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Third POV
As the newbie, Seohyun had high expectations of herself to get things right on her first case that she was taking part in.
The case she was given to investigate was the death of Im Krystal. After coming to know the background of the victim, Seohyun found herself looking into the death of Im Yoona. Who also coincidentally died in the same room and hotel, Room #19 in the Lost City Hotel.
At first glance, it seemed she might've committed suicide from the deep loss of her beloved sister.
However, the autopsy report showed a different context. She was murdered and in a similar way to Yoona. Im Krystal was strangulated to death.
Both autopsy reports showed the similarities of cause of death but the line of suspects and motives were unknown because Yoona's case had no evidence of great use.
It was outlandish and absurd for a case this early in it's investigation to already head down a cold path.
No footage, fingerprints, or suspects. That's impossible especially in this day and age.
Seohyun did find reasonable links in Park Chanyeol and Jung Eunji. Park Chanyeol as he is Yoona's former fiance. Jung Eunji for being connected to Park by their minimal interactions.
From her conversation with Eunji she learned some details of the timeline and insight into Krystal's thoughts but not enough to make Seohyun believe that Eunji was a suspect. If anything she was a witness.
The circumstances were similar for Park Chanyeol. She had a gut feeling that he wasn't a suspect. Many of her colleagues continually, including her partner, tried to convince her that he fit the profile of a prime suspect. It was easy to amuse Park Chanyeol was the killer rather than to explore the possibility that someone else might be responsible.
No matter what Seohyun couldn't force herself to believe what they wanted her to. It would be against everything she knew and believed. For her to blindly label someone as a killer without hesitation was not in her book of justice served.
That's why she was struck at this very point. It was too easy to choose Park Chanyeol, it was both upsetting and frustrating. It was the real deal.
Seohyun sighed as she closes her eyes and presses her forehead into her palms.
The constant thinking was starting to hurt her mind. It didn't help that a strange conversation she had with a fellow coworker was floating in her mind.
"Are you still staring at that case?"
Seohyun glanced to the side at the person speaking to her. It was a policeman.
"I'm trying to figure it out."
The man chuckles a bit, "You should just let it go."
"Why do you say that?" She questions with an unbothered smile on her lips despite herself. Her smile slips away immediately once the policeman's easy expression darkens.
He places his palms down on the edge of her desk and leans his body over. Seohyun almost flinches away in discomfort but she decides to keep herself still.
"Because no matter what you do, this case will never be solved." He quietly states before he backs away from her desk then proceeds to lift his lips into a diabolical smirk, "Besides...money is both power and freedom."
The policemen unceremoniously leaves down the hall.
Seohyun doesn't know how long she sits there staring at nothing with her thoughts in a whirlwind.
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Room #19 || e)(o Chanyeol
Фанфик"Do I know you?" I ask tilting my head up at him. "No, you don't." His expression solemn. The elevator dinged, He exited. Still nameless...mysterious. I knew nothing of him as the doors closed between us. He stood still as it shut, his back facing...
