Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 17

           "Policebrutalityinamonitoredpolicevirtuality.SandyKimandWorldWebOnewouldhaveafieldday,wouldn’tthey?Butyouknowwhat?Ireckonyourlawyersaren’tgoingtowanttorunthisparticulartape."

           "Leavehimalone,Ortega."

           Sheseemedtorememberherselfthen,andsteppedback.

           Herfacetwitchedandshedrewadeepbreath.ThetableblinkedbackandKadminwassuddenlysittinguprightagain,mouthundamaged.

           "Youtoo,"hesaidquietly.

           "Yeah,sure."TherewascontemptinOrtega’svoice,atleasthalfofitdirectedatherselfIguessed.Shemadeasecondefforttobringherbreathingbackundercontrol,rearrangedherclothingunnecessarily."LikeIsaid,goingtobeacolddayinhellbythetimeyougetthechance.MaybeI’llwaitforyou."

           "Whoeversentyouworththismuch,Kadmin?"Iwonderedsoftly."Yougoingdownsilentoutofcontractualloyalty,orareyoujustscaredshitless?"

           Foranswer,thecompositemanfoldedhisarmsacrosshischestandstaredthroughme.

           "Youthrough,Kovacs?"askedOrtega.

           ItriedtomeetKadmin’sdistantgaze."Kadmin,themanIworkforhasalotofinfluence.Thiscouldbeyourlastchancetocutadeal."

           Nothing.Hedidn’tevenblink.

           Ishrugged."I’mthrough."

           "Good,"saidOrtegagrimly.

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