Chapter 73 - I am taking Ha-Neul's mother with me

"Jung Kwang-soo?"

Nobody speaks on the other side of the call. Do Sejin wonders if he has called him accidentally. It's late at night. He is already on his way back home. He's about to hang up the call when he hears a voice.

"I am taking Ha-Neul's mother with me."

There is a short laugh and the call is disconnected right away. His blood becomes cold when he hears that voice. His heart beats loudly. He pushes the acceleration to reach his house. He makes a call to the detective handling this case.

"Please be safe." He mumbles to himself anxiously. He forces himself to breathe. He is still 20 minutes away from his house. The cops already at his house when he arrives. Jung Kwang-soo's unconscious and bloody body is taken away to the ambulance. Ahn Hana is nowhere to be seen. They find the knife that she tried to use on the killer.

Sejin is devastated when he sees the recording of his house. Ahn Hana tried to fight the killer. Jung Kwang-soo called Do Sejin before losing consciousness. Ahn Hana's mouth was covered with a cloth. She passed out in the killer's arms.

They see the killer turn off her phone at his house. But, the killer doesn't throw it away. They check the CCTVs. They see him take Ahn Hana's car. The car is found abandoned at a CCTV blindspot. From that point on, they can't trace the Killer and Ahn Hana.

Do Sejin punches the wall in frustration.

"Mr. Do, calm down. We have got a glimpse of the killer in the recording. We will find him," The detective says with a heavy voice.

The killer was covered from his head to the toes. They couldn't find any substantial evidence at his house. How are they going to find them? He can't imagine the things the killer will do to her this time.

The killer came again and took her. He laughed at him and took her right from his house. He thought that she was safe there, but he was a fool to think that.

It's already been 20 hours since he took her.

"It's on," The detective shouts. "Ahn Hana's phone is turned on."

They track the signal into outskirts of the city. He hopes that it was Ahn Hana who turned on the phone. If it's the killer, then...

The house is at the edge of the woods. There is eerie silence. They approach it with caution. The door is not locked. Do Sejin's heart is caught in his throat. He runs inside before the detective could stop him.

The living room is under a thick layer of dust. It seems like the owner didn't place the foot inside the house for years. Do Sejin looks down and sees footprints on the dust. He follows the footprints toward the basement. The smell of blood and death wafts into his nose.

He doesn't want to see what's inside. The detective tries to pull him behind. He yanks his hand away and pushes the door. He climbs down the staircase. The lights are turned on.

Nothing has prepared him for this scene.

Bo Ji Won's corpse is tied to the chair. Her blood has painted on the floor. A little far away from her corpse, Ahn Hana's battered body coated with blood is lying on the floor. Her feet are widened apart. Her arms are crossing over her head on the floor. Her eyes are closed as if she's asleep. The distinct red and blue handprints are visible on her pale neck.

He can't tell whether she is alive or dead.