Chapter 3
“Kim Jongin, look here!”
“Right here, Jongin!”
Various voices shouts at the famous model, Kim Jongin, to look in their camera so they could take a good photo of him. If he was in an event, he would, but he is outside, hanging out, eating, why can’t they give him that privacy?
But this is his career and once he shows rudeness, it will all be over. So he just smiled.
“I told you, Jongdae-hyung, we should have just met at either yours or my apartment.” He complained.
“I don’t have a lot of time for my personal life, I’m sorry.” Jongdae said, they are in a restaurant near Yulje Medical Center, the hospital he works at.
“No, it’s okay. I know how much time doctors dedicate to save lives. I just don’t like how I don’t have any privacy… you know.” They are whispering to each other. It would be bad if what they are talking about is recorded.
“You are just bad at hiding.” The hyung teased him. He is wearing a scarf, sunglasses, and a facemask plus a baseball cap, a typical outfit of celebrity. People recognized him when he took off his mask for awhile to drink water. Jongdae, on the other hand, is just with his sweater and a baseball cap while his white coat is hanged in the backrest of his chair.
“Yaaah!” For a model with a manly and cold image, he acts like baby.. especially when he’s with Jongdae.
The doctor just laughed.
In the end, they stayed in the same restaurant not minding the cameras taking a picture of them. They just talked about whatever comes in mind and not too much of a private topic. Jongdae got used with his face going around the internet, a famous doctor who topped the board exam and the youngest to take in his batch, his hospitals sent him, too, for interviews about medical stuff in the media though he’s still a resident. That’s just at least twice a year though, it’s Jongin who made him exposed too much that he just let it be.
A particular ringtone made them part ways, but not before promising a few drinks on a Friday night.
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Friday came.
It’s just a small get-together between four people including him. He has a lot of friends; they are just busy or not available at the moment.
“I hate it when I am left alone with you.” Jongin rolled his eyes, this woman really..
“Yeah, Yerim! You should go and get your brother out of the operating room then.” He replied, but the college students rolled her eyes and turned her hearing aid off. “Of course, you’d choose not to listen.” The older sighed.
In Jongdae’s defense, he is not late. The two are just early in 10 minutes because they are that bored with their life. The two just watched people dance in a comfortable silence.
“Hyung!” Jongin exclaimed when he saw the man entering the bar with a woman in tow.
“I hate how I get dragged to bar and parties.”
They laughed, she really hates being in crowd places.
“Sana, don’t act like you didn’t miss me.”
“I didn’t.” Jongin held his left chest acting like that hurt him. The younger walked passed him followed by Jongdae who is laughing at Jongin and sat beside Yerim.
“Unnie!” Yerim excitedly embraced the older. It’s as if they didn’t see each other yesterday during lunch.
After a few drinks and different subject to talk about, Jongdae’s already tipsy. For someone who looks cool wearing his white coat and who the intern is scared to be pissed, their brother has the lowest alcohol tolerance among all of them.
“Jongiiiin, don’t force my sis.” Jongdae said after minutes of being quiet that they thought he was asleep.
He didn’t listen. “Sana, just accept ittt!” Jongin’s been begging for an hour now.
He was invited in the premier of his best friend’s, Lee Taemin, first ever movie. So he’s inviting Sana to accompany him, he knows it would be impossible knowing the younger’s hate with these kinds of events, but it’s not bad to try. His reason is only because he wants all that are closest to him be his date so to hang out with them, too, and though it’s not his own movie, it’s still special to him knowing it’s his best friend’s and he wants them to be by his side to witness it together. He got Yerim and Jongdae accept in the previous events he attended, it’s Sana’s turn now.
“Do you realize all that I hate is present in that event? No.”
“You’ll find someone attractive there! That’s full of celebrities, they are good.” Sana rolled her eyes, getting laid won’t make her come. Come, as in attending the event.
“First-hand experience?”
Jongin looked at her disgusted. “Yah!”
“No, Jongin-hyung. I understand your reason, but you have to understand mine, too.” Jongin sighed before nodding. “I’m proud watching just on my couch.”
“Okay, if you say so. Just message me if you change your mind.”
“I’m available.” Yerim sing-songed.
“I’d rather not come at all.”
“YAH!”
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He’s close. He feels giddy. He feels it, he’s finally gonna meet his savior. Why? Stan twt just trended a hashtag #BaekhyunWeFoundYourSavior to catch his attention. This is really unexpected, it’s been months and he already lost hope, but this is the power of social media.
Scrolling down the trending topic, it is still very unclear to him. It was very dark that time except for the few lights in that park, but they managed to find him? Gosh. There are tweets that make him think hard, but comparisons between that night and a side view of a man clicks.
There is only one way to find that out though.
He ended up in a hospital.
With a bloody nose and a wound in the head, he went inside the emergency room with the guidance of a nurse. This isn’t what he expected, he almost died in a span of two months. That didn’t go exactly as planned, his incident wasn’t scripted.
“Sir, do you hear me?”
“Uhh, yeah, yeah.” He nods. “Uhh, can I request a doctor to check up on me?”
The nurse looked around. “I’m a fan so..” He smirked at him which he replied the same thing. Thanks, popularity. “But it still depends if the doctor is available though.”
“Okay, okay. Doctor Kim?”
“Wait, I’m gonna find him, sir. I think I saw him earlier. May I ask why?”
“He’s a friend.”
The nurse went to find Doctor Kim and Baekhyun waits patiently. His injuries are not that serious, he can even take care of it on his own, but Seulgi, his cousin, insisted. And she’s also recording him. Well, this is to be remembered.
Sigh.
“If this isn’t the famous Byun Baekhyun.” An unfamiliar voice said. He turned right away, but his disappointment was too obvious because the doctor chuckled.
“Why? Are you expecting someone else?” It’s not the same deep voice.
“Uh, no.” He shook his head. “May I know your name, Doctor?”
“Kim Minseok, sir.” The doctor started cleaning his injuries. It’s not the same Kim.
They are silent after that.
“Just to make sure, we’re gonna take a CT scan.” He said. “And, can you please blur my face? I’m a private person.” He said looking on the camera Seulgi’s holding before waving cutely. What a cutie.
Baekhyun motioned for Seulgi to stop recording which she did on her own, getting embarrassed.
“Doctor Kim, the patient in room 0214 is having a seizure.” They heard a nurse in the neighboring bed which is only separated by a green plain curtain.
The doctor pulled the curtain open, but not enough that Baekhyun can peek.
“That’s my patient, Doctor. You take this.” He said in a hurry before running off.
The curtain opened once again. The doctor wears an eyeglass and beneath his white coat is a black sweatshirt and pants.
“What’s the status?” Deep.
“An incident, sir. Slipped in a greasy area just outside of the hospital.” The same nurse explained. “Doctor Kim said to get a room ready to further check the head injury.”
The doctor just nods. “That’s no need, the wound is just a scratch. Minseok’s a fan, that’s why.” He looked at him. “There’s no need to worry, just watch your steps next time.”
And he started to walk out the room. What? Just like that?
“Doctor Kim Minseok wasn’t done yet w-with cleaning my wound.” He gathered up the courage to make the doctor comeback.
“Oh? But I believe that is something Nurse Choi can assist you with.” The Doctor pointed to the nurse. Baekhyun looks disappointed with that. “But okay. Five minutes won’t hurt.”
He nodded to the nurse who then walked away to somewhere.
They are silent but this is more awkward than with Minseok awhile ago – or maybe that’s just Baekhyun. It’s just five minutes, he only has five minutes so he better talk.
“Were you on duty on Friday, October 2 this year?” He asked. Baekhyun! That’s a weird way to start a conversation ugh.
“Why do you ask?” The doctor asked, focused. “But to the answer that, no. I was buying meal for a friend who is sick.”
Baekhyun got disappointed once again. Maybe he needs to be straightforward.
“You are Jongdae, right?”
“How did you know?”
“U-uh.” Think, Baekhyun. Gosh, you’re a mess.
Fortunately, Seulgi answered for him. “From the model, Kim Jongin, you were with him yesterday. It’s you, right?”
“Ah, that.”
They were done seconds later.
“You have to be careful next time, you wouldn’t die by being killed, you’d die because of your clumsiness.” He pouted. What’s happening just excited him that he forgot to be careful. But how did he know that? Oh, Minseok probably mentioned to him.
“Done.” The doctor finished up. “Is that the cousin you fetched in the airport?” He asked before giving them a small smile, a small wave in the camera and walking out of the emergency room this time. Not giving them another glance.
“Wha-“ Baekhyun is confused.
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“There’s another death in Yulje Medical Center, the individual came barely injured, but died due to a stab wound. The hospital directly asked for our help, the patients and staffs feel unsafe.”
Director Kim Junmyeon called for an emergency meeting. This is the second time that such situation happened in that particular hospital within a month, but in other hospitals, five reported near to this similar scenario were reported. This case is now a priority of their organization.
Jennie frowned, she doesn’t know about this. “Second time? In Yulje?”
Junmyeon gave her a look. “Yes.” He then looked Chou Tzuyu beside her. “Why is she here?”
“She is under my protection and I’m training her. AS YOU MADE ME DO.” She emphasized. “For some reason that I am not consulted with. She won’t talk, don’t mind her.” Looking at Tzuyu to whisper, “Don’t talk.” Tzuyu just rolled her eyes.
Only Level 6 and above ranks are allowed. Tzuyu, as a newbie, still doesn’t have a rank and it would be long before she gets to get to level 6.
Junmyeon just sighed, he just gave in to whatever Jennie tells him because there’s nothing he could do to stop her mischievousness. That doesn’t mean he does it to other agents though, it just happened that Jennie is his sister. This organization was founded by their grandmother, passed to their father, and it was supposed to be Jennie’s, but she said that running such big organization at her age will limit her capability to be involved in exciting matters aka fights.
He motioned at Mina in the corner of the room. “I believe Agent Myoui have found and connected something interesting that may catch your attention.” He said it on the two people fighting near the door. “Agent Park, Agent Manoban.”
The two stopped but with frowns in their faces.
“First of all, I believe that the attempted murder to the famous, Byun Baekhyun, about two months ago is part of this case.” Gaps were heard around the room.
“The guy is probably just someone who is interested in his wealth.” An agent wondered.
“No. I don’t know why you passed all as agents here when you cannot observe an obvious fact.” Mina is known to be very strict to agents even to higher levels.
Jennie laughed. “Go, Myoui!”
“Before murder, there’s something called as stealing. If the attacker was as you said interested in Byun’s wealth, he’ll just go and grab the camera, okay, you may say it’s not enough, the latter mentioned a lot of time that he’s living alone so he can go and go steal in his condo. There are other ways, yes? But, if you watched it slowly, the attacker didn’t even give a fck about the camera. He straight up went to Baekhyun, but he’s lucky a man appeared and fought back for the oblivious vlogger.” She explained professionally, not minding the cheers her agent friends are giving her.
Junmyeon nodded at her to continue.
“The man is still officially unknown; he seems to be very skilled in fighting if you watch his moves.” They watch the fight from the vlog attentively and agreed with what the presenter has said. “However, fans trended a hashtag #BaekhyunWeFoundYourSavior three days ago and there’s a person that really match the side profile of the mysterious man. His name is Kim Jongdae, he is a doctor at Yulje Medical Center.”
The agents seem to be thinking now. Jennie glanced at Junmyeon frowning and questioningly but the latter avoids her gaze.
“Since then the two deaths occurred inside the hospital as if warning the doctor. It is possible that the attacker managed to see the mysterious man’s face.”
“Or not. All of the seven deaths in the previous months are connected to one person.” She stopped, looking from one agent to another, creating an intense silence.
“Who?”
“Minatozaki Sana, the sister of Kim Jongdae.”
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