double dealing - nct, chensung

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"boys, i... i don't know what to say..." nct's manager stated, looking timidly in the 21 pairs of eyes that were glued to him.

it seemed like none of this felt real for any of them.

they couldn't believe any of this.

they couldn't believe jisung was in jail because he was a mafia leader.

they couldn't believe chenle was in the hospital because he had been harmed by jisung.

none of this made sense.

it was all too absurd and impossible to be true.

"d-do you think this is true... manager-nim?" johnny asked.

"i... i have no idea..." the manager sighed. "did he never tell anything to you? any of you?"

the boys shook their head in unison.

jisung was quite shy and reserved when he was with them. he wasn't that expressive, and he tried not to get noticed too much. but all of them had always assumed that he did this because it was his nature.

none of them even imagined that he hid such a huge secret.

"jisung was closest to chenle than any of us." jeno declared, breaking the silence. "if he spoke about it to someone, it has to be him."

"i don't think he told him." the manager sighed. "i mean, if he really did kidnap chenle, why would he tell him he was part of a mafia..."

"but are we even sure he was part of a mafia...?" taeil asked.

everybody thought for a while.

"the guy speaking on tv did mention about how they got rid of the leaders of the death park mafia and then how jisung supposedly became the new leader... and coincidentally, jisung's parents died earlier this year." jaemin spoke up.

"jisung's godfather had told me their house had crashed down because of the poor foundations and that they had died under the weight of the walls and the roof." the manager recalled his conversation with jisung's godfather.

"but what if they had been murdered?" taeyong raised a brow. "and what if jisung's godfather was also part of all of this?"

"this would make jisung the new leader of the mafia..."

the members all exchanged glances, realising how serious this whole situation was.

they were slowly putting all the pieces together, and understanding what had really been happening.

"but why would jisung kidnap chenle?" kun asked.

"the man on tv said it was for money." jeno replied.

"yeah, it's no secret that chenle's family is rich. mafias surely know that they could get a lot of money in exchange of chenle..." the manager nodded.

"the fans too." taeyong added. "chenle is a worldwide known idol. some crazy fans would be ready to pay a whole lot to have him freed."

"yeah, that too..."

"but jisung could never do that... he's not like that..." jaemin muttered, biting on his bottom lip in nervousness.

jisung was nct's maknae, and he had been since 2016.

he had been babied by all the members, and taken care of so well.

they all knew how cute he used to be, and how well puberty hit him, making him a tall baby chick.