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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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSuGvV89C5
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA8JgOiVI0
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQssLOZtvhE
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjfFf5lS3J
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp6yAzjcmm
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhzklC0psC
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrCs4JkIwH
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D5qiCTfNX
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiFTbVlwdL
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSf7Wmehgd
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbZheZRoTj
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9JbBum6Ig
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywtT9Lbi07
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjtviXtcK2
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBWHw2IFtH
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCFZetQdNL
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSCUYOaG6b
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEna7ZA3dTX
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEae7DWkOn
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZV4CrOfUN
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpXT0qKQj8
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiUA3FUI9x
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29eku6XQdw
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5JK88SFcN
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb7MYW8mlL
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7f05fV51lY
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXAlC8x17X
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSI6a1jkbg
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHSsZzf3rv
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1JNUHnjTg
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPfdnhnrqT
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea64ZaUugo
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgV5PLGgfv3
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWk8gMHFnD
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpnonw3kc6
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjV0lhQzXr
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdcLrIBgaj
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5XMxI8TSa
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VaUSsK5PI
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBpn2jox2M
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzwOETbhyE
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1oVsOnqsU
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrQTwGLPAN
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCteaCJmD3i
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qTWYQPRq3
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3D2oCY4PT
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2Vmy2jax9
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnszlb0Uvs
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM2ezB2CSE
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBRFbZ0XFd
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOjljz9dbn
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96nHzqOjPZ
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqmBbHnE74
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL9Wlv44R6
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScafPDnstJ
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLvDd0Kdwh
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ3A9NzUYV
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHM674ghNm
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6MIZ19IGV
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqFcHMU4ll
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y1IfiOU9x
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVi8VdTBkI
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6btmHUY1u
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddb2X89YtF
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1utIlBIpeq
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7aG2N9x86
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1wlvAUxfB
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoep4gHkkW
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOzRTmfBUa
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T0fwS8hsa
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnPhp9FZGC
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpuApDeyrs
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaIFc1IsDx
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHsXInmJ8f
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLM10l9UHP
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiNKV62OsB
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MkpSK6a2N
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbRYQoRv7n
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGroHwxTd1W
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tQpBpxO0u
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4gDNtjltS
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrFy6DgDmn
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7Oi7wvEbQ
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNGg2jNHqS
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxt47kzf3b
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohSl5wbw33
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3E8NfZb0H
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaFb8ykAH3
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIh26q7J8C
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6f8IrEEM3o
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFhfD45WpT
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2hX3JlZDv
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2PvkX32b6
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8vDXgkzp3
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDm4y1OJbx
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Jdjlaq72X
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbB1P5HaJ4k
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEXd01ODOK
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNM1FB5yDg
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. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1bFkj69Tc
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’.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4Tk0ACZqK
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRBrRPgcnl
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyWRTYGZmi
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUsqCQSJZl
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTVP7ZUpG6
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozo8moLJSi
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgmgxoWGHg
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuItUett8G
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0CkPe2Tii
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOeB22GoP1
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW6vdx4AVq
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxicS6lsqvY
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. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57I1LG2edP
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aAIQi2NI6
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN47SAaoiQ
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HrBlbuyh0
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vBoqi1M96
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywU0jphY2Z
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeiciExADY
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XE0cCl9VU
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCSFFqxpoI
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaeOkBygZJ
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaXw4GVrm9
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8cV0ui2ZS
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDRpWySanO
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMz1u1MAiE0
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsG17GFjRn
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CCnUk5hOV
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJOxPqgvcx
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFY6wHhxO9
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe099PuVFhJ
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPyNSMLlze
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qiD7ubfw5
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeyeRAKlEa
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMIHPvV3kt
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrYKEFsKBu
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacPvZAq94e
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6t0KmTZxOU
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlGMX93yFu
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCucdNMDT2y
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QazVdxgt3
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4PnYPi7P0
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFESJ3K4zN
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddhrlB9hxT
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXoCyctGxy
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1TicN4vGq
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGnDvKrFzM
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmj3Z8JO65
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9cw3QiBsv
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSr8X8o1ysy
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlUVAyqynZ
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CeIxAk0OY
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfFfzQqlU5
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGriJO0eBD
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQXFNKbsfj
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ88nNyRu9b
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8ygcCy2AV
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNK4VMidS3v
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpUfzAIEhI
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENarrfSRax
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wPMgFJQTK
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Msg0Fzml
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kv65oqnaT
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJjUtNJeig
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe60NeDT3p
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwqLUsLoOz
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaVLN9ZQZu
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HATVM2EDP
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNOqTeHRBK
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgX3QJdRQi
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiosdKxvrtc
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OScSR4cHf
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0YbAKowCY
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleg4hXe78g
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlKoSJZw7f
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbIRiSbMK0
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lvmzjXRFg
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncTMiGfeQt
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzwlnDhRN9
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx2b6KYsDY
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqepP5B9vT
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh6yFOsLDv
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE6oc14iut
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhDmJxZd2o
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiEySAoFiT
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WxQRbofiI
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wEBSw2tLK
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa8hJRXTJf
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXtKHCUYyu
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUJtFm3Ijx
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q7vrorTDR
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTa61H3f2R
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtYsKSaApd
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStAnm56w6o
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESr6wsusaT
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOMNmle8qY
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjfZMYX75Q
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZG8vjmgDy
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBhX0fHYhz
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT3gvgeQWV
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc4rMoc6RC
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRxy6v7Zdl
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMcipXRsJQ
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9IbvskXGr
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgdR7r3htk
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wppMn2FD1
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMvV698Yj3
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbFFluwaf8
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDlPDDF2bX
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUmcLGlEVi
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaAhysD9QH
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71Ls5IL7r8
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKZ2OjJql1
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ1dHiQQry
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHELB2LVEeN
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. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfcFdyBm8d
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’.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tic2NDZSa
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPbesIQQU9
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc0Pp1GZW4
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9DEkm8tLB
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmtKpTXqMa
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1UcgSkTl6
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECBxeTCh6F
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp9uw2wcwz
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKAy0XXF9C
“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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLRCbLGZx0
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnltTN6KLjO
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK9sN25TDC
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. 139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMeQzOHGdN
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.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNd8KI2c1V
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Bb1MAFmdS
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR8vjSg04r
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.139Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlEVDiwIaa
and then Add to home screen.