Intertwined: Two fates

68 - Imposter

Namjoon took a deep breath. He had to remain calm and cool-headed.

Even though there was a huge possibility that someone had disguised themselves as Kang Seo-Won and strutted around the police station unnoticed... Even though it meant that everything the fake 'Seo-Won' stated might be a lie and they might have to re-investigate 510 murder case again; even though his instinct kept clamoring that the fake 'Seo-Won' might have something to do with the case they were working on right now, and they might even become a dangerous threat to the police, Namjoon had to remain utterly, perfectly, completely calm.

"Fuck..." someone let out a soft curse that echoed loud and clear amidst the meeting room, and it took him one full second to realize that it had come from his own mouth.

Somehow, that one word seemed to have become a hammer to crack the silence in the air, and a great uproar descended.

"Ghost, your ass! Do you think he can still be touched and seen if he's a ghost?! Who are you trying to scare?! What if it's his twin brother?!"

"Fuck me, there's an imposter hiding among us! What kind of sickly scenario is this?!"

"Wait... what do you mean among us? Do you think that person is still here?!"

"tck, haven't you heard of the game 'Among Us'? Have you been living under a rock?"

"Ah ah." Hoseok let out a wail, '' I remember it now! Back then, Lisa said that something is amiss with that fake 'Seo-Won' because he's wearing make-up when the bar hasn't opened yet! I didn't think too much of it, but now... damn! Do you guys think he's wearing make-up so that he can make his face look similar to the real one?!"

Everyone's eyes simultaneously converged on Lisa, whose brows were furrowed as though in deep thought.

"I'm sorry!" Hoseok stood up from his chair in a clatter and dramatically draped himself over the table in a half-kowtow toward Lisa. "I'm so sorry, Lalisa. I shouldn't have doubted you at that time!"

"Save it." Lisa cast the silly boy a speechless look. "I couldn't have guessed that he is a fake either. I mean, how are you supposed to know that he's a fake when you haven't met the real one yet?"

Everyone nodded at Lisa's words. It was perfectly reasonable. If only they had met the real Seo-Won, then at least they would have been able to make a comparison. But the main problem was, the real one had died even before Miss Zhao was murdered!

Chills ran down the spine the more they thought about it. This imposter... exactly what was their plan in taking Seo-Won's place? Was it to mislead the police and give a wrong statement?

Supposedly that was the case, then the time they concocted this plan... must be much earlier than Miss Zhao's accident! And they even made sure to dispose of the real one... after all, dead people told no lies.

By now, they were almost certain that something was off with Seo-Won's heart attack. Adding on to the location where his body was found, they could almost say for sure that he had been killed. It's just that they had not found the evidence yet.

How frustrating!

"Alright," Namjoon clapped his hands loudly. Thanks to this chaotic group's short intervention, he had managed to sort out his thoughts.

"What Lisa said is right. I'm sure you guys understand the severity of the matter. Someone has disguised themselves as one of our core witnesses. It means that whatever they stated might be a lie to draw our attention away from the real truth."

Everyone's face sank as they nodded in understanding.

"And what's more," Namjoon continued. "The fact that Seo-Won's body was found in the rented room of one of Shadow's former members is worth investigating. Shadow has always come up one way or another in the cases we're working on, and I can no longer consider it as a mere coincidence. With that in mind, I'd like to suggest that Mr. Kim Taehyung doesn't investigate Shadow by himself anymore, but he should also cooperate with the Violent Crime and Narcotics Division from now on. What do you think, Mr. Kim?"