TW Entertainment office, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeru pounded his desk so hard it made the girl in front of him flinch.
"Cancel your 'Asia Tour Concert', Murasaki!!"
But the manager of the girl in front of him persisted.
"This is impossible, boss! The tickets are already sold out. There's no way Murasaki-chan can cancel the concert."
"I'm not talking to you, baka!!" Takeru snapped at Murasaki's manager named Jeremy. Feminine man.
"It's my decision, Taku-san. This is my biggest chance to Go International. What's the reason you banned me anyway, huh?" said the girl with the light brown hair.
"You've been acting too much lately, Murasaki-san!"
Takeru came out of his room with bloodshot eyes full of anger.
*****
Antique Bakery, Incheon, South Korea.
In this classic cakeshop, Rae-ah and Shinsuke are enjoying a piece of cake and warm chocolate milk.
"Detective Kang, you still remember right there was a white-haired old woman's corpse in the apartment?" Shinsuke started the conversation.
Rae-ah was silent for a moment. Then say,
"I don't know, Sukie-kun. It happened too fast. It could be just your hallucination. You were hit really hard on the head that time by a thief."
'The thief said? I'm pretty sure it wasn't the thief who hit me that time. There's something wrong with Team Leader Kang Rae-ah,' Shinsuke thought.
*****
Rae-ah and Seong-chan are strolling in the park enjoying ice cream. Despite their work in the police force, they are actually very close. Even Seong-chan calls Rae-ah 'nuna' outside of work hours. They're both 25 years old, after all, only Rae-ah is a few weeks old. Rae-ah doesn't mind being called 'nuna' either.
Bugs!!
"Oops, sorry!" said Rae-ah when she accidentally bumped into a beautiful woman and spilled her ice cream on her clothes. Well, he was too excited joking with Seong-chan earlier.
"BAKA!! DON'T YOU HAVE EYES, HUH??! THIS CLOTHING IS EXPENSIVE! YOU BITCH!!!" the woman snapped at Rae-ah.
"HEY... KEEP YOUR SPEAKING!! I ALREADY SORRY, MISS!" shouted Rae-ah.
Plaque!!
The woman slapped Rae-ah really hard. Rae-ah was about to reply but was stopped by Seong-chan.
"Don't make a fuss here, nuna! This is a public place. This will be a great shame for the police," whispered Seong-chan.
The woman just walked away followed by several bodyguards.
"Don't act too much here, lady! We're not done yet!!" threatened Rae-ah.
The woman just smiled disdainfully.
Seong-chan was silent for a moment as if thinking. He patted his forehead.
"Oh my God!! He's Kawamoto Murasaki, nuna! He's a famous singer from Japan," said Seong-chan while showing his admiration.
"Tch!! Then what do I care?" Rae-ah squeaked.
"Where does he live?" said Rae-ah a moment later.
'He said he didn't care?' Seong-chan thought.
"Usually foreign artists who come here mostly stay at the Oakwood Premier Incheon Hotel. The number one biggest 5-star hotel in Incheon," replied Seong-chan.
Rae-ah tugged at the corners of her lips. He walked ahead of Seong-chan making Seong-chan slightly quicken his pace to be in line with Rae-ah.
*****
01.00 o'clock. Oakwood Premier Incheon Hotel.
Kawamoto Murasaki entered his hotel room. He had just returned from his concert in the context of the 'Asia Tour Concert'. Before entering the hotel room, Murasaki ordered his bodyguard not to disturb him because he was feeling very tired.
Murasaki entered the hotel room number 189. He took off all his concert costumes and changed into pajamas. Unbeknownst to him, a pair of eyes were watching him from a dark corner beside the bathroom.
Tap!!
The lights suddenly went out.
"He said a five-star hotel? Why did the electricity go out? Damn!!" Murasaki grumbled.
He was about to grab the flashlight that was on the table next to him before a pair of hands pushed him until he hit the wall really hard.
Bugs!!
Murasaki's body lay on the bed.
Before Murasaki could get up, the figure had directly stuck a long, small but pointy object right in Murasaki's throat.
"Grogh.. grogghh... groghh...!" Murasaki's voice caught in her throat. Murasaki's eyes widened.
The figure lay down on the bed near Murasaki.
"Hmm, you pathetic woman. Thank me because you don't have to live this hard life anymore," said the figure still on the bed.
Murasaki's hand grabbed the figure. The figure even brought his face closer to Murasaki. The figure took off its 'hand glove' and put on a fake tsume, then scratched Murasaki's face with her 'fake tsume'.
"Don't be offended. I just saved you from a mortal sin. Because of your face many men want to have you and forget their families. Isn't that a big sin?"
Murasaki's eyes widened, her body trembled. Fresh blood flowed from his throat.
"Qqoogh... qoogghh.. qoogghh!!"
Murasaki wanted to say something.
The figure actually laughed happily seeing Murasaki's condition like that.
"Do you want to say something, lady? Or are you begging me to get rid of you immediately? Ah, I'm so sorry!" the figure looked regretful but a moment later he laughed, "hahaha, I'm not satisfied playing with you, miss. Didn't I tell you, don't act too much!"
Tap!!
The lights came back on.
The figure removed the hood of his hoodie. Murasaki's eyes widened at the sight.
A second later Murasaki breathed his last with his eyes still wide. His gaze showed disbelief.
"Ah shit! Why did you give up so quickly, lady?"
The figure returned to wearing his headgear while whistling casually out of the hotel window.
*****
Takahashi Shinsuke POV
I curled up in my bed. It was already 4 in the morning. I can't sleep. Although it's hard to admit, I actually really love Kenkyo. I can't sleep without looking at her innocent face first. Even though we never sleep in the same bed, I always kiss her forehead before going to bed.
"Kenkyo-chan, where are you right now?"
An incoming call, from Detective Lee?
"Yes?"
"Detective Takahashi, there is yet another murder case at the Oakwood Premier Hotel Incheon. The victim is a Japanese singer who held a concert nearby last night."
"Okay, I'll be right there," I said as I walked away.
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I have arrived at the location. There is already a forensic team at the crime scene. Seong-chan photographed each side of the victim. Detective Lee is having a conversation with one of the forensics team. But wait, I don't see Team Leader Kang and Detective Moo here.
I approached the victim. Hole in throat again?? And the victim is also a Japanese singer? This case is almost the same with Miss Yukiko Shinoda. Is it true that the culprit is a woman like Detective Lee's analysis?
Ten minutes later Team Leader Kang arrives with Detective Moo. This is weird, isn't Team Leader Kang's house close from here? Why did it take tens of minutes to arrive at the location? And again, why come with Detective Moo instead of Detective Lee his lover?
Disgusting sight! Detective Lee kisses Chairman Kang on the lips as he arrives. They don't even care about the people from the forensics team?
OK, I admit I'm jealous. I can never do
just like Detective Lee did to Chief Kang Rae-ah.