Location: Abandoned Factory, Incheon, South Korea
Cold wind slips through the broken window. Water drips from the holes in the ceiling—drip… drip… drip…
The place is shrouded in darkness. Only a faint, flickering bulb in one corner struggles to push back the shadows.
In that dim light—a chair.
Bound to the chair is a man. His hands are tied behind his back. A cloth is gagging his mouth. His body is covered in bruises and wounds.
His name is Min Jooyoung.
Slowly, his eyes open.
His breathing becomes heavy. Before he can process anything, he looks ahead—
On the table in front of him, several sharp tools are laid out.
A knife. Pliers. A hammer.
His eyes widen in terror.
"Ugh… Ughhh…!"
He tries to scream, but the cloth swallows every sound.
Suddenly—
Thud… thud… thud…
Footsteps.
A figure emerges from the darkness. Slowly… slowly…
It stops as it steps into the light.
Black clothes. A mask over the face. Nothing is visible except the eyes.
Min Soo.
Jooyoung's eyes fill with fear.
Min Soo says nothing. He walks forward and sets up a camera. Adjusts the tripod. Fixes the angle.
Then he slowly raises his head.
His eyes are ice-cold.
"Ugh… Ughhh…!"
Jooyoung trembles violently.
Min Soo steps closer. Without any warning—
SMACK!
A punch lands directly on Jooyoung's face. The chair topples over. Jooyoung hits the ground, gasping for air.
Min Soo slowly lifts him back up.
Then he whispers—
"Don't lie in front of the camera."
Then—
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Blow after blow. Jooyoung's face is now covered in blood.
After a while, Min Soo stops. Jooyoung is shaking, struggling to breathe.
Min Soo crouches down and looks into his eyes.
"Will you talk… or do I need to explain further?"
Jooyoung shakes his head frantically.
But—
Min Soo picks up a knife from the table. Panic floods Jooyoung's eyes.
"No… no… no…"
Before the words can escape—
SWISH!
A finger falls to the floor.
The factory trembles with a scream.
"AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Blood spills across the ground.
Min Soo doesn't flinch. He just watches.
A few seconds later—
Jooyoung, trembling uncontrollably, nods his head.
He agrees.
Min Soo turns the camera on.
The red light glows.
🎥 Recording Start
In a shaky, broken voice, Jooyoung begins to speak—
"I… I… did horrible things to that girl…"
His voice cracks.
"I… I raped her… and then… then I strangled her to death…"
He closes his eyes tightly. His whole body is shaking.
"Her body… I dumped it behind the old warehouse at Incheon Port… inside a drum… filled it with cement…"
His voice breaks completely with sobs.
But Min Soo gives no signal to stop.
Jooyoung continues—
"I wasn't alone… two others were with me… they kept watch… they had done worse things before…"
"To save us… to save ourselves… Prosecutor Cha Seung Won… he destroyed the evidence…"
"The CCTV… deleted… the witness… silenced with money…"
Tears stream down his face.
"We were given bail… everything… everything was bought with money…"
He breaks down completely, sobbing uncontrollably.
"I have nightmares every night… that girl haunts me in my sleep… I wanted… no… I didn't want…"
For the first time, Min Soo speaks. His voice is cold as stone—
"What you wanted or didn't want doesn't matter. What she wanted mattered. And she wanted to live."
Jooyoung has nothing more to say. He can only cry.
Min Soo stops the recording.
🎬 Cut
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Location: Seoul Metropolitan Police Station
Detective Lee Seoyeon is sitting at her desk, reviewing files.
Suddenly—
Ping!
A message on her phone. Unknown number.
"Need evidence? Incheon Industrial Zone, Warehouse 17. Don't be late."
Seoyeon frowns. "What is this now…"
She looks at her team. Detective Park Jisung, sitting beside her, watches silently.
"Let's move," Seoyeon says.
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Location: Warehouse 17
As the police enter—
Jooyoung is tied to the chair. The camera is beside him. Blood on the floor. All evidence intact.
Seoyeon freezes for a moment.
"Who… did this?"
📺 Next Day – News Broadcast
"Last night, a horrifying confession video was recovered from an abandoned warehouse in Incheon…"
The screen shows Jooyoung's confession. The entire nation is watching.
It goes viral on social media.
Comments flood in:
"Who is this man?"
"This is justice!"
"A vigilante?"
---
Location: Gangnam, Seoul – A Café
A quiet café. Soft background music plays.
Behind the counter stands Min Soo. Neatly dressed. Calm eyes. He looks completely ordinary.
The door opens and Lee Seoyeon walks in.
"Hi," she smiles.
Min Soo looks at her and says— "Americano, no sugar."
Seoyeon laughs. "You always remember."
"Some things are hard to forget."
Seoyeon sits down. "Did you see what happened yesterday?"
Min Soo continues making coffee. "People want justice now."
"The law can't always deliver it," Seoyeon says.
Min Soo doesn't look at her. He just smiles faintly.
---
Location: Café – Evening
The door opens and Lee Siho walks in. His bag is slung over his shoulder.
"Hyung, I'm late today."
Min Soo nods. "No problem. Start your shift."
Siho smiles.
---
Location: Victim's House
A package is sitting in front of the house.
A woman steps outside. She picks up the package.
"Who sent this?"
There is no name.
Inside—a bottle of perfume. And a memory card.
She plays it. Jooyoung's confession.
Her eyes fill with tears. Slowly, she sits down on the ground.
She opens the perfume and takes a breath.
A strange… sense of peace.
A faint smile appears on her lips.
---
Location: Police Station
Seoyeon is sitting at her desk.
Suddenly—
Ping!
Another message. Unknown number.
"Get ready to run."
Her face hardens.
She looks at her team. Everyone is confused.
Park Jisung watches in silence.
🔚 Cliffhanger
Seoyeon says slowly—
"Is something going to begin?…"
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