He had his own theory, but it had been mostly ignored. Just because Hanzo Hasashi, Kuai Liangās ex-boyfriend, had an alibi for the last time Kuai Liang was seen, it didnāt mean he wasnāt responsible. Detective Blade didnāt seem convinced, stating that she couldnāt find any sort of connection or reason. As if a very bitter breakup wasnāt a powerful motive. Fuckās sake.
He finally sat up straight, staring blankly around the apartment. There had to be some sort of clue. Some sort of evidence that theyād missed. His eyes landed on the table, and an item innocently sat upon it that he hadnāt previously considered. Kuai Liangās video camera.
His little brother took that thing around with him practically everywhere. Bi-Han wasnāt sure why, it wasnāt like he was a vlogger on the internet or something. Kuai always said he just liked having videos as memories. He must have filmed hundreds of day trips, concerts, parties, and even just things as simple as going grocery shopping. Bi-Han always thought it was weird, but let his brother have his fun.
But, with Kuai Liang filming just about everything in his life, maybe there would be some clues to his current whereabouts.
He walked over to the camera, grabbing it as he made his way to Kuai Liangās room. The SD card of the camera would only have the most recent videos, but he knew Kuai had everything else on his hard drive. Thankfully, he knew Kuaiās passwords, as he turned on his laptop, he removed the SD card from the camera. Heād start with the newest stuff first, and then maybe go back and see if there was anything relevant in the older stuff.
Eventually the laptop loaded, and Bi-Han was able to put the SD card in the reader and click on the last video Kuai filmed. His heart clenched when he saw his little brotherās face fill the screen. Quickly clicking play, he sat back and watched. There was nothing amiss about it, just Kuai documenting a walk he was taking. He was talking to the camera, explaining heād seen some nice flowers and birds. He gave proper scientific names for them, because he was an absolute nerd who knew that sort of shit. Bi-Han smiled to himself, he used to lose his mind over Kuaiās overly detailed talks about stuff like this, but heād give anything for Kuai to start telling him the scientific names of animals again.
As he was watching though, he noticed someone in the background. Of course, people would be in the background, and he wouldnāt have thought it weird usually, but the spot Kuai was in was quite secluded. Not to mention, the man had a very unique appearance. He was bald, with red tattoos over his head and arms, and dark rings around his eyes that Bi-Han assumed was makeup. Kuai Liang didnāt react, at least not at first, until he sat down on a bench.
āI seem to run into that guy everywhere,ā Kuai whispered into the camera, before covertly trying to film over his shoulder. The man was standing a fair way back, but even Bi-Han could tell he was watching Kuai Liang. He felt a tingling down his spine. āItās getting strange now. Iām sure he doesnāt mean harm though. I mean, if he wanted to kill me this is the perfect place to do so.ā
Kuai Liang giggled to himself, which just made Bi-Han feel sad. This was only a couple of days before Kuaiās disappearance. He couldnāt have known what would happen barely a week later.
But the information that Kuai Liang had seen this man a lot, combined with the fact he seemed to be looking at Kuai, gave Bi-Han something more concrete to search for. He began to go back into the videos. Every so often he spotted the man in the background. In a crowd, sat on a bench or at a table not too far from him. He was more frequently seen in the newer videos, but even as Bi-Han went back a few months, he still spotted him in every other video. It wasnāt until he got about a year back that the man couldnāt be seen.
He tried to document every time the man was on screen, taking screenshots and making notes of which video it was from and the time stamp. As he did, Bi-Hanās mind was running a million miles an hour. Who was this guy? How was he in so many of Kuai Liangās videos? Sure, if he lived in the city, he might show up every now and then. But the frequency with which he did, to the point Kuai Liang commented on it, and in very obscure and secluded areas? In Bi-Hanās mind, it all rather pointed to one thing.
Kuai Liang was being stalked.
Maybe I was wrong about Hanzo. Sure, whoever this guy was could have been hired by Hanzo, but that seemed somewhat unlikely. Kuai Liang and Hanzo only broke up about a month ago, while this had been going on for around a year.
Either way, it felt like something Detective Blade would be interested in.
He grabbed his phone, pulling up her number.
After a few rings, he heard the phone click and a very tired sounding voice saying āhello, Mr. Song.ā
āGood evening, Detective Blade, Iām sorry to disturb you.ā He took a deep breath, staring at the screenshots heād gathered of the man. āI think Iāve found something you might want to see.ā
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