Third Person's P.O.V :-

"Jungkook...?" Taehyung whispered in uttered shock.

Both Namjoon and Jimin's eyes widened at that name as they turned their head towards the dark end of the basement to see the third participant of the room, very much awake and conscious.

"FUCK! HYUNG, GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR!" Namjoon yelled in terror as he ran towards the door to get Jin's face away from Jimin's and Jungkook's viewing range.

However it was a bit too late for that now, they had already seen Jin's face.

"Jin Hyung...from the cafe...?" Jimin whispered, utterly stunned to see the friendly owner of his favourite cafe standing there behind Taehyung.

Namjoon gritted his teeth in frustrations, now he couldn't hide Jin from them anymore.

Namjoon had no idea what he was supposed to do now as he stood in the middle of the metal staircase, it was like everything was falling apart.

Taehyung was lured into a love trap of Park Jimin instead of it being the other way around, Jeon Jungkook was awake and both the Park and the Jeon saw Jin's face.

It couldn't get anymore worse.

On the other hand, Taehyung was starting to feel delirious from the situation handed out to him.

Jimin was there, on the floor, beaten up to the core, somehow looking worse than before, bloody, dirty and severally bruised.

Taehyung wanted to ran down to him to aid to his wounds and scream at Namjoon for the heartless deed he just performed on Jimin.

But he couldn't, his legs were glued to the ground as the big doe eyes pinned him on his spot.

Jeon Jungkook was asking thousands of questions without actually uttering a single word.

They were supposed to be home, on Jungkook's bed, talking about a beautiful future which only concerned the two of them, Taehyung was supposed to answer Jungkook's proposal.

So why were they there? In a dark empty basement of a house? Why was Jungkook tied up? Why was Taehyung standing on the doorframe of the basement? Who was that masked guy standing in the middle of the stairs? What was the cafe owner doing there? But most importantly, why was Jimin there all bruised and beaten up?

"Ta-Taehyung...?" Jungkook tried to speak, his throat felt dry as if someone had rubbed a sandpaper against it and he still couldn't feel some parts of his body.

His frown started to deepen with each passing second as he stared at Taehyung,"Wha-what's ha-happening he-here?-" He barely managed to finish his sentence before a violent fit of cough took over him.

Jin couldn't believe the sight before his eyes, everything was way more messed up than he'd ever imagined.

His concerned eyes travelled to Taehyung's face which had gone cold and emotionless, the mask that Taehyung uses to cover his vulnerable side.

Jin could only imagine what Taehyung was feeling inside right now.

Jin felt like he needed to take matters into his own hands and sort things through otherwise things would only get harder and more complicated for all of them.

"Joonie, tie the Park up and meet us in the dinning room" Jin spoke up in a loud and clear voice, he hoped Namjoon heard him under his daze and yanked Taehyung back to slam the basement door shut on the three remaining people in the basement.
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Hoseok flinched at the loud slamming sound and watched as Jin settled Taehyung down on the dinning table before walking over to the sink to splash cold water on his face.

Not knowing what else to do, Hoseok slowly walked in the kitchen and settled himself on the farthest seat away from Taehyung, Yoona was starting to wake up within his arms by now.

Hoseok hoped she wouldn't start crying immediately after seeing Taehyung's face.

After what took place all those days ago at Jin's house in Seoul, it left a lasting and traumatic impression on Yoona, Hoseok definitely held a grudge against Taehyung for scaring his sister like that but he was sensible enough not to choose violence.

Just as Jin was walking back to the dinning table, the door of the basement opened and Namjoon entered the kitchen.

Jin gave Namjoon a stern look,"Kim Namjoon, what is actually going on in here?!" He asked storming towards Namjoon and fisting his collar after grabbing it.

Namjoon guiltily looked down at the floor,"Jin Hyung, I'm sorry I was careless, the Jeon wasn't supposed to wake up from his slumber until tomorrow-" He tried to finish his sentence but was cut off midway.

"Then why is he awake now?! Did you mix up the drug's duration time?! What if he had been awake all this time silently observed and plotted a way to run out of here?!" Jin hissed at Namjoon's defeated face and let go of him.

"Even worse...what if he has called police on us...?" Jin wondered out loud and started to pale at the thought.

Namjoon looked up at that,"No, Hyung, I've been with him all this time, he was knocked out cold, I can guarantee" He spoke out in convincing tone.

"However..." He started and looked back down again guiltily,"I regret that they've now seen your face, I wanted to keep you as far away from this mess as possible" He whispered, remorse clear in his voice.

Jin hated to see Namjoon so down, he wanted to comfort, tell him that it was not his fault but before he could even utter one word, Taehyung spoke up.

"Do you guys know that you two are actually the worst type of people?!" Taehyung said in hoarse voice and looked at the duo.

The three Kims looking at each other, each of them having different kinds of emotions swirling inside of them.

Namjoon's previously guilt strained face now resolved into an emotionless one,"Why? Is it because I beat up your lovely Jimin?" He asked out, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

Taehyung suddenly stood up, the chair he was sitting on fell on the floor from the impact,"WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST HIM, HYUNG?! HE'S NOT THE ONE WHO MURDERED NOONA!" Taehyung screamed at Namjoon with all his might.

"TAEHYUNG!" Jin called out in astonishment,"Lower your voice! What do you think you're doing?! Someone might hear you!" Jin said, trying his best to handle the situation rationally.

Namjoon clenched his fists, letting Jin's advice of not screaming at each other, fall on deaf ears,"THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE FUCKING WRONG TAEHYUNG!" He yelled out with just as much intensity.

"Namjoon!" Jin gasped out at how Namjoon lost his cool.

"What the fuck are you trying to say here, Hyung?!" Taehyung angrily stepped towards Namjoon and pushed him back provokingly.

Namjoon took that shove wordlessly, he knew he stepped outside of his boundaries by suddenly revealing that however when Taehyung kept on shoving him back, he couldn't take it anymore.

Namjoon grabbed both of Taehyung's wrists before they could shove him back one more time and looked at him dead in his eyes.

"It was actually Park Jimin who killed Taeri"

Taehyung gritted his teeth at the words Namjoon just spewed out,"So now you'd scoop as low as to lie on my face, Hyung? Aren't you even a bit ashamed?!" He hissed at Namjoon.

Jin couldn't stand how both of his dear friends fought in front of him, a clash of morals and sentiments, like they were ripping each other apart.

"Both of you! Please calm down!" Jin asked out in desperation,"Stop fighting among yourselves, PLEASE!" He stepped to were Namjoon and Taehyung stood, physically engaged with each other and pulled Taehyung away from Namjoon.

Taehyung was still fuming as Jin made him step back a few steps but he was insistent on pinning Namjoon down with a glare.

"You know what, Taehyung?" Namjoon stared and glared back at Taehyung,"I'm sick and tired of your childishness" He stated and stepped forward to grab one of Taehyung's wrist tightly.

Taehyung flinched at the way Namjoon grabbed him and glared up,"What the fuck do you think you're doing, Hyung?" He asked, anger clear in his voice.

"Making things easier for both you and me" Namjoon replied sternly and dragged Taehyung towards the basement door before kicking it open.
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Jimin silently listened to the rumble going on behind the basement door.

After both Taehyung and Jin left the doorway, Namjoon tied Jimin down again and took a lingering glance at Jungkook before covering Jimin's mouth with a duck tape.

Now Jimin was lying on the cold ground helplessly, pretty much in the same condition as Jungkook.

The only difference was that Jungkook was unable to move around because of the lasting effects of the anesthetic medicine while Jimin was unable to move due to all the damage his body received from the physical abuse.

Bruises and cuts adorned Jimin's entire body, he couldn't even feel some parts of his body, that was definitely the worst Jimin physically felt in his life.

The only thing that was still intact was his voice but even that power was taken away from him because of the duck tape on his mouth.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, Jimin wondered if he'd ever be able to get out or just die there instead.

Just as Jimin was about to accept his fate and go to sleep, trying to forget all the bad things until his kidnapper came and decided to kick him in the stomach to wake him up for the sleep, the door of the basement slammed open.

The masked guy dragged Taehyung down the stairs harshly and made him stand there in the middle of the room before walking towards the direction where Jungkook laid.

Jimin was suddenly so alarmed at the events taking place that he desperately tried to turn to his other side to witness it.

Jimin could hear the sound of wood being dragged on the ground and the sounds of rustling and grunting, he panicked and trashed around more to turn to the other side.

After a few moments of struggling, Jimin finally managed to turn around and saw Jungkook being tied to a wooden chair instead.

"Muff! Mummffgh!" Jimin tried to yell at the masked guy but it was no use, his mouth was too tightly sealed off with the duck tape.

Both Taehyung and Namjoon looked at Jimin struggling at the floor and chose to ignore it, both of them needed to hear the truth, it was about time after all.

Jungkook was still lousy and droopy eyed because of his anesthesia, not all of his senses had fully started working by then therefore he was practically numb when Namjoon tied him to a chair.

When Jungkook had first woken up from his anesthesia, the chaotic environment had made him hypersensitive to his surroundings but after everyone left the room, the drowsiness returned and Jungkook was once again on the verge of falling asleep.

But Taehyung and Namjoon needed Jungkook to talk right now, that's why Namjoon walked out of the basement, went inside the downstairs toilet and grabbed a bucket full of water.

Taehyung and Jimin both watched in shock, having a slight idea of what Namjoon was about to do as he stepped inside the basement again with a water filled bucket and headed straight towards Jungkook.

SPLASH!

"AH!" Jungkook yelped out as a bucket of cold water was poured down on him without any warning, jerking him awake from his drowsiness, adrenaline rushing through his veins.

Jungkook panted and looked up to meet the jaded eyes of Taehyung, standing in the middle of the room, a few feets away from where Jungkook sat.

The masked guy who had poured down water on him, rounded him and glared down on him.

"Wha-" Jungkook gritted his teeth and tried to threaten the person in front of him but failed miserably as another fit of cough interrupted him.

His throat was still painfully dry and he felt nauseous, his stomach was churning, it felt like he hasn't eaten in days.

Suddenly out of nowhere a hand came and grabbed his face, nails digging into his cheeks as the masked guy pinned him down with a steely look.

"Jeon Jungkook, two years ago, behind the central museum, what exactly took place?" The masked guy asked.

'Behind....central....museum...?' Jungkook frowned and blinked up at the masked guy, visibly lost and confused.

Taehyung gritted his teeth as the nerve wrecking and prolonging interrogation process as he took a look at Jimin to see him equally anxious about the situation.

Namjoon sighed at Jungkook's confused look before he decided to say it in easier words.

"We want to know what happened two years ago in the Jeon empire's office before Choi Taeri, an employee of your company, died after getting shot by you" Namjoon spelled out each syllable individually but he only received a blank stare in answer.

Namjoon was growing frustrated with this by now, he was about to give up and storm out of the room in anger when Jungkook whispered some faithful words.

"Choi Taeri....died?"
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A/n :- Hey everyone, it is me, again, updating after months as if nothing happened, again.

I just wanna say thank you to all of you who keep reading this book of mine, some people vote, some comment and some people even re-read.

It's truly been an honour to meet all of you and getting to know all of your opinions regarding this story, thank you very much for the love and support.

This book reached 300k+ reads and I can't explain how grateful I am to you guys.

I hope you all are doing fine under these tough situations and if you're feeling pressured and overwhelmed because of online classes, just remember that burning the school is never a bad option.
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Question of this chapter :-

Who do you think actually killed Kim Taeri?

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