Chapter Twenty
October 3, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Detectives Jia Lin and Erik Blackwell
“Thank you for letting us know.” Jia blew out a frustrated breath and ended her call.
“Problem?” Erik asked.
“That was Halil. He was running down Stavos and Aaron for us on the captain’s orders. He didn’t have great news.”
Erik shrugged. “If they’re involved in this, they’re going to lie low for a while, but they aren’t career criminals. They’ll turn up sooner rather than later.”
Jia shook her head. “Two heavily mangled bodies washed up on San Clemente Island today. I’ll give you one guess as to what the DNA tests showed.”
It was Erik’s turn to sigh. “That explains who was siphoning off the chemicals. Hui must have panicked that Vict
