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"First id's and then a mutt in crew." Gauravi muttered as her pen kept repeatedly hitting the book on the table. "What more of reason do we need to confirm that this isn't a job of insider?" She sneered as pen stopped hitting the table. Ha Joon looked at the pen in her hand grateful for it being lifeless as for her grip on it was too hard to make it snap in two. "These damn idiots? What they think that these people working here are their family? Don't they know closer ones are most likely to be the sly snakes! One could sell you off to devil for money like that!" She sneered snapping her fingers.

"Ma'am-"

"How does one trust someone to this extent I don't know? Or is that they don't care about their artist anymore for not letting us question their staff? I mean seriously what are they thinking?!" She finished off at the same time the door was slammed open. Gauravi turned annoyed at the intruder. "You better have good reason to walk in like that?" She glared at Soo Young who had a arrogant smile on his face.

"Well you better treat me for this!" He laughed in glee as he sat beside her. "Here, I got you a gift." He smirked passing her a folder. Gauravi glared but opened the folder pulling out some sheets of paper. "Focused on the red circles please." He laughed again pointing out.

"Dong Chung-Hee." She read the name placing the papers on the table.

"Uh huh. H. R. and man in-charge of allotting id's." He said leaning forward and rummaging through papers. "See. Check out his bank statements." He said pointing to red marked ones. "Here, large sum of deposit from chinese bank. If you remember correctly, you caught a girl on airport. That's the same person who deposited this. I did some digging found that it wasn't just her but there are many others too. They all are paparazzi or fansites which are now on the ban list of the company. To be more accurate some of these payments are made after the release of ban list." He finished off as he leaned back in chair and with a smirk on his face.

"How did you get this?" Gauravi asked as she raised her eyebrow in suspicion.

"Huh? What are you trying to say? Shouldn't you be glad that I work so hard and got you this!" He clearly looked offended the way Gauravi had asked him.

"Well, we were clearly struggling since the company wouldn't let us investigate the staff freely and here you are with this."

"Are you accusing me right now?!" He exclaimed to which she just gave him a poker face. "Waahh neo michyeoss-eo?! (Are you crazy?!) You think I used wrong ways?"

"Well...."

"Urgh! Fine! I did flirted in to get this." He mumbled avoiding eye contact. Someone snickered making him snap his head up. "Yah are you laughing at me?!" He screamed slamming his fist on the table.

"Oh god!" Gauravi laughed out loud. "I can't believe it! I mean I would've believed you if you used money or something b-but you flirted y-your way in." She laughed slapping Soo Young on his back while he looked like he was about to commit a murder.

"Yah you mi-chin-nyeon-"

"Hyung!" Ha Joon stopped him before he could jump on Gauravi who was still busy laughing her ass off.

"Okay deal! I'll treat you to whatever you want!" Gauravi said. Soo Young stopped and looked at her with a cocky smirk on his face. "But first you gotta beat me at drinking game." His smirk dropped.

"What! That's unfair! How is that suppose to be-"

"Why? Are you sacred that you'll loose?" She smirked raising her eyebrow. Soo Young fumed, one could see red steam coming out of his nose. "It's a fair deal to be honest, you get free drinks and if you win that you get whatever you want." She said shrugging her shoulders. "That is if you win." She smirked.

"Exactly! You know that I can't-"

"What? You willing lose so early? I thought you would put up a fight?"

"Ma'am you should-"

"Okay call!" Soo Young exclaimed slamming his fist on table. "I'm gonna beat you. Just wait and watch." He challenged pointing his index finger at her. Gauravi smirked with a triumph look on her face.

"I still can't believe you flirted your way in. I wonder what type of choices that person makes to get manipulate by you."

"YAH I kill yo-"

"Hyung is quite famous in our batch for manipulation." Ha Joon cut in. "There are many cases we solved just because we had hyung with his manipulation skills."

"I bet you can't do that because all you know is scream and punch." Soo Young huffed leaning back in his chair in arrogance. Ha Joon sighed in relief as Soo Young seemed to be calmed down. Gauravi was about to retort back when do was slammed open again.

"Miss Gauravi Pd-nim wishes to see you." Laughter was stopped as Gauravi stood up and nodded her head.

"I was wondering why hadn't he called for me yet?" She muttered before following the man to Pd-nim's office.

"Please." The man said as he opened the door for her motion her in. She nodded her head and walked in.

"Ah Miss Apte you are here." Mr. Bang greeted as soon as she stepped in. "Please have a seat." He said pointing the chair in front of his mahogany table. She nodded her head took a seat as he instructed. "I heard about your change in plans."

"Yes sir." She sternly replied. "They deserve to know in the first place and I had to give them answers with what had happened."

"I understand." He nodded his head.

"Sir, we have a lead and if you don't allow us to investigate your staff members then I don't think this case is going anywhere." He hummed in answer. "Sir, it's essential to that-"

"I never had intention of coming in between your line of work to be honest. But these people are family. If I take this step then it we would cause distrust."

"Sir, we understand where you are coming from. I know I am taking a bigger bite here since you are ceo and are at such level but sir, you know that the betrayers are always the closer ones. It's not something that you don't know. This lead, it can take us to core. If you just let us question the staff-"

"Arasseo." He said. Gauravi straightened up hearing that.

"Thank you." She bowed her head. "And Sir, I apologize for going against the orders but I seriously believe that the boys are not that weak to break down over few threats. And we will be always there to protect them at any cost." She stood up for bowing one last time and heading out.

"Yes, I was wrong to believe that they would." Mr. Bang said as he stared at his office door.