Masquerade | Johnyong

★ Five

Chapter five: The naive boy

"Ok, I've pinned her location. Now, we can track her down." Yeri says, using Kun's iPad as he's driving.

Jaehyun nods at her, "Good job." Jaehyun turns to Taeyong, who was sitting in the back with Yuta sleeping on his shoulder.

"Taeyong, I have a job for you for later on. You're doing it by yourself, no Yuta."

Yuta, who was originally sleeping, woke up upon hearing this. "What?! Why?! He asks. "There's someone who happens to be here in Daejeon." Jaehyun takes out a photo and hands it to Taeyong.

"What? Him again? You need to stop working with hags like him, I'm tired of having to go after them when they don't-" Taeyong zipped his lips when he saw Jaehyun glaring at him. "Sorry. . ." He mutters.

"Yeri will help you track down his exact location. So, don't worry about that part."

"I'll go with him." Yuta speaks.

"No, you won't."

Yuta sighs, disappointed. He lays back in his seat, crossing his arms. Taeyong smiles at him, "Next time," he whispers. Yuta nods before resting his head on Taeyong's shoulder again.

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It wasn't long till they arrived in Daejeon. Kun and Yeri found the closest motel. They were all in different rooms. Luckily, Taeyong was with just Yuta, Haechan, Kun, Xiaojun, and Nayeon.

Kun walks around the room, reading on his iPad. "I've been trying to do some research on NCT but I can't really find anything much." He says, a hint of irritation in his tone. Taeyong, who is looking out the window - watching the sunset, laughs. "Let's not be stupid. The most you could find is articles about crimes they have committed and articles about when, how, where they started, and who they could be. We're never going to find anything on the surface about them. Get on the dark web." Taeyong says. He decides he's seen enough and goes to sit down on the bed. Kun nods, opening up his laptop.

Nayeon got up from the chair, "I found a poorly written article!"

"On September 18th, 1994, a man by the name of Song Jiseon was arrested as he was suspected to be a member of NCT. He refused to answer the questions properly during integration even as he was being tortured. After two days, Song Jiseon was found dead in his cell. He committed suicide. . ."

"Pathetic." Taeyong mutters under his breath.

Yuta turns to him, "What?" Taeyong looks at Yuta, "Hmm?"

"I've accessed the dark web yet I still can't find anything about them." Kun says with a sigh. "Let's not worry about that," Nayeon starts, sitting on the bed next to Taeyong. She lightly punches Taeyong's arm, "We have Taeyong who's going to get us everything we need to know. From the boss himself." She says with a smirk.

"You're right and knowing Taeyong, he won't fail." Xiaojun says.

Taeyong takes out his phone when it starts vibrating. He gets up and leaves the room without saying a word.

Taeyong steps outside and picks up the call. "Hey.. . .John."

"Hey, I haven't heard from you all day."

Taeyong subconsciously walks around in circles, "I haven't heard from you up until now." he says. He hears Johnny laugh, "I was busy with work. What about you?" He questions. Taeyong smiles, "I was busy with 'work' as well." It wasn't a lie. Taeyong was really busy with work, a different type of work. "You know, I'm very busy most days. I'd say you should consider yourself lucky for all the times we've gone out and the fact I picked up." Taeyong sits down on a bench, getting tired of walking around.