SinceJulian''''scasehadbeenclosed,theamusementparkshouldhavebeenclearedtoreopewhenthepolicetriedcallingthemaherewasnoanswer.
Thatwasunusual.
Themanagerhadalwaysbeencooperativethroughouttheiigation.Sure,hegrumbledalotandpinedunderhisbreath,buthealwaysansweredcallsandshowedupwhehissuddensileeveryarminLu''''sgutbring.
Hewasabouttodispateoochethemanagerinpersohephoneonhisdeskrang.
Themanager''''shousewasonfire.
Normally,aresidentialbzewouldfalloutsideahomicidedetective''''sjurisdi—unlessabodywasdiscovered.Butthisfire,breakingoutimmediatelyafterafreshlyclosedcase,sosuddenandsovelytimed,reekedofstagedfinality.
Luhad,atonepoint,suspectedthemanager.
Thevictim,Julian,hadworkedunderhim,andReyahadgonemissingaroundthesametime.Luhadevensideredpgthemanagerundersurveilwithnosolidevidendgutinstinctaloogoon,hisrequestwasdenied.Ohecasewasofficiallyclosed,everyone''''sattentionshiftedelsewhere.
ExceptJun.
Bysheerluck—orfate''''scruelseiming—therookiehadbeengrabbinglunearbywhensmokecwedatthesky.HiscallbroughtLuandhisteamscreegontothecurbjustasfiretruspooledtheirhoses.
Luparkedatadistandhadbarelytakeepswhenhefrozeinpce.
Itwasn''''ttherfmesortheblindingwhitestreamsfromthefirehosesthatstoppedhimdead—itwasthegirltrailingbehindJun.
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