Chapter Thirty-Four
July 5, 2228, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Captain Robert Monahan
“I hope you both got some rest during your days off,” Captain Monahan remarked. “And I hope you at least enjoyed America Day. You earned it.”
Jia tapped her foot, her arms crossed. “I didn’t want the days off. I wanted to follow-up on the case. It’s hard to relax after everything that’s happened.”
Captain Monahan shrugged. “We need time to go through a lot of the evidence. You both did your parts. Most of the work left is for the techs, and after the time you’ve had lately, I thought you’d earned a little rest.”
Erik stood at Jia’s side with a glint in his eyes. “Even though you said the other day that you were mad about how things went down?”
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