Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

Chapter 317: The Wrong Turn-Conclusion

"AHHHHH!"

Danny's screams echoed as he was being dragged through the corridor like a ragdoll. A group of nurses screamed in fright while patients and doctors looked on in shock. Something was pulling their CEO away and they did not dare to go near it out of fear. What was going on?

Gayoon leapt forward and tried to pull him back but the force of the poltergeist was too strong. She was struggling to hold him while Minho held Danny's other hand to help her.

The others came after them, startled by the invisible force which was pulling the doctor away. Danny held on to them with all his might but the force was so strong that he felt as if his body was about to split.

"Save me!" he yelled. "Save me!"

"We'll have to evacuate the hospital first!" Shinjin exclaimed. "The poltergeist will hurt the patients and it'll get worse!"

"I'll start the purification!" Junho said and took out a vial of salt to throw on the poltergeist. To everyone's shock, the salt only seemed to have angered it and it clung on to Danny more than ever. Its invisible claws dug into his feet, causing them to bleed.

"Save me!" he begged. "Save me!"

"UGH!" Gayoon screamed out loud and with great difficulty, extracted her walkie talkie from her pocket. Her team of cops lagged behind because she ran all the way from C-Street to the hospital on her own to save her daughter. The rest of the team must have reached the spot by now.

"Taejoon are you there, over!" she yelled into the walkie talkie.

"I'm here, over!" he said from the other side.

"We have a hostage situation," she explained. "Kang Danny held his family hostage and is threatening them! You'll have to evacuate the building. Tell all the doctors and nurses to leave! Now!"

"But-"

"JUST DO IT!" she shrieked. "OVER AND OUT!"

Meanwhile, Minho looked at the scared witnesses who were still watching the drama.

"DO YOU GUYS NEED A COPTER TO BE ESCORTED? He yelled. "GET OUTTA HERE!"

They did not need to be told twice. The doctors and nurses began to rush out of the building using the emergency staircase while Kanji's men helped the patients to be evacuated. Siwan was also carried off by one of the doctors as they left the building. Minho and Gayoon tried to keep their hold on Danny but it was getting more and more difficult. 

Sweat dripped from their foreheads and their feet were giving away. Doyoung and Jina just arrived at the scene. As soon as Jina saw the poltergeist, she hid behind Doyoung.

The others might not be able to see it but that thing was clear to her eyes. There were many scary ghosts which had come and gone but this one was not merely a scary one. Scary did not even cover it.

The long tentacles were pulling the doctor with ease. Its whole torso was covered with yellow eyes, staring at them with a cold menace while the head was completely bald and blank. The creature stood on hindlegs, limping as it pulled its prey. The greasy and muddy body was leaving a slime like substance all over the floor and it was making incoherent croaking sounds. 

Shinjin noticed the girl's fearful expression and yelled, "Cover Jina's eyes! Now!"

Casper appeared and closed her eyes with his palm while Yumi held her hand.

"Don't look," she whispered. "Don't look at all."

"Shinho" Jina wanted to ask but Yumi cut through.

"He's with Siwan," she told him. "Let him stay there with his brother."

Junho was throwing salt at the spot where Danny's legs were locked but the poltergeist was unaffected. The salt did not work on it at all.

"Shinjin, it's not working!" Junho said hotly.

"This isn't its real body!" Shinjin told him. "We'll have to locate it!"

"CAN YOU HURRY UP?" Gayoon and Minho shouted in unison, still trying to hold the fort. The creature was pulling Danny with ease while they wrestled with it in the one sided tug of war. Danny was almost unconscious

"Gayoon, all the patients have been evacuated!" Taejoon's voice came from the walkie talkie on the floor but Gayoon did not answer. There was no time.

She turned her face to address Doyoung. "Mrs. Kang, take Jina and leave this place!" she instructed. "NOW!"

"But-" 

"JUST GO!"

"No!" Jina protested but Doyoung carried her in her arms. The little girl squirmed and pleaded to be let go but Doyoung did not loosen her grip.

"If you stay here, then your parents will not be able to focus on their work!" she reasoned with Jina. "That's more dangerous! It can kill them!"

Even though Doyoung had no idea what was going on, she knew that staying inside the building was dangerous. She owed Gayoon for the life of her son and she must protect Jina on her behalf as well.

"I wanna go to my parents!" Jina cried but Doyoung adamantly took her away. The little girl cried for her mom and dad who were still fighting to keep Danny alive. Her hands reached out for them but they were getting further and further away.

Minho grabbed onto a nearby pillar with one hand while the other kept on pulling at Danny but the creature was too powerful for both him and Gayoon. Junho also grabbed Danny by the shoulders and tried to pull him back but the poltergeist continued to pull him away. Their interference was beginning to annoy it and it swished its tentacles hard.

The invisible force threw all three of them backwards, their hands letting go of Danny.

"AHHHHHH!" he screamed as the poltergeist pulled him away, dragging him into the elevator before shutting the doors shut. The lift was descending fast.

"It's going to the furnace!" Shinjin realized. "That's its abode! It's taking him to it!"

"RUN AFTER IT!" Junho roared. All of them ran towards the stairs, racing against time. No matter how bad Danny's crimes were, they could not let him die there without a proper trial. 

"There!" Gayoon shouted, pointing at the door of the furnace. Danny was still screaming as the poltergeist pulled him through the floor. His nose bled while bruises appeared on his face. It must have beaten him in the elevator.

Suddenly, the unlit furnace came to life and a wild fire blazed within it.

"SHIT!" all of them cursed and leapt forward to save Danny.

"LET ME GO!" he begged the entity. "I CONFESS TO EVERYTHING! I KILLED MY SON! I KILLED THOSE CHILDREN AND SOLD THEIR ORGANS! I'LL GO TO JAIL!"

The creature did not care about his pleas and kept on dragging him towards the furnace. The fiery fire reflected in Danny's eyes and he was yelping like a child, trying to kick the entity away. His feeble attempts were futile against its raw strength.

"NO!" 

Minho leapt forward to grab his hands and pull him back once again but the entity was now even pulling him along with Danny towards the furnace. It was too strong for him but Minho was not going to give up. The fire was blazing in front of them, only inches away from Danny.

Suddenly, Junho stepped on Minho's hand. The latter yelped and let go of Danny's hands.

As if in a slow motion, the creature flung Danny into the furnace and shut it. Danny's agonizing screams echoed amidst the fire as it engulfed him. A foul smell of meat being roasted was covering the air around them, making everyone gag while black smoke erupted from the furnace as the fire grew more and more dangerous. Danny was still shrieking for help and mercy as the fire roasted him alive. It was a slow and painful death for him.

Gayoon tried to open the furnace and let him out but Junho held her by the arm.

"You can't help him anymore!" he said. "We'll have to get out of here before that thing explodes!"

Gayoon bit her lip, stuck in a dilemma to arrest a culprit and to save her loved ones. Minho, ash faced and sweaty, glanced at the furnace and realized Junho was right. The furnace's temperature was way higher than average, reaching almost danger levels. The poltergeist was about to destroy the entire hospital!

Is this why he forced me to let go? He vaguely wondered.

But there was no time. He grabbed Gayoon's hand and pulled her away while Junho and Shinjin followed. The furnace behind them was about to burst any moment and they had little time. Minho led them to the emergency staircase and they headed straight for the exit.

"Keep running!" he yelled. Gayoon ran after him while Junho and Shinjin followed suit, not looking back at all. They ran towards the place where all the other people were standing with the cops trying to control the panic. 

Doyoung spotted them and let out a sigh. Jina also saw them and finally stopped crying. She ran to her father's arms and hugged him tightly. Gayoon ran towards Taejoon, who was confused.

"Where's the culprit?" he demanded. "His wife and kid are here! Where-"

The loud explosion from behind them deafened all of them. The entire ground floor was on fire which was spreading to the other floors very quickly. Everyone watched in shock as the fire engulfed the building, leaving not a single spot.

"What the-" Taejoon muttered and the patients were screaming in panic. The policemen worked to keep them calm but the ones who had seen what happened inside, stood there, unmoving. Even the ghosts were quiet.

Shinho watched the building burn, unsure of what he felt. 

"Is it over?" he asked softly. Minho did not need to hear or see him in order to know what he had just asked.

"It is," he whispered. "It's over."