K-pop fans and the world at large are thrown into turmoil when the rising global sensation Bangtan Sonyeondan, better known as BTS, are kidnapped in the dead of night. As the world reels in confusion, the young men of BTS find themselves living a ni...
T/N:VOCABULARY LESSON!!! WOOHOO!!!!! Here are the new words/phrases used this chapter!
l "Watch your six": 'Watch your back'. Used for military and police.
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[Seoul, South Korea]
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Inspector Danny Kwon sat staring at his work computer in disbelief, scrolling through the pictures that were plastered over every South Korean news site and most international ones. Finally having the proof that his theory was correct, that the young men of BTS were still alive, was both heartening and gut-wrenching at the same time. The photos clearly showed that these seven individuals had been through hell and were still being tormented in their captivity. It made Danny's stomach clench in fear.
The ringing of his personal cell phone pulled Danny from his anxious thoughts as he answered.
"Kwon here."
"You really don't know when to give up, do you?" The angry voice of Jase Morgan barked through the phone in English. "You just had to keep rattling that particular cage and now there is a shit-storm brewing the likes of which you have never seen."
Danny grinned as he replied. "Lovely to hear your beautiful voice, Jase. How's the family?"
"The family is fine, asshole. Small talk isn't the reason for my call. As you well know, Youngblood..."
Stiffening at his military code-name Danny stood, walking away from his desk and smiling at co-workers as he ducked into the police station stairwell.
"What are you talking about, Jase?" Danny growled, his voice going low and ice cold.
The voice on the other end of the phone gave an aggravated sigh.
"I warned you about asking questions of the wrong people and bringing yourself to their attention. Now you're on their radar. There's been some activity on the dark web connected to this group and their kidnapping but now your name's being thrown into the mix. There have been attempts to access your sealed military records. I have a feeling whoever is behind BTS' kidnapping wants to find out just how dangerous you are to them and their plans."
"Those records can't be accessed, Jase...the encryption is too tightly guarded," Danny snarled into the phone as he paced the small hallway at the bottom of the stairwell.
"Nothing is completely fool-proof, my friend. You know that. So far nothing has gotten out and official steps have already been taken to further encrypt those records but... If someone cracks the code they're gonna know that you're not some dumb cop. That could spell real trouble for those boys," Jase warned.
Danny felt weariness bear down on him as he fought between the desire to protect the secrets of his past and his need to find BTS and bring them back home to their families and fans.
