A day and a half passed before they got to anything. The longest day and a half in my life.
Is he alive?
Is he being tortured?
Is he dead?
Those were the most common thoughts in my head in amongst the million others as I could do nothing but wait.
'This is what we got.' Jin got everyone's attention, putting up everything they gathered on the big screen in the living room.
'This silver Hyundai, that's the car they drove off in. We have already checked the liscence plate, and they are not registered. They are fake, so we can't track it down.'
That was expected.
'They drove towards Daegu. The last cctv that picked them up was this road here.' Jungkook pointed at the screen, showing off the exit sign with the words Daegu on it. 'This was about 45 minutes after they took him.'
'Unfortunately, from this point on, there are no street cameras until Daegu. We checked through all the entrances and exits, but nothing came up. No silver Hyundai.'
'Are we sure they went to Daegu? Are there any other exits?' I ask, leaning a nit forward
'A few, but all of them lead to nowhere. Basically blind streets of sorts. Nothing but fields. No factories, hospitals... nothing of importance.' Namjoon answers
All three of them were visibly exhausted. Especially Namjoon. His dark circles under his eyes told me that he hadn't slept a wink. Jin also didn't seem the best. He might have gone over his disorientation, but he looks tired. He keeps blinking to keep himself awake. Jungkook is usually all happy and hyper, but he's been drinking coffee like water since yesterday. They all want to find him.
'How about the three of you get some sleep? I'll keep digging through.' I feel awful seeing how much they're trying
'We have to find them. No.' Jungkook argued right away
'You are not the only one who wants him back. He's been with us for almost 5 years. We consider him family. All of us. We want to find him just as much as you do.' Even Namjoon's voice is tired
'I know. But you can only do so much. And you are tired. You haven't slept. Nothing will come out of it if you overwork yourself. Let me help. He is my husband.'
'She has a point. Whether you want to admit it or not, the three of you look like shit.' Hoseok chuckles
'I feel like shit.' Jin sighs
'Let us handle it, and rest. If we find anything, we will call you.' Taehyung joins in
'I hate it when you're right.' Namjoon drowned his face in the palms of his hands, rubbing it to stay awake. He was obviously exhausted. 'I suppose we can leave this to you.'
'I think he's already on it.' Yoongi snickered, pointing at Jungkook, who was out cold. All he did was lean back on the couch, and he was asleep
'Good thing a tank can't wake this one up.' Jin scoffed tiredly, getting up from the couch. 'Call me the first thing if you find something.'
'Will do.' Hoseok agrees
The two of them waddled their way upstairs, their footsteps heavy as they dragged their feet behind them. They might be assasins, but they are not robots.
'Let's get cracking.' Taehyung cracked his neck and took a deep breath, placing Jungkook's laptop in front of him. 'I'll go through these again. Hoseok, take side roads. Rain, check over the entrance and exists of Daegu again. Yoongi-'
'I'm gonna look through Daegu. I grew up there. I know it like the back of my hand.' Yoongi cut him off
Taehyung only nodded at him, and we all got to work.
Unfortunately, there was absolutely nothing on any of the entrances or exists. Whatever Taehyung looked over, he didn't find anything new either. Hoseok was still looking at the side roads, but there are only so many cameras. And Yoongi was deep into his thing. He really knows every little crook and corner of the town.
Quiet whimpering from the side pulled all our attention. Apart from Yoongi, who was too focused on the screen in front of him, furrowing his eyebrows at it. But I was more interested in the sounds coming from the side.
Jungkook was slightly twitching as a few droplets of sweat slid down his cheekbone. His breathing would get really fast and heavy, then suddenly calm down.
'He often has nightmares.' Hoseok spoke quietly, looking at Jungkook like he's a child, not a grown man
'When I first met him, he would scream himself awake.' He kept explaining. 'No matter how bubbly he is, he had gone through some shit on his own. He never speaks of his past, and we don't ask, but whatever he went through, it's been hunting him for a long time.'
As if to confirm his words, Jungkook's breathing got heavy once again as he turned his head to the side, almost grunting in his sleep. It was heartbreaking watching him like this. He looks like he's suffering.
'He should be okay in a few minutes. This is the worst part.' Taehyung added, equally worried. I guess they are all used to it.
And sure enough, a few minutes later, he relaxed. The sweat droplets were still there, but his hands were not clutching into fists anymore. He was breathing normally, not struggling to catch his breath. His black, curly hair was stuck to him temples with the sweat. His white shirt had a few smaller puddles on his chest. He looks like a scared child. I kind of feel like cradling him like a baby right now.
'And you? Can the two of you sleep?' I ask, looking between the two of them
'You don't get to kill people and sleep like a baby. Sometimes, I dream of the faces of the people that I've killed. Mostly those who looked at me in fear as I took their life. Even if they were all awful people, they were still people.' Yoongi answered calmly, not raising his head from the screen. I didn't even know he was listening.
'I used to have problems, but I've dealt with the fact that I'm not going anywhere nice when I die, so these days I sleep fine.' Taehyung added
'I was always a bit mentally away, to be honest. I looked at this as a job, which it is, so it never bothered me taking someone's life. I never killed an innocent person, so I have nothing to feel sorry about. Same as I wouldn't if someone ended my life. I have it coming.' Hoseok spoke in a more serious tone, without a single trace of that sunshine smile that he usually has on
'What about you?' Taehyung asks me
'After my first kill, I had nightmares for over a year. Every time I'd close my eyes, I'd see his face. Hear his screams. I'd wake up drenched in sweat, and I could still hear those screams even after I'd wake up. But then, one day, they simply stopped. I don't know why or how, but I never had a nightmare about that again. And I might be a complete psycho, but killing someone is as easy as breathing to me. I feel nothing taking someone's life. Kid or a grown-up. Makes no difference.' I am ashamed of myself to even admit this, but it's now it is
'You sound like Jimin.' Hoseok chuckled, although it was more of a scoff than a laugh
'Perfect match indeed.' Taehyung smiles
It's weird. I expected to be judged, but all they did is joke about it.
'Bingo!' Yoongi's gloomy face lit up, his scar scrunching as he smiles
'Got something?' I lean forward, with similar reactions from the two of them
He didn't answer, but he turned around the laptop, showing us one of the cameras. What seems like a hospital of sorts with a small parking, shows a black, glass tinted car, and Isui coming out of it.
The camera feed is almost grainy. Obviously, these cameras are not the high quality, but they are enough to see him. And I can't miss him. No one can. Not with that huge scar on his face,
'Where is that?!' Taehyung was a bit too loud, waking Jungkook up
'West of Daegu. There is an old hospital that's been closed for years. It was supposed to be torn down ages ago to build an apartment complex, which never happened.' Yoongi explains. 'This is the only feed I got. There is nothing before or after that, and if it's to be believed, this is from this morning.'
No Jimin, but he might be there. Isui wouldn't just leave him anywhere.
'What's going on?' Jungkook's voice was hoarse, deep. He was ruffling his hair sleepily, barely keeping one eye open to squint at us
'We found Isui.' Yoongi tells him, and like a switch, the sleepiness went away. He sat up straight, pulling the hand out of his hair.
'Give me that.' He took the laptop from Yoongi, digging his face into the screen. His face showed a slight grin. 'Got you, you fucker.'