discharged. (3)

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alley street.

The middle-aged woman was shouting loudly with her hands over her mouth.

“Look!”

See, it was my mother.

Then a child came out of the corner and showed up.

“hello.”

she said breathlessly.

“Shin Hyuk? Ah… I heard you were in an accident. I couldn’t visit the hospital because the lady was distracted. My father passed away…”

“Are you looking for more than that?”

“uh? yes. Shin Hyuk, have you not seen us Bora?”

Shin Hyuk shook his head.

“Yeah. I didn’t see it.”

The fact that Bora’s mother is looking for her daughter like this means that something unusual has happened.

If he had predicted where his daughter had gone, he would not have been doing this here if he had visited and inquired from there.

Shin Hyuk asked.

“Do you usually go out to play?”

She shook her head.

“No, I went out for a while after saying that Cream would take care of the food, but ha…”

“Cream?”

“Stray cat. Our Bora likes that cat.”

“I’ll look for it too.”

“Thank you, Shin Hyuk. Then, since Ajumma will go this way, Shin Hyuk, would you like to go over there?”

“Did Bora go and feed the cat herself?”

“no. I gave it to you in front of the house. Every day at that time the cat came to visit.”

Shin Hyuk nodded inwardly.

If you think differently, calling your daughter’s name may be an action repeated several times.

In the meantime, I followed the stray cat and came back home after hearing my mother’s voice.

“Look, what time did you go out? Have you ever been like this?”

“No, but where did he go? I went out at that time around 3:30… Shin Hyuk-ah, thank you so much. I’ll go this way only for you.”

Shin Hyuk’s voice caught her ankle.

Rather than wandering around aimlessly as if wandering in a labyrinth, it is better to find the right path.

“Are you not answering the phone?”

Bora is a child.

There is also a low probability that you will leave your phone behind on the way to feed the cat.

You are likely to take pictures of the cute animals you feed and share them with your friends.

“The phone is off. Shin Hyuk, let me ask you a favor. thanks.”

“Mother, let’s report it first.”

“Declaration?”

“Bora used to come back when I called, but she didn’t come for an hour.”

Aunt Bora’s behavior is a pattern common to others.

They look for a place to go because they think it’s strange, or ask around, or wait and see, and then report it to the police when their worries reach the extreme.

Shin Hyuk gave a provocative example.

“You know that my stepmom passed away.”

killed by a criminal

“The culprit has not yet been caught.”

Bora’s mother’s eyes shook.

I was worried about that incident, but my daughter who went out in front of the house during the day…

Suddenly, she came to her senses and called 112 without measure.

“My daughter went out and won’t come back!”

– Mom, calm down. How old is your daughter?

“I am 10 years old. My name is Information…”

Her hand holding the phone trembled as if in fear.

– What time did you leave? Maybe he went out to play with his friends? Have you contacted your friends at home or around them?

“This is a child who briefly went out in front of the house to feed the cat! The cell phone is also turned off.”

– Mother, once…

“This is where the murder happened a month ago! Our daughter could have been kidnapped by that criminal!”

– mother····. Where is it? Can you give me the address first?

“here···.”

She quickly called the region, and Shin Hyuk thought for a moment.

I went out in front of the house and lost contact.

Except for the cat named Bora, he disappeared without saying anything or making a sound that would catch his mother’s ears.

Shin Hyuk widened his field of view as if he could see all directions.

There is only one CCTV in this neighborhood, and there are only a few street lights that turn on at night.

In a word, it is like a wild meadow.

The best place for tigers and lions to hunt for prey.

The beasts of the best predators start their search by looking at a group of prey before hunting.

Crouching in a low stance.

Before going on a hunt, it selects and observes the weakest or most injured prey, which can be decapitated with a single shot.

Even in the eyes of criminals, children are the best prey.

It is an object of observation.

They see children as prey and start observing them.

How to kidnap a child quickly, without making a fuss and unnoticed.

While crouching, he conceived a method in his head and went hunting.

It was around 3:30 when Bora went out.

It’s a little past 5 o’clock now.

Bora’s actions for 1 hour and 30 minutes are mysterious.

These circumstances keep whispering in my ear that this is a kidnapping case.

If I were the kidnapper of Bora…

then.

Shin Hyuk constructed the crime like a video in his head.

Bora was squatting and feeding the cat.

Carefully stroke it, look at it, smile and take a picture with your phone.

I slowed down and walked.

Her hands are white and her face is white.

If I hold those thin, slender arms and legs, I think I can move them around freely.

If you cover your mouth with your hand, a colorful sound will flow out through the cracks in your hand.

Big eyes and small mouth.

“hello.”

Bora greets you with a clear, untainted voice.

I smiled as well.

“Look, you were feeding the cat again? Not even nice.”

“Mom and Dad?”

“Dad went to work and Mom went to the mart.”

“yes?”

In an instant, my heart beats wildly.

do it now

There are no passers-by and it can be finished in no time.

no.

We have to wait for the police to calm down about a murder in the neighborhood.

The game always comes out at this time, so there are plenty of opportunities.

I stroked Bora’s head and swallowed without making a sound.

I felt like I was going crazy with the thrill of touching my head, which didn’t even fit in my hand, but I endured it.

One day. Two days, and days passed.

“hello~”

I approached Bora’s greeting as usual, who was feeding the cat.

“I’m so glad the cat met Bora. Oh, by the way, a kitten came to the uncle’s house. I guess I don’t have a mother. Are you shivering from the cold?”

“A baby cat?”

“yes. Will you take Bora and raise him? There is no cat food at all.”

“Really? Can I really take you?”

“then.”

I winked at Bora and whispered.

“Can’t you tell your mother that the uncle gave you the cat? it is a secret?”

Bora smiled and nodded, wondering who would hear.

I gnashed my teeth until they bleed as I walked with Bora.

Adrenaline surges from the tremendous thrill and hair stands on end. The future fantasy made my whole body tremble.

I barely held back and opened my mouth.

Because the hunt isn’t over yet.

“But will the kitten be able to eat the food?”

Bora replied with an expectant face.

“You can call it and give it to me. There are other snacks too.”

“I see.”

Within a few seconds, Shin Hyuk, who had condensed the culprit’s actions and emotions in his head, opened his mouth.

“I’ll look for it.”

Shin Hyuk twisted his body and moved his feet as if he were running.

“Me, over there? Shin Hyuk?”

Seeing Shin-hyeok running in the opposite direction she had walked, Bora’s mother called out to her, but Shin-hyeok had already disappeared.

Shin Hyuk was in a hurry to find the culprit who might be hidden in the smoke.

The golden time for kidnapping and kidnapping is 3 hours.

After 3 hours, the survival rate drops like a waterfall.

No, 3 hours is too long.

No, even a few minutes is terribly wasted until the time the police arrive.

The culprit is most likely a single man.

Even if the child is kidnapped, no one will be home.

It’s very likely that he doesn’t work, or he’s scrapping by doing a day job.

There is a high probability that you do not have the charm that can appeal to the opposite sex as an adult.

Seeing that purple disappeared as if evaporating in a short time…

‘think. Shinhyeok Lee,’

A long time ago, he had been following everyone in the neighborhood at the direction of his father.

I was told to find the culprit who murdered my stepmother to see if there was anything suspicious.

Day and night, they chased people until dawn.

solitary.

A person who does not have a specific work day.

A person whose attractiveness to appeal to the opposite sex is low.

I need to bring my memories back to when I was a kid.

It is dangerous to ask Bora’s mother if there is anyone who meets her criteria.

If Bora’s mother visits the criminal’s house, the perplexed criminal will immediately kill Bora.

I can’t move, because I have to cover my mouth.

I was the one who had the best conditions to find Bora right now.

The sight of a 10-year-old child can be distracting.

I’m wary of large dogs, but as if I’m ready to reach out to puppies.

You think you can control me

‘think.’

In an instant, Shin Hyuk’s feet stopped running.

Then, he hurriedly turned his body and stared at a spot coolly.

I remembered.

“2 people···.”

Two people who meet the conditions.