Chapter four
Testing the bond thankyou for the prompt rosered33
Chin was mad no in fact he was furious. He could not believe that Kono would do this; she didn't even understand the situation. She was so stubborn and sometimes she just didn't think. Chin banged his fist on the steering wheel of his car. What was she even thinking?
Chin had confessed to Kono the other week that he was not the one who took the money from the asset forfeiture locker and that it was in fact their Uncle. Chin explained that he took the blame because their Auntie was so ill and it would have done no good if Uncle had gone to prison. He knew Kono was upset that he lied again to protect their Uncle but it was just something he had to do. He had lived with the looks and comments for years that it didn't matter to him if that continued. He never thought Kono would actually go to IA and tell them the truth. It just made things worse since they had called him back to discuss things. That's why he was now late to work.
Chin sighed and got out the car. He had never been so angry with her before and he didn't even think he could face her right now. Unfortunately they had a case to work so he would at least have to be in the same room as her. He trudged upstairs to HQ and walked up to the smart table where the others stood.
"You alright Chin?" Steve asked as he noted Chin's frown.
"Yeah all good" Chin replied hastily.
"What was your meeting about?" Danny asked innocently, oblivious to where Chin had actually been.
"Yeah fine." Chin muttered.
"It was with IA" Kono commented still annoyed with her cousins need to protect his family despite how they treated him.
Chin saw red as Kono butted in and told Steve and Danny who the meeting was really with.
"IA, what's going on Chin?" Danny and Steve asked.
Chin sighed. "She decided to tell IA the truth about the stolen money." Chin said through gritted teeth as he didn't even name Kono and avoided looking at her.
"What about it?" Steve asked.
"They had to know Chin!" Kono exclaimed in annoyance.
Chin ignored her and focused on Steve. "I didn't steal the money, my Uncle did to get my auntie a kidney on the black market to try and save her life." Chin explained. "Everyone thought it was me and I took the blame because I didn't see what good it would do if my Uncle ended up in prison." Chin informed.
"Wow Chin that's a lot to carry on your shoulders mate" Danny commented.
"Well I did so for so long but someone decided to get involved." Chin almost snapped.
"Chin Auntie died there was no need for you to carry that secret anymore." Kono said.
Chin blanked her comment and turned to the guys. "What's the case?" He asked.
"Are you really ignoring me?" Kono snapped.
Chin just looked to Steve and waited for his answer. Steve and Danny looked between the two cousins and the rising tension.
"Erm we have a murderer who seems to have phone HPD to admit to killing women but he won't tell us where he buried them. HPD searched a suspected house where we believe he last stayed and they found pictures and receipts from petrol stations near two fields so we are going to check them out." Steve said. "We also have another address for him, he seems to be leaving clues which HPD have followed but the suspect always seems to be one step ahead and gone before we get there." Steve informed.
"Okay so we split up." Chin said.
"Ahh yes, are you two going…" Steve began as he looked between the cousins.
"I'm not working with her right now Steve, I will do better work away from her." Chin said harshly.
Danny watched as Kono's face dropped at her cousins words but she bit her lip and put on a front.
"Fine with me" Kono snapped. "I'll go to the house you lot go to the fields." She said before storming off.
"Kono take HPD back up!" Steve called out.
"Of course boss!" She replied.
Chin took the first field along with half of HPD whilst Steve and Danny took the other. Steve and Danny wandered around trying to find anything that would suggest bodies were buried there.
"Can you believe Chin and Kono" Danny said.
"Chin's a proud man he would rather live with the comments and stares rather than see his uncle go to prison for trying to help his wife…I can see where he's coming from but then Kono has always believed Chin didn't do it, and I guess to actually have that confirmation she felt she had to stand up for him. They're both very protective of each other." Steve said.
"I know there crazy close, but did you see Kono's face when Chin refused to work with her, I've never seen her look so hurt." Danny said sadly.
"She's tough, they both are, they will sort things out." Steve reassured.
"Commander we have something." A HPD officer called out.
Steve and Danny rushed over to a corner of the field where a stick poked out the ground as a marker. The team began un-earthen the ground to discover the remaining boned of at least five bodies.
"Shit!" Danny said.
"Call Chin and Kono tell them we found the bodies." Steve instructed.
Chin arrived at the scene shortly after having not been too far away. He was shocked to see the mangled boned from these various victims.
"Did you call Kono Danno?" Steve asked.
"Yeah she didn't answer so I left a message, but Duke just told me that when they got to the house Kono's car was outside but she wasn't about. They went inside and she wasn't there." Danny informed with worry.
"What do you mean she wasn't there?" Steve asked.
"I don't know Steven HPD couldn't find her but if her car is there she has to be nearby, I think we need to go find her." Danny said.
Chin stood in shock for a moment. Was Kono okay? He suddenly felt an overwhelming panic fill him.
"Chin you coming?" Steve asked.
"Yeah I'm coming" Chin answered as the guys raced to the house Kono was checking out.
Kono sat tied to a chair in the basement of the house. Her wrists were red and bloody from the rope burn and her head had a nasty gash on it. She had arrived before HPD and considered waiting for them but as she had walked around the premises she had heard something that sounded like a faint scream coming from the house. She knew that if someone was in trouble she had to help, HPD were only five minutes behind her so she entered the house. The door had been unlocked so she crept in quietly, moving from room to room, clearing each of them. As she moved about she heard the screams again, she walked towards the sound before stepping on an old floorboard. The creak was loud and she knew whoever was in the house heard her. She moved around before suddenly everything went black. She now sat on the chair with their suspect moving around her sharpening a knife. The screams she heard were from a video of one of his past killings. It was sick that he would film such things. She had never felt fear like it as she sat there. She just hoped someone would find her. She didn't want to die with Chin hating her. Would he even care?
Chin Danny and Steve arrived at the house running from their cars and entering. Chin was ahead as he desperately prayed his baby cousin was okay. No matter how mad he was he couldn't let her get hurt.
Kono could her someone above. She knew someone had entered the house and so did her captive. The suspect grabbed a knife and went to run at her chest. She saw it coming and with all the strength she had she flung herself and the chair she was tied to across the room. Fortunately he hadn't taped her mouth yet so she screamed at the top of her voice, praying that whoever was upstairs were her team and not someone to do with the suspect.
Chin heard the scream and called Kono's name. He listened for her blood curdling screams and he knew he had to get to her. He stepped on the old floorboard and realised there was a trap door. He opened it up and what he saw shocked him to his core. The suspect was on top of a tied Kono, the knife in the air ready to stab her. Her screams must have prevented the suspect from hearing the trap door open so Chin took this advantage and shot the guy in the head.
"Kono! Chin cried as he ran down the stairs, throwing his arms round her.
"Chin" Kono sobbed.
"Shhh you're okay it's all okay now" Chin said as he cut her ties and pulled her into his arms tightly.
Steve and Danny gave the cousins their time and began removing the weapons from the dead suspect and making the calls they had to.
"Chin I'm sorry please don't be mad with me" Kono cried.
"Forget about that I was stupid let's just get you home." Chin said as he helped Kono out of the house.
Kono and Chin sat on Chin's couch that evening watching films and reminiscing. It was nice, the two of them together like it should be.
"Chin I didn't mean to make you angry, I just didn't want to being blamed anymore you don't deserve that cuz." Kono said softly.
"I know you had the best intentions Kono and I know I over reacted I was just so used to living with it that I didn't care if it continued that way to save Uncle but if I'm really honest it's nice to have that weight of my shoulders." Chin confessed.
"I'm glad" Kono smiled and she leaned her head on Chin's shoulder.
"I love you Kono, and I'm sorry for giving you the silent treatment. " Chin said gently.
"I love you to cuz!" Kono grinned.