which team they belong to. So-“

“You need help from me, an outsider now who knows the Special Investigation Team well?”

At my confirmation, Yagi nodded, but I couldn’t hide the laughter that burst out at those words.

Sure, I know the Special Investigation Team well. But as someone not belonging to the Special Investigation Team now, with Yagi’s help, I could clean up the leeches inside.

But is there any reason I should do that?

If you ask if I’m the kind of person overflowing with a sense of justice who can’t stand corruption, I would proudly shake my head.

Although it may look that way from the outside because of things I’ve done, all those things were done to survive, damn it.

So this is it. There must be a reason Yagi is telling me such things now. Cleaning up the internal leeches is just the surface reason.

“If you help me, I promise I will spare no support to return that woman you’re currently protecting to where she originally belonged. I promise you.”

I covered my mouth with my hand and laughed at Yagi’s words.

I could understand many things from her words now.

As I suspected, Sai erased her own memories and then disappeared without telling her purpose even to her close associates.

Because of that, Sai’s forces are in chaos, and people trying to kill her and take her forces are moving to take advantage of this opportunity.

Thinking that way, the suddenly unmanaged superpower awakening drug distribution lines and the hitman who came targeting Sai recently make sense.

The reason no hitmen came for 2 months is probably thanks to Yagi in front of me marking and blocking the forces trying to kill Sai.

Not knowing Sai’s purpose, she probably let her do as she wanted until now.

But that’s reaching its limit too. That’s why she’s approaching me like this to secure Sai and somehow make her regain her memories.

Of course, I know this could all be Sai’s scheme too, and if I readily accept this, I could be tied up instead.

But that’s ultimately the case if Yagi moves according to Sai’s words. I was certain now that the Yagi in front of me wasn’t moving according to Sai’s words.

After all – there’s no way a person with such an anxious face about to collapse could have the face of a believer following God’s words, right?

Good. This is an opportunity. If I do well, I might be able to deal a big blow to the forces Sai is involved with and prove her crimes.

But even so, I shouldn’t bite this bait right away.

You have to stop a few times at the level of giving a little bite for the fisherman to miss the timing too. That way I can just eat the bait and run away.

“Let me think about it for a moment.”

“…Yes. Please contact this number when you’ve made up your mind. And I’m sorry for taking your lunch time…”

Yagi handed me a paper with a number written on it and was about to leave, but.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks when she saw the lunchbox in front of me, then looked back and forth between me and the lunchbox, and said with her face slightly contorted as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have:

“Your taste is quite, unique.”

“The young lady staying at my house made it for me.”

At my words, Yagi made a face that couldn’t be imagined with her usual emotionless expression.

She made what’s commonly called a face like a sparrow hit by a slingshot. Yeah, I understood that reaction too.

If you know Sai, you wouldn’t be able to imagine the scene of her getting up early in the morning to make such a character lunchbox.

And such a fancy character lunchbox at that.

“…Then enjoy your meal.”

Yagi squeezed her eyes shut and turned around as if trying to pretend she hadn’t seen what she just saw.

I blankly watched her walk away and checked the time.

Current time 12:52 PM. About 30 minutes of lunch time left. Now I have to deal with this lunchbox within that time.

But my chopsticks just won’t move.

If I had known it would be like this, I should have just said I’d move as Yagi wanted right away. I rubbed my face dry and let out a deep sigh.