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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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdOuj4FgeW
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3JLzhCd3u
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IeKHvyrEL
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXergRHb9iH
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJP1ylVpAw
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAIxh9mAs5
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTYrbz5L6o
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0mzznGuZ3
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIrPrfi76L
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidpGapK8Dc
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu2xZNF0lk
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjACzbRNEI
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLFs7xv5pI
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAmSEvjs9Z
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiG0YJrJfi
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jmC0PILgT
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuoVsfkDV3
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkCpefLCDR
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZECw9zvqe
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUMPTXhVNg
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQRXyKdmXQ
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSH8lwvy0I
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNJQ7BE81B
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGXhJk5YBj
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSMjgwEV5C
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8cF0a7A8T
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRQZ5dxOD2
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AwABn01fA
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2yhnD2xND
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPABxEhBp12
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjShXO6IQNw
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0VR45j4ux
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjNkGbbHmI
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGf28VXDMV
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxBVmGkoqn
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn3rLMBdoQ
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkuerAwUWS
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9PZZL9RVC
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgravAXRPu
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzochBcPCI
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrVY2mZmQ6
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd65MS4PgV
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhinAOvBymr
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5jweJEbhx
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtpDufiXzu
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIu19bG4gz
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2Wa3nFAp2
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioAUkSbl8k
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBzhmRR5x2
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqFgsJz0s8
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0znRe9DwP
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMC57WRe5d
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc4gFGZWKq
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43UUZUtK6P
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHVIS8H16K
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9hK86HfuQ
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMNM28YdCe
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7t3JkvvQN
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKos5SPYLG
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nRwZeOYkd
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfxY9b6h77
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRBzpyTaZ8
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5pUR7D7HA
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX9UQOXeSF
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r05nlxUEz
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyQSvYbLQS
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WnnAe5l0f
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLHWj05COZ
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YIpj2Bbjb
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNBCdSH9kE
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW2iX7P8oy
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ960YB9ojyq
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpobmQGTmL
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDbAaEECCR
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNjFx77q1J
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMrEYXdxih
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAPywhvWuj
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17DvY6caF4
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70UDjS0WdV
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvvYj4DXj2
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1z9r6Q77F
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7tUQ8cakw
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZbRkrentu
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7I3pcXQkw
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21QK3WPpHL
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpsQaprVuV
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfGyPf7XeT
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8QD0xR3Ie
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq5pPwTnM6
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUbRHgvS1g
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIyylaKl4F
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEZYagXh5s
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GVA3yqIHE
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNedTtWq4t0
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkEXftzP6u
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0Hodvo1Qt
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsFf2tajys
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZBK5nat8l
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrEV0KQtdH
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. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkARwJluRZf
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’.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaycv4CzE8e
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yMVGMYh0F
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwzQxnS1FX
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3r9RVxQdO
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U88bglMhe
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50WadpvNAt
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6VQlYyq1V
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PfW0gzDjl
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefcY4EaiP0
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjCVCS3uFM
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh87RfNo8CL
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsrRaqkpEh
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. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Y60vctb1X
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdAKMn9btv
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AzjDuDZaQ
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9VyLgoF3k
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MVwcvlwuM
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfNCq2339K
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYYTBqFCBl
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQocSJbeJW
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PTVEWgtes
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGdyiFDJkJ
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzqXAcUMco
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgahLG4BLR
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG315h2sUgf
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRacDsCqE1N
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsV7023ND1
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgo4h9GjFJ
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp47ReLgLCO
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TnhumT6KX
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQVdHEuFai
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM39KXBz32T
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pXM30uAFD
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbyVsEwZgC
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVn9WVdCKZd
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsuTGaVvSp
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSZtTFC1sM
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8ZuE18Lnq
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWrr1pmhAI
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmLqpQlfYV
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJvOwCUMyl
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3ywGs0N6J
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXn5IhMX0bj
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVhwcEYbaD
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMNquGeTZz
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpf5C9MdaE
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0quNTZ6RD
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijQ0h6kczo
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2sTouNb2v
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRfQqCSLXf
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb60GYhuIN
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIAadtXyTA
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8R6bTPLlp
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyKfxDOWS3
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPG8ftvLvJ
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRmFuKRGNz
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EmQYmtz1V
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpQP5h1bF2
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp1ssrAzpN
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCBC6ys8Fk
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFXfMtI3cQ
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OQ7iEnsvA
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB4oPiuU7E
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIeFTO710l
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AzwxvzKRZ
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoctGHiftv
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UvgYGaosJ
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZK2K56cUy
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHSbIHhKLJ
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kEaENVCpq
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7LVYtIEoy
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEB5WriR7O
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrBdpER5mK
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wyLrXF9tQ
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPiBRrnKac
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGnlupkWdg
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphJsp2Ue3G
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf1mhXGodO
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHyLsNl2Wu
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTesn5Lojq
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iXsERtFTX
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtfriYgbNN
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFa1CdxzrF
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VGhyfIUov
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusFWmgUuTk
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAdeVLzxKL
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eHvumJFk8
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmn3rloYIn
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUpRff8RHN
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNgK8gaDWB
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CndV2XxiM
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsicOo88WAQ
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHfZA3fwtv
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhHA9Hk8Iw
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVvZINn6bt
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmtmm4x6Ui
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao8xycySKI
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JL1h1LhjY
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZhuLLFe4K
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYlPFaIo9X
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2jOxvbkDi
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwcvGs9DNd
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1rbhKydxT
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3i19A6Deb
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0IalCl8bM
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGhiX0fFbE
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJJlxvD3or
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjvp9cqJff
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZFjuZsln2
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWqe7lJnNJ
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEegKzZEEO
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDlGoCqn9O
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88SAiayKXs
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp74kABv4qg
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBPtGapqwH
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. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuotyQ0y7T
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’.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5m4URrHG9
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHDaDAMB2M
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbLh7hkYZR
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRmnI7VJac
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJqmMi00Wp
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqak5JC29A
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIXGpzRCjJ
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopWMhTIOBz
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalJdd4kv3D
“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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Bt9IQHq7S
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi7HahriKQ
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaitv5YsSf
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. 143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq7aZchlB0
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.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhuC5QmI9M
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMHQKbylCD
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWWNmCcOlw
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKFawn8YPQ
and then Add to home screen.