banghim ✧ detained

Thirteen

Himchan was given a break from work. He spent most of his time working on the case.

Himchan wore a slightly oversized sweater. He sipped his coffee, struggling to stay awake. He combed his hair back, attempting to keep himself alert. Himchan laid back on the couch, a foggy feeling in his head.
He stood up before walking over to Jin-soo's room. Himchan held a glass of water in his hand. He poured the water into a small, cylinder shaped vase that held a single white rose.

Himchan set the glass on the wooden counter. His familiar ringtone went off. Himchan grabbed his phone. He turned the screen to see the name 'Daehyun'. He swiped the green button . Himchan brought the device up to his ear,"Yes?"
"You remember Taejin, right? I found out he's-" Himchan cut Daehyun off in a monotone voice,"Who's Taejin again?"
"The suspect behind the hostage situation in Hongdae. Himchan, you were the one who apprehended him." Himchan rubbed his eyes.
"Mhm, what about him?" Daehyun was oblivious to the fact that Jin-soo was deceased, making him confused as to why Himchan sounded less lively.
"Himchan, are you okay? You sound-"  "I'm fine." Himchan brought down the phone from his ear, and quickly hung up. He let out a annoyed sigh.

Twenty minutes passed before a knock was heard on the door. Himchan groggily walked over to the door. He opened it to see Daehyun standing there, a black folder and laptop in his hands. "What are you doing here?" "You hung up the call before I had the chance to finish." Himchan moved out of the doorway,"Well... Come in then."
Daehyun removed his shoes as Himchan closed the door.
Daehyun sat down, he looked at Himchan's work, which was scattered around on the white carpet. The silence made the aura more gloomy than it already had been.
"H-how's Jin-soo?" He broke the silence. Himchan pretended as if he didn't hear the question. "Would you like water or tea?" He said in a harsh but also slightly hurt tone. "T-Tea's fine." Himchan poured the boiling water into a glass demitasse.

Himchan gave the hot beverage to Daehyun before sitting down. Himchan's overall appearance concerned Daehyun. His hair was messy, the dark circles underneath his eyes were fairly noticeable, his clothes were lose on him as if they'd been worn for several days.
"What did you want to say about Taejin?" Daehyun snapped out of his daze,"Oh, I just thought he may somehow be connected to Yongnam. Apparently he made several deals with Yongnam. He paid Yongnam to kill several targets for him." Himchan brought the tip of his cup up to his lips,"He used Yongnam as a hitman then. How many deals were made?' "To my knowledge; seven." "Get me an interrogation with him tomorrow."

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Himchan walked into the interrogation room. Taejin sat there. He watched every action Himchan. as he made his way to the chair in front of him.
Taejin threw his head back in boredom,"Why am I here?" "What relationship do you have with Bang Yongnam?"
Taejin softly laughed,"Yongnam? As in the serial murderer? Guy's an asshole. I don't have any relationship with that man."
"I'm aware of the fact you paid him to kill several people for you."
" That was years ago. The man's psychotic enough to enjoy watching people get killed, there's no need to dirty work if he'll do it for a reasonable sum of money."
"What is your relationship with him currently?"
"I don't know. Guy's an asshole. He beat up his younger brother just for the fun of it. He's bloodthirsty. I only used him so I didn't have to get my hands dirty."

Himchan's phone vibrated. He looked down at his phone before looking back up at Taejin. "Why are you telling me all this?"
"I have nothing more to lose," Taejin leaned forward,"and it's entertaining."
"It's enteraining? Watching innocent people die is entertaining?" The door was slammed open, Daehyun looked at Himchan,"They sped it up." "Sped what up?" "Yongguk's execution date. It's today."
Himchan quickly stood up and ran past Daehyun, leaving him there with Taejin.

Himchan ran to the cell room, down to Yongguk's cell. He panicked as Yongguk was not there. He looked around to see two guards holding Yongguk on either side, his hands cuffed behind his back. Himchan ran to them, playing dumb as if he wasn't aware of what was happening.
"Would you mind me asking what you're doing with him?"
"You didn't hear? Today's the day this murderer dies."
"I could just take it from here." Himchan fake smiled.
Yongguk looked at him, with a obvious look of fear.
Himchan's fake smile disappeared, he nodded at Yongguk, assuring him he'd be okay. Himchan walked up to the guard and tugged on Yongguk's arm. "We're not letting you take Yongguk. You of all people should want him dead." Himchan put his fake smile on once again,"If I of all people should want him dead, let me take him." Himchan pulled Yongguk's arm out of the man's grasp. The guard pushed Himchan, hard enough to make him seem hostile towards Himchan. Himchan hook kicked the guard on his shoulder. The second guard told them to stop, with no avail he dragged Yongguk towards the wall.
The guard held his shoulder in pain as he fought back with a fist to Himchan's gut. Himchan clenched his stomach while moving around the guard, he kicked the back of the man's ligament, sending the guard on his knees. Himchan held The man in a back choke. The guard attempted to pull Himchan's arms off of his neck. Failing, he stood up and purposely ran his back in the stone wall, Himchan taking the impact. Yongguk flinched, he tried to move towards Himchan only to be retrained by The second guard. The guard stood up, he rubbed his shoulder in slight pain.
The guard resecured Yongguk's arm around his own. They paid no attention to Himchan until they heard a gun being cocked.
Himchan pointed his glock at the guard. The guard turned around, slowly making eye contact with Himchan,"You'd kill me to take a scumbag like him to an execution? Are you insane?"
Himchan's expression darkened.
"You're not gonna do it." Himchan moved his finger to the trigger.
The guard panicked, unable to move out of fear. "W-wait." he dug his hand in his pocket, pulling out a pair of small silver keys. He quickly threw the keys on the floor and pushed Yongguk out of his way. He pulled the second guard with him before running in the opposite direction.
Himchan put his gun back in his holster before running to Yongguk who was flat on his knees. He grabbed the small chain of keys, unlocking Yongguk's cuffs. Without saying a word, Himchan quickly kissed Yongguk and pushed his head into his chest. "I was afraid I was too late." Himchan stroked Yongguk's hair before feeling tears fall on him.
"Hey..." Himchan lifted Yongguk's face up,"you're okay." "Were you really going to kill him?" Himchan looked away from Yongguk only for their eyes to meet seconds later,"If it meant keeping you safe, yes." "I-" Himchan's phone cut his speech off. Himchan swiped to answer,"Hello?" "Jae-eun's waiting for you." "What?" "Now that you have Yongguk freed, we can finally see the outcome of your decision." Yongnam let out a small laugh at the end. "Are you crazy-" "If you don't come now Jae-eun dies a slow death. As for your question, isn't it obvious?"
Yongnam hung up. Himchan brought the phone down from his ears, his eyes met with Yongguk's curious ones. They continued looking at each other until another buzz disturbed the silence. Himchan opened the message. A address, attached with a picture of Jae-eun, and a message.

Unknown: Unless you want her ending up like Jin-soo.

"Himchan, what is it?" Yongguk's deep yet soft voice snapped Himchan out of his thoughts. Himchan stood up, pulling Yongguk by his hand, with him,"We're paying your brother a visit." Yongguk pulled his hand away from Himchan's grasp,"N-no, we can't go. He'll kill us both." "If I don't go he kills Jae-eun-" "If you don't go neither of us die. Himchan, y-you don't understand." "What don't I understand?" "You don't understand how merciless he is. He'll kill you just for the fun of it. Please," Yongguk tugged on Himchan's sleeve,"don't go." "He's never been this afraid before"
"Yongguk." Himchan pulled Yongguk into a tight embrace,"I don't know what Yongnam did to you in the past," Himchan pulled away to cup Yongguk's face,"but I'm here now." Those last four words calmed Yongguk, they were more comforting then they should have been. Himchan intertwined his own fingers with Yongguk's.

Himchan ran out of the cell room with Yongguk. They somehow made it outside with little interruptions except one,"Agent Kim, what exactly do you think you're doing?" "I know about your connections with Yongnam, you had him pay you to keep Yongguk in a cell." "Excuse me-" "Don't play dumb. I have the messages. I'm almost sure you'll be arrested if I report this." Himchan gripped Yongguk's hand tighter,"Either you let us through or bullets are going through you." "That's murder-" Himchan glared at him,"If it's murder, I guess I'll be a murderer then." "You wouldn't-" "I've been through too much shit because of your connection with Yongnam to hesitate." Himchan aimed his gun towards the man's head. "Fine, I surrender."

Himchan rushed inside his car alongside with Yongguk. He hurriedly put his keys in and turned them, turning the car on.
Himchan started driving, catching a glimpse of Yongguk's nervous face. Himchan moved one hand and grasped Yongguk's,"It'll be okay."

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