Chapter Twenty-Five
June 30, 2228, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Detectives Jia Lin and Erik Blackwell
Jia’s eyes darted back and forth as she pored through some of the recovered records.
The hackers’ efforts had been thorough, and they had even destroyed some of the original data she’d analyzed before the Smythe incident, but fortunately, she still had her copies.
“What do you think’s at the end of this?” she asked without looking at Erik.
“Trouble,” Erik replied, then looked up. “It might be a small amount of trouble or a big amount, but it’s definitely trouble.”
“All crime is trouble in the end,” Jia murmured. “That’s why we have our jobs.” She sighed. “The captain hasn’t given us his approval yet, but I also haven’t received any
