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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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp2dusBPg5
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgjS7pBKPh
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlUayg5DBn
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajKX20Qa4P
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9ISokDjNh
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ssOZQItes
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Hec26l85G
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopRixXEFFJ
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf37h01w8h6
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSCFSVJtSU
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGq1rZCBmth
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdud8bI2BEY
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtxeDHwI9z
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uNftQEZW4
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGLZ2x3X0q
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0nnZ18zQR
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rPkGmCVyt
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz571ygHCA
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8UW077Cc7
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRxnhxjcc9
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhcAMRPpsz
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MKnPjcCpC
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFasgC0iMuP
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCM9eyamA29
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgCOH3We6T
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19FNZkNTg2
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujKvW3zp69
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkswC7Ue75
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkZ0aGgwPv
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pn9naqHdJ
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhtsKQPGr2
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gKL9GXXsd
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Dw9svDozJ
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTAsrhSukp
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZKXt6LnN3
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKURp93wtL
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60kEztF6Mg
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPIax28GtL
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiihDwNFfHF
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DdJIg5Ww3
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhClToL0NK
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes0rnHj177
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQeM8zrya6
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSETd4Xumy
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3D23exJIc
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfxyCtTWIP
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhXmA43tHj
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9d5iXB06b
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ8BwmjwtK
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4psSnQs8p
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcLmj1p1hg
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NTXCjo6eP
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWETVdi0wH
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2CuLvSc7R
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgBxtYOpI3
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJBgrFLsQZ
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡritbYUQm2X
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHvPftZ6CP
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrYv8nKQxD
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYeZafTbVR
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8NoyPjOyQ
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRnCR3Rtlk
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXZYztFpv5
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuz8V2bWWs
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Yj9Rwfkqg
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjMRYC0Ziu
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL5BUSKnzw
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOvY7hyDxK
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2CeoH3yZx
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NfLvZDeTw
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXMs66viXe
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxUVi2mxGq
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjlAf5aAk5
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU91JolJciZ
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd9f3pLQtC
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXad5u1vzt
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83HHtuYBWs
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymhAz9DuFT
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFMjOmie7X
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBqk9ma57U
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5Az8TTFJ4
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBjeULrJ5f
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSxycBYgeK
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RdRv0L2yf
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLS2yCpz9F
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ck0unXNNQ
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnI6Aiz36W
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXmIdRknhK
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoTkLIdbXa
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXASgfd8i8
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z5P80ouUN
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AD6xJKf6A
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HjVjezVKx
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdE44kVMBQ
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6A3ZX5z5i
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelVqXR7KX1
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8fpTU92ug
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VyqjvuF9P
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIzvdfWY7c
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. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVldsquzAp
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’.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6gepWY8sU
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdTojst2kG
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdDbDSjlrZ
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQD3BRlBCs
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡES8fiQpVfv
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRxyRhXD0t
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2ZkGzmR6j
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6LPaf77ZW
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDlwO1ysWO
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflVcBY7dbw
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXoYsTIGOA
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIBgWPG5XG
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. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UZnejgvxA
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYDpGJ6kMV
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoYCtE8bFs
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx2M6XdXn6
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaSzBtLAT4
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVQ2bvCrDZ
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9ZmD5Yk09
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0pBQlNNw8
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAFv4yRhPx
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQBNj5z0AR
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OB15GpRdR
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PaM7XBXow
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP28HCvHdD
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWi1Awra9b
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnijT3FnuHH
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pjkpvDWCn
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejmGJrcwJG
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RAtLpCTQE
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqxxHI2y2X
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSFR0UvpLu
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyCGUMcm25
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyqrWtwtSv
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt2BeagPXq
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdFRqelMWZ
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgv7lgN8TU
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2FqSI2OjM
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs05WTRHWzr
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F9KzzyiBt
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzlIn6Qd7c
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4fOlqoHMS
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQjt8rpaEk
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwAQjRcBHz
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIheK8EjJYT
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhxoYDeH5t
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVKaHCHuzj
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl1qplApao
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDlNVsoibQ
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFS1GSvX0Ie
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny18aGvrlq
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VyYZL1OWV
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyCGEMJtps
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sgMHqrT0b
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEtvk9faGG
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDHJl5Sgx5
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGYo4Sz0RL
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLaOXIkar3
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqwDxDfZK4
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMIx0Le0VG
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12HziONPEc
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjVsF683tQ
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lXsYOd1I8
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsYcNXgYXm
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXO8iAkl2V
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnmpmknKDH
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfiARICDUN
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3k6nPiVfG
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YowSGjp9s
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7qVk0dLzu
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyUm8G2VCs
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbouV3ukeC2
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwshmkxz6pT
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWkIARJ9li
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUgSQ4m0fq
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjZwYwF8yS
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qNyXTVx1H
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNhzZ0WbEA
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSjvJsnDjm
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPn70hPcmK
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztAj6ZMkoH
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQxhFdEmhH
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0XFgCBfSh
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfhrMrPjEB
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpADv3rlMj6
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7gvSqhtDc
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLKjjoM0p9
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vbHlypc1Z
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcmudzGJft
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu7wARyZ1Z
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto0RvnnFpf
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNGT3wAhAA
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi44SZNjq4
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UDb76QZGN
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXUKIzFls0
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf1sK7vwsy
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTB9mCpq4M
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwD9bWuTeir
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bwTWDp7wC
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFYGqVmRbN
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNykrcK9eUN
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNbZKblPpV
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcwkrCsuxX
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidn4Vc2OTh
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiFbLXdHkd
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOO4U5ARiCA
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodMsSGF4P6
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5z5rOlgrXI
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgLpaK4h9s
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiAK1Wma3y
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdLqa7pz4W
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenFijyuik7
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwn2n7kAwn
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoPo81gQ6N
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0IeJ2eDaV
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. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZeQ1bzuSs
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’.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BUfeNleas
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ACVsu0wNr
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9upZnVeK2c
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWZprcrLAX
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3akY94iwY
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiieasV3Sj5
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3IPOFUk5c
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKFZvCCNbV
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6GkYSzyLR
“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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYCONwlRGW
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7sm0nOyrG
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhWbTztZQR
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. 144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjy7bwGMdb
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.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YvOuHt0cO
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP4UZTdS4J
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PiDeSiMl5
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.144Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG0ZC3lFxR
and then Add to home screen.