Yoo Seung-ho reveals his true colors; Ahn Bo-hyun found alongside a corpse... 'Chaebol X Detective 2' delivers a massive twist, 7.8%

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'Chaebol X Detective 2' delivered the thrill of a twist upon a twist.

In the 10th episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Chaebol X Detective 2' (script by Kim Ba-da / directed by Kim Jae-hong), which aired on the night of the 5th, Jin Yi-soo (played by Ahn Bo-hyun) and Ju Hye-ra (played by Jung Eun-chae) uncovered that the true culprit who drove the preview students to their deaths was Principal Jeong Ju-hee (played by Jeon Hye-bin), and they delivered a satisfying punishment.

As the investigation into the serial disappearance case surrounding Yoo Seong-won (played by Yoo Seung-ho) took another step forward, the episode concluded with a shocking scene in which the Strong Crime Team 1 spotted Jin Yi-soo covered in blood at his home alongside the corpse of his friend Kim Young-hwan (played by Choi Dong-gu). According to Nielsen Korea ratings, the 10th episode drew a national viewership of 7.8% and 7.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area, with peak viewership soaring to 8.6%. The 2049 viewership rate, a key indicator for channel competitiveness and buzz that is closely watched by advertising executives, also reached a high of 2.8%, firmly capturing its target audience and continuing to gain popularity with each episode amid a steady upward trend.

The broadcast opened with an urgent scene in which Jin Yi-soo and Ju Hye-ra subdued Song Ga-eun (played by Shin Seo-hyeong), who was experiencing hallucinations due to drugs while practicing for the lead role preview arts festival and brandishing a long sword. The Strong Crime Team 1 traced the source of 'Ruby,' a contact drug found in the victims' cursed pouches. Although CCTV footage from the Witch Shop revealed that Kim Ha-yoon (played by Han Ga-eul) had purchased the cursed pouch, Kim Ha-yoon testified that it was merely a prank and she was unaware of the drugs' existence, while also stating that Principal Jeong Ju-hee knew about the cursed pouches becoming popular among students.

The moment suspicion toward Jeong Ju-hee began to take root, Jin Yi-soo's sharp intuition shone. While closely examining the bloodstain on the dying message 'I curse you' left by the deceased Baek Yu-na (played by Bang Ye-in), Jin Yi-soo deduced that the original intended word was not 'curse' but the name of Principal Jeong Ju-hee. Later, Jin Yi-soo and Ju Hye-ra revisited the home of another victim, Moon Se-yeon (played by Noh Ju-eun), and succeeded in securing decisive video evidence from an old mobile phone belonging to Moon Se-yeon that was in the possession of her grandmother (played by Byeon Jung-hee).

On the day of the arts festival, Strong Crime Team 1 publicly screened video footage of Baek Yu-na's murder scene, which documented Jeong Ju-hee's evil deeds, sending shockwaves through the venue. As Jeong Ju-hee attempted to flee, she was blocked by Strong Crime Team 1 and forced onto the stage. Upon seeing the apparitions of the deceased Baek Yu-na and Moon Se-yeon, she was terrified, fell from the stage, and was arrested.

The details of the case were shocking. Jeong Ju-hee accepted a bribe from Baek Yu-na's mother to make her the lead in the arts festival. When Baek Yu-na, disappointed by this, demanded surrender, Jeong Ju-hee slashed his wrist with a knife and disguised the murder as suicide. Moon Se-yeon, who happened to have filmed the murder scene on her mobile phone, blackmailed Jeong Ju-hee using the lead role in the arts festival and university admission as leverage. In response, Jeong Ju-hee used 'Ruby,' a drug fatal to asthmatics, to cause the death of Moon Se-yeon, who was suffering from asthma. Jin Yi-soo struck a blow at Jeong Ju-hee, who justified her crimes to the end, saying, "From now on, people will remember you not as a legend of Korean dance but as a murderer."

Meanwhile, the investigation into the serial disappearance case surrounding Yoo Seong-won was also accelerated. When Ju Hye-ra learned that Yoo Seong-won had brought a new model, Song A-reum (played by Lee Saerom), to his studio, she informed Jin Yi-soo. Just as Yoo Seong-won offered Song A-reum champagne laced with an unidentified drug, Jin Yi-soo raided the studio and safely evacuated Song A-reum. Ju Hye-ra went with Jeong Min-jae (played by Im Jin-seop) to find Song A-reum and informed her that Yoo Seong-won's models had gone missing. Song A-reum then revealed that Yoo Seong-won had asked the chilling question, "How do you want to die?" Ju Hye-ra urged her not to respond under any circumstances if contacted again.

Meanwhile, the first meeting between Jin Yi-soo and Yoo Seong-won was also revealed. Yoo Seong-won recalled a memory of having met Jin Yi-soo at a psychiatric hospital during his childhood, remembering that only Jin Yi-soo understood his drawing, which everyone else had found strange. Yoo Seong-won displayed a distorted sense of connection and obsession toward Jin Yi-soo, saying, "You're someone similar to me, so you recognized it," while also asking inhuman questions: "Were you by my side when my mother passed away? How did you feel? Did you see the moment of death? The moment when the soul left your eyes?" This sent shockwaves through the scene. Jin Yi-soo, convinced that Yoo Seong-won was a murderer, created an intense, breathless tension.

Afterward, once Yoo Seong-won disabled all of Jeong Min-jae's surveillance cameras installed throughout his studio, Jin Yi-soo deployed Hanu Group's 'high-altitude unmanned drone' to conduct a record-breaking high-end investigation by monitoring the studio in ultra-high-definition overhead footage. Watching this, Ju Hye-ra and Jeong Min-jae could not help but marvel at Jin Yi-soo's overwhelming wealth, and the three of them raised their glasses together, vowing to catch Yoo Seong-won no matter what.

However, toward the end of the broadcast, a shocking situation unfolded. Jin Yi-soo woke up from sleep with clothes and hands stained with blood at his home and was horrified to discover his friend Kim Young-hwan lying dead on the living room sofa, covered in blood. The episode ended with a scene in which Strong Crime Team 1, who had come to find Jin Yi-soo, simultaneously spotted him drenched in blood alongside the corpse, delivering a powerful shock. In particular, the following cookie video showed Jin Yi-soo, seemingly lost in hallucinations, stabbing Kim Young-hwan with a knife without hesitation, raising curiosity and tension about the next episode to the highest level.

'Chaebol X Detective 2' consists of a total of 14 episodes and airs every Friday and Saturday night at 9:50 p.m.

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