Devil in the Shadows

Kwan: The Military Criminal

Momo and Jeongyeon looked around the unknown street address. They were far from the city in an old town. It looked like a slum. The houses were in pretty bad condition. The building and shops were in an old fashioned way. It looked like there were only limited people living in this part of the town. The majority of them are sewage workers or prostitutes.

Jeongyeon asked the small shop owner around the corner about the address they had in their hand. The guy pointed out to an old house at the very end of the street.

Momo and Jeongyeon walked towards the house. It's an old house with a broken gate and dried plants. It looked like a house that has been unoccupied for a long time. Still they decided to knock on the front door.

"Someone in there? We are looking for Min Suho." Jeongyeon called out from the door.

No response came. "I don't think there is anyone there." Jeongyeon commented to Momo who stood a few feet behind her.

"Who is it?" An old groggy voice yelled from inside.

Jeongyeon snapped her head towards the voice. The door was still closed.

"Min Suho? We are looking for Min Suho. Do you know him?" Jeongyeon asked moving abit closer to the door.

Few minutes later the door creeked open revealing an old man in a walking stick. He had only little hair in his head which was grey. His undershirt had several holes in it. And his pants looked dirty. He was a skinny man with big glasses covering his pale thin face.

"Who are you people?" The man asked uninterested." Why are you looking for Min Suho?" The man asked.

"We are here to ask something to Min Suho. Are you Min Suho?" Momo asked the old man respectfully.

"Yes. I am Min Suho. It's been 20 years since someone came here to see me. Who are you?" Min Suho asked the girls.

"We are from a security service..." As soon as Jeongyeon said it the old man stiffened.

" You need to leave." Min Suho said in a cold voice.

"Sir, please we just need a few minutes of yours and we will be out of your hair." Jeongyeon begged.

"I don't trust anyone from the military." Min Suho replied and he went inside but couldn't lock the door as Jeongyeon placed her hand to stop it from closing.

"Sir please. It's a situation of life or death. We really need to talk to you." Jeongyeon pleaded.

The man stood at the door contemplating. He looked behind him for a split second and opened the door slowly.

"Come inside." He invited them.

Jeongyeon and Momo removed their shoes and walked inside the house. It was an old house with a dirty interior. The paint was gone from the walls. There was a torn sofa in the middle of the room. A small rusty coffee table. There wasn't any television but the room was filled with newspapers and books. There was a table in one corner which also had several books. The only place in the house that looked clean was a shelf at the far end of the room. There was a photo of a beautiful girl probably in her early twenties. A small candle was lit up in front of her with fresh flowers near it. 

"That was my daughter, Minji." Min Suho said.

"What happened to her if you don't mind me asking?" Jeongyeon asked hesitantly.

"Is that what you want to know?" Min Suho asked as he sat down on the worn out sofa.

"No, but what we want to ask probably will have a connection to her." Jeongyeon replied.