N0 B0DY, N0 CRIM3 | Bang Chan

Law of total madness

"What the hell were you thinking?" Chan yelled. "Do you have any idea what you just did?" 

Changbin, Seungmin, and Lee Know sat on the living room couch looking like children being scolded by their father. The three had varying reactions to the lecture. Seungmin and Lee Know were unbothered while Changbin raged. 

"She asked for this!" Changbin returned Chan's fire. "We were only doing what she wanted!" 

"You said she was in charge of this plan," Seungmin shrugged. "What did you expect to happen when you gave her the reins?" 

Chan's nostrils flared in anger. Across the way, I.N worked with delicate fingers. He took his time wrapping Kiera's pinkie with a bandage. At some point, Lee Know's beating took a turn for the worse. He punched her in two places, swung for a third, and Kiera's hands moved up to stop him. 

A crunch filled the air as Lee Know's knuckles caught her finger. The force caused bones to bend. Her pinkie should have snapped, but instead it dislocated. She dropped to the ground clutching her finger to her chest. Not only did it feel like her finger was on fire, but it was also disfigured. 

It was at that point, Lee Know decided to stop. Changbin took her finger and snapped it back into position which only caused more pain. Her finger ached and it sent a throb down the side of her hand. When her pinkie was jerked back into place, she screamed which grabbed the attention of Chan. 

Seungmin tried to distract him, but it was no use. When Chan found Kiera covered in bruises and limping, he nearly lost his mind. Chan could be terrifying when he was angry. He was worse when he was on a rampage. Like an angry bull, upon seeing Lee Know's bruised knuckles, he lunged at him. 

It took both Changbin and Seungmin to hold him back. Chan's yelling and bickering caused I.N to wake up and come running. The three jerked Chan away and into another room trying to get him to calm down. Lee Know stood behind with Kiera and made sure the beating he gave her wasn't life-threatening. 

It took nearly an hour before Chan calmed down enough that he could speak properly. Even then, he was still pissed and when he found out Changbin helped in the beginning, he nearly blew a fuse again. His fists clenched and unclenched themselves. He wasn't speaking at the moment, but his jaw was clenched. 

"If you want to be pissed at anyone, you should be upset with me. They didn't want to do it to begin with and I basically peer-pressured them," Kiera finally spoke up. "I know you're upset, but you have to trust me on this. Have a little faith in me, please." 

"What you did was incredibly reckless, Kiera!" 

"As if sneaking two members of a criminal organization into the white house, duping the president of the United States, and using a nepo-baby to lure out and kidnap his daughter wasn't also reckless?" 

"That's completely different!" 

"No, it's not!" 

"Yeah, it is!"

Seungmin rolled his eyes, "are you two done bitching? We're never going to get anything accomplished by arguing. It happened, it's over, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Uncork your ass and get over it." 

Chan shot Seungmin a glare. He returned it by flipping him off. Chan lunged, but was stopped when Lee Know shoved his foot up to stop him from going any further. Chan swatted his foot from his stomach and stepped back. 

"Seungmin is right, we need to get going. It takes over twelve hours to get there by car." Lee Know shoved himself up. "Whatever we're bringing, we need to find it and take it along." 

"Speaking of that," I.N spoke up, "should I bring some bombs?" 

"No!" 

"Yes!" 

Chan and Kiera's words collided over each other. Chan crossed his arms over his chest and stared at Kiera. His foot tapped along the beige carpet. "And why exactly does I.N need to bring bombs?" 

"You never know when you might need to blow a bitch up." 

Seungmin and Changbin burst into laughter on the couch. A smile slowly crept across Lee Know's face and I.N grinned. Chan shook his head in bewilderness. 

Chan's hands went up in the air. "I'm done making suggestions. Whatever. You wanted to do this, so whatever." He couldn't help, but be snappy. The fear and anxiety of potentially losing the people he loved was causing unexpected turmoil to bubble inside of him. 

"Right, so do you guys have everything packed?" Kiera asked. There were mumbled responses. She nodded and continued, "that leads me to traveling arrangements." 

"Huh?" Confusion sat on Changbin's face. 

"They took Felix and then they took Han and Hyunjin. Chan, you said that Marvin talked to you and Hyunjin, right? Hyunjin told you that Marvin Wilson had been stalking the Bella-Nova gallery for hours before Hyunjin confronted him, correct?" 

Chan nodded. 

"I don't remember that day, but Felix was always going in and out of the back part of the Bella-Nova. There were multiple times he left to go to the store or to go get a drink. I assume Marvin snagged a picture of him at some point and that's how they got Felix." 

"As for Han and Hyunjin, I don't know why they were at the diner, but I-" 

"Because of me," Lee Know admitted. "They were looking for me. I overslept and headed to the store without telling anyone. Chan said they went looking for me." 

"I wonder how they kn-" Kiera suddenly stopped talking. The color seemed to drain out of her face. "Oh my god." 

"What is it?" Concern flooded Chan's face. 

"Han and Lee Know went undercover in the very beginning, remember? No disguises, no masks, no makeup, nothing to conceal their features." 

"When we went as Clyde Williams and Henry Eden?" Lee Know's eyebrow raised. 

"You attended that presidential dinner and the memorial service for my mom. My father was already president by that time. I didn't really pay attention to Marvin until after my mom was killed. He might have been there the whole time. If he saw the two of you at the Bella-Nova, he might have realized the charity owner thing was a fluke." 

"Fuck," Seungmin mumbled. 

"I didn't even think of that." Chan pulled his lip ring into his mouth. "If they found out Lee Know's real name and occupation, then they-" 

"They would have gone to interrogate him, but they didn't interrogate Felix, they kidnapped him," Kiera finished. 

"Which means it was supposed to be me," Lee Know's voice sounded defeated. "Han and Hyunjin were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They already knew to be wary of Hyunjin because he was a potential suspect in the beginning. Han was playing an undercover charity owner. When they showed up looking for me, it must have been a double whammy." 

The group sat quietly for a few moments soaking everything in. The anxiety in the room grew tenfold. Nobody had heard from Han and Hyunjin since the last text Hyunjin sent about his phone dying. Seungmin let out a sigh and pushed himself off the couch. 

"Where are you going?" Chan's voice came out stern. 

"Fuck off old man, I need a fucking drink."