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| 𝟷𝟸.𝟶𝟼.𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟺 |

| 𝚂𝚎𝚘𝚞𝚕 |

The few days passed by like nightmares for the Bae family. Haeun got into a fever after that incident and the reason is still unknown to them, except for herself. She didn't share a word with them about that night and kept it all to herself.

I can't give them a headache for things like this...I just cant.

Seol came with the tray of food inside Haeun's room and placed it on the counter table and smiled. "How are you feeling, Haeun-ah?" She asked as she placed her hand on the other's pale one.

Haeun removed her glance from the window and looked at her, hiding all the pains she forced a smile at her. "Better."

"Hmm...", she nodded and grabbed the bowl of porridge to feed her. "You mean that this nurse here has succeeded in her mission, right?"

She let out a laugh at Seol's words and nodded in agreement, "Of course, ma'am! How can I deny that?"

The sisters were having a good time teasing each other and laughing, which felt like after a long time they got the chance again. When a silhouette just closed the door of her room after giving a short glance at them, which felt inaudible to their ears.

I'll have to protect her at all costs. They won't let her live peacefully after this...

He ran his hand through his hair in frustration as he looked at his phone, a message has been sent to him from some official number-

'You're requested to send Miss. Bae Haeun for the interrogation in the Police Station, as you're the current Guardian of her. I hope you take this seriously and send her without any delay by the coming Thursday, 12th June 2014.'

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Jin came inside the library with long strides and sat beside Yoongi, but he didn't excuse a glance at him from his book! It wasn't anything unusual for Jin, so he dug out a book randomly from his backpack and started his 'Pretend Reading' act.

"Hey!"

Yoongi groaned internally but signed him to continue what he wanted to rant about. Jin smiled at him and said, "Do you know what happened to Seol after that day? She isn't coming to uni for about 9 days or so."

Somehow this topic affected Yoongi's mental peace and he looked at his friend with creased brows. "Right, none of them are coming actually."

"Them- Oh yeah, the cousin!" Jin nodded in understanding and exclaimed, "Yes yes! She isn't coming either."

Yoongi's eyes bore deep into the book as he kept on thinking. He suddenly asked, "Hyung. Did you call any of them?"

"I only had Seol's number from that day and I called her. But she didn't answer and that made me worried sick! What will she lose from answering a call, huh?"

"Hyung, she must be busy with something. You can't just randomly blabber that against her."

Jin let out a scoff after hearing him and asked sardonically, "Then you tell me, what should we do now!"

Yoongi had his plan ready with him and was waiting for Jin to say that. His mind always works fast than Usain Bolt's steps when this factor is the same as Jin's tongue. But we all know that a faster mind is always the winner but not the tongue.

"Tomorrow, we'll visit her house."

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"Soobin! Soobin!"

"Ye-Yes, sir?" The younger officer came rushing inside the new officer's workroom, with a file in his hand and hair messed up like a crow's nest.

"Where's that crimson coloured file? And-" he turned only to notice a shabby look of his team's youngest officer. Scrunching his nose in disgust he asked pointing at his head, "What's wrong with those hairs? Is that a new trend?"

Soobin felt embarrassed instantly and quickly set it correctly with nothing but his hands, which made the older 'tsk' and shake his head. "Don't let anything get into your life Soobin", he took the crimson file from Soobin's hand and turned the pages in search of a specific one, "not even this case. Just enjoy your life first." He winked at him.

Soobin gulped at his senior and tried to change the topic, "S-Sir...I've gathered another information about the Doctor." He nodded and signed him to proceed as he kept on looking for a certain page.

"The house of the Doctor somehow got hacked and the locked rooms along with the library found all rummaged up. And the CCTVs-"

"Found broken, right?" He cocked his eyebrow at him as a sign if he's right or not.

"Yes, sir."

He smiled at the satisfaction of his reply and said, "Good. I've had thought about it earlier only. Go find out if anything's missing or not. Take Miss. Haeun there, she'll be helpful...only if she isn't lying."

"Okay, sir."

With that Soobin left the room hurriedly, not wasting any single minute there. He has always been the swiftest officer of his team and that's what he liked about him. He never believed that how can an officer be so dedicated to his work that he even forgets his meal! So, he was always satisfied with him. But who knew...that fate has written something else for his best officer?

But here, the boss was in his deep thoughts as he kept on looking at a certain page in the file with that hooded gaze and a sinister smile played on his lips.

I won't let you escape in the next number. Promise.

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| 𝟷𝟸:𝟶𝟶:𝟶𝟶 𝙰𝙼 |

Tonight she was determined to read the appointment pages which she had skipped earlier. She went through it one by one even though it was becoming tiring for her. She just got well from the fever and obviously, good sleep is needed now. But here's this things which are making everything hard for her to live peacefully.

Why on earth there're so many pages on these boring appointments and all?!

Her fingers led to a page which earlier went unnoticed to her. Time seemed to turn slow as her fingers slowly turned the page and her glance fell on the names...'Ha Kyojin' and 'Lee Eunsang'. She kept on looking at the two names. Something in her was saying nothing is alright about everything surrounding her, which was scaring the shit out of her.

Who- Who're they....?

Her body froze as her glance slowly made its way towards the line written at the end of the page...she gulped in fear.

"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴."

The trembling fingers slowly ran across her father's handwriting as she kept looking at the grave sentence written on the page. Yes, she knows his handwriting so well that there's no option to doubt it. The floral bed sheet turned all creased up as she clutched onto it with her left hand.

"Da- Dad...y- you..."

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Well...this was a boring chapter. Sorry...😔

-Nik