Chapter 27

—The owner is Choi Mingyu. Just a moment…… This vehicle has been reported stolen.

The officer taking notes stopped his hand as he listened to the radio.

“Reported stolen?”

—Yes. The report was filed on April 27. It was received at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul.

“Understood.”

The officer lowered the radio. There was no sign of surprise. Only the face of a man for whom the case could no longer be handled as a simple submerged vehicle, and who now had more items to confirm.

He asked the rescue team leader not to touch the area around the vehicle, then approached another officer at the scene.

Instructions followed to report the discovery of the stolen vehicle to the jurisdiction and to request lifting equipment and forensic personnel.

After exchanging a few words, the officer returned to Iheon and Jei. In his hand was a phone displaying the report…