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Chapter 4 - CHAPTER -4- THE MAZE

*after the school got over*

" Ji-chul, let's get going....we have got so much work to do today"

" yea, I am coming, hold on"

Just as In-ha and Ji-chul were about to leave, Ji-a and Kyung-hoon stop them.

" where do you think you are going? Don't you think you owe us an explanation?"

" Sorry Ji-a but I've really gotta go now, I'll expla-"

" Later? Fine, go ahead, I don't want to know"

" Ji-a-..."

Ji-a and Kyung-hoon walk away, In-ha feels guilty for not being able to explain the situation to her friends.

" Do you think you'll be ok? I mean she seemed very angry."

" She'll be fine in a few days I guess" *sigh*

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* At In-ha's father's office*

Both In-ha and Ji-chul are trying to find something strong against SQ group, they go through all the files and reports that In-ha's father had kept safe....but they weren't able to find something that could bring big trouble to SQ group.

" I don't think anything in this can help us, would SQ group kill a prosecutor just because he was going to reveal their slush funds?"

" It can be, we can't tell how scary people can be, what about your dad's friend? Did he say that he could help us?"

" I am not sure, he also has superiors....and if the accident was covered up, I am sure they also have a hand in it"

" That means we have to be safe, we don't know our foes"

" Yea, let's get back to work for now."

*after some time*

" In-ha, why is my dad's name in here??"

" What? Let me have a look"

In-ha and Ji-chul read through the report and finds out that Ji-chul's father was in charge of SQ's slush funds and all SQ-related cases.

" Now that I think about it, my father's case was covered up and ruled out as a suicide"

" and to cover up a detective's murder, you need both money and power"

" Are you thinking what I am thinking?"

" SQ, they have something to do with the death of our parents"

" Things are getting interesting, by the way, don't you think we both were fated to meet" Ji-chul looks at In-ha with his puppy eyes

" You have a death wish? fated my foot"

" wooaah, cool it down, young lady...I was just joking"

" Enough of your nonsense, why don't we get going to your father's friend?"

In-ha and Ji-chul are walking to the police station, when suddenly they see a man running, he accidentally bumps into In-ha. S he is shocked when his memories are passed onto her. what did she see?

" Hh-he... CATCH HIM!!!!!"

both In-ha and Ji-chul start chasing that man. Ji-chul is clueless about why they are chasing him

" Do you know to fight?"

*huff-puff*

" ARe YoU oUT Of YoUr MInD? And why are we chasing him?!"

" He killed someone"

" WHAT!!!!!! Aren't we supposed to call the police then?"

" He will run away by that time"

They both continue to run behind that man, but eventually lose him, they keep on searching for him everywhere but fail to find him. They head back to the police station to make a report.

" Let's go see your father's colleague, and tell him about the murder"

" But we don't have any evidence, and it's not like we are witnesses or anything"

" So are we just going to let a murderer roam around, without being punished?"

" Just what did you see?"

" I saw him hitting someone on the head with a rod and that person was bleeding and lying on the floor"

" you are not even sure if the person is dead"

"Does that make any difference, we need to find the victim first... what if he's still alive"

" Thanks for using your brains"

" Shut up! Don't you think we need some help... I only saw a part of his memories and to add on it was an abandoned road"

" Ya ok, let's go make a report to detective Kim"

" Who's that?"

" My dad's colleague?"

"oh! ok, let's go fast"

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" Uncle, we're here, and we need to make a report"

" what report?"

" We just saw a man hitting someone on the head with a rod and he ran away"

" What?! where is it?"

" We are not sure about it too... it was an abandoned road"

" Then how did you see it?"

" Ummmm... that's hard to explain"

" Is this some kind of a prank? Listen kids I don't have time for this"

" This is not any prank, come with us and you'll see," In-ha said with a serious face

" Ji-chul, this better not be any joke... if it is I am going to lock you both up and call your mom"

" ok, ok let's get going first?"

* 10 minutes later*

" So where are we supposed to go?"

* In-ha is in deep thought, trying to recall the memories"

" I can't really remember anything since it was dark and not many people were around"

" Try to recall something, like a landmark or so"

*concentrating*

" Ah! yes, I remember something. A convenience store, it was near a convenience store named 24X7"

" Hmm..seeing that the place was abandoned and there weren't many people, I think it should be somewhere near Myeongdong, let's get going"

They keep searching for convenience stores. After a drive of some 10 minutes, they finally find the store.

" There it is!" In-ha pointed out the convenience store

" I think it should be that road, since it is abandoned"

They all split and started finding for the victim, suddenly something catches Ji-chul's eyes.

" UNCLE HERE!!! I found him!"

Both In-ha and detective Kim rush towards Ji-chul and find a man lying on the floor

" He seems to have lost a lot of blood already," In-ha said in a concerning tone

* detective Kim checks if the man is still alive*

" He's still breathing, We need to take him to a hospital as soon as possible"

" I'll call an ambulance" * Ji-chul take out his phone*

" Since this is not an easy place to find it will take them a while to reach here, It's better if we take him."

They carry the man and take him to the car. He is taken to the nearest hospital and rushed to the O.P

*after a while*

The doctor comes out of the O.P and asks for the person's guardian...

TO BE CONTINUED~

~OB