TIME SKIP

They were all eating in silence when suddenly Y/N’s phone started ringing. She checked the caller ID and saw that it was from the office. She ignored the call, put her phone on silent mode, and continued eating.

But then the phone started ringing again—this time, repeatedly, from the office. She decided to pick up the call.

On Phone Call:

Yn: Yes? Why are you calling? You know I’m at a family dinner.

???: M-Mam, I’m sorry. We’ve got into a big problem... because of me.

Yn: It’s okay. Just tell me what happened, and we’ll solve it.

???: Mam, do you know we’re working on the smart city project?

Yn: Yeah, so what?

???: Mam, I’m so sorry, but... we lost the file for the project.

Yn: What the hell? What nonsense are you talking about? Do you have any idea how important that file is? All the data for the project is in that file! Do you realize how much of my time and effort went into that? Where the hell are He Luoluo and Ding Chengxin? What were they doing when the file got deleted?

???: Mam, Mr. Ding isn’t feeling well, so Mr. He is with him.

Yn: You idiot! Tell me your... (cut off due to network issues)

Yn: Hello? Hello? Ugh! (shouting in frustration) I’m going to kill them with my bare hands.

???: What happened? Is everything okay, Yn?

Yn: Nothing is okay, Mr. Kim. Everything’s messed up. Those idiots are useless. Why did I even pick them for this project?

Suga: What happened? Tell us.

Yn: I’ll explain everything, but first, I have to go to the office. One more question— did any of you study medicine?

Jin: Yeah, I studied medicine. Why?

Yn: Good. Then Jin hyung, come with me. I really need you there.

Mrs. Lee: It’s already nighttime. Please, don’t go.

Yn: Mom, don’t worry. Nothing will happen to me.

Mrs. Lee: No, Yn. You’re not going anywhere. Zhe isn’t here either.

Mr. Kim: It’s okay, honey. Yn, you can go, but please take the boys with you. I can’t risk my only daughter’s life.

Yn: But Mr. Kim, I don’t need all 11 boys with me. It’s too much! I don’t even have that many bodyguards!

Mr. Kim: Okay then, take BTS with you. I’m sure they can help with something.

Yn: But Mr. Kim, I— (cut off by her mother)

Mrs. Lee: Yes, Yn. Take BTS with you, or don’t talk to me.

Yn: Aish, fine... let’s go.

Suga's POV:

We were all eating in silence after what Kooki had said, but then suddenly someone's phone started ringing. It was Y/N’s phone. She checked who was calling and quickly put it on silent. I thought she wasn’t going to pick it up, maybe because she was with family, like Hobi. Yeah, Hobi also doesn't like to pick up calls when he’s spending time with family. But after a while, Y/N’s phone started ringing again, and this time, she finally answered.

When she picked up the call, the first thing she said was how it was inappropriate to be calling during dinner and that she didn’t like it. Everything seemed fine at first, but then, after 2-3 minutes, she started shouting at the person on the other end. She looked so dangerous when she was angry.

She was talking about some project, and she was yelling so much that she didn’t even realize that the rest of us had gathered around to listen. Finally, Dad asked her what happened, and she just said, "Nothing." But it was obvious that something was wrong.

I asked her to tell us what happened, and she finally said that she would explain everything. But before that, she asked us if anyone here had studied medicine. We all told her that Jin hyung had a background in medical field, and that’s when she decided we all needed to go to her office.

Now, here we are, sitting in one car. Yeah, Y/N is with us too, and she’s sitting next to me. I figured this was the right time to ask her.

“Y/N,” I started cautiously, “Why were you shouting earlier? What happened?”

Yn's POV:

I was lost in thought, thinking about how I was going to restore the file, and what would happen to the future of this project. This was his dream. What if I lost it? Suddenly, I realized someone was talking to me. It was Suga hyung.

“Ye-Yeah, did you ask something?” I replied, shaking myself out of my thoughts.

Suga nodded. “Yeah, I asked why you were shouting earlier.”

I sighed, feeling the weight of everything I had been holding in. “Oh, that. It’s because I lost some very important data for my project because of some of my employees.”

Joon spoke up, concern in his voice. “But you can’t shout just because of that. I’m sure there’s more to it.”

I nodded, feeling the pressure of everything. “Yeah, there’s a reason… not just one, but many reasons.”

Tae, curious, asked, “How? I mean, what made you so angry about it?”

I took a deep breath, the frustration still fresh in my chest. “First reason—I've been working on this project since high school. Second, this is the project that Mr. Kim also decided to contribute to. And the last reason? This is my brother’s dream project. There’s so much in it that he worked on.”

Jin's eyes widened as he understood. “So, this is the Smart City project, the one you’re having the meeting for tomorrow?”

I nodded. “Yes, and I’m sure this was done by someone who doesn’t want to see both companies succeed together.”

Jimin clenched his fists, determination in his eyes. “Don’t worry. If someone did this intentionally, I’ll make sure they regret it. This project is important to us too.”

I smiled at his confidence. “I know. Mr. Kim mentioned that to me. I think we’ve arrived at the office. Let’s go in.”

Jungkook stopped us, raising a hand. “Wait, before we go in, we need a plan. If someone did this intentionally, they should be exposed. We need to make sure they don’t know we’re coming.”

Joon nodded. “Yeah, Jungkook’s right. We need to make a plan first.”

Suga took charge. “Okay, I have a plan. First, Jungkook and Jin hyung, you two go with Y/N and check on everyone. If you find anyone who’s acting suspicious, catch them. Joon and Jimin, go check the CCTV footage. If you find anything unusual, take that footage. Tae, you’re with me. We’ll work on restoring the data.”

I couldn’t help but feel relieved at how organized everything was. “That sounds like a good plan. I like it. Let’s go, Jungkook and Jin hyung.”

Suga turned to me. “Also, Y/N, please give me the number that called you. I’ll try to trace it.”

I nodded, reaching into my bag to get my phone. “Hmm, okay. This is the number, and the file name is ‘Smart City.’”

Suga nodded, his expression focused. “Got it. Alright, everyone, are we ready? Let’s go.”

Author's POV:

The team moved swiftly toward Yn's office room. As they entered, Suga and Tae headed directly to the server room, while Jimin and Joon made their way to the CCTV room. Meanwhile, Yn, Jin, and Jungkook stayed behind, ready for the next steps in their investigation.

Yn, Jin, and Jungkook:

Jin looked at Yn, curiosity written across his face. “Yn, everything seems fine now, but why did you need me? I mean, I’m a doctor, not a tech expert.”

Yn glanced at him, a small smirk forming on her lips. “Jin hyung, don’t worry. You’ll find out soon enough. But for now, just wait. And you do know the saying, right? ‘Curiosity kills the cat.’ So, please just wait a bit.”

Just as they were settling in, one of Yn’s office workers walked into the room. His name was Song Yaxuna, and he was an old friend of Yn’s, someone she trusted completely.

Yaxuna: “Hey, Yn. What’s going on? Why are you here at this time? Shouldn’t you be with your family?”

Yn turned to him, her face serious. “Yaxuna, I’m here because someone called and told me that the project file has been deleted.”

Yaxuna’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What?!”

Yn nodded grimly. “Yeah. And these are my brothers, Jin hyung and Jungkook hyung.”

Yaxuna smiled and nodded politely. “Oh, hello hyung. My name’s Song Yaxuna. I work here as the Product Manager, and I’m also Yn’s best friend.”

Jin: “Hello, I’m Kim Seokjin, and this is Kim Jungkook.”

Yn turned back to Yaxuna, her expression still tense. “Yaxuna, can you send all the members of that project to me? I need to ask them some questions. Also, send me their details to my email, along with information about anyone who recently joined the company or the project team.”

Yaxuna gave a quick nod. “Okay, I’ll have everything sent to you in about ten minutes.”

Jungkook: “Take your time, Yaxuna. No need to rush.”

Yaxuna smiled confidently. “Don’t worry. I’ll send everything in ten minutes. It’s just part of my routine. And you won’t find any mistakes in the information I send you.”

Jin: “You’re really confident in yourself.”

Yaxuna chuckled lightly. “Yeah, I learned it from her,” he said, nodding toward Yn. “Alright, I’ll get going and send everything over.”

With that, Yaxuna left the room, and the trio waited for the information they needed to proceed with their investigation.

Author's POV:

After Yaxuna left, Yn received the email with all the details she was waiting for. She quickly scanned the information and let out a sigh of relief.

Yn: “I got it.”

Jin: “What did you get, Yn? Tell us.”

Yn: “Jin hyung, there are three people who joined the company two months ago. And I’m sure the person who deleted the file is one of them. Or we can say that these three are working together.”

Jungkook: “How can you be so sure that the culprit is one of those three?”

Yn: “I’m sure because the remaining seven are my juniors from Australia. Both I and Zhe personally hired them for this project. I trust them completely. They couldn’t have done this.”

Jin: “Alright, we believe you. But tell us more about those three.”

Yn: “Hmm... here’s the information.”

Yn handed over the details of the three newcomers: Advik, Kiaan, and Josh. Jin and Jungkook started reading through the information, their expressions turning serious as they processed the details.

Jungkook: “Hyung, I think we should tell the others about this.”

Jin: “Hmm... you’re right. We should tell everyone.”

Yn: “Do you know these three, hyung?”

Jin: “Yes, Yn, I know them. Not just me, we all know them.”

Yn: “Oh? Can you please tell me who they are?”

Jungkook: “I’ll explain everything. Jin hyung, you call Suga hyung and Joon hyung.”

Jin: “Hmm... I’ll call them.”

Jungkook: “So, basically, they were our ex-business partners.”

Yn: “What do you mean, ‘ex-business partners’?”

Jungkook: “Those three—Advik, Kiaan, and Josh—they’re the sons of James Smith. They’re brothers. We worked with them on 2-3 projects, but after that, dad found out that James Smith was involved in illegal activities under his company. He wanted dad to help with his illegal business, but dad refused. He canceled all the projects with him and reported him to the United States Intelligence Community. They managed to catch James Smith, but we couldn’t catch his children until now. Looks like we finally got them.”

Yn listened intently, the gravity of the situation sinking in. Her trust had been betrayed, not just by her employees but by people from her past. Now it was time to deal with the consequences.