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𝔻𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕛𝕚

(JIHOON has nothing to do with tws, svt or any other Jihoon. Its a name made for the sake of it)

Detective Minji Kim sat at her desk at the SGPA (Seoul Global Police Station), sipping her cold coffee, staring at the cryptic message scrawled on the wall of the latest crime scene: "The Shadow takes what's mine." The victim, a wealthy businessman, had no known enemies, and the only clue was a small, silver pendant found near the body.

Han Taesan, a shy-looking boy with a messy mop of hair, walked into Detective Minji's office, nervously fidgeting with his hands. "I think I saw something," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. "I was walking home from school yesterday and saw a person in a black hoodie lurking around the victim's office building. They dropped something, and I picked it up." Taesan hesitated, then handed Minji a small piece of paper with a cryptic symbol.

Minji's eyes widened as she recognized the symbol - it matched the one on the silver pendant found at the crime scene. "What time did you see this person?" she asked, her mind racing with possibilities.

Taesan took a deep breath and continued, "I didn't think much of it at the time, but the person in the black hoodie seemed to be arguing with someone else. I couldn't see the other person's face, but... but I heard a name. 'Jihoon'." Taesan's eyes locked onto Minji's, "I think it might be connected to the victim. I remember hearing the victim mention Jihoon in a meeting at school. They were discussing some kind of business deal."

Minji's grip on her pen tightened as she scribbled down notes. Jihoon was a name that had popped up in the investigation before, but they hadn't been able to find any concrete leads. "Do you know anything else about this meeting or Jihoon?" she pressed.

Taesan nodded, "I overheard them talking about a project called 'Eclipse.' I don't know what it is, but it sounded important."

Minji's mind raced with connections. Eclipse, Jihoon, the symbol... this was getting bigger than she had initially thought.