Lost Memories | A Liskook Adaptation

Chapter 126: Born to Die

After Jungkook finishes, everybody is struck dumb.

It's a serious matter nonetheless. He sweeps his eyes across everyone and explains quickly.

"The most basic existence, 1.

The most complicated form of life: 8. From 0 to 9, only it is similar to the symbol of infinity as well as the shape of DNA. As for the closing phrases for the first two phrases, 'crisscrossing and turning' and 'losing morning and gaining night', are like what Lalisa said. They seem more like they're written to portray emotion. It's probably how the killer feels about these two numbers.

It can blanket every day: 7. There are 7 days in a week, so it covers all of it;

It can possess every year: 4. There are 4 seasons in a year.

What is lost will always be regained......"

He hums under his breath. Lalisa and the others listen attentively; their breathing stutters following the pause in his speech. But they see a sarcastic smile brushing across his eyes, "This phrase is simply the killer's play on words. The characters making up the words 'lost' and 'regain' appear in the ending phrases for 1 and 8. The word 'always' means to repeat it. Therefore, 1 and 8 together make up 9. At the same time, the meaning behind lost and regain is something that lasts for a long time, which is homophonic of 9,"

Lalisa opens her eyes wide and mutters, "That's so sly....."

Jungkook's eyes are still dark and unreadable. He continues, "A dream of nothingness.

Nothingness can only be 0. And then, his name, will finally not be buried by time....." he looks toward Lalisa, "Do you still remember how the last poem ended?"

The people around them are clueless. Lalisa raises an eyebrow and blurts out, "I get it! Taking S as the center. Therefore, the 'he' in here represents S. And the letter S in the alphabet is placed...... She's not skillful in math, after all, so she quietly recites the alphabets to herself, but she's eighty percent sure about it.

Jungkook's eyes are clear as he answers, "It's 19. Therefore, 18749019. After the series of numbers return to 0, it converges with 1 and 9. This matches the poem's emphasis on the meaning of cycling and reincarnation."

Everybody turns quiet right after Jungkook finishes. In the spacious park, the fog has already dissipated. The sun is shining through the clouds. Everybody is standing silently. Only the bombs' displays on the victims' chests are showing the time ticking away. The atmosphere is tense and serious.

Lalisa is confident of Jungkook's inferences. It's a very basic logic if they only look at the poem on the surface level, there may be many different meanings. But for someone who knows math, their way of thinking must be very similar. Therefore, Jungkook's explanation has the highest probability of being the correct answer. After a brief moment, Jungkook and Lalisa look at each other. Lalisa nods her head firmly and then they both turn to look at the victim. The other officers' gazes also follow.

The victim also heard Jungkook's reasoning just now. He licks his dry lips and says trembling. "Ar-Are you sure that's the one?"

Jungkook walks up to him, lifts up his finger with his eyes half closed and says, "Trust me."

They're the simplest two words. His deep and unhurried voice somehow calms one's heart. Lalisa holds her breath as she watches him move. The victim grits his teeth as he closes his eyes with his body shaking. The bomb disposal expert nods and retreats to the side. And the officers and the police cars around them are behind the explosion-proof shields. Just like Lalisa, they're holding their breaths. Even in the office far away at the provincial station, the authorities are fully concentrated on the live stream.