<div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">26</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 style="font-size:12pt;">그 시각</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">월곡 저수지 살인사건</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">” </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사본부에서는 최반장과 김 수사과장이 사건 관계도를 보며 의견을 주고받고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">김 수사과장이 사건 관계도를 유심히 보며 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;">그러니까 당신 말은 용의자가 전남편과 현 남편으로 좁혀졌는데 그 비중이 전남편이 크다는 거 아냐</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;">그렇습니다</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 관계도에 표시된 전남편을 가리키며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러자 김 수사과장은 납득이 안 된다는 표정으로 다그쳤다</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;">당신도 알다시피 전남편 오동호는 초등학교 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">3</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">학년 수준의 금치산자 아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">게다가 증거도 없고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 현 남편 황동팔은 증거가 확보됐잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span><br><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 최반장은 고개를 흔들며 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;">저는 그게 함정이라고 봅니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></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;">뜻밖의 변수가 생겼다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">김 수사과장과 최반장이 서장으로부터 사건처리에 대한 질책을 받은 후</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사본부로 돌아와 머리를 맞대고 있을 때였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누군가 노크를 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;">똑똑똑</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;">두 사람은 말문을 끊고 출입문을 쳐다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장이 출입문을 주시하며 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;">들어 와</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;">최반장의 대답과 함께 들어선 이는 정문을 지키는 의경이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그는 옆구리에 황색 서류봉투를 끼고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그는 군기 바짝 든 신입답게 큰 목소리로 구호를 외치며 거수경례를 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="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">충성</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 회전의자를 바로 잡으며 의경을 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;">무슨 일이야</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 그는 절도 있게 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;">조금 전에 말입니다</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;">그래</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;">오토바이 택배가 이걸 반장님께 갖다 드리랍니다</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;">하며 봉투를 건넸다</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;">수고 했어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">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 style="font-size:12pt;">의경은 또다시 거수경례를 하고 밖으로 나갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">서류봉투는 유난히 가벼워 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아랫부분에 약간 볼록할 뿐 별다른 특징은 보이지 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;">빨리 뜯어 봐</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;">줄곧 지켜보던 수사과장이 궁금하다는 듯이 다그쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 자신의 책상에서 가위를 가져와 봉투 입구를 자르고 반대로 들어 털었다</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 뭔가 톡하는 소리를 내며 책상 바닥에 떨어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 놀랍게도 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">USB </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">메모리였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">김 수사과장이 유심히 살피며 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;">메모리 아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇다면 그 안에 뭔가 있다는 거 아냐</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 말 대신 고개를 조아리고 자신의 책상으로 다가가 컴퓨터 외장장치에 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">USB </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">메모리를 끼웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 모니터 화면상에서 뭔가 조작을 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사과장도 몹시 궁금한 듯 의자를 당기며 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 style="font-size:12pt;">그건 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">CCTV </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영상이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">펼쳐진 영상은 검은 모자를 쓰고 검은 복장을 한 두 사람이 묵직한 뭔가를 힘겹게 차 트렁크에 싣는 장면이었다</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;">아니 이건 범죄 은닉 시도 장면이 찍힌 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">CCTV</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아냐</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;">모니터를 유심히 살피던 김 수사과장이 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장도 고개를 끄덕이며 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;">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 lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그런데 뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이거 얼굴을 알아볼 수가 없잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좀 더 넘겨봐</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;">최반장은 고개를 조아리고 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">배속 버튼을 눌렀다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러자 놀라운 장면이 나타났다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 여러 각도에서 촬영한 것으로 클로즈업까지 되어 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얼굴 인식이 가능했다</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;">아니 이 자식은</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;">아는 놈이야</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><span style="font-size:12pt;">고순옥의 현재 남편 황동팔이가 확실합니다</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;">그리고 같이 있는 남자는</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;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">글쎄요</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 말끝을 흐리고 화면을 유심히 살폈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 뭔가 확신이 드는지 자신 있게 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;">남자가 아니라 여자입니다</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;">뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여자라고</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;">모자로 커버하려고 했지만 긴 머리칼이 오른 쪽 귀 방향으로 삐져나와 있습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여길 보세요</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;">최반장이 나머지 한 사람의 머리 부분을 확대했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">틀림없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">긴 머리를 모자 속에 감추긴 했지만 모자가 커서 그런지 분명이 머리카락 일부가 다른 쪽에 비해 길게 나와 있었다</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;">그렇다면 이 여자는 누굴까</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;">그의 장모가 아닌가 싶습니다</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;">장모라면 나이가 있을 텐데</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;">피해자 고순옥의 일기에 의하면 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">20</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대 초반에 결혼했다고 하니까 아직 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">50</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대 후반으로 추정됩니다</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;">아직 힘 좀 쓰겠는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래도 조사는 해 봐야 할 거 아냐</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;">김 수사과장은 의심쩍어 하며 최반장을 쳐다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 김 수사과장의 눈치를 살피며 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;">그렇지 않아도 박형사가 임의동행을 위해 현지로 떠났습니다</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;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">연락은 왔나</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><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금쯤 들어오지 않을까 싶은데요</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;">동시에 노크소리와 함께 박형사가 들어섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">예상외로 김 수사과장이 보이자 긴장을 하며 고개를 조아렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장이 나서며 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;">왜 혼자야</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;">그건 둘 중의 하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">즉 고순옥의 엄마 나평자 아니면 황동팔을 기대했는데 빈손으로 들어서자 약이 오른 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 뒷머리를 긁적이며 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;">나평자는 실종 상태입니다</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;">실종이라니</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;">어제 저녁 펜션 근무를 마치고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">머리가 아프다며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">평소와 달리 빨리 귀가를 한 뒤 소식두절입니다</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;">묵묵히 두 사람의 대화를 경청하던 김 수사과장이 불쑥 나섰다</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;">그러면 읍내 나가지 않았을까</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 불가능합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어제 밤에 폭풍우가 몰아쳐서요</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;">맞아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한여름이 아닌데도 집중호우 성 비가 내렸지</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 수사는 해봤나</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;">최반장이 박형사의 눈빛을 살피며 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;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">의심 될 만한 곳은 다 살펴봤습니다</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;">의심 될 만한 곳이라니</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;">아네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그녀가 알바 하는 펜션</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그녀가 묵는 아지트</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저수지 관리 사무소</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">등등입니다</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</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;">아무런 단서도 찾지 못했습니다</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;">뭐야 그럼 하늘로 솟았다는 거야</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;">글쎄요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저도 이 생활한지 만만치 않지만 이번 같은 경우는 처음입니다</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;">인마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 우리가 있는 거야</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 눈빛을 유심히 살피던 수사과장이 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 자신감이 결여된 것에 대한 질책이기도 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 style="font-size:12pt;">이때</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사과장의 휴대폰 벨이 울렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사과장은 발신 표시를 보더니 긴장된 표정으로 전화를 받았다</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;">수사과장입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네 알겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">곧 가겠습니다</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;">수사과장은 전화를 끊고 한숨을 내쉬었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장의 다가서며 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;">누군데 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;">수사과장은 또다시 한숨을 내쉬며 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;">서장님이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">똥개가 서장님 방에 출두 하셨단다</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;">이 자식이 뭘 또 꾸미려고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가시죠</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;">최반장이 울컥하고 나서자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사과장이 만류했다</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;">됐고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 금방 다녀 올 테니까 애들 소집해서 대책 좀 강구해놔</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어유</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 style="font-size:12pt;">하며 뒤도 안 돌아보고 출입문을 나섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장이 무슨 말인가 덧붙이려다 그만두고 박형사를 노려봤다</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 니 말은 투신으로 추정한다는 거 아냐</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;">정황상 그렇습니다</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;">정황이라니</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;">그녀가 기거하는 곳과 저수지가 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">300</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미터에 불과하니까요</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;">그렇다고 하지만 확신 할 수 없잖아</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;">아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안전을 위해 그녀 집 방향에 처넣은 쇠사슬이 사라졌다는 사실입니다</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;">그렇다면 그 연약한 여자가 쇠사슬을 끊어 온몸에 두르고 투신했다는 거야</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 말도 안 되는 말을 한다는 투로 말하며 박형사를 노려봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 박형사는 타당성이 있다는 투로 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;">물론 단단한 쇠사슬을 끊는다는 건 차력사나 가능한 일이지만 만약에 관건 장치가 풀려 있었다면 가능하리라 봅니다</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;">허긴</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 나중에 정형사 오면 같이 따져보기로 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고순옥의 딸은 어떻게 됐나</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;">그 애 역시 행방불명입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수사결과 도로끝자락에 사는 한 노인네가 가끔 맡아 돌봐줬다고 해서 찾아 갔는데 그 할머니 역시 며칠 전에 뇌졸중을 일으켜 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">119</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에 실려 가고 없었습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그런데 미스터리한 것은 오는 길에 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">119 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">도움을 받아 입원 병원을 찾았는데 그녀 역시 사라진 뒤였습니다</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;">뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇다면 모든 게 미스터리라는 얘기네</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;">현재로서는 그렇습니다</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;">황동팔이는</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;">죄송합니다</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 말을 잇지 못하고 고개를 조아렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 헛웃음을 치며 노려봤다</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;">놓쳤다는 거네</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;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그게</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;">사실대로 말 못해</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 뭉그적거리는 박형사를 보며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 잠시 망설이다가 입을 열었다</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;">사실은 같이 있었습니다</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 또 무슨 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그놈이 한참 전에 나갔잖아</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 lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">근데 어떻게 같이 있었다는 거야</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;">고삼리 저수지로 들어가는 길목에 쓰러져 있는 걸 발견해 동행하게 됐습니다</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;">그렇다면 그 녀석이 고순옥의 엄마 나평자를 만나기 위해 일부러 갔다는 거야</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;">그게 저도 좀</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 갑자기 말문을 끊고 망설였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 고삐를 늦추지 않고 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;">그렇지 않으면 거기를 왜 가냐고</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;">나중에 녀석이 정신을 차렸을 때 추궁하니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">원인을 알 수 없는 두통에 자기도 모르게 택시를 잡아탔는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그곳에 버려져 있었다는 겁니다</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;">그렇다면 그들이 줄곧 주장하던 두통이 쇼가 아니었다는 말이야</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;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇습니다</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;">그렇다면 내 추론이 틀리지 않았군</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 또 무슨 말씀입니까</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 궁금하다는 듯이 의자를 당겨 앉으며 최반장을 쳐다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 뭔가 깊이 생각더니 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;">그건 정 형사 오면 같이 머리를 맞대기로 하고 나머지 정황은 정리해 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;">하고 창가로 다가서더니 담배를 빼물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">박형사는 이런 최반장을 힐끔 쳐다보고 자신의 컴퓨터를 켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">최반장은 담배 불을 붙인 뒤 깊이 빨아 길게 내뿜었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">유리창에 닿은 연기는 알 수 없는 흔적을 남기고 살아졌다</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><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>
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