The Wolf and the Beauty

TWATB #21

It was just a few days before Chanyeol and Baekhyun were to visit Busan. Junmyeon found himself back in the town he grew up in. He had spent the night in his aunt's house and set out to put the puzzle pieces together. His memory was hazy, it was in pieces and he was determined to put them together. 

He stopped a few houses next to what was once his family house. He rang the bell and waited for a response. "Who is it?" he heard as the door opened slightly, "I'm detective Kim Junmyeon from Seoul. I need to ask you a few questions for an ongoing case," he lied.

"Uh, sorry. Can't help you with that. Have a good day, Sir!" Before the door could close, Junmyeon put his feet between the door and yelled in pain. The frightened man on the other side of the door gasped before throwing open the door. Junmyeon limped his way in as led by the other man. 

"I'll bring you some coffee and you promise to leave right away?" the man asked as the detective sat on the couch. He shook his head, "Ten minutes is all I ask. You're not in any trouble, it's a few questions about the place." 

The man nodded reluctantly sitting himself in front of the detective. His leg could not stop moving up and down as he constantly either bit his nails or tucked a strand of hair behind his ear. Junmyeon was sure he was hiding something and was afraid. 

He flashed a small smile, "So what's your name, Sir?" 

"J-Jinyoung, Pa-Park."

"Do you know who lived here before you?" Junmyeon watched the man's eyes go wide as he began biting his bottom lip to the point where it had started to bleed, "Are you okay?" The man nodded. 

"If I tell you, do you promise not to tell anyone I gave you the info? Please?" Junmyeon knew for sure that Jinyoung was threatened and that piqued his interest. "A lady. Her name--" he tried to remember, "Jeon Junji, Sir." 

Junmyeon nodded jotting it down, "Do you know where she is now? Or anything about her? Her relatives, her workplace, anything?" The man shook his head, "She said she was leaving for Seoul when I saw her before moving here."

"Anything else? Maybe her pictures? Will you be able to talk to a sketch artist so we can get an image of her?" 

The man shook his head, "It was a little long ago, I don't remember well enough to help a sketch artist, Sir." Junmyeon heaved a sigh nodding as he stood up to leave. When he was at the door, he felt a tug on his sleeve and looked back to see Jinyoung kneeling on the floor, "Please don't tell anyone about meeting me, please!" 

Junmyeon nodded, "I think you might be a witness so I'll make sure to do my best to protect you, Mr Park." The other man nodded. As the detective went home later, he began looking up about the woman. But his head was filled with thoughts about the man earlier. 

He had noticed how dark his house was and this showed him the man had experienced something terrible and frightening. But what was it? "A penny for your thoughts?" he turned to his aunt who walked to him with a tray of fruits and tea. 

"I need to know about this lady but I've no luck so far."

"Well, if they're from here, you could ask the police here." Junmyeon had considered it but it was not really a part of any of the ongoing cases. So there was a high chance that he could be questioned about it and in the end, end up with no answers and gaining more suspicions towards himself. 

"Are you worried about getting caught or something? I may or may not have a friend there who would totally help me out."

The detective stared at the lady before jumping up to hug her, "You are absolutely the best, Mom!" The lady flipped her hair, "I know, honey."