The Kidnapping Day (The Day / The Day of the Kidnapping / Yugwaeui Nal / 유괴의 날)

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS, GROUPS,

AND SETTINGS ARE FICTITIOUS, AND CHILD SAFETY GUIDELINES WERE FOLLOWED

Stay healthy, Myeong-jun.

And be a good boy to your dad.

I'll always pray for you.

Okay.

Thank you, Sister.

Say your goodbyes.

I'll see you again.

-Stay well. -Thanks.

-You have to be happy, okay? -You too.

Goodbye.

Come on.

Your dad is waiting.

Okay.

-Goodbye, Myeong-jun. -Bye.

-Bye! -Bye!

Have a good life!

-Goodbye, Myeong-jun. -Stay healthy.

Bye!

-Bye! -Bye, Myeong-jun!

Bye, Myeong-jun!

-Myeong-jun! -Bye, Myeong-jun!

Who are you?

Since when were you hiding in there?

What?

Hye-eun!

What's going on?

I'm sorry, sir.

I...

Are you Myeong-jun?

Yes.

Then who are you?

Hello, I'm Seo Hye-eun.

I asked for a boy.

What happened?

She hid herself in the trunk.

Please don't send me back.

You don't have to adopt me. I'll be your servant if I have to.

I'm good at running errands,

carrying heavy things, and doing laundry.

I learned how to cook at the orphanage too!

Quiet.

They must be hungry.

Let's have them eat first.

Yes, sir.

Get up.

Myeong-jun, think carefully.

Who do you think needs a dad between us?

I have trouble digesting food and get sick very often.

See this? I also have eczema,

so I need someone to look after me.

But you're healthy,

digest food very well, and athletic.

I'm glad.

-About what? -I was worried earlier

because you weren't there when I said goodbye to everyone.

I thought you were getting scolded by one of the sisters

because we played with a towel.

See?

When both of us cause trouble,

I get scolded, but not you.

I'll never be loved if I'm not adopted, okay?

Then what should we do?

Dr. Choi wants to see you two after you finish eating.

-Okay. -Okay.

I have no reason to adopt two children.

My initial decision was Myeong-jun,

so I'll adopt him.

However,

it seems like you're quite desperate, Hye-eun.

I'll choose one of you...

using my own method.

STANDARD INTELLIGENCE TEST

You've done this at school before, right?

It's an IQ test.

Whoever scores higher

will live with me.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

All right, then.

Try your best and solve the questions.

That was nerve-racking.

STANDARD INTELLIGENCE TEST

CHAPTER 9. THE GIRL

BASED ON THE NOVEL THE DAY OF KIDNAPPING BY JEONG HAE-YEON

Welcome back.

Two days after Kim Myeong-jun was selected as the experimental subject,

the subject changed to Seo Hye-eun.

The kid who was a candidate of the experimental subject grew up

and kidnapped the complete product of the experiment,

as he understands the value of it more than anyone else.

Are you saying Kim Myeong-jun intentionally kidnapped

and murdered Choi Ro-hee?

That's what the record says.

THE GENIUS CHILD PROJECT NO.2 SEO HYE-EUN

Don't tell me you still trust him after he deceived you.

So he killed the man who knew the value of Ro-hee

and the only person he could negotiate with?

I know, right?

If he was just going to kidnap her, then there's no reason to murder Dr. Choi.

Right.

But if you look at how uncanny the body was,

it feels like he killed him in the heat of the moment.

If the murder was premeditated,

he would've died like So Jin-yu.

In other words,

Park Cheol-won's statement is quite convincing.

The kidnapper is Kim Myeong-jun, and the murderer is Park Cheol-won.

Isn't it strange that Seo Hye-eun is irrelevant to this case

when she knows both of these men?

You have a point.

But she has a solid alibi on the day of the incident,

and we have no evidence.

And we can't request a search warrant either.

How about you do a cross-examination?

Set up a meeting between Park Cheol-won and Seo Hye-eun.

CHOI JIN-TAE'S HOUSE CCTV

Choi Jin-tae?

Hee-ae.

I'm in the recovery room. She hasn't woken up yet.

Thank you for being so strong, my baby.

Hurry up and come.

You should be here when she wakes up.

You know the cops are here too, right?

If you turn yourself in and be cooperative,

the cops will find Ro-hee.

CHOI JIN-TAE'S HOUSE CCTV

Why aren't you answering me?

Kim Myeong-jun.

Myeong-jun, what are you looking at?

Show me Hee-ae.

Come see her yourself.

Show me Hee-ae.

Come and see her.

I need to check something.

Kim Myeong...

I need to check something.

What was that about?

Come on in.

Dr. Mo, I know it's before working hours,

but you have a guest.

What? Who?

Gosh, what a nice hospital.

You may leave.

Can I ask you where you're standing?

What do you mean?

Whether you're on our side or not.

I can't tell which side of the court you're on.

It doesn't matter.

I'm not interested in either side's goals.

How's Byeol doing?

Are you threatening me?

Don't pressure me by mentioning her name.

I won't stand back.

All right.

Calm down.

I'm here to get your help, not to threaten you.

Here.

This is it.

Five times your initial investment, ten billion won.

It's in cryptocurrency.

You have my deepest gratitude for your investment.

Take it back.

Is this not enough?

You can have this money.

However,

if you exclude Byeol from this project,

I'll see to it that you and X Capital will be brought down.

So don't you dare try to play games with money.

You'll regret this.

Ro-hee won't be in Korea soon.

What do you mean?

Where are you taking her?

You shouldn't get emotional when there are lethal weapons everywhere.

Let me know if you change your mind.

I can't give you much time.

I'm a foreigner, so how will my insurance work?

Give me a moment, sir.

I'm here to see Dr. Mo Eun-sun.

She'll know if you mention the name Detective Park Sang-yun.

-Okay. Hold on. -Okay.

Dr. Mo, we have Detective Park Sang-yun here to see you.

I see. Okay.

And what should we do with Mr. Jaden?

Okay, understood.

Dr. Mo says you can just leave.

I love Korea and its hospitality.

-This way. -Okay.

A detective?

Hey, Dr. Mo rejected the offer.

Let's take care of it before we leave.

Please come in.

It's been a while.

I've been keeping up with the news.

You have your hands full.

I'm here to confirm something.

I'll confirm it for you if it's something I know.

It's about the two billion won you invested in Dr. Choi Jin-tae.