Keep Your Enemies Closer - JohnTen

Chapter 33

(I'm tired of the song lyric thing, so we're not doing that anymore.)

"This better work," Chenle grumbled as the group made their way through Zico's house.

"Keep questioning things and you'll be walking home," Ten snapped.

The truth was that all of them were very tired, and Ten regretted snapping at the younger. It was 3am, and while some of the members begged for Ten to wait till later in the day to head over, he knew none of them would be able to sleep without the satisfaction of knowing who the Bunny Man was. Good or bad results, it was better than nothing.

Zico led them down a flight of stairs into the basement, which held screens mounted to the walls, monitors on tables, and black market technology. Zico sat down in front of one of the monitors with Ten by his side while the others wandered around the room.

"This place doesn't seem very secure," Kun ran his hand along the brick walls.

"We're in the middle of nowhere," Zico replied. "There are many ways to get here, but the one you guys take is the only safe one. And besides, this site contains equipment that we can afford to lose." He turned around, "now where's the hair?"

Renjun handed him a plastic container containing the single black hair, "here."

Zico turned back around and unscrewed the cap on the container. He grabbed a pair of tweezers and carefully picked up the hair. He set it down on an elevated surface, and it retracted into a black box on the table. The computer connected to the box blinked to life, and it started processing the makeup of the hair.

"And now," Zico said, "we wait."

"How long is this expected to take?" Ten asked.

"A few minutes," Zico replied. "We've cracked NCT's database already, but some members are under heavier classification than others."

"Those must be the potential heirs," Renjun said. " NCT is picking who they care lives or dies."

"Is that the same for all organizations?" Yangyang asked.

"Not for us," Zico said. "You couldn't get to us even with this tech."

The WayV members turned to Ten, waiting to see if they were spareable.

"Calm down," Ten said. "All of us are under the heaviest classification. My father cares about all of us"

"Yours used to be very weak. When we first got this technology, Eleven had us hack you to find the flaws in your system."

"Are there any right now?" Ten asked.

"Nope."

"It's done loading!" Yangyang exclaimed as he pointed at the monitor.

Zico's hand flew to his mouse, and he opened the file icon that had appeared on the screen. The Bunny Man's face that surveillance had caught before appeared, and there was a name to go along with the face.

"Kim Dongyoung," Ten read. "Nice to meet you."

"That's the guy we saw leaving Lea's building," Renjun said.

"Is that her murderer too?" Zico asked.

"Only he and Lea know," Ten replied. "Hung, print out this picture. I want all of you to carry this picture with you. If you see him, follow him. This is big for us."

"Got it," the WayV members said in unison.

The smirk that was already on Ten's face grew wider. They were winning now.

Hey guyssss. How are y'all?

*waits*

Anyway I'm sorry it took me so long to update. If y'all follow me, I posted an explanation a while ago explaining why updating would bit weird. Ik this was a short chapter, but my mind is currently elsewhere (and by elsewhere I mean thinking about the guy I'm seeing 🥰)

If you're coming back to this story after all this time, you have my sincerest thanks. Y'all the best, and I hope you continue to support me.

See you in the next chapter! 💖💖💖