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Chapter 7: How to Solve a Mystery

A MURDER!?

"What the hell!?" Lisa exclaimed, running towards me.

"Who's been murdered!?" Taehyung joined, his face pale with shock.

"Let's all go to the hall. Only Jungkook can answer our questions," Jimin said urgently as Jen and Kiara joined us, and we all sprinted to the main hall.

"Who's been murdered?" Jimin inquired as soon as we arrived.

"We don't know... but we came here as fast as we could," Iseul stated, her voice trembling. We all started whispering to each other about this big issue. But among all of us, Jen seemed exceptionally quiet.

"Jennie? What's wrong?" Lisa asked, noticing her unease.

"I happened to hear a snippet of someone's conversation last night," Jennie said nervously.

"Spill it," Ishan demanded, his eyes narrowing.

"They were planning to break into Jungkook's office. They said they had his room keys, but they wandered off before I had a chance to see them."

"Break into his office!?" I gasped.

"We should look around for Jungkook. I hope he's okay... Nothing happened to him, right!?" Lisa added, her voice rising in panic.

"The announcement earlier was from Jungkook, so I believe he is safe," Kiara reassured us.

"I heard they wanted to bang into his office," Jack concluded.

"Do you think they turned off the cameras?" Taehyung questioned, his voice tense.

"Yes. And the murderer took advantage of the situation," Jimin replied, his expression grim.

"Gosh—wait, I smell something weird," I stated, sniffing the air.

We looked around and saw the corpse being taken away by the doctors and the police.

As the weight of the situation settled in, we exchanged worried glances, realizing that this was only the beginning of a very long and terrifying day.

"Good morning," Fred said, approaching us.

"What's so good about this morning? Someone's been murdered," Iseul retorted, her voice shaking with anger and fear.

"Oh well, I'll leave that aside for now. Here's a card for everyone," Fred said, handing out elegant envelopes to each of us. 

"The theme of the event is '90s vibe. Please dress accordingly. You all can assemble at the ballroom at 10."

With that, he walked away, leaving us all confused.

We looked at each other, trying to process the sudden shift in focus.

"A '90s vibe? After everything that's happened?" Lisa muttered, shaking her head in disbelief.

"Are we having a murder mystery party now?" We all laughed at Taehyung's statement

"Does that mean Jungkook's playing a joke on us? Like this corpse and all are fake!?" Jimin stated,  though his face still showed signs of worry.

He might have a sick sense of humor, but damn, I totally have the hots for that man.

"Let's meet up in an hour and figure out our outfits," I suggested, trying to inject some positivity into the group.

We all dispersed to our rooms. But something felt wrong. 

As we dispersed to prepare, the lingering tension of the morning's events hung over us, but we knew we had to push through. The show, as they say, must go on.