But the enforcers persist. And Socrates . . .
Or maybe the enforcers leave, after delivering a threat of persecution, and Socrates goes into hiding.
Then a chilling thought: what if Rina was involved with something illegal?
Another scenario: criminals come into the office and scare Rina at the desk. Rina leaves, pretending she has a headache.
New Hyderabad criminals? By God, it was the mindbase exchange. They could have been trying to flee the station that way since StatOp now required tougher checks. Rina might have agreed to help them for a substantial amount of money. Maybe she got cold feet and tried to back out. Maybe she contacted Socrates about it. Maybe the enforcers discovered it.
No Melati, you’re seeing things.
Maybe this was all nonsense, and there was a good explanation.
