A new plan now forming in his mind, Jimin pretended that he was about to call his dad while boasting lies about how his 'dad' was very influential and powerful and that he'd make sure to ruin their business. Before he could make the call, they were all fussing around him and giving promises to find the lost ring.

Jimin, acting like he wanted to give them a chance, pocketed his phone and tilted his head. "I do remember someone who looked suspicious..."

"Can you describe him for us?"

"Well, I wasn't able to see his face clearly but I noticed him following me. I ignored it, though," he explained. He began describing the said suspicious person. "He was pale and had sharp features. I didn't really see his face. He was short, about the same height as me. And, uh... I think his hair was black..." He pretending to think. "Uh, yes, I'm pretty sure it was jet black."

One of the security people that was with them came forward. "I think that description is familiar."

"Yes," another security guard supplied. "I believe someone entered the building earlier with the same features."

The one in charge of viewing the CCTV hurried to check, looking for someone with the exact description Jimin gave, despite it being a little shady. Jimin tapped his foot impatiently to show them his patience was wearing thin and they better fix his issue or his imaginary father would end their jobs. After a few more minutes, one of them shouted and pointed at one of the camera feeds. The person in charge hurriedly zoomed in.

Wow, Jimin had never felt this in love before.

Indeed, it was his Yoongi, sitting in a relaxed position beside their leader, and with Taehyung dealing the cards for them. The situation was funny and he should be worried about the fact that the ex-detective was too close to their leader, but his mind was only filled with Yoongi. Yoongi, who was wearing a black suit that looked so good on him. Just when he'd thought his boyfriend couldn't get any sexier.

Uh, scratch that. Soon-to-be boyfie.

"That might be him," he was quick to accuse.

• • • •

Jimin was being escorted by three guards, the manager and the owner. They went to the table where Yoongi and Namjoon was. As they were approaching, the people in the casino stared in curiosity. The people at the said table also noticed and turned to their direction.

Yoongi met Jimin's eyes.

Jimin winked.

In turn, the ex-detective stared at him with so much intensity, making Jimin swallow hard.

"I'm sorry, sir, but we would have to ask you to come with us," one of the guards said, regarding Yoongi who has shifted his eyes to them and away from Jimin. He huffed at losing Yoongi's attention.

An old man, who was seated on the stool beside Yoongi, interrupted. "What is this for?"

"We just need to conduct an investigation to this man. We need him to come with us and clear some things."

The old man was shaking his head, looking so disappointed. "I don't understand. Why would you need to investigate him?"

The manager stepped in and explained. "This man is a suspect of a robbery that took place yesterday. We would need to ask him a few questions and then he could go if he's cleared."

"I think there is misunderstanding right here," the old man continued, having none of it. Jimin was frowning, not liking his intervention. Was he Yoongi's friend? Relative? Father? "My name is Choi Jaesang and I am one of your VIP customers here. This man that you are accusing is a friend of mine and a former detective, so I'm pretty sure you got the wrong guy."

Upon noticing Jimin impatient scowl, it was finally the owner who intervened with the situation. Taehyung and Namjoon were acting scandalized by the scene.

"I'm really sorry for this inconvenience, Mr. Choi, but it will just be for a short while. We try our best to attend to our customer's, especially to our loyal VIPs, concerns. In this case, we would have to ask some questions to your friend as a protocol."

This Mr. Choi seemed to be too stubborn and refused to relent. More arguments took place and everyone was getting more and more tensed. Everyone, except for Min Yoongi, who did nothing but stare at Jimin the entire time. He wondered if the ex-detective was even listening to the conversation, or even cared. 

The act made the guards surrounding Jimin suspect him more, making him want to chuckle. 

Yoongi's eyes belonged only to him at that moment. He never looked away, but only gazed at him with so much intensity that it made Jimin shiver. Jimin, on the other hand, had to pretend he was not enjoying the attention and ignored Yoongi. He needed to keep his facade for their mission. 

Finally, the ex-detective cleared his throat, breaking the seemingly-no-end discussion between the manager and Mr. Choi. They all looked at him as he spoke. "I'll go with them."

"Ah, Detective Min, you don't have to! This is not a fair treatment and I'll make sure to-"

"It's alright, Mr. Choi," he said, smiling and bowing at the worried old man. "I'm sorry the night had to end like this, but they are right. I know how these stuff work and even though I am not whoever they're looking for, they still need to question all suspected parties. I'll just talk to them for a while and see why they need to investigate me."

Mr. Choi sighed. "This shouldn't have happened. I'm also very sorry, Detective Min. Whatever can I do to make it up to you?"

Yoongi quickly shook his head. "No, no, it's really okay. But thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate you bringing me here."

So he brought Yoongi to the casino? Well, of course, the detective had his own connections as well. Jimin reminded himself that they were not the only smart people that existed on the planet. Wise cops like Yoongi also had their ways.

"See you next time, Rem," Yoongi uttered with a knowing smile before following them.

•YG• »» ♥ «« •JM•

Namjoon pursed his lips at Yoongi's words. No, he didn't want to see him next time. What the heck. He was thankful for Jimin and his clever ideas. 

Namjoon and Yoongi were just as smart as the other. Having his team now really gave Namjoon the advantage over the situation.

With Yoongi out of the picture now and the owner still taking care of Jimin's business, Namjoon quickly sent a message to Hoseok that they were good to go. He made sure to add that they were running out of time simply because they had to finish the heist before Yoongi could intervene again. 

As he was sending subtle signals to Taehyung, Mr. Choi went to sit beside him. 

That was good. One of Namjoon's tasks was to make sure that all of the people on the table would be kept distracted while the heist was going on. That job would've been way harder if Yoongi was still there. 

"So, you're a friend of Detective Min?"

Namjoon nodded, not really knowing what else to answer. That's what Yoongi said, right?

"Personal friends, I presume?"

Before Namjoon could think of an answer, the whole place suddenly got enveloped with darkness as the power went out.

Okay. Let the games begin.

Namjoon counted 60 seconds before activating the bomb that they placed on the other side of the casino for added distraction. It's not really anything that could cause any injury but still good enough to cause confusion.

•YG• »» ♥ «« •JM•

Taehyung calmly walked towards the glass shelf where the black opal was displayed. It was dark but he already knew and memorized how many steps it would take and to what direction.

He got about three minutes. But he had to finish it within two to make sure.

His feet were fast to reach the display. The alarms for the said display only worked if someone hit the glass case hard or there was an attempt to break or infiltrate. As long as it was opened through the lock, it wouldn't trigger the security alarm system.

The display box was on top of a tall storage cabinet stand. The lock was underneath the box, so he would need to open the locked door of the stand to be able to access it. Despite the darkness, Taehyung was quick to locate the said display and crouched down, fishing out his reliable pick-locker to open the cabinet's lock. 

Twenty seconds. 

It took approximately twenty seconds for Taehyung to open the lock. Just when he did, a loud boom resounded. There were shouting and whispers as the floor came alive with people being concerned about the sudden power outage and the explosion sound. Taehyung knew it was from the bomb Hoseok left to create a distraction and have everyone's attention to the other side of the room. 

He quickened his pace and crouched down to reach for the lock beneath the glass box. It was dark and he couldn't see anything so he settled on feeling the surface with his hand to see what kind of lock it had. According to their leader's research, there were two types of lock. One required a key that only the owner had and another that's similar to safes--an electronic lock with private pin numbers. He was able to confirm both as he grazed his hand over the bumpy surface.

Two minutes.

He only had two minutes left.

Taehyung started working on finding out the four-digit combination for the lock.

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Yoongi, you should be doing your job, not flirting with Jimin. smh

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