Flashback (Ending of Chapter 11. Go reread if you forgot)

(What actually happened?)

Location: Classified
Time: 11:21 am

"Sorry, but I need to do my job." Jungkook whispered before forcefully lifting the doctor's body over his shoulder like a sack of rice.

Taehyung screeched as he struggles to get away. He was then thrown on top of the bed with great force that almost knocked his breath away.

"Let's do this quick." Jungkook muttered before stepping closer to the trembling man.

Jungkook keeps on repeating to himself that this is all part of his job.

Yeah. Just a part of his damn job.

He hovered on top of the doctor, tears flowing his terrified eyes. Jungkook held his breath, not wanting to be affected by the look in the man's eyes. He gripped Taehyung's neck with an intent to choke him.

The doctor struggled, enclosing his shaking hands around the killer's arm as he tried to move it away from his neck.

"P-lease... Don't do this!" Taehyung begged, his tears keep on gliding down his face.

Jungkook stared at the man below him. He could feel him trembling, eyes full of tears. He stared at those brown orbs that seem to knock on his stoned heart.

Those eyes..

The killer gasped, letting himself be drowned by those eyes. He felt his breath hitch, his heart began thumping on his chest like a fool under a spell.

A spell casted upon him by those sorrowful yet hopeful eyes.

And everything just went out of his control. He forgot his reasons as he lets himself act based on not what his mind dictates, but rather his heart.

Jungkook found himself slowly releasing the man from his grip. He sighed as he backs away, full of uncertainty.

Taehyung was beyond confused as the killer sat on the edge of the bed. He could feel the tension slowly subsiding, his fear still knocking on his heart, but deep down he knows there is hope.

He will not die today.

Not in this man's hands.

There was a deep silence, and Taehyung knows he should start thinking of ways to get away while the man is still in deep thought.

But somehow, he just sat there on top of the bed, eyes not leaving the back of his killer.

He knows he should start running away, but there's something stopping him.

The man turned his head in his direction, face still covered by a mask.

"Someone wants you dead."

The doctor flinched, hearing his killer speak after a long silence. Unconsciously, he starts backing away until his back touches the headboard.

"W-who?" Taehyung squeaked, voice shaky and trembling.

"You should know who, doctor. Think of the person whom you have committed something grave for that person to kill you."

Taehyung shakes his head. "I-I never hurt anyone. Please.. Tell me. W-who hired you?"

The man leaned forward, making Taehyung back away even more. "My client's identity has always been unimportant, doctor Kim, as long as they pay me well. I accept jobs from anonymous people, and guess what? I will be given a huge amount of money just by killing you before this day ends."

Taehyung felt shivers run down his spine, imagining himself dead before the sun sets.

"I could just easily kill you with my own hands like the others before you." the killer mumbles, making Taehyung shake his head vigorously.

"N-no please! I'm begging you.. I-I would pay you more than the amount you would get from killing me. I'll give you more. Please.. Let me live." Taehyung shamelessly begged for his life.

"I could do that."

Taehyung gasped, not expecting the man's answer.

"R-really?"

The killer nodded his head. "I could let you live... but for how long?"

Taehyung knotted his forehead in confusion. "W-what do you mean?"

"How long can you stay alive, Kim Taehyung?"

The man's deep and dangerous voice made the doctor shake in both fear and uncertainty.

"If I will let you live and go back to your normal life, do you think the one who wants you dead will stop from hunting you down?"

Taehyung gasped, realizing what the man is trying to say.

"You'll still be dead, doctor. You could pay me for your salvation, but there are other hired killers out there ready to be paid just to do the job I won't be able to do."

The doctor bit his lower lip as tears cascaded down his face. The killer is right. There's no hope for him even if he goes back. His life will be in constant danger as long as the man who wants him dead knows he's still alive.

Jungkook saw the dread in his face as he cried out. He knows he's so fucked up, feeling something deep inside him as he stares at the doctor's pain visible in his sorrowful eyes.

And damn. He's really fucked up as he speaks the words he never thought he'd say.

"Do you trust me?"

Taehyung suddenly lifted his head, almost snapping his neck at the force. The words seem to ring in his ears as though he became deaf.

What?

Taehyung almost blurted out in disbelief. Just moments ago, this man is clearly wanting to kill him and now, he'll ask him if he trusts him?

What in the world?

Taehyung observed how the killer suddenly lifted his hand, touching the edge of his mask and oh so slowly as if the world stops from revolving around its axis, he lifted it off his face.

The doctor gulped, feeling a lump on his throat. He held his breath in anticipation as the mask was completely removed.

Taehyung made an audible gasp, finally seeing the face behind the mask.

"Y-you!.." Taehyung was beyond shocked, seeing the face of the man.

The same man from the rooftop of the hospital. The man who prevented him from killing himself.

"W-why?" Taehyung asked, feeling so lost.

If he wants him dead in the first place, why did he stop him from throwing himself off the building?

Why did he save him?

The doctor was so lost, his mind is full of questions only this man in front of him could answer.

But there was no response. His killer just looked at him, his deep charcoal eyes holding no emotions, and Taehyung doesn't know whether to feel afraid or not.

Instead of answering, the man asked him once again, making his heart thump on his chest.

"Do you trust me?"

He knows it's logical to shake his head and say no just like a smart man should do.

But right at that moment, as Taehyung stares at the face of the man in front of him, he might have become the biggest fool.

A fool who nodded his head and said "Yes."

The man slowly stood, his eyes not leaving his own. "Okay. That's all I need to make this work."

"W-what do you mean?" Taehyung managed to ask amid the confusion.

"I'll let you live...but not for free. You said you'll pay me double the price, right?" the man said.

Taehyung nodded his head. "Y-yes!"

"Then, I'll help you out."

"W-what are you planning?"

Jungkook just smirked, before speaking "Are you good at acting, doctor? 'cause if not, you might have to start practicing your acting skills because we'll need that... a lot."

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"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

Jungkook grabbed a handful of his hair in frustration. He's crazy.. He's gone crazy.

"What the fuck did I just do?" He mumbles to himself as he tried contacting Yoongi.

His partner will kill him. That's for sure.

Yoongi's voice came in a short while. "Hey, JK. Are you done with the torture?"

The ravenette groaned, finding it hard to confess to his partner.

"Well.. about that, hyung.."

There's a long silence as Yoongi waited for him to continue.

Jungkook sighed in defeat. "I can't do it."

"Que?! What the fuck are you saying Jungkook?"

"I don't know hyung! I just!.. I can't hurt him." He said in a resigned voice.

Yoongi was silent on the other line, and Jungkook knows he's angry and in disbelief.

He understands him. Even Jungkook himself finds what he just said unbelievable.

For three years of being an assassin and killing without thoughts, Jungkook doesn't know why he can't do it now.

He just can't.

"I'm sorry hyung. But for the past three years, I've done my job without flaw. You know that hyung. Right now, just this time, could you cut me some slack?" Jungkook said, voice full of hope as he waited for his partner's response.

"Could you help me out this time, hyung? Please." the ravenette said the last word in a whisper. He couldn't believe himself at the moment.

Yoongi groaned. "Why?"

Jungkook doesn't know what to answer.

Why?

Why is he doing this in the first place?

He sighed. "I don't know, hyung."

Yoongi hummed. "Is it because he's a doctor and he reminds you of ----"

"I don't know hyung... Just please help me out." Jungkook cuts him off, not wanting to bring that subject up.

Yoongi sighed in defeat. "I'm only doing this once, Jungkook. If something happens, you'll be the only one handling the consequences."

Jungkook smiled, imagining the irritated face of his partner. "Thank you, hyung."

"Don't thank me yet. What's the plan?" Yoongi said in a serious voice.

"Could you find me a replacement?"

Yoongi groaned in annoyance. "Fuck. You really owe me a huge one, Jungkook. Tangina ka."

Jungkook laughed. "You really are the best, hyung."

His partner needed only a while to find someone who has the same frame as the doctor, same tanned skin, but with his hair blonde and a bit of tattoos on his chest.

"This one will do." Yoongi said, sending him the picture and profile of the man.

Jungkook reads the records and heaved a sigh of relief, seeing the background of the man.

His name is Choi Lin, a man who has been constantly getting involved in rape cases and murders but manages to get away from the police. He's been working in the underground black market, selling drugs and illegal firearms.

This man wouldn't be so bad to kill. Jungkook would even enjoy torturing this bitch.

"This is perfect. I'll just have to dye his hair blue and cover those fucking tattoos and his ugly face."

Yoongi laughed. "You really have to be careful. Send me the video once you're finished. I'll make sure to edit things out so we won't get busted."

"Copy. Where will I find this fucker?"

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"Are you ready?" Jungkook asked, eyes settled on the doctor's uncertain face as he starts readying his camera.

"I-I don't know if I'll be able do it right."

They are now inside the room in the warehouse, the doctor on top of the bed with Jungkook.

"We don't have much time left, doctor. If you want this plan to work, you'll have to do better." Jungkook muttered, not really wanting to sound annoyed but his voice tells otherwise.

"W-what if this doesn't work? Maybe I should just go back home, ask the police to guard me and---"

"Okay. If that's what you want then I'll let you go. But let me just remind you that the police weren't able to help you out the first time." Jungkook said, his irritation starting to get the best out of him.

Taehyung was silent for a while. He gulped, trying to get himself ready.

"O-okay.. Let's do this."

Jungkook nodded his head. "I'll turn on the camera. Let's do this in one go, could you do it?"

Taehyung nodded his head, shaking off the doubts and uncertainties in his mind.

"Good. Let's start."

Taehyung was sprawled on the bed, eyes full of tears as he keeps on begging as he looks on the camera.

"P-please.. Don't do this!" the doctor backed away, his back made a loud contact with the headboard.

There was no response from the killer who zoomed in the lense to the doctor's horrified face, slowly moving down to his chest, a little exposed because the hospital gown is a bit loose, down to his trembling legs and toes.

"P-please...W-why are you doing this?!" Taehyung cried even more, his lips quivering from too much fear written all over his face.

The focus went back to the doctor's face. There was a halt in the movement of the killer, with only the sound of Taehyung's cries filling out the whole video.

Then the killer said, "Let's do this quick."

Suddenly, the video became chaotic and out of focus as Jungkook hovered on top of the doctor. Taehyung struggled to move away, his face turning red from pressure as he keeps on pushing the killer away.

Due to his constant struggling, his hands knocked down the camera, letting it fall on the floor. Only the wooden floor is now on screen.

Just a part of their plan.

Taehyung screamed as if in pain, wanting to add more drama and be more convincing.

Jungkook smiled after a while, clapping his hands in amazement.

"You did good doctor."

Taehyung's face turned red as he wipes his tears away from his face. He looked down, feeling embarrassed.

"I-is it okay if we talk right now? The video is still going on." He mumbles, trying to hide his burning cheeks.

Jungkook grinned. "It's fine. My partner will just cut this out."

The doctor nodded his head, still feeling all too uncertain with everything that they're doing.

"What are we going to do now?" Taehyung asked, still avoiding eye contact.

Jungkook just shrugs his shoulders. He doesn't want to tell the doctor that he'll be killing another man just to save him.

He won't like that for sure.

"I'll handle everything. Do you trust me?" Jungkook asks, lifting the doctor's face with his gloved hand.

Taehyung shivered at the touch. He meets the man's eyes, and gulped at the intensity he sees in them.

He mindlessly nodded his head.

"Good. Now sleep." Jungkook quickly covered Taehyung's nose and mouth with a cloth, letting the doctor inhale the chloroform as he slowly loses consciousness.

"You won't like to see what I'm about to do, doctor... for you."

Jungkook carried the doctor out of the building, placing him on the back seat of his car. He closed the door and moved around the trunk, opening it up and revealing a huge black bag where his replacement is currently having a not so peaceful sleep.

"It's your time to get tortured, fucker."

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Jungkook huffed, feeling all too exhausted after finishing the deed. He sent the video to Yoongi, letting the man work on his magic.

"Thanks, hyung." Jungkook said as he sets up the bomb all over the place.

"Whatever. Finish your job there. I'll send this to the police and his family once I'm done." Yoongi muttered, getting the video done in no time.

"I'm almost done, hyung. By the way, the thing that I asked of you?" Jungkook stood, counting the bombs as he moves around the warehouse.

"Yeah..yeah.. Just fucking get out of there." Yoongi said, dismissing him. He cuts the line with a resigned voice.

Jungkook smiled. His partner might sound annoyed all the time but he has a soft heart.

"Thanks, hyung.. Really." He mumbles to himself, feeling grateful for having such a friend.

The plan rolled on. As the video was sent to the police and Taehyung's relatives, Yoongi takes on the action.

He called on the police, pretending to be a witness who has seen a suspicious man entering the abandoned warehouse, carrying a huge black bag. He also testified to have heard screams inside the building.

The police came to respond, and Yoongi drives his way to the area, waiting for the officer who will confirm the call that he gave.

He arrived on the scene just in time before the officers came. He's dressed in his casual clothes, parked his car in a secluded place, and walked his way, just pretending to be a resident from the area.

Yoongi saw the tall officer whom he already researched and known as Kim Namjoon.

"Sir, I'm the one who called." Yoongi said, wanting to prolong the talk. He wants to make sure the bomb will explode even before the police get the chance to go near the victim, or else, the whole plan will be fucked up.

Officer Namjoon shakes his hand. "Thank you for the information. We've been tracking down a killer and this just might be it."

Yoongi nodded his head. His eyes travelled past the officer and into another officer approaching them.

"Sir, our team is ready to move." the officer said with a name Jung Hoseok on his uniform.

Namjoon nodded his head, leaving and thanking Yoongi.

The latter smirked before turning away. He walked back to his car, finally finishing his task.

Before starting the engine, Yoongi dialled the number of a friend. His friend who's also a partner of an assassin.

"Hey." Yoongi said, after a few rings.

"Hey. What's up?" the other man said on the other line.

"I need your help." Yoongi stated directly to the point. They are close friends, too close to skip the pleasantries.

"What is it?"

"Could you fake something for me, I know you're good at this, Jackson." Yoongi smirked, imagining his friend's grin.

"Sure. Anything for you, bitch." Jackson answered.

"Good. You're still working in the forensic team, yeah?" He asked, wanting to confirm.

"Yeah. I need money. Yugyeom still doesn't want to work again. He's been having a vacation right now in Milan. That fucker said he's tired of killing at the moment." Jackson bitterly said.

"God! I might experience the same thing. Kook is getting soft right now." Yoongi groaned, just thinking how he'll end up working as a normal person again.

"Those assassins are really pain in our ass. Anyway, what would you like me to do?" Jackson asked, going back to the main reason why his friend called.

"Ah, yes. Could you take on the case of Kim Taehyung? A body will be sent to the forensic team. All you have to do is to falsify the result. Make it match with Kim Taehyung's." Yoongi boredly stated, wanting so bad to go home and just sleep.

"Kim Taehyung? Is this the case Namjoon is holding?" Jackson muttered in an amused tone.

"Yes. Just like I told you, Kook is getting soft right now and becoming a hero. Fuck! That kid is making my head hurt." Yoongi cursed, remembering the bother he had to go through.

"I can totally understand. I'll take on the case and hand the result myself to Namjoon to make sure. By the way, that officer is a bit good, Yoongi. Be careful. If you'll fool him, you better do it flawlessly." Jackson said, knowing fully well how good of an officer Kim Namjoon is.

"I know, that's why I'm asking for your help. I know you can do this without mistakes." Yoongi responded, knowing fully well how Jackson might be smiling so proudly of himself.

"You bet. I'm expecting a treat in exchange for this one." Jackson joked.

Yoongi chuckled. "Yeah, sure. The tab is on Kook."

The call ended with Yoongi quickly turning on the engine of his car and driving away.

He doesn't know why but Jungkook might have just dug his own grave by letting himself be wrapped around the doctor's fingers.

The fucker might have just fallen.

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Hi there, loves! Just to clarify, Jungkook didn't hurt Taehyung nor tortured him.

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