Pulchritude Case
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Deline groans—her foot kicked the blanket that covered her body. The pressure on his neck was still felt until this morning. The girl turned left and right to make sure that she was not going anywhere, staying at home. The last thing he remembered was fainting, then a man approached him. No, that's not what Deline thought, the incident last night became the most impactful thing when opening his eyes.

It was moving and it felt horrible. Deline closed her eyes again, trying to forget the incident. I wonder to myself who he really is. Why lately often encountered such creepy creatures. He was scared of the woman who strangled him last night, very scared. What if she comes back to him, and does something worse than yesterday? N-no, throw away such thoughts.

"You're finally up, too,"

"Sir Kim?" his shock. The man picked up Deline's blanket that had fallen on the floor.

He's the guy who walked up to him when he fainted last night. The man standing at the door of his house was Yardan, not Danesh. It was all just an illusion of Deline, the widower barged in because he heard the yelling of his lover from inside the house. So hard to break down the door, with great difficulty finally Yardan was able to open it. He did not know what was going on inside there, but surely the sound of his screams was clearly heard in Yardan's ears.

"I'm sorry, I didn't ask you for permission to stay here." He sat on the side of the bed. While Deline looked at him with a look of disbelief.

"No-no, don't look at me like that. I swear to God, I didn't do anything to you or-,"

"I believe, Mr. Kim." - Deline.

Yardan smiled faintly. He said the truth, not doing anything weird or acting presumptuous. His intention was only to accompany Deline until tomorrow morning, because it seemed like she needed company for tonight alone. At first Yardan visited Deline's house just to express her condolences for Danesh's death. It feels weird because he comes at night. The reason Yardan arrived late was because her work was quite solid for the day, so she only had time to mourn after finishing work.

"What's really going on, miss? Sorry, I mean Deline." The widower silenced his mouth because he always mispronounced the lover.

Deline did not answer. He daydreamed staring at the cup containing the warm tea he was holding. Now they sit opposite in the dining chair in the kitchen.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell a story, I'm not forcing."

The girl reached into something from her pants pocket— Deline's hand held a white flower, then showed it to Yardan. The man was surprised, he looked at Deline at a glance, then threw away his face. The flower she obtained from beside the bookshelf, where she was strangled by a woman yesterday.

"The fragrance of this flower is exactly the same as the scent of the appearance of the mysterious man who always terrorizes you and Jasmine—Pak Kim, you definitely know something about all of this." This time Deline's words sounded serious.

It would be a lie if Yardan didn't know the answer to Deline's statement. The girl was not stupid, she understood something after putting together all the things she had experienced so far. Someone at the restaurant was the woman who strangled her last night. Their fragrance is equally—and also, about the cloaked man who terrorized Yardan may have a connection to each other. Could it be that he was among the children born on the white night? If that's true, it means they'll be eyeing his soul as well.

The man was made to worry, between wanting to explain or not. She did not expect that Deline could understand the relationship between the cloaked man and the flower. It's critical—if it's true they want Deline, it means the girl's safety is in danger. Yardan knows the big secret behind the death of the child—because it was the work of someone she knew. All the explanations are in Yardan's hands, it's very appropriate if Deline asks him this.

"Sir Kim, please answer me. Was Jasmine really dead because of them? What exactly is a white night, am I among the humans targeted by the demons?" Deline shook Yardan's hand.

"Sir Kim, please answer. Please, "" he asked expectantly.

"I can't-,"

"Why? I also want to know—the woman said I am a scented child, I am this, I am that. What exactly-,"

"Enough!" Yardan kicked the table. This girl in front of him was really chatty.

"I said it, right? I can't tell you any further. You can't understand something like that, Deline." he continued, standing up.

Deline stood up. "If I can't know, then what about my safety in the following days? I'm afraid, Mr. Kim. Why don't you understand," she cried.

They keep arguing. Deline is frightened by her fear, while Yardan insists on not revealing it to her. Until in the end, the girl shouted loudly and intended to uncover the case of Jasmine's death by asking for help from others. Yardan had already forbidden him from doing so, they had a big fight because of their respective egos. What Deline will reveal is not ordinary, it is a big secret that will surprise many parties. Fishing for trouble with supernatural beings is not a good thing, terror and events beyond reason will surely accompany their lives.

"Why are you so stubborn! I forbid you because I love you so much, Deline." Yardan vented her emotions by firmly gripping the girl's arm.

"I understand your fear, but that doesn't mean you have to understand any of this. I'll find a way out."

"No! Now I don't need your help, Kim Yardan." Deline. "If we love each other this is not the way. Your problem is my problem, we should both find a way out. You're not the one who has to-,"

"Stop!" yardan Benthic. The girl in front of him was talking too much.

"If you insist on revealing my daughter's death, then don't expect us to see each other again." he tweeted.

Yardan grabbed her jacket, wanting to rush out of the house. It was enough to argue with a stubborn person like him. It will never be finished if it continues. He is not the type of person who likes to fight with a partner. Yardan hates debate, for her there is no point fighting each other without finding the best way out. He would rather act directly than have to argue like that. Out of patience, Yardan did not expect if Deline into the next list of victims. Not satisfied to make his daughter as a victim for the sake of his worldly interests? Damn it, he swore he'd kill that villain as soon as possible.

"Please say-,"

Yardan gripped Deline's arm. "My daughter's death is my problem. You don't have to interfere or know about any of that, okay?

"For the last time. Don't try to uncover this or if not-" Yardan walked forward making her retreat.

"You'll feel what she's going through, my dear" he continued, clutching the girl's chin.

📌Pushing through the countless pain

And all I know that this love's a blessing and curse

"If it's something magical, I can't help you." Kevin turned his back to the girl while arranging the books on the shelf.

"But Brother, I have this." Deline showed the commissioner white flowers. He put it on the table.

He explained everything to Kevin. Starting from the events in Hiraet Phloxier—the woman who strangled her—the cloaked man who always terrorized the Yardan—the flowers and the fragrant aroma of them. The intelligence was stunned when he found the same thing with his search related to the theft of corpses. Now he's interested in following up with it—maybe the incident that Deline experienced was related to the theft of the corpse? But what does this have to do with Jasmine's death? Is it all about something like occult things or...

"Don't stay there, I see you." Kevin's eyes glanced at someone standing next to the door. He knew it because the shadow of the man was clearly visible from the sidelines of the door.

"Come in, don't be like a spy."

Slowly the door opened. Tino came in while bowing her head. He was quite embarrassed that the boss had caught him eavesdropping on their conversation. Oh, this is embarrassing. Actually he had no intention of doing that, but the topic moved his heart to listen more.

"I'm sorry, sir. You can punish me for this stupidity,"

"I won't punish you, but instead you will work together to solve this problem." said Kevin, he allowed the satreskrim to sit down.

They're deliberating. Deline added something about her suspicions to the evidence that Yardan might still hold about the truth of Jasmine's death. He told me all about the terror that Yardan had with the boy. Tino also knew about Jasmine's death, she even participated in the investigation when the child was found dead at the scene. What Deline said was true, the fragrance from the bodies of the victims until now is still imprinted on the stretcher, a tool used to evacuate Jasmine. And also, about Yardan, the satreskrim heard he dropped the lawsuit for the child's death for the boy's own recklessness.

Hey, this is great. The two people in front of Kevin knew a lot about the matter. It's been months that he's been trying to uncover the case, but unfortunately he hasn't found a bright spot. However, now things got better thanks to the two of them. He will soon set up a plan to investigate it further and arrest the perpetrator. This has become a scourge for the wider community, although now the case of theft of corpses began to subside, but that does not mean it will not happen again. This issue must be investigated and disclosed at all costs.

"Jasmine's case is very similar to Carrolyna's death." Tino added.

"Ah, yes I heard about the case, but I don't know much further." said Deline.

"Caraogyn ... Who's she?" ask Kevin.

"The case of his death has been the topic of the warmest news for weeks. I heard he died in an unnatural way. His whole body was charred. However, it smells fragrant-,"

And Tino kept explaining from her knowledge. Because the case is always trending to talk about, so Tino always listen and wait for the results of the problem. He was so enthusiastic that he even knew who the prosecutors had handled him. The satreskrim also revealed that Dariel was the first person to receive the case submission, and told all if he had died in an accident. And in the end, he added that the last person to handle the case was Prosecutor Val.

Kevin was amazed by Tino's knowledge, he was so enthusiastic about telling it from start to finish. He just remembered that Val had handled the case, but until now had not found the final result. Is the case really that hard to solve? Even the two prosecutors who had handled it were unable to uncover the matter. Oh, it's fun, it's so-so fun. Kevin is excited to investigate, he will think of all the links between the theft of bodies and the deaths of the two minors. This is what Kevin wanted, a complicated case that has not been solved to date.

"That means the first step we have to do is to see Prosecutor Val to inquire about the Carrolyna case" Kevin said.

"That's right, sir."

"I'm coming" said Deline.

"No, you don't come. It might be dangerous, you just stay home and wait for the results." Kevin said.

"But Brother, what if the woman comes again and does-,"

"I will come every night to accompany you as long as this case is not solved. Don't be afraid, I'm definitely coming." sidelines.

Deline. He played his fingers, even though the man in front of him had tried to comfort him with such words. Still he is not calm, Deline wants to participate in investigating the case. He was very curious about what really happened. Not about the distress that might threaten him, but about what purpose the perpetrator is doing this. He was very hurtful and torturing someone. What Deline thought was Yardan, because of that jerk, she lost the most precious person in her life.

"But where does Attorney Val live?"

"I don't know about that either. Because after their accident, Prosecutor Val decides to quit his job."

Kevin nodded. All right, no problem. He can look for the prosecutor's whereabouts. Now is the time to make a plan to dig up little by little over the related problems. Kevin assigns Tino to re-investigate Jasmine's death, while he will find out Val's whereabouts and will meet her wherever the prosecutor is. His upcoming meeting with Val reminds him of a dispute that occurred a few months ago. It's ridiculous, he doesn't believe he has to ask for something that the petty has tasted first.

"Try telling me what you went through last night?" Kevin was curious, while driving he wanted to listen to the story of the girl.

"At first I saw Brother Danesh in front of the house, then the lights went out suddenly and followed by the appearance of the woman. He strangled me until my body was lifted up. It's very sick—see this, Brother." Deline pointed at her flushed neck.

Kevin's left hand is raised. He rubbed Deline's hair gently while smiling thinly at her. "Don't be afraid anymore? I must have accompanied you,"

It's insanity. Kevin who tried to make Deline comfortable with him, it was he who misbehaved and carried away feelings. Strange, his heart was racing. No, activities like this should not be continued. Or he will accept the impact. Kevin must remember that his age may not be enough to accompany a woman in the future. But what about Danesh's request? Oh, goddamn. If only he had two intact kidneys that were still normal, surely his doubts about marrying someone would not be this heavy.