<div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">5</span></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><p></p></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수령이 그리 오래되지 않은 느티나무로 둘려 쌓인 곳에 자리 잡은 안성경찰서는 오늘따라 유난히 한가해 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이따금 창문 사이로 형사들의 신문하는 소리가 흘러나오긴 했지만 밖에서 보기에는 평화롭기까지 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 뭐여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">송장이 나올 때까지 참고 기다리라는 것이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살짝 열린 창문사이로 튀어나온 고성은 심각한 상황을 대변하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">상대방도 마냥 만만치 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 그 말이 아니잖아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 실종신고는 해 놓은 거니까 좀 더 기다리자는 것 아네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 시간이 지나긴 얼마나 지났다고 그래요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">겨우 사흘 밖에 안 지났는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">스포츠머리에 검정 점퍼를 입은 박형사가 맞받았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까 그 말이 그 말 아녀요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">참말로 답답하구먼 어쩌서 그렇게 말귀를 못 알아들어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">실종신고의 기본은 최소한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">1</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주일은 기다려 보는 거예요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">막말로 기어나갔다가 지 맘대로 안 되고 팍팍하면 맘이 바꿔 돌아 올수도 있으니까 말이에요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 상대방이 너무도 답답하다는 듯이 가슴을 쾅쾅 쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 상대방은 막무가내로 대들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 그렇게 한가하게 장타령 할 때가 아녀요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 사람 성격상 길어야 이틀이라니까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사도 물러서지 않고 말꼬리를 잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까 더 기다려 보라는 거예요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주변 말 들으니까 가출이 한두 번 아니었다면 서요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러자 그가 발끈했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러면 우리 마누라가 바람난 년이란 말이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 박형사는 느긋했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">애석하게도 주위의 평판이 그러던데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">선생님 평판도 그러고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 평판이 어떤데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">술만 묵었다고 허면 개차반으로 무전취식에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">폭행</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난동도 부족해 마누라를 개 패듯이 패 관할 파출소를 밥 먹듯이 드나들었다고 하던데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 내가 고 인간들을 죽이기라도 했다는 것이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사가 상대방의 약점을 물고 늘어지자 그는 약간 풀이 죽어보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사 공격기회를 잡았다는 듯이 강도를 높였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주위 사람들도 오죽했음은 마누라가 집을 뛰쳐나가 이혼소송을 준비 중이겠냐고 이구동성으로 떠들던데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.......”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">황동팔 역시 이판사판이라는 듯이 강도를 높였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그년이 장사에 신경 쓰지 않고 술 배달 놈하고 붙어먹어서 그랬지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 잘 모르겠고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">들리는 소문에 그놈을 찾아가 뭘 어쨌는지 모르지만 폭력전과가 화려한 양반이 순순히 물러났다면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">위자료라도 챙긴 것이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무슨 개뼈다귀 같은 소리여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">인간 황동팔이가 고렇게 밖에 안 보여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 형사의 반응은 예외였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순순히 동의했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니지 돌연변이라는 게 있으니까 근데 말이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">실종된 처와 결혼하면서 혹도 자청해서 떠맡았다면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.......”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사의 일침에 기세당당하던 황동팔이 머뭇거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그걸 어떻게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그랬으면 애를 잘 돌봤어야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">학대와 분풀이폭행이 만만치 않았다고 하던데</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">……</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고것은 당신이 걜 잘 몰라서요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기세당당하던 황동팔은 한숨을 내 뱉고 창문을 내다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">바람이 부는 지 느티나무 가지가 출렁였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">조금 전까지 보이지 않던 의경 초소에 머리를 바짝 깎은 의경이 정문 주변을 오가고 있을 뿐 여전히 한가했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">걜 모르다니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">방어에만 급급하던 박형사가 또다시 승기를 잡은 듯 의자를 바짝 끌어당기며 황동팔을 주시했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">버젓이 네가 곁에 있음에도 불구하고 병신 아빠만 찾으니 열 안 받겠소</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">애들이니까 그렇지 이제 겨우 다섯인 애가 뭘 알겠어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 당해본 사람은 몰라요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지 비위에 안 맞으면 울고 불며 똥오줌을 여기저기 갈기는데 참겠어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그걸 감수하겠다고 맡은 거 아녀요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일도 않고 집구석에 처박힌 조건이 애를 본다는 핑계였다면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저도 할만치 했다고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아무리 그래도 애는 애야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">근데 추운 날 밖에 벌세우는 것도 부족해 수시로 구타했다면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어린 애 때릴 데가 어디 있다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 도무지 참을 수 없다는 듯이 버럭 화를 내며 쏘아붙였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 요즘 부쩍 신고가 많은 아동학대 사건에 대한 분풀이기도 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 그는 더 이상 말을 잇지 못하고 천정만 올려다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이때였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">출입문이 거칠게 열리며 누군가 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주목</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주목</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순간 각자 신문 중이거나 조서를 꾸미던 형사들이 일손을 놓고 일제히 쳐다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">과장님 무슨 일인데 그러세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">취조실에서 최반장이 나오며 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사과장이 다가서며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살인사건이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 하던 일은 모두 내근자들에게 인계하고 식구 끌고 빨리 가봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디로요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리 관할 월곡 저수지야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리 가봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">묵은 겁니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사나흘 됐나봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">토막은 아니고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">확실히는 몰라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마대포대 담겨 있다고 하니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">목격자는 요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">외진 곳이라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">목격자는 없고 대신에 저수지에서 고기 잡아 생계를 꾸리는 노부부가 발견해서 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">112</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에 신고한 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나머지는 현장 출동해서 상세히 보고해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">말을 마친 수사과장은 서둘러 출입문을 나섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 목례를 해보이고 돌아서며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">업무 마무리하고 따라와</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아참 그리고 출장 나간 정형사한테 연락해서 현장으로 하고 오라하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">......”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 짧게 굳게 대답하고 전화기를 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">책상 앞에서 고개를 갸웃거리며 경청하던 황동팔이 알 수 없는 표정을 지으며 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나는 어떻게 해요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 다이얼링을 하며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 귀가하시고 저희가 금명간에 호출을 할 테니 그때 방문하세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">황동팔은 잠시 머뭇거리더니 한마디 이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누가 죽었을까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그거야 우리도 사체를 보지 않아서 알 수가 없죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니 귀가하세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 바쁘니 더 이상 방해 말라는 듯이 못을 박고 수화기에 귀를 기우렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">황동팔도 사태가 긴박하게 돌아가는 것을 인식하고 목례를 하고 뒤돌아섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사도 오른 손을 들어 보이고 전화기에 대고 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">통화가 이어진 듯싶었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살인사건이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">월곡 저수지로 와</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">반장님 호출이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">인마 그걸 내가 어떻게 알아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나도 초행길이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네비 찍어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 말꼬리를 잡는 정형사의 말을 일축하고 최반장에게 후닥닥 다가섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 한마디 뱉고 앞장섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사도 고개를 조아리고 최반장을 뒤따라 황급히 강력계 사무실을 나섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><p></p></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><p></p></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">계속</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';"> </span><p></p></div>