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“We wanted to go to where the buck stops,” Ben
said, confidently. “Because nothing’s being done.”
“I see,” Negley replied. He turned to Anders. “I’m
sorry, I didn’t quite get your name.”
“We met for the second time at Lila’s funeral,”
replied Anders. He felt tired. “You offered your condolences
about the tragic affair.”
“Ah, yes,” the executive said. “Truly tragic.” He
shook his head, then looked back at Ben. “Rest assured,
the Orpheus Group cares about its field agents. I’m sure
if there’s a PLE that’s a threat to our field operatives, it
will be taken care of.”
Ben frowned. “But it’s not being taken care of. We
have proof that it’s not. This thing is hunting down
field agents, one by one.”
Negley raised one eyebrow, perfectly. “Proof?” he
asked quietly.
“Well,” Ben hedged. “We have a lot of good evidence
that contributes to—”
Negley leaned forward. He remained polite, but his
voice had an edge to it. “Thank you for bringing this to
my attention. Should you find more information, please
feel free to pass it along to me via my secretary. Good
day, gentlemen.” He turned to Anders. “Again, my
condolences.”
Anders nodded, and rose, feeling all of four years
old. He glanced over at Ben, who looked flushed, but
restrained. They said their goodbyes and left.
They walked down the hallway, away from the
private offices. Ben was silent the whole time, one fist
clenched. Suddenly he turned and slammed a fist
against the wall, denting the plaster. “Fuck!”
Anders turned, blinking.
“Say it. You know you want to.”
“Say what?”
“Say, ‘I told you so.’”
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