Yojoong Lee

* Season 2
* Season 1
* Young Adult

**Yojoong Lee** is a supporting character in My Deepest Secret and the uncle of Yohan and Yona. He is the Chief of Police and is currently investigating Rupert Patrovsky's alleged suicide.

## Appearance

Yojoong has dark blue eyes and blueish-black hair usually brushed back away from his face. Underneath his right eye is a thin scar across his cheekbone where a knife cut him. He is muscular from consistent exercise and has a long, lean frame. As a police officer, Yojoong often dresses in business formal attire, including a tie, suit, and dress shirt. In his youth, he shared similar facial features to his nephew and like him, is considered good-looking by other female characters.

## Personality

Yojoong is generally solemn and serious in every occasion. He rarely smiles and maintains a professional image as the Chief of Police. As Yohan and Yona's uncle, Yojoong is nurturing and empathetic. He supports Yohan's aspiration as a detective and allows his nephew to act freely, only subduing him when he is out of line. As a single adult in his mid-30s, he is very self-sufficient. He excels at his job, regularly exercises, and cultivates a healthy relationship with his extended family. Despite all this, Yojoong is relatively clueless when it comes to humor and entertainment. He tends to take jokes seriously and overthink small comments. As a workaholic, he refuses to marry in fear of neglecting his future wife.

## History

10 years prior to the current timeline, an unfortunate incident occurred that resulted in the false arrest of someone very close to Yohan. Though Yohan attempted to convince him of the man's innocence, Yojoong did not believe in his nephew and allowed the suspect to be arrested. Since then, Yojoong regretted not listening to Yohan and allowed him to do as he pleased. During his earlier years as a young police officer, Yojoong attempted to subdue a drunken criminal by firing shots but missed. Out of bullets and defenseless, Yojoong barely managed to dodge the man's knife, which grazed his face. Realizing having a gun did not make him invincible, Yojoong began to learn various styles of martial arts and self-defense.

## Friends and Acquaintances

### Emma Wilson

Emma and Yojoong have never met in person. After providing his deduction for Rupert Patrovsky's alleged suicide, Yohan asked Yojoong to conduct a background check on Emma. After doing so, Yojoong then sent the files to Yohan to peruse. While investigating Patrovsky, Yojoong discovered that Emma was one of the last people to see Patrovsky alive before his death. After concluding that she was Patrovsky's last victim and had met with him in his office the day before he died, Yojoong called her in for questioning.

### Elios

Elios and Yojoong have never officially met. As Yojoong arrived at the abandoned house to save Yohan, a masked Elios attacked him with a rock and fled the scene. Yojoong was too concerned about Yohan's wellbeing to pursue Elios.

### Kayla

Yojoong is Kayla's boss. She works directly under him and occasionally accompanies him to question suspects and witnesses.

## Family

### Yohan Lee

Yohan is Yojoong's nephew and his unofficial consulting detective to the many unsolved cases in the police force. Ten years ago, Yohan attempted to convince his uncle of a person's innocence to no avail. To this day, Yojoong regrets not listening to his nephew. Yojoong acknowledges Yohan's deductive skills and intelligence and views him as more than an ordinary college student. Though he respects his nephew's knowledge, Yojoong is also aware of Yohan's careless behavior and frequently scolds him for being reckless. Despite this, he occasionally invites Yohan to the police station to provide assistance on difficult cases. When Rupert Patrovsky allegedly committed suicide, Yohan concluded it was a cleverly concealed murder and explained his deductive reasoning to Yojoong. Though Yohan is a mere college student, Yojoong admitted he has the ability to notice significant details that the police force tends to overlook. As a reward for always assisting him, Yohan requested Yojoong to run a background check on Emma. While investigating Emma and Patrovsky's murder case, Yojoong informed Yohan that she was the last person to visit Rupert Patrovsky and fall victim to sexual harassment before his apparent suicide. Several minutes later, he received a text and location indicator from Yohan, who claimed he was being followed. Irritated at his nephew for his reckless behavior and disregard for personal safety, he immediately requested for backup and drove to where Yohan was.

     Though he was aware that Yohan was clumsy and directionally challenged, Yojoong reminded himself that Yohan was clever. When he found Yohan and his assailant, Yojoong prioritized Yohan's safety over apprehending the attacker. He took an unconscious Yohan to a nearby hospital and had his wounds treated. Once Yohan regained consciousness, Yojoong harshly chastised Yohan for recklessly playing the hero instead of leaving the criminals to the police. Yojoong admitted that although he felt bad about not believing Yohan in the past, he will not tolerate him risking his life to serve justice. Following this incidence, Yojoong decided to take Yohan exercising and teach him mixed martial arts (MMA) for self-defense purposes.

### Sister-in-law

Yojoong's sister-in-law is Yohan and Yona's mother.

## Trivia

* Yojoong is unaware that "Detective Conon" is a manga character and believes he is a detective in real life

## List of Appearances

* Episode 13
* Episode 14
* Episode 15 (mentioned)
* Episode 19
* Episode 20
* Episode 21
* Episode 22
* Episode 32
* Episode 33 (mentioned)
* Episode 38
* Episode 44 (flashback)
* Episode 46
* Episode 49 (flashback)
* Episode 58 (flashback; mentioned)
* Episode 60 (mentioned)
* Episode 64 (mentioned)
* Episode 66

## Gallery

Yojoong suspicious of "Detective Conon"Yojoong at workYojoong arms himselfYojoong is slashed by a knifeYoung Officer YojoongYojoong chastises YohanYojoong questions YohanYojoong waits for Yohan to wake up at the hospitalYojoong trains YohanYojoong is confused by Yohan's struggleYojoong's sister-in-law and YohanYojoong at workYojoong rushes to Yohan's location.Yohan imagines the stalker stabbing Yojoong.Yojoong realizes young Yohan has ingested alcohol.Yohan identifies to Yojoong the suspect who was at the abandoned warehouse.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Episode 32
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 22
3. ↑ Episode 15
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Episode 19
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Episode 14
6. ↑ Episode 20
7. ↑ Episode 21