Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

Chapter 136: 5 Days-Endurance

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Gayoon barely had any time to breathe as another blow hit her abdomen. She was in immense pain but did not give in to the CCK's torture. Through Dohyun's eyes, it emitted a sadistic aura which only got more riled up by her words. It was not going to give her an easy death and wanted her to beg for mercy. 

But she was not giving in to its demands and kept on provoking. Instead, her bloodied lips curved into a smile.

"You're just as pathetic as your dad was," she grinned. "You wanted his approval, didn't you? And yet, he only saw you as a failure!"

WHACK!

Another slap landed on her cheek. Her face was already bruised and her stomach ached in agony. The CCK kicked her backwards causing the chair to flip over. Putting a foot on Gayoon's neck, throttling her, the CCK towered over her.

"You're in no position to provoke me," it claimed. "Your time is numbered. All I'm waiting for is 11:59 PM and you'll be dead. Until then-"

"Yes, you'll torture me so that I beg for death," Gayoon gritted. "I'm not scared of that threat."

Truthfully, she was very scared of what the CCK would do to her. Like any human being, she too, was afraid of the torture it was going to inflict on her. Her heart was racing wildly while the metal chains cut into her wrists, making them crimson red while her body was somehow enduring the beatings. 

The CCK grabbed her hair and pulled her up.

"No one is going to save you here, princess!" it wheezed. It ran a finger across her bloodied cheek, pinching a cut hard. Gayoon resisted the urge to scream in pain, biting her lips until more blood gushed out of them. The CCK smirked at the obvious pain it was inflicting on her, relishing in her resistance.

"You really are a tough nut aren't you?" it questioned. "No wonder Hwang Minho fell for you. I guess he likes women with...sturdy hearts."

It giggled at its own pun.

"How lame," Gayoon scoffed. Her remark earned her another punch. She faced it and spat the blood on its face. 

The CCK was infuriated by the galls the woman had. She was not showing any hint of fear and stared at it directly in the eye, challenging its ego.

"You're nothing more than a shell," she whispered. "You're writhing to prove your dear daddy wrong. That you can be like him. Even better than him. But you're just worse!"

"My father made me who I am!" it hissed. "You think I'm a monster? Do you know what he did to his prey?"

A sinister smile was carved onto Dohyun's pretty face as the CCK reveled in the memories of his father's sadistic tendencies.

"All of us had a favorite part," it said. "My mother loved the juicy liver. She loved biting into its softness and used her special ingredients to cook it whenever she could."

Gayoon tried her best to hold in the bile which was forming in her stomach. Thankfully, her stomach was empty otherwise she would have thrown up on the spot. Keeping her gaze directly on the killer before her, she tried her best to not show any weakness.

"My father loved the thighs," he went on. "Dry but very delicious according to him. There were times when he only bought the thighs while the rest of the body rotted away in a grave somewhere."

The CCK paused to gauge Gayoon's expression but to its disappointment, she remained unaffected.

"This place," it went on. "Do you know why I chose this place? Look around you, detective. What do you see?"

Gayoon let out a yawn, causing the CCK to frown. Her jaw muscles hurt like crazy but she ignored the pain. After ensuring hours of labor pain, this felt nothing to her.

"It's so obvious," she sighed. "Daddy issues. Favorite parts of the meal. A nice cannibal family living in the woods away from everyone. It is so cliche! I don't even have to glance around and I already know this place is your family home!"

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Minho led the way while Kanji followed him. The CCK team had not joined them which only meant those idiots were not there yet or lost. Minho did not waste any time waiting for them but kept on marching ahead into the dark woods.

It was almost time for sunrise and they still did not come across the van.

"What I don't understand is why did the copycat choose this place?" Kanji frowned. "CCK had chosen the lab in the forest twenty years ago because it was his hunting ground, right? That means the place held something special for him. But does that theory apply to this copycat?"

"There are so many mysteries," Minho muttered. He stepped on a stick causing it to snap loudly. "When we confronted the killer, there was no one around. Doctor Dohyun must have been a baby when the CCK caused so much havoc! Then how did she know about his cannibalism? Only we knew about it along with Mimi. But Mimi has been suffering from mental illness and as per our reports, Doctor Dohyun never met her."

"What about CCK's wife?" Kanji asked. "I know her daughter died by the hands of the copycat but there is no way the wife wouldn't know about her husband's tendencies!"

"They were married only for a few months before he went into a coma," Minho stated. "There are little chances that she got the opportunity to find out."

"But for a copycat to know this much! It's so weird. It feels more like she's been possessed by the real CCK or something!"

"Don't talk rubbish!" Minho snapped. "She probably figured out something by looking at his past reports or was fascinated by the story of the serial killer. Either way, she's a criminal and has Gayoon with her"

He trailed off, trying not to think of what was happening with Gayoon. There was no doubt that she was being tortured by the CCK and the very thought of it made Minho's heart strangely ache. Was she alright? How long could she keep up with its actions? Was she hoping for him to save her? Or did she give up already?

No! He told himself. If there was one person who would be able to hold CCK at bay, it was Jeon Gayoon. He knew she was alive. She must be. 

Otherwise he would never be able to face Jina again.