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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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalAv5JK8Qi
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFY8PcXYw8L
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZfFGjzkaK
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1byW42CtO
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvlDrzRehz
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaZ2eNRLX6
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uh6p6ULGQ
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJbiSje5Ce
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCGg5n8MXx
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj96Bm24gFZ
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaXHzg2gMV
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ6uWgUGfG
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoIZ3s7GmG
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMryctZrls2
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1XQipmcT4
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RMc33Kfad
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdowmmxZQP8
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHB91FKt9L
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxBFP4fv2z
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwngFwKd6g
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DeTeLANCi
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0LCyS1Yaf
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejGfXn1KQG
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFYHjde9UG
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6iQdlIL84
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvU4z6D8Bv
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSubG4XtehD
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeibZnfoHxl
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVj3Z2ktlH
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqzbjPWqlS
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscYJAhAoS6
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVlTPMcaxk
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpemUPAyuD
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIb01iYvJs
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVm9s9VgKdM
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjvGJeSorj
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo1dqN5syM
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZGr8t2bpV
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPc0QogQrC
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfmHHa9rkI
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu35CC8oEf
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2eTf2ICNY
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvc1bzS0Em
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfMjNorLjl
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwFDiqUqUo
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8aThI21V6
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhK12LKZ7M5
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJCOsafL2L
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FH9xL2zMZ
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fcKqhazFM
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOF5CEEnF7
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyEeEmotVu
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIHsQz2yuI
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrXIDAsXUQ
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0NKM53Tbk
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkq7FgHGKg
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2veWplYEg
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ339ESlNXKy
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeAgWCsE0i
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzsHrTVdyc
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPAxBQorLS
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVKQBDpREG
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYuMvmhtky
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Lp0BvgQ2O
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOr5YvHODe
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYV4TkeQMOe
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8RO7xbm8F
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXc9mXs87cE
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXPmRgpmzc
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxIxwjX6Rh
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuCjJtxc6G
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrnNvYrKQJ
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnUdS6Tysi
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDS7Ud2ebQ
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4C41ftQcJ
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPdVx0lSdE
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddGHwvyIlS
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDm0miOtmxR
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsfPQW9mmb
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJSuafi1uO
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIiQMvQYSP
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsd2P97iHSd
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oBVPUiik9
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpb7Tho4aLO
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cPWg5XI50
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIH9iH4LXU
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6bn0U0whn
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUOzVbXV4U
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZlaCJzY0I
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8JcvtKIX0
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7aFkW8FLP
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZsknJwxuC
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9Bm5Uyhdu
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61FXiXQ7bT
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKP8s0aICF
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpt70GoLI6v
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuRkhShG8O
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI6WTeuosU
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qZnuFTDm6
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. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIKN3k5wfj
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’.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7kIyF4zI8
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLtZjK0JNz
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LdZULv174
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJYKcqqdKS
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWI9zVQJgUk
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljTtsxsekc
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMV9fjRDyXb
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4y5fRO3Ma
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwImxy1pt9b
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDcGOEkqBT
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtMXMqR0QI
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j1bAB0zwY
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. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywS5UEj0qd
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVdrXbRgK6
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXcpspI8t1
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH7hrzrmcy
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ0tr2IAz7
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3UdsF8fW0
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIqnfFW6IM
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNwToRkkBj
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GrjRMqK9r
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQerJkwoRg
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpUD9LFhQ9
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ770247IAiB
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzR4AlqqtW
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0xnprGkAD
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC0bhLaxZz
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2mTRuLGcY
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTAS89ZwIW
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OSyWVfpnJ
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySpHDo8DHM
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6uxLPcJXE
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V6p7aetnq
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGZljjscWp
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks15F8juhv
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkPRNxZI2c
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2DzpfAHhv
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZWKpxn6Aw
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUdBhZt57D
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqC2SfKJ24
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1YA5s5tqk
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhNoXW5dNi
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6HothjEkU
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1ARoccdjz
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOxaviLI3I
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiLYbYTsKK
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lXGzcxMHU
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrM7O2fnWu
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS13n28UZt
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWUEkgXzWq
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyLhNncZqx
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq0yINYsd9
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisQ2uqEUmI
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VG4trGvG3
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuLhBHtG73
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77vhaEsxnv
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UaTXs0Chr
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMVdDmgk47
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2ghMQiH1b
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9frTcRmP7p
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY2jagC0El
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HOT6xcYCX
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ977VtJlj41
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgXV7cLHri
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqxenVIHjB
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeebHKO13vj
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL23ZYKdl1
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLnFvCAIlF
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VsvPtEs57
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBmcFhDHtK
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiWuGxsLe1
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJdqo4CgMj
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8o6SmjOOs
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2B8ABJ17z
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0AVKahen5
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgn9skcuhX
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG35gGhIMS
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDgmU9uHTM
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hpOKKQHMV
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNSt07vGVa
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQou3zgaoS
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDeG3mdIZ0
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNYmqu8D5z
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchpmMJh1KZ
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbDEebpgXR
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkmuLHo75W
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdocY5BO8F0
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEEujq755B
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95HKRPkvwv
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHLiBSx586
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NTE1mfEJW
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnh89hLfr1
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QOPNlxI3S
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6d74Rup8b
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oG1nKj0yC
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp0nexmI9f
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdiaBDulZQ
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3GCL4uCYB
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR2ltItTMs
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IDeD0YXIR
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHlp0LgAAY
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUbW75WCun
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FTTiq4s9g
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwhyNw2hrl
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorMDmwO9Yb
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoBUxYBGva
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7MJolA9PI
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKlrmIcGgD
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoOjVavKua
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51q3fsZhdH
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkvT3QyD4c
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28UHlhdyXE
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBaiDjYKMI
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK7JZ4JphX
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw0EChhy1r
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. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQoAdbL0QD
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’.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfNUQIu0nc
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXgewNTDDx
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PBupiAe9k
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLJwG9JJXd
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AqhR8AkOv
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DlGcbITDj
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstDUZ3yvYb
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFospxZeA0E
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpT2hVdGg6
“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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kPDJtNKLY
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfU212rouT
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbzfe4hczE
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. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfheyNseIAC
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.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwWsoyWLed
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNFD2MZ2hj
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd2TnvsKyv
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8ZMD3WIC6
and then Add to home screen.