The only thing that kept the conference room lit was the light of the large screen in front of the detectives. There has been another attack on the biggest market of the city. A lot of people were hurt but none was found dead. The pattern of the attacks is that the criminals always throw gas grenades. But a normal gas grenade is not able to harm people physically. The victims suffer from various cuts. All the people they found dead had bullets in their head and surprisingly all were working under the current government and was not of that high post. Most were mere office assistants. Another surprise is that no gut shots were heard in the affected places plus the CCTV footages disappear fully from the moments of the attacks. All the places infected had high security system so there was no way one could hide a gun which had a silencer and get in the facilities if we think that the attackers used silencer to shut the sound of the gun while shooting.
They had no lead to follow.
Three massacres. Each flawless execution. No tangible suspects.
Taehyung sat with his arms crossed, his gaze locked onto the crime scene images in front of him. COEX Mall, reduced to nothing but debris and goods worth thousands of dollars scattered here and there. The attacks had been carried out with terrifying precision planned, designed to leave no trace. And only the Black Veil operated like this. Without any trace, any clue. So it was the logical decision to see them as the ones operating the attacks. To make Agust d the prime suspect.
Captain Kang Hyunwoo stood at the head of the table, his expression unreadable as he scanned the documents in his hands. "We need results," he said, his voice firm but void of emotion. "The patterns are consistent. Whoever is behind this isn't acting at random. Only the Black Veil operate like this. So we have to focus on them. We have to at least catch one of them. If we can do that, we can break through their invincible facade. They are way too confident. And what we have to do is crash their confidence. That is the key to catch them."
Namjoon, seated to his right, let out a slow breath. "But we don't have enough evidence to narrow down suspension on only them, let alone take action against them."
Jinyoung leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table." But that is the only one we can do now. We don't know that they are doing it. But we also don't know if they are doing it. So if we progress with them being the suspects, even if it later turns out that they were not the ones doing it, we can catch them for their other crimes. They have gained quite the fame for their work." His tone was sharp.
Taehyung's jaw tightened. The Black Veil. The underground syndicate, the only group capable of carrying out such well-planned attacks. There was no one else left to suspect.
Hyunwoo placed a few folders on the table. "We received intel on their movements. They've been quiet, but if we push hard enough, they'll slip."
Taehyung reached for one of the files, flipping it open. It contained an encrypted message and information on one of the safe houses of the Black Veil. Where they may be visiting very soon. A foundation for their next step.
Jungkook spoke first. "If we want to stop the massacres, we need to put pressure on their operations. They won't let themselves be exposed, but even the best syndicates have cracks in their systems."
Wheein added, "I can run deeper analysis on their message encryption. If we can decode at least one communication channel, we might find something useful."
Hyunwoo nodded. "Good. And Taehyung-" He looked directly at him. "I want you leading the field investigation on this."
Taehyung didn't hesitate as he nodded. "Understood."
His focus was clear. This wasn't about politics, power, or government failures. This was about stopping the massacres before another body hit the ground, another person got injured.
And if stopping the Black Veil meant ending the bloodshed, he'd see it through to the end.