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The scene starts where Jongsuk gets shocked—her hands start shaking…
"How could this happen…? Is she alive?" said Jongsuk.
She starts panicking… her breathing becomes slow… almost to unconsciousness.
But Jaeahn grabs her hand and says,
"What happened? Are you ok?? Did something happen?"
Jaeahn says to herself:
*It's my first time seeing her like this… Did he hide something from me?*
Jaeahn keeps staring at Jongsuk, thinking:
*Jongsuk took that note and put it in her pocket. he didn't tell me about it… but I already saw it.*
Jaeahn says nothing. She takes Jongsuk to her bedroom and says,
"Heyyyy… are you mad? Do I look stupid to you? Tell me—what is it?"
Jongsuk panics:
"What about…?"
"What's that note about? I'm not asking you. I'm telling you—give it to me. Or I'll take it."
"Nooo Jaeahn please… it's nothing serious…"
But Jaeahn takes it herself and reads what is written.
"What the shit is this?! What does it mean?! Please tell me. If you don't tell me, how can I help you?
Don't you trust me?!"
"I trust you… but I don't want you to get hurt," Jongsuk says in her mind.
Jongsuk grabs Jaeahn's hand, takes her out of the room, and closes the door.
"Go. I'm ok. I'm just feeling low," he says.
Jaeahn doesn't want to leave, but Jongsuk says again,
"I'm really ok."
Jongsuk sees a number written beside the note—under it, written:
**"Call me."**
"Why?? Why do they want me?" Jongsuk thinks.
Her mind stops. Blank.
*What do I do? How do I do? No no no… breathe breathe… think.*
*If I call them… they might hurt Jaeahn… if something happens…*
"Nooo… why am I scared? I'm Jaeahn's partner. Think Jongsuk—if it were Jaeahn, what would she do?"
*Idea.*
"I'll call."
She dials the number.
A cold voice answers. The voice she can never forget.
"Didn't you say hello to me…? It's me… think, Jongsuk. How could you forget me?
Leave that—I have some work for you.
Do you remember the other boy who was with you—the one you helped, but in the end he left you to die?"
"What does it matter for me now…"
"It doesn't matter for you, but I need him. And I need YOU to find him."
Jongsuk thinks:
*If I find him, then… yes.*
"If you find him, I won't do anything to Jaeahn or Do Hwan."
*But I won't be selfish… I will save all of them.*
Jongsuk says in her mind:
"Yes. I'll find him."
"Ok. I'll send you a picture. I don't know his name. I only have his photo."
The call ends.
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**Night time**
During dinner, Jongsuk looks lost in thought.
"Hey Jongsuk, are you lost in the woods?" asks Jaeahn.
"Nahin bruh… I don't feel like eating. I'm going to sleep."
At the same time, Do Hwan receives a message from **Jihu**, but he doesn't tell anyone.
After dinner, Do Hwan says,
"I have some work outside, I'm going."
Next scene:
Do Hwan and Jihu meet secretly at Jihu's hidden place.
They talk about the illegal things.
Jihu: "I have information about the illegal experiment. I just need to know how far they're pushing it."
"Oh right," says jihu.
"Why did Jaeahn take the case? Did you forget it's your sister?" said do hwan
"Do you know how Hyejin died?"
"Yes. Murdered—"
"No. Your sister said it's the start of her revenge. It's all her plan."
Jihu shocked:
"What? What the hell did you just say? My sister… planning revenge? For what?!"
"Don't you know?
Hyejin was also one of them who tried to kill you. After killing Hyejin, Jaeahn took her murder case. I don't know what she's trying to do…"
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**Next scene**
Jongsuk is dreaming:
An abandoned lab.
Two boys unconscious… tied with ropes.
One wakes and tries to untie himself. A woman enters and says:
"Don't ever think to run."
She hits him until he bleeds. He faints.
Hours later, he wakes again and successfully unties the second boy. But men with knives enter. A voice commands:
"Kill them. Both."
The boy distracts them to save the other. He succeeds—but gets trapped again.
The other boy runs away and never turns back.
Jongsuk wakes up screaming, sweating, crying.
Breathing fast, hands shaking.
that woman's voice echoes:
"I need him. Find him as fast as you can."
and that time her phone breeze a photo a sand by that woman.."photo of that boy.....
" at next... scene
The same photo appears—the photo also seen in **Jihu's** phone.
Do Hwan asks:
"Why do YOU have that picture?"
**Chapter ends.**
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