Chapter Twenty-Two October 3, 2228, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Captain Alexander Ragnar Jia’s hand went over her mouth to hide the yawn as she entered the captain’s office beside Erik. The captain sat behind his desk, an uncharacteristically grim look on his face, but there were no data windows up around him. He had expressed support for their arrest of Canna, but perhaps he had changed his mind. Erik hoped that wasn’t the case, but he could only worry about the things he could control. Despite all the corruption and danger swirling around him since his return to Earth, he was chipping away at crime in the metroplex while slowly piling up clues about the m******e in Mu Arae. In the days since the arrest, things had been quiet. Alm