When a snail falls in love | Liskook

Chapter 45 ( part 1)

The police car sped through the national highways whilst Jungkook leaned against the seat with his eyes slightly shut. The drone from the engine and the wind from outside were white noise as he lost himself in his thoughts.

Suddenly, he felt a heaviness on his body, and when he opened his eyes, Rosé who was beside him was placing a pink shawl over his chest with her head lowered.

Jungkook sat up straight.

Rosé looked up at him. "How about you sleep for a little longer? You haven't slept for the whole night, so I'm sure that your body is tired. I'll let you know when we've arrived."

"There's no need for that. Thank you." Jungkook picked up the shawl and returned it to her.

After receiving orders from the station chief yesterday, the two headed down the highway and arrived at Xiang Chuan County Town early that morning.

The location of the case was Ma Pu Village to the south. Jungkook had been driving the whole night, so when he got into the car of the County Public Security Bureau, he made the most of his brief free time by taking a short nap.

Outside the window, the morning light was radiant and beautiful. Jungkook placed his hand on the armrest beside the car's door as he stared at the scenery racing by. Upon looking at his tall, built physique, and his handsome, composed side profile, Rosé felt her heart ache slightly.

After remaining silent for a while, she passed him a stack of documents. "This is the information you asked for, I've already arranged them for you."

"You've worked hard." Jungkook took it then immediately started going through it.

Rosé nodded and did not say anymore. Every time he finished reading a section, she would take the initiative to collect and arrange it. When he needed additional documents, she would speedily search for it before passing it to him. She sat there in silence, like a sous chef to a head chef.

The road in the village was uneven due to potholes and, under the shining of sunlight, the sorghum land looked green and lush. Soon, the group got out of the car and trudged along a small path beside the field. In front of them, a group of chattering farmers had gathered while the local police tried their best to maintain order.

With a sullen face, Jungkook raised the blockade strip and strode inside whilst Rosé hurried after him.

On the empty land beside the crops were small patches of dried blood stains and messy footprints. The victim's corpse had already been transported to the City Public Security Bureau.

Kwangsoo ( running man ) was the thirty-something-year-old captain of the County Criminal Investigation Unit. He greeted the two officers then explained, "The deceased is a woman named Hanxia. She was a sixteen years old female from Guang Yi County of H Province."

As H Province was quite a number of provinces away from Lin City, Rosé raised her eyebrow suspiciously. "You managed to confirm the identity of the deceased in such a short time?"

Kwangsoo answered, "Hanxia had gone missing half a year ago, and she was suspected to have been abducted for human trafficking. Her parents had reported it to the Public Security Bureau, so her DNA data was recorded in the National Crackdown System. Hence, when we took samples last night, we got a match."

He paused for a while then said, "Hanxia was a deaf- mute girl, and the same goes for her parents, who had been searching the entire country for her after she went missing. From what we know, they are facing a lot of financial difficulties such that when their savings were used up, they started begging for a living. We've already contacted them this morning, so they'll probably arrive tomorrow."