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S.K Hospital Pvt. Ltd
It was one of the weekdays and the hospital's seat were full of people waiting for their number to be called. Loud murmurs filled area with nurses and people rushing around the floor.
" This hospital looks pretty busy." Ezra said walking through rushing of people.
" It's one of the most important hospital for a reason." Jay replied bored.
After passing the busy floor, they reached at a quieter area of the hospital. There were no other people visible and the corridor was darker too.
" Hello, sir." one of ezra's guard came up to him. They were standing at the corner waiting for them.
" Yes, where's the room?"
" Please follow me, sir."
They both followed the man into a room. It was a mortuary where dead bodies where kept. The room was freezing and only a single tube light lit the room. There were few more men inside it, standing side by side. One of the storage was open revealing a body of a dead man.
" So, This is the man?" Jay said going closer. His body was pale and frozen, the face almost not recognizable anymore.
" Yes, sir. Apparently, this man's family hasn't yet contacted for his funeral." the man said. Jay and Ezra gave a confused look. He had been dead for almost a week and nobody came to receive his body?
" Where was he working at?" Ezra asked.
" He had been working at The Dxl courier company."
Jay and ezra both looked at each other.
" Wasn't the company closed about five years ago?" Ezra asked.
" Yes, sir. It was closed after police found illegal drugs in their parcels."
Ezra scratched his forehead, " What exactly was his position?"
" Sir, have a look at this." the man handed him a file.He took it and read it together with Jay.
" A mere worker for shifting the parcels?" Jay said confused. It wasnt normal for people with low rank to murder a big name of the business world.
" Why would a man with such a low position murder?" Ezra said still looking at the file.
" Sir, i guess there is one reason for that."
" And what is it?" Ezra asked looking at his men.
" For money." he replied. That sentence was enough to clear all their doubts. Of course, he needed to money so he committed a murder. But who assigned him to do so.
Later, Ezra sent his men to do more investigation and they two left the hospital.
After getting inside Ezra's car, they stayed silent for a while.
" So, that man was bribed to kill." Jay said.
" He probably had been ordered by someone important in this industry." Ezra said while driving. The industry was so foul and dark, this was something normal. They should have thought of this possibility from the beginning. But why would they kill Irene's father? Something very serious must have happened and they had to figure it out fast. Before more of these kind of incident takes place.
flashback eight years ago:
It was opening of " The Sones" company and a party had been held at one of the most big mansions of Korea. This company was one of the many companies of Mr.Son. He was the most influential man in the business industry. He also had a lot of connections in this area which made him even more successful in a short time.
A thirteen year old Jay was teasing Roseanne during the party. They were bored at the party as nothing much was there to do for them. Their parents had also left them while they converse with other guests.
" Your hair looks fat." Jay spoke, playfully kicking his legs on the chair he sat.
" Shutup, you weirdo." Roseanne glared at him. This was a normal thing for her. He always teased her for no reason at all.
" Your hair looks weirder." he grinned.
"I said shutup!!!" she shouted, having enough of his teasing. Sometimes she just wanted to smack his face.
" shutup~~" he imitated Roseanne.
"YOU!!" she got up and ran to him while jay tried to get away. It was enough for today as she chased him down the corridor of the mansion shouting, " COME BACK JAY! You weirdooo"
Jay just ran ahead laughing. When they reached a little further, suddenly they heard a scream. A painful scream of a man.
They both stopped and jay grabbed Roseanne's hand towards a big pillar. They hid behind it while Jay said Shh.
There was another scream but not as loud as before.
" who was that?" Roseanne whispered, scared. Jay shrugged with same scared look.They decided to look at the room from where the sound had come.
It was just at the end of the corridor. Both of them tiptoed to the room. Its door was half-open.
When they both peeked inside, they saw a man holding another man who was bloodied all over his stomach. Looked like the man had been stabbed and it was him who had screamed. The stabbed man's suit and tie were drenched with blood, as he collapsed on the floor lifeless.
The kids were wide-eyed, sweats forming on their forehead. Roseanne shrieked after seeing the blood. Jay hurriedly covered her mouth and pulled her to the next room.
The man had seemed to hear it and turned to the door, " I heard a noise. You! go and see who's there." the man shouted pointing at the next man. He came out of the room looking for the noise.
Meanwhile, they had entered a dark room which looked like a storage. They both hid behind a huge sofa which looked worn-out and dusty. When they heard footsteps, they both covered there mouth trying to not make any noise.
The man entered looking around the room. After a while,He stepped closer to the sofa. They could see the shadow of his footsteps coming closer to the sofa. Roseanne felt like her heart would jump out of her chest due to the wild thumping. He came closer....and closer. When he was about to peek behind the sofa somebody called the man.
" Yah!! come back here. Lets take the body outside."
" Yes, sir." and by that he left the room.
Both of them breathed, still trembling. " Is it.....her father?" Roseanne whispered again, trembling. " I think so....." Jay replied gulping hard.
They came outside after hearing no noise. When they were sure nobody was out in the hallway, they ran all the way to the hall, cold sweat running through their body. Both of them had decided to not speak a word about it because they knew their parents would look into the case. And they would be the main target.
:End flashback
" YAH!! Jay. You listening to me??" Ezra said turning to him.
" Uh what? sorry i spaced out." Jay replied startled.
Ezra heaved a sigh. " I said who are you bringing at the elite?"
" Ohh....i haven't thought about that though." he scratched his head, " what about you?"
" You'll know at the party." he smirked to himself.
" bro...why not now?" jay asked confused. Suspense like this irritated him the most.
Ezra stayed silent, ignoring his friend's curious looks. While Jay had forgotten about the party, he now was thinking who should he go with. He wasnt really close with any girls as he was scared to even approach them. His dad always encouraged him to start a conversation but he was obviously not good at it.
Later, jay was back at his home. A thought had crossed his mind but he was being hesitant.
He kept looking at his contact screen. Roseanne.
Yeah, she was the only girl he was comfortable with. He kept debating if he should ask her or not because she might have some other partner already. But she didnt like guys and was not close with anyone that he knew. Roseanne was rude to boys after all. Finally, he decided to message her.
To: Roseanne
Yo thickhead. wanna come with me at the elite?
He took a deep breath and started regretting right after he sent it. "Aishh i shouldn't have sent it. Whats gotten into me?"
He opened his phone to delete the text but just then her reply came.
From: Roseanne
Im sorry i have somebody else. No partner this year too?
'Hahh this girl'. he read her reply with disbelief. He knew he shouldnt have sent a text firstly. 'what do you mean this year too?? tchh.' He was pretty confident she had no partner but he was wrong. Somehow her message had made him angry but a little hurt too.
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Who's that somebody else.
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