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I Became The City's Mayor . [ Temporarily On Hold ]
⁰⁰2 ˒ Detective Lee .
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐 - Detective Lee
𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒙 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓. . .
Ethan's strides slow to a stop when he reaches a familiar building.
➤ xɪᴏɴɢ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪɴᴄᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
flashbacks of all the hours he spent here clinging on to the hopes of something that ended up being in vain, flood through his mind.
he can't help the grimace that takes over his face.
on his way here, he made sure to purchase the item that's the rarest stress reliever for him — a lollipop.
no, the man doesn't drink or smoke. instead, he gets by on the dopamine rush sweets give him. he's a sweets addict for that reason.
by now, the lollipop has almost dissolved in his mouth, so he crunches on what's left of it and discards the plastic stick.
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 Stalling out here isn't going to change anything
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 I should just get this over with
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 I mean, what's the worst thing he can say? That my parents still alive somewhere, yet they decided to abandon me anyway?
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 That doesn't seem so bad now that I think about it. I'm not the same helpless little kid they ditched 19 years ago
he says that but can't prevent his hands from shaking. his anxiety is getting to him.
a huge part of him just wants to turn around and go home. he's fine with this boring, monotonous life he's living. at least he's gradually recovering from the trauma he was subjected to at a young age.
but then today just had to happen.
Ethan's inner conflict must have been going on for quite some time because he doesn't notice the figure that walks up to him.
on hearing the foreign yet oddly familiar voice, Ethan flinches and turns to the side to see a face he certainly didn't expect.
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
∑(๑ºº๑)!! 💭 uh...?
𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗲 . Age 29 . 6'0" . Detective . Genius . Selectively social . Known for being odd yet is still a walking ladies magnet . Speaks using vague terms sometimes . Big softie but can be ruthless .
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
[ taken aback ] 💭 Who on earth is this guy and how does he know who I am?
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 Is he some kind of stalker?? or worse... a serial killer??? (°д°)
Ethan squints his eyes at the strange man, openly accessing him.
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 Or wait— that familiar voice. . .
his eyes widen at the realization.
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
{ points at him } Mr Lee. . .? You? You're the Mr Lee that spoke to me this morning on the phone?
the silver head smiles at Ethan, scratching his head awkwardly.
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
Yeah myriads of people find it hard to believe at first. . .
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
I've been told my voice doesn't match my face
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
{ awkwardly clears throat }
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
💭 It's not just that. There's also the fact that you look way too young to be in this line of work. oh, who am I kidding? I shouldn't be talking
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
[ still stunned ] Well they're definitely right about that
the blonde lets out, not realizing how blunt that just sounded.
when he does realize, a split second later, he quickly rushes out
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
Not that it's a bad thing! I think your voice is really cool. . .
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
(ﾉ_-;)… 💭 Great. I just spoke quite rudely to an officer, and now I'm saying embarrassing stuff like "I think your voice is really cool"??? What is my problem today? Ugh, I just want to go home. Home is calming. Home doesn't trigger my anxiety. Home is—
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
You don't have to be so nervous, Mr Parker
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
You're not in trouble or anything
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
{ adds while laughing } For what you just said or the reason I requested your presence here
luckily, this succeeds in calming Ethan's nerves.
he scratches the back of his neck, mimicking the officer's earlier actions.
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
About that. . .
𝐄tha𝐧 𝐏arke𝐫
Why did you ask me to drop by the station? What is it you want to tell me?
the silver head's face turns solemn and Ethan doesn't know whether to take that as a dire sign.
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
It's about your parents
on hearing that, the Ethan's left pinkie finger begins to twitch, unwillingly. he has to clench his hand into a fist to stop its movement.
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
I know you were told here at the station, a couple of years ago, that there were no records of any incident that involved them
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
And then their case would later go on to be classified as 'missing persons'
the detective hesitates for a moment as if trying to figure out how to phrase the next words playing in his head.
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
Before I proceed I just want to let you know that this was entirely a consequence of the team's subjective negligence. I've never been the type to pin the blame on one individual, even if they are solely at fault
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
You see, Mr Parker, a lot has happened recently. Incidents that haven't been aired on the news yet. Incidents that I can't talk about right now. One thing led to another
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
And the result is like a Pandora's box that suddenly opened up in the midst of it all
the young man in front of him is currently trying his best to keep up with all he's been saying, but you can't blame the guy for feeling like his head is underwater.
even for someone with his advanced intellect, this all seems like a not-so-funny illusion.
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
What I'm trying to say here basically is,
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
Your parents aren't missing people. . .
Ethan's breathing falters in his chest as he both dreads and anticipates Mr Lee's next words.
𝐃etectiv𝐞 𝐁eckha𝐦 𝐋e𝐞
They were confirmed deceased 19 years ago on the evening of the Bits and Pieces shooting incident
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