Officer Rostos’ expression was a tightening grimace of concern. What exactly had happened to make the mayor think that way?Mayor Carney heaved a sigh and then continued his speech. “You remember we were here not long ago, don’t you?”“Yes, of course, boss, I remember. That would be almost two hours ago now,” Officer Rostos responded.“You remember when Elaine walked in here, right?” Mayor Carney asked again, sweat beading from his face as he sought to seek out the missing puzzle.“Yes, boss,” Officer Rostos responded. “I was actually surprised that she came all the way here when she knew that it was a restricted area. I thought she wanted to give you a file though but she deserves to be punished for breaching the rules.”Mayor Carney heaved another difficult sigh. “Do you know that Elaine is missing right now?”Officer Rostos’ eyebrow furrowed again in wonder. “Missing? Did someone take her hostage?”A smug smile escaped from Mayor Carney’s lips. “At this point, I wished someone took
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