Chapter 71: An Ambush?

West Suburbs, the slum. It had always been where the poorest of Highplain lived. But as city projects rolled in, the Administrative Office had already moved everyone out. The place was slated for demolition and rebuilding, destined to become a new residential district. Technically, it was no longer a slum-more a deserted sprawl of low cinderblock houses. After dark, there weren't even any streetlights. Darkness pooled thick as tar. Taylor Jauncy stepped out of the car and scanned the area. The...