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“He doesn't think much of DI Zael, does he?”
Reives a brief chuckle “You noticed, huh? I’ve had Detective Chief Inspector Sandra Greydon-Reid call me three times already today Zael’s boss She wants a result today coh water, she said Whatever that means”
Leaving the bathrooe open-plan office spaces on this level,sure to check beneath each desk and keep an eye out for any large cupboards or store rooms
It is 4:00 pm by the tis All of the ss and floors gather outside so that Remi can allocate them to the next property
Reency officers earlier to instruct the refreshments They arrive with tea and cookies While these are distributed Reives instructions to every pair or trio of volunteers
A police car pulls up and DI Zael and a police officer elance DI Zael had been leading the search effort in sonacious mood He stands beside his car and waves his ar to Remi that he wants her to come over and speak to him
She ignores it Clearly she thinks he can co
Res She answers it curtly I can see that DI Zael is also on his phone Clearly he is ringing her She hangs up and rolls her eyes “Apparently he wants a private word,” she says
I go with her as she walks over to him He i
When Remi tells him we have had no luck he scoffs “Not even with your psychic here, huh?”
I stiffen, but do not defend ht Even if , would they have been of any use in this case? It is beginning to feel like my psychic poere just a dreaer have them, it is hard to persuade myself that they had ever really been real
Remi has no such doubts “Ms Bellona’s help has been invaluable to us on previous cases,” she says “And I have no doubt they will be in this case”
It is weird to hear her refer to me as Ms Bellona, as if I am some sort of professional
“I’lad that you have no doubts,” Zael huffs “I’ll believe it when I see it And I have seen nothing so far It see but a hocus pocus distraction to me I’d say useless if I didn’t think you’d be a snowflake about it”
“It sounds to me like you’ve said exactly what you wanted to say,” says Remi, deadpan