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"I never thought this would happen," the voice said. "I never thought someone would reveal their sin voluntarily. Jimin, I underestimated you. Even I didn't know you were insane. But that's not how the game is supposed to go."
The lights turned off again for a split second before turning back again.
"He took Namjoon," Hoseok said with a sigh.
"Ah, what are we supposed to do now? Namjoon was the leader. He always knew what to do," Taehyung said.
"We can still get out without him," Yoongi said.
"But what about Jimin?" Taehyung whispered.
"We'll just continue with the investigation," Yoongi replied. "He can't do anything to us."
Taehyung nodded and walked around the room. He walked around in circles, not knowing what to do. He didn't want his secret to be revealed just yet. He noticed that the floorboard creaked and that it was unstable. Taehyung bent down and pulled the floorboard off. There was another red envelope in there. He grabbed it and opened it, reading over the letter.
"Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction," Taehyung read out loud.
Hoseok froze.
"What do you think this means, Taehyung?" Meiji asked.
"I don't know," he replied. "It's talking about greed, so maybe someone is here too greedy."
"For what?" Hoseok asked.
"I don't know," Taehyung repeated. "But someone here has to be guilty. And so far, it can only be Meiji, you, or me, but I don't recall being super greedy for anything."
"I'm not sure if I've been greedy for anything important and big enough to be considered a sin," Meiji said. "I'm greedy for food, but I don't think that's what the kidnapper means."
Hoseok shook his head. "Is it possible for someone to have more than one secret?"
The voice didn't respond to the question.
Taehyung sighed. "I don't think so. Hoseok, if you were greedy for anything in the past, can you please tell us? We're getting so close to getting out of here. He might keep taking people if we don't hurry up."
Hoseok sighed. "Yeah," he whispered, "I was pretty greedy. I—uh—sorry in advance, Meiji."
Meiji was confused. "What?"
Hoseok ignored her. "I...took money from Jin. I hacked into his bank account and just withdrew money. I didn't take all of it, but I took most of it. I just...really like money. I don't know what else to say. It's an urge I have. I love being able to spend money on anyone and treat them. I love being able to splurge on items and food to make me happy."
"Okay," Meiji muttered with a heavy sigh. "Uh... That's bad, yes, bad it can't be as worse as..." Meiji trailed off, obviously hinting at what Jimin did.
Jimin smiled and sarcastically clapped. "Yes, let's talk about the hippo in the room. Let's talk about how I murdered someone I had sex with with the help of your brother."
Meiji rolled her eyes. "Do you even want to get out of here? You seem to really like it here. You could be the kidnapper."
Jimin sighed and got up from the dining table. He walked up to her, but she backed away. He still walked closer to her. He touched her hair and twirled it around her fingers.
"Whether I'm the kidnapper is up to me to tell. I'd like to stay alive, but a life for a life, right? I murdered that woman, so it's only fair I die soon," Jimin said.
"You're insane," Taehyung said.
"But we all are, aren't we?" Jimin asked before walking back to the chair. He sat back down on the chair and watched them silently.
"You guys are having fun confessing, right? I sure am. We have two more sins. I'm getting a little bit antsy, so I'll just give you the clues now."
The door opened. Everyone immediately looked at it, ready to run.
"Don't run. Trust me."
They listened to the kidnapper. Jungkook walked through the doors, handcuffs on his wrists. He was holding a tray with two red envelopes on it.
"Jungkook, are you okay?" Hoseok asked.
Jungkook didn't answer or nod. His eyes frantically looked around as if to tell them "no."
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