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It was quiet in the office. 9 o’ clock in the morning. Footsteps echoed in the main hall of the police station.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YkYRgEXgv
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGET3NvQwh
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEf2O9t2569
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRTB32qn91
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCttqrHlat
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡec9yan7a7q
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJdKDkOjsA
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0QtXCqnu9
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRJnkyWdVF
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsy7y44kP2
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhl6uJo8yz7
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oaOdklblC
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvMaFOop3K
Kori smiles as the woman reaches her hand out to her. “I’m Kori Vance, it’s a pleasure to work with you in this team,’’ she said formally.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaVTG0MYId
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluNoBd64GX
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjC3hJbAX6c
Clara looks down. “Well… We’re the only ones in this team beside Ced, Kiara and Evan, Ced is asleep right now, Kiara is on her break and Evan is at a meeting,’’ she answered, smiling awkwardly.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2ed2G8cWS
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqW2rrVH0u
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsZFEmlPaC
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT21jA9pw5
“But it’s fine! That picture was taken six years ago! The murderer died not so long after,’’ Clara said, trying to lift the mood.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KIiAGjK1N
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzY8NQ2OQNM
“About that… To keep it simple, it was a serial killer. No one found out what his motive was, or where he kept part of his victim’s body. Every victim was murdered the same brutal way. Five fingers cut off, and it was always the right hand. Every nail pulled off except for the ones on their ring and pinky finger. Parts of their hair were cut and taken by the murderer. And the most disturbing part… All the bodies were found in their house, the place where they lived. Besides that, the killer didn’t put any effort into hiding the bodies, it’s like he wanted us to know something, but we never got the message. One day it just stopped, then they found the victim’s body parts in a man’s house, but the man was M.I.A. No one found him so we closed the case, he’s been presumed dead. Ever since then only minor accidents have happened,’’ Clara explains.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAB4NMmpTBa
Kori taps on her desk with her perfectly trimmed nails. She nods. “Smart move. I would have done that too if I was him,’’ she mumbles.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5bx869Fuv
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjMcOIYXl2
“Ah, no, I should have phrased that differently. I would’ve gone missing too if I was him. Even if he didn’t do it on purpose, it keeps him hidden, no? It’s a popular tactic among serial killers. They’ll go missing, because the police would give up at one point, considering the percentage of what could’ve happened to missing people. Around eighty-five percent of missing people are found within the first seventy-two hours, which are mostly runaways. Around ten percent of missing people are found days, months, or years after it happened. That leaves around five percent. The missing people that never have been found. So, to put it in an easier way, if a hundred people went missing, around eighty-five of them will be found in less than four days. Ten of them will be found in a few days, weeks, months or years. And, the other five will never be found. Age matters as well. Teens are found quickly, considering they can’t go that far away from the point they were lastly seen at. Adults have a slightly lower chance of being found. Criminal-related disappearances have the lowest chances of being found, which is why the police closed the case. There’s a high chance that the man is already dead, so they presumed him dead, although there’s another high chance, approximately fifty percent, that he’s still alive. It’s just a guess though,’’ Kori goes on, not even remembering what she said.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42atQGGrhf
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoRRg8OmNs
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9qxtVSQ9X
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtoI7Q5SBG
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDnCZpwXax
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcUtOPdI6W
The room looked a tad bit more organized now. Just the cabinets, printer, book shelves, whiteboards, CCTV monitor screens and bulletin board needed to be moved to another place.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTtbX1mr59
Kori rolled up her sleeves before tilting the fallen cabinet off of the ground. She sets it on its feet and pushes it to the wall. She does the same to the two other remaining cabinets.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pfTd8EWQP
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZoDHRgZM5
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDgPruUwSX
“These are the biggest CCTV monitors, and she’s the tech analyst, so she’s the most skilled in the technology category..” Clara answers, smiling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aHnnvKERt
“Ah, I see,” Kori reacts, understanding it now. She grabs five packs of sticky notes out of the cabinets and places one on each of the desks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZY2tUQxmx
Clara leaves the room for a few minutes and returns with a hammer and four nails. “Could you hold the bulletin board to the wall please?” she asks Kori.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBthLcZWj4V
Kori lets the pens in her hand fall on the desk and lifts the bulletin board up to the wall before pressing it to it. “Go on,’’ she says kindly.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0KJWWsHsH
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtxsdOpgXn
Kori smiles back at her before returning to the pens. She puts a few in every pen holder on the desks. She puts a few pencils, markers and an eraser in it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBbuxtTkau
Clara pushes the printer to the corner of the room, her wrist hurting a tiny bit. Kori stands beside her and helps her push it. She grins.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctzbuJaHWK
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFl4cPKeaK
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnptaFJvnu
“How can someone like you possibly bother me? We’re friends now, aren’t we? Or do you perhaps dislike the way I act?” she says, pretty confident.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz97x81lW5g
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKv84IhBbF
Kori smiles. “That’s amazing, if you did dislike me I’d try my best to make you dislike me even more,” Kori says, smirking.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRXhTRC3s7
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mXWMFPckk
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNkqz0lKSK
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiGPqlrSPI
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSBxPAg6WE
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIwhUUbGY7
Right after he said that, the door opened. A man that looked like he was in his early twenties stood at the door. His black hair was slicked back, although a few strands were falling over his forehead.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6L7T4Mdku
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkPNWTNYvE
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNttC6hELW0
“Good morning. It went alright, besides the fact that the head officer is so stupid it hurts. His arguments are genuinely making me lose brain cells,” he answers, chuckling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9Znax1MFz
“That’s harsh, but I completely understand! He acts so weird around women as well… I dislike him to be honest..” she says, twirling her medium-length hair.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGB5PFxFsCr
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XFwno81jH
Clara gasps. “W-What! That’s so scary… He doesn’t deserve that place at all, you should’ve been the head officer!” she says, the disgust clear in her voice.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdby1jYJIo
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfexbjShHy5
Evan just noticed that Kori was in the room. “Oh, you’re the new detective here! Welcome, I’m Evan Carter, nice to meet you!” He says as he reaches his hand out to her.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6Pcm1XAFL
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZNluTzCka
Evan lets go of her hand after she shaked it. “Well, do we have any cases to solve or did nothing interesting happen?” he asks, turning towards Clara.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLr5v4v8WAd
“No, not really. But the head officer gave us documents about the case six years ago. You know, the Housebound Killer case. He didn’t say anything about it though, I still have to ask him what we have to do with it,’’ she answers.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSdjhVapVP
Evan looks at the pile of papers. “All those documents about that case? God damn, whoever wrote that must have loads of free time. Oh and, when is Kiara coming back? And how is her therapy going?” He asked, a hint of worry in his voice.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn241zExayX
“If I remember it correctly, she will be back in two days. Her therapy is going alright, it's just her claustrophobia that’s troubling her a lot,” she answers, a sign of empathy in her face.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL3UomBCe7
“I see… Glad she’s alright though!” Evan says, smiling as he was reassured. He sees Ced’s empty seat. “Ced is asleep I suppose?” he guesses.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL9hG6TJrZ
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecrPEcsaLl
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNVTi0mLWK
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN4df61sIr
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljgHmw33P0
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MAdRZm6lS
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe05fZn69qg
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5YN57QFBj
“Don’t mind me…” Kori says as she crouches and unzips her backpack. She recognized the big green eyes that always greeted her at home.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MYRTsB1Rp
She takes the fluffy big cat out of her backpack and gently places him on the table. “So here’s my mischievous maine coon, Vani..” she introduces as Evan and Clara look at the cat.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfbdU4DzdA
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e160YbpJ5
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONVlKTBaki
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7mEbExO4r
Clara pets Vani for a few minutes before he jumps into Evan’s lap. He turned his face away from Clara, looking up at Evan.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjpRbkimof
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS633olOIx
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCjNwGXrbY
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlWQ2oJC2h
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpknDSFnHJ5
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2EKdiQZh5
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2sEP5W1Qu
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLF8lSbMDe
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Gv5YocHr
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaojb0Vf3jn
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVUEK4IqOi
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDH8bq4nPR
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3cY6JZpUe
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPxAFOjBs1
The cat looks at Kori, then Evan, then Clara. His eyes were squinting a tiny bit, as if he understood what they all said in the past two minutes.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9QDGj81Rl
Kori stares at the door before it bashes open. An old man who was nearly bald stood at the doorstep. His nose was quite red.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrjEdBbf3d
He had a long brown mustache and had round glasses like Clara’s. “God dayum I didn’t think I’d meet Eggman here..” Kori mutters, loud enough for Evan and Clara to pick it up.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXzoP2ywoI
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ila8IbROe
“Yesterday, a woman’s body was found in her home. Five missing fingers, missing nails, and a lock of hair. The Housebound Killer case will be reopened. And the case is for your team, take your time. I’ve called Kiara and Ced, they’ll be here soon. Have fun, I’m counting on you guys!” he says before leaving the team.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fjIGiH4Xn
The three of them stare at the papers. “Guess what, that person that had loads of time to write this is gonna be the person that is about to waste months of our lives for a case hah..” Kori says, side eyeing Evan.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G0l4hAB8o
Clara stands up. “Don’t mind if I leave, I’m just going on a break… I’ll leave this to you guys…” she says, standing up. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHILbZiyaS
Kori grabs Clara’s sleeve before she leaves. “Alright let’s start reading this amazing book…” she says, her smile faltering at the word ‘amazing’.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwkWKoGZej
Kori divided the five subjects and placed a pile on every desk. “Read through it, sum your part up on a paper, add things to the bulletin board if needed,” Kori orders. Vani jumps on her lap before closing his eyes.
Evan sighs before letting his elbows rest on the desk. He stared at the paper on top of the file. There was written: “VICTIMS” on the paper.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLreSztfJp5
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzxYz0yrzH
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DjimDnasn
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhObXj7B7l
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdSXZZGneY
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxD8SeiT5d
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63LSwkQ1LO
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsR3VrR3Lc
“All the victims worked at the hospital..” He said, glancing at the other pages. And he was right. All of the victims have worked in the hospital. Except for a few who had surgeries in that hospital.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawYSBzi5Wl
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6eY5RR5IK
It was pretty old, built around a hundred years ago and the quality improved by time. People that haven't been there would think it's pretty new, considering how well-built and clean it is.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNtENpWzsx
The hospital had a blue and white interior, making it stand out next to other buildings. It did have a lot of visitors / patients, however you’d like to call it. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZU7HLy2I0
Kori slowly puts Vani on the desk and stands up. “Alrighty, to the hospital we go!” She says, grabbing two of the victim’s papers and putting them in her backpack.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nBldwUC8I
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7Gbge5kZP
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJGnt27IXV
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.
It was quiet in the office. 9 o’ clock in the morning. Footsteps echoed in the main hall of the police station.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLffAQmLUl
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKubu4ZH4H
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3k2CDHiqZ
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyfgJjnoVa
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ouRxEgBqr
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuJ69xtMpE
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspEqyldx6z
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibFgMQCvaV
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtppk1Q9gN9
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKA7bH8Vk5p
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38HtC9jfrd
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvovdxMF7M
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7FHsSL2is
Kori smiles as the woman reaches her hand out to her. “I’m Kori Vance, it’s a pleasure to work with you in this team,’’ she said formally.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA2f5yYwR3
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEvfAXZ1Qp
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx5DBxbxSW
Clara looks down. “Well… We’re the only ones in this team beside Ced, Kiara and Evan, Ced is asleep right now, Kiara is on her break and Evan is at a meeting,’’ she answered, smiling awkwardly.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXoRpuaXQt
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcQKYAqKSK
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRdAjTcOKx
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMlcElSw6t
“But it’s fine! That picture was taken six years ago! The murderer died not so long after,’’ Clara said, trying to lift the mood.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQNX2zdQTb
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtFIrtXmgh
“About that… To keep it simple, it was a serial killer. No one found out what his motive was, or where he kept part of his victim’s body. Every victim was murdered the same brutal way. Five fingers cut off, and it was always the right hand. Every nail pulled off except for the ones on their ring and pinky finger. Parts of their hair were cut and taken by the murderer. And the most disturbing part… All the bodies were found in their house, the place where they lived. Besides that, the killer didn’t put any effort into hiding the bodies, it’s like he wanted us to know something, but we never got the message. One day it just stopped, then they found the victim’s body parts in a man’s house, but the man was M.I.A. No one found him so we closed the case, he’s been presumed dead. Ever since then only minor accidents have happened,’’ Clara explains.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlG9WM4Rw8
Kori taps on her desk with her perfectly trimmed nails. She nods. “Smart move. I would have done that too if I was him,’’ she mumbles.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKV4bwl8Amv
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOcv50l0mG
“Ah, no, I should have phrased that differently. I would’ve gone missing too if I was him. Even if he didn’t do it on purpose, it keeps him hidden, no? It’s a popular tactic among serial killers. They’ll go missing, because the police would give up at one point, considering the percentage of what could’ve happened to missing people. Around eighty-five percent of missing people are found within the first seventy-two hours, which are mostly runaways. Around ten percent of missing people are found days, months, or years after it happened. That leaves around five percent. The missing people that never have been found. So, to put it in an easier way, if a hundred people went missing, around eighty-five of them will be found in less than four days. Ten of them will be found in a few days, weeks, months or years. And, the other five will never be found. Age matters as well. Teens are found quickly, considering they can’t go that far away from the point they were lastly seen at. Adults have a slightly lower chance of being found. Criminal-related disappearances have the lowest chances of being found, which is why the police closed the case. There’s a high chance that the man is already dead, so they presumed him dead, although there’s another high chance, approximately fifty percent, that he’s still alive. It’s just a guess though,’’ Kori goes on, not even remembering what she said.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll8s15z0TK
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbShudImJV6
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HX5EKXneS
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEDFzHPgZM
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElyFoMyOBH
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cjgBsPsgc
The room looked a tad bit more organized now. Just the cabinets, printer, book shelves, whiteboards, CCTV monitor screens and bulletin board needed to be moved to another place.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYuDcbYNbp
Kori rolled up her sleeves before tilting the fallen cabinet off of the ground. She sets it on its feet and pushes it to the wall. She does the same to the two other remaining cabinets.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjqhZlKCH6
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLJmrAFkKO
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ksjs4SGC4
“These are the biggest CCTV monitors, and she’s the tech analyst, so she’s the most skilled in the technology category..” Clara answers, smiling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleqhM7kjYH
“Ah, I see,” Kori reacts, understanding it now. She grabs five packs of sticky notes out of the cabinets and places one on each of the desks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHrOOItyHk
Clara leaves the room for a few minutes and returns with a hammer and four nails. “Could you hold the bulletin board to the wall please?” she asks Kori.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsfs4d2Cu6
Kori lets the pens in her hand fall on the desk and lifts the bulletin board up to the wall before pressing it to it. “Go on,’’ she says kindly.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiAuGE6VZX
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU11GS5Iiwx
Kori smiles back at her before returning to the pens. She puts a few in every pen holder on the desks. She puts a few pencils, markers and an eraser in it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlR6bbt8zt
Clara pushes the printer to the corner of the room, her wrist hurting a tiny bit. Kori stands beside her and helps her push it. She grins.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfEeEuOHXp
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1KLOQpSVY
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey3r8YnpCj
“How can someone like you possibly bother me? We’re friends now, aren’t we? Or do you perhaps dislike the way I act?” she says, pretty confident.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwaLcThTFY
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsFbgALvFX
Kori smiles. “That’s amazing, if you did dislike me I’d try my best to make you dislike me even more,” Kori says, smirking.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZgeagRfJD
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9RuFheyn4
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImx5g6EV5a
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEHbdoxKGN
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBfE3lINrS
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhXDBbzCiZ
Right after he said that, the door opened. A man that looked like he was in his early twenties stood at the door. His black hair was slicked back, although a few strands were falling over his forehead.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrgE6Y7Ugk
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nOXjco7sg
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAvvJ5aBap
“Good morning. It went alright, besides the fact that the head officer is so stupid it hurts. His arguments are genuinely making me lose brain cells,” he answers, chuckling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHvtXUzS07
“That’s harsh, but I completely understand! He acts so weird around women as well… I dislike him to be honest..” she says, twirling her medium-length hair.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpApWhvNVO
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaRMYCHTmu
Clara gasps. “W-What! That’s so scary… He doesn’t deserve that place at all, you should’ve been the head officer!” she says, the disgust clear in her voice.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSqqwyAX8W
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE2Xnyd3yq
Evan just noticed that Kori was in the room. “Oh, you’re the new detective here! Welcome, I’m Evan Carter, nice to meet you!” He says as he reaches his hand out to her.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn4RUERhhz
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpr6ROR6Zs
Evan lets go of her hand after she shaked it. “Well, do we have any cases to solve or did nothing interesting happen?” he asks, turning towards Clara.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt7H7Qes2m
“No, not really. But the head officer gave us documents about the case six years ago. You know, the Housebound Killer case. He didn’t say anything about it though, I still have to ask him what we have to do with it,’’ she answers.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPMsHcy2AG
Evan looks at the pile of papers. “All those documents about that case? God damn, whoever wrote that must have loads of free time. Oh and, when is Kiara coming back? And how is her therapy going?” He asked, a hint of worry in his voice.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL60rhJFB2
“If I remember it correctly, she will be back in two days. Her therapy is going alright, it's just her claustrophobia that’s troubling her a lot,” she answers, a sign of empathy in her face.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCaL60P4IZ
“I see… Glad she’s alright though!” Evan says, smiling as he was reassured. He sees Ced’s empty seat. “Ced is asleep I suppose?” he guesses.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4q8fpYQGo
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA6WiRQqM6
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosTIuEnMLf
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqGy4Dn2Gu
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1xSMCOfYk
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCKVNtIs89
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSPWFMeVz5
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vagAc0pZf
“Don’t mind me…” Kori says as she crouches and unzips her backpack. She recognized the big green eyes that always greeted her at home.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSip6a6okLA
She takes the fluffy big cat out of her backpack and gently places him on the table. “So here’s my mischievous maine coon, Vani..” she introduces as Evan and Clara look at the cat.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEz8Echwkh
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBqriaAssg
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN6OLASrJg
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSgx6gZH9d
Clara pets Vani for a few minutes before he jumps into Evan’s lap. He turned his face away from Clara, looking up at Evan.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJv8ivtdEjP
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhKOSVrYme
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1hWAH4yZH
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU8C1Z1k0i
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExsXomYwKu
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrKlhCENj8
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKBjvkManx
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeztvnaUR4
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIn2UWzvtD
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnU8KhFsG8b
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGD2lSyVlW
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3kNuRkq80
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc2ICElklv
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxv5w5K1Clx
The cat looks at Kori, then Evan, then Clara. His eyes were squinting a tiny bit, as if he understood what they all said in the past two minutes.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uLLsCFIEd
Kori stares at the door before it bashes open. An old man who was nearly bald stood at the doorstep. His nose was quite red.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPzTSsQlJN
He had a long brown mustache and had round glasses like Clara’s. “God dayum I didn’t think I’d meet Eggman here..” Kori mutters, loud enough for Evan and Clara to pick it up.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMMmjnB1CU
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuA4nOLbOc
“Yesterday, a woman’s body was found in her home. Five missing fingers, missing nails, and a lock of hair. The Housebound Killer case will be reopened. And the case is for your team, take your time. I’ve called Kiara and Ced, they’ll be here soon. Have fun, I’m counting on you guys!” he says before leaving the team.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYqyX8MoN5
The three of them stare at the papers. “Guess what, that person that had loads of time to write this is gonna be the person that is about to waste months of our lives for a case hah..” Kori says, side eyeing Evan.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8RWJU9pxj
Clara stands up. “Don’t mind if I leave, I’m just going on a break… I’ll leave this to you guys…” she says, standing up. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5oLAGEbgk
Kori grabs Clara’s sleeve before she leaves. “Alright let’s start reading this amazing book…” she says, her smile faltering at the word ‘amazing’.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOD9HwisViV
Kori divided the five subjects and placed a pile on every desk. “Read through it, sum your part up on a paper, add things to the bulletin board if needed,” Kori orders. Vani jumps on her lap before closing his eyes.
Evan sighs before letting his elbows rest on the desk. He stared at the paper on top of the file. There was written: “VICTIMS” on the paper.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡona8UNQngr
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPv4mpjRsl
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RfazfK7iK
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkZ4NMer0S
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKZkeJxkuw
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYxdrLljge
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDLdGQXcLt
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRE4HtHt99
“All the victims worked at the hospital..” He said, glancing at the other pages. And he was right. All of the victims have worked in the hospital. Except for a few who had surgeries in that hospital.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJPVEFzlW5
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNisYParew
It was pretty old, built around a hundred years ago and the quality improved by time. People that haven't been there would think it's pretty new, considering how well-built and clean it is.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaCJ7O92OM
The hospital had a blue and white interior, making it stand out next to other buildings. It did have a lot of visitors / patients, however you’d like to call it. 204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBb9Y3rRKGQ
Kori slowly puts Vani on the desk and stands up. “Alrighty, to the hospital we go!” She says, grabbing two of the victim’s papers and putting them in her backpack.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwR3JYVC0v
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4lm27zEAf
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdeaQencSf
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.204Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8I9XIq7Zn
and then Add to home screen.