Confidential Scheme 1

Chapter 14: Burning Desire

A/N: This chapter is written on Minji's view. I want to give her at least one chapter before the first volume of CF end. That's all, ty.

Minji's POV

I'm wondering who is this guy that Chloe has been meeting every now and then. Chloe doesn't give off a flirty vibe so, I don't think she's just going to hit on other guy unlike the people around me right now. They're beyond flirty to be honest.

I am talking about my girl classmates. They symphatize the boys a lot. It is like the are treating them as Gods. Kings that need to be served. I don't like how they do this for a living. They even offer their answers about quizzes for free. It's all because they're obsessed.

For me, it is one of the most common motives of doing a crime. Being obsessed on someone or something is not right. Some people may say that it's similar with addiction.

Yes, frankly it is but obsession is worser than the other one. It can affect ones life.

Seriously.

"Okay, class. I believe I already told you yesterday that TODAY, we'll have a quiz about geometry." Our math professor recalled.

Then minutes later, he gave out the test papers where we will answer. During the test, I can see that the girls were competing against each other into giving the guy their answers. Not just an ordinary guy but the guy they like.

The guy didn't protest but instead he is collecting all of it. Seriously, the test ain't even that hard well at least for me.

"Finish or not finish, pass your papers. One... Two...Three..." Our professor count until 10, the time where all the sheets are on his desks. The students in front were the one who put in in there.

Then minutes later, the bell rang. Sounds like the class for today is done. I should be going.

"Hey, Minji." He stopped me when I was about to step my left foot outside the door.

"Derek." He is the guy that most of the girls in our class wanted. Some guys were jealous at him getting all the recognition and attention of girls in the university in general.

He's a basketball player. I have never watched him play because simply, I don't want to.

"You coming home? I'll give you a ride." He said smiling at me.

"No, thank you. I have someone to come and fetch me so I don't need a ride anymore."

"Is that so?" I nodded. "Well, maybe next time. See you and good night!"

I did not respond. I just walk away from where he is so I can calm my nerves from palpitating. I just hope that I hide it from him. No one should see my weaknesses in result to them not using it as an ace against me.

I've had enough.

"Minji." And then I heard a familiar voice meters away. I looked at my right side. It's Dustin.

"Where you going?" He asked his hands are in his pockets.

"Getting my papers in the clubroom. I need it tomorrow."

"Bullseye! I'm also going in there. Wanna know why?"

"Why is that?" We started walking on a normal pace.

"You really ain't checking any of the messages. Lorcan texted me to go to the clubroom." I looked at him.

I took out my phone on my pocket and checked if I received a text message from Lorcan. Confirmed.

"But how did he know your number?"

He shrugged his shoulders saying, "I don't know."

I am not asking why he has his number. Lorcan probably looked at it on the document. There's many answers as to why did he get his phone number. But my question is why?

Why would Lorcan text him?

"Honestly, it's quite surprising to me that he texted me. Even if he doesn't say a thing, I know that he ain't feeling with me around."

I didn't respond. I know for a fact that Lorcan do not fully trust Dustin. And honestly, I don't know if I do to. I just want to give him a chance despite what he had done int he past. It's quite complicated if I bring it at the moment.

I am sure that Lorcan won't text any of us if we weren't going to discuss imoortant things. We rushed to the clubroom and as expected the two were already here.

"What is it?" I asked as I place my stuff on the sofa. Dustin locked the door for our security.

"We have an urger on the loose." The light inside is switched on so we saw the photo of a guy wearing varsity uniform.

"Wait. That's..." I said as I look at the guy in the picture.

"Derek Aximena. I found out that you share the same class." Lorcan said.

"He's blackmailing people in exchange of not leaking their inappropriate photos. Girls specifically."

That's why I always felt uneasy when he was nearby. I sensed a lot of danger. Sometimes I feel a bit bad whenever I reject his offers but right now, I am glad that I did that. I did the right thing.

"Who offered this case?" I asked.

"Audrey Sinto. She introduced herself as Derek's boyfriend. But she said she wanted to get out of his leash. She wanted freedom."

Chloe explained.

"So... Derek is blackmailing her so that Audrey won't leave him even though she wanted to."

"Now we need to take him down and take care of the files that he has at the moment. We might as well use that in the future."

Lorcan said.

"What we're gonna do?"

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"So far that's the best option for the moment."

I remember Lorcan telling me that. He's right though, I have to say the advantage before I lose it. That's the only way we can prevent Derek from playing on girl's minds.

I am now walking towards the room where the files is probably been kept. I just need to act like I'm interested and take a picture around then we'll gonna be one step closer to succeeding another case.

I knocked on the door two times. Then seconds later I heard footsteps coming when the door opened. He was surprised.

"Minji?" He peeked outside and looked sideways before he look at me again. "What are you doing here?"

I just need to act they way I am with a little bit of flirtiness.

"Uhm, this may sound stupid but... Can I borrow your notes? I wasn't able to finish it earlier that's why. You know I'm busy with the club." I act as if I am really shy about asking him this.

"Tss. Is that it? Well, come inside."

"What? I-Is that okay?" I can't believe Chloe, Lorcan and Dustin are hearing this right now.

I put a tiny earring with built-in camera. There's also a micro ed card sized audio connector on the button of my blazer. They can clearly hear and see what I am doing right now. This is harder than I thought.

But I'm glad everything is going exactly as planned. So far.

I took a step inside and look around his condominium. I heard the door locked. If something bad happens, I know I'm gonna be okay. I trust them.

"I apologize for being messy. But at least it doesn't stink right?"

"Right." I nodded even though I definitely disagree. It's very stinky. Not the smell of the room but the smell of a rotten soul.

I took a walk around slowly and making sure that every part of the room were covered by the camera in my ears. I just hope that it works. If not then all our efforts would be in vain.

"Your condo is quite big. How much is it to stay in here?"

"Oh, well it's kinda expensive but I really think its worth the price."

Like how you blackmail people?

"Anyways, are you thirsty? Or do you wanna have any snack? I have tons of them here."

I shook my head still owning the shy type girl act. "No, I'm good." I took a step forward to him and touched his left shoulder. "May I borrow your notes now?"

He is obviously not used to this kind of treat ment but it seems like it's working.

"Here." He then handed me his notebook.

"Thanks. It's gonna be a little bit too much if I bring this home so I was thinking if I could stay here for a little bit? Don't worry it will just take a few minutes. I am a fast writer."

He was more confused now. But then...

"Sure! Suit yourself."

Then he helped me sit on the table where I can do my so called 'notes'. I took my pen out and started writing what's on the other round. It really needs to be realistic or else the next step would be in void.

I heard pull a chair beside me and he sat on there. He's on my right side. When I looked at him, I was a bit shocked when he was already topless.

"Oh, sorry! I am more comfortable not wearing any kinds of tops when I'm here so... I can just change if you wante-"

"No! No! It's fine." I shook my head. I put my attention on the notebook and what am I writing because I was a bit distracted. You can clearly tell that he's flexing ripped well-toned body.

I'm sorry but I was never into that.

I waited for him to do the next move but he did the opposite of what I had expected.

"I'll give you a ride, okay? It's already kate so you cannot go home alone, it's so dangerous. Especially for you."

"No, Derek it's really okay. I can just-"

"Minji." I looked at the man stood right in front of us. "Let's go."

"Oh, right. Uhm, Derek I'll get going." When he looked at me, I saw his facial expression. He seemed down nevertheless he still nodded and smile.

"Take care."

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Minutes later and I found myself sitting on a chair on a fast food chain.

"Who would've thought that he would do that? The gem is already in front of him yet he let it slide just like that." Lorcan exclaimed .

I can't believe what happened as well. I thought were going exactly as planned. We assumed that Dustin will take advantage of me during my scene earlier but that's not what happened.

"What if he knew it? What if he's aware that we were spying him?" Chloe asked.

"We are not sure of that right now. But we need to keep going. We need to lure him as early as we could."

My head is full of questions. But the number thought that I want to know the answer about is why the hell Derek did that?

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Smokes is still coming out of the building. It's very dark that you can barely see the whole upper part at all. Witnesses said that the fire started between twelve to one pm when some of the people smell something burning. The people were living on the same floor the room where the fire started.

What's worst is that I know who exactly who is living on the room where the fire started. We didn't know what happened. We were just planning our next step to lure out the coercer on the loose aka Derek Aximena.

It took them almost hours to remove all the fire remainings on the building. It doesn't look the same way before.

"We found his body remains. We still didn't know yet why the fire started." The firefighter said.

"What's the guy's name?"

"According to the clark on the counter, the name of the student living on that room is De-Derek? Aximena."

I looked at my side and try to remain calm. We were hunting him down and right now his body were on a body bag, burnt. This is so unexpected. We never did planned to burn him on his own room just so he can suffer and pay for his sins.

That's not how we wanted it. We wanted it to be decent. We're finding the evidences that could probe that he's exactly what are last client said.

"Minji?"

I gulped and was a bit stunned when my classmate of mine appears in front of me.

"Are you okay?"

I nodded several times.

"It's okay. I know we're all shocked about him passing away. It was so sudden."

She sighed. "Do you wanna go with us?"

I shook my head. "N-no. I'm good."

She then walk away and I was left alone inside our classroom. I didn't even realize I was sitting in here for a long time. Classes were suspended but students still obliged to sit on their chairs and wait for the bell to ring so they can go home.

It's just that everything that's happening seemed a bit weird to me. How quick the events happened. Last night, I was still in his condominium and right now...

Sigh.

KlinG-inG

Then I heard my phone's ringtone. It was a ringtone for text messages. I look at the phone number and it was so unfamiliar to me.

Check your locker, Minji.

Without further ado, I headed to the locker's area and stood before in front of my locker. I took a deep breath and opened it with my key.

I stare at the blue and white flashdrive inside.