Dear Lawyer | Jikook ff

9 - Visit (ii)

"I had a Professor who died in an explosion case half a year ago."

This sentence was spoken very calmly, and very quietly. But Jimin's heart skipped when he heard it.

Practically the entire universe believed that that explosion was an accident. There were some who sighed deeply at his misfortune, and there were others who lamented his death; the law school had moved his portrait to the Hall of Fame for the deceased; the blonde Luke and the rest would correct the title to 'former dean' whenever he came up in their conversations.

In a few years to come, those who feel sad about his death would gradually grow out of their sadness. Fewer and fewer people would talk about him, and would even use him to crack the occasional joke...

This was a perfectly normal sequence of events, and this was also what Jimin expected. So, he had adapted well to it and was very open-minded about it.

Instead, it was Jungkook's reaction that came completely out of the left field to him.

He never thought that apart from him, there would actually be others paying close attention to that explosion case, and would expend extra effort into digging to the truth of the matter.

And what surprised him most was that... this person actually turned out to be Jeon Jungkook.

Could it be that after roaming around for several years after graduation, this student suddenly remembered his roots, respecting his teacher anew?

Guessing this, slight guilt floated up on Professor Park's conscience. Perhaps he should have annoyed this student less and treated him a little better back then.

Jimin's brief spell of inattention caught Jungkook's measuring gaze.

"You're from Maze University as well. Haven't you heard?"

"Hm?" Jimin came to his senses, then nodded, replying, "If you're talking about the accident that the former dean was in, then of course I've heard of it. I only got distracted earlier because I never expected that you took on so many explosion cases for this reason. Why? Do you think there's something off about that accident?"

Jungkook pondered for a moment before he spoke. "Just a suspicion. I've no concrete evidence."

"No concrete evidence? Then why would you suspect so?"

Jungkook, "Because it's him."

Jimin, "???"

This remark was so simple that the esteemed Professor Park had to broaden his understanding. Generally speaking, the phrase 'because it's him' meant that the attitude one had when this scenario befell upon certain individuals would be different from the attitude one had when it befell upon others.

"Because it's him?" Jimin joked, "Is it possible that out of your deep respect for this Professor, you're particularly concerned to know the truth?"

Fortunately, the esteemed Professor Park had thick skin and could act so shamelessly without any scruples. He even wanted to poke fun at himself as he said those words.

Hearing this, Jungkook shot him a 'who are you trying to kid' type of look. Then, he sipped at his coffee and said blandly, "On the contrary. If you knew how many points I gave him in the professor evaluation every year you wouldn't make such a ghastly claim."

Jimin, "How many points?"

Jungkook, "Not even 50."

Jimin, "Tch."

Jungkook slid a look at him.

Jimin, "You must've been taking advantage of that it was anonymous, right?"