Chapter Eighteen
January 22, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, 46 Helix Tower, Administrative Level
Jia put her hand over her mouth to stifle her long yawn. “I wish we could have done this yesterday. I’m already annoyed.”
The two detectives marched in lockstep down a bright 46 Helix hallway heading toward the HR office. They’d contacted the company, only to be told they would get a callback at “some point in the future.” Erik and Jia decided that twenty-four hours was as long as they were willing to wait. Their investigation wasn’t going to stall out because a corporation was worried about PR and covering their asses.
“We gave them their chance,” Erik muttered. “Were you up all night obsessing about the case?”
Jia shook her head, her cheeks burning. “It’s nothing. I just had a
