Black Leather Bag | JiKyu

8|Almost Out

One week and three days had passed by.

Jeongwoo along with his parents came to Seoul. They were going to visit Jihoon to make sure he is safe and completely doing fine. They believed he had now come home from his trip or vacation with Hyunsuk.

Hyunsuk received a call of their arrival and was able to greet them immediately when they knocked on his apartment door.

"Hello Hyunsuk Hyung!" Jeongwoo greeted him. "Where's Jihoon Hyung?" he asked.

"What?" Hyunsuk asked confused.

"Didn't you guys just came back from your trip?" Mr. Park said.

"No, I thought he went with you guys..." Hyunsuk said trailing off.

A flicker of panic and realization crossed Jeongwoo's face. He entered the apartment and quickly went to look for Jihoon's room. He saw two bedrooms side by side together and entered the one with a plain door. He figured it would be Jihoon's room as the other door had decorative stickers and designs that he knew his hyung wasn't much a fan of using.

Jeongwoo quickly opened the closet in the room and found it empty. He went inside and searched through things that could lead him where his hyung could have gone.

"No..." Jeongwoo whispered. "No. No. No." he chanted in his head.

His parents realized the situation. Hyunsuk also realized something was wrong. His knees felt weak and he had to hold onto the chair nearby to support him.

Mrs. Park began to cry in panic and worry for wherever her older son had disappeared to. Mr. Park was quick to be at her side and comfort her.

Jeongwoo came out of the room holding a keychain that he was very familiar with. It was something he gave to Jihoon before he left him. He was sure that Jihoon would always bring it with him.

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They quickly asked helped from the police.

Jaehyuk, a detective, headed straight immediately to the house address of Kim Junkyu to search for Jihoon there. When he arrived at the house, it was quiet and it looked like no one was at home. Jaehyuk decided to look for a way in. He was trying to spot anything suspicious that could point him to any leads about Jihoon's whereabouts.

Jaehyuk peeked through the gaps in the window curtains and even knocked on the glass to get a certain reaction from someone inside.

Jihoon was locked in the secret room. His mouth gagged and his hands tied to the bed. He heard the sounds from outside. A glimmer of hope igniting inside him. He listened carefully to determine whether the sudden presence was someone that could help him escape.

Jaehyuk continued looking around the lonely house. He then turned around when he heard a noise.

It was Junkyu. He was coming back to his house holding a bag of groceries. He quickly noticed the unwelcome stranger that was suspiciously lingering around his house. He immediately had a hunch of what the guy came here for.

"Can I help you?" Junkyu asked.

"I'm looking for Kim Junkyu." Jaehyuk said.

"And?"

"I was told he lives here." Jaehyuk answered.

"He does. If you call it living." Junkyu said trying to amuse him. But Jaehyuk didn't utter another word of reply.

"Sorry. It was meant to be amusing." Junkyu said.

"It was amusing." Jaehyuk stepped closer to him.

"Are you a mailman? Delivery guy?" Junkyu asked.