to capture a killer

guess who's back

FIVE

"So, she's back in Seoul?" Lisa asks Jin.

After the phone call, Lisa, Somi, and Jisoo had driven to Jin's location, which was a small bed and breakfast on the outskirts of town. He was originally fleeing South Korea but came face to face with Jennie, who apparently had a bullet with Jin's name on it, and figured it was safer to face the law.

"Yeah, well, either that or there's another psychopath killer on the loose."

Lisa slammed her fist on the table, attaining the attention of almost everyone in the room. She waited a few seconds for their privacy to return.

"Do you think this is some sort of joke? Bambam is dead. Any one of us could be next. So, whatever it is you know, you better start talking now. Without the sarcasm this time."

"Ruby-Jane. That's her name."

"Yeah, thanks Sherlock, but we've already figured that much out," Somi interjects.

"Well, I don't really know anything else about her. She's just a tiny chess piece on a giant board."

"Well, who does she work for? Who were you working for?" Lisa asks.

Jin took a deep breath. "They call themselves 'The Black Hole'. They knew everything about me. Everything. It's not as if I sought them out. They blackmailed me, threatened my family. I had no choice."

"What information did you give them?" Lisa asks.

"They just wanted to know how much we knew about them. Little things that didn't seem to matter if I told them. I didn't get much information on them. Apart from one other thing, another assassin. She was arrested in Sri Lanka; she might be useful."

"Okay, that's enough," Jisoo finally spoke. "We need to get you out of here. To a safe house, and we'll get the rest of the information there. It's not secure here."

Lisa and Somi agreed. Jin had no choice, he wasn't arrested for the moment, but he was taken to a safe house where he was questioned some more. Lisa texted Rosie the address and she met them there. When it started getting late, Jisoo said they needed to go home. Lisa was reluctant, but Jisoo convinced her that the house was secure and that they would return tomorrow.

+

Lisa was warming a quick microwave meal after the long day. Lately, work had been so busy that she only ever had time to eat the ready-made meals. They didn't taste great, but it was food and Lisa was exhausted, and tonight's was mac and cheese.

She didn't hear the creaking of the stairs; the humming of the microwave blocked it out. She had been on extra alert lately. Jisoo had advised her not to go back home, especially after today, but Lisa had refused her advice. And also, there was a not so tiny part of her that wanted Jennie to come after her.

Taking the meal out of the microwave, the plastic was too hot on her skin. She turned quickly and placed it on the worktop to cool down. That's when she saw her. From her peripheral vision, she could see the woman on her right, just standing there and watching her.

"Hi," the woman said as if it was the most normal thing in the world for her to be standing in that kitchen.

Lisa acted quickly. She charged at Jennie with a scream, using the full force of her body to tackle her to the ground. Jennie started screaming too, but not because she was scared or hurt. More so, because she just liked to make noise, especially when she was having fun.

Lisa managed to pin down one of Jennie's wrists before being flipped over onto the ground, Jennie now straddling her waist and pinning her wrists down.

"You've been trained, but I've been trained harder," Jennie says calmly. "I just want to talk."