범죄 (Crime) |||

Elsker

“Choi Yuna was a smoker. The unsub could have seen her standing by her own, he could have asked to bum a cigarette or offered her a light.” Jooheon said when they were entering the Jung-gu main police station the next morning before sunrise. They only had slept a few hours, just long enough for them to keep a clear and focused mind. Each hour that passed was critical but they weren't helping anyone if they were too tired to focus on their work at hand.

“Yeah. But according to the ME’s report, neither Hwang Eunbi nor Jung Hoseok were smokers.” Shownu replied. He and Jooheon were both holding an iced Americano with triple shot espresso in their hands. They would definitely need the extra caffeine to survive the day.

“They don’t necessarily need to be. The guy’s socially proficient. He can adapt his ruse to whomever he targets.” the younger then added to his original thought.

“Does that include his sexual orientation?” Minhyuk asked as soon as he joined the other two. He had arrived in the police station even earlier. After confirming his theory, he just couldn’t sit around in his hotel room and do nothing. “Jung Hoseok was at a gay bar the night he went missing.”

“That fits with the other abductions. But why would the roommate lie?” Shownu asked even though the reasons were obvious and always the same.

“Jung Hoseok hadn’t come out to his parents. Kim Taehyung was trying to protect his friend’s secret.” Minhyuk explained the others reasoning nevertheless.

“Or intentionally obstructing the investigation.” Detective Han who had joined them as well said. The poor man had recovered from his shock about the bloody crime scene of the past day and was back to working.

“No, I don’t think so.” Minhyuk shook his head slightly. He believed in Kim Taehyung’s motivation and knew that the boy’s sorrow and sadness about the loss of his dear friend were real.  “Because of the physical brutality he suffered, Kim Taehyung assumed Jung Hoseok was the victim of a hate crime and didn’t want his death becoming a media spectacle.”

“So we’re back to square one.” A deep sigh left Detective Han’s lips loudly. It was clear that he had wanted Kim Taehyung to be the culprit, so that they could close the case as fast as possible.

“Not necessarily.” Shownu answered. “Jung Hoseok was the only victim that the unsub felt remorse for. Their connection could have been an intimate one.” Minhyuk nodded.

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„You know, I gotta say, that was one hell of a welcome to Seoul.“ Jeon Jungkook said amused, while leaving the narrow shower, drying his body with a small towel. „I guess we got a little carried away.”

When he received no answer, he walked back to the main room of the small apartment the other lived in after wearing his clothes. The other had his back turned towards him, lifting one of the nightstand lights, which had fallen to the floor due to their nightly activities.

„Need some help?“ he asked but there was no answer again. „Hyung, you all right?“

„We shouldn’t have done that.” The whisper was barely hearable but full of regrets.

„I thought you were into it?” he asked confused. No one who wasn’t into it would have done what they did and no one was able to fake such emotions.