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Chapter 3
`LotsofForcestypeswoundupcops,Imean.Orcorporatesecurity,’Caseaddeduncomfortably.Mollyhandedhimasteamingmugofcoffee.`Thatnumberyouhadthemdoonmypancreas,that’slikeacoproutine.’
Armitageclosedthedoorandcrossedtheroom,tostandinfrontofCase.`You’realuckyboy,Case.Youshouldthankme.’
`ShouldI?’Caseblewnoisilyonhiscoffee.
`Youneededanewpancreas.Theoneweboughtforyoufreesyoufromadangerousdependency.’
`Thanks,butIwasenjoyingthatdependency.’
`Good,becauseyouhaveanewone.’
`How’sthat?’Caselookedupfromhiscoffee.Armitagewassmiling.
`Youhavefifteentoxinsacsbondedtotheliningofvariousmainarteries,Case.They’redissolving.Veryslowly,buttheydefinitelyaredissolving.Eachonecontainsamycotoxin.You’realreadyfamiliarwiththeeffectofthatmycotoxin.ItwastheoneyourformeremployersgaveyouinMemphis.’
Caseblinkedupatthesmilingmask.
`YouhavetimetodowhatI’mhiringyoufor,Case,butthat’sall.DothejobandIcaninjectyouwithanenzymethatwilldissolvethebondwithoutopeningthesacs.Thenyou’llneedabloodchange.Otherwise,thesacsmeltandyou’rebackwhereIfoundyou.Soyousee,Case,youneedus.Youneedusasbadlyasyoudidwhenwescrapedyouupfromthegutter.’
CaselookedatMolly.
