Mr strangers ||Vminkook

35-The Boy From the Past

The door opened, revealing Jace with files in his hands. He dropped them onto the table and distributed them to the agents who were presenting in the meeting.

"With our investigation so far, we found some clues on Taemin. He met these three people." Jace turned on the TV screen, and a picture of Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook came up before he turned back to his colleagues.

"According to our report, they were friends in high school, but they never saw each other again until the day of his disappearance."

"That means something happened between them. Maybe they had a conflict or an old grudge against each other," the first officer spoke up and flipped the paper in his hand to another page.

"It could be, but these boys certainly don't have any criminal records. Jeon Jungkook was born into one of the richest families in the country. He lost his parents at an early age. He had a brother who later passed on. Right now, he's an orphan left with the vast wealth of his parents and brother."

"Currently, he is in the same university as the other two. Kim Taehyung was also an orphan, but he had a brother, Kim Namjoon, and an uncle, Kim Hyun Woo. He's currently the heir to ASTRO, one of the largest companies in Korea right now..."

A hand was raised from one of the men, and Jace stopped.

"Why is Kim Taehyung next in line to ASTRO? Shouldn't it be Hyun Woo's son or Kim Namjoon, his elder brother?"

He asked, confused. Jace cleared his throat before looking back at the files.

"Well, ASTRO was originally owned by his parents, and his elder brother declined the position to become a doctor. So basically, Kim Taehyung was given the inheritance. We dug into their background, and there's nothing unusual about them."

He continued and scrolled to the next image.

"The last person was Park Jimin. He lived alone with his grandma and recently moved to Seoul." He turned to the screen and showed them a very blurry picture captured as evidence.

"The camera caught Taemin from the street, showing him leaving with one of the boys, but we couldn't see his face. He came back alone. The other CCTV has been tampered with, and the owner of the restaurant has completely disappeared."

"Something is definitely fishy. Taemin may already be dead, and that means the guy is the prime suspect for this case. Let's issue a warrant for them," the second officer spoke up, and the rest agreed except for one person.

"We shouldn't, at least not until we have proper evidence. If we move rashly, we may end up losing a vicious criminal and a psychopath."

Jackson Wang objected, only to earn a frustrated huff and murmurs from the rest. But what could they do, especially when he was their boss?

"Sir, why are you so interested in this case anyway? We could've let the lower unit handle it," they asked curiously.

Jackson tangled his fingers on the table.

"No case is small when it comes to justice!" he expressed, his gaze holding authority and seriousness.

He ended the meeting, and the rest exited the room except Jace. He locked the door before coming back to his boss.

"You are right, sir. Jeon Jungkook indeed went missing like you said, but how did you know about this?"

He asked with curiosity, and Jackson's expression immediately grew gloomy. Of course, he wouldn't have been able to know if he hadn't witnessed it himself that night on a rainy day.

Flashback

Jackson sighed for the nth time at the pouring rain and the rumble of thunder outside the office. He regretted not bringing an umbrella. Nobody knew it would rain today anyway, and now he had to be stuck here.