Stray Kids is a group of talented and hardworking boys striving to achieve their dreams to conquer the world with their music. But, one of them died, and it does not stop there. Only one member can stop and solve this case to catch the culprit, but...
"W-What?" Felix and I asked in chorus. "But that's impossible. I-I saw him dead with my o-own eyes... how...?"
"I... that's... how...?" Felix looked at me, and I know what he's trying to say. He was there when it happened. He was holding the knife, that Chan hyung used to stab himself, and it would be really hard to believe if what happened that time was a lie.
"But I saw him!" Changbin hyung flopped down his arms, and accidentally hit the bomb's timer. We took a moment of silence when it reduced.
Shoot. 30 seconds left.
My heart exploded.
"W-What is this? Is this a b-bomb?"Changbin hyung panicked. "30 SECONDS LEFT! WHAT THE HECK? HELP ME G-GET THIS THING OFF ME!!!" He cried even harder and tried to remove the bomb himself. "HELP ME P-PLEASE! HELP ME! I DON'T WANT TO D-DIE YET!"
"Calm down, hyung. You're not going to die, okay? I'm not going to let you die." Felix assured Changbin hyung and held his hands tighter.
"We're going to be okay. We're going to be okay. We're going to be okay." I repeated continuously as I examine the bomb around his body. I shut my eyes close for a second, because I fell like this will really be the end of us.
"U-Umm... s-should we cut one of these wires?"
My hands were shaking when I grabbed a bunch of wires. "Which one? T-There are a lot! Aren't there any other way?"
"Isn't it usually the r-red wire?"
"How can we be even sure about that, Felix?" I shook my hands and am bouncing to my feet. I massaged my temple as I think of a way to disarm this thing. "Umm... um... what do we do?"
In the midst of this chaos, something flashed in the bomb's timer.
Enter password.
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"Password! Password! Password! What password? We need a password!" I snapped.
"What password? How are we supposed to know?" His deep voice suddenly went higher as he worry about what to do.
"Password... hurry up please! 20 seconds left! I-I don't want to die... not yet... not now..." Changbin hyung said between his sobs.
"Hyung, w-we're not going to let you die. Believe me." I sighed. "We'll get through this."
And that's when I received a message. It was from the unknown number. I was even confused. How can I receive a message if there is no signal in this room? But then, I just shoved the thought away, because Changbin hyung's life is much more important.
Clue: Who killed Chan?
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No. Not again. Not me again. Not this again.
We panicked even more. I felt like my whole spirit left my body. I can feel the heat on my face and sweat continued to run down the side, I feel like I might die first before the bomb even explode.
"Hyunjin, enter my name." Felix was looking at the ground. "Lee Felix. T-That's the password." He looked up at me and I saw his sincere, and at the same time, scared eyes.
"No." I shook my head. "I told you, you did not kill him."
13 seconds.
"W-What do you mean? F-Felix...?" Changbin hyung stared at Felix.
"Hyung, don't believe him!" I answered Changbin hyung's question and looked back at Felix. "Whatever you say, I would never enter your name. Never."
"HYUNJIN, JUST ENTER MY NAME! NOW!" I was taken aback when he raised his voice. "ENTER IT! I'M BEGGING YOU; I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE! I DON'T HYUNG TO DIE! I DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO DIE! I STARTED THIS MESS, SO JUST DO IT!!!"
10 seconds.
"NO! I SAID NO! AND IT'S FINAL!"
"IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT, THEN I WILL!" Felix tried to reach for the bomb around Changbin hyung's chest, but I pushed him back.
8 seconds.
"FELIX! STOP IT!! THAT IS NOT HELPING AT ALL!"
"I ALREADY TOLD YOU, OKAY? I KILLED HIM! I KILLED CHAN HYUNG! SO JUST ENTER MY NAME NOW SO WE COULD BE AT PEACE!"
"IF I ENTER YOUR NAME, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT KILL CHAN HYUNG!"
6 seconds.
"WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE THIS STUBBORN? YOU'RE JUST GOING TO ENTER MY NAME AND THAT'S ALL!!!"
"THAT'S NOT JUST THAT SIMPLE, FELIX!"
5 seconds.
"CAN YOU TWO STOP ARGUING? HYUNJIN! FELIX!" Changbin hyung interrupted.
"TELL ME, HYUNJIN, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE MY NAME AS THE PASSWORD THEN WHOSE NAME ARE YOU GOING TO USE?" My eyes became a waterfall for the nth time, looking at him. And he stared right into my soul. "Enter my name, Hyunjin. Please."
4 seconds.
I looked at the bomb in front of me and I hesitated. "Do it, Hyunjin. It's fine." Felix said once again.
"I-I can't..."
3 seconds.
"Do it!" I closed my fists and shut my eyes close.
2 seconds.
When I opened them, I've decided. "I-I'm sorry, F-Felix..." I immediately typed the password, and waited.
1 second.
Bomb disarmed.
I gasped for air when the bomb clicked. I was relieved, and so are they. I felt so weak that I just fell on my knees, still panting. I was so nervous that it made me cry so hard, and it made my heart go wild for hours straight. I was staring blankly at nowhere and I couldn't even close my mouth.
"S-See? I told you, it was me." Felix said a moment after calming ourselves down. He smiled at me bitterly, and I cried even more.
"B-But..." I started. "But I-I didn't enter your n-name..."
"What?"
"W-Who did you e-enter?" Changbin hyung asked unbelievably.
