Chapter 22

           

           Thepolicearemoreimpressivebynight.

           Firstofallyou’vegottheflashinglightscastingdramaticcolourintoeveryone’sfaces,grimexpressionssteepedalternatelyincriminalredandsmokyblue.Thenthere’sthesoundofthesirensonthenight,likeanelevatorratchetingdownthelevelsofthecity,thecracklingvoicesofthecomsets,somehowbriskandmysteriousatthesametime,thecomingandgoingofdimlylitbulkyfiguresandsnatchesofcrypticconversation,thedeployedtechnologyoflawenforcementforwakenedbystanderstogapeat,thelackofanythingelsegoingontoprovideavacuumbackdrop.Therecanbeabsolutelynothingtoseebeyondthisandpeoplewillstillwatchforhours.

           Nineo’clockonaworkdaymorningit’sadifferentmatter.AcoupleofcruisersturnedupinresponsetoOrtega’scallinbuttheirlightsandsirenswerebarelynoticeableabovethegeneralracketofthecity.Theuniformedcrewsstrungincidentbarriersateitherendofthestreetandshepherdedcustomersoutoftheneighbouringbusinesses,whileOrtegapersuadedthebank’sprivatesecuritynottoarrestmeasapossibleaccessorytothebombing.Therewasabountyonterrorists,apparently.Acrowdofsortsdevelopedbeyondthealmostinvisiblehazingofthebarriers,butitseemedmostlycomposedofiratepedestrianstryingtogetpast.

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