Американские боги

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           "Exactly,"saidChad."SoIfigureweoughttoheaddowntomyofficeandsortitalloutthere?"

           "AmIunderarrest?"askedShadow,forthesecondtime.

           "Nope,"saidChad."Notunlessyouwanttobe.Ifigure,wegodowntomyofficetogether,youcomewithmeoutofasenseofcivicduty,andwedowhateverwecantostraightenallthisout."

           ChadpattedShadowdown,foundnoweapons.TheygotintoMulligan’scar.AgainShadowsatintheback,lookingoutthroughthemetalcage.Hethought,SOS.Mayday.Help.HetriedtopushMulliganwithhismind,ashe’doncepushedacopinChicago—ThisisyouroldfriendMikeAinsel.Yousavedhislife.Don’tyouknowhowsillythisis?Whydon’tyoujustdropthewholething?

           "Ifigureitwasgoodtogetyououtofthere,"saidChad."AllyouneededwassomeloudmouthdecidingthatyouwereAlisonMcGovern’skillerandwe’d’vehadalynchmobonourhands.""Point."

           "Soyousurethere’snothingyouwanttotellme?"

           "Nope.Nothingtosay."

           TheyweresilentfortherestofthedrivetotheLakesidepoliceoffices.Thebuilding,Chadsaid,astheypulledupoutsideit,actuallybelongedtothecountysheriff’sdepartment.Thelocalpolicehadafewroomsinthere.Prettysoonthecountywouldbuildsomethingmodern.Fornowtheyhadtomakedowithwhattheyhad.

           Theywalkedinside.