Chapter 16: The Game Started

Taehyung was back in the detective agency for further investigation. He was at least a bit calm since his interrogator was good at communicating and didn't put much pressure.

"Hm, I'd like to ask you, I've heard that you met this person, is that right?" Yoongi then showed the picture of Saebo to Taehyung.

Taehyung nodded his head. "Yes, that's right." he responded with a confusion written in his face.

"Is there something specifically remarkable about him the moment you've met him or what?" Yoongi questioned after putting down the picture on the desk.

"Nothing really, besides that he insisted on treating me to a meal at that time; I don't think that was something suspicious. I thought he was just being kind." Taehyung retorted.

"But have you crossed your path to him again or not?" Yoongi was busy typing on the laptop, but he was focused on his questions.

"No, I have not." Taehyung uttered.

"Are you sure? Or you must have forgotten to meet him?" Yoongi just wanted to make sure everything was aligned.

"Yes, I'm sure of it." Taehyung responded.

"Hm, I see," Yoongi let out a sigh and ran his finger through his hair. "this is it for now; you can leave, and I'll talk to Jungkook for a moment." he said as he stood up.

Taehyung hummed and stood up as well to leave the interrogation room. When he was out, he saw Jungkook standing there.

"Do you feel good?" Jungkook asked him.

"Uhm, I feel fine." Taehyung responded with a small smile.

"That's good to hear, then; just wait for me at my desk, and I'll meet you there." Jungkook ruffled his boyfriend's hair.

"Can I go to the restroom first?" Taehyung awkwardly muttered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Sure, just go this way, and at the end of the hallway, the restroom would be there." Jungkook pointed to the hallway on their right side.

"Thank you," Taehyung then went to the restroom while Jungkook went inside the interrogation room to talk to Yoongi.

They were talking about the investigation. Yoongi was back seated on the chair while Jungkook was simply bending down to read the conversation, but for a moment, the sudden electricity problem interrupted their conversation.

"What's happening?" Jungkook was confused and the electricity kept flickering.

Now, the electricity literally didn't work anymore.

"Sir Jeon!"

Yoongi and Jungkook were startled when someone barged inside the interrogation room with a flashlight on.

"Have you seen it?" it was Nishu who barged into the room out of nowhere, and he seemed frightened.

"What are you talking about?" Jungkook couldn't understand what he meant by that.

"There was something weird appearing on every screen here and we don't have any idea what was happening as well." Nishu nervously told him. "someone hacked the system and they showed an odd poem on everyone's screen. It kept showing the same poem over and over again. They were now trying to decipher the message of the poem." he explained to them the situation.

"Huh?" Jungkook was baffled by the situation.

"I think this is what they mean." Yoongi's voice was calm, but it had a hint of sternness in his tone.

Jungkook took a look at Yoongi's laptop, and there was indeed a poem showing on the screen.

Jaded hearts may feel the strain,
In quiet loss, the hurt remains.
Minds entwined by threads of fate,
In darkness lies what's sealed too late,
Night is here, you'll meet your fate.

Hollow whispers in the night,
One step closer, out of sight.
Beneath the moon, the shadows fall,
In silence, you'll heed the call.

Silent footsteps on the ground,
Underneath, no light is found.
Glimmers fade, the truth will speak,
And you'll be lost before the weak.

Just beyond the reach of light,
Echoes stir in endless night.
One last breath, a fleeting sound,
No escape when you're earthbound.

"This is a threat..." Yoongi muttered while carefully reading the poem.

"Look at the first letter of each stanza." Jungkook said as he noticed them right away.

"Where's Jimin?!" Yoongi abruptly stood up, causing his chair to fall off.

"Wasn't he with you?" Jungkook asked him because he knew the two would always be together.

The electricity, at least, finally came back.

"Fuck!" Yoongi ran away, but before that, he halted when he was out of the interrogation room.

"Ahhhhh!" the scream caught their attention.

Jungkook and Yoongi immediately followed where the scream came from and it was in the restroom.

"Taehyung!" Jungkook was sure it was Taehyung's voice and smacked the door of the restroom.

He kicked the door harshly and it opened. They saw Taehyung nervously sitting on the tiled floor while panting heavily.

"Taehyung, baby, what's wrong?" Jungkook crouched down in front of Taehyung, touching his shoulder.

With tears falling from his eyes, Taehyung looked at him. "T-there's a dead body in the last cubicle, Jungkook. Y-you knew him, I'm sure of it." the last sentence he said widened Jungkook's eyes.

Yoongi rushed inside, opening the cubicle door and there was a body of Jimin seated on the toilet seat with familiar lines on his wrist and mouth opened for some unknown reason. He checked Jimin's pulse and gritted his teeth.

"Hyung... is that..." Jungkook walked to them and his question was answered.

"He's alive... he's alive, call an ambulance now!" Yoongi shouted, trying to stop the bleeding in Jimin's wrist.

"Nishu, call an ambulance now!" Jungkook instructed his colleague with an authoritative tone and looked at Nishu, who was standing outside of the restroom, but he seemed to be talking on his phone instead. "what are you doing? Did you hear what I just told you?!" he shouted and was about to walk near him, but Nishu looked at him with a frightened look.

"S-sir Jeon..." Nishu choked on his own words. "Detective Jung was sent to the ER; he was found unconscious in his house," he told Jungkook.

And that made Jungkook freeze in his place. Taehyung anxiously cried, and fear engulfed him.

What was happening?

Taehyung couldn't help but tremble in fear, not knowing what was happening. But they heard a phone ring, it was a phone that was scattered on the floor. Jungkook immediately took it but the ringing stopped. However, there was a notification in there. The phone had no lock when Jungkook opened it. He read the same poetic message left on it.

The world may turn, but I remain,
Bound to your soul, your joy, your pain.
Reject me once, I'll rise again,
For in your loss, my life begins.

He gritted his teeth as frustration grew even more inside him. The game started with an unpredictable ending.

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We're now officially at the climax! The ending will come very soon. Take a guess, happy or sad ending?!