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143. GOT7 JB - The Innocent Criminal III

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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, MAJOR violence and trauma mentions.

Word Count: 6.8k+

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Your phone rang at 5 am.

You jumped at the sound after awakening from a fitful sleep. It was only once you'd reached your dark and silent apartment the previous night that you regretted turning down Jaebum's offer to send you protection. You couldn't sleep because of the constant feeling that somebody from BTS might be in your home, lying in wait to kill you. You had actually screamed when your cat knocked over a glass.

So when the phone rang loudly, you nearly had a heart attack. You calmed your rapid heartbeat down, switched on the light and then answered the unknown number hesitantly.

"Hello?"

"You're the lawyer defending Im Jaebum in court tomorrow, aren't you?" a female voice asked you without any greeting. You froze, silent. Was this to do with BTS? You felt the urge to put the phone down and call Jinyoung for help but the female voice continued to speak despite your silence. "Relax. I'm a police officer. I can't tell you my name at this point, but I'm a detective and I'm also part of a task force that hunts down organized crime and human trafficking in the city."

You felt your shoulders relax. "Oh. You're the rogue cop GotSeven has on the inside?"

The woman sounded annoyed. "What? I am no such thing. I might have tipped them off about Im Jaebum's arrest because he wasn't allowed to call for a lawyer according to proper procedure, but you should be careful about throwing words like rogue cop around. Some of us have made a lot of sacrifices to maintain our integrity and serve this country."

You felt like a small child being scolded. "Uh, okay. Sorry. I understand."

"I need your help. This is highly confidential police information and I shouldn't be sharing this with you but there's no other way. Listen to me very carefully. Im Jaebum cannot go to jail for the human trafficking ring. I need you to make sure that doesn't happen. We both know he's not really the one behind it. BTS is selling those girls into slavery, and my task force is inches away from finding solid evidence to prove it. If Jaebum is convicted for this crime then the investigation is closed, my task force gets shut down immediately and I won't be able to prove who really did this. I don't give a fuck about what happens to him, personally, but I do care that the right people get put behind bars for this."

You bit your lip. "I don't understand. I thought the police were the ones trying to accuse Jaebum."

The woman sighed. "I'm not working for GotSeven. But there are cops working for BTS around here. They figured out we were getting close, that's why they planned to frame Jaebum and GotSeven for the whole thing and have our investigation shut down. Who better to frame than someone who also has a lot to hide? The witnesses who came forward to identify Jaebum were all planted there by BTS. Those poor girls are too terrified to come up to the police and identify the real victim, but they were coached to point at Jaebum so that's all they do."