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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K2hTwagF6
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDY9zOjeLdu
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXstQpPRbs
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9ET85e31O
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG9UzXeSOh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlG4H1er6L
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycd9bhKnRp
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqLOFNe4Tx
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpfOMOj3qk
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmospkAeX1W
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7N6ynapdeB
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGf1p66E2PM
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrGEF6OB7i
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFp7DQKAPs
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtmezDILuR
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNm7IjwBTa
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvuecqD0xT
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITgMq1ORoB
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uBiqvCUy1
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmSJ3PEy39
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB17qDD3K7
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Lzoov44hc
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EkVzdUc8j
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkda243nHFl
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwnKa5o3oc
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88AvDV0vWe
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LSklUZ5Qv
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOu34wLZ60N
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldPepkB3Hl
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZFFtyVqV0
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEs2o4b7Q7j
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqDz25OMlx
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHM1ohfB5C
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG58JPhPgk
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjGPQKAdlL
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAB0nRA1B0
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgLVxVnA2y
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ1GGzXiVx
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQSiQ6eLgm
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcZRhznjV5
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4G1EC7dXS
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7huvVtinsg
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2djPz0HWG1
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn3kVOP3l3
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58SaCHZIRe
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm52Iveka7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFqw8WP1hE
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOY6Qim9S3
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyFtYCyQKI
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY9hH0DPm4
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDedQDvOI4f
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUqgBIOc3t
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfmP0JeqeQ
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIdZB4YXpo
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV30G9stvP
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNV5UL9Hw4
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFaXD4UtoC
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nKfeoQ2vT
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH1OjnJSDC
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PTZq6bcQz
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0mpYF2ZN0
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzT6otrs4UQ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVBKn1ww6H
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjQ36PSgga
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujnCvlsvj9
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA9CkLIF6m
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwZZpUwPSn
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEfBGvfHpy
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc5aYW5OGO
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbS8DsrKsl
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ837yCP2ZYS
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHceYHfu0AW
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdCla7LCnr
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Gjv8CY7i9
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvvH0n0pRx
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZakw1w4fV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QSPxM7lax
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HMfX2I4YN
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2NiBaQvaM
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHx2P5hCAm
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhVkRgNs8B
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡculm5uArjf
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrWrcs30BG
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD5CyxfrGb
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nH6RdHoUw
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzoC51xw3q
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1buLEwfzDJ
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNMOF6oCP0
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk1rfdsctk
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJR2xCyZWP
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfamNhifqL
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8F3qYDjk8
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrdnkNASRs
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKvfUUUV84
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AGvamgZU7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAlqeLwfyL
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGeMCEzNOL
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4T0WpYEttd
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oBdLu5OPQ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mB6rKk6Jc
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbcen746AA
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjCNfJfLkH
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX851T5q5Ow
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZEba3Kxpw
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5BaKqUrxu
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0poLUdUEg
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrZtJtuAZw
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsY0faopnJ5
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdn9yXSbc8
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g2qqP4AJQ
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDfLyuCKbW
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepZTNkhk7a
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDwedX7s5d
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpt13NrVV0X
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgI5dyvJRl
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv9j9MBqQs
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8u0qjvlCl
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlNCaYWDEG
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9dlmzLqJa
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrncSPZkn5r
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaw7hXKwo4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSb5bNOJgN0
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrnPK6UQwt
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hLfZgBAV4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7M7vAM11K
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D7j5P3Rxx
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5CxWyN5LV
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3LZS5VZOq
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsFgMvPbZ0
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF8yAO78Ev
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwS4Wc5po9
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjydUx8DD4b
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkL5T7eLQ9W
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT0SQAG81l
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1qwXPNvl8
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmuoClew0Q
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrNYMyyeZJ
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEJaYxYHQ3
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oThZBkos5
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOwLdXcOnF
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgayCpF4vly
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡed3sYBZ2mk
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEVUp4H2aW
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECC6TQczXB
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViDVcrGvxH
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNXaE1HdGk
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxm6K8NWU2
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7XwGNE7gA
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTtzNOZjwH
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNtSiBKD60
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFbZGwIo2F
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28tfKQ7MtQ
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8lbNb795h
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6ykq8rEtK
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1LZoG24UQ
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRS4lagYira
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkJqAlIQ9K
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIXLdL85wv
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMKgBYcJ4p
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGKq4KNOzK
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrBTJjanNo
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQ8TNJt7gG
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGl87kuU3p
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJLeDPgvKQ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BH6h5L1QY
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflaQs33UeB
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6LI1RuER4
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXQ5GEpsSp
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZEAwgCn3h
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKXjSR9pqK
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv67omXC8wx
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKH4ChgmJp
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kDSh4kt7M
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DH7oipkjK
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTbuSCjRWo
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSwMYTAfhp
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbFiXHxKsK
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUik8Kji40
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n7pI3Rpyo
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5RMQlZgDr
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4em42g2ST7
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6miOoKcvAY
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABd3zwvSPX
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dpqss1JdI
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOCZsI09OS
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VpBWkJcyY
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYduCOUZ2qT
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCWTAAl4Yq
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVXZeoDHpb
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgk7KQx1kx
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4XoSrKXnM
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZr5lMmyZkO
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8y4z0BZDB
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjc5Hx1JmK
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2l6vzDyFOh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgSjvyVCDb
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLmRCESMvg
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQewVbaX8K
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKL3xnXJpxm
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnI7gaDuag
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHboDZQKx3
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TEAtYYSBT
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJIz8nRpFp
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaQx7ioTrw
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURLE9tvS6c
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGOs1tAKcs
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBqZjMCU8M
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD78pewU48E
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADfYJypFPT
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcJltmmRV4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yN7LiPx6Y
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4MVlwXpdz
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwbwRxhX5W
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhYls7itzy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FqOUkbcyD
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHa6zlkQFOr
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdNjAxVKZh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4at8T6CPT
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsOUIjHfEQ
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp78zBTAIlS
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2RWS4N6vt
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT3xXA1e18
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8EpyWj3gC
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MmxCrKPBh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1yAQcDcB9
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mUxKKmejx
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81tVFcVzw1
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfOH972XV9
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCjoxbDivM
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vLJQZr3XN
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKiMWcXHXz
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSCWcw1LN7
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qONadL2pb
and then Add to home screen.