𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑒𝑟 | 𝑌𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖 𝐹𝑎𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑐

• 24 •

The three-headed back to Tae's office. The room was silent as they were in deep thought "We need to do something, it's time to step up the investigation" Ellie recommend. She went to go sit on the couch, to relax her mind a bit.

Namjoon glanced at her "Easier said than done Ellie. My men and I are trying our hardest to find out what is going on" Joon said. The annoyance in her face show through, that annoyance turned into anger real fast. "If you guys open your damn eyes and actually look at what's in front of you then you would have gotten something. You had to get help from an innocent bystander, who is a target. That's really trying Joon" Ellie said with anger.

Shocked by his girlfriend sudden tone, he was going to say something but Tae stepped in "If you guys don't pick up the pace then I will do it on my own. My workers are in danger because of him... and you guys can even find a lead" Tae stood up from his chair.

"I will help you Tae" Ellie added in. Namjoon calmed himself, then explained to Ellie that she is already in this too deep and if she keeps going then something will happen. He doesn't want that... they should leave this to the police. Tae mentions that if they don't find a solid lead then more and more girls will get kidnapped. Yoongi can be anybody, even could be one of the policemen. Waiting around isn't helping the case not one bit. "Take this case into your own private accord. Added more officers can lead to chaos, he is not taking just random girls but people we know or see before. He following his targets around somehow and waiting for the right moment to grab" Ellie's voice became more soft but serious.

"A private investigation? That would help... the FBI is going to take over if we don't find a lead. If they take this case, then I will definitely do things my way"

Ellie walked up to her boyfriend and stared him straight in the eyes "Do things your way now... in case you didn't know lives are on the line. But if the police are coming in heavy then those lives will be taken. Yoongi has Jennie, Soojin, another girl, and Jimin..."

Namjoon eyes lit up and so did Tae's... in unison, they both replied with what?!?! "That's why Evan went off the way he did. How did I find out, he got my new number. Texted me out of the blue because of the camera I gave you. I mess with it... but he has Jimin, I don't want things to go worse if something slips up" the room was intense as this problem began more troublesome. At the beginning it was one thing now it's multiple things into one.

This town was running out of time...

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Later that afternoon, Ellie and Evan got off of work early. With a police escort, they went to go visit Aria in the hospital. While in the car Ellie filled the air with her voice "How's was your day Evan?" she said as she adjusted her seat belt. Her twin didn't say a word, he just looked out of the window. Something was bothering him and he keeping his mouth shut.

Worried, Ellie left her brother alone to let him work on his thoughts. When arriving at the hospital, they were escorted to the room. Aria's room was guarded by detectives... due to that fact she was still a witness in this case. Knocking before entering, Ellie puts a smile on her face. Hearing her friend voice, the twins enter the room.

"ARIA!!" The twins said in unison. Immediately they went to hug her with love and care. Aria hugged them back, still hurting. She told them to sit and get comfortable "Kept your promise I see" she said.

"Like always Aria, how are you feeling? What the doctor said?" Ellie said.

"I still need to stay, I'm still recovering from the surgery I had this morning after you left. I should be out in a couple of days. Joon will escort me back the house to get my things and off I go"

Ellie's eyes were getting watery as she didn't want her to go, but wants her safety. She felt bad that Aria had to go through this hell. Luckily nothing horrible happened during that attack. "When are you going to be back?" Evan stepped in. Aria said that she will be back in a few months, as she won't be out for long. She will get to visit them more often as her locations are closer to home.

Happy to hear that, Ellie told her friend to get rest as she looked exhausted. Nodding, she lay back in the bed and closed her eyes. "Evan, can I talk to you over here" Ellie pointed to the corner of the room. Saying sure, she dragged her brother. They sat down on the chairs "Is something bothering you, I can sense something off" Ellie was trying to get some information from him.

"I'm fine Ells, no need to worry" the look on his face didn't match the words that came out of his mouth. So, she asked again... then the same response came out. Ellie was worried about his mental state, his boyfriend is in the hands of the stalker. She knows that it's tearing himself apart in the inside.

"Did you and Jimin had a fight or something" once that word came up, Evan's eyes began to water up. The flowed down his cheeks, he was distraught at this moment. Then he said that something happened to Jimin but he can't say what... if he does then his boyfriend would be no more. So, Jiminie is really gone. Yoongi wasn't bluffing when he told me that, Ellie thought to herself.

Evan got up and left the room without a word. Tears still stained his cheeks, when he left that's when a doctor came in asking if Aria is okay. Saying yes, the doctor called for the nurse to bring in her medicine. Inserting the liquid in the needle, he gave her the shot. Aria couldn't take solid things at this moment because of her jaw. After that, they walked out of the room.

Ellie mind was all over the place as she was figuring out what to do. She knows that she is a target, she knows the places he goes and knows who the suspect is. But she isn't sure, if it's really Yoongi or if there's another person involved. Sitting there for a while, she fell asleep. When waking back up, the sky was dark and there was no sign of Evan. He must have gone home.

Stretching her body, she glanced over to her friend who was asleep. Not knowing what to do, Ellie walked towards the bed and checked the medical chart. "Seems like they give her multiple shots a day. They gave her the last one for today... that's good, that means she can get some rest" yawning, Ellie went get something from the vending machine.

The detectives were still there guarding the door. After she got her snacks, she headed back to the room. Entering, a doctor walked to the bed. He set some medicine on the table, confused Ellie went to the bed. "Excuse me, she just had her shots not too long ago. So, why are you giving her another one"

The doctor peeked up at Ellie, their eyes met. Standing there like a statue, she squinted her eyes more to realize something was off "You're not a real doctor are you?" she asked the person. He flees the room, Ellie went after him. When dashing out the door she yelled "THAT'S HIM!! HE'S GETTING AWAY!!" The detective rushed towards the direction she was pointed.

Out of nowhere, a small fire appeared in a trash can. Panicking, one detective said behind as the other went to get Yoongi. Ellie stayed behind as well to help get the fire out. With this commotion going on, nobody realized that a person entered Aria's room. Ellie glanced to the left, seeing that person wheeling Aria away.

"ARIA!!" she screamed. Her and the detective when to chase him down. Dashing through the halls to catch the guy... the two lost him in the stairwell as he went into another floor. In fright, they searched through the halls. Ellie spotted them heading towards the parking lot. "THERE!!" she told the detective, they went that way in full speed.

CRASH.

The other detective accidentally crashed into them, making them lose sight of Aria once again. The suspects got away with her in a car "No..."