strings & bullets┃hajeongwoo (under revision)

〚 ch: twenty-six 〛

“are you sure this is the only information about this person?”

“yes, and don't look at me like that. that was the files given to me by your uncle”

“it's impossible, is this person not a registered citizen of any country?”

“we tried to search for her data, but nothing.”

jeongwoo sighed for the nth time and massaged his temples, he's stressing for hours now when he stumbled upon a person with no additional information aside the stated nickname and sex. he was making reports for the past case earlier when chloe appeared at his doorstep with the files his uncle wants to give to him. if you're wondering, chloe, like jeongwoo, is an officer. he had no idea at the time that chloe had just started working at their department the night he met her.

“your uncle told me to ask ruka about this, but it turns out that he also didn't know about this person,” chloe said in a formal and serious tone.

in the midst of the serious atmosphere, he smirked, and chloe squinted her eyes at him, wondering why the officer was staring at her like that.

“what?”

“ruka? pfft, you really gave that guy an ugly nickname.” he told her while shaking his head

chloe blinked “and your point is?”

“do you like him?” knowing chloe, she doesn't give strangers nicknames, so calling mr. Yoshida just "ruka" was unusual.

chloe sneered and pinched his arm, causing him to wince and move.

“seriously woo? shut up, i don't like him. he looks like a potato” she rolled her eyes and turned to the papers

jeongwoo laughed loudly, unaware that it had reached haruto's ears, despite the fact that he was only a few meters away from the kitchen. he looked at jeongwoo with wide eyes, perplexed as to why he was laughing when his mood had been so different earlier.

“don't tell me,” chloe trailed off and lifted her head to meet the officer's eyes “you're jealous? oww don't be, you're still my– ”

“still your friend” he spoke in hushed tones. chloe's lips were pressed together in a thin line as she stared at him with a deadpan expression. jeongwoo, on the other hand, was just staring at her with a sly smile.

despite the fact that they made a scene in the park, they were both friends. they kept bumping into each other at the department months after she gave him the baby, making it difficult for them to simply ignore each other's presence. jeongwoo decided to talk to chloe one day to get to know her better. after all, she is jio's mother, and jeongwoo couldn't ignore her after he accidentally did it with her. plus, the officer didn't want any feuds with his coworkers, so it would be a problem if they didn't settle things. he admits that, like that time at the park, chloe can be a bitch, and it enraged him that she was talking like that to their own son. chloe can be nice depending on her mood, but jeongwoo will just ignore her whenever she starts acting like you know.

“well, in any case, he's quite attractive. but...” as she began to think, chloe played with her pen, resting her chin against her palms.