A true story has been revealed about a man who, after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, felt disillusioned by a property dispute between his wife and sister and decided to donate his entire fortune of 10 billion won.
On the 12th, the investigative segment 'Detective 24 Hours' of Channel A's 'Detectives' Secrets' revealed the shocking details of a case where a pet owner left two cats at a pet hotel in July 2024 and has not returned for nine months.
Initially, the cat owner showed deep affection for the cats by paying a large sum of 3.67 million won, but suddenly went out of contact, raising questions. The Seagull Detective Agency, which took on the case, discovered the cat owner's social media and name based on their messenger ID. Although the entrusted contract written when leaving the cats only included the name of the apartment, the Seagull Detective Agency painstakingly checked the registration documents of the 420 units in that apartment to secure the owner's exact home address.
The cat owner, who finally revealed himself, confessed, "The original owner of the cats is my ex-girlfriend, and we raised them together while living together." However, it turned out that the ex-girlfriend suddenly said she could no longer take care of the cats, and the man had been changing hotels to keep the cats safe. He revealed, "My ex-girlfriend had previously abandoned a dog she had raised for six years," adding to the shock. Defconn expressed his anger, saying, "How can you abandon a family member you've been with for six years overnight?"
The man could no longer take care of the cats due to a sudden business failure and debt collection, but he kept their supplies in hopes of bringing them back when his situation improved. However, he wrote a consent form to relinquish ownership for the happiness of the cats, and the case ended warmly when the pet hotel owner adopted the cats with love.
Meanwhile, in the detective drama segment 'Case Notebook,' a mudslinging fight broke out between the wife and sister over the inheritance of a terminally ill man with a fortune of 10 billion won. The protagonist fell in love with his wife, who was a caregiver, after being diagnosed with a terminal illness and got married.
However, his sister, who had not contacted him for a long time, suddenly flew in from the U.S. and tried to prevent the marriage registration, claiming it was not allowed. Believing it was his sister's greed for money that pushed her to be demoted from first to second in the inheritance line, the man went ahead with the marriage registration, and thanks to his wife's devoted care, he was able to endure for an additional year and a half. However, after a month of hospitalization due to a worsening condition, the wife disappeared.
It turned out that the wife was being chased by loan sharks and had married him with the intention of targeting the wealth of the soon-to-die man. The wife's statement, "I lived with a return receipt for a year and a half. I thought it would only take three months, but my life is longer than I expected," shocked Defconn, Yoo In-na, Kim Pung, and even guest Choi Byung-mo.
Upon discovering the truth about his wife, the protagonist divorced her on the condition that she would pay off his debts. However, the wife's misdeeds did not end there. She planned to adopt her son, born from her previous marriage, as her own child without the protagonist's knowledge to inherit his wealth. Ultimately, the man passed away, but the wife and sister continued their disgraceful inheritance battle until a lawyer revealed that the deceased man had donated all his wealth to a cancer hospital, leaving both the wife and sister with nothing.
On this day, actor Choi Byung-mo, known for his overwhelming presence as the 'ultimate villain actor,' joined as a guest detective. He made a surprising comment regarding the wife's story about targeting the terminally ill husband's wealth, saying, "This is why I manage money," leaving other participants bewildered.
When Kim Pung remarked, "It sounds strange to say that at this timing," Choi Byung-mo clarified, "It means my wife entrusted me with the economic power." After all the segments ended, he expressed his anger, saying, "The more I see, the angrier I get, and I feel quite bad," and left a warm video message to his wife, saying, "I can live because of you. I love you, Gyu-in!"
The lifestyle-based detective drama Channel A's 'Detectives' Secrets' airs every Monday at 9:30 PM.
[Kim So-yeon, Star Today Reporter]
