the tree↘️ seokjin

the investigation

INVESTIGATOR:
"excuse me, is this kim seokjin?
i'm an investigator from the seoul
police department."

HOSEOK:
"oh, i'm sorry.
i'm jung hoseok.
i could call seokjin
to come over?"

INVESTIGATOR:
"yes, that would be good. please
call over your other friends, too.
i'm here to gather information on
jeon jungkook. answering honestly
would really help us on our search."

HOSEOK:
"oh, of course i will.
i'm actually very worried!
our youngest friend,
suddenly missing!
have you gotten any
clues as to where he
could be?"

INVESTIGATOR:
"if we were honest about this,
we are a bit lost. for all we know,
he could have ran away. a large
percentage of teens every year
run away from their homes."

INVESTIGATOR:
"we need honest answers
from you and your friends.
trust me, no answer is wrong."

HOSEOK:
"i just texted
our groupchat.
they are all
coming."

HOSEOK:
*mumbles incoherent words*

INVESTIGATOR:
"sorry, what was that?"

HOSEOK:
*smiles, unfazed*

HOSEOK:
"it's nothing.
they'll probably
be here in a few."

HOSEOK:
"in the meantime, would you
like a cup of tea or coffee? i
have earl grey, oolong, chamomile..."

***

INVESTIGATOR:
"as i had explained to
your     friend     here,
just before you arrived,
i want all of you to
answer honestly."

NAMJOON:
"got it. ask away, officer...?"

INVESTIGATOR:
"oh, yes. my name is
  kim taehyung."

INVESTIGATOR KIM:
"shall we get started?
where had you last
seen your friend?"

SEOKJIN:
"i was in the park with him
at around... eight thirty, i think.
i had brought him home, though.
something must have happened
when i had already left."

JIMIN:
"come to think of it,
we had all went to
the park that day. he
had asked us to leave
when jin-hyung didn't
show."

YOONGI:
"he was actually
planning to tell-
he was planning
to confess to jin."

NAMJOON:
"oh, yeah.
i remember
that he had
called me around
nine."

INVESTIGATOR KIM:
"and what did he say?
if i may ask. do you
still remember what
he had said to you?"

NAMJOON:
"i can't really remember what
he said. i had been really panicked.
i had it on screen record, though.

INVESTIGATOR KIM:
*scribbles on notepad*

INVESTIGATOR KIM:
"i see. let's have a
listen, shall we?"

NAMJOON:
*whips out phone*

RECORDED CALL:
"hyung. hyung please stay safe-"

i don't know when i can go back home..."

"don't!...me... please! please! hyung! save!"

*odd gurgling noises*

INVESTIGATOR KIM:
"how...weird."

INVESTIGATOR KIM:
"that serves as a crucial
piece of evidence. if i
may..."