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chapter 4: suspect 4

Date: 29/08/20XX
Time: 11:25

[interrogation record]

Voice-over: Introduce yourself, please.

Suspect: Yeh Shuhua, coffee shop worker.

Voice-over: When was the last time you seen Cho Miyeon.

Suspect: Mhm... two, no- three days ago at Soyeon's birthday. Probably, at eight... I don't remember clearly, 'cause it was my first time to taste alcohol [smiles nervously, turnes her head] It's already legal, I swear. I'm twenty one.

Voice-over: You had a quarrel with the victim right before she was killed.

Suspect: Yes, she confessed her feelings for Soojin to me. And I got jealous. Like... she's literally my wife, why would Miyeon do that.

Voice-over: Witness said that you were using your phone a lot during the party. It is not your typical behavior.

Suspect: Well, I was chatting with Miyeon when we came to the seaside. She didn't want to go with us, because I told her, I hated her, so we continued arguing through the messenger. She said that she likes Jin-Jin around seven...

Voice-over: When did this person appear on the party.

[suspect takes the photo, then throws it back on the table in disgust]

Suspect: It was before the confession, so 18:40 or something around that, I guess.

Voice-over: How did you think of Cho Miyeon in general.

Suspect: We were these type of friend-competitors, because she clung to Soojin all the time and I hated it. But I kinda liked her. She took good care of me, realistically speaking... [turnes around to hide her face] Maybe you have any napkins or whatever?

[takes the paper handkerchief, tries to blow her nose secretly]

Suspect: I- If I knew that the last thing she would hear from me is a cuss, I wouldn't- [sobs quietly] I would have tried to be more understanding, 'cause she was a good friend and... and supportive. It wasn't her to blame for her feelings for Jin-Jin, she didn't even confess to her, only told me the fact.

Voice-over: What is this person like.

[points at the photo]

Suspect: He's terrible not only in a relationship, but as a person. Just shitty character in too strong body. He made Woogie insist on inviting him to Soyeon's party. It's scary to even think of what he could do with her after... after what he has already done.

Voice-over: Lucas Wong was locked in the Cho Miyeon's car, which was parked next to the camp place. He was inside when you had another episode of your quarrel with the victim?

Suspect: I didn't see. I was concentrated on my anger towards Miyeon. It was hard, because I have already drunk almost one bottle up to the end.

Voice-over: What were you doing in the pine forest at the beginning of the trip.

Suspect: I was helping Soyeon with twigs.

Voice-over: Although setting a fire wasn't included in your plan.

Suspect: Yup, we gathered them, because she wanted to- I'm sorry, I can't- I can't...

Voice-over: You had a talk with her, right.

Suspect [gulps]: Yes. She- [mutters] she'll kill me. She told me that Lucas was there to be closer to Miyeon. I knew, he had a kind of crush on her, as we worked in the same place, but different shifts. He's a really bad tempered person with no patience, who doesn't understand a “no”. However, he's too much of a wimp to kill anybody.

Voice-over: Thank you for partnership. [addresing to the assistant] Show Ms. Yeh Shuhua out, please.

[interrogation record end]

Time: 13:02