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We were each questioned by the police and something just felt off to me. It was the time of his death that throws me for a loop. Juyeon usually sleeps through the night. He was in between a light sleeper and a deep sleeper. Did he stay up or did someone wake him? "Sir." "Huh?" "I asked where were you at the time of the accident?" "I was asleep in the room I share with Changmin." He wrote something down then continued with the questioning. The police had eventually left, but the tension remained in the air. "Um-" Everyone had quietly left to their rooms, leaving Changmin and I alone. "What is it, Chang?" "It's 2 in the afternoon, but..." "But?" "We haven't seen Younghoon."

It was then my uneasiness subsided. "Do you think he could've done this?" "Wasn't it ruled off as an accident though, Kevin?" I couldn't deny that fact as there didn't appear to be any signs of murder. "Still, where has he been this whole time?" Changmin shrugged and so I decided to play detective and find out. Just as I reached Jaehyun's door, Changmin's phone went off. "Hello? Yes? Yue, please calm down. W-What..." I could see the sadness in his face and I started wondering what was going on.

I pulled Changmin outside then sat him on one of the steps. "What was that about?" He covered his face and started speaking in between sobs. "They...they found Younghoon...he's dead." Two in one day? Is someone targeting us? No one around here knows any of us except Changmin. "Do you think you could make the journey with me to where they are?" He gave a small nod and I quietly helped him up.

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We jogged over to Ms. Yue and saw police and paramedics. "I was on my way to visit a friend and thought he was sleeping outside." I couldn't get a good look at Younghoon's body, but I knew I had to compare his time against Juyeon's. "Excuse me-" "Can you go somewhere? This is a crime scene." I walked away as it was obvious that he wasn't going to reveal anything to me. I felt someone grab my arm and saw Changmin hiding his face. "I'm sorry for bringing you along. I just need a witness to back me up in case things get messy from here on out." I sought out another officer who was kind enough to at least tell me the time of death. "4:28am."

I was dumbfounded. Both of them died at the same time? How is that possible? Are there actually two killers? Or is it just one crafty killer? I needed more information, but these people didn't seem as generous as the previous group. I immediately thought of Ms. Yue and started looking around for her. After looking for a while, it seemed as if she had left already. "Kevin..." "Huh?" I had completely forgotten that Changmin was attached to me. "I'm guessing you want to go back?" "Yeah..." I felt guilty for bringing him along, but something told me not to leave him alone.

We returned to the house and Sangyeon had burst through the front door. "Why did you two leave so suddenly?" Hyunjoon, Jaehyun and Haknyeon eventually came out as well and I wasn't sure how well Sangyeon would handle this one as he and Younghoon were close. "Sangyeon, I'm going to need you to not freak out. Someone restrain him." Haknyeon stepped up and I sighed. "So, you all noticed that Younghoon was missing, right?" They all nodded. "We found him, but..." "But what? Don't leave us in suspense!"

"He's dead too."