I'm A Mess (Minsung) Detective x Serial Killer (COMPLETED)

Chapter 6

*Two weeks later*

March 2, 2020
9:30 am

Minho's P.O.V.

He laughs uncontrollably at the joke I just told and my heart skips a beat. Why am I feeling this way about him? What am I even feeling? I've only known him for two weeks, why is my heart suddenly deciding to make me feel like this?

"Hyung, you there?" He asks, pulling me out of my own thoughts.

"Oh yeah, I'm still here." I reply.

"My shift starts soon, I should probably go." The line goes quiet for a minute.

"Yeah, I have to start investigating these homicides...I'll let you go then. Bye Sungie."

"Bye hyung." He hangs up. And all that's left is the beeping of the phone and my empty heart. I sit there for a minute, staring at the wall and trying to collect my thoughts. My heart is pounding at a fast pace and I have butterflies in my stomach. This feeling is so foreign to me. The last time I felt like this was...no I shouldn't even think about it. I've moved on. I shake my head and take a sip of whiskey as I flip open the files and go through these homicides.

There's been seven homicides within the past month all occuring near Han River between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am, so far no murder weapons have been found at the crime scenes but the casings we collected led up to a 9mm firearm that literally could be owned by anyone in Seoul. So far the only witness is a sixty year old woman who is still too shaken up to come in for questioning.

I groan as I get interrupted by a knock on my door.

"Who is it?" I ask harshly. The door opens and Felix walks in, holding some papers in his hand.

"Just me, hyung. Can we talk for a few minutes?" He asks and closes the door.

"Does it have anything to do with this case?" I sit back in my chair. He perches himself on the edge of my desk and stares at the papers.

"A little bit, actually. You know those shell casings I had tested?" I nod. "Only two out of four ended up matching with a 9mm firearm. The other two matched with a 44 magnum firearm."

"The killer used two different guns?"

"Apparently so."

"What about the stab victims?"

"Jeongin is with the coroner right now examining the bodies to try and figure out what kind of blade was used."

I rub my temples in frustration. "This is fucking frustrating."

He nods. "How are you regarding outside of work?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You've been hanging out a lot with that Jisung kid, hyung."

"Oh..." I look down, blushing slightly. I rub the back of my neck awkwardly.

"Don't tell me you have a crush on him." Felix says with a sly smile.

"Maybe..? Slightly..." I answer.

"Hyung, you've only known him for two weeks. You guys literally just met, and you've already developed a crush on him?"

"I...I don't know, Lix. His eyes are like stars and his laugh is intoxicating, his smile is addictive and he's...goddamn it he's just so...perfect." I admit.

Felix nods understandingly. "I think he might like you back."

"There's no fucking chance of that happening."

"And why not?"

"I'm a walking disaster, Felix."

"Yeah, well so is he! What are you afraid of, hyung?"

I take a breath. "I'm afraid of falling in love again, Lix. The last time I fell in love, my partner died because of me. It's all my fucking fault and I can't go back and fix it." My voice goes quiet as tears threaten to form in my eyes.

"Hyung, what about that cassette tape he gave you yesterday? You haven't spoken a word about it since he gave it to you."

"Yeah because I don't need to...my heart absolutely flipped when he handed it to me..."

"Then why did you just say thank you and walk away? You could have said more to him."

"Because I don't want to give my hopes up. I thought that if I acted like it didn't matter, then it wouldn't. But it meant more to me than he could ever imagine."

Felix shakes his head. "God you're so stubborn, Minho hyung." We both go silent for a few minutes.

"If that's all, you can leave my office." I say. He sighs before walking out the door and slamming it shut behind him. I lay my head on the desk, breathing slowly to calm myself. I take a few more shots of whiskey before dialing Jisung's number.

"Hey hyung." He answers happily.

"Hey, Sungie...can we meet up today after work?" I ask, hopeful. He stays quiet for a minute.

"Uuuuh yeah, where do you wanna go?" He finally says. I quickly think before answering.

"How about bubble tea and a PC cafe?"

He gasps. "Oh my god, yes I'd love to!" I can almost see his smile as he answers.

"Alright, I'll pick you up at 3:00?"

"Sounds good to me, hyung."

"Great! I'll see you then."

"Bye hyungie." And he hangs up. I smile softly and clutch my phone to my chest. I think back to what Felix said, and I push away my feelings again.

"He doesn't like me back...or maybe he does, but...I'd be his, if he asked." I mumble.