Valerie and Bryan were hastening out of the apartment entrances in the cold night. The wind was blowing across their faces and they were carrying two metal tool cases on their hands.
"The speakers and other devices are on," Bryan said.
"Good. Operation CCA is propped," Valerie nodded.
They both went inside the car, fully undercover as soon as they started the engine and drove off into fast speed.
"Now, the final touch is to set up a grand finale..." Kai said, smirking malevolently while he was observing the monitor screen of the two detectives.
"Sir, what if they seize us?" His subordinate thought.
"We'll terminate them by blasting their heads off," Kai said monotonously.
His subordinates nodded in concurrence without responding any further.
"Zoom in a little closer to the view. I want to see where they are. Tell Sehun and the others to prepare the armaments," Kai ordered, then drank his glass.
"Sir Kai! What time do you want the video to start?" His subordinate asked blankly.
"In about 10 minutes or so," Kai answered with a snort and continued to watch the CCTV footage in front of him.
From that moment on, Jungkook, Seohyun, and their lawyer paid 20,000,000 won ($25k) fine towards JYP Entertainment. Even though he couldn't retrieve his own music back, Jungkook decided to dismiss it instead. They made a decision to not take the issue into the high court since the average trial costs 18,000,000 won, which is converted from $20k-$40k in general. Therefore, having a settlement is the best choice for Jungkook. He didn't care if he paid more money, he just wondered why EXO is suing him for plagiarizing their music when he never did.
"Finally discharged from this prison," he mumbled bitterly.
"To choose one of the options, I wouldn't put ourselves in trials. Thankfully, we have the amount of money for them," Seohyun said after they were striding out of the police station.
"EXO is such a pain in the ass. We were recording my new song in our studio and went to go out for a little lunch break. Isn't it strange how they suddenly barged in and denounced us?" Jungkook furrowed his eyebrows in discontent.
"I was thinking the same thing too..." Seohyun thought curiously and continued on before they went inside. "Whatever they did, they must have snuck into the room with the doors open. I should've locked it with my keys."
"Don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault, anyway," Jungkook shrugged until his phone vibrated from his jacket and quickly pulled it out.
He raised his eyebrows in peculiar when he read the text from his group chat of his hyungs. "Meeting at 11:00 am sharp. ASAP."
He sighed as he typed in response. "Okay."
Seohyun stared at him in puzzlement and asked. "What did they say?"
"They want to have a rendezvous with me right now," Jungkook said.
"Seems urgent, eh? I'll take you to where?" Seohyun asked.
"Sulbing Korean Dessert Cafe," Jungkook answered.
Seohyun nodded in understanding as he pulled the lever and rotated his wheel clockwise. They were driving off onto the street and left the parking lot.
40 minutes later...
Jungkook arrived at the coffee lounge as he and the others were discussing their problems. He told them how much he paid for the JYP entertainment due to music plagiarism. Jin also got released from jail after he paid as well.
"That must be terrible considering you both got arrested..." Namjoon stated with a slight frown, then curled a half-smile. "But I'm glad you two are free."
Jungkook nodded in relief, whereas Jin was crossing his arms silently looking down.
"Um... You okay? You don't sound too happy," Namjoon asked worriedly the elder Hyung.
"What do you think?" Jin mumbled sarcastically as he removed his sunglasses, revealing his left black eye.
Namjoon and the others widened their eyes in startlement and leaned in forward.
"Woah..." Yoongi muttered.
"Does it hurt?" Hoseok asked.
Jin rolled his eyes and shook his head in exasperation before gesturing out frustratedly. "Of course it does! I took a beating from the police when I tried to explain my reason, so I kind of burst out on him."
"I know. Losing control over your emotions can drive you insane," Jungkook nodded in bizarre.
Jin looked away until he hovered his gaze towards Jimin and Taehyung avoiding each other silently.
"What's up with you two?" He wondered.
Jimin and Taehyung were sitting far apart with their arms crossed. Then Yoongi decided to show him the video from last night's party on his phone privately.
Jin leaned in a little closer and agape in perplexity while Namjoon was whispering to him about the incident that happened between their friends.
"You did what, Tae?!" Jin questioned.
Taehyung threw his head back and gritted his teeth in annoyance. "It was never my intention to hurt anybody, neither force them. Apparently, she was the one who initiated to have sex with me."
Jimin glared at him and pointed out. "The video says it all. You laid your filthy hands on my fiance when she was the victim."
"Victim?! More likely, she was 'playing' the victim card. For your information, that footage can be edited by someone else," Taehyung hissed.
"Oh really? Who do you think it is, then? Show me," Jimin obliged with a sneer.
"Enough. Guys, we cannot argue over this. Both of you may be right or wrong at this point. If Taehyung proves himself innocent or guilty, then he is either way. However, we cannot come up with assumptions until we find solid evidence," Namjoon scolded.
Hoseok started to chuckle in ridicule, saying. "And what makes you think you know what's best for them? You and I are just the same, aren't we... Mr. Kim?"
Namjoon stared at him quietly. "I thought you said you're not going to talk to me. Here you are."
"Because you insisted on all of us for a senseless meeting," Hoseok remarked with a snort.
Yoongi sighed and said. "Hobi... He's right. We need to take research."
"Research? Why? You can ask our detective friends," Jin pointed out.
"Leave them be. They're busy..." Hoseok mumbled.
Yoongi repeated the words while he was still. "Detectives..."
"Huh? What did you say?" Hoseok wondered blankly.
"Detectives... Bryan and Valerie?" Yoongi mentioned with his eyebrow being raised.
"Yeah. Who else would it be?" Hoseok shrugged.
"I don't know about them. I don't trust them..." Yoongi said.
"Why?" Jin questioned in perplexed.
Yoongi closed his eyes for a moment and was about to explain, but he remained quiet. Yet, his friends were looking at him in puzzlement.
In the meantime, Bryan was driving as fast as he could to try and chase after the truck where EXO members and their subordinates were. They were all on the highway with fewer cars and other vehicles moving on the third and fourth lanes. Valerie, on the other hand, opened the metal tool case containing the various types of weapons; handguns, shotguns, rifles, daggers, explosive devices, and so on. Certainly, they have the backup one where they can use the missiles, but they would save them for later.
"Just how far are we going to grasp them?" Valerie asked sharply.
"In approximate 20 meters," Bryan said hastily.
Valerie nodded at this and her eyes widened when one of the subordinates held out his piston gun. He started to pull the triggers, aiming towards her direction. The popping noises occurred when the bullets targeted the front view of their car window. Luckily, it was glass-breaking proof for her and Bryan, so she took the chance to counterattack as well. She fired her gun while extending her right arm out as the breeze was hitting her face. The right edges of the truck were shot multiple times, then the subordinate pulled the trigger again at Valerie, who immediately dodged it by returning back into her sitting position.
She panted heavily and said. "It's no use. We need to find a way to stop them."
"I guess we have no choice, but to over-speed a little bit," Bryan cracked his neck on the left and gripped onto the wheel. "Hold on tight!"
"Kay," Valerie said as their eyes were fixated on the truck.
"I will give you a little boost up to the top and distract them," Bryan informed.
"Thanks," Valerie murmured, then waited to hit the back of the vehicle and unfastened her seatbelt. She climbed out of the window and took a small jump to grab on the handles of the trunk before she reached its roof.
Bryan installed the automated machine guns in both of the side mirrors, shooting a few of the subordinates at their arms.
They cried out in pain and cursed under their breaths.
"Fucking hell!" The second one growled angrily and fired his gun at Bryan, who didn't seem to be phased out. "Stupid! He really thinks he can catch up to us. Piece of trash."
"We'll have to divert his attention by luring him and the girl to the forest," the third one suggested.
"But then again, it won't work," the fourth one argued irritatingly.
"Before you guys could, eliminate her first," Sehun ordered strictly, yet calmly. He pointed his finger above them and held the steel box. "The two of you go and in the meantime, we need to figure out where we can hide these diamonds."
"And just how sure are you they wouldn't track us?" Baekyun asked logically.
"They have been very skilled researchers," Lu Han noted impressively.
"You're a dumbshit if you're complimenting them," Xiumin remarked in disgust after he smacked him on the head a little.
Lu Han started to rub it gently, whereas the other subordinates were assembling the weapons and inserting every bullet inside them.
At the same time, Valerie was tiptoeing carefully and peeked over the sides until she got startled when they appeared from behind. Then, the other three showed up in the front. She backed away a little and stood in the middle.
"Hehe. You obviously think you're going to win?" The first subordinate taunted.
"Five against one," the second one smirked arrogantly.
Valerie was staring back and forth, then at the corner of her eyes warily. She scoffed lightly, saying. "Bring it on."
The subordinates suddenly walked towards her and raised up their guns, counting three seconds to inaugurate their shooting.
Abruptly, Valerie quickly twisted the guy's arm and shot the first two guys down and kicked him on the abdomen. She punched and shoved him off the truck as she took his gun. Though she did not notice the two subordinates shooting her in the back. But she was immune since she was wearing a white MC bulletproof tank top. She turned around and rolled over before she spun her leg to trip the fourth subordinate and clutched onto his arm tightly.
The gun fired three times in the air and Valerie got pummeled on the side of her head by the fifth subordinate, who aimed at her chest. Then, he was kneed on the groin, causing him to lose his grip on his weapon that was pushed down on the road. She headbutted him as he stumbled back dizzily, whereas the fourth one physically attacked her through his punches and kicks.
Valerie ducked down and was fighting him in hand-to-hand combat, leading the two of them to tangle with one another.
The fifth one, contrarily, was trying to steady himself and gazed below the rifle gun, then back at them. He picked it up and narrowed his eyes as he centered his focus on Valerie. Smirking to himself with a chuckle, he pulled the triggers where the bullets had blasted off. Instantly, Valerie dodged again in which the fourth was shot, splattering blood from his wounds and collapsed on his knees.
"Argh! You fucking bitch!" The fifth one screamed vehemently in frustration as he tried to shoot again.
Valerie sprinted at a rapid pace and swung her leg around to knock the weapon right out of his hand. She jabbed him a couple of times and elbowed him on his lower abdomen before she calcitrated him on the ground.
The fifth one rolled over and injured his right arm and leg. He clenched his teeth in vexation and watched the truck leaving him. "Fuck! I will get back at you, Valerie Nown!"
Valerie was breathing laboriously and realized the second, third, and fourth ones are dead. Her eyes widened in shock as the truck was swaying from left to right. She was trying to steady herself but she decided to crawl down and activated her sticky gloves and boots.
"Hey. You're doing fine there, Val?" Bryan exclaimed worriedly.
"Never better. Listen, we have to block the intersection in half of the Seoul Yangyang Expressway," Valerie instructed and continued on as she was speaking to him through her earpiece. "At this rate, there's only four members and one driver."
"Wait. Where are the rest of the seven?" Bryan wondered skeptically.
"I don't know. They're not here. I assume they're with Kai," Valerie said quietly, then she slowly crawled all the way to the front and paused for a moment.
Back inside the Sulbing Korean Dessert Cafe, the rest of the guys were sitting tacitly as they continued to stare at Yoongi, who was folding his hands rigidly and pertaining to thought fervently.
"So what were you going to tell us?" Jin questioned.
"Um..." Yoongi trailed off of his words hesitantly and gulped.
Until then, the video came on with suddenly distorted pictures and frightening ones of the girl. They all looked at the screen, furrowing their eyebrows confusedly as to what was happening in the scenes.
When they were leaning in closer to the view, they began to recognize her face. She was familiar with what she looked like when she entered Jungkook's music studio and stole his recent recording. She passed by the couple in the alleyway and greeted them where they exchanged handshakes, then took a picture of them.
Hoseok's embarrassing photos were posted by Namjoon and the girl was seen laughing with her friend while they were scrolling through their feed. The next one was when she took one of the empty spray cans from the trash and was talking on the phone call. Lastly, Taehyung and the girl had a conversation near the pool and he went upstairs to the steaming room where he was supposedly assaulting Jimin's fiance. The video was switched to the girl talking to her friend in the car as she was speaking caustically.
"I cannot imagine how cheesy their name sounds. They try so hard to be like the other groups. I doubt they will last for the next 15 years. They suck big time and if I was their manager or the boss of their group, I would tell them to pick up some slack. It's total bafflement to hear them lip-syncing during their practice every 24/7. They're just conventional with nonexclusive music and they may be squandered as Wiffle-waffle goats... Useless... Mayhem..."
In just a split second, everyone gasped in bewilderment and talking to each other while they were pointing at the girl on the screen. The video went viral and kept repeating her last words on replay in the billboard signs, TV, and radio stations across Seoul.
"Her..." Yoongi responded monotonously, much to their dismay.
Namjoon closed his eyes as he facepalmed himself, whereas Jin narrowed his eyes at her mortified.
Hoseok and Taehyung became even more perplexed and as for Jimin and Jungkook, they began to clench their fists, not knowing how to react to their situation.
It was more than just disappointment they were feeling, but resentment. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7IWURbkxT
