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"A memorable moment? There's two for me, actually. The first was seeing them all get along despite how poorly they treated him a month ago. I believed something was fishy and I was right, which leads to the second memorable moment. When he fell. I had forgotten something as we were leaving and I came back in time to see him fall. That's all I can tell you. And remember, this conversation never happened." The video ended. "When did you record this...?" "Oh, I just recorded it from Sangyeon's phone when he wasn't around." Sangyeon seemed visibly upset, but it was a smart move. "Do you have your phone, Sangyeon?" He shook his head which caused me to sigh.

So, Haknyeon was absent for what caused Eric's fall. Or did he lie to protect himself and the others? If he did lie, then he knew what really happened. I took the small book out from underneath my pillow and flipped through it to see if anything could possibly hint to the truth. "Silenced by devious intent...Me or Eric? A scar like no other..." It wasn't much, but it was the only thing I've seen so far. "Silenced by devious intent? That's creepy." I looked at Changmin who left the room along with Sangyeon. "I hope there isn't a repeat of last time...Anyway, it looks like he or Eric was silenced by someone. Maybe it's the both of them. A scar like no other. Could be guilt. Wait, Haknyeon..." Then he did lie. So he did see what happened, but Juyeon and Younghoon told him to keep quiet. "Thus creating a scar like no other..."

I thought back to the article and remembered what Hyunjoon had said then. "Liars." Eric's death wasn't an accident. It was murder. "I guess we know the culprit..." Things were too quiet in the house and I was itching to get out. I heard the door open and saw Hyunjoon standing in the doorway. "Of all people..." "Kevin, have you seen Sangyeon?" "No. Do you mind bringing me some water?" "Sure." I have all of this information, but no evidence. He cleans up well, I'll admit. The books could hardly count as they're vague about certain details. The only option I saw was to go through his things. "Here." I took the mug from him, but waited until he left to put it aside. "The water isn't clear. As I suspected..."

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Sangyeon and Changmin kept Hyunjoon and Jaehyun busy as I made my way up stairs as quietly as I could. I entered the room then looked around for his bag. "Here it is..." I unzipped it and saw nothing out of the ordinary. I tried to make sure nothing was moved around too much as I looked under things. "Oh?" I took out a book that was the exact same one Juyeon had in his bag. I opened it and flipped through the pages. "This is..." This was it. This book is their saving grace. I heard footsteps and voices and started panicking. "Come on, one more round!" "I'm tired. Let me go rest in peace." There was nowhere decent to hide. I hid behind the other side of the second bed then heard the door open.

"Look, we can play more tomorrow." He slammed the door shut then a sigh left his mouth. "I should just kill him..." I quickly unlocked my phone and set it to record in case he said anything incriminating. "Though, there's no need since I already disposed of the actual perps. They never saw it coming." He had stopped talking, so I moved to stop recording then saw something fly over my head. "Did he notice me..." I didn't hear him moving and sighed on the inside."

"Are you happy now, Eric? They've
paid for what they did to you."