A few days later...
Jin sat in front of 2 head chiefs of police and listened to them complain about Ji-Sook's case.
"It's not leading anywhere." One of them said.
"It's useless. Ji-Sook is too elusive." The other one said.
"Taking on this case was a mistake from the beginning and we already had a hostage situation."
Jin rubbed through his gray hair. At an age of 47, he was still in great shape and very young for his position.
"Who took on the case?" Jin asked.
"Mr.Tae-hyung Kim sir."
Jin nodded with understanding. Tae-hyung had been behind Ji-Sook for god knows how long.
He pulled out his phone and called him.
"Tae-hyung..." he spoke into the phone.
He heard the man chuckle on the end. "What do you want, Jin? I'm on an important case."
"I am talking to you about that case. It has been judged that you aren't handling the case properly. She's a woman and you couldn't even catch her until now?"
Tae-hyung gritted his teeth but he knew he couldn't say anything to the head of the KIB who was sitting in his office without a care in the world.
"Maybe you should take help from our office, Tae...for old time's sake."
"We're handling it better than anyone. We will catch her so never call me again."
Then hung up without another thought.
Jim chuckled humorously. That bastard...
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After hanging up the phone call with Jin, Tae-hyung told his driver to take him to the hospital.
Tae was an emotional guy. He didn't know how to keep his emotions out of his job. And in the past few days, he hadn't got any sleep. His mind kept replaying the image of frightened Roseanne getting taken hostage by Ji-Sook and her lying on the road with blood across her arms and forehead.
He pinched his eyes. He had been working with her for a few months and he got to know how smart, wonderful and kind, she was. Is.
Roseanne was in a coma. The doctors weren't sure when she would wake up but fortunately, it wasn't anything worse.
He went through all the hallways in the hospital and found Roseanne's room.
She was lying in the hospital bed with her eyes closed. Her blonde hair was combed onto her shoulders and framed her face.
Tae-hyung stood there and sighed. He went around to her left hand and stared at the engagement ring.
He had seen it when she was lying on the road and it made him confused because she said going after Ji-Sook hadn't been a personal agenda for her.
A nurse came and he asked, "Did anyone come to see her?"
The nurse shook her head.
That doesn't make sense.
If someone she loved got killed by Ji-Sook, then it would fall in her reasons for working with him to arrest Ji-Sook.
But who was she engaged to?
He called one his assistants at his office and asked him to look up Roseanne and street photos of her in Paris.
Tae sat down and waited for a few minutes before he got messages.
They were traffic light images of Roseanne and Lisa walking the streets together. Smiling and kissing each other of the cheek.
He wiped a hand over his face. Roseanne had been engaged to Lisa? The most trusted advisor of Ji-Sook? Her body had been collected and a grave built. Then, that means she...
Just when he thought his heart couldn't break anymore for Roseanne. He sighed. He had caused her to go into a coma and he had put her danger when her heart had already been broken.
He couldn't stay there longer.
It's all my fault.
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2 streets down from where Tae exited the hospital, Jimin was waiting for a man from a business deal to give him their money.
They were supposed to spot the grey car that would come. Finally one his man found it in a parking lot and they drove over.
The man came out of the car and handed him a briefcase with a coded lock.
"3-77-4."
Jimin opened the case and found the cash all there. He would count it later and kill him if the right amount wasn't there. No biggie.
Jimin went back to the car with the briefcase and the other man left as quickly as he had come.
As soon as they tried to pull out of the parking lot, they heard police yell, "Hey! We need to check your car!"
Jimin frowned and reached for his gun when one police officer hit the trunk of the car. He fell backwards and Jimin heard a 3 gunshots for all three police officers....and nothing.
Then an attractive woman with dark brown hair and brown eyes came into the backseat. Jimin looked into the rear view mirror and she stared right back with hard eyes.
She was wearing a leather strapped top with no sleeves and black leggings with boots. She was short and had cat-like eyes. She held a gun up to Jimin's temple and he raised his hands in surrender.
"What do you want?"
Her voice was low and husky as she said firmly, "You're going to give me all the money in that briefcase."
Jimin smiled.
"Is this amusing to you?" The woman pressed the gun sharper into his head.
"No but I think I have a better use for your talents. Let me take you to my boss."
The woman seemed to think about it for a moment before she carefully pulled the gun away from his forehead but pointed it at his neck in between the seat headrest.
"One wrong move and I'll blow your head off."
Jimin just smiled and started the car. "I wouldn't expect any less."
For the full half hour drive to go see Ji-Sook, the brunette didn't once take or move the gun out of place. Her eyes were focused as she watched him drive into the safe compound where everyone was.
Jimin raked a hand through his silver-dyed hair and said, "We're here."
She slowly brought her gun back and put it away in a holster around her waist.
They walked through the compound until he led her to a mostly empty room with entirely grey walls.
The woman took her gun out and cocked it ready just in case and Jimin chuckled. She's perfect.
"Wait here. Let me go get Ji-Sook."
The woman frowned and gripped her gun tighter.
Then a few minutes later, Ji-Sook walked in wearing her normal 3 piece suit and high heeled boots.
Jimin came behind her and said, "This is the woman I was talking to you about."
Ji-Sook did a slow perusal of the woman. Of her curves and body, before staring at her passive expression.
Jimin said beside her, "She killed 3 police officers in less than 5 minutes and proceeded to intimidate me with her gun in another minute. She's good and I think we should hire her."
Ji-Sook stared at for one more minute and nodded. "She's hired." The she asked the woman, "What's your name?"
"Ruby Jane."
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Jimin led Jennie to a private room and once he closed the door she collapsed on the bed with her heart racing.
She checked her watch.
8pm.
She threw off her leather vest until she was in her black tank top and ran both her hands through her hair.
Jennie. It's okay. Calm down.
She took deep breaths. Remember who you're doing this for...
Lisa.
****FLASHBACK****
"Lisa...what do you mean you joined a criminal gang?" She asked disbelievingly.
Lisa held my hands. "Jennie...unnie....please understand. This is the only way to help mom."
Jennie shook her head. "I'm almost done my police training. Once that's through, we will be settled."
Lisa shook her head. "Mom is sick NOW. If we don't get the money in time, it can damage her health."
"No. I refuse to put you in danger."
"Just let me help. I've never been good at anything like you. Either in school or work. So let me do this so that I feel like I accomplished something."
Jennie stared at Lisa who was giving her puppy dog eyes.
Jennie frowned. "Be careful...I can't afford to lose you. I love you, you know."
Lisa smiled and hugged her tightly. "Love you too!"
****END OF FLASHBACK****
Jennie rubbed her eyes. She couldn't believe she had lost Lisa.
Her sister. Her only friend. After their mom had died, Lisa had thrown herself into the gang business out of grief and became Ji-Sook's advisor.
She had lost her normal smiling self and silky humor. To become cold and bitter.
Jennie smiled as she looked at the picture on her phone.
The three of them.
Her, Lisa and Roseanne.
She even remembered the day Lisa introduced Roseanne.
Lisa had been so happy. So...like her old self. She had been worried Jennie wouldn't approve but Roseanne had become like a second sister to her.
A sister who was currently in a coma caused by the same person that killed her sister.
Her heart ached when she had seen that Roseanne still wore Lisa's engagement ring so long after her death.
Jennie had bribed the attending nurse to not give away her visit.
She rubbed her face and stared at the bedroom door with fury.
I will kill you, Ji-Sook. I have nothing to live for anymore.
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To be continued 😉