Blaze

'Don't Tell Him'

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"Suho, Namjoo," Donghae called when he stepped back into the room, "come see me in my office."

They were standing in his office not a minute later. A sense of urgency was spreading throughout Donghae and he knew he didn't have much time left before Victoria might bust him.

"Have you discovered Eunhyuk and Hyukjae's location yet?"

"Donghae, it's only been a few days..." Suho started.

"Have you or have you not?" Donghae raised his voice.

"No." Suho sounded defeated, but with a face of concern.

"Victoria's going to keep you here so she can keep her eyes on you two," Donghae explained.

"Aren't you jumping to conclusions too fast?" Namjoo asked.

"I'm not saying this because I'm paranoid," Donghae glanced at her with warning. "There's a reason she's looking for loansharks. Victoria went to Pohang two days ago. Either she found out something there or her secretary discovered something and they're keeping it from us."

Suho and Namjoo turned to glance at each other.

"There were debts under Eunhyuk's file," Donghae went on. "She must have found out something linking to that, which means we don't have much time."

He glanced up at the two of them from behind his desk.

"You're going to have to move out over night and come to work during the daytime so Victoria won't suspect you two."

"What?" Suho questioned shocked.

"We have to find where he is before Victoria gets any closer to where we are on this case," Donghae impatiently told. "I want to find him and ask why he did this to me and I don't want anyone else to butt in."

Suho and Namjoo very quietly stared at him.

"Victoria mentioned someone named Lee Hyun earlier," Donghae continued. "She'll probably have you two look for him through the database. If you discover anything, come to me first."

Suho glanced at Namjoo before stepping forward, "Can't Tao come with me? She can replace Tao in the other group."

He felt Namjoo try to pull him back, but refused to budge. Donghae looked up at him confused about what nonsense he was saying.

"Namjoo's still exhausted, making her work nighttime then daytime will take a toll on her," Suho explained.

Donghae glanced at Namjoo.

"No, I'll go out," Namjoo stubbornly assured. "Tao doesn't know what's going on, he won't be able to be of help. Isn't that right? If you send him out there, it'll worsen what we have now. Consider that."

"Are you sure?" Donghae asked.

Namjoo seemingly glanced at Suho before turning to him and nodded.

~_____~

"Are you sure about this?" Suho hurried after Namjoo as they left Donghae's office. "We're on shift for 24 hours."

Namjoo shrugged him off, "Do you think I don't know the meaning of day and night?"

"Namjoo," Suho quickened his pace so that he might stop her, "you're exhausted. Look at you."

"Look at what? I always have these bags under my eyes, so what?"

"Not until recently," Suho shook his head. "Namjoo, think about it. Ever since the brothel incident you've been through the worse. I don't think your mentality is able to withstand anymore stress. Your body's going to break down if you don't get proper rest."