Chapter 12: Birthday Bashed Head

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"Fucking piece of-" Taehyung cursed, earning a judgy look from few women who were around him.

Taehyung bowed slightly, an awkward apologetic smile on his lips.

Without spending another second, the Detective, shuffled on his feet walking up the stairs as he shoved his phone into his pockets- completely tired and frustrated over the network sync-up automated voice note of a lady saying 'we couldn't connect, please try again' and the call going straight to voicemail.

If there was anything Taehyung hated more than pathetic internet- was this lady.

It wasnt personal- but oh well... Taehyung didnt have much ideals on patience.

Skipping his way through the polished marble floors of the lobby, he got into the private elevator, pressing the last floor on the panel.

An odd music filled into his ears- a funky pop, probably one from the 90s.

Taehyung looked up at the panel, the floors increasing as he mentally prepared himself for another torturous series of exaggerated 'Detective Kim's' heading his way.

The doors dinged open and Taehyung stepped into the penthouse, sighing.

Thankfully- there were no boobs or dicks or strippers on display to greet him unlike last time.

The penthouse seemed squeaky clean and not a hint of alcohol or cigarettes or sex reeked into air- and for once... Taehyung was thankful.

Taehyung didnt even want to remember that awful day- he literally had to force his food to stay in his stomach.

The Detective sighed again, a little awkward knowing the fact he- a mere stranger was walking around Jungkook's place uninvited.

Only if the damned Armani Crackhead had put a bell-switch or some door-chimes, that would alert somebody's presence... things wouldn't have been so awkward for Taehyung.

Afterall- who was he kidding?

The male would have probably given an answer that would've sounded something like 'it ruins the aesthetic' or 'I dont speak poor' or 'I have got psychic powers and I dont need a bell to know who's at my door'

3 and a half months in- and Taehyung could surely tell that Jungkook was indeed Tony Stark's 'Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist' but on drugs and alcohol.

He wasnt sure of the drugs part- but Jungkook definitely seemed very much ecstatic about it.

Eitherway, Taehyung could only pray that he wouldn't have to arrest his own partner.

The Detective walked through the empty living room, eyes searching for the raventte- but finding no sight of the male.

Exhaling, Taehyung shook his head lightly in the hallway and stopped near a door that was creaked open.

Not minding much about the door or the outcomes, the Detective pushed it open- immediately regretting his decision.

Taehyung pursed his lips, disappointed but not surprised.

"Sorry to disturb your morning session but I dont really give a fuck, so if you wouldnt mind- get the fuck outta that bed. Now. " Taehyung spoke up, the irritance in his tone evident, avoiding the smooth slender bare back of a figure that was seated on the bed.

The figure turned around, eyes widening and with a short yelp the strawberry-pink haired woman yelped, jumping out of her position and quickly diving into the duvet.

"Detective Kim?" A confused raspy voice beamed through and Taehyung rolled his eyes.

"10 minutes. If you arent dressed and outta that bed- I'm leaving you here" Taehyung instructed, completely annoyed.

"Oh~ Hello Detective Kim. Good morning" Jungkook grinned lazily, sitting upright on his bed, his hair in messy ruffles and his bare chest on wide display.

"9 minutes." Taehyung snapped before turning on his heel and walking out of the room, slamming the door on his back.

Taehyung was mad. Ofcourse he was.

Jungkook had no sense of punctuality and Taehyung HATED it.

It was as if Taehyung had turned into the raventte's personal butler or something- to always carry the burden of having to fetch the male and everytime while he was at it- the raventte would always be doing something as nonsensical as having an orgy party or 10-am morning sex sessions.

Taehyung was pissed.

Out of all the people- fate really had to tie up an idiot named Jeon Jungkook to be his partner in the field.

Abso-fucking-lutely great.

Taehyung moved to the living room, but grimaced when he saw the couches- it seemed new, but there was no way in hell was he ever gonna sit on them regardless, after he had witnessed  people having sex on it.

Moving to the counter, Taehyung leaned against the pillar with his arms crossed.

The Detective sighed, derailing his mind from any unwanted thoughts and fixing it at only one point of his focus to pass the time.

The clock ticking awfully slow and Taehyung groaned inwardly.

His attention shifted to the door when he finally heard it creak open.

Taehyung pursed his lips again with his eyes narrowing, showing his annoyance as the raventte stepped out- clad in his formal suit pants and a white button-up dress shirt, which he was busy buttoning up along the way.

"I'm all ready-" Jungkook cheered, looking up at the clock and then back at Taehyung "and I'm on time"

"Its 10.30am" Taehyung deadpanned.

"Well you gave me 9 minutes- I got ready within that time frame" Jungkook shrugged, grinning smugly.

"You were supposed to show up at 9." Taehyung tilt his head, looking up at the male.

"Whoops. Got a little caught up-" Jungkook chuckled nervously.

Taehyung was about to give his piece of mind, but spotting two figures step into his line of vision caught the words in his throat.

The strawberry-pink haired woman and another woman with red locks, both completely clothed paused with their steps.

Taehyung had no idea where the red haired even was- when he barged into Jungkook's room and honestly.... Taehyung doesnt even wanna know.

"Uh- Jungkook sensei... um we'll be leaving." The strawberry haired woman mingled, her hands fidgeting and her cheeks crimson.

The red haired smiled widely, bowing a bit.

Jungkook flashed a smile and waved "drive safely girls"

The two, nodded and quickly shuffled to the elevator.

Taehyung dumbly watched as the elevator doors shut and the women dissapeared from his sight.

If anything- Taehyung was sure that Jungkook was getting more action in a month than the Detective has had in the past 6 years.

Right- Taehyung's sex life, was basically non existent as of at the moment.

It was embarrassing, but really... Taehyung couldnt bring himself to care about it.

Taehyung looked back at Jungkook and scoffed, clicking his tongue.

"What was that?" Jungkook asked, noticing the judgy look from the Detective.

"Nothing" Taehyung shrugged, walking towards the elevator.

"Nothing?" Jungkook repeated, curious.

Taehyung hummed, pressing the button the panel- waiting for the elevator to spring back up.

They could have rode it down with the two women earlier, but honestly- Taehyung wasnt sure if he could stand Jungkook owning up to his natural idiotic self of being all over the women for an awkward silence of torturous 5 minutes.

"It must have been something- you're giving me that judgy look." Jungkook pointed out.

"Oh yeah?" Taehyung crooned, crossing his arms "I was just wondering what kind of named and unnamed STDs you're carrying"

Jungkook scoffed "this is clearly a hate crime."

"I'm just saying" Taehyung shrugged, as the elevator doors opened and the male stepped in.

"Yeah right- you're just saying-" Jungkook mocked, stepping into the elevator while fixing his hair a bit and turning to face the Detective with a shit-eating grin.

"So- what you're saying is that you're interested in my dick?"

Taehyung looked at the raventte.

"I think I'd rather die"

Jungkook chuckled "fiesty as ever"

Taehyung rolled his eyes, shaking his head in disappointment.

"Anyway- Detective Kim... where are we going?" Jungkook asked, shoving his hands into his pockets.

Taehyung hummed lightly.

"A birthday party"

*******

"Devil Cookies-" Jungkook clicked his tongue. "Talk about a birthday party gone wrong-"

Taehyung sighed as he lowered the drape over the victim's bloodied corpse.

"Sheesh- even hell looks better than this. Look at this- it's more like a Birthday Bashed Head than a Birthday Bash Party" Jungkook commented shaking his head, earning a grimacing look from Hoseok.

"What are the reports?" Taehyung asked, standing up.

"Choi Soobin. 18, Senior High. Time of death, is estimated to be around uh- 1am to 2am this morning- and cause of death is Blunt force trauma to the head-" Jin paused, sighing a little as he looked around the blood smeared walls "multiplied by a hundred"

"Right" Taehyung pursed his lips, struggling with keeping his disgust at bay from the brain matter splattered on the ground.

"Blunt force trauma?" Jungkook interjected with a scoff "poor guy was bludgeoned to death- damn whoever it was, must have hated his face."

"Yep." Jin hummed in response.

Taehyung exhaled looking down at the pool of dried blood and the chalk outline, with numbered cards propped on the ground.

"The murderer attempted to hit the victim with a single strike- however, the trail of blood from there-" Hoseok paused pointing to the opposite wall "-to here... shows that, our victim managed to walk this far despite the blow to his head. Which means- it took more than one hit to knock him out cold and..." Hoseok paused again, sighing "it would seem like, the victim knew his murderer well enough, to show up here out of the blue."

Jin hummed along, adjusting his pen between his gloved hands "As for the murder weapon- it's still missing. It should be something like-"

"Baseball bat" Taehyung cut off, looking at the male.

"What?"

"Its a baseball bat." Taehyung repeated, breathing in. "The bruises are deep with depressions- not cuts. And the inflicted blow is to the lower occipital region, meaning the weapon was swung onto the skull. However this is just my intuition"

Jin hummed "yeah- you could be right- anyway, I'll look into it and let you know"

Taehyung hummed and turned on his heels, Jungkook joining him.

"Any more intuitions to who may have caused such a hate crime?" Jungkook perked up.

"None." Taehyung shrugged. "You?"

"Mm.. sounds like an angry girlfriend thing to do." Jungkook smiled down at Taehyung, his eyes moving away to few teenagers who were being investigated outside.

Taehyung snorted a bit, turning to face the same direction as Jungkook.

"Who's the damsel in distress?" Jungkook asked, pointing at the brown haired girl in a flowy pink summer dress who was crying in her hands.

"Apparently- the girlfriend and the first witness to this gruesome crime." Taehyung replied, earning an 'oh shit' from the raventte.

The two moved out of the decorated hall slash crime scene, pulling up the yellow tape over their heads and walking towards the police officers.

"Sir!" The officers greeted Taehyung.

"We'll take over from here..." Taehyung hummed and the other police officers, stepped aside- leaving the teens to Taehyung and Jungkook.

"Kim Yerin?" Taehyung worded out, looking at the brown haired girl, who was sniffling.

"You were Choi Soobin's girlfriend right?" Taehyung paused and the girl nodded, wiping her tears away.

"If you dont mind, could you tell-" Taehyung pursed his lips shut just as Yerin burst into tears again, crying in her hands.

Great.

"Excuseme, but can you not ask anymore questions for now? Yerin is clearly in a shock to see all of this happen right on her birthday and please... for god sakes give her some time." A raven haired girl shot back, wrapping her arm around Yerin.

Taehyung inwardly rolled his eyes when he heard Jungkook mumble a 'God's not gonna help you'.

"And who may you be?" Taehyung interjected.

"I'm Yoo MiYong. Yerin's bestfriend." The raven haired girl replied, looking up at the Detective.

"I understand MiYong-shi but this is police protocol and it will be easier for us to catch the killer if you are cooperating with us." Taehyung exhaled softly, keeping his tone calm.

"But what you-" MiYong began, only for Yerin to hold her back.

"Its okay Mimi..." the girl sniffled, looking up at Taehyung.

"This was supposed to be your birthday party.... am I right?" Taehyung paused.

Yerin nodded, her lips pouting a bit "yeah..."

"Can you tell us a bit more about Choi Soobin."

"Soobin... Soobin was really nice. He was really sweet and.. and kind. I.. I liked him very much- and he respected me... he knew this was my first relationship- so he agreed to take everything on a slow pace... I- I just... I can't believe... someone would- someone would just..." she pursed her lips, stray tears running down her cheeks.

"Did Choi Soobin have any.... problems... enemies? Anybody who didnt go with his words? Is there anybody you suspect who would try to commit this crime?" Taehyung asked, glancing at Jungkook who was completely zoned out of the conversation.

Yerin gasped a little "n-no... Soobin didn't have any enemies. He was really n-"

"Yerin!" MiYoung cut in, earning a nervous wide-eyed look from the latter.

"Just say the truth..." she whispered, painfully.

"What truth?" Taehyung caught up.

"No- Mimi-"

"Yeonjun. Yeonjun has always had problems with Soobin, ever since Soobin took over his spot as Captain in the Team. Yeonjun always comes up with fights and the whole school knows it. If there is anyone who would want shit against Soobin- then its him" MiYong blurted out, despite Yerin's weak attempts of holding her friend back.

"Yes officer- Yeonjun even threatened to kill Soobin Sunbaenim once- that too in the Cafeteria, with all the students watching." Another girl added in, wrapping her arms around her own body "it was really scary... the teachers had to interfere"

"I see... so Yeonjun-" Taehyung paused, eyeing the other teens, who were being investigated by other officers.

"He's not here." MiYong shook her head, sighing a little.

"Alright- and uh.. the team. What team did Soobin play for?" Taehyung asked, his gaze flickering from MiYong to Yerin.

"Baseball."

And Taehyung's eyes met Jungkook's.

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Taehyung stepped out of the car, groaning inwardly.

It hadn't been even two seconds since they had stepped out of the flashy Bentley Convertible and Jungkook was back at his antics.

"What?" Jungkook snorted, noticing Taehyung's eyes on him.

The Detective shook his head, tired.

"This is why I asked you to get into my car!" Taehyung hissed back, ignoring the wide eyes around them that were already onto gossips.

Jungkook's lips curled into a huge grin, as he walked around his car.

"Aw stop will you?" Jungkook clicked his tongue, turning to bunch of highschoolers who were ogling the fancy car.

Jungkook grinned "hello students, I'm Jeon Jungkook, and yes.. this is my car"

A round of 'ooh' and 'ah' erupted from the students. While the boys seemed interested in the Bentley, the girls seemed more interested in the two handsome men and Taehyung simply facepalmed himself, inwardly dying from embarrassment.

Shaking his head, Taehyung walked ahead as the crowd paved a little path for him to walk through, ignoring the 'he's so cute' and 'oppa' comments.

Feeling Jungkook's presence catching up onto him, Taehyung snorted, pausing on his feet.

"They said we look like some idols-" Jungkook chuckled, his nose scrunching "and few said we look like rich boyfriends. Isn't that amazing?"

Taehyung rolled his eyes, unfazed by Jungkook's enthusiasm.

"Do you really go out everytime and say your name.. just like that?" Taehyung looked back at the raventte, who had a smile on his lips.

"Yeah.. I mean.. yeah" Jungkook shrugged.

"And... you dont realise how dangerous that could actually be in this line of work? I mean- I know they are kids, but you are the kind of person who'd tell your name to some evil mafia warlord without batting an eyelid." Taehyung tilt his head

"I mean... I guess it is what it is." Jungkook shrugged "besides, I cant li-"

"Lie. I know." Taehyung beat him to it, rolling his eyes.

"Some damned Saint Peter you proclaim yourself as-" Taehyung mumbled to himself.

"Hey- watch it- old timer Peter is pretty nice alright" Jungkook grumbled, following the Detective's trail.

Taehyung just sighed.

It was no use.

So much for a psychology major- Jungkook himself was mental and it was pretty clear.

"Hello there-"

Taehyung ceased on his feet when he heard Jungkook's voice. The Detective turned to face the raventte, only to find him engaged into some conversation with a bunch of female students.

The girls giggled, flustered and shy by Jungkook's striking appearance and straight forward-ness.

"Could one of you pretty ladies tell me, where I can find Choi Yeonjun?" Jungkook asked smoothly, a flirty grin on his lips.

Taehyung pursed his lips.

Jail.

Taehyung curled his fingers, trying to control himself from giving a piece of his mind to the raventte

Jail later.

"Oh! Yeonjun oppa?" One of them squeaked.

"He's probably practicing for the inter school tournament that's coming up-" another one of them replied.

"Mm.. the whole team practices at the university ground, since we dont have a baseball ground-" the first one added, her fingers smoothing her dark long locks

Jungkook grinned victoriously and with a small salute, he turned on his heel, leaving the two girls in a squealing mess.

"Perks of having a handsome partner" Jungkook wiggled his eyebrows with a smirk. "You get it? Its me"

"You're so full of yourself" Taehyung scoffed.

"Perks of having a handsome, strong and a smart partner" Jungkoon continued, skipping alongside the Detective. "Again, that's me"

"Flirt with a minor again and its jail for you" Taehyung rolled his eyes.

"Aw.. are you jealous Detective Kim?" Jungkook cooed, his tone teasing.

"Aw... are you delusional Partner Jeon?" Taehyung mocked, his smile sarcastic.

"Dont worry Detective Kim, I dont have eyes for everything I see" the raventte replied, placing his hand over his chest as if he was signing up to patriotism.

"Mmhmm" Taehyung hummed, snorting a bit "says the guy who wakes up with multiple women"

Jungkook stopped on his steps, letting out an exaggerated scoff filled with disbelief.

"Hey- Detective Kim!"

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Taehyung exhaled, a hint of smile on his lips looking at the vast green patch of land.

It felt a little nostalgic.

Although being the 'weird kid' back in school and not having much friends, Taehyung surely did like outdoor sports.

"You seem a bit..." Jungkook commented, interrupting his thoughts.

Taehyung looked at the raventte "what?"

"Kinda... relaxed? Maybe?" Jungkook cocked his head to the side.

Taehyung exhaled, looking back at the ground.

"Its all a bit nostalgic" Taehyung mumbled, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"You played baseball? Wait- is that how you knew it was a baseball bat?" Jungkook asked, curious and equally enthusiastic.

"Yeah... I mean- yeah, I did play baseball back then." Taehyung nodded, his gaze focused on the empty ground.

"Ah... I see" Jungkook hummed along.

"What about you?" Taehyung asked, turning to face the raventte.

Jungkook smiled, a little taken aback from realizing the Dectective was initiating a casual conversation.

"Yeah so did I." Jungkook paused, flashing a smile "back when it blew up- you know. I resort to leisure sport like golf now..."

"Back when it blew up?" Taehyung repeated, pursing his lips with a 'are you serious look'

Jungkook hummed in response, folding his hands behind his back "yeah, I was a well known pitcher those days"

"The 18th century?" Taehyung deadpanned, as Jungkook passed by him, walking ahead.

"Keeping up with the facts huh, Detective Kim?" Jungkook chuckled with a mocking tone.

Taehyung simply curled his fingers into a fist and rolled his eyes back at the raventte's head.

The two walked alongside each other on the stone pavement, their eyes on the figure who was clad in a white uniform.

"Choi Yeonjun?" Taehyung spoke up, shoving his hands into his pockets as the younger male who was busy trying his shoelaces, looked up at him.

"Uh yeah?" The raven haired male stood up, towering almost to the same height as the two.

Taehyung hummed and picked out his badge from his brown coat's pocket.

"I'm Detective Kim and this is my partner-" Taehyung paused, looking at the raventte.

"Jeon" Jungkook added, with a toothy grin and excitement splayed across his face.

"Right" Taehyung continued "this is my partner, Jeon... and we're here to ask you some questions about Choi Soobin."

"Ugh- that guy." Yeonjun groaned, clicking his tongue. "If he's in some shit and this is about bailing him out- you've come to the wrong person."

Taehyung pursed his lips, his gaze flickering to Jungkook.

"Uh.. about that kid-" Jungkook mumbled, only for Taehyung to cut in.

"Um, Yeonjun-shi, could you tell us where you were last night?" Taehyung asked, his tone calm but at the same time strong.

"I was uh- at home. Wait a minute. What is this even about?" Yeonjun asked, confusion sprawled across his face.

Taehyung exhaled "there was a homicide- Choi Soobin was the victim."

"Wait. WHAT?!" Yeonjun blurted out, eyes wide. "You're fucking kidding me right?"

"No... his body was discovered this morning and we'd like it if you cooperate with our investigation" Taehyung implied, holding his gaze strongly at the younger male.

"What the fuck?!" Yeonjun scoffed out of disbelief, his gaze on the ground.

"Yeonjun-shi, could you describe a bit about Soobin?" Taehyung paused, waiting for the male to look up at him.

"I- uh.. well... Soobin- wow, I mean... God I can't believe he's dead. I mean- he was an ass and always so stuck up, kissing up to the coach and his girlfriend- but man... it's just so fucking hard to believe he's dead...." Yeonjun answered, running his left hand through his hair.

Taehyung hummed lightly, as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Yeonjun-shi, could you be more specific on the accounts of your relationship with Choi Soobin?" Taehyung paused again. "-we've been informed about both of your clashes-"

"Wait a minute- are you telling me that the whole school thinks I did this to Soobin?!" Yeonjun blurted out, his face a mixture of disbelief, anger and frustration.

"Its just a speculation, Yeonjun-shi... nothing has been confirmed-"

"What the fuck?! You must be fucking kidding me right now. Was it that Yerin?! I'm sure it is that bitch and her pets who told you this and spread it to the whole school-" Yeonjun rambled on, gripping onto his hair.

"Why do you think its Kim Yerin?" Jungkook interjected, suddenly interested.

"Ofcourse its her- the only thing she's good at is running that useless mouth of hers. And her personal secretaries MiYong and Eunji- they're literally the spawns of Satan" Yeonjun scoffed, gesturing his arms around- a little too frantic.

Jungkook smiled, mumbling something like 'nope, I don't claim them'

"-everything was fine between me and Soobin before Yerin showed up- infact its because of her psycho ass Soobin became so uncool." Yeonjun breathed hardly, catching up onto his breath.

"Because of Yerin?" Taehyung asked, a little confused.

"Yeah- Soobin and I were bestfriends till sophomore- and in Junior High, Yerin showed up and suddenly Soobin lost his fucking head. He stopped hanging out with the guys to have tea parties with her and honestly it was so frustrating- she is a control maniac and made the rest of us guys seem bad and not fit enough to hang out with Soobin, as if she's his mom or something. I was so done with her shit and cut my ties off with Soobin because her psycho ass even had the audacity to pull up rules on me!" Yeonjun scoffed, his eyes wide.

"I admit it, Soobin and I had our differences after that- but I'm not deranged enough to murder him or something. God- I still cant believe he's dead" Yeonjun sighed, his eyes cast low.

Taehyung licked his chapped lips and shoved his hands back into his pockets, his eyes falling on the baseball bat that was propped against the wall.

The surface was smooth and clean, almost appearing.... new.

Taehyung looked back at Yeonjun.

"You might have to come to the station later to give your statement for the case. Have a good day" Taehyung spoke up, the younger male looking up at him.

Turning on his heels, Taehyung stepped away from Yeonjun, only to pause and look back at the baseball bat and then back at Yeonjun.

"what's your gameplay position?" Taehyung asked.

"Huh? Oh- uh Shortstop" Yeonjun replied.

Taehyung smiled a bit and resumed to walk away.

"What was that about? Who are you calling" Jungkook skipped along, matching to Taehyung's pace.

Taehyung pressed his phone to his ear, glancing at Jungkook.

"The forensics, we're having a locker room sweep"

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Author's Note:

This took me a while lol-

Tbh, I dont find motivation easily to start a chapter, but once I start writing, I honestly cant stop writing until the word limit surpasses 4k. Ugh this trait of mine is just so annoying, I can't really rid myself of it, so spare me if the updates are slow.

Any ideas to who may be the criminal in here ? 👀

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Anyway, lol Teaser photos dropped yesterday and they all look so damn fine ugghhhhhh papis.

Like blue hair Joon- boi.

And Tae with his hair- fuck.

And MR. JUNG HOSEOK. holyfuck.

We really be getting JayDope for this comeback and Honey- the flavor is gonna be so immaculate, Gordon Ramsay will let one manly tear slip down his cheek.

Skskskslsldldlslslslsjhsjsk

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