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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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVFE3hD9PY
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MIwRXAC9c
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4V9nym4wyH
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvKo8kL66r
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh5fv6AxYD
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfZb5ah30t
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9n0bnUJt5
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi9rH5iZrL
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2epuk96HN
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYYiVU17Jq
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sIifvTzaM
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtrZ5Jh0UR
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ579ry2u4eM
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFTXfo26Ev
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ac8ohfjql
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJXrk7tqAP
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQwL0Cc8T5
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnSjmaMUpO
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolA8Jaupgd
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMFcrItRyf
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRnPRl3Psn
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHLxvSR9h4
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4VBbRRlEp
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9cBR2h6BJ
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CRi8MvEKJ
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuOZuqaW1a
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rHn13Z7hr
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEz6AuDyga
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEk7E8y6axg
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJzCeqlyBK
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwVMRUhF0u
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwu0ehV5YM
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve8EzAd99l
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nNv97eZAG
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h3fqbTRVG
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0upnacA2Hn
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOQ19D4oy4
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFPciz0GOV
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzz2EK9Mff
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEKvz69MnS
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevjEZKbDHA
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3qQ46QVub
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlniwottBV
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsUsL7J7GV
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoh3ZmhrmF
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LNEbwXwKP
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07cRWnyz0Q
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEJfETaNm9
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡph6JnZZNqn
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNQ0V6W6pl
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhftS9oDI5
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzsw65rtCq
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1qmezlJg9
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVOk39Ls07
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbMicAYLON
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyJMLeUkFg
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPwOWi27cD
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrx6vFalKp
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3bRWzX0uR
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3kNa4Gyun
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOp2HH9hcVX
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciGqItWQoT
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWsGWdArpF
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9ldqn48XP
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IyYgyGohz
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzv0iV7lCz
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqCQaVsoDk
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvWO6f4cI9
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqBzkr6nsc
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwPRQQshqF
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6pW1JBstH
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3jVGWdj14
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrke5UNbrjs
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlnuA6Q1So
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTTwtulzft
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQrLDVhWP5
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z5akP1e2U
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6gNWzf2I3
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPa39XcqdFF
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAAMaeuxeX
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN5FFf80Kz
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFDQa8jCBG
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpW9Kp288Ne
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDzB3PJxzV
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QSHeaN0Fw
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡug1WZiGQqR
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYLcZp2pd0
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABOYaVmDiT
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRFdhLolDG
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwoRykW5s1
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCEC8wqa7p
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnWqn7DgjL
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxngOVKKtez
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5aJ8l67pF
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFP9Pd4gTr
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1NmZBiz3B
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNt352aB7O
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZe7wdQly1
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx1EewKGrl
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. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASBZ0TEEIx
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’.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHFl70Ev6J
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVstbhVq4x7
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcd1R2RSwt
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8CZ4yZpPk
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9izmREQiv
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1kCuakptP
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlzGYelFIp
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfHUXoqdtI
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngZ9i2XRVH
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecrvHZ7iP6
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e1P5fta5a
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeOX630nyl
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. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUtfFBwX13
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkT2LFIxEZ
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYRZQAwTFk
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVuoDvFlXQ
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDtAU8LFWi
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuvj04aNPa
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TPjnPLEu6
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtMMlJoVbw
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeMECDDsa2
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nWWmt8DwP
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIbpcoSLSK
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1Vg8mZWMJ
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUalFbGossa
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU7TF2KAcv
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BMv6pbhaZ
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsVhmCyEvd
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEGa53yEN6
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6yLu97qOv
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yNSwpMpma
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmsNUSL6Ue
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbEzi4D7EP
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8XdLQ7b2b
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtG6cGaW2R
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTviGFyZV0F
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmNgqUOpbW
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4WYdUmQ0E
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NTFjqtqRW
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hJqPit6GJ
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuUlM6udBO
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cQOPhKLcB
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYQwC6r0E6
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIaSB7DV3K
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgjYUHsW4D
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFMKfNmK70
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytc9AGbfA3
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoyrD5XaZk
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvocsKlbBLn
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbwSycSo4j
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxKEpz71le
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlacQvcqF7
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPBfN9wAPN
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnpGdkLdjR
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXxY1lRsPj
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuJkE7SmLr
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54plUqblSN
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡontagjRwji
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg7YtFZ3FP
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwn7arZ8UP
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamYBVcRIf2
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsazN1G7RJZ
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYkAuA41Vt
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dUrFbsCGJ
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sIzBl0Xap
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKzfK5ItO8
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtKu3XEEee
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbEq4e98ds
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTzEmiebbN
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn0r71DLMk
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z6xRZd92m
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaRbyCcuvb
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEHZQcPaut
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1lNSVxa5m
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSILS67zdc
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAteVKW6Wr
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltMuANYK5j
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLatXcHbqnw
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EMuq7IvzA
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4Hk6wzBLB
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxq6jLiNn2
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡak5aDgQdV3
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SXVCglK8A
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27Ahb2KyQz
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3lkPnGhOj
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWVNqZIZ8T
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00jO5hLSo8
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zscYNSChe
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcFBwxzhlF
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhygxqsDBL
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv3MMbeaMN
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzxw0ScN9C
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLWZsC93uD
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLBhuJ9kXJ
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOLK2CrRX1
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKNTR3AaRq
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78k27s7pyj
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEdECkWAga
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNxlYXtnSI
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkmpibahW0
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu49s3HEDYV
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtEkMTGALp
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK6mW8SBW5
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq4SEmVlTZ
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJC3uKomJG
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZMWkpjZC5
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfqi45ucWH
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThL8dpbVfQ
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsu8XHSuO7
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2k4dbaw8Iu
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQk9v3wrfH
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbszPCxuA3Y
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0esmdsXcX
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLuGPR3UMb
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3jbXxjwzG
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. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl9jJw7CJQ
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’.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2aol7iew8
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8z7RF6rMm
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2W0NNSBsbe
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRid2XVq30U
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6IveukJDz
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT1aGP3t4Q
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRW09VZFKZL
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaQbIa5MPG
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuGiYlEZRK
“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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHugE3d97M
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaNXrKtyls
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSgfPmo7xW
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. 191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCNXZwSQFk
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.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM6JAVku2k
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65N1bXW2fk
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJ30MPlpg4
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.191Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OCzO5F3Nt
and then Add to home screen.