Chapter Eighteen
June 24, 2228, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Detectives Jia Lin and Erik Blackwell
Jia strolled through the bullpen, annoyance lingering, tension knotting the muscles throughout her entire body.
Despite having a new partner, the captain insisted she finish her inspection of the group of traffic files she had been reviewing.
She had wasted several hours on something she shouldn’t have been doing in the first place. She entered her office, frowning.
Erik sat at his desk, leaning back, his eyes darting from side to side. He was reading something projected directly onto his smart lenses.
He stopped and looked her way. “Welcome back. I was about to open a missing person case on you.” His eyes flitted to the door and back
