Twilight of Itaewon | Taekook ✔

23. Safe place

Jeongguk was breathing hard. He just completed his daily morning jogging. Reaching his apartment, not 221, he took a sip from his protein drink and plopped on the couch. The boring white ceiling above him. Eyes painting some random pictures.

Suddenly, Jeongguk took his phone from the table, remembering something. He scrolled through his phone and then put the call on the loudspeaker. Getting up from the couch and stretching his arms and legs, Jeongguk waited for the other side to pick up the call. And when the ringing stopped and he heard a small hello, Jeongguk replied.

"Hello, Yoongi Hyung...

This is Jeongguk... You remember...?"

Jeongguk waited for Yoongi to react. He doesn't know what he was doing anymore. Especially when it comes to Taehyung and the case. Why did he call Yoongi? No idea.

"I wanted to ask you something..."

Jeongguk said in his formal yet soft voice. It was like a desperate request. Maybe Yoongi can help with this. Maybe.

"Yes... What's it, Jeongguk...?"

As he heard Yoongi's answer, Jeongguk sat down on the couch making himself comfortable. He inhaled sharply and then said.

"Hyung... When you went to Taehyung's house, did he live there alone?"

The officer remembers that Yoongi told them when he visited Taehyung, it was like six months ago before his suicide. That means it was the time when Taehyung completed college. Which means---

"No, Jimin was there. They were roommates."

Bam. None, freakin' nothing, in this case, is a coincidence. Everything was normal, natural, destined like day and night. Jeongguk paused breathing. He was expecting this answer. But not this fast, not like this.

Jeongguk was about to ask something else, but then Yoongi cut him off.

"The other room was Jimin's. The pink one. Pink was his color.

They were together in...221? Isn't it?
I thought you figured that out already".

Yoongi stopped. Jeongguk was blank. The only answer on his lips was...

"I thought you didn't know that much about them, especially, Jimin."

But he kept his mum. Chewing down whatever questions he had in his mind, Jeongguk breathed. He got answers.

After hung up the call with Yoongi, Jeongguk stood up to make brunch for himself. It was Saturday. He was a bit lazy but has a lot of work to complete. Jeongguk wanted to search for his new case and help Yeonjun and Soobin. But he was stuck.

Groaning and pouting little, Jeongguk counted time to reach the eve. He will just go for an hour or two. He can't wait to know about the upcoming tales. The officer was feeling good at least he got old Taehyung back. Or, does he?

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Guessing that Taehyung and Jimin were together in 221 was not that hard. But Jeongguk just missed it. He doesn't know why that point didn't come to his mind. And now when he wanders in the pinkish room, he understands.

All the time the so-called guestroom that welcomes with vanilla scent was always a headache to him. He knew something was there, something suspicious. And it was Jimin. If Jimin used this room, then his clothes, his thing, his--- wait - the photograph.

Didn't they get it from this room? Yoongi's photograph? Yes.

Was that Jimin or was that Taehyung who hide it under the bed, tearing it into pieces? Why would anyone do that?