Chapter Twenty-One
May 21, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Municipal Tower Two, Neo Southern California Police Headquarters Level
Erik tugged down the jacket of his dress uniform.
Even though the clothing had been custom-fitted for him, something about it felt uncomfortable and scratchy.
It was almost as if he had trouble wearing a uniform anymore, like the decades in the Army and the death of his men soured him on the experience. He’d check the theory by wearing a uniform after he tracked down whoever was responsible.
For now, he’d just have to put up with it as he sat in a chair next to Jia on the raised stage. Their gray chairs, along with others, were arrayed in rows on one side of a podium.
Several other police officers who had shone brightly during the crisis sat with
