CHAPTER 16

BROTHERLY LOVE

Minho entered the shop.

“What is a royal guard doing in an Antique shop?” asked Heechul

“I am not a royal guard.” Said Minho

Heechul chuckled.

“Where’s Insung?” asked Minho.

“In your room.” Said Heechul

“My room? What will he do in MY room?” asked Minho

Heechul just shrugged making Minho run to his room.

“Insung.”

Minho noticed Insung holding the handkerchief he got from Sulli. Insung raised the hanky.

“This…what is it?” asked Insung “I didn’t know you like floral designed handkerchief… I always thought you like the plain one.”

Minho raised his brows.

“It’s Sulli’s handkerchief.” Said Minho

“Hmm…” Insung tried to smell it. And opened his eyes shocked…

“Why?” asked Minho. Did he get the smell?

“I was just thinking that you took this because of Sulli’s smell…but it’s odourless…so I guess I’m wrong.” Said Insung

Minho felt his cheeks hot.

“Ahhh…blushing….Guilty.” said  Insung laughing.

“Why are you in my room? And why are you holding that when I got in?” asked Minho

“The vase was weird since yesterday when we brought Sulli in. I thought it’s because Sulli was in here. But even when she left…the vase was still…vibrating…shaking.” Said Insung “The demon Sulli’s Uncle told you about…is excited to come out…and it’s because something excites it…”

“You think it’s the handkerchief?” asked Minho “I don’t think so…back in the house…Sulli lives there too…the demon would have smelt it from there.”

“Unless…” Insung sat down thinking. “Did Sulli’s Uncle give the name of the hunter that brought Sulli to him?”

“No…he said the Hunter refused to make his name known…I also asked how he looked like…or any clue at all…but he said it’s been 20 years…and he could not remember how the hunter looked like anymore.” Said Minho

“They should have snapped a photo…that Hunter…is elusive.” Said Insung

Insung closed his eyes. They have to find out why the vase is acting that way… Minho said the demon will come out once Sulli’s demon blood is awakened… And Sulli’s blood is not awakened yet...But something excites the demon…what is it?

“Do you want a little experiment to prove my theory, Minho?” asked Insung

“What experiment?” asked Minho

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Insung and Minho were standing by the door of the shop while the vase is on the opposite direction. Insung is right…the vase is vibrating...shaking lightly…

“Ok…Heechul…slowly…very slowly…” instructed Insung.

Heechul is holding the handkerchief on his hand as he slowly walked towards the vase.

The vase started to shake a little faster…and stronger…and it gets stronger still as Heechul gets closer to the vase. And when Heechul was holding the handkerchief almost at the mouth of the vase, the vase started to shake like crazy…smoke coming out of it like a boiling kettle…

Heechul immediately took three steps back…

The vase slowly went back to vibrating…

“That…” said Minho “Proves your point, Insung.”

“Now that we’ve proven that it is really this handkerchief that makes the vase act that way…we need to know why it hasn’t acted that way when it was still in the mansion.” Said Insung “And for that…I have another theory to prove.”

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Sulli’s Uncle is envious…how can Demon hunters…be all this…good looking?

Insung shook Sulli’s Uncle’s hand.

“I’m glad to meet you, Sir.” Said Insung

“Ahhh yes….” Said the Uncle

Insung started to look around.

“Since the time the demon was trapped in the vase….where was the vase kept?” asked Minho

“It was kept in that cabinet the entire time.” Said the Uncle

Insung walked towards the cabinet and checked the door. He wasn’t able to do this the last time he went to the office. It’s an old cabinet…but it isn’t an Antique yet…not too old.

Insung opened the cabinet and looked inside…checking each inch of it.

“The cabinet…where was it from?” asked Minho

“I bought it.” Said the Uncle

“Did the hunter touch this cabinet? Did he do anything before he placed the vase here?” asked Insung

The Uncle tried to remember.

“I can’t remember…he just said…to never take the vase out of the cabinet.” Said Sulli’s Uncle “Something I just remembered now.”

“Found it.” Said Insung.

Sulli’s Uncle and Minho both looked at Insung.

Insung turned to face them holding 3 pieces of marble.

“I should’ve noticed this the first time…but my attention was