Hongjoong had decided to let the interviews sit for a week to give him and Yunho time to finalize everything they needed.

They went through all the files of their chosen six several times, memorizing every detail they had about them.

Which honestly wasn't much. These six had stayed out of the public eye, as well as didn't have any arrest history. The only reason they could link crimes to them was from the possible slip up with DNA left at the crime scene or eyewitness reports.

Yunho did his best to try not to think about how many people these men had killed that they didn't know about.

Seonghwa's was probably in the hundreds... Especially since they knew for a fact that he came from the local mafia. He had refused to give any information on the other members, which was very valiant of him, Yunho had to admit.

If he really wanted to be an asshole he could have started dropping names to try and buy his own freedom. That's really the only reason he didn't fight Hongjoong on his decision to include him in the team.

Yunho might despise murderers, but he was still a man of honor. And Seonghwa had shown that so far.

He sighed as he twisted the braid in his hair by the medallion weaved into it and licked his lips. The one that had him most curious was either Wooyoung or San.

Wooyoung didn't seem like he was a killer, but he had been seen slitting the throats of a couple men on the street, and then he got caught coming out of a local whore house where they later found the owner in his office with half his head hanging off his neck.

San on the other hand... He was a mystery. After his interview, Yunho had started doing research and thought that the boy might have a mental disorder. He swore San was having two different conversations, one with him and Hongjoong and one... Separate...

It had tugged at his heart when he saw the scared look on the younger when he was pulled back to Hongjoong. He had truly looked lost.

But if he really was hearing... Voices... Yunho groaned at the thought of it. It made everything so much more complicated.

Yunho took a sip of his coffee as he looked at the picture taken of San the night he had been arrested. Maybe it was just stress from being locked up.

Then his eyes drifted down to what he had been arrested for... Beating a man to death with a bat...

Yunho snapped the folder shut and rubbed his eyes. He really needed to stop. It was just going to make him second guess everything. And that's the last thing Hongjoong needed right now.

He glanced over at where the older was sleeping on the couch in his office. Yunho had practically forced him to use the bracelet to put himself to sleep, partially because he wanted to see how it worked for himself, but mostly so Hongjoong would get some actual sleep.

They had spent more time at the office over the past week than they had at their apartments. Yunho kept himself going with his coffee, but when Hongjoong crashed, he got cranky. So having him sleeping was a blessing for everyone in the precinct.

Word of their task had spread and several fellow officers had come to voice their concerns.

Most of them thought they were idiots and threatened to quit if they went through with actually freeing the six prisoners. Hongjoong always told them to do so, he wasn't going to force them to stay. Then he would lay out his plan for them step by step and most seemed to accept it, even if they still didn't agree with it.

Some actually volunteered to help, excited about the new idea. Hongjoong had gladly accepted and said he would let them know if he needed their help.

Yunho glanced at his watch. Hongjoong should be up any time now according to his calculations. That meant it was almost time to get the group together and offer the agreement to the prisoners.

A long groan came from Hongjoong as he stretched on the couch. He sat up slowly then shook his head back and forth. "Wow. That stuff really works. I feel so rested!" He said with a bright smile.

The taller chuckled and gathered up the six files for the prisoners, and then one more where there was a legal document both sides would sign if the deal was accepted. "Good. Are you ready to get started then?"

Hongjoong' smile vanished as he shook his head rapidly again and ruffled his hair. "Yeah. Let's do this." He stood and walked over to his desk and pressed a button on the intercom that went to the cells. "This is Chief Kim. Prepare the prisoners I requested earlier."

"Yes, Sir." The guard on duty answered.

The pair glanced at each other before collecting themselves and heading below ground. All cells were housed underneath the prison to save on space in the city. Interrogation rooms were on the first sub level, and there were ten other levels below it that housed hundreds of cells on each level.

Sadly the place never stayed full because it was so hard to keep criminals behind bars these days. But at least they would be prepared for the day that could happen again.

Hongjoong led the way to Room 1 where they waited patiently for everyone else to arrive.

The prisoners were brought in one by one and pushed into metal chairs that they were then chained to in several places.

Yunho noticed that Mingi had gloves on that forced all his fingers together so he couldn't pickpocket the guards again, who he gave a playful nod as they turned to leave.

Then all six of the prisoners were secured, they looked at each other with curious and confused expressions.

Hongjoong stayed silent for a long moment as he observed them.

The taller had to admit that he was impressed when none of them spoke. Mingi was the only one who had any sign of amusement on his face, San looked nervous, and the other four had stony expressions.

After waiting five minutes, maybe even a little longer, Hongjoong finally nodded and leaned forward. "So. I'm sure you are all wondering why you are here." He started, looking at each one in turn.

They had been set up in a circle with a table to Yunho's back to keep the files on.

"I'm assuming you have more questions for us?" Jongho asked, pursing his lips a little to form a slight pout.

"What, you didn't get enough information from us a week ago?" Wooyoung asked, his eyes darting around the room.

"No I did. I actually wanted to talk to you all again, together this time so I could give you all the information at the same. I want to offer you all a deal."

Mingi let out a loud, booming laugh as his head fell back. "A deal? What on earth could you have to offer us? It's already been made clear that our time is limited cutie."

Hongjoong cleared his throat as his eyes flashed to the floor, making Yunho work to hide a smile. It was hard to make the older flustered.

"Yeah, this is pointless. Just let us go back to our cells to enjoy our last few hours of freedom." Yeosang said, his low voice extended out into a drawl.

"There's nothing you could offer us that would make us give you the information you want." Seonghwa's eyes narrowed as he peered down his nose at them.

"What about your freedom?" Yunho asked, earning the eyes of all six prisoners.

"F-Freedom?" San asked, his eyes widening a little. Then his head twitched as he bent his neck to the side.

Hongjoong nodded, sitting back in his and crossing his arms. "You heard him. We want to make a deal with you. If you keep up your side, then you will be rewarded with your freedom. No strings attached and all police records destroyed as long as you promise to turn away from your life of crime."

"And what is it you'd be wanting us to do?" Seonghwa tilted his head to the side. "You must be pretty desperate to ask us for help."

Yunho pursed his lips as his leg started to bounce quickly.

"What could they want with us?" San whispered as he looked at the floor. "We don't know. But we are curious."

Wooyoung and Yeosang glanced at him as they were on either side.

"Yes, I know. I will find out." San said, his voice even quieter.

Hongjoong ran his hand over his face as he tried to collect his thoughts. "To be honest with you, we are. And we chose you six because of your background and skillset. We want to form a special team to try and fight the crime that is out of control in the city."

The room was silent for a moment before Mingi started laughing again. "You're kidding, right?"

"No, he's not." Yunho jumped in, narrowing his eyes as he came to Hongjoong's defense. "We figure that your minds are already programmed to think along their lines, so you will be able to catch what we miss."

Hongjoong hummed. "I know it sounds backward, but our end goal will be taking out the major mafia leaders here in the city, and maybe even elsewhere."

"Excuse me?" Seonghwa said, raising his eyebrows.

At his accusing tone, Hongjoong stood from his chair and clasped his arms behind his back. "Look. You all made poor life choices. I am offering you a second chance at your life. It's one not often given so I would advise you think about this very carefully."

"I'm sure you are all plotting how you could get away, too." Yunho jumped in. "It will be impossible. If you accept, you will each be given a bracelet that will form to your wrist. In it we have a tracker specifically programmed for each of you. There are some other features as well, like a communicator and GPS. But the biggest thing we have is a serum that will inject itself into your arm and instantly knock you out if you try to escape. So there will be no escaping." He ended with a hard tone to his voice.

Yeosang and Jongho both looked impressed as they process what he was saying. Yunho could tell Yeosang was trying to work out the puzzle of how the bracelet worked. "And it's hack proof too." Yunho added, looking specifically at the younger.

"Nothing is hack proof." Yeosang said. "But it may be out of my league I'll give you that... I'm in." He added, turning to look at Hongjoong. "I've got nothing else to lose, so why not? If I have a chance at life over certain death then why not?"

"Well put." Mingi hummed, nodding slowly. "I'll do it. Especially if it means I get to see more of you." He said, smirking in Hongjoong's direction.

"Ok, knock it off dude." Jongho rolled his eyes and groaned. "But I'm in too."

Yunho nodded slowly. He had expected those three to jump at the opportunity. Now it was time to see if the others would take the bait.

"I feel like there's a catch." Wooyoung said, peering up at Hongjoong through his eye lashes. "Why would you offer this to someone like me?"

Interesting question... Yunho didn't know how he would answer that, so he turned to Hongjoong.

"Because my gut told me to." The older said, earning a couple of breathy laughs. "I know it sounds ridiculous, but I feel like you deserve a chance. Plus your supposed skill with knives and stealth could be a real asset to the team."

Wooyoung looked at the floor again. "And you'd really give me the chance to start over?"

"What if we don't deserve the chance?" Seonghwa cut him off, his voice deep and cold.

"And why wouldn't you deserve it?" Yunho cocked an eyebrow.

Seonghwa scoffed. "You already know what I've done and where I'm from."

"Everyone deserved a second chance." Hongjoong crossed his arms. "Even you. And if you join, you'd earn it a little more because we are hoping that, even if you don't give names, you can give us a view into the world of gang and mafia life so we can get a better understanding of it."

"So you want me to be a snitch?"

"Essentially, yes." Yunho sighed. Damn he needed coffee... He could feel his stress level rising.

Hongjoong looked at him and raised his eyebrows, knowing exactly what he was thinking. And the look in his eye told Yunho that he would personally get him a cup when this was over.

Thank. God.

Seonghwa stuck the tip of his tongue out and ran it over his lips. "And you guarantee that you will let me go in peace?"

"We even have a document for you to sign. A legal, binding document." Hongjoong grabbed the folder and held it up.

"What if we change our mind?" Wooyoung asked, his eyes trained on the document.

"If you decide to back out, then you will be brought back here and you'll be in the same position that you're in right now." Hongjoong said bluntly, shrugging his shoulders.

The room fell into silence again.

Then San spoke up, his voice stronger than before. "And what is it you would have us do?"

"Well, we'd go through a skills test so we can determine strengths and weaknesses. Then based off that we will assign positions in the team. We will start small and work our way up."

"So there will be a lot of killing?" San asked, tilting his head back and narrowing his eyes.

Yunho's stomach flipped at his words.

"N-No. No killing please." The other stuttered, changing his tone immediately. Then his head turned to the side and he started muttering to himself.

"We..." Hongjoong cleared his throat as he eyed the younger. "We want to keep bloodshed at a minimum, but I don't think it will be completely avoidable."

That was the other hard part about this. Yunho and Hongjoong knew they might have to get their hands dirty. Not that it wouldn't happen during an everyday thing either if they were trying to stop a robber or something.

But they both knew this would be different.

"Cops are willing to get their hands dirty?" Seonghwa chuckled a little. "Fine. I'll give it a go."

"If it means creating a better world for future generations? Yes." Hongjoong said, answering his question as he nodded in approval. "Wooyoung? What do you say?"

The young sighed, puffing out his cheeks. "Yeah, I'm in."

"San?" Yunho asked, making the boy look at him.

For a second there was a lost look in his eyes. Then it was instantly gone and a cold gaze formed. "We... I'm in."