Lost Memories | A Liskook Adaptation

Chapter 117: Until the End of Time Part 3.

At dawn.

Lalisa's hair is in a mess and her jacket is also wrinkled from her tossing and turning on the table. But her eyes are gleaming like the stars. She pulls the conference room door open and just as she is about to speak, she sees Jungkook behind his desk lifting his head looking at her. His eyes are bright and clear. Cold Face isn't beside him; he must have gone out to lead the other officers. Bambam and Chatterbox, on the other hand, are sprawled across their desks and are sleeping.

Lalisa walks to Jungkook's desk quickly before he pulls her to stand between his legs.

"I've been waiting for you," he holds her hand, "Let's go eat breakfast."

Now that he mentions it, Lalisa feels hungry. But she can't wait to share her thoughts with him. She sways his arms with her eyes shining even brighter, "Holy shit! I've found something important!"

Jungkook is a little stunned. Just before he speaks, they hear a growl; they both look down and stare at......Lalisa's stomach.

Lalisa rubs her stomach. She's a bit out of it after pulling an all-nighter, "It looks like I an really hungry."

Jungkook chuckles, gets up, grabs his jacket and wraps his arm around her waist, "I've also found something important. Let's talk as we go."

It's too early so the cafeteria at the station is not open yet. Jungkook decides to drive to her favorite place to eat beef noodles in chili oil soup that's a couple of streets down.

The restaurant has just opened. Its orangey lights shine in the dark morning. They're the only customers. Lalisa picks a table in the farthest corner. She orders a bowl with the spiciest broth while Jungkook orders a clear broth. Not long after sitting down, she starts eating and talking at the same time.

She starts with what she believes is the biggest paradox of the case and then explains:

"The easiest to find the answer from is L.

If we analyze it using the usual criminal psychology method, how would he find his victim? He has a respectable job and is a serious person with great self-control. He will come into contact with a lot of people. It would be a piece of cake for him to pick a victim among them who matches his criteria. But this would expose him, so he wouldn't do that. Just like what you said, he has already thought about it one step further. Therefore, we must think two steps ahead. If this route is a dead end, what would he do then?

The answer is school.

That's right. He wants to murder a 'good father.' He has always taken himself as the underaged child who is being disciplined. A child has only two main living spaces: home, and school. Since he couldn't enter homes, he went to the school. He just needed to stand at a distance in front of the school entrances and observe for a few days. Which father alway come to pick up his kid and is always affectionate to his kid would be his target."

After finishing her sentence, she seems to be filled with exultation; her lips are turning red from the spicy noodle soup. Jungkook smiles, picks up some noodles with his chopsticks and starts eating slowly, "Mm. That makes sense."

Lalisa decides to put down her chopsticks to continue. "By knowing this, we can focus our search on the main areas. We can review the surveillance videos around the victim's son's school to look for the suspect! We can look around other elementary schools in focus as well as it must be ones of his focus that are top elementary schools. We need to look for a man who matches the profile. Who knows? We might be able to identify L's next victim!"

The morning fog slowly dissipates and the sun penetrates the layers of clouds. Jungkook is done eating as he puts his chopsticks down and listens to Lalisa attentively. She scoops a few mouthfuls and then continues: