Anger never builds; it only tears down. In the heat of a single moment, it can feel like strength, an armor to hide behind. But when the fire fades, all that's left are the ashes of what once mattered. Anger doesn't solve anything-it devours patienc...
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Chapter 05: The Search for Justice
The air hung heavy with unspoken words as Taehyung stared at Jungkook, a flicker of uncertainty in his eyes.
"Alright," he finally conceded, his voice raspy. "I'll do it. But you have to keep your promise. You'll investigate my mother's case."
Jungkook nodded, his expression resolute. "I will. We'll get to the bottom of it, Taehyung."
A wave of relief washed over Taehyung, but it was quickly replaced by a surge of curiosity. "Do you have any idea who could be behind it? You sounded as if you knew who could be behind all of this." he asked, his voice barely a whisper.
Jungkook hesitated, his gaze distant. "I have a suspicion, but I can't connect the dots yet. It's all very...vague."
"Vague?" Taehyung pressed, his voice laced with urgency. "Do you think it could be connected to your parents' death? There were rumors... speculation... that it wasn't an accident. It was meant to happen, after all, your parents were the richest and most successful people ever. It could be because of jealousy because it seemed like the success wouldn't be able to stop."
"You think so too?" Jungkook asked, looking at him.
"I'm not sure because what's reported seemed to be just an accident, and the police didn't see that the car was rigged or something. That's why they ruled out the foul play. And it was just theories of people from the internet." Taehyung stated.
"That's right, I've read those speculations as well. That's why I am secretly doing an investigation about it. After all, Eomma─ I mean, your mother, Kyushu, abandoned me; she didn't even bother to contact me at once. And for some reason, it seemed like she knew something was off about their deaths. But the guilt took over her, and she wanted to tell me the truth." Jungkook told him.
"I always thought the same. It's strange, isn't it? My mother...she left after your parents died. She never came back. And she seemed to know something. Who would murder her out of the blue? Eomma was the sweetest, kindest person I knew. She hated arguments and chaos; that's why I couldn't believe someone would kill her because of hatred. We've been moving houses a lot of times and she was always paranoid that someone other than would knock on our door." Taehyung said, remembering his mother.
"She was about to tell me something important, something that could have been the truth about my parents' death. But that person...the one who killed them...they silenced her before I could find out. It just couldn't be a coincidence that someone had to kill her the moment she was about to meet me." Jungkook explained to him.
A chilling silence settled between them. The weight of their shared grief and the unspoken truths hung heavy in the air. The truth, like a phantom, loomed over them, whispering promises of revelation and a painful past they were determined to uncover.
Taehyung's hand instinctively reached for the worn photograph in his pocket, a faded image of his mother, Kyushu, with her warm smile and gentle eyes. He could almost hear her voice, soft and comforting, whispering words of love and encouragement. But those whispers were now replaced by a chilling silence, a void left by her untimely demise.
"What do you think she was going to tell you?" Taehyung asked, his voice barely a whisper. "What did she know?"
Jungkook's gaze drifted to the window, his eyes reflecting the fading light of the setting sun. "I don't know," he admitted, his voice laced with a deep sense of loss. "But I feel it in my bones. She knew something, something that could have changed everything. And that's why they had to silence her."
A shared sense of determination flickered in their eyes. They were both driven by the same burning desire for truth, a thirst to quench the thirst for justice that had lingered for years.
"We have to find out," Taehyung declared, his voice firm. "We have to find out what happened to our parents. I wouldn't let this case be unsolved, my mother; she deserved justice." there was a determination in Taehyung's voice while gripping the picture.
Jungkook nodded, his resolve unwavering. "We will," he promised. "That's why we need to help each other before that person could ever ruin our chance to find the truth."
The silence that followed was filled with a newfound sense of purpose, a shared commitment to unravel the tangled threads of their past. They had embarked on a journey, a quest for truth that would lead them through treacherous paths and confront them with the darkest secrets of their families. But they were ready, their hearts fueled by a burning desire for justice, a desire to honor the memory of those they loved and to find solace in the truth, no matter how painful it might be.
Meanwhile, someone was watching a video of Jungkook who got stabbed by Taehyung. A smirk was displayed on that person's face, but they also got disappointed when Jungkook was still alive; it would be much easier if Jungkook were dead.
"Who's that person?"
"His name is Kim Taehyung; it was stated that he wanted to take revenge for his mother's death, Kyushu."
"Ooh, so that's her son, no wonder why he looks kind of familiar. Where is he?"
"I don't have any information about that. It seemed like he was brought to the police station to be investigated, but I couldn't find where he could be possibly detained."
"Search for him, do anything you can do to find this person. He will be a perfect puppet for me; he has a motive to execute Jungkook, who's been on my way to my success. Once I got a hold of this person, no one would suspect me."
"But you just killed his mother; what if he found out?"
"He wouldn't once he killed Jungkook. A heartbroken person like him would be easy to manipulate. He's not capable of investigating on his own, he would need money to do that."
"I understand, I'll search for him immediately," that person bowed their head and left the office.
The person watching has a satisfaction smirk when an idea pops into their head. Now, their plan would be easy to complete with the use of Kim Taehyung.
