𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 | 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐈𝐍

𝐗𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐈

renjun, jeno, and haechan were standing in the middle of the living room. renjun's living room as always. jeno was examining the files just like jaemin did before. haechan and renjun were just waiting in anticipation. "perfect."

"what?" haechan and renjun asked in unison.

"this gives more proof that doyoung deserves jail time, and it proves that yuta is somewhat innocent. he might have been a bystander and part of the issue, but this is proof that he had a valid reason as to why he had no choice but to agree." jeno explained.

"okay great, now move. i don't want to waste time knowing doyoung is still walking around freely when he could be in jail where he belongs." haechan took his car keys out of his pocket and was the first one out. jeno and renjun both chuckled before following the younger out to the car. the closer they got to the police station, the more nervous they got.

the wait wasn't long at all when they walked in, the three were taken into the officers office immediately. "you said you have footage of a man drugging another at a local bar?" the man asked as he sat down. haechan and renjun pushed jeno forward, their eyes fixated on the floor. "don't be scared, guys. have a seat." the officer chuckled.

the two best friends raised their heads, their eyes landing on the one and only chair beside the officers desk. they both knew what the other was thinking as they dashed over to the seat, pushing and shoving each other out of the way. jeno just watched in embarrassment, he felt as if he was back in high school with them all over again. when the two realized what they were doing, they stopped.

"sorry about t-that..." renjun bowed. haechan took that opportunity to sit on the chair while renjun just sat on his lap. the officer laughed.

"don't be, it's free entertainment," he joked, "now let's get down to business." he said to jeno. the aforementioned showed the officer the footage from the bar, which made renjun and haechan more nervous. they were acting as if they were going to get arrested. "do you know who these people are?"

"yes, sir. kim doyoung, na jaemin, mark lee, and nakamoto yuta." jeno pointed to the computer screen, "doyoung here put that substance in jaemin's drink right...here." jeno replayed the scene.

"nakamoto yuta was involved too?"

"yes! but he's innocent!"

"yeah he didn't mean any harm!"

"he didn't even drug jaemin."

"nope!"

the two best friends were visibly nervous now. the officer noticed this and called another officer into the room. "can you get these two some water?" he asked and the officer left to get the two some water. "now what do you guys mean by that?" he turned to them. renjun opened his mouth but nothing came out, haechan did the same. they felt like they were in middle school all over again. they were suddenly too nervous to speak.

"i guess you're the speaker, huh?"

"i guess so." jeno smiled.

—

everything went well. jeno explained everything and showed the officer the documents doyoung had faked on yuta, he knew about his little threat and everything. they just needed to do a little bit more investigating before they did anything just yet. though they did bring the people jeno listed inside to ask them questions.

"are you guys okay? you were really nervous back there?" jeno asked. he had to drive them home since the two were shaking so much. they also ended up having to wait outside while jeno stayed inside the office because they were so nervous.

"we're fine," haechan looked over at renjun who nodded, "we just never thought we would be part of something like this, but who cares now? i'm hungry." the trio picked up chenle and jisung and then invited jaemin over to renjun's apartment. they discussed how everything went over their chinese food at renjun's island table in the kitchen.

"so what's your next move, officer renjun?" jaemin asked.

"now that doyoung should be going to jail soon, we can get ten out." jeno looked unsure of that, "what? it's possible."

"it's possible but expensive. there are a lot of steps to that. we can't just pay them and get ten after that. it just doesn't work that way."

"you're so boring," jisung sighed as he stuffed his mouth with rice.

"i know, we didn't need to know all of that boring stuff, jeno." jeno rolled his eyes while everyone laughed. even though it was somewhat annoying, he missed this. being with every one and hanging out like this.

"hey, aren't we missing someone?"

"sorry!" the front door slammed shut, "i worked a later shift today."

haechan grinned, "so nice of you to join us, mark. you're lucky you came after jeno ruined the fun. we're trying get ten out of jail, like some badass guys in a movie, but jeno ruined it."

"as always." the younger ones chimed in.

—

renjun was getting more nervous and more doubtful as jeno had to keep going to the police station for more evidence and questioning. he was relieved that he had already got the evidence in advance or the process would have been a lot longer. today, renjun decided to go along with jeno to the police station so he could ask about bailing ten out.

"mr. huang! i haven't seen you since the first day you all came down here." the officer smiled.

"you can call me renjun, sir. i came here ask you if it's possible to bail my friend out of jail." the officer motioned for the two to follow him back into his office.

"you don't seem like you would be friends with someone in jail."

"he isn't some criminal, sir," renjun's tone was a little more harsh than he intended, "he was angry at my...uhh..."

"boyfriend."

renjun glared at jeno, "y-yeah...he was mad at him for making me upset so he hit him. we're all friends so we forgave each other but he was still put in jail since that's bad and everything. he just doesn't deserve to be in there compared to other people." renjun sighed.

"ohh, i see. i remember hearing about that case last week in the court room. it was interesting. i never attended a court hearing were both sides were fighting for the same thing. it was just them against the judge." the officer said, recalling the events from before, "it's pretty expensive and a really long process." he sighed.

"told you..."

renjun smacked jeno's arm before they turned back to the officer, "but because there wasn't anyone fighting for him to be locked up in the first place, it should be fairly easier than usual and maybe less expensive." jeno and renjun turned back to each other, their mouths hung open. renjun then squealed in excitement. the two hugged each other but pushed each other way after coming back to their senses. the officer laughed, "i'll see what i can do for you, renjun."

"thank you so much, sir! i really mean it!"

"it's no problem. you can call me xiaojun."

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the book is ending really soon guys 🥺

there will be one more chapter after this...