Love Me If You Dare

Chapter 71

Lucas is sitting on the bench just outside the building of the criminal psychology department.  He is browsing through the internet with his lap top.

It’s just after midday.  The sun is high in the sky.  It’s the first time Lisa is speaking to Jungkook’s father.  It’s a little sudden, but it’s also quite a pleasant experience.  He is asking her all sorts of questions about how Jungkook is doing.  His tone sounds cold, but he obviously cares a lot about his son. Lisa can’t help but smile.

Every now and then, she looks up at the window of the room where Jungkook is.  She wonders how his conversation with the professor is coming along.

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Suddenly, Jimin  notices there are a crowd gathering around the white building where Jisoo is. 

“Oh my gosh!  Someone is hurt.” Someone shouts from that direction.  Jimin  takes a look.  There is a person lying on the ground.  He recognises the fur coat.  It belongs to Jisoo.  There’s blood on parts of her body.

He quickly runs towards her.  The two guards that are standing by the car also rushes forward : “Chairman!” Lucas notices what’s happening. He too stands up and takes out his phone while rushing there. 

But after Jimin  takes a couple of steps. He stops.  Just as he wants to turn back to look at Lisa, he hears two soft sounds -  “Zi.. Zi…”. Then he feels like something has hit his left chest and right abdomen.  

It’s… gunshots!

He slowly looks down.  Blood is seeping through his shirt and onto his suit jacket.  

Lisa just finished talking to Jungkook’s dad when all these happened.  She sees from the corners of her eyes a lot of people are running towards a point.  She looks up.  Before her eyes, she see Jimin suddenly freezes, then slowly falls to the ground.  

She is horrified.  Just as she is about to open the car door, someone jumps into the drivers seat.  A tall man with broad shoulders.   She can only see his back.  

……

In just one minute, so many things have happened.    

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Jungkook is standing in the professor’s office.  He has just finished reading the letter.  

His instincts tell him that this letter is written by Jackson.  As for whether there’s fingerprints on the letter, he will  have to pass it to Lucas for further testings.

He keeps the letter in the inner pocket of his jacket.  He says goodbye to the professor, and reminds the professor to keep himself safe.  While he is in the corridor, he feels something is not quite right.  He can’t explain it, but this causes him to walk faster.  

Even before he reaches the entrance, he can hear the noise of the crowd.  His face tightens.  He starts to run.  

In the bright sunlight, a group of students stands in the square next to the white building. Jisoo is lying sideways on the ground, with a knife stuck in her stomach. He can hear someone’s voice : “It’s suicide…  I saw her stabbing herself.”

In the car park not far away, Jimin  is lying on the ground.  His body is shivering.  His suit soaked in blood. Lucas is kneeling next to him. He presses hard on his wound.  He gives Jungkook a look as he comes towards him.

Jungkook takes a look at Jimin , then he turns to look at Jisoo.  Then he looks around.  Again and again.  There’s no sight of her.  For the first time in his life.  He feels his heart is about to stop beating.  He can hear his own heavy breathing.  A wave of great fear and pain covers him.  It’s the first time he is so overcome by emotions he can’t think clearly.

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When Lisa wakes up again, the first thing she sees is a metal door.  She is in a small cell.  She is lying on a bed with a metal frame.  Her limbs feel very heavy.  Her hands and feet are attached to thick long chains.  

A great fear covers her like a tidal wave.  Every inch of her skin, every muscle seems to feel painful.  It’s from the fear that’s within her.   Because she knows what is ahead of her.  Pain, and despair.  

Her chest feels like it’s filled with large pieces of rock.  Even her breathing has become difficult.  

Everything happened so quickly.  It’s not long since she said goodbye to Jungkook.  

Mom, Jennie, Taehyung.

And Jungkook.

I might be leaving you.  

She doesn’t know how long she has been in the cell.  Then she hears footsteps coming from outside the cell. It’s coming closer towards her.  She also hears a man whistling.  

He… is here.

Lisa closes her eyes.  Then she opens it.  She sits up.  She puts on a stern face, and looks towards the metal door.  

He appears out of the darkness.  A simple and well tailored shirt and trousers on a well proportioned body.  Short black hair.  A pair of bright black eyes are looking at her, with a smile.  

Lisa suddenly remembers.  Images from the past runs past her mind.  She feels more hopeless. 

She has seen him before.  

Now that she has seen his face.  He will not let her live.