- CRIMINAL MIND BEHIND INNOCENT EYES -

CHAPTER 17

ANYA P.O.V.

We were in the kitchen with Joseph. I was back from the company after I drove Taemin as yesterday. Joseph asked me again to explain everything happened since I was here.

- So, Taemin obviously know those guys, but he was known with his other name. Francesco.

- And they call him Franc, yes. At least, this is how Yujun called him. I have already asked Taemin if he knew Tom and he said that he didn't.

- Regarding this... I did something.

I looked at him full of curiosity. I know for sure that Joseph would do anything to learn what he wants.

- I searched chief's papers.

- You did what? Joseph, why?

- For the reasons I explained to you on the phone Anya. Something is wrong. Chief told me to quit the case, remember? Why am I here then?

- I totally forgot. So many things happened and...

- I found Taemin's name in his papers. He had also some pictures of him from the races. Here...

He passed me the photo copies he made and I immediately recognized Taemin, Yujun and also the guy from the race. The guy who is supposed to be responsible for Tom's death. They were all together sitting on top of a car looking like they were laughing at something and drinking. Yujun had also a cigarette on his left hand. They seemed to be friends. I was confused. To be honest, I never asked Taemin about that guy he raced with. I picked up also the last photo and I noticed something. Taemin told me that he stopped from this place before he became so famous. But in this last photo I was looking, Taemin had the look and style from one video clip I watched recently. Which was it? I took my phone and start playing his video clips one by one, watching them carefully along with the photo.

- Um...Anya, what are you doing?

- Found it! it was the IDEA mv. Total black hair.

- What are you talking about?

- Taemin told me that he stopped going to the races before he became famous right?

- Yeah, you told me that...

- In this photo, with the guy from the race and Yujun inside a car...Taemin has total black hair. Exactly, how it is on the IDEA mv. Look carefully, even his face, the haircut, everything is the same!

Joseph was looking at the photo and the video clip, where I paused it.

- The mv released on 09/11/2020. One year before Tom's death.

I couldn't believe it. A few hours ago, I chose to trust him and the universe just destroyed it like that?!

- Okay, Anya...calm down. That doesn't mean anything. The fact that he has a photo with them, it doesn't mean that he was in the races till then.

I was going up and down, trying to think logically. But I couldn't. My emotions wouldn't let me so. And I hated it! After a while, I sat back down and lit up a cigarette.

- I thought you quit...

- I am about to quit my life Joseph at this point. So, if we leave the fact that Taemin lied to me about when he was there and if he knew Tom...why chief had those?

- The only thing I can think of is that he is searching for everyone on the races. So, he fell also on Taemin.

- But he knows him...he sent me here to protect him, one God knows from who.