Monster

One more guy

You shut the door of your car and scrutinize the bungalow, the police force surrounding the area. You remove your glasses, gazing at the house first and then moving your eyes to when the familiar face of zeff is seen. You scoff and wear your glasses, walking forward, the slightly orange leaves of an oak tree crunching under your shoes.

"Madam." He bows as you steer your tongue around your side of your teeth. He guides further, "I didn't know you were allotted to this case." He says as you follow him, you notice a man arguing with one of the officers. He looked devastated. "Me neither." You murmured as he stopped and pointed at the body.

"Kim Minsoo, the cleaner of the society. He came this morning to clean the woods." He pointed a little far from the place you were standing. "He felt something bizarre and smelled something different and wrong so He informed Park family," he indicates at the bungalow, "the only one available at the house was Park Jae Hyung. He was panicked, minsoo told—" "what panic?" You asked, nibbling on the ends of your glasses.

"His mother has been missing since last night. He called the cops and we checked to find Park Jin Young's body in the lake." You bend down and see the grey skin of the body. "Who's that person?" You asked without looking in the direction, of the one who was constantly arguing. "Park jimin. Park Jin Young's elder son."

You gaze at the pearl necklace on the victim's neck. "Bring both the sons in one room and send the body for autopsy. Also," zeff stopped to listen to you, "minsoo. Bring him." He nods and arranges the gathering.

***

You cleared your throat and placed a chair in front of the table. "What's your name?" You asked, fixing your glasses. He inhaled, "Park Jae Hyung."
"Age?"
"Seventeen."
"Why did you call the cops?"
"My mom was missing."
"How long?"
He inhaled, "since last night."
"What was the last time you saw or talked to her?"
He looked into your eyes, slightly gulping at your scaring attention to him.
"I asked something, Park Jae Hyung."
"There was a party last night."
You roam your eyes around, "I can tell that. What kind of party? Drugs?" You scoff as he shook his head.
"No. Birthday party..of my mom. We had some guests over to celebrate her birthday. There was a performance by a singer—"
"What singer?"

He blinked his eyes, trying to remember something, "v..yeah v..my brother's best friend. He was performing, here." He points at the stage in the room. "There were lights out for a few minutes and I saw Mom and jimin get into a room." You bite your tongue, "what room?" He pointed one at the side. "They both went in and after that, the lights went out. I heard a gunshot from the room."

You exhale and tap your fingers on the wooden table. "Then?" He gulped, "I didn't see her. I tried to find her but she was nowhere." You smiled one-sidedly, "And you slept?" He shook his head, "Jimin Hyung said he will find her. But I woke up and she wasn't here." He licked his lips. "Then Kim Minsoo came here saying the lake smells bad and I wasn't finding mom as well..." tears filled his eyes as he pressed his lips together, "so I called the cops."

You stare at him trying to stop his tears as you played with your tongue. "Can you tell me what guests were here tonight?" He sniffed and nodded. "I can try." You lowered your brows, "what'd you mean try? You don't know who came to your house for your mother's birthday?"

He sighed, "I do but...but I didn't know everyone."
You exhaled, "Alright. Zeff, note down the guests."

Zeff nodded at you as you stood up and walked out. "Body in autopsy?" zeff nodded again, "Yes, mam. And Park Jimin will be in the interrogation room as well." You nod and stand in front of the porch of the house.

"I didn't kill my mother how many times should I tell you that?! You don't even need to interrogate me! I was her son! Her elder son!"

You scoffed.
Park jimin.

***

"I did not kill my mother! And who the fuck are you—Ah-ahh!"
He was put down on the table with his hands behind his back, your hands holding his neck to the wooden table in the interrogation room of the police station. "Open your mouth only when needed." He inhaled and exhale heavily under your hold, his nose flaring. Your eyes caught a tattoo on his nape.

You leave him and make him sit straight with a jerk as you drag the chair and sit in front of him. "Who are you?" You asked He coughed slightly as you took the glass and splashed it on his face. "You are a major suspect in Park Jin Young's case. Make sure you know that. Now speak!" You bang your hands on the table as he flinch.

"Who are you?!"
He breathed heavily, eyeing down at his cuffed hands. "Park jimin."
"Who were you to park Jin Young?"
"Her elder son. I handled Park Corporation as a CIO."

"What was the last time you saw or talked to Jin Young?"
He gulped, "Around eleven last night"
"Eleven? You're sure?" You asked
He nodded, "Yes but..I'm not sure. There were a lot of people. It was a party for Mom's birthday.."

You blink and stare at him, he looks like a man who seeks perfection in everything he does. "Who were the guests at the party?" you asked as he frowned. Trying to remember something. "Were you drunk?" You asked as he nodded, "Slightly drunk. Uh..my sister. Park Jung Hee. Our butler, Kim seokjin. My friend V. Min yoongi, our...our investor. And Jung! Ah! Jung Hoseok! And his sister!"

You look out at Zeff as he nods, "Find numbers of everyone." You said, walking out when he stopped you. "Excuse me, officer!" You turned around, "there was also one more guy. I don't know him but mom invited him."

You frowned, "one more guy?"