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"I have an idea," Morales said Trout followed hi to another sie Look His vehicle is gone"

"Those would have been the trackson the way in What does he drive?"

"A big car," Morales said "Like a Jeep, only like this" He held his hands wide

"A HumVee?"

"Si," he said with a bright smile "HumVee Like the US military uses"

So it was likely they went somewhere in the Hummer But where?

"Maybe there's a note in the lab," Trout said

The cinderblock building was pleasantly cooler than outside even without the airconditioning on The door was unlocked and they easily gained entrance Trout took in the hightech equipment and shook his head in wonder much as his wife had done the day before Morales stood nearby at respectful attention, alht in forbidden precincts Except for the general clutter, noting appeared to have been disturbed

Paul went over to the sink There were two glasses in the drying rack

"Looks they they could have had a drink"

Morales checked to waste basket and found two cans of Seven-Up Further reconstructing events, Trout surhway, they came in here, drank soerator and found to two dead partridges The binds had yet to be cleaned and gutted Chi must have planned to return in a short time from wherever he went

"Is there a village nearby where they could have gone?" Trout asked

"There is a town, si, but the people there would have seen Dr Chi in his big blue car Nada"

Trout exa He went over to the table and began looking at the papers on top It took only a moment to find the map and match the pinholes to those on to wall Chi could have taken this down to show Gamay On the other hand, it may have been on the table for weeks He showed to map to Morales

"Do you knohere this is?"