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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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhw3dYMiU9G
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptUjKIlYLT
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaffhRkVei
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujC46zn0zi
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ712GxR6GKh
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWQCr07Stq
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWz4KPNrbO
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡen5fG0G0PH
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeWv4gRwgt
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpn5tWGxALE
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevsopdo7FA
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltq1OIGl9s
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKSBc9BJtx
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mn6XkAb0n
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoCc4h40Th
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJcj3XAI6R
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d5qMdngka
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MNYVqxCXb
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzt7icZBxi
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVun425oENM
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH7pAhO2TG
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxl3KsUCcs
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM5IPSkAtI
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFKdZmbs1i
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhu1DF0DQ16
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9aU04v9lt
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaAvQMufnu
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gIaeagCB9
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer8nTlUEds
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z3jDezgsH
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWUcMUtJkE
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVetBq4rNn
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuAOK1qIn2
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2V2BwzExd7
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9WIVHB9Rf
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOYm1m5Ed1
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOMk77jD8u
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGRZ8QOMCm
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjQforv8Um
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjhdbFr85s
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAX7tdyjE1
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxxD0WiPAx
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwKO3Emjig
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCxV8xjzty
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxjrPY4rT0
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywRc9BMJLY
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxIXAOcwts
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPuqiCSU13
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpuIUntGbU
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrfgG3qNFW
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQepiDFDRJ
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbz5N4psL1T
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlpFLJluVc
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuk24T4MYX
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEJaubSThW
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNlCLS7lhH
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbjaLzJEkh
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnCAf5kNuY
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6K1XP63SH
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLyFvFeTnR
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ju3wzax6Y
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiClEAy87gn
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnorF3Wy4sw
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yZ3k3m3ae
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JVN09w7Mk
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13TTPPot9l
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExiaf1dyZW
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoZDGOHtjw
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNldzho4gNu
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46EaXYRH5K
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL265z6isGS
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFH950ZJafD
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhxCRWljMz
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmnDC9SwF5
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYL2hc64Lb
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6yhepp6H4
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhBdyBij1v
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLIr0T12Dx
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMz6Lf8XbP
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkceQ2GJF0r
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvZBhEiYJf
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYKWh5Cjbc
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmhjUbED7d
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF2aSJ1jME
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFPBnWUE6y
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0ekjifRsx
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkfbcaD1wa
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHuHI3676r
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDIPK4J8sZ
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTlebvWN3m
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6LwqkXj5y
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡck7uoFasWq
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtjpE0ap2a
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ScfU1TsCZ
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkyo4m5LTj
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGgxFoDx36
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJt9ND3Ht3
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dkTRB6P5T
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDH22Vi4Fi
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. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE50T7vNss
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’.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPxy642gKW
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkHJy1XoeV
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflEB6yRqvg
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfqP4BSkYa
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZS6gDmtx25
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuV5EqjVNW
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwScEz9EB5
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0urffIOEHI
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdhVKAN9h1
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXrL62W7nu
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgqYvmn6Os
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa2piNg6Ih
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. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJPjlO7359
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjwCL52ysM
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODOOEcgcya
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyP6yIv2hrH
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRZHILw9qS
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFBU2KZQkG
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqgSAaY8ol
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloYcSxw58e
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciDSsZ39Iu
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbQgvxY5dl
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQ7RKzes16
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZGMt7ioaH
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHORYiXStBb
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nRGc564K3
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOzr61pK2E
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMeIcDJQsD
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEhSGiYlIh
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdN0ZpaXmDG
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLL9EXRN32b
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCtpX2rTdh
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsXQGqsAlZ
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE0Yldb7CD
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZExnEaDib8
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjI1eAs2Cy
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzR95H41Kn
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5v0Kh0CYj
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIYZq2jp10
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dMcWIR0bP
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqxedI7BkE
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPfEwEdOjT
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY4Q0O1o3b
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIQkaHi2M6
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v9KJCapVl
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKawyWyUmfG
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOZ3HLrbMS
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1rSiX6RSp
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrMjdBEBCk
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmrGKijOzH
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtGsMJsfWk
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyBCxSGo4R
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDC69kvKFk
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjAKTKecdt
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPGtP6T4aE
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZRDluYUb1
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzL5BgnJgH
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmKjKkboEe
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpcw7wO84R
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSzWxCXecm
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q8K1T0B3n
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRXNjIgkug
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMjphuMz2O
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcjUA2Cbs2
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWhDAkJTHF
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6G3BSmWne
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wgrKAF291
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hkddUb2Rd
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTvyNH5joz
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkoAflfCrc
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK247ehohP
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIoiYsTyY6
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgZ0NNkYKb
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMcOwBLrih
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd4lEa9zoS
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20SvZyrAQU
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXInYSCjRQa
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFiY8z8chp
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuVosaZXOF
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZZiLHUeL2
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW4C8UzDkd
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMzMxXgvbI
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoH3dbXvIS
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKcUivKivw
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9ntMRWijV
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAleTBahlD
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIw7bvyfHLb
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQldT8iEyQT
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2QmSQQSAH
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuV4G9VU7l
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEUYlevRoa
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpS61MMT8F
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpRO9N6vCp
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGY6muGF91C
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMowikBKa42
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6UKgf5Mn8
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrQLhupK3s
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWWmcwCHH8
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1DDhcLJhR
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl1Bo2dQBr
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F1FrlX5HV
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEm1eiC2RBw
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDOG04IS3w
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPlns96kTg
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOHgnJHCo3
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtun1PhCkgu
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJVy1v2J5c
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYBUdtwz5p
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO4zx8WLhy
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIwpXh2rkj
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6BvxsDLoP
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2QyTMEG1U
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW0tN2E86J
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmJmikblZk
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVkg0K1qCw
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. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO1midnbql
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’.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypDumCazDa
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8gcwybPEz
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Kxyi9inh3
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NRh1NDs5K
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeBNm4v2V0
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKWMqf7F4H
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3CM5cZ5c2
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2XTYltDpZ
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66nD3txuBF
“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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2lBbDtrkh
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6B5hgPDKp
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqGDJCjo2b
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. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuhUoLvICf
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.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm9V7uX4wl
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7yoMEVqgy
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCpmVBW0y5
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMxB7z3iOW
and then Add to home screen.