Chapter 17
The Demon ContractCheon Sa opened the file.
“I did the paperwork for this case. I’m sorry for not telling you earlier,” Baekhyun muttered.
She nodded.
REPORT
Date: 12/12/06
Arrived on scene at 21:07
Victim: Park Chanyeol, 18. Approximately 185 centimeters, brown hair, light build, found in an alley close to his home. Has a mother, father, and an ill younger sister.
Evidence of wounds inflicted by a blunt object as well as a fist.
The body is still warm. He has not been dead for long.
He is wearing a work uniform and sneakers. Cause of death appears to be a stab wound to the chest, with an object that vaguely resembles a demon’s weapon. The markings around the wound prove that a human weapon could not have killed victim.
Evidence:
Marks on body support claim of a demon attack.
No other evidence found.
She looked up at Baekhyun. “Jongin told me the same thing.”
“Keep on reading.”
Cheon Sa turned to the next page, which looked like a collection of diary entries. She held up the paper, confused. “You included these?”
He nodded. “I thought they would be useful.”
12/14
Boss brought a new recruit in today, and he wants me to train him. I am currently working on a case and don’t have time to train anyone. The new recruit says that his name is Kim Jongin. Jongin tells me that he was a human before, which intrigues me. I hadn’t been informed that Boss had been recruiting, and the new recruits would just mean more paperwork for me. After all, the road to becoming a demon requires throwing away your humanity, which humans find themselves unable to do.
12/17
Jongin saw the picture of Park Chanyeol’s body and lost control. I’ll have to talk to Boss about Jongin.
12/18
Boss is hiding something from me.
12/19
Boss wanted me to drop the case. I refused.
12/20
Jongin hasn’t shown up lately. The boss has been acting strange as well. When I asked him about it, he said that he would tell me “later, maybe”.
12/23
The boss wants me to include this in Park Chanyeol’s file: our new recruit, Jongin, played a part in Park Chanyeol’s murder. Boss won’t give me any more details. He has also changed Jongin’s memory.
12/25
Park Chanyeol will go to heaven, as determined by the boss. Kim Jongin, by becoming a demon, will not be punished for his crime. From this day on, he will be known as Kai.
END OF REPORT
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