Chapter 143: A Quiet Certainty

Alex Hayde seemed to catch on. Ricardo was no ordinary operator; he would find a way to handle things. As for how, Alex chose not to speculate out loud. He rode the pickup to the gates of the County Committee, jumped out, and headed straight for the Organization Department. He had barely stepped through the door when he froze. Liam Quiver, the section chief in charge of cadre transfers, was piling into a waiting car, with several Organization Department clerks squeezing in after him. "Hello, I'm...