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141. GOT7 JB - The Innocent Criminal I

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Im Jaebum, the infamous leader of GotSeven has committed murder, stolen money, tortured people and broken all sorts of laws. But most importantly, he destroyed your heart. You once decided never to become a criminal lawyer if it meant defending men like him.

But years later, when it appears that Jaebum is going to be locked away for the one crime he didn't actually commit, you're forced to make a decision. Where does one draw the line between innocent and guilty?

Warnings: Strong language, mafia!au, violence

Word Count: 4.6k+

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"Im Jaebum has been arrested."

There were few things in this world that fazed Mark Tuan. He'd seen a lot, and he'd handled plenty of difficult situations. He'd escaped direct threats to his life, rescued people who needed rescuing and killed people who deserved to die. But this was one of the rare moments when Mark Tuan felt his heart drop into his stomach. When he answered the phone and heard the familiar female voice over the line after months, he certainly hadn't expected to hear this.

"What?" Mark blurted out, confused.

The female voice on the other side was speaking in a hushed tone, and she sounded urgent. "Listen to me. They've just brought him into custody. We've got solid evidence that he's running a human trafficking ring, Mark."

Mark tried to compose himself, tried to think rationally in the face of news that their leader had been arrested without a single one of them knowing. He took a deep breath and spoke. "That's not us. You know that's not us. We don't deal in the human trafficking ring, we draw the line when it comes to selling people."

The woman on the line sounded exasperated and her voice was quieter, as though she didn't want to be overheard. "I know that. That's why I'm risking my job to tell you this. You need to get over here, and you need to come with the best lawyer you can pay for with your dirty money. Otherwise the other detectives are going to keep him here all night and torture a confession out of him. This is high-profile, Mark. We've got our best interrogators on him. He's going to crack and there's nothing I can do to stop it."

Mark took a deep breath and nodded. "I'll handle it."

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It was 1 am when your phone rang.

You blinked drowsily, wondering if you should just ignore it. You had a terrible feeling that it would be your boss, maybe calling you into work to handle some documents in the last minute. These corporate tax lawyers had no qualms about hijacking their employees' personal lives. You were exhausted from being in the stuffy office all day and you had no plans to go back and do anything until you'd gotten some sleep. But the phone kept ringing persistently and you took a deep breath.

"Hello?" you answered groggily, rolling over.

The voice on the other end of the line was familiar, yet strange.

"This is Park Jinyoung speaking. I need your help."

You shot upright, heartbeat thudding. Park Jinyoung? You hadn't heard that name in a long time. It sent an unpleasant shiver down your spine and you blinked a few times to clear your head. Part of you wondered if you had been hallucinating because of the stress of your job, but that wasn't the case. You could hear Jinyoung breathing down the line, still waiting for you to respond.

"How did you get my number?" was all you could think to blurt out.

Jinyoung's voice was tight. "Getting a phone number isn't exactly difficult these days. I know it's late, and I'm going to get straight to the point. Jaebum has been arrested. We need a lawyer."