Love Me If You Dare

Chapter 51

2am.

Officers and residents fill the tiny H Village.  The officers are listening to Jungkook’s briefing.  The residences are standing near the crime scene, discussing amongst themselves.  

Jungkook takes off his jacket.  He stands on front of the crowd, like he is about to present an academic paper.  He takes a quick look at the crowd and starts : 

 “The suspect is a male, between the age of 25-35, thin….”

The officers are impressed.  This matches the opinions from the forensic team. The forensic team also said that the killer is between 165 to 175cm.

“… He may look like he suffers from malnutrition.  He is dirty, probably has not had a shower or bath for days.  You should be able to identify him from a crowd quite easily.  He is a history of mental illness, even possibly been diagnosed to have paranoid schizophrenia and delusions. In the past year, he would have stayed at a mental institution.  You should match your DNA samples with hospital records first.

Education level: Junior or senior high school.  He doesn't have a job.  He might be doing contract work or is dependant on family or the state for financial assistance.  He most probably lives alone. But there is a small possibility that he lives with other family members.  He is withdrawn, with not much contact with the neighbours.  But the neighbours should recognise him because of his strange behaviours.

He doesn’t drive.  And since there’s no traces of any bicycle tracks or other vehicles tracks, he probably walked here.  So he lives quite close to this village.  His house is very messy, probably full of rubbish.  That’s all.  You should leave now.”

His speech is fast and concise.  He almost finished the whole briefing in one breath. All the officers are stunned.

Lisa is used to seeing him in ‘work’ mode. After hearing the briefing, she knows it’s not going to take long for the killer to arrested.  And in her mind, a picture of what the killer looks like begins to form - like a tramp you might occasionally see on a street ; dirty, with messy hair ; mental unstable, might looks a little scary, may even flash his body in front of strangers….

Even though Jungkook asked the officers to ‘leave now’, nobody is moving.  

“Why?” Some officers are asking.  

“There is no time to explain!”  Jungkook interrupts them. “He  is most likely wandering nearby, or has gone home to sleep.  We must catch him before he kills again. My assistant will email you a more detailed report soon. Now, go!”

Suddenly everyone sense the urgency of the matter.  They quickly leave.  

Jungkook turns to says to Lisa : “Back to the car.”

They are inside the car, separated with the noise and action outside by the thick tinted glass windows.

Lisa has her notebook ready.

After the briefing, Jungkook is not as hurried as he was before.  He leans back and picks up a bottle of water.  He opens the lids and drinks some.  Then he passes it to Lisa : “Here, have some.”

Lisa realises then, that her throat is very dry too.  She let Jungkook hold the bottle for her and drinks a few mouthfuls.

Jungkook has a smile on his face.  When she has finished drinking the water, he throws the bottle to the back of the car : “Can you handle the report yourself?”

Lisa : “…. not yet.”

Jungkook looks at her, and says : “I am still feeling uncomfortable.”