What the hell had he just read? His mind raced as he tried to process it, but there were still dozens more notes to go through:
Third cancellation this month. Possible leak. Think someone is scaring them off.Garovel floated closer. Hector put his flashlight in his mouth and held up the notes that he'd finished for the reaper while he continued reading the others in the stack:
Asset missing. Unable to make contact. Will keep trying, but expect bad news.The next one read:
Asset still missing. Friends and family uncooperative. Possible domestic dispute, but the coincidence is unsettling.And the next:
Asset still not found. Expect never will be, at this point. Could have skipped country, but suspect foul play. Don't think it's A. Too quiet. Not their style. Might be local.Hector stopped to reevaluate those words, especially the last part.
'"A," huh?' said Garovel, having apparently caught up to him in reading. 'Hmm.'
Hector was reluctant to say, but he had to. 'Please tell me that this isn't referring to Abolish...'
'Mm. Yeah. Wish I could, buddy, but I think it probably is.'
Agh.
'On the bright side,' said Garovel, 'the writer is saying that they DON'T think Abolish is behind this missing "asset" of theirs.'
'Except, Abolish DID come to Atreya.'
'Well, yeah, but given everything else we know about this house, these notes are at least eight years old. So I highly doubt this has anything to do with the group that attacked the Queen. Call me crazy, but they didn't seem like the type to make such long-term plans.'
'I guess you're right. But then... if whoever was writing these notes knew about Abolish, then... does that mean these were written by the Vanguard?'
'I'm thinking so. Could also be Sai-hee's group. Or even both.'
Hector blinked at that. 'Both?'
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