Lost Memories | A Liskook Adaptation

Chapter 5: Criminal Investigator Jeon Jungkook

It's Sunday morning. There's a light fog surrounding the area. A couple of officers are standing at the bottom of the building of where the incident happened; it's quiet everywhere.

Bambam parks the police car at the front of the entrance. Lisa takes out her work ID and clips it on her chest pocket. Just when she gets out of the car, he catches a glimpse of her, "Leader, you cried?"

Lisa tilts her head and looks at herself in the rear mirror; her eyes are swollen like walnuts.

"Mm..." she hums depressingly while opening the car door, "I dreamt of a killer trying to.." she pauses before continuing, "trying to hit me."

Bambam lets out a laugh and hurries after her. He doesn't forget to nag, "Who told you to watch so many gruesome movies and TV series? So what happened? Did you beat the killer up? Your shoulder didn't get dislocated, did it?

Lisa kicks him, "Get lost!"

It's an old building that hasn't been kept well; mainly rented by young people who are working in the area. The incident happened in an ordinary apartment on the second floor.

Lisa walks through the dim hallway with ads stuck everywhere on the wall, and stands in front of the door. Police tape is already running across it; a couple of officers wearing gloves and shoe covers are scouting the place.

Lisa ducks under the police tape and goes inside. Bambam follows and says quietly. "That Sana also lives around here." Lisa has always been bad with directions, so nothing comes to her mind after hearing this. She hums, "Mm," to indicate her acknowledgement.

" Lisa, Lisa," the criminal investigators greet her.

Lisa nods and asks, "What have we found so far?" She gazes at the furniture and other possessions that have been spread across the ground in a mess: The windows are shut in the living room, making the room dark; the coat rack has been knocked down with the clothes on the floor; a vase decorated with red flowers and green leaves is shattered on the floor; the fabric sofa has been sliced open, and a pair of scissors is resting on the coffee table; even the TV has been smashed with a hole in the middle and its liquid crystal fragments everywhere......

"The victim's name is Min Jia. 25 years old. She is a sales associate at the Da Zhou department store, which is less than 1km away. She gets along well with her colleagues and friends. No boyfriend," a criminal investigator says, "According to Min Jia, she hasn't had any conflicts with anyone recently, and she doesn't know of anyone who would hold a grudge on her. This is likely done by a stranger. The time of the incident was around 11pm, just after she returned home from work. The offender followed her into the home, and used this to hold her. " He hands her two evidence bags. One of them has a couple of nylon strings in it, and the other has a roll of yellow tape.

They're both common items that can be easily bought; an average person wouldn't be able to break free when his/her limbs are tied with these and his/her mouth is sealed.

"Was the victim able to see the suspect's face?" Bambam asks.

The criminal officer shakes his head, "No . The suspect was wearing a black mask. " He points to the bedroom, " Jia is currently inside. "

Lisa and Bambam look to where he's pointing Through the slight opening of the door, they can see a young woman with a policeman's coat on her shoulders; one of her hands is covering part of her face as she sits on the side of the bed crying. A female civil police officer is squatting in front of her, consoling her. Jia's hair is in a mess, but her refined and light skin complexion can be seen from the side.