Lee Soon Kyu, who still wanted to say something, was stopped by Kim Taeyeon. He turned around and saw that the scene of "The Signal" had appeared on the TV. Then he said no more, pushed his butt behind the sofa, hugged a pillow and looked at the TV. .
At the same time, countless eyes across the entire peninsula were fixed on their own TVs, looking with anticipation, joy, or doubt at the "tvN 10th Anniversary Special Project" that appeared in the middle of the screen. "Signal"" several logo fonts, I began to concentrate and read.
"The stream flows slowly."
"They will also gather into a broad sea."
As the OST "You Let Me" sung by rock singer-songwriter Zheng Chazhi with a deep and vicissitudes of voice sounded, close-ups of the three protagonists appeared side by side on the screen, including dynamic silhouettes of the three faces of Ji Kyung-won, Kim Hye-soo, and Zhao Zhenxiong.
Then there are some close-up clips of each protagonist in the play, but these pictures are not coherent. They are just connected together with freeze-frame pictures one by one, and are specially used to create a sense of age effect. The lens, with its grainy texture, immediately gives people a very thick, film-like texture.
"nice……"
The opening of a TV series can show its uniqueness. Many viewers looked at this prelude and couldn't help but nodded slightly and admired secretly in their hearts.
The OST ends and gets to the point. As 'July 29, 2000' appears on the screen, the story of "Signal" started 15 years ago and begins to be officially revealed to the audience.
Fifteen years ago, there was a burst of laughter on the playground of Jinyang Primary School. All the students were happily playing badminton together, but there was a little boy squatting alone in a corner and not participating in the activity. He picked up a branch by himself. He was writing and drawing on the ground, occasionally looking at the crowd on the playground with a little bit of envy in his eyes, and his solitary figure looked a little lonely.
This is due to a change in the family, which caused a drastic change in the character of the childhood actor Park Hae-young.
At this time, Jin Yunzhen, a kind-hearted little girl with a pair of rabbit teeth, discovered the lonely Park Hae-young. This girl was very cute and lovable. She was also slightly socially afraid, maybe out of good intentions, or maybe she was happy to find her. After meeting his companions, he took the initiative to walk up with two braids hanging down, holding a badminton racket and smiling, inviting Park Hae Young to play together. This cute exercise performed by primary school boys and girls made many viewers laugh.
It's a pity that although Park Hae Young was a little interested, he didn't appreciate it out of the loneliness in his heart. He glanced at her and left without saying a word, which made the little girl Jin Yunzhen a little disappointed.
It rained heavily when school was over, and many parents of classmates came to pick up their children. When everyone else had almost left, by chance, only Park Hae Young and Kim Yun Jin were left in front of the teaching building without anyone to pick them up. .
Jin Yunzhen did not bring an umbrella, and looked expectantly at Park Hae Young, who was holding an unopened umbrella in her hand, but little Park Hae Young put the umbrella behind her back, pursed her lips together, and wanted to help her but failed. I can't speak at all.
Because his umbrella was broken, two of its frames were broken, and it looked ugly when it was propped up. He was embarrassed to show it to the other party.
Park Hae Young and Kim Yun Jin looked at each other, and in the eyes of each other's lonely eyes, they rushed into the heavy rain without opening their umbrellas, letting the rain pour on themselves.
When he was about to leave, he looked back and saw Jin Yunzhen being picked up by a fashionable woman holding an umbrella. He couldn't see the woman's face, but could only see that the woman was wearing a pair of beautiful and conspicuous red high heels.
He estimated in his heart that this woman should be Jin Yunzhen's mother. He was a little envious, but he didn't think much about it.
But something unexpected happened.
When Park Hae Young returned home and was eating ramen, she suddenly saw an urgent news broadcast on TV:
"Quick report, a primary school student in Jinyang City, Gyeonggi Province was kidnapped on his way to school. The police have launched an investigation..."
Looking at the photo of Jin Yunzhen that appeared on TV and her bright smile with a pair of rabbit teeth, Park Hae Young was a little stunned.
The kidnapping case began to ferment wildly the next day, and soon the TV broadcast the progress of the police investigation: "The suspect in the kidnapping case of Kim Yun-jin's child has been identified. Based on the threat letter and fingerprints at the crime scene, the suspect was identified as Seo Hyung-jun. Studying at a medical university..."
Because Park Hae Young witnessed the process of Kim Yun Jin being taken away and felt a lot of guilt because of the umbrella before, she has been paying attention to the case. After seeing the photo of the suspect young man Seo Hyung Joon on TV, he I was very anxious.
Because he knew that the person who took Jin Yunzhen away was a woman wearing red high heels.
Because of his childhood experiences, Park Hae Young had a strong distrust of the police profession. He wandered in front of the police station for a long time with extremely ambivalent psychology. He hesitated again and again. Finally, he thought of Jin Yunzhen's smiling face, and still felt a surge of emotion. , walked into the police station anxiously and wanted to tell them the news he knew.
"The kidnapper is a woman!"
He doesn't know people either, so he always pulls the other person and says the same thing to everyone he meets.
But no one was very busy, and no one took him seriously as he passed by in a hurry.
The bad news came the next day. The police found Jin Yunzhen. The young girl who had smiled brightly and took the initiative to lend a helping hand to him a day ago had turned into a cold corpse.
Park Hae Young was stunned again.
And many viewers were also stunned. The beautiful and delicate emotions between primary school students just now turned into a cruel separation of life and death.
Some of the warmth generated by the beautiful camera language disappeared instantly, and many people remembered that this was a crime investigation TV series.
The kidnapper killed Jin Yunzhen and then disappeared. The police pursued the case nationwide without any gains. Without further evidence, the case made no progress. As the heat dissipated, people stopped paying attention, and it naturally became an unsolved case.
But there are always people who remember all this, because the case has not been closed and the murderer has not been found. Jin Yunzhen’s mother, with her anger and grief, has been standing in front of the police station with her daughter’s photo for fifteen years, calling on people not to forget. Urge the police to pursue the murderer and investigate the case.
Unfortunately, the effect was very limited. After attracting a while of attention at the beginning, it gradually became dull.
The only person who has always seen this mother figure in her eyes is Park Hae Young, who often lingers at the door of the police station over the years because of guilt.
The story begins here.
Fifteen years later, the time came to July 27, 2015. As the reporter narrated "The statute of limitations for the three major unsolved cases of Kim Yoon-jin's kidnapping is about to expire," the grown-up Park Hae-young reappeared in front of the camera.
"The focus of the question is on the subconscious mind. A trophy on the decorative cabinet in the living room, a photo on the table, or a book placed in the bathroom can reveal that person's habits and subconscious mind."
In a coffee shop, with a white T-shirt, delicate short hair, perfect facial features, and a confident and condescending smile on his face, the adult Park Hae-young played by Ji Kyung-won instantly attracted the attention of all viewers as soon as he appeared on the scene, especially the many who came to him. The fans couldn't help but widen their eyes and exclaimed in their hearts.
"Tsk, tsk, he's really handsome."
Kim Taeyeon, who had just been immersed in sadness over the death of the little girl, her eyes lit up, her head moved forward involuntarily, and she tsked in praise.
Li Shunkyu pursed his lips and said nothing, but his expression clearly seemed to agree.
Although Park Hae Young hated the police as an adult, she chose to become a police officer for various reasons and received the title of security guard. She was also an excellent criminal profiler.
But because of the instinctive dislike in his heart, even though he became a policeman, he did not take this job seriously. Instead, he became a gossip monger in his free time, using his excellent psychological profiling ability to analyze and deduce the scandals and dirty information of idol stars. , and at the same time put the news to the newspaper.
Because his analysis accuracy is extremely high, he is a famous name in the industry and is disliked by many celebrities.
"You mean, you know all this based on these things? How did you know that Chi Jingyuan and the others met behind Xuanzhen Park at 10:30 last night? Followed? Eavesdropped? You are not a half-immortal!"
At this time, Park Hae Young was dealing with an entertainment reporter he knew well. The middle-aged reporter didn't quite believe the news he just told, and frowned in doubt.
Park Hae Young took out a tablet, pulled up a photo and showed it to the other party. She chuckled and said with great confidence: "Chi Kyung Won and Kang So Ra had already spread a lot of news when they filmed the TV series together last year... …”
"I know, it's "Misheng". The section chief is very handsome." The reporter leaned forward and looked at the photo seriously, nodded.
"...Yes, this is the family image of the apartment where Chi Jingyuan lives in. The photos and posters in the room are very big, right? According to statistics, this kind of person has a strong self-esteem, and it is very possible Extremely Ai Xi himself... Jiang Sula may keep contacting him, but the two people will not meet easily, so they will definitely choose a very important date..."
"What's the time? Why is it half past ten?"
"...The date of the date is also mixed with psychological effects. At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, Chi Jingyuan has a rehearsal for a large concert. According to this schedule, he will get up at six o'clock in the morning and get the required sleep time. , as well as the conversation time required after meeting Jiang Sora, and the time period with the fewest people, etc. Taking the above points into consideration... it can be easily concluded that the date is at 10:30 in the evening."
"Where is the location? Why is it Xuanzhen Park..."
At this time, a close-up was given, and many viewers took a closer look and found that the photo on the tablet in Park Hae Young's hand was the same frame photo of the actor Ji Kyung Won and the heroine Kang So Ra at the press conference of "Misaeng" last year.
This is obviously because the crew took advantage of the popularity of last year's "Misaeng" and played tricks on the two leading actors. Park Hae Young, played by Ji Kyung Won, was seriously analyzing her love and dating affairs in the camera, which was very convincing. He spoke so eloquently that many people couldn't help laughing.
It sounds like it's true...
Just when Park Hae Young used her excellent analytical and reasoning skills to figure out Chi Kyung Won's date and place, completely conquering the entertainment reporters, and was about to discuss the next business deal, she was suddenly interrupted.
Police officer Cha Soo-hyun, played by Kim Hye-soo, appeared on the scene, beat the two excited people, and brought Park Hae-young back to the police station.
Because Park Hae Young was called the police and complained about being followed.
"Charging money? Sorry, I never charge money for doing these things."
After being taken to the local police station, faced with questioning from Cha Soo-hyun and veteran policeman Kim Kye-cheol, Park Hae-young smiled beautifully and looked at each other without hesitation: "You can check my bank account. I don't have any money." Never collected it... Just like some people like fishing and some people like knitting sweaters, this is also my hobby. I use my own ability to collect hidden intelligence and then share it with the public. Is this considered a crime? "
"...I bet my neck that among this pile of colorful cards, there must be the business card of Li Boying's agent."
Although he was in the police station, Park Hae Young was not nervous. He took the advantage confidently and forcefully. He analyzed Cha Soo Hyun and Kim Kyi Chul in just a few words, and directly pointed out the reason why the other party handled the case so seriously. , because he received benefits from the manager of the artist Lee Bo Young whom he was exposed to be in love with before.
Although Cha Soo-hyun later stood on the right side and ridiculed him for still doing things like stalking and digging through trash cans as a police officer, the image of Park Hae-young's character was immediately established in the few scenes he showed up. .
Outstanding ability, elite, confident, handsome, with his own bottom line and persistence, and at the same time there is a fire burning in his heart.
After seeing this, many viewers have a lot of favorable impressions of the male protagonist, and feel that Park Hae Young's setting is very appetizing.
After a lecture, Park Hae Young was about to leave the police station. When he was walking in the corridor, he looked at the scene around him and suddenly remembered that this was the police station that investigated the kidnapping case of Kim Yun Jin 15 years ago. He inexplicably recalled that he had stood there Here, you are helpless and anxious because no one around you believes in you.
At this time, the picture revolves around Park Hae Young, the color gradually turns yellow, and the nostalgic atmosphere is highlighted. It flashes back to 15 years ago and describes the process of the police handling the case at that time.
In 2015, as soon as Park Hae Young left the police station, she found that her car was blocked by a truck. She called to move the car but no one answered. When she was a little anxious, she suddenly heard a voice.
"Swiss... sizzling..."
The sound was vague, a bit like the sound of some kind of telegraph transmission.
At this time, the soundtrack suddenly became quiet and weird, and many viewers immediately cheered up.
"Guard Park Hae Young...can you hear me? I am Li Chaihan..."
"This is the Sunil Mental Hospital you mentioned. In the cellar at the back is the body of Seo Hyung-joon, the suspect in the Kim Yun-jin abduction case..."
Amidst the sound full of electricity, Park Hae Young walked to the loading and unloading port of the truck and was immediately stunned when she heard the sound that reached her ears.
"Jin Yunzhen...the abduction case..."
He recited the name silently. For fifteen years, this case and this name were like a nightmare in his mind, imprinted there and lingering.
He chased the sound and quickly rummaged through a garbage bag inside, and quickly found an old-fashioned walkie-talkie wrapped in a plastic bag. He took out the walkie-talkie and began the conversation anxiously: "Who are you? ? What on earth are you talking about? What happened to the Kim Yunzhen abduction case? Are you talking about Sunil Mental Hospital..."
From the audience's perspective, the camera of the TV series kept switching, and the images of Lee Chae Han in 2000 and Park Hae Young in 2015 flashed back and forth. At this time, the two were having an incredible, cross-cutting conversation through an old-fashioned walkie-talkie. 15 long years of communication.
"Oh mo!"
Seeing this scene, countless viewers felt horrified, feeling that an ordinary crime drama was instantly tinged with a layer of fantasy that made people feel chilled.
But at the same time, there was a kind of excitement in my heart. This wonderful setting made many people's eyes light up. It instantly showed characteristics that were completely different from ordinary suspense criminal investigation films, arousing unlimited expectations from the audience.
This is the real starting point of the title "The Signal".
Park Hae Young asked a few anxious questions, but unfortunately the call was hung up without getting a clear answer. He had never seen such a bizarre thing before. She was determined to be scientific and when she drove away, she even laughed at herself whether she had been too busy recently and had hallucinations. .
But when he drove out of the police station, he saw Jin Yunzhen's mother standing there holding a photo of her daughter. The memories of the past came to mind, and the complicated emotions that were difficult to describe resurfaced for a while.
After communicating with friends at the police station, he discovered that the walkie-talkie had no batteries and shocked everyone again. Thinking of the news he had just heard, he decided to follow his own thoughts and go to the place he had just heard on the walkie-talkie, "Goodwill". Japanese mental hospital'.
Sure enough, after a dark and scary exploration, he found a corpse in the cellar behind the hospital. After being startled, Park Hae-young quickly called the police. After DNA testing, it was found that it was indeed the corpse of the suspect Seo Hyung-jun.
The Kim Yunzhen kidnapping case itself is a well-known unsolved case in the country. As the news of media intervention quickly spread, this case that once attracted everyone's attention has once again entered the public eye. Countless people are concerned about the progress of the once unsolved case and who the murderer is.
But this also puts great pressure on the police, because there are less than 29 hours left in the legal prosecution period of this case. If it is exposed at this time, if the real culprit cannot be found within the prescribed time, then the case will The Yang Branch will become the laughingstock and object of denunciation across the country.
After some weighing, Jin Bum-joo, the senior executive of Jinyang Branch, decided to cover up the truth that Seo Hyung-joon was a homicide, and announced to the outside world the final conclusion that the murderer committed suicide out of fear of crime. In front of countless media, he voluntarily walked out of the police station and used With superb acting skills, he apologized to Kim Yun-jin’s mother who had been standing at the door for 15 years after an impassioned speech.
But on the other side, Park Hae Young couldn't bear it.
Forget about the other cases, the Kim Yunzhen kidnapping case has always been a shadow that has lingered in his heart since he was an adult. He can't help but think about it these years.
If he hadn't been embarrassed at that time, he had lent the umbrella to the other party and the two of them had gone together, wouldn't this incident have happened...
A strong sense of guilt has been with him for so many years, but there is nothing he can do about this unsolved case without evidence. At this time, there is finally a turning point to catch the murderer, sort out the haze in his heart, and let the little girl rest in peace. , the immediate boss actually wanted to cover up the fact, saying that the murderer committed suicide out of fear of crime.
Park Hae-young, who had always been calm and confident, and didn't care much about his identity as a police officer, couldn't bear it any more. Driven by guilt and a sense of justice, he became uncharacteristically anxious and excited, ignoring Cha Soo-hyun who was stopping him. Fan Zhou rushed out of the police station while he was still performing, and shouted loudly in front of countless reporters:
"Seo Hyungjun committed suicide! He was the real culprit who abducted Yunjin, kill him!"
This sentence was like a dazzling light that broke through the dark night, immediately attracting the attention of everyone around him. Reporters swarmed in, flashing their guns and blinding them.
Park Hae Young was ready to risk his life at this time, but in his excitement, he still carefully told the true progress of the case in front of the camera and reporters, and finally shared his speculation and profile of the real culprit:
"The murderer worked in Shangri Mental Hospital 15 years ago. He is over thirty-five years old, about 165cm tall, and can skillfully use a scalpel. He is a nurse who has been in the operating room..."
"Take him away quickly!" Cha Xiuxian next to him shouted anxiously, and two policemen quickly came up and entangled his hands to take him away.
When being pulled away by the police, Park Hae Young did not struggle. He looked at the nearest shot with sharp eyes and shouted seriously and decisively:
"Perhaps you have lived these 15 years without any guilt..."
"But now, you're done."
…
"Wow, what a great performance."
Countless viewers in front of the TV sighed.
Many people were affected by this episode. The depression they had felt because of Kim Bum-joo's attempt to cover up his true feelings was vented by Park Hae-young. They felt refreshed and at the same time a little touched by the uncharacteristic Park Hae-young. arrive.
"The look you gave Jingyuan at the end made me a little scared."
Kim Taeyeon watched the TV tightly and sighed to Lee Soon Kyu next to her.
"Jingyuan's acting skills are really good, he is really talented." Li Shunkyu, who had not spoken much, also nodded: "No wonder the director is so optimistic about him."
People are more infuriating than people.
Park Haiying was happy when he roared like this, but the entire Jinyang branch was dragged into the water by him. There were only more than 20 hours left to handle the case, which made everyone's heads big.
However, Park Hae Young did not panic. Although he was impulsive just now, he already had a plan in his mind when he shouted. His real intention was to let everyone see the scene through the media, and use a violent method to make the real murderer panic and make mistakes. , and there were not many nurses in Shangri Mental Hospital back then. If this case became so big, someone would definitely take the initiative to report it.
Because I really don’t have time, I can only use this method.
As soon as he finished speaking, a report call came in.
The Jinyang branch had already stood up for you, and the unit chief, An Zhishou, gritted his teeth and ordered the investigation to begin.
Various phone sounds and BGM rang. Even through the screen, the audience could clearly feel the anxiety of the situation at this time. The atmosphere was already very tense, and everyone was holding their fists and sweating.
Although most of the reporting calls were unreliable, despite all the difficulties, the most suspicious target was still discovered through everyone's efforts. People were immediately dispatched to Seoul Youngin Hospital to bring in a highly suspicious nurse Jiang. Come back.
But after he was brought back, Park Hae Young thought something was wrong, so he anxiously ran into the interrogation room and looked up and down Nurse Jiang, only to find that Nurse Jiang did not match his profile at all.
The clothes are simple, no lipstick, no manicure, no high heels, and more importantly, he is not left-handed.
"It's not this woman..."
He expressed his judgment in despair, and all the police around him were silent.
The scene flashed back and it turned out that the real culprit was a nurse named Yin. After watching the report on TV, she changed the name tag on her locker with that of Nurse Jiang next to her, and then took the initiative to call the police just to let her know. The police arrested the wrong person and delayed the last moment.
At this time, she was in a car near the police station, facing the mirror on the sun visor, applying lipstick elegantly and leisurely, with the pride and reserve of a winner, quietly waiting for the prosecution period to pass.
"We must not end like this..."
After being negative, Park Hae Young forced herself to calm down and started to analyze after saying something to herself: "Whether it was the abduction case 15 years ago or now, that woman was always confident in her crime. She dressed up in fancy clothes. , thinking that they are better than others and able to control and dominate others, even the police..."
"...She must be watching nearby at this time, must be close, and wants to see our failure with her own eyes..."
With that said, he rushed out directly.
Although he has always been confident in his analytical ability, Park Hae Young is actually not sure about this analysis at this time, but it is better to give it a try than to stand here. No matter what, he wants to use the last time to find the one murderer.
Cha Xiuxian followed closely, but she did not search blindly. Instead, she called the Transportation Department directly and reported the license plate number so that they could check the surveillance near Jinyang branch after 7:30.
The two people rushed out of the police station one after another, and at this time, it began to rain heavily.
After walking through the crosswalk, passing through several intersections, and looking for several storefronts, Park Hae Young stood in the middle of the street, feeling a little confused and desperate. He finally saw the back of a figure holding an umbrella, slim and familiar. Even after so many years, he still looked the same. A figure imprinted deep in the soul.
He immediately started running wildly, rushing through the fast-moving cars, and stood in front of the woman when she wanted to leave quickly.
15 years ago, in the heavy rain, I watched you take away my friend from a distance.
And 15 years later, it was still in the heavy rain, my hair was messy, my clothes were wet, but after trying my best, I finally stood in front of you, looking directly at your vicious, disgusting face.
The TV series should only write one chapter in detail
