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.
Reya.
Headbowed,lipscaughtbetweeeeth,shelookedeverybitthechastenedchildawaitingscolding.
"Dad."
Lu''''''''sgazesweptoverher—noinjuries,novisibleharm—andthevisearoundhischestloosenedjustenoughtobreathe.Foralongmoment,hesimplystared,theweightofdaysoffearandfurydissolvingintofourquietwords:
"You''''''''reokay.Good."
Thefireragingaheadleftnoroomforpersonalmatters.WhateverhadhappehReyawouldhavetowait.
HejerkedhisatJu
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